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VOL. XXVIII—NO. 294. COLUMBUS, GEORGIA: THU USD AY MORNING, DECEMBER 9, 1886. PRICE FIVE CENTS What the Legislature is Doing and Un doing. A Ll»slj Time Between Two Incipient KallroiiU. ■•■I New BIIIh Introduced—Hr. Felton, of Bur- tow, In After the Wine Uoom»—t 111* Fire In Atlanta. Atlanta, December 8.—The house was called to order at 10 o’clock, Speaker Little in the chair. Under a suspension ol the rules, the roll call was dispensed with. The journal of Tuesday was read and confirmed. Preliminary to the consideration of the special order, the following: business was transacted: NEW BILLS. Under a suspension of the ruleB the fol lowing bills were read the first time: By Mr. Black, of Gordon—A resolution to appoint a committee of five from the house and three from the senate to exam ine the state of business and report wnat bills should be passed before a recess is taken. The resolution was adopted. By Mr. Felton, of Bartow—A bill to levy and collect a tax of $10,000 upon every dealer in domestic wines, said dealer sell ing such wines to the exclusion of alcoholic liquors. By Mr. McKibben, of Butts--A bill to make it unlawful for any person to buy or sell seed cotton in Butts county, between the 15th of August and 15th of 1 December of each year. By Mr. Franklin, of Thomas—A resolu tion to appoint a committee to examine the systems of savings banks of other • states and collect information on the sub ject, and to report a bill to establish such a system in Georgia. The resolution was adopted. By Mr. Hays, of Forsyth—A bill to re peal all laws establishing a board of com missioners of roads and revenues for Forsyth county ; also, a bill to repeal the act incorporating the town of Gumming, in Forsytn county. „ By M’r. Wilson, of Camden—A resolu tion requesting the governor to furnish the information in his possession concern ing the appointment or whipping bosses in penitentiary camps Nos. 1, ff and 8, etc. The resolution was adopted. By Mr. Schofield, of Bibb—A resolution •ailing ou the commissioner of agriculture to furnish a list of all inspectors of ferti lizers for the last two years and their fees; also, the same information as to inspectors of oils. The resolution was adopted. ■By Mr. Ku?sell. of Clarke—A bill to in- corpr.rate the Exchange bank of Athens. By Mr. Humphries, of Brooks—A bill to prescribe the manner in which the princi pal of the academy for the deaf and dumb shall make out the accounts of that insti tution. HEPOP.T OP STANPINQ COMMITTEES. A number of standing committees sub mitted reports, which were read. The finance committee reportel the bill to establish a reformatory prison without recommendation, but suggested that it. bo printed. This bill was introduced by Mr. Felton, of Bartow. BILLS ItEAU THE THIRD TIME. By Mr. Weil, of Fulton—A bill to amend the act establishing the city court of At lanta, so as to increase the salary of the judge. The bill was passed and at ouce transmitted to the senate. By Mr. Pittman, , of Troup—A bill to in corporate the Macon, LaGrange and Bir mingham Railroad Company. Tile oiil was passed and at once transmitted to the senate. By Mr. Evans, of Washington—A bill to amend the registration law of Washington county. An amendment by the senate was concurred in. Adjourned to 3 p. m. The house met again at 3 o'clock, pur suant to adjournment. By request of the oorumittee, Mr. Clay, of Cobb, was added to the committee on temperance. The speaker announced the committee to ex amine into the savings bank systems of other states, as follows: Franklin of Thomas, Calvin, Bussell of Clarke, Howell, Atkinson, Brown of Cherokee, and Rus sell of Chatham. On motion of Mr. Gordon, of Chat lam, consideration of the general tax bill was resumed, beginning with paragraph 11 ol section 2. Several amendments were offered to paragraph 16: fixing the tax ou dealers in spirituous or limit liquors at $50 each, Mr. Candler, of Deiiaib, proposed to make the tax $100. Mr.' Vining, of Morgan, opposed the amendment. , , , Mr. Glenn, of Whitfield, said lie favored the amendment. The license was a tax upon a luxury, a thing it were, better should be banished from the state forever. The tax would not fall upon the dealer; i, would fall upon the people who supported him. ‘ ,, . After considerable debate the previous question was called and the yeas were 61, nays 90, not voting 17. and the amendment was lost. Tnis was the first, test in the house on the prohibition or high license question, and it excited much interest. /I he result of the vote was regarded as significant ot what action will be taken on certain high license bills now pending, including Ur. Feiton’s domestic wine bill. Mr. Glenn, of Whitfield, proposed to amend, so as to make the tax $7o. It was lost by a viva voce vote. . After passing a number of other sections of ordinary interest, further consideration of the bill was postponed until to-morrow . Mr. Lumsden, of White, offered a resolu tion providing for night sessions for the purpose of hearing bills read the first and * ^Mr'llarper, of Carroll, moved to amend. He proposed for the house to remain m session until 5 o, clock a. m-i B ° bills of whatever nature might be i.an and bo that the mombers might introduce an unlimited number of bills. The amend ment amid great laughter was lost. Before the original resolution eouldbe £ ut the house adjourned ou motion ot Mi. IcCord, of Richmond. Semite Proceeding*. Atlanta, December S.-The senate was •ailed to order at 10 o’clock by 1 Davidson, and praver was offered by the Ch Mr! al Powell, chairman of the finance committee, reported in favor of the P . sage, as amended, ot the bill to reg the business of insurance in the state i ne bill was read the second time. This is tm. bill which provides that the comptroller- general shall be ex-otHcio insurance com missioner. Mr. Butt moved that 100 copies of the bill be printed for use of the senate. ttTlie hour having arrived for the special order, which was the consideration ot the general aopropriatiou bill, Mr. Butt, tained a temporary postponement oi the special order and introduced a blilJo amend the charter of the Buena \ ista and Ellaville railroad. Referred to ra.lro.id committee. . ^ , The special order was then taken up a d consideration of the third section °* appropriation bill in reference to porters and pages of the jenaie. mending that the number of pages and porters be reduced to two. Senators Butt, Roberts and Lewis op posed the amendment. Mi. Wood, irom the con mittee, spoke at length in favor of the proposed amend ment. He said in 1809 there was but one porter and no pages and in 1870 there were ‘wo pages. That the number had been steadily increased to six porters and pages and might go on until they were sixteen. Mr. Butt—I don’t want to go home and tell my people we started the work of re form and retrenchment, and wiiou asked what we did have to reply that we jumped on two little boys and a nigger and knocked em out. I don’t sympathize with this clap-trap, and I wouldn’t represent a con stituency that would kick up a fuss Rbout a little boy getting a dollar and a half a day. Mr. Word thought the increase of 350 per cent, in ten years in the expenses of porters and pages was a bad showing for a democratic administration. Mr. James didn’t, believe in fishing for minnows; he wanted to catch a whale. Mr. Powell said there were no whales to catch. Tiie only way they could begin the work of retrenchment was by lopping off little things here and there. ^Tho amendment was lost—yeas 20, nays The amendment cutting down the pages to two was opposed by Mr. Northcutt and the amendment was lost. The amendment cutting down the num ber of attendants from three to one in the closets was lost—IS to 11. Mr. Word proposed to amend tiie para graph providing $1 per daj for gallery keepers by making the pay $2 per day. The amendment was lost. Mr. Powell proposed as an addition by way of amendment to the section, an ap propriation of $150 to Mr. Jackson Troup Taylor for prepaling indexes to the house and senate journals of the present session. Adopted. Section 4, providing for the pay of judges of the supreme and superior courts, was adopted. Section 5, providing for the maintenance of puulic institutions, was adopted, with an amendment appropriating $8000 for tiie lunatic asylum for the purpose of sinking an artesian well or in other way to provide a sufficient water supply. Section fi, providing for the payment of interest on state bonds, was adopted. Section 7 was amended so as to make the ] appropriation for defraying the expenses l of the principal keeper, the assistant keep- : er and the physician of the penitentiary in j visiting and inspecting the various convict camps $1000 instead of $300. Adopted. Paragraph fixing salary of the" clerk of I the railroad commission at $1200 was I amended so as to read $1500, and the ' amendment was adopted. Sections 8 and 9 were adopted without ' amendment. Section 10 providing for continuing work upon the capitol was amended so as to pro vide that all of the amounts appropriated in excess of $180,000 annually should only be raised from the surplus in the treasury. By Mr. Lamkir.—An amendment appro priating $100 for binding certain acts in the secretary of state’s office. There being no further amendments pro posed, the bill was passed as amended. On motion of Mr. Dilworth, rules Were suspended and he introduced a bill to in corporate the Savannah and Jacksonville j railroad, which was read the first, time. Mr. Wafford then moved that the house bill repealing the act providing for a city court in the county of Hall be taken up. The motion prevailed, and the bill was read the third time and passed. On motion, house bill providing for the levying of a special tax to complete the building of the new Icapitol was read the first time. A message from the house was received announcing the passage of two resolu- j tions by Mr. Calvin, one of which was to j prolong the session of the general assem bly so long as shall be necessary to com plete the business, and the other the rai l- ! ing of a joint committee to inquire into | the state of business of the general assent- t bly, and report what bills should bo passed I before recess, and provide for a day of ad- | journment. Both resolutions were con curred in by the senate, and Messrs. Roll- I erts, Butt aiid Pringle were appointed ou ! the coiuuiitee ou part oi' Lie senate. \ Senate adjourned until Thursday, at 10 j a. m. The Knllronit War. Atlanta, December 8.—The railroad ] committee of the house met to-night to . consider the bill to grant a charter to the Macon and Covington railroad. The dis- | mission was opened by Major A, O. Bacon, | representing the Georgia Southern and Florida railroad, in opposition to the bill. | He said the proposed charter was an at- j tempt to deprive others who have already | been granted the privileges of the fruits of tueir labors of tiie past few years. ! They were not there for tiie purpose of throttling enterprise but of protecting their rights. He reviewed t.lu: history ot the movement- to charter and build the Georgia Southern and Florida railroad and said the effort of the Macon and Coving ton railroad was to discredit their enter prise, oust them out of their rights and i-eap the benefits of their thoughts and la bor. He made an argument of nearly three hours’ length and a strong showing for his company. He said the matter vvas now before the courts in the form ot an in junction against the Macon uud Covington road, and would be decided bv next Satur day. There was no need for legislative in terference, and in proof of their good fuith he would state that if the legislat ure would not interfere now he would be willing for them to grant the charier asked for by the Macon and Covington railroad if, when the legis lature assembled next summer, the Geor gia Southern and Florida railroad had not graded a hundred miles and laid enough iron to show their good faith. The committee adjourned at 11 o cloclt till to-morrow night, when Maj. J. i. Han son will conclude the argument, on the part of the Macon and Covington roau. A Fire in Atlanta. Atlanta, December 8.—This morning at l: 15 a very serious fire occurred in the two story cracker factory ot T. K Lewis, ;>i to Alabama street. The lire evidently caught from the ovens on the lower floor, nud had been burning from the time the oven was used on the previous evening:. N»*ar the oven vvas the elevator, and above that the skylight, thus forming what was virtually a lurge flue through which the draught was very strong. The build ing h belongs to Senator Brown and is insured for $8090. The damage is not easily estimated. The root is ruined but the walls are not apparently hurt. The damage can probably be repaired for 12000. Tiie house bad about foOOO of orders to be filled, which of course will bo lost. Four , thousand dollars insurance will not cover the loss on the goods. The machinery and j cooking apparatus are haoly damaged but are covered by in-ioram’^.. French Poliflrs. I Pvris, December S.—M. Floquet, presi- j dent of tho chamber of deputies, who yes- , terdav undertook to form a ministry, ad; ! vi-td President Grevy to summon Goblet j to form the new ministry. Goblet refused . nml Grew has again summoned hloquet. PutfS, December S.-Under the pressure J from President Grevy, Goblet uas consent- j The Actions of Congress During Yester day's Session. lr. Hlnlr (h»ni|iions III. Wonmn HnfTnige llill With h Speech, Hut the Fair St-v Take No Inter est In It—The Electoral Count Hill Brought l!p and discussed. Washinoton, December 8.—Mr. Ed munds presented a memorial in favor of a constitutional amendment empowering congress to pass uniform laws oil the sub ject of marriage and divorce. Referred to the judiciary committee. After the introduction of a number of bills, the seunto proceeded to the consider ation of the bill reported by Mr. Blair, from the select committee, on woman suf frage on February 3, 1886, proposlug an amendment to the constitution of the United States extending tho right of suf frage to women, and was addressed by Mr. Blair in support of the bill. There were not over u score of ladies in tiie gallery during its delivery, although notice of it had been given yesterday. A message was received from the presi dent, and the senate immediately (at 1:40) went into executive session anp alterward* adjourned. Till, llllUNH. Washinoton, December 8.—After the reading of the journal tiie speaker laid before the house a letter from the director of the mint enclosing a draft of a bill for the issue of subsidiary silver coin. Re ferred. Mr. Boutelle, of Maine, asked for unani mous consent to put. upon its passage the bill admitting free of duty the material to be used in rebuilding the town of East Port, Me., destroyed by lire October 14th. 1886. Mr. Breckenridge, of Arkansas, objected to the immediate consideration of the bill, expressing the opinion that the people of the whole country were as much in need of relief from taxation as the people of East Port. He was glad to find the gentleman from Maine confessing that the tariff was a tax and he would insist that tho bill should take a regular course and bo. sent to the committee which had charge of the subject of taxation. Mr. Boutelle was not surprised, he said, that the gentleman should take every oc casion to air Ids views on the tariff. Mr. Breckenridge admitted that he was always .ready to stand hero in defense of the rights of all the people. The bill was referred to the committee on ways and means. Mr. Herbert, of Alahamo, on behalf of the committee on naval affairs, called up the resolution making the bill for tho con solidation of certain bureaus of the navy department the special order for Monday, December 13. After some discussion, Mr. Herbert amended the resolution so as to provide that the bill should be considered in committee of the whole; and, as thus amended, the resolution was adopted. At the conclusion of the morning hour the house resumed the consideration of the electoral count bill. Mr. Dibble, of South Carolina, a member of the committee on the electoral count, advocated the passnge of the bill reported by the minority, as drawing more distioct- ly than either the senate bill or the bill of the majority the line of demarcation be tween the state and federal powers and rights in connection with tUe.casting and counting of the electoral votes. He could not agree to the proposition of the major ity providing chat in case of more than one return or paper purporting to be a return from a state whenever the state has failed by any determination of its own to desig nate and certify which is its real vote, those votes, and those only shall be counted which were cast by the electors whose ap pointment shall have been duly certified to under the seal of the state, by the execu tive thereof, in accordance with the laws of the state; and also providing that by a concurrent vote of both houses,this law ful ly certified, the vote may be rejected, thin disfranchising the state when there is a certificate under its seal duly certified by its executive according to law. He could not subscribe to a recognition of such pow er in the two bouses. After several other gentlemen had ad dressed the house, the subject went over for the day, Mr. Caldwell giving notice that, lie would call the previous question on the bill to-morrow. The house then adjourned. Butchered on Ills Doorstop. St. Loots, December 8.—A special dis patch from Shepard, Tex., says; “A negro man named John Connors, who lived on Big creek, near Shepard, anil who was suspected of being implicated in the mail robbery recently, was called to his door Monday night by a party of eight or ten men, who disemboweled Connors und left him for dead. He was found yesterday morning, still living and able to give the names or the men who had butchered him. The sheriff immediately organized a posse and arrested seven of tiie accused parties and has th*ru under strong guard. The others escaped. The friends of those un der arrest are desperate and the sheriff is a man of nerve. Hence serious trouble is anticipated. Connors cannot live.” ON CHANGE. A Day of Activity With Several Harked Features. were remarkably weak. Norfolk and Western and Louisville and Nashville be came prominent for their strength. The market quieted down toward the close. It remained quiet and moderately firm until the last hour, when the upward movement gathered strength and un in creased business. The niarkut closed strong at or near the best prices reached. All active stocks are higher this evening, though generally for fractional amounts only. Louisville and Nashville, however, advanced 22, Lackawanna li and Texas Puciiic 1. Slinol "Buck” McCarthy. Chicago, December 8.—The Daily News published an account of the gathering of several members of the Cook county board of commissioners, who have been denomi nated “the gang,” at a late supper in a beer tunnel whereat the proceedings were highly discreditable. Last night Commis sioner “Buck" McCarthy, a man weighing 210 pounds, made an assault on Paul C. Hull, tho writer of the article, a man of small physique. The attack, it is declared, was made without, warning. Hull was knocked down and was carried away sense less, and it was feared that, his injuries might prove serious. McCarthy went to the town of Lake, where he lias figured as n sort of leader and counsellor of the strikers in tho Lake Shore road and pack ing house troubles, and bad a complaint and fine entered against him by a justice of the town. lie paid the fine to escape prosecution. RAILWAY NEWS. Anuua! Meeting of tin- Stockholders of tho Hlcb- monil and Danville nml Terminal Companies. Richmond, Vn., December 8.—The an nual meeting of the stockholders of the Richmond aud Danville Railroad Company was held here to-day. President A. B. Iluford submitted his annual report, which sliows that the gross earnings of tho road were $3,992,481, net earnings $1,890,476, and the net surplus $422,818. There is a balance over all expenditures and charges of $988,- 660, showing an increase of $12,880, or 33-100 of 1 per cent. The report states that the physical con dition of the property has been" judicious ly improved in all material departments, including roadway equipment and perma nent structures The meeti'ffif adjourned to the 10th in stunt., when the president and directors will be elected. The annual meeting of the Richmond and West Point Terminal stockholders was also held to-day. Resolutions were adopted providing for an increase of the capital stock in accordance with resolu tions adopted by the stockholders at a meeting held in November. The riollowing board of directors was elected for tho ensuing year: T. M. Logan, John A. Rutherford, Isaac L. Rice, George F. Stone, Emanuel Lepman, A. M. Flagen, John H. Inman, John G. Moore, Simon Morrison, Robert II. Dow, all of New York; James B. Pace and E. D. Christian, of Ribhmond, and John Wanemaker, of PhUadclphia. Alfred Lully, of New York, was elected president. An adjournment was then held to December 16. New York, December 8.—The stock market to-day showed a renewal of the firm lone existing for some weeks back and almost i verything on the active list shows an advance this evening. There was no important effort to depress prices and considerable covering ot aborts put out in the last few days was done. Buy ing for the long account was mostly by ioreign houses, their specialties being 3t. Paul, Reading, ana Louisville and Nash ville. The improvement in prices, while subject to several reactions continued throughout the entire day aud gath ered force toward tiie close. Reading was again the most important stock as tar as the number of shares sold is concerned and was weak in the foreuoon, there being a disposition to sell, but the losses were recovered later in the dav upon reports from Philadelphia of efforts by Mr. Corbin to do away with the proposed assessment. Louisville and Nashville, however, was the true leader of the murket. Heavy buying by foreigners on tho increased earnings of the road stim ulated its friends here and it moved up nearly 3 per cent. The Wabash opened higher, but lost the advantage later m the dav, though there was a marked improve ment toward the close. Lackawana became a special feature in the afternoon, upon the refusal of the court in Pennsylvania : to grant an injunction against the coal companies. Granger’s, Trunk lines and Western Union were all quiet but moder ately strong. The opening this morning I was very irregular, with changes from last I evening’s final prices, ranging up to \ per ; cent. Either way business was compare- | tively light but prices were firm to strong, , New England being a t princi- | m Sun ♦ ho AN IMMENSE TRANSACTION. J ay Ronld’a Tentacles Beaching Furl her. Atlanta, December 8.—The southern industrial journal, “Dixie,” has a special dispatch irom a stnlf correspondent at Fort Worth, Tex., which says: “One of the largest and most important transac tions ever recorded is now on foot. It is nothing less than a trade between Jay Gould and President Garrett, of the Balti more and Ohio, whereby the entire Balti more and Ohio telegraph system is to be transferred to Gould, who now practically owns the Western Union. In return for the same President Garrett is to receive the Wabash system, thus giving the Balti more and Ohio a line to Kansas City from Baltimore. The magnitude of a deal of this kind can scarcely be understood. But it is known to officials of the Gould system here that the Balti more and Ohio have lo»g been seeking to extend their operations west of tho Missis sippi river. The information is believed to be thoroughly reliable as it is said to be substantiated by memoranda made by the late H. M. Hoxie prior to his death and found among certain papers that had been laid away Jor future reference. The secret leaked out through a party who dt sired to arrange with Fort Worth capitalists to operate in Western Union and Baltimore and Ohio stocks as soon as there was any indication tliul tiie bargain hud been con- sumated. AN UNPARALLELED CRIME. i —• Two Poddlrrv Commit tlm Boldest On!rage Ever Known. St. Louis,Decembers.—Yesterday after noon Mrs. John W. Gutting, of 4658 Penn sylvania avenue, while alone in her house admitted two pe Idlers who asked to offer their wares. They seized und carried her off bodily in their wagon, enforcing silence by threats of death. They carried her to u secluded place in the suburbs of the city and both outraged her and then permitted her to go. Bhe informed the first police man she found and was taken home. The men were captured later. Both were very drunk. One was able to understand I is predicament. He was frightened and said his comrade had committed the act and he witnessed it, but took no part in it. The woman’s husband is clerk in the pro bate court. Two Slick Sharpers. Montgomery, A’.a., December 8.—This morning two accomplished sharpers passed a bogus check on John and Oscar Craw ford, two brothers of Drainville, Gu., at the depot here and robbed them of. $80. The check was drawn ou the New Orleans National bank for $350 and payable to Geo. W. Howard. It was given to the Crawford brothers as security for a loan of $30. The thieves got a.vay and have not. been cap tured. To-day Judge Thus. N. Arrington was re-elected judge of the city court of Mont gomery by the state senate on a vote of 29 toff. Governor Sea.v sent in three names, T. N. Arrington, P. T. Bagre aud John G. Winter. Thu latter two received one vote dach. MInns Emigrating. Pittsburg, December 8.—A party of twenty-six coal miners, from Beade Creek, left here yesterday for Colorado, and many others will follow them. They say that there is a feeling among Pennsylvania miners that natural gas is ruining Jboirtrai o in this state, and that competition for the lake trade causes such cutting in priors and wages that they cannot earn a living. < Dttw* lie Prevurimttt! New York, December 8.—Jay Gould denies that there is any foundation what ever for the story of his arrangement with Garrett, of the Baltimore and Ohio railway, as to an exchange of the Wabash railroad system for the Baltimore aud Mrs. Cleveland Returns to Her Sick Hus band. the('oi-rcsponilHiice In the Pishing IHsptitfl Sub mitted t« Donstress—Andy Johnson's I’rivnte Secretary Appointed Olilef ot I He Washington I'olfec—Other Items. Washington, December 8.—The presi dent to-day transmitted to congress the correspondence which has taken place in regard to the Canadian fisheries and the disputes and a letter from tho secretary of state on the same subject. Tho following is the lotter of tho president: To the Senate and House of Representa tives : I transmit herewith a letter from the secretary of state, which is accompa nied by the correspondence in relation to tho rights of American fishermen in Brit ish North American waters, and commend them to your favorable consideration with the suggestion that the commission be au thorized bylaw to take perpetuating proofs of tho losses sustained during the past year by American fishermen, owing to their unjust and unwarranted treatment by the local authorities, of the maritime provinces of the Dominion of Canada. I may have occasion hereafter to make further recommendations during the pres ent session for such remedial legislation as may bceomo necessary for tiie protection of the rights of our citizens engaged in open sea fisheries in the north Atlantic waters. [Signed] Grover Cleveland. Mr. Bayard’s letter is as follows: “De partment of State, Washington, December 8, 1886.—To the President: The secretary of state has the honor to submit to .ho president, with a view to its communica tion to congress, tho correspondence rela tive to tho fisheries in the waters adjacent to British North America which has taken place during the present year. It will dis close t he action of this department and of our minister to Great Britain in relation to tiie disputed construction of the conven tion of 1818, and what has been done to pro cure such an interpretation of its provisions ns will bo acceptable to both parties to that instrument and consistent with their mutual interest and honor. From time to time since the conclusion of tho treaty of 1818 differences have arisen between the two governments ns to the extent of tho renunciation by the United Btates of their former fishing rights in common in the lit oral waters of British North America, and the true definition of the rights and privi leges retained by and expressly guar anteed to the United States in the first urtiele of that convention. The history of thiK question during the period from 1818 to the present time has been one of unsuccessful attempts to adjust the respective claims; mid occa sionally difficulties have been bridged over by temporary arrangements, notably by the treaty ofWashington of June 6, 1854, and of the treaty of Washington of May 8, 1871, the fishery articles of the latter hav ing been abrogated by the United States on June 30, 1885. It is deeply to be re gretted that the efforts of this department, as shown by tho correspondence now submitted, to arrive at such an agreement in would permit instructions of like tenor to be issued by tiie governments of Great Britain and the United Stales to guide citizens of respective nationalities in the unmolested exercise of their rights of fishing in the waters in question, and defining the limits of lawful uetion therein, have not as yet reached u final and satisfactory result. Although propositions are now pending for eonsid oration, which it is hoped may prove a basis of just and permanent settlement, yet as supplementary to the published history of this long standing subject, illustrating the obvious necessity in the in terest of tho amity and good neighborhood of having a clear and well defined under standing of Die relative rights of the two governments and their respective citizens, it is considered expedient that congress should have full knowledge of the uetion of tho executive in the premises, to assist them in their deliberations upon this im portant subject. It will be observed in tho course of this correspondence that notifi cation has not failed to be duly given to the government of Great Britain that compensation is expected for tho loss and damage caused to American fishermen by the unwarrant able action of the local authorities of the Dominion of Canada, not merely by the summary seizure of their vessels and the exaction of heavy lines in advance of a bearing and judgment, but for the curtail ment of the privileges to which they were iiKtiy entitled under the commercial regu ialiens us well us by the stipulations and consequent interference with their lugili mate voyages, whereby the natural profits of their industry were seriously diminished and in many eases wholly d< stroyed. U would seem prop or that steps “ill perpetua rie momoria ’ should be taken by congress to ullow proofs to be made and placed upon record of these losses and injuries to our citizens to enable them to be prop erly presented to her majesty’s govern ment for settlement, and that for this purpose a commission should be author ized by congress to Like the necessary proofs of the respective claimants. Respectfully submitted, T. F. Bayard. The correspondence enclosed consists of one hundred ami four communications from Secretary Bayard, Minister West and Minister Phelps. Another W rrrk. Washington, December 8.—The signal corps station ut Washington Woods, North Carolina, reports under date of December t, as fol ows: “The vessel Annie E. Can- ion, of Portsmouth, N. H., bound from Boston to Baltimore, is ashore three miles north of False cape, Virginia. The crew of eight men were saved. Washington's «hlcf of Police. Washington, December 8.—-The district commissioners to-day appointed Col. W. G. Moore to be minor aim chief of police in the place of Major Walker, resigned. Col. Moore is the commanding officer of the Washington Light Infantry corps, and at present holds a prominent position in the National Metropolitan Bank of Wash ington. Ho was private secretary of ex- President Johnson. Frankie's Return. Washington, December 8.—Mrs. Cleve land returned to Washington to-day after an absence of a couple of weeks in New York. The president suffered considera ble rheumatic pain to-day, and spent most of the time in a recumbent position. He denied himself to all callers except a few senators who desired to see him on im portant business. A Territory Governed liy Moonlight. Washington, December 8.—Tho presi dent to-day nominated Thomas Moonlight, \ of Leavenworth, Kansas, to be governor of ! Wyoming, vice Baxter declined, and Ar j tliur L. Thomas, of Pennsylvania, to be a j member of the Utuli commission. General Dunne, chief of engineers, re ports tbut the balances on hand November ] 1, last of the appropriation for riven and In flu cir. /CX» 0(1. in the hands of officers and in transit, $1,196,418; total,!$16,686,362. Comptroller Trenholm has asked for the resignation of Bank Examiner Scriba, of Now York, for the reason that his Bervico was not satisfactory to the department and because he was not believed to have the proper capacity for the position. No reason was ascribed in his letter to Scriba asking for his resignation and this an nouncement Is drawii out by the unfavor able comment in this morning’s New York newspapers. Ll*hth«us<i ChaiKM. Washington, December 8.—The light house board give notice that on and after December 16, 1886, the following changes will take place in lighting ot the channels leading to the harbor of Mobile, Alabama: Choctaw Pass channel beacon light No. 2 will bo discontinued as a lighted bcucon, but will remain as a day mark. The turn will be indicated by a red cut from Battery Gladden, the light across to present No. 3 beacon. Dog river bar beacon No. 2 will be moved to southward and eastward and changed to a white light. It will form a range lor running the upper dredged channel. Another bea con light (fixed white) will be exhibited Irom a now structure built about 500 yards southeast by oast, half oast from new* posi tion of No. 2 beacon, aud with it will form a range for running Choctaw pass channel. UlotN in Irolaml. # Dublin, December 8,—Archbishop Walsh, in a letter published to-day, warns the government that the difficulties In Ireland, already appalling, will be im mensely increased if they persist In their attempts to convict prisoners by picked or packed iurios, as was done in the Sligo easo. The Oathollos of Lurgau, County Armagh, formed in procession last night and marched through the streets to show their joy at tho acquittal of some of their members, who had been tried on charges of rioting. The orangeraen of the town resented the demonstration and attacked the paraders. A fierce fight ensued, and sticks, stones and revolvers were used. Tho fighting lasted several hours, and was finally quelled in the early morning by a troop of dragoons. A score of persons were wounded aud sev eral houses were partly wrecked. MURDER IN JESSUP. A Nr*rn Porter Kills n lintel Proprietor. Savannah, December 8.—Lewis Ed wards, an 18-year-old negro boy, shot and killed R. J. Smith, a hotel proprietor, at Jessup this morning. Edwards was a por ter at tho opposition hotel. Smith re sented some of the negro’s impudence. Edwards drew a pistol and Smilna knife and the two grappled. Edwards fired twice, shooting Smith through the head and heart. Edwards was cut in the back. A crowd tried to lynch him, but he was put on the train and brought to Savannah for safe keeping. AhliiiniH OlroH Whisky a Black Eye. Montgomery, Ala., December 8.—The house of representatives of the general assembly now in session has passed a bill ranking tho sale of liquor license $150, which is equivalent to more than doubling i . A proposition to make it $500 was voted down by a small majority. Tho as sembly has passed prohibition bills out right for two of the largest of tho blaok counties upon petitions from nearly all of the white inhabitants. Local prohibition bills are passed almost without objection from any member. The senate has passed a general local option law fur all the uoun- ties. Five Men Broivncil Hi Sea, New York, December 8.—The steamer Knuke-booker, Capt. Kemble, from New Or.eiins, which arrived to-day, reports that on December 7, off the capes of "Delaware she saw the schooner “Cramer,” from Phil adelphia, with her rudder head gone and she wished to bo towed into port. She lowered a boat under charge of the first officer, B. H. Hency, with four seamen which proceeded to the schooner. A line was given from the schooner and made fast to the boat which then started on her return. The wind suddenly shifted and the boat was capsized and all were drown ed lie fore help could roach them. As tho schooner was in no immediate danger tho steamer proceeded on her voyage. Buying I J. Pie Police. New York, December 8.--A saloon keeper, Louis Werner, at 617 East Sixth street, appeared ill the police court to-day as defendant on a charge of having sola liquor on Sunday. The complainant was a police officer who arrested him. Werner in Jiix evidence swore he had for fifteen months been paying $3 per month for police protection while keeping bis side door open Sundays. His predecessor had done the same and so instructed the witness when the latter bought the saloon. The money was paid to Chester H. Bouth- worth, a liquor seller at Third street and Avenue I). It is alleged that there are 309 or 400 liquor dealers who thus settle for the immunity from arrest. Werner gave the name and address of four. The case was adjourned. Foil liy Force. Chicago, December 8.—henry Jansen, the wife murderer who was trying to starve himself to death, has been fe d by force. He wus pinioned, a clasp put upon his nose, his teeth pri m open and his mouth filled with a mixture of milk, sugar, brandy and egg. He endeavored to eject it, but in his gasps for breath he swallowed considerable of it. This was re peated three times during the day aud consequently his strength rapidly grew, although this improvement put him in an ugly frame of mind and he denounced hia Baviour in most piratical terms. ■ Nii'ng a .Vi’ivqmiirr. Norfolk, Vu., December 8.— Colonel William Lamb entered suit to-day in tho circuit court of this city against tho Richmond Whig, in the sum of $10,000, for libel, for publishing the recent card of Congressman George 1). Wise, in which Wise severely denounced Lamb, because of the alleged offensive personal allusions of Lamb in a speech in the late canvass. The rule is returnable ou the first Monday in January. A Bijx Storm in England. London, December 8.—A terrific gale accompanied by lightning and thunder prevailed lust night and this morning in the southern countries of England ana in the chnnnel, where many vessels were wrecked. At Brighton much damage was done to property. Throughout tho United Kingdom rain and hail fell. The storm caused widespread disaster. In .Scotland there v, ns also a heavy fall of snow. An Immrnsot’linftiigrntlon. Albany, N. Y., December 17.—Early this morning the main building of the Gil bert Manufacturing Company, at Bain- bridge, was totally burned, throwing near ly 109 hands out of employment. Charles Presberg, superintendent of the works, perished in the flames while trying to ex tinguish the lire. It is supposed that tho fire originated from spontaneous combus-