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GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
the news of the two states
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.
A Man Injured by an Explosion Near
Forsyth—Murder in Monroe County—
More About Indian Mounds—Little
.Johnnie Thompson’s Dream of his Im
pending Death from Hydrophobia.
GEORGIA.
A beaver hag just been killed near Cutli
bert.
Anew cotton factory is among the possibil
ilies at Augusta.
Dublin felt the earthquake shock already
reported from Sandersville.
The Brunswick post oflire receives daily
over 1,000 letters anti sends off about as
many.
The prospect for a tine melon crop in
Brooks county is good. Edward Young, of
(juitnian, has melons live and six leaves high. ;
The ladies of the Americas Memorial Asso- j
riation have secured the services of Mr. K.
L. Patterson, of Macon, as memorial orator.
Rev. Frank McMurray, formerly pastor of
the Presbyterian church in LaCirange, hits
been called to the Presbyterian church in
Gadsden, Ala.
Americas’ two fire companies, the Wide
Awake and the Mechanics, are industriously
preparing to get ready for the approaching
fireman's parade in Macon.
The Superior Court of Scliley county con
vened m Ldtaville Monday, -Judge Clark, of
the I’ataula circuit, presiding. Court iul
ourneu Wednesday evening.
The bricklayers of Augusta are on a strike
for $2 SO per day. The contractors offered to
pay last year's wages, $2 23per day, but when
the strike was ordered refused to allow' more
than 12.
It is rumored that the girl who murdered
,er . hild at the glade in Oglethorpe county a
few days ago. last year fed one to the hogs
and had previously dispatched two others in
the same way.
At Thomson the grand jurv has found 22
bills for violation of the prohibition law. It
is said that anew paper may be started in
the county to ho run in the interests of those
favoring prohibition.
A tramp negro, while stealing a ride outlie
down through freight Wednesday, went to
sleep and fell between the cars at the 10 mile
lr-t of the Georgia ltailroafl. The train ran
over him. killing him instantly.
A committee of the Augusta Cotton Ex
change is to confer witli the directors of the
street railroad about connecting by railroad
tracks the cotton warehouses of the city with
he details of all the. railroads entering Au
gusta.
Cobb county is now outof debt, with money
in her treasury. Her public buildings are in
good condition, and her affairs are w ell man
aged. The county lax this year will be only
2.3 eent on the one hundred dollar—the State
tax is the same, which will make 50 cents on
the *IOO for State ami county tax.
The Oglethorpe Echo says: "Mr. J. W.
Bacon furnishes the ground."and Tuesday and
Wednesday several of our citizens were busy
fencing in a mutual pasture for almost all the
town, it will only cost a man live dollars a
year to turn liiscow in this pasture, which is
less than it would take to keep a garden
fence.”
Mrs. S. S. Middleton, of Hampton, who had
lieen confined to bed most of the tdne since
her husband’s death, breathed her last on
Wednesday morning. The remains were in
terred at Berea the next afternoon beside
those of her late husband. Five children are
thus orphaned, father and mother both hav
ing died within three months.
The colored girl who went into a religions
trance. Tuesday night, remained unconscious
and showed no signs of life until Thursday
When she revived. She has neither eaten nor
drank since that time. Her mother has re
moved her from the church home. There
was a great deal of excitement among the
negroes over the matter, and hundreds
flocked to see her.
The CamjtbtU County Xetre- Letter esy S'. “.Joe
Allen, who is confined in Fayette county jail
charged w ith the murder of Andrew Lively,
was not tried at the term of the court held
last week. His case was continued on account
of the sickness of Go!. Tidwell, his attorney.
The crime with which Allen is charged was a
most cowardly and revolting one, and it he is
proven to lie the guilty party his chance for
the gallows is good.”
'Die Greeiislxiro Ilome Journal says: “There
is a huge Indian mound on the I’otillain
place, about sixteen miles above Greenslstro,
It is as large as the county court house, and
is situated near the Oconee river. The mound
is suppose 1 to be tilled with Indian relies and
treasures, and, indeed, in 1838 it was over
flowed by the river, and a number of pipes
and beads washed out. It is probable that it
will be excavated at some time m the near
future, and its hiduen mysteries brought to
light.”
Cobb Superior Court contributes th - follow
ing criminals to the chain-gang and peniten
tiary. all colored: Narci.-sa Jones, larceny
from the person, 8 months: Minnie Itush,
adultery, t> in mths: Moses Reid, larceny, 8
months; Israel Glover, larceny, 8 months;
Charles l'orter, misdemeanor, 8 months:
George Boy I, misdemeanor, s months; Anna
Robertson, fornication, 8 months; Joe Smith,
stabbing, 8 months; Amanda Jones, larceny,
:i months; William Broadenax, assault with
attempt to murder, 3 years in penitentiary.
The Henry County Weekly says: “Little
Johnnie Thompson, who died fr. in hydropho
bia last week, had a dream the night' preced
ing the day upon which he was bitten by the
mad ling that was remarkable, to say the
least of it. He dreamed that he was attacked
by a mad dog, and that lie was rescued by an
angel and translated to the clonds. lie re
lated bis dream next morning, and m less
than an hour was attacked by a mad dog un
der circumstance* precisely as he had de
scribed.”
l’lie Marietta Journal savs: "The extra
ordinary protracted spell of rainy weather
has int rfered largely with farming opera
lions in this section, retarding the requisite
preparation of soil and the planting of seed.
This vve fear will cause many farmers to at
tempt to regain loss of time by pntting in
their guano and cotton seed together, which,
if carried out, will do damage to the cotion
seed, and be the means of causing the neces
sity or replanting, as the acid will destroy or
eat up the seed.”
Five miles east of Forsyth, CharlesS. Cham
bliss has been running a'steam grist mill and
ginnery. The motive (lower was a twenty
horse power steam engine. A w eek ago Fri
day morning the boiler exploded, causing
much des ruction of property, and wounding
Charte-Jackson, ft young man who was at
tending to the engine, so severely that he dted
that night. His left hand had been blow n off
at the wrist and the arm so badly shattered
that amputation was necessary. "Mr. Cham
bliss estimates his loss at $1,250.
FLORIDA.
An average of a hundred dozen of eggs are
shipped daily from Jackson county.
Cedar Key is said to be. in a very filthy con
dition, and a genera! cleaning up is de
manded.
Abont SIOO,OOO have been expended in now
and repairing old buildings in LSrookviHc dur
ing the last twelve mouths.
From one to two thousand quarts of straw
berries are shipped daily from Gainesvill ■.
The refrigerator car for transporting berries
makes two trips per week over the Transit
Railroad.
A relic of the late war, in the shape of a
large grapeshot, was struck bv the saw in a
pine log at Gainesville last week, while be
ing cut into lumber at Leighton X Green’s
mill. The saw was badly damaged.
The chemical fire engine “Samuel A.
Swann,” ad the Hook and ladder truck for
tpe t ernandina Fire Department arrived last
week :rom Baltimore, where it was built upon
an order from the Fernandina City Council
A meeting of the Duval County Board of
Health was held Friday. The following res
olutions were adopted: “Reemlned, 'That this
board draw the attention of the Mayor and
Health Committee of the City Council to tjie
undoubted existence of glanders or some
other infectious disease among the horses in
the city, and request that they take immediate
stejw to eradicate the same as
speedily as possible. Revolted, That
the County Sanitary Inspector he requested
to report as soon as possible any case of glan
ders or other infectious disease among horses
outside of the city limits that may conic to lus
notice through the President of this Board.”
The Tavares Herald says: “On Tuesday
night. about 11 o'clock, one of the shanties
occupied by several colored men. near the old
mule lot. was discovered to be on lire. The
alarm was given, but before any assistance
could be rendered the entire building was in
flames. It was occupied by several colored
men, but t the time of the tire no one was in.
The contents, consisting of trunks (some of
them containing money), clothing, provisions,
etc., were a complete loss. How the Are
originated is not known, as there was no one
about when it broke out. Another shanty
standing alongside was torn down to prevent
the flames communicating to others near by.”
The Jacksonville Herald savs: “Bedford,
a young son of Col. Codrington, of DeLand,
took a pleasure trip to St. last
-ummer. and while there deternunclOTj try a
seafaring man's life, fie went to Savannah
and took a position as cabin boy on a schooner
which sailed for Central America. But he was
but a short time on board before ho discover
ed his mistake in supposing that a sailor's
life was all gilt edge—one happy carousal the
whole time. He found it was just the oppo
site, and he not being a sailor, only a cabin
bov, found it ten times worse. Arriving in
port, it was fifty-two days before the vessel
could unload, and before these tedious days
were gone he was taken very sick with the |
tvphns fever. He lived hv a miracle i.'most,
and at last landed in Boston, from which
place he took a steamer immediately for ;
home. Arriving in Jacksonville he met Col. I
todrington by the merest accident, and is
now at home, having arrived last We lues
day."
AX APPEAL FROM PORT ALLEN.
Local Belief Impossible and tlie General
Government Called On.
New Orleans, March 29.—'The Times-
DemocraCs Port Allen special says: The
river rose \% inches to-day. A meeting
of citizens of West Baton Rouge parish
has issued the following appeal:
WttKRKAS, The crevasses in the Pointe
Coupee and Mulatto Point levees in this
parish have already overflowed lands con
sidered free from inundation; and
Whereas, The greatest danger is to be ap
prehended wilh the rising river in front, the
increasing water from the rear ana the
levees becoming every day more insecure be
cause of the force of the current; ami
Whereas, The State, parochial and indi
vidual means are exhausted and can afford
no relief to the suffering people,
Revolted, That we appeal to the General
Government at Washington in this hour of
suffering and distress, and respectfully re
quest that aid may be given us in closing the
crevasses and strengthening the standing
levees, and we respectfully suggest that it m
better to do this at once and restore our
fields to agriculture than to condemn them to
floods.
The break at Sardine Point has been
closed.
RODNEY FULL OF REFUGEES.
A special troni Vicksburg says: “Capt.
Cooper, of the government steamer Vidu
lia, from Rodney, Miss., reports having
moved in the last few days from Tensas
parish, La., which is almost entirely over
flowed to Rodney, 1,100 head ot stock and
35 families with their belongings, in
cluding chickens and dogs. lie says
that the town of St. Joseph,
containing 100 houses, is flooded,
except Front street, behind the levee. The
water proof, which is close by, is entirely
overflowed. All the streets have planks
laid on boxes for people to get around on.
On bis way up, Capt. Cooper noticed
negroes camped at different point* along
the levee, from Rodney to Davis’ Bend,
waiting for the water to fall so that they,
can return to their homes and their work.
The river below is reported to be falling.
The backwater is rising.”
GOVERNMENT RELIEF.
Washington, March*29.—Capt. White
head has telegraphed to the Commissary
1 General of Subsistence from New Or
leans that relief committees there are
| gathering information on which to act,
i but that they do not believe that there is
any actual suffering yet. He thinks that
the services of eight officers will be need
! ed, and will get supplies off soon. Secre
tary Lincoln has directed Gen. Beckwith
i to dispatch a boat loaded with provisions
front St. Louis for the destitute on the
lower Mississippi. The provisions will
probably be needed from Vicksburg down.
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A BOMBSHELL IN CONGRESS.
New Mexican Legislator* Exposing
Great Land Frauds.
Washington, March 29.—The mem
bers elect ol the New Mexico Legislature
have sent to Representative Springer, to he
presented in Congress, a memorial charg
ing that millions of acres of land in New
Mexico and Colorado have been convert
ed to private use. The memorial was
prepared by O. P. MeMains, Representa
tive iu the Legislature of New Mexico. It
will lie presented to the House shortly,
and it is thought a special committee will
be asked for to investigate the charges.
Mr. MeMains says in the memorial: “1
appeal the to Record to sustain nte in the
charges of corruption I herewith prefer
against the General Land Office. I charge
that the General Land Office, without
authority of law, has held in reserve, iu
the interest of private land claimants,
some 4,000,(00 acres ot public land in
New Mexico and Colorado; that patents
to a large portion of said public land so
held in reserve have been
fraudulently obtained from the United
States by private laud claimants througfi
the corruption of said General Land Officer
aud 1 lurther charge that in numerous
instances, and to a great extent on min
eral lands, favored parties have unlaw
fully been permitted by the General Land
Officer to make homestead and pre-emp
tion entries upon public lands held in re
serve by said officer and to receive patents
from the United States therefor.” Six
specifications accompany the memorial.
The total amount of lands for which
patents have been traudulently obtained
is 53.000 acres. The beneficiaries by these
transactions are stated to be ex-Delegate
in Congress from New Mexico Stephen
B. Eikins, ex-Senators Chaffee and Chil
cott, of Colorado; Thomas B. Calvin, ol
New Mexico; Martin Andrew, described
as a relative of ex-l’resident Hayes, and
the then Commissioner of the General
Land Office Williamson.
SAV ANX AH’S I) ELEGATK >X.
A Favorable* Impression Made and a
Public ISuildins: Almost Certain.
Washington, March 29.— Mayor Les
ter and the Savannah committee left for
home this evening. Before departing
they were called upon by nearly all the
Georgia members. The committee is
more than satisfied with the reception
they have met, and there is no doubt but
that there mission will produce good re
sults. They baveJkinipressed all with
whom they have come in contact as being
representative and business men. They
have followed up the hearings they had
before the River and Harbor and Public
: Buildings Committee by setting forth the
claims of Savannah in talks with indi
vidual members.
The general impression among the
members of the delegation is that Georgia
will receive appropriations for two new
public buildings this session. One of
1 tnese will, it the appropriations are se
-1 cured, certainly be for Savannah. The
i other will be for Macon or Augusta. It is
not thought that morb than two new
buildings for the State can be secured.
HIS CHANCE FOR REVENGE.
Dorsey Will Tell Harrowing Tales He
fore Mr. Springer’s Committee.
W ashington, March 29.—Ex-Senator
Dorsey will probably be asked to appear
before Mr. Springer’s Committee some
time in April. He has written a letter to
Mr. Springer, in which he characterizes
the testimony of ex-Postmaster General
James as a ‘’picturesque falsehood.”
Mr. Dorsey says that he wants “all of the
liars to testify” before he is called. The
cx-Senator makes serious charges
against men whose names have not here
tofore been publicly connected with the
star route frauds. He says that he will
make a clear statement of the matters
spoken of in his letter wheu called to tes
tify. Mr. Springer declines to give the
namesof the parties referred to in the
letter, preferring to let matters be de
veloped in the testimony of Mr. Dorsey.
GOV. STONE MAN DENOUNCED.
Attorney General Marshall Resents an
Imputation of Dishonesty.
San Francisco, March 29.—Governor
Stoneman. in his message to the Legisla
ture at the opening ot the extra session,
inferred that Attorney General Marshall
was a party to the compromising ol the
taxes due from the Central Pacific Rail
road to the State. The Alta California
published to-day a letter from the At
torney General to the Governor, in which
he says: “In censuring a constitutional
officer you were bound to state the case
truthfully. You did not do so. To serve
the interests of a greedy pettifogger you
have fixed in the archives of the State and
crystallized in a public document a libel
on a co-ordinate department, and have
betrayed your trust as a public servant
and your honor as a private gentleman.”
Georgia's Claim.
Washington, March 29.— The Senate
Committee on Claims will favorably re
port the bill to pay Georgia’s claim for
$35,555 for money expended in the common
defense at Savannah in the revolutionary
war despite the decision of First Comp
troller Lawrence that the money should be
applied to offset so much of the direct
tax of 1860. As this bill has also been
reported unanimously to the House by the
Judiciary Committee and is now on' the
calendar, the chances of it going through
are very good.
CINCIIATI’S RIOT
OYER A HUNDRED OF
THE MOB KILLED.
The Court House Burned.
Goo Shops SacM aii Firemen
Fired Dpoi
A VERITABLE COMMUNE
Troops (tap the Rioters witli
a Gatlins Gm. •
Several Soldiers Laid Low
Other Cities Also Ripe
For Revolt.
THE JAIL MADE A FORTRESS
Streets Barricaded by
the Authorities.
CORPSES STREWN EVERYWHERE
Herncr Safe in Jail at Columbus.
A Vigilance Proclamation
Blacklegs and Sinful Women
Ordered to Depart,
THE MOB COURTING DEATH,
Bullets aud Cannon have no
Terrors for the Madmen.
Cincinnati, March 29,1:30 a. m.— lt now
appears that there was an actual conflict
in last night’s riot between the mob and
military, which was early called out,
though it is still most likely that the
wounds of the police and military were
inflicted by the lire of the latter. When
the inner door between the reception
room and the cell rooms was broken down
the military tired into the mob and Lew
Kent, a laborer, one ol the mob, was shot
and killed. This seemed to break the
spirit of the mob, though they did uot re
tire hastily. A number of brickbats were
thrown by them at the soldiers and police,
but generally there was not much bitter
ness of feeling displayed on either side.
The greatly superior strength of the de
fenders of the jail over the unarmed and
impromptu mob was so manifest when
the former opened fire tnat it would have
been utter folly to make any further effort.
Some twenty-five or thirty men were ar
rested and’ put in jail'. The jailer’s
residence in the jail, which
was entered by- a portion
ot the mob, was rudely bandied, windows
being broken and furniture smashed.
From this point a number ot men made
their way into the kitchen and thence to
the lower corridor. After the relinquish
ment ol the main eftort to get at the pris
oners, the mob lingered outside, throwing
stones and brickbats at the windows.
THE MOB SACKING A GUN STORE.
Cincinnati, March 29, 1:45 a. m.—
News has just come from the jail that the
mob has not been defeated yet. They have
broken into the armory of the Veteran
Regiment and taken the guns. More
firing has been done at the jail. The
• mob is now looking for ammunition
; with a prospect of success.
| The First Regiment's armory has been
! guarded for three nights iii anticipation
1 of this affair, hut the veteran regiment, of
which Sheriff Hawkins is Colonel, did
not take the same precaution. For the
purpose of getting more arms and ammu
nition the mol) is now in the extensive
gun store of Kitteridge, the largest in the
city. In a few minutes a gieatly
| superior force to the military will be
about the jail and serious results must
follow. Some of the rioters are talking
about getting a cannon at the Music Hall.
A VOLLEY FROM THE TROOPS.
Cincinnati, March 29, 5 a. m. —The
soldiers in the jail feared being burned
out by the mob and fired from the win
dows to clear the sidewalks. The firing
was terribly-destructive. The mob took
all the arms they wanted from Kitteridge’s
store, including a small cannon. About
50 men, the loader ot whom said that he
was thirsting for revenge, began tiring on
the jail with the cannon, but the tiling
produced no effect.
THE NIGHT’S WORK OVER.
Cincinnati, March 29, 3:30 a. m.—lt is
now tnougbt that the work for the night
is over.
TWENTY-NINE PEOPLE WOUNDED.
Cincinnati, 0., March 29, 9 a. m.—
There is still a large crowd around the
jail, but the people are collected there by
curiosity. The military is still on guard.
No further attack is anticipated. As far
as ku ow n two men and oue woman were
mortally wounded and twenty-six me”
seriously or slightly wounded by last
night’s firing. A ma'n from Virginia was
seriously wounded, but lie refused to give
his name. As the meeting at Music Hall
adjourned last night the attention of the
people was attracted by the shout of a
young man, who cried out, “To the jail!
Coine on; follow me, and hang Berner!”
Although there might have been no inten
tion to organize a mob this was the first
time it found vent. The cry was soon
taken up and spread rapidly.
BERNER’S KATE.
It was reported on the streets this
morning that Berner had been recaptured
and hanged at Loveland. The rumor,
however, proved groundless. One story
ithat Berner in running from the crowd
at Loveland ran into the Miami river and
was drowned. This is not improbable, as
the night was very dark and no trace of
him has been found. The whole country
has been scoured by the excited citizens
and if he is found alive he will certainly
be lynched. Oflicer Muiin died at 4
o’clock this morning from the effects of
his wound.
BERNER RECAPTURED.
Cincinnati. March 29, 4 p. m.— Berner
was caught at Foster’s crossing about 2:30
o’clock this afternoon, and is in charge of
the officers. He will be taken to the peni
tentiary at Columbus.
WHERE THE JAIL STANDS.
Cincinnati, March 29,6 p. m.—All day
long changing crow-ds have filled the
streets, approaching as uear the jail as
they were permitted. The jail and court
house occupy the square bounded on the
west by Main street, on the east by Syca
more street, and on the north and south
by narrow streets called North and South
Court. The court hoime fronts the west
on Main street, and reaches from North
Court to South Court. The jail is circu
lar in form, with two wings extending
north and south. It faces the east on
Sycamore street, and the yard is
inclosed with a high stone wall
surmounted by an iron fence. The east
ern front has doors leading into the resi- i
SAVANNAH, SUNDAY, MARCH 30, 1884.
dence of the jailer, which opens on the
sidewalk. Th entrance proper to the
jail is reached by a winding stone stair
way leading down to an area 12 feet be
low the sidewalk.
THE MOB’S ATTACK.
Here was the beginning of the attack
last night. The crowd could surge up to
the very doors of the jailer’s residence
and could fill the area in front of the
lower door, which they batterod open
with a heavy sawed beam obtained from
anew building near by. The same beam
and half a dozen more were carried into
the jail to-day and used as props to secure
all outer doors. They are long enough to
reach hack to the solid wall and the work
of battering down the doors would now
be exceedingly difficult. The jail office
and tailor’s residence have scarcely an
unbroken article in them. Even the large
heating stove was wrecked.
rallying the military.
Sheriff Hawkins has acted all day as
though he expected a renewal of the at
tack to-night with increased violence.
He has called for troops as elsewhere
stated, and has called out his own com
mand, a veteran regiment composed of
soldiers of the late war. Col. Hunt has
also mustered as many of his regiment
as could be brought out and the
jail has all the appearance of
a fortress except heavy guns. T hat most
fearful street engine of destruction,
a Gatling gun, belonging to the police
force is also on duty.
BARRICADING THE BTRI3BT6.
Late this evening the police and sol
diers were busy under Sheriff Hawkins’
direction, barricading the streets in every
direction at a distance of 100 yards from
the jail. Heavy transfer wagons were
i upturned in the street, and building ma
! terial, wood, stone and iron from neigh
boring buildings were appropriated to
construct a strong defense for the pur
pose of preventing a rush of people to the
vicinity of the jail. The mob to-night
will have to first storm thesO barricades
before getting in reach of the jail. These
thorough preparations, added to the fact
that more troops are coming, may hold
the mob in check.
NATURE OF THE MOB.
The fact is that no organized mob ex
ists. That of last night was not premed
itated; it was spontaneous, growing not
out of incendiary speeches and resolu
tions at the meeting, for these were all con
servative, but out of the fact that a great
body of men were together on the street
with a common feeliug ot intense indig
nation aUthe criminal farce played by the
Berner jury and the general slackness of
the administration of justice to murder
ers. The mob-spirit grew by degrees, and
has not resulted in a settled plan.
To-day a circular has been distributed
calling for the organization of vigilance
committees, to consist of 300 members, in
each ward. It is anonymous, and seems
to have no respectable backing.
THE COUNTY TREASURER'S OFFICE
BURNED.
Cincinnati, March '29, 10:30 p. m.—
The mob has again gathered in the neigh
borhood of the jail in greater numbers
than last night, and is full o drunken
men. Some lighted inflammable substance
was thrown into the County Treasurer’s
oflice in the court house, setting it on
tire, anil there is no prospect of saving
the books and papers. The entire build
ing is very likely to be destroyed.
POURING BULLETS INTO THE MOB.
The troops at first fired blank cartridges,
but when the imfiammable substance was
thrown into the Treasurers’s office tired
ball and drove the mob back to Vine
street. Many are wounded and possibly
many killed. Armory Hall in Court
street, near the court house, is on fire.
Capt. Demond, of the First Regiment, was
killed, and Sargeant Malone seriously
wounded, as was also Private Mcßrair.
The crowd is threatening to destroy
Hunt’s Hotel, on Vine street, near Fourth,
owned by the Colonel of the regiment de
fending the jail. The guests are now
moving from the place. Troops from Co
lumbus are momentarily expected, when
the trouble must be worse.
Private advices from Columbus say
that Berner was safely deposited in the
penitentiary there about 8:30 o’clock to
night.
THE SHERIFF’S REAR LEFT UNGUARDED.
While Sheriff Hawkins carefully pro
tected his front and flanks by barricades,
as already described, he neglected to pro
tect his rear, which was the court house
front, looking west, on Main street. This
was the mob’s opportunity, and the Treas
urer’s office was tired, the large plate
glass windows being smashed tor that
purpose.
WARNING THE ENEMIES OF SOCIETY.
The following handbill was given wide
circulation through the city to-day:
Public safety demands immediate action.
Organize Vigilance Committees in every
ward. Ileal the sores by purifying the body.
Serve notice to criminals, criminal lawyers,
gamblers and prostitutes to leave Hamilton
county within three days and remain away
forever or suffer the penalty. As long as the
present clique of criminal lawyers that infest
the city are permitted to remain and corrupt
juries, outrage justice and shield criminals,
just that long will our citizens tie murdered,
our property destroyed and protection by law
bedenied. Make one clean sweep while we
are at it. A Vigilance Committee b! three
hundred in each ward composed of the best
citizens, can by earnest work cleanse the
moral atmosphere in three days. Organize
at once amt serve notice to all disreputable
characters in the ward to leave and never re
turn. The reputation of this city demands a
change or wickedness will reign supreme.
THE MOB REPORTED TO HAVE CAPTURED
THE GATLING GUN.
Cincinnati, March 29,11 p. m.— lt is
rumored that the mob has captured the
Gatling gun front the police. Powell’s
j gun store has been broken into, and the
j mob are getting all available arms and
ammunition. The tire is still raging at
I the court house and it seems impossible
j to save the structure.
THE COURT HOUSE TOTALLY DESTROYED.
Cincinnati, March 30, 1 A. m.— The
court house is totally destroyed.
100 KILLED AND THE MOB RUNNING.
The Fourteenth Regiment National
Guards fought its way from Little Miami
' depot to the court house. They charged
the mob, tiring upon them with the
Gatling gun, killing over one hundred.
The dead are lying in the streets on all
sides of the court house. The crowd are
running in all directions.
Death dealt for blocks.
Cincinnati, March 30,1:15 a. m.—lt is
impossible to ascertain the true situation.
Men have been killed several squares
from the scene ot the riot. One man was
shot in Fountain square, six blocks from
the court house. The tire was started bv
rolling in a barrel of coal oil, setting
it on fire and keeping everybody out.
a lieutenant shot dead.
Lieutenant Desmond entered to subdue
the flames, and was instantly killed. The
flames had their own way because the
mob would not let the firemen use the en
gines. The fire proceeded unchecked,
though slowly, as the great structure was
strongly built at. a cost of probably a
quarter of a million of dollars, and was
made to withstand fire as far as possible.
irreparable losses.
The destruction of the building means
an irreparable loss in valuable records,
some of them of great historical interest
and value. In the present chaotic condi
tion of affairs there is nothiug to prevent
untold loss from fire, except the lack of
material to give it a start. When the
mob had robbed Powell’s gun store it was
fired.
FIREMEN FI RE COUPON.
A patrol wagon responded to the alarm,
and the mob tired upon it, killing one
man and wounding others. This fire was,
however, extinguished. The mob is un
der no control, and seems bound on de
struction, pure and simple. The burning
of the court house gives no aid in the
original purpose of lynching the murder
ers, and Its destruction only adds loss to
disgrace.
merciless firing.
The firing upon the mob has been
merciless. Whether it was by the Gatling
gun or by the soldiers cannot now be
told, as nothing has been heard from
inside the jail for the past hour. No one
can estimate the loss ot life or injury by
wounds.
THE MILITARY REINFORCEMENT.
It was nearly midnight when the Four
teen Regiment reached the Jail after
fighting their way from the depot. The
Fourth Regiment arrived on the
other side of the city, and after march
ing part way to the scene of the
riot turned and went back to the depot
Coi. John W. Harper, aide-de-camp
to the Governor. Who is here, telegraphed
this action to Governor lloadly, and has
received a reply ordering the Fourth Regi
ment to report to the Jail forthwith and
join the others. Col. Harper sent an order
to the Fourth to join Col. Hawkins at the
jail by a direct or indirect route.
THE ORDER MODIFIED.
That order was given at 12:45 o’clock
this morning, but being informed that the
mob was still in force and blocking the
streets in the vicinity of the court house,
though not apparently accomplishing
anything. Col. Harper modified the order,
with a view of averting further bloodshed.
COURTING DEATH.
Cincinnati, March 30, 1:30 a. m.—' The
mob stands in the streets in range of
the eoldiers’ guns apparently courting
death. There is no method. No puepose
apparent in their actions. It is a typical
mob of madmen. At this hour there is
no cessation of the firing; indeed, it has
grown heavier, and is accounted for by
the statement that the mob have procured
a cannon.
Col. Harper’s order to the Fourth Regi
ment has just been given. It directs the
Colonel to march his. men quietly up
Fourth street to Sycamore, thence
up Sycamore street to the jail and
to disperse whatever mob there may he
in the way, but at all events to join the
troops now in the jail. It tells him that
the troops there will be looking for him.
It will be nearly an hour before this or
der can be carried into effect, and the re
sults are anxiously awaited.
THE MOB LEAVES THE COURT**HOUSE.
Cincinnati, March 30, 2 a. m.— Good
news comes that the crowd has all gone
from the vicinity of the court house, and
that the lire engines are playing on the
tire. The carriage factory fire seems to
have been extinguished by the mob. The
Fourth Regiment has not "yet reached the
court house, but will now* have no diffi
culty in getting there.
the mob in battle array.
Cincinnati, March 30. 2:20 a. m.— The
startling fact has just'been discovered
that the mob have three cannon stationed
at Fourth and Walnut streets. They are
said to have obtained them from Mimic
Hall. They are evidently now posted
here to await the coming of the Fourth
Regiment,which is expected momentarily.
Instead of the fight being over, it now
looks as if the soldiers and police will he
overpowered by the mob.
THE TROOPS WITHOUT SUFFICIENT AM
MUNITION.
The Fourteenth Regiment lias been
placed in front of the house with unload
ed guns. They are keeping the crowd back,
but are pelted with brickbats and occa
sionally a pistol is fired, Lieut. Ligget
has been Wounded In tho leg. The police
are worn out, and besides have no arms lit
to cope with the mob. The troops are
insufficiently supplied with ammunition.
There is no sign yet of the Fourth Regi
ment. Reports from the depot say that
the men scattered, and when Col. Har
per’s order arrived the Colonel command
ing was unable to get the troops together.
THIRTY POLICEMEN ROUT THE MOB.
Cincinnati, March 30.—3 a. m.—The
mob in possession of the cannon at Fourth
and Walnut streets seemed to have had
no powder, but were trying to
secure some. They had obtained
some. kegs of iron to he
used instead of canister, and were mov
ing up Fourth street when a squad of 30
policemen emerged from the Hammond
street station house, and by a gallant
charge, without firing their pistols, cap
tured all the guns and dispersed the mob.
There were no casualties except from the
use of clubs.
The police all through have shown re
markable bravery and coolness. This
capture has weakened the spirit of the
mob to such an extent that it is not likely
to rally again during the night. During
the attack on Powell’s gun store Powell
defended his property and killed at least
three men. One account says that he
killed seven.
BERNER’S WANDERINGS.
Columbus, 0., March 29, n p. m.—
Berner arrived here at 8 o’clock.to-night,
accompanied by a strong guard ot spe
cials, commanded by Deputy-Sheriff J.
Moses, of Cincinnati. Berner has bad a
most wonderful experience of escapes for
the past thirty hours. After leaping from
the train last night he wandered over the
country, keeping in sight of the railroad,
and finally rested in a boxcar on a siding
until nearly daylight, when he broke for
the woods. He was overtaken about 10
o’clock by Deputies Moses and Devoto,
who had kept up the chase with the aid
of horses and buggies. They had difficulty/
iti keeping Berner concealed during the
day, and finally drove to Foster’s Cross
ing, the next station beyond Loveland,
where they had previously arranged to
meet some newspaper correspondents.
They had changed Berner’s clothes so that
no one would recognize him from the de
scription. Tney turned him over to two
ot the correspondents and then claimed
that they had failed to find their man.
DETECTIVE STRATEGY LANDS BERNER
SAFE IN JAIL.
There was a great crowd at Foster’s
Crossing, however, before the train ar
rived there at 4 o’clock this afternoon,
I and the people suspected them and cailed
j for Berner, but they got off safely. Ber
| ner was at once taken into an express
i car, which w’as then closed by the jour
; naiists while the officers went into the
I passenger car. pretending to be en route
to the capital for advice and aid. They
| kept the Governor advised by dis
] patches from every station, and
jhe got the officials to stop
l the train half a tnile front tbe depot here
| and close to the penitentiary, to where
| Berner was taken without delay. There
| were crowds at all the stations making
inquiries and a multitude awaited the
train in and about this city, but they were
I given the slip. A detachment of fifteen
j policemen and a largo number of prisoh
j guards had been quietly located at the
suburban crossing where the party
i alighted, they having succeeded in getting
| there one by one without arousing sus
i pteton. They made a large crowd, how
[ ever, and went ou a double quick to the
! prison gates. Berner w r as scared nearly
I todealh. He was the first man Warden
] Thomas ever saw glad to get beh*hd the
| walls.
I MORE TROOPS ORDERED TO THE SCENE.
COLUMBUS, 0., March 29, 11:30 P. M.—
I Governor Hoadly has three regiments and
two batteries ordered to Cincinnati with
instructions not to leave the Cincinnati
depot unless it is absolutely necessary.
Adjutant General Finlay is en route to
Cincinnati, and the Governor is sitting up
waiting to see the night through. The
excitement has abated here since Berner
has been lodged where he cannot be taken
out.
DAYTON ALSO RIOTOUS.
Dayton. 0., March 29.—Four United
States prisoners were brought here from
Cincinnati at 7:40 o’clock this evening,
in charge of government officers. At the
depot the impression was conveyed that
they were Cincinnati murderers, and a
mob attacked them as they were being
transferred from the train to the jail. It
was with difficulty that the crowd were
prevented from accomplishing their pur
pose. The prisoners are now safe in jail,
and an announcement has been made to
the mob that they are government prison
ers. The Fourth Regiment, of this city,
left for Cincinnati this evening.
The Republicans of the Seventh District.
Rome, Ga., March 29.—The Republican
Congressional Convention of twenty-tour
delegates which met here to-day was
composed of two-thirds negroes. 'G. P.
Burnett, white, and J. O. Gassett, colored,
were appointed delegates to Chicago.
Both are for Arthur. Postmaster Har
grove, the leader of the Republicans of
Floyd county, was defeated for delegate,
and bitterly denounced the Floyd delega
tion for opposing him. It was the first
time that he had ever been beaten.
A COUNTY CONVENTION IN TENNESSEE.
Nashville, March 29.—The Maury
county Republicans to-day elected dele
gates to the State Convention to select
delegates to the National Convention.
A i thu r men were chosen. A. M. Hughes.
Jr., was indorsed for the Gubernatorial
nominee-
SANDERSVILLE IN ARMS.
THE TOWN FEARFUL OF A
NEGRO UPRISING.
One Thousand Hounds of Hall Cartridges
Ordered from Savannah—A Black
Fiend* Calls a Mass Meeting and Urges
a Massacre of (the Whites—No Blood
shed, but Great Anxiety.
Sandersville, March 29.—A negro
propouuder of communistic principles ar
rived in this town a day or two ago, and,
as secretly as possible, called a mass
meeting of negroes, which was held here
to-day. The negro commenced his ha
rangue at the meeting by picturing the
present condition of the negroes as no bet
ter than that of serfs, and told them that
the wages they* received for their labor
were entirely too small. Many of the
negroes present had been drinking and
consequently were more than ordinarily
excitable. Warming to his subject as he
proceeded and gained the sympathies of
his hearers, the negro speaker finally ex
horted them to massacre the white people
in the place, and seize their property,
which he declared was rightfully theirs
anyway. After the meeting the
negroes paraded the streets in
squads openly boasting of their sinister
intentions. Tho female part ol the popu
lation of course became terrorized and
the alarm spread to the males. Realizing
that the civil authorities would prove ut
terly inadequate to cope with the superior
numbers of the negroes should an out
break occur, the Mayor communicated
with the local military company, and
learning that their supply of ammu.
nitiou was very small telegraphed to the
Colonel of the regiment at Savannah for
1,000 rounds of ball cartridges. Subse
quently a reply was received that they
would be sent. While everything was
quiet at 10 o’clock to-night, anil the Mayor
was hopeful that no trouble would occur,
the fact that another meeting of the
negroes is called for to-morrow is the
cause for a continuance of anxiety.
A few minutes after 8 o’clock last night
Col. C. W. Anderson, of the First Volun
teer Regiment, received the following;
dispatch:
. Sandersville, Ga., March 29, 6:25 p. m.
Colonel First Oenrgia Regiment , Savannah:
We appreheml trouble here Monday. Can
you loan ns 1,000 cartridges. Our guDsarc
50-calibre carbine Springfield breech-loaders.
Answer at once.
O. H. Rogers, Mayor.
Immediately upon its receipt Colt-An
derson sent tlie billowing reply:
Savannah. March 29, 1884.
O. H. Rogers, Mayor of Sandersville:
Dispatch received too late to send amuni
tion to-night. Will ship by first train.
C.'W. Anderson,
Col. Com. First Vol. Kgt.
Calling Ideut.-Col, Reilly to his aid the
ammunition was collected with the ut
most despatch. In order that there
should be no delay the matter was given
the immediate attention ol the officers.
The telegram being received too late to
allow the ammunition to he sent by the
last night’s train it was stored in the
Chatham Artillery armory until this
morning. The quartermaster of the regi
ment, B. H. Richardson, was notified of
tlie request for ammunition and was or
dered to forward it in accordance with the
request. It will be sent by this morning’s
train at 10o’clock.
MINISTER SARGENT RESIGNS.
11l Health and “Other Reasons” the
(■round for Hid Actions.
Washington, March 29.—Mr. Sargent
has resigned his post at Berlin and de
clined to accept the mission to St. Peters
burg. He assigns ill health as hi 9 prin
cipal reason, but says that there are
others which he communicates to the
State Department by letter.
MR. SARGENT’S THANKS.
On receipt ot Secretary Freiinghuysen’s
telegram informing him of the compli
mentary manner of his transfer, and its
uuanitnous confirmation by the United
States Senate, Minister Sargent cabled to
the Secretary a warm expression of his
gratitude lor the approval of his course in
the Lasker matter and for the action of
the President and Senate in conferring
upon him the Russian mission, but added
that he could not accept it, and wished
to resign his post at Berlin. To-day. in
response to a further telegram from Sec
retary Frelinghuysen, Mr. Sargent tele
graphs. repeating his assurances of grati
tude, but adhering to his purpose, be
cause of ill health and for other reasons
to be explained by letter. He adds that
be to-day would turn over the legation to
the Secretary of Legation, taking a leave
of absence, on which he will formally an
nounce to the German Government his
resignation.
MONTANA’S GOLD FIELDS.
Thousands of Miners Enriching Them
selves Amid Wild Excitement.
St. Paul, Minn., March 29.—State Sen
ator Griggs has just returned lroiu the
Coettr d’Alene. Montana, region, and says
that the yield of gold the coming season
will be extraordinary. One miner, a few
weeks ago, who was too poor to buv his
own outfit, has taken out $5,000 from a
placer six feet square. Another sold a
quarter of his claim of five acres lor
SIO,OOO cash. A miner at Rathdum has
sent $12,000 In gold to the United States
l mint. He showed Mr. Griggs three nug
gets worth $167. Merchants at Spokanee
Falls have taken in $40,000 from min
ers in exchange for supplies. A
few of the placers are working, but on
most of them there is from two to twenty
feet of snow. The snow, however, is
melting rapidly and the miners who are
working take out S4O a day per man. Tne
men who jumped the “Widow’s” claim
last fall while fighting the matter in the
courts have taken out SIB,OOO. There are
5,000 men in the mines and their claims
cannot be bought. Many sit with gun in
hand watching their claims. People are
flocking into the mining region at the
rate of 100 per day. At Thompson’s Falls
over one hundred buildings have been
erected in the last two weeks.
A NAVAL DEADLOCK.
Lively Times Probable Over the Naval
Appropriation Bill as Amended.
Washington, March 29.—The Star
says that the chances are that there will
be a deadlock between the House and
Senate upon the naval appropriation bill.
The Senate Committee, which now has in
charge the bill passed by the House, hav
ing decided to ingralt the bill for new
cruisers which passed the Senate as an
amendment to the general appropriation
bill, their action will probably be sus
tained by tbe Senate. This will be in
direct antagonism with the position taken
by the House, and there is not much
chance of a conference committee acting
very harmoniously upon the subject.
This promises to furnish material for a
long fight between the two Appropriation
Committees.
Pope Leo Standing Up for His Rights.
Rome, March 29. —The I’ope in his last
allocution to the Cardinals demuinced the
Italian violations of the rights of the
church and demanded the restoration of
his temporal power. He uttered a strong
protest against the judgment of the Italian
courts’ and said that he foresaw that fresh
attacks on the Papacy were imminent,
but he declared that he would firmly up
hold the rights of the holy See.
Mercantile Troubles.
New York. March 29.—The liabilities
of the firm of L. W. Minford & Cos., coffee
and tea brokers, whose failure was an
nounced yesterday, are said to be from
S7S,IKK) to’slso,ooo. The firm refuses to
make any statement.
The liabilities of C. Armitage, of the
Tea Exchange, who also suspended yes
terday, are slight.
Death from Hydrophobia.
Philadelphia, March 29.—A girl
named Hannah Kennedy died at Con
shocken, near this city, ouday, of hydro
phobia. She was bitten by a dog last
January and the wounds healed up, but
she was seized with spasms last Tuesday,
and all efforts to save her life proved fu
tile.
DANVILLE’S STREET FIGHT.
New Witnesses Inscribe tlie Famous
Flection Fusilade.
Washington, March 29.—The Dan
ville investigation was continued to-day.
A number of witnesses were
principally whit'* Coalitionists, but very
little of new fact was gathered. The sto
ries were, in substance, the same as have
been talked over and over again.
James J. Pritchard, a white Democrat, a
merchant of Danville, was examined. Just
before the riot he heard one negro say to an
other that that would be a had day for the
whites. He saw the riot and described it..
The crowd was on the street earlier than
commonly that day. The negroes had been
restless all tlnit week. The colored
men in front of the crowd on the day of the
not were not in the witness’ opinion there
merely to gratify their curiosity. On cross
examination the witness said that he went to
the scene of the riot to help protect the few
white men that he heard were surrounded bv
negroes. He was armed and fired three time's
into the crowd of negroes. The witness de
scribed one tall mulatto with small s de whis
kers, who turned and fired as he ran.. He did
not know his name.
TilE RIOT DESCRIBED BEFORE IT OCCURRED.
Jacob F. Shaw, a white Readjusted of
Henrico county, Va., near Richmond, was
called. He was county Commissioner of
Flections. He first heard ol the trouble in
Danville about the middle of the week before
the election. He was at Gallego Mills in
Richmond, and was asked by J. C. Hardy if
he bail heard of the trouble in’ Danville. Re
plying in the negative. Hardy described the
riot, at which several people were killed.
Some colored women had crowded white
women off the sidewalk, and the riot grew out
of it. Hardy said that it would draw the
color line more plainly than ever before. The
witness was sure that this conversation took
place before tlie day of the riot.
J. C. Richards was recalled. He was a lo
cal historiau, and was in both counties gath
ering material for a book. Party feeling ran
very high. He heard of the Danville riot on
Saturday before noon (some hours before it
occurred). He picked up a circular without
•'ate, which purported to be an account of the
riot.
ANY STORY ACCEPTABLE TO SHERMAN.
Senator Vance objected to a description of
a circular which could not he produced, and
the origin of which was unknown. lie was
overruled.
The witness continuing, said that the gen
eral substance of the circular was that “a
black wave bad struck Danville” and four
blacks and one white man had been killed.
The witness read this sometime between 7
o’clock in the morning and noon. He picked
it up in the depot and went out and sat down
and read it. He was sure that it was before
noon ott Novemlier 3. On cross-examination
lie said that he lived at Prairie Depot, Ilatli
county. He went into Virginia last Septem
ber. His business was to get subscriptions
for a geographical and biographical eneyclo
pa'dia of Virginia and to get up biographies
of prominent citizens. The witness “had
saw” other circulars previous to the one he
described. The purpose in calling this and
some of the other witnesses was to endeavor
to prove that the riot was premeditated by
the whites and that reports of it were current
at a distance before its occurrence.
DIRE VENGEANCE THREATENED.
Edward Lewis, a colored C'oalitiooist of
Chalk Level, Va., described the disturbance
which took place in his precinct. Jesse Keen,
a Democrat, threatened that the colored
people would he shot down like dogs and
driven off like Indians if they did not vole
with tlie Democrats. Keene said that the
Danville people would rule by ihe ballot or
bullet.
Dr. S. A. Goodwill, a Baptist minister of
Danville, testified that there was great excite
ment resulting from the acrimiuious manner
in which the campaign had been conducted
on both sides. Rumors of contemplated
mischief .by the negroes were circulated, and
owing to the excited state of feeling created
he believed them and armed himself for pro
tection, but in a day or two the idleness of
these rumors became apparent. The usual
relations between the races were friendly,
and it wasoniy when the negroes were mis
led by bad and mischievous men that these
relations were interrupted. The witness
frequently preached in colored churches.
L. L. Bass, a white Democrat of Danville,
was called. He belonged to the Democratic
Club. He saw the riot and described it. The
negroes fired over their shoulders as they ran.
SIM’S INFLAMATORY SPEECH.
C. 11. Norton, a contractor and builder of
Danville, was next examined. He employed
forty or fifty hands of both colors. He had
seen some colored men in his employ with
arms several days prior to the riot, lie saw
pistols in the pockets of colored laborers.
Very few were at work on the day of the riot,
lie had twenty-five or thirty- negroes who
worked all the week, but on' the day after
Col. Sim’s speech (the day of the riot), all ex
cep two quit work. They were greatly ex
cited. They gave no reason for quitting
work. All last summer the negroes were
more difficult to manage than ever before.
H. U. Perrow, a white Coalitionist of Camp
bell county, was examined. He described
the circulation in his county ot
the printed accounts of the Danville riot.
Representations were made that the Begroes
were rising against the whites. The effect
was an estimated loss of 500 votes in the
county.
J. B. Stovall, a white Coalitionist of Halifax
county, described the rumors of the riot which
were put in circulation before the election.
The negroes were said to have risen against
the wnites in Danville. The effect was to
induce nearly every white Readjuster to vote
with the Democrats.
CIRCULATION OP THE CIRCULAR.
Thomas J. Wilson, of Fincastle, 125 miles
from Danville, a white Coalitionist was called.
The Danville ciicular was sent to every white
man in his neighborhood and in the surround
ing counties. lie produced a circular signed
by Col. Cabell (the one which the committee
had not hefore seen), which was circulated
the day before the election. It embodied a
statement that the Danville circular set forth
the true stat) of affairs iu that county. The
effect of the circulation of these papers was
to keep at home many white Coaltionists and
tuduee others to vote the Democratic ticket.
J. C. Richards, a white man, of Ohio, but
who was in Bath county, Va., on the day of
the riot, was examined.' On the Saturday be
fore the election lie picked up a little circular.
Senator Vance objected to his further ex
amination unless the circular could he pro
duced.
The witness stepped .-wide for the present.
" • ”• Jones, of Martinsville, Henry Court
House, \ a., was called. He first heard of the
Dauville riot Sunday morning, the day after
its occurrence.
Senator Sherman asked if the witness had
ever heard of the trouble in Danville before
tbe day of the riot?
The witness answered in the affirmative.
He was on a train on I riday before the elec
tion, and fell into conversation w ith a stran
ger, whoso name he could not give. This man
told the witness that he was afraid of trouble
in Danville, where he lived. He had received
a telegram that morning to return home, as
trouble was anticipated.
100 ARMED MEN' WITHIN CALLING.
Three signals on the Star warehouse bell in
Danville, ho the stranger said, would call
together 100 armed men. The witness never
took no interest in elect ons, and didn't
kmiw much about the details of tne canvass.
G. IV. Swain, a white Democrat, was called,
lie lived in Danville and was a manufacturer
of tobacco. The witness accompanied Mr.
Barksdale, the Coalitionist, to hear Col.
Sims’ fc”L“.‘cU. Mr, l!ark-dalc said to the
witness: ‘ I’m - if we haven't got you.
We’ve got the white men of Southwest Vir
ginia, and have the n groes solid. We can
turn them loose on you in five minutes.”
When they reached the meeting place the
witness turned back. The witness saw a por
tion of the riot at a distance. He could not
recognize any of the rioters. The witness
heard of no preconcert to bring about a riot,
hut, on the contrary, heard the Democratic
leaders sav that the Coalitionists had the ma
chinery of the election ami the Democrats
were sure of carrying the election. If they
were not careful some pretext would be
seized to throw out ballots.
.James L. Browning, white, of Richmond,
was called by Senator Lapham. On the lid
of August he was on his
way to Richmond, and passed through
Scottsville. He knew Gen. Hill, then editor
of the Scottsville Courier , ami afterwards
Sergeant-at- Arms at Richmond Gen. Hill
said that he had heard Ahat the witness had
been nominated for the Legislature. Gen.
Hill said: “We will defeat your party this
time. We have mere' money than ’ yon.
We Intend to use it. We intend to bully
where we can’t buy.”
The committee then adjourned until Mon
day.
Gold for Foreign Lands.
New York, March 29.—The steamshin
Oregon, which sailed for Liverpool to-day,'
took out $300,000 in American gold coin
and $250,000 in gold the City of Chi
cago, for Liverpool, $44,000 in gold bars,
$44,000 in Mexican siver dollars and
$155,000 in silver bars; the Moravia, tor
Hamburg, $29,000 in German gold coin,
$1,600 in German silver coin, and the
Niagara, for Havana, $303,000 in Spanish
doubloons. The Neckar, for Southampton
and Bremen, to-morrow will take out
$250,000 in gold bars.
On tbe Lookout for the Paupers.
Washington, March 29.—Secretary
Folser has notified the Collector of Cus
toms at Boston that the Allen Line steam
er Grecian left Glasgow on the 22d inst.
for Boston with 270 pauper-immigrants
from Ireland on board. The Collector is
instructed to ascertain if they come with
in the prohibitory provisions of the emi
gration act, and, if so, to prevent their
landing.
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PRINCE LEOPOLD’S DEATH.
Falling on a Club House Steps—His
Dispatch to the Duchess.
London, March 29.—The Duke of Al
bany was on the eve of returning to Eng
land when he died. He visited Cannes
incognito under the title olßaron Arklow.
Delicate health prevented the Duchess
accompanying her husband. Her ac
couchment is expected in a few weeks.
The Duke fell on the steps of the club
house at 6:30 o’clock on Thursday even
ing. He was well enough afterward to
write a dispatch to the Duchess that he
“had a fall, and possibly may not he able
to leave for England to-day.” The
Duke struck on his head when he fell.
A PAINLESS DEMISE.
Dr. Royle, who was sleeping in the
Duke’s, room, was startled about 2:30
o’clock in the morning by the patient’s
heavy breathing. He approached the
bedside, saw that the Duke was in a fit,
and immediately summoned Capt. I‘erci
val. The crisis was of short duration,
and in six minutes the Duke expired in
the arms of Capt. Percival. His end was
apparently painless.
GOING INTO MOURNING.
The Gazette orders the court to remain
in mourning until May 11. The same
order applies to the War Office and Ad
mirality. The Duke will be interred in
the mausoleum atTrogmore. The Cabinet
sat lor nearly three hours to-day. The
Ministers wereciatl in tho deepest mourn
ing. They arranged the details of pro
cedure in the House of Commons on Mon
day and discussed the position of Gen.
Gordon. Premier Gladstone will make a
great effort to be present Monday, and
move the resolutions ol condolence him
self.
TRIBUTES OF IRISn EDITORS.
The Dublin Express says: “Even the
most factitious and seditious cannot con
template the Duke of Albany’s death
without emotion.”
Freeman's Journal says: “From no
where does a kindlier feeling of compas
sion flow to Windsor than from Ireland.”
PRESIDENT ARTHUR'S CONDOLENCE.
Washington, March 29.—The .Secre
tary of State to-day telegraphed Minister
Lowell to express the President’s sym
pathy with Her Majesty (jueon Victoria
in the bereavement she has sutt'ered in
the death of Prince Leopold.
AN EXPLOSION OF CHEMICALS.
Six I’ersons Known to Have Been Killed
—Clic*ater, l*a., tlie Scene.
Chester, March 29. — An explosion oc
curred at the Ropauro chemical works
this morning. It is supposed to have
been-caused by two much heat being gen
erated by nitric acid. This supposition is
based on the fact that six occupants of
the building were seen to rush for the
door and were jammed in the passage
when the explosion occurred. The six
were instantly killed, their bones being
broken and twisted and their heads
crushed in a frightlul manner. Their
names were:
Lamott Dupont, Vice President of the
company, and connected with the Dupont
powder works in Delaware.
W. N. Hill, Superintendent of the
works.
Edward Norcross, a compounder of
nitro-glycerine.
George Norton, Lewis Lav, employes.
A visitor, supposed to be* a gentleman
from New York. The latter’s uaine was
unknown to anyone left living about the
works.
WHO THE UNKNOWN UNFORTUNATE
PROBABLY IS.
Philadelphia, March 29.—The stran
ger killed at Dupont’s dynamite works, at
Thomson’s Point, is described as tall,
line-looking, and well dressed. He wore*
a diamond ring and stud, and his pocket
book contained a large sum of money. It
is almost certain he was A. S. Ackerson,
a chemist of St. Louis. Mr. Ackerson
arrived in this city late last night, and
stopped at the Continental Hotel. This ,
morning be inquired of the clerk the way
to reach Thomson’s Point, and, upon be
ing directed, left the hotel about H-.&i
o’clock.
KELLOGG’S TRIAL.
The Government Refused Further Tint*
aid Must be Ready April 21.
Washington, March 29.—1n the Crim
inal Court to-day Judge Wylie, upon the
motion of the counsel for the defendant in
the Kellogg case, fixed April 21 next as
the date for beginning the trial. The gov
ernment was represented by the Attorney
General and Mr. Merrick, who contested
the motion. Mr. Merrick declared that
Col. Bliss had made everv effort to find
Mr. Walsh, and that they had notified the
’defense that they were not ready to pro
ceed. He did not think that the gov
ernment should be forced to a
trial, and he would not eon
sent to- proceed unless he
was ready* The Attorney General sub
mitted that the Government was entitled
to a reasonable allowance of time to pro
cure the attendance of its witnesses. The
court said that it understood that the de
fense would admit that Mr. Walsh would
Bwear to certain facts, and that was all
the government could get. The court had
never seen such audacity as that shown
by Mr. Walsh, and it wanted to see if
there was power in the government to
find him. However, this indictment could
not be allowed to drift along indefinitely,
and the court would therefore fix April
21 next as the day for trial.
Florida's Visiting Senators.
Jacksonville Marcli 29.— A special
from Sanford to-day, speaking of the
movements of the Senatorial party, says:
‘‘We go to Tampa to-day and hack to
Jacksonville Sunday, where we will be
entertained by the Board ot Trade. Our
party will also make an excursion to the
St. John’s bar.”
An Editor Assassinated.
Denvkr, COL., March 29.—A dispatch
front Albuquerque says: “Charles L.
Kuse, editor of the Gringo and Greaser ,
a paper published at Manzano, New Mex
ico, was shot and killed last evening
while sitting in bis office. The assassin,
who is unknown, fired through the win
dow.
Postal Relation** with Mexico
Washington, March 29.—1 t is said
the Post Office Department that there is a
possibility of the establishment of postal
relations between Mexico and the Buited
States, similar to those existing between
this country and Canada.
Mr. Gllflllan Declines.
New York, March 29. — Hon. James
GilfilJan, of this city, has declined the ap
pointment as Assistant Secretary of the
Treasury, tendered him a few davs ago bv
Secretary Folger, to succeed "John C.
New.
The Temperance Movement in lona.
Dks Moines, lowa, March 29.—1n the
Senate to-day a bill providing additional
penalties for violations ol the law regu
lating the sale of intoxicating liquors
passed as it came from the House by a
vote of 29 to 13.
A Spoke Factory Burned.
Chattanooga, March 29. —Pearce
Bros.’ spoke factory was burned to-day.
The loss is $22,000. Fifty bands are
thrown out of work.
Ischia Again Shaken I’p.
Naples, March 29.—An earthquake of
considerable violence occurred this morn
ing on the Island of Ischia.
A Remedy for Lung Diseases.
Dr. Robert Newton, late President of
the Eclectic College, of the city of New
York, and formerly of Cincinnati, Ohio,
used Dr. Wm. Hall’s Balsam very exten
sively in his practice, as many ol his pa
tients now living, and restored to health
by the use of this invaluable medicine,
can amply testify. He always said that
so good a remedy ought to be prescribed
freely by every physician as a sovereign
remedy in all cases of lung diseases. It
cures Consumption, and has no equal for
all pectoral complaints.