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VOL. XXIV.
THE ONLY PAPER IN COLUMBUS
THAT TAKRM THIS
Associated Press Disoatches.
4TTII CONGRESS.
Introduction of a Number of New
Bills,
Anion* Thom One to Appropriate $l»*
000/WO to lint (1 a PriwM n-
tial Mansion.
noiiNE.
Hpoolal to Knqnlrer-Hun.J
Washington, April 24.—Robinson,
of New York, rising to a question of
privilege, oirereii a resolution, dis
charging the onmmittn on foreign
affairs from further consideration of
the resolution calling on the president
for information km to tlio imprisoned
American citizens, and docinring that
the mime he brought before the houso
for immediate c >nsideraUon, but final
ly consented to let the matter go until
to-morrow.
The house passed the bill appropri
ating $'>0,000 to be immediately availa
ble to continue the work of removing
obstructions at IJell Gate, New York
harbor.
A bill was Introduced and referred
by Oates, of Alabama, to permit farm-
era to fnruish tobacco to farm laborers
and employes without the payment of
any tax.
By Darrell, of Louisiana, fixing the
Hillary of the assistant treasurer at New
Orleans at $5,000.
By Cox, ot Now York, a resolution
approving the president’s circular of
invitation to all the independent coun
tries of North and Nouth America to
participate In a peace congress in
Washington on November 22*1, and
recommending that said invitation be
extended to the dominion of Canada.
By Atkins, of Tennessee, abolishing
the taxation on manufactured and leaf
tobacco.
By Desendorf, appropriating one
million dollars for the erection of a
presidential mansion in Washington
By HobiiiHO'j, of New York, for the
final adjournment of congress on the
22*1 of May.
By Ford, of Missouri (by request), for
the improvement of the Mississippi.
Missouri and Ohio rivers and then
tributaries. (Itauthorizes the appoint
ment of a “Mississippi lliver Commis
sion” to consist, of seven members,
who shall devise means and a manner
Of improvement, and directs the sec
retary of the treasury to issue seventy-
live million dollars in treasury notes
to be expeudod by the commission as
follows:
Fifty million dollars to be used for
the improvement of the Mississippi
rivor between Cairo and the mouth ol
the river, and twenty-five million for
the improvement of the Mississippi and
Missouri rivers above Cairo, and the
Ohio river between Cairo and Pitts
burg.
Humphrey from the committee on
judiciary, reported a bill to establish
an uniform system of bankruptcy.
Ordered printed and recommitted.
The house then proceeded to the con
sideration ot business relating to the
District of Columbia,
A bill increasing, by 100 members,
the police force of the District of Co
lumbia gave rlHe to a discussion upon
the provision authorizing the district
commissioners, in the appointment of
policemen, to give preference to men
honorably discharged from the volun
teer force of the army.
Hob* son opposed the bill on the
ground that it virtually repealed the
statute which required that all police
men should have qeeu honorably dis
charged from the army or navy.
Cox, of Now York, advocating the
bill accused Robeson of again raising
the “bloody shirt,” either to accom
plish some purpose at home, or to
irritate the democratic side, or to unite
the republican side, and lie asked,
“was congress forever aud forever to
resurrect the ghost whenever some
men whose record needed strengthen
ing came here aud invoked the “bloody
shirt?” He protested against malcon
tents in congress, bringing up this
question on such an insignificant mat
ter as a Washington police bill.
In further course of the debato Robe
son, while statiuglth athe would accord
to every soldier who had served in the
Confederate army, his full rights under
the constitution, declared that w lieu it
came to a question of favor ho wanted
to discriminate in favor of the man who
imd fought for the preservation of the
union Incidentally he inquired of
Cook, of Georgia, who had entered into
the debate whether if ho had boon
wounded in the Confederate army ho
would haveapplitd to the United States
government for a pension.
Cook replied somewhat indignantly
that ho would not, and then proceeded
to call attention to the fact that
those members of congress who had
served in the Confederate army were
never insulted by men who had fought
against them. Toe insult always
came from those whose want of cour
age hud kept them in the rear and who
had never seen a rebel. When this
matter of “bloody shirt” was removed
from politics some people would have
nothing to bank upon, certainly not on
services rendered the country during
the war.
Finally the provision in the original
bill touching this question was stricken
out, the substitute recommended by
tho committee was rejected and the
bill passed, leaving appointments to be
made uuder the existing law. Tho dis
cussion took a political turn and involv
ed Robeson and Cox, of New York;
McLane, Miller, Curtain and
Randall, ot Pennsylvania, and
others aud continued for over
an hour amid great noise and con
fusion, though without the exhibition
of any ill feeling. For the most part it
was c »n fined to the discussion of the
manner in which the democratic parly
bad acted during the war, aud it was
procipituied upon the house when in
reply to a sarcastic remark from the re
publican side, McLane asserted that in
every northern state as many demo
crats as republicans marched uuder the
union flag.
“Oh,” exclaimed Miller, of Ponnsyl
vaunt, whereupon McLane cnallengod
him to assert that there were more re-
publicaus than democrats in the army
from Pennsylvania.
Miller—“1 do assert that without
fear ol contradiction, and I know that
when thev voted on the fiel 1 they were
republicans ten to one. I know the
fact that when the gentleman from
Pennsylvania (Curtin) ran for govern-*
or in 18(13 as a republican the soldiers
voted for him twenty to one.”
Curtin, of Pennsylvania—“In 1863
the soldiers of Pennsylvania in the
field did not have the right to vote,
and I did not get one vote from them.”
The political status of the soldier
from Pennsylvania was then made the
Huhject of long discussion, when Town
send, of Illinois, suddenly broke in
with an inquiry as to the cause of the
union postmaster at Lynchburg, Va.,
being turned out and a Confederate put
iu his place.
Bingham, of Pennsylvania, replied
that tho postmaster has resigned his
commission.
Wise, of Virginia—“How about the
Norfolk postoffice?”
At this point McLane yielded to Cur
tin, who asserted that no people had
ever been more thoroughly uuited than
the people of Pennsylvania iu support
of the government without regard to
religion, politics or place of birth.
Randall, of Pennsylvania, declared
that there had not been an act of the
legislature of Pennsylvania providing
for the support of the government that
had not received the unanimous sup
port of both political parties, lie
dillered with liis collegue (Miller)
who he stated that there was any
want ot alacrity on the part of the
democratic party In responding to the
call tor aid. He feared that but for the
democrats in tho army there might
have been a dillerent result than that
which, thank God, had been reached.
The vote on the passage of the bill
whs yeas 117, nays 00. The negative
vote being cast, by the democrats.
The following bills were introduced
and referred:
By King, of Lousiatia, appropriating
$200,000 for tho payment ot the cost of
surveys aud the expenses of the Miss*
issippi river commission.
Also appropriating $301,500 for pay
ment of the expenses of the national
board of health.
The houso then adjourned.
SKNATB.
Harris presented a protest of citizens
of Tennessee against the passage of the
bill to transfer what are known as the
“war claims” to the court of claims.
Referred.
The committee on public buildings
reported favorably the bill for a public
building at Lynchburg, Va.
Bills wore introduced as follows and
were referred:
By George, (in accordance with a me
morial from the Mississipei legislature)
to refund and distribute among the
COLUMBUS,
WASHINGTON NEWS.
John W. Arnold hotnlnated Fostmas*
ter of Columbus.
GEORGIA, TUESDAY MORNING, APRIL 25, 1882.
TERRIBLE STORMS
NO. 9s
the cotton tax collected from those
states aud kept in tho treasury.
By Cockrell, to appoint a special com-
mhsioner for the pro uotiou of com
mercial Intercourse with such countries
of Central and South America as may
be found to possess the most natural
and available facilities for railway com
munication wiih each other and with
the United States.
The Mississippi river improvement
bill coming up as tho regular order,
Hampton advocated the bill as report
ed, providing for an appropriation of
six million dollars for deepening the
chatiuel and improving navigation up*
on the plans of ihe river commission.
He hoped pending amendments would
bo withdrawn and thought tho expen
diture proposed by the bill sufficient to
meet tho present emergency, as ail ap
propriations to bring the river under
coutrol must necessarily be experi
mental. After discussing tho moi its of
the different plans of improvement he
referred to 1 ho changed conditions by
reason of which tho people of tho Miss
issippi valley who before tho war main
taiiicd a good system of levees, were
unable to protect their property
trom overflow He mentioned in this
connection tiie absence of that thor
oughly trained and organized labor
system prevailing in the valley In for
mer years, tho subsequent lessening of
the area uuder cultivation and the fact
that tiie people had not now mjuey to
keep up levees.
Bayard spoke of the difficulties in
the way of intelligent legislation in tho
expenditures for the improvement of
navigation, these being In the nature of
experiments. He would follow in the
line of the recommendation made by
the Mississippi river commission, as
he behoved that board to bo on® of < x-
perts and responsible for the recom
mendations contained in their reports
to congress. They had expressed the
belief that the sum named in the bill
was needed for the benefit of the navi
gation of the river, and he hoped it
would be voted ami would be judi
ciously expended Ho would not vote
to exceed that sum at the present ses
sion.
Pendleton maintained the constitu
tional power of congress to do all the
things enumerated in its instructions
to the commission, which were to per
manently locate and deepen the river
channel, to proteo. the river banks and
p'■event destructive floods so rh to Im
prove and give safety to navigation,
ami to facilitate tho coinmerc» and
postal service. He did not believe
congress had the power to reclaim
lands of private citizens in a state, or to
repair injuries arising from natural
causes, over which it had no control.
He would be gratified if, as a result of
the exorcise of power in aid ol naviga
tion of the river, the stiff irors by the
late overflow were restored to their
lorraer prosperity.
Call enunciated similar views, and
Conger stated as a result of seme inves
tigation of official records, that the
total of the appropriations for the ben
efit of the Mississippi and its tributa
rios largely exceeded that, which had
boon given by the friends of the bill,
his own estimate making It larger by
nearly six millions.
The bill then wont over without ac
tion.
Pending an executive session, Mor
gan introduced a bill for the encour
agement of a closer commercial rela
tionship between tho United States and
South American countries. It proposos
the holding of a convention in Wash
ington during the present year with a
view to the construction of a thorough
lino of railroad along the eastern slope
of the great mountain chain from Cen
tral America to Chili, and tho estab
lishment of other facilities of commu
nication.
An executive session was held and
tho senate adjourned.
The entire time of the executive ses
sion of the senate to-day (tortv-live
minutes) was devoted to the furthor
consideration of the nomination of J.
N. Cooper to bo collector of internal
revenue for tho sixth district of North
Carolina Owing to tho fact that the
republican senators permitted the pas
sage of Vance’s resolution on Friday
last, c tiling for an investigation ot the
affairs of the collector of that district,
tho North Carolina senators to-dav did
not oiler persistent opposition to Coop
er’s confirmation. When the nomination
was previously considered a majority
voted Iu favor of a rejection, but a
motion to reconsider the vote was ad
mitted to-day. After debate the mo
tion to reconsider the vote by which
Cooper was rejected was adopted and
the previous action laid on the table.
A vote was then taken upon the
tlon that tho nomination be confirmed.
This motion was adopted, 22 aves
against 18 nays, the republicans voting
in the affirmative ana the democrats
in the negative, with the except!
North Caro ; ilia senators and several
others who refrained from voting.
Noulh i nrollnn Election Caat-a.
.Special to Enqiilrer-Sun.l
Charleston, April 21.—In the ITnlted
Htatcs circuit court to-day the Jury charged
with the case against the managers of the
eiectt'-n at Mayeavtffe precinct, who had
been out elnco Friday last, having failed to
agree upon a verdict, were discharged and
a mistrial enterod. In discharging the Jury
Judge Bond said he was sorry they had
not agreed to some verdict, us It would en
tail upon the defendants and the United
Suites government the Additional expenseof
another trial at this term, The grand Jury
were finally discharged. The bill of indict
ment In their possession against Ihe man
agers of the election at Campground pro
duct, Richmond county, being withdrawn
from them by the district attorney.
Tho government look up for trial the cave
against JdinT. Hogg aud thirty-eight other
defendants, charged with conspiracy to
prevent qualified voters from voting at Bu
ford’s Bridge precinct, In Barnwell county,
at the election of 18*0. Three witnesses
were examined for the prosecution, and a
furtbur hearing of the case was then sus
pended until ten o’clock to-morrow morn
ing.
Kocvlnc Factory Runted.
Hpeelal to Enquirer-Hun.1
Halkm, Mash., April 21 —Fire In the stor
age shed of Nevlns’ Bagging company, to
night, destroyed seven thousand bales of
raw material and 870,ono worth of manufac
tured goods In adjoining building. The to
tal loss Is 8*0,000.
m.AINU’S DENIAL,
Washington, April 24 —Mr. Blaine
appeared before the foreign affair com
mittee to-day, and denied various
statements of Bhipherd and produced
letters from Seuator Blair and Sena
tors Eaton and Cragln, and others to
support his denial of Hhipherd’s state
ments that he told Blain of the offer of
$250,000 to lltirlbut.
NOMINATIONS.
Tho president to-day nominated
John W. Arnold, postmaster Colum
bus, Ga., and Goo. W. Aruow, post
master Gainesville, Fla.
AN APPEAL TAKEN.
The counsel for ex-Heargoant-at-
Arras John G. Thomson have taken
an appeal from the verdict of $100,000
damages in favor of Hallet Kilboum.
Four grounds of error are assigned on
tho part of the court, and other
grounds tor the appeal are that the
verdict was excessive and not in ac
cordance with the evidence.
guiteau’h case.
The court has set Monday, May 10th,
for hearing argument on tho Guiteau
bill of exceptions. Charles H. Rood
will argue the case alone for Gniteau.
Scoville’s formal withdrawal fiom the
case was read in court to-day.
Hnrniony Mill* <’loaed.
Hpeelal to Enquirer-Bun.]
Coiioks, N. V., April 21.—Harmony Mills
were closed to-day. A platoon of police is
on duty iu tho vicinity. The street* are
free of operatives, and Uiero la no excite
ment. The committee of thirteen which
became famous In the strike two years ago,
has been revived, and soliciting committees
wore organized to-day Public opinion Is
strongly with the working class in their
resistance of ten per cent reduction. Har
mony Mills Company comprise a gronp of
six factories, occupying three hundred
acres of ground three store houses, nnd
have a capacity ot forty thousand bale* of
cotton. Their tenements number CJrt, and
the number of operatives Is 3.600 girls. The
mills contain 7,0 0 looms and run 325,ono
spindles. The motive power Is equivalent
to 3,700 hor e power, and Is derived from the
Molmwk river. The consumption of cotton
Is 100,000 pounds per week. A prntrao ed
struggle Is looked for.
Hang by n Mob
Hpeelal to Enqulrer*Hun.]
Cincinnati, April 24.—A special dispatch
tc the Jhmet Htar from (4reenHburg,Iiid,aays
mob of fifty masked men at three o'clock
this morning CAlled on the Jailer and by
choking him tried to get tho keys of the
J «U, hut failed. They then Knocked In the
Jail door, took out O M Garrett, hung him
to a maple tree ten feet from the Jail anil
left, after placing a placard on the body,
rending, "Tills Is greeting to a Jennings
county Jury.” Garrett had been scqulited
In Jennings county of complicity In the as
sassination of Mr. Walton by a negro
named Frszor, and after the acquittal had
been arrested on another charge. There ar*>
fears that the m<'b will next hang Frazer
and Mrs Walton.
Killed by LlBblnlni,
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Atlanta, Ga., April 23.— During a thun
der storm here last night lightning struck
the house ot Mrs. Ann Harding, killing her
little child and Injuring the mother to suoh
an extent that her death Is expected.
Alarming Condition.
Hpeelal to Enquirer-Hun.]
New Orleans, April 23.—The Times
Democrat'* Morgan City special, of yester
day, says: The water has rose half an Inch
In the past twenty-four hours, owing to the
prevailing southeast win's. Cattle and
horses are dying upon the old fort and other
places In the vicinity where they have been
placed on mounds and platforms. The peo-
pie are actually mUVrlng Ht places near here
on the bayous,the rations Issued on the 14th
for seven days having been exhausted. Ap
plications are being hourly made for food.
It cannot be possible that our situation Is
realized, otherwise the outside world would
tnko greater interest in our condition and
Inaugurate measures of relief.
A Newspaper Correspondent. Sued for
Libel.
Hpectat to Enquirer-Hud.]
Philadelphia, April 21— Julius Cham*
hers, tho Philadelphia correspondent of the
New York Herald, was brought before Mag
istrate L.mnon to-day on a charge of libel
ling .Senator McPherson, of New Jormv, by
publishing a mantrap's statement that the
senator owned and pal l ono thousand dol
lars for a fractional share In the P iruvlan
company. The senator appeared and em
phatically denied the troth of the state
ment, and ('ham->ers was held in SI .000 ball
The senator said that the New York Herald
would be sued on the same charge In New
York.
Investlgntlug n Fraud.
Hpeelal to Enquirer-Hun.]
New Orleans, April 24 — Burchard, dl-
reetoroftbe mint, yesterday commenoed
an Investigation of the charges rceenth
made against Davis, superintendent of the
mint here. The Investigation Is secret, but
It Is understood that statements were made
by employes of the mint charging Davis
with substituting about fifteen thousand
trade for standard dollars, by defacing the
and afterwards having them coined. The
Investigation will be continued.
Fall or m Distillery.
Hpeelal to Enquirer-Hun.]
New Orleans, April 23.—A New Haven,
Kv., special says a portion of Atherton A
Co.'s distillery warehouse fell last night
with 2,000 barrels of whisky. The extent of
the loss can not be ascertained. Five bun
dred packages have been gotten out without
damage.
Nlenmboai Disaster.
Hpeelal to Enquirer Hun.]
Hannibal. Mo , April 24.—The steam
boat "Little Eagle” In atUmptlng to pass
through the dravt-brldgeHuuday afternoon
f ruled the pier and broke In two near the
boilers. Joseph V:illam, of LnCrossi; Hllas
Cooper, fireman, of Quincy, and Henry
Houseman, ef Hannibal, were drowned
No others were hurt.
Tannery Destroyed by Fire.
Hpeelal to the Enquirer-Hun.]
Williamsport, Pa. April 24.—The large
tannery of Hoot McCullough, at Hal lades-
burg, eighteen miles from her**, In this
county, was totally horned yesterday The
origin of the fire Is unknown. Besides the
buildings, a very largo amount of luatbei
wns destroyed. The loss will reach 875,-
(100; insurance $1.5,000. One hundred are
thrown out of employment. Ten years ago
a tannery on the i-arne site was burned.
Dead Kody Found.
Special to Enquirer-Hun.]
Helm a, Ala., April 21.—The body of Him
AkolT, one of the two negroes who were
lynched near Brown's station on 'he 14th
for complicity in the Welsengor murder, Is
reported to have beeu found In a swamp
near where Ivy was hung. Huzzirds were
eating Ills flesh, but his head showed bullet
h«»ls. The;report has been denied, hut has
again been asserted aud I* probably true.
Fertiliser Works Horned.
Hpeelal to the Kuqulrer-Hm.]
Elizabeth, N J, April 21.—A fire broke
out early this morning In the Howkvr ferti
lizer works, In this city. Two four-story
buildings were totally burned, with their
contents. The estimated loss Is 8HM non,and
the total Insuranco on all the buildings Is
about $100,(J00, chiefly In Boston and eastern
companies, will distributed. The origin of
the fire Is unknown.
IRELAND.
Hpeeclal to the Kuqiilrer-Sun.)
Dublin, April 24.—Darnell arrived at
the Kllmaluham Jail at seven o'clock Ibis
eveulug.
ENGLAND.
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London, April 23.—'The Observer says
there Is reason to hellevo that before tho
end of this week all American suspects
Imprisoned In Iroland will liavo left the
country.
A cabinet council yesterdav discussed
W II Hinllh's resolution tor extending the
purchase clauses of the land act. It Is un
derstood that Hie cabinet resolved cordial
ly to accept assistance of the opposition In
carrying out pra tlcal legislation Iu this
direction.
Hpeelal to the Enquirer-Hun.1
iONDON, April 24,—The btandard ssys the
speedy release of America!] supoets on
terms that niny Invo ve a recall of Lowell*
the gradual release of all political suspects
and the trial of those detained upon suspi
cion of complicity In outrages, a substitu
tion for the coercion act. of a laigo increase
of summary jurisdiction vested Iu msgls«
ti ales, and tlio amendment of arrears and
the purchase clauses of the land not are the
principal foaturos of the ministerial pro
gramme,
Hpeelal to Enquirer-Hun.]
London, April 21.—In the house of com
mons tills afternoon Hir t’linrios Dike, re
plying to a Inquiry from Hlr llenry Dauni-
mend Wolfl, said the correspondence
relating to American husdocIh would be
presented to parliament this week.
Forster, in replying to a quostlon from
Sexton, member for Sligo, announced that
ohJ''Otlonnhle circular Issued by l’ollco
Inspector Smith concerning Clifford Lloyd
had been withdrawn, nnd he added that he
v In communication with the lord-
lieutenant of Ireland as to the course to he
taken with Inspector Smith, Ho also
stated that the errectlon huts for shelter
of evicted tenants and not for the purpose of
Intimidation would not be Interferred with.
Hexton endeavored to mov» an adj >urn-
inent of tho house, but refrained on the
statement of tho speaker that such a course
would be a gross abuse.
Sir Charles Dllke, In answer to another
question from Hlr Henry Wolff, said tho
government had not the lutentlon of In
troducing a bill to euable them to deal with
alien suspects.
Gladstone Introduced a budget. In his
spec h explaining It, he referred to tho
growing expenditure and sluggish revenue
and to the slowness of the recovery of trade
especially so fur ns Its action
upon the revenue was concerned. He
said he could not recommend the aboli
tion of duty on silver plate, because the
drawback would be too great for the reve
to boAr, but he admitted that It whs
doslrablo to abolish the duty as soon as
possible. The change in the probn'e and
legacy duties, said Gladstone, had worked
edlngly well, but the proceeds bad
been less than it was expedrit
they would be, Tho receipts
from the beer duty bus fallen short
of the estlmato bv £220,000. Gladstone
explained that the I!,400,COO of Incretse In
xpendlture was due to special ehnrges on
e-MHint of Indian and transvnal wars. The
setual surplus of revenue over the « xpendl*
lures for the past year was £3.52,000 The
venue from tea had luerearel In late
yours, hut not the revenue from coffee,
Is r.rop *sed to prevent the ndul'eratlnn of
fTee with any other substance than clro
cory. G ndstone attributed the <11 munition
of revenue from alcohol to the Increas* d
savings < f the people.
DERM ANT.
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Hkklin, April 21—A conference of Ihe
delegates from a'l eornmlttees to at I the
Jews In Russia wan held here ye-terdiy. I
Hlr Julian Goldsmld and I)** Heir nan j
Adler, rep r eseutod the L nvloo commit " c,
and Mr EHIuger the N-*w Y irk c irnniMtee
lierr Lasker ando'hor persons of n >te in
Berlin were present The work of uperlu
tending emigration was allotted b -tw-ei-
d'ffereut committees. The New Y *k
committee was charged with piomrtug
employment In Amnrlcu, and taking-tepr
to enable emigrants as fur as poss'lde to
follow tlielrformof wtrshlo. T'i-» Berlin
and London committees wi'l inks lOiargn
of the funds and will consult ol Merc no
minees as to their appllc it.ln-i .
SPAIN.
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Madrid April 23 -Thechamber of depu
ties has approved the Franco -(pants i com-
merolal treaty by a vote of 2.17 to Ml
V,mi 1*1 it tin Jockey I'lub.
Hpeelal to Enquirer-Hun.]
New Orleans, April 21.—To-dav was ihe
slx h and last day ol the spring meeting or
the new Louisiana lorkey club. The a'-
tendance was large,weather clear and plena
ant, and Ihe trark In good condition.
The first race, Cottrell slakes for Mirer
year olds, 825 entrance, p p, with f.TO added
Captain William Cottrell to add a silver
cup valued at 80.50 ; miles ; six started ;
Anglia wan lu Mie lead, bu* at the (urlnng
post Anglia, Warrington and Eflle It fell ;
Apollo then took the lend and won easily
by tlneo lengths, Babcock 2d, M inle W 3d.
Time, 2:42]^. Warrington fell first, and all
the others fell over him.
Second race, consolation purse, 82*», for
henten horses, one in lie, was won by Bonnie
CAHtle; Duke of Kent 21. and Mot-row 31,
beatlug Homeward Bound, Herbert, Manl-
ton ami rt iston on Ihe table. Time 1:15
Third race, purse 85*10, handicap, frail
ages, four ml.es, w-s easily won by B »ya*d;
Resumption 21, and Texan 3d Time 7:13%
Rnuntl Home and Engine* Horned.
Special to Enquirer-Hun.]
Tr ii into, April 21 —The round house of
the Credit. Valley railroad at 1'ark'laln was
burned to day with four loeoniotivea. Loss
85V00
AC Work Again.
Hpeelal to the Enquirer-Hun.]
Norristown Fa., April 24.-Afterb-lng
Idle three weeks, tho Farnum's woolen null
was star ted again this morning, ihe handa
submitting to the reduction of t' n per
cent.
Nlnpprd by ilie Flood*.
Hpeelal to Kuqulror-Mun.i
Hr Fai l, Minn., April 21 —There are two
thousand Immigrants hero, destined for
Manitoba, walling for the subsidence ol R <)
river flood a. Nearly half of the n uni be' are
quuitured in the ne# union depot building
Id**vp Dent It, Destruction and Devolu
tion Behind.
AN I X'lTING NIGHT.
A Pretty Story of Ole Bull —
Christine, u Swedish servant in u
well known Boston family, narrates
the following incident in the life of
Ole Bull, told her hy the parties in
terested, wlio were of her friend.-: On
revisiting his native land, tho great
violinist mot in a large city a young
peasant woman bathed in tears. IIis
tender hear, sought tho cause of her
grief and learned that her liu-hand
had been aided in emigrating to
America, the land of promise, while
she must await the hour when his
earnings could bring tier also across
the ocean. His open hand and lieail
were not appealed to in vain. “Give
me your shoe,” said ho softly. Tak
ing from this tho sinew used in its
lacing, with it ho replaced the four
strings of bin viol, and placid* him*
self at Ihe cathedral doors lie drew
from this one chord, consecrated to
pity and charity, such f charming,
touching and piteous strains as only
Ihe large heart and masterly hand of
()le Bull could improvise and execute.
His extended hat was filled. Pour-
in* tho treasure Into the woman’s
lap, he only asked to see the sacred
striri* (swan-like in fate] reduced to
ashes. Is it stran*o that we loved
his noble and poetic nature?—Jinston
Tranacrljtl.
Expensive.—“Yea, sir,” he said;
“that man is the most complete, un
mitigated, utterly, entire domed fool
iu existence. Why he’aconsummate
ass enough to order shad at a railway
restaurant when there’s only ten
minutes for refreshments.” lUMon
Pont.
Ilninnn l.lf«* Dnlroynt nml l*r»|»crly
Laid In W**i*ls Vni-lnui Cm i*
orth* country.
Hpoolal lo Knqtilrer-Hun.1
HHUEVKPORT, La., ApMI 23.—'The heaviest
rain, wnul ami Imll storm experienced for
many yoars passe I over this city about
daylight yesterday. Trees and fenees were
blown down In all parts of town, Ht, .lames
oolored church was lifted from Ita uprights
and blown soiiih distance.
Hpeelal to the Knqulror-Miin ]
AFOUHTA, Ga., April 23.—A terrific ruin
storm accompanied by hall visited tills sec
tion about midnight last night,
lasting several hours. It la feared
Injury has been done to crops,
especially young cotton, which will ncci-s-
sltate replanting. K-illmatod rnluf.ll five
Inches.
Hpeelal to Enquirer-Hun.]
Nkw Oklrans, Aprll 23.—A tornado yesi or-
day afternoon swept across the Chicago. HP
Louts ami New Orleans ritllroid, between
Summit .ami Hogue Ctiltto, Miss., prostrat
ing telegraph poles on both sldosof the track
fora mile and uprooting trees, many of
Mu m falling across the ro ut No accounts
have been received as to the damage done
In thocounirr through which It passed,
special to Euqutrer*Huu.]
New Or leans April 24.—The natnesnf the
whites kil ed at Montlcoiloyesterday are II
Wetliersby, Chancery Clerk. Allen Mharp,
Mrs Caimon and baby, and Rev H W D»lo.
Out of a population of 150 very few escaped
without Home Injury. Hetwenn fifteen ami
twenty were seriously Injurded, some, Ills
thought, fatally.
Hpeelal to Euqulrer-Hun.l
Wilmington, N C, April 24 —Advlcos
from Brunswick and Fender counties In
this stale received to-day. give particulars
of a terrible tornado that occurred Saturday
afternoon which caused great destruction,
Commencing In Green Hwamp, In Bruns
wick county, and extending a width ol two
hundred yards. It traveled across the W, C
and A railroad In a northerly direction and
across CJnpe Fear r'ver into Fender county,
felling everything In Its track and making
a perfect lane through the woods and Helds
One church, two saw mills, several dwell
ings and a large number of oilier building*
were destroyed. One child was killed am!
two adnPs are known to he seriously In
jured.
Special to F.nqtilrer-Hnn.]
Macon, (4a , April 21.—A fearful cyclone
struck 'he lower edge of Hlbb county at 8
o'clock HaLurday night, passing Into
Twiggs, Jones and Wl'klnsui counties,
plowing un a track eight hundred vnrds
wide, mowing d iwti fences, farm hul'dines.
o c. Samuel Gove, father ol Hon Hamuel F
Gove, ex-republlcan member ol congress,
living one tn'le from Griswold *,wn* kllhd
also Miss Lockhart near Gordon. The tolu'
loss cannot now be o-u limited.
Nptctnl to Euqiuror-Hnn.l
HELM A, All, April 24.—A disastrous cy
clone* passed through tho H<-uthcrn and
eastern portions of this (DalbisY county Sat
urday evening late At King's landing,
fourteen miles below here, three negroes
wore k'lled, and at Grove's ferry, twenty
tour miles, two others were killed. Quito a
number at the 'alter place were seriously
wounded At Ihe former place a plank
struck a negro woman on Ihe buck and pen
etrated tier body, striking her heart nml
killing Ir r Instantly. Houses were unroof
ed end great damage was done to timber In
the s orm'H path for many miles.
Tin* NliHrcw Al|»llitl»e|
M i» J ituu-iii* emu pii-iiy—
It I»hh cer-lif-i cutes
A ini share* ami ili-rce lorn.
Where is Ihe mine ?
I do not k now.
Mas il a treiiH-tiry ?
Oh, yen ! There i« a Irons n-ry.
M is the mine,
M T is the mine I re usury.—<Juh
III Assorted (’oufi.ks —“Hi
ftiiiKulMr,” remarked a New Haven
lady to hor hnslmnd. “The paper
says two deaf mules have just been
married!”
“Indeed,” replied Ihe cruel
“what a liapyy quiet time they’ll
have, to he sure.”
“Oh, hut they didn’t marry each
other. The man married a woman
who ean talk ami the woman married
a man who can talk.”
“Mighty ill assorted collides,” w
his truthful reply.—AW Haven J
gMcr.
Oscar in a Kuiiiikr Cloak.—
Oscar Wilde inspected Hie Mntehlos
mine at Ij«adville. He wore Gov
Tabor’s rubber suit, which, barring a
certain goneness in the length of tin 1
pantuloou legs, fitted him quite too,
“This cloak,” said he, as lie gathered
the rubber foldsahout him, “reminds
me of the togas worn hy the Roman
senators. The lining, . Imwevi
should he of purple satin and tin
should he storks embroidered upon
the Haps, with fern embroidery
around the edges.” Tho esthete
seemed to forget that the toga was the
toga of an American senator and not
the effete toga of a Latin statesman.—
Denver Tribune.
No r so Very.—Very pretty arc the
words of tlic preacher: “As I awok
this morning and heard the glad
voices of the bright-winged songsti
I fancied the fair earth was a great
harp, and could Hee in imagination
the birds pecking at its myriad
strings.” Bui when one reflects that
the birds the preacher heard
those noisy scolds, Ihe English spar
rows, and recalls his own feeling
aud his own imprecations when
awakened hy tin ir outrageous chut
teriiigs, the poetry is knocked cleat
out of the pretty talk.—Boston Tran
ncript.
Changes in French Cum
At u recent meeting of the !•
academy of science, l lie change which
seems to have occurred iu the French
climate, during the last few years
formed one of ihe chi' f topics of dis
cussion. It was remarked that tin
sardine fishery, which regularly
brought in to the Breton population
$3,000,000 per annum, had now In
come u tiling of tiie past, Ihe surdim
having completely disappeared from
the coasts. M. Blavier attribme 1 lli
mildness of tin* winter and the pre
cocity of the spring to Ihe altered d
red ion of the gulf stream, hut no d«
finite opinion on this subject was pro
nounced.
Alliens lUn tier-Watch man, April 22.1
.Several davs since the authorities of
Athens received roliuMo iiilnrmx ion
that an attempt would lie made hy gen
tlemen from adjacent counties to lynch
the murderers ol young Rountree, and
that Thursday night was so. for the
purpose. Hut tiie matter whs kept
quiet, not exceeding u dozen persons
iu tlio oily being acquainted with the
fads. Prompt stops wore taken to
avert the trouble. Extra police wore
so.noted to guard (lie city, while the
oi iglnal force, comprising seven men,
under Chief Davis, were armed to the
teeth, each having a Winchester sixteen
shootor and three pistols, and stationed
on ton of tlio jail, where, entrenched
behind a wall oi brick, they could re
sist an army. Ahum midnight, when
these officers invaded tlio jail, tlio pris
oners look them for a mob and ex
pressed great fear; but upon learning
their names quiet was restored. It was
fear'ully cold upon tiie tin roof, nnd
the guard suffered from its effects, but
they nobly kepi their post.
lint in the meantime a delegation of
our host citizens had gone out to meet
the parlies who came to lynch Ihe pris
oners ami do all iu their power to ois-
suade them from the tusk. They knew
the d'reclioti to take, mid near the pa
per mill came upon tho advance guard,
comprising about one hundred ami
liliy men, armed to the teeth and each
man carrying a brooch-loading shot
gun. They stated that six hundred
more recruits were coming on behind,
many ofthein having ridden fifty miles
or more to lend their aid. The situa
tion iu Athens and the wishes of our
people wore explained to these gentle
men by the committee of citizocn.
They were told that while our people
were as much incensed iih they at the
htulal murder, it was the unani
mous wish that the law ho allowed to
take Us course. There was no necessity
for mob violence, as we hud a fair anil
just court, which would meet to tin*
rimhnilH their Just deserts. The parly
state 1 that they did not come to over
ride the will of our people, but rather
lend their aid to avonge this inliu
\\\ butchery that had aroused
ii white men of Georgia
from the inoutifaiiiH to the seashore.
They know tho gallantry of the men of
Athens, and at the same time recog
nised the fact that. It would not do to
lake tlie law hi their own hands after
the prisoners were placed iu the charge
of legal officers. They respected the
law abiding sentiments, and would
quietly disperse at their request, as
thev had come not as uiiemie.t to the
whiles, hut mh thoir iVionds and helpers.
And they further stated that should
their services ho rt quired to quell any
further disturbance they would inarch
several thousand strong into the city
at short notice, as thev wore thorough
ly prepared. This large in dy was
imposed ol the host men in Ihe vuri
ns sections from which they hailed.
They were not a desperate, hot-headed
h. tint quiet, determined citizens,
who had come boldly and undisgul 1
to the redress of a great wrong. Ut
learning the wish of our people tl
quietly returned home,
Niiverclgn SIuIcm In 4'eui’l,
Mall ami Express.]
During the past week tiie supn
court of tiie United .Stales has beeu
hearing a case which had been post
poned for a long time because |i was <
Midi Importance tli it the justices r
fused to consider it while tbe con
lacked its full quorum of sitting ju
Hires. Sinuc the “Groff Scott," cas
before the same high tribunal, held the
allhiiiion of tiie whole country, liter
Inis been no legal contest In tlieHiipreme
court o equal iiiHguil lido ami interest
with that which has been waged the
past lew days by eminent counsel,
both sides.
To this contention Ihe sovereign
states of New York and Iioiiisiana
the parties. New York appears by her
attorney-general ami by counsel,as tin
assignee and prosecutor of lie question
sblv iustclaims against Louisiana, l ie
pecuniary interest involved will
•mount io s< veral millions of dollars,
but lilts is ol subordinate importance
compared with the questions of count j
lu'ioual law 111 at coiiHlitulo tiie gl.si of
(lie discussion. These questions
tersely staled hy the counsel lor New
York, as follows:
I. Chii a slate of the union implead
another state, in this court, lor a
demand?
II. <-ati it do so, when the demand
Inis been assigned to it hv one of its c
izens fur the purpose of (lie suit?
III. Can it do so, ms the sovetoi)
and trustee of the citizen, without:
assignment ef his demand?
IV. II a suit against the state itsi
could not be maintained in iImcii
supposed, (‘Oil Id I lie officers ot tiie sin
of Louisiana, under the c.ircumstaec
of this case, be required, by the jmlg
mont of this court, to apply the u
iu their hands to the payment ol
DREADFUL DISASTER.
A Stnamar Burned on the St.
Johne' River.
Nine IVreoiiN IVrl-li in tin* Flume*.
I lie Hear! -Nlrhcning l*artIculiirs,
the
before
Hpoolal to Enquirer-Hun.|
Jacksonville, Fla., April 24.
f bnjuirer-SuH: The steamer “City
Sanford” caught llro at 4 o'clock
this morning, f nr miles above this city
i burned io tho water's edge. The
hurtling whs tiie most shocking acci
dent that ever neon rod on tlio St. Johns
routes iuteiiHo excitement.
At this hour (It) o'clock) eight lives are
known lo he lost and strong probabil
ities of a greater number. Tlio boat
was returning to this city from
Sanford and when opposite
ini LuV'sta, fire whs discovered is
suing from the forward hold from
inutility of pine wood. Tlio
alarm was given and the purser went
through the beat aud arouso l tiie pas-
ngors in ordor to proven! a panic,
lie told them not to be alarmed, that
there was plenty of time. This caused
some to lose valuable time. Tlio alarm
Instantly given, hut tlio Hums
spread «o rapidly tlint she was bonded
to tiie Imtik, tiffs being the only hope,
Nlto ran aground in three loot of water,
hut tiie lower deck had become ho hot
tlia« it had to ho abandoned, ami the
enginenr could not roach tho
engine to stop tho machinery,
tlio wheels kept revolving, tho
stern of the boat lining lightest, slio
rung round with tlio current and the
wind carried tho tl tines forward, so
that the after part of tlio boat was the
p’.aco for salety. Thither tlio captain
and purser conducted tho passongers
and encouraged them to await rescue
from a fast approaching steamer of the
DuBnry merchants line. But for tlio
Ival ef tins boat tiie loss of life
would have Vuvan much gi eater. Tho
following iH a list of those known to he
1 »si:
G II. Downer, of Norwalk, Fla.,
jumped overheard and drowned; Mrs.
Ireland and daughter, of Iowa, her
body was found with hor lioud burned
off', Iter bus band was horribly blit
tatully burned. He would have saved
his wife and child but for lack of p
mind on their part, both be
coming frantic aud rushing into tho
tl ones.
M rs A nnin Keep and son, of this city,
were burned Her body win found
with the head off; her little son aged
igut years was burned to aslios. Hhe
has three children but only one w»:
with her.
(.'apt. Spartolln, of tlio schooner Mag
nolle, was burned. He lost Ids vessel
est <
i tho bond*.
Aud if tiie money on hand I
Insufficient to nay tin* interest no
due. cun tlio t Ulcers he furthermore
directed to go mi in the execution <>
their and assess ami collect th
taxes required hy tiie constitution mu
Jaws of 1ST| t and pay the arrears of in
of the same?
Km i’kro k i
I LLEGA L A DVKKTIXING. —
case of Myers vs. Finney
Judge Hillyer, Friday, a qu>
the legality of advertising sheriff
sales, in papers issued on Sunday
came up. Judge Hillyer ruled that
such advertising was not in accord
ance witli law. He stated to a Con
st Hut ion reporter yesterday lh.it ad
vertisements required by law and
generally referred to as “legal adver
tisements,” were null and void if
published on Sunday. Tins is an
important matter to those interested.
—Atlanta Constitution.
“What harm lias the lad done
you?” asked an old gentleman,
roughly collaring a hoy, who was
warming the jacket ot another urchin
with a bit of wild grape vine. “He
ain’t done me no harm.” “What
arc you thrashing him for, then ?”
“Cause his father and mother never
licks him, and I’m doing it for
charity.
Bcmoiim Aiioe
Cigna.—Tlio Shanghai ('•>
Mar 'll 4, savs: A rumor was
among the Chinese in Lho settl
day that the emperor of ('lima h>t<
died from Ihe effects of poisoning
Wo have been unable to trac*
mor to any definite source, or t
tain il it is absolutely true; but
on dits of this nature cry stall/.* round :i
small stratum of facts, some Martliii
circumstances must have occurred i
the patnen to give rise to -.ticli a report
Palace intrigues have linen fnquont
late, and the “sacred presoiu
of tho emperor is not
hidden fr >m the attacks
vulgar mortals as is popularly imac
ed, for latterly some 'hefts have h»
committed in the emperor's priv
apartment, and some «»f the personal
attendants of tho "Sou of Heaven
have been suspnctidof conniving at
attempts Ilia' have been made by polit
leal tools and persons intent on spoil t
gain access to the portion of lho pubic
which is sacred to imperial uses.
Another paper of China *ay«: “\V
hear from native sources, in a p<>sitio
to be well informed, that tbe rumor
amongst Chinise of the death of th
emperor of China is f«»i
Hek<»p Treatment oi a Snaki
Lite. Joe Ludlutii.au idiot cm
in the County Manual Labor
house, was bitten by a rattli
last Hutu niny on the f
left hand, tiie fangs p
sides of tin* linger,
minutes after the Idle was inflicte
Mrs Symington, wife of the stiperii
tcmlciit, split the linger on holii sid<
with a razor, poured a small quantity
of powder into the wound ami set lir
to it. She then applied ammonia,
ami al-o gave ammonia ami whisky
inwardly until the mat
drunk. Tliiswasu very lira ve ad for
a lady to do, and it suved the poor
man’s life. On Sunday I tie arm an
hand were swollen three limes Hi
natural si/,'*, hilt yesterday Hie -wel
ing had all gone down and I .i I loin is
now all right again. The Miuk«
killed and four rutiles were take
-Sun Antonio ( Terns /.’• i>r> *«.
relinger of tin
net rat ing both
Aleut l
by
*ks *
nurles Fierce, nephew of tho pilot
red sixteen, whs drowned.
Willie Brooks, son of ihe pilot, aged
veil, was drowned.
The City of Hanford was built ir
J leksonville and owned by Messrs
Tyson A Smith, and belonged to the
independent line plying holw
Jacksonville and Sanford. She
4 her 1
AN AI)I> RUSH
To me Democratic nml Conserva
tive Tolers of Aliiliania.
A convention of our parly is hereby
called t,o assemble in the city of Mont
gomery on \V* dnesday, th«*7th day of
June next. You are invited from
your several counties to send to this
invention, as your representatives,
no delegate for each two hundred
votes, slid one for each Iran ion over
hundred votes, cast In your coun
ty for nur nominees at llie last presi-
lential election. This basis was adopt
ed by us, not because wo holievod it
would l*n entirely fair and just in its
operation, but because that election
was tho latest at which tiie strength of
tlio party in this state was shown. If
tho state convention shall consider
that, this rule operates unjustly upon
any county it lias full power to correct
We desire In making lids call to ra
sp* ctfiilly urge county executive com
mittees to take every possible step to
snouto a free ami fair expression of the
will of tho members of our party.
Ample notice of tlio time and manner
of electing delegates to county conven
tions. and the fullest opportunity
should l*o givon to every democratic
voter to express ami have offbet given
to his choice. Wo trust that tho attend
ance at the product meetings will bo
large, and that the fullest expression
as to the wishes of the voter** will bo
had, both as to men an
that care will bo takoi
given to these wishes,
that the state convent
authority in the party,
truly represent tiie wis
The democratic ami conservative par
ty inis given to tlio people of Alabama
an honest and economical government,
wise laws and a manly and upright Ju
diciary. Under its rule taxation has
been reduced, useless offices abolished
and peace, good order and contentment
reign throughout tiie land. Our party
lias done much, hut wo must continue
to deserve the respect and confidence
of tlio people by guarding and protect
ing tiie life, liberty and property of
ovnry citizen.
Recent inoications tend to show that
an attompt is being organized to restore
to power the party whose spoliations
and mimes are yet so fresh in our mem
ories. Whether tills is to he attompted
iu Alabama by intimidation and
throats of persecution, or by endeavors
to weaken our ranks by purchasing
with office some unworthy members,
remains yet to lie seen. In either
event tiie welfare and good name and
prosperity of Alabama rests upon your
shoulders, and tlio only way to retain
these is through an untlinching support
of tiie principles and organization of
our party.
Jos F. Jon nson, Chairman.
Tknnknt Lomax. Sroretary.
Tlios H Watts,
II n Semple,
F T Sayre,
W II Lawson,
I> G Dunklin,
M Riley,
J M White,
J K Edwards,
.1 W Dowling,
J A Holmes,
M <1 Slaughter,
W F W ilk arson,
B F Wilson,
J W Vandiver,
C F 11 am ill,
KJ Fitzpatrick,
F U Randolph,
W W Allen,
W G Clarke,
M (' Burke,
J T Bussell,
E W Rucker,
James E Webb,
R C Jones,
A li McEachln,
J H Lank head,
K H l'earson,
W H Robinson,
F Coleman,
G A llenry.
Rut
Governor 4'ol<|iiltl Explains.
Atlanta Constitution.]
The following extract is taken from
tin* Columbus Enoi’iukk ol a late
date:
“If this is not true, it will bo an easy
matter for tiie governor to set himself
right in tiie premises. The charge can
not lie taken as an attack upon the chief
L triple N >v«*mbor, issn. This I executive prompted hy any motive
"37 tli tr»p. Hhe was one ol the save that, ora desire to Horvo ihe party,
us it (miihdhIhh with a journal that gave
all tin* aid and luff nonce within Its con
trol to securing the election of the pres
ent incumbent. 1 f Governor Colquitt
has the g *nd of tin* democratic parly at
heart he should either refute this or he
should make it. public and give his rea
sons t herefor.”
Tiie above was submitted to Gov.
Colquitt, We prel ice what lie imd lo
sav witli the simple statement that
wiiib* tin* Telrt/raph nnd Messenger did
aid m the olecilon of Gov. Colquitt tho
present management and the present
editor bitterly opposed him before elec
tion and have lost no chance to criticise
him since. The governor said:
“ I have not seen the articles to which
y-ni allude, and do not care to dignify
them with a reply since you have
brought them to my attention?”
“You have nothing to say?”
“I do not like to answer even in re
sponse to an inquiry such absurd and
ill-natured insimiations. You may
Hay, however, that I liavo never Haid
one word to Judge Nimmons on tiie
subject of tiie race. 1 have never
written him one word or had a line
from him. I have never authorized
anyone else to consult witli him. 1
have never spoken to Governor Brown
or General Gordon on tin* subject. 1
have not seen Governor Brown since
lie came to Georgia and don't know
when I shall see Inin. While Judge
Simmons is mv friondand a gentleman
whom I esteem moHt highly I have
never expressed a preference for him.
Is this a full enough answer? If not,
make it fuller, if possible. There is no
use answering these rumors. First, it
was Mr. Stephens to whom I had
offered tho succession. That failing, it
was Judge Simmons. This failing, it
will lie Homo one else.”
“You may Hay further,” snid tiie gov
ernor, earnestly, “that while I do not
claim from iny position any single
right that the humblest voter docs not
have, I shall never admit that it re
strains mo from the rights of the
proudest citizen. When tin* candidates
for the nomination are before the peo
ple, if I have a choico I shall not hesi
tate to express my preforonce, and to
ornj asize that expression hy all legiti
mate means. Tills is my right as a
citizen, it is my duty as a citizen, and
1 shall n >L be backward in a-serling il
when tin* proper time comes.”
"ssfol freight beats on the
river, ami her freights wen* enormous.
She was heavily laden at thetlmnof
t he disaster wiili freight and passen
gers.
The officers and crew of the rescue
lent receive lie* highest praise from
for their efforts in then
'or their pinmpt assist
ant o nut f«*w could have been saved
Tbe burning bus cast a gloom over the
entire city, ami great anxiety is felt for
the safety of others on board. Tlioori-
gin of the tiro is not known positively.
The rein tins of t he lost wore brought
to Ibis city for interment
The coroner’s Jury is now in session.
Tiie steamer and cnnfonls are a total
loss, as nothing was saved.
J. II. I*.
Parting Friends — Thirty-five
yearn ago, employed l>y tin* govern
ment in hewing timber in (in* vast
oak forests of Maine wits a company
of men at work, among (hem being
one I’.it McGlarkin and a Jimmy
Magee, both fast friends. Jimmy
took a fever, and Pat, learning dial
liis friend wns given up by tiie doc
tors, paid 11iin a parting visit lo hear
liis last words heforeMiitiffl ing off'lhis
mortal coil, when the following col
loquy ensued :
l’at—“Well, Jainiy, I understand
the doctors have given ye up.”
Jim—“Vis, Pat, it is most o
me.”
Pat (after a pause)—“Well
not been a great sinner; ye’ll
the good place ”
Jim—“Oh, vis, Pat. To he sure 1
ethnic a hit of the government tim
ber.’ 1
Pal (taking Jimmy’s hand and as
suming a diplomatic air)—“Well,
farewell lo ye. When ye reaches the
good pluee tell I hem ve are well ac
quainted wid Pat McGlarkin.”
Here Put started for (lie door, hut
as if suddenly thinking of Jimmy’s
dishonesty in stealing tiie govern
ment timber, lie wheeled around to
liis friend and seriously and earnestly
oxelH
er wid
ye’ve
‘But, Jainiy, ifanytliing happens
y e I lull ye siioiild go lo (lie other
nee, jus! tell them ye don’t know a
viJ ol a word aboul me !”
Grange of Greed hv
Boots. — A eorrespondent
lion Special or tells (In
story : A few years ago a fi b ud of
mini- there is no hurin now in tell
ing this story, ns the superstition re
ferred to in it is exploded.if not every
where, certainly among your readers
—was tnking a country walk with a
friend, a clergyman, w lien • ii• latter
suddenly wheeled round, I. s face to
ward home, witli tic* .email: :
“L»*t us go hack, I
called tip in (In- mill !!•
to huidizc a child that
“\Veic you in time
friend
a Pair of
>t the l.on-
following
led; was
the night
dying.”
asked my
Just,” w
half minute
too late.”
“And if vol
“Why, Diet
little thing u
“Kiernallyj
“Well, ye.
lie
ml he
and I should have been
ii had been, what then?”
tl, I suppose the poor
iVe hi cn lost.”
lid
•Mi
I ask w luit sort of Inn
•Lends?
•side, alv
c yo
EquIVO
young Mr
married o
“I love
does,” A
Al,—“I lo
O-iCiihiH, v
• iy
rife,
Vlfc
d Un
as no other n
rippiiug smile
approbation w* ot around the com
puny and died away m whispering
giggles in shadowed window seats
and dimly-lighted corners, and the
young man felt that lie had fail'd to
make liiuiself understood just as he
v\ islied to lie.
they had taken two iniiiiit
on, tin' child would have l>
and—lost eternally, t h?”
“That’s a peculiar view**
t ion; I must linn k m
Two days alter tin
my friend mid said: "I Imv
that nia'tcr over, and must all
View. The hoo|s di I it.”
thi
ml try taffy.
Rochester /
il;iit place tin
to drop hitter
baggage-
ling one
tmilk ?
Fi.ooiuno Sahara.—When Col.
Flatters beard of Stanley’s famous
journov across tho dark continent, ho
declared: “That’s nothing; I will cross
Africa with a railway,” The ardent
Proni'lifiian sacrificed liis Ilf** and more
limn $100,000 of French capital in sur
veys tor a route for a railway across
tin* Desert of Sahara to open lho vast
riches of t be Soudan to commerce and
bri.:g iO.ooo.oOO barbarians to tlio light
of civiliztiion. Since tlio slaughter of
liis party by Arabs, tiie scheme of su
African railway lias not advanced, ami
now 'In* cable brings intelligence that
the French cabinet lias approved Count
de Li-sseps’ plan of li >*»di.ig Sahara
with water from the Mediterranean.
He proposes to cut a canal through the
narrow neck of land separating
tlio salt marshes south of Tunis
from tin* gulf *tf Gabes, his be
lief being that the Desert of Sahara will
tli us be made a vast -*a. I* is unfortu
nate that engineers are not agreed as to
whether tin* surface of Sahara is above
or below tiie surface of tin* Meditera-
nean, but tin* proposed canal would
conv**r' enough low marshes into a sea
to give Tunis ami Algeria a'* insular
po-ilion, a result which Frenchmen
are iimre eager to accomplish than to
• >i•• ii the heirtof Africa to civilization.
C unit de Leaseps will find work Id the
-and ol Africa altogether different from
that which Im has undertaken in tiie
rocky 1***1 of Panama, and we may
hope i**at his countrymen will furnish
him th** 813.On: 1,000 he needs tor his
new enterprise. Whether France
floods the I insert of Sahara or pierces
i' with a railway to the Soudan, (lie
heart of Africa will be brought nearer
ihe light of civilizition.—Jf*u7 anti
S I'll A NG E Til ING8 H A FFKN.—TIlO
recent advt mures of Charles Francis
Adams reminds (lie Philadelphia
A'ortU .IniG'/crtM of Sum Weller’s re
mark t«> Mr. Pickwick: "Strange
tilings happen when au elderly gen
tleman's judgment goes out a-visit-
ing.”