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Newspaper Page TextColttmbtt 'lumitjer yOL. XXVUI- ^O 43 COLUMBUS, GEORGIA FRIDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 19 188* PRICE FIVE CENTS forty-ninth congrkss Tha House Passes the FI's Join* Port r Bill. ■rase hS CiMhcaa Hava an terl> atalooi Splat-ttldill. bfrg*r Spe&ki Mailk t aa tba Etfacatlam Bill - lal.lli ■allcat ihe ftantb. (rar*Baa. Washington, February 18 — The speaker announced tbe appointment or Findlay, of Maryland, ae a mem ber of tbe oommiitee on banking and currenoy, to Dll the vacancy occasioned by tbe resignation of Cur tis In tbe morning hour the bouse re turned consideration of the bill for feitlrg tbe Atlantic and Pacific rail road grant. Tbe bill was discussed without any result being reached until tbe txplra tionoftbe morniug hour, and then the bouse went into a committee ol tbe whole on the Fita John Porter bill. Phelps, of New Jersey, said he bad believed for twenty yea s that Porter was a traitor and deserved to be banged. That was the popular opin ion of the loyal north, and h*s heart bad been with it. He had obauged his opinion ard b dieted Pot* ter as* an honest man and a loyal soldier, when as his represent tative he bad been obliged to exam ine tbe evidence and learn tbe facts In conclusion he said: "L’a an old story j it’s a wearisome odb to u«, bu to him it’s the story of a life L". us to day. as courageous friends or Jus tloe, determine that we will make what repar tlon we can, and we will end now and forever, ■) far as this boose la concerned, tbe strangest and saddeet Kory In American history ” Curtin, ol Pennsylvania, earnestly supported tbe bill. Porter haJ been denounced as a traitor If Porter was a traitor, be (CurtH ) was a traitor, aDd if any oue wanted to tell him that he was a traitor, let him tell it in a corner Curtin spoke but a short time, but was attentively listened to and bis oriep replies to many inter rogatories whloh were propound d to him gave rise to a good dcal of ap plause and laughter. Wsrner, of Ohio, expressed the be lief that Porter had done hla wbols duty at tbe battle of second Bull Run, tut be altfb believed that if the original court martial could assemble again and have the additional evls dence before it, it would be compelled to revtrse tbe verdict. For this rea son be would vote for tbe bill. Brsgg, of Wisconsin, closed . the debate. He stood here he said, repre senting the fifth army corps, wearing on hie breast the badge of the ol army of the P 'tomae that lcvtd Mo Clellan and Porter well, that fought tbe battles of their country despite oongres tonal interference Tney sometimes had good officers, s me times t fficers cf medium capacity, and sometimes bad 'fficers, but they fought steadily at d well against tbe fl werrf the confederate army, lei by the ablest oaptains Tnelr dan ger bad been more tromther.ar than tronu the front, for congressional committees were prowling through tbe camp lo iking for presidential fa vorites and Interfering with orders That condition of things had tx's.ed up to the time the country cried against it and tl e power was given to Grant to oommand the army of the Potomac until it had gone forth to vlotory, closed the war and saved tbe union. So had the friends of F z John Porter pressed forward year after year ask ing tba' justicebedoLe him. Par (Ban seal, maiioh tis oersoual motives hail prevented a fair and impartial heir ing, and had made men fearful to vote in accordance with their judg ment lest a lor g black mark mtgui go down acrn»s thpir names and tbe curse ol tb G O P be issued against them. Tbe oommittce then rose and re ported to the b use. Two attempio to recommit tbe bill with irs'ructtons failed by a vo'e of 112 'o 173 B'Sgg, of Wisoousm, wbo had de manned he previous question, with drew the demana and again took tbe fl )or in support of tbe bill. He sharp ly criticise:) the persoDnelof tbe court which convicted Porter, and its one sided course in tbe trial, aDd accused McDowell of fraud in representing the report of Stonewall Jackson ot tbe battle of August 30th, to apply to P 'iter’s movements of tbe 29 .b. Bragg said the gentleman from Michigan, (CutoheoD.) had taken tbe report of the second battle of Bull Run and read a number of killed and wounded on the 29 h of August, for the purpose of showiug that there had been a general battie. If the gentle man had been dtspoeed to be ingeni ous, he would have stated that those reports wore ol casualties between August 10 h and September 21. Cutoheon declared that ne had so stB’ed in his speech. Bragg —“You took the table of figures trom a heading that civerei almost a month, and you have pub ltshed it i t your speech os evidence of the losses on August 29, and your republican constituents who do not read anything but your sneeeft in re pubiioau newspapers will tbink th-u a historical evidence of the war.” Ouloheon declated that the table showed what it was. Bragg declined to yield and Culoh■■ eon asserted his r.gUt to reply, as he had been misquoted Bragg, advancing to the bar of the home—“I suite what you said. I sta'e what tte figures ars ” ''Now!” exclaimed Cntcheon (also adiu luo ap.*)- m ol tha speaker’s desk). "you are trying to ram a falsehood down the throat of this house ” [Applause on the republican aid ] “I draw my own inferences aa to your purpcR, s!” orled Bragg, and (d fl n'ly) “I will repeat them if you desire.” (Applause ou tbe Demo cratic side) At this itme there was a good deal of c< nluBlon and txcitem-ut In the nnust at d it was with difficulty that the v dee of either gentleman could be hoard, but as the speaker rapned the bouse to order and e a'-d to Cutcheon be must not inurrun' Bisgg without permission, tbe for mer indignantly exclaim.d: “Then the gentleman must not falsify the fao - 1” “Ah 1” was Mr Brsgg’s retort “I am glad I have dn\eu that radical from under B'antou’s petticoats so that he has oome to the fron I” Bragg continued In this vein.de clmlng to yield to interruption, and his m-nuer being at times that of personal defiance towards the oppo nents of tbe bill Tbe vote was finally 'etched and the bill i arsed—yeas 171. nays 113 The heuss then, a 5:13, adjourned ICl&TB. Among the petitions presenied in the sena e and appropriately referred was one by Hoar, from clt asns of the United Sates whrse names, Hoar said, seemed to Indicate that they weie of foreign birtb, praying fot tbe submission by corgre^a to tbe -everal states of a prop >ted constitu tional amendment abolishing tbe presidency W'en reports of oommluees were auuou.' oed to be in order E Imuods lose and said: ' Mr Pnetdeu.: 1 am iuatructed by the c< mmittee on judi* oiary, to whom were referred tbe let ter of the attorney general with au ■homy to report with open doors, to make a report, with sundry resolu- tioi s, which I ask may be placed on the calendar.” President pro tempore—“Dies the sena'cr desire to have them r< ati?” Mr Edmunds—' No, sir; but tbe set ator from A'abama, Mr Pugh, desires to make a remark.” Pugh, from tbe minority of tbe committee on judiciary, held: “A’ to *he repor' Jt s made, I dta re to s ate 'hat they knew nothing ot tbeom tents or tbe report until it was read to tb- committee this morn ing. The minori'y desire to prepare a report tn which they will prese >t their views and to enable them to do so they ask tbat they may have un til Monday week witblu wbioh to prepare the report, and It 1b uoder- stw d that the m jrrlty report and r ailutlona accompanying it will not be called up for consideration until we get leive to file a minority report The time given us to do so is not to extend beyond next Monday week ” Mr Dawes—-' Can we nut have the r<solutions read?’ Chief Clerk Johnson read tbe reso lutions. Buier—“la there a report accom paoyiug these resolu’io's ?” President pro tern—‘ Yes.” Bu'ler—“Is it to b- printed?” Edmunds “Certainly, It will be priu et; under tbe rule I ask tba the report of the committee, as well as tbe resolution, be printed in tbe Record also ” President pro tem—If there be do objec'.ion that order will le made, and tbe report aud resolution will ap pear In full in the Congressional Record ol to morrow. Theelucation bill was taken up and Its c insideratlon proceeded with Plumb offered an amendment pro viding that as to the ft rrltory, not the secretary of the interior, but thc- legislatures of the several territories, shall have the administration ot the money. Agreed to, I-igalls said the rorih, northwest and west did not want this bill Ou the contrary they spurned it, Tue peopled Kansas indignantly spurned tbe assumption tbat they desired a donation from tbe national treasury to lU'taln their common schools Ingalls w 8 “fa'lgued” with the presumptions he bad heard that northern and vreitern people wanted this money. "Let us drop dieguls s sud come down to common sense Dm’t insult the people of the north ern and western eta es by declarh g that they want any portion of this donation. The bill, Irgalls said, was essentially dishonest and tbe s ates that would take the money under It weie actuated by precisely tbe same spirit that wan e! to pick pickets or rob graves. (Laughter ) It waB an act of grand larceny on the treasury When the staffs of tbe south asktd for this money on a basis of the whole num ber of Its illiterates above ten years old they knew, and the whole country knew that they were obtaining mo ey under false pretenses. Msxey emphatically denied that Texas asked for tbe bill. Morgan read a telegram received by him from the governor of Ala bama (G iv O'Neal) -ayIng he saw no cons i, uitonal authority for the bill uud endorsing Morgan's position on it. Rdllebcrger said some states might not need the money. ‘ Or behalf of as gold people as those f Kiusas or Texas” ooutinutd R idle- oerger, "I am not a-hatned to say that, we do wuvst it. Wo thiok it is due to us' I am glad the slave is Ire , but I ask the gentlemen who cm- sidered it their duty under a highe r law to free him, whether it is not their duty to come to the rescue of au impoverished people who a cent ihe situation aud who ask that the .reed Qiea may be eduoated.” [Applause iu the galleries which was suppressed try tbe chair ] C.k. .’.d-.-jj.J Ike ssnii.e in oji position to tbe bill. He entere' t n earnest protest Ngsiost Its passage, declaring It to hb the moat pernicious measure Intri dnc<-d into either hop— of c greas einoe the war Coke quoted from the wipings of J lie - son, Madi»nn and other early au- tbi rities op thecmetitti |»n '•> malt - <ain his "n-ttlon and argued »' some le. g.b tba’ the pai-sage ot Ll e pend ing bill would make congresa a b: dv ol unlimited and despotic power, a; d would be a subversion of all tbe re served rlgta's of the sta'es It would result, In said, tn stirring up endless strife bstwaen tbe north srd ». uh A number of amendments were submitted, an t it was uidered that ;b‘ v be printed. Evarts took the fl rur. He remaik ed that ho w»b heartily In lavor of tbe bill, but would not speak on it jf ihe senate desired to come to a vote. Bialr said if Evans was i.ot will ing to make a epetob somebt dy would bu aur- to move an adjourn ment This remsik wse greeted with loud laughter, in which Evarts himself heartily j iued, at d the senate went at oDct Into execu.ive session and ■for a few minutes the senate at 5:40 p m, adjourned until 'o morrow ON ’CHANGE. WASHINGTON WAIFS. A nu am Meant sat >ku •i.l Daellac. Ipteial to UnQUtrtfgum. New York Ft-biuary 18—Tilt re wasaUicidtd weakness tn me open- tug figures at (be stock excharg", 'he first prices showing a decline < J to over 1 per cent. The reaction -a- duu to the public announcement that the Trmsc mtiuental Association, which bas been holding a meeting here, had failed to agree and bad ad j rurned with the und-rsiaudiog tba each company was to lt>ke care of itself. Errly trading was accompa nied by a further decline nf traotlonal amounts, ixcept in Pac fl: Mail, bu 1 this was soon checked aud business whicn bad been decidedly active became mi.e quiet, with prices steady to firm condi'ion, which con tiourd until nearly 1 o'clock.alibi ugh during tbe latter part of tba' ttou there was a somewhat greater show of strength. A heavy tone prevailed later uutil during tbe 1 s boar, wbeo some weakness was developed, in which coal stocks were man prominent—the drop in Lackawana amounting to 2 All ac'ive stocks on tbe list, howev-r, yielded more or less. Tl ere w. a a reaction tn some cities In final dealings and tbe market cl: sed irregular, but decidedly fever ish for (be most active bilckb and weak. The announcement of the praoti cal d sBolution of tbe traus cou'i rental association was followed in the afternoon by the further state ment that >be subsidy which bad been paid to the Pact fl;* Mad s'eam- ship company by tbt Pau fl.: railro-d was to terminate at the end of 30 dnysand tlmtcffldal scion to the > fl ct had been taken Pacific Malt shows a net decline ot 2| Licka- wanna 2 Union P.ic flu 1J, Lake Shore 1$, and o'.heiu 1 or less. Hales 435 000 snares h: E-mn ds K siln Ion* 'bait Ap- poiu meats and Hem ivais. The Grant Bl'l Rtpartitf r tortklf-Tb* titver Qn»illon-Ar* oorAInc lo Oidrra-ioiparaltt Exut* •■cc«l B«oka Extend**. «*rnkrmio •tilhlBI. Special t») EdqdI. «- Ban. Houston, Tex February 18 -TLe briiktuieuon me third division of ibeBouheru Pacific railroad qu t work yesterday in s> mpa'by with the s'riking brakfm^n at New Oceana l'bey make tbe same demand as tbe Gretna strikers and send wold to tbe latter to bold oui until their requests are granted. N" fre ght trains left Houston yesterday and the freight engines were sent to tbe round bourn Hiw far west tbe strike extends is not yet known, but Ihe indicatlone i oint 'hat it will extend through to Ban Franoieeo. The engineers and firemen strongly sympathize wlib the brak' men and a report it current tba ttey will also strike, ea they buve been dissatiifl.'d since last fall because of certain uremissaJs. Trouble is also anticipated on tbe Tex tt Cen tral railroad Htr Bukaa. was a OnakarS. S.mmII. Ea.«rr#r-Saa.. Chicago, February 18 —Mrs Mai- garei White last evening attempted to murder ber two children, aged four and six, by thrusting them un der tbe wheels of a moving freight train. The children were rescued and the mother arres ed by a police man. Tbe woman turned aivsgely on theeffloerand exclaimed: “Wbai did you do that for? My husband Is a drunkard I am tired of life, but I want to get rid of thcie children first.” Her husband appeured before Justice Me cn this tuoruii g and stated tbat his wife bad attempted to tske the life of the children once be fore with au axe while she was in- toxlca'ed. The justice sent her to tbe Mar'hn Washington borne with a flue i f $50. Tilt < Mke bin! Ohio. Special to Kiitii'.iror-buu. New YokK, Feb 18-The s'ate- meut of tot Clu-ssp: ake ->:.<1 O.uo syBiern for D-'cerr b-., 1885, shi Ws g to-8 ep roi'H H $519 513, ope re' i t’ .■ ex., pensts (341 070, net earuinge $178 443 This is an increase, as cimpartd witu ibe same month cf 1804 —iu ihe grose ol $0030 a decrease in the operating txuen. so! $8757, and an increase in the net earnings of $15 396 The gross earnings weie couiriouted as follow- : CneBap ake and Ohio $314,n 195 E iZ'beth, Lexington ami Big Hiudv $57 732 Cnessneake and Ohio a _ fll7.3S6. 1p*c(tl to Enuulror-Son Washington, F binary 18 — 8.'Da,or Edmunds io day reported the following resolutions from the senate committee on judiciary ae- c rupanied bv a long report : Resolved, Tbat Ihe forgoing rts port of tbe coinmi tee ou judiciary be ' greed to and adopted. R solved, Tbat the senate hereby ex pin a's l's cot damnation of the re tueal of tbe attorney general, under whatever it flueuce, to mail to the senate copies of papers called for by I s r sbutton of tbe 26 h of January, and set forth in tbe reoorts of the committee on Judiciary, aa In viola tion of ble cffiuial duly aud aubver* si vs of tbe fundamental piitciples of ihe government aud Ibeg-ed admin istration ttieiuof. R solved, Tbat It is under these cucunistances tbe du y ofthesenu'e to reluse Us sdvloe and corn eut to the proposed removals of (fficers, the documents and napersln reference to :Le supposed i fficial or the personal mitoouduot of whom are withheld by tbe ex cu'ive or any head ofade- paitmeui whendeemid necessary b^ be senate and called for in consider ing the matter. Resolved, Tbat provialon ofsecfr n 1754 of the revised statutes, declaring ibai persons honorably discharged from military or naval service by resaon of disability resul'ing from wounds or sickness Incurred in the line of duty shall be pre ferred for appointment. to civil i ffices, provided they are found to possess Ihe business capacity necessary for tbe proper discharge ol Ihe duties of snob < fflee, ought to be faithfully and tuily put In ex cutlon, and tha' to rrm vo nr 'o propo-e to remove any such eoldier whose faith- fulnes-, cmipetercy »tid character are above reproach, and to g ve place to a^o her who has not rendered such service, is a violation of the spirit ol the law and of tne practical gratitude ttbe people aud the gov ernment of tbe United States owe to the defenders of tbe constitutional liberty and integrity of the govern ment, all of which is respectfully submitted. [Bignrd] Geo F Edmunds. H J R McMillan, James F Wilson, John J Ingalls, Geokge F Hoak, tVuU Evabts. The report accompanying tbe res olutinn- is i f great length, embracing about 5000 words exclusive of vol uminous appeDdicles. The report recites the funs e"d clrriimsiances of the remov'd of D trkiti aud the »p« pnintm'iut of his successor ae U iited S a'es attori ey for the souilitrn dis trict i f Alabama It decluree that it bas been tbe uniform pracl.eof the Ju bciary commitiea since tbe pa - sage ol the tenure of i fflee act to o il upon the heals of departments for “all papers aud information” iu the possession of Ihe department touching the cord not aud udminis- ration of ffl ers profosi d to be ap pointed Tnls has been done with ihe unanimous uppiovul of ull the numbers,although thec.«mposition of the committee has been during llu- period some lime of one political character and some times of another Iu no Insist ce until this lime hi s the committee m^t with any delay orde uial from the department to furnish such papers and informs ion with a single txception, and in wh'ch ex cepiion, he dolay ami tuegesieddc rial lasted only for two or thred-iys. Prec debts are cited and dircursed, ^nd the oonclt a one of i he oommiitee are set fot lb in the ixto.iiUOLB ac companying the report. IN ACCOKDANCE WITH OKDEK8 The ac ion of ihea-sistanL treasurer at New Y rk in rtfosing toeccept leposita of silver until be s able io count it is in strict accordance with the instructions i sued by the United H ates treasurer. B.milar instructions ► ave been sent r> all tbeaaels'ant ireasurere, tbe object being to insure greater piotection lu tbe handling of government funds. theik existence extended. TDe acting c mpiroiler of currency baa extended the corpora e ex s nice of the national bank of Athena, Gi, and the Merchant's national bank nf B'vannab, Ga, to February 24 h, 19U6 WILL ASK AN OPINION. The oummmee cu ways and means 'oduy ins' runted Chairman Morrb eon to r<quest an opinion frun the atcretiry "I the treasury is o ihe probable i fl c' of the tariff ra es pro posed tn the M urlson bill upon the governrreni revenues upon a basis of last yeai’.- custon a busw «si It wa- HtipuluUd by Ihe low ter II members that in the event r f th<-f .me f the stcre.'ary to re'u:n an answer by li x f Tuesday, coosidet ion of tiic tar fl b 11 will begin on a day. THE S1LVEK QUESTION There is » pussininty that the con test over the si vtr question any be ! rdc.ioaliy tranefoned from ihe coins age committee ot the house to the commit,ee on banking and currency. During the recent stsalon of thecoiu- age committee, Chairman BUud in tmiaied veiy strongly that unless some po«lilve a tl >n w is taken c.*ai;ur..ce va us matter at Issue the sub< ject might be taken out of their hands by a prompt report from the commit ec on banning and cur- r-rcy on s f m" of Me "'onositions before that cuiimiliee relating to the bsue of silver or coin oertiflcu«'« on bullion depoil s That B> - d bad some tangible ground lor ibis re- nmik is at'pareut from the fact that the committee on ha 'king and cur rency has determined to bigio next week the consideration of hi asures relating to stiver coinage with a view 10 foimutating a bill in be reported to the house. The committee will first consider, at tbe instance ol Diogley, tbe Rragau bill providing fur the issue of silver cer' ficates of a denomination of 1 and 2 dollars in addition to the cenlfirates Issued at present It will endeavor to reaoh an agreement on the qinetlon as to whether tbe public Interests will hest be served by ihe Issue of silver certifi cates of a small denomination or by the redemption of tbe issue of one ►and two dollar tria-ury notes Tbs decision of this qiifH'iou as a oonse- qaeuce involves some 'elided action upon tbe silver question. A careful review of tbe composition of tbe oommlttee, as stated by Uh obnirmau, discloses the f-o'.tbat, not withstand ing the addition of Fludtay, a ina bility i f the members are opposed to the suspension of the ooinage of sil ver. REP1RTEDFAVORABLY Benaioi lioar, from the committee on library, reported favorably to-day 1 1 e '>111 introduces hr him yesterday to appropriate $250 090 lor a monu ment to Gen Grant, to bs erected In Weshirigton, WORKMEN DISCHARGED Two nundred and eleven of three Ini'Mired and seven men, who were employed In tbe sbopa of tbe navy yard here, were discharged list night because of the exhaustion of tbe ap propriatlon for tbe steel crui-ers. FOREIGN FLASHER Tb* British 1‘arllanacBt BsaiiomUn- Dl«»»t|»r«*tl*» *1 Ulndil’se'i in- ■ «iuaenaaeits. JR<*. London, February 18-The leads ing members of the conservative party met at tbe CarletoD club at noou to day to confer upon the course the par'y ► hall pursue in re gard to Irish effiirs on the reassem bling ot parlhiment Lord 8ili“bury, taUly prime mIM- «r, presided. L >rd Rtudolph Ciiuronlil and 150 other prominent tories were present. Tbe meeting w is very enthusiastic The speeches made indioa'ea'i inten tion on the part or 'ho conservatives to i fl-r ti e most strenuous opposl- to any measure ure-ented by the lib erals concerning home rule for Ire land. L >rd Salisbury p e lioied a union wlm the conservatives of the section of liberals wbioii f Hows Hartlngton a d G • cben He urired the con • servauv.-s to do ail that w»h possible to bring such a union into efleot. B one of the sp>akers commented severely on Lord Ra idnlph Church ill’s attack on the Catholics and his Intimacy with members of the Par nelllte parly Tbe meeting resolved to mike borne rule a test qti s'ion in tbe house ot comm ns and for this pur- nose will support the Paruellites id their demand to hav6 it prt e le land reform lu ihe oonsidr ration of ihe house. GLADST NE H CABINET SHAKY. Tue impression is gaining ground that the present cabinet will prove uot armonious and that It will he impossible to hold It together The Pall Mall Gaze te 8tate« that the re signation of Mr Chamberlain, presi dent ' f the local government b"»id, from Giad-toiifc’a cabinet, Is a ques tion oi but a 'ew hours. The resignation will be unde, tl e U - 7. 'Me says, nstensl ly bectuse Cham- b r am cannot bring himself to ac quie.-ce in the government’s policy ol oercton towards Greeoe, but it is in reality because he Is unwilling to mar w hat be believ. s to be his pollti cal future by Identifying bim ef just now with tbe borne rule policy decided ou by a majority of his col leagues. EXCITEMENT IN THE STOCK EX CHANGE. Much agitation prevailed in the stdek exchange to day, owiDg to a lack of confidence among business men In the stability of tbe Gladstone government. The wildest rumors nave been In oiiculsMon. One of them was that Lord Rnsebury. for eign secretary, had rescued, and an- oitier was that tbe Greek haui crosse I tbe Turkish frontier. The": 1 reports were denied, and towaid thuclisoa recoveiy took place In the rmrke'. PARLIAMENT RE ASSEMBLES Paiiiam.nl re-atsuuioleil to-day. Gi-dstoue sia'eii in tbe bou e of c m m ms tbat tf:er the government had c 'ljclude.! tue financial bu-iness lliey bai to place before the house, they ,wi n’d tie able to “late a pirt. if not the whole of iht Irish nii'astiris tney iuteudtd to io'r duce, He exp'.e > d, he said, to le through the fi ,‘incia! tiu-iness atiout Hie 231 of Much. Allu Hi g to the f ireigu policy i f M e u-vv government, Gladstone s»id bn would follow tbeeaatern policy inau gurated by bis predeotsor, Lor ! Hii- l-bury. Gladstone announc'd fur tier tbat the government had no inten tion of renewing coercion P. Ireland. Iu ihe heute of lords Etn Gran ville, secretary of 6tate f-r trie colo nies, aiinoutioed th it the govern* wuid uot in.' du:. I mea-ures into parliament before the firs' of March. Bitb bouse* of parlliment were cr wded when the niers snd coin* niona me' to day. L ril Hsrtluglon took a i u>t behind tile treasuiy bench He was loudly cheered by the conservatives. Tho crowt[,nut- "Ide the parliament buildings which usually gives an enthusia*'io r(Jc?p* tmu, oniy faintly ciiosred Giadstoue mi hie arrival. Tnere is a gem ral feeling ol discontent over the meagre* iifiBs of th" gnverr ment's B'atemi-nts regarding its prop.-SMl Irish measure. The fact that the goveiument made uo aiiuounceuienl of its pu gramme for tbe lntroduc.lon ofldlls i.fl ctlug Ireland is taken as an indication that the rabinet Is plil! nndrcUled rs to what course it shall rursue. Ia ,iis nouse of lords the Marquis of Bali** bury said be would wan to me what changes six weeks would give to the polloy of the government. His remark was greeted with cheers, In the house of commons Gladstone said the desire of the government was to propose to the hou emoasur s uf a positive and substantial chariO' ter, dcallt g with Ireland respecting terla order and questions of land and the future government of Ireland, including the method for such gov ernment. He eald a further state ment on 'he subject would be made on th 22 I of March. The house resumed dfbate on the address In reptv to the queen’s speech Lord Randolph Chu.chill anti ibe rank uuil file of the lories abuBid and sought to worry Gladstone. This course brought oDly trurn the prime minister a d g nlied sprech iu which he says that, in- government had a severs aud d ffl cult task wbioh it would uu- deav r io perform resolutely aud as Bpeedily as possible. In the house of lords, the toriei vainly tried to force Lord R sebury, aud the foreign seureiary, to speak on the situation in theeait. ikw Aaala. fVMiOi U New Yokk, February 18 —The employes of ilia Eighth aud Ninth Avenues ratiroad companies, claim* ing that its i ffleer* had not kpnt their agreement, went on a strike this morning for the ptirpo-e ol en forcing their rights The Interests of the meu were looked alter by the ex- • cutlvc ouumlttee of the Empire railway association B ith roads are being run by the same company aud it is claimed that the new time table agreed to lias not been put Into efleot. Of the slx'.y-stx V s>y street cars on l y twenty-eight c one wl hln the 12- hour 'limit, the rema uder ruui ii g over time without extra pay. The strike was sucoes-ful nod before t'*s middle of ths »f ernnou they con ceded the deniaods i f the men aud travel vias resumid Tb$ Ntw Oilean Btfloi. 3peolal to Bnqairo*'»H , i'i New Orleans February 18 -The weather to-day was cloudy. The track was in go id condition- First race, weight for age winners of two nr more raees rx '.Hided, 1 1 18 mile ; Coautilly won. Efflu H 21, Peacock 81. Tun 1:34$. Second rue", selling ruoe, usual oon* dltlons, 1 mil'; King Artliur w"n, D amond 2', Rriillai 31. Time 1:40 Third r-ce, selling ruce, u*ualoju- dltlor.s, lj miles, Annie VVoodc ck won, J it Bullivau 2 I, H Jt Box 31. Tim'. 2:15. F.urin race, consolation puree for beaten horae. J of a mile, 8->iitu:re led fri iu the si»u to the fluish, win ning iiylwo lengths, Josh Billings 21, R .in B i 31. Time, 4:19 Hi. Ibi] w»rr EutcrtalaiA. "pam 1 i> . (| llrer'Hun. Charleston, February 18—The National Linoere, of Bis'.on, were aken to-day ou u visit to F irts Bumpier aud Moultrie and ou an ix* eursiou aroui d the harbor. To-night th'y were eniortamed at u grand military hail, given In their honor, which was atieuded by the governor of the state, the mayor of the city aud many of the prominent t ffldala aud oitzuis. Tue Li'..C:rs leave here b r Rioutuoud aa uooa to mor row. A !»**■ Opera »•«». Span .! to E i4Hir*r-aaa. Chattanooga February 18—The Cnatianoog. Dad.v Times ueaded a subscription 1 s for a new opera home at Chattanooga with one thou sand dollars last Saturday aud in* vlted subscriptions from culzjns. To-night the list waB oloeei at the Times i fflee w'tb more than fifty thousand dollars subscribed Work on the new building will cotmuenoe at onoe^ The (litnciifl Go. Special to Butjnlrer-Hnn. Niuolons Cala. February 18 — Eiriy tlismor ..i.g a indy of masked uieo c i)ipell°'i the Chin 1 so iu this town, numb-.ring forty- four, to leave. T ley w-.-e pu: ou hoard tue s'.camel D E K light a,id notwi'.h-itb,tiding uie p ite*r nf the Cip.uin of the vea* set no was f.r'-u '« t >ke '.hum aa pasast g.r.i for Sicramento, Vi utMTHOn’X Condition. bpectfll ft; k'novir*r-ifuti' t, uisville February 18-Henry Watbrsou t.ad rather a bud n ght i,n i j:i nrouounced not so we.l tui3 morning His temperature Las ng"iu r uen 11 1024, pulse remaialtig 114 to 116. The ptiysiciaus express no uiuruQ, but R&y they hups for n favor- able change la the courue of the lvxt 24 hours, _ f>4VlU .fa f Mftac’ad. *# IhMfci'fTr-lh.-r. Philal ki.phia. February 18.— J U" B G o i b ed this evtning.