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1 ESTABLISHED 1850. 1 i 3. H. ESTILL, Editor and Proprietor, i GEORGIA ANI) FLORIDA. THE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS. A < ocliran Boy Attacked by Hogs and Devoured Alive—A Man in Berrien ( ounty Who Has Not Slept in a House since the War—MurJer Near New nan. GEORGIA. There are 200 white tax defaulters in Henry county. stewart SuiierL.r Court will convene next Monday. •fudge Honey has ordered an attack by the strand jury on the gamblers in Augusta. dog epidemic prevails in Cochran, over ajioze-u dogs have died in the past two weeks. Col. J. A. Thomas, of Cochran, has deter mined to make the race for Representative from his county. < onductor Burfoni lias won his suit against Mr. Brower, details of which were given in the N kws a day or two ago. Cochran has a steamer that cost two reels and 1,000 feet of cloth hose. The com pany had a tournament a day or two ago. The Newnan District Conference will con vene at ttie M. K. < linrcli, in Jonesboro, on Wednesday night before the iir- 1 Monday in May. J. K. Gordon. Treasurer of Madison county, wants the county to establish a pauper farm. Over £loo per annum is now spent for the care of the indigent. Cochran Mennenejn : “Messrs. John l’usser and John Rogers, of this county, favor a heavy lax on dogs. Out of MX) head of sheep Mr. I'us.-cr can only find :0, and out of 1,700 head Mr. Rogers eaii find only 1,300. The missing ones have gone to the dogs.” i.overnor McDaniel has appointed Win. 11. Pilcher Judge of the County Court of Warren county. This court was established on the recommendation of the grand jury and Mr. Pilcher was recommended for Judge. The Governor has also reappointed .J. 8. l’ope Judge of the County Court of Pike county. Tax Collector Moss, of Henry county, iiad a filial settlement with the county and ’made a special showing of his stewardship during the year just past, of the total assessment of *IB,OOO for state and county purposes, all lias been collected except about ffiOO. Of the amount yet due f.'.OOis poll tax and *IOO gen eral tax. Pulaski Fire Company No. 1, of Hawkins vdie. won three prizes at the Macon tourna ment, and now enjoy a glorious record. When the train from Macon rolled into Cochran with the Pulaski boys on board last Wednes day night the members of Cochran No. 1 were waiting for them at the depot, armed with a keg of beer and several boxes of tine cigars, to congratulate and clieer them. Atlanta I'onetitutiim: “The Police Gazette ease, in which Editor Fox xvas lined a thousand dollars by Judge Clark, of the City Court, has already been argued. From the quest ions of the J edges it is believed the judg ment of the court below will ’• affirmed, and Brer Fox will be compelled to ante to the tune of a cool thousand. This will lie quite a setback for the pictorial police paper.” Berritn i 'ounty Xeic : “There is a man in this county who has not slept in a house since the war. He carries his entire wardrobe with him wherever lie goes, as well as his pantry and kitchen utensils, and spends the night wherever dark may overtake him. He is a veritable curiosity. He never reads newspa pers. claiming thirt to read the Bible as it should be read occupies all of liis time. Sev eral days since he inquired of the editor of this paper if Germany and France were still at war, referring to the w ar of 1*70." Danielsville Monitor". “Last Friday even ing Sheriff Scarborough RR nt to feed George Long, the only person now in jail, and found that he had got the shackles off his feet, and on examining, the Sheriff found that George had been at work removing rocks, etc., and had made another hole in the floor nearly suf ficient for him to get through. In a’short time he would have been ready to gel out again, in the same manner he did before, sheriff scarlmrough then chained him iu a different w ay. He is now chained.” Griffin-V>im: “A Griltin lawyer who was in •attendance at a justice’s court iu Pike county Monday relates a remarkable incident of the pa-t week’s cyclone. Two little negro children were sleeping iu a bed in a cabin on Austin Davis’ place, and the cabin was blown away from them. A heavy log. prob ably a sill from another house, was blown along and bulged right between them on the bed, crushing it to the floor. Another log came along and lodged squarely across the first one, pinning them down; but they were rescued from their uncomfortable position without a strateh or any harm.” Brunswick A jaunt: -st. Simon's was visited by a lady last w eek—and who is not very far away just now—who commanded a large three-masted ■> -liooner on a voyage from Phil adelphia to Genoa, Italy, with a full cargo of case petroleum, and thence to the West Indies to load for New York, where she arrivet. in seven months, having sailed the vessel her self. taken her observations, and attended to all the financial business of the ship—making a good profit—of which she was part owner, as -he was in fifteen vessels of the same class. •>n the above trip her husband died four days out from Philadelphia, she touched at the Bahamas, had the laidy put in an air-tight ea-e. and proceeded with the voyage, burying the Captain on her arrival in New York.” - John Allen Catheart and Nathan Thomas, cousins, were driving home from Newnan on Sunday evening. Both were under the iu fluenee of liquor and a quarrel arose, in which Thomas became so enraged at l ath i-art that he a—ailed him with a knife,cutting him several times. Catheart ran, pursued by his infuriated cousin. Finally the hunted man turned around, opened his barlow knife, and, as Thomas came up, plunged it into his heart. Thomas fell dead in Ins tracks. ( ath eart gave himself up to the authorities. Cath eart has a w ife and four children and Thomas hail a wife and two children. About the same hour on the Saturday before Christmas Thomas' father was sittiug on the railroad track drunk near the same place and was run over and killed. Thomas had previously wounded two men, Isith of whom recovered." Cochran .¥.■<, ngrr: “Mr. Harrison Barlow is a farmer, and, w ith others, tends the Over lies plantation, lievond Gum Swamp settle* ment, alioui ten miles northwest of this town. He went to his work very early Thursday morning and about 8 o'clock his son Henry nine to the field with breakfast for his father. Henry waited until the meal was dispatched and returned to the house with the dishes, lie was a little puny and partially deaf, so was not required to work any, but played about the premises at pleasure. About 10 o'clock Henry got lug bow and arrows and went back to the tieid, but not near the work men. At 12 o'clock Mr. Barlow came to the house, ted tin' stock and w ent in to dinner. Mrs. Barlow inquired after Henry and was told that he had not been seen since he left the tieid. Hi- absence at that hour was un usual. and a- he was a little sick some uneasi ness was felt about him. After calling him and looking a limit the house and yard with out linding him they began to search the tieid. Several neighbors joined them, and between 1 and 2 o'clock Mr. dames Multis found tlie child lying in an open field in the sun, about 300 yams from the house. Anew suit of clothes which the lx>y had worn were torn into shreds and scattered about the field. The child’s body was chewed into mince meat from the head down, and blood was spouting from the veins and arteries. Tiie dogs had chewed through the stomach and into the entrails, all the flesh was gnaw ed from the arms and legs, and it is supposed was eaten by the merciless dogs. The child was still breathing when found, and when Mr. Multis touched him he opened his eyes, and with difficulty said: ‘Mr. Mullis, your dog bit me.' Mr. Mullis quickly raised the child and took him to the house and laid him on the porch, when lie again spoke and asked for his father—who was then hurrying toward him —and arrived just in time to see his poor child gasp the last time and sink into the peaceful sleep of death, and his horrible sufferings were ended. It is believed that several dogs attacked the boy, and the ground around where lie laid showed signs of a fear ful struggle, the dogs having dragged him over the plowed ground, logs, stumps, etc,, for fully fifty yards. Mr. Mullis surrendered his dog—a rattier small yellow eur— and Mr. Bar low took his shotgun and sent him whirling into eternity.’’ FLORIDA. Castor oil is to !>e manufactured at Madison. The festival and bazaar at Gallie's hall, at Tallahassee, last Tuesday, added S2OO to the Kpiscopal Church organ fund of that city. There were 510,000 cigars, 1,400 crates tomatoes, and 2n bates of sponge shipped to New York from Key West on the 13th insr. Tlie Odd Fellows of Waldo and Starke will celebrate the 59th anniversary of their order on Friday, April 25, by an excursion to Silver Spring. The work on the new hotel at Madison is rapidly being carried on By the contractor. The painting and flooring will be commenced next week. C. A. Bryan. Leon county's Circuit Clerk, last week issued licenses for the marriage of three white eouplesin oue day. He lias served as clerk sixteen years, and never before issued that number of licenses for white imrsous in one day. There were hut three cases for the Volusia County Court to try at enterprise last week. The grand jury brought in an indictment for murder in the first degree against Peter Syl vester. a negro, for killing another negro at Dcl.and, several mouths ago. The court will meet to try this case on the 2>th Inst. An attempt was made Saturday night to w reek the passenger train hound ville, on tlie Jacksonville, Tampa and Key West Railroad, by placing a sapling across the trak a short distance tiiis side of Green Cove spring. Fortunately the obstruction did no damage, though it was run into by the loco motive. Some time ago an attempt to wreck a train on this road was made near Palatka by someone, who put a cross-tie on the track. Jacksonville Times-Vnion: ‘'Early yester day morning the fine horse belonging to Messrs. Harkisheimer & Cos., and used in the delivery wagon, killed himself in a very sin gular manner. It seems that the driver had hitched the horse- to the wagon as usual tor tlie purpose of coming down to the store. The animal was then driven from the stable to the front gate, when the driver left him for the purpose of going into the house after his whip. The animal was restless, wanted to get out side, and attempted to jump out. Bo ng hitched to the wagon, which held him hack, on)v a portion of his body got over the fence ami he fell on the sharp pickets, which pene trated his hotly and stomach. Tlie animal managed to get off the fence alone, but died within two hours from the effects of the wounds received.” Ready for Emergencies. Nothing is so handy to have in the house as Benson’s Capcine Porous Plasters. Highly medicinal. 25 cents. THE NEWS IN MACON. Children and Delegates Eu Route for Columbus, and Other Matters. Macon, Ga., April 22. —Two negro women became involved in a difficulty last night. One knocked an eye out of the other, producing a dreadful wound. This morning the Bibb County Sunday Scheol Association gave an elegant breakfast at the Brow n House to thirty children from the Savannah Orphans’ Home, who passed through Macon under the care of President R. B. Reppard, en route to Columbus to attend the State Sun day-School Convention. A line supper will also be given the children when they ar rive at Macon Saturday night, returning to Savannah. Several delegates from Chatham county accompanied President Reppard. The Bibb county delegates leave to-morrow morning. The convention will be largely attended. STOLE SEVENTY-SIX DOLLARS. To-day Charles Lovi, a negro boy, was arrested for stealing $76 from another ne gro, named Forrest Emmerson. DECLARED A LUNATIC. The jury to-day before the Court of Or dinary declared the white woman Susan Patton a lunatic, and she will go to the asylum. MERCER UNIVERSITY AND THE BAPTISTS. To-morrow President A. ,T. Battle, of Mercer University, w ill leave for Atlanta to attend the Baptist State Convention, which promises to be tho largest held in Georgia in many years. Mercer University will be an important theme of discussion. Eli Shorter, of Eufaula, will deliver the address before the society at the ap proaching commencement of Mercer Uni versity. R. \V. Patterson, alternate, of Macon, will deliver the alumni address, vice Judge Lawson declined. PRESENTATIONS. The Southern Cadets to-night presented Sergt. Shprrill.'recently maimed, with a handsome gift and saluted him with three volleys. No. 3 Fire Company has voted to pre sent an elegant gold badge to Louis Hink ler, who won the champion loot race dur ing the recent tournament over fifteen competitors. Secretary Grier, of the State Agricul tural Society, has arranged to have ex hibited at the coming State fair the cele brated Mason cotton harvester of South Carolina. Two acres of cotton will be planted in the park especially for the ex hibit. HAWKIXB\ I LIE’S 15AMjl KT. The Pleasures of the Firemen Marred by a Cutting Scrape. H awkinsvillk, Ga., April 22.—Fifty firemen of Protection Fire Company No. 1, and other citizens of Macon, left that city this evening at ii o’clock in a special car, and arrived here at 7 o’clock as guests of Pulaski Fire Company No. 1, to attend the citizens banquet given in cele bration of the victory of Pulaski Fire Company at the recent firemen’s tourna ment at Macon. A brass band and citi zens met the visiting firemen’s train, and escorted them to McDuffie’s Hall, which was brilliantly illuminated and decorated, and densely crowded. R. M. Hodge, of Havvkinsville, delivered the address of welcome. John T. Boifeuillet responded on behalf of Macon. J. A. Thomas spoke for the Cochran firemen. The programme was interspersed with vocal music by a quar tette. After the speaking a grand ban quet was served, rich in quality and quantity. Hawkinsville, its citizens and firemen, crowned themselves with glory. A RAZOR MARS THE FESTIVITIES. After the banquet at McDuffie’s llall the visiting firemen adjourned to the engine bouse of Pulaski Company No. 1, where champagne was drank and numerous toats responded to. While Joseph Blount, of Protection No. 1, of Macon, a son of Congressman Blount, was respond ing to the toast, “Our Guests,” T. C. Tay lor,a lawyer ot Hawkinsville, exclaimed, “He has an orator’s eye, ’’whereupon Bon McCall, a member <>/ Pulaski Fire Com pany, said, "O, shut up'” Suddenly Mr. Taylor cried out, "1 am cut,” aud McCall w-as hastily taken from the engine house, as he was supposed to be the one who did the cutting with a razor he was seen to have. Taylor received a dreadful wound iu the right arm. The muscle was terri bly torn and he bled profusely. It is not certain that McCall did the cutting. This was the only event to mar the pleasure of the occasion. McCall formerly attended Mercer University, isasonof Rev. Mr. Mc- Call, of Griffin, and a member of the Board of Trustees of Mercer University. ALABAMA'S EXPOSITION. speakers at its Opening l>\vell on tlie State's Great Future. Birmingham, Ala., April 22. — The Alabama Permanent Mineral Exposition wak formally opened here to-day. The weather was extremely bad for the sea son of the year, yet the city was thronged with visitors from all sections of the coun try. The State militia was out in full force. Every prominent building in the city was decorated with Union flags, and the occasion seems like an ante helium Fourth of July celebration. Stirring speeches were made by J. A. Van Iloose, President of the Board of Trade, A.O. Lane, Mayor, and Governor O’Neal. He spoke at length of the four grand national divisions of the State: First. The Tennessee river vallev, affording the finest country known for the production of cereals and grasses. Second. The great mineral sec tion, with Birmingham as its centre, where raw materials abound in such close proximity that pig iron made in Birming ham is shipped to Pittsburg and Cleve land and sold at a good profit. lie said that the Birmingham section would be come the wealthiest and most densely populated portion of the South, but that the entire State and South would be bene fited by the infusion of Northern capital and energy, which would be wel comed and protected at all times. The third division was the black belt, the finest cotton producing country known. The aboli tion of slavery had bankrupted the “big planters,” but the introduction of new methods caused this black land to pro duce twice as much as before. Tlie fourth division was the Long Leaf Pine Belt. Northern lumber men appreciated the great value of this timber, and were in vesting in it every day. Mobile would be the most important lumber port for the exportation of yellow pine. The exposi tion. while in its infancy, contains many interesting features, showing the wonder ful mineral resources of the State. The Pratt Coal Company lias exhibited a solid lump of coal weighing 7 tons and a quarter. A RALLY AT CHICAGO. A Decrease In the Visible Supply Helps in Sending Prices up Again Chicago, April 22. —The market took three sharp turns during the day and ended with a strong feeling and higher prices. The wheat market was active but unsettled, opening firm, advancing about 1 cent, then under free offerings declining l - from the outside prices. When the posting of the visi ble supply soon after showed a decrease of more than 1,500,000 bushels during the past week, the demand showed more improve ment and prices rallied l*jc., fluctuated and closed ’-(a s c. higher than yesterday. April closed at S6' ,c„ May at S7c. and June at ‘O' ,c. An unsettled feeling prevailed in corn, and prices were irregular. The market opened firm, and under a good demand prices ran up 1 .Jg, ■',•. Free selling then caused a decline of l(®l' s c. Later, when a decrease of 1,300.000 bushels iti visible supply was shown, a rallv occurred and prices advanced lAl%c, anil closed 1 over yesterday. April closed at 51!jo, May at 52V, and June at 51 1 s e. Oats were dull and unsettled, and closed a shade easier. Mav-closed at 32' 4 c., and June at :1,(#32'8C. Trading was moderately active in mess lork. Prices ruled 100tl5c. lower early, then rallied 50(<*fi0c.. and closed steady. May closed at $lO 95(g,! 07 1 j, and June at sl7 10&i7 I.ard ruled irregular, but was generally stronger. May closed at 8 30(0,8 anil June at 8 42'.45c. Effingbam's Absconding Banker. Effingham, 111., April 22.—F. 8. Yon Gassv, the absconding bunker, is supposed to have gone to Canada. He took $40,000 trom the bank. Joseph Partridge loses SIO,OOO. and the remaining losses are dis tributed among farmers and business men. ROBBED BETWEEN BUSINESS HOURS. St. Louis, April 22.— Frank Ewers, cashier of the Effingham (111.) Bank, which closed its doors yesterday in con sequence of the absconding of its Presi dent, A'. A. Von Gassev, says that there was over $40,000 in the batik when he closed it Saturday, and that when he opened it Monday every dollar was gone, as well as the notes, paper, etc. The losers are all citizens of Effingham. Von Gassey’s whereabouts is unknown. AT THE NATION’S CAPITAL THE PENSION APPROPRIATION BILL. PASSES THE HOUSE. Mr. Morrison's Bill Under Discussion— A Light Day in the Senate—Prospects of tlie Figlit Between the Two Houses Over the Appropriations—Mr. Carlisle to Champion His Hill on the Floor. Washington, April 22.—1n the Senate to-day, Mr. Blair, from the Committee on Education and Labor, reported favorably the bill to create a commission to inquire into and report upon the material, indus trial and intellectual progress made by the colored people of the United States since 1865. It was placed on the calendar. After a short executive session the Sen ate dispensed with the regular order and took up bills under the five minute rule. Under this rule bills were passed au thorizing a bridge across the Cumberland river at Nashville and several bills affect ing local and special interests in the West and North. The Chair laid before the Senate the pleuro-pueumonia bill so that it may come up as unfinished business to-morrow. The Senate then adjourned. IN THE HOUSE. In accordance with the resolution adopt ed yesterday, the House met at 11 o’clock to-day. Mr. Dingley, of Maine, asked unani mous consent for the present considera tion of tho bill authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury to invest lawful money deposited in the Treasury by national banking associations for the retirement of their circulating notes. Mr. Weller ob jected, so consent was not granted. On motion of Mr. Morrison an order was passed providing for evening sessions until further notice, for general debate on the tariff bill. The House, at 11:45 o’clock, went into committee of the whole (with Mr. Cox, of New York, in the chair) on the tariff bill. Tne principal speakers on the bill were Mr. Wilborn, of Texas, favoring, and Mr. McKinley, of Ohio, opposing, but a good many questions and brief remarks were interjected by other members. Mr. Herbert, of Alabama, made an elaborate argument in favor of the bill, and in answer to what he termed the so phistries of the gentleman who had pre ceded him he cited as an example of the style and argument to which the protec tionists resorted the action ot Mr. McKin ley in producing an advertisement of the “Carlisle shape” and sarcastically re ferred to that advertisement as a reason for maintaining a high duty on a cheap class of crockery which was consumed by the people of this country. If Mr. Carlisle should be instrumental in bringing down an inequitous tariff he would deserve to live in bronze and mar ble, and would receive a vote of thanks from the people tor his efforts in their behalf. He proceeded to expatiate on the necessity of securing a foreign market for the productions of the farmer, and contended that that object could only be attained by a reduction of the present high tariff duties. At the conclusion of Mr. Herbert’s speech the committee rose. The House then went into committee of the whole on the pension appropriation bill, the pending amendment being that offered by Mr. Koseerans, ot California, transferring the duties of Pension Agent to the Pay Department of the army. The amendment was lost. An amendment was adopted providing that no agent, at torney or other person shall demand or receive a fee for his services in cases of pension or bounty land claims until the allowance of the claim; that all fees in pension cases shall be paid by pension agent out of the first installment of the pension to the claimant; that no fee shall exceed $lO, except in case of a special written con tract on file in the Pension office and ap proved by the Commissioner of Pensions, where $25 may lie charged, and prescrib ing the power which the Secretary of the Interior may exercise over pension at torneys. Tlie committee then rose and reported the bill to the House, when it was passed. The House then took a re cess until 8 o’clock, the evening session to be for debate only on the tariff bill. There were not two dozen members present when the House met after recess for debate on the tariff bill, with Mr. Hatch, of Missouri, in the chair. Mr. Evans, of Pennsylvania, was the first speaker, and in the name of 1,400 manu facturing industries in his district he protested against the passage of the Mor rison bill. He failed to see who in the country would be benefited by the pro posed reduction. He believed in the policy of an adequate and sure protection of American labor, and hoped that there was wisdom enough in this Democratic House to defeat tlie pending measure. Mr. Eldridge, of Michigan, said that the protective policy discriminated be tween rich and poor, and this evil could only be remedied by a complete revision of the tariff. Mr. Cannon, of Illinois, in a two min utes speech had just time to thank the House for the splendid attendance which had assembled to listen to Ins argument, when the Speaker’s gavel cut short tlie remaider of his discourse. Mr. Lanhani, of Texas, maintained that the protective system had created millionaires and paupers with equal pace, and submitted an argument in sup port of the pending bill. Tlie other speakers were Messrs. Dockery, Warner of Tennessee, Price of Wisconsin, and George of Oregon. The House then, at 10:30 o’clock, ad journed. HOW NEW WAS SNl’BBEl). Functions whicli Were Taken from Him Returned with Coon’s Appointment. Washington, April 22. —While John C. New was First Assistant Secretary of the Treasury he had not means the confidence of Messrs. Folger and Ar-; thur. It had always up .to his incum bency been the practice to designate the First Assistant Secretary to act as head of the Treasury Department during the ab sence of the Secretary, but Mr. New was snubbed at the outstart. The Second As sistant Secretary acted as Secretary and attended the Cabinet meetings whenever the latter was absent. This caused a good deal of comment at the time, es pecially as it was followed up by so deal ing with Mr. New that he was practically a figure-head. These things are recalled by an order just issued. It is that here after during the absence of the Secretary' the First Assistant shall have charge of the Treasury Department. O. E. Coon, Mr. New’s successor, lias just been con firmed. The other functions of the office of whicli it has*l>een stripped will be given him, and a position of importance which for the past several years has been practically vacant will be revived. Mr. New happens to be here just now to receive this blow right in the face. He is one of the Indiana Republican bosses. None of the delegates front that State which have been chosen for the Chicago Convention are Arthur men. The resignation of John C. New as As sistant Secretary, which was tendered on the Ist of February, to take effect Febru ary 15, or when bis successor should be appointed,was accepted by the President, to take effect April 10, the date of Mr. Coon’s appointment. MR. DRUMMOND’S RETIREMENT. A Bill to Retain Bis Services and Ap point an Extra Judge. Washington, April 22. —Mr. Calkins, of Indiana, introduced a bill in the House to-day which is intended to create a judi cial position which will be tendered to Postmaster General Gresham. The bill is preceded by a preamble setting forth that Judge Drummond has signified his inten tion of retiring from the bench at an early day, and for the purpose of still retaining his services so far as he shall teel able to give them to the public, and to afford an opportunity for him to close up important cases long pending before him, it is provid ed that the President may appoint an addi tional Circuit Judge for the Seventh (the Chicago judicial circuit, and that upon the happening of a vacancy by his retiring, or otherwise, tlie vacancy thus occurring shall not be filled. It is expected that this bill will be soon reported from the committee and passed under a suspension of the rules. No secret is made of the fact that the position it will create will be tendered to Postmaster General Gresham. As no additional expense will attach to the appointment it is thought that there will be no objection. Judsre Drummond can retire now at any time upon full pav, and it is known positively that he iutends retiring very soon. If authority is not given to appoint his successor now, should the bill pass, it is understood that Gen. Gresham will not be appointed until the close, or very near the close, of the present administration. Nominated for Postmaster. Washington. April 22.—The President to-day nominated Lewis T. Self to be Postmaster at Gteenville, Tenn. SAVANNAH, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 23, 1884. KNOX EXONERATED. Nothing Criminal in liis Conduct of the Defunct Pacific Bank’s Affairs. Washington, April 22.—The House Committee on Banking and Currency to day agreed upon the following resolution as a report of the committee on the recent investigation of the charges against gov ernment officials arising out of the failure of the Pacftic National Bank, of Boston: Rejoiced, That from an examination of tlie allegations and offers of proof made hv the memorialists aud documentary evidence and admissions already Indore the committee, it is the opinion of the committee that a further investigation of the facts is not necessary in order to pass upon the charges made against tlie government officers; that there is no proof, or offer of proof, sufficient to justify the committee in entertaining the charge of con spiracy lie tween the government officers and other parties; that the increase of the capital stock of said bank to $961,300 involves a ques tion of law now before a court ef competent jurisdiction, and is not a matter properly call ing for tlie judgment of this committee; that while in the light of the facts apparent since the failure of the bank, the Comptroller’s ex ercise of his lawful discretion in some in stances may be open to criticism, and the wis dom of his course may be questioned, there is nothing to show that he was actuated by any improper motive or was guilty of any inten tional violation of the law; that the charge of incompetencv made against Examiner Needham is not sustained, except iu so far as lie yielded his own judgment too much to the influences surrounding him, aud to the apparent business sentiment of Boston in favor of keeping this bauk from going into the hands of a receiver, and to the hopes, opinions and statements of the directors and others interested in the rehabilitation of the bank: that the sub-committee be directed to prepare a report embodying these views, and to formulate such amendments to the national banking act as will tend to prevent the practices by which the insolvency of the Pacific Bank was brought about, and to limit and define the discretion of tlie Comptroller, and if possible make examinations directed by law more reliable and trustworthy. THE APPROPRIATIONS EIGHT. A Long Conference Probable on the Postal Bill. Washington, April 22.—The clash be tween the Houses over the appropriation bills, owing to the Senate's policy of in creasing the amounts fixed by the House, may be said to have commenced. It is inaugurated over the post office bill, which the Senate has largely added to. This bill will go to a conference committee. It is not expected that it will bring about a deadlock, but it will doubtless be an unusually long time before theconfeience agrees. There will have to be concessions on both sides, and mainly from the Sen ate. According to Mr. Randall’s deter mination there will be just such fights over all appropriation bills, some greater and some less. As heretofore stated in these dispatches it will be about the naval bill that the deadlock will arise. It is even stated by some members that the temper of the House is such that unless the Senate recedes from its enormous in crease of the money appropriated by the House for the navy, especially the en tirely' new provision for six liew steel cruisers, there will be no naval bill passed at all. AN INDIAN PRINCESS WEEPS. Her Tears Started While Telling Con gressmen of the Wrongs Done Her Tribe. Washington, April 22. Princess Sarah Winnemucca, of the Piute tribe of Indians, was before the sub-Committee on Indian Affairs to-day pleading for the set ting apart of a reservation for her tribe. She was accompanied by a delegation of ladies ahd gentlemen from Baltimore. The Indian woman spoke in good English, emphasizing her remarks with graceful gestures. As she depicted the griefs of her people she was frequently moved to tears. She said that her tribe was scat tered, that they had been driven from place to place. “Two winters ago,” she continued, “while being driven frome one point old men and children were frozen to death.” She also said that the Indian agents had deprived the tribe of filestores provided for them by the government. The Piutes are located in Nevada. The Princess asked that Camp McDermott be set apart lor them. CARLISLE TO SPEAK. He Will Close the Debate in Favor of the Tariff Bill. Washington, April 22.—The fact that Mr. Carlisle will make a speech on the tariff is considered to ho a good stroke of policy on the part of tlie tariff reformers. Mr. Carlisle will make the best speech on his side of any man in the House. It is evident that the Democrats in favor of no tariff agitation are somewhat anxious as to what the effect ot Mr-Carlisle’s argu ment may have on tlie weak men in their ranks. They are consequently trying to create the impression that it would not be dignified lor’the Speaker to take part in a debate on the floor. They point to the fact that Messrs. Keifer, Kerr and others never did such a thing. The Carlisle men have also been looking up a precedent. They mention Messrs. Randall, Galusha A. Grow, Blaine and Robert C. Winthrop as Speakers who took an active partin House debates. In (act most of the pre cedents are on the side of the Carlisle men in the matter. THE CONGO COUNTRY. Text of the Senate’s Recognition of tlie African International Society. Washington, April 22.—The injnnc of secrecy was removed to-day from the resolution adopted by the in exec utive session April 10, authorizing the recognition of the African International Association, which is now opening up to commerce tlie valley of the Congo. The resolution is aslollows: Resolved , That the Senate concurs in the views expressed by the President of the Uni ted States in his last annual message to Con gress in reference to the interests of the Uni ted Stutbs in tiie settlement of the Congo country in Africa, and in the opening of that country to the free access of the people and the lawful commerce of all other countries: and that it is the opiuion of tlie Senate that the flag of the African International Associa tion should be recognized as tlie flag of a friendly government. Atlanta’s Sentenced Brass Founder. Washington, D. C., April 22V John Davis, the well-known Atlanta brass founder, was sentenced in Baltimore a short time ago to three months’ imprison ment for assaulting a man who had in sulted his wife. Mr. Hammond will go to Annapolis next" Friday to try and in duce Governor McLane to pardon Davis. Supreme Lodge Knights ot Pythias. New Orleans, April 22.—The formal opening of the session of the Supreme uodge of the world of Knights ot Pythias took place to-day in the Odd Fellows’ Hall. The building was decorated with banners, pendants and other insignia of the order. The Supeme representatives were escorted from the St. Charles Hotel to Canal street, thence to Camp street, and up Camp to Odd Fellows’ -Hall, tlie guard of honor being the uniformed rank of the Crescent and Orleans Lodges. It is predicted that the session, from tlie amount of business to be transacted, will last nearly ten days. The Whisky Pool’s Work. Cincinnati, April 22.— The whisky pool is again established. The Executive Committee held a meeting to-day andrat ilied $1 10 as the price of whisky, and it will be kept at that for a few days when an advance is expected. An assessment of $130,000 has been ordered to pay the liabilities of the pool, and it is hinted that a still further reduction of the capa city will be made on May 1. The members of the pool, although all are not pleased, are willing to make a further effort to keep the business under the control of the pres ent organization. A Black Fiend Caught. Montgomery, Ala., April 22.— 0n Saturday last a negro living near Loeha poka beat his wife so badly that she gave premature birth to two children and died. Soon afterff bis he made a criminal atsault on a white lady, the wife of his employer, but was frightened away before accom plishing his object. He fled, but was pursued by a large body of men, and this morning was arrested about 10 miles from here and lodged in jail. Two Desperadoes Kill Each Other. Richmond. Ky., April 22.— Near Irv ing last Saturday Joseph Flinn and Wil liam Hale, two desperadoes, engaged in a shooting affray and Flinn shot Hale through the heart, but before the latter fell he shot Flinn twice, from the effects of which he died in a tew hours. No housekeeper who has flavored a cake, pudding or cream witli Dr. Price’s Special Flavoring Extracts, will ever return to the use of the cheap flavoring extracts that flood the market. One trial will sat isfy that for purity and delicious natural flavor Dr. Price’s are alone in the market. LOUISIANA AT THE POLLS. MUCH SCRATCHING AND THE COUNT A SLOW ONE. Three Tickets iu the Field—Charges of Violent Interference Already Made— McEnery Probably Reflected—A Good Run for the- Stevenson Ticket—Chi cago Delegations. New Orleans, April 22.—This even ing's Picayune says: “At the opening ot the polls this morning the Commissioners ot Election and a Deputy Sheriff', repre senting the ling, with a unanimity show ing that they had received specific instruc tions on the subject, either forcibly ejected, or refused admittance to the in spectors of the Mayor, and ejected certain of tlie commissioners appointed by the Registrar of Voters. In many of the pre cincts, besides the regular Democratic and Republican State tickets voted to-day, there are three municipal tickets—the regular, or ring Democratic, headed by John Y.Guillotte, for Mayor; the Indepen dent Democratic, with D. B. Peen for Mayor, and the citizens’ and Parish Democratic, with W. J. Behen for Mayor. The two last named parties were organized ostensibly in opposi tion to ring rule. Eight amend ments to the constitution were also voted upon. The first relates that the interest on the consolidated bonds of tlie State is now fixed at 2 per cent, for five years from January 1, 1880, then at 3 per cent, for fifteen years, and at 4 per cent, thereafter. The* amendment fixes the interest at 4 per cent, from January 1, 1885. The other amendments relate to the disposition of the fees and charges of the various civil courts, the register of con veyances and the record of mortgages in the parish of Orleans, define the jurisdic tion of various courts in certain cases, and enlarge the jurisdiction of the Court of Appeals to all cases not exceeding $2,000. It is believed that the major ity of the tickets voted in the city to-day were scratched, necessarily delaying the count. It is understood that, the Republicans generally voted the citizens, parish and municipal ticket, and that the parish Democrats in turn sup ported Mr. Stevenson, tlie conservative Republican nominee for Governor, Gov. McEnery being scratched. It was re ported to-day from all quarters of the city that the regular Democrats claimed the election of their entire parochial and municipal ticket with Iho possible excep tion of the Criminal Sheriff. For this office Delaney, the citizens and parish Demo crat candidate, is reported as running ahead of his ticket.” reports from the towns. Bayou Sara, April 22.—The indica tions are that a full vote was cast. It is believed that Stevenson polled a larger vote than was anticipated. Opelousa#, April 22.—The election passed off quietly. The result is un certain. A majority is claimed by both the Democrats and Independents. Eight hundred and sixty-two votes were polled. Much scratching svas done, and the counting will not he finished till to-mor row evening. Monroe, April 22.—Tlie election was quiet. There was opposition to the Dem ocratic ticket. Not over half the regular vote was polled. Baton Rouge, April 22.—1 t is believed that tlie Fisher-Bates parish ticket is elected here by probably 500 majority. It is said that Gov. McEqpry will lose the parish. The Fisher-Bates wing is mainly composed of tjie element of Democracy opposed to Gov. McEnery. Lake Charles, April 22.—The election was quiet. Gov. McEnery’s majority is 100. The debt amendment was undoubt edly defeated. As yet no opinion can he formed as to tlie election of Senators and Representatives. St. Martinsville, April22.—A heavy vote was polled here to-day, and the full Democratic ticket is supposed to be eiected. No positive returns can be had until to-morrow evening. Franklin, April 22.—The election passed off" quietly. The tickets were much scratched, and no reliable estimate can as yet he made in regard to the vote tor State officers. Morgan City, April 22.— The election was quiet. Stevenson will carry this parish by a large majority. The ring Democrats are lost sight of, McEnery’s followers swapping him off for Republi can votes for their ticket. REGISTRAR CAVAN AC APPEALED TO. New Orleans, April 22, 9 p. m.— The exclusion of the inspectors appoint ed by tlie Mayor, and of the commissioners appointed by Mr. Cavauae, Supervisor of Registration, on behalf of the citizens and Parish De mocracy from the polling rooms, is the all absorbing subject of conversation to night. When this action was first made known this morning, Lionel C. Levy Chairman of the commission, addressed ii communication to State Registrar Cava nac, saying: I have the honor to invite your attention to the fact that the commissioners appointed by you. one at each poll ou behalf of the citi zens and Parish Democracy of this city, have, in wanton violation of the law, and in tiie prejudice of tiie rights of thousands of voters, been debarred or violently evicted from the polls to which they were severally assigned. The matter is of such grave moment and so deliberately in the interest of fraud upon our people, anil involves such serious infractions of the pro visions of tlie law pertaining to elections, that I am constrained to call upon you immediately to exercise such powers as arc lodged in your hands, and to acquaint me with your purpose in the premises, ami what assistance, if any, is desired by you which this commission can contribute in the interest of an honest vote and an honest count. Would it not, perhaps, lie xvell for you, as a State officer, if you con sider yourself without power to afford a remedy, lo call upon the Governor of tlie State $0 maintain you in the exercise of your authority? Cavanac in reply stated that lie had no authority in the premises; that his duties ended with the registration of voters; the ap pointment of a commissioner and clerks of election and the delivering of a list oi tiie voters to tlie Sheriff or a proper returning officer. He therefore declined to take any action in the premises. A BATCH OK PRESIDENTIAL DELEGATES. Washington, April 22.— The following Republican election straws blew in to night: The Nintli Congressional District of Massachusetts elected delegates to Chi cago who were announced as favoring Edmunds. The Seventh Massachusetts district delegates favor Edmunds. A motion com mending Arthur was tabled. The Eleventh Massachusetts District delegates are uninstructed, but holding preferences for Edmunds. The First New Hampshire district gave no instructions, and no jireferences are expressed. At Annapolis, Md., the Blaine men con trolled the district convention, and passed resolutions indorsing Blaine and Lincoln. In Cecil county, Md., Blaine delegates were selected and Blaine resolutions passed. Washington county, Md., instructs for Blaine, and Garrett county, Md.,did like wise. The Fifth Massachusetts district Re publicans gave no instructions, but Ed munds is the first choice. Baltimore, April 22.— Specials from the Republican conventions held in Somerset, Talbot and Wicomico counties state that the delegates to the District and State Conventions were instructed for Rlaine. New Orleans, April 22.—A Jackson, Miss., special says: “The Republican District Convention met this morning. The Hill faction controlled thorn. Thirteen delegates favor Arthur, 1 Blaine and 4 Logan for second choice. For Con gressmen the First district nominated Green C. Chandler, and the Fifth district Johu A. Smith, of Lauderdale. Tlie delegates tor the State at large are ex-Senator B. K. Bruce, James Hill, It. F. Bock and J. M. Bynum. The first two are colored and the others white. The delegates are uninstructed, but favor Arthur. It is now stated that the district delegates stand Arthur 11, Blaine 1, Logan 1 and Gresham 1. MUMMIES BY THE THOUSAND. Prof. Maspero Makes Important Dls coveries in Kgypt. London, April 22.—The Times says that Prof. Maspero, the distinguished French Egyptologist, has discovered at Ekmeem, ancient Khemnis, the panopoiis ot the Greeks, between Asseus and Thebes, an immense necropolis whicli dates from the Ptolemaic period. Five catacombs have so far been opened. These yielded 120 mummies. The sites of 100 similar catacombs are still intact. It is believed that they contain as many as 6,000 mummies. A large harvest of Papyri jewels and funeral treasures is expected. .Several Hurt in a Railroad Collision. Athens, Ky., April 22.— A collision occurred yesterday between two passen ger trauis on the Cincinnati, Washington and Baltimore Railroad. Conductor John Dillon was fatally and several passengers i slightly hurt. NEW ORLEANS’ EXPOSITION. The Main Building; Much Larger Than that at Philadelphia. Washington, April 22.— Director Gen eral Burke was heard by the Appropria tions Committee of the House to-day on the hill tor a loan of $1,000,000 towards the industrial exhibition at New Orleans. He stated that the original act indicated that cotton would be the chief exhibit, but a provision was made to include all arts and manufactures and products of the soil and mine. Owing to the growth of interest in expositions created by the Centennial and fostered by exhibitions in Boston, Atlanta and other cities, applica tions, he said, had been received for space for miscellaneous exhibits, foreign and do mestic, also from foreign governments and from States and Territories, desiring to exhibit their natural resources, until cotton had become a mere incident, and the enterprise should tie regarded here after as a World’s Industrial Exposition. Tlie act of 1883, like the preliminary cen tennial act, required that tlie exposition should be national and international in its character. As an evidence of the good faith of the management, Mr. Burke point ed to the fact that all the preparations had been on a liberal scale. The main building, he said, covered one acre more than the main building of the Philadel phia centennial, and three acres more ground|than both the main building and the Machinery Hall of the Centennial. The Horticultural Hall was larger than that of the Centennial, and the other arrange ments were on a scale of sufficient magni tude for an ordinary national or interna tional exposition, but the enterprise had grown beyond the original conception. Applications had been received from fourteen foreign nations asking for 275,- 000 square feet, from foreign exhibitors asking f0r.210,000 square feet, from States and Territories for 400,000 square feet, and front manufacturers and miscellaneous domestic exhibitors for 1,785,000 square feet. Tlie total space in the main building was 1,215.000 square feet. “In other words,” he said, “eight months before the opening, appli cations from miscellaneous exhibit ors in the United States, exclusive of for eign exhibits, and the government and State exhibits, call for 1,500,000 square feet more of space than appeared at Phila delphia in 1876. To this must be added exhibitors who may wish to transfer from expositions to be held this year in Lon don, Philadelphia, Louisville, Cincinnati, Chicago, St. Louis and Denver. All clos ing before tlie World’s Exposition opens.’’ The management, he continued, claimed that it could hold an Exposition in every way creditable to New Orleans ou the funds raised by the citizens, but that it would be impossible to meet the demands for space from foreign countries, States and Territories. Thirty-two States had already applied and others were raising funds. An additional building was needed in which to group tlie United States Govern ment and the States and Territories, in order to impress visitors with the re sources and power of America. Mr. Burke, in conclusion, furnished full state ments and estimates to show the im portance of the Exposition. A sub-com mittee was appointed to consider the bill. COLORADO’S NEW GOIjD FIELDS. Thousands of Miners with Great Expec tations Flocking to the Scene. Denver, April 22.— The excitement over the new gold discoveries at Mount Pisgah, near Dike’s Peak, is becoming in tense. A thousand men are already in camp there, and others are flocking from all directions. The Miners' Unio'n lias formed a district named the Golden Val iev, and hundreds of claims were staked off Sunday. Several large companies are being formed here, and leading mining men are becoming convinced that the dis coveries are genuine and the most im portant in the history of the State. The charge ot “salting” made in Le’adville is believed to be groundless and malicious. A representative of the Tribune tele graphs: It is not strictly “placer ground,” but there to gold bearing gravel in the gulches, in some places cemented into a hard mass, almost rock, and in others quite free. The co’oroften obtained by washing bears a strong resem blance to the “dry placers” of New Mexico. Most of the gold is in combination, but the combination is not uniformly chemical. The best opinion now is that the placers will prove of only secondary importance Compared with lodes sure to be developed. The district is very large. The rock is volcanic and charged with mineral. The district is certainly one of great possibilities. Several assays have been made, averaging about forty ounces of gold per ton with a trace of silver. Some have run much higher. MEXICO’S AGITATIONS. Some of Gould's Buildings Seized—ln surgents Slain—The Stamp Tax. City of Mexico, April 22.— News has just been received here that a band of men who are in rebellion against the govern ment of the State of Guerro have been de feated in Tapiclie, on the Pacific coast, with the loss of fifty-two killed. Colonels Morales and Neri are marching against the remnant of the band. The fight oc curred on the 2d inst. The question is purely a local one. THE TA£ QUESTION. The stockholders of the National and Mercantile Banks have been summoned to ratify a fusion of the two institutions. At a petition of the merchants, the gov ernment is considering the project of sub stituting for the stamp tax, a tax of from Iy x tcT2 per cent, on sales. The merchants promise, if this is done, to advance to the government $1,500,000 for its present needs, thus furnishing the desired revenue with out causing discontentment, . MEXICANS SEIZE GOULD’S BUILDING. Galveston, April 22. —A special from Laredo says: “The costly clubs and hotel buildings erected by the construction company of Gould’s extension of the In ternational Road into Mexico have been seized and appropriated bv the civjl au thorities of New Laredo, because of some alleged failure to comply with the re quirements of the General Government.” REVOLUTION the only thing left. Galveston, April 22.—A dispatch from Matamoras says: “The Secretary of the City of Mexico has issued a circu lar stating that the stamp law will be strictly enforced. Not only merchandise on sab*, but that in warehouses must be stamped within a month. The people consider the law a forced loan, and trouble will result. They dislike to see officials enrich themselves and the government impoverished. Some days the troops are without food. The people regard a revo lution as the only thing left.” SERVANT MURDERERS HANGED. One of the Executions in this Country and Two in Austria. Gettysburg,Pa., April 22. —John Oovle was hanged here this morning for murder ing a young servant girl employed in his mother’s house who had refused to marry him. The murder was committed May 30, 1881, and his friends have made superhuman efforts to save him, but fruitlessly. TWO HANGED IN’ AUSTRIA. Vienna, April 22.—Hugo Scbenck and Karl Schlossarek, the notorious murder ers of servant girls, were hanged to-day. Schenck professed to be a Freethinker, and asked that a philosopher instead of a priest might be sent to consult with him, but he afterwards partook of the sacra ment and prayed with the priest through out the night." Karl Schenck. brother of Hugo, who was also implicated to a certain extent with Hugo and Schlossarek in their murder league, has been incarce rated for life. A Kailroad Sold Under a Foreclosure. Raleigh, X. €., April 22.—The property of the Jamesville and Washington Rail road and Lumber Company was sold here to-day under a decree of foreclosure in the Circuit Court to John X. Whiting, of Xew York, trustee for the bondholders, for SIO,OOO. With the road were sold 39,000 acres of land which belongs to it. The road is now operated by the Xorfolk Southern Railroad. Killed for His Life Insurance. Nashville, Tenn., April 22.—Slyer Moscovitz, Jr., and Beke, a negro, have been arrested for assassinating Myer Friedman in order to obtain $2,000 "lor which Friedman was insured in the American Legion of Honor. Friedman’s wife was accessory before the fact, and sent her husband to meet his death.' The “Alert” Reaches New York. Xew York, April 22.— The steamship Alert, which was presented by the British Government to the United States for the Greelv relief expedition, arrived here this morning after a stormy passage of twenty four days. Frank James’ Trial Postponed. Chattanooga. April 22.—The trial of Frank James at Huntsville. Ala., is post poned on account of the illness of Gen. Walker, his leading counsel. GORDON BEYOND REACH. NO RECENT DISPATCHES FROM ENGLAND REACH HIM. Earl Granville Explains the Situation- No Fears for Gordon's Safety—No Re quest Received for the Dispatch of Troops to Khartouui—The Financial M uddle. London, April 22.—Parliament reas sembled to-day after tlie Easter recess. In tlie House ot Lords Earl Granville, Foreign Secretary of State, said that the government felt no fears for tlie personal safety of Gen. Gordon. Earl Granville said that Gen Gordon’s indignation at be ing abandoned would be understood when it was known that of all the dispatches which the government had sent to Gen. Gordon only one short note had reached him. The position ol Gen. Gordon \va also the subject of inquiry in the House of Commons. Premier Gladstone stated that the government had received no re quest from Gen. Gordon for the dispatch of British forces to relieve Khartoum. Gen. Gordon had simply suggested that a small cavalry force should be sent to Berber. He was unable to say whether Gen. Gordon had sent a telegram to Sir Evelyn Baring, at Cairo, expressing indignation at being abandoned by the English Government, and announcing a determination to act henceforth with perfect independence of those who have deserted him, as was stated this morning in the Cairo correspondence of the Stan dard. ENGLAND BOUND TO KEEP FRANCE OUT OF EGYPT. The Pall Mall Gazette this afternoon denounces the “foolish” speech of Sir William Harcourt, Secretary of State for the Home Department, delivered at Der by last Wednesday, in which he portend ed the withdrawal of England from Egypt. This statement, the Gazette asserts! is kindling hopes in France that the French Republic will he able to seize the Govern ment of Egypt. “The British,” it says, further, “irrespective of party are re solved to preveut Egypt from’faliing in France’s hands. Any ministry which should sanction that could not command fifty votes in the House of Commons.” The Gazette demands that the govern ment shall at once declare that England will not retire from Egypt for five years. “Otherwise,” it says, “we shall speedily drift into a war with France.” NO CONFERENCE CALLED. Although telegrams from Paris and Berlin assert that Earl Granville lias summoned a conference on Egyptian financial affairs, no invitations have yet been issued. Tlie officials at the Foreign Office disclaim knowledge of any inten tion on the part of the government to call a conference. Earl Granville continues separate negotiations with each power in regard to Egyptian finances, and if a conference is convened it will only he to give a formal continuation to their previous assent to the English proposals. There are rumors of a re newal of the former complete entente be tween the English and French govern ments, due to Earl Granville’s pledge to M. Waddington, given in last week’s in terview, that an early date would he fixed for the withdrawal of English troops from Egypt, and that also some financial reforms would restore French control in the financial adminstration. A CONFERENCE ON THE FINANCES. Paris, April 22. —It is stated here that England yesterday issued invitations to the powers for a "congress to discuss the question of Egyptian finances. Lord Lyons, the British Ambassador to France, submitted to Prime Minister Ferry to-day a proposal for a conference con cerning Egypt. BERBER’S MUDIR WANTS TO KNOW HIS FATE. Cairo, April 22.—The Mudir of Berber has telegraphed asking whether reinforce ments are coining. If so, he says, he will resist to the utmost with his garrison of 700 men. If not, he asks for instructions prior to his endeavor to make the best possible terms with El Mahdi. AGUEKO’S DESCENT ON CUBA. Wicker Removed by the Senate—Foster Arrives from Spain. New Orleans, April 22.—A special from Mobile, Ala., says: “The Attorney- General, by request of the Secretary of the Treasury, who has been strongly ap pealed to by the Spanish Consuls here and at New Orleans, telegraphed yesterday morning to Distriot Attorney liuskin to vigorously enforce the neutrality laws against any one who shall fit out or at tempt to fit out a filibustering expedition in this city.” Washington, April 22.—The Senate was in executive session to-day three hours, having under consideration the re commendation of President Arthur that Collector Wicker, ol Key West, Fla., be removed. The issues wete both of lact and of method. It was maintained by- Mr. Wicker’s friends that he had done nothing to merit removal, while others contended that his acts of open sympathy with the Cuban insurgents were ample grounds for removal. It was said also that the President had full power to act as he saw fit In the matter, and that the interference of the Senate was unprecedented and uncalled for. To meet this objection an amend ment was proposed to the Commerce Committee’s report, declaring that the action of the Senate should not be con strued as an expression of opinion in re gard to the constitutional power ot the President to remove at will. Thereupon the Senate adopted the report advising the dismissal of Mr. Wicker. FOSTER NOT ON a CUBAN MISSION. Hon. John W. Foster, United States Minister to Spain, who arrived in Wash ington yesterday, lias come here to confer with the authorities in regard to the de tails of the proposed commercial treaty between Spain and the United States. It is said on undisputed authority that his visit has nothing to do with the alleged plan for the purchase of Cuba by the United States, nor has it any bearing on the insurrection in Cuba. VIGILANCE IN THE GULF. The Secretary of the Treasury and tbe Attorney General have issued’ orders to their agents jn cities bordering on the Gulf of Mexico for a strict enforcement of the neutrality laws. The agents are in structed to keep a sharp lookout lor Cuban insurgents and to intercept any filibuster ing expedition bound for Cuba. The revenue steamers Forward and Seward are cruising in the Gulf on patrol duty. ECONOMIC REFORMS TO BE CONSIDERED. Madrid, April 22.—The Minister of the Colonies has obtained the assent of the Cabinet to the introduction of a measure lor economic reforms in Cuba. CHINA’S NEW MINISTRY. Prince K ting’s Disgrace Relished by the Population of Shanghai. Shanghai, April 22.—The disgrace of Prince Kung for his dilatory action in the Tonquin affair has been favorably re ceived by the population of the provinces. They believe that the accession of Prince Chun to the control of the Grand Council of the Empire is a forerutrtier of war. Defensive measures are already being taken along the coast where much excite ment prevails. PRINCE CHUN’S POLICY. London, April 22.—Advices from Pekin via Shanghai, April 21, giving the composition of the Grand Council of the Empire, show that Prince Chun has in duced only two new members, both of whom belong to the war party and the other five members belong to the peace party. There is do truth in the report of the re call of the Chinese Ambassador to Ger many, and the Ambassador to France and Great Britain. Prince Chun’s policy implies increased hostility neither toward France nor toward the subjects of other powers. A DYING MAX KILLS HIS WIFE. Unable to Leave His Bed He Calls in a Neighbor and Confesses. Chicago, April 22.—A special from Waukegan, 111., says: “Charles Frike, an aged German and an old resident of this city, murdered his second wife Sun day night by beating her brains out with a club. The deed was discovered this morning by a passing neighbor whom Frike called in. He acknowledged the killing, saying that they had quarreled all day Sunday over the disposition of some property. Frike is very feeble, being unable to leave his bed, and will probably not live to be tned.” In the absence of suitable materials or the time to prepare it, people often go without a dressing for salads. Buy Dur kee’s Dressing, and you will never trouble yoursell to make another. EARTHQUAKE IN ENGLAND. A Number of Buildings Badly Shaken Up and Much Alarm Created. London, April 22.—At 9:3oo’clock this morning an earthquake shock of consid erable force was felt in the eastern coun ties of England. Localities iu Essex and Suffolk were the scenes of the greatest dis turbances. At Ipswich, the capital of Suffolk county, the shock was so severe that tlie walls of the houses were pereep tibly shaken. Plates were rattled and bells rung. The people have been thrown into such a state of consternation that busi ness is for the time suspended. The shock was still more severe at Calcliester. in Essex. The concussion lasted half a minute. The first symptom was a deep rumbling sound, portentous and awe inspiring! This was speedily followed by a quaking and shaking of all buildings. The church bells sounded as though swayed by un seen hands. The tall chimney stacks of factories crushed in ruins to the eartli and other lofty structures were destroyed. The spire of one of the largest churches in the city, 150 feet in height, fell with an awful crash to the ground. In one part of the city fire was caused by the shock. It is impossible to estimate the amount of damage, hut it is known to !>e “great. In private bouses tlie greatest confusion pre vailed. Tables were overturned, ciiairs swayed and nodded and then fell sprawling upon the floor, china and glassware in cupboards and sideboards rattled together, and were frequently shattered, while pictures and other ornaments upon the walls were loosened from their fastenings and fell to the floor. The people were terror stricken. Men, women and children rushed shriek ing into the streets, where their agonized cries and pale laces made a most impres sive scene. At Chelmsford, likewise in Essex, and only about thirty miles from London, the shock was also severe, and the people were tilled with terror and dismay. At Southend, a watering place near the mouth of the Thames, the earth trembled for miles around. The windows of many dwellings were broken, chimneys were dashed to the earth and crockery and glassware were smashed. At Slioe buryess, a few miles below Southend, the shock was distinctly felt. There was also a perceptible quake at Bury street, Edmunds, while at Muldon, ten miles east of Chelmsford, the town hall and private houses were swayed several times. The wave passed lroin south to uortli. The Globe says that the shock was felt in the Strand, London. A business hpuse, it as serts, was perceptibly rocked, so much so that the employes were affrighted and rushed into the "streets. The duration of the shock at Ipswich is estimated at three seconds. The earthquake has caused a general feeling of alarm and insecurity throughout England. COLCHESTER THE CENTRE OF THE QUAK ING. London, April 22, 9 r. m.— Later ad vices indicate clearly that Colchester was the centre ol yesterday’s serious disturb ance by earthquake. It is impossible as yet to determine the exteutof the damage. In some streets traffic has been forbidden for the present, as buildings have been so badly shattered that they are considered dangerous to life and limb. The side walls of houses near Colchester were shaken out. In London there were numerous in dications of the proximity tif the earth quake. Telegraph instruments were shaken and the shock was distinctly felt Iu Cheapside and Fleet streets. The rail way depot and a large mansion were par tially destroyed at Ipswich. ENGLAND’S CATTLE AVAR. Mr. Dodson Attacks the Hill of the Lordg, but is Outvoted. London, April 22.—George J. Dodson, "Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, in the House of Commons to-day confirmed the report that fifteen head of cattle had been found at Wimpole, in Cambridge shire, infected with the foot and mouth disease. These were a portion of a herd of fifty-one head recently sent into Cambridgeshire from Liverpool, and the cattle inspector at Liverpool had reported that they were from America. Mr. Dod son asserted, however, that the cattle could not have come from America, the inspector to the contrary not withstanding, as all American* cattle are slaughtered at the ports where they are landed. The last Canadian cattle, moreover, landed at Liverpool April 12, were perfectly sound. Further more, Mr. Dodson said, he did not believe that there was any foot and mouth dis ease in either the United States or Can ada. He moved, therefore, to restore the cattle hill to the original form in which it was introduced in the House of Lords by Baron Carlingford, second privy seal. The Duke of Richmond’s amendment adopted by the Lords went further than was necessary in defending the country against the admission of diseases from abroad. If adopted as it came from the House of Lords the measure would inevi tably tend to hamper trade and increase tbe price of meat. It would, in reality, be equivalent to protection. It is acknowl edged that tbe government attached im portance to Mr. Dodson’s motion, but in spite of this the motion was rejected by a vote of 185 to 161. When this result was announced Mr. Dodson asked for time for tbe government to consider the position in which they were placed by the vote. Sir Stafford Northcote, tbe leader of tbe op position, said that the government had twice this session defied the opinion of the House in matters deeply affecting the agricultural . interests of the country. Premier Gladstone said that the bill had been discussed on party lines. The government were, therefore, entitled to exercise their judgment in regard to what course they should follow. The measure will be discussed again on Friday, when the government will state the* course which it inteds to pursue. NOT FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE. Chicago. April 22.—Prof. Law, of the Treasury Cattle Commission, who has been in Kansas for a week past carefully investigating the cases of alleged foot anil mouth disease in that region, telegraphs his associate, J. H. Saunders, of the Breeders' Gazette, that all attempts of communicating the disease by inocula tion have failed. This is regarded as settling the question beyond all contro versy that it is not foot and mouth dis ease. IRELAND’S FACTIONS. The Agitators in France Discussing the Organization of a Xew Party. Paris, April 22.—James Stephens is discussing with prominent Irishmen the formation of anew Irish party, which shall embrace societies now existing w’hich disapprove Mr. Parnell's theories as well as those which oppose the use of dynamite, the object being to secure united action. A conference will shortly be held in Paris to decide upon the plat form and future operations of the new party. HIDEOUS NOTICES. Dublin, April 22.—A number of rifle cartridges have been found at the Four Courts. The officers of the court and jurors have received threatening letters. A notice has been found in Phtenix Park, near the spot where Lord Cavendish and Under Secretary Burke were assassinated, declaring that the Invincibles are im pregnable. The notices were on mourn ing paper, to which rifle cartridges were attached, tied with green ribbon. They were distributed along tin road from Beggar’s Bush to Phoenix Park. Some were also found on the quays and others in the letter boxes of the newspaper offices. The words “We will have re venge” were written in red ink. In one corner was a black and white cross. Racing in England. London, April 22.—This was the first day of the Epsom spring meeting. The race for the Riddesdown plate of 200 sovereigns was won by Mr. Gretton’s colt Henley, with Mr. Walton’s colt Hopeful second, and Mr. Manton’s filly Gang Warily third. There were seven starters. The race for the great metropolitan stakes handicap was won by Mr. LeFevre’s colt, Zadig, with Mr Cumberland’s filly, See- See, second. There were ten starters. Florida’s Development. London, April 22.— The Times this morning says: “Florida’s turn has now’ come for notice, and the material develop ment of a fresh and exquisite region has been opened for the pleasure and profit of the human race. The opportunities it offers many will not be slow to embrace.” Emperor William’s Condition. Paris, April 22.—La Francais says that Emperor William, of Germany, shows continued signs of somnolence and other grave symptoms, which are causing seri ous alarm. | Dr. Sanford’s Liver Invigorator has a repul t ion equal to any i world. i PRICE SIO A TEAR, j j 5 CENTS A COPT. j SWAP! TO BE VINDICATED ARTHUR ORDERS THE RATE MAN CHARGES INVESTIGATED. Secretary of War Lincoln Induces the President’s Action by Urging that the Army’s Honor Is at Stake, and the Ad vocate General’s Defense of Himself not Sufficiently Explicit. Washington, April 22.— Secretary Lin coln to-day addressed a letter to the Presi dent, in which he recites that on the 16th inst. A. E. Bateman, of this city, a mem ber of the firm of Bateman & Cos., bankers, addressed to him a letter in which he alleged that Gen. I). G. Swairn, Judge Advocate General of the army, had com mitted a fraud upon said firm, the nature of which he described. Mr. Bateman’s letter, as telegraphed abroad on the day of its date, is embodied in the Secretary’s letter, who then proceeds to say “On the next day, ami before any action was taken on the communication of Mr. Bate man, another communication from him was received by me in the following words.” Mr. Bateman’s second letter, withdraw ing his charges against (ten. Swaim, is then set forth, followed by Gen. Swaim’s indorsement upon Mr. Bateman’s first letter, all of which have been telegraphed to the press. Secretary Lincoln then writes in his letter to the President as follows: Mr. Bateman thought it proper to give to the press a copy of his first letter on the day of its date and the grave charges made by linn against the Judge Advocate General were thus given wide publicity. Its object was apparently to enforce a pecuniary adjust ment by a means as offensive as possible, and his letter of the next day shows that notwith standing the bitterness of his attack a satis factory settlement was quickly made, one element of which was his formal withdrawal of his charges, with the statement which seems carefully framed to avoid charging himself with having recklessly made false and libellous charges in h’.s previous letter. THE ARMY’S HONOR AT STAKE. Mr. Bateman’s business adventures are not entitled under any circumstances to the protection of the War Department, hut the integrity and uprightness of the officer of the army who reports upon every court martial proceeding, which it is the duty of the Secretary of War to submit to the President for his final action, is a matter of the dee lies t concern to the President and to every one of liis military subordinates. The law requires that “conduct unbecoming an officer and gentleman" shall he followed by a sentence of ilismjssal from the military service and the President alone can mitigate tiic sentence. If there could he any distinction, every con - sideration requires that, more than any other officer of the army, the Judge Advocate, General should be" free beyond question from au imputation of such conduct. It is a matter of deep regret to me, therefore, that when the Judge Advocate General was given an opportunity to comment upon the charges in question, he in respect to the first charge either was not able, or did not see fit, to make an explicit denial of its essential part, or to give in detail such facts and circumstances as would show the falsity of the charge. In stead of doing so lie has contented himself with a statement which contains nothing to which Mr. Bateman’s allegations might not possibly be a truthful supplement. THE SECOND CHARGE. So in respect to the second charge, assisting to negotiate army pay vouchers with Bale man & Cos., which Gen. Swaim knew to lie fraudulent, and triplicates of outstanding accounts. Gen. Swann's response fails totiee that the charge as made by Mr. Bateman refers not inerelvtothe negotiation of army pap accounts, but to the negotiation of pay accounts alleged to have been known to Gen. Swaim as fraudulent, and to that element of the charge uo allusion is made in his response. It is not overlooked that the final clause of the response asking for its publication, refers 9to the accusation as false, hut .his specific answers to them are evidently intended to be found in what has gone before. If there is no proof to sustain the charges made, or if the circum stances can be explained so as to remove every impression of improper conduct on the part* of the officer in question. I am of the opinion that the "welfare of the military service requires that proper steps should be taken for his vindication. It is not a personal, but an official and public matter, lie has not in my view recognized this necessity, and as he has not done so I am compelled to recommend to you the appointment of a court of inquiry to examine into accusations above mentioned, and to report the acts developed by their in vestigation and give their opionion "thereon. Upon the receipt of this letter tbe Presi dent issued an order appointing a court of inquiry. The following is the detail for the court: Maj. Gen. John Pope, Brig. Gen. Christopher C. Auger, Brig. Gen. Delos B. Saekett, Inspector General. Maj. Robert N. Scott, of the Third Artil lery, will act as Judge Advocate and Re corder. The court will meet in Washing ton, D. (J., on Monday, thesth dav of May, 1884. FAILURES IN BUSINESS. Over #400,000 Owed by Montreal’s Bankrupt Leather Dealers. Montreal, April 22. — The liabilities of Cassels, Stinson & Cos., leather merchants, are now placed as follows: To the Mer chants’ Bank, $110,000; to the Bank of Commerce. $130,000; to Molson’s Bank, $75,000; and to firms in this city and else where, $125,000. A DRY GOODS DEALER FAILS. Petersburg. Va., April 22.—R. M. Hite, a well known dry goods merchant here, made an assignment to-day. His liabilities are SIO,OOO. LUMBER DEALERS FAIL. Albany, X. Y., April 22.—Nichols & Mills, lumber dealers, of this city, have made an assignment. Tlieir liabilities are about $125,000. The assets are put known. BOSTON BANKRUPT GRAIN DEALERS. Boston, April 22.—The liabilities of Davis & Taylor, Hour and grain dealers, who have suspended at Boston and Law rence, are about $400,000. The nominal assets are $300,000. Six Drowned. New’ York, April 22. — Jacob Keeler, bis two sons, George Halliker and wile and Xathamal Wright were all drowned last night while on a shad fishing excur sion on the Hudson river, near Verblank,, Point, by their boat being run down by a paselng vessel. The House of Bishops. New York, April 22.—The House of Bishops of the Protestant Episcopal Church of the United States convened this morning at Grace Church for tfie pur pose of electing a number of missionary Bishops to fill vacancies that have re cently occurred. Base Ball. Washington, April 22.—T0-day’s base ball games resulted as follows: At Baltimore—Buffaloes 12, Baltimores 8. At New York—Bostons 2, Metropolitans 5. At Philadelphia—Keystone (Unions) 15, Bal timores (Unions) 5. At Richmond—Rain; no game. The Commander of the Virginia Oyster Navy Dead. Norfolk, Va., April 22.— Capt. Lewis X. Hudgins, recently commissioned as commander of the Virginia oyster navy, died suddenly this evening of heart disease. S Travel Resumed. 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