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FROM TfTE SCOTIir
THS BRANDED STEAMER’S
IB PA§SBNQKRB_L A>HI I>.
. of nK Brously H ‘ avy rouml
*W * uarlog Which the Vessel Work*
n.'e’r Hi* Inner Bav-The Italianlmmi
rr.nh. Boisterous au.l Unrul,-The
Lapt.in Mistook tneMtbts.
Nkw York, March 26-The wrecked
Earner Cootie, of ihe * *bre > ine ’ now on
*“ Peuek fifteen miles east of Fire island,
* ' ruacueil by wrecking steamers this
morning and the rescue of the passengers
oceeded with as soou as possible. A
iisuaicti was received tbis morning from
Sene of the wreck by Klwell & Cos..
‘ wlJ ora the vessel was consigned, stat
ttiat tne sea was smooth and the ves
el resting easy. Another telegram stated
that those passengers who were taken
ashore yesterday afternoon had returned
t 0 the wreck to sleep. Interpreter Theil
lev wa s wired for early this morning to
eolo the wreok, as the Italians were get
ting boisterous and unruly. Manager
Terkuile did not say anythin? about the
~t.. al! ii it was presumed at tdo othce
“aVthis implied that, with the above ex
cet'tion, everything was all right. The
vessel is fuliy insured, the Boaid ofUn
jerwriters sav, and tho cargo, worth
Kyooo, is also insured. It consists of
Italian merchandise and Iruits.
POUNDING HEAVILY.
Patchoguk, I. 1.. March 20. the Sco
tia pounded heavily during the night and
worked over the outer bar, arid this morn
in„ whs lying between the outer and in
‘l, pars. Owing to the heavy surf wiiioh
was running tugs and barges were unable
to approach near enough to the vessel to
permit the transfer of passengers. The
100 men, women and children who were
brought to the beach yesterday were fur
iUied with shelter and food and made as
comfortable as possible by the lile-savlng
crew. The present condition of the ves
sel will prevent her from being readily
hauled off. The w recking tugs will en
deavor to anchor ner to prevent her from
working furlher in shore. The weather
is fine but the sea is rough. The breeches
buoy and life boats were busy landing
passengers this morning.
AI.I. TUB PASSENGERS LANDED.
All the Scotia’s passengers were safely
on shore by 2o'clock this afternoon, and
the levenue cutter Grant, witn 250 of
them on board, started for Now York
shortly afterwards. The wind and sea
have gone down this evening and the
steamer is high and dry. A cabin passen
ger named Kider, a practical engineer,
stated that Capt. Kuffat did nor, know
where he was Thursday night. He mis
took Shinnecock light for Fire Island
light, and the steamer was running: at
foil speed when she went aground. The
masts, which were of iron, were not cut
down, but snapped off when the vessel
struck.
.MI X FOll THE VACANCIES.
Mr. Fairchild to be Promoted—TUe
Treasurer to he a Westerner.
Washington, March 26. —It is now
regarded as settled that Assistant Secre
tary Fairchild will sucooed Mr. Manning
as Secretary of the Treasury, and that
his appointment will bo officially an
nounced tho latter part of next week.
Solicitor JlcCue and Comptroller May
nard are spoken of as possible successors
o! Secretary Fairchild as Assistant Sec
retary, The former, however, is said to
l refer the new Circuit Judgeship in New
York city, and the latter is understood to
prefer Ins present position. Third Audi
tor Williams and Chief Clerk Youmans
are also said to be aspirants to the Assist
ant Secretaryship. Nothing has yet
boon settled in regard to the Treasurer
ship.
TO GO TO THE WEST.
Mr. Jordan’s resignation has not yet
been accepted, and while he requested
the President, to relieve him of the duties
ntul responsibilities of the office about
April 3 it is thought he would consent to
letßin the position a while longer if the
1 lesident so desired. The chances are,
however, that the President will be able
i select his successor before the data
■eeilied by Mr. Jordan, it is said that
President desires to select the
,v Treasurer from the West.
®f r S, " a ' t considerable comment at
• j 1 reasury Department to-day over
ie iailuri of ( ongress to make any pro*
ision for paying the salary of the new
-iruuit Judge of New York. Tne act
tt "' office fixed the compensation
vb.bou per annum, but no provision for
r payment was made in any ol the regu
ri appropriation ti lls. The new up
juintee will, therefore, have to look to
r engross to supply the omission in the
wfi-, , BUcy “Pl'ropi'iation bill. It is
•(.hi y tlJut tbe olli u will be declined
■ii this reason.
! SHEUMAN A i CINCINNATI.
He Predict, Wonderful Develop,
•went in tin- South.
Cincinnati, Maroh 20.—Senator Sher
man wau given au ovation when he was
Introduced at the Chamber of Commerce
this afternoon. li„ made a teu-minutes
speech to his audience of business men,
ate maVm ia U , ev ' as * lad 10 congratu-
KHNlmn V‘ nCi,l, " lU on i>o-
Tue tiTriinr^r^ 10 ! 0 n . u:ui Southern road,
i ut imiLoij readied bv that road and
hve /ear. double
U ' , /‘'X. tr| p!‘J the value of the road.
Is, i„u v l " lhl “connection to the mar.
South Thl' r pme 1 t 0 the
I devoted tn nrf, nde J 01 , *“• Peeott wm
i„ K 10 l.iovirtn V° UUi °! Co “KM lor ,ail
lus J i e ev L l' ,r a ? eduoUou 01 1,10 aur
tarv Kair?.o . P eBB P d , tUG h °io that Secre
business wd.-Rt/ beal,le to rel ifc the
KAKOIWs GotuiK.s.
On* Diver Kali. u< Bismarck hut a
l urther Hlhc I xpectcd.
Bismarck, Dak., March 20.—The river
•hie'to"/ 'T/ 4 and workmen are
N tral ,? ' tlU ' ‘ NorlliPrQ bridge.
Moud. “ b?tV U ° “ V " bndKo “
rilv mad’J h. ‘ la “ ! ‘" !r 18 boinjr satisfacto
county bring intefum 18 of MuL, ean
Seveu inll ch K |jejo w urf Pu lbut the •f° r K e
wide, and that , lburn is six miles
for mile.. 11 this i. t r ,, B ", V h ulr “ lb prairie
come, and tha ... 1 “ u ,‘ he worst uas not
IX simply the resultoV th, lberlver "ere
Thesibiev ina tof 1 0 Hrg6 above,
hecii taiinitf for tfi'/H 9 ißflr,u * Snow has
will ftreatly* nereaao fi 11 , UI H ' and ,hiß
> nciease the volumeof water.
\VAs..!*j l :. Hu,r . iH
seulativ.. It arris 2(’.—Ex-lfopre
coiilirund a, the’s , l i , . or|£ ‘?’ w,l ° " ttß
fent l'ostmastei le . a * 1 bllJ Assist-
K"> a viEtTw.",no"* r : i . ur r d
■ties Ol ins imsitK.i 1 ,l,ull - v assume tbo
ea!' A, : , ; U *’ al W, ‘“ Jb
resignation goes into
Mplutinn providin ar °ft 20—The joint
ISfommissmii telj/r^h^ o i f " rraal|,,n 01
Ur ll **! been t ,assert he nlKbl
■tea,cam •up m ... V"’ Houm 01
Pln to tae sin ,11/m,'.' IMl ® P'-Oay. hut
tod to u, e f aol tu j ' anoeof Senators
made „ ver its ?,*,?.it ''Xpoot. il to
lw. mad, ibfi iinuiai'.**.? lbo resolution
bail. "Pcoml 01 a.r i or Tuesday
’AN AUDIKNPF TO AMERICANS.
The Pojw 1 xpr. sws Rlcustirs at the
Foumliug of the University.
Home, March 26.—An audience to the
American visitors was given at the Vatl
cau to-day. Upward of fifty' Americans
—ladies and gentlemen—assembled in the
hall, adorned with ancient tapestry pic
turiug the miracles of Christ, whence
they were ushered into the throne room,
where a softened light penetrated two
great windows. When the Pope’s pres
ence In an adjoining room was known all
knelt, and the guards held their swoids
at salute while the I’ope, who wore a
white sontane and crimson cloak,
slowly approached. Entering the
throne room the Pope said: “We come to
welcome theso good Americans.” He
then seated himself in the chair in front
of the throne and cushions were placed ot
hisfeet. Bishops Ireland, Watterson and
Keane and lfector O’Connell were the
first to approach, in his conversation
with the Bishops the Pope expressed
great pleasure at the progress made by
the church in America, lie was con
cerned about the success of tho new uni
versity and felt tho neoessitv of having
such a university in the United States.
THE NEW COLLEGE AT ROME.
Regarding the new American College
in Rome, he hoped it would bo worthy of
the growth of Catholicity in the United
States, the rector stating that the college
would contain at least 200 rooms. The
l’ope expressed surprise. He said that
such a building would cost much money,
and that this was a hopeful sign of
Catholic growth iu America. The
Bishops then presented the other
visitors, each of whom knelt
and kissed the Papal ring, the Pope ad
dressing a tew gracious words to each.
Among those presemed was tho Asso
ciated Press correspondent. The Pone
held the journalist’s nand In both of his,
talking to him rapidly in Italian. The
Pope looked his age, but his active, keen,
brilliant eye and sonorous, slow speeoh
are always searching and full ot meaning.
PAPACY’S VICTORY.
Bismarck’s Concessions to the
Church Coming in for Criticism.
Berlin, March 26.—Although it is
nearly oertaln that the Interhaus will
pass the ecclesiastical bill without alter
ing the main provisions as approved by
the Oberbaus, it is also certain that the
debate will disclose great discontent
among the National Liberals over the ex
tent of the concessions. Many Con
servatives are equally dissatis
fied, although they refrain from
open opposition. Herr Btruokmann
( National Liberal) gave expression to the
leehngsof his party, toward tho close of
the debate, in declaring that he had no
confidence fn the pacific disposition ot
the Bishops; that too many concessions
already made to the Catholic Church
would fail to effect complete conciliation;
that onoe beginning to make concessions
it would be found necessary, for the sake
of peace, to concede whatever should be
demanded.
The Liberal press deplore the bill as a
reactionary step that adds greater
strength to Papal power within and
without Germany.
Die Vossische Zeitung says: “Not only
is the Roman Church undisputed victor
in the contest, but Germany’s leading
statesman has even appealed to the
Papacy for help to overcome opposition
which, alter all, was composed of men
who, though his political enemies, are his
own countrymen.”
Government papers praise Prince Bis
marck’s action as effective statesmanship,
but all sides admit the purely opportunist
character of the concession and doubt
whether the peaoe compact with the
ohuroh will be long maintained.
Russia’s Baltic Torpedo Boats.
St. Petersburg, March 26.—Eighty
seven torpedo vessels belonging to the
Baltic fleet of the Russian navy have
been ordered placed in a state of constant
readiness for service. Crews have been
ordered forthwith for forty-live of these
vessels.
A REVOLT AT PLEVNA.
Bucharest, March 26.—it is reported
from Rustohuk that a revolt has taken
place atPlevna, Wlddin and in the vicin
ity of Philippopolis, and that the insur
gents have held all three places for three
days. The report is not confirmed.
Krupp’s Despotic Order.
Berlin, Maroh 26.—Catholic papers
comment with anger and scorn upon the
order issued by Herr Krupp forbidding
workers employed at Essen to read the
local Catholic papers—the Kheiuisch
Westfalischo, the Yolksireund and the
Esseoer Volks Zeitung. In his circular
Herr Krupp says he considers the papers
dangerous to peaceful relations between
employers and their work people, and
prohibits all of his employes living iu iiis
dwellings from either keeping on hand or
reading them. His overseers are directed
to see that the order is carried out.
Russian Tyranny in Livonia.
Berlin, March 20. —Advices from Ger
mans who nave settled in Livonia an
nounce a renewal of the system of Rus
sian repression (there. The teaching of
Russian as the primary language in the
German Lutheran schools is entorced, and
German workmen are continually mo
lested. The Lutheran pastor, bent a me
morial to the Czar, who confirmed th. ac
tion of tbe‘authorities.
Transcontinental Freight!*.
San Francisco, March 26.—The near
approach of the time wheu tlie interstate
commerce bill will go into effect, and the
expected consequent rise in freight rates,
have called forth tremendous activity in
both east and west-bound freights, it is
believed that the week’s business will ex
ceed that of any other week in tne history
of the Pacific railroads.
Unionists Against Coercion.
London, March 26.—in the division
last night in the House of Commons on
Mr. Motley’s amendment to the govern
ment’s motion to grant urgency tor the
coercion bill, three Unionists voted
against the government. Seven Union
ist members were absent. Mr. Chamber
lain dined at Windsor this evening with
tne (^tteen.
Dope im! I’riUCC.
Rome, March 26.—Mgr. Ualemberti,
special Pupal delegate to Berliu, has tele
graphed to the l’opo that he has obtained
trom Prince Bismarck all the religions
dhnoeselor.e asked by the Vatican, hut
haa not obtained any political concession.
The leaders of the Centre (Catbolio) par
ty maintain great reserve toward Mgr.
ualemberti.
Itighiy-Five Killed.
London, March 26. —Eigbty-five per
sons lost their lives by the explosion in
tho Built colliery at Sydney, Thursday.
The btdies have all been recovered.
Tile Karl of Derby Declines.
London, March 26.—The Earl of Derby
lias deollued to act as chairman ot the
all ver coin mi sslon.
HIT ior Madngasoar.
Toulon, March 20. —Five hundred
troops have lelt here lor Madagascar.
SB,OOO Embezzled.
Milwaukee, March 26.— A special
from Janesville says: *’L. N. Williamson,
Secretary of the Wisconsin Shoe Com
pauy, was arrested to-day, charged with
embezzling SB,OOO, Sensational develop
in'nts aio expected, as It is Hlli gml that
fully $60,000 have beeu stolen trom the
company nines Its organization a fow
years ago.”
SAVANNAH MORNING NEWS: SUNDAY, MARCH 27. 1887—TWELVE PAGES.
PISTOL SHOTS IN COURT.
TWO L UVYi- Its FUSE ON BACH
OTHER AT NEWBERRY.
•John B.Jones Probably Fatally Wound
<sciatui Juliimtoite 81 iglii y
pleit—-A I’*>•? iukt*r Nimriy YjOam*
HU Life While At tempt in to Stop the
F u>iiln<te.
Charleston, S. C., Maroh 26.—At
Newberry to-day while a case was pro
gressing before Trial Justice Blease,
George Johnstone and John 11. .Jones,
attorneys, representing the parties to the
suit, pulled their pistols and opened fire
on each other. Nina shots were tired.
Johnstone was shot through the right ear,
in the left arm and in the thigh, but was
not seriously hurt. Jones was shot
through the body and perhaps fatally
wounded. In trying to stop the firing
Lawyer Cromer had three holes shot
through his clothing. The court room
was crowded at the time of tbs affray.
Both Johnstone and Jones are highly
connected and among the most prominent
men In the community.
more minute details.
Columbia, 8. c., March 26.—The coun
sel became engaged in an altercation
during which Johnstone denounced
Jones as an infamous puppy, whereupon
the firing began. It continued until the
contents of both revolvers were discharg
ed. Jones received a wound between the
eighth and ninth ribs, the bullet passing
directly downward and inward through
the stomach and diaphragm and lodging
beneath the floating ribs on the right
side. He is not expected to live through
the night. Johnstone was shot through
the lobe of the ear and in the right groin.
His wounds are not considered fatal.
During the melee George B. Cromer,
Mayor of Newberry, who is also John
stone’s partner,in attempting to stop the
tight narrowly esoaped with his life.
Johnstone is an ex-member of the Legis
lature and was recently a candidate lor
Congress. Jones is a young member of
the bar.
BRUTALLY MURDERED.
A Young Woman’s Corpse found on
the Outskirts of Rahway.
Rahway, N. J., March 26.—This place
is excited over the brutal murder of a
young and unknown woman yesterday in
the outskirts of the town. The body was
that of a good-looking, comfortably aud
fairly well-dressed girl of 25 years. Her
head was almost severed from her body,
the tace, neck and hands bore other cuts,
and the body was badly bruised in
several places, but pbysioians say
it is not a case of rape.
Beside the body was found a small basket
containing some Iresh eggs, and a short
distance away In a small creek was found
a black satchel containing some woman’s
underclothing of good quality, a
silk dress and other articles in
dicating a person of some refine
ment. Nobody recognized the girl.
No person is known to be missing from
the neighborhood. There was nothing on
the body or in the satchel by which to
identify her. Near the body was found a
Knife with which the murder had been
committed. The girl was strong and
athletic. The ground about her body
gave evidence of a hard struggle, and
her arms are badly wrenched and twisted.
Bhe was found early this morning and
had been dead some nours.
PALMS’ MILLIONS.
The Will to Ho Contested Under a
Very Transparent Ruse.
Chicago, March 26.— A special from
Detroit says Judge Thomas M. Cooley
appeared in Wayne Circuit Court yester
day as counsel for Miss Olotilde Balms,
daughter and joint heir with her brother,
Francis F. Balms, of the estate of the
late Francis Balms. The latter left prop
erty valued at about $7,000,060 to his two
ohildren. The will provides for a trust
to be held until maturitr is attained by
the children for either heir. This is as
near as the testator could oome to entail
ing his vast possessions, and lawyers sav
that this will not stand the test of our
laws. A provision in the will disinherited
either heir who should contest the will
on its face, therefore this case is merely a
friendly discussion on the part or the
counsel to settle what the provisions of
the will mean. Undertbisdisguise lurks
what is expected will prove the greatest
will contest in the history of the State,
and is likely to give to Miss Balms more
notoriety—she being known to the public
now as the lady with whom Senator
Jones, of Florida, was smitten. As Miss
Balms dbs no children, the estate, in case
she dies unmarried and childless, would
revert to her brother or his children. Be
sides Judge Cooley there is an eminent
array of legal talent in the case.
A CYCLONIC WHIRL.
Considerable Damage Done to Prop
erty in West Virginia.
Wheeling, W. Va., March 26.—The
hurricane of early yesterday morning did
a large amount of damage in this vicinity,
although the city itsell escaped, owing to
its sheltered position.
At Moundsville the largo barn of Charles
Jasper was wrecked.
Near Cameron Mr.Ott’s dwelling house
was destroyed.
At Littleton three barns and a sawmill
were wrecked.
The Catholic church at Broad Tree sta
tion, on the Baltimore road, was twisted
at right angles to its lorrner position.
Six miles above this city the large stock
barn of Edward Miller was blown a
quarter oi a mile and reduced to splin
ters.
At Burton a large amount of lumber
was widely scattered.
Reports of other damage are constantly
coming in.
KEAttNKY’S FLIGHT.
Between SBO,OOO and SIIO,OOO Be
lieved to Have Been ( arried Off.
New York, March 26. It has been
discovered to-day that .James Kearney,
of tho law firm of 'fhain & Kearney of
No. 11 I’ine street, tho
as an alleged swludler irart luguivo, has
taken from SBO,OOO to SIIO,OOO in cash witli
him, all of which lie has accumulated, ii
is alleged, iu Irausacttbiis stuen his mar
riage one year ago. Kearney’s office has
beeu besieged all day by anxious credit
ors. Last night it was supposed that his
chief liability was SIB,OOO which bad
passed into bis hands as referee in the
suit of Margaret Foater against Theodore
M. Roche and others. Now it Is learned
that other sufferers lose iar more by hi*
alluring representations.
Louisiana’* (Jiiaiaulinc.
New Orleans. March 26—Gov. Me-
Enery has issued a proclamation of quar
antine from April 20 next. The Governor
especially call* attention to the tact that
from April 20 to June 1 tho quarantine
will bo one of inspection and not ol deten
tion to vessels unless sickness is found
on board. From and after June 1 the
regular detention of live days ol vessels
irorn infected ports will be established.
Hoodlera Give Bail.
Chicago, Maroh 38.—Daniel J. Wren,
County Commissioner, ami Adam Ochs
and John K. Van Belt, ex-memners ol the
Cook County Board, arrest ii ior dnlraud-
Ing the county, furnished bail in tao sum
of flu,ooo enah to-day and were released
from arrest.
FLAMES IS A PRISON.
Only (lie I’nini Shops Destroyed and
the Convicts Calm.
Jackson. Mich., March 26.—Fire
w’as discovered in a tour-story
building inside tiie prison walls at 10
o’clock to-night. The building was used
by Mr. Webster, a contractor, for a paint
stiop. The building was completely
destroyed with all its contents. Tho
north end of the long two-story building
on the west side was also nearly de
stroved. The tiro was under control about
11:30 o’clock. As soon as tbo fire was
discovered extra guards were placed m
side the cell blocks ami every precaution
taken to prevent a stampede ot tho pris
oners. Tney remained quiet, very few
leaving their bunks. It is impossible to
estimate the damage as yet.
ELEVEN HOUSES BURNED.
New Orleans, March 26.—Fire at the
corner ot Seventh aud Auuunciation
streets last night burned eleven small
houses. Thu loss is estimated at $70,000.
planing mill burned.
Binghamton, N. Y„ March 26.—W.
S. Weed .V Co.’s planing mill was burned
last night. Loss between $7.5,000 and
JIOO,OOO. Insurance $60,000.
A RIVER STEAMER BURNED.
Memphis, Maroh 26.—The steamer
Chesapeake, belonging to Capt. W. B.
Hall, running in the Memphis and Tip.
tonvllle, T’ehn., trade, was burned this
morning at 3 o’clock at New Madrid, Mo.
No further particulars have been re
ceived. She was valued at $20,000, and
Insured for $15,000.
GOV. BEAVER ON A TOUR.
Virginia’s Legislature anil Governor
Extend Him <. curtesies.
Richmond, Va., Maroh 26.—Gov.
Beaver, of Bennsylvaula, and a number
of State officials and members of the
Bennsylvania Legislature, accompanied
by eight, or ten ladies, arrived here to-day
from Uldßomt Oomlort. As soon as their
presence in the city was made known at
the capitol both brauches of the General
Assembly, then In session, adopted reso
lutions extending courtesies, and com
mittees were appointed to invite the
visitors to the floor of each chamber. Tne
invitations were accepted and the visitors
came soon after, both houses taking a
recess during their stay. Gov. Beaver
made a few happy remark* In each house
in response to the cordial welcomes oi the
presiding officers. Subsequently the
party proceeded to tho executive’chant
ber and called ou the Governor, with
whom they had a pleasant interchange ot
courtesies. This afternoon the Bcntisyi
vanlans visited various places of interest
and to-night proceeded to Norfolk.
A CR.iZY TRAIN WuECKEB.
Four Derailments Followed by the
Arrest of a Boy.
Eau Claire, Wis., March 26.—During
the last few weeks thYee Wisconsin Cen
tral trains have been thrown from the
track about four miles from here oy un
known parties throwing the switch.
Armed men have been watching toe
switch night and day. Yesterday the
Chippewa Falls train was flagged near
Badger Mills by a boy who said be had
iust seen three men putting logs and
pieces of rails on the track. The boy was
arrested and an investigation shows that
he is probably insane. His name is
Bradley. He is from New York and aged
18. In a package he carried with his
clothes a lite insurance policy was found,
together with twenty or thirty letters
directed to Minneapolis young ladies,
with a lock of hair in each and a will be
queathing all sorts of personal effects to
various young women.
KATES ON COB I ON GOODS.
Tho Arbitration Committee Re
moves All Discrimination.
New York, March 26.—The Arbitra
tion Committee of the Southern liailway
and Steamship Association completed
their labors at an early hour this morn
ing and announce as a result that alter
April 1 cotton piece goods will be taken
by eyery line of tho association in con
signments of less than a car load at third
class rates, whether bound north or
south, and consignments by the car load
will be taken at fourth-class rates. This
decision removes what has been con
sidered as tbo discrimination heretofore
existing in charging third-class rates for
south-bound consignments in any quan
tity as against sixtb-ciass rates on north
bound consignments in any quantity.
A Bank Gflicer Shot.
Halifax, March 26.—A young man
attempted to kill W. 8. Currie, of the
Merchants’ Bank, to-day. Ho had entered
the bank ostensibly to inquire about re
mitting money to the United States by
telegraph, and asked for a private inter
view with Mr. Currie. Wneu invited to
the private room he shot Mr. Currie in
the head and breast and was struggling
with him when other men came to tbo
rescue and captured tbe wouid-be assas
sin. The latter said be was hard up lor
money and that his name was Adams. It
is learned, however, that his name is
Steele and that becomes irorn Maohester,
N. ii.
Bosh 801 l hour’s Horse fair.
New York, March 26.—Cornelius Van
derbilt bus presented Rosa Bon hour’s oele
bratfd painting “The Horse Fair,” to the
Metropolitan Museum of Art. The gift
is accompanied with the following note:
*‘l take great pleasure in presenting to
the Metropolitan Museum ot Art, in New
York city, the painting bv Rosa Uonbeur
entitled, ‘The Horse Fair.’ It seems
to me to be a work of art which should be
in a position where it can be permanent
ly accessible to tbe public. iu the gal
lery ot the museum this object, will be at
tained.” Mr. V anderbilt purchased tbe
painting at the Stewart sale last night.
Insane Asylum Horrors.
Austin, Tex., Maroh 26.—A resolution
was passed in the lower house of the Leg
islature to day appointing a committee
of three to Immediately investigate too
condition ol the teinalo inmates ot tbe
State lunatic asylum, located in this city.
The preamble to the resolution recites
that it is ‘‘currently reported that many
disgraceful criminal practices nave been
carried on at tbe asylnm.” No spcollio
charges have yet beeu mudo public, but it
is generally believed that the Investiga
tion will develop abhorrent abuses that
will shock the ptiblio.
A Grab lor l'asseg.
Madison, Wis., March 36.—1n tbe A*,
soaibly yesterday discussion took place
on tbe bill requiring railway companies
to furnish annual passes good in Wis
consin to all members ol the Legislature,
elective State officers and Judges of tbe
Courts of
hibiting rail way companies from grant
ing trip passes on request ol members of
the Legislature to friends of the latter,
and then alter a sharp debate tbe bill
was passed by a vole of 4IJ An 86.
Carlisio’a Summer Dittos.
Washington, March 26.—Speaker and
Mrs. Carlisle iuavo to-morrow lor Ken
tuoky. After arranging bis business
affairs tho Sneaker will go to Wichita,
Kan., to visit bis sou, who is practicing
law there. He has no present intention
of going abroad this summer.
favoritism
is a bad thing, but Dr. Bierce’s “Favorite
l’reeor ptlon” deserves Its name. It ie a
certain cure for those palntul maladies
hoU weaknesses which embitter tbe lives
ol so many women. Of druggitUi.
NEW YORK’S BIG MARKET
Mi N WHOM ayi; KKNTKKS
IN IT I OK H XliF A CKNIUiIW
JE ip'y Hour* of the People Who Are It
Trade*man—Tho 300 St*l * Kfllclently
Guarded l>jr Six I’olici iubii - Corn*
l’lalut h that tho Motropol i i* Growing
Vary Dull.
New York, March 26.—The Fourth
Avenue Elevated trains at 4:30 o’clock of
a spring morning are sparsely occunied
with passengers, more than half of whom
carry great empty baskets or wear the
rough-and-ready raiment of marketmen.
They alight at tho Bark place station and
scurry down through narrow streets that
lead toward the North river. They are
on their way to Washington market,
which occupies a square on the north side
of Manhattan Island. It is always open.
A thief, unversed in its workings, would
imagine that he could easily walk oil'with
some of the iresh meat hanging appar
ently unguarded at the stalls, but before
he would have time to take down his
booty one of the six watchmen on duty In
the market would appear lromits fleshly
precincts and arrest him. Before leaving
his stall each meat, dealer makes out a
list of his wares exposed. The watch
men carry a corresponding list, and are
held responsible lor the loss of any goods
by theft. The six watchmen guard the
£OO stands so closely that thieves fiud the
place a barren waste for their trade. At
3 o’clock tho stands in the retuil market
begin to open. The eminently healthy
butchers iu the {dace whistle merrily, and
several of them are cutting heel kidneys
out ot great masses of fat and tossing the
suet over on counters from whence It will
be taken to the big tactory, known as the
Fat Association, and there made up into
the base ol “genuine dairy butter.” Be
yond tbo retail market, and bounded on
oms side by the North river, Is tho whole
sale department of Washington market.
It looks like a street intersected com
munity of one-story sti uciuros, peopled
with carcasses of beef, veal and mutton,
and crates ot quacking,oacUing fowls. A
wheezing tug tows up to the wharf a
tighter, on which ure several refrigerator
cars that have been hurrying from
Chicago with their loads of beef. The
carcasses are passed out of the cars, hung
on hooks that move on ir n wuvs and thus
rolled into great, icehouses, where the re
tail dealers have already begun lo come
for their stock. Ou Friday and Satur
day mornings business begins at 2 o’clock.
Roosters in the crates lull of fowl crow
us blithely as if they were on their perches
at home and not doomed prisoners. Bbilu
delphia is tne groat to wl producing centre,
and many Washington market firms dis
play placards rending, “Bbiladelpbia
poultry a specialty.”
Four o’clock comes and the retail de
partment of the market hue become quite
densely populated. Half of the three
thousand persons who do business iu and
about the market have already arrived
and begun to arrange their wares. A
few early purchasers are on hand for
cuoice bargains. Several shivering bum
mers, who frequent the place aud sleep,
Heaven knows where, ure standing about
and looking wistfully in at the windows
of the little restaurants In the market.
They will, later In the day, run the
chance of earning an odd dime or so carry
ing baskets.
The poultry dealers have come and are
unpacking boxes of frozen turkeys. Of
the Western States lowa is famous for
its frozen turkeys, which now sell at
14c. to 15c. a pound. Vermont and
Ruode Island turkeys, however, sell for
20c. to 22c.
On the bills of fare of recherche restau
rants one learns ihat prairie chicken cau
be had. They are not in the market, but
long rows of Guinea hens aro hanging
there, and tho brunette flesh of the
Guinea hen is palmed off on the un
suspecting customer lor prairie chicken.
Rows of adult pigeons that sell ut $2 50
a dozen are on sale, and clusters ot
young pigeons, alias squabs, are worth $5
a dozen.
At 6 o’clock the oyster stands are peo
pled with files of oyster openers, who be
gin their unromantic toil ot turning 3,000
oysters a day out of house and home.
These oyster openers get sl7 50 a week,
and work from 6 in the morning until 7 at
night, and on Saturday nights until 10.
Skilled oyster openers in other sections
of the city work a dollur a thousand, and
make S3O or more a week. Anglomania
has evidently entered into the game trade,
lor English snipe ure selling at $2 75 a
dozen and sand snipe at but $1 60.
Spring lamb is plentiful, but the eon
commitaut mint is so scarce that the one
or two stands that sell It get 100. a
bunch for hot house mint that a
little later will be a drug on the market
at 20.
Everything eatable is sold in this great
market. At one stand that has a foreign
air and odor a customer is buying little,
hard, spiced cakes from Germany, Over
another stand iu the lisii community is a
placard announcing that the dealer has
norms that can be bad there lor 12c. and
100. a dozen. They are sand worms, used
by lisbertnen for" bait. Over the flsb
stands baug bottles of cod liver oil, and
under one of tbeso bottles a big cod,
still alive, is gasping in horror, as 1( at
the of the essence of an ancestor's
liver.
I At 7 o’clock the stewards of the big
hotels, whom the marxetmen treat with
great deference, begin to arrive. The
steward of the Fifth Avenue Hotel Is one
of the first in tho field. The Union Square
Hotel steward comes at 0 o’clock and of
Taylor’s Hotel in Brooklyn half au hour
later. At that hour the business of the
market begins to bo confusedly brisk.
The rnarkemien cry their w ares, but do
it with an air of “1 don’t care much
whether you buv or not.” Everybody
seems independent. He owns bis stand
privilege, worth from J‘2,000 upward, anil
holds it as long as ho behaves himvyll and
pavs his rent of $7 or more a fortnight.
Failures in business are rare. The dealers
arc healthy and contented, and to them
Washington market is the universe- One
who bas not been in business in the
market over forty years is considered a
new comer. One bustling old woman,
who whs selling Florida strawberries at
115 c. a quart, is up at 2 o’clock every morn
ing buying her stock, she | Mrs.
Fowlor, and a cordial neighbor explains
that she has been on the market lorry-one
years. She made a fortune once, and
owned a browustone from, but misfor
tune aud the sickness of her children
turned the tide against her, and now she
Is comparatively poor, but us happy as
ever. Toe tradesmen are very neighborly
and take pride in relating tiie history of
tbu old market. ‘‘A part of it was given
to the city by Elizabeth, to be used
lor market purposes only, uud to go to her
heire when it Nhould no longer be a
market,” said one old lady, wbo was
bound to give the place au air of histori
cal antiquity. Trinity church gave
the city a part of the market,
and what is now known ns the Tilnity
church section is a long alley where the
butter dealers are. “Next April 1 will
celebrate my fltty-flrst. year in the mar
ket,” said John Shoppe, a descendant ol
the old New Arastcrdamers. wbo began
business in the market when there were
only twelve stands there. The trades
people point out their cclebrltes with
pride. Among these is a young man
named William Purcell, who la
heir to a million and works
at bis meat stand aa if to keep
the wolf oi want away; Dan Devere, a
brother of Bam Devere, the minstrel per
lormer, whose singing is tbs dclivht of
the community; a butter dealer named
Drescu wbo la famous as a whistler, and
a poultry dealer named Wenze, who is in
great request nr, a vocalist atnonj his
neighbors.
A brisk old man named Alexander
Teller, who bus been in business In the
market sixty-onoyveurs, is the lather and
oraelu or iho place, iind Mr. Grunt, his
neighbor, iu the butoher business, who
has been there only sixty years, regards
Kuther Teller witLt the respectful con
sideration that a Uutilul son shows hia
lather. Amos J. Cemmings.
11.
“New York is really a tbird-olass
town,” a disgusted man of leisure an
nounced the other night In the Bruns
wick to a circle of congenial friends.
“Here are sixot us with plenty ot time
and money, and anxious for amusement,
absolutely stranded. The only wav to
pass the evening is to sit around a table
in a caie and drink and gossip till bed
time. la a city ot 2,000,000 people thero
is absolutely nothing going on.”
“There are the theatres,” yawned one
of the listeners, wearily.
“You’re right, there are the theatres,
and a mighty enlivening Held they offer!
A man may wedge himself into the
cramped orchestra chair ot a theatre for
ihreo uours, or he may pass the time in
drinking rum. Who cares to goto the
New York theatres more than once or
twice a season? There’s nothing new
that isn’t bud, and tho good things like
“Krminlu,” anti “Jim, the Penman,” we
have seen a dozen times. The goody
goody plays at Wallack’s, and tho trash
that prevails at the Standard cannot ho
expected to Interest a man of tho world.
I have knocked about the fadk of the
earth as much as most nun, and 1 tell
you that the action of the authorities in
closing up all the concert hails, prohibit
ing drinking where thero is music and
falling with an iron hand on every show
that is not ol the Suuday school order has
hud the effect of making this the dullest
town on earth. We are devoid of all
such amusing and entertaining places,
for instance, as the cafes chautants of
Paris, and the London music halls, wuere
a man may go ior an hour’s amusement
and u quiet smoke at any time, because
the police close them all out. But worse
than this, the boxing and wrestling
matches and all the old time light shows
have been driven out. A man can have a
much better time in Philadelphia than
here. Something Is going ou constantly
there. 1 don’t care to sit out “Hazel
Kirke’ aud “Only a Farmer’s Daughter’
every night, hut I’m a man with a fond
ues** for sport, and ill Philadelphia 1 can
see ttie best boxers in the country come
together every night In a well-regulated
aud comfortable theatre. In Boston then
are halt a dozen arousing shows, aud in
Chicago and New Orleans there is a con
stant succession of light entertainments.
I’tu perfectly uvvare that they would not
come up to the high moral standard of the
purists, hut thou a big city should suit
the tastes of all people. Owiug to the ef
forts of the holy the city of New York
offers nothing in the way of amusement
except gin mills and stupid plays. For
eigners come here and stare at us in
amazement. Then they go away and tell
the truth about us, and we flush up and
feel aggrieved.”
“What truth ?”
“Why, that New Yorkers are a set of
greedy money-makers, so intensely in
earnest in liioir avarice that they have
no time for the lighter things of life, but
concentrate all their energies in the tight
for wealth. In such a community the
sullen temper oi the people leaves its im
press on the town. I’m a native of New
V oik, but 1 am less ut home here than
anywhere olse in the world. Men talk ol
nothing but inouey, audouly care to drink
rum.”
A plaint of this sort is not unusual, nor
is it entirely unwarranted. The provin
cial spirit of propriety has got the upper
hand, and the saloons aro more prosper
ous than ever. The outcry lrom the pa
pers and the pulpit and the efforts of
scheming pollticiuus anxious to cater to
the church vote have all had their effect.
A lew years ago the senes of big mas
querade bails offered no end of amuse
ment to tho million. They were some
times risky and wild, but not the orgies
they were represented. This year the po
lice inundated them, and they were the
stupidest and tamest of dunces. Form
erly the Madison Square Garden drew
10,000 people u night to walking matches,
sprint rac. s, bicycle tournaments, spar
ring contests, popular concerts, lairs aud
many other forms of entertainments. Tue
arrests by the police and the übuse of tho
press have driven them all out. Whether
deservedly so or uot 1 do not preteud to
say; lam content to state the lacts. An
effort was made a short time age to estab
lish a music hail here, where a man
could drop in lor an hour, smoke an after
ditiuereigar and listen to good singing.
Several hundred thousand dollars were
expended,a beautiful building erected,and
the snow beguu. A tew days later arrests
and tines followed each other in quick
succession, aud ill a short tune the own
ers were ruined and the building tenant
iess. The law relused to permit the sale
ol beer where there was music. The con
cert hall was thoroughly respectable, no
women of suspicious character were ad
mitted, and the music was of a high order,
but It was raided just the same.
The police also refuse to allow any door
to connect a theatre lobby with a" cafe.
All the doors are locked, aud theatre
goers who wish to smoke a oigarettu and
take a relieshing drink, alter being
cooped up in a stuffy theatre for two
hours, must run out m the raiu, snow or
blizzard and take a roundabout route
through the street to get to a bar that is
in the theatre building and within a
loot or two ol the lobby. Many of these
theatre-goers are ciad in thin evening
dress, aud they run the risk of taking
heavy colds; but the law says the uoors
must be closed, aud they are closed.
York is getting too good. The sign is
ominous. Tuere will be relapse some
day, and ttieu things will hum with a
vengeance. Bi.akkly Hall.
Death iu a Collision.
Easton, I’a., March 26.—A collision
occurred on the New Jersey Central rail
road, near ltockport, this morning be
tween a freight train and a ooat train
which were uoing in opposite directions.
W illiain Dunlay, fireman of the coal train,
was killed. Nathan iiellord, engineer of
the freight train, was rmdly scalded, aud
Howard DeHart, engineer of tbu coal
train, was severely injured. Doth loco
motives were wrecked and over twenty
curs damaged. The accident resulted
from the failure of the coal train to wait
for orders.
I'imi of a Long btrlke.
Paterson. N. J., March 26.—The
strike or 1,660 silk dyers, which has lasted
over six weeks, ended to-day, aud the
men will resume work Monday. The re
sult is a complete victory for the manu
facturers. in the new schedule which
was presented as the ultimatum of tne
bosses tuo strikers oblulu no concessions,
and the Knights of Labor are unrecog
nized. _______________
Oranges from California.
New York, March 26.—A carload of
CulHornia goldou seedless oranges, from
the Los Augules orange orchards, arrived
to-day. There are between 60,000 and
70,000 orauges on board, which came
through by express iu ten days. This is
iu advance of several oars now on the
way, brluging, it ia promised, 2,000,000
oranges.
New Orleans’ Cotton Troubles.
New Orleans, March 26.—The trouble
between the new and old Cotton Coun
cils, labor organizations oomposed of men
who handle cotton as yardmen.longshore
iu n, clatters, weighers, teamsters,
•crewmen, etc., continues, and the cot
ton piessbs remain Idls, oheoking the
movement ot cotton
' ROWING ON THE THAMES
OXFOlili’rl RKOK.EN OA.lt GIVE*
V \ nilt!;l)GK VICTORY.
Betting Nearly Two toOns in favor A
the Winners Before the Start—Cwnll
bridge Only a Length and a Hall
Ahead When Oxford's Mishap 0/d|
curred—The finish Certain to
Been Close. ™
London, March 25.—'The annual boat
race between Mae crews ol Oxford aus
Cambridge Universities took place to*
day over the usual course on the Thames
from l’utnoy to Mortlake, and was won
by tho Cambridge crew. The wind w,i
iresh und tho water lumpy. Betting jut 1
beiore the start was 15 to 8 iu favor oi
Cambridge. YYheu the crews launched
their boats just prior to the start the
weather threatened rain. When tuo
signal for the rune was given the Cam
bridge crew at once took the lead, row
ing with a slightly more rapid stroke
than that of their opponents. At the
end of the first mile the Cambridge boat
was half-length ahead, the race having
been stubbornly contested all tft way.
BOTH BPUHT.
The Oxfords then spurted. To tills the
Csmbridge men responded Instantly ami
effectively, so that at Hammersiniib
bridge, nearly two nodes from thesiait
they had increased tneir lead to a whole
boat’s length. Here the Oxford crew
again put a fresh burst to their speed and
drew up toward their opponents but
managed to out down only part ol the loud
against them. At Cbeswick the Oxfords
had improved their rowing so much that
the Cambridge crew, iu their efforts to re
tain their lead, rowed a little wildly and
finally splashed, hut they recovered them
selves quickly ui.d by a supreuit*efl'or£-
niadu up their loss and regained their lead'
of a length, which had been somewha j
curtailed, although tneir boat rolled vl
good deal under iho u nequality of the cf-|
forts of the crew,
A BROKEN OAK.
At Barnes’ bridge, three miles and five
furlongs from the start, the Cambridge
boat was leading by a length aud a half.
Alter pausing iho bridge the Oxford crew
broke an oar that secured the race for the
Cambridge men and they won easily by
three lengths. The raoe was a tins cun*
test as lur as Barnes’ bridge, being
strongly contested every Inch up to this
point. The Oxford crew pulled better to
gether than their opponents did, and it la
agreed on ail bunds Chat the distance lost
before they broke the our was lost by bad
steering entirely. The time of the Cam
bridge orew was 20 minutes and 52 sec
onds. Tho distance was four miles and
two furlongs.
A HUNDRED Ml I* EH APART.
The lUcing Yachts Sighted by ;i
North German tiloyd Steamer,
New Yokk, March 26.—Capt. Ricnter,
of the Norm German Lloyd steamship
Saale, which came in here this morning,
reports that he passed the racing schoon
ers Coronet and Dauntless about lull
miles apart on Monday last. Tne first
was seen at 11 o’clock in the morning,
and was in latitude 46 (legs. 0 mins., and
longitude 34 degs. 4|) mins. The second
was seen at 4:30 o’clock in the afternoon
in latitude 45 degs. 33 mins., and longitude
86 degs. 62 mins. They were too far away
to be distinguished from each other, ex
cept that Capt. Kiabter thinks that the
first was the largest boat. The wind was
lair for the course they were lying, and
had freshened so much when the second
boat was passed that she was going under
a reefed mainsail only.
AGAIN REPORTED.
London, March 27, 2a. m. The Cu
nard line sieemer Pavonia, from Boston
March 17 for Liverpool, nag arrived at
Queenstown. She reports that she passed
the Coronet on March 20, at 2 o’clock in
the morning, in lutitude 44:26 and longi
tude 64:10. The Coronet showed her red
signal. The wind was from tie
soutbeat and moderate, .
Racing at the Crescent City.
New Orleans, March 26.—T0-day’s
events were as follows;
First Hack—Five and one-half furlongs.
Keuick won, w itli Miss Daly second and Fred
Davis third. Time I:OHL,.
Second Race—Five-eighths of a mile. John
Henry woo, with 'Twilight second aud Wild
Kansas third. Time 1:01%.
Thibd Back—Seven-eighths of a mile. Pa;
Sheedy won, with Our Friend second and
Cathcart third. Time
RACING IN ENGLAND.
London, March 26.—The race for the
Liverpool spring cup to-day was won by
Givendale, with Hungarian second, and
I’izarro third. The distance whs one and
three-eighths miles. Hungarian was
favorite. The champion steeplechase was!
won by Game Cock, with Chancellor sec-*
ond, and isweetness third.
lALL.VUABSEK TOPICS.
Capture of a Murderer—Ex-Sonato 1
Jones’ Son Ifeturns.
Tallahassee, Fla., Maroh 26.
escaped murderer, Alexander Jones, Jr.J
who shot to death another negro in this
county last January, and for whose ar
rest a reward was offered by Gov. Perry,
was captured a few days since in Decatur
county, <ia., by Sheriff Hurst, ol Thomas
county, Ga., and delivered to the Sheriff
of this county, who now has him in oloso
confinement.
Mr. C. W. Jones, Jr., son of the ex.
Senator from Florida, passed through this*
city en route to bis home in Pensacola a
few days ago. He came direct from
Washington, aud his appearance in this
citv gave ourreacy to the report that thn
ex-Senator will come here from nis re
treat In Detroit upon the assembling of the
Legislature next month aud sqek a re
election. Such a course would, however,
be folly since tbe election of anew man
is now assured, and ibe ouly contest is
who shall be that new man. Perry, iilox
ham, Henderson and otners have strong
tactions aud the race will be close and
spirited.
Neiitono il for an Attempt to Ilape
Green Gove Springs, Fla., Maroh 26.
—The Clay County Circuit Court has just
adjourned. Frank Thomas, a mulatto,
lormerly a section hand on the Western
railroad ol Florida, was found guilty of
au attempt to commit a rape upon it
voung English lady who has only resided
here a few months. The attempt was aj
deliberate and atrocious one, and it is*
quite probable that bad toe lady’s circle
of acquaiutauce been larger sbe would
have ben spared tbe recital of her wrongs
in open court. The prisoner was given a
life sentence at hard labor in the Slate
prison.
Deal It of a < 'lerjjy man.
Winchester, VA.,Maroh2B.—Rev. W.
L. Lynch, ol the iialilmore conference of
tbe Methodist Kuiscopat Church South
died this morning at Berryvtlle of gaul
greue, caused by obstruction of a blood
vessel. Too remains will be taken to
Mount Crawford for Interment.
Charleston’ll Postmaster Dead.
CHARLESTON, 8. C., March 26 Poet
master Huger died this morning, fie was
appointed by President Cleveland. Al
ready there are tour or five oaudiuates for
the office in tbe field.
HORirOKII's A oil) PROHPHATE
Strength’ ns tils Intellect.
Dr. D. P. McClure, RtutoukW., saysi
”1 dnd It very beneficial tho
Intellect.”
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