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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 he a musical feast.
The Savannah Recorder says: Despite
the repeated warnings, numerous placards
and admonitions about theives 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 outhouse belonging
to Mr. D. G. Jones, in Perry, were des
troyed by fire. The origin of the fire
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 effect upon the veracity of the
community. We know of one case where
a young lady, heretofore regarded as pe:
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
will soon be in order to make the puzzle
a violation of the 18th section to prevent
fiunily jars.
Savannah Recorder: The river front
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 fired rock
ets and roman candles, and when oppo
site the market deck hoisted-a crimson
sail and paddled rapidly down the river.
It was quite dark before he reached Dray
ton street, and to show the course he took
Captain Boyton used signals and lights.
. Th® navigator created considerable ex
citement.
i:i-t 11VFire.—Augusta Chronicle:
This morning at half-past two o’clock a
big light burst up from near the corner of
Greene and Jackson streets, illuminating
Big Steve, the Chronicle office and all
surrounding objects. Before - the alarm
had been twice repeated, the entire rear
of Murray’s Globe Hotel Stables was in a
blaze, and it was evident that the fire bad
S tten in its work well. Quickly the
mes fed upon the small wooden build
ings in which it is supposed to have com
menced, and soon Ellis street, up and
down, was swarming with wild horses
and mules, flying 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 the adjacent
building, cc-me 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 Yaugan’s
office, Pierce’s shoe shop, John Nelson’s
tailor shop and a green grocery, the
flames having gotten too much headway
with these small frame houses to be sub
dued. On 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 flame at the northern end, was rescued
by a heavy steamer stream. Across the
street, the Jackson row. of brick buildings
including the office , of Major GeoigeT.
Jackson & Co., store' of Sabel & Co., the
Palace Bar, Odd Fellows’ building,
■Wheeler & Wilson sewiim machine offices,
were in great danger, the intense heat
bringing out fire upon the shutters, door
ways, etc., and firing 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 fire checked, although this entire sec
tion is considerably blistered. Probably
the heaviest loss was from the comer
building on Ellis street, which was used
by Messrs. R. H. May & Co. as a carriage
repository, where over one htmdred.vehi
cles, which were stowed away in
the second story, were totally destroyed.
The entire property, including Murray’s
stables through to Greene street and up
to Jackson, was owned by Hon.
Robert H. May, who had, however,
insurance in the Southern Mutual
Life and 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
rain at the time served to prevent the
spread or 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 fire. In forty minutes
after the alarm was sounded, it was evi
dent that the brigade had whipped the
fight. Heggie’s stables were saved with
but little damage, the flames seeming to
spread the other way; horses, however,
were tinned loose and vehicles lined the
street.
The fire is said to have originated in the
rear of the comer grocery store—it is al
most impossible to tell—cause unknown.
The loss 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 came d. 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
steamers toe charging into the debris with
streams.
It seems that pigeons have become
.very troublesome in Charleston. A bill
has been introduced by Aider-
man Ufferhardt and published in the
Netcs and Courier, prohibiting the keep
ing and vending of pigeons within the
limits of the city. The citizens have to
rely for pure drinking water almost en
tirely upon their cisterns, and the pigeons
by frequenting the roofs and sheds which
supply these cisterns tends to make the
water impure.
A Cat.tforta paper says that it is now
considered a well-settled point that the
production of raisins in that State will be
made profitable.
We learn from the Dalton News, that
a woman living near the foot of the Blue
Ridge mountains, in Georgia, caught four
wild turkeys in a trap recently, and when
she tried to get them out, they attacked
her so fiercely as to bieak one of her
- arms.
The samb 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, au.il to the many who applied, lie
sent back the answer: “Take up No. 15
carefully between the thumb and fore
finger, and place him where he belongs.”
' In 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 are boys. Tliree of the families
have five boys each and the other has
seven._There never was a girl in any of
these families. -
An old and highly respected gentleman
"Worthington. They are old people
The fence wa3 fired to draw Mr. W. from
the house. While absent, the thief
knocked the wife senseless. She recov
ered, however, and gave the alarm, when
the 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.
The Meriwether 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 their old debts, and this
has 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 the rose and
prosperity will smile on the land anew.
We learn from the News that Savannah
has very narrowly escaped a serious con
flagration. Yesterday morning, about
one o’clock, great excitement was created
at the corner 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 the pur
pose of attracting attention to a fire which
he had discovered burning in up-stairs
rooms in Lyons’ block. The cry of fire
was promptly given, and the alarm
sounded. It seems that Mr. A. L. Des-
boullions, the jeweler, and family, occupy
rooms in Lyons’ new building,*and that
adjoining their rooms is the dental office
of Dr. Dancy. During the night a little
girl of Mr. Desboullions was awakened by
the 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 what he could of his household
goods from possible destruction. Very
soon a large crowd had gathered, and the
flames could be distinctly seen blazing up
in the building. An extensive conflagration
seemed inevitable. Fortunately, however,
at this juncture the fire 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 unknowp, but
is believed to have been caused by the
spontaneous combustion of certain chemi
cals used by Dr. Dancy in his profession.
Owing to the promptitude and efficient
work of the fire department, the damage
was very slight.
Lost at Sea.—Savannah News: The
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
and was lost. At the time of the accident
it was blowing strongly with a heavy sea
on. Planks were thrown to the unfortu
nate man and every effort made to rescue
him, but he sank before assistance could
possibly reach him.
Cor.UMnus Times: The residence of B.
C. Kendrick, about five miles east of Tal-
botton, was burned a little after midnight
on Monday, the 8tb. It originated in the
store room, and when discovered had got
ten well under way and soon the entire
building was enveloped in flames. The
family had barely time to get out and
only saved the bedding on which they
slept. It was known as the Mark Geoige
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.
Cartersville had an election last
week for the purpose of establishing pub
lic schoob in their city. According to
the law, a two-thirds votes of the qualified
voters is necessary to establish the
schools.
,Tl;ere 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
der to establish them. While on the oth
er hand, others contend that the meaning
of the law is, that two-thirds of those vo
ting in such election, piust vote in favor
of the schools in order to establish them.
The number of qualified voters is about
four hundred. The following are the
votes polled:
For schools 113
Against 75
Two-tliirds of the qualified voters of the
city did not vote for schools, but two-
tliirds 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
courts. Indeed, they haTe already filed a
bill against their action in the premises,
praying for an injunction enjoining them
1 rom taking any further steps, whatever,
towards the establishment of the schools.
If his Honor, Judge McCutchen, grants
the injunction, this will suspend all pro
ceedings of the Mayor and Aldermen,
tending to put the schools in operation,
till a final hearing of the matter can be
had.
Dr. A. A.. Lipscomb.—Constitution:
This distinguished gentleman, scholar and
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 chair of
Belles Letter in the Vanderbilt University
at Nashville.
We regret to leant that his health is, at
present, quite feeble and sincerely hope
that the rest from his labors, which he is
about to take among his many friends in
his old home, will prove benefical.
The 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 pll
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 pious deacons.
We think the suggestion a good one, for
we learn that a gentleman on his way
from church last Sunday night stepped off
the sidewalk down to the street, a dis
tance of several feet, and came very near
being hurt.
Constitution: Some people are in
clined to be apprehensive of a sickly sum
mer, because we have had a mild winter;
but any such fear is considered ground
less by the best sanitarians in the land.
Dr. Mitchell, of the National Board of
Health, thinks the weather of this winter
has promoted ventilation of houses and
the oxidation of refuse organic matter.
There is no danger of a return of yellow
fever to Memphis, be thinks, unless the
germs of the disease are imported from
South America, where it is now prevail
ing, or from the West Indies, where it may
soon become prevalent.
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 AMD; cost of care and
fertilizing, five years, $500 to $1,000.
total cost, $020 to $1,560. In addition
to this the young trees cost, ready for
setting out, from S5 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
their “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 a ere,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
bang on the tree, the average price this
season, would give $22,500 off the ten
acres. This estimate, let it be borne in
mind.ig is a low one, for some Floridians
are th year realizing $25,000 from six
acres. The Florida orange crop this year-
is much larger than ever before. From
such counties as are easily accessible the
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 the large number of
blooming trees that will come into bear
ing the 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.
The decision of Justice Bradley, of the
United States Supreme Court, touching
the .Federal election laws and State offi
cers, goq4 to the extreme of the radical
Republican theory of the centralization of
the Federal government. In effect, the
decision makes citizens of the United
States subjects of an absolute central pow
er, and sweeps from the States all the
powers reserved to them as to elections by
the constitution. If the supervisor law is
valid, the Federal marshals, supervisors
and deputies must also interfere with the
elections of Senators by Legislatures and
control the 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 trumped-up charge
who has the army and navy of the United
States at his back. Of course, this decis
ion is a monstrous perversion of the Con
stitution, and was made under the prick
of partisanship. It takes the control of
elections from two parties and hands the
whole machinery over to one political or-
gauization, ready to perpetrate any
amount of fraud or violence te promote
party success, and employing, as'bas been
demonstrated at every election, the loath
some dregs of humanity to perform the
dirty work. The Constitution never in
tended that one political facti-n should
control the elections in this country, for
that means that one party shall have the
means to perpetuate itself indefinitely,and
that is a theory the reverse of republican.
Flans of the “Independent" Eepub
licans.
The Chicago Inter-Ocean has the fol
lowing special from its Washington car-
respondent : ✓
The other day I was talking with an
“Independent Republican’.’ editor, one of
the Greeley-Bowles-Halstead-MedUl stripe
and who only suportsthe Republican par
ty when it acts upon his own notions. I
asked what “the independent press would
do in case Grant was nominated by the
Republicans,”
•‘We cannot support him, of course,” he
replied.
“Haw about Blaine?”
“He is not so objectionable, but we
would prefer somebody else. We would
support Sherman or Washbume very cor
dially.” V *
“Well, if Blaine or Grant are nominat
ed, what will you do? Who will you
support?”
“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 our
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
publican and others. We would nomi
nate John IShcrman if he would ac
cept, and if he would not we woul run a
ticket with some man like Prof. Seelye, of
Amherst College, at its head.”
Too Good We Fear to Be True.
A‘Northern exchange says:
Port Royal, South Carolina, is again at
tracting attention as an Atlantic ship
ping port, in connection with the Chicago
and South Atlantic railroad scheme; The
Cincinnati Southern 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
cotton trade of the West and South will
be in operation between Port Rpyal : and
Liverpool by the 15th of this month; and
there is talk of other lines, sbon to be' put
in operation with the ports of Brazil, the
Argentine Republic and other points in
South and Central America. . The capital
employed in the enterprise is said to come
from “the East;” but apart from that
somewhat indefinite expression, there
would seem to be as yet no information.
The above lacks confirmation, so far as
we are informed. These steamers to
Liverpool and South America would cost
a power of money, and between tills and
the last of next wee^ it would require the
wand of a genii to get them in position on
those lines. : .
“A Wise Man Changes Ills Opinion
Seldom—A Fool Never.”
Some weeks since the Postmaster-Gen
eral instructed postmasters to refuse to
register letters, or issue money orders ad
dressed. to the Louisiana State Lottery
of Meriwether county, about eighty-five Company, of New Orleans, thus including
of«e, qiiarelled and separated from j tSSSS£
his w ife a few days since. - j action, and being unable to satisfy him-
ORAN«E culture is to be tested in Lib- ] self of anything fraudulent in its opera
tions, he rescinded this order on the 17th
of February, and orders all mail facilities
extended again to the company as for-
BY TELEGRAPH
Hanged.
Tkomasvh.ee, Ga., March 12.—The
negro, Dan Brigherty, convicted at the
last term of the Thomasville Superior
Court of rape, paid the extreme penalty of
the law by being hung here to-day. He
was executed in thejail, but few being ad
mitted, at 11:20 a. m. He bad previously
confessed his guilt, and admitted the
justice of the penalty. He also admitted
that he bad been raised better; hence was
not ignorant of the heinousness -of the
crime nor of the penalty attached thereto.
T. M. M.
dering the public funds, and as to Mr.
xr-i. , —, , , the market has been dull and the improve-'cept In the immediate vicinity of
McMahon’s statement that the Democrats ment was lost, closing partially at l-32d towns, that whole region is dominated bv
lower. . brigands. Thirteen dialing v. *
One of Napoleon’s Nephews.
Pierre Bonaparte only came out of ob
scurity once in his life, when be shot Victor
Nolr eleven years ago. He now lives
alone at Versailles, in th# hotel de France,
where he has two rooms on the first floor.
He is tormented by gout, and never leaves
his room unless it be to go' to mass on
Sunday, for tbe old free thinker is now
hand-in-hand with the Jesuits. He eats
very little, and depends on the hnndred-
franc note that Prince Jerome sends him
from time to time. His wife lives poorly
with her daughter Jeanne, who is eight
een years of age, in the Rne de Lille.
Jeanne Bonaparte studies at the Ecole
Xationale de Dessin, and an engraving
and a medallion by her were admitted to
tbe Salon last year. This last mentioned
household is supported by a monthly pen
sion of a hundred francs paid by the Prin
cess Mathilde. The son, Holland Bona
parte, who is twenty-one years of age,
has been educated at Saint Cyr, and is
now a sub-lieutenant of infantry.
erty county.
IVe understand that a gentleman :n At
lanta has Confederate currreucy amount
ing to over $1,000,000, which ho will use
as circulars,printing his advertisement on
the back of each bill.
An attempt was^made In Mitchell coun-
--h the resilience of Mr. anil Mi's.
[ merly. Buyers of tickets, therefore, can
again send by registered letters to M. A.
Dauphin, New Orleans, La.,-or same at
319 Broadway, New York City, N. Y., for
the regular monthly drawing, on Tues
day, April 13th, advertised at length else
where in our columns. mchlO lw.
From tbe Banka of the Hi
Newburg, N. Y. f October 80.1879.
II. II. Warner <t (✓#., Rochester,.New
York.—Gentlemen—“A lady of <rver
se ,-enty years of age, in failing health.for
over a year, has been using Wsrnfir’s
Safe Bitters on my recommend? tk-n. She
feels very grateful lor the benefit she has
derived therefrom, aud says that until she
used it her stomach could bear no vegeta
ble food for over three years. I believe It
to be a certain specific for dyspepsia.
Jos
2w
J. T. JOSLYN.
Simmons, of Georgia, has been reported
against anil laid over. He 1s now Per
simmons.
New Orleans, 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
and refiners. They state that many of
those composing the New York meeting
were before that committee, and failed to
convince them that tbe public interest re
quired the changes in tbe tariff advocated
by the importers and refiners. “We ap
peal,” say the resolutions, “to Congress
through the Ways and Means Committee,
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 tbe market to tbe slave-grown
sugars of that island; and, further, that
while existing legislation on this subject
is not adequate to our wants, because
Louisiana, in tbe 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.”
DeKalb, Miss., March 12.—The case
against Virgil and Houston Gully, for the
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 tbe box, and
but little hope remains of getting tbe jury
at all.
London, March 12.—There has been
sudden outbreak of fever on Kore Island,
near Cape Clear Islands. Sixty-three are
prostrated and one death has' occurred
The total subscriptions for Canard 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 her main
mizzen top, gallant masts and sails.
Washington, March 12.—In the Sen
ate, Mr. Vance, from tbe district commit
tee, reported favorably the bill for tbe pro
tection of the Potomac river fisheries.
Placed on tbe calendar.
Mr. Williams presented a joint resolu
tion of the Kentucky Legislature, instruc
ting tbe Senators from Kentucky to urge
the passage of tbe bill reducing the salary
of the President of tbe United States.
■ Mr. Bruce, from the committee on ed
ucation and labor, reported adversely the
bill to provide for the investment of
certain unclaimed pay and bounty money
now in tbe treasury, anil to facilitate tbe
education of tbe colored race. Indefinite
ly postponed.
Mr. Gordon asked unanimous con
sent for the present consideration of his
resolution for tbe appointment of a spe
cial committee on tbe inter-oceanic canal.
Mr. Maxey objected, remarking that jus
tice to the committees required that the
business on tbe calendar be disposed of.
After debate, Mr. Gordon and Mr. Groom
withdrew their resolutions for theappoint-
ment of a special committee on tbe inter-
oceanic canal, and tbe resolution of Mr.
Pratt, requesting the President to commu
nicate to Foreign Governments tbe desire
of this Government to secure the neutral
ity of any transit route across the Isth
mus, etc., was referred to tbe Committee
on Foreign Relations. ■"
In tbe House Mr. Manning, of Missis
sippi, asked leave to offer a preamble and
resolution similar to that offered In the
Senate some days ago, reciting the alleged
contract entered into by tbe Union Pa
cific Railroad Company, Central Pacific
Railroad Company and tbe Pacific Mail
Steamship Company, and directing cbe
Committee on the Judiciary to enquire
specifically whether such contract exists,
and report wbat legislation is necessary to
protect the public interest in the premises,
giving sai^ committee leave to sit during
the recess, and report by bill or other
wise. MrTNewberry, of Michigan, ob
jected. ; 1
Washington, March 12.—At the expi
ration of the morning hour, the Senate
took up the regular order, which was th#
fortification appropriation bill.
Mr. Allison explained the bill, and con
siderable vlebste ensued upon its provis
ions, Messrs! Cockling, Beck and others
complaining that .it; was inadequate,
while Messrs, Withers and Wallace main
tained that therelwta no dinger of war,
and that i£ was better to await the results
of European experiments in ordnance be
fore going to great gxpensei; ■-?
Mr. Saalsbury thought ft better to
strengthen the navy than spend money on
coast fortifications. '
Mr, Dawes said be was not in favor of
an economy which would leatre our har
bors unprotected.
Mr. McPherson condemned the admin
istration of the. Navy Department as
wasteful and fruitless.
After some further debate, the bill, as
amended in the committee, was reads
third time and passed. It appropriates
$150,000 for tbe protection, preservation
and repair of fortifications and defensive
works, $400,000 for the armament of tbe
sea coast and fortifications, including the
expense of converting smooth bore cannon
into rifles,' aud manufacture of four im
proved breech loading rifled guns, and
$50,000 for torpedoes for harbor defense,
and for experiments.
Mr. Ransom, of North Carolina, intro
duced a bill to refund to the North Car
olina Railroad Company certain moneys
unlawfully collected from it by tbe Uni
ted States. Referred.
Mr. Kellogg rose to a question of per
sonal privilege. He sent to tbe clerk’s
desk and bad read a copy of the New Or
leans Democrat, containing an extract
from the Charleston News and Courier,
alleging that the woman, Jessie Raymond,
was brought to Washington by Mr. 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, and denounced its authors
as cowards who dared not make an open
attack) but stabbed men in the back. He
offered a resolution for tbe appointment of
a committee of fire Senators to investigate
tbe charges.
Mr. Thurman asked if tbe Senate bad
come to such a state of degradation as to
notice every newspaper article scandaliz
ing a Senator. 'He said that when the
resolution came-up he should move to ta
ble it, and put It to sleep forever. The
resolution went over under the rules.
The Senate then adjourned until Mon
day.
In the House, on motion^of Mr. McMa
hon, of Ohio, the morning hour was dis
pensed with, private business laid aside,
and Mr. McMahon reported baek the de
ficiency appropriation bill from the ap
propriation committee, with an amend
ment appropriating $600,000 for the pay
ment or foes and expenses of United States
Marshals and their general deputies, thus
making tbe total amount appropriated by
the bill $1,265,530. Tbe House then wertt
into Committee of tbe Whole on this till.
Mr. McMahon pointed out that the bill
made fib appropriation for special deputy
marshals, and said he doubted whether
the Democratic party ever would appro
priate money for special deputies as long
as tbe law-stood in the present shape.
After some sparring between McMahon
and Hawley, of Connecticut, as to the
question whether the liability for payment
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, be was surprised,be
said, that tbe Democrats after such expe
rience, should come back and announce
that they would not obey the decision of
the Supreme court.
Mr. McMahon replied that the debt had
been incurred in advance of the appropri
ations, contrary to law.
Mr. Hiscock said be tbongbt the Domo-
crats would eventually pay It.
After a speech by Mr. Tinsley, of Ohio,
attacking the administration of tbe 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 information as to all
the appropriations ever made for rivers
and harbors in Louisiana. Referred.
The House then adjourned until Mon
day.
Fbedebicksbubg, Va., March 12.—
Arms and ammunition were sent to Lan
caster county, by the State authorities
yesterday, to protect the oystermen of the
lower Rappahannock from foreign dredg
ers.
Richmond, Va., March 12.—Wm. F.
Taylor, late Auditor of Public Accounts
of Virginia, died in this city last night of
heart disease, aged 67.
Washington, March 12.—The bill for
tbe application of unclaimed bounty mon
ey of colored soldiers, to tbe education of
the colored race, was to-day reported to
the Senate adversely by Senator Bruce,
from the Committee on Education and
Labor, tbe committee finding that from
present indications, said money will all
be needed to meet lawful claims that are
constantly being presented.
Berlin, Marcia 12.—The Governmen
tal Post states that Prince Bismarck has
ordered a collection of diplomatic docu
ments attesting tbe hostile intentions of
Russia towards Germany. The volume
will include papers bearing upon Prince
GortschakoiFs proposition to France for
tbe conclusion of an anti-German alliance.
London, March 12.—A dispatch from
Shanghai to tbe Reuters Telegram Com
pany, dated to-day, reports that Chung
How, late ambassador to Russia, who ne
gotiated tbe Kuldja treaty, - has been be
headed, and that a revolt has broken out
at Pekin.
The conservative and ministerial jour
nals declare the budget statement satis
factory. The Daily News says the budget
is framed on “happy go lucky” princi-
says: “There is an inconvenient load of
debt; let us see if we cannot lift it ofl our
own shoulders, and on the shoulders of
some one else.” The Times says the
budget was predestined to be unsatisfac
tory, and it will not stir the pulse of the
New Orleans, March 12 A break
has occurred in the levee near the bar
racks. It is being doled, and the levee
straightened. The river is very high,
causing apprehensions that the levees will
not withstand 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 dose it.
Pensacola, Fla., March 12.—Judge
Settle dedded to-day, in the timber cases,
that the 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 tbe police
court this morning. He stated that he was
ready and desired neither jury nor coun
sel, and that he bad no witness. Tbe po
liceman who is the complaining witness
in the case, being temporarily absent,
looking for certain other witnesses, tbe
case - jras continued until to-morrow.
Washington, March 12.—The House
Judiciary Committee to-day dedded to re
port the bill carrying out the treaty stipu
lations with foreign countries, concerning
trade marks. They acted adversely on
Armfield’s bill for inter-State regulations
of trade marks, and decided that the sub
ject is not sufficiently important to war
rant a constitutional amendment, as pro
posed by Mr. McCord’s bill.
The House committee on war claims
to-day dedded to report adversely on
thirty claims, amounting to over $1,000,-
000. They passed favorably J. B. and O.
S. Latham’s claims for $113,631 for sup
plies furnished the government during the
war.
| ^Before the Senate Exodus Committee
o-day Henry Adams, a colored farm
hand from Shreveport, testified to his con
nection in 1870 with the secret committee
organized to get information a3 to the
condition of the negroes throughout the
country. This committee developed by
1874 into a “Colonization Sodety,” 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, in 1877, the 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, Mardt T3.—Judge Blodgett
yesterday instructed the United States
Commissioner in the election case to the
effect that the United States Courts have
held that the Fifteenth amendment and
Revised Statute 6507 contemplated the
protection of the right of suffrage of for
mer slaves, and that free or white men do
not come within these legal safeguards.
brigands. Thirteen distinct bands are
enumerated, comprising in all about 150
men—Greeks, Walladis, Bulgarians, Al
banians and Turkish deserters. They
levy blackmail ,upon Mussulmans and
Christians indiscriminately. Up to the
12th instant, nothing further concerning
Colonel Synge and wife had reached Con
stantinople.
Washington, March 33 The exami
nation of the- negro, Henry Adams, was
continued before the Exodus Committee.
He testified that in 1805 and 1866, inDe-
Sota Parish, Louisiana, he was twice
shot at by bandits—white men. The rea
son given for the assaults being that he
was trying to get negroes to leave the pa
rish. He was employed by Major Merrill
as a servant at fifty dollars per month,
but thought rail splitting safer work.
His people lost all hope in 1877, not be
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 had been appealed to for aid,
but without success. He thought Kel logg
a little cowardly. Had been in Arkansas
and Texas on society’s business, and
found tbe condition of the negroes • in
Texas very bad. Did not want to tell all
bis business. Expected to get killed for
what be had already said, if be went
back.
Havre, March 13.—The General Trans-
Hon. A. H. Stephen* Grievously Of
fended,
Special to tbe rturinnati Krquirer 1
Washington, D. C., March 10 i88fi
There has been a studied effort ’to W
the matter quiet, but notwithstanding the
fact leaks out that Aleck Stephen! of
Georgia, is grievously offended with’hi.
party. A few days ago his ire had reached
that climax wherein he threatened te w.
sign his seat in Congress. As a prefocT
it will be remembered that durino-th« jtZ
bate on tli^ adoption of the report miufo
by the Committee on the RevisimTAe
I Rules of the House, Mr. Stephens
and three or four other Democratic kickera
jeiced bands with the Republicans to defeat
the twenty-first rule, which was the rule
through which it became possible to inau
gurate and carry out Democratic economy
on appropriation bills. When the debate
had waxed hot, and there was danger of
the Democrats being worsted by their
wily opponents, Stephens asked tbe House
to give him its unanimous consent to
make a ten minutes’ speech in favor of
the abolition of the twenty-first rule. It
ought to be added right hero in parenthe
sis that on all occasions wherein a similar
request had been made by Stephens, bis
party, as well as the Republicans, accord
ed him the courtesy. Upon this occasion
however, there was objection on the Dem
ocratic side, and it was only after a shrewd
parliamentary skirmish by the Republi-
atlantic Steamship Company has resumed J* 08 that Stephens was granted the favor
its weekly line between Havre and New “ e .coveted. It appears, by subsequent de-
— - - - velopmeuts, that the Georgia statesman
took decided umbrage at his party because
it had not all allowed him to throw his
pies. It makes no important changes, but' The writ of arrest which has been applied
CQVO • ((TViGM ta nn lnAAniranSAtif lnnrl rvf .1 /• . . « * *
country in favor of the ministry, but on United States.
for was therefore not granted.
Cincinnati, March 13.—The Order of
Malta was last night conferred upon Rob
ert S. Pomeroy, of this city, by tbe Cin
cinnati Commandeiy. This is the first
time tbe order has been conferred in the
the other band, will hardly furnish the
opposition with a new arsenal of weapons
or tbe approaching campaign.
San Francisco, March 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
learuedjhat Kearney attended auyof them.
The Executive Committee is said to have
•held a meeting to-day, but nothing is
known of the proceedings.
Washington, March 12.—Hon. Eras-
tus Brooks, of the New York Express,
and Mr. George Jones, of the New York
Times, appeared before the House Ways
aud Means Committee to-day|and urged
tbe removal of the duty of twenty per
cent, on wood pulp used in tbe manufac
ture of paper, holding that it would tend
to neutralize tbe efforts of tbe combina
tion of paper manufacturers to force tbe
price of paper up. The Smith Paper
Company, of Lee, Massachusetts, Buck-
ley, Dun ton & Co., Hon. William N.
Russell, of Lawrence, Massachusetts,
Albany, March 13.—A telegram
reached the office of the Dean Richmond,
of tbe People’s line, last night from Cas-
tleton, informing them of heavy ice below
that point, which news compelled that
steamer to remain at her dock in this city,
where she will stay until the river is
cleared. The People’s^line agents in this
city sent a telegram to New York order
ing the Drew to remain in that city. The
ice was making quite rapidly last night.
New Yoke, .March 13.—A fire broke
out this morning in tbe third story brick
building on 643, 8th avenue, occupied by
Stephen McKirtland, dry goods, and
spread to the adjoining building, 641, oc
cupied by Thomas Anderson, teas. Mc-
Kirtland’s loss is estimated at $50,000 and
$8,000 on the building. Anderson’s loss is
$20,000 and $4,000 on the building. In
sured. Cause of fire unknown.
Londrn, March 13.—A dispatch from
Holyhead to Lloyds says the Guion Line
steamer Montana, which arrived at
Queenstown yesterday from New York,
and proceeded for Liverpool, is en the
rocks in Church Bay. Some of the pas-
Hon. Warren Miller, of hew York, and j sengers and crew have landed at Holy-
others interested in paper manufacture, | head.
were represented on the other side of the
question. They declared that no combi
nation to enhance prices exists, but that
the advance in the price of paper results
from the natural operations of the law of
supply and demand, and that while the
removal of the duty named would injure
those engaged in developing tbe process
formaking cheap paper, it would not reg
ulate the price of paper. Tbe committee
meet again to-morrow.
The letting of mail contracts for the
steamboat routes for tbe southeastern sec
tion has been postponed until April 1st,
and bids from owners of steamboats will
be received up to that date.
Chicago, March 12.—M. L. Schudder,
of this city, has received a letter* from
John Sherman, denying tbe rumor that be
intends to retire from tlie Presidential
contest. Sherman says: “I consider my
self a candidate, and shall do so to the
end, but I don’t think it necessary * to be
little or arraign General Grant, Senator
Blaine, or any one else, or to use my offi
cial position to promote my candidacy.”
London, March 12.—The Times says:
“Mr. Gladstone’s address to the electors
of Midlothian is a brilliant and concentre'
ted summary of bis familiar indictment
against the whole government, and all it
has done. It is very effective as a recom
mendation, but it has atone of weakness.
There is nothing throughout it to remind
us that there are'any political realties to
bo considered in pronouncing judgment,
except tbe ministers themselves. Mr.
Gladstone leaves out of sight tbe
essential circumstances with which the
ministry " were concerned—the East
ern question, depression of trade,
and the worst harvest of a gen
eration. For all this, there is no allow
ance. . There is nothing visible to his gaze
but the ministry which has been gratui
tously misusing resources and discrediting
the honor of the country. Tbe great facts
of the political world of tbe day are ele
ments which Mr. Gladstone leaves out in
his sketch, and unfortunately, they are
indispensible to a satisfactory review of
tbe situation.
London, March 12.—Russian advices
state that General Melikoff is in bad
health, aud is spitting blood, owing to
overwork and suppressed excitement. It
is said b<s life was undoubtedly saved by
shirt of chain mail worn under, bis uni
form, at tbe time of tbe attempt made to
assassinate him. The bullet struck his
body between the ribs anil iiip, where a
wound would have been mortal, had not
the bullet been stopped.
Baltimore, March 12.—General Hen
ry L. Thompson, President of tbe Nation
al Bank of Baltimore, anil a prominent
citizen of this city, died to-day, aged 80.
City of Mexico, March 10.—General
Grant bas visited Puchamin and tbe Pyr
amids of Chotulu, and has been brilliant
ly en ertained at Pueblo. He intends to
sail on the 18th instant for Galveston.
Minister Foster and family will shortly
follow and expect to be in New Orleans
about tbe 22d. Last night 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 and Hous
ton Gulley for the murder of Gilmer were
abandoned to-day, and the case stands
continued on account of the lailure to ob
tain a jury.
"Washington, March 12.—Mrs. Belva
A. Lockwood bas written an open letter
attacking Senator Hill, and charging him
with numerous immoralities. That gen
tleman bas promptly branded the letter as
“nothing but a batch of falsehoods.” He
regards it as a desperate attempt at defa
mation,'utterly 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 on Monday,
some advance was paid. On Tuesday,
the market became dull and with a limi
ted business. Since then, quotations show
of special deputy marshals was a public j little change from those of last Thursday,
debt or a private debt of the Republican American was in fair demand, and ad-
party, McMahon resumed his remarks j vanced jil eaaly in the week, but the im-
upon tbe bill, attacking especially the ex- : provement bas sine# been lost. In Seals-
travagant administration of the govern- land, transactions were small at un-
ment printing office. | changed prices. Futures opened quiet.
Hiscock, or New York, defended the On Monday, there was an upward inquiry
public printer from tbe charge of squan- and prices advanced 3-32d, but since ,then
York to-day, with the departure of the
steamer Blanche. This company will also
run a monthly line from Marseilles, call
ing at Barcelona.
Paris, March 13.—A cabinet council
was held to-d?y, but its proceedings were
kept secret. This gave rise to rumors
that a disagreement had arisen about the
Jesuit question, which to-night are semi
officially denied.
It is asserted that General Gresley, ex-
Ministerof War, has been appointed com
mander of the army corps stationed at
Orleans.
The managing committee «f the Right
has decided to accept no compromise on
the seventh clause of the Jules Ferry ed
ucation bill, and to take no part in the de
bate on the second reading of the bill.
The Patrie announces that Father
Beckx, General of the Jesuits, has arrived
in Paris. .
London,March IS.—Appalling accounts
continue to come from Armenia and Tur-
klstan, The famine extends over an
area of100,000 square miles. Five months
must pass before another harvest can
bring relief. An appeal for help has been
published here, signed by tbe Archbishop
of Canterbury, Marquis Salisbury, Earl
Shaftsburg and a number of other promi
nent gentlemen.
Tbe troubles between the Greeks and
Bulgarians in Eastern Roumelia have be
come so active, and tbi 4 idence of a sys
tematic effort by tbe Bulgarians to drive
away tbe Greeks and Mussulmans, are so
overwhelming that Aliko Pasha, Governor
General, though be is believed to be in
sympathy with that movement, has been
compelled to issue a circular command
ing the dissolution of Bulgarian secret so
cieties. General Strecker, commander of
the Ronmelian military, bas demanded
tbe dismissal of Russian officers, and
threatens to resign if bis demand is re
fused.
Havana, March 13.—Captain Gen
eral Blanco has ordered tbe following ad
ditional regulations to ameliorate Hie nn-.
salubrity of the ports of the Island: “All
vessels discharging their cargo shall noti r y
tbe Sanitary Department of the port,
when a physician shall immediately in
spect tbe vessel. No vessel will be al
lowed to take in a cargo unless it- shall
have received a paper from tbe Sanitary
Department, saying it is in a healthy con
dition and ready to load. After tbe ves
sel is loaded it will again be inspected, es
pecially with tbe object of ascertaining
whether there are any cases of yellow fe
ver on board, whether the number of pas
sengers and crew does not exceed the
prescribed limit of tbe vessel’s capacity,
and whether it carries a physician and
has complied with ail the sanitary pre
cautions.
Tlie| orders given the Captains of ves
sels by inspecting doctors shall be in wri
ting, and Captains will be obliged to make
their Answers in writing. The Bay of
Havana, with all tbe establishments bor
dering thereon, will be scrupulouly inspec
ted periodically.
Cincinnati, March 13.—A dispatch
from Shelbyville, 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 th# ground, and the fire,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
the Missouri Railroad, for $135,000 taxes,
falling due between 1864 and 1871. He
ruled that as no assessment and demand
bad.been made at tbe time, in 1S77, wben
tbe property had passed into other bands,
no lien could be established, and his de
cision was in favor of the railroad.
Poughkeepsie, N. Y., March 13.—
The weavers at Stewart’s woolen mills, at
Gleuhanc, struck for higher wages to-day,
and op being refused, left tbe building in
a bodjy. 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, March 13.—The Coro
ner’s jury in tbe Dise murder case render
ed a verdict of death caused by gun shot
wounds, inflicted by a party unknown.
Washington, March 13.—The sub
committee of the House Committee on
Agriculture to-day, discussed tbe general
features of Aiken’s (of South Carolina)
bill to promote the culture in this country
of the tea plant, with no action.
London, March 13.—The mails, pas
sengers and crew of tbe Montana have all
been saved. The steamer is ashore on
tbe 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, but there is little hope of sav
ing the vessel. Tbe passengers will pro
ceed to Liverpool in tugs.
Liverpool, March 13.—The Montana
struck about three o’clock this morning.
It is understood that a dense fog prevailed
at tbe time. The passengers and mails
left for Liverpool at 11 o’clock. The cap
tain and crew remain by the ship, which
is reported sound aft.
Washington, March 13.—The Demo
cratic caucus committee, consisting of
Senators Thurman, Bayard, Garland,
Cockrell, Johnston, and Morgan, held a
long session tliis afternoon upon tbe sub
ject of providing some method Of counting
the electoral vote, out no conclusion was
reached. Opinions were o fife red as to
wbat was best to be done, but the action
most likely to be taken is several of the
joint rules that formerly governed that
subject. Tbe whole matter was very gen
erally discussed, and the committee will
come to some conclusion at the meeting
next week. Some of tbe committee were
in favor of allowing the matter of count
ing tbe electoral vote to remain just as it
is now.
Tbe hearing on tbe paper question was
resumed before tbe Ways and Means
Committee to-day. Hon. Warner Miller
concluded bis argument, urging the injus
tice of removing the duty on wood pulp
as contrary to the spirit of our legislation,
etc.
non. Erastus Brooks followed, and
urged the removal of tlie .duty, which he
proposed to .accomplish by simply giving
tbe proper construction to the existing
law. He urged that tbe rise in tbe price
of paper was entirely disproportional to
tbe rise in tbe price of other commodities,
and was due to the combination of West
ern manufacturers. He believed tbe 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 tbe
Committee on tbe Inter-oceanic Caual
this morning, and continued bis argu
ment in support of bis plan of inter-ocean
ic ship railway.
Hon. John B. Hawley, Assistant Secre
tary *f the Treasury, has resigned. J.
K. Upton, at present chief clerk of tbe
Department, will be promoted to fill the
vacancy. Upton entered the Department
as a first-class clerk in 1863.
New York City,’ N. Y., March 13.
In tbe suit of tbe United States against
Harrison Johnson, ex-special agent of tbe
treasury here, attachment was granted by
Judge Blatchford, onjmption of Assistant
District Attorney Wilson, and to-day tbe
United States Marshal attached several
bouses and lots, a number of mortgages,
a bank account, and 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
tippi, is to recover $106,181.72 in value
of certain cotton consigned to his care, as
such agent of tbe treasury. He was agent
for the countios of Lowndes, Monroe and
Okeebel, Virginia, and Noxamber, Mis
sissippi, under Secretary McCulloch, and
Was his duty to assume charge. All cot
ton said to have belonged to the so-called
Confederate States, Johnston rejected.
Fart of the cotton had been sold, and the
proceeds used to meet tbe expenses of of
ficers, and Garrison was employed to pro
tect it. Tbe case will probably be tried at
the April term of Court.
Little Rock, March 13.—The Repub
lican Convention bas been called to meet
on April 28tli, to nominate Presidential
electors and select delegates to the Chica
go Convention.
London, March 13.—The Standard Hop Bitters, which are advertised in
says: “we understand. Sir Garnet Wolsey , our columns, arc a sure cure for ague, bil-
An Intemtiwr Question. .
In Memphis a case is pending in the
Circuit Court to determine whether a
physician during tbe yellow fever epidemic
who has been regularly employed by a re
lief association should be aliowed^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 flay. While fulfilling his
contract, tbe Avalanche says, he attended
Ed Cprrell, who resided on the boulevard.
In the testimony of the plaintiff it was
shown that be visited Correll twenty-one
times;, and some time after the patient’s
recovery'presented a bill of $63. This
Correll declined to pay • alleging
that ' Dr. Nuttall, being a Howard
physician, bad no right to demand pay
from him. Upon this, the doctor made
out a bill for $105, or $5 per visit, and
bronchi suit.
In bis evidence, Dr. Nuttall explained
bis view of tlie Howard contract, aud that
did not bind him to charge nothing for
bis private practice. Dr. R. W. Mitchell,
medical director of the association in
1878, in his testimony similarly construed
tbe contract:
According to the understanding of Mr.
P. W. Semmes, at the time a member of
tbe Howard executive committee, and
who was placed on the stand, Dr. Nuttall
was to devote his whole time to the ser-
ices of the association.
In the cross-examination of Mr. Sem
mes, Mr. T. M. S. Rbett, attorney for Dr.
Nuttall, brought out tlie fact that in 1878
the Howards roted themselves, first $4
and afterwards $10 per day each. Upon
drawing out this fact Mr. Rhett asked,
“do you call this charity?” which brought
an explanation from tbe witness that the
action was founded on necessity, growing
out of the demands made daily on tbe
Howard visitors and tbe fact that the
money not given in charity was required
for their support, nearly all being men
who could not afford to serve without in
firebrand into the camp.
The next day there was a joint meeting
of the Democratic members of the Com
mittee on Rules. Stephens was invited to
attend, he being a member of tbe House
Committee on Rules. Instead, however,
of putting in an appearance, be wrote a
letter to Randall, who is chairman of the
House Committee on-Rules, stating that,
in view of the treatment be had received
at the hands of his Democratic colleagues,
be did not care to meet with the commit
tee, and it was then and there decided
that if Mr. Stephens chose to go off like a
blackbird and pout all alone, be bad that
privilege, but that it was not the polity of
the Democracy to humor hin£ in his pout.
It appears that Stephens beard of tbe
matter, and be wrote a second letter to
Randall, threatening to resign bis seat in
Congress. Since writing this second let
ter, however, Stephens has attended 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, and that
is that hereafter the Georgia member will
not receive tbe distinguished considera
tion which bas heretofore been accorded
him.
Anneal Parade mt the Fire Depart
ment.
We baee been furnished with the fol
lowing
RULES FOB THE CONTESTS.
Immediately after inspection, the fol
lowing tests of the skill and efficiency of
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 dis
tant from the engine, with 350 feet of hose
on tbe reel, and fifteen men to run with
it.
"When, the engine indicates forty-five
pounds of steam, a cautionary signal
whistle shall announce ready, and at fifty
pounds, a start ing whistle shall be the sig
nal to go; tbe fifteen men Will run with
tbe reel to the engine, couple one hun
dred feet of hose to it, couple pipe to hose,-
and throw a stream fifty feet from the
nozzle. Tbe company making tbe test in
the shortest time, shall be declared the
victor. Each company may use such fast
enings for hose on reel or reel spindle as
they may deem proper, provided the .
judges consider it sufficient for fire duty.
Any protest against the arrangements of
any company must be entered before ma
king tbe rtin, tlie commanding officer to
make the same through the judges of his
company.
The engineer shall have one of the flood
;ates open until tbe starting whistle has
been given, but shall not start bis engine
until after giving said signal,
SECOND TEST.
Six men shall be stationed at tbe engine
on a line with the front wheels, wben a
cautionary signal will be given followed
by a starting whistle within one minute
from the first, when the six men shall
couple one section of hose to the engine
then couple another . section to the first,
making 100 feet of hose, to which they
will couple the pipe, and then throw a
stream of water 150 feet. The company
making this test in the shortest time will
be declared the victor in this test.
As in the first test, one flood gate on the
engine shall be left open.
' The time allowed each company to com
pete both tests will be forty-five minutes
from tbe time steamer takes position at
cistern.
No allowance will bo made for acci
dents in either of tbe tests.
Tbe order of tbe engine companies in
tbe contests will be tbe same as in tbe
procession.
Each company on retiring from tbe
contest will fill 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 tbe engines during the com
test.
judges.
Each company will appoint three judges
from the active or honorary membership
and one time-keeper who may not be con
nected with the company.
Maine Kcm.
has accepted the post of Quartermaster-
General of tbe House Guards, "Whitehall.”
Reports from various parts of tlie Em
pire, give an idea of the almost hopeless
condition,confusion and dilapidation. The
Consuls at Solouica have informed the
ambassador at Constantinople that ex-
liousness, and kidney complaints. Those
who use them say they cannot be too
highly recommended. Those afflicted
should give them a fair trial, and will be
come thereby enthusiastic in the praise of
their curative qualities.—Portland Argus.
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The Ice Situation.—The Sun says
according to tbe representations of th#
principal officers of the ice companies tbe
outlook for the coming summer Is a seri
ous one for consumers. Last year at this
time the rate per ton on delivery from the
barges to wagons in this city was $2. On
Saturday last it was S3. Yesterday it was
$5, and no contracts at that rate for future
delivery were accepted.
Reports have reached here of the exis
tence of a vast quantity of line ice fifteen
inches thick—equal to that of Maine—at
Rouse's Point, but it is stiiil that up to
four days ago no considerable quantity of
it haft been cut. On the Hudson there
has been very little ice cut, none over six
or seven inches thick, and at tbe lower
points on that river, and upon Rockland
lake, none of any account. As tbe sup
ply ou band now exists, so far as can be
learned from.the companies, there is less
than there was in 1870, yet in that year
the prices ran as high as $101 per ton for
delivery at the bridge; batchers paid $2
per 100 weight; hotels $20, and at one
time $25 per ton, aud families, buying in
small quantities, at the rate of $30 per
ton.
Private despatches from Maine say that
there are 100,000 tons cut on the Kenne
bec river, and probably as much more
elsewhere in the Stale, uncontracted for
and available. Dealers there and in
Nova Scptia are unwilliug to offer prices
now, and refuse to contract at any stipu
lated figures for future delivery. One
contract was made yesterday by a man
from Yonkers for 1,000 tons of Maine ice
at. the rate of $5 per ton. according to bill
of lading, for speedy delivery. Allowing
for wastage, that will bring the price up
to $7 or perhaps $8, ou what he actually
receives here, to which cost of towage to
Yonkers from this point mast- be added.
The Nova Scotia ice will cost 75 cents or
$1 per ton more for freightage than that
from Maine, and the waste will be great
er, especially if shipment is delayed a few
weeks. Consequently, although commis
sion merchants are offering it, dealers are
as yet holding aloof from it. The thing
to be most feared, is that the companies
may deem it to their interests to handle
less ice at a very high price than a greater
quantity, with enlarged labor expenditure
at a more moderate rate.
Cholera.—No danger from Cholera
if tlie Liver is in proper order and ordina
ry prudence in diet is observed. The oc
casional taking of Simmons’ Liver Regu
lator to keep the system healthy, will
surely prevent attacks of Cholera.
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