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GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF THU TWO STATES
TOLD iN PARAGRAPHS.
Pensacola’* Defalcation Sensation—A
Steamboat Engineer Killed Near Apa
lachicola —Taliaferro’s Jail in Terrible
Shape—B>l,ooo,ooo to be Pot into the
New Cotton Mill at Columbus.
GEORGIA.
U'.iycros is to be declared under a dog law
by the Council.
The City Council ot Athens lias passed an
act taxing dogs *1 each.
The election ot Ordinary in Lincoln will
take place next Tuesday week.
Thirty-two thousand feet of gas per night
is the total consumption of Columbus.
Twenty-seven log rollings are on the tapis
at Grave’s Mountain, Lincoln county.
White peas are very scarce in Athens, and
are bringing about $3 peffbushel at retail.
The farmers of Oglethorpe are now tearing
away their fences by the mile and preparing
for the stock law.
There is an ob! gentleman living in Athens,
aged 99 v ears. ho works regularly, and whose
eyesight is perfect.
The wood work of the court house at Laf
ayette has been finished, and onh the paint
ing remains to be done.
The name of Col. U. Nickerson lias been
suggested in connection with legislative hon
ors from Clarke county.
A. L. Hull is now at work on an addition to
his "History of Athens,’’ and will bring it up
to the beginning of the late war.
On Monday last some thoughtless or mali
cious person set fire to the pasture of it. M.
Tison, of Glynn county, and inflicted dama
ges amounting to over s2,')‘io.
Clarke county farmers are reported very
much behind with their crops. There are
plenty of farmers down towards Winterville
that have not put a plow in the ground.
The new depot of the Brunswick and West
eru Road at Waycrose i-, completed, and the
telegraph w ires and other apparatus are be
ing adjusted preparatory to occupancy.
The large brick hotel which is being built
by 11. Murphy at Waycroas is progressing
rapidly. Mr. Barker is'preparing the foun
dation for his brick stores in the same town.
The committee appointed to estimate the
damages occasioned by the recent cyclone in
Lincoln county make their estimate, outside
of damaging the fencing, etc., amount to
$3,250,
The area planted itt melons in and around
Wayeross will be more than double what it
was last year, besides other vegetable crops.
There will be at least 130 acres planted alone
in watermelons.
According tojthe Banner- Watchman Athens
has the largest land-owner in Georgia, in the
person of .John 11. Newton, who owns large
belts of land in not only this Mate but thou
sands of acres in Arkansas. Missouri, Texas
aud other Western States.
Judge Estes has decided that the Mayor
and City Council of Athens have no right to
place any restrictions upon the Georgia Bail
road as to its storage of guano in the city
limits. The case will be carried to the Su
preme Court at once by the city.
The Executive Committee, of which Maj.
Hargrove is < hairman, have issued a call for
the Republican party of Lloyd county to meet
in convention at Koine. March 22,' for the
purpose of electing delegates to tlie Republi
can state Convention. There is a split in the
party in the county, and the other faction
will also call a convention.
The Crawfordville Democrat says: "At 9:20
o'clock Saturday night the long building
known as the Kimball House, belonging to
Mr. Charles Bergstrom, was discovered to lie
on fire in room No. 5, supi>osed to have been
the work of an ineendiarv. Mr. Bergstrom
had about 300 pounds of lint and 300 or 000
pounds of seed cotton stored in tlie room. The
fire originated on the floor and was fast gain
ing head way, the llantes leaping to the roof
between the ceiling and wentherboarding.
Mr. B. estimates his loss at $75."
A few nights ago the house of Israel Gordy,
in Chattahoochee county, wa- burned, togeth
er with all his furniture and clothing. His
smokehouse, containing >i\ hundred pounds
of bacon and forty-eight gallons of home
made syrup, was consumed. It is stated that
Israel is the wealthiest negro in that section
of country, an old slave of Gen. John If. Gor
don's father. He is highly respected, has al
ways voted the Democratic ticket, and showed
himself to be an humble, upright and intelli
gent colored citizen, liis loss is estimated at
five to six huudred dollars. Israel owns four
mules and six hundred acre- *1 land.
The Americas Recorder says: “A man call
ing himself Lundy victimized Mr. John I).
Sumnierford, of Dooly, la-t week by pretend
ing to lie a detective and in search of the thief
who stole sf>oo from Siimmerford's house some
time ago. He forged a letter of recommenda
tion from a planter in that county, and repre
sented that he knew who and where the thief
was, thus getting Sumnierford to advance
money to capture him. Shortly after lie left
Suinmerford discovered he was a fraud and
started to hunt him tip. The last heard of
him was at tiie Americus bridge over the
Clint. Officers are looking for him."
The Waller Caunt'j Mr**,n'jer says: “( has.
Brandon was lodged in jail Monday. lie was
indicted three years ago for disturbing the
audience and interfering with the exercises
at an exhibition in East Armuchee. A war
rant was issued and attempt made to arrest
him at that time by the bailiff and a posse of
men. but the eff'ort was unsuccessful, the of
fender escaped, went to Tennessee and re
mained there until about a month ago when
lie become a resident of Catoosa countv.
sheriff Bryant, of Catoosa, arrested hint in
Ringgold last Friday, and communicated w ith
•sheriff McClateliey, who brought the prisoner
iu on the 3d."
The Taliaferro county grand jury included
the following in their report: “\Ve find tin
tail too small, insecure. poorly supplied with
bedding and constructed W'ttliout any regard
to health, comfort or decency. The prisoners
of different sexes are confli.ed in the same
room and utterly unable to secure privacy on
such occasions as the laws of decency impera
tively demand. We therefore earnestly
recommend to our County Commissioners
that a special tax be levied to build anew jail
that shall lie reasonably free ot the above
grave objection. Wc further recommend, in
the name of morality and decency, that no
more females be confined in the same room
with males."
Sunday's Albany Xemx says: ‘-Cook Hood,
a young man well known in* Albany, and who,
it will be remembered, created a sensation
here last fall liv swallowing a vial of lauda
num, and afterwards drawing his pistol and
terrorizing a crowd on the streets, is now a
guest at the county jail. A ease was made
against hint for carrying concealed weapons,
anti a prominent citizen went ou his bond for
Ins appearance at court for trial. The young
man left some time in November or Decem
ber, without the knowledge or consent of his
bondsman, and went to Florida. The otlieers
found out where lie was, and on Thursday
last lie was escorted into town ami to the
county jail." ,
The Columbus Sun of .Sunday says: “The
annual meeting of the stockholders of tlie
Muscogee Manufacturing Company was held
yesterday. The report of the Treasurer was
read and received, and the results for the
year showed a profit of 11 per cent, on the
capital stock, from which a dividend of 7 per
cent, was declared—3 per cent, payable April
1, and + per cent. October 1. 1884. The old
loard of directors were re-elected, and at a
subsequent meeting of the directors, George
I*. swift was re-elected President, and \V. A.
swift Secretary and Treasurer. The profits
of the company for the year are very gratify
ing. when it is considered that the past
twelve months have not been marked by the
usual degree of activity in business circles."
One million dollars, instead of SIOO,OOO, as
erroneously reported l>y tel-graph, i- the sum
which the new mill of the Fugle and Phenix
Company at Columbus will cost. The Sun of
Sunday says: “t apt. A. V. ISoatrite returned
a day or two since from a commercial tour
through South and North Carolina in the
interest of the Eagle and Pheniv mills. In
answer to the question as to the state of busi
ness he thinks it might he more active, though
he sees no reason to complain. In a chat with
hint we learn that lie was absent from the city
just 50 days. Of that time 7of the days were
Sundays and 6 days he was traveling and did
no business. In the 37 days in which lie was
engaged in representing the nulls his sales
amounted to $37,000, or SI,OOO per day. Among
Lis sales wore 2.:tuo pieces of cottonades. As
there are 10 salesmen traveling for the mills,
if each one has done as well it would amount
to $370,000, or SIO,OOO per day, and the 2,300
piece.- of co.ttonadee would aggregate that
many thousands; that is, $23,000.”
■ 'tick l> a bargain" is the moral which the
Albany AVic* of Sunday thinks is taught by
thc following: “On Friday afternoon a young
inau from Worth county, while en route to
Albany with a load of fodder, tnet Or. \V. IV.
P.acon’some six or seven miles east of the city
aud sold the fodder to him. Or. Itacon took
the young man's word as to how much fodder
there was and paid him for it. The doctor
went on his way. and the young man agreed
to bring the fodder on to the eitv amide
liver it at the doctor's house. When the doc
tor returned late in the evening he found
that the fodder had not lieen delivered. Later
he learned that the young man had sold the
fodder to W. Kahn, whereupon he sued out
a warrant for him before Justice Greer. charg
ing him with larceny after trust delegated.
The young man was arrested aud lodged tn
jail to await trial. Afterwards it was found
out that he had left IJr. Bacon's money with
one of E. It. * 8. B. Lewis' clerks to be re
turned to him. This satisfied the doctor and
the Justice that the young mau was not act
ing to badly as they had thought, and he was
released yesterday morning.”
FLORIDA.
Kissimmee will elect a Mayor March 23.
Apiaries are numerous and profitable in
Calhoun county.
There is to lie a telegraph station at Pine
Castle, Orange county.
An “Arthur Club" has been organized bv
the Kepublicaus of Pensacola.
The Methodists of Lake City intend to re
move their old chureli and rebuild.
The Quincy City Council, at its last meet
ing, appropriated jzoo towards the artesian
well.
It is predicted that Ohio avenue will be the
business street ol Live Oak when she becomes
a great city.
Dr. R. V. Pierce, the famous patent medi
cine manufacturer, of Buffalo, N. y. j n
Jacksonville.
The saw mill at Prevatt is now in full opera
tion, and orders came in last week for ;0,000
feet of lumber.
Four hundred and fifty orange trees arrived
last week from the coast for the Clark grove
at Orange City.
R P en jamin Johnson, colored, who fled from
■oiountstown, Calhoun county, after making
‘Ufa *wanah JjjJwttittg JJenus.
a murderous assault on a negro named Frank
aeA aughn, has been captured at Apalachi
cola.
The Orange City Times says: “Mr. Dupree,
late editor of the Vienna (Ga. Vindicator ,
gave us a very pleasant visit on Tuesday last.
He is makiug a general tour over Florida with
a view of locating.”
Tiie lands sold for taxes at Lake City on
Monday embraced some of the largest tracts
in the county. Sir Edward J. Ueed had
thousands of acres sold. Much of the land
will be redeemed.
Lucretia Booth, the aged wife of Harry
Booth, an old colored man, living in the east
ern part of Columbia county, was on Tuesday
adjudged a lunatic, she had been gradually
losing her mind until she had become help"-
less.
In the United States Court at Pensacola on
Wednesday, Judges Pardee and Settle pre
siding, Judge Pardee announced the decision
of the court to graut the motion to dismiss tlie
suit of the Pensacola Railroad Company vs.
the Louisville and Nashville Railroad Com
pany.
Sunday's Jacksonville Times-Union savs:
“Dr. I). S. Smith, the oldest physician of Chi
cago, and G irdon S. Hubbard, Esq., “the old
est inhabitant," who has seen Chicago grow
from a frontier tradiDg post to a magnificent
city of 800,000 inhabitants, are guests of the
St. James.”
At I’tncT Bluff', on Deep river, February
2Stli. while D. A. Weilmore aud his family
were on the wharf to meet the steamer, his
house was entered and over two hundred dol
lars’ worth of property stoleD, including a
watch, fine shotgun, a valuable ring, clothing,
etc. The thief has just been captured.
About 5 o'clock Friday morning the lamp in
the Merchants’ Bank at Pensacola exploded
and the burning oil spread over the table,
setting the cover and a iot of loose papers on
fire. A policeman discovered the lire tit time
to break the glass in the door and get in and
extinguish the flames before any great damage
was done. Forty dollars will cover the loss.
The Santa Rosa Xews says: “Last Friday
night Mr. 1). O. McArthur, of Cold Water, iit
this county, retired to bed itt his usual health.
During the night he heard one of his grand
children crying and got up and took the child
to his own bed. Next morning he failed to
get up, and the family, after waiting some
time, went into the room and found Mr. Mc
thurcold and stiff in death, with the little
child asleen in his arms. Icis supposed that
lie died of heart disease.”
The Lake City Reporter savs: "The com
mittee appointed on the 22d to prepare arti
cles for the State exhibit at the New Orleans
" orld’s Cotton Exposition, met Tuesday last
at 2 o'clock p. in., at the court house’, and
elected permanent officers. M. M. Scar
borough, President, T. W. Getzeu, Vice Pres
ident. and S. B. Thompson Secretary. T. W.
Fielding, S. I’. Buie aud Rev. J. G. Taylor
were elected members, and the committee
adjourned to Saturday, 15th inst."
The Apalachicola Tribune says : “News was
brought to the city Saturday that Mr. Edward
Cauidwell, an engineer on the Clara Banning,
was killed. The particulars, so far as we can
learn them are as follows: Just after leaving
a landing on the river, the rudder became
jammed, and Mr. Cauidwell was sent down to
adjust it. While at work liis head was brought
very close to a piece of machinery and before
lie could realize his danger, the machinery
descended upon his head with such force as to
kill him instantly.”
The Santa Rosa Sews prints the following:
"Mr. Frank Key, fireman on the new lug W.
( . Bishop, on last Saturday, while the boat
was under way, dropped his hat under the
shaft. In stooping to p“'k it up. his arm was
caught by a cog wheel, and he was dragged
under the shaft and horribly lacerated. Be
side- several injuries ou liis arm. his head was
cut in three or four places and liis skull frac
tured. At first it was thought that it was
impossible for lnm to live, but at present, six
days after the accident, he seems to be in a
fair way for recovery. His condition, how -
ever. is considered critical."
The Lake City correspondent of tiie Morn
ing News, under date of March 8, writes:
" A few days since Mr. Sottdcr Goodbread lost
his residence by lire He is one of the oldest
and most respectable citizens of Hainiltou
county. The roof was ignited by a spark.
He was unable to save anything that was in
Die house.—Mr. T. G. Henderson and the
Me--: -. < lialker lire- \ Price are vacating
their old stands on the public square with a
view to erecting handsome brick buildings for
business houses. Mr. Dcrval Self is comforta
bly situated in liis new brick store just com
pleted.—Two fast trotters appeared on a Lake
< ity street to-day. 1 asked one of the owners
what report 1 could make of the ‘turf.’ He
said, ‘two-thirty.’—Messrs. Ashmead &
Thompson are opening up anew business iu
Lake City, books, stationery, etc.—The
Wrough Iron Range Company has knocked
tlie bottom out of the stove dealers through
out this territory, at least for the present.—
.Money is getting tight, and not a few farmers
are asking for credit. Our farmers, however,
grow more and more of their own supplies
every year.”
The Pensacola Commercial ot Saturday con
tains the following fuller details of an item
already mentioned in the News’ telegraphic
columns: “The news of the disappearance of
\V. W . Wharton, late Clerk of the United
states Court for this district, and United
states Commissioner and shipping Commis
sioner. created quite a sensation in this city
lasi Thursday morning. It is said that Whar
ton is short in his accounts of the United
states Court funds some *3,000, and as Ship
ping Commissioner alioui SI,OOO, besides other
obligations and debts to a considerable
amount. We learn, however, that his short
age as Clerk is entitled t • a credit of some
$2,000 due him for fees. etc. Mr. Wharton
was in Ins office and attending to his duties iu
the court both Monday and Tuesday, but, as
we understand, failed to put in an appear
ance on Wednesday morning, and tlie last
seen of him was Wednesday morning about 10
o’clock going down Pala’fox street to the
wharf. The presumption is that he took a
vessel for Havana, but this is merely a pre
sumption, as no one seems to kuow anything
of his w hereabouts or destination. When the
fact of Wharton's disappearance was made
known to the court, an order was made de
claring the clerkship vacant and the position
was tendered to Maj. F. C. Humphreys. This,
we learn, was entirely unsought for and un
expected by Mr. Humphreys, who, after due
consideration, catne to the conclusion that it
was better than the Postmastership, and he
therefore forwarded his resignation to the
Post Office Department, accepted the new
office, gave bond, was sworn in and entered
noon the duties of Clerk aud Commissioner on
Thursday.”
THE CAMPAIGN IN SOUDAN.
Gen. Gordon Urges Prompt Action or
Gen. Graham’s Victory will Have lSeen
Useless.
London, March 10.— Khartoum dis
patches say: “Gen. Gordon advises the
appointment of Zobebr Pasha to succeed
hiniselt as Governor He thinks
that Zobehr, if adequately supported,
would dispose of El Mahdi within a year.
He strongly denounces the proposed Brit
ish expedition to reconquer Soudan, and
expresses deep anxiety for the situation
at Khartoum. Unless the British act
promptly in regard to Zobehr Pasha’s ap
pointment the victory of Gen. Graham
will, in his opinion, "have been useless
bloodshed. He does not believe in send
ing further telegrams. It is no longer a
question of days hut of hours. It is re
ported that Sheikh Obeid on the other side
of the Blue Nile has risen. If this is so
the telegraph w ires will be cut forthwith.
It is improbable that the rebels will at
tack Khartoum. They will try to starve
the city into submission.
TEWFIK BEY’S LIVER DEVOURED.
A telegram from Gen. Gordon to-day an.
nounces that he is unable to extricate the
garrisons on the Blue Nile and White
Nile without troops. The survivors of
the Sinkat butchery have arrived at
Suakim. They report that the rebels tore
the body of Tewtik Bey into pieces and
devoured his liver in " accordance with
their superstition.
SEVENTY DETECTIVES ON THE ALERT.
Seventy picked detectives have been
collected in I/union and instructed in a
system of espionage in regard to dvna
miters.
GRAHAM’S ADVANCE POSTPONED A DAY.
Suakim, March 10.—Gen, Graham’s ad
vance has been postponed until Wednes
day, owing to the necessity of forming
water depots on the route "to Tanianieb.
Several battalions of intantrv to-day
marched to Zeribo, where they "found a
small entrenched camp to store water.
Osman Digna has left Sinkat at the head
of 4,000 men to defend Tamanieb.
Arabs in bodies continue to arrive here
under flags of truce.
DIGNA'S ATTEMPT TO CONVERT THE
ENGLISH.
Osman Digna has written to Sheikh
Morghani declaring that he is determined
to drink the blood of the Turks and their
allies, lie will strengthen the religion of
Islam, he asserts, with the sword of El
Mahdi. He advises the Sheikh to attempt
the conversion of the English to the Mos
lem faith.
WHY ZOBEHR DECLINES.
Cairo, March 10.—Zobehr Pasha de
clines the Governorship of the Soudan
while Gen. Gordon remains on the ground
so that he would be hqld responsible
in the event of any accident befalling Gen.
Gordon.
TURKISH INTERVENTION IMPOSSIBLE.
Constantinople, March 10.—Ghazi
Osman Pasha, the Turkish Minister of
War, has forbidden under the severest
penalties the enlistment of Albanians
for service against El Mahdi. Earl Gran
ville. the British Foreign Secretary, has
replied to the Porte’s communication
in regard to Turkey's intervention
in Egypt. He says" that the Porte
missed its opportunity; that the Egyp
tians are more opposed" to the Turks than
to the English; that an exchange of views
on the subject must lie postponed until
the honor of the British arms has been
vindicated and order restored, and that
England recognizes the sovereign rights
of the Sultan.
Bishop Clarkson Dead.
Chicago, March 10. — A dispatch from
Omaha says “Bishop Robert U. Clarkson
died at 1 odock this morning.”
AT THE NATION’S CAPITAL
THE MEXICAN TREATY DIS
CUSSED THREE HOURS.
An Amendment Adopted Preventing
its Conflict with Existing Laws—The
Ultimate Fate of the Treaty Still in
Doubt—New Bills Introduced by the
Representatives.
Washington, March 10.—In the Sen
| ate to-day Mr. Bayad submitted the follow
ing preamble and resolution, which he
asked to have printed and laid on the ta
ble, 6tating that he would take an early
occasion to call it up:
Whereas, By tiie 9th article in the amend
ment of the Constitution it is provided that
enumeration of the Constitution of a certain
right shall not be construed to deny or dispar
age others retained by the people, and by the
10th article in amendment to the Constitution
it is provided that powers not delegated to
the United States by thw Constitution,
nor prohibited by it to the States,
are receded to the States, respectively,
or to the people: therefore,
Resolved. That the Committee on Judiciary
be anil they are hereby instructed to report as
soon as practicable as to the expediency of
amending the Constitution so as more fully to
accomplish the object of the foregoing pro
visions, secure to the States respectively or to
the people the powers reserved as aforesaid,
and more effectually to preserve the Federal
principle and nature of tlie government by
maintaining tine limitations upon its powers,
and to that end provide that Congress shall
not have power to make anything but goldand
silver coin legal tender for the payment of
debts, nor pass any law impairing tlie obliga
■ tion of contracts.
Mr. Garland submitted a joint resolu
tion proposing an amendment to the Con
stitution, which he asked to have printed
and lie on the table to be called up here
after, as follows:
Resolved, By the Senate and House of Rep
resentatives of the United States of America
in Congress assembled, two thirds of both
Houses concurring. That the following article
lie proposed to the Legislatures of the several
States as an amendment to the Constitution
of the l uited States, which, when ratified by
three-fourths of the State Legislatures, shall
be valid as part of the Constitution, namely:
Article 16.—That portion of the public debt
of the United states represented by notes
issued under the authority of law, with
the quality of lawful money and as legal
tender for the payment of debts, shall never
exceed the sum of $350,000,000, unless a bill or
hills providing for such increase of issue shall
receive the concurrence of two-thirds of each
House of Congress, and votes on all such bills
shall he recorded by yeas aud nays on the
journal of each House.
The Senate, at 2:15 o’clock, went into
executive sessiou for consideration of the
Mexican treaty.
The doors were reopened at 5:15 o’clock,
and the Senate immediately adjourned.
IN THE HOUSE.
Mr. Keifer, of Ohio, from the Commit
tee on Appropriations, reported back the
military academy appropriation bill with
the Senate amendments recommending
concurrence in the amendment providing
that any cadet dismissed for hazing shall
not be eligible to reappointment, and non
concurrence in the other amendments.
Tlie recommendations were agreed to.
Under the call of States the following
bills were introduced and referred:
By Mr. Hewitt, of Alabama—A bill
granting right of way through public
lands in Alabama to the Birmingham and
Tennessee Railroad Company.
By Mr. Potter, of New York—Proposing
the following constitutional amendment:
“Legislative powers granted to Congress
by the Constitution shall not be construed
to include power to pass any law making
anything but gold and silver coin tender
in payment of debts except after a decla
ration of war, when the public safety
mav require it.”
By Mr. Ilewitt, of New York—Propos
ing the following constitutional amend
ment: “Congress shall not have power
to make anything but gold and silver coin
tender in payment of debts.”
A bill was introduced by Mr. Tucker,
ot \ irginia, by request, granting copy
right to newspapers. This is identical
with the bill introduced in the Senate by
Senator Sherman, and limits the time of
copyright to eight hours.
The Speaker laid beiore the House a
message from the President transmitting
communications received from the State
Department relative to the Lasker reso
lution.
Mr. Hisceck, of New York, offered a
resolution, which was referred to the For
eign Affairs Committee, expressing the
surprise and regret of the House that it
should be even temporarily within the
power of a single too-powerful subject of
Germany to interfere with such a simple
expression of kindly feeling as was em
braced in the Lasker resolution, and re
iterating the expression of sincere regret
on the part of the House at the death of
Edward Lasker and sympathy with the
Parliament of the German Empire, of
which, lor so many years, he was a dis
tinguished member.
THE MEXICAN TREATY.
Three Hours Spent by the Senate in
Secret Discussion Without Result.
Washington, March 30.— The Senate
spent three hours in secret session to-day.
Senator Van Wyck’s resolution, ottered
several weeks ago, providing that the
discussion of the Mexican treaty should
be continued in open session, was taken
up, and after some discussion was lost
upon a viva voce vote. A considerable
number of Senators voted in the affirma
tive, but the yeas and nays were not de
manded. The Mexican treaty was then
taken up, and the discussion, which is
described as being rather dull, occupied
the remainder of the session. The
chief speakers were Senator Miller in sup
port and Senators Morrill, Sherman and
Jonas in opposition to the treaty. N’o im
portant points which were not developed
in the previous discussion of the treaty
were brought out. An amendment which
had the approval of the Committee on
Foreign Relations was proposed and car
ried providing that the treaty shall not take
effect until after the Congress of the United
States shall have passed laws to carry
it into effect. This amendment is a re
cognition of the doctrine that all laws af
fecting the revenue shall originate in the
House of Representatives. Although no
formal understanding with regard to the
final vote was secured, the opinion is ex
pressed by the Senators that the treaty
will be taken up after the morning busi
ness to-morrow, and that a vote will be
reached during the day.
A WEAK ARGUMENT.
Ex-Governor McCook, of Colorado, said
to the News correspondent to-night that
a vote would probably be reached to-mor
row, and that the friends of the treaty
confidenth anticipated its ratification.
Senator Gibson, ot Louisiana, will make
a speech against ratification to-morrow.
Mr. McCook said to-night that ratification
of the treaty would not only bring the
pauper peon labor of Mexico in direct
competition with free American labor,
but work irreparable injury to mining
interests. If coal, coke and American
ore are admitted into Mexico free of duty
and their products returned to the United
States free of duty, the result will be
that owing to the 80c. and 50c. per day
labor which can be hired in Mexico for
reducing and smelting ores, every smelt
ing work in Colorado, New Mexico and
Arizona will be closed down and their la
borers driven out for the benefit ot cheap
Mexican or Chinese labor. “I cannot,”
he continued, “understand how persons
who battled to make free labor respectable
and self-supporting, and public men who
have opposed Chinese cheap labor, should
now favor the ratification of a treaty
which will bring to the United States
more than all the evils of Chinese labor,
and which will practically reduce the
whole colored labor of the South engaged
in producing sugar and most of the work
men of the North and the miners of the
West into a condition of pauperism. We
will bitterly regret it if the treaty is
adopted.” This is the last and probably
the weakest of all the arguments which
have been urged against the treaty.
LIEUTENANT GIIEELY'S RELIEF.
An Old bait's Gloomy Forebodings—
Government Preparations.
Washington, March 10.—“ They may
send all the ships they want to up North,
but I don’t think that there is much
chance of finding Lieut. Greely’s party
alive,” remarked an old salt at the navy
yard who had personally visited the frigid
regions,
by don’t you think they will be
found alive?" was asked hint.
“These folks who think thev will find
Lieut. Greely safe at Lady Franklin Bav
seem to take it for granted that he will
not obey positive orders and go down to
Littleton Island, They give theories why
he will disregard those orders, but I be
lieve that he will certainly obev them.
He will go down to Littleton "Island.
Winter begins in October. He will not
find the provisions he expected to find.
His men will not find news from home
that they hoped to find, and which urged
them lorward on their march.
SAVANNAH, TUESDAY, MARCH 11, 1884.
j DISAPPOINTMENT AND DISCOURAGEMENT
“Then think ot the disappointment. Now
that is not generally taken into acconnt,
but I can tell you when men once lose
their spirits it does not take long to break
down their health. They well know that
their only hope of safety is in getting back
to Lady Franklin Bay. Then the long
march, returning over the same road,
with the darkness of a long winter closing
in about them, 1 tell you it is something
to think of. How are they to live? They
will be encumbered with sick. They will
be low in spirits, and think that the
chances are decidedly against their get
ting back in safety to Lady Franklin Bay.
However, I hope not,?for they are brave
men and should not be lost.”
THE RELIEF ARRANGEMENTS.
The arrangements for the Greely relief
expedition are progressing so satisfac
torily that it is expected that both the
Thetis and Bear will be able to sail on the
expedition by May 1. The supply ship
Alert will start later, but as soon as she
can be put in readiness. The different
bureaus of the Navy Department have
been informed of what part of the outfit
they are to see to and are performing the
duties required. The torpedo station at
Newport has been ordered to manufacture
immediately 3,000 pounds of gun cotton,
which will be used if necessary iu break
ing through the ice. About 75 men for
the crews have already been accepted.
CORN AND WHEAT.
The Amount of the Crop Consumed
and what Remains on Hand, with
Values.
Washington, March 10.—Thereportol
the consumption and distribution of corn
and wheat of the United States, front the
returns of the Department of Agriculture
on the Ist of March, will show that about
G 7 per cent, of the corn crop lias gone
into consumption, leaving 33 per cent, on
hand, against 36 per cent, of the crop of
1882 on the Ist of March, 1883. This
shows a redaction of about 70,000,000
bushels. In Michigan, Wisconsin and
Minnesota the stock is but 9,000,000 bush
els, against 24,000,000 last March. In
the belt including Ohio, Indiana. Illinois
and lowa, producing 558,000,000 bushels,
the stock is only 152,000,000, which is less
by 34,000,000 bushels than the stock
oil the Ist of March, 1883. The
proportion ol merchantable corn is 60 per
cent., or 936,000,000 bushels. In average
years, according to these returns it is 80
per cent. Five-sixths of all the unmer
chantable corn, or more than 500,000,000
bushels, is found north of the Ohio river
and west of Pennsylvania. The average
value of the merchantable corn is placed
at about 51 cents per bushel, or $480,000,.
000. The unmerchantable makes an aver
age of 27 cents per bushel and a value of
$167,000,000. Seven per cent, of the crop
is yet in the fields unharvested.
The wheat of 1.883 remaining on hand is
returned as 119,000,000 bushels, or 28 per
cent, ol the crop. On the Ist of March,
1883, the quantity on hand aggregated
143,000,000 bushels. The report will give
the results of an investigation of the com
parative quality of the crop ol 1883.
THE OUTGOING GOLD.
Director of the Mint Burcliard Tells
Why lie is Not Alarmed.
Washington, March 10.—Mr. Bur
chard, Director of the Mint, says that the
alarm about the exports of gold is unnec
essary in his opinion, as the outgo is only
temporary and in part accounted for by
the tact that the interest rate in England
has recently been increased; that Euro
pean holders of American securities are
selling in the American market on ac
count of the depreciation in prices
and the demand for gold from
Australia has recently been quite
marked. The balance of trade, be savs,
is not really against us, but the fact that
almost all our exports are carried iu for
eign bottoms makes it necessary to pay
freight to foreigners. The most surpris
ing feature in this drain is, he savs, the
fact that the gold shipped is nearly all in
double eagles, instead of gold bars. This
he is at a loss to account for. Mr. Bur
chard is inclined to look with favor upon
Representative Lacey’s proposition to call
in the $1 and $2 notes, and issue instead
small silver certificates. He would go
further, he says, and call in all the five
dollar greenbacks and national bank bills.
The real trouble is caused by issuing
separate certificates for silver and gold.
Had all certificates been made payable in
coin no difficulty would have arisen.
M hile he thinks there is no present need
of apprehension, there certainly will be
trouble unless the coinage of'standard
silver dollars is stopped or some method
devised to force them into circulation
either as coin or certificates.
ROSS OUT ROWS BUREAU.
The New Brunswicker Six Lengths
Ahead at the Finish of the Four
M lies.
London, March 10.—The race between
George Bubear, the well known English
oarsman, and Wallace Ross, the equally
famous sculler of New Brunswick, took
place this morning. The distance rowed
was four miles and two furlongs, over the
regular Thames course from Putney to
Mortlake, Ross conceding Bubear ten
seconds. The betting was five to four in
favor of Ross. Bubear got the lead at the
start of four and a half lengths, but at
Hammersmith, the middle point of the
course, this distance was overcome, aud
the boats were nearly even. The race
was won by the American by six lengths.
SPECULATING IN SILVER.
Foreign Brokers Buying Trade Dollars
to Palm off on Emigrants.
Washington, March 10.—The Treas
ury Department is informed that foreign
brokers are making heavy purchases in
the United States of the silver trade dol
lar at a discount of 10 per cent, or more,
and that the purpose of the foreign specu
lators is to dispose of the coin to'emi
grants about to sail to this country as
American coin worth their nominal value.
The trade dollar is not legal tender, but
an ettort is now being made to have the
government purchase the coins at their
lace value and recoin them into other
pieces.
MR. DAVIS ON. S. S. PRENTIS.
The Ex-President Unable to Deliyor an
Address as Requested.
Jackson, Miss., March 10.—Jefferson
Davis, having been invited by the Legis
lature to deliver an address on the life of
S. 8. Prentiss, appeared in the House to
day. He made a short speech, and re
gretted that he could not deliver an ad
dress on account of physical inability.
He touchingly referred to his past history
and that of the State, and said that though
deprived of many rights as a citizen ot
the United States, he vet claimed that he
enjoyed the privilege of being a Missis
stppian. Though living in retirement he
watched with deep interest the progress
of the State and the South, which he be
lieved was destined to great achieve
ments. All the State officers, Supreme
Court Judges, and many citizens and
ladies were present.
DANGER IN BOXING.
A Yale College Bout Which will Proba
bly End in Death.
New Haven, Conn., March 10.—Dur
ing the athletic games at the Yale gymna
sium Saturday, Oliver Dyer, Jr. was
badly hurt in a sparring match with
Robert Bradford Williams, and it is feared
that his injuries will result fatally. In
the ntqjeh soft gloves were used and
Williams struck Dyer half a dozen blows
when the latter was seen to totter, and he
fell, striking his head against the edge of
a board. He has remained unconscious
ever since.
SLOWLY BURNED TO DEATH.
Terrible Fate of a Woman Who Fired
Her Clothing While Crazed.
Reading, Pa., March 10.—At midnight
Mrs. Woodward Ivirklaff, of Montgomery
county, while crazed with malarial fever,
left her bed and deliberately set her cloth
ing on fire. She fought those who tried to
extinguish the flames, and was slowly
burned to death.
Dr. Watson’s Consecration as Bishop.
Wilmington, N. C., March 10.—It is
officially announced that Rev. Dr. A. A.
Watson, Bishop-elect of the diocase of
East North Carolina, is to be consecrated
in St. James’ Church, in this city, April 17.
A Cough, Cold or Sore Throat
Should not be neglected. Brown’s Bron
chial Troches are a simple remedy, and
give prompt relief. 25 cents a box. "
TWELVE KILLED BY SNOW
TERRIBLE EFFECTS OF A SLIDE
NEAR ALTA. UTAH.
All the Bodies Recovered Except One—
The Works of the New Emma Mine
Carried Away—Several of the Killed
Leave Families—Snow Piled Forty
Feet High.
Salt Lake City, March 10.—On Friday’
night a snowslide, half a mile wide, at
Alta, swept away the works of the New
Emma mine, killing the following;
Gus Lybecker, the foreman.
D. D. Wasson, a machinist.
Wasson’s brother.
Samuel Prethers.
Charles Colgreen.
Mrs. Charles Colgreen, wife of the lat
ter.
Edward Crocket.
Lottie Pleon.
O. J. Johnson.
U. S. Delano.
AVillard Stephenson.
John Richardson.
All the bodies except one have been re
covered. This Is the worst slide ever
known in the Little Cottonwood district.
SNOW FORTY FEET HIGH.
The snow was piled forty feet high.
The damage to the mine is $15,000.
The storm was too severe to admit of
bringing the bodies down.
Of tbe killed, several leave families.
The Wasson brothers were from near
Port Henry, N. Y.
George Cullins, the Superintendent of
the mine, came down yesterday, bringing
the first news of the disaster."
FEARS FOR TEN LIVES.
-Snow Believed to Have Burled a Party
ot Bold Miners.
Spokane Falls, Washington Ter
ritory, March 10.—Fears exist here for
the safety of ten men who went to Rath
drum thirteen days ago to locate a trail
to the Coeur d'Alene gold mining district.
They left a point twenty-five miles from
Rathdrum with four days rations, and
left other provisions in charge of a man
with instructions to w r ait there for them.
They did not return at the appointed
time and have not since been heard from.
The snow is very deep.
The Snow In Canada.
Ottawa, Ont., March 10.—A severe
snow storm last night and this morning
blocked all lines reaching this city. Out
going trains in the evening were aban
doned on the Canada and Atlantic Road.
No trains have reached the citv since
noon yesterday. The Canada Pacific
eastward is in the same condition. Snow
plow’s and workmen are engaged clearing
the tracks, and it is expected that the
trains will soon be running.
MISSOURI’S CATTLE PLAGUE.
Quarantine Regulations Perfected
Which will Stamp it Out.
Kansas City, Mo., March 10.—Advices
from Topeka state that Maj. Sims re
turned yesterday from the district infected
by the foot and mouth disease. The dis
trict, thirty-five miles in area, is now rig
idly quarantined, and every effort will be
made to stamp out tbe disease.
Dr. Holcombe visited Chase county
upon a report that the disease had ap
peared there, and after a careful exami
nation pronounced the herd in question
to be free from the disease.
It is proposed to buy all tbe infected
cattle, kill them and burn their bodies.
Hie railroads in the district have given
assurances of their co-operation in the
work of preventing the spread of the dis
ease. Reports from the northern, west
ern and southern portion of the State in
dicate that cattle and sheep are in good
condition, having passed unusually well
through the winter.
CATTLE MEN ALARMED.
Cheyenne, W. TANARUS., March 10.-The ap
pearance of the foot and mouth disease
among cattle in Maine and Kansas creates
great alarm among the cattle men of the
\Ve3t. The Wyoming Stock Growers’
Association will take immediate stops to
quarantine the Territory aud kill affected
cattle should the disease appear in this
Territory. The association has legal au
thority and an indemnity fund raised for
the purpose. The association has also
telegraphed the Governors of adjoining
States and Territories urging the enforce
ment of quarantine regulations against
afflicted cattle and infected districts, and
the extermination of disease by the de
struction of animals should the disease
break out in their respective States and
Territories.
HARBORING A SNAKE.
A Negress Aids a Black Robber to De
apoil Her Employers.
New lork, March 10.—Considerable
excitement has been .occasioned by a
robbery Saturday night by a negro, who
had for his accomplice a colored servant
girl. A merchant named Sloane, with his
wife, child and sister-in-law, occupy a
fashionable flat up-town, where the ser
vant accommodations are in the lot of the
house independent of their employers’
apartments. Sloane employed a colored
girl who possessed the entire confidence
of the lamily. Mr. and Mrs. Sloane went
out Saturday evening, leaving Miss
Harvey, the sister-in-law, and the colored
girl in charge of a two-year-old
child. As soon as Miss Harvev
had dismissed the servant and retired it
negro man appeared from a closet, beat
and kicked Miss Ilarvev into insensibility
and robbed the house. "When the Sloans
returned the criminal was discovered by
the police in the room of their own ser
vant. It seems that the girl had kept the
man hidden in her room from Wednesday
until Saturday night waiting an oppor
tunity.
DOUBLE MURDER RY A WOMAN.
Her Sister and Nephew Fall Victims to
Her Knife.
Montgomery, Ala., March 10.—Some
years ago Mr. and Mrs. Hughes, of Coffee
county, this State, separated, and Hughes
afterwards lived unlawfully with Mrs.
Hughes’ sister, Miss Harwell. Recently
Hughes died and the widow took posses
sion of what little property he lett. The
sister went after some cattle and trouble
arose, in which Mrs. Hughes was fatally
stabbed in the heart. Another account
says that when Mrs. Hughes fell, her son,
who is about grown, rushed to her rescue
or to separate the combatants, when the
infuriated woman turned upon her nephew
and carved him fearfully. The young man
is not expected to recover. The woman
who committed the homicide was taken to
Elba jail.
THE SOUTHERN FLOOD.
Gloomy Crop Prospects in Consequence
in Mississippi.
Vicksburg, Miss., March io.— The
river at Greenville is now at the high
water mark of 1883. The crevasse at
Hughes is 600 feet wide, and the water, 20
feet deep, is pouring through and over
flowing all the Sunflower and Nazoo bot
toms, encroaching on the low places on
the east side of Deer creek, and doing
more damage than last vear. The Mis”
sissippi valley road btfd 'in Funica and
Coohoma counties has been swept away
and large numbers of plantations are sub
merged. Very little preparation has
been made for planting. The indications
are that the crops will be very late. Things
are reported as looking very gloomy in
that section.
SENTENCED AT 73 YEARS.
A Boston Embezzler of SIOO,OOO Goes
to Jail for Four Years.
Boston, March 10.—Nathan P. Pratt,
formerly Treasurer of the Reading (Mass.)
Savings Bank, who was indicted and coni
victed of embezzling the funds of that
corporation in 1879, was to-day sentenced
to four years’ imprisonment at hard la
bor. Pratt is 73 years old, and pending
the proceedings was confined in jail five
years. The original defalcation was SIOO,-
000, but. a portion of the monev was re
covered, and the loss to depositors was
about $40,000.
Students Regain Their Reason.
Princeton, N. J., March 10.—A mass
meeting of students this evening decided
that their recent charges against the
faculty are without foundation, and
passed, resolutions apologizing to Dean
Murray, Prof. Sloane and the faculty in
general. The resolutions declare, how
ever, that the evidence at the timff-war
ranted the students In asking an investi
gation.
AT THE STATE CAPITAL.
Railroad Matters Quiet—Alapaha on the
Alert—The Real Estate Scares—A Mad
Dog Fury.
Atlanta, Ga., March 10.—Everything
is quiet in railroad circles here to-day, al
though things are lively in Chattanooga.
ALAPAHA ON GUARD.
The Mayor and Council ot Alapaha are
takingprempt action to preserve the peace
and sustain the supremacy of the Mayor's
Court on Saturday next, when the rioters
are to be arraigned lor trial.
A MAD DOG’S VICTIMS.
B. W. Wrenn’s dog, that bit his iittle
boy a few days ago, this afternoon at
tacked Albert W. Wrenn at the passenger
depot, badly wounding his face in several
places, and biting a piece out of bis
throat. The dog was killed, and Dr.
Westmoreland is giving the wounded
man his attention. But for the fact that
Mr. Wrenn is a very strong man and fa
miliar with dogs he would have been
killed almost instantly. As it is he is
severely though not fatally injured.
THE REAL ESTATE SENSATIONS.
The suit of the Burlington King heirs
for the valuable Peachtree block ot land,
on which a dozen elegant and costly resi
dences have been erected, is the sensa
tion here to-day, Parties who were nego-
tiating to sell lots or residences, find
themslves suddenly stopped by fears of
bad titles. Col. A. E. Buck, Capt. G. J.
Foreacre, Col. W. C. Morrill and others
are the present owners, and ex-Senator
Norwood and Tompkins represent
the litigants. This and the Rasberrv suit,
noticed in the News a few days ago, dis
turb the real estate market in certain
quarters.
WHISKY AND ITS TAX.
Kentucky Distiller* Taking Step* to
Export to British Ports.
Louisville, March 10— A large meet
ing of whisky men was held here this af
ternoon. Some indignation was express
ed at the delay of Congress in taking up
the whisky bill, but there was a very de
cided expression of opinion that the bill
would finally pass. In N the meantime it
was deemed important that the trade pro
tect itself against loss if the bill should
not pass. A plan was proposed for get
ting the banks here to take the warehouse
receipts of an export company that should
he formed here for the exportation of
whisky to British ports in the West In
dies. This was regarded as necessttry in
order to save the tax in January on
whisky which must come out of
bond within the next twenty days.
The plan met with general approval,
and a committee of seven was appointed
to look into tlie matter of exporting the
whisky, to see railroad officials on the
question of transportation and to meet
bank officers here to discuss the question
of exchange of warehouse receipts. The
committee was also empowered to send a
proper agent to Nassau and other ports to
inspect the warehouses there and advise
ou the disposition of the whisky. On the
committee were appointed George
Buchanan, William H. Thomas, Daniel
E. Doherty, Julius Barkhouse, H. Beck
urts, J. L. Danforth and J. M. Atherton.
A dispateh was received from Cincinnati
asking the whisky exchange to send a
committee to that city to arrange for the
holding of a mass meeting to take action
on the refusal of Congress to take up the
bill. A committee was appointed for that
purpose.
A PANIC IN CUBA.
Every Branch of Business Affected and
Heavy Failures Reported.
New York, March 10.—Mail advices
from Havana contain the following: “The
commercial situation is very critical.
The low prices of sugar, the tightness of
the money market, and general distrust
are accelerating a crisis that will involve
all branches of business.”
At Sagua, Roderiguez fe Cos., sugar ex
porters, have failed, with liabilities ex
ceeding $2,000,000.
“At Cardenas Miyares & Cos., banking
and commission merchants, engaged in
sugar exporting, have suspended, bein o,
heavily involved by tbe failure of Roderi
guez & Cos.
“MaKeUar, Ruling & Cos. are in diffi
c til ties of long standing. They are no
longer agents for Ward’s New York
steamers.
“ The Havana sugar market is depressed
by the scarcity of sugar exporters, so
many of whom have failed during the last
few years.
“One or two other banks in Havana are
regarded with distrust.”
SWIFT RETRIBUTION.
A Who Shot Another Run Oyer
by a Train and Fatally Injured.
Albany, Ga., March 10.—On Saturday
evening, J. A. Alexander, a barkeeper,
and Janies Johnson, a colered cook
on the Southwestern Roadtie train,
exchanged several shots but
neither were hurt. A negro bystander
received one bullet in the fleshy part of
his leg. Johnson, to escape the officers,
left on the 8 o’clock train on the South
western Road. At Leesburg he
was put oft' by Conductor
Welch. He attempted to walk to
Smithville. When but three miles out he,
being drunk, sat down on the track and
went to sleep. The down fast Jackson
ville train ran over him, crushing off both
legs below the knees. No one on the train
knew anything about it. Johnston’s
groans brought to his rescue a negro liv
ing near by. On Sunday morning the tie
train brought him to Albany, but he died
before reaching the city.
AN AGED COUPLE MURDERED.
Robbery the Object of Their Slayers,
Wb n Flee on Stolen Hornes.
New Orleans, March 10.—A special
from Monroe, La., says: “On Thursday
night last John Rodgers and his wife,
aged respectively 73 and 60 years, were
murdered, it is supposed by John Mulli
can and John Clark, at their home
near Cadeville. The bodies were not
discovered until Saturday, when a
posse started in pursuit of the mur
derers. The men named had taken
lodging for the night at Rodgers’
house and, It is said, while the a<-ed
couple were sitting by the fire, shot and
instantly killed both. The object of the
double murder was evidently robbery, as
the place shows that it had been ran
sacked, but the murderers failed to find
the unfortunate couple's money, as it was
concealed in a mattress. The men made
good their escape on stolen horses.
KESIIEU SHEL BAUZEL.
Officers Elected at tlie National Con
vention at Cleveland.
Cleveland, March 10.—A General
Convention of the Jewish order Kesher
Shel Barzel met here yesterday. It was
called to order by Simon Wolf, of Wash
ington, Chairman of the Executive Com
mittee. The temporary Chairman was
Samuel Woolner, of Peoria, and the tem
porary Secretary Alfred T. Jones, of Phil
adelphia. The following permanent offi
cers were elected:
President—Warley Platzek, of New
York.
Vice Presidents—lsidor Linderman, of
New York, Lewis Abranam, of Washing
ten, and Aaron Norden, of Chicago.
Secretary—Alfred T. Jones.
Assistant Secretary—Leiserson, of New
York.
Sergeant-at-Arins—Aaron Danby, of
Chicago.
SPENCER OX POLITICS.
Declining a Nomination to Retain His
Independence of Opinion.
London, March 10.—Herbert Spencer,
having been asked to stand as the Liberal
candidate for member of Parliament for
Leicester, writes declining to abandon
his work for a political career. He says
that he thinks that far too high an esti
mate has been made of the influence pos
sessed by members of Parliament. He
could not agree to be merelv a delegate,
voting as desired by his constituents, but
should always act upon his own judg
ment, so that there would be a continued
antagonism between himself and his con
stituents.
Italian Ministerial Troubles.
Rome, March 10.—During the session
of the Chamber of Deputies to-day Presi
dent Farini ruled that a member was out of
order. The Chamber annulled the Presi
dent’s ruling, and Signor Farini resigned.
The resignation will still further compli
cate the existing Cabinet troubles.
RETURNED TO THE HOUSE.
OCHILTREE’S RESOLUTION RE
TURN HOME TO ROOST.
of the Interview Between Herr
Von Eisendeeker and Secretary Fre
llnghuysen—The Fatter’* Fetter Ac
companying the Resolutions A
Heated Debate Expected in the House.
Washington, March 10.—The Presi
dent transmitted to the House of Represen
tatives to-day in a brief message, without
comment, a number of letters, telegrams
and other documents relating to the
Lasker resolution which was recently re
turned by Prince Bismarck. The greater
part of the correspondence is of no inter
est now, having been anticipated by pre
vious publication. Among the documents
is a memorandum of a conversation be
tween Secretary Frelinghuysen aud the
German Minister Eisendeeker. When
the latter returned the resolution, the
German Minister said:
Mr. Secretary, I have received instructions
from my government to read to you and leave
with you a copy of a dispatch which I hold in
my hand relniiug to the resolution of condo
lence adopted by the ilouseof Representatives
Lasker ” ® tates ou tlie death of Dr.
The dispatch from Prince Bismarck thus
presented by Ilerr Eisendeeker has been
published, having been telegraphed by
cable. After reading and presenting to
Secretary Frelinghuysen the above letter,
V on Eisendeeker added:
* l™ fn / ther J , > 8 ‘ ru ®*® and to express to yon,
ilr. Secretary, 1 rince Bismarck’s regrets that
‘® himself unable to comply with the
Wim f wMth U,Bte< *f by Mr ' •' iar K e 'ft, and also to
lea\e \\ ftJi you. if you desire it, an engrossed
the resolution, which, iu deference In
o*nnn? h niff," 1 ’ 1 ma} ' adll ‘ government
erty to retain "° Wn re,?l ‘onsi (jiltty, feel at lili-
MR. fbelinghuyskn’s reply.
The Secretary of State said:
‘‘ Mr - Minister, in response to your offer to
return tlie engrossed copy of the resolution,
J® 1 9?® Pa - V that the President cannot be sup
posed to hate any wish in respect to what the
German Government may do in regard to the
disposition of the copy of the resolution of the
”°"®e °f Representatives after it has been
decided that it cannot be transmitted to the
body for winch it was courteously extended.”
The Minister replied:
“Your answer, Mr. Secretary, expresses no
wish, and, consequently, relieves my govern-
HE*£S m .. the °M , S at| on it has felt to return
the lesqlution which was entrusted to it for
transmission.”
The last document of the series is a let
ter from Secretary Frelinghuvsen to Min
ister Sargent, written to-da'v. and is as
follows:
No. 201. Department of State,|
r Washington, March 10, 1884. \
1 enclose a copy of a note of which
has been handed me by the German Min
ister, and which states that Prince Bismarck
*? k® a me dium of communication
" u f.f Representatives of the
In ted States and the Reichstag of the reso-
L^ker On Th h e e r of the death of Herr
Lasker. The resolution was passed bv the
House with most courteous motives, for the
single purpose of expressing sympathy with
a corresponding blanch of the government of
a friendly nation in the loss of one of itsdis
tinguisbed members, who died within tlie
gress 118 •* urißdlction of the United States Con-
SI’RMISAI.S UNJUST.
i.,f/ ? ther J ) H rpo9e has I,een surmised the
indisposition of this republic, as proven by the
history of a century, to obtrude upon other
nations, the sound political principles upon
bo " r ,° Wn . pr , 09 r rit >' is founded should
hate counteracted that surmise. In the cus
tomary order of transmission tlie resolution
came into possession of liis Excellency, who
is pleased to explain the embarrassment un
der which he conceives he would labor by for
warding it to its destination. This position
aud personal convictions to which lie alludes
are matters affecting His Excellency alone,
and upon them It is not becoming that
I "lake any remark further than to
11 docs Il °t ; occur to me
non the transmission of the resolution would
have involved au indorsement of tlie political
\iews of Herr Lasker. My duty of courtesy to
the House of Representatives ended- with
forwarding the resolution through the proper
cha “°® l to the hands of the officer charged
v ith the administration of the foreign affairs
of Germany. This government is not
disposed to inquire into the rela
tions existing between different brandies
of another. The sentiments of the
resolution are now generally known, their
merits or demerits can be judged, and its non
transmission officially, as it was intended and
claimed on its face to be of friendly intent,
wliile a matter of regret is not one of concern
to either branch ot the Government of tlie
mted Mates. lou will either forward a
copy of this instruction to the Minister for
Foreign Affairs, or read it to him, and leave
him a copy, as you ascertain he prefers. 1
am< Fbed’k T. Frklingi. uysen.
von eiskndecker interviewed.
Herr von Eisendeeker said to a report
er of the Associated I’ress to-day, in re
ply to an inquiry with regard to the re
turn of the Lasker resolution, that he had
carried out his instructions. His gov
ernment’s action in the matter was two
fold. In the first place, it was compelled,
for important reasons relating to the
international politics of Germany, not to
send the resolution to the Beichstag, and
yet it could not mereiv retain it, since
that might have implied indifference or
discourtesy, and the course pursued by
the government was certainly the most
courteous that the situation permitted.
The Minister felt entirely satisfied, he
said, that there was no disrespect or dis
courtesy intended on either side.
A HOT TIME COMING.
Representives Ochiltree, of Texas,
Kleiner of Indiana, Guenther of Wiscon
sin, Hiscock of New York, and others,
expressed opinions this evening on the
probable outcome ol the Herr Lasker in
cident, which indicates that there is a gen
eral apprehension of lively music when
the documents which came from the De
partment of State to-day, including the
original Lasker resolution returned from
Prince Bismarck, are reported to the
House from the Committee on Foreign
Affairs. It is believed that two or three
score of members will be prepared to
speak and that Germany will be roundly
denounced, socially and commercially.
There is no one hut believes that a strong
effort will be made to instruct the Presi
dent to recall Minister Sargent and with
draw our diplomatic and, consequently,
commercial relations with Germany.
There are always extremists and un
reasonable men in bodies so
vast as that of the House
of Representatives, but there is no likeli
hood whatever that a resolution making
any Instruction in this line could receive
the majority support of the House.
It is probable that after several gentle
men have uncorked their vials of wrath
upon Prince Bismarck that the matter
will fall through. Said a member to
night: “I do not apprehend that any vio
lent measure will be shown in any quar
ter. You may look for some red-hot
speeches, however.” Mr. Ochiltree has
donned his war paint and says that he in
tends to flay Prince Bismarck alive when
the Committee on Foreign Affairs reports
back the resolution, which he expects
will be done without recommendation.
GERMAN PRESS OPINIONS.
Berlin, March 10. —Mu''h attention is
drawn in political circles here to an arti
cle in the Cologne Gazelle, denouncing
Herr Rickert’s recent attitude in the
Reichstag. The Gazette says that even
Americans are recognizing* that Prince
Bismarck was justified in refusing to
forward the Lasker resolution to the
Reichstag.
The North German Gazette, quoting
an extract lrom an impartial New York
correspondent, in which the latter says
that the Lasker incident and pork ques
tion are, by an accidental combination of
party interests, used to further political
objects, and a crusade against
foreign encroachment declares that
the Progressists and Secessionists
will be answerable for any bitterness be
tween America and Germany. It is stated
that the reason the Free Conservatives and
members of the Centre party refrained
from joining the Conservatives in opposi
tion to Mr. Rickert’s expression of thanks
in the name of Herr Lasker’s friends for
the numerous tokens of sympathy re
ceived was that they considered* the
American resolution in honor of a German
deputy an act of reverence. The North
German Gazette, in another article, says
that Herr Rickert seized an opportunity
at the first sitting of the Reichstag to en
croach upon the constitutional preroga
tive of the Emperor as regards the for
eign policy in a manner derogatory to the
authority of the President, and attempted
to pave the way for a direct compact be
tween the Reichstag and the American
House of Representatives.
BISMARCK’S ORGAN ON SARGENT.
The North German Gazette, the organ
of Prince Bismarck, says: “The Ameri
can newspapers, in 'their complaints
against the manner in which the Ochiltree
resolution was returned, forget that a
short time previous a retaliatory bill in
regard to pig meat was presented’ to Con
gress which was unmistakably hostile
in character. Mr. Sargent,' by bis
attitude here, supported by journal
istic activity in America, has as
sumed a peculiar position toward
the German Government. Had Mr. Sar
gent, like his predecessors, cultivated the
usual confidential relations with the Im
perial Government the Foreign office
would have confidentiallv directed his at
tention to the fact that Prince Bismarck
was unable to make himself an instru
ment for conveying an expression of
thanks for an opposition policy directed
against himself, Mr. Sargent might then
have unfolded his view to the Washington
government before official communication
of the resolution. Mr. Sargent’s singular
conduct has been so contrary to all diplo
matic usages that this confidential chan
nel of communication enjoyed by his pre
decessors was closed against' himself,
which fact rendered it necessary to return
the resolution through Herr von Eisen
decker.
COL. SIMS ON THE STAND.
A Description of the Exciting Times
Incident to the Delivery of His Verbal
Fire-brand.
Washington, Match 10.—Col. A. E.
Sims, whose speech at Danville it is al
leged contributed to the excitement out of
which came the riot ol November 3, was
examined by the Danville investigating
committee this morning.
He was a YVhig before the war and opposed
secession, but went into the movement with
las State, Mississippi, and served for four
years iu the Confederate army. He accepted
the result of the war, and on removing to Vir
ginia his political sentiments, he found, were
not in accord with tlie Democratic party,
lie, however, acted with the Democratic
party, then called the Conservative party. lit
1882 lie formally abandoned his adherence to
the Conservative party and joined the Kead
jlisters. In 1882 he was the Readjuster candi
date for Congress, and in 1883 a candidate of
the same party for tlie Twenty-fourth Sena
torial district. Describing tlie last canvass in
I ittsylvania county, he said that the county
was a Coalition county. It had a majority
or colored voters, all, with rare exceptions.
Coalitionists, in addition, many whites were
inclined to oppose what they called the Bour
bon party. The Coalitionists matte an effort
to bring out every vote. They took active
steps to organize that vote, and at the same
time to retain that portion of the wiiite vote
which was in sympathy with them. The Bour
bon party had carried the county before by
illegitimate means, and tlie Coalitionists de
termined to watch and counteract these means
in this canvass. The witness was made county
Chairman, having three members of tlie party
from each precinct to act with him. The
witness made it his lirst duty to purge the
{tolling lists and to ascertain' the political
preferences of each voter.
WHAT HE LEARNED.
This was successfully accomplished. The
result showed a Coalition majority of fully
500 duly registered anil qualified voters in the
county all ready and anxious to vote. Noth
ing remained but to bring out tlie vote and
secure a fair and free election. The Coalition
ists used none hut legitimate methods. They
resolved that their opponents should have no
excuse for intimidation and local managers
were instructed to avoid all cause for violence.
The witness was a canvasser for the State-at
large for tlie Coalition party and up to the
last month of tlie canvass was absent
most of the time from Pittsylvania county
making speeches in other parts of the State.
He never indulged in anv {lersoualities ex
cept in Spottsylvania county, and in the town
of Danville, and then only because he and liis
party had been wantonly aud outrageously
assailed personally. His speech in Danville
was the second speech he had made to the
constituency. He was called on to make it
by citizens two days before. They had then
iust heard of the Danville circular. He had
appointments in different places, and told liis
friends that he could spare them a Friday
night to answer that circular. They issued
notices to this effect.
SIMS’ FAMOUS SPEECH.
The witness arrived in Danville after dark
that night and found an assemblage awaiting
Ins arrival. The preceding speaker having
gone oyer tlie poiitical issues, tlie witness
dwelt chiefly on the circular and upon advice
to his hearers about their conduct on election
day. He had learned throughout the county
that the Democrats counted largely upon
" hat they should be able to accomjdish in
Danville. They knew that they had a ma
jority of 1,200 to overcome", aud the
witness and liis friends could only
conjecture what means would be adopt
ed. Out of his audience of over
1,000, it was safe to say, that not over five tiad
ever seen the circular. The day before the
witness had conversed on the train with one
of the signers of the circular. The signer,
Mr. Human, aetked the witness smilingly,
“where did you get that circular'-’’
The witness replied that a friend had sent
u to him, and lie was surprised at it.
Mr. Ruffian said, “We intended that you
should be surprised at it, aud if somebody had
not leaked you would not have got knowledge
of it!” In the conversation Mr. Ruffian said
that he had at first refused to sign the circu
lar because he didn’t know that more than
one of its allegations were true. It had been
brought to him by one of the town Demo
cratic Committee, of which Mr. Cabell was
Chairman, with the statement that it was
considered very important that it should lie
signed for circulation in the .Southwest por
tion of the State.
HOW RUFFIAN SIGNED.
He had been assured that at least one repu
table signer would be secured who had knowl
edge of every allegation contained in it.
I uucr those circumstances he had signed for
Ins firm of Ruffian, Wolfolk & Blair. The
witness narrated this conversatbn in liis
speech, and said that he did not know how
many of the signers had been misled
as had been Mr. Ruffian, but all who
had signed it had signed their names
to a falsehood. He asked if it was not mean
toy l , lll // colored people who had been so
faithful r lie said that he had no words to ap
ply to the men who hail signed the circular
kn ; j " ', n 8 its contents except that they were
willful slanderers and falsifiers. There was
considerable excitement at this. The witness,
who does not hear perfectly, was informed by
a friend that Capt. Joel Oliver, Captaiuof the
Danville Greys, and then iu the audience, had
drawn his pistol aud threatened to shoot him
then and there. The witness told the crowd
what had been told him, and said that it was
not tlie time to shoot him. If they wished to
do so daylight was the time.
A BITTER DEFIANCE.
He saici he h.vl no doubt that men who
would willfully sign such a circular would
stall or shoot him in the back. Ue had never
known a liar who was not a coward. If anv
one who had so signed the circular wished to
prove that he was not a coward and would
convince the witness that iie had erred he
ftlie witness) would publicly apologize. He
then analyzed the circular, and appealed to
the Democrats to deny any of his statements
in regard to it. Not a man interrupted him.
I lie witness then told his hearers that
he was satisfied that any excuse
would lie seized upon by
the Democrats to resort to violence. He
hoped that the e,olored people would refrain
from even a sign of violence. He told them
that the colored people could not afford to
carry arms on the day of election. He ad
vised them to pocket all insults, go to the
polls quietly without bravado, cast their votes
quietly, and thus avoid trouble. “I feel ’’
said the witness; “I feel guilty of having un
intentionally and unwittingly', in the interest
of peace and order, given them advice whicli
was seized upon, as f believe, by their politi
cal enemies to slaughter them on the follow
ing day when they were unarmed ”
-IIIIING FOR HIS LIFE.
When the witness closed hie speech, a mes
senger from the Mayor told him that he would
be kilted if he remained in town, and advised
him to go to the Mayor's office and there re
main until lie could lie escorted to a place of
safety. The witness went to the Mayor's
office and met I)r. If. B. Barksdale, a promi
nent Democrat, who told him tiiat the men
he had denounced as liars and cowards de
manded a retraction. If the witness would
go to the front of the building and take hack
what lie had said, he (Barksdale) believed
that he could quiet the crowd, otherwise
the witness would be killed. The witness re
fused to retract and said that he was going to
his room, and did so, passing through the
crowd on his way. Next morning he was in
formed by a friend that a crowd was waiting
for him and that he would tie shot. Tlie wit
ness replied that he did not believe it, and
went out. lie found a crowd of Bourbons
awaiting him, but passed through it to a bar
tier shop and then to breakfast. Re had an
engagement to speak twelve miles distant
and ordered his buggy to a prominent place
in the town, where he went, got into it and
drove away. The crowd of Bourbons was
standing about scowling, with their hands
in their pockets, and holding a whispered
consultation. *
GERMANY’S NEW PARTY.
The Press of tlie Country Expressing its
Opinion on its Future.
Berlin, March 10.—Newspapers here
are absorbed iu discussing the rise of the
new political party formed by the union
of the Secessionists and Progressists. The
Voss Gazette says that the death ol Herr
Lasker gave the signal for the union, and
that the formation of the party meets
aspirations long relt by the chiefs of the
two factions, who hope that the fusion
will enable them to fight with advantage
against the Reactionists.
The National Gazette says that the im
pression produced by the union among
the Liberals and all shades of opinion is
most favorabfe.
The Germania Ultramontane doubts
whether the new party will attain a mem
bership of 110, and predicts that number,
if reached, will not be long maintained.
DE LESSEES DESERTED.
The French Shareholders in the Suez
Canal Repudiate his Schemes.
Paris, March 10. —At a meeting of the
French shareholders of the Suez Canal
Company to-day, it was unanimously
resolved to urge the Board of Directors
to postpone consideration of the conven
vention between the Count de Lesseps
and the English ship owners, and to ap
point a committee to prepare anew
scheme. A resolution was also adopted
against the proposal to lease the canal to
England.
Baron Tennyson Arnone the Lords.
London, March 10. —Baron Tennyson
will take his seat in the House of Lords
to-morrow. He will be introduced by the
Duke of Argyle and Earl of Ken mare,
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CASH STILL AT LARGE.
*NO DOUBT BUT THAT HE WILL
BE CAPTURED OU KILLED.
The Sheriff’* Posse Still Surrounding the
Swamp In Which He D Hiding with
an Armed Force—Two Braggadocio
Letters Written by the Father and His
Son.
Charleston, S. March 10.—The
feature of the Cash trouble to-day is the
securing ot the following letters of the
murderer Boggan Cash and his father, E
B. Cash:
Cash’s Depot. Feb. 2r. 1884.
Dear FRIEND—I received a message sent me
through Mr. King Timmons and beg to assure
you that 1 have no ill feeling in the world to
wards you for what you said against me. I
know that men are apt to say and do under
excitement, that which they" would be uu
willitig to do upon rdflection. 1 ara glad that
you are willing to give me a fair hearing. 1
have no regret whatever for the shooting of
Richards, and hope that He may die. My only
regret is the accidental wounding of Coward,
who 1 am proud to hear is now on the mend.
Truly yours,
[Signed] Boogan Cash.
the colonel’s letter.
„ ~ r Cash’s Depot, Feb. 38, 1884.
In Mv Dear friend: .Madison has told me
that you are under the impression that Boggan
i ar *-' Angry with you. We are not angry
with you now, nor have we been angry with
you at any time. \\ e know how natural it is
for all to sympathise with the fellow who gets
the hot end of a poker, and men are apt to
make remarks before they stop to inquire Into
all the particulars, if Boggan had not killed
Kichards I would have done it on the same
day he was shot, and if he had recovered I
intended to kill him on sight. We have heard
from 500 people, and there is almost universal
rejoicing over the act, and we have heard of
only three men who condemn the deed. Of
course our enemies will try to blow, but we
ask no sort of odds. Yours truly,
(Signed.) £. b. Cash.
YOUNG CASH’S CAPTURE CERTAIN.
The State constable’s posse suroounded
Cash’s quarters before daylight this morn
ing, but did not And Boggan Cash,and the
reports are to the effect that Cash has not
been in the neighborhood since Saturday
night. It is reported that he was seen iu
the swamp last night with a dozen armed
men. There is little doubt but that if he
does not soon surrender he will be captured
or killed. The murderer at all events is
now confined to the swamp and hiscapture
is regarded as only a matter of time.
DYNAMI TEUS DETERMINED.
Recent Failure* to lie Remedied by
Greater Ingenuity.
London, March 10.—A Paris correspon
dent sends the following dispatch: “An
advanced Irish nationalist has declared
that the nationalists are annoyed but in
no wise discouraged at the lailure of the
dynamite attempts. They are deter
mined to persevere, he said, and he pre
dicted a long series of explosions in Eng
land in the immediate future. Mechanism
has been invented which renders an ex
plosion certain, and obviates the use
of clock work. Great, vexation was
expressed that the Irish-Ameriean
waylaid by four men early Saturday morn
ing did not prove to ‘be informer Mc-
Dermott. At a recent meeting of the In
vincibles in Paris lots were drawn for
men to accomplish the murder of McDer
mott. This resulted in the selection of
four men. It was decided to seek McDer
mott in other capitals of Europe if he is
not found in Paris. Tynan, the notorious
No. 1, as it is supposed, has been written
to and is expected to arrive in Paris early
in the summer, when he will assume en
tire direction of the operations.
A NOTE TO THIS COUNTRY.
The Foreign Office has sent dispatches
to Mr. West, British Minister at Wash
ington, in regard to the dynamite out
rages. It is supposed that they are in
tended as a basis for overtures with the
United States Government, but no com
munication on the subject, either verbal
or written, has yet been received by Min
ister Lowell.
COUNT DE PARIS’ BANISHMENT.
The Government Seeking a Pretext to
Carry Its Wish Into Effect.
Paris, March 10.—A circular has been
recently issued from the Ministry of the
Interior asking the Prefects privately to
advise the government whether there ex
ists within their respective departments
a propaganda in favor of the Count de
Paris. The circular contains a list of
questions requiring categorical answers,
and is taken as an indication of a desire
on the part of the government to expel
the Count from France on the earliest
pretext for such action. The monarchical
journals are very angry at this move
ment, while the republican newspapers
give it their hearty approval.
GKEVY’S WARNING TO DE PARIS.
President Grevv’s organ, Le Paris, to
day contains a threatening note directed
against the Count De Paris. The note in
question sa: s that the government is
aware that the Boyalist party is en
gaging iu the active work of a propa
ganda against the republic, and that the
government has resolved to adopt the
most energetic measures against the pre
tender upon the day when the salon talk
passes into practical organization against
the Republican forces. The Count has
gone for a six weeks sojourn at Cannes
under private warning that his presence
in Paris was fostering Royalist in
trigues.
Civil Service Defeated.
New York, March 10.—The recent ex
amination in civil service reform lor Chief
of Police of the telegraph service of Brook
lyn resulted in the choice oi a inan named
Mason, and has led to charges of collu
sion and corruption, inasmuch as Mason
is a relative of one oi the civil service ex
aminers. The Chief of Police is examin
ing the charges. Mason is charged with
bribing other candidates.
A Drunken Man Commits Murder.
Cincinnati, March 10.—At Wilming
ton, Clinton county, Ohio, last evening
City Marshal John T. Vandoren was shot
in the head and killed instantly by Alfred
Ballard, a drunken man, whom he had ar
rested. It required great discretion to
prevent a crowd irom lynching Ballard
while on the way to jail after the murder.
As it was some unknown person cut Bal
lard in the side.
Maltreated.
Berlin, March 10.—Four German-
Jews, who were recently acquitted at
Kontiz of the charge of setting fire to the
synagogue at Neustettin,have been severe
ly maltreated by the populace of the lat
ter place. One of them was nearly killed
bv a mob. The majority of the Jewish
shops and houses in Neustettin have been
destroyed. The police are powerless to
suppress the outrages.
Suicide of an Uxorcide.
Chicago. March 10.—Peter Schlitz, the
contractor who choked his wife to death
ten days ago, committed suicide in his
cell in the county jail this afternoon by
tying a cord about his neck and drawing
it with his hands until he was strangled.
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