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VOLUME XX.
lie Georgia Enterprise.
A progressive Democratic pupor, pub
|islif*d weekly at Covington, Newton
[\unity, Georgia. Term*, $1.60 per an
limn, strictly in advance. Established
October 28th, 1806. Burnt out on
August Met, 1881, and again on Decem
ber 81st, 1883. Both time* it went down
u mhos without any insurance.
’(Hi: Enterprise is an uncompromising
klviH'iiteof the principles of the organized
>nd living Democracy of to-day.
While it grants equal justice to all
n cu before the law, it holds this to be a
IV hi to Man’s Government, belonging to
lim by the right of discovery—be
queathed to him by the blood andsuffer
ng of the Fathers. None but Anglo
-axon names were signed to the Declora
liou of Independence, and none but
shite men bled ft'id died to wrench the
(olonies from England's cruel grasp, to
•stublish the proud young Republic of
Aniorie*.
Upon these issues the paper is wiling
io go before the public, asking no other
mpport than that which its merits de
lerve. The paper will be free and out
ipoken on all questions of public intcreat,
ind will not endeavor to accomplish the
■idiculous feat of “running with the hare,
uul baying with the hounds.”
Iu other words, The Enterprise will
lot be a “fence rider” in any of the po
itical campaigns. Those who desire a
ive newspaper, are earnestly requested
o give it a trial.
S. W. HAWKINS, Editor.
L B. BIMUH J. P. SLUMS.
SIMMS & SIMMS,
ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW
OOV INGTON, GA.
Office upstairs in Star Building.
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Edvards & MMiM,
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COVINGTON, GA.
Office up-stairs in Anderson A Hunter's Build
ing.
O. 8. PORTER,
CEDAR SHOALS, NEWTON CO,, HA
—MANUFAOTURB OF
SEINE CORD,
WRAPPING THREAD,
YARNS, ETC.
In oonneotion with Factory is one of the
best water mills for corn ai\d wheat in Middle
Georgia. The star* is kept stocked with full
no of General Merchandise.
R. W. BAGBY,
-dealer ra-
FI NE LIQUORS.
WINES.
TOBACCO,
CIGARS. Etc,
COVINGTON, GEORGIA.
BARBER
SHOP.
ROBERT DANIEL
Is prepared to do your ahaving and hair ont-
Shop two doors below Post-offloe.
W. 4, NORTON
COVINCTON, CA.
DEALER IN
CiENSRAL MERCHANDISE.
Oonatry produee bought and sold. Hla
"2®* * r ® "tandard, and hia prioea low.
biullb i <mn ® in aorner room af Warahouaa
ctfllßf; ftOl/sU
COVINGTON, GEORGIA.
o *_b°*xd, oonafortabla rooms, and Low
*ree carriage to and from the depot.
R. CRUSE. Proprietor.
General Gordon attended a
’ ,| by authority tf his father, who tele
of k ' Mn ,io * believe that the defender
fcr “ ,rt ® um was dead until the receipt of
lßitive proof.
u .lid Ul< s ' a^es the celebrated French jour*
’ le d Saturday.
Thu Georgia Enterprise.
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A HEAVY GALE.
DAMAdI DOMi ALONV TIIK
ATLANTIC COAMT.
Flood* CtUi* Great Destruction of I'rop
•riy at Various Points.
▲ heavy gals along the Atlantfe toast aurt
rising riven and crooks In the interior have
wrought an immoiiM amount of damage to
property. Report* from various points ars
as follows:
In New York city the rain came down for
hours in torrents, the wind blew with extra
ordinary velocity, and hundreds of cellars
were flooded. Hevnral persons wort fatally
injured by falling shutter* and signs. In
Brooklyn and ou Staten Island the damage
Inflicted by wind end rain won largo, tho
shipping suffering heavily, and atUonoy
Island the raging surf carried away or de
stroyed much property, causing an estimated
loss of S4O,UK).
In N w Jersey tho rain, with the accumu
lated loe in the Passaic an t Hackensack riv
ers und No work buy, caused a flood on tho
maodowf between Jersey City and Newark,
rmm the base of Bergen Hill, just back of
the former city, all the way to Newark, noth
in* was to b seen but a broad expanse of
water. Portions of Newark wti'e flooded.
At Bolleville and other points above Newark
the meadows webe also Honied, and people
‘ lvu Mf.*dJacont to were driven out
or obliged to take refugoon the upper floors.
At Jersey City all the low lands were flooded,
and in the neighborhood of Grand street
much damage was done to furniture in base
menu which tenants in that eeciiott weiv
compelled to dwwrt.
A Cairo May (N. Jd dispatch says that tho
fearful storm Which struck tlu coast there at
night caused considerable loss of property.
Similar reports come from Atlantic city and
other points along tho New Jersey seaboard.
A Now Hav.n dispatch reports that a
flare east.ily galo prevailed all day. ai„l
caused much damage ut various poin s akn
the shore on the Sound. The wind at tun
time attained a speed of Bfty-oue miles an
hour, and raised great Waves in tlio Sound.
Along th. beach at West Haven the rollers
swept almost up to some of ihe cottages, and
did great damage. bathhouses were swept
away aud shore roads were badly washed
out.
At Philadelphia the tide in the river was tie
highest known since February, 1*76, and in
many places the water overflowed the
Wharves and did considerable damage. The
flood was due to the heavy snow and rains of
the past few days aud the immense quantity
of ice in the river. Along Delaware nvenu *
in some places tbo water was several inches
deep. In Camden the water was run
ning mvtt the floor of the Federal street
ferry. Many wharves on tho Jersey side
were submerged, and at Starr's wharf con
siderable lumber was afloat. The S huylkill
rivjr wiu rising very fait, and ics gorges
were anticipated. In Wllkesbarre, Pittston,
and other Pennsylvania towns the fiercest
storm of wind, ram and snow ever witnessed
took place. At Pitiston the roof of the
Casino Bkating rink, a mammoth tructure,
fell iu, and was entirely demolished.
At Yonkers, N. Y’, boat h kisos w ere
flooded, a coal pier was submerged, and the
coal sheds damaged. The water and ice de
stroyed boats and summer houses on tho river
front at Tarry town* Sing Sing, Peekskill and
other river towns.
Eleven coal Larges were wrecked on the
Green Flats, off New Rochelle, N. Y.
Near Trenton a train on the Reading road
was derailed by the submerged track.
The cars were thrown down the embank
ment and the passengers bruised, but nohe
seriously injured. The fireman was thrown
down the bank and badly hurt.
At Wilmington, Del.. Mary ..McCaflWr,
aged eighteen, was drowned while try mg to
cross a swollen creek.
A North Adams (Mass.) dispatch says that
a terriblo gale accompanied by heavy sno w
prevailed in that vicinity all day. A cyclone
was repoited from Stamford add Hartwell
ville, Vt Everywhere people were reported
to be snowbound.
ARCTIC WEATHER.
Great Fall la Temperature all Over
the Country*
A f'old weather wave which started in the
Northwest, spread nearly all over the coun‘
try. Tho temperature was below freezing
point as far south as Texas and Florida, and
it fell from 20 degrees to 40 degrees below
that of the day previous in the Middle Atlan
tic States aud New England. The mercury
ranged below the freezing point through
out tho Southern States, aud fell
from 10 degrees to 20 degrees from
the lalco district south of the Gulf coast In
New York the thermometer registered 1 deg.
below zero. In Philadelphia the record was
zero; in Albany it was 1 deg. below; in Al
bany it was 1 deg. below; in Washington, D.
C., 2 degg. above; in Boston 8 degs. above;
in Baltimore 6 degs. above. Mount Wash
ington was the coldest place in the country,
the mercury showing 28 deg. below zero.
Other points at which the record was below
■ergwere Port Huron, Mich., 24 deg: Du
luth, 22 deg., Cleveland, 16 deg.; Buffalo, 12
deg.; at Indianapolis, 10 deg.; Cin
cinnati, 9 deg. ; an l at Pitts
burg, Penn., 8 deg. The warmest place in
the United States was Key West, Fla., where
the thermometer showed 56 deg. in the shade,
and Galveston, Texas, reveled in a temper
ature of 40 deg.
The intense cold woather left its mirks on
the incoming steamships, all of which were
completely covered with ice when they ar
rived in Now York and other northern
ports, in the West there was intense suffer
ing; many railroads were blockaded on no
count of the heavy snow fall, and cattle per
ished by thousands.
THE GREELYEXPEDITION.
Mont. Klillnitbnrr'i Plary Showing
that l*luch Had feeling: Prevailed.
The diary of Lieutenant Kislingbury, of
the Greely party, which has been copied in the
Signal office at Washington and thrown open
to inspection, covers 150 pages of foolscap
and bogins August 0, 1883, after the aban
donment of Fort Conger, where the party
had spent two winters.
it apjioars from the diary that Lieutenant
Kislingbury was suspended from duty by
Lieutenant Greely on tire 20th of August, 1881,
just two weeks after the arrival of the expe
dition at its destination. He was virtually
ninler arrest from that time until April 0,
1884, when he was returned to duty
and notified by Lieutenant Greely that he
was next in rank and should command in the
event of the latter’s death. Under data
of the 10th of Mav, 1884, Lieutenant Kislmg
bury writes that Lieutenant Greely came to
him and said they had misunderstood earn
other for three years, that his (Kislingbury a)
conduct had been maniy and commendable
throughout, and be (Greely) begged pardon.
Only a lew days later, however, the com
manding officer, according to Lieut. Kiaimg*
bury’s account, insulted him by calling him
a liar, and their personal relations again lie
cams hostile. The greater part of Lieut. Ku
lingbury’s diary is taken up with criticisms
anil complaints of Lieut. Greely, fcowa.i
whom the writer seems to have entertained a
feeling of Litter resentment Among the acts
of the commanding officer which are unfav
orably commented upon are the putting under
arrest of Dr. Pavy. whom Ktolingbury char
acterizes ns “the most sensible and hardest
working man we have along;" the swearing
at the men mid the threatening to shoot ona
of them (Cross) without any reason whatever.
The whole diary is a record of bickering, bad
tooling anil dissension.
In Eureka, "Car., during ; a riot between
Chinese a stray bullet tilled David Ken lall,
member of the City Council, and another
severely wounded a boy. the news crested
such intense excitement that a mass meeting
was called and over one thousand cil i/.i ns rc
sponded. Resolutions of indignation at the
lawless acts of the Chinese were adopted, and
a committee was appointed to noUfy tile C 1. 1
nese they must all leave the city. O r P> ™
citizens visited each Chinese house and com
celled the occupants to pack up their effect
and then marched them to a large
t where they were imprisoned to await the de
parture of the steamer for San Francisco on
the following day. A second mass meeting,
attended by 2,000 persons, was held. A stand
ing committee was appointed and empnweied
to prevent any Chinese from loaating in hu
raka in the future.
“MY COUNTRY MAY BHK EVER BE RIGHT. RIO TOR WRONG MY COUNTRY JEFFERSON.
NEWS OF THE DAY.
Ffisfern and Middle *t*ta*.
Miron excitement has l>©en created in Erio
county, N. Y., by rich oil discovurioe. Thou*
Hamia of acres of land have l.*en quietly
loaeod by oil speculators.
cnornuMta lorn will result from a Are lr*
the IXbervale coal mine.* at Wdkosbarre,
1 onn. Gang* of men fought tho llro from
four different points.
latest traffic of the smugglers bet wean
Buffalo and Cun id i D in doad bodiea for
Canadian dissection rooms.
Ex-Mayor EiiAW sLik Eoaoir, of New
York, was aonlciv *<d to fifteen davs impris
onment and Oondorttned to pay beside u line
ol S&V) fur contempt oi court in disobeying
an injunction grunted by Judge Miles Batch,
of tho court of common plea-, on iJeoemlror
last, restraining him from nominating suc
cessors to a commissioner of public works and
a corporation counsel, whose terms had ex
pired on December 10. The ex-mayor will
carry the ca*e to the court of Appeals.
TtiftfiK men wore blown to pieces while at
work in a quarry near Harrisburg, Penn., by
tho boiler’s exploding.
A fißtf in tho Ooncaa Brewing cempany s
works, Roche ter. N Y., \vas followed by an
explosion which severely in aired five men and
caused An estimated loss of SIOO,OOO.
Two executions occurred in Pennsylvania
tbo o her day. At Philadelphia Richard
Ire: ' was hauged for murdering Mrs. Au
gust;* Ennui, the wife of his friend and bene
lactor, during a quarrel, and at Hollidays
burg I )r. L. M. B ach suffered ft similar fate
for wife murder
A Boston dispatch says that socialistic
ideas are spreading throughout Massuchu
■etts.
A Fall River (Mass.) mill corporation is
About t > transfer its entire plant to Mexico,
where it will manufacture print cloths, em
ploying Mexican help.
Ovid, N. Y., has lost its business section by
"re. Abraln CoVert, the wealthiest mer
chant in the place, was so affected by hi
losses that lie became insane and cut liis
throat., inflicting a l<al wound.
The British steamer G.a bolus arrived at
New York port, bringing with her tho thirty
aien comprising the officers and crew of the
lleamer Ben well Tower, which they had been
compelled to abandon at sea. It was the
Ben well Tower's first voyage.
Later reports put the total number of vic
tims by the Philadelphia almshouse fire at
fc weuty--eight. Of the 684 lunatics confined
rhero many were missing, but it is thought
that most of them wandered away during the
tire. A number of them were recaptured in
the streets of Philadelphia.
The Maine lower house has passed a bill
Appropriatmg a lu,Uou to aid in entertaining the
Rational encampment of theG. A. it., which
Is to meet at Portland.
Many prominent Republicans were pres
dnt at a reception given by the New York
Union League ciub to United states Senator
llect William M. Evarta. A congratulatory
address was read to Mr. wiw uiid9
a long speech in reply.
Kon tli anl West*
Frank Abner, a fifteen year-old boy, re
dding near Rock Creek, 111, being repri
manded by his grandmother, waited until
ilio was asleep and then brained her with
an ax.
A great snow storm In the West has
caused a partial suspension of business in
many places. Most of the railroads were
blockade 1 by huge snow drifts. In some
lections the blizzard was accompanied by
thun -ter ana lightning. In Chicago the snow
drifts caused an almost complete relation of
traffic, and at Des Moines, lowa, the fifteen
railroads centering there were blockaded,
ine storm was followed b-r •**- -
weather.
Complete darkness suddenly following a
thunder storm in the daytime caused many
people in Louisville, Ky., to think that the
fed of tho world was near.
Hiram Atkins, a wealthy old farmer, and
his three children were burned to death iu
their handsome house near Norwich, Ohio.
No traces o* Mrs. Aik ins, a young wife and
Itep-mother to the children, nor of Emanuel
Porter, the lured man, coul l be found; and
Investigation led to tho belief that the two.
together with Mrs. Atkins’ mother, had firea
the building and then fled.
Ice gorges caused an overflow of rivers
and creeks in New Jersey and Pennsylvania,
and tho damage resulting therefrom to prop
erty aggregates many thousands of dollars.
Eleven coal companies at a meeting in
Cleveland, Ohio, decided to insist upon re
ducing the pri a of mining.
Wilbur Pliers, of Wooster, Ohio, shot
and fatally wounded his sweetheart, Miss
Laura Chester, as she was leaving a roller
skating rink with another young man; then
Peters inflicted a fatal wound upon himself.
A Terre Haute (Ind.) dispatch says that
the boiler of a rolling mill at Brazil, twenty
miles r way, exploded while about fifty men
were gathered around wanning themselves.
Ten men were reported killed, and about
twenty more injured
Five men at work in a Chicago sewer were
overcome by noxious gases and smothered to
death.
A double execution took place a few days
linco at LUtlo It<v_k. Ark., the victims being
Rush Johnson and Ligo Parker, colored mur
derers of two white men.
A day after Miss Mary Cox, who lived in
Springfield, W. Ya., was buried her grave
was opened by friends and it was discovered
she had been Dili ied alive, the girl’s body and
the coffin showing evidence of a terrible
truggle that she had made to escape.
Sanford Jackson, a colored man, was
nanged in Atlanta. Ga., for the murder of a
colored fellow workman named Rufus Gill
during a quarrel, and on the same day James
\Y. Murray expiated tho murder of his
brother-in law, Alfred Yenke, on the gallows
at Portland, Oregon.
All the coal mines in Illinois, Indiana,
and Ohio have shut down because the
railroads cannot handle the stc^k.
William Harrington, a white resident
of Abbeville, La., died a few days since at
the age of 109.
Thf. Texas legislature has enacted a law
making it compulsory on heads of all depart
ments to give at least half tho clerical posi
tions in their respective offices to females.
Colonel Thomas Buford, who won no
toriety in 1877 as the slayer of Judgo Elliott,
of the Kentucky court of appeals, dipd the
other morning at tho Anchorage (Ky.)
Lunatic asylum, after a long illness. He
killed Judge Elliott for rendering a decision
against his sister in a law suit.
Washington.
Senator Palmer’s recent address favor
ing woman suffrage is the first set speech ever
delivered in Congress oil the subject.
The lioard of directors of the Garfield Me
morial hospital at Washington have asked
Congress for an appropriation of *15,000.
The hospital is supported by charitable con
tributions, but is now much in need oi funds
foreign.
The French troops in Tonquin have de-
Itroyed flvo Chiue.-e fortß. Tiieir losses dur
ing two days’ fighting were 21 killed and 10J
Wounded.
Tim Hriti-.ii government has substituted a
chargo of high treason for the previous' hargo
of eonspiraev against the alleged dynamiters,
Cunningham anti liurlon.
Cnrvr militar,- iivp.iratiom are l>--i!ig
made in England to reinforce Lord Wolseley
in Egypt.
The British force under Sir Charles Wil
son which was stranded on an island in tho
Nile alter its return from Khartoum was
rescued bv a body of English troops from
Oubat. The Arabs poured tv constant fire
into the English troops, but were repulsed.
Thronah a Brldae.
As train No. 8, west bound, on the Chicago,
Burlington and Quincy Railroad approached a
bridge across a small stream, near Croston,
lowa, it struck a broken rail and tilted along
on the ties until it ran upon the bridge, which
went down, carrying with it two coaches and a
sleeper, containing from twenty to twenty-five
passetigera. Three passengers were killed and
a number seriously injured. The engineer of
the train was killed at hie post.
Mrs. Lafayette S. Foster, of Connecti
cut, has presented to the United States
Semite a fine marble portrait bust, of her late
husband, who was a member of that
from 1805 to 1047*
COVINGTON, GEORGIA. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27,1883,
OLD WORbD NOTES.
MATTBim OP INTERK*T PKCMI OTDEIt
Landn
ban. Gordon's Bcnili Made lAure bv New
Evidence*
From tho past week’s mass of cable dis
patches we have sifted tho following collec
tion of s)HACiaI mat tern of interest!
KEW NEWS OF GORDON’S DEATH.
The Mudir of Donxola is now convinced
that Khartoum has lulltu and that General
Gordon is dead.
A cavass of Ibraham Bey Ruchdi, who left
Khartoum a fortnight ago, states that Farag
admitted the rebols to Kluirtoum. The cavaes,
with Ins master, went to the Government
house and mot Gordon coming out armed*
with Mahotrm l Boy Mtistaphu and twenty
cavasses. W hile proceeding to the Austrian
consulate they met a partV of rebels, who
fired a volley, Gordon anu Mahomed Mus
tapha fell dead.
THX LONDON DYNAMITERS.
Whon the Bow Street (London) Police
court was opeuc l ter tho re-ex aminafion of
Cunningham and Burton on tlte charge of
h.-i\ lag caused the explosion at the Tow* of
London, surprise was occasioned to tho public
by notices conspicuously postal ujron the
court doorways tbul ho person carrying a
beg would be permitted to enter the building,
in addition to this the notices wurned every
one that the police would search all persons
whose appearance or conduct induced
officials to place them under suspicion. Be
fore the proceedings were form illy begun
against tbo prisoners. Mr. Quihiam, of the
counsel for Cunningham, announced that
Burton was sick ami too ill to defend him*
self, and (hat Cunninghnhi's coiinfel would
defend bo h prisoners. Testimony tending
to connect the prisoners with the Under
grounl railway explosions was taken.
TREATY BETWEEN FRANCE AND BURMAH.
Advices from Rangoon state that a treaty
has been concluded between Burmah and
France, which cedes to Fi ance the iShan states
and the Mogoung ruby mines. Five bundled
French soldiers will be allowed tv guard the
miners. Burnt ah further permits the impor*
tatiou of arms and munitions of war through
Tonquih. A Burmese ambassador is to re
side ut Paris, and there will be a French resi
dent at Mandalay. France promises in re
turn to afford Burmah protection against the
encroachments of Great Britain.
TWO STEAMERS SUNK.
The Belgian steamer Westernland, Captain
Randle, from Antwerp for New York, has
put in at Plym >uth, England. She has been
m collision* with the steamer Holmhurst,
which was sunk. Four o: th* Holmhurst‘a
crew were drowned, dhc Westernland is se
riously damaged.
The steamer Alphonso, bound from Cadiz
for Havana, has loundcred at Grand Canary
Island. The pa-sengors, crew, and treasure
were saved. The cargo and mails were lost.
TERRIBLE I’OWDEH explosion.
A terrible explosion has occurred in a pow
der magazine at Gibraltar, killing seventeen
men and doing considerable damage other
wise. Of the seventeen men killed by the
explosion eight were soldiers ami nine were
civilians. The explosion occurred in one of
the small powder magazines belonging to the
fortifications.
RIOTS IN LONDON AND PARIS.
/'Great excitement was occasioned by a
demonstration of unemployed workmen. A
deputation of workingmen, escorted by a
procession of 3,000 unemp oyed laborers, ac
companied by bands and carrying banners,
marched to the offices of the local govern
ment board. Arrived there, liie depu
through the institution of public works. The
officials in charge of the beard-rooms were
somewhat dismayed by the demonstration,
but informed the deputation that no official
answers to the demand could at that time be
given because the Right Hon. Sir Charles
Dilke, the president of the board, was
away, and during his absence
nothing could lw done. This reply
was received in sullon silence and the crowd
rushed in a body into Downing street, des
pite all tho efforts of the police to prevent
them, mid, until disperaed, stood yelling
around tho official residence of the prime
minister. A large meeting of unemployed
workmen was held later on, and w hen the
crowd became demonstrative they were
charg<*i by the police and dispersed.
Forty thousand people in Paris were in the
funeral procession of M. Valles, the well
known socialistic journalist. A number of
German socialists in the procession carried a
German 1 lag. This provoked the Frenchmen
in the streets, who snouted “ Down with the
German flag!” Tho opposition soon
extended to the Frenchmen In the procession.
When the flag was not lowered in answer to
these shouts it was stoned. Then a free fight
occurred between the supporters of the Ger
man banner and the Frenchmen. A party of
students made a rush and endeavored to
seize the obnoxious Gorman emblem. During
the scuffle which ensued two students were
injured.
THE FALL OF KHARTOUM.
A telegram was received at the War Office
from General Wolseley, in whioh that officer
sends an account of the fall of Khartoum as
given by a native who was an eye-witness to
the entrance of the rebels into the town.
Khartoum, this informant says, was entered
by El Mahdi's forces at daybreak on the morn
ing of January 26. General Gordon was killed
by a volley from Arab riflemen while he was
oil his way from his headquarters to the Aus
trian consulate. The Austrian Consul was
killed m hia residence, ami the Greek Consul
is held a prisoner by the Mahdi.
It is now settled that General Graham, with
his staff, will leave London for Cairo, going
by way of Brindisi. Upon his arrival at Cairo
he will meet General Stephenson, General
Dolnier and other military officials in council,
and will subsequently pr< c -ed to Suakim. The
expectation of the war officials is that the
forces which are to start from Suakim will
reach Berber, if the march proves successful,
by April 25. The government lias decided to
accept, the offer of a contingent from Ncav
South Wales to co-opcrate in the Soudan ex
pedition.
REVOLT IN HARBAB.
A dispatch from Assab Bay states that the
Somali natives liavo revolted against the
Egyptian government in Harrar. which is the
most important territory in the Somali region
and was annexed by Egypt during the reign of
Ismail Pacha. The Italian traders and co o
nists in Harrar have made a claim upon the
Italian government for protection.
LATE CONGRESSIONAL NOTES.
Senate*
The postoffice appropriation bill was laid
before the Senate and referred to the com
mittee on appropriations The bill to quiet
the title of settlers on tho Des Moines river
lands came before tho Senate as unfinished
business. Mr. Sherman said that long dir
eussion of the bill would defeat its object,
owing to lack of time, and ho moved to lay
it on the table. His motion was voted down
by 23 nays to 17 yeas. Upon motion of Mr.
Dawes the Des Moines bill was temporarily
laid aside nnd the Indian appropriation bill
taken up, and after discussion was passed. It
appropriates for all purposes *5,661,135.80
Mr. Hawley presented (he credentials of re
election of Mr. Platt, and Mr. Bowen the
credentials ofHonry M. Teller, the Senator
olect from Colorado-
House
Mr. Slocum under instructions from the
military committee, moved to suspend the
rules and pass the Senate bill for tho retire
ment of General Grant. This is the first bill
' ,assed by tbo Senate, and specifically names
! th- officer to be retired. Tin thirty-minute
, lebate allowed under tho rules was ojiened
by Mr. Slocum in behalf of the bill. Mr.
jjorr opposed the bill in its present shape, on
the ground that it was drawn for tho purpose
of preventing General Grant from being put
on the retired list. Messrs, Thomas and Ro.
sencrans also opposed to the bill. Messrs. Cox,
of New York, and Randall favored the hill.
Tho motion to suspend the rules and pass the
bill was last —yeas, 153; nays, 108— not tho
necessary two-third, voting in the affirma
tive.
70 NGKEBSION AL SU M M ARY.
Wen ate.
Mr. Cameron, of Pennsylvania, called up his
resolution concerning the improvement of
ila merchant marine. It directs tho com
r,)itte on finance to inquire whet her it would
***/ , fdieotto expsnd the surplus revenue of
• lie United State*, or any portion thereof, for
ke purpose of reviving the shipping and
•*port trade by allowing a reltate
*(>m tariff duties on foreign goods imp eded
ship* built and owned in tho United States,
*tvl by also allowing a premium on American
’Hjwn products and articles of American
•mufucturu exported in American veeaels,
id to rejKirt by bill or otherwise.
Vr. Cameron made a long s|>oo<h
i favor of the resolution, which
•ai roferrel to the finance committee....
■r. Be<’k ma lea speech on the Anti-Silver
1 linage bill. He favored the redemption of
t'c trade dollar, but opposed the suspension
k the comage of the standard silver dollar
. A bill was passed appropriating $660,000
Ir the purchase of a si;e for the extension of
1e postoffice department building in Wash
ntan.
•iter discussion the pension appropriation
FU was passed with amendments, and went
ck to tho House.... The anti-fencing bill
is paseed, making it unlawful for any per
il ior association to enclose public lands to
srlich, or to any portion of which such per-
Iy 4 or association have no claim or color of
l'h. The creation, maintenance, or control
Crtny sileh enclosure is forbidden.
Ii n interesting scene occurred in the Hen
ateupon its return to tho Senate chamber
Vfram tho count of the Electoral vote in joint
invention in tho House. No sootier had
Edmunds taken tlie chair than Mr. Con
fe‘ was ou his feet. He said he desirod to
wo go on record his protest against the do
cUration of Mr. Edmunds in joint conven
t >n. John Sherman said that without enter
in; into any argument, he coincided fiith Mr.
Cager. Mr. Ingalls took the same view and
ofbied a resolution formally declaring the
diaent of the Senate from Mr. Edmunds’ de
claration. Mr. Bayard objected and the
reolution wont over. Mr. Hoar then offered
o olution reciting the total of the vote
ani declaring that nothing further was
taefssary to make finally binding and
ledd the result of the count. This also wont
ovir under objection. Mr. Edmun Is said the
B‘aate was in no way responsible for the
♦ietlaration mads by him. lie made it on his
OriU responsibility.' He said if he had exceeded
hisauthority, or had not fulfilled his duty, he
woild resign at once his office. The declaration
male by Mr. Edmunds at the conclusion of
thcelectorial count, and to which some of
Senators took exception, was as follows:
“ And the President of the Senate makes this
dddaration only as a public statement in the
produce of the two Houses of Congress of
QOutents of the jiapers opened and read on
this occasion, and not as possessing any
authority in law to declare any legal con
clusion whatever.”
The resoiui ions offered by Mr. Ingalls and
Mr. Hoar relating to the electoral count were
on motion of Mr. Hoar relerre l without
comneut to the committee on privileges and
dictions A resolution offered by Mr. Sher*
tnan was agreed to, authorizing the president
of the Senate to appoint a committee of
tliree Senatois to make the necessary ar
rangements for the inauguration of the Presi
dent-elect on March 4 Messrs. Sherman,
Hawley and Ransom were appointed the
committee The army appropriation bill
anil the bill repealing the pre-emption and
culture law's were passed.
KVpiise*
By a vote of 149 to 117, the House refused
to continue beyond noon the consideration of
the river and harbor appropriation bi 11....
There was another scene in the House, caused
by Mr. White, of Kentucky, trying to read a
speech in reply jo .Mr. iUia. who had called
,*L 1 oostilicauaisn- ■ nmc-x
--*-■*.. —. mmHm*, HpwAor, .-—>■ 1.1 „•
"To permit Mr. White to go on, de
claring his speech was not a question of
privilege. Mr. White persisted in speaking,
and Mr. Blackburn directed Doputy-Hergeant
at-Arms Hill to make him stop. As Hill did
not have his mace Mi. White refused to sit
down, and there was a hubbub at once.
Finally Hill got his mace and Mr. White
took his seat Mr. Townslienc 1 explained
that the postoffice bill appropriated $52,253,-
200, which was $3,212,390 less than tho sum
given for the current fiscal year.
Mr. Kelley moved an amendment of that
part of the journal of the House which re
ferred to the scene which occurred on the
previous day between Mr. White, of Ken
tucky, and tho deputy sorgeant-at arms. The
journal, he said, read that when
the deputy procured the mace and
proceeded toward Mr. White that gentleman
“took his seat.’* It should read that he “had
taken his seat.” On Mr. Reagan’s motion Mr.
Kelley 1 * motion was tabled, and then Mr.
Keifer moved that a committee be appointed
to report on the question or fact
concerning the previous day's proceedings.
Mr. Reagan moved to lay Mr. Koiier's mo
tion on tho table, and after discussion this
was carried by 154 to 32 and the journal was
approved The speaker announced the ap
pointment of Messrs. Ciay, of Kentucky, and
Koifer, of Ohio, as tellers on the part of the
House during the counting of the electoral
vote.
In joint convention of both Houses, Senator
Edmunds presiding, the electoral vote was
counted. At the completion of the count the
Senate returned to its chamber, and the
House took a recess of fifteen minutes. On
tho House being again called to order Mr.
Keifer offered a resolution reciting the result
of the ’joint convention of the two Houses
and declaring that it is the sense of the
House that the Constitution and laws
have been duly executed, and no fur
ther declaration of the*e facts is neces
sary. Mr. Springer said it seemed from
tho announcement of the presiding officer of
the joint convention that there was no decla
ration of the vote. Contrary to all precedent
the V’ice-President had simply declared that’it
appeared from the count made by the tellers
that Grover Cleveland received a certain num
berof votes, but had di claimed any intention
to make any official declaration of tho result
of that vote. He preferred that the matter
should be referred to the judiciary committee
The Speaker said: “The presiding officer of
the joint convention, in making the an
nouncement of the vote, announced tho re
sult that had been found, and simply added
a disclaimer of any authority on his part as pro
siding officer of the Senate or of the ioint con
vention to make any declaration at all. ” After
further debate Mr. Keifer’s resolution was
tabled by 135 yeas to 115 nays. Mr. ('lay
then presented a joint resolution which pro
vided for a committee of 3 Representatives
and two Senators to wait upon Cleveland and
Hendricks and notify them of their election
which was adopted after considerable discus
sion.
On motion of Mr. Burnes, of Missouri
Senate amendments to the consular and dip
lomatic appropriation bill were non-concur
r and in, and Mr. Burnes, Mr. Townshend and
Mr. Washburn were appointed conferees. On
motion of Mr. Hancock, of Texas, the Sen
ate amendments to the pension appropriation
Lull were non-concurred in, and Messrs.
Hancock, Follett ami ash
bum were appointed conferees
Nathan F. Dickson, of Rhode Island, ap
peared nt tho bar of the House and took the
oath of office as a Representative to succeed
Jonathan Chase, elected Senator.... At the
evening session the House discussed the post
office appropriation bill without taking any
action. _____
A STEAMER CUT IN TWO.
The We.ternlHml sinks the Il.linhrral
oil Eddysfouo •*-
A London dispatch sav*: ‘‘The Belg an
steamer Westcrnland, Captain Randle, from
Antwerp for New York, ban put in at Plymouth,
Eng. obe had been in collision with the Brit
ish steamer Holmhnrst, which was sunk. * <,ur
of the Holmhnrat’s crew wore drowned. Iho
Westernland is seriously damaged, having two
large holes in her bows, while her fore com
partments are full of water. Tho collision oc
curred eight miles off Eddystone Light, on
Sunday, at half-past four p. m. A dense fog
prevailed at the time. The Holmhurst was a
collier of 299 tons burden. She was going
dead slow and was blowing her whistle, wnen
the Westernland’s whistle was heard the on
pines of the collier woro promptly reversed,
but it was too late. The Wesn rnland struck
her on the port bow and cut her comp leten n
two. The Westerniaud had on board bUU pa -
flengers.”
Bohemian Dynamiters.
During the progress of a ball at Witkowitz
Bohemia, a dynamite cartridge was exploded
under a stairway. Several of the guests who
were on the steps at tho time were severely in
jured, but none fatally. The staircase was
shatter*!.
LATER NEWS
D*. Hli.miui.u, ot '‘Rnohn" fam*, hfc*
boon roleasad from a Philadelphia insana
a.vlira after gome year*’ incarceration, an”
will reeume huaim-M In New Pork.
NaNCY Cass Wilmoii*, reputed to bo 118
years old, died a few days ago In Wilming
ton, UL
Mr. HaNDßioas, was
one of the guoete at a banquet given by th#
ChillusS resident* of Indianapolis, Ind., in
honor of the Chineao New Year.
William \V, Massky, teller of the Bunk
of Commerce, Baltimore, has been sentenced
1o live years in the |>eaiteiitlary, with hard
labor for embcauleiueut.
Eighty thousand risitors were present
daring the annual Mardi Gras festival in
New Orleans. King Carnival mailo his usunl
trlnmi hint entry into the city at tho head
of a procession, and ot night the streets were
brilliantly illuminated.
The coinage of minor coins—one and flvo
ccnt pieces—has been suspended.
The medical library and museum con
nected with the surgeon-general's oflice
is to have a fire-proof building erected
for the storago of valuable books, documents,
etc., at a cost of $200,030,
Women in Osman Digna's camp are being
armed and drilled to oppose the British
advance in the Soudan.
Seventeen men— eight soldiers and nine
civilians —were killed by a jjow.ler explosion
in Gibraltar.
Russia has ordered 2,000 Krupp guns of
large size to aid in strengthening its position
in Central Asia.
W. W. Astor, American minister to Italy,
has resigned his position, and ids resignation
has been accepted. Edward Pierrepout will
act as charge d’affaires until anew minister
arrives,
—A cable dispatch from Paris announces the
death or B. B. Hotchkiss, the famous gun in
\ciitor. He was about 05 years of age, aud
was born iu Connecticut.
—Cardinal McCabe's pastoral, read in the
Dublin churches, Sunday, denounced dyna
miters, its vigor making quite a sensa ion.
—The new British expedition to E. ypt will,
it is thought, reach Berber about the latter end
of April.
—A mortgage was placed on record by which
General D. 8. Grant and wif-- secure W. H.
Viinderbilt in the sum ot *160,000 npon the
houses 1,213 O Btreet and 1,509 Vermont ave.
—The House amended and passed ihe Post
Oflice bill. Ihe fi'Bt amendment increased
from *4.100,000 to $4 535,000 the appropria
tion for the letter carrier service, and it was
agreed to —yeas 151. nays 96. The amend
ment increasing by *200,000 the appropriation
for the star ronte service was agreed to-ycas
155 nays 94. The next amendment was that
striking out the clause granting additional
compensation to American steam-hips lor tur
ning the mails. It was agreed to yeas liO,
nays H3- Tile other amendments were
agreed to without division and the hill wm
passed.
—Captain Pliolan, tins victim of Short’s
knife ill the office of O'Donovan Rossa iu New
York, has gone home to Kansas Ciry. He found
the prosecution of Short too expensive to con
tinue it.
—Francis A. Drexul, the senior of the two
brothers at the head of the famous Drexel
hanking houses in Philadelphia, New York aud
FrUf#. suddenly Sunday afternoon in
—Dr. Damroech, the conductor of the New
York Metro, olit n Opera House aud a noted
musician, died of pnetimonia.
—Two brothers named Hoover were run
down by a switch engine at Cleveland, Ohio,
and killed.
—The Hocking Valley strike has ended
through a failure of supplies.
—Under the terms of the new extradition
treaty with Great Briiain defaulting bank
officers and others charged with nimiiar
offence* will no longer find an asylum in
Canada.
—The Sundry Civil bill contains an appro
priation of $2U0,000 for an emergency fund to
he expended by the President of tho port of
New Yoi k in the event of cholera appearing at
New York, Hoboken, Jersey City or Brooklyn.
—The inauguration parade will be under tho
marshalship of Gen. 11. \V. SI cum, of New
York, who has appointed Gen. Albert Ordway,
chief of ordnance, as chief of staff for the day,
and Gen. Earle as marshal of the military
division of the parade. The order of proces
sion will not be made public until the day be
fore the 4ih of March, in order that all organ
izations desirous of participating may be
placed properly.
—The House of Representatives passed a
bill granting the widow of General George H.
Thomas a pension of $2,000 a year.
—The Senate Agricultural Appropriation bill
appropriates §<577.790. The principal amend
ments are an increase of $25,000 for collecting
agricultural statistics and making reports
thereon, and ouo of $5,000 for quarantine
stations for neat cattle.
—The President has approved the act to au
thorize a retired list of privates and non-com
ni ssion- and officers of the United States army
who have served for a period of thirty years
or more, and ffic acts for the erection of public
buildings In Tyler, Texas; Troy, N. Y.; Pitts
burg, Pa., and Augusta, Me.
—Representative Reagan has sent a petition,
signed bv about one hundred Democraiio
members of the House, to President-elect
Cleveland, asking him not to commit himself
m his inaugural address on the silver question.
—A great snow slide swept through the min
ing camp of Alia, in Utah, destroying three
fourths of the town aud killing sixteen per
sons.
—A great deal of excitement prevails among
the colored population of Nashvillo over ro
ported body snatching in Mount Ararat Ceme
tery, the only burying ground of the colored
people It is known that a large number of
bodies have been removed.
—'The Texas House of Representatives, by a
vote of 51 to 20, passed a bill making gambling
a felony punishable by imprisonment in the
penitentiary.
—ln Boise City, Idaho, two newspapei
offices were gutted and sacked by a mob.
—A family were rescued from a burning
house in New York by means of a ladder rest
ing on a policeman's shoulders.
“Hong Gee,” the Chin se New Year, was
celebrated in Mott street, New York, by fire
works and a general Chinese good time.
—A ladv on her wedding trip fell ill of small
pox in a palace car. Thu car, passengers and
attendants were fumigated.
—Many Scotchmen residing in Chicago aro
to hold a mass meeting to raiße money for the
Highland croftera
—Minneapolis and St. Paul millers have re
ceived manv letters threatening that their
mills would be flown np by dyu.mite because
thu local publications have violent y denounced
the work of dynamiters in England.
Governor Cameron, of Virginia, has or
dered the State auditors to p.y no attention to
the decision of tho United States oourts di
recting thorn to receive coupons in payment of
taxes.
The carnival at New Orleans wan initiated
bv the usual entrance of His Majesty Bex, to
whom the keys of the city were surrendered by
the Mayor, and a parade.
—Tho statistics of Canada’s merchant mar
ine show a steady falling oft in tonnage.
—Trade is looking up in Ohio, and many
rolling mills are resuming.
y[ rg< gharon, known in connection with
the Sharon divorce case, gets *2,500 a month
alimony.
—The storm of Monday was very severe
throughout the country. A woman was
drowned in the Brandywine and a train was
derailed at Langshorne Htation, l’a.
Two train wreckers were found by Texas
marshals obstructing a railroad trach on Mon
day and were shot. The train was signalled
in time to prevent disaster.
—The Executive Committee of tho New York
State Agricultural Society lias decided to hold
tho next annual fair in Albany, commeuciug
Sept. 10, aud closing Sept. IG.
—Two negroes were found obstructing ths
track of the Galveston, Harrisburg and Sau
Antonio llailroad, with the evident intention
of wrecking the approaohing train. Both were
■hot.
footlight flashes.
Fanny Davenport has no! had a losing
house this season.
Stoutness, In Salvini’e opinion lara hi*
U&inlet 110 will not play It again.
Edwin Booth anti Lawron e Barrett havu
bevn plMyiug successful in Now
York city.
Tony Pastor will probably enter the bur
foaque opera field, with Hilda Thomas in prin
cipal rolea
Mmi Januschowsky Is tinging Prince
Met.‘ 'Salem's part iu Boston with tho Me-
Caui ‘oznpuny.
Maurice Stiiakosch will bring Fideo
Devries, the great dramatic soprano, to this
country next season.
Mns. Langtry is an cry with tho London
press because it has comieunits.* her new play
and her manner ot acting.
Boston is to have a new theatre that will
•eat 1 rotn 3, >OO to 4,(X)J persons. It will coot
$500,000 exclusive of the lot.
Bret Haute Is writing a play depicting
life m the lar West, minus the adjuncts ot
boWie knivee and bhooting irons.
Liszt has arrived at Koine. The great
pianist is in perfect health; ho is said to hftvf
increased in flesh in the past year.
Mhe. Nilsson has been decorated by
King Alfonso with the cross of the i. vu
Order of Beneficence, founded by hi* mother.
Carrie Godfrey will be the prima donna
of the Thompson Opera company uoxt
•on. She ha* been very successful in Austra
lia.
Among the of Paris there
are 1,027 wno earn their living as ballet dan
cers at the opera, receiving wages varying
from $225 to so<s a year.
Rubinstein, who is now at Peterhof, his
villa on the Gulf of Finland, is going to Eng
land alter Easter for six weeks, for tho pur
pose of producing hi* oratorio, “ Paradis*
Lost.”
Mrs. Agnes Bo< th waa married recently
at Boston, for the fourth time. Her new
husband is John 13. BchoetfeL Hhe is to live
in New York and will not retire from the
stage.
It is now settled that Signor Salvini will
return to this country next aoason under Mr.
CmzzoU’s management, he hav mg consented
to play four night* and one mat.nee in each
week.
Ihere is a rule in the German theatres
worthy of general adoption. No one is al
lowed to move about the theatre, leave or
enter it while tho music is playing, and
the man who says he will is sent, as if
by pneumatic tube, to the nearest police
station.
Laura Schirmeb, tho prettv Boston comic
opera singer, has been in Italy studying for
lour year’s, but will come home and sing in
New York with McCauil this summer. Em
ma Komeldi is another American Siiiger just
back from Italy who wauls to sing a lot of
the dramatic roles iu Italian opera.
PERSONAL MENTION
Carl Schurz Is lecturing in the South.
Bismarck is again ill and has been ordered
to leave Berlin for rest.
Samuel J. Tilden’s writings and speeches
are übout to be published.
Mr. Hut is the richest congressman from
Illinois. He is rated at $3,000,000.
P. T. Rarnum has given to Bridgeport,
Conn., a thirty-acre addition to the public
park.
Governor Alqbr, of Michigan, r ceives
SI,OOO a year, while his private secretary gets
$1,600.
saved S3OO.
Miss Lulu Hurst, the Georgia wonder,
has made *-0.000 within a year our ol her
“magnetism.
Tub Unit'd States Sonata, after March 4,
will have thro) gentlemen named Jones, but
not a single Snuth.
General McClellan, like General Han
cock, ueciinod to lie chief marshal of the in
auguration parade m V) ashington.
Mil Moody, the evangelist, wjnt liime to
Morthfleid, Jlass., to celebrate his mother’s
eightieth birthday anniversary, which oc
curred recently. He is presently going to
lowa, Kansas aud Nebruska.
Avery rich old lady went to hear Mr.
in Washington, toho was so pleased
...:u Ml that when she went home she
changed her will and provided that iiO,UW
ihouid be giveu to him upon her death.
Tub queen of Belgium is described as
stuiidly insolent, without a grace or a charm
to season the delect. Horses are her passion,
aud as sue grows older she becomes more iu
sympathy with them and loss with the human
race.
Robert G. Ingersoll and his intent Dor
sov are g mg to Europe for a year or two.
They are noth, says a Washington dispatch,
rich from the prolits of the Dorsey ranch iu
lse.v Mexico, which yielded a net prom lasi
year of ♦buO.OJU. liigersoli owns a one-sixth
interest, gnen him by Dorsey as a lej m the
Star-route trial. There are now 55,Ud.) cattle
on tho range, and the protita are expected to
average ha. Ia million a year. Dorsey says
he will be absent until a year from tins fail,
and ingersoll proposes to give up his entire
law practice and stay three or tour years.
SLAIN BY AN EXPLOSION.
Ten Men Killed nnd Twenty Mnne'ed nt
a foul itliue.
At six o’clock Tuesday morning the little
t .wn of Brazil, twenty miles east of Terre
Haute, Ind., in the center ot the Indiana coal
region, was shaken as though by an earth
quake by a terrible explosion. One of the
boilers at tho Central iron and Steel Com-
E&nv’s rolling mill had exploded while between
fty and seventy-five men were in its imme
diate vicinity. The wreckage of the surround
ing structure was piled twenty feet high. Men
ran out of the spacious buildings of the mill,
some bearing marks of wouuds and so fright
ened that tor a few minutes they acted like
madmen. The awful roar of escaping steam
which followed the first report terrified
tho inhabitants of the place who had been
roused from their sie. p by the noise.
The change from the night to the day turn
was being made alien tho boiler exploded.
The building, covering 75 by 60 feet, was in
ruins. The other boilers and their brick
foundations were heaped in the mass, aud on
top of ail had fallen the immense briok smoke
stack. As the men dug into tiro debris the
moans of their fellow-workmen could be heard
nlove the roaring of tho gale.
Here and there was seen the form of a man,
and as one was removed another was found.
A half (torn) wounded were taken out of tits
splintered timber* of the fallen building, and
were carried to neighboring houses. Under
the mass of boilers and brick were found
lour roasted and scalded bodies of men
whose death, judging from the posi
tions in which the bodies were found, and
tboir condition must have been instantaneous.
Ono was that of a puddler who had just gone
to work. Iu lifting him the flesh with tho
clothing fell away from the bones, aid ah Bern
blance of a human form was lost. The little
heap fell from the hands of the workmen. The
remains were gathered into a box and carried
Another body was roasted almost beyond
recognition. Ihe other two were recognizable
—one as a workman and auotlier as a tramp,
ijpiiii a fifth was unearthed, with signs of life
in hi- scalded and tiheding flesh. This man
died within a half-hour.
Seven men are now dead and three more are
expected to die. Three employees were killed,
the remainder being tramps. Eight others
were seriously injured.
The London Dynamiter*.
The examination of James G. Cunningham
and Harry Burton, charged under the Explo
sives Act with lOnspiracy causing the mali
cious explosion at the Tower of London od
January 24, is now taking place.
Mr. Poland, Solicitor for tho Treasury,
opened the case for the Grown. lie created a
sensation by immediately announcing that he
would withdraw (he rliargo of conspiracy and
substitute that of high treason felony against
both the prisoners jointly. He said
ihe story told by Cunningham had
been found false. The truth was that
Cunningham did not leave New York city un
til December 10. He reached Liverpool
aboard tho Adriatic on Decombor 20. Ho re
mained in Liverpool but a short time, and
then came to London, and brought the browu
trunk of American manufacture aloDg with
him.
NUMBER 13.
WASHINGTON NOTES.
Below will be found n batch of late notes
ef in tercet from Washington:
MEMBERSHIP OP THE BENAT?
Sr me Idea of the permanency of the mem*
bership of the Senate inmy l>e formed by
tho fact that while twenty-six senatorial
elections were held to fill term# begin
ning tho 4tli of March, only cigbt new
members were chosen, so that of vho
seventy six member* of tho next
Senate sixty six ut least will be old mem
bers, tiro election in Illinois and Oregon
Qot. having taken place. Tiro now member*
Mill bo Mr Spooner,of Wisconsin; Hanford,
of California; Wilson, of Maryland; Eustis,
of Louisiana; Evarts, of New York; Payne,
of Ohio; Jones, of Arkansas, and Blackburn,
of Kentucky. Mr. L kace, of Rhode Island,
is already a memlror of tho Senate, and Mr.
Teller, of Colorado, Mr. Hill’s successor,
returns to the seat vacated three yoars
go to become a member ot
President Arthur’s cabinet. The cdection ot
i Republican from Illinois and Oregon will
give the Republicans forty-two members, in
:lu ling Senators Mahono and Riddleberger,
ind the Democrats thirty-four. At present
-.hero are forty-four committees of tne Sear
ite. Tho chairmanship of seven of them is
jfled by Democratic Senators, and thirty*
roven by Republicans.
CONDITION OP THE TREASURY.
A statement prepared by the United State*
.rea.-urer shows the condition of the treasury
is follows:
Reserve $145.938,86f
Net gold 123,868,673
Net silver 44,466,034
Net United States notes 16,096,47$
On January 28, 1884, the reserve was $133,-
>04,280; net gold, |1 >4,807,318; net silver,
$37,114,892, and net United States notec,
434,007,879.
Ihe statement shows an increase of sl2,
T 24,577 in the reserve, a decrea e of $k),943,-
540 in not gold, an increase of $17,331,142 in
net silver and a decrease of $18,509,401 in tha
aet United Btat. s notes. The pennon pay*
aients will be heavy this month.
MUTILATED LEGAL TENDER NOTES.
The acting treasurer of the United Stated
has received a package of mutilated legal ten
der nutee and silver rertifi ales ot thu denom
inations of t‘o aud t~O amount
ing to iO, which were pre
sented at the sub-treasury at New York
for redemption, and as there wae some ques
tion us to their value tuey were forwarded to
Washington. Only one quarter of each note
IS missing, and therefore they will probably
bo redeemed at their full value under the law
which provides for the redemption of
notes in full where less than two
fifths of the note is missing.
An exammai ion shows that the notes were
torn in such a way that tho fragment from
each of tour notes could be used in making
an entirely new and complete note. Tho
notes manufactured in this way were put
into circulation, and the note* from which
they had been made were sent to
the treasury for redemption. Whilo
the patched notes would perhaps escape
delevtion by the general public, there are
. . P - .... tlin fa-anil ifi
numerous ways of recogmzmg the fraud. I*
is impossible to secure tho right number* on
the made notes, wlnie tho silk thread running
through tho paper being of different color*
and in different p.aces, inruishea umnistaka
b!e proof. Ono corner ot a patched note in
circulation vva-. tound to belong, without
doubt, to one of the mutilated notes. A se
cret service officer ha. been detailed to look th*
matter up.
INDIAN LANDS OPEN TO SETTLEMENT.
The President has, by executive order,
opened to public settlement after May 15,
Ins.'), all of the lands within the Niobrara or
Kantoe .Sioux Indian reservation in the btata
of Nebraska remaining unallotted to and un
mi
purposes.
PROTECTING PUBLIC LAND&
The House agreed to tho Senate amend*
ments to prevent unlawful occupancy of the
public lands, and it was sent to the President
for approval. The bill declares to be unlaw
ful and prohibits all inclosure of any public
lands by any person, association or corpora
tion which has no claim or color of titla
thereto acquired in good faith with a view to
entry, or an asserted right thereto by or
under a claim made in good faith in the
propel* land office. Penalties are provided
for a violation of the law.
According to data furnished the House
committee by Secretary Teller millions of
acres of the public lauds in Colorado and Ne
braska, us well as in a number of the Terri
tories, have been fenced in and occupied by
“rancho companies” and cattle compmiies to
the exclusion of intending settlers. Several
of these companies are controlled by foreign
capitalists exclusively.
Failures !n the Canntry.
The commercial agencies give the following
figuie > of the failures in the country dm log
the pant year:
IN NEW YORK CITT.
Year. Number. Assets.
1881.. 391 $3,902,000 $11,130,000
1882.. 369 5,803.000 13,323.000
1883 .. 478 13,943,000 27.078,000
1884.. 528 38,015,000 71,543,000
IN THE MIDDLE STATES.
1884.. 2,003 *57,064,000 1107,025,000
IN THE EASTEBN STATES.
1881 1,551 $8,235,000 *20,566,000
IN THE SOUTHERN STATES.
1884 2.361 817.963,C00 *36,757,000
IN TUE WEBIEKN STATES.
1881.. 4 001 *43,987,000 *73,367,000
IN THE PACIFIC STATES.
1834.. 830 *5,319,000 *3,507,000
IN THE TEKRITORIES.
1834.. 271 *1,452,000 *2,518,000
IN THE UNITED BTATES.
1883 10.299 $90,804,000 $175,968,000
1884 11,620 134,620,000 248,000,000
IN CANADA.
1884.. 1.363 $9,074,000 $17,126.00$
ON TIIE RIO GRANDE.
A Party of 60 Texas ftanners Attacked a
(■ana of 150 Mexican Cattle Thieves
on the Rio Gra-'de.
The rangers were armed with Winchet'.er
rifles and Colt’s revolvers, Hnd were led by Cap
tain Bhelloy and Sheriff Tomlinson. I bey
opened fir* when within shooting distance, ana
at the first volley a half-a-dozen Mexicans fell,
and those who were mounted pat spars to their
horses and fle-l. The others returned the fire
of the posse and wounded five. The Texans
emptied their revolvers, after their rifles were
fired, and the result was that ten Mexicans
were killed outright, and it is believed that fif
teen others were wounded. Several of ihe
wounded were captured by the Texan*, and a
horrible story is told regarding their disposition.
It is slated tuat many were shot to death on
tile field.
TWO TRAIN SECTION* COLLIDE-
The Caboose Ucmnltsiied. Two Drovers
Hilled aud u Tramp Injured-
Intelligence lias just been received of a col
lision between two st ok trains near C°"®:
naugh, Pa., on the Penn-yivania Railroad
Sunday morning, by which two . Lineage
drovers wine killed and a tramp stealing*, ndo
seriously injured. It appear- that the flistseo
t;on of tin train stopped at Mouth Fork on ac
count of an obstruction on the track, and be
fore it could scud a flagman hack to notiiy ihe
second section, it came foundering along and
crashed inlo the rear of the first section, com
pletely demo.ishiug iho caboose. Wiiuam
Keeler and Jos ph Krb, two drovem were
sleeping in the caboose, were both ku.ed in
stantly, and an unknown tramp, who was
riding on the rear, was badly, hat not iatally.
hurt.
—Articles of impeachment have been served
upon the Mayor of Troy, N. Y.
—Major Steinberg, the army surgeon, who
has been expsrimenting as to the beat
of treating cargoes supposed to be infected
with cholera germs made a report to Collector
KobuitJon, of New York, favoring the use of
6upeilieAtfld steam.
—Auti-Irish societies of Rochester
to be about to aid .Mrs. Dudley in her defence
in the Rosea shooting case.
—lt is said that Lie Chicago dynamiters are
expecting to inaugurate a boom on March
4. Robert Emmett’s day, and that they have
invited O’Bono van Ilossa to assist.
—Rinderpest is reported in u herd of cattle
at Poughkeepsie, N, x*