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l ESTABLISHED 1850. j
I J. H. ESTILL, Editor and Proprietor.!
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
TIIE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLU IN PARAGRAPHS.
Coltl Blooded Murder In Union County—
Fragments of a Historical Flag Pre
sented to the Macon Library—A Brooks
County Lady Twice Tragically Be
reaved.
UEUROI A.
A female tramp lias just passed through
Alapaha.
Corn is in demand in Bryan county. Nearly
-very farmer is buying.
Several farmers in Bryan county iutend to
elftnt the Ozier cotton this year.
Miss Florence, daughter of Col. John E.
Jones, of Macon, died Saturday.
There are several competitors for the con
tract to carry the mail from Ilinesville to
No. 3.
The oft-recurring rains keep the Savannah
river up to the lop-notcli throughout its en
tire length.
Richard liinncbrew. late editor of the
Danieisvitlc Monitor, is now practicing law al
Oanielsville.
Babe smith, a girl living near the Glmlits,
in Oglethorpe, lias murdered tier child. Par
ticulars are lacking as yet.
A negro stepped off a train at Horse Creek,
seven mih s from Augusta, threw up his arms
and dropped dead in a spasm.
A cvclene blew down fences and bouses tu
the npper part of Dooly county Monday morn
ing. bnt did not exact any lives.
A colored prisoner. George Washington,
e-ouped from jail at Dawson Sunday, by cut
ting a hole through the wall of his cell.
Editor Brndwell. of the Ilinesville Gazette,
never lets a local item pass without mention;
hence the popularity of liis pu|>er is enviably
great.
The Judge did not draw juries for the .Sep
tember term of Madison court. They will be
drawn by the revisers after the revision in
August.
An aged ladv named Brown was found dead
in her bed at the home of her son, in the west
ern part of Stewart county, on Monday morn
ing last.
James Young, of Bulloch countv, whose
ten thousand dollar residenee was destroyed
bv tire a few months ago, is building an ele
gant mansion.
Near Miltedgevillo Monday morning three
ears on the Augusta and Georgia Railroad
were dropped 15 feet by a falling trestle, but
no one was seriously hurt.
The trade in the country stores of Bryan
county in partridgesriias been unprecedented
during the last season. It is said that the
uniform price has been only five cents each.
The store house of Samuel Thompson and
Mrs. L. F. Lawhon, at Bronwood, were de
stroyed bv lire Sundai night. There was SB9O
insurance on stores, $750 on stock in I.awbou
store.
The Danielsville Monitor says; "Two acres
of land, in less than a hundred yards or the
public square in this place, iu iss] sold for *7
50 an acre. It could not be bought now for
? 1,000 an acre."
At a meeting of Augusta merchants Mon
day it was resolved to send three representa
tives of the business interests of \ugu-ta to
Hie meeting of general traffic managers soon
to lie held in New York.
At Atlanta. Monday, a monkey-faced owl
was stored in the coat room of the Markham
House for several hours and attracted much
attention. Mis owlship lielongedto a traveler
who chanced to be in the city.
The old mail route from Ilinesville to lteids
ville is to terminate at Long Branch. This is
unfortunate for the people who live between
Long Branch and Keidsville, who hope that
tlie government will re-establish the old
route.
The Greene county school commissioners'
report shows that last fall there were 29 white
schools and :W colored, with an attendance of
993 white pupils and I-sd colored. Total
white and colored, 2,857, at a cost of $ !,:;u 38
for three months.
A voung man named Brailsford, who had
charge of the Wheeler A Wilson Sewing Ma
chine < OUipany’s office at Milledgeville. lias
taken a sudden departure for New York,
leaving, it is aileged, air unpaid hoard bill.
It is not yet known ttiat he is short in his
accounts with the company.
Monday's Hinesville t<izei, r savs: "The de
mand for shad has been ahead of the catch
this season. At the fisheries on the Altamaha,
as soon as the fish are taken out of the net,
there are purchasers present ready to take
them oil'. The rise in the river will, however,
run all the fishermen out of the swamp."
Tile Danieisvitlc Monitor says; “There
were three vacancies in the board of jury re
visers. One caused bv the death of Judge Elba
Collins, which was filled by the appointment
of tV. L. Smith. The other two caused by the
expiration of the terms of S. H. Ware and -I.
Greene, both of whom were reappointed."
The Ilinesville Gazette says: “Bill Way has
found out anew way to catch catfish in ins
mill pou t. The otner dav he set a trap on a
; <in the pond for an otter. When lie went
toVx'smine tils trap he found a catfish a f<x>t
and a h.? 1 * long ■'* the trip. Mr. <at had
managed to ."tiinh the tog and slip into tlie
trap."
As the steamer Thron-tee-ka was on tier up
trip Sunday night about II o’e!*ck, just above
Neal’s landing. Mate W. D. Sauls l"si tiis
I tala nee and fell from the hurricane roof to
the lower deck, receiving such injuries as to
cause his death Monday morning. He was a
resident of Columbus, Ga., where he leaves a
w ife and six children.
The Lumpkin Independent says: “There is
a negro debating society about three miles
from town that eclipses (Brother Gardner's
lime kiln club for originality. The question
for discussion at its la.-t meeting was; 'Wh i ii
is the most useful to the country, lawyers or
buzzards- The question was decided iu
fn'or of the buzzards.”
tu Gwinnett, lor the year Isß3. there were
ninety-six public school: taught, of which
fifteen were colored. There v. re 8,1111 white
and sub negro children attending the same.
The school fund received and paid out for the
year amounted to fti,472; average monthly
cost of tuition per pupil, $ 1 38, of which si)
rents was paid by tlie Mate.
N. E. Adamson is making an effort to ob
tain subscriptions to the amount of SIO,OOO. to
lie paid for in stock, for the purpose of con
tracting a street car line from the depot in
East Rome to Eorrestville, with a branch
running through lie Soto, lie hopes to have
the port ion from East Rome to Forrestville
completed 3 ;'! time lor tin*encampment.
i’L<e artesian well at Milner, now being
'.H,rod. D four huu'i.u. 1 feet deep, and a stream
nv inches ill diameter is "owing at the rate
of one hundred gallons of pme spring water
to the minute. IJiiner is a village of live
hundred inhabitants, five large stores and ox
saloons, two churches and a tine school, two
hotel* and a town hail. Tins w ilt be a great
resort for pleasure seekers after awhile.
Tin- ilinesville Ornette says: “Tin- Agricul
tural Society hut Saturday evening discussed
the s:uano question. The general opinion was
that oitr people have invested too much money
iu this direction, some were fearful that
there would not la* eotlon enough fi:;;sed to
~av for commercial fertilizers brought into
the country. The society entered into reso
lutions offering premiums to the member who
would make the most potatoes on half an acre
M land."
An important will cascwdl 1> fried in Floyd
superior Court this week, some two years
ago Mrs. Hamilton, of Atlanta, died iu Rome,
i-’tt\ ing au estate valued at ueriiaps *>5,000.
By her will the hulk of this property was left to
nor two children, Mrs. tfyly, of Atlanta. :ind
Mr-, j. ii Freeman, of Rome. The other iwo
. hildren, Mr V". S. Hamilton, of Fort Valley,
and Mrs. Hood, of Rome, filed their caveat to
the will, the ground- of which arc undue in
fiuenee, etc.
x; Home Sunday night ti.v corner stone Of
the Cailfolie Church was pulled out by loosen
iug the bijck around it, and the nin; and
other article* contained in it were stolen.
During the night another act of vandalism
was perpetrated. r l l*. gates of half a dozen
citizens residing near Si-orter College were
violently wrenched off, and aii thrown on the
piazza of the college. No clue has yet been
obtained to the perjietrators of tUa*- out
rages.
Saturday’s Alapai.a A>ws says: superior
Court for Berrien convened last Monday. A
great many cases of loug standing were dis
poaed of. the most important being that of
Mcßride ft al. against Weldon. Tinacase has
| M . on tiie docket for nine years, and vv-z iin
alh- .Voided Tivsday evening iu favor of the
nix nit i**, Several divorce cases were tried, in
all or wh'N.-jj tile piainGffs obtained verdicts.
All adjouiNiun-nt was effected Thursday,
morning. I ‘ r “ Dill* v.g,-e found by
the grand jury. ’
The Lumpkin says; $ it'
Justice Courts at Antioch rival lamgstrect s
famous Georgia scenes. J-ast at uidyy was
the regular court day. The Juuge s liench is
au emptv box, and the stand au upturned
barrel The magistrates preside with tlieir
iiats on: the spectators, attorney- and wit
icsses follow suit. A case in which a bailiff
traded off a mule which had been levied on,
wa* discussed in concert bv the court and the
lawyers, while the bailiff was a mile down
the road making another horse swap. The
■courts arc always well attended, and are as
instructive as a circus."
The Albany Xe%e* says: “For a week nr two
lton bnvers have been excited oyer a large
lot of the fleecy staple which was hel<l :u store
by Messrs. N. A A. K. Tift A Cos., belonging to
Col. 1.. A. .lonian of Lee countv. consisting of
L 6 bales, in the aggregate about 4*0.130
iuikl. Bepresentatives from Savannah,
{ nmnu-. Charleston. Macon, Vugusta.
Th.,ri,' <u <)ie, and, perhaps from other cotton
a'ontrea were on hand early yesterday mors
-ITl<r ,he bolding was lively. It was tinal
?*Wok>. B- Wealow, of this eity at
p cenU per pound, it was purchased for
direct shipment 3 mMiifaeturer. The ag
gregate amount o' 1 ** I ' e ' " as aliout {lO.Mi.
The Ilinesville of Monday sayst
“Last Monday evenin's. *Ker we had gone to
press, a colored youtn named .Joe Martin
rode into the* village at breakneck
speed, inquiring for the doctor. After many
questions the information w.'< elicitol Iflat
his mother, who lives halt a uC'e from the
village, was accidentally >hot. Tii? boy Joe,
with an old gun, was'preparing to shoot a
bird. In some way tiie gun was HCL'identally
discharged, the whole load lodging in the face
of his mother, who was sitting on the .tops.
The wound is serious, and may result in the
lots of one eye. George Marlin, the husband,
took good care to break up the old gun with
an ax.”
The Quitman Free Praw says: “Our read
ers will remember our account two weeks
since of the death by burning of Mr. lluMus
tdudstill. At the time of Mr. Studstill's
oeaik much of his fence was burned and on
Mouth,} last the neighbors congregated to
split rails and put up the burned poriion
spew. Among them was young William
w alter, bob of Mr. idem Walker, and brother
of Mrs. htudstUl. In catting thjwu a tree it
ITltc SUorning Hem
struck and broke off a limb from another tree
which fell, striking voung Walker on the
head and fracturing his skull. He died in
about four hours after the accident. William
M alter was a promising young man about
21 years old, and had recently married. It is
a sad affair and is rendered more so by rea
son that it occurred verv near where Mr.
Studstiil was burned and Mrs. Studstill loses
husband and brother.”
Yesterday’s Teleoraph and Messenoer says:
“Mr. Lewis Fitch, one of Macon's old-time
citizens, whose residence now is in New Ha
| ven, Coun., but who is at present in Macon on
Ia visit, lias presented the library with some
! pieces of au historic, flag. This flag was pre
| -ented to the Macon Volunteers in October,
| 1820. The fragments in the library have a
I placard attached to them on which is written:
■l’ieces of the banner of the Macon Volun
teers, Isiuglit by and presented to tlie company
by Lew is Fitch, October 15, 1828. W. I. Dan"-
ley, fi aptain commanding. Was carried in
the Seminole war iu 1886, and these fragments
arc linvv presented as a memorial to the Ma
con Library by Lewis Fitch, of New Haven.
Conn., aged 82' years; one of three original
members now living, the others being W. s.
Norman, aged 83, living in Arkansas, and
Joliu ( liain. aged 84, living in Florida.' Tile
three gentlemen named on the placard are the
only survivors of tiie original roll of the
Volunteers, but there are several members of
tiie company lio are now living who took
part in tiie .Seminole war. Of those living iu
Macon are Messrs. E. E. Brown, Wm. Holmes,
E. C. Bulkley, Joseph E. Wells, John M.
Fields. I). R. Rogers, J. L. Salisbury, T. 11.
Blount. Then there are several others living
in other States.”
The illaiESvitle correspondent of the Atlan
ta Constitution sends the following: “The
farmers of Gum Log district, iu Unioii county,
while performing road duty, were the wit
nesses of a diabolical "murder. Among
those present were Jefferson Anderson and
James Cooke,two boys not vet twenty years of
age. For a year past they had been on bad
terms ow ing to some rivalry, •caused, it is
generally In-lit*veil, by jealousy. Their fami
lies have always lived in this county as dose
neighbors. When the two boys came togeth
er they renewed their expressions of dislike
for each other. When work had progressed
for some time, Anderson sat on a log to rest,
tiis shovel resting against his knee. Cooke
looked toward him and said sneeringly: “See
ttiat darned galoot a sitting on a log.” Ad
vancing toward Anderson, Cooke again
taunted him with: “You’re a regular scare
crow.” As ( <Hike came close, holding his
pistol in his hand, Anderson struck him on
tin- shoulder with his shovel. That instant the
click and fire of Cooke’s pistol, and the fall of
Anderson to the ground, his heart pierced by
the bullet, brought the whole gang around
the fallen man. As soon as they ascertained
that Anderson was dead they looked around
for the murderer, hut he was nowhere to be
seen. He is believed to be concealed in some
of the mountain fastnesses, and as lie lias a
number of determined friends his capture
will tie difficult.”
Tiie Lumpkin Independent says: “Thursday
morning there was seeu upon the public
square, tacked to a tree in a conspicuous
place, a card of cabalistic origin, but execu
ted in such a wretched or disguised chirogra
phy. that one's first impression on looking at
it would be. that some huge, luckless spider
had crawled out of au ink bottle and left the
mazy tracery of his sprawling legs upon the
paper, with now auil then an uglv spot where
lie had stopped to rest. It was headed thus:
•Notice.—ileadquartersof Wateliers and Reg
ulators Thursday March 19th 1884.’ Jttst un
derneath the word 'notice,' there were
plainly sketched tiie outlines of a pis
tol. a coffin, and a shotgun, all in a row,
\t e only give tiie substance of tiie writing
winch followed. It gave warning to an un
named ‘party’ to leave the town in three days,
or ‘We, as members of this high order, will
rid the town of him, even if we have to shed
biood, blood.’ The word 'blood' was written
twice w til red ink and underscored with
heavy red lines. There was a full page of
writing, letter size, charging the ‘party’ with
certain crimes which were considered griev
ances to the town and to society, saying,
‘each one of us have solemnly obligated to
carry out the above,’etc., and signed, 'Watch
ers and Regulators.' Now if we did not think
that this was done through lioyieh mischief,
it might indicate a sort of Ku klux organiza
tion which would terminate ultimately in
something more serious than bamboozling a
sinecure.”
PLOgfiU.
l>e Land has a city electiou Saturday.
The Apalachicola Tribune is offered for sale.
l’ahuka firemen are lo have a puradc and
ball May 1.
It is reported that the SumterviUe Time* lias
suspended.
There is talk of a newspaper being estab
lished soon at I’revatt.
SI,OOO is to be raised to put the East Jack
sonville shell road in complete order.
Bob Turner drew the gold watch raffled at
Braidentown on last Monday evening.
Anew post office has been established at
Harwood's, north of Wnmai a few mites.
Two new and important streets have been
laid out at Waldo and will be completed soon.
Nearly SIOO,OOO have been expended on
buildings alone in Brooksville during the past
year.
Thirty crates of snap beans were shipped
from Braidentown on the steamer Dictator
last Thursday.
A daily line of steamers between Manatee
and Tampa is among the possibilities, and the
Manatee Xetcs w ants a wharf lmilt at that
place.
Volusia County* Court meets three weeks
from Monday. There are but few cases on
the docket, the most important being that of
the negro who killed a man at DeLand last
New Year's day.
A correspondent of tiie Palatka Metes writes
that paper tli.it “alligator steak,” in taste,
much resembles black bass, is a little drier
and a slight degree stronger, bnt if placed
upon the table as fish but few could detect it.
John Padgett has opened a large Indian
mound just above Manuel’s landing, and
found several skeletons. The mound is only
about eight miles distant bv laud or twelve
b\ water, and leached without difficulty
either way.
Two men tried to victimize the Bank of
Jacksonville, Monday, by the same trick that
was played Siicessfirily in Macon a few days
ago. They saw that tl’ie officers of the bank
were waiting to catch them, and left with
out accomplishing their purpose.
The Monticcllo Constitution reports the find
ing of the skeleton of a woman in Cuba
swamp, near Wnukeenah. The remains are
supposed to lie thpse of Miss Matilda Bradon,
a demented woman, who was in the habit of
wandering about that county, but who had
lieeu initsed for several months.
The Waldo Advertiser says: “The most im
portant improvement that has ever occurred
in Waldo is Farrell’s recent addition to the
city. This comprises a beautiful plateau of
several acres, high and elevated, with the
most attractive surroundings. It lias been
laid off artistically witli streets and avenues,
blocks and lots, with an eye to geometrical
symmetry and accuracy. When purchases
are made and houses are erected, wo predict
that no part of this or any other city will be
more handsome or attractive to the eye.”
Saturday’s Enterprise Herald says: “We
have kept our forms open long enough to give
the result of the meeting held this morning to
i u oriiorate Enterprise. William Thayer was
elected Chairman and C. B. Buck nor Secre
tary. A committee ascertained that there
were sixty-five actuall> resident voters in tlie
proposed corporate ljjpits. Forty-six, two
more than the required twe thirds, were
present. Of these thirty-seven voted for in
corporation, eight agaiust and one blank.
The town of Enterprise was therefore
.i.:..layed to lie incorporated. To the proposed
area '.vu added Hie west half of section 5, ex
tending the limits half a mile further east.
The election of officer., resulted as follows: .8.
s. Bennett, Mayor; R. v. t-Joore, C. D. Mc-
Lean, Andrew Harold, John Sants and James
Atkinson, Aldermen; H. F. ijuackenbns.
Clerk and Treasurer; Leven Arm wood, Mar
shal and Collector. The vote for Mayor was.
Bennett 27. Buckuor 19, for Clerk and
Ti. usurer. Ouackenbos 23, G. H. Count 22,
and 11. if. i ount 1. The latter vote was evi
dently intended for the second gentleman, but
the judges did not epunf. It for him.”
Hogan Cash Disguised as a Negro.
A report has gained credence all through
tim J’ate, says a Columbia, South Caro
lina sjieciai of the 23d, that IV. Bogan
Cash, the outlaw, for whose apprehension
the Governor has offered a large reward,
is roaming about the country disguised
a negro. Yesterday a colored man
who was cLowping wood along the Santee
river saw a mail disguised as a negro, his
face blackened with oh a*-,coal, walking
along the river. He hailed hiju. iyjdthe
yuan, being startled, drew his rifle and
med at the wood chopper, who took to his
heels and £ed precipitately. This disguis
ed man is now kitown to be Cash, who has
been biding iu the vicinity of that pla.’e.
ilUi footprints were found' iu the goft clay
soil along the edge of the stream, and,
owing to tne peculiar formation of one of
the boot heels, were identified as those of
the young desperado. 'l’he wood chop
pers are armed to the teeth to-day, and
have received orders to shoot L ash ijpon
sight if he does not instautly surren
der. The elder Cash, who is out on bail,
says his health has been much injured by
Uiv excitement of the past fortnight.
An Fright at San Francisco.
San Francisuu, March 25.—The
heaviest shock of earthquake since 1868
occurred here at 4:44 o’clock to-day, i?ejfc*
pie rushed from their houses iii great
1 right. The shock lasted 13 seconds.
Several building* near the water front
were seriously damaged, sh second, but
tighter shock followed at 5:18 o'clock this
evening. .More shocks are expected.
The St. Augustinian Suits.
Lawrence, Mass., March 25.—1n the
Augustinian trials to-day it was an
nounced that ten of the cases which were
agaiust St. Mary’s Church had been aban
doned, jitd that the plaintiffs would rely
on their eases against the Immaculate
Conception Church,
Justifiable Homicide ill Glynn.
Brunswick, March 25.—Dawson I{en
derson shot and instantly killed William
Walker at Hazlehurst etation, near this
city, yesterday evening. The accounts
received seem’to show that the act was
justifiable. Both parties are colored.
Prevent malaria attacks by invigorat
ing the liver with Dr. Sanford’s Liver In
vigorator.
AT THE NATION’S CAPITAL
SENATOR BROWN SPEAKS ON
THE EDUCATIONAL BILL.
The South too Impoverished by the War
to do all the Good That She Was Will
ing in Heart to do—Federal Education
al Aid a Duty. Not a Charity—Ex-Gov
ernor Long Takes a Bap at the Whisky
Bill—Mr. Eliis’ Louisiana Flood Ap
propriation Tactics Again Fail.
Washington, March 23.—1n the Sen
ate to-day, among the memorials pre
sented were several protesting against the
passage of bills before the Senate relating
to patents or any bills that may be injuri
ous to the interesti of patentees.
Mr. Frye, from the Committee on Rules,
reported that the committee construed the
rule relating to the admission to the floor
of the Senate ot heads of departments to
apply only to Cabinet officers. Mr. Frye
also reported from the same committee
adversely a resolution heretofore intro
duced by Mr. Call to give the President of
the Senate authority to invite to tiie floor
of the Senate distinguished citizens of
other States or countries.
The bill to increase the salaries ol
United States District Judges was agaiu
taken up, discussed and (Hissed by 42
yeas to 13 nays. As passed it makes the
salaries of all United States District
Judges $.5,000 per annum, and prohibits
them from appointing to position in their
courts relatives within the degree of first
cousin.
The next order of business was the cal
endar of unobjected eases to the live min
utes rule. •
Mr. Call’s joint resolution providing for
the payment of laborers in the govern
ment employ the same wages for holidays
as for other days was taken up, read three
times and passed without debate.
MR. lit.AIR’S BILL.
Mr. Blair’s educational bill was taken
up as unfinished business, the pending
question being on Mr. Harrison’s amend
ment to require the States to contribute
each annualiv au amount equal to the
amount severally received by thAm from
the national fund. The discussion was
continued by Messrs. Harrison, Blair,
Jones of Florida, George, Allison, Maxey,
Coke, Hoar, Sherman and Mr. Brown, who
said that when the late war commenced
neither side supposed that the slaves
would be freed. Providence had a deeper
design than the Congress of the United
States, and begun in time to see that
the freedom of the slaves was necessary to
the salvation of the Union. At the close
of the war the Southern people were re
quired to incorporate in their constitu
tions provisions which clothed the slaves
with all the rights of citizens. The slaves
were freed as a necessity of the Union.
What then became the duty of the Union?
Certainly it was the duty of the Union to
take such action as would qualify the
newly made citizens for the duties of
citizenship. It had been a fearful experi
ment Jto enfranchise the freedmen in
their then condition; but, having freed
them, it was dearly the duty of the whole
Union to aid the States in preparing them
for citizenship. However willing the
Southern States might be to do this work,
the fact was that they had been left so
impoverished by the war that they could
not do it, even though individual slaves
were now present as freemen; and so the
country is no poorer in that sense, yet all
know that the property owners of the
South had lost their property. There had
been an actual loss ' of $500,-
000,000 in the taxable property
of the State of Georgia alone,
according to the returns of the year be
fore and the year after the war. The
Southern States had supported from their
property all the armies of the Confede
racy, and the money which the Southern
people had at the close of the war was as
ashes in their hands,
A DIFFERENT STORY IN THE NORTH.
llow different was it in the North. At
the close of the war every investment
made in the North for the support of the
army was good. In the South they were
utterly worthless. Besides that the South
had U* mm tribute, to the payment of the
Northern war debt, and many millions of
dollars of captured and abandoned pro
perty had been taken and sold by
the United States, and although the
Supreme Court of the United States
said as to several millions of it captured
after the war that the United States Gov
ernment had no shadow of a title to it,
the statute of limitation ran against |
private owners. Mr. Brown only men- ■
tioned these things to show that the"people
of the South were impoverished by the
war, so that it was impossible, no matter
how anxious they might be, to educate
their colored people. Except Texas, no
Southern State was in a position to do all
that was required, but Mr. Brown did not
regard it as a work of charity. The slaves
had been ireed by the Union, if it
was right to make those people
citizens. and Mr. Brown did
not question it now, then it was not only
the right, but the imperative duty of the
Union to lit them or help them to lit them
selves for the duties of citizenship, for
upon the well performed duties of citizen
ship depended the perpetuity of the Union.
It was not necessary that this aid should
bo permanent. Mr. Brown would not de
sire it to be. The Senator Irom New
Hampshire (Mr. Blair) had shown to the
Senate that the Southern people were tax
ed as heavily, in proportion to their prop
erty, as any of the people of the Northern
States. The people of the South had
done the l>est they could. Not one
of the Southern States that had
been fully recognised as in rebellion had
passed any law discriminating against the
application of the sehool fund to schools
for colored children. The same arrange
ment existed for both colors. He thought
that he might then under the circum
stances fairly ask the Senators who were
on the other side oi the question in the
war to come forward and help out those
who, while doing tlieir best, could not do
as well as they could wish or that tiie
country could wish.
THE CONSTITUTIONAL QUESTION.
As to the constitutional question in
volved, while Mr. Brown declared himself j
to be a strict constructionist, he could not
but see in the general welfare clause of
the constitution, a clause clearly covering
it, so fundamental a consideration as the
education of the people. If there was any
thing necessary for the general welfare in
a republic it was the education of the
people who formed the republic and made
its laws, if, again, Mr. Brown said, Con
gress had the power to protect men in
tlieir exercise of the ballot, does it not
follow that Congress had the power to
prepare them to cast that ballot? Had we
not the right to prepare him to read and
write this ballot?
Pending debate the Senate weut into
executive session, and when the doors
were reopened adjourned.
IN THE HOUSE.
In the House to-day, Mr. Browue, of
Indiana, from the Committee on Judi
ciary, reported back the bill making it a
felony for a person falsely and fraudu
lently to assume to be an officer or cm
ploye acting under the authority of the
United States or any department thereof.
The bill was passed.”
MR. ELLIS WITHDRAWS HIS RESOLUTION.
The Committee on Appropriations to
day had under consideration Mr. Ell's’
joint resolution making an appropriation
to prevent the overflow of the lower Mis
sissippi. Telegrams from the editor of
the New Orleans Picayune, the Mayor ol
New Orleans, and a dispatch to the Louis
iana Senators, signed by Gen. Meyer, D.
F. Kenner and T. D. Miller, urging the
necessity of action by Congress to prevent
the threatened overflow, were laid before
the committee. The dispatch to the New
York Tribune , quoting the Times-Demo
crat of yesterday as saying editorially
that New Orleans was in no danger of an
overflow was read, whereupon Mr. Ellis
withdrew his resolution.
EX-GOVERNOR pON.G’S PHILLIBPIC.
Mr. Long, of Massachusetts, said that
in rising to speak on the bill he did so more
for the purpose of feeling his way than
with an idea of giving much information
to the House. In his judgment upon this
tui* bill he was governed neither by sen
timent oil the one hand, nor on the other
tyr any purpose to subordinate this
practical issue to a question of tariff re
form or tariff protection. He had
changed bis views in the pending
measure sinc6firs£ considering it. At first
it had appeared to him that its tendency
was to correct the discrimination
Which existed against whisky, but
the arguments of the supporters
of the bill had proven too much. The
query arose in hi@ mind how, if there was
such au uniust burden on one commodity,
it happened that such an enormity had es.
eaped the attention of a former Congress;
and he had made a further examination,
and that examination had led him to the
conelusiop that whisky was not suffering
under anv aisoriJJJiaatlon, but that the
effect of this hill wouid o to create one
in its favor.
LESSONS FROM THE PAST. -
The three years’ extension granted in
IS7B, had increased the evil of over pro
duction. A refusal in 1882 had lessened
SAVANNAH, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 26, 1884.
it. Which example was this House going
to follow ? He believed that the gentle
men from Kentucky were speaking with
the most thorough convictions, but if this
bill were passed and the time extended
when the limit was reached, instead of
70,000,000 gallons, instead of $60,000,000 of
unpaid taxes, the amount would be in
creased 25 or 50 per ceut. Then the ques
tion would be not when the tax would be
paid, but whether it would be paid at all,
and the question, therefore, became one
not ot relief alone, but ol great public pol
icy and far-reaching effect. If the bill
were defeated the production of whiskv
would be stayed, and the present stock
would go its normal way. If
it went out oi the country
to a\T)id the tax the country would be re
lieved. If it remained the government
would get its tax and go on paying its
debt. The amount at stake was merely
nothing in comparison with the amount
of capital seeking investment.
A CHANCE FOR PRIVATE ENTERPRISE.
If the government could att'ord to loan
this money at 4% per cent., and this, it
must be remembered, was not of the func
tions of the government, certainly other
institutions who'se function it was to loan
money would be glad to secure so good an
opportunity. They could have exactly
the same security as the government, and
could demand the same bonds as the
government demanded. In conclu
sion Mr. Long made a forcible pre
sentation of the evilsj of intemperance,
declaring whisky to be the dynamite of
human civilization, and responsible for
much national ruin and disgrace. His
remarks throughout commanded much
attention, and at their conclusion he was
warmly applauded. Bending discussion
the committee rose.
Mr. Ellis, of Louisiana, asked leave to
report from the Committee on Appropria
tions a joint resolution providing that
$125,000 of the unexpended appropriation
for the relief of Ohio flood sufferers may
be used for the reliel of the sufferers from
the overflowof the Mississippi river and
its tributaries. Objection was made, ami
the House adjourned.
The Democratic caucus was announced
to be held at 7:30 o’clock.
SAY ANX A H’S COM MITTEE.
Tlieir Arguments for a River and Har
bor Appropriation Heard.
Washington, March 25.—The Savan
nah representatives were heard by the
River and Harbor Committee to-day. The
hearing was very encouraging to the gen
tlemen concerned. Nearly all the mem
bers of the River and Harbor Committee
were present. Both Senators from Geor
gia and all the Georgia members of the
House were also there. The hearing last
ed about an hour and a half. Senator
Brown made*a very full argument for the
$530,000 asked for the improvement of the
Savannah river and harbor. His argu
ment showed Savannah's importance in
regard to railroad and navigation com
munication. He demonstrated what a
centre Savannah had become in that con
nection, and how vastly more important
she would be as a point of ex
port for Western produce, especial
ly after the necessary improvements
had been made. The committee evident
ly was much interested in Mr. Brown’s
arguments. They asked many questions
of him as they did also of Mayor Lester,
and Messrs. Saussy, Hunter and Mercer.
Each of the latter gentlemen made clear
statements of the necessity of improving
the Savannah river and harbor. Statis
tics of Savannah’s importance as a ship
ping and receiving port were told in a
forcible and interesting manner. The
condition of the work of improvement
was outlined and what is further necessa
ry in continuing the work. The commit
tee listened with the greatest attention.
They expressed themselves as friends of
Savannah and as in favor of action
pending to continue her prog
ress. The Savannah committee
were greatly pleased with their
reception and feel, as Mr. Lester said to
the News correspondent, “reasonably
hopeful.” They are also very thankful
for the manner in which the Georgia del
egation is co-operating with them. They
will be heard next Thursday by the
Public Buildings and Grounds Committee
in favor of a public building for a post
office and court house in Savannah.
A COMMITTEE ROOM SCANDAL.
Lowery, of Indiana, Uses Bail Language
to Miller, of Pennsylvania.
Washington, March 25. — There was
a somewhat sensational scene in the
House Elections Committee yesterday.
Mr. Lowery, of Indiana, Democrat, was
reading the report ot the sub-committee
in the O'F arrall Virginia election case.
Samuel Miller, the bloody shirt waver
from Pennsylvania, said: ‘ “That report
is not borne out by the evidence.”
Mr. Lowery became much excited, and,
shaking his fist at Mr. Miller, said: “You
are a— liar!”
Mr. Miller said nothing.
Mr. Lowery added: “If you stand by
What you said a moment ago you are—
(Here he used a very opprobrious epithet.)
Mr. Miller, although he is very blood
thirsty in speech making, simply said:
“If the gentleman were on the floor of the
House 1 would call him to order.”
There were no signs of blood.
BALLET KILBOI UN’S SUIT.
Its Third Trial Finished and the Case in
the Jury’s Hands.
Washington, Miyeh 25.—The third
trial of Hallet Kilbourp against John G.
Thompson, ex-Sergeant-at-Arms of the
House of Representatives, for $350,000
damages for false arrest and imprison
ment, came to a close iu the Cir
cuit Court before Judge Hagner
to-day. The closing arguments were
made by District Attorney Worthington
for the defendant and Senator Voorheestor
the plaintiff. The latter finished about 3
o’clock, and after a brief charge by the
court the ease was given to the jury. As
there were no indications that a verdict
would be reached in time for its reception
this evening the court notified the jury
that they could return a sealed verdict to
morrow morning in case an agreement
was reached to-night.
The Arlington Estate Paid For.
Washington, March 25.—The Arling
ton estate is now the property of the gov
ernment, the final payment of $23,000
having been made to-day. This amount
bad been withheld from the appropriation
of $150,000 made for the purchase of the
estate in order to protect the government
from taxes or other claims. These claims
have all since been settled to the satisfac
tion of the Attorney General,
Presidential Nominations.
Washington, March 25.—The Presi
dent sent the following nominations to
the Senate to-day: David J. Brewer, of
Kansas, to be United States Circuit Judge
for the Eighth Judicial Circuit; Julius C.
Burrows, of Michigan, to be Solicitor of
the Treasury; Col. David S. Stanley, of
the Twenty-second Infantry, to be Briga
dier (ieneral.
A BKIG FOUNDERS.
Second Mate J’ratt the Only Survivor
of a Crew of Seven.
Philadelphia, March 2*.—' The brig A.
G. Jewett, from this port February 20 for
Matanzas, foundered at sea during the
gale of February 24 southwest of Cape
Hatteras, The Captain and cook went
down with h.er. Second mate James
Pratt and five men were fiftv-four hours
in a leaky boat, and all excep’t Pratt died
from the exposure. Pratt was picked up
by the bark Edward Cushing from Boston
and landed at Aspinwall. He arrived in
New York this morning in the steamer
Acapulco.
A GALE STRIKES KNOXVILLE.
Fifteen Houses Demolished and Sever
al Paople Injured.
Knoxville, March 23.—A terrific hail
and wind storm,accompanied by thunder,
occurred here this afternoon. Hail cov
ered the ground and did not disappear for
several hourf. Hail stones weighing from
one to two ounces were abundant. Much
damage was done to windows and store
fronts. A severe gale struck the north
ern portion ot the city and demolished fif
teen frame buildings, no lives were lost,
but several persons were slightly injured.
Chitia Exasperated at the Loss of Bac
pjnb.
London, March 2a. —Advioes from Per
kin say that the Chinese war party, exas
perated by the hasty surrender of Bac
uinh, demand the immediate punishment
of the Mandarins who commanded the
town.
A Newspaper Proprietor Dead.
Providence, R. 1., March 25.—George
W. Danielson, editor and proprietor of
the Providence Journal, died to-night,
, aged 5Q years.
TIIE TARIFF CAUCUS.
A BELIEF THAT A BILL OF SOME
SORT SHOULD BE PASSED.
The Action of the Caucus Not to be Con
sidered a Collar— of the Tax
on Tobacco, Cigars and Snuff Advo
cated.
Washington, March 25.—The Demo
cratic caucus to-night was largely at
tended. It was called to order shortly
after 8 o’clock. Mr. Morrison
offered a bill indorsing the
the bill reported by the Ways and Means
Committee. In explaining the resolution
he said that full opportunity would be
given to offer amendments to the bill
when it came before the House.
Mr. Randall made a short speech. He in
turn was followed by Mr. Reagan, of
TtfXas.
Mr. Randall, in his remarks, said that
the bill as it had been presented did not
meet the wants of his constituents. He
ofl'ered no substitute.
Mr. Reagan indorsed the bill.
Mr. Carlisle made a fifteen minutes
speech, the five-minute rule which had
prevailed in the speeches of the other
gentlemen being extended in bis case.
He said that tiie constitution allowed
every man to vote as he desired. That no
man could be bound to vote except as his
convictions dictated.
Mr. Blackburn took the ground that the
action of the caucus should be binding.
Mr. Hopkins, of Pennsylvania, ottered
a resolution providing that no one should
be bound to vote by the action of the
caucus.
A HILL TO RE PASSED.
Mr Morrison moved, as a substitute for
Mr. Hopkins’ resolution, a declaration
that after amendment iu committee of
the whole the “bill” should be passed. The
debate under the five minute rule contin
ued at great length. Incidentally a num
ber ol propositions were suggested,
among them one to refer the whole sub
iect to a committee consisting of one
Democratic member from each
State. About 11 o’clock Mr.
Eaton moved to adjourn, but this
motion was defeated by a large majority.
Mr. Morrison’s resolution was adopted
by a vote of 114 to 57. It provides that
the ways and means bill, to reduce war
taxes, should be considered in committee
of the whole, subject to amendment, a
reasonable time, and that then a bill
should be reported to the House and
passed.
EFFECT OF THE CAUCUS ACTION.
Mr. Hopkins, of Pennsylvania, offered
an amendment that the’ action of the
caucus should not be binding.
Mr. Morrison offered a proviso, except
so lar as individual members should feel
bound by the action of the majority ot the
caucus. The amendment and proviso
were adopted, and Mr. Carlisle then of
fered a resolution providing for the repeal
of the tax on tobacco, cigars and snuff,
and a reduction of the tax on fruit brandy
to 10c. per gallon.
Mr. Carlisle’s resolution was carried by
a vote of 88 to 27.
THE RESOLUTIONS.
The resolution offered by Mr. Morrison,
which was adopted by a vote of 114 to 57,
is as follows:
Resolved, That the bill commonly known as
the Morrison tariff bill shall be taken up for
consideration at the earliest practicable dav
and a reasonable time for debate allowed
thereon, and after such debate that a bill be
passed for the reduction of the duties anti war
tariff taxes.
This, before adoption, was amended by
Messrs. Hopkins and Morrison by adding
the following:
Resolved, Further, that the adoption of this
resolution shall not he considered binding in
controlling the individual action of Demo
crats except to the extent that each member
may feel that he ought to he influenced by
the expressed opinion of his associates.
Carlisle then offered the following reso
lution, which was adopted by a vote of 88
to 57:
Resolved, That in order to reconcile the con
flicting opinions and to secure legislation re
ducing taxation, the plan of reduction of
taxes at the present session of Congress shall
embrace a provision repealing all internal
revenue taxes on tobacco, snuff" and cigars
and special taxes connected therewith; also
reducing the tax on brandy distilled from
fruit to 10 cents per gallon, provided that such
repeal and reduction shall not be made ex
cept in connection with a reduction of tariff
duties.
The attendance ou the caucus was very
large in the early part of the evening,
there being but ten members absent, and
they on account of sickness or absence
from the city. Before the vote on Mr.
Carlisle’s resolution, however, many
members had left the capitol.
MR. MORRISON’S OPENING SPEECH.
At the opening of the caucus Mr. Mor
rison stated the object of the caucus. He
said that it was for the purpose of coming
to an understanding, if possible, on the
tariff legislation. The Democratic niem
bers of the Ways and Means Committee,
who believed in the reduction oi the war
tariff, had presented a measure on which
they desired to have an expression of
opinion oi the Democratic members ot the
House. It had been announced in
the press, he said, that those
who were not successful in
controlling the organization of the
House of Representatives would oppose
any measure for reducing war taxes or
the discussion of such a measure by this
Congress. lie stated that the war taxes
derived from internal revenue which at
one time yielded the governments3oo,ooo,-
000 a year had been from time lo time re
duced until only the revenue on tobacco
and distilled spirits remained. He said
that he did not believe in any further re
duction of the internal revenue as a matter
of principle, but as a Democrat desir
ing the harmsny oi his party and for the
sake of harmonizing conflicting views he
would agree to repeal the tobacco tax and
to reduce the tax on brandy distilled from
fruits, provided such repeal could be had
in connection with a reduction of customs
duties. For the purpose of testing the
sense of the caucus Mr. Morrison said
that he would otter a resolution, which he
did, in effect providing that the Ways and
Means Committee bill should be taken un,
and that after a reasonable time tor dis
cussion a bill should be passed.
MR. HOPKINS’ AMENDMENT.
Mr. Hopkins offered an amendment to
the effect that the action of the caucus
should not be binding upon individual
members. A long discussion followed the
offering of the resolution, which was par
ticipated iu by Messrs. Morrison, Eaton,
Converse, Blackburn, Randall, Hopkins,
King, Morse*. Cabell, iteagan. Rosecrans,
Tally, O'Neil of Missouri, McAdoo, Wil
son of West Virginia, Warren, Dorshei
mer, Hutchins, Holman, Nieholls, Harde
man, Beach, Spriggs of New York.
Adams of New York, and Bland.
Mr. Randall briefly counselled modera
tion and conciliation, and suggested an
unexcited conference with a view of
agreeing upon some bill for which all the
Democratic members could vote—a bill
that would provide for a moderate reduc
tion of the customs duties, and at the
same time for a partial reduction of in
ternal revenue taxation. As to making
the tariff bill the subject of caucus action
in the sense of controlling members’
votes, he said thatjitjwas contrary to Dem
ocratic principles* and Contrary to the
principles of a representative government
to attempt to bind any one on a great
economic questiou, and thus seek to com
pel a Representative to vote against the
known opinions and interests of his con
stituents.
Mr. Carlisle said that he was desirous
ol having the caucus come to some agree
ment if possible on a reduction of the
tariff. In order to do so and to secure
such a reduction, he would agree to ths
repeal of the tobacco tax and all licenses
connected with the sale of tobacco and to
a reduction of the tax on brandy distilled
from fruits to 10 cents per gallon.
Messrs. Keagan and Holman urged har
mony and opposed all efforts to bind the
members o( the party by any action of
the caucus. Both declared that the
action of tire caucus should be regarded
as merely persuasive.
THE STRENGTH OF THE BILL.
Several members announce emphatical
ly that they were opposed to the Morrison
bill, but the predominating sentiment
was largely in favor of considering the
bill and of agreeing to a measure that
would receive the sanction of the House.
Besides Mr. Randall, Messrs Tully of
California, and Eaton of Connecticut, op
posed the bill.
Mr. King, of Louisiana, offered a reso
lution to the effect that a committee, con
sisting of seven members of the House
and six Senators, be appointed to con
side. and report at a future caucus on the
pending proposition.
The resolution was voted down.
Mr. Morrison moved that Mr. Hopkins’
amendment be modified so as to provide
that the action of the caucus should not
be binding upon individuals except to
such an extent as each member might
leel influenced by the wishes of the ma
jority of his associates.
This amendment was adopted. He then
called the previous question upon Mr.
Hopkins’ amgpdmeut as modified, which
I was carried by a vote o£ll4 to 59. The
resolution was then adopted bv a veas
I and nays vote of 114 to 57.
THE COMMENT.
j The general talk over the caucus was
that matters had not been simplified much
! by its action. Frank Hurd said that it
I was worse than nothing at all, and added,
1 harmony be . The free traders
are the ones who talk most eni
! phatieally in this vein, but it
cannot be doubted that the tight on
| the tariff question is one yet to come. It
] is predicted that the tariff bill will be
finally passed by about thirty majority.
From Mr. Randall’s 9ilence in the caucus
it is a forecast that he will openly oppose
the bill in the House. The practical re
sults of the caucus are somewhat doubt
ful, nearly every Democrat admits.
RANDALLITES CONFIDENT OF THE BILL’S
DEFEAT.
The largeness of the vote against con
sidering the Morrison tariff oill was the
subject of much comment after the ad
journment ot the caucus. The opponents
of the bill assert unhesitatingly that the
57 Democratic votes cast to-night against
the caucus resolution, together with near
ly a solid Republican vote in the House,
will certainly defeat the bill whenever
it comes up for action. Three
other Democratic members, namely,
Messrs. Fielder and| Ferrel, of New .Jer
sey, and Iloblitzell, ot Maryland, who
were not present at the caucus to-night,
are known to lie opposed to the bill, thus
making, it is claimed, sixty Democratic
votes against the measure," although not
more than thirty-five or forty have here
tofore beeu thus reckoned in the current
estimates.
TOOMBS ENCOURAGES CARLISLE.
Mr. Carlisle to-night received a dispatch
from Gen. Robert Toombs, of (Jeorgia,
asking him to stick to his tariff policy as
the proper course.
THE CONFEDERATE HOME.
A Mass Meeting to be Held in New York
to Advance the Project.
New York, March 25.— The committee
of Confederate soldiers appointed by
Gen. John B. Gordon held a conference
to-day with representatives of the Grand
Army of the Republic, in regard to the
proposed home for destitute soldiers in
the South. It was finally decided that
the best means of procuring money for
the enterprise was to hold a mass meet
ing at an early date, and :t committee
consisting of Captain Charles H. McKen
zie, Col. E. I’. Wilson and Adjutant W.
P. Stowe, of the Grand Army of the Re
public, and Major Sunnier A. Cunning
ham. Captain v. K. Stevenson and Dr.
Theodore Steele, of the ex-Confederates,
were appointed to make the necessary ar
rangements.
THE SECOND MEETING.
The following card will be published
here to-morrow:
. New York, March 20.
The second meeting of ex-Confederates now
in New York and adjoining cities will beheld
at the St. James Hotel, corner of Twenty
sixth street and Broadway. Monday evening,
tlic 31st Inst., at 8 o'clock. It is expected that
all who can conveniently do so will attend
that meeting and aid in the conference to be
held with the members of the Graud Army of
the Republic in the interest of the Home for
Disabled ex-Confederate Soldiers. Important
committees will be announced from time to
time, in accordance with the general pro
gramme agreed upon to-day.
J. B. Gordon,
Chairman Central Committee.
INDIANS ON THE AVAR PATH.
Derisive Laughter by Pennsylvania Pale
Faces Leads to a Melee.
Philadelphia, March 25.—A special
from Columbia says: “This afternoon dur
ing a parade by Col. Edwards’ Warm
Spring Indian Company, which has beeu
exhibiting here, the Indians became of
fended at the derisive yells of a party of
white men. An Indian chiet named
Trailer approached the crowd, one of
whom, named Sweeny, made what the
chief supposed to be a hostile movement
towards him. Grasping his rifle by the
barrel the chief struck Sweeny a terrific
blow across the face with the butt end of
the weapon. Sweeny staggered, hut re
covered and knocked the Indian down.
Other Indians then crowded in and a gen
eral melee ensued, in which several per
sons were more or less Injured. The In
dian called ‘American Horse’ had thrown
Sweeney and was urged by his compan
ions to kill him. Tne fight was finally
quelled without any loss of life.”
IRELAND AND THE IRISH.
Au Assertion that the Dynamite Plot
was Hatched in France.
Paris, March 25.—La Gauloin says:
“The London explosions were plotted in
Paris at a cafe in the Avenue Deyleu -
The dynamite was sent from France, while
the clockwork came from abroad.”
A DROP WARRANT FOR REDMOND.
London, March 25.—The government
drop warrant has been issued against
William Redmond, member of Parlia
ment for Wexfordborougu.for a seditious
speech which he delivered prior to his de
parture for Australia.
Emperor William Displeased. •
Berlin, March 25.—Emperor William,
on his birthday, received Herr Yon Le
veletzow, President of the Reichstag, and
in conversation with him expressed great
displeasure at the fate of the anti-Social
ist law. He recalled attempts which had
been made on his own life, and said that,
the object of the law was to insure quiet,
the means of securing which were at
present defective.
The opposition of the Centre to the anti-
Socialist law is becoming less positive,
owing to the opinion expressed by Empe
peror William. Dr. Wiiidthorst is now in
favor of the bill. Meanwhile no immediate
concessions to the A’zitican are expected.
Blaine's Boom in Pennsylvania.
Philadelphia, March 25. —Special dis
patches announce that the Twentieth
Senatorial and Seventh and Eighth Legis
lative districts of Lackawanna county,
and three Legislative districts
of Luzerne county, in which
the Republicans held conventions to-day,
all selected delegates to the State Con
vention with instructions to support
Blaine for President. The third Luzerne
district, in addition, instructed its dele
gate to support Lincoln for Vice Presi
dent.
Anarchists Banished from Switzerland.
Berne, March 25.—The anarchists re
cently expelled from Switzerland by order
of the Federal Council were Kennel, a
Prussian iron worker, Schutz, a Bavarian
printer, and Falk, a Gernian tailor, all
three of whom were residents of Berne,
and Lissa, a Bohemian, who lived at Frei
burg. They had been in communication
with the Vienna murderers, Stellmaicher
and Kammerer.
Spanish Disaffection.
Madrid, March 25.—Four more array
Sergeants have been arrested, charged
with conspiracy against the government.
El Proyresso has been seized again for
having published an article insulting
King Alfonso. The journal will be prose
cuted. It is expected that a decree will
he issued to-morrow disolving the Cortes
and fixing the date of the elections.
Neither Whistler nor Muldoon Able to
Throw the Other.
San Francisco, March 25.—Whistler
and Muldoon wrestled from 8:50 o’clock
last night until midnight without either
gaining a tall. It was the most exciting
contest ever witnessed in this city. At
12:30 Muldoon refused to continue, stat
ing that lie was too tired. The referee
declared the match a draw.
Southern Development.
New Orleans, March 25.-A dispatch
irom Calera, Ala., says: “Transactions
were consummated to-day involving an
investment of $1,500,000 here by a Michi
gan company, of which Mr. Anderson and
Mr. Fox are the principal men. A large
iron furnace and agricultural implement
manufactory will be established.”
A Blaze til Wyoming Territory.
Cheyenne, March 25.—The mercantile
establishment of .J. E. Warren & Cos. was
burned this morning. The total loss is
estimated at aliout $150,000, and the in
surance at $30,000. The Inter-ocean Ho
tel narrowly escaped destruction. The
origin of the fire is unknown.
Germans Warned Against Itaw Pork.
Berlin, March 25.—A police edict has
been published warning people agaiust
eating raw pork. It poiuts out that per
fect cooking destroys trichina.
Kansas’ Fears Appeased.
Neosho Falls, March 25.—A1l fears of
the cattle disease have subsided, and the
quarantine ha 9 been removed.
Augustus Schell Dying.
New York, March 25. —It is not ex
pected that Augustus Schell will live
through the night.
LOUISIANA’S DISTRESS.
THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE IN NEED
OF SUCCOR.
The Pitiless Waters Stilt Rising, Al
though Last Year’s Marks Have Been
Passed— Hardly a Levee Left Stand
ing-Urgent Appeals for Government
Atd.^
New Orleans, March 25.—A dispatch
from Bayou Sara says: “Last night this
section was visited by a terrible wind and
rain storm. The village of Waterloo, 9ix
miles below here in Pointe Coupee parish,
has the main levee running immediately
in the rear and the protection of a levee
in front. The citizens worked hard dur
ing the storm, but their efforts were un
availing,as the protection of the levee gave
way this morning and precipitated the
water with great force on the main levee.
A large dyke that commands the
upper mouth of Valse river also
gave way. This dyke was built
in 1850 and was 20 feet high with a large
base. The break was caused by an im
perfect flume. Two young men were
drowned. Their names are G. Demoville
and Edgar D. Poreeau. This crevasse is
very apt to cause a break in Protection
river at Grossetete and overflow all that
valuable country. This water will affect
the river front and all places on the
Chevalle, including those of the New
York Warehouse Company. Many peo
ple here during the storm yesterday
moved out on the hills. There is water in
the principal streets, and the rear of the
town is overflowed, caused by the heavy
rain and the breakage of the drainage
machine. A flat boat in tow was swamp
ed during the storm yesterday and thirty
head of cattle were drowned.”
THE NEWS IN WASHINGTON.
Washington, March 25.—Dispatches
received here to-day from Louisiana state
that the Mississippi river has broken over
most of the levees, and that government
aid is necessary to prevent the people
from starving. Representative King, ol'
Louisiana, received to-day, among others,
the following telegram:
Rodney, Miss., March 25.
Tensas Parish is entirely inundated. Ra
tions will lie required for 20.000 destitute peo
ple, amt feed for stock is necessary. The
emergency is very great. Immediate relief
is necessary.
[Signed] James Moore,
William Davidson,
Kobkkt Musgrkyjc,
D. 11. Chamberlin,
Thomas P. Clinton,
Of St. Joseph, La.
This dispatch was sent from Rodney be
cause the overflow had destroyed the tele
graph wires in Louisiana.
THE RECORD ECLIPSED AT ST. JOSEPH.
Vicksburg, Miss., March 25.—The river at
St. Joseph is six inches above the high water
mark of 1882. The levees are all gone, with >
the river risiug from Cairo down.
[Signed) C. C. Cordell,
President of the Police Jury of Tensas Parish.
GOV. M’ENERY’S APPEAL.
Gov. McEnery telegraphs Geu. King as
follows:
‘•Great distress. Morgan Sea, Scott and
Waterloo levees are gone. I have wired the
Secretary of War for rations. The same
amount is needed as in 1882. The laboring
classes are in great disjress.
Signed.] S. I). McEnery.”
SECRETARY LINCOLN’S ACTION.
The Secretary of War to-day sent to the
Speaker of the House a communication
stating that from official reports received
by him it appears that the floods in the'
Mississippi valley, from the neighborhood
of Vicksburg down to New Orleans, are
now higher than the highest point reached
in 1882, and that large numbers of people
have by theoverflowingof the agricultural
districts beeu unable to help themselves.
He accordingly suggests that it it be the
pleasure of Congress to authorize the dis
tribution of subsistence supplies to
those rendered destitute by the floods,
it may be proper in the first instance to
authorize to be expended for the purpose
an amount not exceeding $125,000 out of
the unexpended balance of the sums ap
propriated for those rendered destitute by
the floods of the Ohio and its tributaries.
PL.OX PEON'S PLANS.
Pretending to Have Only the People’s
Interests at Stake in His Schemes.
Paris, March 25.—A meetiug of the ad-*
herents of Prince Jerome Napoleon (I’lon
Plon iwas held last night under the Prince’s
sanction. 31. Paca, member of the Cham
ber of Deputies, made the Important
speech of the occasion, and entered
into an elaborate explanation of Prince
Napoleon’s method for a revision of
the constitution. He said in substance
that when Prince Jerome announced that
his ambition was to become an emanci
pator, calumny brought the accusation
against him that this was a mere
afterthought. But Prince Jerome's
ardent desire is that the jiower
of expressing the national will shall be
transferred to the people’s voice. He him
self said in a recent speech, everything
must now yield to the necessity of letting
the people speak. It alone is our master,
and it alone has the right to choose.
Prince Jerome will never sanction
a resort to violent measures in order to.
secure power. He relies on the chances
of his name. His adherents are confident
thiit if the people’s will is consulted the
result will lie very different from the half
Orleanist formula which the Congress of
187"* produced.
BLAINE’S EVIL EXAMPLE.
Logan About to Make a Wild Plunge
Into Literature.
Geu. Logan, too, is going to write a
book, says a Washington special of the
22d inst. to the New York World. He has
planned for a number of years the writing
of his recollections of the war, and he in
tends, within a short period, to begin upon
this work. It will contain no reference
to the political history of the time, but
will be confined entirely to a recital of the
connection with the war after
the fashion of Gen, Sherman’s memoirs.
Gen. Sheridan is also working upon his
reminiscences of the war. It is probable
that he will issue a book within the
coming year.
The works projected by Messrs.
Dorsheimer and Cox have had a tendency
to stimulate literary ambitious in Con
gressional circles. 'The reports of Mr.
Blaine’s financial success in iiis literary
venture have had the effect of further in
creasing literary aspirations among
public men. *
It has often been an occasion of regret
to students of political history that there
have been so few contributions from the
principal actors in the world. In run
ning hack to the beginning of our govern
ment the materials for obtaining a correct
idea of our political historv are meagre,
often widely scattered and difficult of ac
cess. It is said here that Carl Schurz in
tends to use his recently acquired leisure
in writing a complete political history ol
this country. This is a work that he has
long contemplated, but he never was able
to find the opportunity and the leisure
for the accomplishment of such a gigan
tic task.
ATTEMPT AT SUICIDE. '
Lizzie Sheelian Applies Kerosene and
Flame to Her flair,
Lizzie Sheehan, aged 25, says a New
York special ol the 23d inst. to the Phila
delphia Press, saturated her hair and
clothing with kerosene oil this evening,
and, going into the yard in the rear of her
lodging house, deliberately applied a
match. In an instant she was ablaze,
Qpening the back door, she walked slowly
through the hall, the flames from her
burning hair reaching nearly to the ceil
ing. She then passed out to the sidewalk,
and was about to cross the street, when a
fruit vendor, attracted by the cries of
some children, ran up and threw his tar
paulin over her, smothering the flames.
She was terribly burned about the head
and shoulders, and was carried to Belle
vue, though it is thought that she will
not die. Temporary aberration ol mind
is considered the cause of this strange at
tempt on her life. Mrs. O’Neil, the land
lady, said that the young woman had
lived in her house about a year, and, so
far as she knew, was of good character.
Her father is Patrick Sheehan, who,
several months ago, shot himself with a
pistol, was brought to trial and released
on the plea of iusanity-
Parnell Not to Buy HU Mother’s Rest
denco,
London, March 25.— Mr. Parnell iira
communication to an Irish paper says
that he has not purchased his mother’s
residence at Bordentown, N.J., and that
he has no intention of purchasing it.
Kill, HU Wife and Himself.
St. Louis, March 25. —Geo. M. Riley, a
river pilot, while drunk shot his wife
fatally this morning, and then blew out
his own brains.
AT THE STATE CAPITAL.
, Railroad Meetings—Republican Politics
Bubbling Over.
Atlanta, March 25.—The Railroad
Commission held itS regular monthly
meeting to-day, and heard the petition of
the Savannah Board of Trade for reduced
rates on naval stores. The board was
represented by Messrs. J. P. Williams and
W. N. Holt, who made lengthy and forcible
arguments, presenting many facts and
figures. Messrs. Taylor aud Shellman, of
the Savannah, Florida and Western Rail
way, aud the Central Railroad, replied
for their respective companies. The com
mission will be in session during the week
hearing other .cases, and will probablv
decide this case during the next few days.
THE FIFTH DISTRICT’S DELEGATES TO
CHICAGO.
The Republican District Convention
met to-day. J. E. Bryant was Chairman.
There was a lively time when Wimtnsh,
who was defeated by Moore for delegate,
addressed the convention by courtesy, not
being a delegate. He poured hot shot
into the crowd, and after he retired
Bryant said that it was the greatest out
rage he had ever* seen. No gentleman
would so insult those whose invited guest
he was. J. E. Bryant and W. E. Moore
were elected delegates to Chicago tor
this district. Pleasant and Buck and
Pledger were recommended for the State
at large, and Arthur’s administration was
unanimously indorsed by a resolution of
fered by Mr. Bryant.
-MOVEMENTS OF RAILROAD OFFICIALS.
A large delegation oi railroad officials
left here to-day for New York to attend
the meeting of the Rate Committee and
Executive Committee of the Railroad
Pool on Thursday. Rumor says that both
meetings promise to be of unusual impor
tance.
COURT PROCEEDINGS.
No decisions were rendered by the Su
preme Court to-day. The court is pusli
ing ahead on the Augusta Circuit to close
out the term as soon as possible.
A REPUBLICAN SPLIT.
The following circular was handed
around sparingly yesterday:
7d Union J ten and the Friend* of Reform:
Atlanta, Ga., March 17, 1884.—At a meet
ing of prominent white men held this !a} for
the purpose of consulting on the present po
litical situation, the following preamble and
resolutions were adopted:
Whereas, The elective franchise, which is
the real source of all true liberty and the
foundation of a republican form of govern
ment. has become fearfully corrupt and de
graded by political tricksters in our State,
be it *
Resulted, That we. the white men here as
sembled, together with such other white men,
regardless of past political party affiliations,
who are willing and desirous to co-operate
in an effort to bring aliout reform in our State,
will meet in Atlanta, Georgia, on the Bth day
ol April next, at 12 m., for the purpose of
consultation, and to take such political action
as it may at that time lie deemed wise and
proper. J. XOSUROBB, Chairman.
\V. L. Clark, Secretary.
J a mes Longstbeet.
Jonathan Nokcross.
William Markham.
J. C. Freeman.
A. G.Murray.
Thus. S. Kino.
R. M. Autkn.
The appeal only makes the darkeys
stick closer to Bryant and his white as
sociates.
TWO GOVERNORS MEET.
Governor Rust, of Wisconsin, paid his
respects to Governor McDaniel to-day in
passing through Atlanta.
ARTHUR’S CHANCES.
It is now thought here that President
Arthur will get the full Georgia delega
tion to Chicago. The election of dele
gates by the District Conventions leave
only four to be elected by the State Con
vention. Bryant to-day scored a victory
for himself and Arthur without opposition.
There were only a very lew white men
in the meeting. It was run mostly by
Arthur’s officeholders.
AT A STANDSTILL.
New Orleans, March 25, ll:30p. m.—
A special from Vicksburg says: “The
'fiver to-day is on a standstill, and two
inches above the high water mark of 1882.
Rain fell to a depth of half an inch this
morning.
A letter from Point Pleasant, Tensas
parish,La., says:
“The people are now suffering from the
effect of the most disastrous overflow that
ever visited this section. Our citizens
have been struggling night and day to
prevent the breaking of levees, but in
vain. They are now all gone. No earth
work constructed as levees could stand
the pressure. Stock is being moved, and
families are seeking the higher places.
This portion unfortunately has no hills,
and most of the people and stock have to
go to the Mississippi for safety. Judge
Cordell arrived from below this morning
and says that the water is now all over
Concordia, Tensas and the southern por
tion of Madison parish, and is 6J4 inches
higher than in 1882.”
News from the Yazoo and Tallahatchie
rivers show that a considerable decline
lias occurred from Sharkey’s down to
Yazoo City. The Sunflower river is also
reported as falling.
JUSTICE AFTER EIGHT YEARS.
Two Congressmen Straighten Out Mrs.
Bromley and Runaway Dr. Gay.
About eight years ago, says a Norwich
(Conn.) special ot March 22 to the Boston
Globe, a Dr. Gay was living with his wife
on a comfortable farm in the town of
Griswold, and practicing his profession
among the fanners of the neighborhood
and the operatives in Jewett City. There
was a promising family growing up, and
sufficient income for their needs was had,
but the doctor was ambitious. He per
suaded iiis wife to sell the farm, which
came to her by inheritance, and
move to Norwich that he might extend
his practice. After getting possession
of the money which the sale of the
homestead yielded the doctor skipped
away with a’woman named Bromley, who
had made no less than seven previous
matrimonial alliances. The one preced
ing her elopement with Dr. Gay was made
with a one-eved shoemaker. Mrs. Gay
was left destitute by her husband’s flight,
and had her little family to care for. She
was feeble, and for seven years has been
dependent on the towns of Griswold and
Norwich for a part of her support. The
guilty pair fled to West Point, Neb.,
where the doctor established a drug busi
ness and throve like the green bay tree
until about a year ago, when he died. At
West Point he had assumed the name of
Gray, and he and the Bromley woman
had passed as husband and wife" without
question; so no suspicions were ex
cited when the reputed wife took
out letters of administration on his estate
and claimed to lie sole heir. She disposed
of the drug business to a resident of
West Point for $3,000, receiving $2,000 in
cash and a note for SI,OOO for the balance.
With the $2,000 she came hack East and
placed the money in the hands of her
father for investment. This winter E. K.
Valentine, member of Congress from Ne
braska, who had known Gray at West
Point, and had heard him say lie lived in
Norwich at one time, asked Col. John T.
Waitt, member of Congress from the
Third Congressional district of Connecti
cut, if he knew him. The Colonel
did know all about him. Con
gressman Valentine lost no time in
acquainting the authorities at West
Point with the fraud the Bromley woman
perpetrated, and a week ago, when she
arrived at West Point, whither she had
gone to collect the SI,OOO note, they got
terms with her whereby she agreed to
make restitution for the whole $3,000 in
consideration of criminal prosecution be
ing waived. She telegraphed home to her
father to have the monev forwarded at
once, and on Thursday the First Selectman
of Griswold came to Norwich and pur
chased a draft for SI,OOO in favor of the
proper authorities at West Point. There
is considerable regret that Dr. Gay could
not have lieen a sharer in some sort of
punishment. Airs. Gay and her children
will come in for the estate. The Bromley
woman will doubtless stay in the wild,
wild West.
How He Kissed Patti.
lalert lew with Governor Crittenden.
I had heard Patti sing ‘‘Home, Sweet
Home;” I was in St. Louis, and in com
mon w ith almost the entire audience was
much affected by the incomparable pathos
of her rendition ol that pathetic song/ I
called next day in company with some
friends, and as I approached Patti’s room
I met, in the corridor of the hotel, a party
of young girls, who said to me that they
had just been given that which 1 should
never have —a kiss from Patti. After the
introduction to the lady I repeated what
those happy young creatures had said, to
which she laughingly replied that she did
not see why that should never be. No
sooner was this said than 1 had my kiss.
I then remarked that this was better than
even “Home, Bweet Home,” The joke of
it ail is that in telling on me afterwards,'
the lriends with whom I had gone in de
clared that 1 said the kiss was “better
than anything at heme,”
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GRAHAM TO GIVE BATTLE.
BOTH SIDES It ALLYING FOR
TO-MORROW’S FRAY.
I Four Thousand Menat Osman Dlgna’s
Bark—Ho Haughtily Rejects a Con
ference—Gen. Gordon Trying to Cut
His Way Through His Enemies—The
M ar Debated in the Commons,
j London, March 25.—Gen. Graham has
ordered a concentration of the British
forces at Hnndouk and Olad, prior to
marching out Thursday morning to give
Osman Digna battle near Tamanieb. Os
man has 4,000 combatants. All the lead
ing Sheiks continue their adherence to him.
The report of scouts that Osman has fled
is discredited. Graham’s messenger, who
was sent to ask the Sheiks to come to the
British camp, returned with a reply trom
Osman that the sword was the only me
dium of communication between him and
the English.
The Cabinet Council to-day decided to
give Gen. Graham discretion to march, or
if necessary, to keep the route clear.
Signor Cumizi, the English political
agent at Berber, lias received news from
Khartoum. datdil March lb, to the effect
that Gen. Gordon had repulsed an attack
on the camp at Omduiman. He was
surrounded by rebels and intended to
tight his wav at the head of the troops
along the banks of the Nile to sheudy.
He proposed to begin the advance on the
18th mst.
LORD CHURCHILL AsKS INFORMATION.
In the House ot Commons to-dav, Lord
Randolph Churchill moved that the gov
ernment submit any further news it might
have regarding the operations in Soudan,
and concerning the position of Gen. Gor
don. In the speech accompanying this
motion, Lord Churchill pronounced Gen.
Gordon a failure, and said that if the
Cabinet’s apathy should cause the death
of Gen. Gordon, the Cabinet could not re
main in office a singie day.
Lsrd Edmund Fitztnaurice, l inier For
eign Secretary, stated that Gen. Graham’s
object was to disperse the rebels In the
vicinity of Suakin. When these were
dispersed there would be no difficulty in
opening the road to Berber through the
aid of the Sheiks. After further dis
cussion Lord Churchill withdrew his mo
tion.
DIGNA TO CHARM THE ENGLISH BULLETS
Suakim, March 25. —Osman Digna is
telling his followers that he possesses the
charm of rendering English bullets harm
less.
FROM FOOTLIGHTS TO ALTARS.
Strange Romance of Salmi Morse’*
Twenty-third Street Theatre.
The Twenty-third Street Theatre, where
Salmi Morse attempted to produce his
•‘Passion Play,” says a New York special
of the 23d to the Philadelphia Press, was
to-day dedicated as a church for the Gos
pel Tabernacle, and will be known hence
forth as the Twenty-third Street Taberna
cle. The morning sermon was preached
by the pastor, the Rev. A. B. Simpson,
who said during his discourse:
“As we sit in this building this morn
ing I am reminded of a providence 1 dare
not fail to speak of. Some two or three
years ago 1 passed by this building,
which was then the old Armory, the two
lower floors being occupied as a livery
stable. I was struck with Its location. It
is in the very heart of the citv, and 1 was
impressed with the thought'that it was
just the kind ol a place needed for our
work. I went to the agent and secured
the refusual of the building. The project
of moving here was presented to our ieo
ple, but they preferred to go to the other
place.
“Later, we desired again to come here,
hut a strong financial company, led by a
gentleman who had set his heart on the
project of representing the blasphemous
‘Passion Play,’had secured the building
for five years. We did not stop praying.
Gne lady prayed, ‘O, Lord Jesus! make
the carpenters fit up that place for us.
Slake the Passion ]>eople decorate and
furnish it for us. We cannot afford to pay
$15,000 to do it ourselves.’
“God did put his hand on it, and he did
stop the public production of that play.
After spending $70,000 in remodeling the
building the project broke down, and the
company gave up the lease. Tliev offered
to sell us their improvements for $5,000;
we prayed over it and God stopped us
from going too ffist. The building was
finally put into the market and sold at
auction, and the gentleman bought it
whom we prayed would buy it. The re
sult is that we have been enabled to come
in here without paying a cent for the im
provinent. v
Til E COMING CA MPA IGN.
Arranging in Chicago for the Republi
. can National Convention.
Senator D. M. Sabin, ex-Asslstant Sec
retary John C. New and John N. Clough,
says a Chicago special of the 22d inst. to
the Philadelphia Press, met at the Grand
Pacific note! this morning as the sub
committee of the Republican National
Committee. New represented Powell
Clayton, of Arkansas, and Clough
General Logan. C. L. Magee. W. C.
Cooper and John A. Martin were absent.
John H. Clark, representing the Chicago
Musical Festival, stated that it was pro
posed to put a stage to seat 1,(881 persons
at the north end of the Exposition build
ing. A sounding board would be put
over the stage, and seventy boxes, hold
ing five each, would he built on each side
of the stage. The hall would be made to
hold 7,700 persons in all.
Senator Sabin said that orders had beeu
issued that the attendance should not
exceed 0,000. Mr. New favored making
the tickets from a steel plate. Precau
tions will be taken to prevent their sale,
as in 1880. “Long” Jones, United States
Marshal .endeavored mainly to getabear
ing in the interest of Logan', whose hench
man he is. He vranted a large convention
so as to create favor for Logan, but he
was not heard.
Ex-Secretary New was chosen Chair
man of the committee and Collector Shep
ard, Secretary. S. B. Raymond. ex-Sherifl
John Hoffman. H. X. Higginbotham, Eu
gene Carey, E. G. Keith, M. Selz, A.
Schoenenger, G. E. White, J. M. Smythe.
L. Hutt, O. W. Potter, AY.
K. Sullivan, ex-Alderman Raleigh anil
Joseph Stockton were appointed as a citi
zens’ committee. These men were called
together m the evening, and instructed by
New as to what was to be done. Ther
were to raise the money needed to prepai
accommodations, and to make all necei
sary arrangements.
France’s Financial Condition.
Paris, March 25.—At a meeting of the
Republican Union to-day M. Rouvier ex
plained that the financial situation was
good, and that the deficit of 37,000,000
francs lor 1885 could easily he covered by
various economies.
Foreign Jens at St. Petersburg.
St. Petersburg, March 25.—Foreign
Jews have been forbidden to stay in St.
Petershuig without special permission.
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