VOL. XXVIII—NO. 1K1
M'S. (tKuIKtIA: SATTKDAV MoKNLNO. MAY Id, |ssi;.
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Washington, May 14.—After the trails-
action of routine business the house went
into a committee of the whole, Harp, of
Missouri, in the chair, on the private eal-
emKr. The liill for the extension ol the
patent gave rise to a del)ate which
trenched upon the ground of the tai iff re
duction. There was a disposition shown
to lengthen out the tariff debale, but a
protest was made and private business was
proceeded with.
•After some time the committee rose and
reported a half dozen bills to the house.
The first bill to be taken up was that
authorizing the president to change the
rank of Henry J. Hunt from colonel to
inajoi general on the retired list, and it
was defeated—75 to 111.
The McMannville and Manchester claim
i,jU g a ye rise to some discussion and pend-
jpg action the house at 5 o’clock took n re
cess until 7:30. the evening session to he
for the consideration of pension hills.
Tiie house at the evening session passed
fcrfv-flve pension bills and adjourned till
to-morrow.
st;\ m:.
The senate passed a number of public
building bills, among them the bill pro
viding for completion of the public build
ing at Harrissonburg, Vu., the amount to
bcA-10,000, and the addition to the United
States building at. Jackson, Miss., £0,000.
The senate adopted Hoar's resolution re
quiring that tiie committee, when report
ing the river and harbor bill, to state the
facts that showltbe national importance of
the several pieces of the work, and why
each item of appropriation is advisable.
At 2 o’clock the general pension bii! was
placed before the senate and Vest took the
Hour in opposition to the bill. In the
course ot his remarks he animadverted
with severity on the “nebulosity" of tiie
estimates made by different persons as
to the amount that the pending measure
would take from the treasury, lie assert
ed that the amount was beyond the ken
of mortal man, and in conclusion declared
that he would go no further in
the direction in which congress
had been hurried. These bills meant an
indefinite raid on the treasury for an in
definite time.
Morgan submitted an amendment, to be
moved by him at the proper time, provid
ing that pensions covered by the hill'and
not provided for by existing laws should
be pavable only out of money to he de
rived from the internal revenue and requir
ing the secretary of the treasury to report
to congress in December, 1886, what per
centage of taxation on the capital stock of
tue corporations would be sufficient to pay
the expense incurred under this act, but
not to include the corporations organized
to promote religion, charity, education,
morals or health, nor any corporation of
less capital stock than 150,000.
The senate at 3:15 p. m. went into execti-
cutive session. At 5:20 the doors were re
opened and the senate adjourned untii
Monday.
Postofllces unil Post llontls.
Washington, May 14.—The house com
mittee on postoffices'and post roads to-day
agreed to recommend non-concurrence in
the subsidy amendment and that appro
priating £800,000 for the pay of the postal
car service added by the senate to the post-
office appropriation bill. All other senate
bills are concurred in. All the democratic
members of the committee present voted
against the subsidy ameedment and till the
republican members except Guenther and
Wakefield for it.
Another Auproiirintiun liili.
Washington, May 11.—The appropria
tions committee of the house has com
pleted another deficiency appropriations
bill It appropriates £0.000,000 for pensions
S22AP00 forpublic printing, £200,090 for pay
of the army and £50.000 for expenses of
advertising for Indian supplies.
Ji-iik- Iti-viinis.
Washington, May 14.—Secretary of In
terior Jenks has resigned his office, the
resignation to take effect May 15. Other
important duties, the nature of which are
net specified, are assigned as a reason.
The Emm-iiHh- Seeim.
Washinton, May 14.—'The senate in ex-
t stive session to-day again cleared its cal
endar of unobjected cases. Nearly an hour
was consumed in the discussion of a motion
to reconsider the vote by which tlie nomi
nee for postmaster at Lynchburg, Va.,
rained Button, was rejected. This nomi
nation was again rejected, only four sena
tors voting in his favor. His offense wi
th- alleged publication in his newspaper
of uncomplimentary comments upon seve
ral prominent senators.
Couflrniat ion*.
Washington. May 14.—The senate has
confirmed the nominations of >S. T. Hauser,
governor of Montana ; J. J’. Kimball, of
Pennsylvania, director of mints: J. \V.
Hatcher, postmaster at Union Springs,
Ala. ; J. F, Irion, postmaster at Paris,
Tenn.
Si-n-ctury llannitiL' ’’ituilj inqinivimr.
Washington, May 14.—Secretary Mi.n-
ning continues to improve slowly. He
drives out every fair day with Mrs. Man
ning. To-day lie drove to the treasury de
partment to see Treasurer Jordan, who
came out to his carriage and held a short
conversation with him.
licult to make a forecast of tin :■> «ult. as it
is expew-'d that the protection wing of the
party will incline toward the suhsidists.
land also, possibly, some other democrats
re) resenting huge seaport constituencies
IIOVSK 4\It as might la- expected. Naturally, the rc-
I publicans will go solidly for tin subsidy.
I air Blount expects to carry the house with
him, but he has a double light on his hands
--first to heat the suhsidists In tile house,
and then to overcome the senate's opposi
tion. It is conceded that both branches of
the contest will be such as to call for Mr,
Blount's best qualifies as a parliament:.ty
tactician.
On Tlintiui 1 .
Nev* York, May 14.—The news on the
street this morning was generally to the
effect that the Into rise had had its dav.
The uncertainty in regard to the forth
coming statement of the New York Cen
tral, the troubles of the Lake Snore and
| Xickle Plate, and the unfavorable statc-
j ment of the earnings of the St. Paul, made
I these stocks conspicuously weak at the
| opening. The remainder of the active list
i was all within a quarter of a per cent, of
last night’s closing, but the market was
weak in tone from the opening to the
close, with hardly a rally worthy of tIk
name. The coalers and St. Paul w’eiv vc ry
weak, as was the Pacific Mail, which lost
1.4 ana Louisville and Nashville th The
rest of the active list is down fractional
amounts. The market closed dull and
heavy.
NEWS FROM CHARLESTON.
veil: imkm u:m\(,s of the oi \
f.ini. <o\fi:itf.\< i..
I ID- ( L0roll lh n aftrr to Pa) lie* Kx ponses ol
the luh'tfiUus I In* J , n.|»o>lli ui lt« i|uirlnu Hi' 1
llblm) to < otiMi't P’ , e*ilhiir KM'Th in .'bikini/
v|»i* iufimhus Pi*lt-ntM* , inl"*r*. .Must .Not
• ' slum * or Ihnii
jury of Washington county has returned
true hills against niic. ty-ore of tin- striking
coal miners, win w< re < ’..urged with coti-
spira *y. Thtir irialswil! come up tit the
present term of t !..■ court in that county.
The mine olficiaisr.rc determined to test tin
conspiracy laws in a most thorough man
ner, and for that purpose have? retained
the host counsel available. Should the de
cision of the lower court be unfavorable
they will at «mcc be carried to the supreme
court. The indictments found against the
miners are the result of rioting, which oc
curred in the fourth pool several months
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fuses i»i the t ii [ted Mutes fireuit feiirl—-The
Kjiiseopiti foliveilthiil.
CHARLESTON, S. C., May 14.- In tin-
United States circuit court to-day ex-Unitcd
States Marshal Ahsolom Blithe was tried
for presenting' false claims and misappro
priating gove'rnment funds and acquitted
n.v instructions from Judge Bond. 1 lie of
fenses being merely technical and without
criminal intent.
Chief Justice 'Waite signed an order for
tiie sale of the Georgetown and Lanes rail
road on a suit brought by the Bank of Xe-.v
York, the road having failed to pay install
ments and interest on bonds falling due
July 1, 1884.
The Episcopalians in convention, by
non-concurrence to-dav, failed to sustain
Bishop Maine’s ruling that the adoption of
the report of the committee on clerical
lists was out of order. The motion to re
consider was lost by the non-concurrent
vote. Subsequently a resolution was passed
that clergymen whose names were referred
to the committee on the clerg ( v list be de
clared entitled to ail the privileges of the
convention according to classification of
the committee.
JUDGE HORD DECLARED INSANE.
The Atlnriipj-Gi-iii'ml of Iii.lianu l'laivl in an
Iti-une IIt>H,ii1iil.
Indianapolis. May 14.—The communi
ty was shocked to-day by the information
that the Hon. Frank Herd, attorney-gen
eral of the state, had been declared Insane.
The peculiarity of his case is that he seems
to have been living a sort of double life.
While he has discharged all of his official
duties thoroughly and satisfactorily and
his legul opinions have been remarkably
clear and pointed, he has often armed and
disguised himself at night, hunting until
late hours for imaginary foes. Laboring
under a hallucination that a certain doc
tor had insulted his wife, he assaulted him
on several occasions, once narrowly eseap-
ing tragic results.
The doctor and Judge Hord’s brother,
the Hon. Oscar B. Hord, filed the neees-
I sary papers, and the patient was taken to
j the insane hospital. After hefiiad carefully
i read the finding of the commission he de-
i dared that he would effect his release by
j habeas corpus proceedings and revenge
i himself upon all engaged in the “outrage."
! Gov. Gray, who has had daily intercourse
I with Judge Hord. was surprised amlshoek-
! td wlitr told of the matter by a reporter
j to-day. Judge Herd's son William will
probably succeed him :;s attorney-general.
CAUGHT AND CONFESSES.
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Krill'll! Ciq.luri'ii nt \t*o
THE STEAMSHIP SUBSIDY.
Mr.lUomit to I.i-ml tin- Field Wnliist tin- *-00.(mi(i
\ni»*»'lm» nf to 1 lit* Post Oflhe fill!,
WashNgtoN,May 14.—Chairman Blount
ot the house committee on post offices and
host roads, is determined to make a fight
against the senate upon the £800,900 steam-
suip subsidy amendment to tiie post office
Appropriation bill. He will make the light
principle. The democratic party is
committed against subsidies of all kinds,
and Mr. Blount will make a party issue in
the house. .He should not appeal in vain to
his party associates in a matter involving
palpable a violation of an elementary
principle of the democracy; hut he
hots not expect an easy fight. What
?re called “business interests” seem to be
concentrating the other way. It is notice
able that ail the memorials now being re
ceived by the house—end they are many—
are from boards of trade anc’l other com
mercial organizations at seaports, and
n'om individuals directly interested in for
eign trade. There is not a single people's
petition in the lot. Mr. Blount and the
majority of his party associates are alive
to this distinction. It is the seaport trad
ers, and not the people of the country.
'?? want the enormous subsidy
* .“as been voted as an amend-
, y the senate. The tight is to
fie made on this as the dead-line. It is dif-
Kew Orleans. May 14.—The police of
tliis city arrested Mrs. .Sarah J. Dockery,
j wlto is wanted in Fu’t iii. Kw, for the
; murder oi her step-mother, Mrs. Jane
Wilkerson. at that place on Friday last.
Tin police were informed several Pays
; ago that the woman with her two ch Jd. c-i.
, had started for this oitv and was on her
wav to Texas. Tiie Texas trains were
1 witched, but site evidently knew that
I the police were looking for her
and made no attempt to leave. Tlu-y got
on her track and arrested her in an '.npre-
tentious boarding house in a quiet neigh
borhood. Hht denied that she was the
woman wanted until confronted by J. T.
Fulfill, marshal . f Fulton, who had come
hen to look for her. and then she admitted
her identity, and confessed the killing, it
will l.e remembered that the accused beat
Mrs. Wilkerson to death with a hoe.
wounding her eleven times in the head,
and heating it to a jelly. Mrs. Dockery
says her stepmother attacked her with t,
knife, and that she killed her in self-de
fense. Silt- says that, influenced by
her stepmother. her father iii-
1 treated her. and although a man of wealth,
compelled her to work in the fields. After
the killing she fled, with her two children,
and walked to the farm of her brother in
Obion county. Ti mi., and lie put her on a
train for this oitv. The officers from Ful
ton state that Mrs. Dockery was believed
to have murdered her own mother, lint the
crime could not he proven. Her husband
mysteriously disappeared sometime ago.
. and there is a suspicion that she made
away with him. fine says, however, that
her husband i- li\t mid that she can put
the officers in the way of finding him. The
accused is about twenty-six year-, of age.
evidently lias Indian blood in lu-r veins and
man ilV-sts some sign-, oi' insanpy.
I In Vlii-iru: Ki-Jivn!.
Petersburg, Va.. May 14.--The mu-i'a!
festival of Virginia and North Carolina
ended to-night. This afternoon then- was
an organ recital at t he Academy of Music,
at which Madame LVr.v Burineister Peter
son was the solo artist. D. Martin and
Charles Thomason also took part. En
cores were embarrassingly numerous.
To-night the last concert in which the
full strength of the orchestra, solo artists
and united choruses w-re brought in was
given at the academy. Tiie attendance
was very large and tiie most brilliant of
the series. The convention, which con
cluded its session to-day, determined to is
sue an appeal to the associations in Vir
ginia and North Carolina to i recta music
hall to he located here. A grand german
was given.
Failures for lln* tt <-i-k.
New York, May 14.—Business failures
occurring throughout the country during
tiie last week reported to It. G. Dun & Co.,
number for the United States 150, Canada
20. a total of 17G as against )92 last week.
I Richm-omd, Va., May 14.—The M. E.
| conference opened to-day with the ordin
ary religious exercises." Among tiie rc-
I ports a very intereting one was made on
the sulijeel. of education, proposing the es
tablishment of four biblical schools with
[ other matters of general literary interest
I into the denomination.
A resolution was uttered, signed by Dr.
T. J. Dodd, of Tennessee, G. F. Tavior,
j H. P. Walker and others, calling for a
change in the rubric- of the church toueh-
J ing the invitation to the Lord’s Supper.
The resolution projtoses that the invitation
I read, “Ail that do truly and earnestly re-
I pent of vov.r sins and intend to lead a new
life, living in love and charity with your
I neighbor.-," etc., instead of “all that do
! truly repent of your sins and are in love,”
j Several disciplinary amendments were
j ' The proposition requiring the bishop to
I consult the presiding elders in making ap
pointments was submitted. The committee
having reported non-concurrence with the
| proposition, Dr. Kelly moved to strike out
' and made a forcible speech in favor
of the proposition.
Lrs. Whitehead and Winfield supported
j Dr. Kelly. Drs. West and McFerren were
the chief speakers in opposition.
I Dr. Haygood, chairman of the commit
tee, which hud reported non-concurrence,
closed the debate, arguing that there was
no necessity for such legislation because
the bishops do now take advice and counsel
| of their presiding eiders,
j A vote was taken and the original reso
lution was lost.
j A paper proposing to arrange the man-
■ ual conference into permanent Episcopal
I dioceses was read, but lost when voted on.
' The committee on revisai presented their
report. The leommittee had referred to it
a paper in regard to dancing: also a clause
forbidding dancing, attending the circus
and the opera. The committee fully agree
that these evils are directly contrary to the
general rules, which are sufficiently com
prehensive to cover such cases and recom
mend that such evils should he corrected
under the law as it now stands.
Judge Tucker, of Florida, of the commit
tee on the defrayal of the expenses of the
general conference, submitted a report
recommending that the expense of the
delegates be paid by the church. The re
port stated that to meet the expenses
would require an assessment of only two
and a half cents once in four years upon
each church member.
Walter B. Hill, of Georgia, a lay dele
gate, in opposing the report, contended
that the general conference had no more
right to have their expenses paid by the
people of the church than any congress
man or representative of the United States
a right to claim their expenses from the
people of the District of Columbia.
A delegate from Tennessee was opposed
to the whole plan and held that the spirit
of Christian hospitality was yet abroad in
the land of Methodism.
Dr. Samuel Black, of West Virginia,
thought that by adopting the report of the
committee conference would be setting a
precedent that would be followed by an
nual conferences and district conferences.
The discussion resulted in the commit
tee’s report being adopted.
IVlii ih,. Gianni- IVa* Made.
Knoxville. Tenn., Mav 14.—The pub
lished report that the htaringbefore Judge
Jackson in the United Slates circuit court
on the petition of the bond holders and
stock Holders of the East Tennessee, Vir
ginia and Georgia railroad to stop the sale,
was postponed because the petitioners
were li. i riady to piocced. is not correct.
The change of the time from the 15th to
the 17: h hist,, was made by Judge Jackson
last week at the solicitation of counsel
for the Centra] Trust company, who were
not ready ’.<> meet the ease of the petition
ers on the loth Inst. Notices ofthat change
were served fr< m the clerk's office here
last Saturday. Except for ih,- change- of
date tin- j euiioncrs would have presented
uieir (-am- at Nashville- Wednesday. The
case will < c;t:.;niv b • heard at Nashville,
.May 17th.
CAPITAL AND lABCR.
Herr Most inn i .Irini.l — !*ur-«iii-* Muluiti-
Wife Wriles a :.•!■;■ In.ns ia-l'uri tintin'-
t 'mu in ii lei V Inc •.[,„( I) It, El,..
Chicago. May 14. —At fi o clock last eve
ning. in accordance with tie- decision, the
wholse-al" clothing in a r.iifacturers notified!
their cutters that for the present no fur
ther work would he given iut. By tlfls
action nearly 30.0X1 men a id women, a
majority of whom, however, arc already
on a striki , have beer cm otffrom employ
ment.
I’ric-: iei< l!\ K iiileil.
Chicago, May 11 The >trike in the
him lie r yards is apparent ly prac-t dally end
ed. Reports from about forty ol the yards
show that the old !:n-ii \o re straggling
back to work. To-day, in some of the yards-
m arly a full force was at work. The
strikt’r-- committee became involvid in a
wrangle and failed to mo t tin- lumbermen
a- arranged. It was s-iid tl at it was finally
aene,, to report to the hinibermen that
tin- men would go to-vork.it the- old terms
if all wen- tak, t. bai k. It sooms probable
that a hirgi majority of the men will go
buck info the cards to-day and resume
work. The strikers' committee announces
tin t it will call mi the lumbermen's cont-
i in- r.ios st Xi-.d.i.
l-Trr.-iin'.'tG. May 11.— A dispatch front
N'-nii. Cl.io, to the Dispatch -..ys tin. de
structive of property Wa« 'm avv. Correct
figun-s arc wanting, but it is safe to sav
tliat tfc 'a ss to the city and citizens will
reach £75.imf-. while the railroads wifi suf
fer a- mu., r. more. Three bridges, on the
Little Miami are out, and as much
us ti',- miles of track gone. The
first section of the night express
from CiiK-d.nati leached her,- all right, hut
the next section was caught in-tween the
bridges all'! tin re it lie-. A large amount
of track below Spring Valley is out and
tile lo-s will lie £5U.(Xii, , r more. The Day-
ton ami ironron rallro.id, between here
and Trebin-.. is washed out badly and the
Little Miami traca is in the- same condi
tion all tic way to Dayton. The town is
full of stringers from blockaded t.-gins.
Lriiiudit hi ii ( ice.
Chicago. May II.—The strike in the
I w her yards in the southwestern portion
of : he city was lirought to a close to-day.
The employes returned on the old terms of
tell hours' work and ten hours' pay.
st ri kin if Mlii.-r« liiill.-ti-il.
Pittsburg, Pa., May 11. The grand
H,
■ nil.
New York M.nyll. Anarchist Johnmie
Most, who is in the Tombs prison on tlm
charge of evdeavoring to incite a riot, was
brought into court to-day nud r -leased on
£11X10 bail. The money was subscribed by
some of Most's friends. He complaim d
bitterly of having been hand-cufi'ed and of
the loss of £1SU at the time he was arrested.
MARTIN IRONS TESTIFIES.
Hi- Tells All About tic 'll
Pmllli- Strike.
i St. Louis. May M. -The Curtin labor in-
vestigalhig committee held its last session
' in this city to-day, and wii! leave for
Washington to-niglit. Martin Irons, in:is-
! ter workman of distrirt assembly 101, the
membership of which numbers 5000 nidi
: employed upon the Missouri Pacific rail-
ri ad, testified that the officers of that road
ignored the provision of the agreement,
i and noted instances where griev
ances of employes were never consid-
I ored. The discharge of Hall on
the Texas Pacific railroad was the
immediate cause of the strike. This was
not,however, the sole reason for the strike,
1 hut was the last of many gricvaiu-.es which
: had made the strike necessary. He had
tried to settle the nflair before the strike
| and had met Governor Sheldon, who was
j receiver on the road, and was assured by
him that an endeavor would be
made to adjust matters, and had been
told that Gov. Brown would be at Dallas
i the next day, and thought Mr. Irons
j should go there and present his side. The
next day he thought it best that the re-
| ceivers come to Marshall where the books
of .the company were and so telegraphed
Gov. Sheldon, but no answer was received.
Another telegram was sent, with only a re
sponse from the operator that Sheldon
was not in the Dallas office. He then tele
graphed that if a reply was not
received by the next day he would call out
the men. No answer came and he ordered
a strike.
Witness recounted the after events of the
strike on the Missouri Pacific, the confer
ence at Kansas City, the governor's aU
tempt to settle the strike, Iloxie’s action,
etc., bringing the matter -down to tiie
general executive committee’s attempt to
interview Hoxie, and the means by which
the strike was finally ended.
PARSONS’ MULATTO WIFE.
She Writes a Letter In Ib liAlf of Hie Anarchhts.
Chicago, May 14.—The mulatto wife of
the hiding anarchist, Parsons, who was
herself one of the most violent speakers in
the city, addressed the following letter to
the Daily News:
Chicago, May 13. 1886.—To the Editor:
I beg the privilege of saying a word to the
public through the columns of the Daily
News. I ask. in common fairness, a sus
pension of public judgment as to the an-
archints now imprisoned or under bond;
will the people wait until our
side has had its opportunity
to lie heard in the court of general opin
ion? The howl has gone uu from the pul
pit and the press now as of old. “Crucify!
crucify!” But even an anarchist ought
not to be condemned and executed with
out a bearing. Is there not danger that in
the excitement of the hour the people
will forget to inquire whether
the anarchists have really ever violated
any of the laws of the city, state or nation ?
I ao not understand that any one has
charged that the mutiny at Ha.vinarket
square, which trie police attempted to dis
perse, w as an unlawful assemblage, or that
the attendants were enagi d in any riotous
acts w hen interrupted. If it be so. were
not the police instead of the anarchists
the lawbreakers ?
: Signed j Lucy E. Parsons.
V Mt'rllnu of I .ii i*il Ihli liiiidon's Enlloai>rs 10-
villi' I" Il|ipiiM‘ Hi" Ilniiii' Ituli* Hill In lliu Itllior
Ini! t Humor Unit IduiMoiu- Will WHhilriiw
Ih" Hill IV lull Its 0|i|hiii<>iiG hit Ifni tig.
London, May 14. A ini etlng of the fol-
[ low ers of Lord Hiirt.lngton was held to-day
for the purpose of cementing the whig and
radical opposition to (lie home rule bill.
Hixty-four gentlemen attended, including
Clminherlrin, Trevi lyun and Caine. Hart-
ington made a twenty minutes’speech, in
whull he explained the reasons why Ihe
liberals should oppose Gladstone’s meas
ures. The meeting was harmonious
j throughout, and unanimously adopted res-
I elutions declaring Unit ttiose present would
oppose the second reading of the home
j rule hill. The meeting lasted a half hour.
I Tiie government has forwarded two
| million rounds of ammunition to Dublin.
I I laiTington, in ills speech, declared that
tiie pledges from the liberals to impose
1 (llailxione's home rule bill were sufficient
in number to make the rejeetion oftlie bill
on ibs second reading a certainty. The de
feat of tiie bill, lie said, would cast, a heavy
responsibility on him, which, however, ho
was quite prepared to accept.
| Several gentlemen made brief remarks,
in which they staled their determination
lo oppose any measure brought forward
which did not equally apply to the whole
kingdom.
Chamberlain said if the government
should recompense the landlords of Ire
land they would establish a precedent for
j tin- recompense of impecunious trades
men, workingmen and others.
I GLADSTONE’S SUPPORTERS MEET.
At the convention to-day of the mem
bers of parliament front the Scotch
Burghs, the supporters of Gladstone asked
the premier to call it meeting of the whole
: liberal party, including the malcontents,
for a conference. Gladstone in an inter-
| view with Allingworth, M. P., said he
j thought it would he best to leave the dis
puted questions with the house. He saw-
little chance that a gathering oftlie whole
party would lead to a reconciliation. The
report ol’ the appointment ol (leneral Rob
erts to military command in Ireland is a
rediculous invention. Roberts is a conser
vative and openly hostile to Gladstone.
No garrison changes in Ulster are contem
plated. The Dublin executive report to
' the government throws discredit on the
rumors that the orangemen are preparing
to fight.
AN IMPORTANT RUMOR.
Lord Harrington reports that 111) liber
als have pledged themselves to vote against
the home rule hill and that thirty are doubt
ful. The conservative leaders advise the con
servatives in the house of commons not to
speak during the debate, as they wish to
attend the division on the second reading.
It is rumored that Gladstone is consulting
with his colleagues upon the advisability
of withdrawing the home rule bill.
More firearms have been sold in London
derry during the past three months than
were sold during live years previous.
Orders have just been given for 1000 new
rifles. Crowded meetings of Orangemen
were held to-day at New ry and Mourne. at
which pledges were given not to submit to
the Dublin parliament and not to pay
taxes. All present enrolled themselves as
volunteers for the military rvice. The
Canadian Orangemen promise support.
IIih'-Ih.
AN AMERICAN COMPANY TO INTRODUCE
COTTON CULTURE.
O'DkssA, May 14.—Agents nf sn Ameri
can company have arrived at Taschkerd
with permission from the Russian govern
ment to introduce cotton culture in Tur
kestan where the climate and soil are fav
orable.
Sratliiuil.
SLIGHT SHOCK OF AN EARTHQUAKE.
Edinburgh, Mai 14.—A slight snook of
earthquake w as fell last night at Gairloeh-
boad on the Firth of the Clyde, county of
Drenhartor. No damage was done.
t lie ordi rs of the commission on tiie part
of !lu- common carrier olleuding. For
such purposes the circuit court shall be
dei'iiu d always in session.
The bill ri quin s that all charges for any
service in transporting passengers or
lreigli'.s, or storing goods by common car*
riel's, shall be reasonable; it prohibits all
j rebates -itnl drawbacks, and all unjust dis
crimination, requiring Unit all persons
: shall lie charged and treated alike for scr-
! vices rendered under substantially similar
I circumstances attd conditions.
| Every commi'ti cnitiii- subject to the
1 hill shall, within sixty days after It becomes
: a law, file with the commission copies of
all its Inrills of fares and freights, including
its rliiHsIficntion and terminal charges, and
shall make them public so fur us tno com
mission may deem practicable. No tul-
| vanee on sueli published rates shall be
! made without ten days' public notice.
The “long and short-haul” section of the
| bill reads as follows:
: “That it shall be unlaw ful for any com-
i mon currier to charge or receive greater
! compensation in the aggregate for the
| transportation of passengers or of the like
i class and quantity of property, subject to
(lie provisions of ibis act, for shorter than
for longer distances over Ihe same line, in
the “same direction and from the same
original tmiiit of departure, or to the
same point of unfitnl; hut this slinll
mil he construed as authorizing any
common carrier within the terms of
this act to charge and receive as great
compensation for a shorter as for a longer
clisiunce; provided, however, that upon
application to the commission appointed
j under the provisions of t his act, such com
mon curriers may, in special cases, be au
thorized to charge less for longer than for
shorter distances for the transportation of
passengers or property, and the commis
sion may, from time to time, make general
: rules exempting sueh designated common
! carrier in such special eases
from tin 1 operation of this
act; and when such exceptions shall have
been made and published, they Hindi, until
! changed by the commission or by law,
j have like force and effect, as though the
same had been specified in this section.
I Auv common carrier who shall violate pro-
I visions of this section of this act shall lie
deemed guilty of extortion, and shall be
liable to the person or persons against
1 whom any such excessive charge was made
for all damages occasioned by such viola
tion."
The bill mnv goes to the house of repre
sentatives for concurrence.
A TERRIFIC EXPLOSION.
Ill’s!rurtlvc Work of n IIiikc Uliiiricc ul' nyimniftc,
Pittsburg, May 14.— 1 Col. W. T. Hoblit-
zull, agent oftlie Atlantic dynamite works,
was employed this morning to break up a
lot. of old iron stored on a vacant lot near
the Republican iron work, southside. He
commenced work about B o’clock on a teu
ton anvil and used an immense charge of
dynamite for the purpose. A terrific ex
plosion followed and huge pieces of
tiie anvil were scattered about
in every direction. One piece,
weighing three hundred pounds, wrecked
a house occupied by Mrs. McNamara,
one block distant. Another piece of over
200 pounds crashed through the dwelling
of Emile Erstman, also a block away. It
struck a bed in which three children were
sleeping. They were covered with debris,
but escaped serious injury. Another house
occupied by Mrs. Lung, fully 300 feet away,
was also wrecked. The only person
injured was James Aston, who
wiis walking oil tiie sidewalk one block
away. He was struck on the leg with a
fragment, and the limb was so badly in-
jmed that amputation may be necessary,
llohlitzell was arrtsted for violating the
city ordinance. The explosion caused in
tense excitement, as a rumor was current
that a bomb similur to those used at Chi
cago hud been thrown on the street.
STORMS AND FLOODS.
flu Ori'Ml Ill'llI'lirtiun uf thi XV in'In mill Ruins —
'I lii I.'""*-’ iii th* »j-st mill in simin nilil Kug.
Irani.
Kankakee, III.. May It.—Mr* E P.
'■uit court for£25.GO iia: u-ces again-*, i r.
McFarland, ot .I.e-Ks.-uvili- 111., th. .
pift in imam cm on ■ ie Newark.
.... Sunday Uill. T\m i. ;.-live wars ; ;m
-Mrs. Packard wa» c nti-n-d :u Die hi.-nnu
hoKpPai at Jaeksom ill", 111., of which l.r.
.Meta land was th - -uociintend-, nt. bo a
habeas cor pit-, alt" I- a lisa i-.m.i! t: .a! .nil
legislative invi.stigatioi’, sin v.a- .'..leased
as sane. She hm sin.-' b*-eo lecturing on
the abuses of in-am instil .-ions, and al
leges that Dr. M Kurland hinders he-
work, relentlessly pursuing her. and that
last winter as she appeared lie fore ‘lu-
New .Jersey legislature, hr artn le, bitterly
attacking hsi. written by Meand. was
published in the ( nil In i. e t Ii.
of Mrs. Pack tr".*s utto.-m \-s
Buth r, of Mv-sac'it.-e:. a
Uni).
THE RAVAGES OF CHOI,!
Rome. May 11. At Venice b
w.-re reported si ven in w cases
and three deaths. At Bar: Jivi
anil linn- death-, mid at Brindis
tin-
l-llol. i
REGULATING THE RAILROADS.
Ii'nnui. Ill Iii" Inn ishin me lt:o a-
’ii - ,i-1 >li- -• i.uli- I -rlililillin II le In- r lint.-.
ii •:; llri'i'- ! him r.u- l.uuv tl.e s.
' ll has
- alillit
Mill,
l MCI
Mav 11
will ei
sent a
ml rv
Gen Bui
71,. I mil- I
isviLi.r-:. Me
ami i!
Louisville 1
At the Jockt-V t hi'o
i- Mari]':, tl..M.-h. k
atl'-ndanci ■ norm-
Ilanuige bv the hurri-
txceed ?1,25(),(KK). The
•urn l i I he relief fund.
ii exhibited the wildest
hurricane. Farm crops
lcstroye.fi and the ravage
• list rift - is great. Tiie
■' i■'• is sintering tile heaviest
any washerwomen were blown
.' !■ ui. ’ twenty-eight drowned,
t tree in Madrid, which stood in
the parliament building, was
vn. i’l.i hospital is crowded
vis. The storm was preceded
d- vs of extremely hot weather.
. May 11. In thiseit.v 32 persons
I ami ( 2 injured by the hurricane
n! -y - .-ening.
! (• ^It»rii! iii K< ii * iik >.
ati, M-r 11. N«*ws of the: d.'i:n-
-! .rij» i»( \Y» ' , nr«la > v niu'ht on*
tuiif. Miulison county, ivy. suf-
. • \?i !»t f»F mon- tInin -fiOO^XX).
us in tli:*i com.tv arc generally
jiiifl flu* unprecedented flood
i ri \ nil flic bridges to Ik* carried
* Ih I’.mity the waterspout was
u < *i tiiiit a flood * iVht feet came
wi, l*» ii:t civ) I: yesterday after-
'.‘I’.i-hii.^fou ' oui*i house and in-
nti! jn :"uiir fiours it hud ri.-cii
fi ut. the iii^fn-t ever know n.
v» r of the city is inundated
t<< Mj,h driven from their homey,
brinees v ♦ n* washed away.
^ Sti.kc.S,
me lensft
First n.
milJennie T. won
Wearv ‘Jd, ih n Nail -*o; lime
•Second race. 1 \ miles* Mom-sty w<ijj,
ffatti. ( hr!isle LM, Areiii.o ;M. !i;ia ‘ J: 11 -.
Thiriii.no, K.-ntiicicy ];<-ii>y. i : n,ii. s,
an ex' client Mart without delay, Blue
Win^. < irimaldi ..ml Masti» < i-. r■■ mim-
ed slio^vimr in front in a short di«tj.m*c
Ma.-ti ri-iece To the front •-•on m-. iuu;
h 1' ad of three lengths, fiar-
rod.shury *Jd. a < iear length ahead <-f
Gri: ;ald 3d. (d ii.i.dflo droppe-rf hack at
the stand, ;. ml Jim (Jruy moved -.-s en w it Ii
him. O.M tin* hack -f l*«-t ."h. the h*aii*-r>
were f omin^ l ‘aek. .Jim (>r,iy Miowiny *
trifle in frm at thi half-mile ja-J-. Jfar-
roihi I'-'U' M;i-l' i*|iii-c<- and Frc^ Knight
were in a e.o-t- i-uncfi a.s. iie-y r.a».i ii ii .nio
the stretch. Free Knight in front, hut tin*
our v;tn ■ < ty cJos*- toj^etJiiT. In a sJiorf
time Jh*n A!i and j^hn* Winy
had the race to them,elves. They had
a very .hard and driving finisli.
both Imists neiny very tired. Ben Ali won
by a short three-tjuariers <»f a len<»th. Pdiu
Win it 2d, Free Knight u had 3d. Time
Fourth race, heats of one mile, first heat
Audrian won >>v or,e length, Iri^fi I-'ut L'd,
HijbC Three 3d. Time 1:1 if. Second fmat
Irish Pat won lmmiilv, Audrian 2d, Bi^
Three a had 3d, Fails Gity and Kershaw
ditsunced. Time 1 11,. Third heat Aud
rian won easily bv four lengths: IrPh J'at
2d. Time 1:17.
Fitrir»*d I»puk nt t iikhm«l Ni-fp**.
Boston. May 11. A eahle di-.ps.teh to
State street banking house says that
quantity of forced Bmk of I'nefand not
of the denoininsition »f have been so
to America for ci; u! "tlo'i.
autfiori’y to imjuire into the l * u s i i. * • - - and
mamijji nn-.it ad <-ommon earri'-rs. s.ii
Jeet to the pm\i.-,ions of the hill: ami
olitain full and erunjiiete information
as to such business, may requht
thu* attej'd.tiice and testiumny of
wi*nesses and the production of all
books, pap* rs ii^r' emcuts, laril’s and
do* ium nts i*'-iat inj^ to any maM* r urnier
iii' estimation, arm may to that • nd invoke
tiie aid of t he l.'nited States courts. P.-r-
-•on 4 - having i.cmplaints to iiiiike against
any uninnian carrier mf interstate eoui-
mi r<*e shall make complaint in writing to
the coiismis.vion; the commisHiou shnii sei.d
tin- eoniphiiiit to tin* common curlier and
require either satisfaction of tin* e-m,-
pluint or an answer in writing* witli-
in a jea'-onahh time sjieeilied. If
reparation he not made within I be t inn*
• tated. the commission shall investigate
tin* complaint. Th«! commission shall also
investigate all complaints forward* d to it
fjy st;oc* commissions, and may institute
inquiries on its own motion. Complaints
sh dl m>t be dismissed because of tin* ab-
si nee of direct damage to the complainant.
'The reports of the commission shall he in
writing, and its findings shall b« deemed
prima facie evidence in all judicial pro
ceedings.
Wlienever any common carrier shall re
fuse to obey any law ful order of the com
mission, it is made the dut\ of the com
mission to apply to the 1’nited States cir
cuit court, sitting in equity, alle^in^ the
violation; and the court shall hear and de-
tennini the matter on short notice and
without the formal proceedings of ordin
ary s*iit>-. hut so as to do ju.-tice; and the
court may, in proper ca*-cs issue writs of
iniuiietion. or other process, mandatory or
otherwise, to restrain further violation of
V I : ai
. II..
i- ;:.:>oN May Ik The heavy rains have
left la rife part of Derbyshire sub-
iih j*o. ,1 am! many of the cuhlic highways
h:*»* to-la.s impassable. 'J'he railway bridge
o'er tin* river Severn, m ar Shrewsbury,
s\ i ak- r.ed at its foundations by the floods,
ie!! last night under the weight of a pass
ing freight train, precipitating it into the
river. No live-. w> ;•*• !<^t. \r Warmouth,
tic t ;.}-it.»,l of t In Warnmuth country, boats
;<i • jilyiiiv I >r hire in tJu* flooded streets.
V Mod.I in Kniditml.
I.ondon. May i b--Jneessant raims are
jal'iug in tic north, causing the rivers to
ii .i ; t1 iw tIn ir banks. Sheffield, Athreite,
1 ..iiioi-t*. r and otlier towns are nartly in
ti 11 luted. At the Rotherham railway steel
v many liousi s and thousands of acres
ol land are submerged and 20(K) workmea
an. temporarily *.*ut uf empl'jymciit.
More Sturm ’*• ms.
Wami i NViTnN. May lb—Among tho
numerous dispatch**s concerning Wednes
day’s storm, the following are gleaned:
A cyclom* I.jO yards wide and six miles
long passed close to Danville, Ills. Four
per'-ons w.*re killed and the earth was
From Tiploh, hid., comes a similar story,
Th** formuio swept a large section of coun-
ti\ <•!♦ ar of building and trees. One mem*
l i i* of a family named (.tales was killed and
live others an lik- ly to die. A dozen
others are hurt more or less seriously.
At Wilkii.*- *n. Inc!., the cyclone lasted
enlv five minutes, but two "persons were
kilh-d and a dozen or more injured.
lu Meiggs county. Ohio, many buildings
were dcmolPhed. two persons killed and
three seriously hurt.
