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s ESTABLISHED 1850.
i J. H. ESTILL, Editor and Proprietor, j
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IX PARAGRAPHS.
The Fatal Accident at Pye Described in
Detail—An Infant Surreptitiously Bu
ried at Macon—Florida’s Independent
Order of Odd Fellows—A Strike at
Augusta.
GEORGIA.
The State Medical Association meets at
Macon to-day.
Dr. Vi. T. Russell, of Catoosa, has a viue
. ard with 2,525 vines in it.
Darien received over 5,000,000 feet of tim
ber during the month of March.
The citizen* of Blue Springs. Catoosa
i ountv, are building a two story academy.
The people of Dowdytown. Lumpkin county,
arc petitioning the government for a post
office.
A house was shivered, its woman occupant
stunned and a lien killed bv lightning at Au
gusta Monday.
Negroes made au unsuccessful attempt to
burglarize Pat McAutiffe’ssafe in hisplumbcr
shop, at Augusta, early Sunday morning.
The people in the vicinity of Andersonv ille
have determined to build a hotel bv the old
stockade for the accommodation of visitors
from the North.
It is said that Kd Walker, of Alapaha, milks
twenty-six cows, from which tie gets au aver
age of forty-two gallon- of milk and nineteen
pounds of hotter per 'lay.
Rev. . Willis, pastor of the Bethel Bap
ti-t church in Muscogee county since 1841, has
resigned his pastorate. He has received into
the church in that time 800 members.
lion. Joshua I>. Hargrove, the Ordinary of
lioolv countv, ard Miss Georgia Collier,
daughter or the late Rev. N. W. Collier, of
Pulaski, were married in Hawkinsville a few
days ago.
The Carroll County VgrieulturalClub offers
a premium of fl 5 for the best acre of cotton,
JlO for the best acre of upland corn, flu for
the IHist acre of bottom land corn, and $1 for
the largest watermelon.
The dwelling of R. 1.. Griffin, in Carroll
county, was destroyed by fire la-t Sunday.
The father and mother were absent at church,
while -ix children were locked up iu the
house. They managed to escape.
It. T. t lay-ton, who has recently heon ap
pointed and confirmed as Consul" to Para,
Brazil, i- cxpor’ed to make a short visit to his
mother, Mrs. Philip Clayton, of Greensboro,
before taking hi- departure for the Con
sulate.
The litigation between Barnesvdie and the
i lapp A Jones Company has lieen settled.
Hu- settlement \i ill place Barnesville where
she can say on January 1. 1885. that she is out
of debt. Everv financial obligation will he
cancelled.
Negroes who were to dig the new water
works basin at \ugu-ta. struck for au ad
vance in wages from 70 cents to $1 per day
Monday. Thestrikers were inclined to he dem
onstrative, hilt a heavy rain coming up made
work for the day out or the question, and
thus trouble wa- averted.
The oar and billiard room of the Commer
cial Club at Augusta were invaded bv the
llatncs at daybreak Monday. Two billiard
tables and the furniture were destroyed, on
tailing a loss of *1.500. Water caused’a dam
age or *B.OOO to Ihe grocery stock of Z. Daniel.
Much valuable property wa- endangered.
A negress of Vugusta gave birth to a child.
That night it disappeared. V search was
made, and its remains were found buried ill
her yard on Ellis street, hack of the Houghton
Institute. Mie claims that the child was
still-lMirn, which is very probable, still its in
terment in the yard was against the laws of
the city. The woman was arrested.
The colored man maintains ins place as the
centre of tragedy. In Oglethorpe county a
negro known as sheb Drake decoyed another
colored man. called Peter Freeman, off from
his home and beat him with a stick -o severely
that lie will die of the injuries. The cause of
the fuss is that I’eter accused shell of per
suading his (Peter’s; sou to leave him last
Christinas.
The Fort Game- Library Association has
organized liv electing J. 11. Irwin, President-
J. 11. 1.. Mien. Vice President; A. T. Ash
more. Librarian and Corresponding Secre
tary; Mi-s Ida Dudley. Treasurer: Colonel
K. A. Turnipseed, Professor Scott. Dr. Gunn.
Dr. Hatchett. Mrs. Grist. Miss Mamie Bur
nett. Miss Floy Blown, Directors. The books
have arrived amt comprise a very choice se
lection.
Tlie wife of ( harlie Hutchins, of Macon, on
usiting her lot in Oak Ridge Cento terr on
Sunday discovered evidences of a freshly
made grave, and on investigation found a
cracker box buried about a foot under ihe
ground. The matter was referred to Sexton
• lay. who found that th • li\ eontad cd the
Isdv of an infant, and was buried*■ i:limit Ins
knowledge some time In-fore llffi rain of
'aturday night. The matter will receive a
thorough investigation.
Tii Pye correspondent of the News writes
a-billow-: ”Thc Sews correspondent is again
•alien on to report a sad accident. On the Bth
inst. a lad. who wa- an entire stranger and
apparently in a destitute condition, la-ing
barefooted and nearly naked, came to s. p.
i rtjuin and aske t for work, and Mr. O’tjuiu
hired him to rule a timber wagon tongue.
While going down a steep hill on the leili
lie lest 111* balance and fell oil the wagon, the
wheels passing over his neck near the base of
ill- head, causing instant death. He gave his
name as < barley \\ heater, and said lie came
from Brunswick. Ga. He formerly lived in
Rhode Island. He said that lie \va- of Ger
man descent. The hoy also said his parents
were dead, lie only had one sister on this
side of the ocean ami she is living in Bruns
wick. Ga.. at Dr. Yates'. He said that lie
was about 17 years old. He had some educa
tion and was apparently- of good intellect.
The body was taken to Mr. George Wilson’s
and wa- taken charge of by the good citizens
and decently buried in Pinev Grove t hurch
grave yard. J. k. Reddish, Jr., furnished a
burial suit and the de ail was decently buried.”
FLORIDA.
Aim manufactory will soon bo in operation
at Milton.
Tin- United States Court is in session at
.Jacksonville.
Considerable corn in Wallin is kiiee-liigli
tml growing luxuriantly.
Vn ice factory will be built at Daytona
during the coming summer.
The Fort Dade Agricultural and Horticul
tural Society lias been organized.
Between 1,000 and 2.000 quarts t>f straxvber
ries arc shipped daily from Gainesville.
A cougar nine feet long was shot in the
Wickwire scrub near Daytona last week.
Two pine logs recently cut in Clay county
mea-ured. respectively, 1,457 ami l,3tis feet.
Hon. Wayne MncVeagli, or Pennsylvania,
ex-l’ost in a-ter General, was registered at
Jacksonville Alondav.
Drew, Hazeltine A Livingstone's ice house,
:t Jacksonville, bad a narrow escape from
being destroyed by tire Monday night.
A Spanish eoin. hearing date of 1308. was
picked up tiv F. E. Vwughti, of Ohio, on the
North Beach at St. Augustine Thursday.
There is to be anew election for Mavor at
Green Cove Spring on tlie 2!st. the late elec
tion having been cancelled by the Council.
The farmers upon the Keys are preparing
for iheir shipment of pineapples. Next mouth
the cutting will begin, which will continue
oifand on for four or live months. The crops
tins season will be large.
Anna Mauldin, a widow woman, of La
Villa, the Jacksonville suburb, was crushed
by a train Mon lay night. Both her legs were
terribly crushed and the greater portion of
her right hand was cut off. After lingering a
•hurt time in great agony Mr. Mauldin died.
i . U. Livingston, having purchased the lot
on the south sidejof Forsyth street, lietween
Laura and Pme, Jacksonville, will erect at
once a hand some three-story brick building
30x115 feet. The contract for building has
been let to Thomas Anderson, who com
menced excavating yesterday. The lower
floor will be fitted iip as a store for rent,
while the tw o upper finers will be used by M r.
Livingston himself. This will be the'lirst
business block erected facing on Forsyth
street.
K.-\ West Krynf the (rulf: “The following
•ielegate* to I he Republican State Convention
have been elected this week, viz.: Bv the
Allen w ing of the party —Messrs. A. del Pino,
F. <. I-ocke. Clinton Shavers and C. IJ.
Mathews: alternates, P. LaCoraare, G. W.
Warren, W. McCall and 1. .1. Fox. By the
WtcVer wing of the party —Win. Artel and J.
W. Menard; alternates,' F. N. Wicker and
< nas. shavers. We heai; that there will he
still more meetings held and probably one or
t wo more delegations go up.”
Key West Democrat: “A bank was dulv
organized in this city last week with
i capital of *50,000. The stockholders,
omprise some of our most prominent lm
■ ne-s men, and there is no doubt hut what
' will add materially to the prosperity of our
Hi. The following officers were elected:
President. U. R. Lewis: Vice President, E. 11.
■ ito: ( ashler, G. W. Allen. Directors—John
' . 'y.vver. G. W. Ferguson. K. N. Wicker,
W. D. Cash, Fernando Valdes and G. 1). War
n-ri. We understand that the Board of Di
re, tor- will, at tneir next meeting, select a
-citable site for the bank. ’
.; . ksonvillc Time*- Cnion : “The Grand
j. : the Independent Order of odd Fel
on- for the state of Florida has Just closed
•ts annual session, held at Key West on Wed
n—dav. Thursday and Friday of last week.
We learn from’ members returning that a
.00-t harmonious and profitable meeting of
f. • fraternity was the result of the gathering,
lbe billowing officers were elected for tlie
• n-.. year: J. A. Horton, of Pensacola,
Gr.-iv: Master; Mimuel Pasco, of Monticello,
Deputy Grand Master: A. Del-ono, of Key
W esi. i.rand Warden: W. VI. Mclntosh, Jr.,
■f Tallahassee. Grand Secretary; Ileurv
Bernhard, of Mnatjoello, Grand Treasurer;
. t . Pearce, of Tallahassee, Grand Repre
sentative; V C. Pettit, of Waldo, Grand
Marshal; C. C. Yonge. Jr., of Pensacola,
Grand Conductor; W. F. Sylvester, of Ella
• dis. Grand Herald; C. A. Biadiy, of Aion
• H.v. Grand Guardian! A. J. Bussell, D. D.
Grand Master for Jacksonville. The next
am.; -. -dun of the Grand Lodge will ho
held _al Waldo. This order will, on the 25th
dii - mouth, celebrate th? fifty-ninth anni
i us formation tg the united States.
n; 'l ng just fifty-nine years siiye it entered
upon its grand work."
V Wife Holds a Posse at Bay.
Wharton, Texas, April 15.—James
>. .wattis ii. a gambler, shot C. I>. Byth
wood dead here on tiunday nir,ruing, in a
saloon, having-opened a quarrel with him.
Mattis >i: ran to the railroad bridge across
the Colorado river, about half a mile dis
a.Bd escaped, while his wife stood on
xne bridge with a drawn revolver holdiug
(he authorities ;it bav and shooting twice
at the Sheriff.
VANCE AND SIMS AT WAR.
The Danyille Investigation Enlivened
by Epithets.
Washington*. April 15.—Thomas E.
Blakey, of Tappahannoek, Ya.. was the
first witness examined by the Sherman
sub-committee to-day.
He descritied the approach of a company of
Coalition voters numbering about 100 men
marshaled by men who were armed with
sabres. They were organized in parties of
ten. They had possession of the polls for aD
hour. While they were voting there was no
violence. He described at great length the
experience of the colored Democrat who was
assaulted as he went to the liolls and threat
ened as he left afler voting. A recess was
then taken till 1:30 o’clock. Upon reassemb
ling Congressman John S.Wise appeared, and
addressing the < hair, said that he represented
Col. Win. E. Mins. Col. Sims had received
notice that witnesses were about to be
examined with respect to his personal char
acter. Mr. Wise read a letter from Col.
Sims to Senator Sherman, stating that he
kuew not the nature of the threats nor the
attack upon him. nor did he care if he was
allowed to show the animus which prompted
them, lie had reason to believe that the
attempt was not for the purpose of throwing
any light on the subject before the committee,
hut to blacken his character ay innuendo.
He desired, if the committee saw fit to go out
side of his character for veraeitv. to he al
lowed to summon witnesses touching the
moral character of all parties, including
Senator Vance and Representatives George
C. Cabell and George D. Wjse. who were, he
was informed, engaged in an attempt to
blacken his character.
SENATOR VANCE AROUSED.
After reading the letter Mr. Wise said that
since the investigation began be had. to some
extent, represented the affirmative proposi
tion that there was murder and massacre and
outlawry iu Danville, and he honestly be
lieved it. He therefore wished to say that
Col. Sims had been examined here as to cer
tain statements. If true it mattered not what
the private character of Col. Sims was, except
as to his reputation for veracity. He gave
notice that he should object to the investiga
tion extending beyond Col. Sims’ general rep
utation for veracity unless ihe investigation
was opened up, in which case he should assail
the reputation for truth of W. N*. Ruffin, and
should produce the records of some of the
signers of Ihe Danville circular.
Senator Vance —Well, Mr. Chairman, so far
as the notice is an intimation that mv charac
ter is to lie assailed, sir
senator Sherman—l think myself. Gover
nor. that that ought not to enter upon the re
cords, and I shall certainly recommend—
Senator Vance—lt is unusual, sir. and it is
damnable, and I defy the whole h— fired
crowd to assail my character here or any
where else. I never heard of such a proposi
tion as carrying the war into the committee
and making war against a member of the
committee who is simply doing his duty as ap
pointed and required of him by the Senate, of
which he is a member. It is a threat, sir,
which 1 despise and defy and condemn.
SHERMAN'S HEALING WORDS.
Mr. Sherman said that there was no fur
ther necessity for argument. When the ques
tions were raised by the offering of testimony
it would then lie time enough to discuss anil
decide them. So far as the threat to involve
a member of the committee personally as to
liis character and conduct was concerned it
was entirely improper.
Ol. Sims—All mv character is as precious
to me as .hat of any member of Congress. It
has lieen reported as having been said before
the committee that I was a dishonest man.
Now. if he merely attempts to prove that 1
have no objection al all.
Senator Vance—l said it of vou with refer
ence to tHe proof I had.
' 01. Sims, who is partially deaf, was pro
ceeding. when Senator Sherman persuaded
him io stop.
Mr. Berkley, oue of the Democratic coun
sel from Danville, wished to address the com
mittee. hot Senator Hoar, who temporarily
occupied the place of Senator Lapham, ob
jected, and moved that the taking of testi
mony be resumed.
Mrs. G. It. Rawlings, of Baltimore, was
then sworn and took the stand. Mr. Vance
asked if she was acquainted with < 01. sinr*.
she replied that she had known him for about
seven years, she was asked to stai ■ what
Ins reputation was for truth and veracity.
Mr. Sherman said that he would not consent
to turning the investigation into the channel
proposed now to open up the opportunity for
bringing in personal quarrels without the di
rection of the full committee. If there wa*
any desire to controvert any of Col. Sims’
statements as a witness he "would have no
objection.
VANCE STABS SIMS’ CHARACTER.
Mr. \ anee said that il had lieen put in evi
dence that Col. Sims was a man of good char
acter and that his defeat; in the election was
due to intimidation and violence. ”1 propose
to prove," he continued, ‘’that this man is a
thief. That he stole the bonds of .this witness
on the stand here, and that he is utterly un
worthy of belief. He lias blackened I lie
character of reputable citizens of Danville,
and wc propose to show who he is.”
Mr. Wise—l think that it is due to Col.
Sims that the proposition to show that this
man is a thief, that he stole bonds or thisladv,
and that tie is unworthy of belief, should not
he allowed to go unanswered, also that Col.
Sims hurls back the insinuation into the
teeth of its author, and at the proper time
and proper place will prove that it is a false
hood made out of whole cloth.
Mr. Vance—l make this, of course, not of
my own knowledge, but 1 make it with wit
nesses here ready to prove it.
Congressmen Cabell and George I>. Wise
had now arrived in the committee room, and
in their turn stated with much earnestness
their willingness to submit to any investiga
tion which might he proposed respecting their
personal records.
Mr. Sherman still objecting to the introduc
tion of the testimony proposed, Airs. Rawlings
was excused. At :fo'clock, after a compari
son of views between the members of the sub
committee, all the witnesses in attendance
were discharged and an adjournment subject
to the call of the C hairman was reached. It
is not yet decided whether any more wit
nesses shall be subpo naed.
BULLS IIOI,DING THEIR OWN.
The Bears Apparently Not Very Mueli
Scared, However.
Chicago, April 15.—The market to-day
opened moderately strong.%weakoncd a
fraction under the heavy tire of selling by
the short interest, then gathered strength
and rose steadily to the close.
Wheat was scarce. There was an advance
of l'yiil'-o. over the best prices of yester
day, due to the bad weather and reports of
damage to crops, an increase of outside or
ders anil a decrease of 1.500,000 bushels in the
visible supply. Foreign advices also indicate
a firm feeling. One of the sensational fea
tures of the day’s trading was the sale of one
block of 1,000,000 bushels for May delivery by
Mr. Murray, a prominent bear operator.
Toward the close the bears showed some
trepidation, and offerings were not so free.
April wheat closed at so%e.. May at 8.V.,
June at 87e. and July at 88%c. On the c-alI
board the sales were 1,150,000 bushels. June
declined | 4 e. and July declined ;! *c.
CORN. -
Trading in corn was active, but the feeling
was unsettled. The foreign advices quoted a
strong feeling The market opened at about
vesterd.iv's closing figures, declined 1 .... rallied>
bn 1 : ' H , with Julv leading, and closed K, higher
for May, higher for June and % higher for
July than the closing prices on ’Change yes
terday. April closed at IV',. May at l'.i ? „,
June at 5U S ii.3P j and July 52' l 'gs:l I j. On
the call hoard the sales were (iOO.uoo bushels.
May and June declining 1 , aud July declin
ing *4-
Oats were in good demand and prices were
firm and higher. May aud June closed at
:!2?4 rents and July at 32Vi cents. On the call
lioard the sales were 800,000 bushels, May and
June advancing I ,rents.
MESS TORE.
A good business was transacted in mess
pork, with very irregular prices. The market
opened 15 and 20 rents lower, w hich was fol
lowed by a further gradual reduction of ;!0(
35 cents’. Later prices rallied 30(u.55 cents
and the advance was well supported. Mav
closed at $lO 77‘,.trt 10 SO. June at *lO 02 1 ,(,
10 S5, and July at*l7 02' : _.:<tl7 05. On the call
board the sales were 2.?>ob barrels, June ad
vancing 7} 2 cents and July advancing 10
cents.
Lard was moderately active. The market
opened .VilOc. lower, which was followed by
a further decline of W@l2t<c. Later, prices
ruled firmer and advanced 12U,rt*15c. and
closed steadv. May closed at 8 27’./'id :;oe„
June at 8 37 i "/<W? 40," and July at S 47(<*8 50c.
On the call board the sales were 2,000 tierces,
June and July advancing 2’^c.
A Railroad Accident in Georgia.
Chattanooga, Tenn,, April 15.—1 tis
reported that a serious railroad accident
occurred last night at Ac worth, Ga., on
the Western and Atlantic Railroad.
Atlanta, April 15. —Early this morn
ing a down freight on the Western and
Atlantic Railroad ran into a washout on
Noonday creek, near Acworth, Ga., and
fourteen ears were wrecked. Engineer
St. Clair McDonald and fireman Edward
McCullough were killed. The live stock
in one or two of the cars were all killed.
The mail car was burned, and mail
weighman, H. A, Merrill, was burned to
death. Several passengers were hurt, one
fatally. The wires are down, and full
particulars cannot lie obtained.
A Doomed Murderer Rescued from Jail.
Charlotte, N. C., April 15.—Thomas
L. Shields, who fias peen confined in jail
in this city under sentence of death for
the murder of Joseph G, Siltou, last night
made his escape with the help of outside
friends during a heavy thunder storm,
I’lie party cut a hole in the jail wall, and
entered and unlocked Shields’ cell, when
all tied, making good their escape. There
j- no clue as 4o who the parties were that
rescued Shields, or the direction in which
they have gone. The Sheriff has offered a
reward of S3OO, and other rewards will lie
offered.
KuHsia'fl Itfoan.
Berlin. April 15.—The North German
Gazette, i‘riucc Bismarck’s organ, con
siders Russia’s new ioiu, of i 15,000,000
for constructing railways as a step toward
the consolidation of the internal affairs of
the Empire.
Dr, Saudford's Liver Invigorator puri
fies the Wood,, aids digestion, regulates
the bowels.
MORRISON VICTORIOUS.
HIS BILL TAKE.V UP BY A VOTE
OF 140 TO 138.
Forty-one Democrats Voted in the
Negative and Five Republicans In the
Affirmative—All the Georgians Voting
Found in the Affirmative—The Bill’s
Ultimate Passage Considered Proba
ble.
Washington,April 15.—As anticipated
by the best informed, the tariff reformers
carried the day in the House. The Mor
rison bill was taken up and discussion of
it was launched on the legislative sea.
It was expected that the vote would be
close, yet it was not expected that the re
formers would have a majority of only
two, but such was the case. When the
vote was announced there was a burst of
applause after suppressed excitement.
When the call of the yeas and nays com
menced there was a very large attendance
on the floor. The galleries were crowded.
As the names were called it happened
that there was a big cluster of reformers
whose names commence with the first two
letters of the alphabet. The next two
letters furnished an oflset. So it went
oiv down through the whole list.
It was very close. Never (luring
the whole call was either side ahead more
than seven votes. They generally kept
within two or three of each other. ’ Many
members on the floor were keeping tally
lists, but the vote was so close that they
could not tell when the [call was over
which side had it. There was conse
quently a gathering around the Speaker’s
desk as the clerks made out the result.
When Mr. Carlisle announced 110 to 138
there was silence for a moment, then
there broke forth loud applause from the
140, and from the galleries too. This
quieted down and the House went into
committee of the whole, with Mr. Cox, of
New York, in the chair, and the debate on
the tariff was commenced by Mr. Morri
son. There is talk among those opposed
to a reform of the tariff of moving
to strike out the enacting clause.
Such a motion cannot he made,
however, until amendments are in order,
ond that will not be until the general de
bate is closed. It will take more thaw
two weeks for the general debate. Even
then there is no chance of the enacting
clause being stricken out. The majority
of the House have decided practically
that the tariff bid shall pass. Mr. Ran
dall Inis to-night analyzed the vote, and
pronounced that the bill will not pass,
lie, however, analyzed the House this
morning and predicted that the vote
would be against taking the matter up.
Mr. Morrison and the tariff reform lead
ers say that the bill will undoubtedly
pass, and that the House will thus de
clare its principles ou the question in
volved unmistakably before the country.
They are not jubilant, because they have
such a small margin, but thev are satis
fied.
Forty-one Democrats voted against con
sideration and five Republicans voted in
favor thereof. All the Georgia members
except Messrs. Clements and N’icholis
voted. The former is sick and the latter
is absent. Both were paired. Mr. Clem
ents would have voted aye and Mr.
Xicholls no. The other Georgia members
voted aye. All the South Carolina mem
bers except Smalls, who was absent,
voted aye. Mr. Davidson, of Florida,
voted aye and Air. Bisbee no.
ANALYZING THE VOTE.
An analysis of the list of yeas and nays
on tlie question of considering the tariff
bill shows that the affirmative vote was
cast by 135 Democrats and 5 Republi
cans. and the negative’by 59 Republicans
and 3!) Democrats. The Republican affir
mative vote came from the Representatives
of only three States —Messrs. Anderson of
Kansas, James of New York, and Nelson,
Strait and Wakefield, of Minnesota. The
Democrats voting in the negative hail
from a larger number of States, as fol
lows:
New York 8, namely, Messrs, Arnot,
Hardy, Muller,Robinson, Spriggs, Stevens,
Wemple and Van Alstyne; Virginia 2,
Messrs. Barbour and G. D. Wise; Penn
sylvania. 11. Messrs." Boyle, Curtin, Dun
can, Elliott, Ermentront, Hopkins, Mutch
ler, Patton, Post, Randall and Storm;
California 4. Messrs. Build, Henley, Glas
cock and Tully; Ohio 5, Messrs. Converse,
Foran, Paige, Warner and Wilkins; New
Jersey 3, Messrs. Forel, Fiedler and Mc-
Adoo; Connecticut!, Air. Eaton; Alary
land 1, Mr. Findlay; Illinois 1, Mr. Fih
erty; Alabama 1, Mr. Hewitt; Louisiana
1. Mr. Hunt; and Indiana 1, Air. Lamb.
The following pairs were announced:
Alessrs. Follett and Nicholls; Fyan and
Rankin; Morgan and Cook; Shelley and
Burnes; Campbell, of New York, and
Gibson; Lewis and Covington: Broad
head and Dargan; Hill and Clements;
Reagan and Alolton, and Rodgers, of New
York, with Connolly; White, of Minne
sota. and Pettibone; Robinson, of Ohio,
and Morrill; Cullen and Thomas; Cal
kins and Davis, of Illinois; Smalls and
McCormick; Holton and Bayne; Brumm
andHouk; Browne, of Indiana, and Ste
venson; and Wait and Brewer, of New
York. No statement was made of the
character of the votes that would have
been cast by these members if they were all
present and unpaired, but from the known
sentiments of most of them it is presumed
that all these first named would have
voted aye, and those in the second list no.
The following named members who were
absent had no pairs announced: Alessrs.
Bowen, Campbell of Pennsylvania, Hoop
er, Hutchins, Laird and Sumner of Cali
fornia. Lowery was present, but was not
in his seat when his name was called.
He afterwards requested leave to vote in
the affirmative, but under the rules of the
House this privilege could not bo ac
corded. Up to the hour adjournment this
afternoon more than eiglity-five Repre
sentatives had placed their names on the
list of the Chairman of tlie committee of
the whole for recognition to make
speeches on the tariff hill. The
motion to close the general debate
will be in order in the House, pending
the motion to go into committee of the
whole, which is a prerequisite of continu
ing consideration ot the bill each legisla
tive day. Rut, although the narrowness
of the majority by which it was taken up
to-day suggests the possibility of success
in such ait attempt to force the final issue,
leading opponents of the measure to
say that they will offer no obstruction to
a full general discussion. The duration
of the debate of this nature is variously
estimated at from ten to twenty days.
The best informed opinion inclines
to lower the estimate as the
House will doubtless order some
evening session lor the purpose,
and many ol‘ the speeches will be printed
in the Congressional liecord without more
than a nominal deliverv. The progress of
the debate will probably be interrupted,
however, from time to’ time to admit
speedy action on one or two of the uncon
tested’appropriation bills. As soon as the
general debate is closed and tlie lull is
declared open for amendments and for
discussion in committee of the whole, un
der the five minutes’ rule, and at any
time whatever thenceforth while it re
mains in committee of the whole, the
motion to strike out its enacting clause
will lie in order from any member
and must be immediately decided
without debate. This motion, the leaders
of the opposition say, will be made by
some Republican Representative immedi
ately upon the closing of the general de
bate, and they profess entire confidence
that it will lie successful. They assert
that a number of Democratic Representa
tives, reckoned as high as twelve, who
voted to-day to allow the bill to be dis
cussed, will then vote squarely against it.
On the other hand, active friends of the
bill, while admitting that the vote upon
the passage of the bill is likely to be very
close, assert that it will command at least
as much strength as it did to-day, and
that they believe it will gain votes by dis.
eussion.
THE VOTE IN DETAIL.
The following is tlie detailad vote to
day on the question of consideration:
Teas— Messrs. Adams of New York, Aiken.
Alexander. Anderson, Bagiev, Ballentine,
Barksdale, Beach, Belmont, Bennett, Black
burn, Blanchard, Bland. Blount, Breckin
ridge. Buchanan. Buckner, Cabell, Caldwell,
Candler. Carleton, Cassidy, Clardy, Clay,
Cobb, Collins, Cosgrove, Cox of New York,
Cox of North Carolina. Crisp, Culberson of
Texas. Davidson, Davis of Missouri, Deus
ter. Dibble. Dihrell, Dockery, Dors
heimer, Dowd, Dunn, Eldredge. Ellis,
Evinsof South Carolina, Forney, Garrison,
Geddes, Graves, tjrpen. Ijreenleaf, Halsell.
Hammond. Hamvx'k, Hardeman. Hatch of
Missouri, Hemphill. Herbert, Hewitt of New
York, Hoblitzell, Holman, Houseman, Hurd,
James, Joins of Wisconsin, Jones of Texas,
Jones of Arkansas, Jones of Alabama, Jor
dan, King, Kleiner, l.anham, LeFevre, Lore,
Lovering, McMillan, Matson. May bury, Mil
ler of Texas. Mills, Mitchell, Money,
Alorgau, Morrison, Morse, Muldrow, Mur
phy, Murray, Neece, Nelson, Oates,
O’Neill, of Missouri, Pierce, Peel, of Arkansas.
Potter. Price, Pusev, Reese, Riggs and
Robertson, Rogers of Arkansas, Rosecrang,
Scales, Sencv, Seymour, Shaw, Singleton,
Skinner of North Carolina, Slocum, Snyder,
Springer, Stewart of Texas, Stockslager,
Strait, Sumner of Wisconsin. Talbott, Tavlor
of Tennessee, Thompson. Throckmorton, Till
man, Townshend, Tucker, Turner, of
Georgia, Turner, of Kentucky, Vance, Van
Eaton, Wakefield, Ward, Warner, Tennessee,
SAVANNAH, YVEDXESDAY, APRIL 16, 1884.
Welborn Weller. Williams, Willis, Wilson, of
West Virginia, Wiuans of Michigan, Winans,
of Wisconsin, Wo!ford Wood. Woodward,
Worthington. Yapte and Yeung—Total 140.
-Voy*—Messrs. Adams of Illinois, Arnott,
Atkinson. Barliour. Barr, Belford, Bingham,
Bisbee. Bouteile, Boyle, Brainerd, Breitung,
Brewer of New Jerse’y. Brown of Pennsyl
vania. Budd, Burleigh, Cannon, Chare, Con
verse, Curtin, Cutcheon, Davis of Massachu
setts, Dingley, Duncan, Dunham, Eaton,
Elliott, Ellwood, Frmentrout, Evans of Penn
sylvania, Everhart, Ferrill, Fiedler, Findlay,
Finertv. Foran, Funston, George, Glascock,
Goff, Guenther, Hanback. Hardy, Ilarnier,
Hart, Hatch of Michigan, Haynes. Henderson
of lowa, Henderson of Illinois, Ilenlev,
Hepburn. Hewitt of Alabama. Hiscock, Hitt,
Holmes, Hopkins, Horr, Howey, Hunt,
Jeffords, Johnson. KassoD, Kean, Keifer,
Kelly, Kellogg, Ketcham, Lacey, Lamb, Law
rence, Ltbbey, I-oug. Lyman." McAdoo, Mc-
Coid, McComas, McKinley, Millard, Miller
of Pennsylvania, Millikeu, Marcy, Morrill,
Muller, Afutcliler, Nutting, Ochiltree, O’Hara,
O’Xtvill of Pennsylvania, Paige, Parker,
Patton, Payne, 4’ayson, I’eelle of lu
di#tia, Perkins, Peters, Phelps, Po
land, Post, Price, Randall, Ranney, Ray
of New York, Ray of New Hampshire,
Reed, Rice. Robinson of New York, Rock
well, Rowell, Russell, Ryan. Skinner of New
York, Smith, Spooner, Spriggs, Steele. Ste
vens. Stewart of Vermont, Stone, Storm,
S(ruble, E. B. Taylor of Ohio, J. D. Taylor
of Ohio, Tulley, Valentine, Van Allstyne,
Wadsworth, Warner of Ohio, Wash'/urn,
Weaver. Wemple, White, of Kentuckv, Whit
ing. Wilkins, Wilson of lowa, G. D. Wise of
Virginia, J.S.Wise of Virginia, and York.
Total, 138.
IN SENATE AND HOUSE.
Detailed Proceedings of Botli Bodies.
Washington, April 15.—The Chair
laid before the Senate to-day a communi
cation from tlie Attorney General in re
ply to the recent resolution of the Senate
relating to the office of Marshal of the
Middle and Southern districts of Ala
bama. The Attorney General states that
the question whether there now exists a
vacancy in that office, is a question of law
which has been decided by the United
States District Courts in the negative.
Air. Morgan offered a resolution which
be asked to have printed and laid over,
directing the Committee on the Judiciary
to inquire and report whether Raul Stro’-
baeli, whose confirmation as United States
Marshal in Alabama has been rejected by
the Senate, is now discharging the duties
of the office and whether he is entitled to
do so. The bankruptcy hill was then
taken up as unfinished business.
Consideration of the bankruptcy bill
was proceeded with by sections, and
much progress was made, the debate
being confined strictly to the legal aspects
<>l the provisions read. Amendments of
the details were proposed bv Alessrs.
George, Bayard, Hoar, AVils’on. Sauls
bury, and slater, most of which were
agreed to. The debate was participated
in by the Senators named, and bv Alessrs.
Harrison, Aldrich, Garland, Cameron, of
Wisconsin, and others. The sections
agreed to to-day provide, among other
things, that any person owing provable
debts exceeding S3OO may voluntarily peti
tion to be adjudicated a bankrupt.
Any trader owing debts in excess
of SI,OOO who leaves his State to avoid his
creditors or coneeals himself to avoid ar
rest, service of legal process or makes a
fraudulent transfer of his property, or
conceals or removes the same to avoid
process or with intent to defraud his cred
itors, procures or suffers judgment to he
procured against him, or who being actu
ally insolvent suffers his property to be
seized on execution and fails ‘within
twenty days to redeem it or has suspended
payment of his accounts for a period of
thirty days after they were due and pay
able, shall In- deemed to have committed
an act of bankruptcy and may be ad
judged a bankrupt on a petition‘filed by
three or more of his creditors. The Senate
then adjourned.
IN THE HOUSE.
11l the expectation that the initial tight
over the Alorridon tariff hill would take
place to-day, the members on the Repub
lican and Democratic sides who have the
duty of securing pairs for absentees were
kept busy this morning in seeing that tlie
vote of no man should be wasted, and that
all pairs should contain the names of an
advocate and opponent of the measure.
On motion of Mr. Oates, of Alabama,
thi> Senate bill was passed to increase the
endowment of the University of Alabama
from the public lands in that State.
Air. .Morrison, of Illinois, at 12:55o’elock
moved that the House go into committee
of the whole for consideration of the
tariff bill. There was no division and
the motion was agreed to. Air. Cox, of
New York, being called to the chair. Im
mediately upon the committee’s assem
bling, Mr. Eaton, of Connecticut, objected
to cons deration of the bill, and the ob
jection was reported to the House. By a
vote of 140 yeas to 138 nays the committee
decided to consider the measure.
There was intense interest manifested
in the call. At the conclusion of the
first roll call there appeared a majority of
one in favor of the measure. Then went
on the second call and members crowded
around any one of their colleagues who was
keeping tally, earnestly listening for each
response. The result was so close that
until the final announcement nobody was
quite sure how the vote stood, but upon
the announcement there was a roar of ap
plause from the Democratic side.
the df.batk.
The committee then resumed its sitting and
Mr. Morrison opened tin* debate in support of
the bill. He described Ihe financial condition
of the country, stated the estimated surplus
of revenues over expenditures, and dwelt
upon (be necessity of reducing taxation. To
fail to reduce taxation and to relieve the peo
ple would be a flagrant disregard ol a public
duty. The pending bill might noUhc all that
was required, but it was an advance towards
a promise of a more complete tariff reform.
Such a reform and adjustment of the tariff
was not believed to be attainable at, the pres
ent session. it would create no surprise that
in the opinion of a minority of the Ways and
Means Committee the measure was not suffi
ciently harmonious to secure their approval.
They found in it no merit, because it proposed
to reduce all duties alike. Horizontal reduc
tion might not be the best, but none other
was now practicable. The protectionists op
posed 4t, not because it was horizontal reduc
tion, but because it was reduction tit all.
Mr. Kelley,of Pennsylvania, made theopen
tng speech in opposition to the bill. He did
not believe that any cheapening of goods
coni I relieve any of the American industries.
The evil was not that the goods were not
cheap enough or that America could produce
them. The truth to be considered of all men
was that the power of production the world
over had out run the power of consumption,
and that all markets were overstocked, and
in every laud skilled and industrious
people had been idle for a large
portion of all recent years. Nihilism in
Russia, Socialism in Germany, Socialism
and Nihilism in the border regions of Austria,
Communism in France. Socialism, which
would present almost every question that the
British Parliament would consider during
the present session, told the story in those
great countries—idleness, want, misery, in
every industrial centre. He then proceeded
to give chapters from the terrible lives of ihe
industrial classes of Ragland, as learned by
him during a three months' visit to merry
England—prosperous, free trade Enlgand—in
order to show the fearful condition of the la
boring people in that country, and said that
tlie proposition now made was that the United
states should enter the race with the world for
cheapness which had led to such terrible re
sults in England. There was nothing of so
little value in England usa working man or
woman w ith a reasonably good appetite. In
one town he had seen women making trace
chains, and the gentleman from Kentucky
(Mr. Turner) was returned to Congress every
year because he advocated placing trace
chains on tlie free list.
Mr. Turner said that that was .a good pro
position which he hoped would be adopted.
Mr. Kelley replied that women could real
ize 53 or 60 cents a week for making trace
chains. God forbid that auy Kentucky wo
man must ever work at such masculine em
ployment for such starvation wages. Here
called the reply of Emory Storrs to an Eng
lishman who, at a dinner given by Minister
Lowell, was badgering him about free trade.
I will admit that free trade is best for you. at
toast for those of you who can afford to con
sume anything that is produced, but i claim
that protection is best for us. You think a
great deal more for a cheap shoe than you do
for a prosperous shoemaker, while in A rnerica
we think more of iho artisan than of his
work. [Applause on the Republican side.]
Mr. Mil!*, of Texas, was tho next speaker.
He argued against the repeal of the internal
revenue-tax and in favor of the reduction of
the tariff duties. The pending bill was ex
treme in nothing. It was exceedingly mod
erate. but reduced the present rate on
a horizontal scale of 20 per cent. It
would prove a substantial relief from
taxation to the people, but thatwas only
one-half of the good which would re
sult from its passage. It would remove tlie
obstructions in tlie way of tlie exportation of
American agricultural products. It-would
increase importation, it would increase ex
portation. It would iucrease the value of
exports. It would decrease the price of man
ufactured products. Mr. Russell, of Massa
chusetts was next accorded the floor.
Tlie committee rose and the House ad
journed.
River Appropriations.
Washington, April 16.—Representa
tives Vance, Bennett, Skinner, Green and
O’Hara, of North Carolina, appeared be
fore the House Committee on Rivers aud
Harbors to-day ou behalf of appropria
tions for the improvement of the rivers in
that State.
Randall’s Opposition.
Washington, April 15.—At the in
formal conference of the Democratic mem
bers of the Pennsylvania delegation in tlie
House this morning, it was unanimously
determined to oppose any tariff" agitation
whatever.
How the Greely Belief Humor Arose.
Washington, April 15.—Commander
Schley telegraphed to the Seeretarv of the
Navy’ this morning from Brooklyn navy
yard that the crew of the sealer Tiger was
rescued from an ice flow by the sealer
Leopard four days ago, and that this un
doubtedly gave rise to the rumor from St.
John that the Greely party had been
rescued. The sealers Leopard and Arctic
are making their way north, presumably
in search of Lieut. Greely.
A Bell Buoy.
Washington, April 15.—Notice is
given by the Light House Board that on
or about April 20, 1884, a bell buoy will
be moored near red buoy No. 2, off t'\e
southeastern end of the middle ground
entrance to Chesapeake Bay, Virginia.
This buoy will be rung py the action of the
sea.
John C. New’s Successor.
Washington, April 15.—C. E. Coon,
Assistant Chief of the Loan Division of the
Treasury Department, will to-dav be nom
inated Assistant Secretary of the Treas
ury, vice John C. New, resigned.
Dorsey and Springer.
Washington, April 15.—Ex- Senator
Dorsey is expected to appear before Air.
Springer’s committee on Tuesday, the
29th inst.
Continued as Postmaster.
Washington, April 15.—The Senate
confirmed Hugh F. Far iss as Postmaster
at Columbia, Tenn.
THE IROQUOIS CLUB.
Tariff Reform the Favorite at the Third
Annual Banquet.
Chicago, April 15.—The Iroquois Club
of this city, composed of gentlemen prom
inent in the Democratic party, gave its
third annual banquet at the Palmer
House this evening. The local atten
dance was very large, in addition to
which there was a gathering of
distinguished gentlemen from all parts
of the country. Erskine M.
Phelps, President of the club,
in introducing the speakers of the even
ing, and sneaking of the career of the
Irquois Club, said: “This club has
exerted its influence for reform in politics,
and especially upon the great question
before the people—tariff reform—believing
that it is the only sure road to prosperity
in this country now that the wheels o’f
commerce throughout the length and
breadth of the land are clogged by a bur
densome system of protective taxes. We
feel that the people should understand
and so act upon this important issue as
to enable themselves to compete in the
markets of the world, and the American
flag to float again triumphantly on anv
sea asof yore under Democratic auspices.”
MR. TILDKN’S LETTER.
After an address by Col. AV. C. P.
Breckenridge, of Kentucky, upon tlie sen
timent, “The Republic, an indivisible
union of indestructible States,” the fol
lowing letter was read from ex-Gov. Til
den :
New Yokk, April 11, 18S4.
Gentlemen—l have had the honor to re
eeive your invitation to the third annual ban
quet of tlie Iroquois Club, to respond to tlie
sentiment, “The Federal Constitution.” 1
have also received private letters asking a
written response to the sentiment in easel
am prevented from attending, t have been
for some time, and am still, exceptionally en
grossed with business which I have no power
to defer or abandon. I must therefore
communicate with you in writing,
and my answer must be brief.
On the formation of the Federal constitution
Gouverneur Morris, who had been a conspic
uous member of the convention, being asked
what he thought of the constitution, replied:
"That depends upon how it is construed." The
Democratic party originated iu a resistance
by the more advanced patriotsof the revolution
to efforts which were made to change the
character of our government by a false con
struction of the constitution, and impressing
on new systems a monarchist bias. Jeffer
son’s election in 18' 0 rescued our free institu
tions from the perils which surrounded them,
and secured sixty years of administration
mainly in harmony with their design and
true character. When an attempt was
made to break up tlie Union and to
dismember the territorial integrity of the
country, people were compelled to make a
manly choice between these calamities and
the dangerous influences of the civil war
upon the character of the government. They
patriotically and wisely resolved to
save the Union first, and to
repair the damage which our political
system might sustain when the more immi
nent dangers had been provided against. The
first work was successfully accomplished, but
twenty years have since elapsed, and the
work of restoring the government to itsorigi
nalcharacter is not yet accomplished. Our
wise ancestors had warned us that if we fell
into civil discords our free system was
liable to perish in the struggle by* au
insensible change of its character. Not only
have the best traditions of the patriots who
won independence and established freedom
lost their authority, but our cherished politi
cal system is slowly losing its hold
upon life under the fungus growths
of false constructions and corrupt
practices. The government itself has become
a menacing factor in elections. As long ago
as 1878 1 expressed the opinion that the oppo
sition must embrace at the beginning of tlie
canvasses two-tnirds’of the voters to main
tain a majority at an election. In this history
repeats itself. By force or fraud, even in the
comparatively popular system of Eng
land, a monarch lias until lately
controlled the majority of Parlia
ment and frequently decided elections
by court favors, jobs, and money taken from
the public treasury. This is a hard saving,
but the recent publication of papers of her
deceased statesmen leave no doubt upon the
subject. In our own country the government,
instead of standing as au impartial
arbiter amid the conflicts of maturing
opinion and contending interests lias itself
descended into the arena equipped with all
the weapons of partizanship. Its myriads of
office holder, its alliances with or against
vast pecuniary interests, its unlimited com
mand of money, levied from its de
pendents, and contractors, have suf
ficed to determine the majority in
every case hut one. In that case it collected
military forces around the capitol, and by
this and other means intimidate the Congres
sional representatives of a majority of the
people to relinquish the fruits of their victory,
and to surrender the government to the
control of the minority. No reform of ad
ministration is possible so long as tlie govern
ment is directed by a party which
is under the dominion of false doctrines and
animated by enormous pecuniary interests in
the perpetuation of existing abuses. The
first effectual step in the reform of our gov
ernment must he a fundamental change in
the policy of its administration. The work
of reform will he difficult enough with the
whole power of the government exerted in
accomplishing it. I have such faith in
the benignant Providence which has presided
over the destiny of our country in every great
trial hitherto that 1 do not despair of oiir ulti
mate deliverance. Though I can no longer
aspire to he one of the leaders in thiagreal
work I hid those of you ou whom this august
mission may fall God speed.
[Signed] S. ,J. Tilhen.
To S. Corning Judd, < 'hairman of the Political
Committee of the Jroquois Clul>.
A letter was also read from Senator
Bayard.
TIIiDEX AGAIN DECLINES,
The Congressmen Report the Result of
Their Visit,
Washington, D. C„ April 15.—Mr.
Henley, of California, one of the delega
tion of Congressmen who went to New
York to see -Mr. Tildeu and who had an
interview with him yesterday, said to
night to the News correspondent: “Our
visit was a very pleasant one, but we
regret that it did not result as we ex
pected. We thought that he would con
sent to be a candidate. We as
sured him that it was the unani
mous wish of the entire Democratic
party of the Pacific coast that he should
be, but he told us frankly that he would
not consent, and would not accept if
nominated by the convention. He said
that he was preparing a letter which
would be published soon, in which he
would decline the nomination and give
his reasons for so doing. Mr. Henley re
marked that while Mr. Tilden’s physical
condition was as good as what he expect
ed, he was as strong and as bright men
tally as ever and impressed the delegation
very favorably.
MR. LAMB TELLS A DIFFERENT TALE.
Air. Lamb, of Indiana, as well as the
Pacific coast Congressmen, had an inter
view with Air. Tilden yesterday. He
went into the house at the’ same time they
did. He gives a different account of the
coast Congressmen's reception by Air.
Tilden than they do. He says that Air.
Tilden did not give them more than one
minute’s audience. John F. Bigelow,
who is looking after Air. Tilden’s house,
as well as person, whisked the Western
statesmen into Air. Tilden’s presence and
w hisked them out again in very short or
der. They did not, according to Air.
Lamb, have enough talk with Mr. Tilden
to he able to give any thing positive about
that statesman's indentions. Air. Lamb,
by the w T ay, didn’t gather anything ma
terial himself.
A Failure at Jacksonville, Fla.
Jacksonville, April 15.—J. A. Huan,
a cigar manufacturer, has assigned. His
liabilities are $40,000, the assets SB,OOO.
They Relieve at Once.
“Renson’s Capcine Porous Plasters are
prompt, thorough and highly medicinal.'’
—Dr. C. V, B. Kennedy.
RAIN, WIND AND HAIL
FURIOUS STORMS IN GEORGIA,
ALABAMA AND MISSISSIPPI.
Five Inches of Rain in Five Hours at
Birmingham—Railroads Washed Out,
Bridges Gone and Streams Swollen —
Lightning Playing Havoc During the
Deluge—A Veritable Cyclone in Mis
sissippi.
Atlanta, April 15.—A heavy rain
storm prevailed in North Georgia between
2 o’clock and daybreak this morning. The
country is flooded. The Chattahoochee is
out of the banks and covered with floating
timbers and debris. Several small houses
were seen afloat this morning. Great
damage wa9 done to farms, fences and
crops. Principal keeper just in
from his plantation on tlie State Road,
says that he never saw anything like it.
The East Tennessee, Yirgiuia and Geor
gia Railroad is washed out in several
places. At oue place the track is under
water for ten mites. On the Western
and Atlantic Railroad, twenty-five miles
above Atlanta, at noon, the 'Day Creek
freight .coming into Atlanta, rah into a
washed out culvert. The engine and fif
teen cars were dumped into a pile, and
are a complete wreck. The engineer, St.
Clair McDonald, of 14 West Simpson
street, and fireman Patrick J. McCul
lough, of Marietta, were killed and are
still at the bottom of the wreck. The
bodies have not been found.
Passenger train No. 12, coming South,
went into a wash out at 2:25 o’clock this
morning, two miles above Big Shanty.
'Fiie engine passed over, but the tender,
mail and baggage car,and all the coaches
except the sleeper were werecked
and lamied. The mail weigher,
lj. A. Merrill, whose residence is in West
End, was killed and burned up. Tlie bag
gage-master’s arm was broken, and two
mail agents and a porter were wounded.
No passengers were hurt. No trains are
running on the State Road to-day, and
about thirty are blockaded. The wreck
will probably be cleared to-night. A
later report says that Merrill, the mail
weigher, lias been found alive unhurt, but
it is not credited. The wires are down on
the State Road, and all other roads report
severe storms.
IN MIDDLE GEORGIA.
Macon, April 15. —A cyclone of consid
erable force, accompanied by heavy rain
aud some hail, passed through the ’coun
ties of Butts, Jasper and Putnam this
morning about daybreak. Its direction
was from almost due west to east. It
crossed tlie East Tennessee, Virginia and
Georgia Railroad between Juliette and
Dames’ ferry. The section house near the
former pluee was blown down, but no one
has been reported as seriously hurt. A
large amount of fencing aud timber, a
barn and several cabins and outhouses
were also wrecked, but no one has been
reported as seriously injured. The tele
eraph wires near Indian Sprint* were
broken by the storm and it lias been im
possible ill consequence to obtain accur
ate details. At Eatonton the storm ap
pears to have been much more destructive
than at any other point in its route.
Great damage was done to all classes of
buildings in the northern part of the town,
but fortunately only two persons, J..
Jenkins and J. Adams, negroes, were
killed. The residences and outhouses
belonging to the following gentlemen
were considerably damaged by wind and
rain: J. M. Johnson, W. F. Jenkins, J.
O. Adams, J. B. Reese and Judge T. G.
Lawson. The business part of the town
escaped serious injury, with the excep
tion of tlie storehouse of Vannerson &
Leverett, which was unroofed and other
wise greatly injured by wind and rain.
The stock, which consisted of general
merchandise, was greatly damaged. The
trestle over Back creek, on the Eatonton
Branch Railroad, was washed out.
RUSHING OVER COLUMBUS.
Columbus, April 15.—A violent wind
and rain storm passed over this city last
night. The rainfall was 3 1-10 inches in
three hours. There was no serious loss
of property and no lives are reported to
have lieen lost. The report from Auburn,
Alabama, states that much damage was
done to property to-day by a heavy storm.
HARRIS COUNTY VISITED.
A special dispatch from Cliipley, Ga.,
says that a disastrous cyclone swept over
Harris county last night. The wind
storm struck Ohipley about 2:3o*o’clock
in the morning. The’ worst damage done
was at the residences of George Williams
and Mrs. Babbs, three miles southwest of
Cliipley. and from there to Mr. Culpeper’s
and F. J. Jenkins’ places, where
houses were blown down. Lee
Alford ww instantly killed at
the latter place and * his wife and
three children were badly hurt. Alford’s
body was found 150 yards from his house.
The out-liouses on Samuel Goodman’s
and John B. Hastey’s places were de
molished.
THK INJURED.
John Langford and his son were badly
hurt, and his wife and child killed, and
another child is reported to be dying.
Mrs. Mary Davis’ residence was demol
ished in the town of Cbipley. The resi
dences of J. M. Seer, E. F. McGee, Dr. J.
E. Thornton, A. J. Irvine, R, B. Travtor,
R. A. Berner, A. P. Hampton and Lay
lield were blown down or badly damaged.
Thomas Champion was badly wounded,
and Mrs. Champion slightly.
OTHER VICTIMS.
E. F. McGee received severe internal
injuries, and his son was fatally wound
ed. Mrs. Lavtield and her sister were in
jured. A. J. Irvine received severe in
ternal injuries. Miss Langford was badly
hurt and Dr. J. E. Thornton slightly.
Ben. I’owell and his son are reported to
have been killed. The storm passed in a
northeasterly direction from Chiplcy, and
outhouses and a part of Joe Dumas’’ resi
dence were blown down. It. P. Park
man’s place was demolished and Luke
Powell’s place was made a total
wreck. The outhouses and residences
on Rev. Jus. U. Jones’ and Thos. L. Bow
den's places were badly damaged. The
last named places are near Warm Springs,
where Bowden and his wife were slightly
wounded. The destruction to property
can hardly be estimated. The cyclone
swepteverything.il) its path and’many
miraculous escapes were made.
THE RAIN AT BLACKSHEAR.
Blacksiikar, Ga.,’ April 15.—Black
shear has been visited to-day by the
heaviest rainfall had here for years. The
rain was accompanied by a verv severe
wind. No damage was done in the town,
however.
IN WASHINGTON COUNTY.
Saxdkrsville, Ga., April 15.—A fear
ful looking storm cloud passed over this
county again this morning soon after day
break, followed by a heavy rainfall and
hail of about 15 minutes duration. It
look the usual course of these storms,
from southwest to northeast. Up to this
writing, it. a. m., no damage is reported
lrom the country.
FIVE INCHES OF RAINFALL AT BIRMING
HAM.
Birmingham, Ala., April 15.— The
heaviest rain ever known in this section
began falling here last night at 7 o'clock,
continuing until 11. Therainfall was live
inches in that time. The village creek,
the source of the water supply for this
city, rose nearly seven feet in the pump
house in four hours, extinguishing the
tires and doing considerable damage to
the engines. The Coalburg Railroad
bridge, over this creek, was washed sev
eral feet out of line. Houses near the
creek were inundated and families nar
rowly eseajKtd drowning by climbing to
the top Of the houses. All the railroads
leading here are badly damaged and the
wires are down, making it impossible to
get full particulars. The Georgia Pacific
lias bad washouts between here and An
niston, delaying all trains.
On the Alabama Great Southern Rail
road. at Attalla. sixty miles above here,
lightning struck the depot and hotel, set
ting them on tire and consuming both,
with the freight, books and papers. The
inmates of the hotel narrowly escaped.
At TrussviUe, on the same road, a tres
tle was washed away and the road lied
terribly washed. On the Louisville and
Nashville, near Blount Springs, a trestle
was washed away, and a freight train
coming south ran into the creek, drown
ing Conductor Baseom Dock, and severely
injuring the engineer and fireman. All
trains on the Alabama Great Southern,
and the Louisville and Nashville, going
north and east, are side-tracked here and
cannot move for two davs. Pratt's Rail
road had a wash-out 300 yards long, and
was otherwise badly damaged. Farmers
sutlered great damage to crops. Much
corn just coining up was washed awav,
necessitating another planting.
IN THE FORM OF A CYCLONE.
New Orleans, April 15.—a special
from Varden, Miss., says: “The town of
Black Hawk, eighteen miles west of here,
was struck by a cyclone yesterday after
noon, IV, IV. Brewer’s and E, Crippin’s
dwellings and out houses were destroyed,
and Mr. Brewer’s daughter was seriously
hurt. Dr. RittriU’s office was demolished.
J. B. Steaton’s dwelling and saw miU were
unroofed and his stables and out houses
destroyed.”
J. Jones’ house aud G. D. Purcell’s
shop were destroyed.
The residence and shop of D. H. Jordan,
the Methodist District High School build
ing, and the Methodist Church were con
siderably damaged.
Mrs. llutchinson’s house was destroyed
aud her collar bone broken.
Much other property was destroyed and
a number of persons seriously injured.
Mississippi’s Cyclone.
Memphis, Tenn., April 15.—A special
from Grenada, Miss., says: “One of the
severest wind and rain storms ever known
occurred yesterday afternoon one mile
south of here. Houses were demolished,
trees torn up, fences blown away, and
some stock killed. The storm must have
done considerable damage in other places.
But few persons were injured.”
FIRE’S COSTLY SWAY.
A Celluloid Brush Work* Destroyed at
Newark, N. J.
Newark. April 15.—The works
of the Celluloid Brush Company,
at Ferry and Ashbridge streets,
were destroyed by lire last
night. The lire was caused by a spark
from a buffing wheel in the main or centre
building coming in contact with a gas jet,
and in an instant the whole building was
ablaze. The flames spread to other build
ings near by, and before tlie firemen ar
rived all three structures were enveloped
in flames. The main building was entire
ly destroyed, ar.d the others were badly
damaged. A large quantity of stock and
much valuable machinery were also de
stroyed. Thu loss is S2OO,(MX), which, how
ever, is fully insured.
PITTSBURG VISITED.
Pittsburg, April 15.—Short! v after mid
night fire broke out in Sohuter it Co.’s box
factory on South Eighteenth street. At
2 o’clock this morning it was believed to
be under control, but was still burning
fiercely. .The box factory and planing
mill, together with tlie offices, stables and
lumber piles, J. Ricliub’s two-story brick
dwelling and shoe store, are in ruins. The
loss will reach $75,000. Tlie tire was first
discovered in the boiler room, and is be
lieved to have been caused by sparks.
CUBA’S REVOLUTION.
The Government Stops a Series of Dis.
astraus Blunders..
New York, April 15.—Advices from
Havana, of tha 10th, say that the landing
of Gen. Aguero has caused a teverish
state of excitement all over the island.
The censorship of dispatches which i9 m
full force again had for a few days caused
a delay of the knowledge of the departure
of Gen Aguero from Key West, and only
when the news of the safe landing of the
insurgents could no longer be withheld
from the public were all dispatches an
nouncing their departure allowed to be
printed. The effect, therefore, has been
doubly disastrous. All reports concur in
the certainty that the government has
been misled and sadly duped bv those
sympathizing with Gen. Aguero', for it
now turns out that tlie insurgents
did not land between Cardenas and Ma
tanzas, where they were expected, but
that they landed east of Cardenas, where
no watch was kept. Gen. Aguero, it is
further reported, would never have chosen
the territory between Cardenas and Ma
tanzas, as it would have been very disad
vantageous for liis operations. Tlie gov
ernment, as a matter of course, sent the
bulk of the troops iu the wrong direction,
and is now diligently keeping from the
public the first disastrous encounters be
tween Gen. Aguero and the few troops lie
met, as also the swelling of the number of
the insurgents by numerous bands which
were only waiting the arrival of Gen.
Aguero to join him. It is said that the
partisans of those Cubans who favor
annexation to the United States are try
ing to organize a league which will work
in tavor of that idea, as a great many
Spaniards are becoming converted to it,
especially Catalans, who, by their spirit
of justice and their intelligence, stand
above the common level of Spaniards who
come here. The Catalans are organizing
for the coming week, in spite of the crisis,
a costly and splendid and popular picnic,
in which tlie Cuban element will take a
very conspicuous part.
The censorship of the press dispatches
is severe beyond all precedent.* Even
views that have been published are sub
mitted to the most critical tests aud de
tained in a most aggravating manner,
i he unusual care and solicitude to pre
vent certain facts going out from here
only serves to emphasize the critical con
dition in which affairs have come to be
upon the island.
AGUKRO’S TALK IN MOBILE.
Mobile, Ala., April 15,—Gen. Aguero
was in Mobile fifteen or twenty days ago.
Speaking ot his proposed descent upon
Cuba he said that he had been to New
Orleans, where he met with little en
couragement. He me? with less here,
and so returned to Key West. He said
that he intended to enter Cuba from the
southwest and wage an irregular war
fare, burning plantations and making
things hot for the government, until lie
had gathered a large enough force
to take the field. This is about
all there is of truth in the
rumors nowjifloat. Among the reports was
one to the effect that the Cubans had
designs upon the revenue steamer Craw
ford, which was advertised for sale here
on this date. The revenue marine officials
all say that they know nothing of fili
busters at or near Mobile. The sale of
the Crawford took place at noon. There
was no bidding worthy of note. A mer
chant here bid $2,750 for the vessel, but
the bid will be rejected, the set price
being SIO,OOO. Some old fashioned car
bines and cutlasses, a dozen or more muz
zle loading pistols w r ere sold as junk for
SO. It is apparent that the Cubans would
have been foolish to have attempted the
purchase cf the Crawford as she needs a
new boiler, and besides could not get out
of this well watched harbor without de
tection.
A MITKDEREK BIRXE1) ALIVE.
His Victim a White AVoman Who Re
fused to Allow Him to Eat at Her
Family Table.
Dallas, Tex.. April 15.—A dispatch
from Brenham says’ that a negro named
Gibbs brutally murdered the wife of L. P.
Moore, a prominent farmer of Burleson
county, Saturday evening, because she
would not allow him to sit at the supper
table with the family. Mr. Moore was not
at home at the time of the murder, but re
turned shortly afterwards. The whole
community turned out in pursuit, and on
Sunday overtook Gibbs 10 miles away,
and captured him after a fight, in which
the negro was vyounded. He was taken
back to Moore’s place, where he was
identified by Moore’s children. The exas
perated citizens then chained him to
a post and burned him to death. Gibbs
was an escaped convict, and was con
sidered a very bad negro.
THE EIGHT HOI It LAW.
New York Workingmen Hold a Mass
Meeting In Union Square.
New York, April 15.— The demonstra
tion of workingmen to urge the enact
ment of an eight hour law was called last
evening by the Central Labor Union in
Union square. A platform was erected
at the upper end of the square and about
this 2,000 persons collected at 8 o’clock.
Seventeen trades unions were represented.
An immense crowd was anticipated and a
heavy police force were present. The
precautions were unnecessary, for the
meeting was perfectly orderly, though
noisy, and as tar as numbers went was
not much of a success. P. J. Gallagher
presided. The speakers who addressed
the meeting were Edward King, of the
Type Founders’ Union, John Swiuton, P.
J. MacGuire, Wm. A. Brown, of Balti
more, and others. They all urged strongly
the passage of the eight hour bill as a
measure of incalculable benefit to the
working classes.
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taking three pills and increasing
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MACON’S TOURNAMENT.
Savannah’s Companies Fail to Take a
Foremost Place,
Macon, April 15.—T0-day Macon
eclipsed all her former efforts in the way
of drawing a crowd and giving the visi
tors all the pleasure that they could de
sire. A heavy rain fell last night, leaving
the streets and the track on Mulberry
street in fine shape for the firemen’s con
test. A clear day brought out immense
crowds to witness the events. Fully
15,000 strangers are here, and will remain
until the end of the tournament, which
will be reached to-morrow afternoon.
After parading the streets, making a fine
impression, six bands being in line, the
procession of firemen with their trucks,
reels and steamers assembled on
Mulberry street, where the contests
were to take place. An excellent track
was found to have been prepared for the
occasion, and every arrangement, no
matter how trivial, had been gotten in
readiness to ensure the programme being
carried out smoothly and satisfactorily.
The hook and ladder contest, running’a
distance of 125 yards and climbing a 30-
foot ladder, resulted in a victory for
Pioneer of Athens. Their time was 32
seconds. Phoenix of Columbia made it
in 3~. % seconds. The Werners of Savan
nah made it in 61 1-5 seconds. The time
of the Citizens’ Company of Rome was
34 3-10 seconds.
the reel contest.
The reel contest was next in order with
twenty-two entries. The first test was to
r\in 100 yards to the plug, attach a hose to
the same, lay one hundred feet of hose,
connect and throw 50 feet ot water. In
the second test the reels were stationed
25 yards from the plug, the men to run 75
yards to the reel, catch the same, carry to
the plug, attach and lay 50 feet of liose
aud throw 50 feet ot water'with catch
couidings. Special prizes were also
given reels making the fastest time to the
plug. The result was as follows;
Wide Awake, of Americas, first test, 314 4
seconds; second test, notbimr; plug time, 14
seconds.
Campbell Hose, of Macon, first test, 211 sec
onds; second test, 22 :, 4 seconds; plug time, l:i; ! 4
seconds.
Clinch, of Augusta, first test, 20 seconds;
second test, 21 50-100 seconds; plug time, 13
seconds.
Ocraulgce, of Macon, first test, 2B 80-100 sec
onds; second test, nottiiug; plug time, I3‘£
seconds.
Y'oung America, of Columbus, first test, 28
seconds; second test, 30 24-100 seconds; plug
time, 14 seconds.
Jeff Davis,of Barnesville, first test, nothing;
second test, 23.50 seconds; plug time, 14 sec
onds.
StonewaU, of Griffin, first te9t, 29% seconds;
second test, nothing; plug time, 12' „ seconds.
Cochran, of Cochran, first test, nothing:
second test, 22 seconds; plug time, 13 1-5 sec
onds.
Oceanic, of Brunswick, first test, nothing;
second test, 28.41 seconds; plug time, 14 sec
onds.
Washington, of Savannah, first test, noth
ing; second test, notiiing; plug time, 15 sec
onds.
Young America, of Macon, first‘teat, noth
ing; second test, 21 seconds; plug time 12
seconds. %
Mechanics, of Macon, first test, 32 50-100
seconds; second test, 22 seconds; plug time, 15
seconds.
Defiance, of Macon, first test, 41 seconds;
second test, 21 13-100 seconds; plug time, 12 2-5
seconds.
Stephens, of Augusta, first test, 30 00-100
seconds; second test, notiiing; plug time, 15
seconds.
Stonewall, of Columbus, first test, 32secouds;.
secoml test, 28 seconds; plug time, 13 seconds.
Mechanics, of Amencus, first test, uolhiug:
second test, 27 seconds; plug time, 13 30-100
secouds.
East Macon, first test, 29 seconds; second
test, nothing; plug time, 13' 4 seconds.
Fh'enix, of Columbia, first test, nothing;
second test, nothing; plug time, 13 seconds.
The remaining four reel companies will
run to-morrow morning, after which the
engine contests will take place.
The two days’ tournament is to wind up
with the foot raee.
To-night the Rome Hook ami Ladder
Company challenged the Pioneer, of Ath
ens, to a contest for $250, which banter, in
ail probability, will be accepted.
Defiance Company, of Macon, gave a
superb banquet to-night to the visiting
firemen.
The prizes are as follows:
First test—First prize. *IOO in gold; second,
*SO in gold.
Second lest—First prize, *75 in gold; second.
*25 in gold.
Best time to plug for Maffbn companies, a
silver trumpet.
Best time to plug open to the State, a cham
pion hat.
Best average time of visiting companies.
*IOO in gold.
Prize for the foot race, a suit of clothes
valued at *SO.
The prizes for the steamer contest are
not yet announced.
POLITICAL SKIRMISHES.
Republican State Conventions Held in
Alabama and South Carolina.
Montgomery, Ala., April 15.— Tlie
Republican Convention met at 12 o’clock
to-day, and after a temporary organiza
tion had been effected adjourned to 4
o’clock for the Committee on Credentials
to report. At 4 o’clock another adjourn
ment was taken to 8 o’clock, the commit
tee not being ready. Chairman George
.Turner, of the Executive Committee, in
calling the convention to order declared
himself in favor of President Arthur.
There are several contesting delegations,
but the Arthur men seem to control tlie.
convention. As far as heard from, ail the
district delegates selected favor Arthur
except the Fifth district. The convention
will have only to select 4 delegates at
large.
SOUTH CAROLINA’S REPUBLICAN STATE
CONVENTION.
Columbia, S. C., April 15.—The Repub
lican State Convention met here this
morning. Robert Smalls ( colored). Con
gressman from the Seventh District, was
chosen temporary Chairman, and upon
taking the chair delivered an uddress de
nouncing the Democrats for circumvent
ing the negro vote by the eight box elec
tion law, and condemning the Legisla
ture for appropriating SIO,OOO to defend
men for violating the United States laws
in conducting elections to the prejudice of
negro Republican voters. Smalls, in the
course of his remarks, said: “Think ot it.
This great convention can send eighteen
delegates to Chicago, but they can oniv
go and vote for the nomination. When
they have done that they come home and
fold their hands. They can do nothing
more. They can vote, but the
ballots will lie stolen by Kit Klux
Democrats, the party of violence
and murder. They are bound to
carry the State. Smalls seemed to be
greatly concerned about the fate of the
revenue officials now under indictment in
the United States Courts for robbing the
government of its dues and overcharging,
fearing that the Democrats would secure
their conviction. The time up to re
cess was consumed in motions
and debate beuring upon the formation
of the Committee on Credentials. Quite a
number of contests for seats having come
up Miller, a mulatto, of Beaufort, and
ex-State Senator, made a S|ieech, in the
course of which he said: “We should
put a ticket in the field every election and
make a fight, and even if martyrs seal
our cause with their blood we will gain
a victory. “He said that he would advo
cate, as Chairman of the State Executive
Committee, a thorough organization of
the party. If the party would do this,
deplorable and damnable as was their
present condition, they would certainly
triumph."* It might be a decade, but it
would be achieved. At 6:10 o’clock p. m.
the convention took a recess until 8
o’clock.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA DELEGATES.
.Washington, April 15.—At the Demo
cratic Convention held in this city to
night to select delegates tojtbe Democratic
National Convention, to be held at Chica
go, William Dickson and Edward I).
Wright were chosen on the first ballot as
delegates. Neither has expressed any
preference for candidates and they go un
instructed, but Dickson’s personal choice
is said to be Mr. Tilden. Resolutions
were adopted by the convention in favor
of revenue reform and of home rule for
the District to the extent of giving im
portant District offices to residents. '
BETWEEN BLAINE AND SHERMAN.
(frxciNNATi, ..April Is.—Reports from
several local Republican conventions
show that the delegates were uninstruct
ed and divided their preferences between
Sherman and Blaine.
HOUK RENOMINATED.
IV ASHIXGTOX, April 15. —A telegram
w’as received here to-night from Knox
ville, Tenn., stating that the Republican
Congressional Convention which met
there to-day renominated Congressm an
Ilouk by acclamation, and selected IV.
C. Chandler and W. C. Chumley as dele
gates to Chicago. Both favor" President
Arthur.
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LABOR’S WARRING BANDS
A SHUT-DOWN" IMMINENT IN THE
MONOXGAHELA DISTRICT.
The Men. Already Squeezed by Two Re
ductions, to Fight Against Another—
•lstetter Feeling Between Topton and
and Work Picking Up—
The French Miners Surrender.
Pittsburg, April 15.— A shut down of
all tlie coal mines of the Monongahela
river district is considered imminent.
The acceptance of a reduction by the mi
ners of the third pool has caused general
dissatisfaction, and a lively time during
the next fetv weeks is anticipated. The
operators of the first and second pools
claim that the third pool coal is as valua
as that mined in the lower pools, and will
accordingly order a similar cut. If they
persist in this, the fourth pool operators
will reduce to two and a half cents per
bushel. The miners, who have already
accepted two reductions, assert that they
will not submit to further sealing of their
wages.
The New York and Cleveland Gas Coal
Company deny that any trouble is antici
pated in the Plum and Sandy Creek mines.
A large majority of their miners accepted
half a cent reduction, and those who re
fused sought work el sew here or were dis
charged.
BETWEEN-TOPTON AND ALLENTOWN.
Reading, Pa., April 15.—Reports re
ceived to-day from points along the East
Pennsylvania Railroad, between Topton
and Allentown, where great destitution
has prevailed among the miners, indicate
that work lias been resumed in many
mines and that the remainder are prepar
ing to go into operation. More confidence
prevails among the workingmen, who an
ticipate better wages and steadier work.
There are al<out 800 miners in the district,
many of whom have been working on halt
time at the rate of from 00 to 75 cents per
day.
WEAVERS MAKE I'KACE.
Boston, April 15.— The weavers, strike
which has been in progress in the Hamil
ton Mill at Amesbury lias terminated.
The management submitted a jiroposition
to the weavers to the effect that a reduc
tion should lie made in the charges for
sewing in and establishing anew system
of premiums for cloth of a given standard
of perfection. _ This was accepted by the
weavers.
WORK RESUMED AT AUZIN.
Paris, April 15.—The striking colliers
of the Auzin coal district have decided to
resume work.
DENOUNCED 15 V AN ACCOMPLICE
A Singular Story of u Singular Bargain
If True.
At Grant City, Worth county, Mo.,says
a St. Louis special of the 12th inst.. Henry
Harris was arrested to-day, charged with
the murder of Robert McCord, on a war
rant sworn out hv Samuel McAtiee. Me-
Atlee, who has just been released from
the penitentiary, tells a most remarkable
story, the substance of which is that Mc-
Cord, who was killed abotn three years
ago. met death at the hands of Harris; but
that a bargain was made whereby Mc-
Atiee, though innocent, allowed himself
to lie convicted and sent to the peniten
tiary. He adds that he was paid S2OO, and
promised more when lie got out of the
penitentiary. Now that he has obtained
his liberty, under the three-fourth rule for
good behavior, Harris has failed to fulfill
his promise, hence the disclosure and
arrest.
A Pair of Murderprs Lynched.
Mount Sterling, Ivy.. April 15. Fifty
masked men went to Jackson, Breathitt,
county, Wednesday night, took Henry
Kilburn (white),and Ben Strong (colored),
who were confined in the jail there and
hanged them. Kilburn was charged with
the murder of Wm. Thorp last January,
and Strong was suspected of being con
cerned in the same murder. Notice was
pinned on one of the victims stating that
all iierpetrators of such crimes would re
ceive the same punishment. Kilburu had
killed eight men.
The Ohio Relief Fund.
Cincinnati. April 15.—The relief com
mittee appointed last February by the
Chamber of Commerce to receive and dis
tribute money and supplies for the people
made destitute by the flood is about to
close its labors. It has receive* $184,000,
all of which has been distributed except
s<i.ooO. This amount is soon to be used in
helping the poor restore their dwell
ings. A large part of the money has iteen
used outside of Cincinnati.
West Virginia Squatters.
Cincinnati, April 15.—A dispatch from
Charleston, W. Va., says: “The squatters
in Lincoln county who fired on Surveyor
Sinnot. who was sent out to survey lands
now in litigation, fired again on William
Oxley, an assessor. His horse was killed,
but Oxley escaped. Judge Jackson will
send a force to execute the order of his
court, and trouble is feared.
Canada’s Orangemen and Catholics.
St. John, X. F., April 15. —The assault
made on the Protestants of Carbonear on
Sunday night culminated last night in a
serious affray, in which shots were ex
changed between the belligerents, but no
one was mortally wounded. All last night
the Orangemen" were under arms and
paraded the streets of Carbonear.
Charles Kendo's Funeral.
lain don, April 15.—The remains of
Charles Keade were interred to-day at
Willesden. The funeral was private.
George Augustus Sala, Mr. Edwin Ar
nold and a few other literary friends of
the deceased were present. Mr. Keade
was buried, at his own request, beside
Laura Seymour, the actress, who was his
life-long frignd.
English Interests In the Propaganda.
Toronto, oxt., April 15.—The Arch
bishop and Bishops of the Province of On
tario have petitioned the Queen to protect
the interests of her subjects from the ra
pacity of the Italian Government in rob
bing the institution of the propaganda at
Rome, in which British subjects have
large monetary interests.
Exports of Coin.
New \ ork. April 15.— The steamer
Werro took $10,000,00u in gold for Europe
to-day. The specie engagements to-day
for to-morrow’s steamer now reach $2,000,-
000 in gold bars. Foreign bankers report
a larger margin of profit on shipments of
gold bars to Paris than to London.
Sweet Briar’s Victory.
Londqn, April 15.—The New Market
Craven meeting opened to-day. Bushe’s
handicap race was won by Sweet Briar,
with Keene's colt Challenge second and
Hartington’s filly Argyll third. There
were live starters. Sweet Briar won by
three lengths.
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