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K<TIBLI<<HED 18.10. i
i H FsTILL, Editor and I’roprietor.l
K KGIA AND FLORIDA.
„ I M SOF THE TWO STATES
Kl.l> IN PARAGRAPHS.
( ( l .f ..f Mulhfr l I.w in Jutlm
, - .t Miroß-B*innlrit of the
h , t Murder Trial In Rabun County—
, , shooting of a Turpentine Super
• at Near Balnbridge.
GEORGIA.
■ > .imp. of CarnesTllle. will be a
Cos zress from tt*e Eighth dia-
Mier fruit trees are nearly a
• .iti u-aal In budding, owing to
early morning fiwti.
• .p has announced himself as a
-r..re the Democratic nominating
' the Eighth district for Con
v \ E.itnn. of Terrell ronntr, who wj
■ rr.ed about ten days "ago. while
.n the field, died last Saturday
- Cci.ncil agreed Tuesday night
* ’ towards defraying the cx
he lire parade and inspection on
Ajr~ tt.
! -h. of Columbus, received from
ever*! days ago several leaven of
. They were worn at Columbus
O'Hara, of Macon, asks that the
h oning whistles in the city,
ted. be restored to locomotive
•and dollars was raised at At
toward paying the expense! of
i commercial convention in that
*- n. of i obb county, who was re
-■ 1 while getting off a train on the
* Mlantic Railroad, has brought
r . ‘.CW damages.
• aof tSo wan made by Mr. T. C.
al Macon. Tuesday, towards the
if the chancel in Father McCar
• :n '.tndersvllle.
• i;hern Mutual insurance Company
. nut a large manlier of dividend
■vi r ay. tp to the present over 2,-
i- have been audited and paid.
1. I ing. present Senator from the
~ rial district, was admitted to
r passing a verv creditable ex
■ Lit 'upcrior Court last week,
rcr. ' in says that the drilling of
- Guards will have to lie greatly
>ver that at the exhibitioa Monday
Of* rry off a prize at Mobile.
" am Cason, of Bibb county, has
--•stun a small jug that scarcely
nt. It is known to he sixty years
was given to Judge Cason thirty
r- > by bis father.
inv Sam net Turk as discharged Wil
i wis. a colored hostler, from his em
_ : The l i ter insulted him on the street.
-then plied bis knife and inflicted two
a the negro. I>eath is not probable.
•. T.atiir Barrow has returned from
V arton and says that the tariff will be
eat -sue with the new administration.
,t the Democratic t ongresstnen are ai
i i it in favor of sweeping reductions,
t: inson has made arrangements to
arge hotel in Dawson, where the old
■ns now stand, on the east side of Main
He gave the contract to B. 11. Brown,
in h-r has iH-en engaged, and the work
, i nine doc about May 1.
• window on second street,Ma
. - t splayed a floral ba-ket that was one
- tnd that was used in the decoration
w >ute House the n ghtof the inaugural
It cost W and was presented to Mrs.
Edwards by lion. Scab Reese.
V cow ran away from her owner at Hincs
ie a i w days ago and the iatter and a
roupic of voutig men of the village started in
j. r-nt. The e<w finally halted at the edge
a thicket, and refused to lie iirtvon back.
>uc of the young men mounted her, and she
ran away with him through the streets of the
v illagi much to the Amusement of the villag
ers.
Il'imi A wholesale liquor dealers have been
> ..’ified that no more jugs or packages of
and Ik- shipped into All-
O. l>." This will probably cut off
u -mall portion of their trade with that
- • non, as all or most of their paying custom -
eud the fish With their orders, thus let
-i . iiv. Uis out of the provisions of this
- • ty. Pope \ ason, sou of Hon. D. A. Va
. w. :.{ out wth two negroes. Taylor Nash
\ -oott. m a bateau in Kincheefoonee
It four miles from Albany, to col
■i.,, Mg timber. The creek was very
I [ it . , iteau turned over, and the two
were it.'-'wned. Vason made heroic
. -,nr the negroes, and bareiy es
u th ins own life.
us En.jtitrer-Sun: Mr. J. S. Terry
. -- on preserved in alcohol, a
or two kittens, according to the way
: - may decide. The curiosity has one
. it fe. t. two tails, hut was not born
v usual nine lives. It is one eat from
■ and the bodv towards the head, and
the other way terminating in two
\ - —a, Monday. Mrs. Dr. Seay, former
rv a moss, was burned to death
so of her daughter. Mrs. Della
> She was out in a **new ground,"
* - ..ne brush was being burned, when
- .ught fire. Everything sh" had
I up except her shoe-, .-he lived
,t an hour. Mrs. tope'aud was sc
trnetl whUe trying to save her.
t .r !< and with hay consigned lo Jack
. Fia.. brought liy the south bound
:r*:n Monday evening, caught fire a
- p..v Mcßae, and yvt.en it reached
- uruing so rapidly that all efforts to
flames proved unsuccessful.
* v. option of a few damaged bales,
- 1.1 inure contest* were a total loss.
- Lpl>o-ed to have caught from a
r in the engine.
preaching was going on at the Vlcth
r. h at -ylvania Sunday night, some
_ ladle*casually glancing through
w -aw that the house of Judge John
. a ro - the street, was on fife. The
. . :an -ation immediately rushed to
Ui| t. and almost the entire building
>■—. The ptOpli worked
f,.-ue the furniture and cloth
. ut the house, but nothing of any
was saved, as it was impossible
IB the building.
■ l auric is the name of lha two-year
rof Charles Garfield. of Macon.
. .a-formerly Miss I.ucy Orme,
la. and is a natural musician. Her
whistling sons, with piano ac
nt. were the delight of all who
..ate enough t> hear her. Little
l is inherited the same wonder
:. although only 2 years old, sings
Annie Laurie'* chubby little fln
r from playing the piano;
*M pun siu aeomipani
. \ out time with what keys she
>' .'a count v bridge committee has
w th the king Iron Bridge Coe
, cvi;and. Ohio. for the erection of a
. wrouvht-iron bridge across the
i , , icr. It Vunn's Ferry, for the sum
ib!e in one and two years. A
... , vic* o one thousand dollars j
projs-rtv, will pay on the bridge j
a. ars "Bd seventy rents, w ith
;•pw it in'. The bridge company
.r -*n )in the T® of s*,ooo in the
. . i r tin faithful performance of
a: vr tin* to the specification and
. i t n of the work by the first
i pi ember. The bridge will be a
’ -n. Ui feel l >ng.
r >wn. Superintendent of J.
r. •< ntine farm, seven mile* front
* _ . was shot Saturday night by a
■ l t amed John Han, and is fa
■ 1. ilan returned from Bain
about 12 o'clock at night, de
. -ion to Brown’s room, and was
He :heu commenced cursing and
n.w ho ordered him out. Han
•i- and Brown latched the door,
r . !. knocked the door open,
. Brown fired, the halt entering
brown. Dr. L. U. J’eacock. who
wound, did not probe for it, as he
• umlrd man nearly dea-4 fruin the
-1 K l,en bc reached him. and he
. r would cause hemorrhage.
. Mr. Bryant and placed
-ut r r ( ourt is ia ss on. All the
! < • -mall importamv.-VJCcp. IM
r trial. Great interest is mani
i > oitr its result. Beck's pica
t of insanity. There will l*e a
* ■- tt the part of the defense to
i ot. Pofie Barrow having
. w.-.snot ready for trial; that
' online 1 wway "from Clayton in
> ' not bad an opportunity of get
i i .-.esses; that they were material
- rt.-cling outside of tbe county,
t no: lie subpienae l until a bill of
was found against Beck. There
- re.-sons which, he said, would be
. .t a rets to grant a continuance. On
-on ; the prosecution will beequally
■- - > r..*uuißg a trial at ibis term of
ire confident of success. As to the
i-.* public seutiineut is divideJ,
z that the act w'as one of muriler.
it was an act of insanity. It is
- e lo form a correct idea as to the re-
AMi. i tt,of Americua, expects to soon
urge sum of monev from the gov-
Mr. H illett's great-grandfather
--H rolls merchant during the war
. lin I'll. Hi? owned a number of
-tuu*. which wens seized by the
aud converted ink* vessels of
' a-- otapewgtiOS was given and none
-- have ever received any. Re
. • T Merrick, a >Va>hington lawyer,
-.. M Willett, saying that a complete re
in;t er was on Ae in the oflice of
. ' •> I K'-.jrioifnt, and that Che sn.'.na
- ‘ :at ii '>.ooo. With intereat fur <*
le amount to go to tbe heirs will
f rsj',ooo. Mr. Merrick stated
> n. was a good one, and that the
, "' ii certainly be recovered. It now
-i at Judge E, E. Brown, of the Ed
. of Macon, is a grandson of the
.* Willett, and that Prof. J. E. Wll
. r FDiversity, is a great-grand
„ - Brown will at once take steps to
t..* - snare of the immense fortune, and
wii; doubtless join him. The
' this rare good luck will be gratifying
"n'aeroiis friends of both gentlemen,
y"*" " ...rjp4 an-i M&tuny*r; Injustice
* <■-curt vesterdava case wasdieposed
’• uiooh isle rest. It was a
, on a peace warrant, and involved
lar domestic troubles. Every inch
: was contended for by both sbje* on
w a- * fact that gave additional interest
proceedings. The beginning of the
- lraced, in this in stance, to a motber
'*-1* <* seems, precipitated the difi
nan Wp brewing between Mr.
... , r * w - Ease and b* wife. Wilhout going
-epr.ittehiAtorj pi tijt case, the fol
JHwntttg
I2Ti ng m “- T ** P v n a succinct statement
of the procee*lings that have t.een made public
through the courts: Some time ago Mrs. Case
asked shat her mother be allowed to occupy
the bouse with her, belonging to Mr. Ca-e.
No definite reply was e ven, and Mr.
La was surprised last week to
hnd that she had moved in during
his absence and taken quarters under his
roof. She was asked to leave, but refused. A
v *' r 'U4j ejectment wav issued at the instance
of Mr. Case, who had her removed. Mrs.
Case becoming angry at the course her hus
band had pursued, had Justice Freeman to
i-sue a peace warrant against him, which
was served Friday afternoon. The hearing
yesterday developed that Mr. Case on the
afternoon the warrant was issued against
him had locked the store. Mrs. Case had ieft
the store in charge of her staler and retained
the key. forbidding it to be reopened. Mr.
Case wa- bound in a suitable bond to maintain
the peace. The bond was so qualified as to
allow him the direction of his household,
anil the privileges connected with it. A bill for
alimony was tiled in tbe Superior Court yes
terday by Mrs. Case.
FLORIDA.
Ocala is to organize a fire department.
Bronson's town election will be held on
March 24.
The gardens in the vicinity of Brooksvilie
are looking well.
Work will soon be resumed on the light
house at Mo-quito Inlet.
A hotel is being built at Interlachcn by Mr.
Hastings, of Springfield, O.
One of Brooksville's prominent citizens is
aspiring to a consulate in France.
James McClellan, of Jackson county, wants
I to be Surveyor General of the St at j.
The trustees of the Methodist Chnrch at
Brooksviile have ordered a 500-pound bell.
The members of the Baptist church at
Brooksviile are taking steps to erect a par
sonage.
There are a number of visitors from the
West and New Eng and States in South
Brooksviile.
Anew business house is in process of erec
tion at Brooksviile on one of the lots sold by
the Baptist Church.
The citizens of Brooksviile and vicinity
have organized an Agricultural and Fruit
Growing Association.
I I)r. White, of Brooksviile, has planted two
more bushels of o-ange seed, fourteen bushels
this season, thirty in all.
A real estate company is being organized at
Brooksviile. with a branch office iu New
York, and one in Paris. France.
Eight hundred oranges, weighing a pound
each, were gathered from one grove in Hcr-
I nando county one day last week.
I The St. Johns county teachers will assemb’e
! on Tuesday, next week, and remain in session
ail the week engaged in institute work.
Thirty thousand dollars have been sul -
scribed toward the capital stock of the na
| tional bank to be established at DeLand.
Ir. Henry Foster, of Clifton Springs, N. Y.,
is said to be fitting up a parsonngeat his place
| on Lake Jesup as a winter resort for broken
i down clergymen.
Green Chaires, an old resident of Leon
i county, once a member of the Legislature,
, whose home was somo 10 miles east of Talla
; ha-see. died the past week.
The striking bricklayers of Palatka thonght
lietter of their action <-f Saturday, ami Mon
day afternoon most of them returned to work
: on the various buildings.
A cabbage weighing l!Vi pounds i< on exhi
bition at Ocala,near which place it was raised.
One tipping the scales at twenty pounds is
promised from the same patch.
1. Harkins Hilliard has growing at his resi
dence at Palatka, a number of voung chest
nut trees, several weeks old. They are ap
parently thrifty, and seem as well pleased in
Florida as in the States in which they are in-
I digenous.
Notwithstanding the rold winter of last
year, the orange crop of this season has been
thclargestevergatheredin Florida. Oneoftlie
Marion county groves a one has yielded up
wards of 30,000 boxes, and the crop is uot jet
gathered.
When Orange Park was first started by Mr.
Benedict, seven years ago, it was named Or
ange Park, because there was one orange tree
there, one of the old plantation treps, being
so large it could not be stolen. Now It is esti
mated that there are 40,000.
Ten car-loads of Philadelphia presed brick
arrived at Gainesville last week for the new
court house. There are now on hand 74,500 of
these brick ami also nearly all the material
for the masonry. The work of construction
is being pushed as rapidly as possible.
A company is being organized under the
general improvement act, for the purpose of
constructing and operating a tram railway
from Brooksviile to Hie head of Wickawachee
Spring by the sawmill of Mr. Lespinaase. Tne
incorporators are: N. A Lespinasse, son and
partner, and Messrs. Bradshaw and Barnett.
The right of way i* being secured and rails
provided. A dummy engine will bo bought.
The celebration of the founding of St. Au
gustine will take place March 27 ami 2Sth.
The executive committee is pushing the af
fair right ahead. The citizens are responding
quite lilierally. and the hotels are doing like
wis-. The harbor and land fe.-.tures thereof
will be Intensely interesting. By use of cots
and tents and parlors, etc., it is thought that
St. Augustine can take care of all. A big
time is coating.
Rev. John C. lUughton is interesting him
self in endeavoring to secure for Interlachen
the location of a Congreeational college for
the dissemination of higher education. Win
ter rark, Mount Dora, and several other
places are competing as to who shall have it.
Several handsome contributions have been
placed at the disposal of Mr. Haughton to be
given as inducements for them to locate “be
tween the lakes.”
II AN'DWKITIXGSOF PRESIDENTS.
An Interestlnx L'vUftUion of Autographs
In the Files of the Senate.
W ASHIXGTOX, March IT.—ln the execu
tive office of the Senate there are pre
served all the executive messages of
Presidents of t|*e United States from the
foundation of tbe government. Though
not often referred to, some of these docu
ments are becoming worn, and recently
Gen. McCook, the Secretary of the Senate,
caused selections to be made from the
tiles, with a view to preserving some of
the interesting autographs in a cabinet
by themselves. It appears from this
collection that none of the Presidents,
with tue exception of Washington
and Jefferson, wouid be marked above 50
for penmanship by a civil service com
mission. Washington’s tirst contribution
to the collection embodies nominations
for Judges, Marshals and Attorneys for
the districts of New York and New
Jersey; and at the end of the same docu
ments are the nominations of Thomas
Jefferson, Edmund Randolph and Samuel
Osgood for Secretary of State, Attorney
General ami Postmaster General respec
tively*. The signature is written in a fair
legible hand, which would paes to-day for
that of a man not entirely careless of
appearances, yet having confidence
enough in hi* cwn work to let the details
of penmanship of themselves.
Mr. Jefferson penned bis signature with
easy grace, but his economy <?f space was
such that his dogupients as a whole fall
below the present standard of clerical ex
cellence. He wrote most ot bis messages
with bis own hand.
i n all of John Adams’ signatures the
-.mall r-tters are more than half an inch
Ion" In message of July 2, 1798,
nominating Washington to be Lieutenant
General, an unsucces. f,, l attempt ap
pears to have been made to the
whole document #n fhe same amp.?
scale.
Mr. Madison wrote an irregular baud,
devoid of marked peculiarities.
Mr. Monroe used a coarse pen and
wrote hesitatingly.
Andrew Jackson’s first message, dated
March ti. U2V, is an autograph document
throughout, and more than any other one
of the series its style seemf characteris
tic of its author. its letters are angular
and unsymmetrical, but they are legible,
and tn?re is an air of self-assertion about
the document which culminates in the
emphatic underscoring of the signature.
Martin Van Huren’shand was unsteady
when he penned his first message, but he
wrote better the next day.
Janies K. Polk’s contribution to the
collection is an autograph message
penned in what would be taken for a fem
inine band, Tet with a few of the graces
of penmanship. His autograph is rather
pietentious. WiOt a row of dots and sev
eral cramped flourishes beneath that.
Harrison's and Tvler’s signatures have
no distinguishing characteristics.
Taylor and Lincoln each wrote firmly
and legibiv, but with extreme simplicity,
and without any superfluous marks.
Mill rd Fillmore’s signature is very sim
ilar to tteir’s in character, but rather
smoother. ~ ,
James Buchanan’s band tremoled when
he signed his first message, and he made
a failure of the elaborate scroll-work at
tachment to his first initial. Franklin
Pierce wrote a sprawling, school-ooy sig
nature, Andrew Johnson started fairly
upon the line, .then fell a little below it,
but recovered himsetf at t£e end.
Snow In North Carolina,
PetrrsbcrG, Va., March 18.—A very
hoavy storm prevailed last night
along the Atlantic Coast Line, from Pleas
ant Hill, C., to Wilmington. N.C., cov
ering the ground to a depth of from pi* to
ten inches. When the north-bound pas
senger train passed Weldon this morning
snow was still falling.
SNOW IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
Charleston, March 18.—The weather
in the upper counties of South Carolina
is very severe. This morning snow Jell
to the depth of 8 inches at Union, 12 inches
at Spartipljurg, and 6 inches st Laurens.
An Extended popularity.
Brown’s Bronchial Tr&csis have
been before *he public many years. For
relieving Cough* frnd Throat troubles
they are superior to fill other articles.
Sold only in boxes, \
A BIG FIRE AT ATLANTA.
ONE LIFE LOST AND SCORES IM
PERILLED.
The James Block the Scene of the Con
flagration—Rescue of a Hotel Proprie
tor Surrounded by Flames—The Loss
SOO,OOO, and the Insurance 831,000.
Atlanta, Ga., March 18.—About 2:30
o’clock this morning a dull heavy sound
suggesting an explosion was heard to
come from about midway in the lower
portion of tbe James’ Bank block, and a
few moments later sheets of flames were
lighting up brilliantly the interior of
the building. An alarm was sounded
and efforts were at once made to arouse
the guests of Mercer’s European House,
which occupied the upper portion of the
block, and the scores of lodgers who were
sleeping soundly in the remainder of the
block. The block was six stories high,
poorly constructed, badly lighted and in
sufficiently supplied with avenues of es
cape. This made the danger to the in
mates considerable.
MKKCKR’S RESCUE.
Mr. Mercer, proprietor of the hotel, was
about the first man lound. He was
lying iu the centre of a wreath of flames,
and when dragged out presented a most
pitiable sight. One of his legs was broken,
his head and body were cut, and his skull
probably fractured. The skin had peeled
from one side of his face, and his hands
and arms were charred and blistered.
Mr. Mercer was removed to the National
Hotel, where he is under the care of
physicians. While his condition is con
sidered critical, the attending physicians
saj* that the injuries are not necessarily
fatal. The flames spread rapidly, and
soon from every quarter cries for assist
ance were poured into the ears of the
crowd below. A room on the fifth floor
was occupied by I. V. Sims, wife and son.
FLEXING FOR LIFE.
When the terrible explosion came the
three rushed out of the room in their
night clothes. The smoke was suffocat
ing, but they managed to grope their way
to the door leading to the roof of a lower
building, a distance of about 10 feet.
When they reached the door they hesi
tated. The leap was an awful one, but
looking back they saw the flames. They
jumped to the roof. After the jump was
made neither could ruu for a lew minutes,
being hurt by the jump. When once upon
their feet they ran to the lower edge of the
building and oegan calling, “Save us, tor
God's sake!’’ The firemen put up ladders,
but saw that they would not reach the
top, and hope of being rescued by the fire
men died away in the hearts of the trio.
The husband grabbed tbe wire and began
tying it around the body of his wife.
DRIVEN TO DESPERATION.
The crowd yelled to him for heaven’s
sake not to attempt it, but, at the same
time, piled mattresses upon the ground,
60 that the fall would be easier if they
should attempt ter escape that way. The
wire was finally deserted and the almost
crazed people ran back and forth upon the
root of the building. The tire w*as almost
burning them up, and they saw no chance
to escape. The firemen carried their lad
ders into the second story of the building
and placed them up through the skylight,
and the imperil.ed family were brought
flown in satety. All three were injured.
Tne father and son had their spines badly
injured by jumping onto the roof. Airs.
Sims is suffering greatly. They are from
Williamsburg, S. C.
A TAILOR'S ESCAPE.
M. Abrams, a tailor, occupied a corner
room on the sixth floor. Tnree weeks
ago his wife gave birth to twins. When
the explosion came and the flames shot
up through the building, Mrs. Abrams
jumped from her bed and screamed, “My
babies, oh, my God.” Her husband was
awake in an instant, and seeing the dan
ger, told her that they must escape at
once. “Let me have the babies,” he said.
“No,” replied the mother. “If we are
burned to death the babies shall be on my
bosom,” and taking the little things she
wrapped them in a blanket and pressed
them to her bosom. Her husband wet a
quilt, and, throwing it over his wife’s face
and his own, started out of the room and
down the steps.
A FALL ON THE BTAIRWAY.
Through the dense smoke they felt
their way to the front stairway.
While going down this the wife,
wenk from sickness and suffocated by
smoke, fell. Her husband begged her to
let liim take the babies, but she refused.
Before the pavement was reached she
fell three times, but still held her little
ones closely pressed to her bosom. These
two instances were among the many wit
nessed at the conflagration, going to show
the trying scenes. Fully 80 guests and
lodgers were in the building, ail of them
escaping with their lives, with one ex
ception, this being J. 11. Canfield, of New
York, a ciirar maker by profession, em
ploye I by Clarke & Webster, ot Atlanta.
Canfield turned up missing this morning,
and the worst fears were entertained be
cause of his failing to report at his place
of business.
FINDING OF THE CORPSE.
This afternoon his body, reduced to
burned flesh and bones, was lound near
a stable on a lower tjoor ot the building,
he having fallen from his room on the
sixth floor. One-half of the block is com
pletely destroyed, so far as the interior is
concerned, and a good portion of the re
mainder is badly injured by fire and
water. The entire block is valued at
$250,000. The total insurance is SBO,OOO.
The entire building wa9 not burned.
The part destroyed cost $60,000, on which
there is an insurance of $.11,000. The end
destroyed was owned by Airs. John H.
James, and pledged to the Central Bank
Block Association to pay the interest on
her husband’s debts, through a contract
made when he failed recently.
THE EXPLOSION.
While there are a number of theories as
to the explosion, the popular one seems
to be that there was a large oil can in
the basement. The merchandise in the
stores of Delbridge, a bootmaker; An
drews, a dealer in gentlemen’s furnishing
goods; Hutchinson, a deaier in drugs;
Tyler, gentlemen's furnishing goods;
Pope, a hatter, and the fixtures in twenty
or thirty offices were more or less injured.
The conflagration was the largest since
the burning of the Kimball House.
BURNING OF A PRY KILN.
Eastman, Ga March 18.—The Amos
keag Lumber Company's dry kiln, con
taining about 50,000 feet of lumber, was
destroyed by lire to-day. It is estimated
that $3,000 will cover the loss.
BURNING OF A PARAFFINE FACTORY.
Elizabeth, N. J., March 18.—The par
affine factory at Elizabethport was fired
this morning by the bursting of a still and
was totally destroyed. The loss is $150,.
000 to $200,000. There is no insurance.
The factory employed fifty hands. It was
owned by Tbeophilus M. Marc, of No. 43
Exchange Place, New York.
burning of a building.
Lawrence, Alass., March 18.—The
Packard Grammar School in tJ? ” IXIII
ward of South Lawrence was destroyed
by tire to-night, 'the building cost $25,000
ten years ago. It is a total less and was
only partially insured.
200 LIVES PROBABLY LOST.
Rhenish Prussia the Scene of a Fear*
fully Fatal Mine Explosion.
Berlin, March 18.—Two hundred and
seventeen miners were imprisoned by an
explosion of fire damp in a colliery at
Camphausen, near Saarbruck, in Rhenish
Prussia, this morning. Ninety-eight
bodies have Leen recovered from the
wrecked mine. There are gtjll JQ2 men
and boys unaccounted for. The Vvork of
exploration is being pushed as actively as
possible, but it is almost certain that all
who are now in the mine must be dead, as
the main shaft and air apparatus were
destroyed fcy the explosion.
Florida on the Wire.
Jacksonville, Fla., March 18.—At a
meeting of the Board of Trade here to-day
a committee composed of nine prominent
citizens was appointed to provide ior the
reception and entertainment of the
Southern fress Association, which will
hold its annual weeing here on April 1.
Hon. George R. Fairbanks,the historian
of Florida, will deliver an oration at the
celebration at St. Augustine on March 27
of tjje landing of Ponce de Leon in 1512
and the fo*ndioe of the city ot St.
Augustine in 1565. •
At the State Capital.
Atlanta, March 18.—Mark A. Cooper,
of Cartersville, died this morning at his
home. His life forms a valuable part of
the history of Georgia.
A fund of $4,000 for defraying the ex
penses of the National Mercantile Con
vention has been raised. The committee
on subscriptions made a final report to
day declaring the result.
The Louisvilles and Atlantaa play here
Friday and Saturday.
SAVANNAH, THURSDAY, MARCH 19, 1885.
GEORGIA’S EDITORS.
Annual Meeting of Their Association
and Continuation of Their Journey.
Bainrridgr. Ga., March 18.—The
members of the Georgia Press Associa
tion arrived in this city by special train
from Thomasville at 10 o’clock this morn
ing, and were received by a large con
course of people at the depot. A com
mittee of citizens took charge of the
visitors and escorted them to the Masonic
Hall, where an address of welcome was
delivered.
President Estill called tbe associa
tion to order at 12 o’clock, when
it was found that the following gentlemen
were in attendance, representing the pa
pers as set forth: J. H. Estill, Savannah
Morning News; W. Park,
Herald; \V. S. Clark, Atlanta Itepublican;
H. A. Chapman, Calhoun limes; D. J.
Thaxton, Middle Georgia Art/us; A. Y.
Haines, Barnesville Sews; J. W. Burke,
Wesleyan Christian Advocate; J.W.White,
Louisville Xetcs and Farmer; James A.
Gray, Atlanta Medical and Surgical Jour
nal; W. S. N. Neal, Marietta Journal; E.
S. Harris, Jr., Jonesboro Mews;
J. H. Felker, Walton County Xeics;
T. G. Stacy, Brunswick Advertiser and
Appeal-, H. H. Oabiness, Christian Index-,
W. P. Ward, Baxley Banner; J. W.Chap
man, Washington Gazette; J. W. Ander
son, Covington Star; A. J. Fleming, Fort
Gajnes Tribune; W, A. Knowles. Gaines
boro Home Journal; T. W. Horbin. Uni
versity Reporter; N. C. Napier, W<ilker
County Messenger; W. W. Flem
ing, Early County News ; S. W.
Hawkins, Covington Enterprise;
J. C. McMichael, Barnesville Gazette; W.
S. Mathews, Sylvania Telephone; W. E.
Mumford, Talbot ton Standard; T. L.
Gantt, Banner-H B. C, Adams,
Dawson Appeal; B. H. Richardson. Sa
vannah limes; J. W. Standford, Cuth
bert Enterprise and Appeal; W. W.
Wadsworth, Coweta Advertiser; J. W.
Heidt, 1 reman Casket; A. J. Tison,
Smithville Enterprise; S. It. Weston,
Treasurer of the Association; W.
T. Christopher, Montezuma Record;
L. B. V. Wooley, Stockton World.- W. S.
DeWolf, Columbus Times; S. B. Burr,
Fort Valley Mirror; J. 8. Underwood,
Camilla Clarion; Jas. L. Gow, Augusta
News; Jas. S. Hall, Thomasville Enter
prise; Douglas Wikle, Cartersville Ameri
can; T. It. Pierce, Jasper County News;
C. W. Hancock, Americus Republican;
T. M. Peeples, Lawrenceville Herald; G.
P. Woods, Hawkinsville Dispatch ; It.
S. Hunter, Milledgeville Chronicle; R.
W. Flournoy, Georgia College Journal;
A. C. Smith, Christian Telescope; J. W.
Peacock. Dublin Post; H. C. Hanson.
Macon Telegraph and Messenger; H. M.
Mclntosh, Albany News and Advertiser;
J. L. Gunn, Georgetown Echo; John
Triplett, Thomasville Times.
After the association was called to or
der Mr. John M. Brown introduced Judge
C. J. Campbell, who, in an eloquent
speech, referred to what newspapers had
done for Georgia, aud welcomed the mem
bers as the guests ot the Oak City. Rev.
J. L. Underwood, of the Camilla Clarion ,
responded in behalf of the association.
After the transaction of the usual busi
ness the following officers were elected:
President—J. H. Estill.
First Vice President—J. W. Burke.
Second Vice President—T. L. Gantt.
Treasurer—S. 11. Weston.
Recording Secretary—J. W. Chapman.
Corresponding Secretary —W. A.
Knowles.
The association accepted an invitation
to meet in Macon next year. The citi
zens of Bainbridge entertained the as
sociation by a dinner at the Sharon
House, after which they were shown the
city. The association will leave here at
12 o’clock to-night for Chattahoochee.
EXPOSITION ACCOUNTS.
An Exhibit of the Showing Made at the
Treasury Department.
Washington, March 18.—The follow
ing certificate was Issued to-day from the
office of the First Comptroller of the
Treasury to Director General Burke, of
the New Orleans Exposition:
Officb First Comp. CrRRF,ucY. )
Washington, March 18, 1885. j
This is to certify that in accordance
with the provisions of the act of Con
gress approved May 21, 1884. appropria
ting $1,000,000 as loans towards the Industrial
and Cotton Centennial Exposition of 1884 at
New Orleans. John It. Latlttc, Treasurer of
said exposition, has hied in this office detailed
statements, accompanied by vouchers, exhib
iting the disbursements for the purposes as
recited in said act as following, viz.:
Se.it. 27, 1884, detailed statement
and vouchers $499,999 99
Oct. 16,1884, detailed statement and
vouchers ... 166,666 66
Nov. 7, 1884, detailed statement and
vouchers 16’>,666 67
March 9, 1885, detailed statement
and Vouchers 166,600 68
Total $1,000,000 00
Said statements and vouchers have been ex
amined by the First Comptrollerof the Treas
ury and lound to be correct in amount and to
pertain to the purposes required by said act.
J. Takbkll, Deputy Comptroller.
VERMONT DAY.
New Orleans, March 18.—Vermont
day was celebrated at the exposition to
day. The weather was clear and pleasant
and there were about 2,000 Dersons in at
tendance, a large proportion of whom
owed allegiance to Vermont either as
present residents or because of their birth.
TlfE IMMIGRATION CONVENTION.
The Immigration Convention held a
final meeting to-day in Music Hall, Presi
dent A. J. McWhorter presiding. In re
gard to the amalgamation of the Southern
Immigration Society of America and the
Southern and Western Bureau of New*
Orleans, a resolution was adopted merg
ing the two associations In one, to be
known as the Southern Immigration So
ciety, and including California in
its territory. In conformity with
the new " order suita*ble changes
are made in the by-laws relating to
the board of directors. It was provided
that the board should consist of twenty
seven members, chosen as follows:
Directors from each State represented in
the association, the Presidents of the
New Orleans Chamber of Commerce,
Cotton Exchange, Produce Exchange,
Sngar Exchange, and Maritime Associa
tion, and the rest to be elected at large
among the stockholders. The Vice
Presidents and board of directors were
then elected, alter which the convention
adjourned sine die.
RICHMOND’S MYSTERY.
The Cousin of tlie Girl Suspected of
Haying Murdered Her.
Richmond, Va., March 18,—The devel
opment to-day of the case of Fanny Lil
lian Madison, the young white woman
found drowned in one ot the city reser
voirs last Sunday, have resulted in a war
rant being issued for tbe arrest ol Thomas
J. Clemerius, a young man living in King
and Queen county, which adjoins King
William county, to which the dead wo
man be Waged. The father of the deceased
arrived here to-day and gave testimony
at the Coroner’s inquest which, combined
with other evidence, led to the issuance
oi the warrant. Madison said that
yCU?? Clemerius is a cousin of his
daughter anu tb2t the two were reared
together. He believed that before his
daughter left home for Bath county she
had been criminally intimate with (Jlemc
rius. Other evidehce given before th*
Coroner shows that the young man was in
the company of the deceased on the day
and evening before her death, Officers
left here to-day for King and Queen coun
ties in search of Clemerius.
LOUISVILLE WINS AGAIN,
Coiambus Left Oat In the Cold to the
Tune of 14 to 5.
Columbus, Ga., March 18.—Although
Columbus was defeated again to-day by
Louisville by a score ot If jo 5 ( the
game was somewhat more interesting
than the one yesterday. Columbus’ new
battery arrived last night, but one of
them being out of trim’ by long travel,
O’Neal, who is a regular catcher, was
placed in the pitcher’s box, with Kappel
as catcher. Keyer haying played to
gether before, of course they did not show
up as well as was expected. Reccius, of
the Louisvilles. pitched a tine game, be
ing ably supported by Crotty as catcher,
and admirable fielding allowed the home
team a small chance. Columbus succeed
ed in getting only one goose egg against
the Louisvilles, which was in the ninth
inning. Shreve, ol the home nine, made a
beautiful running catch, which was the
beet of the game. A good crowd has wit
nessed each game.
Gen. Grant’s Condition.
New York, March 18.—Gen. Grant
went to sleep between 10 and 11 o’clock
lA*t night alter a hyperdermio injection
of morphine had been given him. He
slept well during tbe night, ana awoke
twice during that period. He arose at
10:30 o’clock this mornfng and partook of
his breakfast of liquid food half an hour
afterward. It was said that he was feel
ing better this morning arter last night’s
rest. ,
A CIVIL SERVICE FLAW.
EX-CONFEDERATES DISCRIMI
NATED AGAINST.
No One who Served In the War Eligible
to Office Under the Examinations—
Hay's Work for Cleveland at Chicago
—The Corridors Crowded During the
Executive Session.
Washington, March 18.—Maj. E. A.
Burke, of New Orleans, being interviewed
said: <*The Civil Service Commission reg
ulations practically shut ex-Cpnfederates
out of so much of the civil service as is
governed by them. The average age of
enlistment in the Confederate army was
from 15 to 20 years. There certainly must
have been very few enlistments under
fifteen years. But you will see by these
regulations that as twenty-four years
have elapsed since the war began and the
period within which a person can become
an applicant for a position in the post
office is fixed at 30 years of age, unless he
is a discharged Union soldier,
no one who was in the Confederate army
can come within these regulations if he
was more than 11 years of age when he
enlisted, and it Is under the Post Office
Department that the vast majority of the
appointments are to be made in the
Southern States, and no one who was in
the Confederate army, in a like manner,
could secure an appointment under the
Treasury, under tbecitil service rules,
who was over 21 years when the war
begun. If these rules are to be rigidly
enforced we shall demand a re-examina
tion, under the civil service system, of all
the Federal officials who now hold office
in the South.
FEW ELIGIBLE T(J APPOINTMENT.
“If you take even a nasty glance at the
civil service requirements you will see
that very few of the persons now holding
offices could be reappointed under any
such conditions. There is probably not
one-twentieth part of those in office who
could pass au examination under fche
civil service system. We shall bring this
question prominently to the public notice,
and I do not know of any other way in
which we can make the demand known.
Should that ba refused, our only remedy
would be either to insist ' upon it
modification of the regulations or
a reorganization of the Board of
Civil Service Commissioners. It is a
pretty vital question for the people from
our section, and 1 do not believe that the
people of the country are quite ready to
admit that a man is to be deprived of ser
vice under the government because he
served in the Confederate army.”
Dorman It. Eaton, Chairman of the
Civil Service Commissioners, being inter
viewed, said that the point was anew and
surprising one to him. While the state
ment was virtually correct in part, the
conclusion that any discrimination
against ex-Confederates is made is en
tirely unjustified and preposterous.
The limitations as to age had
proved eminently wise and proper.
Any change in them would
be to the detriment of the service. Tbe
civil service regulations do not in any
way discriminate in favor of the Union
soldier or sailor except as the statutes
require, and do not discriminate against
Confederate soldiers at all. It is true that
nobody who was over 11 years of age
when "the war broke out can enter the
postal service, and tbe requirement is
entirely just.
HAY’S WORK AT CHICAGO.
Ex-Representative Malcolm Hay, of
Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, nominated this
afternoon tor First Assistant Postmaster
General, arrived here this morning in
response to a suggestion of Wm. L. Scott,
of Erie, who presented his name to the
President, that it would be well for him
to do so. Mr. Hay saw the President and
Postmaster General Vilas with Mr. Scott
this morning. llis appointment is due in
part at least to his sudden change of front
at the Chicago Convention. He was the
first of the Randall men to turn
to Cleveland. From the time that
he changed from Randall to Cleveland
he was one of the most
effective workers for the nomination of
Cleveland. Mr. Hay was made the com
promise temporary Chairman of the Com
mittee on Platform by the Cleveland
men. His services in the interest of har
mony in that committee were regarded as
very valuable. Mr. Hay said to-night
that he had not sought the office. If he
consulted his own wishes he would not
accept It. lie said that he had no other
desire than to continue to practice law in
Pittsburg, but he seemed to be needed
here, and so had determined to come. He
wanted it understood that he was
no man's man. He was not the
tool of any man. He owed
his appointment to President Cleve
land and to no one else. He was com
mitted to no one. He would administer
the trust impartially and in the interest
of no faction. His relations witn Mr.
Randall, he says, are friendly. Asked
for his views of civil service reform he
said that he thought every efficient non
partisan office holder ought lo be kept in
his office during good behavior. Mr. Hay
will begin the performance of his duties
at once. The present First Assistant
Postmaster General is very anxious to
get away. It is new surmised that the
Second and Third Assistant Postmaster
Generals will be Western or Southern
men. The Postmaster General has shown
a desire to have bis assistants from dif
ferent sections of the country.
THE CROWDED CORRIDORB.
The corridors of the Senate were so well
filled with expectants during the execu
tive session of the Senate to-day as to re
call the Garfield days when the Senate
corridors were at times impassable. They
were waiting for the nominations which
Col. Laniont had said would be sent to
the Senate to-day. W hen Private Secre
tary Pruden arrived with the nominations
there was a rush for him. He got into
the Senate all right without revealing his
secret. Then he came out with the tissue
paper lists of the names sent in the nomi
nations. The eager men surrounding
him almost tore the tissue pa
per in their desire to read the
names. Like almost everybody else in
town they were very much surprised.
People are beginning to find out that this
administration knows how to keep its
counsel. The nominations made to-day,
like those already made, show that the
President prefers the men who are not
talked about in the newspapers in making
appointment to ofljee. The nominations
are all regarded as good by both Demo
crats and Republicans. Malcqlm Hay
will make a vigorous and cautious First
Assistant Postmaster General. Martin
V. Montgomery, of Michigan, nominated
for Commissioner of Patents, ha*
the respect ol both parties.
His name was first presented to the Presi
dent this morning by the leader* ol both
the Michigan factions. Within an hour
Secretary Lamar had been summoned to
the White House, and had expressed his
approval of the proposed appointment.
The President promptly set aside the other
names before him, and nominated Mr.
Montgomery. He will make, the Mihi
gan men say, an admirable Commissioner
of Patents.
Ex-Congressman Milton J. Durham, of
Kentucky, is a Iriend of Speaker Carlisle,
and was recommended by him. He may
not write such voluminous opinions as
the present First Comptroller, but they
will probably be quite as good. Neither
Messrs. Hay, Montgomery or Durham
have been ‘'mentioned” heretofore for tbe
place* given them,
MR. HILL’S APPOINTMENT.
Ben. 11. Hill, Jr., was appoinied District
Attorney of North Georgia because he was
the best man presented for the place.
Attorney General Garland has informed
Ben Hill, Jr., first District Attorney ap
pointed by this administration, that he
can find no law authorizing the appoint
ment of an Assistant District Attorney,
and that therefore he does not propose
that any shall be appointed District At
torneys will have to do all the work 'of
their offices themselves. Mr. Hill will be
promptly confirmed. Senator Brown will
not vote against his confirmation, Mr.
Hill leaves for Atlanta to-morrow night.
Attorney General Garland said to-day
that Georgia had a right to be proud “o’t
Ben HUP* pon.” The appointment is
considered a victory for Senator Colquitt,
Benator Brown not having been particu.
larly favorable to the appointment.
THE PRESIDENTIAL BIRTHDAY.
President Cleveland received a great
many congratulations to-day upon hi* at
taining his lorty-eighth birtbdav. He
had arranged no special celebration of it,
but he had mere callers than usual, both
in the morning and afternoon. The
decorations of last night’s reception had
been left in the East Room, so it had a
gala appearance at the regular informal
reception this afternoon. Every vDitoy
remembered that it was tbe President’s
birthday, and said eo in a kindly way.
fle had received no presents from stran
gers up to this evening, except a huge
bunoh of sweet violets with the
card of a little girl, who stated that she
was 7 years old; that she remembered the
President’s especial courtesy to her at a
recent reception, and that she wished him
many happy returns of the day,
MRS. YCLEE’S FUNERAL.
The funeral of Mrs. Yulee will be held
to-morrow afternoon at 3 o’clock at Sena
tor Yulee’s new residence. The inter
ment will be made at Oak Hill Cemetery.
West Washington.
J. C. SHOEMAKER’S HANKERING.
John C. Shoenmaker, of the Indianapo
lis Sentinel, who came on with ex-Senator
McDonald lrom Indiana, wants to be a
member of the Mississippi River Commis
sion, if he cannot get anything else.
EVANS’ OUSTING.
He Admits that He was in no Hurry to
Surrender til* Herth.
Washington, March IS.—The Senate,
in executive session, confirmed the nnmi
nation of Joseph S. Miller to be Commis
sioner of Internal Revenue, vice Mr.
Evans removed. Mr. Evans said to-day
that it was not true, as was asserted in
the executive session of the Senate yester
day, that he had expressed to Secretary
Manning a willingness to resign. “Asa
matter of fact,”iaid Mr. Evans. "I not
only have not resigned, nor have 1 ever
had a word of conversation on the subject
with either the President or Secretary
Manning.” Mr. Evans has written a let
ter to the Secretary of the Treasury in re
gard to the matter, of which the following
is a copy:
To lion. Daniel Manning, Secretary cf the
Treasury :
Sik—l have received your letter of this
date, in which yon statej that by direction ot
the President I am informed that my
“resignation” as Commissioner of Internal
Revenue “is accepted,” to take effect upon
qualification of my successor. I was hardly
prepared to receive such a letter to-day in
view of the fact that I had not resigned, and
especially as my information is that my
successor was nominated to the Senate
yesterdaj. It may be proper that I should
take this occasion to state that while 1
have never resigned nor even had a proper
opportunity to talk upon the subject, still it
has been my llxed purpose to resign at an
early day, iu no event later than the close of
the fiscal year, my second in office, an l I
thought I had probably a fair right to assume
the existence of apparent causa for believiug
that there was too great a disposition to avoid
hasty removals to make it necessary for me
to speak of it, if at all, in the hurry ot the
earliest days of the a (ministration. I was
acting upon that assumption, and with no
thought or desire to embarrass anybody and
not supposing that. I was doing so.
Very respectfully, Walter Evans,
Commissioner.
BARRIOS’ WARNING.
Ills Proposed Consolidation Declared
Hostile and Unfriendly Action.
Washington, March 18.—In the execu
tive session of the Senate to-day an in
junction of secrecy was removed from the
following resolution introduced by Mr.
Edmunds last Friday and agreed to by
the Senate yesterday:
W here as. The Senate of the United States
has learned that the government of the re
public of Guatemala lias set on foot, or
threatens to set on foot, an invasion of the
territories of ihe republics of Nicaraugua,
Costa Rica and San Salvador, with the pro
fessed object of consolidating into one gov
ernment the republics of Central America by
force of arms, and against the wishes of the
several republics concerned; and
Whereas, There is pending between the
United States and the republic of Nicaragua
a treaty providing for the construction of an
inter-oceanic canal across the continent and
the republic of Nicaragua for the general
benefit of all the Centrnl American republics
as well as the United Slates, which treaty, it
is understood, the republic of Nicaragua has
ratified; therefore, be it
Resolved, As the judgment of the Senate,
that in view of the special and important in
terests of the Unitul States in conjunction
with those of the republics of Nicaragua and
Costa Rica in inter-oceanic transit across the
continent, so in the progress of adjustment
any invasion of the territory of Nicaragua or
Costa Rica by the forces of Guatemala under
the circumstances and with ihe purposes be
fore stated is regarded by the Senate and
ought to be treat* and by the United States as
an act of unfriendly and ho-tile interference
with the rights of the United States and with
the republics of Nicaragua and Costa Rica in
respect of said matter.
Resolved, That a copy of the foregoing pre
amble and resolution be tr insmitled to the
President ot the United States.
MEXICAN TROOPS ON THE MOVE.
City of Mexico, March 18.—Gen. Ala
tonie, in command of 8,000 troops, has
been ordered to immediately joir. his forces
with 7,000 troops now in the State of Mi
choacan and proceed to the State of Chia
pas, which borders on Guatemala. These
troops are now in motion.
SENATOR SANFORD SLANDERED
Recent Reports Concerning Hi* Health
and Mind Pronounced Unfounded.
Washington, March 18.—At intervals
since the election of ex-Governor Leland
Stanford, of California, to the Se nate, ar
ticles have been published in various
newspapers to the effect that the health
of the Senator is failing, that his mind
has been affected by the loss of his son,
who died abroad about a year ago, and
that recently he has become a convert to
Spiritualism. These statements have as
tonished and pained the Senator and his
family and friends, but he has been un
willing to dignify them even by denying
their truth. An intimate friend of Sena
tor Stanford, however, is authority for
the emphatic statemeut that the Sena
tor’s health is excellent, that his intellect
is as sound as it ever was, and that he has
not become a Spiritualis. The Senator
has been in Washington a couple ot
weeks, and several of his colleagues have
expressed the opinion that he is as well
equipped for his public duties as his
friends can desire.
Warrant* from the Treasury.
Washington. March 18—The Secreta
ry ol the Treasury to-day issued a war
rant for $3,950 73 in favor ot ex-I'resident
R. B. Hayes, being the sum appropriated
by Congress to reimburse him for pay
ments made on account of the expenses ot
the commission appointed to go to Louisi
ana in April, 1877.
Warrants were also issued in the name
of Charles H. Reed for $3,000, and in the
name of Heorge Scoville for $2,000 for ser
vices rendered as counsel for the defense
in the case of the United States against
Charles J. Guiteau.
Admiral Eugllgli's Transfer.
Washington, March 18.—The naval
order promulgated yest rdav transferring
Rear Admiral Earle English from tbe Eu
ropean station to the South American was
issued by Secretary Chandler belore bis
term expired, but not promulgated. A
delegation of retired Rear Admirals, ac
companied by counsel, called upon the
Secretary of the Navy and asked that the
order of Secretary Chandler he revoked.
The delegation asserted that .Mr. Chand
ler’s order was issued for personal rea
sons.
Proceeding* of the Senate,
Washington. March I*.—ln the Senate
to-day the t hair laid before the body a
resolution offered by Mr. Miller, of New
Yora, authorizing the Committee on Ag
riculture and Forestry td sit during the
recess, to consider the best means of pre
serving the forests upon the public do
main, and to employ a clerk. After some
discussion the resolution was adopted by
avo’eof27Ao 25, and the Senate went
into executive session. The doors were
reopened at four o’clock, and the Senate
adjourned.
The Couch Colony.
Washington, March 18.—A telegram
to-day to the War Department from Gen.
Hatch, at Arkansas City, says: “The
Couch colony, about 500 in number, con
tinue in camp here, and say that they do
not intend to disband. I do not believe
that they will attempt to enter the Terri
tory.”
Scattering recruits still continue to ar
rive at the camp oi the Oklahoma boom
ers. Reports are arriving of restlessness
among the Cheyenne Indians near Fort
Reno.
Milled at Panama.
Washington, March 18. United
States Consul General Adamson, at
Panama, reported to the State Depart
ment to-day that in the trouble which oc
curred iu that city yesterday twelve
men were killed. The commander of the
Wachusetf, in a dispatch jo the Navy De
partment to-day, reported the arrival of
that vessel at Panama,
Cleveland Said to be a Fatalist.
Washington, March 18.—It is note
worthy how many Democrats, on leaving
the White House, have been impressed
with President Cleveland’s belief in bis
own luck, and the extent to wbioh he
ha 9 substituted this for the usual pro
cesses of reasoning. A Kentuckian came
away believing that the President was a
fatalist.
Tramps Beige a Town.
Fort Woßifr, Texas, March 18.—This
evening at Hodge Junction of the
Missouri Pacific and Fort Worth and
Denver Road* a squad of tramps took
possession of the village, driving the
railroad employees and citizens away
from the station with pistols. An incom
ing train brought reinforcements suffi
cient to drive the tramps out on the prai
rie. The tramps are congregating in such
number* that a conflict is feared.
PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEES.
STERLING MEN CHOSEN TO FILL
HIGH PLACES OP TRUST.
Benjamin H. Hill, Jr., for United States
Attorney for Northern Georgia—M. J.
Durham for First Comptroller—Mal
colm Hay to be First Assistant Post
master General—M. V. Montgomery for
Commissioner of Patents.
Washington, March 18.—The Presi
dent sent the following nominations to
the Senate to-day:
Milton J. Durham, of Kentucky, to be
First Comptroller of the Treasury.
William Garrard, of Nevada, to be Su
perintendent of the Mint of the United
States at Carson, Ney.
Joseph R. Ryan, of Nevada, to be Coiner
of the Mint at Carson, Xev.
Malcolm Hay, of Pennsylvania, to be
First Assistant Postmaster General.
Martin Van Buren Montgomery, of
Michigan, to be Commissioner of Patents.
David S. Baker, Jr., of Rhode Island, to
be Attorney of the United States for the
District of Rhode Island.
Benjamin H. Hill, Jr., of Georgia, to be
Attorney of the United States for the
Northern District of Georgia.
MR. MONTGOMERY’S ABILITIES.
Mr. Montgomery is a lawyer of good
standing and large practice in the city of
Lansing, Micb., and has had some little
experience in practice before the United
States Patent Office in this city. lie is
said to be a man of integrity and worth,
and is about 45 years of age. The only
public office he had held was that ot
member ot the Legislature of his Stale,
although he declined a nomination for
Supreme Court Judge when it was equiv
alent to an election. The President knew
of his qualifications, and this morning re
quested a friend to telegraph him and ask
him_ it he would not serve the ad
ministration as Patent Commissioner.
This was the first suggestion he
had heard of the matter. His
answer was: “I am a candidate for no
office, but my services are at the com
mand of President Cleveland.” His name
was immediately transmitted to the
Senate. Mr. Montgomerv was the at
torney selected by the homesteaders of
Michigan to represent them before the
Congressional committee iu the Michigan
laud grab schemes, and his argument
here created a very favorable opinion of
his abilities.
MR. HAY’S I'RACTICR.
Malcolm Hay is a prominent lawyer of
Pittsburg, Pa., and is 41 years of age. He
was born in Philadelphia, studied law
with Chief Justice Beasley, of New
Jersey, and was admitted to the bar
in Pittsburg in 1864. He has
now a large a lucrative practice
in that city, and is described as
a man of the very highest standing in the
community. Mr. Hay was a member of
the last constitutional convention of
Pennsylvania, and for a number of years
has been prominently identified with the
Democratic party in his State, having
been a delegate to the last three Demo
cratic National Conventions and Chair
man of the Committee on Resolutions in
the convention of last year. He support
ed Mr. Tjlden in 1876, favored Tilden or
Randall in 1880, and Randall or Cleveland
in ISB4. He is a prominent member of the
Episcopal Church, and has taken part as
delegate in several recent general con
ventions of that church. He was not a
candidate for the position to which he
has been nominated, and was indorsed
tor it by no one. The President
knew his reputation, and telegraphed
him to come here, and on his arrival this
morning requested him to take the place
of First Assist ant Postmaster General.
He acceded to this request, and within an
hour his name was sent to the Senate by
the President.
MR. DURHAM’S RECORD.
Mr. Durham was born in Mercer county,
Ky., May 16, 1824, was graduated at An
bury, University, lnd., in 1844; studied
law at the Louisville Law School, was
one ot the Circuit Judges of Kentucky m
1861 aud 1862, and with the exception of
those years, has been engaged in the
practice of law at Danville since 1850.
He was elected to the Fortv-third Con
gress, and re-elected to the Forty-fourth
and Forty-fifth, and served on the Com
mittees on Banking and Currency, De
partment of Justice, and Revision of the
Laws. He was strongly indorsed for the
position to which he has been appointed
by ex-Secretary Benjamin H. Bristow.
IN THE LABOR CAMPS.
Tho Strike of the Wabash Shop Em
ploye* at Fort Wayne at an End.
Fort Wayne, Ind., March 18.—The
strike of the Wabash shop employes at
this place ended last night. The strikers
all went to work to-day at the old rate of
wages. Master Mechanic Barnes returned
from St. Louis last night. The hospital
assessment has not yet been decided upon.
It is understood that the men were given
assurances that they would not be dis
charged for participation in the strike.
The leaders of the Knights of Labor, who
organized the strikers here, left last night.
They were escorted to the depot by a
body of strikers, who cheered lustily as
the train moved off.
AN ATTACK ON A SUPERINTENDENT.
Pittsburg, March 18.—Forty arrests,
includingfilteen women, wives of strikers,
were made at West Newton this afternoon
for complicity in the attack upon Superin
tendent Larimer of the Yough Slope mines
last night, and warrants are out for up
wards of sixty more. The prisoners wese
held in SI,OOO bail each, and in default
were sent to Greensburg jail. The assault
was entirely unprovoked and has created
great indignation. Mr. Larimer’s condi
tion is very serious.
A FURTHER -REDUCTION COMING.
Lowell, Mass , March 18.—The large
manufacturing companies will, on April
1. reduce still further the force in all the
departments. There will undoubtedly be
much destitution among the poorer
classes. There are now 1,400 tenements
in Lowell unoccupied.
END OF A STRIKE.
Columbus", 0., March 18.- The conven
tion of sti-Hong miners atStraitsville, w ith
delegates from Hocking Valley mines, de
cided to-day to accept 50 oent* per ton.
This ends the strikes begun last April.
NOTIFICATION OF A REDUCTION.
London, March 18.—Thousands of col
liers in the southwest of Yorkshire have
been notified of a 10 per cent, reduction
in their wages,
Blood Poisoning from a Man’s Bite.
Buffalo, March 18.—A fight took
place lately on Grand Island between
Fred Young and John Slurb. Young had
spoken disrespectfully of Slurb’s wife,
and Slurb demanded and received an
apology. Slurb, however, was not satis
fied, and lrom hot words the two came ü
blows, and each seized the oth-“ th „mh
in his mouth. w‘, n friends “Interfered
T separate them, it \yi*B found that
Young’s jaws set around Slurb’s
thumb, and the service of a physician
was found necessary to unlock them.
Slurb’s hand js very much swollen, *and
the physicians pronounce his case hope
less on account of blood poisoning.
has fled to Canada.
A Significant Trip.
Dover, March 18.—The Prince of
Wales, Duke of Edinburgh and Prince
Albert Victor, son of the Prince of Wales,
sailed for Calais to-day en route to Berlin.
The Prince of Wales had'a long con
ference with Earl Granville to-day before
starting for Berlin. The unusual circum
stances of the Prince conferring with the
Foreign secretary is connected with the
Prince’s visit to Berlin. Although he was
given no direct mission, it is understood
that he received hints regarding the rela
tions between England and Germany.
The Prince of Wales and the Duke of
Edinburgh will be the guests oftheCrbwn
Prince Frederick William while in Berlin,
They Will return to England on March 27,
Snow Burled Corpses Recovered.
Bozeman, Mont., March 18 James
Poneeford and the party which went up
Bridger canon to rescue S.
and party, who were buried in an ava
lanche, returned to-day with "the bodies of
Chlassman, one of the Hazzard brothers
and P. J. Smith, The Other Hazzard
°°nW n .°i be found. A slide had de
m°‘!liued the cabin, and all were badly
crushed. They were dug out of eight
leet of snow with timbers across their
bodies. The corpses were hauled by hand
through deep snow five miles to where
houses could b used. The parties must
have been dead three weeks. All were
buried this afternoon.
Thu Tallapoosa's Detail.
Washington, March 18.—The Secre
tary of the Navy to-day ordered that the
Tallapoosa be put in repair for regular
service instead of fur the transportation
of government freight and passengers. It
has not yet been decided to what station
she will be assigned.
MEDILL SNIFFS A MOUSE.
Republicans Warned of an Alleged Trap
Laid by Democrats.
Chicago, March 18.—The Tribune this
morning professes to have authentic in
formation to the effect that on the first
dav when a nearly full Democratic vote is
present and some Republicans are absent
Mr. Haines, as Speaker, is to direct his
large force of Sergeant-at-arms to close
the doors of the House. Then a roll call
for Senator will proceed. The Republi
cans in attendance will refrain from
voting, believing that their failure to vote
will make them, under the parliamentary
rules, absentees. Mr. Haines, bovv
ever, will direct a count to be made
and verified of those actually present
in flesh at the joint session. lie
will then order the roll called again. Per
haps ninety odd Democrats will vote for
Mr. Morrison, and eighty or less Repub
licans actually present will not vote. Mr.
Haines will then say: “The count of the
Legislature in joint session snows that
there are present (say ) 160 members t or
104), being more than a quorum required
by the statute, and of that number a ma
jority having voted for William R. Mor
rison, I declare him duly elected,” etc.
The 1 ribunc usserts that the Republicans
being forewarned will refrain lrom enter
ing the Legislative Chamber. The Tri
bune further asserts that this plan was
blocked out in the interest ot Mr. Morri
son by certain Democratic parliamenta
rians during his recent visit to Washing
ton.
ALL PRESENT BUT ONE.
Springfield, March 18.—In joint ses
sion of the Legislature to-day 188 mem
bers answered to tlis roll call. Mr.
Streeter, liep., was the only one who
voted and he cast his ballot for John C.
Black, The session then adjourned.
SENATOR GRAY’S ELECTION.
Wilmington, Del., March 18.—Both
houses ol the General Assembly met in
joint session at noon. The journals of
yesterday’s ballot for United States Sena
tor were read and compared. Speaker
Cooper, of the Senate, whofpreslded then,
declared George Gray duly elected United
States Senator, and his certificates were
made out and signed.
TUE ARKANBAS BALLOTING.
Little Rock, March 18.—The second
and last joint ballot to-day for United
States Senator resulted as follows: Berry
37, Dunn 35, Newton 16, Fishback 12,
Horner 3, House 4, Roots 1, Crittenden 2,
scattering 9.
ONE LUNATIC KILLS ANOTHER.
Two Blow* With a Heavy Spittoon Dealt
the Victim While Lying Down.
Newark, N. J., March 18.—William
Mulcahey, a patient in the Essex County
Lunatic Asylum, was murdered last
night by Herman Fuehs, a fellow-patient,
who beat his brains out with a heavy
spittoon. Mulcahey was a criminal pa
tient, having been arrested in January
last for larceny, and was sentenced to
six months in the penitentiary, where
he became insane and refused to eat food.
On Jan. 27 he was admitted to tbe asylum
and ever since has refused food,
which had to be administered by artifi
cial means. At 9 o’clock last night
Mulcahey was lying on his bed, while the
keeper was on duty in another part of the
ward, when Fuchs entered his room, and,
picking up a spittoon, dealt him two
heavy blow’s on the forehead, crushing
his skull and injuring him so that heaied
in a few minutes. Fuchs was found, but
he became very violent. He said that he
had done it because he wanted Mulcahey
to go to heaven. He also said that he
knew that he would be punished for what
he had done. Coroner Woodruff will nold
an inquest. Fuchs had never been re
garded as violent or dangerous. He was
a religious maniac. Tne matter was
not made public until to-day.
Keeping Desperadoes at Bay.
Springer, N. M., March 18.—The de
tachment of the Tenth Infantry, ordered
here by President Cleveland, arrived this
afternoon and escorted to Las Vegas for
safe keeping the besieged officers Lee,
Kimberly and Hixenbaugh, slavers of the
three desperadoes, Rogers, Currie and
Red River Tom, during the attack on the
officers in jail on Monday last. The des
perado Currie was the same one who
shot and killed aotor Porter some years
ago at Marshall, Texas, while the latter
was trying to save some ladies from in
sult.
Kngland’g Rale in Ireland.
London, March 18.—Rumors are cur
rent that the Prince of Wales while in
Ireland will announce that the Duke of
Connaught and family, after their return
from India, will reside in Dublin, the
Duke succeeding Earl Spencer as Lord
Lieutenant of Ireland.
NEWS IN A NUTSHELL.
Interesting Little Flashes from the
Wires Printed in Condensed Form.
The Mormons will hold their next semi
annual conference ug April 4 at
Logan instead of Salt Lake, as is customary
The forthcoming conference will be the most
important one ever held because of the con
sideration by the priesthood of the recent
polygamy convictions in the Federal courts.
At Louisville, Ky., Mis* Ada Beard was shot
in the side Tuesday evening and seriously
wounded by Miss Fannie Benders. George
McCleary, a brother of the Clerk of the C'itv
Council, was paying attenti ms to both, and
jealousy is the alleged cause of the shooting.
The rupture of the diplomatic relations be
tween the Vatican and Russia is imminent.
Cardinal Jaeobini, the Papal Secretary of
State, recently asked M. de Giers, the P-s
sian Foreign Minister, for an explanation of
the exiling of the bishops of Wilna. M de
Giers not replying, the Pope wrote a letter to
the Czar on the same subject Cardinal
Jaeobini declines to correspond any further
with the Russian agent at ihe Vatican.
At Salt Lake, Utah, John Nicholson, editor
of the Deseret Sews, the church organ, has
been an-ested for alleged polygamy, and held
in sl,ooo bonds for the grand jure (J W
Penrose, the regular editor-(g,chief of'the'
Aews, has fled from the territory. He was
wanted on the Qun*e charge.
Judge R. k. Emerson, United States Judge
of the First district of Utah, has resigned
after having completed thyee full terms of
four years each on the Utah bench.
Cardinal Jaeobini, the Papal Secretary of
State, has instructed Mgr. Hampolla del Fin
daro, the Papal Nunoio at ?adnd, to have a
stop put to the agitation among tho Spanish
Bishops concerning Spain’s poliev towards
the Vatican, and to notify the Bishops that
the relations existing between Spain and the
theHoFy“s£r W C ° rdial aud to
At Petersburg Ya„ yesterday the building
and fixtures of the defunct Planters and Me*
chaiuos Bank wero sold at auction by the
trustees. The building was purchased by
Alexander Donan, of Petersbu-g, for $6 300
The sale is subject to (onfirmatlon by ’ the
sl3 GOO ISB C ° Urt ’ The buil( l*“K cost the^bank
Yesterday being the anniversary of the
Commune, extra precautions were taken
o b £loi he aid hC V 0t I>ar ‘ B Prevent
thfi/ * r ' >0 l )8 wer e cantoned to
inrlT- ' acks * disturbance bad oc
® --ed up to 7 o’clock last evening. Tbe
festival of the Communists passed off quietly
ami with less than the amount of enthusiasm
that has been 1 in previous years. They
visited the tombsof their dead leaders. The
tavern balls at Barriers were less successful
than formerly, and many of the proprietors
complain that they lose money by a lot of red
capped customers who come but once a year.
The Communist banqueting was attended
with no disorder.
A large number of counterfeit silver dollars
are in c rculation at Ho4on, Mass. The coun
terfeit is lighter in color than the genuine and
nas a smoother surface.
Joseph Schenck, a Swede, who was placed
in jail at SteCle, Dakota. Tuesday night
charged with the murder of Anton Siepowski,
i was found dead in his cell yesterday. The
doctors pronounced it a case of death from
fright.
Among the passengers of the steamship
n hitney, from Galveston yesterday for Vera
Cruz, was Col. A. H. Belo, senior proprietor
of the Galveston New*, accompanied by his
family. They will spend several months vis
iting the city of Mexico and aUtet points of
interest.
Frank Smith and Mat Roberts, convicts
woriunx on the Central Railway, near liea
gan.Taii countv, Texas, attempted to escape
last evening. They were fired upon by the
guards and instantly killed. v
Immense damage has been done hr an "e
gorge overflow at Waverly, Mo. A nai-'t'r
which left Marshall, Mo,, in skiff",
visions to relieve the digress found fire.
tvrr!"rts’?* 0! V? "Where she had been
without food. They also
rescued the \ an Meter family from the
second fetory of their house, where they had
oeen for two days without food. Seven per
sons and many cattle have been drowned.
The British members of the International
African Association have oeded to Germany
all the Territory east of the Upper Congo bor
dering on lakes Taogernyifca and Victoria
Xjanza, including the station of Karima.
The first stage route from the Congo to Zan
sibar will be laid out by Germany through,
a company in Eastern Africa established
under an imperial charter.
Uenry Watson, a policeman ip Mt.Ster'’,ng
Kv., arrested a boy named Johnson y'sterdav
The boy’s father demanded his" release!
Watson drew a pistol and shot and kil ed
J bnson. Johnson’s son then fired three
times at Wat#o*. without effect. Watson
hurried tfijafl, as there was much excite-
Wit. and threats of lynching were made.
The Cincinnati Southern Railroad has an
nounced a sweeping reduction in freight
rates from New \ork to Chattanooga. The
rate has been reduced from (I 40 for first -
class to AC cents. t
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CAMPAIGN LIFE IN EGYPT.
A GENERAL ADVANCE ONTAMAS
TO BE MADE.
Wolseley ’s Appoint meat as Governor of
Soudan Now Reported not to Have
Been Urged by Sir Baring—The Finan
cial Agreement of the Powers Kx
plaiued In Parliament.
London, March 18.—News from Korti
reports that Gen. Wolseley will visit
Abutt Dom. Gen. Greenfell will inspect
the lineof communication to Assiout, anil
command the Egyptian army. Gen. Sir
Evelyn Wood will command the troops in
t'lo entire region between Neerawri anil
Dongola.
AN ADVANCE TOWARD TAMAS.
A Suakin dispatch says that a general
advance toward Tamas will be made on
n xt Friday. Spies continue to report
that the Amarar tribe of Arabs will de
sert El Mahdi and join the British at the
first favorable opportunity.
NOT URGED BY BARING.
Late advices from Cairo throw dis
credit on the report that Sir Evelyn
Baring, the British agent in Egypt, urges
the appointment of Gen. Wolseley to the
Governorship of Soudan as a matter of
policy to convince the natives that Eng
land means to retain control.
THE FINANCIAL AGREEMENT.
Hugh Childers, Chancellor ot the Ex
chequer, in the House ol Commons this
afternoon, unfolded the Egyptian financial
agreement, which was signed recently In
London by the representatives of the
powers concerned. The agreement, he
said, guaranteed a loan of $46,000,000, to bo
used iu lifting the Egyptian debt. The
guarantee of this loan l>y other powers
does not, however, confer any right upon
any of them to interfere with England’s
internal administration of Egyptian af
fairs. The loan is to be liquidated by the
repayment of $1,575,000 annually, and that
sum is to constitute the first charge
against the Egyptian revenues until the
entire loan is liquidated. The normal an
nual expenses ol the Egyptian Government
are fixed by agreement at the gross sum of
$20,185,000. This includes $1,000,000 to de
fray the cost of maintaining the army of
occupation. The agreement provides for
an extension of taxation to all foreigners
resident iu Egypt. It also arranges for
exhaustive investigat ion into the revenue
earning capacity of Egypt. Two years
are to be devoted to this inquiry. While
it is in progress there is to be a 5 per cent,
deduction in the coupon payments and %
per cent, reduction in the interest on Suez;
canal shares. In addition to these reduc
tions, the agreement empowers the Khe
dive, in the event of necessity for further
reductions during the period of the
two years’ inquiry, to summon an
international commission to consider
and make them. The provision
for free navigation of the Suez
canal is mentioned in the agreement as a
matter that will be dealt with in the forth
coming canal conference at Paris, The
clause referring to the taxation of foreign
ers in Egypt was received with cheers.
After he had finished his revelation of the
terms of the agreement, Mr. Childers, in
answer to questions, stated that the rate
of interest on the loan guaiantced by the
agreement, would not be allowed t" ex
ceed 3V£ per cent. He further said that if
any default in the payment of principal
or interest should occur, each of the guar
anteeing powers was answerable.
EFFECTS OF THE EXPLANATION.
The Conservative leaders, after hearing
Mr. Childers’ statement regarding the
Egyptian agreement, ilooideil to postpone
action until the canon has been presented
to Parliament.
The vagueness of Mr. Childers with
reference to the increased representation
of the commission on the Egyptian pub
lic.debt, and the obj-cts of the meeting of
the Suez canal conference, left an im
pression that the government had some
thing to conceal. The English delegate
to the canal conference has not been ajv
pointed. Lord Lyons, the British Am
bassador at Paris, is engaged m corre
spondence with regard to a definite pro
gramme for the conference.
The whole body of troops stationed at
Suakin will parade to-morrow and be in
spected by Gen. Graham. The Berkshire
and Surrey Regiments and the Indian
contingent will form the advance guard
on Friday. The Shropshire Regiment will
remain to guard Suakin.
It is estimated that reinforcements ti>
the extent of 25 per cent, of the present
strength of the troops at Korti will be re
quired before autumn, owing to the
large number of cases of sickness and
death from heat. The camel drivers re
fuse to remain here. Navigation of the
Nile is very difficult and the transporta
tion of the wounded is tedious.
Gen. Graham will send a reply to>
Osinanil DignaM letter to-morrow advis
ing him to surrender in order to prevent
bloodshed.
A SLAVE’S STORY.
A slave girl who was in Khartoum
when the city was taken by the rebels
confirms the report tbat tbm women and
children who were can.’ored in the citv
were held as slaves. She also states that
a severe battle took place between Gen.
Gordon s troops and the Arabs a few
nights before the city fell.
Patreuotre’fi Instructions,.
1 arls, March 18.—The National says
that instructions have been sent to M.
l atrenotre, the French Ambassador in
Cb|na, to renew negotiations with the
Chinese Government with a view to se
curing peace.
Concerning the reported peace negotia
tions with China La Libcrte 10-dav states
that prance is willing to abate ber'elaims
to indemnity if China will execute the
Tien Tsin treaty.
A llong Kong tprrespondent says that
there are signs tbat the Chinese will soon
come to terms with France.
A dispatch from Berlin says that the
■ r°Tu <ri ‘ rman Gazette justifies the action
of the Prench Government in declaring
rice a contraband article of war.
Sappers I'nibr Orders.
f ’ l9 ’ 3 A ' M —A dispatch
ront .. Petersburg says that a corps of
sappers have been ord ered t 0 hokl
Russia 11 rta, ' t 0 so to the South of
It is reported that there has been a
general lorward movement of Russian
troops behind the line outposts atZultikar
Akrobat and l’ulsekisti, and that Gen.
Komaroff is encamped close to the junc
tion of the Kushk and Mirghab rivers,
opposite the Afghan outposts at Aketephe.
India’s Budget.
London, March 18. —The Indian budget
has been submitted. It shows tbat for
the fiscal year ended March 31. 1884, there
was a surplus of over $3,000,000. For the
year ending March 31, 1883, there will be
a deficit of $2,500,000, and that the esti
mated surplus for the year ending March
31, 1886, will lie $2,500,000. The budget
dwells upon the depreciation of silver,
the lowness of exchange and the gloomy
prospects which at present threaten In--
dla’s future.
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