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1 tgTABLIDHBD 1850. . I
j J. H . IITILIo editor and Proprtei or |
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
XIIK NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOED IN PAUAGKAPHS.
Thirty Person* Go Down with a F1I
m( Floor at Colunibui-Oglethorpe
County Swept by a Cyclone—A Fac
tory Town Devastated Near Augusta
by the Winds.
GEORG-A.
George Hodge, a negro blacksmith of Clarke
county, has just died aged 100 years.
The old hotel building at Blakely, occupied
l,v K. M. Platt, has been burned.
\V. F. Bowers will commence publishing a
new paper in a short time at West Bowers-
W. M. Alexander, an old and respected citi
zen of Henry county, died Monday very sud-
Alexander Ellington, of Bartow county, the
~tiu-rday st alked from I.ookout Mountain, 42
. [.-4, in !e- than cigiit hours, came to Ar
. rth on the train, and then walked home, 8
, !, > more, all the same day.
t apt. Nance, of Dublin, wanted a license
t. sell liquor. but the temnerance party
. wed that his iielition lacked the requisite
cumber of names, and hence the town it still
At Milleilgeville C. G. Wilson has resigned
. . Hire of Po-tmaster. and J. G. Fowler has
. .-i> ;,pjunted. Mr. Wilson tilled the oflice
I'eptaltly (or many years, lint did not cx
. t to he' retained under the incoming
: iciicm ratio administration, and hence be de
. did to retire at once.
At Columbus Saturday, Sam Goodman, who
.■* business at the Centennial stores, dis
• overed in otc of the tiuildings connected
w ith ins wagon yard, which is used for storing
wider, a pile of lightwood saturated with
K . r ..0i1. Mr. Goodman is fully con
, ii i. at this was an attempt to burn him
■ •at. He has received several anonymous
uotes threatening to set lire to his store and
warning him that lus life was also in danger.
Willis Green, a bigamist, apoeared|before a
court of inquiry at V* est Point Monday and
waived a hearing, and in default of bail in the
SI,OOO, was committed to jail. Monday
, _nt. assisted by confederates outside, lie
attempted to escape from prison, and would
• avc succeeded but for the discharge of a
j,i-tol by some person in the vicinity, which
a.armed his confederates and caused them to
. .it a hasty retreat. The floor of his ceil was
.! ii.lc n eked, and his friends had succeeded
m leaking one of the locks before they were
frightened away.
Mondav, just after dark, a gale of wind
jo —ed over Vanciuse, a pretty little factory
[„iiu across the river from Augusta, ami over
timed several houses on the high hill over
-1,. king the factory, which was untouched
and unharmed. The Baptist Church at
t audit*-.• was blown down and a retu
rn the hill near the church, it is
thought the wind got under the buildings and
lifted them over, several smaller houses
u re overturned. No one was hurt or in
ured except a l*aby in a residence, and it was
. iy slightly injured. A horse was killed m
the storm.
ine thousand two hundred dollars will be
the-alary of the Judge of Columbus’ newly
created City Court. Porter Ingram is the
tir-t incumlient. The Nolicilor General of the
< tiattalioochee circuit is ex-ollicio Solicitor
General of this court, and llie Clerk of tlie
Sti!>erior Court is Jx-ollieio clerk. The salary'
of the Judge is to be paid out of the County
Treasury, and the Solicitor General anil the
lerk receive e>mfiecsation through co-ts.
Tin- court has a grand anil petit jury svstein
-unilar to that of the Superior Court, ft will
Mt four times a year, the tirst Mondays in
January, April, July aud October.
At Columbus Monday night while J. B.
l.iudsay, the uptown auctioneer, was crying
‘•going, going, gone,” down went the floor of
the auction room with a crash, ami about :>•)
men ami lioys were precipitated into a cellar
below. The accident was so sudden that none
of them had time to think what was the mat
ter. until they fouud themselves piled up in a
heap in the cellar lielow. Mr. Lindsay, who
was standi it'.; on the counter, was t hrown
across the building into the cellar and mixed
up with the broken sleepers and a lot of his
auction goods. To the great surprise of ev
erybody not one of the party was hurt, save a
few scratches received by two or three.
Albany Jffdiu u: From A. M. \V„ in Fast
Hough* rty, we learn of a wonderful cave
near Gintown, in this county, which has only
been partly explored. There are two large
rooms in it. and a hundred yanls or so be
yond these is a beautiful stream of water.
The rooms are supposed to have been inhab
ited by a shoemaker during the war, as evi
dences'of that handicraft are to be seen on all
sides. The walls and roof of the two rooms
are solid rock, ami tiiere is some lieautiful
scenery. The cave has been explored about
two hundred yards. A person can walk up
right the entire distance. The end was not
readied at that distance,and it i. most ut-ij*
further explorations will be nn.de.
On Friday morning a young lady nicely
dressed and deporting herself in the most lady
like manner, registered at Brown's Hotel. Ma
con. as Miss ole, Texas, boon after breakfast
she went out on the street and presented a
paper asking for assistance to reach her home
in North Carolina. She went to several mer
chants and received a few contributions of
various sums from 10 cents to sl. After din
ner Mr. Brown, the proprietor of the hotel,
hoard of his guest importuning the mer
chants, ami supposing her to lie In distress,
sent for her and asked if such was the case.
replied that she was not in distress, nor
did So* want any assistance. When she tin
lshed pauper she "sent for her bill, which was
paid promptly, and then she took the train for
Atlanta.
Monday afternoon, about 2 o'clock, a cyclone
swept over Oglethorpe county, just above
Maxev's.on the Athens branch. It struck the
place of Or. McKee, and blew down every
bout-e except his dwelling, which was outside
the track. The storm blew down a'l the fences
on his farm, and destroyed an orchard and a
large lot of timber. A large tree was blown
across a railroad cut. It is feared that seri
ous damage was done elsewhere in the coun
try. The track of the storm was only 75 yards
wide. * fearful ram fell m lmtli Oglethor|e
and Oconee, accompanied by bail. Mack 11.
Young savs the cyclone struck his place near
his house, but did no damage except to de
molish trees and fences and kill a tine cow.
There were two jet black clouds that se
sawed acro-s each other, and swept every
thing in their path. A sweet-gum tree was
struck and twisted off like a straw. A pine
thicket below Vr. McKee's was leveled with
the earth.
I. Irulfp*ndet'. Tills is the season
of the year when the ’possum hunter reaps
his richest harvest, and is enabled to invite
his friends to partake of “ ’po.-sum and ’tater.”
As some of our young ladies seem inclined to
join the procession of 'possum hunters, we
tried tg learn something this week aiiout the
••varmint," and for this purpose interviewed
oue of the most succes-fnl 'possum hunters of
the county. He informs us that the proper
time to hunt is from Nov. Ito Jan. f. He
says that by November the , ’iK.>ss-.,tns are per
fectly fat. and that they subsist on mast of
all kinds, haw. persimmons ana roots. Since
Nov. 1 he has 'caught over 50 ’posspms,
■varying in weight from four to
nine pounds, after they were “shucked.”
The largest one that he caught weighed nine
pounds net ami made a meal for thirteen per
sons. He says you can always tell when you
have a small’possum, as the smaller the game
the larger the tree he will select to hide him
*ielf m. The larger'possums cannot climb a
large tree and select a low bush, which they
ruii up to escape from the dogs. Our inform
ant hunts with a lantern, and, by holding it
behind him. shines the 'possum's eye, and. by
noting the distance between the eyes, says he
can come within a half pound of guessing the
weight of a ’possum before he ever hits the
ground. His outfit for hunting is a sharp ax,
a bag to carry his game in, a lantern ana a
bench-legged lice.
The race for Ordinary of Bartow county
has brought out a curious revelation which is
made bv K. W. Murphy, who is the candidate
against J. A. Howard, who has held the office
. ir rears. It is shown that when George A.
I. -ward, the son of Ordinary J. A. Howard,
“L was also his clerk, married Miss Anna G.
Pavn ** it was against his father’s will. It is
ill • iIl l I °* t,,e Ordinary to Uatc marriage
license’-* and after the marriage has been per
formed it ,lle duty of the minister to return
this license ’ gwperlv signed, to the Ordinary’s
office when- Vi* required by law to record
such 'license *° naml forever as a legal proof
of such ni 'rria *e K‘ r the protection and honor
of the parties co ueeitied. The accuse for the
marriage of vomi t Howard and Mia? I’ayne
was returned bv Rev * K* B. Headu, n, who
had married theivi in the usual man
when, instead of putting it upon
reconi. Ordinary Howard wrote on
the face of the same the following in
dorsement, addressed to his son: “This in
fernal paper was sneaked back into my office,
it is hereby returned, aud is good evidence
to remind vou of vour theft, lying and virtu
ally forgerv. It Is an attempt to use your
father’s name to consummate a base act, and
amounts to forgery in e.ery sense of the term.
Never will I, bv word, act or deed,sir by the
icast consent thereto, ever approve of your
connection with the base, low set that is too
vile to think of. much less as lifetime asso
ciates. This will always remind you of your
, ac t always be evidence of vour theft,
Ivmg and forgerv. and will certainly make
you think what vou are doing, and where you
.will land. Little did I think when I was de
" nying myself the comforts of lif-*, trying to
rear, educate and prepare you to be a useful
citizen, and respected, and using all my ef
• forts to place you in respectable society,
your mother doing ail she could to make
you somebody, that you would be so forgetful
of the duty "and respect you owed us, as to
di 'grace us as vou have, and to treat us with
Ist "eel contempt and disrespect, and to turn
yours elf over to the control of as low-down a
s< ounu'el as Ned Payne, and as low-down a
villain "as Vest Harwell, and to become so in
fatuated vvith the infernal set you haTe taken
up with. Can’t you get from amongst them?
If not, get a rope ana hang yourself. l>on’t
lie sneaking around town as you are. I would
' 10,000 times ra.’her yon was under the sod
than as you are. I don’t ever expect to enjoy
one minute’s pleasure with you, never can.
All mv hoi>es blighted by one act, one base act
on your part. How can you face respectable
people* You can record this in hell.
[Signed] J* A. Howard.
FLORIDA.
The demand for dwelling houses at Sumter
ville is almost unprecedented.
J. R. Carrawav, who lives near Bloxham,
in Leon county, is now under 37 years of age,
and has 12 living children aud one dead; two
are grown young ladies. Three times he has
been blessed with twins, one pair by his first
marnase and two pair by a second marriage.
Two blooded calves died in Col. Henderson’s
lot, near Tallahassee, Sunday, with a disease
entirely unknown in that vicinity, unless it is
the same that is playing havoc with cattle in
the western part of the county. These were
good sized sucking calves in good ordor, and
thei tffiouuf P tL d ’ an<l lt i8 Grange that
\ he first attacked. The first
v resembled cholera, the
' 1 became affected liie blind stag
gers and died in a few hours.
'' hite correspondence News, Dec. 20:
wvt^! e ii il ? Of the Savannah, Florida ami
f roui Branford to Gaines
. ,roi 'ght into existence manyfiourish
‘'{.T.ottes, prominent amo-g which is
>n Ct.lumbia county. Rouse t
"i* s ”>' the advent of the railroad, with
t“ n 'i strength of a giant, it is
rapuflydevelopi ng into a full-fledged city. A
::Loi^? r r a F'? t,le wild animals roamed almost
[*”_ I“tnrliefl 1 “tnrliefl by the presence 6f man where
now is the scetieof busy activity, with a thick
population eagerly pushing forward to pros
iVlT! . starting a year ago with one country
store, this place now boasts of seven business
li oises, a hotel, saw ami grist mills, steam
giueries. etc.—The merchants and t usmess
men are lilieral-mmdefl, far-seeing and
energetic. They show their appreciation
• a ..^ <>o< * wholesale market by buy
ing their goods in Savannah.—This "is
ine most important commercial point
between Live Oak and Gainesville.
* rad road does an immense; freighting busi
ness here as this is the distributing point for
several interior points. In connection witii
the railroad business we can’t forliear special
mention of Mr G. W. Renfroe, the capable
and efficient section master here, who has ac
quired quite an amateur reputation as a de
tectiveby his skill, shrewdness and sagacity
in tractng up and capturing railroad wreck
ers Fort. W hite is surrouned by the best agri
cultural section in the .State. All the ordinary
held crops and vegetables succeed finely here.
Oranges seem to do as well here as in Florida,
ami this year the trees are laden with au un
usually fine crop. The farmers are generally
prosperous, industrious and go-ahead men.
1 be. people are very sociable and clever, ami
give a cordial welcome to new comers. Emi
grants are coming in rapidly ami a vast 'teal
o f work is going on. New houses arc being
built, new groves being put out, new fields
being cleared, etc. And last, but not least, we
read and appreciate the savannah News.
COLLISION AT JESI’P
A Passenger Train on the East Tennes
see, Virginia and Georgia Railroad
Telescopes a Caboose—Two Men Fa
tally Injured. *
A probably fatal collision occurred
on the East Tennessee, ViMjiiia and
Georgia Railroad a
from Jeaup early
The down passenger train and tiffin Jesup
from Macon about 3 o’clock -ran into
a freight train standing on the track
about one-half mile Irom the station,
telescoping the caboose and probably
fatally injuring Conductor Jim Rice and a
colored train hand who were in the car,
and totally wrecking the’ locomotive. The
accident occurred on wbat isMfcown as
the V. The fr ight train
on a straight track a short from
the junction. The express, at a
speed of 30 miles an nour,
the switch upon which it would up
to the station. Without a warning® the
collision the engineer saw be
fore him in the shadow of his headL-s*
the caboose of the freight train.
versed his engine and set the braked;’9P'
was too close upon the train to
disaster. His tirst thought was
from the eab, but the track was on a hsß
embankment, and to jump would haW|
been certain death. With the tireman hi*
clung to the lever until the crasH
came, and escaped uninjured. TUB
caboose was completely telescoped!
The smokestake and dome of the locomofl
tives were swept from the boiler, anti
nothing was left in sight except the eati|
and tender. The rest was buried undeii
the caboose. 1
The express train was made up of six '
coaches, and had on board about 50 pas-,
sengers, mostly Florida bound. There
was a general shaking up when
the shock came. The passengers
in the forward cars were thrown out of
their seats and thumped against the sides.
Those in the smoker felt the shock most.
Mr. Jas. Landesberg, with A. Einstein’s
Sons, of this city, was a passenger on the
train and was thrown from the seat in
which he was sitting against the back of
the next seat forward, “lt was a for
tunate escape,” he said, in describing the
accident to a News reporter upon his
arrival in Savannah. In the coaches, Mr.
l.andesberg said, there was almost a
panic among the lady passengers. Hur
rying out, he groped his way along- the
embankment by the side of the train to
the locomotive, wuieh was turned
iu the ruins of the caboose.
The engineer and fireman were unhurt.
The conductor of the freight train, who
was in the caboose with one of the Train
hands, was thrown down the bank. The
flesh on bis hands aud arms was torn and
cooked by the escaping steam from the
locomotive aud his body was covered
with bruises. The train hand, a negro
called “Mitch,” was also badly
burned. The men were picked up
and taken to Jesup, where they were cared
for at the hotel, but Irom the nature of
their injuries it was* thought that both
would die. The accident was seemingly
unavoidable on the part oi the engineer
He saw no signal lights, and his train
was not flagged. The first warning ke
had of the catastrophe was th freight
train standing in the shadow of the head
light of his engine. The conductor of the
freight train said -that he had sent a
flagman back as soon as his train stosped.
But the flagman could not be fount any
where after the accident occurred The
wreck being beyond the Y did no: block
travel, and the passenger train was pulled
into Jesup and the passengers transferred.
Mr. Landesberg and one lady vere the
only Savatinahians onboard. The; 1 reached
the city on the Jesup express esterday
forenoon. Bice, the injured conductor,
was a married man, about 35 yars of age
and lived in Macon.
• Florida on the Wlr>*
Jacksonville, Fla., D<c. 24.—The
streets here have been erorded all day
with persons purchasing C hist mas pres
ents. The weather was gloomy aud
threatening. , ,
The committees of conCrence of the
city and suburbs held a neeting to-day,
but reached no conclusbns in conse
quence of contradictory iews as to an
nexation.
A contract has been c&sed for the ex
tension of the street raiKay to La\ ilia,
a mile and aha t. It is expected that a
similar extension will e soon made to
the State fair grounds.
The two women chaired with infanti
cide have been admittedto trail.
The eitv library has lad its debt lifted.
The elec’tric lights wee not in readiness
to-night, as was expeetd.
At the State tepital.
Atlanta, Dec. 24:—"here is nothing
of interest about the Executive Mahsion.
The Governor is busily ngaged in sifting
the contents of a large number of bills
sent him to sign.
Mayor Goodwin, at 4©’clock this af
ternoon, issued an orde for the release
of all the city prisoues confined at the
stockade. This act is ii accordance with
the usual custom at Cidstmas.
The churches will hod divine service
to-morrow, and all the pvrrnment offices
will be closed a portionf the day.
The remains of J. I Cummings will
reach here to-morrow turning, and in the
afternoon the funeral wtl take place from
his residence.
The Snow in tin Korthweit.
Salt Lake City, Rah., Dec. 24.
Heavy snows in the aouutains and on
Ahe plains are driftingseriously. Union
Pacific trains are delyed from six to
seven hours. Denver and Rio Grande
tr >iiis are also consideably delayed.
SNOW IX PAIN.
xi rßfif Dec. 24.—pain was visited
’ ,) d last n|ht wit fl several
££es and snowstorm. Many ship
wrecks “re reported lrm the coast and
much damage was fine to telegraph
lises. ,
The Great remedy.
Rosadalis is a great reiedy for Scrofula,
and all taints and disases of the blood.
It is well known to physians, very many
of whom regularly precribe it. It is a
strengthening medicin> enriching the
blood and building up ti g ystem. Read
the following: “I havasuffered thirty
seven years with Liver Gmplaint, Rheu
matism, Sich Headache nd Disordered
Stomach. I was at one yne raving dis
tracted, rubbing my handed half grazy
with pain. My wife sen for a doctor,
and he atteneed me nim months. He
said he could do me no good; but one
bottle of Rosadalis did me u re good tbasi
all the medicine the doctors ver
J. LJ. Walker. Moore’s • N
Advice to Motne*.
Mbs. Winslow’s sootivm sybdp
snouffi always be used wneilFiluien are
cutting teeth. It little suf
ferer at once; it natural, quiet
sleep by relieving the cVd fi-onpain, and
the little cherub aw a- J as “bight as a
button.” It is very to aste. It
soothes the child. urns, al
lays all pain, relieves
the bowels, and is the best
lor diarrhoea, whether arising (FT
ingor other causes. 25 cents ,^fe.
Adelina Patti,
the great songstress, says of Sold Pal
mer's Perfumes, Toilet Soaps ancAher
Toilet articles: “I unbesitatinglj pro
nounce them superior to auy 1 ever
used.” Principal Depot, 374 and 37HPearl
street, New York.
A MASONIC TEMPLE AFIRE
ONE OF CINCINNATI’S FINEST
BUILDINGS DAMAGED.
The Total Loss Nearly £9oo,ooo—An
Mnnonii: Library and
Valuable Property of the Scottish
Itite Fraternity I>eatroyed—Stables
Hurned at Washington.
Cincinnati, Dec. 24.—Fire started this
morning in the cellar of J. R. Mills &
Co.’s stationery and mercantile printing
establishment, situated on Walnut street,
above Third street, in the northwest
corner of the Masonic Temple. It ex
tended rapidly into other portions of the
temple, which is a large building front
ing on Third street, extending into an
alley midway between Walnut and Main
streets. The first portion of the temple to
burn included the most valuable scenery,
the organ and other property belonging to
the Scottish Rite fraternity, and known
to be the most complete in the West,
lt was largely the result of the life
long labors of Enoch T. Carson, who
has devoted much time and study as well
as money to maintain this temple. The
loss of the Masonic fraternity will be
heavy. Milb & Co.’s establishment is
necessarily a total loss, as water de
stroyed w hat was left by fire. The total
loss must reach above SIOO,OOO. Two fire
men were seriously injured by a falling
wall.
THE PATH OF THE FLAMES.
By 11 o’clock the fire was fully under
control and confined to the Masonic Tem
ple and mainly to its northern half, the
building being divided by a wide hall
running from east to west. The Masonic
Temple is the property of the Nova Ca-sa
rian Lodge of Masons, lt was built at a
cost of $200,000. lt was insured for $125,-
000, much more than enough to cover the
loss on the building. The principal item
of loss is that of the Scottish Rite, whose
property was on the third and fourth
flo irs, the portion of the building first
damaged by lire. Enoch T. Carson’s
Mason’s library, worth SIO,OOO and con
taining many works impossible to re
place, was wholly lost and was uninsured.
It will be sincerely regretted by Mr. Car
son, as well as by all Masons who know
its character and value. The losses to
other lodges were not so heavy, as much
property was carried out. J. R. Mills &
Cos., in whose establishment the tire
started, cannot estimate their loss,
but as their printing house,
which was separate from their other
premises, is not burned, it is thought thst
$30,000 will cover their loss. The total
loss on the structure is estimated at SOO,-
000, and the insurance is SIO,OOO. The
loss to the Scottish Rite is $75,000; to J. R.
Bills Cos. $30,000, and to others SIO,OOO.
Klj; Scottish Rite’s insurance is $16,000.
>al_eie insurance office and banks on Third
Effect removed their property, feariug its
(destruction, but they escaped with a wet
ling.
8.. STABLES BCRNED.
■Washington, Dec. 24.—Early this
the stables of Springman &
hers, on Maryland avenue between
Hi h and Seventh streets southwest,
burned. Two buildings adjoining
also damaged. The loss is est imated
),000.
HuiSTMAS AT M W ORLEANS.
® be Features of the Day.
Hxkw Orleans, Dec. 24.—The World's
deposition records a steadily increasing
Htendunce. There were fresh arrivals
■-day of both visitors and exhibits. The
"siting school teachers caaie in to-day,
"and towards evening largo numbers were
Hids. Through the agency of
odation bureau 650 of them
ed accommodations at rates
less than they expected to
way of exhibits Mexico re
bsA installment to-day by a
ier. The exhibits are mainly
ills, and are line specimens,
vv, Christmas day, an elabo
imo i a announood, consisting
I in Music Hall and a pyro
technic lisplay. In the evening the
entire grounds will be illuminated by
electric tree from
Connecticut special
features. , HrP ß ? am /and
At a wffie Board Of
United States Mis S \ to-day,
Dr. Abney, t.i.rlWdyent build
ings, officially cornmis
sicners that ail aslmroof of the
government reported,
fcnve been repaired, is
now thoroughly waterp^^Bj:
'The committee to make
arrangement for the delegation to attend
the inauguration ceremonies at Washing
ton March 4, reported progress.
Relative to an anonymous circular
sent to the board on the of closing
the exposition on committee
to which it was referred IHde their re-
I>ort, and by resolution was in
definitely postponed.
COWBOYS HAVE A LITTLE LARK.
Capturing a Train They Make Targets of
Card aud Houses ou a 00 MiG; Bide.
San Antonio, Tex., Dec.
day evening as an east bound
train on the Southern Pacific
was nearing a bridge crossing links
river, a number of torpedoes explodetuSL
the track, causing the engineer to stcijß
the train. Six cowboys boarded the cars"
and with drawn revolvers compelled the
conductor to stop at Langtry, the next
small station. At Langtry 20 more cow
boys got aboard and took possession ot
the train. They were all more or less un
der the influence of liquor, and amused
themselves by shooting out all the
window lights and lamps and terrorizing
the passengers generally. As the trains
passed small stations the cowboys would
shove their heads out of the broken win
dows and shoot and yell, and a passing
freight train was saluted in a similar
manner. Several hundred shots were
tired, and the roofs of the cars were rid
dled. They robbed a train boy of his stock
of peanuts and candies, but so far as
known nobody was shot. Judge Falon,
United States District Attorney Evans
and Sheriff White were among the pas
sengers, but thought it best not to make
their identity known. The gang left the
train at Livable, after riding over GO
miles.
SMASHED BY A WILD CAT TRAIN
The Uncoupling of an Engine Followed
by a Collision.
Knoxville, Tenn., Dec. 24.—This
morning at 4 o’clock at a point 40 miles
north of this city, on the Knoxville and
Ohio Railroad, an engine broke loose from
a south bound freight train. The engineer
ran his engine to Carey ville, the nearest
station, and waited on a side track for the
train to overt ake him. After waiting for
sometime he started back and met the
train coming down the grade at fearful
speed. He was unable to reverse his
engine and get out of the way. A collision
occurred, throwing several ears from the
track. Tite engineer’s thigh was broken
and he received internal Injuries, hut may
recover. The fireman was frightfully
scalded, his right leg was crushed, and he
received other injuries which will prob
ably prove fatal. The conductor was
doubled around a telegraph pole and in
jured, probably fatally. One brakeman
was slightly hurt.
Enveloped lu Boiling Water.
Lincoln, 111., Dec. 24.—Last night 13
men slept on top of the boilers at a coal
shaft here. At 6 o’clock this morning one
of their number accidentally turned the
blow out valve, allowing steam and hot
water from six boilers to escape. Eight
ot the men were severely burned and
6calded. It is thought that two of them
cannot survive. The men were panic
stricken and found much difficulty in es
caping from the building. All of them
were badly burned about the face and
throat. _______________
* A Creed War Threatened.
St. John, N. F., Dec. 24.— The Con
ception Bay Orangemen have issued a
proclamation of a public procession
through the streets of Harbor Grace and
River Head. The Roman Catholics threat
en a repetition of last year’s outrages.
The corvette Teuedos has been dispatched
by the government to Harbor Grace.
Police, with a large force of horse and
infantry constabulary, left St. John this
morning for the scene.
The Naval Bill Untouched.
Washington, Dec. 24.— The amended
naval appropriation bill was received by
the House from the Senate to-day, but no
action was taken in "regard to it. The
for the Navy De
partment expire on Dec. 31.
DANDRUFF
Is Bemoved by the Use of Cocoaine.
And it stimulates and promotes the growth
of the hgir.
Bukjtett’B Flavoring Extracts are
the b<*t-
SAVANNAH, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 25, 1884.
CONGRESS ON A VACATION.
Both Houses Finally Adjourn Until After
the Advent of the New Tear.
Washington, Dec. 24.— The Senate
convened as usual, promptly at noon, and
within ten minutes had disposed of such
little morning business as ollered, con
sisting of petitions, etc. The Chair then
laid before the Senate the calendar of bills
unobjected to, but on motion of Mr. Mor
rill, without further busiuess, the Senate,
at 12:10 o’clock, went into executive ses
sion. The doors were reopened at 12:35
o’clock. The Chair announced the signa
ture to the concurrent resolution provid
ing for a holiday recess from Dec. 24 to
Jan. 5.
On motion of Senator Allison the Sen
ate, at 12:38, adjourned until Jan. 5. 1885.
IN THE HOUSE.
There were about 50 members present
when Speaker Carlisle called the House
to order this morning. Mr. Moulton, of
Illinois, desired leave to withdraw certain
private papers from the files of the House,
but the Speaker stated that he had been
advised that in the absence of a quorum
objection would be made to any business
being transacted, aud declined to recog
nize the gentleman.
Mr. Randall, of Pennsylvania, called
up the adjournment resolution,and moved
concurrence in the Senate amendment,
which provides that the recess should be
taken to-day and last until Jan. 5, 1886.
Air. Beach, of New York, wished to
debate the proposition, but the Speaker
ruled that it was not debatable and the
motion was agreed to.
The Speaker announced the following
committee assignments:
Elections —Mr. Smith, of lowa.
Military Affairs —Mr. Connelly.
Public Lauds —Mr. Campbell, of Ohio.
Territories —Mr. Hill.
Education and Labor —Mr. O’Ferrall.
Revision of Laws —Mr. Garrison.
Expenditures in the Treasury Depart
ment—Mr. Wallace.
Printing— Mr. Bratton.
Pensions, Bounty and Back Pay —Mr.
Wallace.
Alcoholic Liquor Traffic—Mr. English.
The House then at 12:25 o’clock on mo
tion of Mr. Randall adjourned until Jan.
5, 1885.
SOUTHERN IRON AND COAL.
Randall's Trip lu the Interest of the
Frightened Pennsylvanians.
Washington, Dec. 24.—The following
is given by the Star as a reason for Ran
dall’s Southern trip: “A number of mem
bers of Congress and capitalists are in
vesting large sums of maiiey in the iron
and coal lands iu Tennessee and Alabama,
and are preparing to open up the mining
industry of that region. The coal and
iron lie in parallel ridges a few miles
apart, passing through Alabama, Ten
nessee, Kentucky, and into Virginia, and
in Alabama and Tennessee it is said to be
the best in the world. Northern men are
at work at Birmingham, and the English
and Tennesseans are working out the
iron at South Pittsburg and the furnaces
in Tennessee. Representative McMillan
and his brother have bought 10,000 acres
ot coal and won lands in tliat region since
the adjournment last session. For a year
they have been getting out iron below the
lowest price it can be brought here from
Europe, and they are sending pig iron to
Pittsburg and Philadelphia cheaper than
they can work it out here. For several
years past the river and harbor bill has
made appropriations to remove obstruc
tions in the Tennessee rivey. This year
the last appropriation, $300,000, will be
made. When the work is completed
there will be a waterway open
all the year round from the
iron furnaces of the South to
Cincinnati. St. Louis, Louisville, Pitts
burg and Philadelphia, Pa. Southern
members say that w T hen this is open the
Pennsylvania furnaces will have to shut
down, as the Southern furnaces can
undersell any furnace in the world, and
the question of protection does not enter
into the calculations. The fact that the
opening cf tne Tennessee meant so much
to the Northern iron workers has been
kept a secret to this time will sufficiently
account for Mr. Randall’s trip.
PROTECTION AND FREE TRADE.
A Comparative Iteport of Wages Which
Did Not Help Blaine.
Washington, Dec. 24.—Last winter
the protectionists got through Congress a
resolution asking the State Department
for all information at its command about
the difference between the wages of la
borers in Europe and laborers in the
United States. Two zealous protection
ists in the State Department bent all their
energies in the spring and summer to the
preparation of a report which was to
show that the protected laborers of Fall
River and Pittsburg, to say nothing ol
those in the Hocking valley, had a better
lot in life than the pauper laborers of
Birmingham and Sheffield. The Repub
lican Campaign Committees were notified
that this report, which was to be
a sort of official statistical
supplement to Blaine’s protection speech
es, would be out in time-lor campaign
uses, but it never came out. The Re
publican committees did not understand
it and neither did the Protectionists in
the State Department. But the Secretary
of State did, for the document was re
posing in his desk. Late in the autumn,
it was ot practically no value to
rwie. an abstract of the report was
in one or two Republican news-
it fell dead at the start. The
State forwarded the report
to week.
TAX LANDS.
Comptroller r!\vrence Benders a Deci
sion of Hkeregt to Heirs.
Washington, Nate. 24.—Judge Law
rence, First Comp’tflker of the Treasury,
has decided that in-WKCS where lands
have been sold provisions of
“the direct tax” act and the
owner of the lands is dead, cfcims on be
half of the heirs of the. owner for the sur
plus proceeds of such sales above the tax
costs, charges and commissions must If
made by the executor or administrator of
the estate and not by the heirs. He has also
decided that such surplus proceeds nlhat
lie paid to the legal representatives of the
owner in cases where the United States
became the purchaser of lands, as well as
in cases where sales were made to private
individuals, and that the act of March 3,
1883, which provides for the appropriation
of money to pay claimants the surplus
proceeds of such salefc, makes the per
manent specific appropriation available
until all such claims are paid.
Money for China.
Washington, Dec. 24.—Senator "Pen
dleton to-day favorably reported from the
Foreign Affairs Committee the bill intro
duced by him to repay to China the re
mainder of the Chinese indemnity lund,
which is now in possession of the State
Department. In the report on the bill
the committee say that the amount paid
by China was largely in excess of all just
demands against that government, and
that every adminis’ration since this
lact was ascertained has earnestly
recommended the repayment of that
excess. The committee concurs in this
view and says: “It believes that the
wisest policy bn the part of this govern
ment is to deal with transparent justice
and even liberality in its intercourse with
all nations, and especially those of an
other race and civilization.”
The Victory of the House.
Washington, Dec. 24.—The Senate
met to-day, chiefly to learn the will of the
House respecting the naval bill and the
holiday recess. To hide its chagrin at its
present uncomfortable attitude it sat
most of the session with closed doors. It
did not take it very long to And out that
the House had ignored its naval bill and
at the same time had graciously agreed
to its proposition to take a holiday recess
from to-day until Jan. 5. The House en
joyed its position to-day hugely.
The Spanish Treaty's Foes.
Washington, Dec. 24.—A delegation
of attorneys, representing the Eastern
tobacco interests, called at the State De
partment to-day to urge the Secretary to
enter into negotiations for a modification
of the tobacco clause of the Spanish
treaty. The Secretary listened with his
usual courteous attention, and bowed the
gentlemen out without giving them any
satisfactory reply.
Little Presents for Big Men.
Washington, Dec. 24.—A few of the
Senators and many ol the Representa
tives got Christmas cards to-day. Sunset
Cox got the most. Congressman Morrill,
of Kansas, got an iron horseshoe from a
98-year old constituent. President Arthur
got a great many little presents to-day.
Brown’s Bronchial Troches
for Coughs and Colds: “There is nothing
to be compared with them.” — Rev. O. D.
Watkins, Walton, Ind.
CHRISTMAS IN THE ARCTIC
PATHETIC ABSTRACTS FROM
LIEUT. LOCKWOOD’S DIARY.
Meagre Diet Which the Ice-Bound Ex
plorers Thought Equal to Royal
Feasts—Thoughts Turned Longingly
to Friends and Relatives In Far-Off
Homes.
Washington, Dec. 24.—The National
Republican of this city will print to-mor
row extracts from the diary cf Lieut.
Lockwood, of the Greely Arctic colony,
describing tae manner in which the
starving party spent the last Christmas
at Cape Sabine, In the Arctic regions.
Lieut. Lockwood kept a diary in short
band, which has been transcribed by a
member of his family, and he appears to
have made a full record of
everything of impoitance which hap
pened in the daily life of the party. The
extracts which the Republican will print
relate how as Christmas drew near the
officers and men joined in talk of home
and planned grand feasts for the time
when they should reach the civilized
world, and how they made preparations
for a feast on the approaching Christmas
by setting apart a small portion of their
daily ration. On Dec. 21 Lieut. Lock
wood writes: “By a great effort I was
able to save one ounce of my bread and
about two ounces of butter for Christ
mas. I shall make a vigorous effort to
abstain from eating it before then.”
He adds that he “put it in charge
of Binderlieck as an additional
safeguard ” On Dec. 22 he “We
look forward to to-morrow aud Ch: istmas.
I offered to giye anyone a roast turkey on
reaching home for a single dog biscuit
now, but found no takers.” He says on
the next day: “1 saved nearly all my
hard bread lor Christmas, though 1 need
it sorely, to make the Christmas dinner
grander. I made a tremendous effort and
went without my rum in order to have it
for Christmas to add to the punch.” On
Christmas eve he added to his scanty
savings tor the next day’s feast half of
h.'s bread and his piece of lemon, and he
wrote in his book: “Kislingbury was
Aind enough to make for each of the party
a cigarette. Many of us are now out of
tobacco entirely.”
THE STORY OF THE FEAST.
On the day after Christmas he writes as
follows: “Yesterday has passed, but I
find my notes of yesterday very imjier
lect. The day was a great success. We
all had enough, or nearly enough. I had
eight ounces extra, which 1 had saved up,
and one ounce ot butter besides, and the
rum of the Sunday afore. It was agreed
early in the morning that nothing should
be said to mar the pleasure ot the day.
Many kindly thoughts were expressed for
those at home; and, oh how often we
spoke ot what was going on at our seve
ral homes. After dinner we had songs in
all languages—including French, Ger
man, Danish and Inuut. The punch
was extremely fine. We had chocolate
about 7 o’clock, and bv this time most of
us were too lull for utterance, and the
conversatidn gradually slackened off, and
with the songs the day ended. To-day we
have ail been feeling extremely well all
day. lt was nice and warm and comfort
able in the extreme. Some of us ate too
much yesterday, but only so much as to
feel a little uncomfortable at times,but we
all slept well. Our talk this morning was of
home and our families. 1 have extended
a general invitation to all the members of
the expedition to visit my father’s house.
1 spoke this morning of'the reunions of
my family and how enjoyable they are.
My remarks about my father brought
tear3, the first time that I have shed tears
since I have been in this country. I pic
ture to myself my dear father and mother,
sisters, Harry, my niece and brothers-in
law, all sitting around the table to-mor
row. Turkeys and mince pies are strewn
on the table. Many thoughts are turned
towards me and where I am at this mo
ment.”
THE CHRISTMAS DAY ENTRY.
The entry for Christmas dav is as fol
lows:
“Dec. 25.— Barometer 21, thermom
eter 27-5, Christmas. We have all been
talking and waiting anxiously for the
hour, and now it is here and (5 p. m.)
nearly gone. Breakfast consisted of a
thin soup of peas and carrots, with a lit
tle blubber and some spoonfuls of pota
toes. This we had at 6 o’clock. Cloud
berries served out (two cans
to each mess). At 1 p.
m. Long lighted up for the event
of the day—dinner. Dinner consisted of
a fine, rich stew of all seal meat
with onions, a little blubber,
potatoes and bread crumbs.
After this we had in the course of an
hour or so a fine, nice stew, with raisins
and a little blubber and milk. These
were pretty much the same as Thanks
giving, but the cooks made a great deal
on that day. The meats seemed bet
ter. The cooks are now preparing some
fine chocolate and that will be
followed by a punch of one gill of rum to
each man. The party have been in fine
spirits to-day. Cheers were given after
breakfast for Lieut. Greely, Corporal Elli
son, Rice and the two cooks, lt was
agreed that we should give each of the
two Esquimaux fifty cents from each
member of the expedition to be kept for
next Christmas.”
THE IRON TRADE IN IHH4.
A Large Majority of the Manufacturers
Looking to an Improvement in
Business.
Cleveland, 0., Dec. 24.—The Iron
Trade Review will publish Saturday re
sponses received from a large number of
manufacturers of machinery and other
branches of trade In New York, Pennsyl
vania, Ohio, Connecticut and other States,
in regard to the past year’s business.
Eleven firms report it better than 1883.
Twenty-four found it substantially
the same. Five experienced good trade
during the first half of the
year and dullness the remaining six
months. Fourteen say that they had
worse business this year than in 1883.
Thirty-six have run continuously during
the year, 9 over time, and 11 nearly full
time. Twelve say that they have received
about the same prices as in 1883,
and the remainder report lower
prices, ranging from 5 to 30 per cent,
below those of 1883. Concerning the gen
eral iron business in their respective
cities, nearly all report duller trade upon
reduced time during the year. As to the
outlook, there is a gratifying majority on
the favorable side. Only two think the
prospect bad, fourteen are undecided,
out hopeful for the best, and thirtv-one
think that the business situation is pro
gressing, some believing that the up turn
has already begun and none putting it
further off than April.
KNIFING THE CABLE TOLLS.
Other Companies Lower Their Tariffs to
Meet Those of the New Opposition.
New York, Dec. 24.—The Direct United
States Cable Company and French Cable
Company made a reduction in the cable
tariff this morning to Great Britain, Ire
land and France to 40 cents per word,
meeting the cut made by the Mackey-
Bennett Cable Company.
THE CUT IN ENGLAND.
London, Dec. 24.— The old cable com
panies have reduced their tolls to the
same figures as those established by the
Commercial Cable Company—that is, 40
cents per word for general business mes
sages to Great Britain and France, 20
cents for plain press messages transmit
ted in their regular order, and 10 cents for
“deferred” press business. The officials
of the companies are consulting as to
what further steps they will take in the
premises.
Innocent Canadian Moonshiners.
Quebec, Dec. 24.—The Excise officers
here made a descent yesterday upon St.
Vallier, in the adjoining county of Bslle
chasse, where they seized and confiscated
a number of illicit stills. It seems that
the persons who were running them were
under the impression that they had a
legal right manufacture spirite the same as
they have to grow tobacco for their own
use. It Is claimed that this erroneous
notion prevails largely in the rural parts
of this province. The fine is SSOO.
Tope Leo’s Christmastlde Regrets.
Rome, Dec. 24.—The Pope, in replying
to the Curistmas congratulations of the
Cardinals to-day, deplored the abnormal
position of the Papal See, vigorously cen
sured Protestants for they machinations,
the general impunity allowed by the pres
ent State laws and the unworthy insinu
ations of the liberal press when the foun
dation of a cholera hospital bv the Vati
can was announced, and denounced' the
divorce law submitted to the Chamber of
Deputies.
Mr. H. F. Graham, 190 Congress street,
Savannah, says: “My mother used
Brown’s Iron Bitters for impurity of the
blood with great benefit. I can consci
entiously recommend it.”
RUSSIA’S SKY INKY BLACK.
A Tremendous Political Upheaval Im
pending.
London. Dec. 24. —The l’aris corres
pondent of the Times devotes considera
ble space to-day to some account of the
present s’ate of Russia. He says: “Count
Tolstoi, the Russian Minister of the Inte
rior, is chiefly engaged in the discovery
and prosecution of Nihilists. No sooner
has one society of Nihilists been sup
pressed than another springs up. Count
Tolstoi is inundated with threats of death.
He rarely attends meetings of the coun
cil. Whenever he stirs out it costs 500
roubles for extra police protection.
While Nihilism is more dangerous
than ever the persecution of the
Jews is as fierce as it was a few years
ago when the European press boiled
with indignation at the anti-Semetic out
rages which disgraced Russia. The great
bankers, especially those of German na
tionality, who were previously interested
in giving wide publicity to the outrages
with a view to prevent the investment of
capital in Russia, are now inclined to
subsidize the press to preserve silence.
A BAD FINANCIAL SITUATION.
They take this course for the purpose
of preventing the impairment of Euro
pean confidence in Russia’s finances, the
condition of which at. present is not bril
liant. It is suffering from the difficulty
experienced at present in collecting reve
nue on account of persistent American
competition in the grain trade, and
for the ruinous expense of the
Russian advance to Merv. Furthermore,
the protection system which the Moscow
manufacturers obtained against Silesian
competition has caused Silesians to estab
lish hundreds of factories in Russian
Boland. In these factories German opera
tives are employed, and Silesians are
thereby enabled to supply the Moscow
market with goods at prices from 5 to 10
per cent, under the prices demanded by
Moscow manufacturers for precisely simi
lar articles. Despotism is increasing and
the press is coerced into silence. Russia
is more and more ignoring liberal ideas,
aad is paving the way to a tremendous
explosion.”
EUROPE’S AIMS IN AFRICA.
Austria Signs a Convention with the
International Association.
Berlin, Dec. 24.—Life Poes Gazette
says: “Austria has signed a convention
with the African International Associa
tion with reservations respecting Con
sular jurisdiction.”
Die Cross Gazette says: “The negotia
tions between France and the associa
tion in regard to disputed territory on the
south bank of the Congo will shortly be
resumed at Paris. The conference ad
journed owing to the illness of Count von
Hatzfield, the Prussian Minister of
Foreign Affairs, and also because of a
desire of the powers to give the African
Association a chance to push its negotia
tions with those powers which up to this
time have not recognized ii. Negotiations
will be especially pushed with France.
A WAY TO SUCCESS.
London, Dec. 24.— The German and
French Governments are discussing the
form of the declaration of the limits of
future annexations in Africa. It they
come to an agreement the success of the
Congo conference is guaranteed.
Recent instructions to ihe gunboat
Goshaw includes the raising ol' the British
flag at the Bay of St. Lucia and on the
coast of Amatorga. By this means the
entire country south of Delasroa Bay will
be plated under British protection. This
action was taken in consequence ol
rumors of Germany’s designs to annex
Amatorga, ana open a route to the Trans
vaal.
SHOT LIKE MOttlX.
Another Handsome French Woman Uses
a Pistol with Dearlly Eft'ect.
Paris, Dec. 24. — A tragedy similar to
the Hugues-Morin affair has occurred
at Tannere. A man named Brisbard
visited the house of a merchant named
Francey, and soon afterward rushed from
the house pursued by Madame Francey.
Blood was streaming from his body, and
Brisbard fell shrieking and exhausted.
Madame Francey fired two shots with a
revolver into his prostrate body, crying
that she had been insulted long enough,
.she then gave herself up to the police.
Brisbard is dead. He was a bachelor, 40
years of age, and was reputed to be a
libertine. He was of pleasing appear
ance, and devoted his time to forcing
his attentions upon married ladies. Mme.
Francey is a fascinating woman about 25
years of age. Brisbard a short time ago
visited M. Francey’s house and awaited
the return of the latter from the theatre.
Mme. Fran.cey showed him to the door
and threatened that if the visit was re
peated she would shoot him on his second
visit, which was also made during the
absence of her husband. Mme. Francey
shot him.
A MILLION DOLLARS IN DEBT.
English Wharfingers Fall, But Expect
to Pay Creditors In Full.
London, Dec. 24.—Ingall, Phillips &
Cos., wharfingers, doing business at No. 5
Jeffreys square, St. Mary Axe, E. C.,
and at various other places, have failed.
Their liabilities are placed at £200,000, but
it is stated that they have ample means
to meet all claims.
STEAMBOAT builders assign.
Newburg, N. Y., Dec. 24.—Ward,
Hanton A Cos., steamboat builders, have
made an assignment to Jas. Beggs, of the
firm of Jas. Beggs & Cos. New York. Their
schedule is notyet obtainable.
A TRIO OF CASUALTIES.
New' York, Dec. 24.—W. L. Dogan,
keeper of a general store at Ripley, Miss.,
has tailed.
R. G. Stringer & Cos., proprietors of a
general store at Talladega, Ala., have
failed.
E. H. Adams, a dry goods dealer of
New Orleans, La., has tailed.
A TALK WITH A DYNAMITER.
Paris the Headquarters of the Organi
zation—Money from America.
London, Dec. 24.—The St. James Ga
zette prints an interview had in Paris
with a dynamiter. The dynamiter said
that the headquarters of the conspirators
was In Paris, but the iunds came from
America. The explosion at London
bridge was arranged at Paris three
months ago by a man who is now in
America. Two men were sent to London
to execute the plot in September, but a
delay occurred. They returned to Paris
after the explosion and are now there.
Extra guards have been placed on duty
at the principal prisons of London as a
precaution against the operations of
dynamiters.
Italy on England’s Side.
London, Dec. 24.—A dispatch from
Rome says: “England has secured Italy’s
adhesion to her Egyptian policy in return
for the support of Great Britain to Italy’s
scheme for colonizing on the Red Sea.”
It is reported that Prince Bismarck
will go to Cairo.
Persistent rumors are current that
Prince Bismarck intends to bring the
Egyptian question before the Congo Con
ference, and that the various Embassies
are communicating with their respective
governments upon the subject.
Two Young Men Brutally Assassinated.
Nashville, Tenn., Dec. 24.—Jacob
Torian, a young man living with Mrs.
Sieger, near Longview, Ky., and a young
man named Adock, visiting the family,
were brutally assassinated last night at 7
o’clock. Torian was reading when an as
sassin fired through a window, the ball
entering his right side ad passing
through his body. He fell dead instantlv.
Adock sprang from his seat just in time
to receive a second shot in the breast, and
fell dead. The assassin fled, leaving no
clue.
A Remarkable Cannon.
Washington, Dec. 23.—During the re
cent debate on the navy bill. Senator
Morgan, of Alabama, related a curious
incident of the skill exhibited by some of
the Washington gun sharps in the manu
facture of heavy ordnance. He had been
describing the way in which a gun about
thirty feet long was constructed, and con
tinued as follows:
When that gun was built at the navy.yard
in Washington city, and they undertook to
balance it on its trunnion, it took, as I am in
formed, 1,400 pounds on the end of that gun to
make it balance. A single man or two gun
ners with machinery could not raise that gun
to put it in line for action in battle.; -It has
been hustled out of the navy down to An
napolis.
Senatoi Morgan expressed his determi
nation to inquire further into the fate of
this piece qf ordnance. Its recent history,
even if uneventful, may be instructive.
Miss Georgia Henderson, 21 Jones
street, Savannah, says: “Asa tonic, I
deem Brown’s Iron Bitters worthy of the
1 highest recommendations.”
LATIN AMERIC A’S STRIFES
ALFARO FIGHTING ON LAND
AND SEA IN ECUADOR.
The Alajuela Cornered and Bnrned by
Her Crew—Quito's Populace In a State
of Terror—Americans Taken lor Revo
lutionists off the Coast of Guatemala.
Panama. Dec. 24. Advices from
Guatemala state that by decree the fol
lowing articles will be admitted In that
republic on payment of 50 per cent, of the
amount of import dues heretofore col
lected: Aromatic waters, including
Florida and lavender; almonds In the
shell and shelled cloves, cinnamon of all
classes, carraway, tinned edibles, china
ware of all kinds, stearine, as candles
and in bulk; raisins, figs and other dried
fruits, storax, gum, soap of all classes,
fideos, macaroni, maizena and other simi
lar products of flour aud corn; pepper,
whole and ground; sago and tapioca.
YANKEES MISTAKEN FOR REVOLUTION
ISTS.
The United States surveying vessel
Ranger was recently sounding" off the
coast and her presence caused much
alarm, as the people thought she was a
revolutionary vessel with munitions ol
war on board. One of her boats having
occasion to go on shore to erect a tent
under which some observations were to
conducted, was captured. The officers
explained their mission, and the tidings
were promptly carried to the capital that
no rebel* were in the vicinity.
POLITICS MIXED IN ECUADOR.
Political matters in Ecuador are much
mixed and seem little likely to improve.
A general rising was arranged for Nov.
13, and it, was in antici
pation of this movement that Gen.
Allaro and his party left. Scattered bands
of revolutionists have appeared in sev
eral towns and taken possession of them.
In some instances fighting occurred,
attended by loss of life. In one of these
struggles some twenty or thirty men
were killed and the government force
was compelled to retreat. After a fight
in Tumaco between the Alaiuela and
Nueve de Julico, Gen. Alfaro effected a
landing on the Ecuadorian coast on Nov.
30. He endeavored to capture and hold
Porto Yieja, but was defeated by the
government forces and compelled to seek
safety in flight, after losing some men,
a Gatling gun and much ammunition.
A BATTLE ON THE SEA.
"Gen. Alfaro then returned to theAlaiuela,
leaving his men to make for the interior
to join parties in revolt there. On Dec. 8
he moved towards Boya and when off' Las
Cruzias, between ten and twelve miles off
that port, he fell in with the government
steamer Huacho. He steamed alongside
of her and, after a heavy fire, carried her
by boarding. She was full of troops, to
whom her bare hull ottered no protection,
and it is said that at least 400 men were
killed or wounded; of this number 120
have been removed to Mania, but ro relia
ble intelligence has been received as to the
whereabouts of the remainder. While
the victors were engaged in examining
their prize another government vessel
put in an appearance. Tbe Huacho was
useless for fighting while the Alajuela
was damaged and her Captain dead.
THE ALAJUELA BURNED.
It was then determined to run her
ashore, take out what could be removed
and then burn her. 'Phis plan was fol
lowed, while the Nueve de Julico, the
second government vessel, proceeded to
Bahia with her erippled consort. The
government has called out the national
militia in order to possess force enough to
act wherever it iiiav be menaced with
danger. Several skirmishes have taken
place in Marlbi, in which slight losses
have occurred. It was rumored in
Guayaquil that Col. Medardo Allaro,
brother of the General, had been killed,
but this was not verified.
QUITO IN A PANIC.
Letters from Quito states that no one
appears to comprehend the political senti
ments of its neighbor, and the panic of
the government is increasing daily. GeD.
Y 7 ictor Proano and a number of other
notables have been arrested in Quito on
suspicion of sympathizing with the revo
lutionists. The prisons at Guayaquil are
full of suspects, among whom are Senor
Pastor Intriago and a number of bis
workmen, who are accused of having
given a canoe to Marcos Alfaro to enable
him to go up the river Guayas.
Vice President Augustin Guerro, who
is a power in Quito, issued a proclama
tion Nov. 19 catling on the people to sup
port him.
The people continue to protest against
the country being flooded with paper
money.
Election riots have taken place in Pana
ma and Colon, in which many persons
were killed.
A PICTURE OF THE TURMOIL.
The following picture of the political
situation of the Republic is translated
from a Bogota paper:
In An.ioquin preparations are being made
to war against the General Government,
leace has been s gned in Bolivar, but mal
contents are not lacking who want to create
a disturbance in conjunction with friends
from Magdalena. In Bayaco the disturbers
of order are only kept in check by Gen. Pedro
Sarmiento, and the maintenance of a sort of a
truce between the Independents aud Con
servatives. In Cauca war may be almost
t-aid to have commenced, as riotous fights
have occurred :n Pappeyan, Palmyra and
Cali. In Cundenamarca the revolutionists
who have just been amnestied lose no oppor
tunity to foment a struggle.
MOItMONISM’B FOES.
Citizens of Chicago Pledge Themselves
to an Unceasing Crusade.
Chicago, Dec. 24.—At a largely attend
ed anti-Mormon meeting, held here last
night, resolutions were unanimously
adopted expressing sympathy with the
Gentiles of Utah in their struggle to es
tablish American civilization, condemn
ing the apparent indifference of Congress
to the evils of polygamy; calling upon
the Illinois Senators and Representatives
to support the Cullom anti-polygamy
bill, which provides tor the legisla
tive government of Utah by a
commission to be appointed by the Presi
dent, urging citizens of other States to
co-operate in the work of forming a strong
public opinion against Mormonism and
putting it down, and pledging the signers
of the resolutions to “keep up the agita
tion of this question through the pulpit,
platform and press, and in every way in
which wholesome public opinion can be
created until polygamous Mormonism, a
relic of barbarism, twin to slavery and
like slavery, is smitten to death and
buried forever.”
A FRAUD IN INSURANCE.
Burying Another Man’s Corpse Fails to
Hoodwink the Policy Writers.
Des Moines, Dec. 24.—Dr. Eli Quigley,
of Redding, Ringgold county, took out a
$2,000 insurance policy on his life in July
last. He exhumed a corpse from the Til
lage graveyard, placed it in his office and
then set the bailding on fire. The blaze
was discovered and put out. The doctor
disappeared and the decomposed corpse
was exposed as the reason for his ab
sence. Dr. Quigly wandered to
Canada. He was arrested in
Dover county an Friday, where he was
detained for iuentiflcntion until yester
day. He passed through here in an
oflicer’s custody late last night. He made
a formal confession, implicating a physi
cian and a merchant of Ringgold county
as co-conspirators. He was not aware
till his return to his family that the plot
had failed. He says that he would not
have been arrested if he had had a
weapen.! f
LiOGAN AGAINST CURTIS.
The Secretary of the South American
Commission in Peril of Rejection.
Senator Logan’s fight against William
E. Curtis, formerly correspondent of the
Chicago Inter-Ocean here, whose nomina
tion for Secretary of the South American
Commission tie Illinois Senator is deter
mined to defeat, if possible, says a Wash
ington special of Dec. 22, divides the Sen
ate considerably. Republican Senators
are assured that on the night election
Mr. Curtis exhibited much more pleasure
when good Democratic news was receiv
ed than when the Republicans had the
hurrah. This, added to the statement inf,
an evening paper, that Mr. Curtis wa*f
lately accused by a Democratic Sen a tori
in executive session of having offered for
ale to the Democraric X ational Commit
tee Information damaging to Blaine and
Logan, is used by Senator Logan for all
that it can be possibly worth in influenc
ing Republican Senators.
Logan is a hard fighter and has strong
personal relations with Senators on both
sides of the chamber.
’ llrs. A. E. Palmer, Savannah, says: “I
used Brown’s Iron Bitters as a tonic and
sincerely believe it to be the best made.
;It imparts great strength.”
CONFESSING A MURDER.
A Father Acknowledges a Murder for
Which His Son was Hanged.
John Lowder, the father ol George
Lowder, who was hanged last June for
the murder of Peter Lozier, says an Ot
tawa, Ont., special, died at Pictou on
Saturday, and before his death, it is said,
he confessed to having committed the
murder, and that his son had nothing to
do with it further than driving him to the
house of Jones. It was about a year ago
this month that Peter Lozier, a residence
of Pictou, was murdered at the resident
ot Gilbert Jones, in Bloomfield. About
10 o’clock at night two masked men went
to Jones’ house to rob him, but on finding
Lozier there they failed to accomplish
their purpose. One of the murderers had
a gun and his companion a revolver also.
Lozier grappled with one of the outlaws,
and in the tussle was shot. The intruders
then ran away. Chief McKennon was tele
graphed for the next morning, and with
the assistance of several neighbors
tracked the guilty parties from the scene
of the murder across the fields and over
the lake to Lowder’s house. Other foot
prints in the snow led to Joseph Tompsits’
house. Tompsits, John and George Low
der were arrested, but at the trial John
Lowder was acquitted. The other two
prisoners were found guilty of murder,
and suffered the penalty ot the law on the
scaffold on June 10 last. George Lowder
protested his innocence to the last-T-sind
the general feeling at tlw time wt>qa oLt
he preferred death ratberMan con\ <*
father. It would now /Bear tIL Wi
latter’s guilty conscien<'"would 1 JjtX
low him to die without making a 9Tu
confession of the murder. Certaiifwr
ties saw Lowder on the night in quesjwn
going in the direction of Jones’ house vtKh
three persons, but these persons could
not be induced to give evidenco to that
effect in the witness box. The boots that
exactly corresponded with one trail in
the snow were those claimed by George
Lowder at the time of his arrest, hence it
was that the jury found him guilty.
V’ESS ELS MYSTERIOUSLY SUNK.
A Tidal Wave Appears Suddenly in
New Haven Harbor with Disastrous
Kesalts.
At 11 o’clock last night, says a New
Haven, Conn., special of Dec. 22, a heavy
wave arising from some mysterious cause
suddenly swept over the schooners Onrust
and Nellie Grant and the barge Bouquet,
which were riding at anchor in the har
bor. The Onrust and the Bouquet were
sunk, while the Nellie was saved only
after some difficulty. It was dark and
raining at the time v but there was no
wind and the water just before the strange
occurrence was as calm as a millpond.
The Onrust, Capt. Reed, was from New
York, with 300 tons of coal; the Bouquet,
from South Amboy, with 590 tons of coal,
and the Nellie, Capt. Dodge, with coal,
from Hoboken. There were other
coasting vessels in the harbor, but so far
no other casualties have been reported.
One of the crew of the Onrust heard a
loud roaring sound, and throwing on his
clothes rushed to the deck. Just as he
did so a wall of water sheer-pole high
struck the bow of the schooner, breaking
over her and filling her lull of water.
From the great weight of her load the
vessel did not respond, and so literally
buried hersell. The affrighted man felt
that the vessel was sinking. He called
till hands, and in a few seconds the crew
of four men and the Captain’s wife were
on deck and into the longboat, which,
although partially filled with water, had
been lowered a few feet. The schooner
continued to sink, and just as the boat
pushed clear of her with its passengers
she foundered in twelve feet of water.
Capt. Reed saved very few of his papers,
and little or no money. He at once came
to this city, where, with his wife and
crew, he still remains, awaiting orders.
The Onrust is an old vessel, worth per
haps $4,000, and can be raised.
THE CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY.
Father Chapelle Making an Effort to
Have It Established in Washington.
It will be remembered, says the Wash
ington Star, that announcement was
made not long ago of the donation of the
large sum of $300,000 by a wealthy young
Qatholic lady in New York for the estab
lishment of a college for the higher educa
tion of the Catholic clergy in this coun
try. At the recent Plenary Council in
Baltimore the offer was accepted, and tha
matter was referred to a committee or
Bishops, jvho will meet next month to
decide upon a suitable location. Thus far
the idea has prevailed that the college
would be established in New York, but
the Rev. Dr. Chaoelle, pastor of St.
Matthew’s church, in this city, is making
efforts to have tne college established
here. He has already argued with the com
mittee on the subject, and he thinks that,
as Washington is not only the seat of Jhe
government, but fast getting to be the
centre of science, and affording unusual
facilities in the way of libraries, etc., the
Institution should *be established here.
The committee is believed to be favorable
to the suggestion, but wherever the col
lege is located the Catholic citizens of
that place will be expected to endow one
chair, which will cost $50,000, and Father
Chapelle has submitted the matter to his
congregation, urging them to seriously
consider it. St. Matthew’s is a rich con
gregation, and it is believed that 11 a half
dozen of the more prominent ladies took
an active interest in the matter the sum
needed for the endowment could easily be
raised.
NEWS IN A NUTSHELL.
Interesting; Little Flasbeg from the
Wires Printed in Condensed Form.
Cardinal Manning is writing a life of St.
Vincent de Paul.
At Abbeville, S. C., yesterday John C. Fer
guson killed Arthur W. Benedict in a quarrel
over a bill.
A decided improvement in the condition of
Hon. Robert C. Winthrop was reported yes
terday, and his recovery is now looked for
certainly.
Dr. Grimm, physician of the Emperor Wil
liam, is dead. Dr. Grimm was the originator
of the sanitary system adopted by the German
military authorities.
At Leavenworth, Kan., the material of the
Kansas Prohibitionist, St. John’s Kansas
organ, run by Martin Van Buren Bennett,
was sold by the Sheriff.
The Vienna police yesterday surprised and
arrested a number of Anarchist workmen
who were holding a secret meeting in the
ruins of Weissenberg Castle at Teplitz.
Capt. James 11. Deaton, for many years
Chief of Police of Petersburg, Va., died last
night. The deceased was at one time a mem
ber of the City Council and Collector of De
linqu mt State Taxe
Prince Albert will join the Grenadiers at
the close of his studies at the university. The
Prince of Wales has requested that no dis
tinction be made between Prince Albert’s
duties and those of other officers.
A freight train on the Knoxville and Ohio
Railroad was wrecked by a broken rail near
Chattanooga yesterday, and both tho engi
neer, Thomas Connor, and his firemen had
their legs broken and were otherwise seri
ously injured.
It is announced that Gen. Butler and Gen.
Ha;;en, of the Signal Service, are each to pub
lish books of personal reminiscence. Mr. But
ler’s is to be his political reminiscence and
Gen. Hazen’s bears tbe title, “A Personal
Narrative of Battles.”
La Intraneigeant, of Paris, yesterday said:
“Anarchist Reinsdorf told his friends during
his trial at Leipaie that if he was sentenced
to death he would refuse to ask grace. He
desired, he said, to manifest his principles by
death, and wished only that his execution
should not be delayed.”
The Board of Trustees of the Columbian
University of Washington, D. C., upon the
unanimous recommendation of the faculty of
its medical department, has decided to a’dmit
women to the study of medicine in the institu
tion, with all the privileges of instruction
now accorded male students.
Last Sunday was the 89th anniversary of
the birthday of Prof. Leopold van Ranke, the
historian. Testimonials in honor of the oc
casion were received by the Professor from all
parts of Germany. His strength is unabated
and he works daily upon his history, which
is now approaching completion.
A telegram from Pekin says that the Board
of Censors has proposed that sentence of
death be passed upon Ma Kien, Secretary of
Li Hung Chang, whom the hoard holds re
sponsible for the Tientsin treaty. It is ex
pected that Li Hung Chang will intercede in
the Secretary’s behalf, and with success.
The distress at Glasgow, Liverpool and
other ports has attracted the attention of the
Queen, who desires to open a subscription for
the relief of the sufferers, and has asked the
inMhrnment for information on the subject,
<J* r TTy>orted that Mr. Gladstone is unwilling
the existence of distress and opposes
4M * n’a proposition.
been received at Shrevesport that
ISm dam across the mouth of Murphy’s canal,
150 miles above here, broke a few days
ago. The dam was completed only about a
month ago under the superintendence of the
government engineers. The canal was cut
during the existence of the famous Red River
raft and the closing of the same was neces
sary to improve navigation on the Upper Red
river.
Mr. Wm. C. Workman, 110 Bay street
Savannah, says: “For two years I suffered
from malaria and its dreadful effects— my
physician rendering me only temporary
reliel. in Brown’s Iron Bitters I found
decided and permanent benefit.”
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TWO BIG SPITS DECIDED.
MISS HILL GAINS HER CASE
AGAINST SHARON.
The Verdict a Complete Surprise, and
an Appeal to be Taken by the Senator
-Judge Hushes Asks the lyiuthern
Telegraph Litigants to Agree on a
ltecelver.
San Francisco, Dec. 24.—The cele
brated Sharon divorce suit has been de
cided in favor of the plaintiff. The suit
as brought by the plaintiff, Miss Sarah
Althea Hill, claiming to be the
wile of ex-Senator Sbaron, jiwas
for a divorce and division of the
common property. Judge Sullivan’s
decision is very comprehensive, contain
ing 2,000 words. After reviewing the tes
timony he concludes by declaring that
under the laws of California the plaintiff"
is the legal wife of Mr. Sharon, and as
such, iui the ground f wilful desertion,
is entitled to divorce and division of com
mon property. The latter is estimated to
lie worth $10,000,000. The verdict is a .
great surprise to the public, it having
been generally supposed from the contra
dictory character of the testimony that
the plaintiff would be non-suited.
WHAT SHARON’S COUNSEL SAYS.
W. H. L. Darres, leading counsel for
Senator Sharon, says of Judge Sullivan’s
decision:
It is an entire surprise to the profession,
both as to the law and the facts. The judg
ment, if it stands, will not lie a serious pecu
niary injury to Mr. Sharon. I don’t think he
has SIO,OOO worth of property which could be
made subject to the decision. Mr. Sharon is
greatly annoyed by the present decision, but
has not the slightest idea of submission, and,
of course, will appeal, ami we are confident
of rever.dng tbe decision. The suit brought
by Mr. Sharon in the United States Circuit
Court to have the marriage contract declared
invalid will be prosecuted.
The plain titPscounselwill make applica
tion for counsel fees aud $5,000 per month
alimony months, or since the
the case.
MAHONE’S SUCCESSFUL SUIT.
The Parties iu the Telegraph Case Asked
to Agree on a Receiver.
Baltimore, Mil, Dec. 24.—The hear
ing in the case of Gen. Mahoneand others
vs. the Southern Telegraph Company, for
the appointment of a receiver, was con
tinued to-day iu the United States Circuit
Court, before Judges Bond and Hughes,
sitting for the Eastern district of Vir
ginia . The case was argued at Norfolk
last week. After statements by tbe coun
sel to-day, Mr. Thorn, representing the
Greenville ( Ya.) Land and Lumber Com
pany, nominated Robert T. K. Bavne, of
Portsmouth, Va., as receiver. John S.
Wise, representing Senator Mahone, op
posed the nomination of Mr. Bayne, and
nominated the present temporary re
ceiver, the United States Marshal of Vir
ginia. Gen. Bradley T. Johnson, repre
senting the Bankers’ and Merchants’ Tele
graph Company, nominated Alexander
H. Dellaven, of New York, and William
W. Maris, of Philadelphia. Judge Hughes
said that it was important to preserve
the interests of the corporation, and that
the interests of the corporation and all
parties were indentical; that the court
was oi the opinion that one receiver
ought to be appointed, and not two, and
all parties should agree on that one. The
court would give them until next Tuesday
to name the receiver, anti if they did not
agree by that time the court will appoint
one.
CHRISTMAS AT BEAUFORT,
A Sad Accident at the Phosphate Work*.
Correspondence of the Mornina News,
Beaufort, Dec. 23.—We are having
regular Christmas weather here to-day.
kis cold and the sky is lead colored. If
such a thing were possible in Beaufort,
we would have snow, but tbe respectable
old town never cuts such capers as that,
flie oldest inhabitant would find it hard
to recall a snow storm.
Everything and everybody seems to be
going into tbe Christmas tree business,
judging from the demand for trees. The
Episcopal Christmas tree celebration will
le held this year ou Christmas eve, at the
Arsenal, as the Sunday school building,
which is evidently, judging from its ap
pearance, a relic of the middle ages, has
threatened the Sunday school w th the
fate of Samson.
Two or three gaieties are in progress
for the young and worldly-minded. One
is a private domino party, which would
be great fun only everybody will know
each other, so disguise is useless. The
other is a calico ball, to be given at the
hotel New Year’s night.
After as much preparation as if it were
going to the North Pole, the dredge from
“Bonny Scotland,” owned by Hume Bros.,
has gone to work in tbe waters of Battery
Creek, and is bringing up phosphate at
the rate of 100 tons per hour. At this
prodigious rate one would think that
there would soon be an end of it all, but
your reporter, having misgivings on the
subject, interviewed one of the knowing
ones, and has been assured that there is
no danger of the supply being exhausted
for many a long day.
One ol the phosphate hands at Hume’s
had his ankle crushed under a heap of
phosphate a few days ago. After the hot
phosphate is thrown out of the elevator
the hands always will commence to dig It
down from the top, though they have been
warned not to do so. The phosphate fell
over on the man and he had to be dug
out. It was found necessary to amputate
the foot.
After the operation was performed, as
soon as the patient recovered from the
anajsthetic, the first words he uttered
were: ‘‘Where’s my foot? Lemme see
my foot.” The doctor advised him not to
look at it, but he insisted, and it was
shown to him. He gazed at it, and then
remarked with philosophical resignation:
‘•Well, that’s the last of a faithful friend.”
Which one of us could have accepted the
situatlqti like that?
A petition has been signed by those in
terested in the money refunded by the
United States, as the proceeds of the sur
plus tax fund (levied on the property
sold down here during the war), praying
the Legislature to lessen the amount of
percentage to be paid the three commis
sioners who have been instrumental in
getting the money refunded.
The petitioners claim that they have no
representation of their interests in the
Ix-gislature, which is eertainly true, as
they are certainly not represented by the
three colored Republicans who nominally
represent this county in the Legislature,
and the petitioners consider that the com
mission is much too large, which, as it
will be about half the amount refunded,
does appear to be rather exorbitant.
Looker On.
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