Newspaper Page Text
ESTABLISHED 1850. i
I II f'TII l . Editor and Proprietor.!
:i'UGiA AND FLORIDA.
M ttSOF TIIKTATO STATES
i> |\ PARAGRAPHS.
Farming—The Prohibition
~in when*—A Marietta Rival of
| Hurst-Internal Revenue Hauls
‘ I am pklii Work on Vlajn*sboro'i
‘‘ rtr ,lan Well Abandoned.
GEORGIA.
! pi .pant.-* of Gainesville jail have
~,i about 200 rabbits from
1t.)..I t . ) .. _r .uf < lay county, fell from her
[ . ' . brnite her neck,
j ,i %|. t unnell, of Hall county, has
r*- tu l itrrv to New Orleans—
lo In worth <:f,500.
Ii -,-bin. of Colquitt county, baa
:u 'I the loss of his two sons —
hexene—from pneumonia,
t w>rk of the city tax assessors of
, ~? t the increaseof taxable prop
i ar has leen near a quarter of
r i the southeastern portion
only informs tLe Columbus
Hi i the oats in that section
st by the recent freeze.
, w ir, of Dougherty county, will
. melons this year. Cast year
•a.- much money on melons as
made on cotton planted on the
in Terrell county have
i I killed by the recent cold
. tu- oat crop has not ln.cn se
.l. however, except the very
•, K a colored woman of Atlanta,
r. ar porch of her house Sunday
: fractured her left arm rear the
„ tall was only about three feet,
- Hire is a had one.
-eveiith annual commencement
u ,ta Medical College will occur at
, >,• r.i llou-e, Atlanta, on the mglit
. .March 2. The oration will lie
it. lUwthorne, and the valedictory
Hr, c. < lements.
j ii and specillcations for the building
in .ci rgi.* Agricultural College at
• =ul> : itted to the tru-
Mr. J. A. Wood, the New York archi-
I- arc now tieing received by the
. uimtttee. When finished, it will he
, j • structure.
A right, of Dalton, died in Atlanta
tu irning. from a relapse of typhoid
ili w - Ii years of age and was a na
.th. IF-w as a prominent Mason,
f. ilow, a Knight of Pythias, and a
t - miiiar. lie was a cla—mate of Dr.
i u Calhoun, of Atlanta, and with that
,hi went to Europe to ]ierfeet his
* . i location.
- K inner-Watchman: A gentleman
- .v pro|ierty in Habersham county tells
i\ this year is nearly three times
-last. The people have been sys
rohlied for it) years, and vet no
im brought to punishment.' It is
that ii a <SOO reward can lie offered
reakerswill turn State’s evidence
. away the real thieves
A aas never seen a campaign that, in
, h i t. approached the prohibition light
ding. It is likely that every business
in that city will lie closed to-morrow,
: hrvnicle advises country people not
to town that day expecting to trade.
- ■r i uierchants advertise that they will
tir door, that day lllue ribbon and
u l igs are already waving, and things are
red hot.
my Mediant: An intelligent farnu reast
-city recently purchased a large quan
bulk meat, which might very properly
•f med pickled |mrk. Ue decided to smoke
portion of it. in order to test the am unt of
nukage. He accordingly smoked 1,175
his. Aft-r it wtis thoroughly smoked, lie
again weighed it and found that he had 1,101
pounds, nr a shrinkage of about <i‘ * pounds on
the hundred.
Athens Banner-Watchman: Miss Cam, a
finer resident of Alliens, who died recently
Migu-tu. left her entire property, amount
g to ihout |!>,noo, to Mrs. Dr. W. 11. Foster.
. f Augusta. Miss fain was a governess in
Mr-. Foster's nee Richardson's family and
u ... formed a deep attachment to that lady.
>1 ,s i ain was well known in Athens, where
led and taught a primary school for a
nuoiber of years.
K i Walker, colored, was arrested Sun -
vtternoon. in Perry, and placed in jail.
- Hie mother of the lioy who put mor
in the milk at Judge Nottingham’s
two weeks ago, and tne evidence pro
r. : points to her as the instigator of the
to poison Judge Nottingham and
The commitment trial will lie held
a Justice of the Peace as soon as Judge
\ _ham is well enough to appear.
IliH- .sfille VitptUch: Mr. It. Cotton re
turn ii i-i week from a trip to Telfair coun
,<• tu the county he spent a night with
Mr. I "iin.g Itawlins. and s.ivr the premium
, r , i nted in cotton la-t year bv Mr. Itaw-
Mr. Rawlins paid live dollars for a
; ti.no- improved cot Von seen, and
, , the acre. The yield was two Uve
' . i pound hales of cotton, now oa hand,
me hundred dollars, Mr. Cotton
. - tne seed iroin the two hales as be
rtti W, thus making the yield of tli
\ ■ i 'f •/, . apt. J. L. Hoyt makes
. fertilizer—a thoroughly reliable one
ol less Utm *2O per ton. llep'r
- ~ tii olwmicab in bulk, adds swamp
. . . ".m m'Cil or cotton eceit meal, ami
ti - i-t such a feriiliter as his I anti re
citer fertilizer than he could pur
. i; per ton. Neatly all of our lead
ers are adopting this coarse; bal
■ r ir. tiuudnds of small farmers who
k to tit ' cotton option plan, which is send
.. .. it r, hundreds of ilionudiof dsllara
•ir section ot the State that ought to
f retained lieie.
M igevdle Chronicle: The farmer who
r t, -i,. in-e his own hog and hominy simply
fa • farm. But few ever succeeded that
; do it.—Major John Knight dropped m
. •,t T.o - lay. paid a year in advance
in ailed p asantlv of the good old times.
ex-hat ged law for agriculture af
i in iis one of the largest and most
s . i-'idui farmers in Pike coiiutv. We un
- o, 1 that he lias on hand al> nit sixty bales
, id vear's cotton erop. He is also re
.ave one of the best arranged fish
. ;i tii 'tab - . A friend siK-aking of the
. -ays it 'Ulains 1:1,000.000.000of carp,
is i . gr,H's h ive beeu burnt alive near
-i ein the last three days. The first
■ ■ w i- on Mr. 11. 1.. Graves’ place—a little
i . 1(. .ra llinton, about 8 years old.
; en left m the l ouse bv herself, her
• r . : ii_ at work a short distance off
r scream, and ran to her and
tiics nearlv a!, bank ofl". She
•>rtlc after. The other was nameii
rr .1 in ■-. a girl about 14 year- old, on the
1 vi t A. Stoddard. The hands had been
. gup and burning brush, wheu by some
, - :.-r clothes caught tire, and she was
♦urned that she ilied soon after,
i’ rrv , , r-, :l: W. L. Kaiuey tells us of a
• r -trange effect of the weather on water
-! • - < nee one of the coldest nights last
In In- bedroom, which is tightly ceiled
> .t-irre 1. and in which a fire was kept
g until after 10 o’clock at night, ice was
'-fourth of an inch thick on the water
: ii t een left uncovered all
• - In the cook room (uncoiled), where
::<r. was no tire except to cook supper, the
.1 ,- a ut one-eighth of an inch thirk on
' , r i a bucket that was covered w ith a
>kiug pan. There was no ice
•• s another bucketful of water on the
:.i ie that was covered with a tin dish
lai. .
V vc tion has l>ecn made in Macon that
• 'ii.' of national interest. It is
n i r sealing freight box cars, and is
1 > Messrs. W. 11. It ne and Murray
B. !. iw enterprising young men. The
- -ts of a contrivance that works
s : illy inside a ear, in a manner that
'■ re i inot possible lie opened except it
. i cd. The seal consists of a piece of
r. w n register of dale and station, over
ife is placed; when the door is
. - set automatically, when opened
ft- cut* the paper. It is a wonderful in
. and w ill he exhibited at the Chicago
ii tins summer, that has been called
-tigwte the vexed question of how
• .rt * about their being entered.
,ri true Citiaem: Near Lawton
' burke county, lives a gentleman who
1 - . rop of groundpeas every year. This.
-•- ■ . attracts a large number of crows,
ieraan found it imiro-sihle to get
Informing himself of the use
’ tof dynamite, be concluded to try it
crows. >o procuring a small qtian
1 • ke 1 it into a lot of the peas and
: c l llirm around for the crows. They
o. look the bait, tine of them sus
th.t ail was not right, anil rose seve
feet m the air. when the dyna
. led, an I our farmer says that the
■- ow of that crow was a puff of black
or* floating in the air. All the other
1 left, and not a crow has been seen on
1 '“ i oitatiou since.
, v . special. Feb. ii: Last night several
' r runinent citizens called u|H>n Miss
1 " 'Upson, of this place, to test the won
'■’ r: /“ ! 1 wer she possessed. For a long while
- • a * scions of it. but has not given
u-ntiou until lately. This power is
l". 1 ut eclipses that of Lulu Hurst.
} - tin tests made were the following:
• ' tl.e gentlemen, each weighing over 200
u cl.airs placed back to h ek.
• , i one of her hands upon each chair,
• pants were thrown out with re-
An umkre’la placed in her
"in. .Palely flew to pieces. The force
- -. unlike that of Lulu Hurst, acts
~ -uh-tan-e, whether wood or metal.
,l r ■ 1- pla. ed on a pierson’s arm can move
• irty with an irresistible force when she
" Brown, of Macon countv, one of the
c-ful farmers of Southwest Georgia,
: • farmers of that county are getting
-i . rop i ver known in tliat
Mr. I!rowu has aliout tiOU acres under
“ vatu.u, and has made some marvelous
1-• He runs eight mules, and made last
.-vr hu*hel of curn to the mule. “I tell
. a. ne *.od recently, “any farmer who will
'k- tr. f his stock and watch expenses can
_ '- r ' and leal nf farming. With the mules I
• >rn with I raised 13s hales of cotton.
I got a total of *3,646 96. making
a-a'erag of over ft)92 a bale. Mv guauo
„ ' I out *3OO. I calculate it *37 53 to the
-. * ‘ ■! u '” compost, with plenty of cotton
Beside* this crop. I made 3,500 pounds
at an.| other products. There is nothing
ins."" ,ll ‘ s Broad green earth than for a
--.an t, at farming and stick to it. It will
v Illin ricli before he knows it.”
TO True Cittern: Work on our ar
was stopped on Thursday morning
' ‘ l! ‘e enterprise abandoned. After the
. trenuous effort, it was found impossi
i-S.lf* draw the piping, which wa* necessary
c* boring could be recommenced, and the
Iftw Corning Jem
me™ relu^ ant ly stopped. Of course
there are a great many of the “I told you so”
sort who will •loubtles* rejoice at this failure
“J, a **^ at eD terpriae. To us it seems a treat
calamity. -Nothing succeeds like sue.
vet inhis failure, after extending thousands
M 'J- " • A. Wilkins has displayld
an energy, a generosity and care for w : o:il
of the general public of the city, without a
parallel in the history of the world, and his
unselfish motives and indefatigable energy de
served a better end for hi„ laliors. We ay
much of the failure to the carelessness of tiie
workmen employed, and can but hope that
another and more experienced effort will iet
Ik* niaae to achieve success.
u. M. B. Batman tn /Tout ton Journal: 1
have all my life endeavored to raise all tin*
p.rk ( could, and have made an average of
ab ut .i.ooo pounds a year since the war. I
run even plow-, and will kill about 1,000
pound, to the mule. I sold in 1883, <330 worth
lu Macon, and then purchased heavy Western
- ile-f..r my hands Of course 2 kept enough
a home for my family use. 1 have sold 40
head of shotes in Macon this winter, which
hronght melii;,. i have seven more that I
will kill about the first or April. I will kill
Tank enough this season to pay for all my
tern bacon, and my flour, sugar and
coff.-e. Making about two-thirds of a crop of
cotton for the past tw* years, 1 can’t see how
1 could have made both ends meet but for the
money I realized on my corn and pork. 1
only made nine baled of cotton to the mule,
and my land was heavily fertilized, so small
a crop of co ton as that will not pay expenses,
unless the corn and pork is all raised on the
farm.
Atlanta Constitution: Messrs. Chapman
and Gaston, of the internal revenue service,
ac companied by two deputy Marshals, made
a raivl last week into Lumpkin and adjoining
counties, where they found six illicit distil
leries. They captured four stills, and de
stroyed two thousand gallons of ma,h and
ucer. Mr. Chapiuas says he counted forty
eight beer stands. The raid was one of the
most successful that has been made in some
time. There were only twoarre-ts. the men
captured being Jake Davis and If. W. Jones,
of Lumpkin county. When the officers were
approaching the distillery a woman espied
them, and running to the distillery gave the
alarm. \\ hn the officers came up they sa.v
the men rapidly climbing a mountain side.
Jones ha.| a still on Ins back and was making
iff as fast as he could. The officers puv
spars to their horses and soon overtook
the flying distillers. The men declared
that if the officers had been half
an hour later they would have lieen awav
jrom the distillery, as they had no special
business there. Another illicit distillery was
found on the place ot William Pilgrim, a
highly respectable citizen. No one wits ar
rested, as the still had been removed and llii
eoncern was not in operation. At another
place the officers found where a distillery was
lieing put up, hut an old lady claimed' that
"the boys’’ were ooly fixing up a “wash
place for her. The old man of the premises
came up. however, and his statements did not
exactly tally with the wash place story, lie
said the distillery belonged to t women named
Dick Martin and Joan Lambert. The men
were out of reach and could not he arrested.
Mr. Chapman savs there ha- been a very
great increase in the number of illicit distil
leries lately.
FLORIDA.
M rs. Allen Townsend died at her home, r.ear
Madison, orv Wednesday last, aged 90 years.
Preparations are being made around Madi
son for the planting of a large watermelon
crop this season.
_ Near Lake Hancock, about four miles from
Bartow, is one of the largest and finest speci
mens of the orange tree in Florida, it meas
ure-58 feet across the houghs, I tore last year
12,000 oranges, and is just old enough to vote.
There is a*mule in Gadsden county snp-
P >-ed to have been one of the wagon mules
belonging to Jackson's train wheu he laid
out the government road from Pensacola to
>t. Augustine. Although very grav and
quite toothless, the mule is yet able to*pull a
plow and assist in making a crop.
'V bile examining work'on board of a vessel
at Pensacola, la.-'t Saturday, Frank Christi.
the stevedore, stepped upoii a deai. which
cave way under Ins weight and precipitated
him into the hold of the ship. The vessel be
ing partially filled with timber the fall was
not m ire than live feet, but he none the le.-s
received internal injuries which resulted in
his death.
Pensacola Ad ranee-dinette: A street fakir
named Allen was tried liefore Judge Es
monde yesterday for carrying on a swindling
game, and was committed to jail, in default
of <luo bail, to await the action of the grand
jury. His little game consisted in wrapping
a small piece of chewing gum in paper and
presuuianly putting a <5 lull in some, then
selling the packages for 50 cents each; but, so
far, no one lias drawn any <5 bill.
New Orleans Time*-Democrat : The large
eon-igntnent of fruit from Florida has at last
arrived, and this State now displays probably
the most magnificent collection of fruits of
the citrus variety that the world has ever seen,
l lie ili-pay made iu the Government B.nid
itig is hut a tithe of what the Peninsula state
unfolds ou the fruit tables of the Horticul
tural Hall. Still, to those interested in semi
tropical productions, the Florida exhibn
proper will present many features of great in
ters t. Pineapples, eocoanuts, guavas of va
n-ms kinds, and the coarser vegetable pro
ducts, such as cassava, pawpaws, etc., abound
All day yesterday the mammoth relief map of
the State was surrounded by a crowd, the
parties composing which pointed out to each
other with the aid of canes and umbrellas the
de-irable localities in the •‘Lund of Flowers.”
N‘> net ter evidence oi the interest manifested
in the State bv visitors could he de-ired.
Pensacola Adrance-Gazette: There is con
fined in our county jail a young German,
Johann Wm Wcschpfeiiuig, who is said to he
not only a nobleman by birth hut also to
closely related to a wealthy banking firm in
Germany. The circumstances of his menr
eeraiiou are as follows: Von Weechbfoiiuig
shipped as seaman on an Au-trian hark, at
some port m Europe, amt on the arrival of the
vessel here he demanded his pay, which he
claims amounted to|tiß, hut was refused by
the t aptain and told to go ashore; being un
familiar with the laws and desirous of secur
ing something he lielpe I himself to the Cap
tain’s watch and chain and came ashore,
where he was arrested, and the stolen prop
erly recovered. Asa matter of course, there
liemg no German Vice-Consul at this port, on
trial he was committed to jail—but the Cap
tain is gone, and when the case comes befur.
the Circuit Court it will be dismissed for want
of a prosecutor. This young scion of nobility
is not possessed of a high order ef intellect,
and does not s< em to realize that he has com
mitted any crime in watching his chances and
taking time to get his pay.
A Key West dispatch of Feb. 21 savs: A
rfpple of excitement was occasioned some
dax s since by the receipt ot a telegram a l
io s-ed to tile Chief of Police from City Mar
shal Vinzant, of Jacksonville, asking him to
arrest L. Eberie, alias Kmbro, charged with
swindling and forgery, it was said he had
left Tampa Feb. 13 for thig city. Examina
tion ot the various hotel register's showed that
Llierle had arrived on Feb. 14 and was quar
tered at a private boarding house called the
“Cocoanut Grove.” Consultation was held
bv the city officials, who decided there was no
authority for the arrest of the alleged crimi
nal, and a telegram to that effect was sent to
Jacksonville, several other telegrams appear
to have passed between the Chief of Police here
and the Jacksonville authorities, the latter
strongly urging that Eberie be arrested at all
hazards and held until the arrival of an officer,
who would start immediately. City Marshal
Knight, recently elected, who was desirous of
displaying his zeal, and having in view per
hajis the pecuniary reward, notwithstanding
the advice of some of the legal fraternity
that he lacked authority and the further fact
that the Sheriff refused to admit the jirisoner
in the county jail, determined to effect the ar
rest. aud for uiis purpose resorted to a ruse.
With several policemen be stationed himself
near the hotel aud, intercepting Elterlc while
coming therefrom, charged him with carry
ing concealed weapons. The search being
unsuccessful no arrest was made. M an while
watch was kept on the susjiect’s movements,
all vessels leaving port being searched and
every avenue of escape guarded. Night be
fore last Marshal Knight caught a g imp-e of
Kberle on the street and ini me in civ gave
chase, the alleged criminal tludui. pur
suit. but he dropjied a bundle
of pajiers anil a sword cane and lias not been
seen since. The documents found in the bun
dle are highly important, consisting of duly
executed deed's of large tracts of land on Pe
cos river, mortgages, powers of attorney, and
other legal papers, involving thousands of
do Jars in real estate, chiefly in Texas. Eberie
is described as 29 years old, ordiuary height,
smooth, round face, small black eyes, dark
complexion, well-dressed, good manners and
remarkably bright. The actions ot the city
authorities here in connection witn Eberle’s
attempted arrests and final escajje have af
forded Considerable atauss ment and no little
comment, as the sheriff of Jacksonville is ex
pected to-night and his jirisoner is suiqiosed
to be concealed in the woods ou the outskirts
of the island. The question is lieing
asked, “Who is responsible f r his escape':’
Deputy Sheriff Angerstein.of Jacksonville, ar
rived this afternoon, arn.ed with the necessa
ry jai>ers, to take charge id EherlW hut was
considerably chagrined at finding no arrest
had followed the telcgrajdiic requests made
by the Jacksonville authorities on those of
this city. He is very severe iu his denuncia
tions of the officers here, particularly the
Sheriff, saving he will cause the latter's re
moval from office by the Governor, who, it is
claimed, was particularly interested in the
prosecution. Eberie is still at large, but is
believed to be on the island. Efforts have
been renewed to effect his capture. Anger
stem states that the charges against Eberie,
on which the warrant of arrest was issued,
are extensive forgeries on New fork banks
and other swindling operations commute i
at Jacksonville and St. Augustine.
He has been traveling under va
rious aliases and is known to belong to a
gang of thieves who have infested the
for several months past. The documents
which he dropped while fleeing Worn the
Citv Marshal, one of which is a deed for lamt
on the l'ecos river in the sum of <2!,tkio, are
undoubtedly genuine and valuable, apper
taining to various immense realty interests in
Texas, lower California and New Mexico,
executed in the name of Eberie, and have evi
dently been stolen, as they were not in his
possession when at Jacksonville. Eberle’s
tiaggage consists only of a grijisack. He is
not known to have much money, but the jew
elry di-played, which he attempted to pawn
or sell, is of costly character.
A Chinese Threat.
Shanghai, Feb. 23. —The Chinese have
given public notice that they will block
the bar at the entrance to the river the
moment the necessity tor such defense
arises.
For Cough* and Throat Disorder*
use Brown’* Bronchial Troches.
“Have never changed my mind respect
ing them, except I think better of that
which I began thinking well of.’ —Rev.
Henry Ward Beecher. Sold only in boxes.
THE DAY IN CONGRESS.
THE DES MOINES RIVER LAND
BILL PASSED IN THE SENATE.
Foreign Mails Across the Isthmus—An
Appropriation for a Public Build
ing at Macon, Ga., anil the Enlarge-
of the Richmond Custom House
—The sundry Civil Bill.
N\ ashingtox, Feb. 23.—1n the Senate,
the Des Moines river land titles bill was
taken up. Mr. Lapham’s speech was
concluded, and the bill was passed—yeas
31, nays 24. It restores to the public do
main lands improperly certified by the
Interior Department to the State ot lowa.
Consideration of the post office appropria
tion bill was then resumed. On recommen
dation ot the Senate committee, the House
provision requiring the Secretary of the
Treasury to bid in competition with private
parties for the manufacture of postage stam; s,
and the House provision for an extra 10-cent
rate ou letters intended for special expedition
in delivery, were stricken out.
Mr. Main*, by . irection of the Committee
on Post Offices and Po.-t Roads, offered an
amendment to extend in favor of third-class
post offices the privilege given the Postmaster
General to lease suitab e premises for the ac
commodation of first and second-elass offices.
Voted down on a point of order.
Mr Frye offered an amendment appropri
ating <BOO.O 0 for the transportation of foreign
mails, ins tiding the traudt across the Isth
mus of Panama, and authorizing the Post
master General to contract with the lowest
respon-ihle bidder for the carriage of such
■nails at not to exceed 50 cents a nautical mile
on a trip each way actually traveled between
terminal points, hut providing that such mails
shall be carried on American steamships, and
that the aggregate of such coutracts shall not
exceed one-half the sum appropriated bv the
amendment.
Mr. Bayard made a point of order that
Frye’s amendment wait general legislation.
After long discussion, in which Bayard, Beck
and Vest opposed this amendment, and Frye,
Call and Plumb supported it it was held to be
in order, and was then agreed to, yeas 30. nays
18. A number of other amendments were
voted down on the point of order that they
embodied general legislation.
On motion of Senator ISrown the Senate re
tained the House pnm-ion permitting news
paper articles to he marked without increase
of postage. Ihe hill was then read the third
time and passed without division. It now goes
to the House for concurrence or non-concur
rence in the Senate amendments.
Mr. Mitchell sad he would to-morrow call
up private pension hills ou the Senate calen
dar.
The Senate then went intoexecutivesession
aud when the doors were reopened adjourned.
IN THE HOUSE.
Mr. Uandfill. Chairman of the Committee
on Appropriations, reported the sundry civil
nppropria.ion bill, and it was referred to the
committee of the whole, Mr. Bland, of Mis
souri. reserving all jaunts of order.
On motion of Mr. Blount, of Georgia, the
Senate bill was passed lor the erection of a
public building at Macon, Ga., at an ultimate
cost of 4125,000.
On motion of G. D. Wise, of Virginia, the
-enate bill was passed appropriating <10i),000
for the enlargement of the custom house at
Richmond, Ya.
The Senate amendments were concurred iu
to the House bill forfeiting the Texas Pacific
land grant.
The senate amendments were concurred in
to the House bill prohibiting the imjiortation
of contract labor.
Ou motion of Mr. Randall the House then
went into committee of the whole on the naval
appropriation bill, and Mr. Long concluded
his speech in support of the proposition to in
crease the navy. A general discussion of the
sec oid section "of the hill then took place, and
was participated iu by Messrs. Dorslieinier,
Hewitt. Cannon, Holman, Townshend, His
coek, Reed, Thomas, Keifer, Curtin. McAdoo,
Eaton, Kelley, and Ellis Thomas, of Illinois,
then raised the jioint of order against this
section, that it changed an existing law, and
was not in the interest of economy. The
Chair sustained this point of order, and
the section was stricken from the bill. Mr.
l albott, of Maryland, offered an amendment
ajiprojiriating 41,780,000 for the completion or
steel cruiser of not less than 5,000 nor more
than 0,0 0 tons displacement, and the arma
ment therefor authorized by act of Congress
approved Aug. 5, 18*2. Adopted. On motion
nt Mr. Randall the amendment was amended
by adding a proviso that the Secretary of the
Navy shall approveof the construction of said
vessel.
Mr. Thomas off, red an amendment appro
priating <2.204,000 for the completion of the
Puritan, Terror, Monadnock. Amphitrite and
Mian ton, on ah, provided their completion shall
be recommended by the Secretary of the Navy.
Lost by a vote of ill to 95.
On motion, the Koutelle amendment was
adopted providing for tlie return of the Alert
with the thanks of this government to the
government of Great Britain; for the transfer
of the Bear to the Treasury Department to be
used as a revenue cutter in Alaskan waters,
and for the use of the Thetis as surveying
vessel for the r.avv. The committee then
rose ami reported the bill to the House. The
action of the committee in adopting Talbott’s
intendment was ratified by the House, yeas
111, nays 99. Tlie bill was jiassed, and at ii:3u
p. m. the House took a recess until 8 o’clock,
the evening session to be for the consideration
of business relating to the District of Colum
bia.
vt its evening session the House passed s
few bills ol' but little importance, even local
ly, and at 10:50 p. m adjourned.
PROVISIONS OF THE SUNDRY CIVIL BILL.
The sundry civil appropriation bill report
ed to the House to-day provides for au ap
propriation of $22,200,177, being a reduction
below 1 lie estimates of <10,120,225. It contains
(he clause authorizing the Secretary to sus
pend the coinage of the silver dollar at his
iscretion. The Secretary of War is author
ized to sell several of the government arse
nals, among them that ut Augusta, Ga.
Among the items for the completion and re
paired public buildings arc the following:
\t Greensboro, X. C., <5,000; Lynchburg, Va..
425.000; Montgomery, Ala., 45,i00. The hill
recommends an apiiropriation of <213,402 for
light houses, beacons and fog signals, of
which 4:>o,oOo is for the construction of an
iron light ship for winter quarters at Shoal.
Va.; <20,000 for a light house on Bush Bluff,
near Norfolk, Va.; <30.000 for continuing the
light hou-e at Mosquito Inlet, Fla.; <ls,duo for
establishing a light at Anclote Keys, Fla.
The President is authorized in ease ml
threatened or actual epidemic of cholera or
yellow lever to use the unexpended balance
ul the sum reappropriated therefor July 7,
1884, t get her with the additional sum of 4300,-
i 00, the same to lie immediately aval able in
aid of State and local boards or otherwise in
preventing and suppressing the spread of
these diseases.
AN EXTRA SESSION OF THE SENATE,
It is expected that the Senate will he con
v ned in special session almost immediately
after the adjournment of the present Con
gress, and that mu h lime as will not be con-
Mtmed in consideration of appointments will
be devoted to the discussion of pending tren
ies.
FOR FLORIDA AND SOUTH CAROLINA.
The following items are among the apjiro
jinatious in the sundry eivil bill: For pro
tecting the site of the light house at Hunting
Island, $5.1 CO For continuing the light hou-e
at Mosquito Inlet, *30.000. For establishing a
light at Anclote Keys, Fla ,<15,000. Forrange
lights to guide into the Apalachicola river,
Fla,, <6OO.
MR. BLOUNT’S QUICK WORK.
By dint of dexterous work Mr. Blount got
through in the House to-day the Senate Pill
appropriating <125,000 for a Federal building
at Macon, Ga.
CONFIRMED.
The Seaate confirmed to-day the nomina
tion of Asa Rogers to lie Collector ot Internal
Revenue for tlie District of Virginia.
A PUBLIC BUILDING AT HUNTSVILLE.
The llouse Committee on Public Buildings
to-d.-y derided to favorably report tlie bill
provi liiigto- an appropriation of $100,003 for
a public building at Hantsvilie, Alabama.
INDIANS IN WASHINGTON.
How tlie Children of the Forest Appear
Among Civilized Peoples.
Washington, Feb. 22.—There was a
great crowd in tbe rotunda of the eapitol
day before yesterday watching a delega
tion of Turtle Mountain Indians, who
came to Washington about a week ago.
These Indians are the most picturesque
in their appearance of any that have ever
visited the Fast. They would make the
fortunes of such artists as are produced
in the French schools of figure painting.
There was one old man at the end of the
line who was a splendid character. He
had a face all slashed and scarred, half
hidden under a dingv brown tur cap. His
eyes an intense fi- ry black. A griz
zly gray moustache and imperial gave a
military look to his saddle-colored face.
His thick, stout figure was enveloped in
a heavy coat of worn buffalo skin. Its
huge collar was turned up back of his
head and slightly opened at the throat,
showing a red-flannel lining and a black
silk handkerchief. His buckskin leg
gings and small moccasins gay ly trimmed
barely showed from under the"flap of his
long coat. There was such a look of
stoical, wicked ironclad indifference upon
this veteran’s face that would have given
great character to a picture. Beyond
him was an associate chief who was
wrapped up in a blanket with as many
colors in it as you would find in an Ori
ental rug. His head was also twisted up
in a many colored cap. The reds,
blues, yellows and blacks of his cap and
blanket were soft in toße and most har
moniously arranged. L never saw, in any
of Gerome’s studies of Oriental figures, a
more picturesque subject than this Turtle
Mountain chiei. Next to him was a tall,
stalwart, vigorous-limbed young man,
with an overcoat made out of solid, dull
red blankets. This overcoat had a cowl
attached to its collar, which the young
savage had pulled well on to his head.
His yellow leggings were tightly laced
with black. His small feet were encased
in the snuggest of yellow-brown moca
slns. deeply embroidered in
red, whitt' ant^tii ue heads across the top.
There we- e seve!ipi others, equally pic
turesque. •
SAVANNAH, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1885.
THE WORLD’S EXPOSITION.
Opening; of the Colored People’s Ex
hibit—The Educational Congress and
Other Events.
New Orleans, Feb. 23.—The attend
; ance at the World’s Exposition to-day
showed no decrease from the preceding
big days. The formal opening of the art
gallery and the exhibits of the colored
people were the special evenfis, attracting
thousands of visitors, the colored element
turning out en masse. The ceremonies of
the colored inaugural were begun at the
exhibit in the government building. Su
perintendent J. J. Spellman, in charge of
the department, officiated In the
absence of Commissioner Bruce,
and made an address transferring
the exhibit to the board of management.
Commissioner General Morehead respond
ed, after which a iirocession was formed,
marching to tbe main building and into
Music Hall. The procession was headed
by the Larenuon Rifles, a colored com
pany, and the Excelsior Band, colored.
Among those present were pro
fessors, teachers and pupils
of Iceland. Straight, Southern
and Williams Universities and Fisk
schools. Notable among the prominent
colored men present were Col. James
Lewis, naval officer, and City Commis
sioner Dejoe. The proceedings were begun
by Hon. Henry Detnas. ex-State Senatar,
who, in a brief address, introduced the
Rev. C. H. Thompson, of the Episcopal
Church, who made a lervent and eloquent
opening prayer.
i'rof. A. M. Green, ol New Orleans, the
orator of the day, then made the opening
address, in the course of which he said:
“Here is the Ethiopian vieing with the
rest for honor and devotion in the race of
life. Time forbids my dwelling on reasons
for thankfulness, but let me impress upon
our people that the courage w hich we see
here is evidence of the capacity and in
dustry of our race.” The speaker de
precated projects of immigration or emi
gration, and bade his hearers to receive
ail such schemes with caution and in
credulity.
Hon. D. A. Stroker, of South Carolina,
Hon. P. B. S. Pinchback, of Louisiana,
and H. .VI. Turner, of Georgia, followed
with addresses, closing the ceremonies.
During the ceremonies Music Hall was
crowded with colored and white people,
who listened attentively throughout.
RECEIPTS FOR THE WEEK.
The exposition management to-night
make the following report of the receipts
during the week ended Feb. 22: Monday
$10,482, Tuesday $1,791, Wednesday
$10,630, Thursday $8,876, Friday $7,128,
Saturday $5,796, Sunday $2,887. Total
$47,599.
Mrs. Frank Leslie and party visited the
art gallery to-day. They leave to-night
for Atlanta.
THE CONGRESS OF EDUCATORS.
The public reception given this after
noon to the Congress of Educators, as
sembled here, was a grand demonstra
tion of the interest lelt in the cause they
represent. The meeting was called to
order by Hon. Louis Bush, President of
tbe Louisiana Educational Society, and
addresses ot welcome were made by Hon.
C. E. Tenner and Col. William Preston
Johnston, of this city. Responses
were made by Hon. John Eaton,
United States Commissioner of Educa
tion, Hon. John Hancock of the District
of Columbia, Prof. Louis Soldan, Presi
dent of the National Educational Asso
ciation, and Rev. A. D. Mayo of Boston.
The sessions of the Congress will begin
to-morrow and last the entire week. A
number of distinguished educators of
this country, Europe and Japan will be
in attendance as members of the Con
gress.
EVENTS ON THE TURF.
The weather to-day was cloudy and cool
and the track moderately good.
The first race, five furlongs, w r as won by
Tomahawk by six lengths, Secret second,
Corrilla third. Time 1:96.
The second race, seven and a half fur
longs, was won by Keno by two lengths
after a driving finish, Metropolis second,
Wild Kansas third. Time 1:43.
The third race handicap, of three
fourths or a mile, was won by Capt. War
ren by half a length, Valley Forge sec
ond, Lucy Johnson third. Time 1:18^.
The fourth race, a handicap of one
mile, was won by John Sullivan by a
length, Princess second, Leroy third. Time
1:48.
FLOIJI DA ON THE WIDE.
Kali road Contract, Given Out—Drowned
in the St. John’s—Various Notes.
Jacksonville, Fla., Feb. 23.—A con
tract has been made to build the railroad
from Jesup, Ga., to Hart’s Road, a point
on the Florida Railway and Navigation
Company’s line, a_distanee of twenty
miles from Jacksonville. The work will
commence in July. This forms direct
connection with the East Tennessee, Vir
ginia and Georgia and Bruuswick and
Western lines.
Tiie special term of the Circuit Court
of this county was convened this mor
ning.
Samuel Wilson was drowned on Satur
day night on the opposite side of the river
from Jacksonville.
Col. Tunno, of Savannah, is one ot the
incorporators of the railroad projected
from Ocala to Camp Izard.
LOSS OF THIJ STEAMER “AMERICA.”
Sanford, Fla., Feb. 23.—The steamer
America, from Cardenas with sugar for
New York, sprang a leak and foundered
on Feb. 11 north of Jupiter Inlet. The
cargo and vessel is a total loss. The crew
were saved.
The steamship America, Capt. Miller,
sailed from Havana Feb. 3, arriving at
Cardenas Feb. 4, where she finished load
ing her cargo with sugar, and sailed
thence for New York Feb. 10. She was ol
480 30-100 net tons register, screw pro
peller engines, 753 nominal horse power:
her official numbers were 785 and signal
letters H. Is. T. Y. She was owned at
Wilmington, Delavvare.
WASHINGTON’S BIRTHDAY.
How the Day was Celebrated In Charles
ton.
Charleston, S. C., Feb. 23,—Washing
ton’s birthday was celebrated here to-day
by the annual parade of the Fourth Brig
ade of State troops, comprising the entire
white militia of the city. There was a
general suspension of business this after
noon. The streets were crowded with
people and United States flags were flying
on the tops of all public buildings, while
the shipping in the harbor also displayed
bunting: Banquets were given to-night
bv the Washington Light Infantry and
the Society.of Cincinnati, and a ball was
given by the German Hussars.
THE OBSERVANCE IN PETERSBURG.
Petersburg, Va., Feb. 23. —The ob
servance hereof Washington’s birthday
consisted in the closing of the different
govervment offices anil the banks, and a
parade and target practice by the Peters
burg Grays. To-night the Old Grays As
sociation celebrated their 57th anniver
sary with a grand banquet.
RICHMOND CELEBRATES.
Richmond, Va., Feb. 23.—Washing
ton’s birthday was celebrated here to-day
by a military parade and the firing of a
national salute by the Richmond How
itzers. The banks and Federal and State
offices were closed.
Young Ladies Burned.
Petersburg, Va., Feb. 23.—Misses
Roberta Lee Clay and Christophine S.
Clay, sisters, aged respectively 16 and 18
years, were horribly burned to-day by
their clothing taking fire from a stove.
The attending physician says both, in all
probability, will die. The* young ladies
were very popular in society here.
Miss Roberta Clay died to-night of her
injuries, and her sister is not expected to
survive tbrought the night.
A Result of the Dedication Cere
monieii
Washington, Feb. 23.—Gen. Horace
Capron, ex-Commissioner of Agriculture,
died last night after a brief illness. He
attended the dedication ceremonies at
the Washington monument Saturday
and contracted a severe cold.
Losses by the Collision.
Washinton. Feb. 23 John T. Traley,
the colored postal clerk injured in the col
lision at Four-Mile Run on Thursday
night last, is dead, making the seventh
lost from this accident. It is stated that
the loss to the Adams Express Company
on property burned will not exceed $85,-
000.
Over an Embankment.
Des Moines, la., Feb. 23.—The passen
ger train on the Chariton and Indtanola
branch of the Chicago, Burlington and
Quincy Railroad jumped tne track and
went over the embankment to-day, com
pletely capsizing the cars. Six persons
were injured.
Cotton Factory Burned.
Charleston, S. C., Feb. 23.—The Fin
gerviile cotton factory, near Spartanburg,
S. C., burned yesterday. Loss SIO,OOO.
HIS SECRET DISPATCHES.
GORDON’S TROOPS SUFFKIUXG
FROM LACK OF PROVISIONS.
His Promise to the Mahdl and hit Vain
Appeals for Reinforcements—“ The
Hearts of my Gallant Men Weary with
Waiting”—Extracts from the General's
Letters.
London, Feb. 23.— The Daily News says
that on Dec. 14, when Gen. Gordon de
clared that Khartoum was ail right, he
sent a secret a3d confidential dispatch
saying that his troops were suffering from
lack of provisions, and that Gen. Wolse
ley should come quickly by way of Me
temneh or Berber.
GEN. GORDON’S PROMISES.
The Daily Xetcs says the papers in relation to
Egypt which are to be submitted to Parlia
ment will contain a statement from L> rd
Wolseley that he sent from Dongola by a rel
ative of tbe Mahdi, with instructions to en
deavor to make terms with the False Proph
et, ou condition that Mahdi should become, as
Gen. Gordon had promised, the Sultan of
Kordofan.
GORDON APPEALS FOR AID.
A number of dispatches from Gen. Gordon
to the Home government iu regard to the sit
uation of affairs at Khartoum previous to the
capture of that city are published to-day.
Writing on Nov. 4 Gen. Gordon declines to
agree with the home authorities that the ex
pedition under Lord Wolseley was for the pur
jio-e of rescuing him, but it was, he says, de
signed to rescue the garrison at Khartoum.
On Sept. 18 he wrote a, follows;
“How many times have I written asking
for reinforcements, hut my letters have never
been answered? The hearts of my
gallant men are weary with
this long waiting for assistance
and failure to reeeive any words of encour
agement which would lead them lo expect
help shortly. While you eat and drink and
rest in good beds, we ar# always fightiug.”
it appears from a letter dated Dec. 14, that
Gen. Gordon never said “1 can h >IU out for
y ears,” as has been published, but on the con
trary, had declared that food was scarce, and
that relief should be sent him at once.
LETTER FROM GORDON.
The Egyptian blue book, issued to-day, con
tains a letter sent by Gen. Gordon to Gen.
Loid Wolseley on Nov. 4. This says: “I have
five steamers and nine guns at Metemneh
awaiting your orders. I can hold out 40 davs
longer with ease. After that it will he diffi
cult. The loss of Col. Stewart is terrible, f
told him to give you all the information possi
ble. He had my journal from Jan. 3 to Sept.
10. The Mahdi is 8 miles from Khartoum.
Sennaar is -all right. The garrison there is
aware that you are coming. My journal from
Sept. 10 to date is on board of one of the
steamers which you will find at Metemneh. t
continue to have occasional fights with the
Arabs, ft is rumored that all Europeans with
the Mahdi, including Slatiu Bey and the nuns
have become Musselmans.
“Luptou Bey has surrendered. I have sent
out scores of messengers in all directions
during the last eight months. Do not send
private letters to me; the risk is too great.
Do not write me in cipher; I have none and it
is of no use. The Mahdi snows everything.
Take the road from Abu Klea to Metemueh
you need not fear the Mahdi. Both the Greek
consul and Austrian consul are safe. TU#
Mahdi has captared a letter from the King of
Abyssinia to me. Your expedition, as I un
derstand, is for the relief of the gar
rison at Khartoum, which 1 failed
to accomplish. I decline to admit that it is for
the rescue of myself personally.’'
A letter from Gen. Gordon, dated Sept.
9, contains the following statements:
“We have sufficient money and pro
visions here at Khartoum to last
four months. At the expiration of that
period we shall be much embarrassed. At
Sennaar there is Uoura enough. The garri
son at Galata and the people in thut neigh
borhood are continually fighting, and ihe in
habitants are opposed to the false Mahdi.
Although we wfote you that it was Impossible
to send Col. Stewart to Berber on account
of many th ugs which had occurred here, we
afierwards saw fit to send him, together with
the French and English Consuls, in a small
steamer to Dongola t# communicate with the
British commander there concerning the Sou
dan.
“ We detailed two large steamers to accomp
any them to Berber to keep the way clear for
them to pass by Berber towards Dongola.
“Ilow m my times have we written asking
for remittances and calling your serious at
tention to the Soudan, aud no answer came.
The men’s heart! became weary. While you
are waiting and drinking and resting in
good beds, we soldiers and servants
are watching night and day trying to quell
the movements of El Mahdi. Of course, you
take no interest in the snppression of this re
lic.lion, the serious consequences of which
are the reverse of victorious for you. Neglect
thereof won’t do. Stewart starts in two
days. My reason for sending him is because
you have been silent. All this whils you
have neglected us. We have lost time with
out doing any good. If troops be sent us, the
rebellion will cease. When they reach
Berber the inhabitants will return to
their former occupations. Therefore it
is hoped you will listen to all that
Stewart tells you, and regard it seriously.
Send the troops we have asked without delay.'”
Gen. Gordon’s messenger on Dec. 14 informed
Wolseley that Khartoum was besieged on three
sides, aud fighting was carried on day anti
uight, hut that ElMahdi’s men could not take
the city except by starving out the garrison.
CAUTIONS TO WOLSELEY.
(ion. Gordon also instructed a messenger
sent from Khartoum on Dec. 14 to deliver the
following message to Lord Wolseley: “Don’t
scatter your troops. Bring plenty of troops.
The enemy is numerous. We still hold Om
durman. The Malidi’s works are within rifle
shot. The Mahdi lives beyond gunshot. The
Mahdists a month ago attacked Omdurman
and disabled one of our steamers. We disa
b'.ed one of their guns. Fighting was renewed
on the south side three days later. The rebels
were again repulsed. Come quickly. Don’t
leave Berber in the rear. Keep the enemy in
your front. Don’t let rumors of your ap
proach spread.”
EL MADHI RETURNED TO KHARTOUM.
Latest advices received from Soudan state
that the hostile Arabs reappeared at Abu
Klea on the night of Feb. 19, and were dis
persed by a few rounds from Gen. Buller’s
Gardner guns. This intelligence, which is
conveyed iu a dispatch dared Abu Klea, Feb.
20, also contains tne statement that the Arabs
taken prisoner by Gen. Buffer state that El
Mahdi lias returned to Khartoum.
RELIEF FOR THE SOLDIERS ORDERED TO
BUAKIN.
A fund has been started for the relief of
families of soldiers of the guard regiment or
dered to Suakin. The wives and children of
these men are now turned out of the barracks,
in which they have hitherto had comfortable
quarters, and in many cases their only reli
ance is 8 pence per day allowed by govern
ment to married soldiers'while on active duty
abroad.
The Sikh Regiment has sailed from Bombay
for suakin.
LORNE’B unasked advice.
The Marquis of Lome publishes
a letter in the Pall Mall Gazette this
afternoou in which he deprecates the British
advance against Kbario.im now that Gen.
Gordon is dead. The British, the Marquis
contends, should be satisfied to take up a po
sition on the Nile to block hi Mahdi from ad
vancing upon lower Egypt.
A CONSERVATIVE CAUCUS.
At a meeting of Conservative peers, held at
the residence of the Marquis of Salisbury, this
evening, it was unanimously resolved to move
in the House of Lords a vote of censure against
the government for its Egyptian policy.
THE LYDIAN MONARCH SAFE.
The owners of the steamer Lydian Monarch
pronounce the report of her having sunk in
St. George’s Channel, while bound from
Kingstown for Suakin, with English troops
on board, a wicked canard.
“I WOULD NOT LEAVE KHARTOUM.”
The blue book c mcerning Egypt contains a
telegram received in September, which gives
a summary of the letters tent by Gen. Gordon
on various dates from April 21 to June 31,
I*B4. In these •en. Gordon says: “Let the
relief expedition follow the right baDk of the
Nile from Wady Haifa to Berber in the hope
of surprising Berber. If you find it impossi
ble to follow the Nile route, take the Masso
wah, Ban Keit or Kassalaroad. I would not
leave fChartoum if I could.”
On Aug. 24 Gen. Goruon wrote to the Eng
lish naval commander at Massowah: “\Ve
have five months’ provision* and hope to get
more, our country’s role has not been very
noble in Egypt or the Soudan.”
ITALY HAS A SECRET TREATY.
The Standard says the Porte lias sent to all
the powers a protest against the occupation of
Massowah by the Italian troops. Great irri
tation exists at Constantinople over the action
of Italy, as the Porte thinks Italy has a secret
treaty with England.
ENTHUSIASM OF NEW SOUTH WALES.
Sydney, N. S. W„ Feb. 23.—The popular
fund for the equipment of the New South
Wales contingent to the .Soudan expedition*
now exceeds *150,000. An enthusiastic meet
ing was held here to-day for the purpose of
taking steps to urge the home government to
hasten the dispatch of the contingent to the
front. Eight thousand persons were at the
meeting.
MORE RUMORS FROM KHARTOUM.
Korti, Feb. 23.—A messenger who was sent
to Khartoum last Monday failed to reach that
city, and has returned here. He said that
while on his journey he met a native who
told him he had been'present at the capture
of Khartoum. The native said the soldiers
had killed Gen. Gordon with swords and
spears. They considered him the cause of all
their trouble, and feared the Mahdi would
spare him. All the regular soldiers of the gar
rison were speared, except the men who were
holding Boori Gak. He repeats the story that
no women or children were killed by the
Arabs.
Frank .1 ames Discharged.
St. Louis,Feb. 23.—The charges against
Frank James, the noted outlaw, were dis
missed in the Circuit Court at Boonville
late on Saturday afternoon, on motion of
the prosecuting attorney, who said the
government’s chief witness was dead and
other evidence was missing. James was
thereupon released and went to his hotel,
where he received the congratulation* of
his friends.
A Jury Obtained.
New Orleans, Feb. 23.—A jury has
been obtained in the Ford murder case
and the trial is progressing.
THE DUBLIN TRIALS.
A Statement from Lord Trevelyan
Causes a Koar of Laughter.
London, Feb. 23.—1n v the House of
Commons Mr. Justin McCarthy, Home
Rule member for the county of Longford,
Ireland, asked Mr. Trevelyan, late Chief
Secretary for Ireland, in view of certain
recent trials in Dublin, to withdraw the
expression he Lad used concerning them,
that they were cases made by a person
who “was trumping up charges,” at
least so far as the remark might refer to
William O'Brien, editor of United Ire
land and Home Rule member for Mallow,
and the plaintiff in most of the cases.
Mr. Tievelyan denied that when he used
the expression he referred to Mr. O’Brien,
but to Detective Merkeljolin, who, after
having been discharged from Scotland
Yard, was employed td work up material,
for the cases referred to. Mr. Trevelyan
had used the expression to protect him
self and Earl Spencer, the Viceroy, from
the danger they were in. He knew that
attempts were being made to blacken
their characters. For instance, an agent
of a secret inquiry agency had recently
visited a woman ot immoral character,
and by improper means obtained letters
signed with fictitious names and sent
them to Dublin. This agent carried
pocket photographs of Mr. Trevelyan
and asked the woman it she did not rec
ognize them as the portraits of an ac
quaintance. When the woman said she
did not the agent asked her to recall that
answer, and told her that it would be
worth money to her if she did recognize
the pictures as those of an acquaintance.
At this point of Mr. Trevelyan’s narra
tive the whole house roared with laughter.
When this had somewhat subsided, Mr.
Wm. O’Brien jumped to his feet and cried
out amidst great cheering from the Par
nellites, with relerence to the shameful
grotesque statement, but the Speaker in
terrupted him at this point, and demand
ed he withdraw the words. This Mr.
O’Brien at once did, and said he would
be content to let the House decide be
tween himself and Mr. Trevelvan.
Mr. Trevelyan replied that* he would
net have made such a statement as the
one he had just uttered unless he had
full means of confirming the same, and
said he was able to produce the most ab
solute proof of tbe truth of his statement.
CAPT. PI M’S DKSIHKS.
He Wishes a Copy of Every Paper in
the United States and Canadas.
Chicago, Feb. 2$ —The proprietors,
publishers and editors of newspapers are
notified that Capt. Bedford Pim has ex
pressed a desire to present the British
Museum with a single copy of every daily
newspaper published in the United States
and Canadas, and also one copy of every
weekly paper published in the United
States and Canadas, including a copy oi
the weekly issue of all the daily journals.
He would make this collection and pre
sentation as a tangible evidence of the
growth and developments of these coun
tries, and, through the medium of the As
sociated Press, requests tbe proprietors or
publishers of all daily papers to forward
one perfect specimen copy of their publi
cations of the issue dated March 5, 1885,
or a day or two thereafter, containing an
account of the inauguration of Presi
dent Cleveland. The weekly papers
will please forward a single copy
of tbeir issue for tbe first week in March.
Care should be taken to securely wrap
the papers so that they will reach their
destination without being torn and soiled.
Address to Capt. Bedford Pim, No. 2
Crown Office Row, Temjffe, E. C., Lon
don, England. It is Capt. Pirn’s inten
tion to classify and substantially bind
the papers in volumes by States, Prov
inces and Territories, apd request the
British Government to place them in the
public archives of the British Museum,
where they will be open to inspection by
visitors and be carefully preserved.
RUSSIA AGAINST ENGLAND.
Bismarck Supports a Beaco Policy and
Forwards His Protest.
London, Feb. 23. —The Foreign office
has received through the British Embassy
at St Petersburg a communication from
M. de Giers, Russian Minister of Foreign
Affairs. It savs that no advance of Rus
sian troops toward the Afghan frontier
has been authorized by the government,
and that the troops will be withdrawn to
the positions they held before the frontier
commissioners were appointed. It is re
ported that Prince Bismarck is support
ing the pacific policy of M. de Giers
against the military party in Russia,
who want a war with England, and that
he sent a protest to the Czar against anv
aggressive movement on the part ol Rus
sia.
THE EXECUTION FAILED.
Three Unsuccessful Attempts to Hang
John Lee Causes a Postponement.
London, Feb. 23.—Three separate at
tempts were made by the Sheriff at Exe
ter to-day to hang John Lee, condemned
to death for the murder of Miss Keyes near
Torquay in November last. Every time
the trap failed to fall and the prisoner
had to be taken back to his cell. Twice
he ascended the gallows with great calm
ness and courage, but when the machinery
failed for the third time to act, he seemed
to wholly collapse from the prolonged
nervous strain and was carried to his cell
in a half insensible condition. Execu
tion was then postponed.
Kiots in West Africa.
Hamburg, Feb, 23.—Advices received
here from West Africa report the occur
rence of serious riots at Quetta. The na
tives rebelled against the English and a
battle ensued. The Governor received 4
guushot wounds in one lung. The na
tives had previously overcome 40 colored
soldiers with the Governor. A party of
60, under command of a young officer,
still occupied the town and fort, which
they hoped to be able to hold against
lresh attacks of the enemy.
Reunion of the Maryland Line.
Baltimore, Feb, 23.—The annual re
ynion of the Maryland Line (Conlederate)
was held to-night in the concert hall of
the Academy ot Music, Hon. Z. B. Vance
delivered an address on the “Last Days of
the War in North Carolina.” The hall
was crowded. Among these present
were Messrs. Ellis, of Louisiana, and
Bennett, of South Carolina, and Col.
Broadhead, of Missouri. A banquet fol
lowed, in which 200 persons participated.
Suspicious Travelers at Cabul.
London, Feb. 23.—Dispatches from
Cabul say no little uneasiness prevails in
government circles of that city because
of remarkable numbers of Russians who
are pouring into the Afghan capital, os
tensibly as travelers. It is the general
belief of the natives that the alleged Rus
sian travelers are military men, and their
visits are connected with the rumored
scheme of Russia for the annexation of
Afghanistan.
Insurrection Among the Indians.
Guaymas, Mexico, Feb. 23.—An insur
rection among the Yaqui Indians has bro
ken out in Sonora. The Tamiopila and
LaMisa ranches have been burned. An
encounter between the Indians and a force
of Federal troops under Gen. Tapte has
occurred near LaMisa in which the In
dians were routed. The Mexican loss was
three men. The loss of the Indians has
not been ascertained.
A Caretaker Shot.
Dublin, Feb. 23.—A caretaker at Cas
tle island, county Kerry, was shot and
dangerously wounded last night by un
known persons. Eleven arrests were
made on suspicion, but there is nothing
by which the assassin can be identified
To Visit Ireland.
London, Feb. 23.— The Prince and
Princess of Wales are to make a tour of
Ireland next April and will hold a series
of levees at Dublin Castle. The visit is
to strengthen the sentiment of loyalty
among the Irish people.
Appeal for Idle Laborers.
London, Feb. 23.—Tne Lord Mayor has
issued an appeal to the public for funds
to assist a large number of people in Lon
don who have been throw n out of work by
the depression iu trade and who are des
titute.
Mali Steamer Missing.
London, Feb. 23.— The mail and pas
senger steamer Pripcess Beatrice, bound
from Larne for Stranrear, Scotland, has
been missing since Saturday.
Steamer Statesman Passed Kinsale.
London, Feb. 23.— The steamer States
man, from Newport News for Liverpool,
passed Kinsale Feb. 22.
Kat Candy
If you will, but be sure to use Sozodoxt
right away in order to carry off its inju
rious effects upon the teeth. All candy
eaters should carry Sozodont with them
if they wish to keep their teeth sound.
EXGLtND’S PARLIAMENT
DISCUSSING THE CAMPAIGN IN
THE SOUDAN.
Sir Stafford Xorthcote's Strictures on
the Government—A Voice that De
prived the Expedition of It# Strength—
An ludelible Disgrace to the Govern
ment—The Expedition a Failure.
London, Feb. 23.—1n tbe House of
Commons to-day, Sir Henry Tyler gave
notice that he would ask to-morrow what
measures the government had taken to
prevent Herat from being captured by a
coup de main.
THE WAR MINISTER EXPLAINS.
In the House of Commons this evening
the Marquis of Hartington, Secretary of
State for War, in response to inquiries,
stated that in preparing the Nile expedi
tion under Lord Wolseley. the govern
ment had considered the Suakin-Berber
route impracticable. He also said that no
advance upon Khartoum was probable
before next autumn, when the railway
from Suakin to Berber would be com
pleted, rendering that route practicable.
Sir Stafford Northcote, in the presence
of a full house, rose and moved that the
humble address of which he gave notice
on Thursday be presented to the Queen,
representing that the course pursued by
the government in regard to Egypt and
the Soudan has involved a great sacrifice
of valuable lives and heavy expenses
without any beneficial results, rendering
it imperatively necessary to the interest
of tbe British empire aud the Egyptian
people that the government should dis
tinctly recognize the situation and take
decided measures to luifill its policy.
SIR STAFFORD NORTHCOTE ARRAIGNS
THE GOVERNMENT.
It is now incumbent upon them to in
sure a good and government in
Egypt, and those portions of the Soudan
necessary for its security. Sir Stafford
said he was aware that the making of a
motion involved serious responsibility to
himself, but he was prepared to assert
that the government had (ailed to conduct
affairs in Egypt in a manner satisfactory
to the public or beneficial to Egypt. The
government had not taken nor was it uow
taking steps to establish a stable govern
ment in Egypt. Twice last year the House
of Commons, to a certain extent,
acquitted the government, but many of
tbe members felt bound to support the
government, although dissatisfied in their
own minds with the manner in which af
fairs in Egypt were conducted. He was
led to believe that satisfactory operations
were being unuertaken, but so far his ex
pectations had oeen largely, if not en
tirely, disappointed. The government had
been compelled to change entirely the mil
itary position assumed last year, having
failed to attain the object desired. The
result was due not to the particular faults
here and there, but to the general spirit,
wherein the advisers of the crown con
ducted matters. [Cheers], The speak
er continued: “Unless a complete
and entire change takes place
in the spirit of tbe Government it will
still be our lot to fail, whatever we may
be called upon to do.” While the brave
soldiers were going to Egypt there was a
voice proceeding from tne councils ol
Her Majesty, that deprived the expedi
tion of half its strength, the voice of un
certainty concerning what the govern
ment was trying to attain in Egypt. Suc
cess was impossible unless the govern
ment distinctly laid down what it was
lighting for, and declared a determina
tion to obtain that object. Ministers’
words hitherto had implied that the
great object was to make the stay of
thet roops in Egypt as short as possible.
Nothing was more dangerousto the inter
ests of England than such declaration.
Continuing, Sir Stafiord said: “Uur gal
lant troops occupy a position which is
causing much anxiety. Any talk about
withdrawing as soon as possible is calcu
lated to dishearten and discourage the
troops and make' a serious impression
upon the native chiefs, who, like the Mu
dir of Dongola, have been loyal.” Sir
Stafford Northcote referred to the gallant
conduct of Gordon and said: “While
we feel proud ol his courage
we have at the same time a feeling of
shame at the mention of his name.”
[Cheers on the Conservative side.] The
speaker quoted from Gordon’s message of
April 16: “If troops are not sent it will
leave upon the government the indelible
disgrace of abandoning the garrisons,
with the certainty of being compelled
eventually to squelch the Mahdi.” “Have
not these prophecies come to pass ?” asked
the Tory leader. “Are wu sure that
treachery was not caused or brought on
by the action of the government. Which
weakened and almost paralyzed Egypt?”
HAVE HAD ENOUGH OF “RESCUE AND RE
TIRE.”
Sir Stafford Northcote, in conclusion,
said: “The country has heard quite
enough of the policy of‘rescue and retire.’
In fact we have been too much a slave to
phrases. Hicks Pasha’s unhappy expe
dition should have been or
made more effective. The government
has conducted the whole business with
the fatal drawback of having to proclaim
that its mission was only temporary.
Now some distinct announcement
is demanded. Is the war one
of vengeance or for the purpose of attain
ing some useful objects?” “It was,” he
said, impossible to retain confidence in
the government with the fear always up
permost that it tvould by its alter course
destroy by words the effect of what it
was doing. The government must drop
the habit of evading troubles by the
adoption of a few smart phrases. “We
are getting daily into deeper water, and
whatever the consequences may be, I feel
compelled to summon the House to pro
nounce a verdict in our case the same
as it has done on previous occasions,
with ths additional experience of the
value of the Ministry’s promise and the
success of the Ministry’s action. It is
impossible for any governm.mt to com
mand success when it is dependent on
the support of two sections—one urging
abandonment, the other supporting its
policy of advance. The greatest difficul
ty among many England has to encounter
is in the hearts of Her Majesty’s Min
isters.”
JOHN MORLEY’S VIEWS.
John Morley, Liberal member for New
Castle-on-Tyne, offered as an amendment
to the motion of censure, a motion in
favor of the eveuation of the Soudan. He
refrained from expressing an opinion,
on the policy of the government
.but regretted the decision to
smash the Mahdi. Mr. Morley
said the Tories were partially blamabie
for the death of Gen. Gordon through
their importuning the government with
questions and preventing a compliance
with Gen. Gordon’s request for the assist
ance of Zebra Pasha. Something might
still be done, he thought, by negotiating
with the Mahdi, but the Soudan must be
left to the Soudanese.
MR. GLADSTONE’S TRIBUTE.
Mr. Gladstone paid a tribute to the de
votion of Gen. Gordon, saying that his
one object in life was to do good to all,
irrespective of race, color or creed. Mr.
Gladstone repeated what Mr. Morley had
said regarding Zebra Pasha. He denied
that the government had any reason last
year to suppose that Gen. Gordon was in
imminent danger. Gen. Gordon's own
dispatches, said Mr. Gladstone, had led
the government to believe that be would
retreat with the garrison southward, if
possible. The government had not wa
vered or swerved a hair’s breadth from its
covenant to send Gen. Gordon assist
ance when necessary, and when
possible to do so. He referred to the state
ments of Gen. Gordon’s Colonels —that
under no circumstances could relief have
been timely, as Forag had long ago agreed
to betray Khartoum as soon as the British
arrived.
ENGLAND’S MISSION.
Mr. Gladstone said he fully shared in
the regret for the loss ot that gallant
officer, Gen. Gordon, but there was some
comfort in believing that no great effusion
of blood had occurred at Khartoum.
England’s mission in the Soudan was the
safety of Egypt. The government might
have committed errors of judgment, but
throughout it had acted with honesty
of purpose. He felt satisfied that
no other course was open then.
He referred to better government and
other reforms established in Egypt, and
said there was no longer any danger of a
rupture with France, who "had cordially
assisted in a measure which he hoped
in a few days to see formally com
pleted, and which would save Egypt
from bankruptcy. If Sir Stafford North
cote wanted to establish good stable
government in the Soudan such a cove
nant was not compatible with common
prudence, because it meant the establish
ment of British Christian government
over the Mohammedans. This would en
tail an endless struggle, for the people
were courageous by birth, and were made
reckless by fanaticism. The government
declined to enter into any covenant not
reasonable and prudent. Even without
the determination to smash the Mahdi,
the Suakin expedition was necessary to
secure the retirement of troops. If the
House thought the government had
faded in its duty, the latter
would cheerfully accept the verdict, but
it they believed it had acted with good in
tention and without palpable errors of
judgment he hoped they would give ex
pression to their confidence, and thus
strengthen the hands of the whole country
in the face of the world. [Prolonged
cheering.]
Several speakers of less prominence
then addressed the House. Mr. Redmond
said the Irish people desired to see the
Mahdi successful in his struggle for lib
erty.
The House then adjourned.
TO SUPPORT THE GOVERNMENT.
Secret negotiations are being carried
on between the government and the Irish
party with regard to the terms on which
the Irish members will support the gov
ernment in the division, ou the question
of the vote of censure. The government
agents, it is asserted, have offered
as a_ return for such support, the
modification of tlie crimes act, but Mr
Parnell insists upon a pledge that there
shall be no renewal of the act. Tno pros
pect that the government will obtain a
majority is brighter.
The Marquis of Salisbury’s notice of
the motion committing the Tories to the
policy of prolonged occupation of the
Soudan has driven the radical section
back into the government ranks. The
cohesion of this group oi peace extrem
ists will secure to the government thirty
votes that have hitherto been doubtful.
IN THE HOUBE OF LORDS.
In the Bouse of Lords this evening
Baron Wentworth, Liberal, gave notice
that he would move an amendment to the
Marquis of Salisbury’s motion concerning
the government’s Egyptian policy to the
effect that Her Majesty’s forces should
not occupy the Soudan any longer than
necessary, and that in the interests of
Egypt and of the British Empire it was
undesirable to prevent the Egyptian peo
ple from exercising the right of
SELECTING THEIR OWN GOVERNMENT.
The Earl of Carnarvon implored the
Earl of Derby, Secretary of State for the
Colonies, to let nothing stand in the way
of acceptance by the government of the
offers which had been made the colonies,
and which would enable the colonies to
act in the field iu one body with the
Queen’s army. It would, continued the
speaker, be a great step in the direction
oi the federation of the colonies.
The Marquis of Salisbury gave notice
that on next Thursday he would move
that tbe
DEPLORABLE FAILURE OF THE SOUDAN'
EXPEDITION
to attain its object was due to the unde
cided councils of the government and the
culpable delay attending the commence
ment of operations; and secondly, that
the government’s policy of abandoning
the whole of the Soudan after the conclu
sion of the military opearations would be
dangerous to Egypt and inconsistent with
the interests of the empire. The notice
was received with cheers.
DEATH OF A PRACTICAL JOKER.
Some of the Early Escapades of an Ec
centric Citizen of Huntingdon.
Huntingdon, Pa., Feb. 21.—Andrew
Johnston, aged 83, one of the oldest resi
dents of this city, died on Tuesday last
and was interred yesteWay in the Protes
tant Ceaietery, leaving behind him con
siderable property.
He was the second son of Rev. John
Johnston, who was the earliest regular
Presbyterian minister in this region and
widely known throughout the State 100
years ago. Andrew Johnston was always
regarded in this neighborhood as a strange
and original character and was long
noted ior his eccentricities and for the
fantastic jokes he perpetrated upon neigh
bors and acquaintances in his youth.
Once, just for the fun of the thing, he
blew up with powder the portico ol the
residence of David McMurtrie, Sr., where
the venerable old gentleman was wont to
sit day after day.
In 1845, while making a rantlon, jour
ney through the West, he tarried a few
days at Nauvoo, 111., at that time the seat
of Joseph Smith’s Mormon government.
Here he committed a curious prank, for
which he nearly paid with his life. Dur
ing a review of official troops upon the
imperial esplanade before the palace of
the prophet, Johnston, strolled with one
companion into the magnificent Mormon
temple, and, stopping in front of the large
baptismal font, irreverently inquired oi
ibe guard as to what purpose this large
trough was put. His companion cau
tioned him against making such remarks,
but Johnston sat down on the spot aud
began to roll up his trousers preparatory
to wading in the sacred font. These pre
parations made he dashed boldly into the
water with his unsanctified feet. John
ston barely had time to leap out of the
font and escape from the temple. A
dozen imperial guards followed in hot
pursuit. With his comrade he immedi
ately left Nauvoo on horseback at full
speed and did not rest, except for a few
hours each night for sleep, until he
reached Pittsburg, where his friend left
him for fear of death at the hands of his
pursuers. From there Johnston made
his way home alone in safety, although
closely tracked the whole way by the
Mormon emissaries. Only after several
years had passed in the rural quiet of
those times did he again feel security.
But he continued to practice his oddities
all the same.
During the late war he was a bitter
partisan of the South, merely because, it
is said, his neighbors were all enthusias
tic Unionists. He named one of his sons
Robert E. Lee.
SPONTANEOUS COW-POX.
The Second Case Ever Known in the
United States Occurs in Pennsylva
nia.
Marietta, Feb. 21.—The second case
of spontaneoHs cow-pox ever developed in
this country was recently brought to light
near this town. Henry Fletcher, a well
to-do farmer, noticed an eruption on and
around the udder of a fine Jersey heifer
in his stable, and, thinking it might be
cowpox, he notified Dr. H. M. Alexander,
p -oprietor of the Lancaster County Vac
cine Farm. Dr. Alexander pronounced
it genuine cow-pox, and. having taken all
the crusts and lymphs, he notified Dr. W.
M. Welch, of Philadelphia, formerly
President of the Philadelphia Medical So
ciety, and now physician in charge of the
Municipal Hospital, and late chairman of
the Vaccine Commission to examine vac
cine farms, Dr. A. E. Stewart, editor of
the Therapeutic Gazette, and Professor A.
E. Syre, editor of the Druggists' Journal.
By the advice of these gentlemen chil
dren and heifers were vaccinated with the
virus, and when the above named physic
ians visited Marietta, accompanied bv
Mr. Charles A. Heinitsh, ex-President of
the American Pharmaceutical Associa
tion. and Drs. Musser and Roland, of the
Lancaster County Medical Society, the
new vaccine was found to be successful
in every case, and fully a day earlier in
its action, with all the characteristics of
tbe true vaccine disease. In order to au
thenticate the case the sworn testimony
of all parties connected with it was
taken. .
Tne discovery of this new source of
vaccine virus is pronounced important to
physicians and the public. The mode of
procuring virus has been to inoculate one
heifer after another, through along series
of years, never allowing it to run out.
Every vaccine farm in this country is
using virus originally brought from the
Beaugency stock in France, and no one
knows how many years ago it was
brought over. Of course the greatest care
is used, but it must deteriorate.
THREE BOYS IX LUCK.
They Find a Box Containing 8410 in a
Hollow Tree Into which they Chased a
Fox.
Warren, Pa., Feb. 22.—0n Thursday
three lads, Clay Wright, Thomas Horan
and Chamberlain Wright chased a fox
into the hollow of a fallen tree in the
woods near Poplar Run, Pa. While
punching In the hole with a stick one of
the boys discovered a small tin cash box
hidden in some dead leaves in the hollow
of the tree. It was locked with a small
brass padlock. The boys broke the lock.
The box contained three SIOO greenbacks,
five tens and three twenties. -They were
in separate packages. Each package
wgs wrapped around the middle with a
narrow strip of yellow paper and pinned.
The amount in each package was marked
on the paper in blue'ink. The bills were
all in excellent condition. The box
looked as though it might have been lying
in the leaves a long time. There was no
scrap oi writing or mark that would give
any clue to the ownership of the money.
There has been no robbery in this vicinity
within the recollection of the oldest in
habitant. Whom the money may have
belonged to, and how, why, and when it
was bidden in the hollow tree are myste
ries which no one can at present clear up.
The money has been divided equally be
tween the three boys.
i * lO A TBAK.i
I 6 CENTS A COPT. |
MR. CLEVELAND'S ADVENT
COURTESIES TO THE INCOMING
ADMINISTRATION.
A Dinner Party In tbe White House on
the Eve of Inauguration—President
Arthur to Participate in all the Cere
monies—Everything In Order—Mr. La
mar to be in the Cabinet.
Washington, Feb. 23.— Ex-President
Arthur proposes to do everything in his
power to make President-elect Cleve
land’s advent in Washington pleasant.
To this end he gives a dinner party in
honor of tne President-elect on the even
ing of March 3. It will be the finest din
ner ever given in the White House.
Besides Messrs. Cleveland and Hen
dricks the present Cabinet and
some prominent Democrats will
be invited, among the latter those
who are likely to be in Mr. Cleveland's
Cabinet. President Arthur will partici
pate in all of the inaugural ceremonies.
The President-elect will ride with Presi
dent Arthur in the latter’s carriage in the
inaugural procession. Nor does Presi
dent Arthur propose, as has been re
ported, to leave Washington abruptly on
the afternoon of March 4. On the
contrary he will remain here for a week
or more before returning to New York.
He has accepted an invitation from Secre
tary Frelinghuyseu to remain at his resi
dence from March 4 until ne leaves Wash
ington The White House is in perfect
order in every respect.
EVERYTHING IN ORDER.
The President was so anxious that the
administration of President-elect Cleve
land should begin smoothly, that he re
quested the members of tbe Cabinet some
time ago to make every preparation possi
ble for the transfer of tueir departments
to tbeir successors with as little
iriction as possible, lienee it is that all
the members of the Cabiuet can tender
their resignation on March 4 and luru
over their departments the next day to
tbeir successors in such a condition that
their successors shall not be at all oin
barassed.
THE I’BKSIDUNT-ELECT AND MR. LAMAR.
Albany, N. Y., Feb. 23.—Mr. Cleve
land finished the first draft of his inaugu
ral address to-day. Mr. Lamar arrived
here to-day. He iiad a long talk with Mr.
Cleveland this eveuing. Mr. Cleveland
wants him in his Cabinet. Mr. Lamar
has expressed an unwillingness to enter
it, but it is understood that Mr. Cleveland
has overcome this and that Mr. Lamar
will be in the Cabinet.
CJL. OUSTIS’ DAUGHTER.
The Old Colored Wouiau Who Hits Re
ceived Title to u Corner of the Ar
lington Estate.
AVashington, Feb. 21.—A private bill
passed the Senate last week which has
quite a little history behind it. It was
to give a bedridden negro woman, 82
years old, title to fifteen acres off of the
northwestern corner of the Arlington es
tate. The spot has been her home for
half a century. Before the war her white
cottage was surrounded by tall trees and
pleasant stretches of grassland, and the
place was beautiful as welt as homelike.
But five years of camps and soldier law
lessness stripped it of trees and fences
and left it a barren, poor plaue at best.
The land now hardly feeds her little
family.
When the United States bought Arling
ton at tax sale the old negro woman’s
land went with it, and she had nothing to
prove it was hei'S. But it seems she had
a moral right that is stronger than the
lower law of courts and statute books.
She was the daughter of G. W. P. Custls
and the grauddaughter of Martha Wash
ington. Col. Cuutiß recognized her as his
child, and in 1826 gave her her freedom,
and later gave her the land on which she
is dying for a home for herself and her
children. At the time she was freed
she had a daughter 6 years old aud
a. Uaoy tiny S. it it, altM-x' Out laf‘-n
the corner-stone of the Washington Mon
ument, when the latter was a man grown,
he wanted to go to Boston with the Hon.
Itobert C. Winthrop. He went to Alex
andria to get his papers, lor no man of
color could in those day s travel about un
less he had a master to answer for him
or papers to show that he owned him
self. The young negro found in the ar
chives at Alexandria the paper which
Col. Custis had signed giving his mother
her freedom and that of “her daughter
Bertha, 6 years old. and one male inlant.”
An octogenarian Quaker affirmed that
the male child was the young negro, and
he received his credentials.
But the most interesting tact in this
family history is that this old negro, who,
by act of Congress, is to be allowed to
end her days on her own hit ot earth, was
doubly descended from the Custises. Her
mother was Martha Washington’s maid.
The family of Robert E. Lee inherited the
respect for tbe blood of the former slave
woman, and they coniirmed the legacy of
Col. Custis by saying tbat tbe bit of land
was hers, although there was no deed to
show the tact. When Mrs. Robert E.
Lee left Arlington tbe last farewell was
spoken as she passed the old woman’s
cottage. When, after the war, Mrs. Lee
visited Arlington, she found it a waste.
When nearly bedridden by rheumatism
she rode up from Alexandria to look over
the place. As the carriage drove away
from it she took one look at her old home
and said: “I never want to see Arling
ton again.”
Count Tolstoi Can’t Resign.
St. Petersburg, Feb. 23.—Count Tol
stoi, Minister of the Interior, has re
signed, but the Czar declines to accept
his resignation. Count Tolstoi, however,*
persists in his purpose, pleading that the
excessive duties ot his office, owing to the
activity of the Nihilists, are undermining
his health.
REASONS FOR THE COUNT’S RESIGNATION
It is reported that the real reason for
Count Tolstoi's offer to resign lies in the
conduct of M. de Giers, the Russiau For
eign Minister, in abrogating many ot the
harsh and arbitrary decrees issued by
Count Tolstoi in his efforts to suppress
strikes among tbe agricultural and indus
trial laborers throughout Russia. These
strikes have recently assumed alarming
proportions, and Count Tolstoi has en
deavored to suppress them by force. M.
de Giers has insisted on more moderate
treatment.
Two Citleg Ktpe for Cholera.
The Philadelphia Medical News, in
treating of “Cholera Prospects,” says ed
itorially that the soil of two great cities,
Philadelphia and Baltimore, is thoroughly
saturated with organic matter by soakage
from ccss-pools, vaults and leakv sewers,
and if it is true that cholera flourishes
upon such soil, their prospects are
gloomy. It would be easy to specify
many small cities and towns which are
even worse prepared to meet Asiatic
cholera than those two, and which are
doing nothing. Much could be done by
State and municipal authorities, and the
News asks if there are not sufficient citi
zens who have enough energy and enough
at stake to induce the authorities to take
hold of the matter and compel some ac
tion.
glatHUfe pomutt.
POWDER
Absolutely Pure
..
This uowder never varies. A marvel ol
jurttr, strength and wholesomeneas. fa. r
ioonomical than the ordinary kinds, cam c t
‘le sold !n competition with the multitudes c'
or lest, short weight, aim- . t phospbatb
•coders. Sold only tn cans, t>y all grocers.
At wholesale In Savannah by
HENRY SOLOMON A SON.
S. GUCKENHKIMEK A SON.
M. KKB9T A CO.