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MACON, MARCH 12,1880.
GEORGIA PRESS.
A petition for tlie pardon of a colored
man by the name of Small, one of the
McDermott murderers, one of whom was
hung a few days since, has been made up
and forwarded to Governor Colquitt by the
Savannah darkies.
The Savannah amateurs will soon pre
sent the cantata of Ether in that city.
Real estate in Brunswick has advanced
in price since the perfection of the sale of
the Macon and Brunswick road.
Columbus has not yet been supplied
with the telephones she so much desired
Athens has more fire alarms and fewer
fires to the square *inch than any other
place in the State.
Niles, of the News, to his editorial ac
complishments adds that of being one of
the most talented tooth extractors in Mid
dle Georgia.
Tue sand pear is being extensively
planted in Berrien county.
Cholera is sweeping the Alapaha
hogs.
The oat crop of Laurens county looks
better than it has in several seasons.
Base ball is popular in Fort Valley.
Rev. Ur. Teasdale, the Baptist revi
valist, after conducting successfully sever
al meetings in South Carolina, is now
Augusta.
The duelists who recently had a blood
less meeting at Sand Bar Ferry, have
promised a detailed account of their little
affair in a few days to the Evening News,
of Augusta.
McVjlle nearly had an affair of honor
a day or two since,
A considerable degree of chaos roust
reign in Augusta. The News says the
streets are clouds of dust and seas of dirt,
The Savannah Irish relief fund has
reached $4,043.81.
The cotton factory in Atlanta is going
night and day, and still cannot keep up
with its orders. Mr. Kimball wants
more hands,
Quite a number of new and beautiful
houses for residences are being built out
on Jlawkinsville street and Magnolia
Ilil! iu Dublin.
Dit. W. L. Hitchcock, of Madison,
has been elected one of the Vice Presi
dents of the Georgia Eclectic Medical As
sociation. He has also had conferred
upon him the honorary degree of M.
by the Atlanta Eclectic Medical College,
It is stated that the Senate will not con
firm General Greene as Collector of Cus
toms at St. Mary’s, on the ground that he
does not reside in Georgia, It being al
leged that precedent for this action was
established by the Republicans when they
refused to confirm one Morton, who was
nominated to the Collectorship of San
Francisco.
Recent developments show that the
recent devenue raid through North Geor
gia committed numerous outrages on the
rights of unoffendiug people, and sent
home glowing accounts of dangers through
which they never passed. A
raid is as bad as a returning board, when
it comes to mutilating the truth.
Bemuex county News: Macon
having her houses numbered. It is our
belief that she will some day be a great
city.
Dublin Gazelle; Mr. Blount is work
ing like a Trojan for liis constituents. He
is going ground, we believe.
Five \Vili> Turkeys all in a Row,
Berrien County Afetes: Mr. William Fus-
seli, < f Irwin county, recently killed five
•«\ ild turkeys at one shot. Irwin must be
sw. ruling with that kind of game, as these
ex!inordinary shots have been of frequent
occurrence of late. Either that, or they
roost have good marksmen up there.
Augusta News : Sharpers are traveling
along the Alabama, Georgia and Florida
border, pretending to sell machinery.
They get a man to sign a blank ordering
certain kinds of machinery. The next
thing the fanner hears of the machinery
a note presented to him, for say one hun
dred and fifty dollars, written on the
blank above his signature. This iraud
seems io be popular with sharpers all over
the country.
Griffin Sun: James Coleman, of
this county, lias a mule which is thirty-six
years old, Colonel J. D. Stewart lias a
boggy horse known to lie thirty-two years
old, a id Captain Jeff McDowell says that
there is a colored man near Hampton that
owns a horse which lie bought at Bowers’
Point, Mich., before the war, and lie’s now
young enough to jump a ten rail fence.
J. .'Grange Reporter: There is not
an occupant in Troupe county jail; there
13 only one piece of property levied on for
tax; the county is out of debt; has bought
and paid for a $3,000 bridge within the
last twelve months, and has over $5,000
in the treasury. If Troupe isn’t the best
county in the State let us hear from the
next.
The Enquirer-Sun gives the following
account of an attempted assassination on
the Montgomery and Girard Railroad:
A day or two ago an attempt was made
to ass assinate Mr. G. W. Brittenham, sec
tion mastcrontlic Montgomery and Girard
Railroad. As he was coming in on a
< rank some person unknown dealt him a
blow on the head with a billet of wood,
which came near killing him, leaving a
si vere gasli on tlie forehead. The vil
lainous attempt occurred in Redd’s woods,
near Chunnenuggee. No clue to tlie per
petrator. We congratulate Air. B. on Ins
escape with his life, and trust the villain
may be caught and punished.
Aukriccs Recorder: Mr. H. S. Eber-
hart, < f Webster county, tlie father of Su
ra-1 .".berhart, whose sad fate is still fresh
in tli - minds of our readers, died on tlie
M i .ant, aged about sixty-five years.
T7- lived a long and honorable life. No
w, rd of suspicion against his integrity as
:• gf.ii-l and useful citizen, was ever
l.r '.r h id against him. His remains were
’id: -,i u> Preston and buried by tlie side
of Tils laughter Susan. lie leaves behind
a i ag- d wife and a number of children
a i l t.iandchildrcn.
We are informed by tlie Columbus En-
r that on Tuesday last two negroes
o ! la place of Air. Seales Askew, near
Wliltosville, quarreled about a guinea
r
I, which the mother of one had sold to
■ t-her. The purchaser kept the fowl,
l a fight ensued. The former owner,
..I I Joe, secureda shot-gun and chased
, rchascr, Anthony, aboutamilebe-
'i.dng able to use tlie weapon. The
ran into a house and locked the
but tlie former, determined not to
f ied, climbed upon a fence and fired
.h a crack in the house, the load of
tot taking effect in Anthony’s face,
dng a painful but not serious wound.
.iaae good liis escape, and ha3 not
oecn seen
e Brunswick Advertiser gives an
e of w hat is to be done in the way
improvement of tlie harbor at that
as follows: “FromBrandy Point, or
j above a jetty is to be run in a
•astcrly direction several hundred
to tlie river, and another is to run
ml to the shore some distance up,
’agon to that from Brandy Point,
ir jellies are to be put into the main
,t Buzzard Roost, thus throwing the
.e of the ebb tide by our wharves.
’ Jditional volume of water along our
front,” says the Advertiser, “with
ream narrowed opposite Brandy
will give us, it is claimed, nineteen
id over at that point. The present
uriation, as a matter of course, is
die beginning. Having begun tlie
good work, Congress 'will carry it on to
completion.”
A New Steamship.—Savannah News:
A new steamship, now being built in Eng
land for the Inman Line, to be called the
City of Rome, will be the largest and fin
est" merchant vessel in the world. The
dimensions are 590 feet in length over all,
52 feet breadth of beam, 38 feet 9 inches
depth of bold; engines of 8,500 horse
S ower; maximum speed 18} knots an
our. She is to be built of steel, with a
double bottom, and eleven bulkheads.
Her measurement will be 8^500 tons, over
four-fiftlis tlie Great Eastern, and all the
latest improvements are to bo added.
There will be 275 revolving chairs at the
saloon tables, and the state-rooms will
easily accommodate 300 first-class passen
gers. A drawing-room, which can be oc
cupied by one hundred ladies comfortably
will be placed on the deck immediately
over the saloon. The smoking-room will
be above tlie drawing-room, and will ac
commodate one hundred smokers at the
same time without crowding. Two lon
gitudinal bulkheads are to run through
the engine and boiler spaces. These will
greatly decrease the danger of sinking in
case of a collision. The Inman people
expect that, so far as the transportation of
passengers and freight goes, the City of
Rome will prove the monarch of the seas.
- The meeting of the Atlanta Board of
Trade was held last Friday, at which it
was announced that one hundred tickets
for the approaching excursion over the
Cincinnati Southern railroad would be
placed at the disposal of the board. The
Constitution learns that “the excursion
train will leave Atlanta on the night of
the lOth at 11 o’clock, reach Chattanooga
about dayliglit, and arrive in Cincinnati
on tlie 17tb at 6 o’clock, p. m. It will be
a heavily loaded train, carrying all the ex
cursionists from Georgia. The number
will probably by from six hundred to a
thousand. The all day ride from Chatta
nooga to Cincinnati will be taken over a
road upon which regular eating houses
have not yet been established. Excursion
ists will therefore,do well to provide them
selves with at least a mild lunch. The
banquett o be given tlie excursionists at
the Academy of Music in Cincinnati will
be tlie largest ever given in this country.
There will be seats foefifteen hundred,and
if necessary a few more chairs will be ar
ranged. It must be borne in mind that
excursion tickets do not admit
this banquet. Banquet tickets will be is
sued to the excursionists in Cincinnati.’
It is understood that tlie excursion train
will be without sleeping cars.
Charles Burke,colored, shot at Jake
Chamberlain and Jerry Bogan in Monte
zuma last week, wounding the former in
the leg. A bullet which struck a silver
dollar in Jake’s pocket, glanced around
liis body and thus saving liis life. This will
used by Mr. Sliennan as another argu
uient in favor of resumption as a preser
ver of the life of the black Republican
party.
The social club of Montezuma will
have a bop on tlie 12ih instant.
A warrant is out in Americus for Mary
Pun is, charging her with procuring the
premature death of her child.
The game of fifteen has stricken An
gustn, and even the beauties of the suit
ing canal are forgotten in the wild hunt
after the solution of the puzzle.
On the 10th inst. the citizens of Augusta
will vote on the question of the subscrip
tion of fifty thousand dollars to the Au
gusta and Knoxville Railroad.
AIr. Fred W. AIorse and Miss Mary
Drake were married in Milledgeville last
week.
TnE Baptists of Aliliedgeville will not
build a new church but will repair their
present building.
The Rome Daily Tribune has failed to
put in its appearance for many days,
Why, we are unable to divine.
TnERE are eight hundred patients at
the State Lunatic Asylum and over two
hundred officers, attendants, servants,
laborers, etc.
We learn the planters of Baldwin
county are getting their lands in good con
dition. Very little com has been planted
jjjt, but the present week will probably
find that w ork going on very briskly,
In the southwest part of the fourth dis
trict of Troup county there reside four
families in which are twenty-two chil
dren, all boys. Three of these boast of
five boys each, and the other of seven. A
girl has never been bom in any of said
families.
Ryxie Byrd, colored, of Eastman,
publishes in the Times a card asking for
information of her son, George Clierry j
who left her in Savannah in 1873, and has
not been heard of since.
AIr. J. E. Smith, of Quitman county,
had the misfortune to have his gin house
blown down, with four bales of seed cot
ton and all his planting seed in it. The
cotton and seed were badly damaged. Af
terward, the house, with gin and gin gear,
was destroyed by fire.
Columbus Times: We leam that
Deary, a little daughter of Airs. D’Antig-
nac, while out in the" yard at play last
Sunday evening, was bitten on the toe by
a spreading adder. No serious results
will probably arise from it.
Tiie Valdosta Times is of the opinion
that there is going to be a big crop or a
big failure in Georgia this year, judging
from tlie amount of guano shipped into
tlie country. It says train loads have
been passing over the Savannah, Florida
and Western railway nearly eveiy night
for two or three weeks, besides numbers
of car loads by eveiy freight train
The Quitman Free Press announces
the death on tlie 2Gth ultimo of Mrs. John
Groover, aged eighty-one, at her residence
near Grooverville, Brooks county. It says
that Airs. Groover and her husband were
among the oldest settlers in that section,
and were respected by the entire commu
nity. She leaves a large family connec
tion to mourn her death.
Savannah News: Air. J. H. Eslill
President of the Georgia Press Association,
has received a letter from the members of
the well-known comet band of Conyers,
Georgia, tendering their scivices at the
approaching meeting of the editors and
publishers of the State at Cutlibert. This
iiand is one of tlie best in the country, and
is composed of the cleverest young men
of Rockdale county. This will be tlie
third or fourth time the band have accom
panied tlie “Fourth Estate” in then an
nual excursion.
AIonroe Advertiser: Mr. Scott Davis,
of this county, served as a member of the
Grand Jury during the first week of court,
but at the end of the week, when at home,
became a raving maniac. He would have
killed his children had he not been re
strained by the neighbors. He has been
adjudged a lunatic, and sent to tlie asy
lum. He was a good citizen, and we
deeply deplore his misfortune. Insanity
is hereditary in liis family.
Rome Tribune: We leam from Colo
nel J. R. Towers, that a Mrs. York, who
lives between Van Wert and Cedartown,
mysteriously disappeared some two weeks
since, and up to date no account of her or
her whereabouts can be given, either by
her husband or any of her neighbors.
Her disappearance is wrapped in deep and
dark mystery, and foul play, it is feared,
has been done.
Lumpkin Independent: Lumpkin can
boast of an old veteran Indian fighter who
is conscientiously opposed to the pension
bill for various reasons. First, that they
were paid for their services when they did
the fighting, and that they drew land war
rants afterward, and that the country is
too heavily burdened now witli faxes to
think of increasing it any more. He says,
however, if Congress insists on paying
them, that they can put liis name in
tlie pot, and lie’ll try to be at the draw
ing
AIadison Madisonian: Since the scrap
iron trade commenced in Georgia, people
in tills region of country are compelled to
lock up their plows and trace chains, and
nail staples over their gate hinges to pre
vent them from befog stolen by negroes
and sold. We leam that one man in Mor
gan county has shipped about two hun
dred thousand pounds of old iron from
Madison to Atlanta within the past few
months, and the demand still continues.
Quite a sung little amount of money has
been paid for old scrap iron sold here.
Columbus Times: We learn that a ne
gro, whose name we did not hear, while
engaged at work at Samples’ steam saw
mill, about ten miles from the city, met
with an accident last Saturday that cost
him his life. He was caught in the gear
ing and carried round the belt wheel sev
eral times until he was mashed to death.
He was a good negro, and his untimely
death is universally regretted by those
who know him.
Rome Tribune: The contract for build
ing the Lookout Alountain Railroad, from
Rome to Chattanooga, has been perfected
and signed by the parties who are to un
dertake to build it. The road is to be
completed in twelve months from date
of the contract. Rome has reason to can-
gratulate herself on the energy and vim
that have brought about so favorable a
prospect for the furtlierauco' of 'her future
prosperity and enterprise.
Death of Mrs. Henntxgsen.—Au
gusta Chronicle and Constitutionalist:
The death of this lady is announced this
morning, and her funeral will take place
from her late residence on upper Broad
^treet this forenoon at nine o’clock. She
was highly esteemed among her friends
and acquaintances, and was noted during
the late war for her kindness and tender
ness to the wounded and afflicted soldiers
of the South. She was the widow of the
late General Charles Frederick Henning-
sen, the distinguished English scholar and
soldier, who fought in Spain, in Nicara
gua, and served with gallantry also in
the Confederate army.
Sermon Through a Telephone.—
Columbus Enquirer-Sun: - As previously
announced, Mr. O. C. Harrel had a tele
phone placed in the Presbyterian church,
connected with his residence, for the ben
efit of Mis. H., who is unable to leave the
house. On Sunday, Rev. G. W. Alaxson
preached, and Mrs. Harrel sitting in her
room at home, heard not only every word
of tlie sermon and prayers, but tlie music.
She could also distinctly hear the congre
gation when entering and leaving the
church. It is said the telephones we are
to have arc superior to this one. This we
can tell more about when they come;
they ever do.
Rome Courier: >• We are indebted to
Major W. R. King* United States Engineer,
for a copy of reports of the survey of tlie
Chattahoochee, Etowah and Duck rivers.
These surveys were made in pursuance to
orders from tlie War Department to as
certain the cost of making said rivers
navigable for steam crafts. In regard to
the Etowah river, Lieutenant W. L. Mar
shall, who superintended the survey, con
cludes his report to Major King as fol
lows: Until the population becomes
many times increased, and the products
so amplified by diversified industries as to
make it the policy of the government? to
develop every possible means of inland
transportation, tliere does not seem to me
to be any occasion or need to improve tlie
Etowah river. No part of it at present is
more than eight miles from railroad
transportation.
After the death of the lamented Rev.
Samuel Anthony, it became known that
debt of S4S0 was hanging over his home
A plan was suggested among the friends
of tlie family by which the indebtedness
could be raised. Mayor Fielder and Al
derman Burkalter took the matter in
band and carried around a subscription
list in order to give all an opportunity of
contributing something toward this truly
charitable object. Mr. C. M. Wheatly
headed the list with the generous dona
tion of $50, and many other citizens sub
scribed handsomely, irrespective of creed
or calling. Tlie list was rapidly filled,
almost every one approached giving read
ily to the good case. We are glad to state
that late yesterday afternoon tlie entire
amount had been raised.
A correspondent of the Griflin Notes
writes from Forsyth as follows, giving the
Congressional probabilities in that end ol
the Fifth district:
The people are beginning to look
around slyly to find tlie most available
candidate for the coming congressional
race. It is pretty certain that the choice
will fall upon one or the other of tlie fol
lowing gentlemen: Judges A. M. Speer,
John I. Hall,Robert Trippe, Colonel J. D
Stewart, Colonel James S. Boynton, Col
onel E. W. Beck, Colonel A. D. Ham
mond, or Colonel Clint Duncan. Here
are eight of the most distinguished gen
tlemen in the State, either one of whom
would make a capital Congressman. Tlie
people of this part of tlie district are de
termined to have a showing this time, and
many will bolt the party ifthey are again
ignored. The upper end of tlie district
may as well settle down upon tills pro
gramme, for it is this or nothing.
Failure of TnE Fruit Crop.—Tlie
Americus Recorder says: It lias been re
marked in and about the city for a week
or more that peach trees this spring are
very late in blooming. A thought is sug
gested by two facts—one that they are
usually at this season of the year in full
bloom; the other the advanced state of all
other kinds of vegetation. Upon an ex
amination yesterday it appears tliat the
buds are dead. So, very few peaches may
be expected in our section this year. It is
a little strange that in a winter as mild as
the past has proved tlie buds of fruit trees
should be killed, but such is the fact.
This is owing to the exceedingly mild
weather which preceded Christmas, which
caused the buds to swell and begin open
ing early in January. At this time most
of these were killed by the cold snap
which followed it.
It is known to pomologists that it re
quires a year’s time to mature a fruit bud
whereas a leaf bud will mature in a few
weeks; hence, if tlie former is killed, all
hope of a crop is gone until the succeed
ing season; if the latter, a new leal bud
will soon come.
Valdosta Times: If Mr. Elias Wal
den and his wife live to see the 16th of
June next they will have been married
fifty years. They live in Red Oak Island,
in the Okefenokee swamp, and have spent
a life-time in or near that place. They
were each twenty years and a few days
old when they married, and strange, at
the age of seventy, there is not a gray hair
on Mr. Walden’s head.
He has been for years a large stock
raiser on the swamp, and he lias now the
first bedstead that was made for him when
he married, and on that bedstead is tlie
hide of the first cow he ever owned—both
in a good state of preservation.
On the fiftieth anniversary of his mar
riage, he expects to have to dine with him
all of his children, grand children, and
great grand children, and a large number
of friends, ne promises a feast of honey,
vension and fish—native products of llie
swamp. The editor of the Times is num
bered among tlie friends and expects, if
the old pair and himself lives, to be
present on that rare and interesting occa
sion.
Flowery Florida.
March 5,18S0.
Editors Telegraph and Messenger—
In my last, I promised yeur readers to tell
them something of the ancient fort of
TVY TTTiTjTi(tT?. APTT fo the case of J. D. Coles, County Judge
^ of the State, indicted in the United States,
Topeka, Alarcli 9.—The insane asy-
uuan wmeuiing 01 tne ancient tore 01 lum at Ossawatomie,.containing two hun-
Fernandma. This city is situated on the | dred inmatcs W as billed last night. All
northern .extremity of .Amelia Island, the inmates eseaned. Loss $40,000.
Tilden not in a Condition to Train.
The New York correspondent of the
Charleston News and Courier says;
I had occasion to address a few words
to Mr. S. J. Tilden to-day on a matter not
related to politics, and was surprised to
see how infirm tlie old man has become
since the campaign of 1870. I had a good
deal of business which often brought me
into contact with him iu the fall of 1576,
so that I know pretty well what his condi
tion was then. From a hale old man he
ha3 changed so that he apparently belongs
more properly in the ranks of those who
have finished this life’s work than among
the contestants for political honors, ne
appeared to-day to be as weak and infirm
as a man eighty years old; his hands
shook as if witli palsy; his eyes wandered
about in the vacant manner peculiar to
very old men near their last end. I also
noticed what appeared to be a strange ef
fort on his part to conceal the tremor of
his hands; as if in the hopes of steadying
them he made several efforts to grasp his
watch chain, always failing because his
old fingers would not close tightly around
it. He walks slowly with an amble sug
gestive of great age or infirmity. He may
ie a cunning old fox, as his enemies sug
gest, but lie is a very feeble old fox who
can scarcely hope to live much longer, and
certainly not to do any active work.
and opposite to it is seen the long low line
of the Cumberland coast witli its dark
green outline broken by the stately ruins
of old Dungeness, rising up above the
embosoming trees like an ancient fpudal
castle.
After depositing my impedimenta, con
sisting of two guns and a valice, I wander
ed itv company with an intelligent mer
chant, a Mr. William Martan, from Mich
igan, through the quaint streets of the old
town, lined with strange old fashioned
houses, tlie general contiguity of which
was relieved by a fair sprinkling of mod
ern structures,looking almost out of place
beside tlieir more ancient brethren.
A walk of half a mile took us across
marsh over a plank way to the older part
the of city, where the remains of the old
fort, erected by the Spanish settlers, arc
still to be seen.
Beyond, we reach tlie Femandina beach
—said to be the finest iu the world. This
beach is one of the finest drives in the
world, extending its shining silver sand
for twenty miles. Beautiful, bard aud
tempting, we almost forgot that the soft
waves, fretting and foaming along the
white sand, like the froth of champagne,
could in a few hours roar and rage like
demons, breaking the strong ships like
cockle-sliclls.
The dilapidated fortification, Fort
Clinch, pretends to frown on the incom
ing ships, but really a more harmless old
ruin never existed.
JACKSONVILLE
is a new town, a town of hotels and
strangers. The weather has been very
hot here, though for the last few days
keen wind from the South has been dash
ing the water against the wharfs and chaf
fing the sides of the ships against each
other. The city is full of Northern peo
ple, unmistakable as to tlie men from
tlieir vivid complections, and undoubted
as to the women from the size of their
feet.
business.
The business outlook seems to be good,
there being vast deal of bustle and con
fusion.
Tlie fort is a large structure, commenc
ed by the United States Government
in 1846, and never finished. The Confed
erate Government occupied it for some
time, but tlie work is still incomplete,
shameful evidence of tlie inefficient sys
tem of coast defense adopted by our nil
ers at Wasliington. We found tlie fort in
charge of an eminent sergeant, tlie sole
garrison, ably assisted and supported by
stalwart wife and “nine small children
and one at the breast,” as the old cate
chism hath it.
PROSPEIUTY.
The timber business of Femandina is
increasing largely and bids soon to grow
into a very important and lucrative busi
ness. There are eight saw mills in con
stant operation, turning cut large quanti
ties of timber daily, running full banded
and with more than they could do.
Direct communication with Liverpool
has been established from steamers plyinj
constantly during tlie winter mouths an
sailing vessels during tlie summer trade.
THE A. G. i W. J. T. R. It.
The business over this line between
Femandina and Jacksonville has largely
increased during tlie last year, and will
continue to increase as tlie spring ad
vances, no less than twelve boxes of
vegetables passing over tlie road daily,
a!i bound for tlie North. The passenger
travel lias been very line also, in spite of
tlie mild winler.
In this city we were most highly com
plimented by all the merchants witli
whom we dealt in being taken to be a con
nection of tlie Rothschilds family, or at
least of the Astors, judging from tlie prices
charged for all kinds of goods displayed
for sale. I forgave them, however, the
innocent mistake, but took good care to
do nothing to disabuse tlieir minds of tlie
flattering impression,
No one can appreciate the beauty of
this city by a mere description in a news
paper. One must see tlie stately hotels,
sweet shady streets, aud romantic private
mansions, to fully realize tlie charms of
this semi-tropic city, with its strange in
congruity of life and population, to know it
personally. • I must say that tlie city ap
peared to me to be composed of one-tenth
city, and nine-teutlis boom.
C’AIiOLYXN.
Brunswick Catholic Church.
Editors Telegraph and Messenger:—
At last Brunswick is about to have a brick
building. Our Catholic friends, with tlieir
energetic pastor, Rev. P. J. McCabe, are
using tlieir utmost endeavors to build a
new briek church, as their present one is
not only unfit for divine service, but alto
gether too small, owing to the rapid in
crease of the Catnolic community. To
friends, Catholic and non-Catholic, we ap
peal in behalf of their worthy pastor, who
lias worked and is working as none other
worked before him, for the welfare of
Brunswick and liis parishioners.
Donations, large or small, will be
thankfully received and gratefully ac
knowledged by A. M. Haygood,
M. Mineiian,
Collectors.
Brunswick, Ga., March 9,1880.
The Silver Question.
The following is from a recent letter
from M. Henri Comusclii to a correspond
ent in tlie United States:
The last word of Bismarck transmitted
to Mr. Walker through Mr. White was
that it was useless for the agents of tlie
United States to return to Berlin without
formal propositions, ajd useless to discuss
the question academically. When tlie
United States shall send forward proposi
tions for a treaty, they will be taken into
serious consideration. A very brief treaty
stipulating only free coinage of the two
metals at fifteen and a half to one is need
ed. If the United States, France and
Germany agree; it will be almost imposs 5
ble for England not to agree. But her ad
herence would not be necessary. If tlie
French bi-metallic law was sufficient dur
ing a century (1785 to 1674)to maintain in
the world the relative value at fifteen and
a half, when the United States used only
silver or only gold, when Germany used
only silver, when Holland coined only
gold (until 1850) and only silver (until
1874) it is evident that a compact between
France, the United States and Germany
and tlie certain concurrence of Holland
will insure a stable and indefeasible value
between gold and silver.
Should the efforts to get such a treaty
bring no conclusion,it isjsafe to say that the
United States cannot persist in coining
silver according to tlie Bland bill. After
four years of an instructive experience,
France was obliged to renounce the re
stricted, unscientific coinage, and tlie
United States will do the same, so that I
agree entirely witli your plan, You can
coin some dozen of dollars yearly in or
der to maintain the silver tradition and
then wait the magic of patience. “The
magic of patience” was the phrase used by
Beaconsfield touching, at Guildhall, tlie
silver question. “Silver has risen,” he
said, “and will rise again.” That is true,
but in this question rises and falls aic
equally bad. Mankind wanted fixity be
tween tlie two metals which constitute to
gether the universal monetary material.
Patience is a good virtue, a necessary vir
tue when in presence of the inevitable, or
when time alone can adduce tlie remedy.
Here time alone can do nothing. Legis
lation and a thorough international legis
lation is necessary. Patience is not here,
but obstinacy. Nor eansimple patriotism
be brought to the task. The best is the
quadruple treaty, then tlie triple. If no
treaty comes, then delenda Carthago by
stopping silver coinage in the United
States. When your mint stops London
will receive all the Nevada silver,and Lord
Beaconsfield will hear from liis own
words: “The magic of patience.”
The St. Gotbard hospice lodged 11,10-
travelers from October 1,1878, to Septeml
ber 31, 1879, and distributed 45,066
rations. MaDy travelers were supplied
with shoes, linen or clothing. Finally,
132 sick persons, or those partially frozen,
were taken care of in the hospital. The
expense of the estabisliment amounted to
13,298 francs; the receipts were 12,658
francs.
This charity foundation is the admira
tion of all Christendom.
the inmates escaped. Loss $40,000.
Cheyenne, March 9. — An active
volcano is reported near Brown’s Park. .
Richmond, Va., March 9.—The Senate
last night by a vote of 24 to 14, adopted a
joint resolution providing that the Read-
jasters’ ■ debt bill vetoed, and the bill
known as tbe{Ross-Hamilton substitute,be
submitted to the people in November for
a vote thereon. Hamilton’s substitute
fixed the rate of interest at three per cent,
and the principal at about $34,000,000.
Cincinnati, March 9.—There were
regular through trains on tlie Cincinnati
Southern Railroad to the entile length of
the road, North and South, yesterday.
Cairo, March 9.—Elijah Mason, a ne
gro living on a farm six miles from here,
yesterday, in a fit of jealousy, fatally shot
his wife, a white woman, and then killed
himself.
London, March 9.—In the House of
Commons last night a vote of £5,000,000
on account of the civil service was grant
ed, and the vote 46,000 officers and men
for the navy was agreed to.
The St. Petersburg Golos says the pain
full impression produced by the release of
Hartmann can only be removed by tlie
French Cabinet showing that the proofs
furnished from St. Petersburg of his iden
tity were insufficient.
Washington, March 9.—In the House
Mr. Morton, of New York, presented a
memorial ofE. D. Morgan & Co., Moses
Taylor & Co., and other importers and re
finers of sugar, praying for the retention
of the present graduated scale of duties,
with tlie addition of a clause to the pres
ent law obliging all sugars below No. 10,
iu color, testing above ninety-two degrees,
to pay a rate of duty, as if between num
bers 10 and 13. Referred.
Also a memorial of toe Commercial Ad
vertiser and New York Zeitung, praying
for the abolition of the duty upon print
ing type. Referred.
Tlie Speaker proceeded to call commit
tees for reports.
The bill coming over from tlie morning
hour, to establish a department of
agriculture, was referred to the Commit
tee of the Whole on the Public Calen
dar.
The Vice President laid before the Sen
ate a message from the President of tlie
United States yesterday, in response to
the Senate resolution calling for the cor
respondence between this and other gov
ernments concerning the inter-oceanic ca
nal. It was read, and, with accompany
ing documents, referred to the CommUtee
on Foreign Relations.
Mr. Thurman presented a memorial of
delegates of the Indian tribes in the In
dian Territory, remonstrating against the
passage of a bill to establish a United
States Court in that Territory. In view
of the important legal questions involved
in the subject, he moved the reference of.
the memorial to the Committee on the Ju
diciary.
Mr. Garland opposed the motion. The
bill was before the Senate, and its legal
effect could be discussed in the Senate.
If this memorial and various resolutions
heretofore offered were referred to the Ju
diciary Committee he would move tlie
reference of the bill itself to that commit
tee. As a member of the Committee on
Territories he could say the committee
would be glad to be relieved from further
responsibility in this important matter,
though lie was also a member of tlie Ju
diciary Committee. Thurman stated lie
had designed to express no opinion as to
tlie merits of the bill. In tlie absence of
Senator West, who reported tlie bill, tlie
motion to refer was laid over uutil to
morrow
Mr. Edmunds stated that hereafter he
will object to reading memorials. It was
against the rules of tlie Senate, aud re
suited in great expense for printing, and
made tlie Record inconveniently bulky.
The rules require the Senator presenting
tlie petition or memorial to briefly state
its substance.
Washington, March 9.—In the Senate
Mr. Bailey submitted a resolution direc
ting tlie Judiciary committee to enquire
into the truth of the report that tlie Pacific
railroads have entered into a contract with
the. Pacific Mail Steamship Company
which is prejudicial to the public inter
ests. Agreed to.
Mr. Morgan introduced a joint resold
tion, providing for tlie printing of tlie
eulogies on tlie late Senator Houston
Referred.
The Senate then proceeded to consider
tlie calendar.
A hill to provide for the settlement of
accounts witli certain Southern railway
companies was objected to by Mr. Ed
munds and laid aside.
Mr. Maxcy, who reported tlie bill, re
ferred to tlie fact tliat it had long been be
fore Congress and bad often been favora
bly reported.
He hoped it would soon be finally dis
posed of and he would try to call it up
next Tuesday.
The morning hour having expired the
Senate resumed tlie consideration of the
bill for tlie relief of Fitz John I’orter.
Mr. McDonald spoke in support of tlie
bill, and pending the conclusion of his
argument the Senate adjourned.
In tlie House Mr. Evert submitted the
minority report of the Committee on Ag
riculture, which was similarly referred.
Mr. Hooker, of North Carolina, from
the Committee on Indian Affairs, reported
a bill to reimburse the Creek Indian fund.
Referred to the Committee of the Whole
Mr. Wellborn, of Texas, from the same
committee, reported a bill to prevent the
Indians on the reservations from going
into the State of Tesas. Placed on the
House calendar,
Mr. Upson, of Texas, from the same
committee, reported a bill authorizing tlie
Secretary of the Treasury to ascertain aud
report the amount of money expended and
the indebtedness assumed by the State of
Texas in repelling invasions and suppress
ing the Indian hostilities. Placed on the
Heuse calendar.
Mr. Whittliome, of Tennessee, Chair
man of tlie Committee on Naval Affairs,
reported back a hill to authorize aud
equip an expedition to the Arctic Seas.
Referred to the Committee of the Whole.
The morning hour having expired, the
House proceeded to take up the political
assessment bill, upon which Mr. Hostettor
gave notice that he would call tlie previ
ous question at four o’clock to-morrow.
Mr. House, of Tennessee, spoke at
length in favor of the bill, reciting tlie
professions of desire for civil service
reform made by the Republican party and
tills administration, and showing how, in
spite of them, Mr. Hayes had been seated
by fraud and had rewarded with money
and offices men in Florida and Louisiana,
who had committed that fraud. He
thought the bill would remedy a great
evil and eradicate a tangible abuse. It
would enable the feeblest man in the em
ploy of tlie government to paralyze the
arm of tlie campaign collector who should
endeavor to filch from him a portion of
liis hard earned wages. At the conclu
sion of his remarks the House adjourned.
The President to-day nominated Jolin
R. Smith for postmaster at Gadsborougli,
North Carolina.
London, March 9.—An announcement
of a proposed dissolution of Parliament
in the House of Commons yesterday was
a complete surprise. The Liberal lead
ers will meet to-day to decide upon tlie
course to be adopted. Writs will be is
sued on the 24tfi instant, audit is believed
that many of the elections will be over by
the 1st of April.
Sir Stafford Northcote’s address to the
electors ofNorth Devon will be issued
immediately on the 24th nistant, in favor
of a manifesto relative to the policy of
tlie Government. Lieutenant Harrington
and Mr. Gladstone will issue a formal
manifesto to Northeast Lancashire and
Midlothian respectively. Each will deal
at length with the policy of the ministers
from an opposition point of view. Bight
lion. R. Asbeton-Cross’ address to the
electors of Southwest Lancashire is also
expected to be of the character of a man
ifesto, while those of Hon. John Bright
and Right Hon. William E. Forrester will
be exceedingly brief. All are expected
to appear within tlie next three days.
Richmond, Va., March 9.—In the Sen
ate, to-day, a preamble and resolutions
were adopted relative to the recent decir-
Court, Judge Rivers, for failing to put ne
groes on juries.
The preamble recites in effect that the
decision threatens the very existence of
the State governments as distinct sover
eignties, places the Judiciary of the State
completety under the control of toe Uni
ted States, and if followed to its logical
results, will enable the United States Con
gress to coerce the State Judiciary, as
'veil as the State Executive and Legisla
tive Departments in all matters, thus de
stroying eveiy yestige of State sovereignty,
a most alarming doctrine to all who value
tire blessings of liberty, for the security of
which the United States Constitution it
self was established and ordained.
The resolutions urge Virginia’s Sena
tors and Representatives in Congress to
procure a repeal of all the laws of Con
gress which tend to the exercise of powers
not delegated to the United States by tlie
Constitution, not prohibited by it to toe
States, and especially of that act under
which the decision mentioned was ren
dered, and request the Governor to com
municate copies of toe resolutions to the
Governors of toe several States, with a
view to having the Legislatures thereof
take similar action. The General As
sembly, in accordance with the joint res
olution agreed to last night, will adjourn
at 11 p. m., and it is improbable that toe
foregoing action of tlie Senate will be con
curred in by the House.
Washington, March 9,—Before the
House Inter-Oceanic Canal Committee
Friday, M. DeLesseps concluded his ex
planation of the advantages of tlie Panama
route. He expresses gratification at tlie
tone of tlie President’s message of yester
day, and said he had telegraphed his son
in Paris that toe message assured toe
safety of the canal. Captain Eads read a
paper before the committee advocating
his ship railway plan. He ^claimed such
a railway would cost only a quarter to
a half as much as the canal; could be
built sooner, would transport more ves
sels and do it faster, was cheaper to main
tain and could be constructed in localities
where the canal could not. Ships would
float from the harbor into a large cradle
which would run up a gradual incline on
a railway with twelve rails over which it
would be drawn by steam power. * Any
seaworthy vessel would stand any strain
that it could be subjected to on this rail
way.
M. DeLesseps highly complimented Mr.
Eads on his engineering achievements.
He did not wish to discuss tlie plan of a
railway. It was not in his line. Many
such plans had been proposed but none
yet executed. The committee then ad
journed. M. DeLesseps immediately left
for San Francisco.
Washington, March 9.—Among the
documents sent to the Senate by the Presi
dent relative to the Inter-Oceanic Canal
is a report from Secretary Evarts, setting
forth toe entire diplomatic history of the
canal. The main point brought out there
in is that our treaty with New Grenada
guarantees tlie independence of that re
public and toe neutrality of any line of
transit that may be constructed through
it between toe two oceans, and that this
treaty was made not for the peculiar ben
efit of tlie United States but for tlie ad
vantage of all nations. Secretary Evarts
concludes that it may be assumed that no
regulations will be liad between private
projectors and tlie Columbian government
without duly regarding the inevitable ac
tion of the United States under this treaty.
San Francisco, March 9.—The Call
to-morrow morning will contain a mani
festo of the Citizens Protective Union, de
claring the object of tliat organization to
be toe preservation of the public peace,
protection of life and property, restoration
of confidence in tlie public security and
tlie revival of business by lawful and
peaceful measures. The agitation against
the Chinese emigration, which it says,
when confined to lawful measures met
the approval of the people of California
but has degenerated into a carnival of
blasphemous tlireatenings against life and
property and brought scandal aud dis
honor on American civilization. Law-
abiding citizens have determined to en
force order. They appeal to the reason
motion of the State,evidence was granted,
Gully electing to be tried first, while next
Thursday was set for toe trial of Virgil.
Only two jurymen have thus far been ob
tained,both negros. It will be a difficult
matter to get a jury, as nearly every man
in the county has formed or expressed an
opinion as to the guilt or innocence of the
accused. District Attorney Ford repre
sents the State without any assistant
counsel. The defence is conducted by
Thomas H. Wood and S. M. Meek.
San Francisco, March 10.—Mayor
Kallochhas issued the following mani
festo :
“I deem it my duty to toe city over
whose welfare I have been called to pre
side, and to the public at large, which is
being infamously deceived by incendiary
misrepresentations, as to our situation, to
declare in a more emphatic and public
manner, that there is not, and never has
been, toe slightest reason to apprehend
any disturbance, riot or lawlessness what
ever, from toe working classes of San
Francisco. If trouble comes to us, it will
not come from them. Most inexcusable
and outrageous means are being used by
designing men to goad them into riotous
demonstrations, but they will fail. They
are, as they have proved themselves to be
under trying provocations, toe law abi
ding and peace preserving portion of our
population. I vouch to toe world for
them that they will so continue, and I
further declare, however that people
abroad may be imposed upon, that people
of this city see through all toe transparent
humbuggery of military interference, po
lice increase, and inflammatory circulars,
and will wait their constitutional day of
judgment to peaceably but effectively con
sign their authors to political infamy and
Oblivion, which they most richly deserve.
[Signed] I. S. Kalloch, Mayor.
Paris, March 10.—Before the Senate
adjourned yesterday, three articles of
Ferry’s education bill were adopted. The
debate for its second reading is fixed for
Monday next. The Courier De Soir
says: “In consequence of the defeat of ar
ticle seven of toe education bill, in the
Senate, M. Ferry has resigned toe minis
try of public worship.”
London, March 10.—A Vienna dis
patch reports that on toe Austro-Russian
frontier, near Zitkew, the river broke
through toe dike and flooded thirty vil
lages, some of which are completely de
stroyed. Thousands are without food or
shelter, and many cattle lost.
Cincinnati, March 10.—A Washing
ton Court House, Ohio, special, dated
midnight, says James F. Ely’s large eleva
tor and (Kirk packing establishment caught
fire at 11:30, and is a total loss. Other
valuable buildings are in danger as the
fire is not under control. Ely’s loss is
$55,000. Insurance $17,000.
St. Louis, March 10.—The boiler of
the grist mill of Solomon Zeigler, at
Brotherton, opposite St. Charles, Missouri,
on the Missouri river, exploded with ter
rific force yesterday, and tore the mill to
atoms. Simon Zeigler, toe proprietor’s
son, who acted as engineer, was killed
outright, and a colored boy, the fireman,
so badly injured that he died an hour af
ter the accident.
Washington, March 10.—The Vice
President laid before the Senate a message
received yesterday from' the President,
transmitting a copy of the agreement be
tween the Secretary of the Interior and
the Ute Indians, and recommended its
ratification. Referred to the Committee
on Indian Affairs.
Mr. Kernan presented the petitition of
Roger A. Piyor for the removal of politi
cal disabilities. Referred to the Commit
tee on Judiciary.
Mr. Thurman, from the Judiciary Com
mittee, reportedly adversely the Senate
bill to reimburse several States for interest
paid on war loans and for other purposes.
Placed on the calendar.
Mr. Davis, if Illinois, stated that there
was a minority report on the bill.
Mr. Vance, from toe Committee on
Naval Affairs, reported favorably toe
House bill to amend the public marine
school act.
Bills were introduced and referred, by
Mr. Ransom, to provide for toe settlement
of tlie accounts of the North Corolina
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London, March 6.—LordBeaconsficld’s
letter to tlie Duke of Marlborough, Lord
Lieutenant of Ireland, furnished the key
note of tlie Conservative campaign, which
is in opposition to Home Rule and the
maintenance of English influence in for
eign affairs.
Railroad Company; by Mr. Conkling, to
1 amend section 4,472 of the revised statutes,
concerning commerce and navigation and
tlie regulation of steam vessels. Mr.
Conkling also presented a memorial from
a large number of merchants from New
York city engaged in tlie transportation of
cotton from southern to northern and eas
tern ports, praying tlie passage of such a
bill as that above named.
In the House Mr. Reagan, of Texas,
asked and obtained leave to have printed
the following resolution, which he stated
llie Tones says that the language of he would offer as a substitute for the reso-
the letter is occasionally a little start-, lution ot the committee on toe inter-
ling, but since Lord Beaconsfield's most. Oceanic canal:
startling utterances in tlie past have al- I Resolved, That while we recognize tlie
ways been found to be animated by seri- general interest of tlie whole commercial
ous purposes, and to have realities behind ; world in the use of the ship canal or rail-
them, tlie important declarations made at road across tlie isthmus connecting North
the close ol the letter must carry all the and South America, and while we will re-
weiglit which belongs to tlie utterances of , spect that interest, if such line of inter-
one of the most responsible statesmen iu Oceanic communication shall be estab-
Europe.”
“Rarely,” Lord Beaconsfield says, “in
tliis country lias there been an occasion
more critical. Her Majesty’s ministers
have hitherto been able to preserve peace.
But this ineffable blessing cannot be ob
tained by passive principles of non-inter
vention. l’eace rests 011 tlie presence, not
to say ascendency, of England Iu the coun
cils of Europe.” These, the limes says,
are strong expressions, perhaps impru
dently strong, but the country will not
fail to be impressed with the importance
of tlie facts which must be assumed to
have prompted them. They are a plain
declaration tliat there are dangers in tlie
present position of affairs in Europe, and
that in the judgment of the Premier, they
can only be successfully arrested by the
due exercise of the English influence.
The Times then says: If the great po
litical questions are before Europe, it is
a matter of vital • importance to know
whether the ministry of the day has the
confidence of the country and whether its
policy therefore can be relied upon. This
s the issue raised by the dissolution of
Parliament and Lord Beaconsfield con
cludes by expressing the hope that
whatever may be tlie consequences to her
Majesty’s present advisers of toe appeal lie
makes, the country will return to West
minster a Parliament not unworthy of the
power of England and resolved to main
tain it.
Atlanta, Ga., March 9.—The Su
preme Court to-day refused a new trial to
Sam Hill, convicted of the murder of Jno.
Simmons, toe alleged seducer of Hill’s
wife. Hill was sentenced to hard labor
for life
Chakleston, March 9 lion. Isaac
Hayne, for twenty years preceding recon
struction, the attorney general of South
Carolina, and grandson of Isaac Hayne,
who was executed here by tlie Brltisb
during their occupation of Charleston,
died yesterday, aged seventy.
Little Rock, March 9.—Burglars
broke open the safe of Johnson, Rogers &
Co., of Mariana, Phillipe county, last
night and carried off $10,000 in currency
and State and county warrants.
Washington, March 9.—The Repub
lican members of the Senate in caucus to
day, agreed that debate on the Porter bill
proipotcs party interests, and decided not
to favor the rumored intention of the ma
jority to postpone the bill till next ses
sion.
Washington, March 9.—The House
Judiciary Committee has agreed to report
favorably Mr. Thompson’s bill relative to
tlie supervisors of election providing tliat
only one deputy marshal shall be appoint
ed in any voting precinct; that supervisors
aud deputy marshals shall receive only
$1.50 dailyand have no other fees; that no
fees shall be paid except by special appro
priations, and that no arrests shall be
made on election day, but that warrants
may be executed at any time after its
close.
The House Ways and Means committee
report favorably Morton’s hill changing
the duty on malt from 25 per cent, adca-
lorem to 25 cents per bushel. They will
on Thursday hear advocates of toe reten
tion of duty" on salt aud abolition of the
duty on paper. The sugar question has
been referred to a sub-committee consisting
of Carlisle, Tucker, Frye, Gibson ana
Garfield.
DeKalb, Miss., March 9.—The case of
Henry, Virgil and Houston Gully, indict
ed for the murder of John P, Gilmer, was
taken up in the Circuit court of Kemper
county yesterday. Virgil and Gully were
J ion of .the United States Supreme Court‘. indicted together for this offence, but on
lislied, we declare that as the establish
ment of such line of communication
would practically connect the Atlan
tic and Mexican Gulf and Pacific
coast lines of the United States, and as
the United States would have great local
as well as general interest in the work, in
common with other commercial powers
of the earth, a^d as political control of
such line of communication would be vi
tally necessary to her commercial interests
and to tlie preservation of her territorial
integrity and political indepenence; she
will insist, whenever aud by whomsoever
such project shall be commenced, on such
political control of it as will give security
to our commercial and poilicai interests.
The Speaker then proceeded to call
committees for reports, the House having
refused to dispense with the morning
hour.
Washington, March 10.—In the Sen
ate, Mr. Bayard introduced a bill amend
ing section 2022 of toe Revised Statutes.
Considerable debate then ensued upon
the motion of Mr. Thurman, to refer to
the Judiciary Committee the memorial of
the Indian chiefs, protesting against the
passage of the bill to establish a United
States Court in the Indian Territory.
Pending tlie discussion toe morning
hour expired, and Mr. McDonald resum
ed his speech, favoring the bill for the re
lief of Fitz John Poiter.
After a somewhat animated debate, in
which Messrs. Conkling, Logan and Ran
dolph participated, Mr. Jones, of Florida,
took the floor to speak on the bill, but
yielded to Mr. Garland, who moved in
consideration of the legal and constitu
tional questions involved, that the bill be
referred to the Judiciary Committee.
Without action on the motion, the Senate
adjourned.
Mr. Cox, of New York, chairman of
the committee on foreign affairs, reported
a bill appropriating $300,000 for tbe relief
of the suffering people of Ireland. Re
ferred to the committee of the whole.
Sir. Dibrcll, of Tennessee, from tlie in
valid pension committee, reported back a
bill to prevent withholding of pensions
from pensioners under the act 1871. He
asked to hare the bill put on its passage.
Mr. Conger—Is it to restore Jeff Davis
t« the roll 5*
Mr. Dibrell—Jeff Davis is not a pension
er.
Mr. Conger—I object! I object.
Mr. Dibrell—If tlie gentleman wants to
show his malice to the Southern people
so badly, he can object.
Mr. Conger—That remark is unworthy
the gentleman and the occasion.
Mr. Dibrell—I am responsible for all I
say here and elsewhere.
Mr. Conger—Elsewhere is good.
Tlie bill was placed on the calendar.
Mr. Willis, of Kentucky, from toe edu
cation and labor committee, reported
back a bill restricting Chinese immigra
tion into the United States. Placed on
tlie calendar.
Mr. Van Amam of New York, from the
same committee, reported back a bill en
forcing toe eight hour law. Placed on the
calendar.
The House then resumed the consider
ation of the political assessment bill.
Mr. Young of Ohio, spoke in opposition
to the bill, and in reply to the speech of
Mr. House of Tennessee, yesterday, which
he said was evidently a Tilden boom, in
tended to revive the idea that Tilden had
been, and might again be elected.
But,” he said, “the day will
never come when such an effete specimen
of moral depravity as Tilden will be elec
ted President.” [Laughter.]
After further debate Mr. Hosteter de
manded the previous qnestion, pending
which the House took a recess until 7:30
p. m., the evening session to be for tbe
consideration of pension bills.
Tlie President sent to the Senate to-day
the following nominations: To be Su
pervisors of tlie Census, David A. Perry
man, for the Second district of Alabama;
William W. Hicks, for the district of
Florida; James S. Burton, for the First
d strict of Mississippi; to be collector of
customs, John L. Haynes, for the district
of Brazos, De Santiago, Texa:; to be
postmaster, Samuel G. Bidwell at Yazoo
City, Mississippi.
The Senate to-day confirmed tlie nomi
nation of Charles E. Daily, of Virginia, to
be receiver of public money at Florence,
Arizona.
Mr. Vance ofNorth Carolina, from the
Senate Naval Committee, reported to the
Senate to-day the House bill relative to
marine schools, and provides for toe ex
tension of all the provisions of the act of
June 20tli, 1874, regarding tliat subject, to
toe ports of Wilmington, Charleston, Sa
vannah, Mobile, New Orleans, Baton
Rouge and Galveston. The bill was
placed on the calendar.
New Orleans, March JO.—Milton
Benner, cashier of the late Citizen’s Sav
ings Bank, who was indicted last Novem
ber charged with the embezzlement of $2,-
900 of the deposits of the bank, has been
on trial here since Monday. After hear
ing the testimony District Attorney Fin
ney to-day abandoned tlie prosecution.
Benner is still under indictment, charged
with tlie willful concealment of facts.
Montgomery, Ala., March 10.—The
Republican Executive Committee to-day
selected Selma as tlie place, and May 20th
as the time for holding the State Conven
tion. There were Grant, Blaine and
Sherman men in the Committee, with the
first named in toe lead.
Dublin, March 10.—The Mansion
House Relief Committee say that munifi
cent contributions continue to come in.
Fifty-four hundred pounds were received
yesterday, from Australia and New Zea
land. Among the other contributions ac
knowledged is one of £190 from Wil
mington, North Carolina.
The fund now amounts to £109,000, of
which £54,000 are on hand. The Com
mittee anticipate the greatest distress in
May, June and July, when it fears all its
S tivers will be taxed to the uttermost.
ad it not been for the Australian contri
butions, the operations of the Committee
would long since have ceased.
Washington, March 10.—The sub
committee of toe House ways and
means committee to-day heard represen
tatives of the distillery interests who de
sire certain changes in the Internal Reve
nue laws 1 . Commissioner Raiun was
present and said the department would
make no objections to many features of
the proposed bill, but the changes contem
plated in the assessment of taxes on spir
its placed iu bonded warehouses, would
cause about two and a quarter millions
loss of revenue. The bilJ affects the ad
ministration of the law rather than the
reduction of the tax, and will probably be
reported favorably to the House. Com
missioner Raum remarked that licensed
distilleries generally pay taxes honestly,
and the only loss of revenue is due to il
licit distilleries.
Washington, March 10.—Before tbe
Senate Exodus Committee to-day George
Q. Ruby, colored, editor of toe New Or
leans Observer, testified that the colored
people’s convention of 1879 found that the
exodus movement originated among the
plantation laborers and resulted from the
persecutions by the political mobs of
1874 and ’75, organizing as a colonization
council in August, 1874“ It spread rap
idly until it enrolled 92,S00 names in
Louisiana, Northeastern Texas, Arkansas
and Alabama, 69,000 of these being in
Louisiana. He said it is a denial of po*
litical rights rather than physical condi
tion, lamentable as the latter is, which
causes discontent among the negroes.
San Francisco, March 10.—The Call
this morning, without any direct reference
to the proclamation of the vigilance com
mittee, dissuades the community from vi
olent measures, as unnecessary to either
party. The Chronicle strongly recom
mends vigilance oiganizatioiis, aud inti
mates that the 'blow should be struck at
the leaders of the agitation and not at the
rank and file. The Alta scouts tlie neces
sity for concentrating troops here, holding
that the vigilance committee is amply
able to cope with the Sand Lot crowd,and
concludes as follows: “Let us have peace.
And we mean to have it—inside the law,
if we can; outside of it, if we must.” _ h
also denounces the Mayor’s proclamation
as an insult to the people.
London, March 10.—Right Honorable
William E. Foster, one of the Liberal
leaders, has issued an address to the eles-
tors of Bradford in reply toLordBeacons-
field’s manifesto. He denies the charge
that the political opponents of the Premier
seek to disintegrate the United Kingdom)
and intimates that the charge is made
with the hope of diverting attention from
the mischievous foreign andlndian polio)
of the government. He agrees with Lorn
Beaconsfield that the strength of tlie na
tion depends on its unity. ,
Cheyenne, March 10.—A bold and
successful robery of gold bulliou oecuire
at Sydney, Nebraska, to-day, while tne
Union Pacific Express Agent Snyder
at dinner. Tlie amount taken was be
tween one and two hundred thousand
dollars. An entrance was effected
through the floor of tlie express office.