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Colttmlme VOL. XIX. COLUMBUS, GEORGIA. THURSDAY MORNING, APRIL 19, 1877. NO. 93 LOUISIANA. PACKARD THINKS COMMISSION’S PLAN GOOD FOR THE DEMOCRATS! If He Decline* Support of Bayo net* will be Withdrawn. Paokard lt«e Gauoui and Rajaot Plan •f the Oommlttlon. HEATED DISCUSSION BY WARMOUTH. Hays* and Hit Commission Given Fits. Beaelatlea, I. asuut By Packard *• the Lad-Aa Interviewer at the Him lelate Oatllaea a Bee. ■ape to Bis Framdaleacr—Tw* - Mere Ualned hr Nlchelle-Pack. ardltea te €>* Ahead Regardless *( CeattaUtlea—Radical Impres- elea fa Waahlafftea. PAOKABD THINK. THE PROPOSED PUN GOOD FOB THB DBHOOBAT*. Nxw Orleans, April 18.—The Nicbolls Legislators adopted the programme for reorganising the Legislators on the faoe of the original return.. Thie was rob- milted to Paokard b; the Oommiaaionera. Paokard thonght it wu an . admirable plan for the Democrat*. He waa unwil ling to oommit himself, and tumble to commit bis party to the programme, and the Oommietion itself was not prepared te prononnoa in its favor. commission hiking ho progress. The fooling hernia that the Commission la making little progress. The Adminis tration aooms disposed to allow the Com mission to And in ita own way and to ac cord it reasonable time, bnt it ia settled In ita polioy of withdrawing moral and physioal support from the entire govern ment. THB CONTEMPLATED BBST7LT. Should Paekerd refuse to make terms, those familiar with the executive mind are moat positive in thoir aasuranoe that the President will allow the government of the State to remain in Nioholls' hands. It will require mean* whioh the President will not use to plaoe Paekerd ia power. PAOKABD CAUCUS SESOLfE TO SUPPOBT PAOKABD. Hew Obleane, April 18.—At e joint oaucus of tha members of the Paokard House and Senate, eighty-three members ware present. On motion of ex-Qov. Warmqpth they nnanimonsly rejeoted the proposition of the Democrats and resolv ed to stand by Gov. Paokard to the last. BADICAL GEN. MAOMILLEN 'ADMITS THE PAOKABD CAUSE II HOPELESS AS TBOOPS ABB TO BE WITHDRAWN. Hew Obleabs, April 17.—Both Houses of the Paokard Legislature met in joint oanens at 11 o’elook. There were eighty, three members present, including Wash ington and Brooks, tha two oolored mam. ben neently noting with tha Hioholls House. Gen. MeMUlan, on the part of tha Exeontive Committee, laid before the oanens an offloial copy of the resolutions passed by the Hioholls Legislature yesterday, and whioh were received by him from the Commission. He called attention to the long struggle the mem- ben had undergone in thoir efforts to os. tabliah and maintain the legal 8tate Gov ernment, and said he deplored the neoes- aity for admitting that thoir efforts had failed. He regretted that repeated appli cations to tha President for aid had heed insolently ignored. The anufanoee of memben of the Commission, authorita tively, if not offioially given, that the President wonld not reooguize either gov ernment, and would oertainly withdraw the troops, brought them faoe to faoe with the inevitable. Without the support of tho General Government their oaae waa hopeless. Under these oiroumatenoes, what-did sound policy demand ? Clearly to look tha inevitable in the face and make the moat they oould ont of the situation for those whose representatives they were, and in the interest of those who have ■aorifloed much to aid in maintaining tha struggle. In reply to a question, Gen. HoMillen said, tha document had no endorsement from the Oommietion, favorable or other wise, bnt it had been handed to him by the Commission, and at thoir anggestion ha had subsequently invited members of the Legislature to meet the Commission end dismiss the matter. EH IBTEBVIBWBB OP THB COMMISSION— MESSAGE TO HATES. Mi. W. H. Deukgtave, of Madtion, said ha waa one of the members sent for by tha Commission, and ha wonld refer, m aoourately as bo oould remember, to what took plaeo at that interview. The Commission said that they had been here now two weeks as agents of tha President, trying to see if some plan of adjustment oould not bo adopted. As Bepnblioam, the Commission said ttey deeply sympa thised with ns in our struggles and saori- floes, but alter two weeks’ labor, wa have oomo to tha oonolusion (one of tho Com mission here interlaoed the words ‘‘not as n Commission, but as individuals",) that the terms offend in the proposition whioh has boon handed by ona of os to tha ohairman of yonr oommittae an tha bast we oan gat for yon, and for the sake of the Bapublioan party and for the sake of the pesos of tho State, it woo best we should aooept them. Hilo woo endorsed by oil the members present, except Mr. MeVeigh. Governor Brown was not present. I for one waa surprised and indignant at the proposition made to na to thus sacri fice the duty of principle, honor and ev erything. I laid to Gan, Harlan: Do yon apeak as a Commissioner? He said: I do note I than said: I deny yonr right as a oiti- xsn of Kantnoky to oomo hen and dictate to me, a member of tha Legislature of Louisiana, what I shall do. I asked one of tha members of the Commission if he were a member of tho Legislature, aa I was, and believed Gov. Paokard honestly elected, whether he would aooept these terms, and after some hesitation he replied “Ho.” This in my opinion is not a question of compromise. It is a question of law ; a question of right, and I trust every mem ber of this oaucus will agree with me to stand firm, and not let President Hayes slip through the loophole whioh this Com mission is trying to prepare for him. I believe the time baa come whan wa oan say to President Hayes :— Yon were .looted by the votes of the Bepnblioans of Louisiana, sealed by the blood of hundreds of faithful men, and now forgetful of that, and forgetfnl even of the obliga tion of yonr high offioa, yon are trying to oarry ont a bargain, made by yonr advis ers, who oame hero with nothing bnt hon eyed words on their lips, and nothing bnt promises of nnmatohless fidelity, while the Betnrning Board waa canvassing the votes. You are trying to oarry ont that bargain by saying whilst yon had the matter under consideration, the Bepnbli- cana of Lonlsitna gave np the fight. Yon shtll not whip tha devil round tho stomp in that manner.” AN EXCITED DISCUSSION followed, in the conns of whioh it was stated that one member of tha Commis sion had asserted that if these proposi tions were not adopted the troops would be removed in less than a fortnight, and another Commissioner said within a weak. GOV. WABMOUTH made a long speech urging in defense of President Hayes, that when he oame into office be fonnd Governor Packard labelled aoross the back with a telegnphio dis patch from the outgoing President that the troops were not to be need for tha support of his government. He eulogised the patient enduranoe and determination exhibited by Governor Paokard in defense of bis rights. He oonotuded as follows : II the members of this body have the manhood, and personal and party integri ty enough to stand together, never to leave their piaoa and go over to the enemy —none of them — the right thing, high toned thing, honorable thing to do is to send baek’this doonment to the Commission endorsed: “Tha within propositions submitted by the Commission are respectfully deolined bnt if there are a lot of scurvy msn in this body who, after tho majority has made the determi nation to stand by Governor Packard, to the end of the oontest, will, for a paltry snm, take their hats and sneak by the doom into Ur. Hioholle’ Legislature, why in God’s name, let ns know it before hand. If yon had determined that yon will not compromise at all, let us say so in plain terms, and stand together till the issue oomes. If each man will sign his name and pledge hie word of honor to atand by this Government nntil honora bly discharged by tha Governor of this State, we will have no difficulty in wait ing and putting the integrity of the Pres ident of the United States to tha teat, and then whatever happens, we shall, at least, have so sated aa to save onr self-respeot, even if we do not have seats in anybody's Legislators. RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED. The following resolutions, offered by Gov. Warmontb, were then adopted, and tha oanens adjourned: Beaolved, That wa have received the proposition of adjustment, forwarded to ns by the honorable gents of tha Presi dent's Commission,and having oonaidersd it carefully, feel obliged to decline to aooept its tetms. If our Legislature, or ganised with a quorum in both houses of members returned elected by the lieturn ing Board, as required by Itw, be illegal, aa ie assumed by this proposition, and if it be trne that the Legislature should be constituted of persons prima Jaeie elected by the retains of the' Commission ers of Eleotions, we still fail to see by what right an exooption ii made in this proposal in favor of three persons from the Seventh Ward of Hew Orleans, who, by these prima faeie statements, were re turned defeated. Beaolved, That we disavow any pur pose to trade questions at issue between the two State governments, and will con sent to no trade whatever. If we are to have a Legislature, organised on the principle that persona elected at tba bal lot box should constitute %aoh house, prima Jaeie, we know nothing whioh gives our Democratic brethren the right to make an exception to that principle, al though it may ohange tba power of the respeotive parties and give the Demo cratic party a majority, whioh tbey wonld not otherwiae have. Beeoved, That these resolutions be for warded to the honorable members of the President’ Commission. LEAVING PAOKABD FOB KICHOLLI—OTHKBS WENT TO SKI THB BOX*. Haw Oblxans, April 18.—Git, oolored, holding over Senator, heretofore acting with tha Paokard Senate, and Henry Boby, Betnrning Board member of the Paokard House, were to-day stated in the Hiobolli Legislature. Brooke, ooL, who waa seated in the Hioholls House a few days ago and who waa reported present at tha oaucus at tha St. Louis Hotel this morn ing, made a personal explanation in tba Hieholla House this afternoon, saying he only want down there to see tho boys; that he did not answer to the roll, or take any part in the proceedings. By request, Osin Sartain made a similar explanation for George Washington, saying Washing ton wonld be in his seat to-morrow. PACKARD IT KS TO DISREGARD THE COMMIS SION. Washington, April 18.—As viewed from hero, the proceedings in joint-session of tha Paokard Legislature will malt in a compromise, outside of tho Commission- Those entitled to eeata, or claiming them in the Nioholls Legislature, will pre sent themselves and make the best terms tbey oan without interference from the Commission. Pickard’s people seem dis posed, as their friends here represent, to take seif-government by the horns and leave the Commission to mind their own business, whatever that may be. SOUTH CAROLINA. DOORS OP STATE HOUSE OFFICIALS SEALED. Columbia, April 18.—Secretary Man- ing, under instructions from Gov. Hamp ton at 8 o’clock this morning sealed the office doors of all the State offioiels. Four oonstables are on duty there. Ho de mand as yet has been made by the Re publican offloiala for tha oeenpanoy of their offices. They seem willing to wait the deoision of the Supreme Court in per feet quiet. hamfton's ovation at charleston—col ored regiment. Special te Enquirer-Sun.] Charleston, April 18. —Tha reoeption of Gov. Hampton, who visited Charleston to-day for the first time einoe November, ass a grand ovation, in whioh the whole oommnnity, irrespective of politios end class distinction, united. Hampton rode at the head of tba oolumn through the Btreets, whioh were gaily decorated with bunting and thronged with thousands, who cheered him wildly as he passed. Daring a publio reoeption held by the Governor in the forenoon,representatives of the regiment of oolored militia pre sented him with a memorial asking him to leave their organisation intact, and to commission field offloers of their own se lection. The Governor replied, assuring them that the oolored regiment should in all respeota stand upon precisely the same footing aa the white regiment. The col ored people are mnoh pleased at the tone of the Governor’s remarks. WASHINGTON. LOUISIANA COMMISSION HOPEFUL. SHERMAN OPPOSES EXTRA SESSION. F. 0. Humphreys divas a Fraud- ulant Bond. How His Fraudulency Gets Rid of Fred Douglass at Master of Ceremonies. Awtr-Rellnm nail Claims—ElRht Hssr I.ew Declalea—I'resecu- Slon or BsSeMa-lanored Ap pointment at Mobile, Ac. THB IBDIANB. OTXB 2,000 HOSTILE! BCBRENDFUED IN SIX WEEKS. New Yobk, April 18.—A lied Cloud Agency dispatch of April 17, says five hundred Cheyennes nnder Chiefs Stand ing Elk and Dull Knife, now within forty miles of here, are coming in to surrender. This cats off one of Crazy Horse’s most important allies, and makes over 2,000 hostile Indians who have given themselves up at Bod Cloud and Spotted Tail Agen ciea within the past six weeks. At Spotted Tail Agenoy, yesterday, the esrbines taken at the Caster masssore were surrendered by Boman Nose’s band. Daring the eonneil this morning be said it was his proportion of arms captured. The Indians said tbey were tired of mak ing war, and only desired to be allowed to live here as Spotted Tail’s people live. Spotted Tail, himself, made an eloquent eppeel for them, and for bis own people, desiring General Crook to ask the Great Father to provide sohoola and farming implements for them, and not to move them ont of this country. Sinoe the mili tary authorities took charge of the Agency be said his people looked fet, and their hearts were good toward the white meD. He desires that this management may be ooutinned, and that Catholie teachers be sent to teaoh their children. CRAZY HORSE TO SUBBENDEB 2,000. Special la Enquirer-Sun.] Camp Bobinson, Neb., April 17.—Hu mors from Crazy Horse report that chief moving toward, this sgeney with about 2,000 people, with the intention of sur rendering. He is expeoted in about ten days. The surrender of this band will leave the eonntry oleer of hostile Indiana, with the exeeption of Bitting Bnll'a band and some few stragglers from the bands (bat have some into these agencies. MONTGOMERY. ALABAMA. firemen's parade—postal committee bn ROUTE TO COLUMBUS. Special to Enquirer-Sun. ] Montgomery, April 18—The Montgom- ry firemen held their regular parade to day, whioh was grand. They made an elegant display. There were several of the Columbus firemen here, who witness ed the procession, and tbey ssy that Co lumbus will have to do e great deal better, or the will be left far behind Montgomery. There were three brass bands playing— one from Union Springs, and two of this oity. The streets were thronged with besntifnl ladies. F. POSTAL COMMITTEE. Special to Enquirer-Sun.] Montgomery, April 18, 1877. The United Steles Postal Committee will arrive in Columbus about 4:30 p. m. on Thursday (to-day), and wonld like to have a meeting of citizens oalled to urge fast through mails, if they are desired by Columbus. Arrange for snoh a meeliug either before or after Thursday evening. A. [The meeting ia oalled to-night—8j o’olook in the City Light Guards' armory —Night Ed.] Two Lives Lost. Special la Enquirer-Sun. Hew Yore, April 18.—The German bark Liabe, ia ashore on Shelter Island beaoh. Two lives lost. O. BUMPEBEYS' BOND FAULTY AND PER HAPS FRAUDULENT. Washington, April 18.—It is asserted that the bond of F. 0. Humphreys,as Col lector of Customs at Pensaoola, Fla., is faulty, and may be fraudulent. There is some dqnbt whether Mr. Humphreys will be allowed to make a new one. BOUTH CAROLINA OFFICER AND RtCORDS UN DER SEAL. Advioes from Columbia are to the effeot that the ofllees and reoords, the ouatody of whioh depend upon legal proceedings, will be plaoed nnder eeal nntil a decision is reaehed. SHERMAN OPPOSES EXTRA SESSION OF OON- GBES8. In the Cabinet yesterday Secretary Sherman opposed the recommendation of a determination to oonvene Congress in extra session on Jane 4th, and the aubjeot seems to have been informally dropped. The proclamation may issne any day. LOUISIANA COMMISSION HOPEFUL. The very latest from New Orleans says the Commission, it may be stated, are very hopeful that an agreement may be maae by the two parties. HAYES OETS BID OF FRED DOUGLASS. Until Mr. Lincoln came into offioe, the Commissioner of Pnbiio Buildings sated as Master of Ceremonies at the White House. Mr. Lincoln confined these func tions to the Marshal of the Diatriot, bnt Mr. Hayes hss restored them to the Com missioner, who ia now Col. Casey, of the regular army. OXNZRAL 8UPEBINTBNDENT. New York, April 18.—Col. Chambers, of East Tennessee, hss baeu appointed General Superintendent of Postal Stamp Printing, vioe Col. G. G. Pride. STEAMSHIP POWBATTAN. A Port Boyal dispatch says the United States Steamship Powhattan, whioh has jUBt reaehed there from New York, was terribly shaken by a tremendous gale, which she enoountored, and was a good deal damaged. The lost steamer named Adsm Berburg on the lfith instant, the Powhattan saw was the light ship north of Frying Pan ahoals, near Charleston, and making her way back to her station under Bail. She was torn sway and blown off in the recent hurricane. She needed no assistance. REGARDING ANTE BELLUM MAIL OASES. Washington, April 18.—The Sixth Au ditor, McGrow, to-day began sending ont a circular to claimants for compensation for ante bellum mail services, incorpo rating the olause of the snndry oivii ap propriation bill appropriating $373,000 for the purpose named, the construction plaoed on it by the Solioitor and Secreta ry of the Treasury, and the rales gov erning the filing of claims. The snm appropriated is insufficient to pay all these olaims. The Auditor estimates that at least $000,000 will be reqnired. No money oan be paid nntil the olaims are reoeived and adjusted. SUPREME COURT ON EIGHT HOURS. The Supreme Court having deoidod that the law declaring eight hoars a day's work for Government workmen is merely s direetion by the Government to its agents, and not a contract with laborers, the Secretary of the Treasury jjwill issne an order Snnonnoing this decision and direoting ita officers not to pay, hereafter, ten hours’ wages for eight hours’ labor. The order given by President Grant, that eight hours shall constitute a day's work for all Government workmen, will bo re voked, and no additional pay will be al lowed those who work longer than eight hoars. LABOBERS CALL ON HAYES. A delegation of Government laborers oalled on the President to-day to protest against being compelled to work ten hours. The President reoeived the Bussian Grand Dake to-day. The visit lasted half an hoar. There were no set epeeob- es. , PROSECUTION OF ROBESON. The proseention of ex-Secretary Bobe- son for alleged misappropriation of the funds of 'he Navy Department, will be a leadng feature of Democratic polioy in the forthcoming session of Congress. BUMOnED APPOINTMENT AT MOBILE. Special to Enquirer-Sun. Washington, April 18.—It is stated somewhat looaely that Judge John A. Wilson, of Clarke connty,will be appoint ed Oolleotor of Customs at Mobile, with W. V. Turner, colored, of Elmore, as Deputy. Judge Wilson left for home to night. He is not the author of the state ment that he has secursd the pleoe. appointment. Daniel Hall, of New Hampshire, naval offloer. not to bk sounded. Tha steam fog whistle at Southwest Peas light station, Miss., it not to be sounded until further notioe. btbicken with paralysis. Special to Enquirer-Sun.] Washington, April 18.—The Secretary of State has information that Hon. O. D. Morrill, Minister resident at Brussels was strioken with paralysis whioh will prob ably not prove fatal. MAIL FOR BAHAMAS. Owing to the loss of the Leo, the pro gramme for the Bahama mails is changed. The steamer Cleopatra will sail from Sa vannah on the 2<>th with mails. ANTE BELLUM OLAIMS. After all olaims of ante bellum mail con tractors have been audited and allowed, the $373,000 will be divided pro rata, leav ing the balsnoe to be settled by future leg islation. ■GW I ORK. FAILURES—THE TWEED CONFESSION. New York, April 18.—The failure of B. A. Hill and B. W. Martin,gold brokers, were announced iu the Gold Exohange this morning. Their liabilities are $50,- 000 to $73,000. The statements purporting to be a ayn- opsis of the oonfession of Wm. M. Tweed still form the ohiof aubjeot of conversa tion among looal politicians, and also ex cite interest among all classes. Nearly every person named in the alleged abBtrsot of the oonfession has already denied the trnth of the assertion respecting himself. •asa,ooo Fire. Special to tha Enquirer-Sun.] New York, April 18.—Tba flro at 321 East 22d street, involving a loss of a quarter of a million, originated in the drying room of tho fan faotory, from whioh fifty girle esoapod with loss of wrappings. AMEI1CAX SECURITIES! ABROAD. THEY WILL FIRST DECLINE, THEN GO UP - WARD. Nrw York, April 18.—The World!a London speoiel telegraphs that the opin ion is general among the loading Ameri can bankers in London, and several of the most prominent English bankers who deal in Amerioan securities, or are connected with Amerioan aommerce, that the ulti mate effeot of the Eastern complioation mast be favorable to Amerioan seourites. At present everything is down in the maa- kets, and the Germans are now selling Amerioan securities here, but two of the very best authorities in the finanoial world here express to ma their absolute oonfidenee, that the present panio will be of very brief duration, and that the money ear- rent will onoe more tarn decisively to America. For a time these gentlemen expeat lower prioes, but the war must soon compel a more thoughtful considera tion to the whole of finance, and this must lead inevitably to inoreased invest ments in Amerioan securities. EASTERN QUESTION. REPORTED ENGAGEMENT AT NICSIC. Tha Turk* Rushing Preparations. fleer Leaves (er Army Friday, and will Resell IX Meadejr. IUII IN FLANKER. HOW THB BARTH MAY BE DESTROYED AND WHEREIN oun SAFETY LIBS. The ontastrophe in the stellar ayatam— ENGLAND, RACES. London, April 17.—Hedatgo won the New Market handicap; Chntab, 2d; Morn ing Star, 3d. Downs won the T. Y. C. handicap; Feate Ursa, 2d; Play Fair, 3d. FAILURES. Liverpool, April 17.—The liabilities of Lockhart .fc Dempster, whose failure was announced yesterday, are $500,000. Gbolsen, Walter A Co., merchants, failed. Liabilities are small. This firm is well known in Amerios, where it did a large business in cotton and tobacco dur ing aud at the oloae of the wnr. Gladstone's health. The Courier says Mr. Gladstone's health is causing his family anxiety, and medi cal meu advise him to go abroad. steamship company to wind up. Liverpool, April 18.—The Liverpool and Texas Steamship Company, limited, havo determined upon volnntary liquida tion in consequence of the depression in feights, and the unprofitableness of the steam shipping trade. The oompany'a three steamers will be sold, and are ex peoted to realize more than enough to meet all liabitios. •apposed Shipwreck. Newbern, April 18.—It is reported at Hatteras that the oaptain of s three-mast ed schooner, ashore'at Cbiokconocomack, passed the Gulf Stream off Hatteras last Friday in a sinking condition. All hands were on the hurricane deek. Since then the hurrionne deck and other portions of a large vessel have washed ashore, bnt nothing to indicate tho name of tho ves sel. A Gory Dead. Boston, April 17.—Charles Gory, of 403 Washington street, this morning pur chased $0,000 in United States bonds and was followed to bis store by three men, two of whom engaged his attention while the third stole tha bonds from Gory’s coat, which was hanging near by. No eluo to tho thieves aa yet. Weather. Washington, April 18.—Indications— For tho Sonth Atlantic States, increasing cloudiness and rain, southerly to westerly winds, falling barometer and stationary or a slight fall in temperature. Black Grenadines — handsome and cheap—at M. Joseph's. eodtf House Furnishing Linens at eodtf M. Joseph's. In fact, yon can find anything vanted in the Dry Goods line, cbeapor than else where, at M. Joseph's, eodtf 89 Broad street. London Cords, White Piques, Linen Dress Lawns, Figured Muslins, Victoria Lawns, and other Goods too nnmerons to mention, at prices that will insure sales, at U. Joseph's. eodtf TURKEY AND MONTENEGRO—RUSSIAN MU- SAGE TO POWRRS. London, April 18.—The Turkish at tempt to roviotnal Niosio will lead to a resumption of active hostilities bewteon the Turke and Montenegrins. There is bare hope that some stipula tions of the Paris treaty may yet avert war, but Bnasia is disposed to ignore all treatise as snperoeded by the protoool. Gotaohekoff has sent a note, to the Powers by a special messenger, whioh probably will be presented to tho differ ent oapitols Monday. Count Andraasy, Austrian Premier, doe* not see the remotest chance for pesoe, though oertain Cabinet offloorB still hope. TEARS OF ROMANIA. Buohabibt, April 18.—Orders have been prepared with a view to rendering the immediate mobelization of tha Bonmanian army pouible. Mnoh anxiety prevails respeoting the design attributed to the Turks of occupying Bonmanian territory near Kalafat even before the Hussions cross. TURKISH MOVEMENTS. Pbkth, April 18.—The Government hu ordered all tolegraphio diapatohes an nouncing moving of troops to be stopped. Abdel Kerim Pasha, Turkish oomtnander- in-chief, aud Aehmat Egout Pasha ar- rived at Bustohuk on Monday, and wilt leava on Tuesday for Beliatria. Two Knapp guns have reaohed Unatohuk for the Turks. The Bntaian Consulate at Bustohuk, hu beau ordered to prepare to depart. The general staff of the Turkish army hu arrived at Varna, going to Knstehnkand Tultsoha. Two more Turkish iron-olads, making eight altogether, have arrived at the mouth of the Danube. The Montenegrin delegation from Con stantinople are expeoted at Kiaepeneff, where probably they will have interviews with the Czar and Prinoa Gortsohakoff, who, it ia atated, will aooompany tho Czar. TUBE! AND MIRIDITU. Vienna, April 18.—Accounts from Bona tari say the Turks find lass difficulty in penetrating the Miridite oountry than was expeoted. This may be a feint on the part ef the Miriditee to entioe the Turks deeper into the country, but it may also bo that superior armament tolls, tha Talks having good breeeb loaders and tha Miri- dites old muzzle loaders. London, April 18.—A Hauler dispatch from Constantinople uys: The ltussian Ciiarge d’Affairs hu been informed by telegraph that ha will reoeive instructions by oourier. Tha ltussian dispatch boat Agonant left to-day for Odessa. She will probably return on Monday with instruc tions relative to the expected rapture of diplomstio relatione. The staff of tba Huuisn embassy is expeoted to leave next week. Nothing is yet offioially determined in regard to Unaeian subjects who remain here after the outbreak of war. Bussia wishes them plaoed under the protection of the German embaaesy, bat it is be lieved that the Porte will require their expulsion from Turkish territory. BUMOBED FIGHT AT NIOSIO. Special to Enquirer-Sun.] London, April 18.—A Hauler dispatch from Oonatantinople uya the rumor is current that an engagement wu fongbt in the neighborhood of Nicsio. Russia's decision unknown. Great anxiety continues u Russia's de oision is still nnknown. INSPXOTINO FLEETS. Hobast Pasha hu inspected the Blaok Bee fleet end gone to inspect the fleet in the Mediterranean. PREPARATIONS IN BOUMANIA. Heater’s from Bucharest reports the Koumsnien Government hu resolved to concentrate ten thousand men for the pro teotion of the oapital against a sudden at taok of the Turkish irregnlar troops. OZAB WILL BEAOH ABMY MONDAY. A Heater's telegram from Si. Peters burg uys rumors of s ohange in the Min istry st Constantinople, are cantradioted. The Czar and Czarowitoh will leave Ht. Petersburg Friday morning and arrive at Kischaneff Monday night. DECLARATION OF BUSSIA. The Agenee Ituaae states that u the Forte his peremtorily rejeoted the proto ool, that the agreement in virtue of Eng land's declarations is annulled. Bussia, whose bands are thus frsed, will endeavor to accomplish Europe's mission in regard to Turkey. Hosiery for Ladies, Gentlemen and Children—a very large atook—it eodtf M. Joseph’s. Elegant Blaok and Colored Dress Bilks at M. Joseph's. eodtf Good health ia promoted by good food. Good food is obtained by using Kel logg’s Baking Powder. Give it a trial. wedJbsat the conflagration of s star—which < so mnoh commotion In astronomioal ita- oles a few months ago,is made the subject of an artiole in Btlgrneia (March) bjr ltiohard A. Prootor. He uya that this eatutrophe hyipened probably a hundred years ago; the messenger whioh brought the news to us, though travelling at a (ate sufficient to oiroie the earth sight times in the coarse of a second, had travemd millions upon millions of miles before reaching ns last November. If a similar ao- oident happened to onr sun the area tores on that side of the earth turned towards him would he destroyed in an instant, and tits rest very qniokly afterwards. Tha haav- ens wonld be dissolved, and the elements would melt with forvent heat. The ques tion is asked whether the earth is in this danger, and whether warning would be given of the ooming destruction. The answer may be gathered from tha foots mentioned in the artiole. There have beon other solar conflagrations before that whioh was made known last fall. Tha first on reoord—oburved by Hipparohis —occurred 2,000 years ago. It waa seen blazing in full daylight, showing that it was many times brighter than Birina, the blazing dog star. It wu eallsd a new star because it had ever been invisible nntil its conflagration made ita light tempo rarily visible. The next new eter (or stellar conflagration) appeared in the re gion of the heavens between Cepheus and Cassiopeia three times, A. D. 946, 1284, 1572, am[ia expeoted to be seen on fire again before long. Thie star ramained horning sCits lut appearaqea for sixteen months. It appeared larger than Jupiter and brighter tnan Birins. It did not attain this lustre gradually! but shone forth at once in its fall size end brightness as if it had been of instant oreation. Ia 1696 Fabrioius oburved a new star in the neek of the “Whale" constellation, and in September, 1004, a new one wu discov ered in Ophiuohua. In 1870 a new star appeared iu the constellation Oygnns, re maining visible for nearly two yean. In 1848 another wu sun, whioh hu oontinued in existenoe einoe its appamnt oreation. By the aid of tha tale- speotrosoope—an instrument combining the tolcsoope and the speotrosoope—It waa found that the increase in the star’s light rendering the star visible wu doe to the annormal heat of the hydrogen sur rounding that remote son. Bat it oould not be so easily decided whether this hy drogen wu aglow with the beat of tho. star or whether absolute oombuation waa in prooess. In other words, wu it u n red-hot pieoo of iron or like a red-hot ooal ? These star conflagrations, it is be lieved, are oaueed by contact with other heavenly bodies—meteorio flights travel ing on eooeutrio paths,or thou in attend ance of the ootuets. The meteors attendant on a oomet continue to fol low in ita path years after the comet hu disappeared. The tall of the oomet of 1843 must actually hsve graxed our sun. Newton’s oomet nearly approaohed it. At any time we might be visited by a comet mightier than either,travelling on an orbit intersecting the aun’s enrfaoe, followed by flights of inetaorio maaass enormous in size and many in number, whioh, falling upon the enn, would exoito his whole frame to a degree of best far exoeeding what he now emits. We have evidence of the tremendous hut to whioh the sun's surface wonld be exoited in snoh a ease. In 1859 two meteorio innlT-1 oame into oontaet with the sun. The downfall of these two bodies only affected the whole Irame of the earth at tba very time when tha son had thus been disturb ed. Vivid auroru were seen where they' bad nover been seen before, acoompaniea by eleotro-msgnetio disturbances all over the world. Iu many places the telegraph struok the work, the signal men reoeived severe shocks, rad at Boston a flame of fire followed the pen of Bain’s eiootrio telegraph, which writes the message upon chemically prepared paper. This wu the effeot of two meteors. The effect of a oomet bearing in ita flight many millions of metorio masses falling upon the sun—should that take place—oan be undersfbod. Our son aeon from some remote star whence ordinarily ho is invisible, would sbino out u a new sun for a few days, while all things living on our earth, and whatever other mem bers of thegolar system are the abode of life wonld inevitably be destroyed. If a oomet oame out of that part of the con stellation Taurus, arriving in snoh a time as to fall upon the sun in May or June, the light of the ran wonld sot u a veil, aud wo should be instantly destroyed without knowing anything about it. If it fell in November or Deoemlfer, we should see it for weeks, and astronomers wonld lie able to tell ns when it would fall upon the sun. The disturbance upon the sun would bo temporary, but there would be no students of science left to re oord the effects. The chances are largely against snob an aocident. Our sun is one among millions, any one of which would become visible to the eye under snoh an aooident, yet during tbe last 2,000 years less than twenty Ruob catastrophes have boon recorded. Mr. Prootor moreover ansnros us in another way. He uys that in effeot all but one of these conflagra tions havo appeared in the zone of tbe milky way, and that one in a region con nected with the milky way by a well marked stream of stars ; that tbe proceu of development is still going on in that region, but that if there be among tbe eomots traveling in regular attendance upon the sun one whose orbit interaeots tho sun’s globe, it most have struck before the era of man, and that in our solar sys tem we may fairly believe that all oometa of the destructive sort have been elimi nated, and that for many ages still to oome tho sun will continue to discharge bis du ties as lire, light and life of the solar sys tem. Chickens, Eggs and Batter reoeived daily at D. 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