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VOL. XXL
COLUMBUS, GEORGIA, THURSDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 20, 1879.
NO. 44
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WASHINGTON.
mlnniloni mad Canflrmatloaft—<Ha-
rmt DaliMMl on AnorUlfd Press
Mews—Ues«rsl iBarlow Before Pot*
t#r committee — Hot Nprlngs Bill
Omlnl* 1 •” Treasury Wants More
Power—Clearva Award.
NOMINATIONS.
Washington, Feb. 19.—Alfred A.
Tuffto is nominated for receiver of
public moneys at Camden, Arkansas.
CONFIRMATIONS.
The Senate to-day confirmed Wm.
8. MoMillen as postmaster at New
Orleans, and Algenon S. Badger as
collector of customs nt New Orleans.
MURAT HALSTEAD’S OPINION.
special to Bnquircr-Sun.1
Washington, February 10.—At a
meeting of the railroad telegraph
committee to-day, Murat Halstead, of
the Cincinnati Commercial, being
present, noticed an allusion by Mr.
Hubbard to a letter he had written
some years ago,| and said it grew out
of a warfare of the Western papers
with the New York Associated Tress
at that time. The Western papers
then conquered their independence
and now transact ttieir business
through their own organization, hav
ing business relations, however, with
the New York Associated Press.
The Western Union Telegraph Com
pany had treated them with absolute
fairness. The main object of the New
York Associated Press was to
prevent reckless competition among
its own members. The newspaper
business was n private one, and
the Government had no right to med
dle with it at all. The men con
nected with the press hud the same
right as any otuer citizens, and no
more, but they claimed that when
they had built up u system of obtain
ing news, employing agents every
where, they had a right to the news
as property.
POTTER COMMITTEE.
General Barlow, of New York,
testified before the Potter committee
to-day.
HOT SPRINGS INVESTIGATION.
Special to Bnquircr-Sun.]
Washington, February 19.—The
Senatorial committee unpointed to
investigate the causes of the omission
of the Hot Springs section from the
sundry civil bill of the last session,
unite in reporting that it was n cleri
cal error, made by over-worked and
exhausted clerks in the last hours of
tli6 session. The committee com
pletely exonerated Senator Conover
from any connection witli the omis
sion.
TREASURY WANTS.
The Secretary of the Treasury and
Secretary of State had a consultation
to-day on the subject of the necessary
enlargment of the powers of the
Treasury Department bo as to pre
vent the shipment of diseased cattle
from our ports. A 1)111 for the pur
pose indicated will be prepared and
sent to the proper committee of Con
gress immediately.
GENEVA AWA^tD.
Special to Bnquircr-Sun.]
Washington, February 19.—The
more important chunges proposed by
• majority of the Senate committee
on judicuiry, to he made in the Ge
neva award hill are as follows: The
House provisions for the payment of
war premium claims and for allow
ance of interest and the four per cent,
allowed by the former law are wholly
omitted, and so also are extra
allowances for whalers. The re
vised court of commissioners are to
take jurisdiction of the claims
of insurance companies, and give
them precedence in the distribution
of the remaining bulunce of the Ge
neva award. The other claims pro
vided for hid by the majority of the
committee are to form a “second
class,” anil are to consist of claims
directly resulting from damage done
by any Confederate crttisers, Includ
ing the so-called "exculpated” cruis
ers on the high seas, and also within
three miles of the shore.
FORTY-FIFTH CONGRESS.
Garfield, of Ohio, said he had not
spoken on the points of order because
he did not regard the question as one Pennon or citi«
that was being considered deliberate
ly. Ordinarily, this was a hall of
deliberation, but now they were call
ed upon merely to register the edlot
of a party caucus, under the rule of
a person who was under orders to
decide that the amendment came in
under the rule.
This remark caused an immediate
explosion of anger, on the Demo
cratic side, and there were calls to
order, and a demand that the obnox
ious sentence be reduced to writing,
and read at the Clerk’s desk, but the
chairman (Blackburn, of Kentucky,)
expressed a wish that no point of
order should he made, but that he
(Blackburn) should he permitted to
respond, and that wish was acceded
to.
Garfield proceeded with his speech
exhibiting in the delivery much feel
ing and determination. He said the
chair will perfectly understand that
I meant no reflection on him person
ally. [Derisive laughteron the Dem
ocratic side.] What I mean to say
is that where a party caucus resolves
against the will of its own minority
that its whole party must act as one
man here without regard to its oppo
nents within its own party, then it
ceases to he free deliberation, and it
becomes dictation from outside, and
not deliberation of statesmen.
Mr. Blackburn having left the
ehalr and come on the floor, and
readi ng the objectionable extract from
Garfield's speech asked the latter If.he
still stood by tliut.
Garfield replied that the extract
did not show his full meuuing. That
all he said or meant to say was that
the Democratic side of the House,
including the chairman, was acting
under the moral duress of caucus
dictation, and that In saying so lie
meant nothing personal.
Blackburn then said that he ac
cepted the explanation fully and un
grudgingly. He denied, however,
that he was acting under any instruc
tions from the caucus, and stated that
he had never seen or heard read the
amendments until they were pre
sented in the committee, and that no
member was hound by the action of
the caucus.
There was a good deal of excite
ment throughout the discussion, und
Blackburn was frequently applauded
on tlie Democratic side as Garfield
had been on the Republican side.
Before the actual opening of the
filibustering proceedings, which ap-
peur now to be inevitable, the com
mittee rose without actiou on the
amendment, and the House ad
journed.
■SENATE.
The Hcnate passed the House hill
to tlx the pay of letter carriers, and
the Senate hill to incorporate the
United States railway mail "service,
which is material benefit to the asso
ciation. The Senate renewed the
consideration of the postotllce appro
priation hill,
When the Brazillian mail steam
ship subsidy amendment was reached
a point of order was made that it was
not germane to the bill, hut the Sen
ate decided it was in order, and con
siderable discussion ensued, pending
which the Senate adjourned.
to British Corn
ier.
Washington, February 19.—Ma
jor Morris, special agent of the Treas
ury", who has recently returned from
Alaskn received a telegram yesterday
from Surgeon Miner of the Marine
Hospital service at Puget Sound,
stating that the commander of the
British gunboat Osprey would take
his vessel from Van Conver Island to
Sitka if the American consul would
request it. The latter declined to
take the responsibility. Major Morris
then telegraphed to the consul for
particulars and has received the fol
lowing reply :
Victoria, B. C., Feb. 18.
Citizens of Sitka supplicated the
commander of her Majesty’s ship
Osprey for protection from tue Indi
ans, representing tliut without imme
diate protection fears of an Indis
criminate massacre were entertained.
The commander signified his readi
ness to go on an official request If in
structed that the situation was urgent.
No objection was made, nor was pro
tection asked as necessary and so in
formed tlie commander. The Osprey
left for Sitka to-day at noon.
[Signed] Ai-len Francis,
U. S. Consul.
In response to Collector Ball’s ap
peal for aid, Secretary Sherman has
telegraphed to the collector of cus
toms at Port Townsend, W. T., to
direct Capt. Seldin to proceed to
Sitka us soon as practicable in Ills
vessel, the revenue steamer Oliver
Walcott, and preserve the peace.
ENGLAND.
The Strike—The XMlm.
London, February 19.—The large
engineering firm of West, Wood &
Bailey, at Blackwell, have opened
their works to the old hands at re
duced wages. Home other masters
are expected to follow suit in u day
or two, though a few are endeavoring
to obtain hands from tlie provinces.
The strike committee, however, are
confident they can persuade any im
ported hands to return to their homes.
IN RELATION TO IRELAND.
Special to Bnqulrer-Bun.]
London, February 19.—Doctor
Butt intends to movo in tlie House
of Commons shortly the following
resolution:
"That In the opinion of the House
it is essential to the interests of Ire
land that the university institutions
of that country should be so arranged
that Irishmen of all religious persua
sions should he able to obtain the
benefit of degrees and tlie advantages
of a university" education, without a
compromise of their religious con
victions, ami that in order to accom
plish this object legislation on tlie
subject is absolutely necessary.”
Zulu Wnr Reinforcement* Lell.
London, February 19.—The third
battalion of the sixteenth rifles left
Calchester this morning for the Capo
of Good Hope. Tlie streets were dec
orated with flags, evergreens and
mottoes. The corporation presented
NEW YORK.
The Crowning Point of Jay Would**
Operation* — He hell* 97,000,000 of
I'nlon Pacific to u hyndlcato***Kx>
rltcment In the htreet.
New York, February 17.—Wall
street lias not been so excited for a
long time ns it. was to-day, by tlie rise
of Union Pacific. That stock, which
in tlie last few weeks has ruled be
tween 08 and 09, opened this morning
at 09| and suddenly jumped to 78. It
then fell to 75}, and again advanced
to 77}. The street was puzzled by
these extraordinary fluctuations, anil
every Conn of rumor was current.
Itsoon, however, seemed to ho settled,
ns if by an authoritative statement,
that Jay Gould had effected arrange
ments by which the control of the
Union Pacific Railroad passes into
the hands of a syndicate composed of
some of the strongest gentlemen in
Wall street. The names of these
were variously reported, hut it was
generally belieyed the syndicate In
cludes Russell Sage, .las. M. Keene,
Addison Cammuck, C.G. Osborne, 1).
P. Morgan, W. H. Scott and Frank
Worth. It was also rumored that
tlie Board of Directors Is to lie
changed, some saying Jay" Gould is
to go out, and that tlie representatives
of tlie new buyers are to go into the
Board. As otic of tlie conditions of
the transaction, it was said witli some
emphasis, that Gould will retire from
direction on March 1st, and that two
gentlemen of acknowledged ability
, - ged
an address to the troops wherein hope and character will tie added to the
was expressed that they would re- Board. Gould, according to the bet-
IIOVBE.
Washington, February 19.—The
House is in committee of tlie whole
on the legislative appropriation hill
A point of order made last night
against ttic amendment offered by
Herbert,of Alahanm, repealing jurors’
test oath, and regulating tlie mode of
drawing and pay of jurors, was dis
cussed at some length and was over
ruled by, the chairman, Blackburn
of Kentucky, deciding that it was in
order.
The committee of tlie whole agreed
by 107 to 85 to the amendment offe
ed by Herbert, of Alabama, to the
legislative appropriation bill, fixing
the pay and regulating the manner
of selecting jurors and repealing ju
rors’ test oath.
The question then urosc upon an
amendment offered by Southard, re
pealing tlie sections which authorize
tbeappnlntment of supervisors of elec
tion. A long and interesting debate
followed.
Hale, of Maine, ami Garfield, both
speaking for tlie Republican party in
tne House, declared they would use
every parliamentary device to defeat
the proposed amendment. The dis
cussion was of an excited character,
und members on both sides earnestly"
declared their purpose to stand firm
in tlieir views either for or against'
the measure. Tlie proposed amend
ment was pending when the House
adjourned, ntid ns the Democrats ii *
sist upon its adoption, tlie indications
are that the hill will fail. Thls-will
necessitate an extra session.
During the debate Wood, of New
York, recited the history of the laws
■which were proposed to he repealed.
They were hut a portion of a series of
laws passed 111 order to keep the
Southern Btates as stipendiaries of tlie
Republican party, and that they had
been intended for the South, but it
was aow applied to the North.
The gentleman from Maine (Frye)
assumed to speak for his party, when
he said that he would resist by every
means in his power the repeal of
thoHc laws. He (Wood) could not
speak for his party, hut he could speak
for one man, when he said
that he did not cure what became of
the appropriation hills. He believed
that It was a higher question than
that of appropriating money". Ho
VIRGINIA.
LfiltUlIrr Action—Nulls Against Ball-
road ('ompanle*.
Richmond, Va., February 19—The
House delegates to-day adopted the
report of the committee on courts of
justice, embracing a resolution declar
ing the State of Virginia not liable
for certificates issued under the acts
of 1871 und 1872 for one-third of the
public debt apportioned to the State of
West Virginia, except ns expressed
on their face, to provide for the pay
ment of such u proportion of the
amount thereof us may he derived
from tlie settlement with West Vir
ginia in regard to the debt as it ex
isted at the time of the dismember
ment of the State. The discussion
of the hill providing for tlie settle
ment of tlie State was begun in tlie
Senate to-day, and tlie House will
take it up to-morrow ns tlie special
order. The indications are that it
will pass in the Senate without much
opposition, hut in tlie House the
fight will be obstinate.
In the United States Circuit Court
to-day, in the suit of Staddy, Duncnn
and Barlow, trustees, vs. the Atlantic,
Mississippi and Ohio Railroad, a pe-
1 tile
tition was filed by a number of
stockholders in the Virginia and
Tennessee Railroad Company asking
leave to bring suit nguinst PorkiiiH
and Fiuck, receivers, in the name of
tlie road. Other petitioners also filed
a bill which- assails tlie validity of
tlie sale of the State’s stock and tlie
claims made by the board of public
works. It implicates as fraudulent
the $15,000,000 mortgage, and asks
that the Virginiaand Tennessee Rail
road Company, be restored to its In
dependence, autonomy and the pos
session of its separate property and
franchises. Judge Hughes ordered
the petition to be tiled, and stated the
day would he fixed to hear tlie argu
ment after consultation with Judge
Rond.
LOUISIANA.
Drnlnl «■ Yellow Fever Reports.
New Orleans, Feb. 19.—Reports
having been recently published of the
existence of yellow fever in New
Orleans, a statement is made that
such reports are untrue, no cases or
deaths from yellow fever having oc
curred there during this year. Tlie
statement is signed by many promi
nent citizens and officers, including
Dr. Samuel Clionpln, President of
the Board of Health, Gov. Nicholls,
Mayor Patton, and Perry Nugent,
President of the cotton exchange.
TENSAS CASES.
New Orleans, February 19.—The
Tensas cases were continued to March
4th, Natchitoches cases set for Febru
ary 24th, and Caddo parish eases for
the 26th. -
Another Vnmlirbllt Mr*nd*l.
New York, February 18.— 1 There
is another social scandal in the Van
derbilt family. This time it is over
the clandestine marriage of Fred
erick, the son of William H., to tlie
divorced wife of Daniel Torrence, a
wealthy resident of Fifth avenue,
appropriating money, ire i Tlie younginun’s father is very angry
could stay in tlie House as ioug as I with him, and refuses to receive the
any gentleman. The Democratic bride, who is a very beautiful blonde
party could resist as long as the Re-I and much Fred s senior. Her ui-
pubfican party, and he would not vorce was procured in Rhode island
consent to vote for a dollar until this to avoid scandal, she acquiring a
amendment should be engrafted on legal residence in that Mate tor me
lUe bill, special purpose.
NEW YORK.
On Trial for nurder>»U**R to Rob a
Railroad.
Special to Knquirer-Sun.)
New York’ February 19.—Spag-
nolu, a Maltese, on trial for the
murder of Martin Drake by stabbing
lilm with a stlleto, was on the stand
ill his own defence In general sessions
to-day. He claimed he was not the
man who committed the deed.
&]>ccial to Enquirer-Sun.']
New York, February 19.—Coduc-
tor John H. McLean, plead guilty in
the general sessions to-cay as being
the leader of a gang of employes of
the New York Elevated Railway,
organized to rob that corporation.
Plea of respectability saved him from
the State prison, and he was sent to
the State reformatory instead.
CoIIIbIou or Nan Frnnrlaco Ferry
Boat*.
Special to Enquirer-Stm.]
San Francisco, February 19. —
About three o’clock this afternoon
tlie ferry steamers Elcapttan and Al
ameda, plying between this city und
Oakland Point, collided in mid pas
sage. A dense fog prevailed, and the
boats were close to each other before"
they could be seen, The how of the
Elieapitan struck the Alameda on
port quarter, shattering her guard
and rail, but doing her no serious
dnmage. The port how of the
Elcapltan was crushed in, and
she filled and sank rapidly.
The greatest terror and contusion
prevailed. Some of the passengers
jumped on board the Alameda, and
.others sprang into the water. In a
few moments the steamers drifted
apart, and lost Hight of each other in
the fog. Tlie Elcapltan sank to the
hurricane deck, and drifted rapidly
towards Nortli Point in a strong ebb
tide. The harbor commissioner’s
tug, Gov. Irwin, which was in the
vicinity, piloted by the cries of pas
sengers and screaming of whistles,
steamed nt once to tlie rescue and
picked up those struggling in the
water. It is believed all the passen
gers were saved.
Rnleor* Railroad.
Wilmington, Del., February 19.
—A special to the Every Evening
says the Eastern Shore Railroad was
sold tliis morning at Princess Anne,
Maryland, to the first mortgage bond
holders for live dollars, subjeat to a
lien of four hundred thousand dol
lars. The sale was in pursuance of a
decree of the Circuit Court of Mary
land issued January 2.
♦ ♦ .
■Inrrl.bura, Pa.. B.-Elcrl. Bepulill-
Harrishurg, Pa., February 19.—
Mayor Patterson, Republican, was
re-e’lected yesterday by over 300 ma
jority, and Treasurer Shelshy by
about 500. Controllersliip is unde
cided. The Democrats elected both
branches of the councils.
cover the colors of the 24th regiment.
Col. Pemberton replied. The troops
marched to tlie railway station ac
companied by four regimental hands.
RUSSIA.
Very Clear to Him* Who riiilei-*taii<l It
London, February 19.—A commu
nication for which "the Grand Duke
Nicholas, of Russia, son of the Grand
Duke Constantine, hns been exiled to
Orenburg, was in pamphlet, and in
favor of speedy construction of the
Orenburg ami Taslikend Railway
by way of Kara Turgull and Sir
Darga River in order to force Eng
land to abandon tier resistance to
Russia’s Eastern jiollcy.
FRANCE.
Paris, February 19.—The ministry
have accepted tlie amnesty Dill as
amended by the court of tlie Cham
ber of Deputies.
There is no foundation for tlie re
port tlint the municipal council has
resigned.
8pecial to Enquirer-Sun.]
London, February 19.—The pro
tectionists in France are very active.
Several deputations of ship owners
und others interviewed M Lepore,
Minister of Agriculture and Com
merce, yesterday, urging nn increase
in taxes in favor of the French flag
and manufacturers. They pointed
out that the constant lowering of
wages in England compelled a reduc
tion in wages of French operatives.
M. Lepere said the minds of the
Government are open to all sides of
this question and Invited a continued
presentation of arguments and evi
dence on tlie subject. A simiiar dep
utation a few days ago interviewed
President Grevy and received a simi
lar answer which excited so much at
tention as to provoke a counter visit
from tlie British ambassador.
Special to the Enquirer-Sun.
London. February 19.—Tlie Daily
Telegraph'n Paris correspondent says
the up|H)iutment of Admiral Patlmu
os Ambassador to London and M.
Teisserene DeBort as Ambassador to
Vienna have been determined upon.
GERMANY.
Petition of Catholic I.Htlle*.
Special to Enquirer-Sun.]
Berlin, Feb. 19.—The Germania
Ultramontane newspaper, alleges
that tlie petition of the Catholic, la
dies of die Rhine provinces to Em
peror Wilhelm, hns resulted in n
postponement under certain condi
tions of the dissolution of the Catho
lic nunnery schools, at Ahreveiler
and Nonnen worth.
ter Informed, was the holder of no,-
009 shares, and of these lie lias sold
100,009 shares at a price not far from
70. As lie begau to purchase the
stock at something below 30, nn idea
can he formed of the great profit
which this transaction has brought
him. It is understood that Gould
has for sometime contemplated re
tiring from active business, and tliut
tliis is the reason for this step. A
gentleman well informed as to Gould’s
affairs stated that the sole of Ins
Union Pacific interest was the great
est operation in the eventful history of
this remarkable operator, and was
probably, to-day, wealthier than ever
before. The purchase, it is claimed,
on the part of tlie Syndicate, would
give them such a hol'd on Gould tliut
they could keep him to his agreement
to work with them in a hull cam
paign, and if ho proves false, they
could throw tlieir Union Pacific on
tlie market and break it down. Even
in Wall street it is seldom that a
single transaction of $7,900,009 is
made, and tlie sale of that amount of
Union Pacific stock following closely
a transaction for $3,000,009, which it
now appears was recently made, at
tracted great attention. The Union
Pacific, although earning dividends
for several years, has, nevertheless,
been dormant, the people being afraid
to touch it because there was such
concentration of stock in single
hands, and because one man could,
at any time lie wished, sell sueli
amount of it as to temporarily over
rule all considerations of value
or speculation. Now that, the
large block in Gould’s hands has been
distributed, tlie stock Is expected to
become active. Men on ’Change de
clare that Gould recently settled his
hear contracts nt the prices demanded
by tlie Dull clique, und in addition
bought other stocks, and in consider
ation of tliis tlie syndicate contracted
to take 100,000 shares Union Pacific
at 00 or 65c., aid tliut a check was,
to-day, handed him for tlio entire
amount. On tlie other hand, it was
asserted that in reality Gould had
only made un arrangement whereby
temporarily, the company should
nominally pass out of Ids control, it
being well known that tliiH course
would lend to a sharp rise in Union
Pacific stock. The last rumor is that
Gould sold sufficient stock to transfer
the control of the road to ISoston
stockholders. Union Pacific first
mortgage sold up to 1101 per cent.,
the highest point ever made in the
market. The Union Pacific Railroad
earnings for fourteen days of Febru
ary show an Increase of $60,000 over
tlie corresponding period last year.
It is estimated that the increase for
the mouth will he $125,000.
Tho A*toul«lili«ir Mfor.r that lie Told to
n IKurkrye Reporter.
From the Cincinnati Commercial.]
The .1 udge Is 11 ahort-wuiHted, broad-
shouldered, red-faeed gentleiiiuu.with
black curling hair, slightly tinged
with gray, and dark, piercing eyes,
that looked like black heads floating
in little pools of hoi*, simmering mut
ton tallow. For many years he lias
been one of tlie shining lights of tlie
Kentucky rural bar, and also one of
tho most expert seven-up players in
the Commonwealth.
“What is your opinion, Judge, of
the recent outrages in Kentucky,
such as have been perpetrated in
Breathitt couuty and other portions
of the State?” asked the reporter.
“Outrages!" exclaimed tlie Judge,
in a tone of indignation ; “there have
been no outrages, sir, in ttyo Com
monwealth that I amawareof. Some
of our people liavo been indulging in
their ordinary amusement of pistol
and rifle practice, and a few casual
ties may have resulted from the sport;
lint I must really say, sir, that I nave
received no Intelligence of outrages.”
“Have there not been a number of
men killed ill family disputes and
other broils in Kentucky recently?”
“Of course there have, mid why
not? Somebody’s got to pay for the
fun. We Kentuckians are not organ
ized like you people, nor have we the
same methods of entertainmont. You
have your /k theutres, your operas, and
your zoological gardens to afford re
laxation toyoureare-burdenednilnds;
but we're lucky it we see a circus
once a year, mid a negro minstrel
troupe lias never been seen hut once
in my judicial district. I was very
much struck with an extremely
philosophical verse tliut was sung by
one of those untutored darkies at tliut
entertainment,"continued the Judge,
“und it impressed me as so eleurly ac
counting for tlie difference in color
between tlie races Unit I made a mem
orandum of it. It ran, 1 think :
"l)o Lord made do miUud man,
Ho made him in do night:
Ho mnde him in a hurry,
An' forgot to mako him white.
But, as I was remarking, our amuse
ments are few, and wo have been
obliged lo refine them down to mi
expert use of firearms, which are
always handy, and for their compre
hension impose no great strain upon
tlie intellect. Oh, we are playful—
we are giddy, perhaps. We love
plenty of out-door exercise, and a lit
tle pistol practice occasionally ; mid if
a man or twoshould fall here or there,
once in a while, you must not think
anything of it. ‘ It's our way, you
know—our way of amusing ourselves ;
but we don’t mean any liurni—wo
don’t indeed.”
Reporter—I have heard, Judge,
that you were present when Judge
Nickerson, of Culitah county, was
killed by Col. Goshlelgb, of Boyd, at
tlie Double Cross Racetrack ?
Judge Pewterbaugh—Yes, I was
there; it was a long time ago. Judge
Nickerson was going up into the
State to commence his circuit, and I
was going up witli him to urge a
claim I had against tlie State for fees.
Guslilelgh was tho State Attorney in
Nickeraon's district, mid happened
to fall in with us ns we were riding
along. We had to cross tho Double
Cross Race-track on our way, and as
there was a race announced, we con
cluded to stop and see it. As we were
sauntering about tlie barnyard of tlie
ning, looking
Ing them. The court demonstrated
the fact that Judge Nickerson was
entirely wrong about tlie ten win
ning; there were no tens in the deck,
the judge having secretly taken them
out while playing tlie Colonel a
friendly game of seven up fora dollar
u gnmo und forgotten all about tho
circumstance when lie bunded tlie
deck to Gaberlunzic. This discovery
opened the Colonel's eyes as to the
cnirse of his repeated failures to se
cure 'game’ against tlie Judge, and
he was so enraged at tlie thought of
having vainly waited so long and so
often to catch a ten in their little
games, that lie shot and killed the
Judge without a moment’s hesitation.
"You don’tsay so!” exclaimed the
horror-stricken reporter. “And what
became of Col. Gashleigh?”
What became of him?” echoed
the Judge, as if surpriesd that such a
question should be asked. “Why, he
never was arrested. A man in Ken
tucky who will ‘snake’ ten spots out
of a seven-up-deck of cards ought to
be killed, and, I may say, generally
Is."
— ♦ . ♦
Nlriag Around tlir Toe.
A young lady ill Manchester, Eng
land, found it impossible to rise early
enough in tlie morning to lie nt tier
music teacher’s in time to say her les
sons, accepted tlie proffered service of
a gentleman friend, who offered a
somewhat novel suggestion to over
come tlie difficulty. He proposed
that she should tie u string to her toe
(presumably tlie great toe) at night
when she went to bed, and hang it
(the string, not tlie toei out of Hie
window. When it was time for her
to get up he, on his way down town,
would stop under her window and
pull the string. This plan was put
into operation with the consent of
the lady’s mother mid tho toephone
was found to work admirably. Like
the course of true love, after n time
it failed to rim smooth. It was
through nn fault of tlie lady tliut
trouble arose. Her toe was always
bound witli tlie cord ready for
the young man to ring it from the
other end, and her dreams were bliss
ful scenes in which she was led to
Hymen’s altar by a string attached
to the identical toe, while Cupids In
numerable, with toes by the hun
dred, llitted through her vision,
shooting with golden arrows at toes
suspended by silken cords. Neither
did tlie young man prove recreant to
his trust. He took pleasure in per
forming his self-imposed duty, and
each morning ttie lady's dreams were
disturbed by a tug at her toe. The
trouble came from another quarter.
The rector of tlie church the young
people attended heard of tlie toe-
phone, and, holding it was an “act
of impropriety,” refused tlie young
man the sacrament. Tlie Bishop of
Liclillcld has been appealed to, lint
ho declines to interfere, mid tlie toe-
phone Inventor is still debarred tlie
sacrament mid tlie young lady's toe
is recovering from its frequent dislo
cations, wTdlo her music toucher daily
scolds her for being late.
;ing at the
•reil there,
Egypt.
Cairo, Feb. 19.— Nubar Pasha,
Egyptian Premier, lias tendered ids
resignation and tlie Khedive lias ac
cepted it.
Malnrle* Reduced In Norik C»rolln*.
Raleigh, N. C,, February 19.—
The Senate to-day reduced tlie sala
ries of State officers as follows: Gov
ernor. $3,000 ; Secretary of State,
$2,000; Auditor, $1,750; Treasurer,
$3,000; Attorney General, $2,000; Su
perior Court Judges, $2,509, and no
additional pay for extra courts.
Dentil of nialioi. fnley.
Chu-aoo, February 19. — Bishop
Faley died a few minutes before four
o’clock this morning. The funeral
services will be held in tliis city on
Friday, alter which, the remains of
the late Bishop will be taken to Bal
timore.
Republican. Win nt Wnlertnnn, H. Y.
Watertown, N. Y., February 19.
—The election of supervisors for
Jefferson county yesterday resulted
in the election of fourteen Republi
cans and thirteen Democrats; a Dem
ocratic majority of two.
Death or n C'onaul.
New Orleans, February 19.—The
steamer Ward brings tlie news of tho
death of Frey, -American consul at
Bay Islands. His funeral on tlie
eleventh at Kuatan was attended by
the Governor and other prominent
officials.
Au*trla.
Special to Enquirer-Sun.]
Vienna, February 19. — Premier
Stremayer, yesterday, declared in the
Austrian Reicjisrath that the Cabi
net had no programme for the future.
Tlie work which was required to he
done was a consideration of tlie
Budget and tlie passage of tlie hills
connected therewith. Ill reference
to Eastern affairs, he said tlie Gov
ernment in taking its stmid on the
treaty of Berlin, would consider it its
duty to-execute fully the task assign
ed it by tlie powers. It would seek
to avoid all constitutional complica
tions and further sacrifices os far as
compatible with tho honor and secu
rity of the monarchy.
Dhldrnd Drilarrtl.
Special to Enquirer-Sun.]
Nkw York, February 10. —The
directors of tlie Chicago and North
western Railway Co. met here to-day
and declared a quarterly dividend of
lj per cent, on preferred stock, and
decided to pay quarterly dividends
on shares hereafter.
RANKIN HOUSE.
€4A.
RKOPE rV £21).
Burned January 3d, and ro-opened
January 6lli on tho corner south of the
original building. This houso will bo
kept up to its well known standard
before the burning. Thankful for tho
liberal patronage bestowed on it before
tho burning by tho traveling and local
public. 1 solicit a continuance of the
same. Every effort will bn made to
merit it. J. Marion Ehtbs,
jan2dtf Proprietor.
CENTR A Ii IIOTK/-.
II fond Htreet, - - Coin mb tin, Ua
First-class in all its appointments.
Ollico and Dining Room on first floor.
ELECTRIC HELLS IN EVERY ROOM!
Rates Reasonable; Tables furnished
witli best tho markets afford. This
Hotel is centrally located, with the best
accommodations in tho city.
J W RYAN,
doc24 tf Proprietor.
l.ocatctl.
I am now located on tho west side of
Iiroail street, at Thomas <fc Prescott’s
old stand and next door below Blanch-
ard it Hill’s, f am now prepard to ac
commodate all who want cheap Goods.
I will bo pleased to have all of my old
customers and as many now ones as
possible, to give me a call boforco buy
ing. I am determined to soil goods at
reduced prlcos.
All those Indebted to mo by noto nr
account will please call and settle.
jaU»-d*wtf| James K. Deaton.
■ n III. Moraine.
They shoved uiong on a window-sill
in the postofficetoglveCliarlleTuller
room to sit down, anil then resumed
their conversation about Santa Cliuiso
gifts. One boy got a knife, another
a pair of skates, and the third stam
mered a little as be stated that ho re
ceived a diamond pin.
“And you traded it for a dog?” in
quired one.
“Well, 110; I gave it to the baby to
play with anil lie swallowed it.”
“Diamonds is good ’nufl’ for com
mon hoot-blacks,” observed Charlie
as lie cleaned his nails with a tooth
pick, "but you orter seen the gold
watch I got! I tell you tlie fourteen
diamonds and twenty-one pearls in
the eases made me scream right out
when I hauled it out from tlie stock
ing! I was so weak in the knees I
could hardly git down town.”
"And is it up home?" inquired a
boy with a frost-bitten ear.
“Upborne! Do you think I’m
lasses candy!" scornfully replied
fharlie as he got down. “Not much !
1 rented it ton member of the Legis
lature at two dollars a day.”
All Intlrpfiidfnl Cltlipn vrlio Didn't
Hnnt tl»«* Merlin JII**lon.
From the Detroit Free Prets. !
While a Woodward aveuue nu»r-
chant was yesterday standing ill his
door to boss tlie Job of cleaning off
the icy walk, lie was npprouchcd by
a stranger who was badly warped in
looks and dress. The merchant laid
already made up liis mind not to give
the fellow a nickel, when lie said :
“If you were me would you take
the Berlin mission?”
“You take tlie Berlin mission?”
gasped the merchant.
“Just so. I <•1111 take it like a book,
but 1 don’t want to if it will hurt
anyone’s feelings. 1 thought I’d in
quire and see how the public felt.”
“You’d better take a wash and then
a walk!” exclaimed tlie astonished
merchant, as he got his breath.
“Very well,” was tlie quick ronly.
"If you think I’d better take a wash
I’ll drop tlie Berlin mission. I am
in the hands of my friends—good
duv!”
He walked away as stiff as u bean-
pole, and the German vacancy isn’t
likely to lie filled from Detroit".
♦ —
No oilier remedy lias proved so
effectual in relieving Coughs and Colds
as Dr. Buff’s Cough Syrup. It is only
I 25 cent, a bottle.
tavern in Un
line horses and cuttle gutlie
Col. Gaslilelgh discovered an old-
fashioned faro layout in a pile of drift
wood which the landlord of the tav
ern had taken from the river, and,
picking it up and running his eye
over it to see that the curds were all
represented, said : “See here, Judge,
wliut do you say to having the old
mail”—meaning the landlord—open
a Wuiup’ for us mi tliis layout? \Vo
might he able to skin lilm out of a
couple of flyers.”
“I’ll go you,” was Judge Nicker
son’s quick response, “but I doubt
whether old (lalierlunzle will open
for us.” Well, we went to see Gube,
tho landlord, ami he said lie hud both
cheeks and cards, and would open up
at once a snap of twenty dollars on
the old, nbamloned layout, which he
immediately did. It was tlie worst-
looking curit board I ever saw in my
life. It was a spade layout, and was
ho failed 11mt an inexperienced player
would not have been aide to distin
guish one card from another. The
ace looked like a half-eaten block-
berry, and the king presented the ap
pearance of a monarch that had been
exploded by un overdose of dynamite.
All that was-left of the queen was
that little rosey-pnsey which she al
ways carries in her hand, part of her
gorgeous yellow belt, and a nose and
mouth tliut gave an unusually sinis
ter expression to the card. “The
queen is always the deadly enemy of
the regular player, d—n her,” bitter
ly exclaimed tho Judge, violently
llinging liis expiring cigar into tlie
gutter. “She’ll throw you every time
you make a ‘purlee 1 upon tier, mark
my words," and 1 wus glad to see her
in such had shape. It was a tough
layout for beginners, but old-timers
like us hud no trouble in placing our
bets upon the table—no, not tlie
slightest. We knew where the cards
were every time.
The curds 11 wit Guborlunzie pro
duced to deal the game with were
not satisfactory, as they had evidently
been marked, so Judge Nickerson,
ill order that our sport might pro
ceed, produced a pack of imstehoards
from his saddlebags, which were ap-
proved by all, and tlie game com
menced. Wo all chungcd in four
dollars apiece, if my memory serves
me, and having won two dollars on
tlie first two turns I drew out, which
action on my part, I am satisfied,
greatly exasperated Gaberlunzie.
Judge Nickerson had been sizing up
to me, and had consequently lost
two dollars, anil following up Ills bud
luck lost Ins next two bets. He had
now only a few checks left, and lie
put them nil on the ten, coppered.
The Judgejhuppcnod to have his atten
tion distracted from thegame by some
minor Incident for a moment, nnd
Gaberlunzie having made a ’turn,’
ami shown a losing card that hud a
good many spots on it, he demanded
pay on tho ten. Tlie dealer insisted
that the card turned was a nine spot,
and not a ten, amt showed him tho
card, tin- nine of diamonds, hut the
Judge was hot, and would not
believe him, and, drawing liis re
volver, shot 1dm in the left shoulder.
With this Col. Gashlelgh, who bail
also been losing—playing a profound
system, entirely liis own—seized the
pack of cards and commenced count-
Nonif of Rraconalloltl Kplgruiu*.
From the Truth.]
Loud Beacnnsfleld said to a mem
ber of tlie Manchester Chamber of
Commerce, who enme to tell Him that
the Chamber intended to vote resolu
tions condemnatory of the Ministeri
al policy on the Eastern Question :
I liavo heard a great deal about
Manchester ‘clayed cotton,’ which is
disgracing the English name in
China. Flense tell your Chamber
that if they attend to my business, I
will try and attend to tlieirs.”
Equally smart was a structure of
his upon Birmingham, pronounced
in the bearing of the heir of the
throne, whom it tickled : “A curious
city, Birmingham; its prosperity is
founded on tlie manufacture of in
struments of war and sham jewelry;
yet it has the disinterestedness to
elect three members (Bright, Dixon
and Muntz) who do not know a gun-
barrel from a pea-shooter, and who
have never had u watch chain between
them.
Of Mr. Carlyle lie said: “He lias
liis reasons for writing civilly of
Cromwell — Cromwell would have
lmngeil him.”
Of Mr. Browning: “L like Mr.
Browning’s verses, and wish some
body would translate them into En
glish.”
A lady was telling the Premier that
she bud been to Mr. Hpurgeon’s Tab
ernacle and bail heard Him preach a
scathing political sermon, in which
ho (Lord B.) won much abused. "I
wish I hud been there,” was tlie dry
rejoinder; "I have heard he can lie
very amusing.”
Anrrdole ol u Nriiiicgruro.
Washington Capital. |
George H. Butler, when very
drunk, applied to tlie genial John
Chamberlain for n small loan. This,
of course, John refused.
“John,” said George, solemnly,
“T shall, like the Government, lie
driven to a forced loan," and, slip
ping a small mantel clock in tlie
pocket of liis ulster, he added,
“Time’s money, John; time’s mon
ey.”
Again, when liis uncle, the emi
nent Massachusetts statesman, was
lecturing Him on his evil conduct,
and to enforce his precepts, said that
a celebrated physician had informed
him that he, George, was threatened
with softening of the brain, and add
ed, "What would you do, nephew,
if that calamity were to come to you?”
George looked up with a drunken
gravity and replied, “I)o, do?” Why,
damn it, untile, I’d lie qualified to
write leading editorials for the New
York Herald."
The uncle found a more forlorn
hope before him than the Governor
ship of Massachusetts.
“Are you tliis way every day, sir?”
demanded tlie Police Justice, trying
on tho Roman grandeur of that dirty
locality.
“Everyday!" repeated George, in
dignantly, “every day! Why, you
old duller, do you take me for a mill
ionaire?”
Auotlaer I'.til tor Happy.
Raleigh, February 19.—Tli
eruor has appointed Col. W. I.
ders, a prominent politician i
cent editor of the Raleigh Oh
Secretary of State.
The Walkers.
Washington, February 10.—May
Marshall, pedcstrieune, tn-night com
pleted her tast of walking 2,796 quar
ter miles in as many quarter hours.
She was in u good condition at tlie
close.