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GEORGIA PRESS.
A sacred concert is to be given by the
Cathedral choir in Savannah, during Holy
Week, for the benefit of the Orphan Asy
lum at White Bluff. The choir is re
hearsing new pieces and the concert is ex
pected to be a musical feast.
The Savannah Recorder says: Despite
the repeated warnings, numerous placards
and admonitions about tlieives and pick
pockets, a woman had her pockets picked
in the Market yesterday evening. She
lost eight dollars and her temper besides.
We learn from the Home Journal that
about three o’clock this morning the
smoke house and an onthouse belonging
to Mr. D. G. Jones, in Perry, were des
troyed by fire. The origin of the fire is
unknown, but probably incendiary. The
loss is about $150 or $200—and the prem
ises were insured in the Georgia Home
Insurance Company, of Columbus.
The Chronicle and Constitutionalist
comments' on the progress of the new
game of fifteen as follows:
The 15-14 puzzle has already begun to
have its efl'ect upon the veracity of the
community. We know of one case where
a young lady, heretofore regarded as per
fectly truthful, who actually asserted in
the face of repeated failures to prove her
statement, ‘“That she had worked it any
how.” If this state of things continue it
Till soon be in order to make the puzzle
a violation of the 18tli section to prevent
family jars
SavannahRecorder: The riverfront
was the scene of a large crowd yesterday,
attracted by the exhibition of Captain
Paul Boyton in his life-saving dress. The
wharves and the balconies of all the ship
ping houses were crowded and every
available boat on the river was brought
into requisition. The voyager tired rock
ets and roman candles, and when oppo
site the market dock hoisted a crimson
sail and paddled rapidly down the river.
It was quite dark before he reached Dray
ton street, and to show tlie course be took
Captain Boyton used signals and lights.
The navigator created considerable ex
citement.
Swept by Fire.—Augusta Chronicle:
This morning at half-past two o'clock a
big light burst up from near tlie corner of
Greene and Jackson streets, illuminating
Big Steve, the Chronicle office and all
surrounding objects. Before the alarm
Bad* been twice repeated, tlie entire rear
of Murray's Globa Hotel Stables was in a
blaze, and it was evident that the fire liad
gotten in its work well. Quickly the
Barnes fed upon the small wooden build
ings in which it is supposed to have com
menced. ami soon Ellis street, up and
down, was swarming with wild horses
And mules, Hying to and fro like terrified
herds from a prairie fire. The stables
of Mr. Thomas Murray quickly went
under, two mules succumbing to the
heat, perished, although the buggies,
wagons, etc., were pulled out and saved.
Rapidly communicating to tlie adjacent
building, come of Ellis and Jackson streets,
the store of Mr. John McCarthy was con
sumed, although much of his goods were
saved. The entire range of small wooden
buildings extending from McCarthy’s store
to Douglass Hall were totally con
sumed, consisting of Mr. John Vaugau’s
office, Pierce’s shoe shop, John Nelson’s
tailor shop and a green grocery, the
Haines having gotten too much headway
with these small frame houses to he sub
dued. Uii Greene street, the wooden dwel
ling was one time in great danger, but,
was saved as soon as water was turned on
and Douglass Hall, though at one time in
full fiamc at the northern end, was rescued
by a heavy steamer stream. Across the
street, tlie Jackson row of brick buildings
including the office of Major George T.
Jackson A: Co., store of Sahel & Co., the
Palace Bar, Odd Fellows' building,
Wlieeier Ac Wilson sewing machine offices,
were in great danger, the intense heat
bringing out lire upon the shutters, door
ways, etc., ami lining the telegraph poles
with long shreds of flames. By- alternat
ing streams, however, from one side to
the other, these buildings were saved and
the tire checked, although this entire sec
tion is considerably blistered. Probably
the heaviest loss was from the corner
building on Ellis street, which was used
by Mi s.-us. B. II. May & Co. as a carriage
repository, where over one hundred vehi
cles. which were stowed away ii
the second story, were totally destroyed.
The entire property, including Murray’s
stables through to Greene street ami up
to Jackson' was owned by non.
Hubert II. May, who had, however,
insurance in the Southern Mutual
Life awl other companies represented
by Mr. C. W. Harris. Every house
was rented out and most of the goods and
chatties of the tenants saved. A heavy-
lain at the time served to prevent the
spread of the flames to the extent that was
threatened, and the still heavy air assisted
the gallant efforts of the plucky fire corps,
who worked literally like beavers under
water and through lire. In forty minutes
after the alarm was sounded, it was evi
dent that the brigade bad whipped tlie
light, lleggio’s stables were saved with
but little damage, the flames seeming to
spread tlie other way; horses, however,
were turned loose and vehicles lined the
street.
The lire is said to have originated In the
rear of t he corner grocery store—it is al
most impossible to tell—cause unknown.
The Joss, to Mr. May in buggies alone was
not less than $15,000—the buildings not
amounting to more than $10,000—on all
of which some insurance was carried. At
this hour, five a. m., the fire is still burn
ing and the section is a mass of smoulder
ing ruins, a heavy rain is falling, and four
steamer* are charging into the debris with
streams.
It seems that pigeons have become
very troublesome in Charleston. A bill
lias been introduced by Aider-
man Ufferhardt and published in the
News and Courier, prohibiting tlie keep
ing and vending of pigeons within the
limits of tlie city. The citizens have to
rely for pare drinking water almost en
tirely upon their cisterns, and tlie pigeons
by frequenting tlie roofs and sheds which
supply these cisterns tends to make the
water impure. .
A Califoria paper says that it is now
considered a well-settled point that tlie
production of raisins in that State will be
made profitable.
AVe learn from the Dalton 1Vews, that
a woman living near tlie foot of tlie Blue
Jlidge mountains, in Georgia, caught four
wild turkeys in a trap recently, and when
she tried to get them out, they attacked
Jicr so fiercely as to break one of her
arms.
The same paper says:
Last week, while a young lady in Ogle
thorpe county was getting some sand from
a branch, she obtained a number of pie
ces of pure gold.
Augusta Chronicle: An enterprising
Yankee lately advertised to send the solu
tion of the Fifteen problem for two
stamps, and to the many who applied, he
sent bark the answer: “Take up No. 15
carefully between the thumb and fore
finger, and place him where be belongs.”
Ik the southwest part of the Fourth
District of Troup county, says the La-
Grange Reporter, there are four families,
in which are twenty-two children, all of
whom arc boys. Tlirce of the families
have live boys each and the other has
seven. There never was a girl in any of
these families..
Ax old and highly respected gentleman
of Meriwether county, about eighty-five
years of age, qnarelled and separated from
Ills wife a few days since.
Orange culture. 1s to be tested in Lib
erty county.
We understand that a gentleman in At
lanta lias Confederate currrency amount
ing to over $1,000,000, which be will use
as clrculars,printing bis advertisement on
the back of each bill.
AX attempt was made in Mitchell conn-
i . f .1 —. _4* on/1 \r»-C
Worthington. They are old people.
The fence was fired to draw Mr. TV. from
the house. While absent, the thief
knocked tlie wife senseless. She recov
ered, however, and gave the alarm, when
tlie thief fled. Only ten pounds of tobac
co were lost.
Married, at the residence of the bride’s
mother, near Oakland, on the 25th of
February, Mr. Augustus J. Miller and
Miss Fanny L. McCormick, by George B.
Huddleston, Esq.
TueMeriwether Vindicator says: At
no time since the war have our farmers
appeared more hopeful than they do now.
The good price received for cotton enabled
many to pay off tlieir old debts, and this
lias placed more money in circulation and
produced a better feeling. If this year
brings good crops and fair prices the waste
places will again blossom as tlie rose and
prosperity will smile on the land anew.
We learn from tlie News that Savannah
lias very narrowly escaped a serious con
flagration. Yesterday morning, about
one o’clock, great excitement was created
at the comer.of Congress and Whitaker
streets by the firing of a pistol in rapid
succession. The shots were fired by the
the watchman at that locality, for tlie pur
pose of attracting attention to a fire which
lie liad discovered burning in up-stairs
rooms in Lyons’ block. Tlie cry of fire
was promptly given, and tlie alarm
sounded. It seems that Mr. A. L. Des-
bouliions, tlie jeweler, and family, occupy
rooms in Lyons’ new building, and that
adjoining their rooms is the dental office suc ] 1 counties as are easily accessible the
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THE ORANGE CROP.
Something About the Profits of the
Florida Groves.
Seth French, of Jacksonville, Florida,
an old and experienced orange grower,
gives the following as an estimate of the
cost of an orange grove, according to lo
cality : Cost of 10 acres of land for a grove,
$50 to $100; cost of clearing, $100 to
$150; cost of fencing, $50 to $75; cost of
breaking, $20 to $25; cost of setting out
500 trees, $200 to $300; cost of care and
fertilizing, five years, $500 to $1,000;
total cost, $920 to $1,500. In addition
to this the young trees cost, ready for
setting out, from 35 to 50 cents each. At
the age of nine or ten years from the seed
the trees begin to produce, the everage
being about five hundred oranges to the
tree. For the next two years the increase
in production is rapid, being about one
thousand oranges per tree each year.
There are quite a lot of trees in Florida
that produce 10,000 oranges, but these
are aged, having been planted before
the war. Oranges, like apples, have
tlieir “off” years, but at fifteen years from
the seed, it is safe to say that the trees will
produce on an average 4,000 oranges each.
There are fifty trees to one acrc,according
to Mr. French’s figures given above,though
it is usual to set out sixty, which at 3,000
oranges per tree, would give 1,500,000
oranges as the yield of ten acres. These,
at one and a half cents apiece as they
hang on the tree, the average price this
season, would give $22,500 off the ten
acres. This estimate, let it be borne in
mind,]g is a low one, for some Floridians
are th year realizing $25,000 from six
acres. The Fiorida orange crop this year
is much larger than ever before. From
of Dr. Dancy. During tlie niglit a little
girl of Mr. Desboullions was awakened by
tlie bright light blazing up over the tran
som of the door, between the room in
which she was sleeping and the dental of
fice. She rushed into auother room and
woke up her father, who, finding the office
door locked, and not knowing the extent
of the fire, immediately set about remov
ing bis family to a place of safety, and
saving wliat be could of bis household
goods from possible destruction. Very
soon a large crowd had gathered, and the
flames could be distinctly seen blazing up
in tlie building. An extensive conflagration
seemed inevitable. Fortunately, however,
at this juncture the fiie department came
up promptly in response to the alarm, and
in a few moments the water was turned
on and the fire extinguished.
The origin of the fire is unknown, but
is believed to have been caused by the
spontaneous combustion of certain chemi
cals used by Dr. Dancy in bis profession.
Owing to the promptitude, and efficient
work of the fire department, the damage
was very slight.
Lost at Sea.—Savannah News: Tlie
schooner Joseph M. Fitzpatrick, Captain
Fleming, from Philadelphia, with coal,
reports that on the third of March, when
at sea, Thomas • Anderson, a seaman,
while reefing the mainsail, fell overboard
ami was lost.
figures point to a crop of about 440,000
boxes. In Putnam county alone the
1879 yield was nearly 5,500,000 oranges,
and next year, with tlie large number of
blooming trees that will come into bear
ing tlie crop will amount to 25,000,000 or
anges. It will require a train of ten cars
once a day for ninety days to transport
the crop of this county.
The Courier-Journal on the Late De
cision of Justice Bradley.
Tlie decision of Justice Bradley, of the
United States Supreme Court, touching
the Federal elec* ! on laws and State offi
cers, goes to tue extreme of the radical
Republican the*ay of the centralization of
tlie Federal government. In effect, tlie
decision makes citizens of the United
States subjects of an absolute ceutral pow
er, and sweeps ifi*in tlie States all the
powers reserved to them as to elections by
tlie constitution, if the supervisor law is
valid, the Fedeia’ marshals, supervisors
and deputies must also interfere with the
elections of Senators by Legislatures and
control tlie balloting in the interest of Re
publican candidates. State officers, judges
and clerks of elections, acting strictly un
der State law, can be arrested and im
prisoned at the option of some little strut
ting impudent puppy of a Federal Super
visor or deputy,on any tmniped-up charge
. ( who has the army and navy of the United
At the time of the accident! States at his back. Of course, this - decis-
it was blowing strongly, with a heavy sea
on. Plauks were thrown to the unfortu
nate man and every effort made to rescue
him, but be sank before assistance could
possibly reach him.
ion is a monstrous perversion of the Con
stitution, and was made under JJie prick
of partisanship. It takes the control of
elections from two parties and hands the
whole machinery over to one political or-
Coi.Umiius Times: The residence of B. J ganization, ready to perpetrate any
C. Kendrick, about five miles east of Tal- ! amount of fraud or violence to promote
botton, was burned "a little after midnight j party success, and einp’eying, as lias been
on Monday, the 8th. It originated in the demonstrated at every election, the loath-
store room, and when discovered had got- some dregs of humanity to perform the
ten well under way and soon the entire dirty work. The Constitution never in-
building was enveloped in flames. The j tended that one political facti n should
family had barely time to get out and control tlie elections in this country, for
only saved the bedding on which they that means that one patty shall have tlie
lept. It was known as tlie Mark George
place and was purchased by Mr. Ken
drick about a year ago. The loss falls
heavily on one of Talbot’s most industrious
citizens, and we trust his neighbors will
extend him all possible aid in rebuilding.
Carteesvii.ee had an election last
week for the purpose of establishing pub
lic schools in their city. According to
tlie law, a two-thirds votes of the qualified
voters is necessary to establish the
schools.
“There is quite a difference of opinion
among our citizens as to the meaning of
the law. It is contended by some that
two-thirds of all the qualified vo
ters living within the corporate limits of
the city, must vote for the schools in or-
Bfcr to establish them. While on the otli-
1 "Hr hand, others contend that the meaning
of the law is, that two-thirds of those vo
ting in such election, must vote in favor
of tlie schools in order to establish them.
The number of qualified voters is about
four hundred. The following are the
votes polled:
For schools 173
Against 75
Two-thirds of the qualified voters of the
city did not vote for schools, but two-
thirds of those who did vote voted in favor
of the schools.
The Mayor and Aldermen have decided
that the schools have been legally estab
lished in Cartersville.
The parties who believe that the schools
have not been legally! established, have
entered their protest against the action of
the Mayor and Aldermen; and say that
the question shall be decided by the
means to perpetuate itself indefinitely,and
that is a theory the reverse of republican.
Plans of the “Independent” Repub
licans.
The Chicago Inler-Ocean lias the fol
lowing special from its Washington cor
respondent :
Tlie other dav I was talking with an
“Independent Republican” editor, one of
the Greeley-Bowlrs-Ualstead-Aledillstripe
and who only suports the Republican par
ty wlfen it acts upon his own notions. T
asked what “the independent press would
do in case Grant was nominated by the
Republicans.”
•‘We cannot support him, of course,” lie
replied. •
“How about Blaine?”
“lie i3 not so objectionable, but we
T)Tr rpTTlT T) a T~>TT ‘ dering the public funds, and as to Mr.
JjX -X Jlt.l J JliVXXVAJkJr -U McMahon’s statement that the Democrats
Hanged.
Thomasville, Ga., March 12.—The
negro, Dan Brigherty, convicted at the
last term of the Thomasville Superior
Court of rape, paid the extreme penalty of ■ that they wo uld not obey the decision of
would not appropriate money for special
deputy marshals, he said the Democrats
had gone to the country on that issue,and
been defeated. Referring especially to
the elections in Ohio, he was surprised,he
said, that the Democrats after such expe
rience, should come back and announce
tlie law by being bung here to-day. He
was executed in thcjail, but few being ad
mitted, at 11:20 a. m. He bad previously
confessed liis guilt, and admitted the
justice of the penalty. He also admitted
that he bad been raised better; lienee was
not ignorant of the heinousness of the
crime nor of the penalty attached thereto.
T. M. M.
New Ori-eaxs, March 12.—The sugar
refiners, planters and merchants held a
meeting last night, and adopted a pream
ble and resolutions protesting against the
condemnation of the Ways and Means . - ■
Committee by the New York importers
the Supreme court.
Mr. McMahon replied that the debt had
been incurred in advance of the appropri
ations, contrary to law.
Mr. Hiscock said he thought the Demo
crats would eventually pay it.
After a speech by Mr. Tinsley, of Ohio,
attacking the administration of the Gov
ernment printing office, the Committee
rose.
Mr. Scales, of .North Carolina, intro
duced a bill appropriating $380,000 to rat
ify and carry out the agreement with the
Ute Indians, for the sale of their lands.
Referred.
Mr. Acklen, of Louisiana, offered a res
olution calling for informatiou as to all
and refiners. They state that many of
those composing the New York meeting
were before that committee, and failed to
convince them that the public interest re
quired the changes in the tariff advocated
would prefer somebody else. \\ e would specifically whether such coutract exists,
support Sherman or IV ashburnc very cor- , alM | w liat legislation is neccssaiy to
. ,, . protect the public interest iu the premises,
tl W ell, il Blaine or Grant are nominat- crjviuij said committee leave to sit during
ed, what, will yen do. Who will you , ft ie i(:ces.s, and report by bill or other-
support? _ . _ j wise. Mr. Newberry, of Michigan, ob
jected.
and harbors in Louisiana. Referred.
The House then adjourned until Mon
day.
Fredericksburg, Va., March 12.—
au» iw w « >u- Arms and ammunition were sent toLan-
by the importers and refiners. “We ap- J cas ] er county, by the State authorities
peal,” say the resolutions, “to Congress , yesterday, to protect the oystermen of the
through the Ways and Meaus Committee, lower Rappahannock from foreign dred a -
not to jeopardize by adverse legislation '
the very existence of the Louisiana sugar
industry, affording, as it does, the princi
pal means of support to over three hun
dred thousand people, and thus to advance
the prosperity of the Cuban planters by
securing the market to the slave-grown
sugars of that island; and, further, that
while existing legislation on this subject
is not adequate to our wants, because
Louisiana, iu the present depressed con
dition of the sugar industry, needs all the
protection that the revenue tariff strictly
enforced incidentally affords, still we ac
quiesce in it rather than continue agita
tion which threatens changes which would
seriously affect the credit and energy of
the producer, and tend to ruin the indus
try in Louisiana.”
DeKai.b, Miss., March 12.—The case
against Virgil and Houston Gully, fortlie
murder of Gilmer, is still occupying the
time at the court house. Not a juryman
has been obtained within the past thirty-
six hours. Six are now in the box, and
but little hope remains of getting the jury
at all.
Loxdox, March 12.—There has been a
sudden outbreak offerer on Kore Island,
near Cape Clear Islands. Sixty-tliree are
prostrated and one death lias occurred
The total subscriptions for Cunard steam
ship shares approach .£5,000,000. The
shares offered have been applied for near
ly four times over. The British ship John
Murphy, from New Orleans, lost lier main
mizzen top, gallant masts aud sails.
Wasiiixgtox, March 12.—In tlie Sen
ate, Mr. Vance, from the district commit
tee, reported favorably the bill fortlie pro
tection of the Fotoniac river fisheries.
Placed on the calendar.
Mr. Williams presented a joint resolu
tion of the Kentucky Legislature, instruc
ting the Senators from Kentucky to urge
the passage of the hill reducing the salary
of the President of the United States.
Air. Bruce, from the committee oil ed
ucation and labor, reported adversely the
bill to provide for the investment of
certain unclaimed pay and bounty money
now in tlie treasury, and to facilitate tlie
education of the colored race. Indefinite
ly postponed.
Mr. Gordon asked unanimous con
sent for the present consideration of his
resolution for the appointment of a spe
cial committee on the inter-oceanic canal.
Mr. Maxcy objected, remarking that jus
tice to the* committees required that the
business on the calendar lie disposed of.
After debate, Mr. Gordon and Air. Groom
withdrew their resolutions fortlie appoint
ment ot a special committee on the inter-
oceanic canal, and the revolution of Air.
Pratt, requesting the President to commu
nicate to Foreign Governments tlie desire
of this Government to secure the neutral
ity of any transit route across the Isth
mus, etc., was referred to the Committee
oil Foreign Relations.
In the'Hottse Air. Manning, of Alissis-
sippi, asked leave to oiler a preamble and
resolution similar to that ollcred in the
Sehate some days ago, reciting tlie alleged
contract entered into by the Union Pa
cific Railroad Company, Central Pacific
Railroad Company and the Pacific Alail
Steamship Company, and directing the
Committee on tlie Judiciary to enquire
“If the Democrats select a worthy man !
we will support him in preference.”
“Bayard.”
“No.”
“Thurman?”
“By no means.”
“Payne, of Ohio?”
“Perhaps. But the greater probability
is that we will call a convention of onr
own, and invite to it persons of all parties
who are dissatisfied with the selections
made by the regular conventions.”
“What newspapers will attend?”
“The Cincinnati Commercial, the
Philadelphia Times, the Springfield Re
nat e John IShcrman if he would ae
cept, and if he would not we woul run a
courts. Indeed, they have already filed a publican^ and,others. We would nomi-
bill against their action in the premises, T ' " “
praying for an injunction enjoining them
from taking any further steps, whatever,
towards the establishment ol the schools.
If his Honor, Judge AlcCutclien, grants
the injunction, this will suspend all pro
ceedings oftlic Alayor and Aldermen,
tending to put the schools in operation,
till a final hearing of the matter can be
had.
Wasiiixgtox, March 12.—At the expi
ration of the morning hour, the Senate
took lip the regular order, which was the
fortification appropriation bill.
Air. Allison explained the bill, and con
siderable debate ensued upon its provis
ions, Alessrs. Conkling, Beck and others
complaining that it was inadequate,
while Messrs. Withers and Wallace main
tained that there was no danger of war,
and that it was better to await tlie results
of European experiments iu ordnance be
fore going to great expense.
Air. Saulsbury thought it better to
strengthen the navy than spend money on
coast fortifications.
Air. Dawes said he was not in favor of
ticket with some man like Prof. Seelye, of an economy which would leave our liar-
Ainherst College, at its head. ; bors unprotected.
Too Good We Fear to Be True.
A Northern exchange says:
Port Royal, South Carolina, is again at
tracting attention as an Atlantic sliip-
, ‘ , AT TOCs..,,. . ping port, in connection with the Chicago
This distinguished gentleman, scholar and aud South Allantic ra!ll0ad scheme. The
divine passed through the city on Thurs
day night en route for his Athens home.
Since his resignation of the Chancellor
ship of the University of Georgia, he has
filled with signal ability the cliair of
Belles Letter in the Vanderbilt University
at Nashville.
We regret to learn tliat Ills health is, at
present, quite feeble and sincerely hope
that the rest from bis labors, which he is
about to take among bis many friends in
his old home, will prove benefical.
Tiie Griffin News says: The churches
of the city ought to become interested in
the improvement of the sidewalk just be
low the office of the Griffin Banking Com
pany. That,pavement gives rise to more
solid, unregenerated profanity than all
other city nuisances combined. We ven
ture the assertion that a trip over it one of
these dark nights would disturb the equa
nimity of our most piouJ deacons.
We think the suggestion a good one, for
we learn that a gentleman on bis way
from church last Sunday night stepped off
and South Atlantic railroad scheme.
Cincinnati Soutliem Railroad, now open
ed for traffic to Chattanooga, it is proba
ble, will select that harbor as its objective
point on the seaboard. A new weekly
line of steamers for the grain, cattle and
coTon trade of the West and South will
be in operation between Port Royal and
Liverpool by the 15tli of this month; and
there is talk of other lines soon to be pnt
in operation with the ports of Brazil, the
Argentine Rcpnblic and other points in
South and Central America. The capital
employed in the enterprise is said to come
from “the East;” but apart from tliat
somewhat indefinite expression, there
would seem to be as yet no information.
The above lacks confirmation, so far as
we are infomied. These steamers to
Liverpool and South America would cost
a power of money, and between this and
the last of next week it would require tlie
wand of a genii to get them in position on
those lines.
One of Napoleon’s Nephews.
Pierre Bonaparte only came out of ob-
the sidewalk down to tlie street, a dis- scurity once in liis life, when be shot Victor
- - . ? *W»iv olornn ntrn. He ROW livCS
^n“n,rt VClalfeet ’ aml CamCVCiynear alone ai Verna.fifths hotel de France,
oeuin nun. where lie lias two rooms on the first floor.
Constitution: Some people are in- jj e is tormented by gout, and never leaves
clined to be apprehensive of p, sickly sum- j. OOI!l unless it be to go to mass on
mer, because we have had a mild winter; Sun(]ay f or tfie old free thinker is now
but any sucli fear is considered ground- i ialM l-jii.haml with tlie Jesuits. He cats
less by tlie best sanitarians in the land. y au( j depends on the bundred-
Dr. Mitchell, of the National Board ot f ralic note that Prince Jerome sends him
Health, thinks the weather of this winter f rom t ; lnc j 0 time. His wife lives poorly
has promoted ventilation of houses and w jjj, j ier daughter Jeanne, who is eight-
thc oxidation of refuse organic matter. eea years of age, in the Rue de Lille.
There Is no dangerof a return of yellow j eanne Bonaparte studies at the Ecole
fever to Memphis, he thinks, unless the Xationile de Dcssin, and an engraving
germs of the disease are imported from and a me dallion by her were admitted to
South America, where it is now prevail- j 1 j la g a ] on year. This last mentioned
ing, or from the Vest Indies, where it may , ]loll3e ], 0 i,, u supported by a monthly pen-
soon become prevalent. I s j oa 0 f a hundred francs paid by the Prin-
~ , , * cess Matliilde. Tlie son, Rolland Bona-
“A Wise ATfin Clmuses HU Opinion rt tvIio is twenty-one years of age,
l 1- - J ... /I.™ nrwl lo
Seldom — A Fool Never.”
Seme weeks since tlie Postmaster-Gen
eral instructed postmasters to refuse to
register letters or issue money orders ad
dressed to the Louisiana State Lottery
Company, of New Orleans, thus iucluding
this company among those doing a fraudu
lent business. Having reconsidered bis
action, and being unable to satisfy him
self of anything fraudulent In its opera-
lias been educated at Saint Cyr, and is
now a sub-lieutenant of infantry.
From tlio Bantu of the Hudson.
Newburg, N. Y„ October SO. 1879.
H. U. Warner & Co., Rochester, New
York.—Gextremes—“A lady of,over
seventy years of age, fa failing health &>r
over a year, has been using WariiePs'
Safe Bitters on my reeommeiUIatfon. She
tions, lie rescinded this order on tlie 17th fueIs verv £ rat pful tor,tlie benefit ,slie has
of February, and orders all mail facilities derivcd therefrom, and says that until she
extended again to the company as for
merly. Buyers of tickets, therefore, can
again send by registered letters to 31. A.
•Dauphin, New Orleans, La., or same at
319 Broadway, New York City, N. Y., for
the regular monthly drawing, on Tues-
used it her stomach could bear
ble food for over three years. 1 believe
to be a certain specific for dyspepsia* • ” •’
2W J- T. JOSLYN.
Simmoxs, of Georgia, lias been reported
day, April 13tb, advertised at length else- 1 against and laid oven He is nowPer-
ty the residence of Mr. and Airs.. where iu our columns. mchlO lw. sijmnons,
Air. McPherson condemned tlie admin
istration of the Navy Department as
wasteful and fruitless.
After some further debate, the bill, as
amended in tlie committee, was read a
third time and passed. It appropriates
$150,000 for tlie protection, preservation
and repair of fortifications and defensive
works, $400,000 for tlie armament of the
sea coast and fortifications, including tlie
expense of converting smooth bore cannon
into rifles, aud manufacture of four im
proved breech loading rifled gutis, and
$50,000 for torpedoes for harbor defense,
and for experiments.
. Mr. Ransom, of North Carolina, intro
duced a bill to refund to tlie North Car
olina Railroad Company certain moneys
unlawfully collected from it by the Uni
ted States. Referred.
Air. Kellogg rose to a question of per
sonal privilege. He sent to the clerk’s
desk and had read a copy of tlie New Or
leans Democrat, containing an extract
from the Charleston News and Courier,
alleging that the woman, Jessie Raymond,
was brought to Washington by Air. Kel
logg for the purpose of influencing action
on his contested election case. Mr. Kel
logg said that the article was false in ev
ery particular, aud denounced its authors
as cowards who daried not make- an open
attack, but stabbed men in the back. He
offered a resolution for tlie appointment of
a committee of five Senators to investigate
the charges.
Mr. TJiurman asked if tlie Senate had
come to spell a state of degradation as to
notice every newspaper article scandaliz
ing a Senator. lie said that when tlie
resolution came up he should move to ta
ble it, and put it to sleep foreve-. The
resolution went over under tlie rules.
The Senate then adjourned until Mon
day.
In tlie House, on niotiou'of Mr. AIcAIa-
hon, ii Ohio, the morning hour was dis
pensed with, private business laid aside,
and Mr. McMahon reported back tlie de
ficiency appropriation bill from tlie ap
propriation committee, with an amend
ment appropriating $000,000 for tlie pay
ment of fees and expenses of United States
Marshals and their general deputies, thus
making tlie total amount appropriated by
tbe bill $1,205,530. Tlie House then went
into Committee of tbe Whole on this bill.
Mr. McMahon pointed out that tlie bill
made uo appropriation for special deputy
marshals, and said be doubted whether
tlie Democratic party ever would appro
priate money for special deputies as long
as the. Jaw stood in tlie present shape.
After some sparring between McMalion
Richmond, Va., Alarch 12.—Win. F.
Taylor, late Auditor of Public Accounts
of Virginia, died in this city last niglit of
heart disease, aged 07.
Washington, Alarch 12.—The bill for
tbe application of unclaimed bounty, mon
ey of colored soldiers, to tlie education of
tlie colored race, was to-day reported to
the Senate adversely by Senator. Brace,
from tlie Committee on Education and
Labor, tlie committee finding tliat from
present indications, said money will ail
be needed to meet lawful claims that are
constantly being presented.
Berlin, Alarch 12.—Tbe Governmen
tal Dost states tliat Prince Bismarck has
ordereij a collection of diplomatic docu
ments attesting tlie hostile intentions of
Russia towards Germany. The volume
will include papers bearing upon Prince
GortscliakolFs proposition to France for
tbe conclusion of an anli-Gennan alliance.
London', March 12.—A dispatch from
Shanghai to tlie Reuters Telegram Com
pany, dated to-day, reports tliat Cliung
How, late ambassador to Russia, who ne
gotiated tlie Kuldja treaty, has been be
headed, and that a revolt has broken out
at Pekin.
Tlie conservative and ministerial jour
nals declare the budget statement satis
factory. The Daily News says the budget
is framed on “happy go lucky” princi
ples. It makes no important changes, but
says : “There is an inconvenient load of
debt; let us see if we cannot lift it otl our
own shoulders, and on tlie shoulders of
some one else.” Tlie Times says, tlie
budget was predestiued to be unsatisfac
tory, aud it will not stir the pulse of the
country in favor of the ministry, but on
the ether hand, will hardly furnish the
opposition with a new arsenal of weapons
or tlie approaching campaign.
San Francisco, Alarch 12.—Every
thing was quiet last night. There were
several ordinary meetings of working-
mens’ ward clubs, at which the citizens’
protective union and the arrest of Kear
ney were vigorously denounced. It is not:
learnedjthat Kearney attended auyof them. '
The Executive Committee is said to have '
held a meeting to-day, but nothing is j
known of tlie proceedings.
Washington, Alarch 12.—Hon. Eras- j
tus Brooks, of the New York Express,
and Air. George Jones, of the New York
Times, appeared before the House Ways
aud Aleans Committee to-dayjand urged
the removal of the duty of twenty per
cent, on wood pulp used in tlie mnnufuc- •
ture of paper, holding that it would tend !
to neutralize the efforts of the eonibina- 1
tion of paper manufacturers to force the
price of paper up. The Smith Paper
Company, of Lee, Massachusetts, Buck-
ley, Dunton & Co., Hon. William N.
Russell, of Lawrence, Alassac’iusetts, j
Hon. Warren Aliller, of New York, and ;
others interested in paper manufacture, j
were represented on the other side of tlie .
question. They declared tliat no combi- j
nation to enhance prices exists, but that j
the advance in the price of paper results j
from the natural operat ions of the law of I
supply and demand, and that while tlie •
removal of the duty named would injure '
those engaged In developing the process
for making cheap paper, it would not reg
ulate the price of paper. The committee
meet again to-morrow.
The letting of mail contracts for the
steamboat routes for the southeastern sec
tion has been postponed until April 1st,
and bids from owners of steamboats will
be received up to tliat date.
Chicago, Alarch 12.—M. L. Sclutdder,
of this city, has received a letter* from ,
John Sherman, denying the rumor that lie j
intends to re lire from tlie Presidential j
contest. Sherman says: “I consider my- j
self a candidate, and shall do so to the;
end, but I don’t think it necessary to be- j
little or arraign General Grant, Senator
Blaine, or any one else, or to use my offi
cial position to promote my candidacy.” j
London, Alarcli 12.—The Times says : !
“Air. Gladstone’s address to the electors
of Midlothian is a brilliant and concentra
ted summary of liis familiar indictment
against the whole government, and all it
has done. It is very effective as a recom
mendation, but it lias a tone of weakness.
There is nothing throughout it to remind
us that there are any political realties to
be considered in pronouncing judgment,
except tiie ministers themselves. Air.
Gladstone leaves out of sight the
essential circumstances with which tbe
ministry were concerned—tlie East
ern question, depression of trade,
and tlie worst harvest of a gen
eration. For all this, there is no allow
ance. There is nothing visible to liis gaze
but tiie ministry which lias been gratui
tously misusing resources and discrediting
tbe honor of tlie country. Tlie great facts
of tlie political world of the day are ele
ments which Air. Gladstone leaves out in
liis sketch, and unfortunately, they are
indispcnsible to a satisfactory review of
tlie situation.
London, March 12.—Russian advices
state that General Melikoff is in bad
health, and is spitting blootl, owing to
overwork and suppressed excitement. It
is said liis life was undoubtedly saved by
a shirt of chain mail worn under his uni
form, at tlie time of tlie attempt made to
assassinate him. The bullet struck his
body between the ribs and ldp, where a
wound would have been mortal, had not
the bullet been stopped.
Baltimore, March 12.—General Hen
ry L. Thompson, President of the Nation
al Bauk of Baltimore, anil a prominent
citizen of this city, died to-day, aged 80.
City of AIexico, March 10.—General
Grant has visited Pucliamin and tlie Pyr
amids of Chotulu, and has been brilliant
ly en ertained at Pueblo. He iutends to
sail on the 18th instant for Galveston.
Minister Foster and family will shortly
follow and expect to be in New Orleans
about the 22d. Last niglit President
Diaz gave a grand banquet to Mr. and
Mrs. Foster, who are now receiving fare
well entertainments.
De Kalb, Miss., March 12.—The pro
ceedings in the trial of Virgil aud Hous
ton Gulley for the murder of Gilmer were
abandoned to-day, and tbe case stands
continued on account of the failure to ob
tain a jury.
Washington, March 12.—Mrs. Belva
A. Lockwood lias written an open letter
attacking Senator Hill, and charging liim
with numerous immoralities. That gen
tleman lias promptly branded the letter as
“nettling but a batch of falsehoods.” He
regards it as a desperate attempt at defa
mation, utteily malicious and unworthy
of notice, beyond a simple denial of its
truth.
Liverpool, March 12.—This week’s
circular of the Liverpool Cotton Brokers’
Association says: “Cotton opened quietly
but with an active demand ou Alontlay,
some advauco was paid. On Tuesday,
and Hawley, of Connecticut, as to tbe ! the market became dull and with a limi
question Whether the liability for payment j ted business. Since then, quotations show
ol special deputy plqrshals was a public , little change from those ot last Thursday,
debt or a private debt of tlie Republican American was in fair demand, and ad-
partyj McMahon Tesumed Ills remarks ! vanced Jd caaly in tlie week, but the im-
upon tbe bill, attacking especially tlie ex- provement has since been lost. In Seals-
travagant administration of tbe govern-' land, transactions were small at un-
ment printing office. {changed prices. Futures opeued quiet,
Hiscock, of New York, defended tlie On Monday, there was an upward inquiry
public printer from tbe charge of squan- and prices advanced 3-32d, but since then
the marieflt has been dull and tlie Improve
ment was lost, closing partially at l-32d
lower. :
New Orleans, March 12.—A break
lias occurred in the levee near the bar
racks. It is being closed, and tbe levee
straightened. Tlie river is very high,
causing apprehensions that the levees will
not withstail'd the Strain on them. A cre
vasse thirty feet wide is reported in the
levee at bayou Lafourche, five miles below
Lockport. The State engineer will send
men and material to close'it.
Pensacola, Fla., March 12.—Judge
Settle^decided to-day, in the timber cases,
that tbe United States were entitled to
every remedy provided by law, in every
State in the Union, to enforce their rights
without giving bond for damage.
San Francisco, March 12.—Dennis
Kearney was brought before the police
court this morning. He stated that be was
ready and desired neither juiy nor coun
sel, and that lie bad no witness. The po
liceman who is tlie complaining witness
in tbe case, being temporarily absent,
looking for certain other witnesses, tbe
case’was continued until to-morrow.
Washington, March 12.—The House
Judiciary Committee to-day decided to re
port the bill carrying out tlie treaty stipu
lations with foreign countries, concerning
trade marks. They acted adversely on
Armtield’s bill for inter-State regulations
of trade marks, and decided that tlie sub
ject is not sufficiently important to war
rant a constitutional amendment, as pro
posed by Mr. McCord’s bill.
Tlie House committee on war claims
to-day decided to report adversely on
thirty claims, amounting to over $1,000,-
000. They passed favorably J. B. and O.
S. Latham’s claims for $113,031 for sup
plies furnished the government during the
war.
J > k Before tbe Senate Exodus Committee
o-day Henry Adams, a colored farm
hand from Shreveport, testified to liis con
nection in 1870 with the secret committee
organized to get information, as to tbe
condition of tlie negroes throughout tlie
country. This committee developed by
187g into a “Colonization Society,” also
secret, whose object was to appeal to the
United States or some other government,
for aid in the emigration to Liberia.
Failing in this, iu 1877, tlie negroes re
solved to emigrate, no matter whereto, to
get away from the subjection to men who
owned them. The movement was not
aided by Republican politicians.
Chicago, Alarcli 13.—Judge Blodgett
yesterday instructed tlie United States
Commissioner in the election case to the
effect that the United States Courts have
held that the Fifteenth amendment and
Revised Statute 5507 contemplated the
protection of tlie right of suffrage of for
mer slaves, and that free or white men do
not come within these legal safeguards.
Tlie writ of arrest which has been applied
for was therefore not granted.
Cincinnati, Alarch 13.—The Order of
Malta was last night conferred upon Rob
ert S. Pomeroy, of this city, by the Cin
cinnati Commandery. This is the first
time the order lias been conferred in the
United States.
Albany, March 13.—A telegram
reached the office of the Dean Richmond,
of the People's line, last night from Cas-
tlcton, informing them of heavy ice below
that point, which news compelled tliat
steamer to remain at her dock in this city,
where she will stay until the river is
cleared. Tlie Pcople‘s*lir.e agents in this
city sent a telegram to New York order
ing the Drew to remain in that city. Tlie
ice was making quite rapidly last night.
New York, Alarcli 13.—A lire broke
out this morning in the third story brick
building on 043, 8tli avenue, occupied by
Stephen AIcKirtlaiul, dry goods, and
spread to tiie adjoining building, C41, oc-
etiDied by Thomas Anderson, teas. AIc-
Kiltlami's loss is estimated at $50,000 and
$8,COO ou tlie building. Anderson’s loss is
$20,000 and $4 000 on the building. In
sured. Cause oflire unknown.
Loxdrx, Alarcli 13.—A dispatch from
Holyhead to Lloyds says the Guion Line
steamer Alontana, which arrived at
Queenstown yesterday from New York,
and proceeded for Liverpool, is on the
rocks in Church Bay. Some of tiie pas
sengers and crew have landed at Holy-
head.
London, Alarch 13.—Tlie mails, pas
sengers and crew of the Alontana have all
been saved. The steamer is ashore on
tiie main land, with a list to port of about
twenty degrees. The forward compart
ments of the ship are full of water. She
is afloat aft, hut there is little hope of sav
ing the vessel. Tlie passengers will pro
ceed to Liverpool in tugs.
Liverpool, Alarcli 13.—The Alontana
struck about three o’clock this morning.
It is understood that a dense fog prevailed
at tiie time. The passengeis and mails
left for Liverpool at 11 o’clock. Tlie cap
tain and crew remain by the ship, which
is reported sound aft.
Washington, Alarcli 13.—The Demo
cratic caucus committee, consisting of
Senators Thurman, Bayard, Garland,
Cockrell, Johnston, and Alorgan, held a
long session this afternoon upon the sub
ject of providing some method of counting
the electoral vote, jut no conclusion was
reached. Opinions were offered as to
what was best to b« done, but the action
most likely to be taken is several of the
joint rules that formerly governed that
subject. Tlie whole matter was very gen
erally discussed, and the committee will
coiae to some conclusion -at the meeting
next week. Some of the committee were
in favor of allowing die matter of count
ing the electoral vote to remain just- as it
is now.
The hearing on the paper question was
resumed before the Ways aud Aleans
Committee to-day. Hon. Warner Aliller
concluded his argument, urging the injus
tice of removing the duty on wood pulp
as contrary to the spirit of our legislation,
etc.
lion. Erastus Brooks followed, and
urged the removal of the duly, which lie
proposed to accomplish by simply giving
the proper construction to the existing
law. He urged that the rise in the price
of paper was entirely disproportional to
the rise in the price of other commodities,
and was due to the combination of West
ern manufacturers. He believed the pres
ent duty on wood pulp would result in a
reduction of at least two cents per pound
on printing paper; that unless some ac
tion of this character was taken by Con
gress there could be no guarantee that
paper might not be forced to most exorbi
tant prices.
Captain J. B. Eads appeared before the
Committee on the Inter-oceanic Canal
this morning, and continued his argu
ment in support of his plan of inter-ocean
ic ship railway.
Hon. John B. Hawley, Assistant Secre
tary *f the Treasury, *lias resigned. J.
K. Upton, at present chief clerk of the
Department, will be promoted to fill tbe
vacancy. Upton entered the Department
as a first-class clerk in I8C3.
New York City, N. Y., Alarcli 13.
In tbe suit of tbe United States against
Harrison Johnson, ex-special agent of tbe
treasury here, attachment was granted by
Judge Blatchford, onjnotion of Assistant
District Attorney Wilson, and to-day tbe
United States Marshal attached several
houses aud lots, a number of mortgages,
a bank account, aud a quantity of stock in
this city. The property of tlie defendant
is valued at about one hundred and fifty
thousand dollars. The suit against John
son, who at present is a resident of Missis
sippi, is to recover $108,181.72 in value
of certain cotton consigned to his care, as
such agent of tlie treasury. He was agent
for tbe countios of Lowndes, Alonroe and
Okeebel, Virginia, and Noxamber, Aiis-
sissippi, nuder Secretary McCulloch* and
was his duty to assume charge. All cot
ton said to have belonged to tbe so-called
Confederate States, Jolinston rejected,
l’art of tbe cotton bad been sold, aud the
proceeds used to meet the expenses of of
ficers, and Garrison was employed to pro
tect it. The case will probably be tried at
the April term of Court.
Little Rock, March 13.—The Repub
lican Convention lias been called to meet
on April 2Stli*, to nominate Presidential
electors and select delegates to tbe Chica
go Convention.
London, Alarch 13.—The Standard
says: “we unde.stand Sir Garnet Wolsey
lias accepted tlie post of Quartermaster-
General of the House Guards, Whitehall.”
Reports from various parts of the Em
pire, give an idea of the almost hopelesi
condition,confusion aud dilapidation. The
Consuls at Solonica have informed tho
a'mbassador at Constantinople that ex
cept iu the immediate vicinity of TT nn a -pr « •
towns, that whole region is dominated by ' ** Stephens Grievously Of-
(brigands. Thirteen distinct bands are fended
enumerated, comprising in all about 150
men—Greeks, Wallachs, Bulgarians, Al
banians and Turkish deserters. They
levy blackmail k upon Mussulmans and
Christians indiscriminately. Up to the r.., i„, to
12th instant, nothing further concerning lacl lcaks
Colonel Synge and wife bad reached Con
stantinople.
Washington, March 13.—The exami
nation ol tlie negro, Henry Adams, was
continued before the Exodus Committee.
He testified that iu 1885 and 1866, in De-
Sota Parish, Louisiana, he was twice
shot at by bandits—white men. The rea
son given for the assaults being
was trying to get negroes to leave me pa- L77
rish. He was employed by Alajor Merrill j ^h?phStw’ a ™ UCh the rSe
as a servant at fifty dollars per nionth, Possible to mag.
but thought rail splitting safer work. I htn? ^ ratlc economy
His people lost all liope in lp7, not to-
cause Hayes was inaugurated, but be
cause their condition seemed hopeless.
He had urged Hayes to help them, with
out success. The Republican Government
of Louisiana bad been appealed to for aid,
but without success. He thought Kellogg
a little cowardly. Had been in Arkansas
and Texas on society’s business, and
found tbe condition of the negrdes in
Texas very bad. Did not want to tell all
bis business. Expected to get killed for
what be bad already said, if he went
back.
Sperial to ttio riucinnAtt Brquirerl x
Washington, D.C., March 10, i860
There has been a studied effort
the matter quiet, but notwithstanding
fact leaks out that Aleck Stenhcns ,
Georgia, is grievously offended withV!
party. A few days ago his ire had reaoL.j
that climax wherein he threatened
sign his scat m Congress. As a nref,^*
it will be remembered that during th» a?
bate on the adoption of the report m,7*
by the Committee on the K io ^ e f
tip
had waxed hot, and there was dancer of
the Democrats being Worsted bv their
wily opponents, Stephens asked the Hm»
to give him its unanimous consent to
make a ten minutes’ speech in favor of
the abolition of the twenty-first rifle It
ought to be added right here in parenthe-
sis that on all occasions wherein a similar
request had been made by Stephens, hh
party, as well as the Republicans, accori!
ed him the courtesy. Upon this occasion,
however, there was objection on the Dem
ocratic side, and it was only after a slirewj
Havre, Alarch 13.—The General Trans- ,? ep , ubli -
atlantic Steamship Company has resumed . Stephens was granted the favor
its weekly line betweer? Havre and New I
Y ork to-
steamer ]
run a monthly line from Marseilles, <
ing at Barcelona.
A cabinet council
Paris, Alarch 13,
was held to-day, but its proceedings were
kept secret. This gave rise to rumore
tliat a disagreement had arisen about tbe
Jesuit question, which to-night are semi
officially denied,
firebrand into tlie camp.
The next day there was a joint meeting
of the Democratic members of tlie Com
mittee on Rules. Stephens was iuvifed to
attend, be being a member of the House
Committee on Rules. Instead, however
of putting in an appearance, he wrote a
It is asserted that General Gresley, ex- vSJSfST V ht
Minister of War, has been appointed com- “X/JSSSSSeSta'S reecS
at the bands ofltis Democratic colleagues,
he did not care to meet with tbe „.amit.
tee, and it was then and there decided
that if Mr. Stephens chose to go off like a
blackbird and pout all alone, lie lia * that
privilege, but that it was not th** policy of
the Democracy to humor him in his pout.
It appears that Stephens heard f the
matter, and he wrote a second k: .er to
Randall, threatening to resign his . at in
Congress. Since writing this second let
ter, however, Stephens has atten.i,-d the
sessions of the House. It is not known
whether the Democratic leaders have pla
cated the Georgia kicker or not: but of
one thing there is an assurance, ami that
is that hereafter tlie Georgia member will
not receive the distinguished considcra-
tiou which lias heretofore been accorded
liim.
rnander of tbe army corps stationed at
Orleans.
The managing committee of tbe Right
lias decided to accept no compromise on
tlie seventh clause of the Jules Ferry ed
ucation bill, and to take no part in the de
bate ou the second reading of the bill.
Tbe Patrie announces that Father
Beckx, General of tbe Jesuits, has arrived
in Paris.
London, Alarch 13.—Arroalling accounts
continue to come from Armenia and Tur-
kistau. Tbe famine extends over an
area of 100,000 square miles. Five months
must pass before another harvest can
bring relief. An appeal for help lias been
published here, signed by tlie Archbishop
of Canterbury, Alarquis Salisbury, Earl
Shaftsburg and a number of other promi
nent gentlemen.
The troubles between the Greeks and
Bulgarians in Eastern Roumelia have be
come so active, and tin G idence ot a sys
tematic effort by the Bulgarians to drive
away tbe Greeks and Alussulmans, are so
overwhelming tliat Aliko Pasha, Governor
General, though be is believed to be in
sympathy with that movement, lias been
compelled to issue a circular command
ing the dissolution of Bulgarian secret so
cieties. General Strecker, commander of
the Roumelian military, has demanded
the dismissal of Russian officers, and
threatens to resign if his demand is re
fused.
Havana, Alarch 13.—Captain Gen
eral Blanco has ordered the following ad
ditional regulations to ameliorate the un-
salubrity of the ports of the Island: “All
vessels discharging their cargo shall noti f y
the Sanitary Department of the port,
when a physician shall immediately in
spect tlie vessel. No vessel will be al-
Anntial Parade of the Fire Depart
ini'ii:. *
We liaee been furnished with the fol
lowing
RULES for TIIE contests.
Immediately after inspection, the fol
lowing tests of tlie skill and efficiency-ot
the engine companies will be engaged
in:
first test.
The engine will take position at the
cistern on Mulberry street, near the Con
federate Monument, and the hose reel
stationed on Second street, fifty yards di.
taut from the engine, with 350 feet of hose
on tlie reel, and fifteen men to ran with
it.
When the cuginc indicates forty-five
pounds of steam, a cautionary signal
whistle shall announce ready, awl at fifty
pounds, a starting whistle shall he thesig-
lowed to take in a cargo unless it shall j Ila [ ( 0 jJ 0 . t jj e fifteen men will ran with
have received a paper from the Sanitary , reel to the engine, couple one hun-
T ' * * ’* " ““ # ” r 1 died feet of hose to it, couple pipe to lio;
and throw a stream fifty feet from the
nozzle. The company making the test in
the shortest time, shall be declared the
victor. Eacli company may use sucli fast
enings for hose on reel or reel spindle as
they may deem proper, provided the
. . , . . , . . - , . judges consider it sufficient for fire duty,
nd whether it carries a physician aud | protest against tlie arrangements of
ias complied with all the sanitary pro- any company must be entered before ma
king the run, tlie commanding officer to
make the same through the judges of his
Department, saying it is in a healthy con
dition and ready to load. After the ves
sel is loaded it will again be inspected, es
pecially with tlie object of ascertaining’
whether there arc any cases of yellow fe
ver on board, whether tlie number of pas
sengers and crew docs not exceed tke
lirescribed limit of the vessel’s capacity,
and
has
cautions.
The orders given tlie Captains of ves
sels. by inspecting doctors shall be in wri
ting, and Captains will be obliged to make
tlieir answers in writing. The Bay of
Havana, with all tlie establishments bor
dering thereon, will he scrupulouly inspec
ted periodically.
Cincinnati, Alarcli IS.—A dispatch
from Slielhyville, Indiana, says last night
at Hope, sixteen miles south of this, the
store of Weinland & Son was entered by
burglars and then set fire. It was burned
to tho ground, ami the tiro,communicating
to the adjoining building, the whole
block was destroyed. Loss $35,000.
A dispatch from St. Louis says Judge
McCrary, in the United States Court, to
day rendered an important decision in the
suit brought by the United States against
tlie Missouri Railroad, for $135,000 taxes,
falling due between 1864 md 1871- He
ruled that as no assessment and demand
had been made at the time, in 1877, when
the property had passed into other hands,
no lien could be established, and his de
cision was in favor of the railroad.
Poughkeepsie, N. Y\, Alarch 13.—
The weavers at Stewart’s woolen mills, at
Glenlianc, struck for higher wages to-day,
and on being refused, left the building in
a body. Shortly after, the demand was
acceded to and work resumed.
Despatches from up the river, state that
ice is forming rapidly between Hudson
and Albany, and navigation is becoming
difficult.
New Orleans, Alarcli IS.—Tlie Coro
ner’s jury in the Dise murder case render
ed a verdict of dentil caused by gun shot
wounds, inflicted by a party unknown.
Washington, Alarch 13.—The sub
committee of the House Committee on
Agriculture to-day, discussed the general
features of Aiken’s (of South Carolina)
b 11 to promote the culture in this country
of tlie tea plant, with no action.
An Interesting Question.
Iu Memphis a case is pending in the
Circuit Court to determine whether a
physician during tlie yellow fever epidemic
who has been regularly employed by a re
lief association should be allowed to charge
extra fees for services rendered any patient.
The party in question is Dr. J. H. Nuttall,
who was employed as a Howard physi
cian at $10 per day. While fulfilling bis
contract, the Avalanche says, lie attended
Ed Correll, who resided on the boulevard.
In tbe testimony of the plaintiff it was
shown that lie visited Correll twenty-one
times, and some time after tbe patient's
recovery presented a bill of $63. This
Correll declined to pay alleging
tliat Dr. Nuttall, being a Howard
physician, bad no right to demand pay
from liim. Upon this, the doctor made
out a bill for $105, or $5 per visit, and
brought suit.
. In bis evidence, Dr. Nuttall explained
his view of tlie Howard contract, and mat
it did not bind him to charge nothing for
liis private practice. Dr. R. W. Mitchell,
medical director of the association in
1F7S, in bis testimony similarly construed
tbe contract.
According to the understanding of Mr.
P. W. Semmes, at tbe time a member of
tlie Howard executive committee, and
who was placed on tlie stand, Dr. Nuttall
was to devote bis whole time to the ser
vices of tlie association.
In tlie cross-examination of Mr. Sem-
mes, Mr. T. M. S. Rbett, attorney for Dr.
Nuttall, brought out tbe fact that in 1S7S
tlie Howards voted themselves, first $4
and afterwards $10 per day each. Upon
drawing out this fact Air. Rhett asked,
‘ “do you call this charity?” which brought
an explanation from the witness that tbe
action was founded on necessity, growing
out of tlie demands made daily on tlie
Howard visitors and tbe fact that tbe
money not given in charity was required
for their support, nearly all being men
who could not afford to serve without iu-
i come.
Maine News.
; Hop Bitters, which are advertised in
our columns, are a sure cure for ague, bil-
liousness, and kidney complainis. Those
! who use them say they cannot be_ too
highly recommended. Those afflicted
should give them a fair trial, and wflfbe-
jmiges <
company.
Tiie engineer shall have one of the flood
gates open until tlie starting whistle has
been given, but shall not start liis engine
until after giving said signal.
SECOND TEST.
Six men shall be stationed at tlie engine
on a line with tlie front wheels, when a
cautionary signal will be given followed
by a starting whistle within one minute
from tlie first, when the six men shall
couple one section ot liose to the engine
then couple another section *o tlie first,
making 100 feet of liose, to which they
Will couple the pipe, ami then throw a
stream of water 150 feet, 'i he company
making this test in the shortest time will
he declared the victor in this test.
As in tlie first test, one flood gate oil the
engine shall be left open.
The time allowed each company to com
pete both tests will be forty-five minutes
from tiie time steamer takes position at
cistern.
No allowance will be made for acci
dents in cither of the tests.
The order of tlie engine companies in
the contests will he the same as iu the
procession.
Each company on retiring front the
contest will till the cistern for their suc
cessor. Visiting companies will not be
required to perform this duty.
The double-trees and tongues may be
removed from the engines during tiie con
test.
JUDGES.
Each company will appoint three judges
front tlie active or honorary membership
aud one time-keeper who may not be con
nected with tbe company.
The Ice Situation.—Tlie San says
according to tlie representations of the
principal officers of the ice companies the
outlook for the coming summer is a seri
ous one for consumers. Last year at this
time tlie rate per ton on delivery from the
barges to wagons in this city was $2. On
Saturday last it was $3. Y'esterday it was
$5, and no contracts at that rate for future
delivery were accepted.
Reports have readied here of the exis
tence of a vast quantity of fine ice fifteen
inches thick—equal to that of Alaine—at
Rouse’s Point, but it is said tliat np to
four days ago no considerable quantity of
it had been cut. On tlie Hudson there
has been very little ice .cut, none over six
ofseten inches thick, and at the lower
points on tliat river, and upon Rockland
lake, none of any account. As tbe sup-
E on hand now exists, so far as can he
rued from the companies, there is less
than there was in 1S70, yet in that year
the prices ran as high as $16 per ton for
delivery at the bridge; butchers pant 8-
per 100 weight; hotels $20, and at one
time $25 per ton, and families, buying
small quantities, at the rate of $30 per
ton. .
Private despatches from Alaine say that
there are 100,000 tons cut on the Kenne
bec river, and probably as much more
elsewhere in the State, uucontractcu to
and available. Dealers there and t
Nova Scotia arc unwilling to offer pnc»
now, and refuse to contract at any stip -
lated figures for future delivery, une
contract was made yesterday by’a ma
front Yonkers for 1,000 tou3 of Alaine i«
at tbe rate of $5 per ton, accoiding to um
of lading, for speedy delivery. Allowing
for wastage, that will bring tbe price t P
to $7 or perhaps $8, on what he actually
receives here, to whidi cost of towage t
Yonkers from this point mnst be aduea.
Tbe Nova Scotia ice will cost 75 cents or
$1 per Jon more for freightage than tua
from Maine, and the waste will be grea *
er, especially if shipment is delayed aft'
weeks. Consequently, although
sion merchants are offering it, dealer? _
as yet holding aloof from it. The tb ng
to be most feared, is that the fompanie
may deem it to tlieir interests to hmmie
less ice at a very high price than ® Sjc
quantity, with enlarged labor expend
at a more moderate rate. *
Cholera.—No danger fron
if tho Liver is in proper order and on na_
ry prudence in diet is ob.-erved- inc o r
casionnl taking of Simmons
system healthy, » lu
eouto thereby enthusiastic in the praise of iator to keep the _ .-
tlieir curative qualities.—Portland Argus. I surely prevent attacks ot t
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