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Committed for Murder -Tlie State w.
James .Roberta.
Yesterday in the Superior Crnrt room,
before Justices M. R. Freeman and Ben
jamin Sawyer, the Roberts case was re
sumed. '
Mr. Frank S. Johnson having returned
to the city and being subpoenaed, w as put
upon the stand. The State’s representa
tive had announced the day before, that
by this witness it was expected to be
proved that the pistol used in the homi
cide was bought by the prisoner from Jolin-
son’s store,shortly before the shooting. No
such evidence, however, was brought
forth. It is now generally understood
that the pistol was purchased several
weeks before the homicide occurred.
Mr. Johnson’s testimony did not throw
any new light upon the case; its principal
effect was to counterbalance the testimo
ny of Mr. James Whitehurst. Mr. John
son testified that he witnessed the difficul
ty from across the street, and saw no pis
tol in the hand of deceased.
Argument upon the case began at half
pasteleven in the morning and continued—
with an intermission for dinner—until
about six o'clock in the afternoon. Mr.
N. E. Harris opened for the defense, and
in a speech of an hour and a half thor
oughly reviewed the case, and made a
most powerful effort In behalf of the pris
oner.
Mr. Washington Dessau followed
in behalf of the State- Stripping
the CAse of its difficulties, he laid it bare
before the court, and applied the. law as
he construed it, in a most critical and
comprehensive manner. Following Mr.
Dessau, came Col. C. J. Harris for the
defense, in one of the finest efforts of Iris
life. He reviewed the case thoroiighly,
and brought the law of self-defense in all
its intricacies to bear in tbe prisoner’s ac
tions. - The case ended with a dlose argu
ment from Judge George T. Bartlett.
Tbe decision of the court was that the
prisoner be committed for murder, until
the convening of the Superior Court -a de
cision that deprives him of liberty, there
being no bail in such cases. . u
It is the verdict of all who witnessed this
trial, that never before had a case been
so well handled on both. sides. ." The
State's officers were prompt and earnest
in the discharge of their duties, while the
prisoner’s interests were most faithfully
guarded by as efficient counsel as-could
have been procured in the State. The
decision of the court is ’ not a subject for
discussion here, but both sides,w6 believe,
will admit that it was expressed from, aud
founded upon honest convictions.
The III I ml Wood-Sawyer’* .Daughter.
Yesterday, in passing a yard up town,
we heard the busy workings of a saw, and
glancing in beheld there at work, the poor,
old blind negro wood-cutter and Jris little
daughter, a couple familiar to hundreds
throughout the city. He was busily bend
ing over his labor, pausing now and then
while she measured the sticks and placed
the saw in position. They were very poor,
as might be seen from the faded and
patched up clothing of the man, and tbe
tattered little calico frock and forlorn hat
of the girl. Poverty was written upon
every garment, nay, ir» their labor itself.
Above ns, the skies were blue, and from
the street happy voices of children return
ing from school, were weaving a
summer idyl into the day. Well
dressed men aud women passed to
and fro, and the quiet content of pleasant
homes seemed shadowed in their presence-
But for these two, all was different; the
outer life was as far from them as heaven
from earth. For him, there were no blue
skies and mellow sunlight, and blind
tboughhe be,theie were months for him to
feed, bodies to clothe; so must he labor.
For her,childhood had no pleasures; there
was the blind to tend and guide, so must
she watch. There, side by side, as wc‘
have seen them for many months, they la
bored—Youth and Age—only once, as a
burst of childish laughter came floating
in, merrier than the rest, she raised her
little pinched face and gazed patiently in
to the street, then turned again unto her
task iu silence. But the little face was
not forgotten. Perhaps its story of want,
told so quietly, may not have been told in
vain. We shall see.
The Ynltnre, or Sly Shadow and I.
DESCRIPTIVE BONO.
HawktnsvlUe Items.
The recent fire in Hawkinsville is de
scribed as Laving been most rapid in its
progress. From the point of its original
breaking out, to the comer, were seven
stores, yet the space was swept over in
about fifteen minutes, giving merchants
but little time to remove goods.
The city, warned by this aud recent
fires, lias at last purchased a fire engine,
the mounted Extinguisher having been
found utterly powerless in the presence of
a conflagration.
A steamer similar to No. 5’s of this place
has been contracted for, and will arrive
at its destination this or next week. With
a good engine and the Ocmulgee near at
hand, Hawkinsville will hereafter be pre
pared to battle successfully with the fiery
element. ' V. '
The ball to be given at Lewis’Hall,
upon the 31st of March, will be a most
complete affair. Every preparation has
been made to entertain the guests, who
will be on hand from all along the line.
Five hundred invitations have been Is
sued, and one of tbe managers is now in
Macon, to arrange for rates and transpor
tation for such as will attend from this
city.
To such as have received invitations
and will accept, we can promise 'a most
enjoyable occasion. If a sufficient num
ber of passengers can be obtained, a spe
cial train will leave Macon at about 6 p.
m., to return in the morning; otherwise,
the regular trains will afford the usual
connection, arriving in Hawkinsville at
10:30 p. m. and returning at 0:45 a. m.
State vs. John B. Camming.
Yesterday morning, in Justice Gran-
mss’ Court, the case of the State vs. John
B. Cumming, charged with “as
sault with intent to murder,” was re
sumed. Mr. J. H. Bruning, the prose
cutor, was cross-examined with great
strictness, but no new facts were elicited.
The defense then attempted, by several
witnesses to impeach the testimony of tbe
State’s witnesses but failed, aud the case,
was further postponed.
In the afternoon, Colonel Lofton made
a forcible argument in the defendant’s be
half, and was followed by Mr. R. W.
Patterson for the State, in his usual effec
tive style. The decision of the court was
that the prisoner be bound over in the
sum of one hundred and fifty dollars, for
assault and battery.
There were cross warrants in this case,
each party charging the other with intent
to murder. Tbe case against Mr. Dron
ing will he beard to-morrow.
All day long we roam, we roam,
My shadow dark and I; -
One searches all the land and sea, ‘ •
And one the trackless sky.
But when the taint of death ascends •!*
My airy flight to greet,
As friends around the testal board,
We meet! we meet! we meat! , .. : i
CHORDS.
Sweeping in circles my shadow and I,
Leaving no mark on land or sky;
The double circles are all complete, s ,
At the bedside of death we meet, we meet.
Ah, no one canread the signs we read,
No eye can fathom the gales,
And one can whisper our secret deed,
For dead men tell no tales.
The spot on the plain is miles away,
Bat our wrongs are broad and fleet;
The wave-tossed speck in the eye of the
day
Is far, but we meet; we meet.
* 1 , Chorus.
The voice of the battle is haste, oh haste,
And up tbe wind we speed. <i ,
The voice of the wreck mourns up from
the waste, . i • • ■
And we search the rank sea-weed. V.
The lassie waits all the livelong day >
For the sound of her laddie’s feet;
She trembles to see us speeding by,
She would shudder to see us meet. -
- Chorus.
i Man on the Monument, Again.
Readers of the Telegbafu and Mes
senger will remember a month or two
since, a letter written by a correspondent
of the paper, describing the feeling and
appearance of the statue upon the Augusta
monument during the late Grant excite
ment in that city. The piece seems to
have caught, us on the rebound. It wa3
produced in the Virginia Free Pres# on
the 14th of February, and a' month later
published as a poem by the same paper,
which erroneously supposes the the scene
to have occurred in Macon. The poem is.
headed, “The Legend of Macon,” and the
last <}i vision is as follows: *' (
Bnt who' will keep the legend now ,
Of where we rebels died—and how ? : ,
Our camp-fires burn too dim and low •
On memory’s Ijeights to cast a glow , , .
•Upon our deeds this sheeny uigut; u\ .
And tears have washed our blood, from
sight, ij ;m
In yoars that long since took their flight.”
Despair and grief impressed Iris face ;• -.
And far Across the vale , of space , . ,
His stony gaze'scemed fixed at last
On scenes that filled the Moody past.
.0.0 • • * * *
The night re-echoed loud and clear, ;
The. noise of wheels approaching n^ax;.
And, from a carriage window flashed
A woman’s hand with jewels dashed; , (U „
And pointing to the sftatim there - .... ■»
She told with deferential air
Untoihqr fair-haired boy within : ...,
Of ddys that shook with battle’s din; ,
When those who fought for Southern
rights . , r
Rekindled freedom’s altar lights, .
And made the aisles of Heaven ring,
And angels pause upon tbe wing ,
To note their noble, sacred deed
Whose glory was their only meed. , ■ ,
Postal Xcws.
The free delivery system works like a
charm and the .number of packages 'deliv
ered is constantly on 'the increase.' To
such of our citizens whose houses are in
East Macon, Vineville .or upon the sub
urbs, the convenience is especially wel
come. Hitherto, they have been forced to
go or to dispatch messengers to the gen
eral delivery office, and have been subject
to many decays and annoyances. With
boxes for receiving the outgoing mails,
stationed about the community, and mes
sengers provided by the government to de
liver the incoming, the average Maconite
is prepared to lay back daring the hot
days near at hand, and enjoy the arrange
ment to its fullest extent. There is to be
no more of the old pocket searching pro
cess at night, nor of sad reproaches in the
morning. Husbands, sons and fathers,
have found a Lethe at last.
The business of the Macon offiqe is very
heavy at this season, and still increasing;
next to Atlanta, there is a larger amount.,
of mail matter handled here than any. of- 1
lice of North •Carolina, South Carolina,
Georgia, Florida; ind Alabama. The
weight of mail matter handled in our of
fice is fourteen times as great as that of
Montgomery. Among the conveniences
which we enjoy over most of our neigh
biTS, is the foreign money order system
recently perfected. Money can be sent
from tills point, under the new system, di
rect to all parts of the German Empire,
Switzerland, Great Britain, Canada,
France, and Algiers. Formerly it was
necessary to send through a general of
fice located in New York. Now, howev
er, the order is drawn upon the foreign of
fice itself, and at -a very small cost. This
of course, adds largely to the duties of
the officers here. Our office lias for its
territory all Central, Southern, andSouth-
west Georgia, including Columbus, and
has to transact the business thereof. The
orders: arc drawn, upon .the foreign
offices | themselves, ..'and the amounts
must ho expressed in the language
and figure of whatever country they, are
directed to. This necessity of calculating
the value of .American money in foreign
currencies is not the only difficulty; one of
the po*t-nfflco clerks had his jaw in a sling
yesterday, for simply . trying to spell an
Irish name off-hand; think of. a man,
speaking broken English,coining in to send
money' to Ballymacarrett, Craigellachie,
Auchtermucky,, Drummondrochie, Car-
rickfergus, Magberafeit, or Kittyclogber,
and of »’ clerk wrestlirig with such
names on $900 a year; yet these towns
are popular among the money senders. If
the spelling does not sicken the clerk, the
applicant lays down seventeen trade dol
lars, worth 80$ cents each, tells him to
fake out the fee, give him a money order
for two pounds, seven shillings and four
pence, and band bade the change. That
generally completes the business. This,
is for Ireland only. Algiers has yet to be
heard from, and a revolver that shoots
nine times and throws a shell,awaits the
rndri who trades with Algiers. »
This,foreign system, however, is really
a wonderful convenieiice and saving to
those Who have occasion to'usc It, and tbo
business is increasing every day.
Death and Funeral of George law
' renee. ' 'i
The many friends of Mr. George Law
rence were pained, Sunday, to hear of his
death, which occurred early that- morn
ing. He has suffered lately from an at
tack of erysipelas, which terminated fa
tally, as stated, on Sunday,
His funeral took place yesterday morn-
each fire company escorting the remains — 1 * — "
to the grave. ••; t
The deceased was identified with the
dty fora long term of years, having held
several important offices, ne was at one
time.assistant chief of the fire department,
filling the position with great honor to
hinfself. ...
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A Magnificent Wholesale Home.
-itfoone can have an- adequate idea of
the immense wholesale trade Of Macon
unless they pass through some of our ex
tensive business houses in this depart
ment. On yesterday , we were attracted
by the display of dry goods in the magnifi
cent store of Messrs-. Nussbaum '& Dann-
qnberg, on the corner of Third and Cherry
streets:
Tbe building itself U one of the most
imposing edifices iu - the South, it being
four stories high above 'The'- basement.
Tlie interior is complete in all of its ap
pointments. There is no house south of
Baltimore that compares with it in ele
gante and convenience.
the
This , is a large’. room, extending
the whole- . length * andbreadth; of
the building. It'’is - the shipping, and
storage departments. v Here*we found
three or fopj; parties busily engaged in
filling and boxing the merchandise which
had keen sold the day “before. The steam
elevator was going arid coming continu
ally, bringing goods from', the- various de
partments above,! and returning boxes
ready for shipment' to the drajrs which
were 1 waiting on titt^treet. ’■
THE FIRST. FLOOR. .; 1
-. Here wc fouiid dry goods in all lines,
from - the coarsest, to the finest, piles upon
piles ;extending~on. every, hand, and to the
remotest portion of this magnificent store
room,. Seemingly a stock of goods for
anyriiatket. might' be sclcCtejl without
any trouble, everything is so systemati
cally arranged: The goods are all gra
ded, and each particular line is placed so
that a man J can lay his hand upon what
|iemay. want.• „ > •
-SECOND FLOOR. I ...
Hert; we found the'fibtKm department; referrcd
embracing everything in that lifle that
Can’ ‘be ,, .conceived. Aa the Senior
remarked; that they bad everything from a
pin td an elephant, so we found it. The
largest collection . that has ever been
brought "to the eity.of spool thread, of
lacesj of-buttons, of parasofo, of umbrel-
las and fans, were here displayed. Cuffs
and collars, without end; linen and white
goods, seemingly, enough to meet the
wants of the entire section of the State,
One whole'side of this long building was
lined; with hosiery and handkerchiefs.
Then! there were shirts of endless varieties
and toilet soap and stationery ■ enough to
meet All demands.
THIRD FLOOR. ,
nere we .found one of the most exten
sive stocks of ready made clothing in the
State. Everything was neatly and orderly
arranged. Here also was the hat depart-
Tax 'Valuations -City Property.
We team from one of the Assessors
that the total tax valuations just comple
ted, exceed those of^last year by about
$000,090, and that the new digest is as
near perfect as any that can be made.
Fhe assessors have given the entire busi
ness a personal supervision, the valuation
of each piece of real estate being agreed
upon only after £ personal inspection of
the premises. They have recovered for
the city considerable property that had
been lost from other digests, and had re
mained untaxed. They have also found
property that is subject to tax executions
now on file and nnlevied.
The Assessors, Messrs. M. R. Rogers,
M. R. Freeman and J. C. Wheeler, hare
done all in their power to provide a relia-
j Me digest.
menf,’ embracing every variety as to cost,
shape or color.
FOURTH FLOOR.
This room was devoted to tbo shoe
trade;.a large and well selected stock was
being examined by some customers. The
supply in this line is equal to any de
mand} .
The steam engine that runs the eleva
tor is located in thfe room also. Without
it they could not transact.' their Immense
business with anything like dispatch or
satisfaction, ’" •«!’>■ • • ‘ JlV
Many of our. own citizens have never
seen this elegant bu^dj^, A halfhour
speilt ^n looking through, it would give
tjiem i better ideas abdut Macon’s- trade
and Iter possible future. It is wbrth an
investigation by every .one, ^
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Bric-A-Brac.
. Artists about town generally are amus
ing thpmselves with ornamental designs
and paintings On--pottery and china-ware.
The view from the intersection of New
and ptplar streets, looking towards the
northeast,-with the large oak to the left in
the foreground, and the hills across as the
background, Would serve as a'finp subject
for a landscape painter., . -
-We do not recollect-ever having seen a
drawing of any portion of tb? cemetery.
Therej are several beautiful views to be
had there, one from.tbe Central Avenue
straight down; another from the aisle be
low Lpver’s Leap, where little patches of
sky apd water flash through the trees, and
still another in the same gisle,.beyond the
Bond monument,: where ivy covers the
ancient trees, and Rembrandt lights and
shadows are perfect.
Briq-a-brac, or dainty scraps of art, es
pecially if historical interest attaches, are
more sought after than studies. At a sale
of collections ill Florence recently a silver
drinking ,cup, with Russian imperial
eagle, 17tli century, sold for $800; cup of
honor,| English, 1054, for $580; silver cof
fee pqt,’’ repousse, and chased, reign of
Louis XIV., for $1,5S0, and silver sugar
dish, rtpousae and chased, for $4,000.
Eicqllent clay for modelling, may be
obtained from the Central Railroad cut
across the river. It is white, free from
grit, and capable of easy manipulation.
Moulded into vases, urns or flowor pots,
and baked in an ordinary stove, very
pretty yard and house ornaments may be
obtained. A few skillful touches from a
paint, brush, will supply all tbe orna
mentation necessary.
Several .adies of the dty are engaged in
painting China dinnersets. Some use for
designs, rosebuds and lilies; some, dainty
bits of scenery, and others various kinds
of birds, those of brilliant plumage taking
precedence. After ornamenting,' it is nec
essary to bake the ware, in order to fix the
colors. Furnaces for this purpose are
now being prepared by two of our enter
prising merchants. A China service, of
a hundred pieces well ornamented, sells
for from four to six hundred dollars. The
original cost need not exceed forty, and
can be made much less.
“Salvation Army.”—As to the Salva
tion Army, now operating in New York
City, with an alleged force of one “Gen
eral,” four young women—classed as
“Captains”—and no privates, they report
that Satan ia too strongly entrenched in
Gotham, and they mean to retreat in
good order. Their tactics are very bold
and decisive. They accost men they
meet with the demand, “do you belong to
Christ?” and meeting with an unsatisfac
tory response, they drop on tlieir knees
Around him and uplift tbe “voice of snppU-
eation."
BY TELEGRAPH
Havana, March 23.—San Domingo
advices any pcace is restored and busiress
is brisk. “In Venezuela city, Bolivia,
which was m revolt, has surrendered, and
President Blanco again had pacific con
trol of the whole republic.
Saw Francisco, March 23.—The su-
Philadklphia, -March 23.—The Un
ion passenger railway depot at Thompson
and Ash streets, with its stable, was en
tirely burned, and several dwellings dam
aged this morning. The horses were all
saved.
Habbisbtjeg, March 28.—The Green
back State Convention met in the House'
of Representatives to-day, and was called
to order by Hon. Mr.-Hines, of Lucerne.
Mr. Plummer, of Crawford county, was
elected temporary Secretary. The Com
mittee 'on Permanent Organization was
appointed, and the convention took a re
cess. 1
Washington, March 22.—In' the
House, after the routine morning business
was concluded, the bill incorporating a
number of persons known as educators,
residingin various States, into the “Na-
tioqal Educational Association,” to mdke
aTepdrt on "educational affairs to Con
gress, was' taken dp and discussed. It
was opposled by Cockrell, Hereford, and
Ingalls, as outside’ the jurisdiction of Con
gress, ahd advocated by Bailyand Hoar,
as constitutional, and in the interest of
national education. Pending debate the
morning hour expired, and the Geiieva
award bill : was taken tip. Mr. Garland
addressedfbeSenate. • ' ",
lyASHiNGtON, March ' 23. —In' the
House, Mr! Ctmger said, in examining'the
Record this morning, lie found that the
bill relating to the Whole question of ta
riff, amending thirty sections of the revised
statutes, had befin referred, in violation Of
the hiles, to the committee On revision of
laws instead of to committecon ways and
means. He' alluded to, - tbfe danger w hicli
arose from the bill ri<5t .clearly stating in
its title its'suhjeet matter.
Mb. Townsliend, "of' Illinois, said Vt
he -had introduced the bill whose title
clearly showed to what it referred when
it stated that it was to , revise and to
amend title thirty-three Of the revised
statutes,and that the committee On revis
ion of him was the proper committee to
which it should go. '
Washington, March 22.—In the Sen
ate Mr. Garlaud; spoke at length in sup
port of the GeneVa -award bill, and Was
followed by‘Mr. Dawc3 in opposition
thereto. At the conclusion of the speoch,
Mr. Neman obtained the floor, biiF with
out flirtlier debate 'the;' Senate went into
executive session, ail'd when " the
were re-opened; adjourned.
In;the House a short debate ensued,’ in'
the course of which Mr. Reed, of Maine,
measure commonly known as .‘fsixty sur
geons bill.” The substitute provides ibr
the examination and adjudication of-the
pension claims in such a manner as to do
away with the present expiate system.
Galveston, Texas, March 3.—The
City of Mexico has arrived here, with
Gen. Grant on board.
Dennison, Tenab, March 23.—Yester-r
day as George Allison was going home
from Tishomingo, Indian 'territory, where
he had purchasad a new pistol, he met
James Chisholm and a man named
Mosher with whom he Was familiarly ac-
quainted. Chisholm asked to see bis pistol,
and upon receiving it cocked it and shot
Allison dead. *;
Two parties of Indians had a regular
battle near Atoka, Blue River county, In
dian Territory, yesterday. Several .were
killed and wounded on each side. A dis
patch from La Messila, New Mexico, re-
rank R.,- Sberwin and his counsel, New Yoke, March 24.—News was re-
gt Birdseye, .of.New York, bid the en- ceived here to day of the destruction by
tire property in at one million doll are, un- j fire of tbe entire business portion of Sa-
der the first mortgage,, and one hundred
thousand dollars under the second inort-
intereet held by Dutch bondholders was
eight million dollars. - A United States
patent has been secured, and arrange
ments are to be perfected for the reorgani
zation pf, tbs company, for the develop
ment of the territory under the control of
a board of four American and four Dutch
Directors. The franchises are said to be
the moat valuable ever granted in one
patenft,f The property is situated in the
northeast, corner pfi New Mexico, with
tw« Hundred thousand: acres across the
line in Colorado. r -
Hajbhubdbg, March 24.—iThe Green
back Convention. reassembled last even
ing at ft o’clock. A resolution to provide
ports the killing of Fred Nicholjs, a mail for the selection by the convention of del-
ma.. f If.M ' Oltsf All af *■ - 11 — V atkAnal fVnvAn
insinuated that Mr. Townsend had smug
gled the tariffbill into the'Housd without
statiig that it Widf»’taA|lffh'iilj-tend hail ft'
referred'to tlte Ctimimttefe-'o'h Revision .pi
Law*, instead of,to tbb Wpys anil i'Me^np.'
Gomtnittee,' whete 1 it should' aqd .would
haveigOn'e had the Hdilsc' been a wave of
Itsriature. , ,
Mr. GarfieW hiovccf to amend 'the jour
nal so as to make ft! Appear that the bill
was j-eferrtd yesterday,"as-'it shoteld have
beeii by the rules of tlie'House; to gthe
committee on Ways’ arid Means. !
Mr- Nicholls, of Georgia, moved to lay
this motion on tlie table. ” ’
-; A long, confuted arid exBftfed' debate en
sued: 1 f , ".!'
-> Mr. Garfield and other Republican
members asserted 1 that Mr. Townsend,
under cover cf an indefinite title, had in
troduced a bill'making sweeping changes
and:reductions in the existing tariff', pud
had moved its reference to the committee
on revision oflaws,where he knew it would
be favorably acted upon instead of to the
committee on ways and means, Where
the rules of the Bouse prescribed that it
should go, and where he (Townseiid)
know that it would ndt be favorably
acted Upon. The House, in ignorance of
the true nature of the bill (which was not
read)- and in reliance, upon ToWnsehd’s
good faith, had agreed" to refer. ft as ho
suggested. , It is now" proposed TO Correct,
by an amendment of the journal, an error
which it had committed. An excited per
sonal colloquy "took place between Gar
field »ud Townsend, the fbrtner charging
the latter with, practicing deception on
tlie House, while the latter declared Gar-,
field’s charge to 'be a wilful arid' deliber
ate falsehood. . .' '
Mr.' Townsend defended his action in
having the bill referred td th’e' OQminittee
on revision of laws, upon the ground that
the protectionists in the Ways and Means
Committse smothered ali bills looking to
a reduction of tariff, and he wanted this'
bill td bo reported to the House, so that
the peopb-’s representatives .'might have a
vote oin it. »- ) • •
The whole-afternoon was consumed in
an animated, and often, excited debate,
upon fhe question of the best means of
correcting the error made by the House
yesterday in allowing the-.reference of a
tariff bill to the committee on revision of
laws, i Without final action upon this sub
ject, the House, at 6:10, adjourned. 11. .
Washington, March 23.—The Senate
to-day confirmed the- following nomina
tions 5 Wm. J. ..Phillips -to be United
States Marshal for-the Eastern District iof
Texas; George .Tay to be. collector of Cus
toms for the district of Cherrystone, Vir
ginia.; The nominations of throe: census
supervisors for Ohio were -rejected, -i n - ■ i!.:;
’ :'The House military, committee agreed
to-day to. report the bill of 1 -Mr.' Fills, of
L juisiana, prescribing the mode' of pur
chasing tobacco for the army-;and navy.
It provides that 1 the: Secretary of,War
shall cause'all contracts for tob&cco for
army use to,be made iu, Washington; that
proposals for furnishing tobacco be. unti
ed fn the cities of New York, Baltimore,)
Richmond, St.- Louis;. Chicago, Louis
ville,’ i Petersburg, Lynchburg, Danville,
and Quincy, and that proposals be acted
on by tbe officers of the subsistence - de
partment, .under ,the supervision of the
Commissary General,i‘ hlo Kiu-iui
Memphis, March 23.—At a meeting .of
the Directors of tbe Baratari&Ship Canal
Company, Captain Thomas P. Teathers,
of Nc)v Orleans, was elected President, i
Richmond, Va., Marph 23.—A tpfe-
gram from CliaiJiam; Pittsylvania county,-
Virginia,' reports that a fire broke out"
there between twelve and one o’clbck'last
night,' which (jesttoyed about a .dbton
houses in the business. portion „of the
town. The total loss is estimated at $22,-
000. ldtdnmce $15,000. The jire was
incendiary, originating In the house own
ed by W. It. Fitzgerald. This is the sec
ond fire in Chatham within ttys past few
4m. I , Ini •> i -•'i
Montgomery, l £la., March. 23.—The
Supreme' Court or Alabama.today ren
dered a decision, in, the case involving tbe
Selma, Rome aud Dalton railroad, the
amount at issue being several millions.
The court decided that the first trust deed
of 1852 had A first lien on tbe whole main
line of tbe road In Alabama, but, not on
the government land grant, and also upon
the corresponding portion of the. rolling
stock, ana the other portion thereof per
taining to the road in Gqorgia. A decree
will bo rendered for the sale of the prop?
erty and franchises, including the
grants of land of the road In this ' Stale.
The Alabama portion of the' road is 150
miles long. The court also rendered an
opinion in the case of the appeal of Gas
Wynn, for murder, and ordered thathe be
executed on April 30th.
New Orleans, $Tarch 23.—In refer
ence to the order in the matter of Morgan
and Raynoy, receivers, vs. the New Or
leans, Mobile and Texas Railroad Com
pany, no authority has been given, as pre
viously reported, to the American Union
Telegraph Company, to build their lines
on the Mobile road. The order actually
granted by Judge Billing3 merely gives
permission to tbe AmericanUnion Compa
ny to institute suits or other legal proceed
ings necessary for the expropriation of
lands or • right of way. This order was
required because the receivers were offi-
ceis of the Circuit Court, and nothing was
granted except permission to proceed
against them, as the American Union
Telegraph Company haVe the right to
proceed against ordinary persons.
The House Committee on Ways and
Means were unable to reach a conclusion
to-day upon any of the tariff questions
under discussion.
The Senate committee on pensions to-
driver, near OfemanMail Station,, yester
day, by a body of Indians, who robbed
the mail sack—some of the qonteots were
scattered along the road.
Washington, March 23,—Affidavits
were fifed yesterday with "the United
States District Attorney for this District-
by Senator Hill and Samuel W. Small, of
Georgia,. touching certain charges and
threats made against the former by, Jessfe
Raymond. Tbe affidavits were referred
to-day by the ^District Attorney to the pp-
lice court, for such action as it may deqm,
necessary. Senator Hill’s affidavit sets
forth tbe annoyance to which he hjas been
subjected by the visits of the woman.Bfy-.
mond to his house in his absence, denies
the truth of her charge that he is 'the fa
ther of her child; denies having ever given
her money, or having ever seen her exr>
cept once in Atlanta, in the presence of
witnesses, and asserts that she is a ,wo
man of abandoned character, and a black
mailer -who has threatened to have ‘.‘mon
ey or liis life.”'
on He files this affidavit.- in order that the
conservators of the peace may take such
actfen as they may think their o%ialduty,
requites. The affidavit of Mr. Small cor
roborates Senator Hill’s statement, as to
the threat made by the woman Raymond,
aud declares that the. latter, in a conver
sation with him (Small) made .use of tfie
following, expressions:. “I must -have
money. I want $500, and I will haveit
from liim (Senator Hill) or I will hav*
his life. I am in dead earnest, and I do
not care if I haog.for it. I will do wbat-I:
say.” Tbe affidavit further states his Re
lief that said Jessie Raymond r will carry
out her tlireats by making -an attempt
egatqs at large to the National Conven
tion was adopted. Also the usual Green-;
back platform: The convention, then se
lected the delegates at large, and F. P.
Dewees, of Schuylkill county, was nomi
nated' for:, the Supreme Court, and A. S.
Roberts, of Crawford ccpinty; for Auditor.
The convention endorsed Hon. Headrick
B. Wright for the nomination for Presi
dent, and adjourned sutsdfe.i:...
" SanFJUMCibco, March 24^-r-The troub
les here -have broken.--out. afresh- The
•Sand Lot resumed its fulminations, the
newspaper warhas broken out again, and
apparently all tfce recent pacific plans be
tween tbe committees and leaders of the
Citizens’ Union party and Workingmen's
party, -have been 'thrown aside by both.
This-state of aflaim results from, disagree
ments between the Conference Commit-.
tee, laUd- i*. aggravated by the recent sen
tences imposed upon the Sand.;Lota,ora-,
tom for .using incendiary language, and
is implicated-with the coming localififeo-.
tionl The election of a State Senate, and
fcombinations afoot respecting the United
Senatorehip are! more unsatisfactory than
even ".os* -if •*
", Pa reeks b u bg ,West Virginia, March
24.—During a high wind yesterdajya.- fire
broke out in. Harry Thomas’ oil store, in
Kanawha street, and: threatened the de
struction of a large part of; the dty. The
building, with six .-small frame .dwellings
and iN. D. Cole&Bro.’s machine shop
were destroyed.—Loss, 445/XX), of- which
Cole & BrO.s, lose! - $10,000- Insurance,-
$700; .Thomas -loses $1,000, no-1 insurance.
R.Logan, $1,000. Insured.; He i
nIlshville, March 24.t—After corres-
-pondence with the Governors of North and
upon Senator Hill’s life. . ■ • . ,> South | G&reliria , 'Jand Virginia, Governor
St. Petersburg,’ March 23.—At din:
her yesterday, in honor of the Emperor
William’s birthday, the Czar said; On the’
anniversary of my accession to the throne
the Emperor of Germany gave me renewed
proof of his constant friendship bytan offi
cial (letter, which was . immediately-pub
lished, and also .by private letter,’both of-
which deeply moved.me. I .reciprocate
the’ Sentiments and wishes expressed in.
tlierri,.and / Count-upon:'-the infcrihtenanae
and eonsolidationiAf ithe-. relations- which
have existed for.moriathan a century-bo--
tween ..the two peples. I drink ton the!
health of the,Emperor, my best friend: -'<•
.'VliVkrpoot., March 23;—The steamer
Montreal arrived from Ntew -Orleans With
tiie npail anil two passengers of the Steam
er D; Steiumann, disabled, at sea, and pro
ceeding under sail. >*/ W
Paris, March 23.—It is stated that de
crees'dealing with unauthorized religious
kpdies Were signed at thri'Cabinet council
held to-day, but will not appear officially
till after Easter. They will “be p'refceded
by a report drawn up by M'. Lepere, sAin-
ister of the interior, which was unani
mously approved by the ministers. ,r ’
. Admiral. De Keijegu, Senator from
Qoteri-ud-Nord, is dean.
St. Petersburg, March 23.—Sen
tences of death passed on political prison
ers at Kieff, have been commuted in the
cases of two prisoners to hard labor, and
two others are to be executed.. ■•.
London, March 23.—At a Conservative,
meeting held in Hackeney to-day, Sir'
Stafford Nortlicote severely condemned
Mr. Gladstone for using offensive language
toward Austria. He read a dispatch from
Sir H. -G. Elliott, British Ambassador'at
Vienna, dated yesterday, stating that Bar-'
on Von Haymerle, Minister of Foreigp
Affaire, desires to disavow the language
attributed to the Emperor by -Mr. Glad
stone. - '
Mr.’ Gladstone, in a recent speech, said
the Emperor-had called him a -pestilent
fellow. The meeting was very uproari
ous, owing to the presence of a number cf
Liberals, and Sir Stafford was obliged to
bring his Speech to a speedy close, on a<S--
count of the disturbance. ■ ' -
London, March 23.—The Times this
morning says Mr. Parnell’s determination
that the advanced Home Rulers shall put
forward new" candidates in a number, of
constituencies to oppose the moderate
Home -Rulers or Liberals; who decline
Home Rule • pledges,. has throWni Irish
politics into a state-of confusion, which
may benefit the Conservatives. Thfe 6
in striking contrast with the discipline and
method Of the contest in Scotland, Where
the Liberals; avoiding the jealousies and
schisms which lost them -many scats *ln
Marks has appointed commissioners tear-
rangje-tn- "connection with oommissninera
appointed by> ! the - States named for the
centennial- : celebration • ,of the battle Of
T "'“ ~’ Mountaln iri October.'- n *: - ■
drid, -Ma'rch'-fitto-Strong efforts are
making, basedWrtbe’traditloris Of Holy
Week, to obtain rtydl clemency for Fran-
iCiscoi Otero ^ Gtrazalesy who attedipted to
assassinate thlp -Kln^.' ’-The' 1 eflbrts nvlH'
mans,Santo Domingo,on Tuesday the 9th
inst. The fire covered a space of about
aix acre*. As there" was not a dollar of
insurance nearly all tbe merchants are
ruined and the poor would be on the verge
of starvation were it not that tlie country
around Samana abounds In fruit on which
all are subsisting. - The most disgraceful
Scenes of . pillage followed the fire. The
loss is estimated at $150,000.
London, March 24.—The Times this
morning, 1 -in a leading editorial article on
the general election, says “it is tolerably
dear that the strength of the miriisby will
be reduced.”
The Queen ha her Speech, torday, in the
House of Lords, 1 proroguing Parliament,
says she is induced by considerations of
public policy and convenience to select
this period of the session for releasing
Parliament from its duties with a view to
its Immediate dissolution and the issue of
writs for a general election. . She tenders
her warm acknowledgments to Parlia
ment for the zeal and ability displayed,
and especially for the manner- in which
the policy of the government has been up
held. Her majesty says her foreign rela
tions are favorable to the maintenance of
peace in Europe and expresses confidence
in the speedy settlement of affairs iri Af
ghanistan.
Referring to the measures for the re
lief of. distress in Ireland she says she
trusts they'Will be "accepted by her "Irish
subjects aff proof of ready’ sympathy "on
tbe, part of the Imperial Parliament.
Concerning the commercial and. indus
trial depression her Majesty rejoices iu
the present signs of general improvement.
Her Majesty pays ..tribute to Abe high
spirit' with which the agricultural classes
have contended, against disasters, and
concludes by iuvoking divine guidance in
the approaching election. The speed:
was read by Lord Cairns, /Lord High
Chamberlain. There,were present only
twenty-five "members of the House of
Commons,' fourteen pecre and eleven la
dies. .
Louisville} Ky., March 24.—At the
board meeting iff the Louisville arid Nasli-
ville Railroad Company, held - this morn
ing, E. D. Stauiford tendered his resigna
tion in consequence of ill health. H.
Victor Newcomb, Vice President,. was
elected as-Presidont; E. H. Green,-second
Vice President, as Vice President, and
Messrs. „C.,C. Baldwin, ofNcw York,
Clarence H. Clark, of E. V<\ Clark & Co.,
of Philadelphia, aud Logan C. Murray, of
this city, Were elected Directors. Ali dif
ferences between the Nashville and Chat-
'tanobga,;: and Louisville and Nashvilfe
Company,’Tiave -been adjusted. F. De-
Funlaki was appointed general manager
of tlioNasbVilie Railroad Company; also
general 1 * manager-tof -the "Nashville and
Jfia^tafiOGgaVystenKpiJ fe*f*-.!eni..i-'-
Peters subG, Va.-, March 24.—J. M.*
Foote, white; DickrLaag -and --Plummer 1
.Williams, colored, who nave beenjnv trial
opposed }t, saying the li-
had been satisfactorily administered
by one librarian up to March 4, 1879, and
the-present inconvenience vifas thd result
of the pflllcjr of turning but tried and effi
cient) officers'and replacing them by politi-
-Mri Davis, of’Westf Vliginiiij'and Mr.
Hill, ,of Ge^rgiav 'spoke of the need for the
presept increase'. After discussion, the
resolution passed.
’The National educational association
was then again taken np.
, In the House, after'pray er by the Chap
lain, the Speaker declared the first'" busi
ness in order was the question whether the
proposition submitted yesterday by Mr.
McLane, providing that the hill introduc
ed by Townsliend last Monday, and referr
ed to the committee on Revision of Rules,
shall be taken from that committee and
referred to'the committee on Ways and
Means. Presented as a question Ofprivi-
lege. |*“.' ■■■'.- -
Mr. Blackburn raised the point of order
that finder the first clause of rale one, de
fining the duties of the Speaker, the jour
nal o? yesterday would have to be exam
ined, and approved by the Speaker beTore
the unfinished business relating tp-Mon-
dayls journal would,-come before tbe
House. .
/-The Speaker replied that the journal of
Monday had not been disposed of, and it
would be inconsistent to take Tuesday’s
journal before Monday’s for considera
tion. j
Mr. Blackburn argued that it was not
demanded by the rules that the House
should approve the journal, but it was im
perative that the journal of one day should
je read at the desk immediately after the
assembling of the House onthe lollow-
'yMr.^Reeil contended' tliat Tuesday’s
journal had been, approved, and he , of
fered j as his authority rule 24, which
declares'the order of business: “After the
journal has leak r- ad and approved.”
;MrJ Garfield, of Ohio, quoted insup-
probibly-prOvW-sUifeSMifol.’ Hiuoillo .iei:ii fin- Halifas, North Carolina^ Cdnnty Court,
• - Tyxtrrr&V-TrtJr 'Marfcir 23'iiLTtY 1 Sfer- for tbe pasfitenbdays; "charged with being
resolution reported by Mr. Hiil of access0| .Y 10 toe murder of E. M. Ilicks,
from the committee cf'Contin-
jfenses, for the ‘"appbintmfent of ait
‘librarian for the Senate, was dist
iiiiiii- - - -i-i e- mi t*i
pQrt <>l'Mr. Reed^a position,"s/Uioii five of
the Conservatives' is even more complete
than that of the Liberals, but their spirits
evidently are not by any means so high.
London,:March 2d.—A dispatch fironi
Paris ft) tbe Times says .the recent ■ extra
ordinarily oold weather has greatly.:in
jured the vine* throughout the country,
especially -In i Berganay*. and this year’s
cropswillegainbe.Yerypoor.it - <u.
The Admiralty dirt ion of the (High
Court;of Justice has ordered that, the cer
tificate q£ Captain Jones, who . was-in
,ebinmand0fjthe. steamer Arizona, aft the
time sherun,on an iceberg, be returned-
tohiin. ..j : -o/1. /d b
GAiYESTON. March 23;—The citg this
afternoon was gay with hunting, and the
streets were crowded with people iri-honor
, the jarrinll of General Grant and party)
who ifere brought in from the Bteame'r by
the revenue cutter McLean. As the’ cut
ter approached the eity .of Galveston the
artillery firect a salute of twenty-five guns.
At the landing the party was met by a
cominlttee.tepd escorted to the Tremont" '‘"MniCaroentS
.Hotel, followed by a long procession 1 '• 5
’composed of the local military companies
benevolent societies and fire department
fiftheiclty,,. After reviewing theproce*!;
sifln from the rotunda of the-hotel, Gen*
eral 'Grant returned to the parlor HBd
held'an informal reception' which was at
tended by [a large number of ladies&ud
reiitlemenu,, - The banquet which was tot
Bare been given tonight has. been poeti
the constitution, which provides that each
Hous^ shall keep a journal, not that the
clerk shall keep Itl ‘
MrJBlackburn quoted from “Cushing’s
Manuhl,” in support .of his position.
After a short but confused debate upon
Bjackbyrn’s point of order,participated
in,by Messrs. Blackburn, Hutciiins Reed,
Feinando Wood and Newberry, tbe
Speakjjr.ptated.it was competent for apd
Obligatory upori the House to approve its
journal, T^he Chair would,.however, sub
mit) Jqe question to the House whether
the toiimal of yesterday must be re a d be
fore thc jqurnal of Monday must be ap-
/Mr.j Conger^, of Michigan, objected to
any proceeding, except the submission of
*<he Mrtteged, question to the, House.
;:."WABHiNGTQN, March 24.—In the Sen
ate; "afar, some debate thereon, the morn
ing'hotir expired ahdtheSenate resumed
li^Bsiiferatron ofthe tSeheya award bill.in, st. P(rfers5«rflr, Cdihmentlng ontheHart-
Shpport of wr^chJHr.Ke.man spoke at con- ’ *
day decided to report a substitute for tbe east to the Territory.
pemefi: until, tomorrow evening at cigbt J Honsefand
o’clock, on account of the lateness of
Gdtidr^l Grant’s arrival. - -
Washington, March 23.—'Tlie * bill
whichiitds-alleged was surreptitiously in
troduced in the House by Representative
Townsend yesterday, and "referred by the
House, in, ignorance of its nature, to the
committee on revision of laws, was. it is
said, a bill to admit free of duty, salt, pa
per, printing machinery, types,"and all
chemicals entering into the composition
of paper. -! It is understood that -the"
committee on revision of laws will report
the bill favorably to tbe House at once, if
the House does not take the bill out of Its
custody, and refer it, as acoording-to the
rules of the House, it. should yesterday-
have referred it to the committe on ways,
and "means. The latter committee at its
meeting to-day instructed Mr. Garfield to
use every parliamentary means to get the
bill from tlie committee on revision of
laws, and have it referred to the ways and
means committee, where all tariff bills
properly belong. ..i , ,:.(
St. . Paul Minn., March 23,—.The
Democratic State Committee met here to
day, and called the State Convention to
be held May 20, in this city, for the pur
pose of electing delegates to Cincinnati,
Albany, N. Y., March 28.—Thomas
W. Olcott/Presiedni of the Mechanics’ and
Farmers’ Bank, and of the. Dudley Ob
servatory, died to-day, tged 36. . .
Chicago, III., March 23.—Informa
tion has been received here that tbe long
litigation over the celebrated Maxwell;
Grant, in New Mexico, was yesterday
terminated by a foreclosure sale of the
entire property, tinder » decree of Chief
Justice Prince. This finally seta at rest
tbo title to nearly three millions acres of
most valuable mineral and grazing lands
in New Mexico, including Rattan Pass,
which is the natural inlet from the north-
siderable len b ^.
! 'Mr.(Carpenter, submitted a resolution
calling p)n the. r President for theunpub-
lishedjcorrespbndence between the United
States'ahd Spain, with reference to article
ninC of the Spanish-American treaty of
.1 yrjtrfrffi sesiob; the Sen-
ate idmo.urofe Yjf, .
•tlfn the."House, after some further flebate,
the questfouj .phether^prterJay’aJonruaL
should be read,, was submitted to the
■PI -.to the
_ , „ negatiye iy,i2l
to 115: Much confusiua ensued,points of
•rder ef all sorts were raised and motions
to adj<jum;ind to take a recess were suc
cessively voted down. Tbe Speaker finally
ordered the readin&of the resolution of
Mr. McLean, of Maryland, setting forth
'that Mr. Townshend’s hill had been im
properly referred,and directing thatthe
committee on revision of laws be dis
charged from its consideration, and that
it be referred to the committee on ways
and means. “ -i _ - " .
This resolution Mr, Garfield agreed to
accept as a substitute for bis motion to
amend the journal, made by him, but not
finally [acted on* yesterday. The Speaker
saiefah^ pending question, was whether Mr.
McLean’s resolution,' presented a question
of privilege under House rule nine. After
much wrangling and confusion the House
decided by a vote of 135 to 9S that it did
present such a question and" was admissi-
Mr. McLean then demanded the previ
ous question thereon.
The Supporters, of-Mr.-Townshend re
sorted to fillibusteriug to prevent action on
Mr. MqLean’s resolution.. .At.this hour,
fip.m., tlie House-is atilt in session; and
fillibfistenng continues.
The House Agricultural Committee to
day considered a memorial of the Nation
al Cotton Exchange, praying for a Com
mission of Entomologists to investigate
and report on the subject of the. ravages of
the cotton worm and other noxious in
sect#. : No action was taken.
PK-fKRSHUBG, Va., March 24.—At this
morning's session of the annual confer
ence ofj the Methodist Episcopal Church
of America, held here, at Union Street
Methodist Episcopal Church, Bishop W.
H, Milk, of taapvilfe, Ky., presiding; a
large number ol delegates were in at
tendance .-from various sections of the
United'S tales.
iry to the murder of E. bl. Hicks,
at YiTehlon, last; November, were acquit-
ted tCMlay. /i * n «t*i *. *. c u>"
•Wash In GiONy - March' -24 j—The suh-
Judiciary Committee of the Senate report
ed to'the full committee to-day,' in faVor
of the passage-of the bill to giVe the Attor
ney General authority to sue for forfeiture
of land grants of ail railroad conipanies
whic^i have notccmpliedwith the require
ments of their charters, and which are'do-'
ing; nothing in the way 'Of construction
The bill contains a proviso, however, that
railroad: companies now -prosecuting the
construction of their roads Shall be ex
empted from-the operation of the hill
This is intended to protect the Northern
Pacific, aid-other companies flow actively
pt work. No action was taken bjrtbe full
committee on the- sub-committee’s report.
The President sent the following nomi
nations to the Senate this afternoon: Jas.
B. Angell, of Michigan, to be - minister to
China, vice George F. Seward, roralletl
John Y. Swift, of California, and William
H. Prescot, of South Carolina, to be com
missiouers to China to negotiate a treaty
with that country."
i Washington, March 24,-10:30 r. sr.—
Filibustering still-continues in tbe House.
About 7:30 a call of the House was made,
the dqors closed and warrants issued for
the qrrest of members absent without
leave. The Sergeant-at-Arms soon ap
peared with a number of-delinquents, and
the usual amusing scenes were enacted as
these' gentlemen made their excuses for
absence. 1 , : • •"• ' ' •
Mr. Steele, of North Carolina, in pi-e-
sentiiig his excuse, ascended to the Clerk’s
desk, and, amid great laughter and storms
of humorous criticisms and sarcastic re
marks, recited portions Of Burn’s “Tom
O’Shauter,” prefacing his recitations with
the observation that what lie was abont
to quote would be as good as-the House
was likely to hear on this solemn cd ’asion.
' At 10 o’clock Mr. Ewing, of Ohio, mov
ed to adjourn.
“ Mr.( Garfield asked if incase of adjourn
ment his (Ewing’s) associates would con
sent to vote on McLean's- resolution to-
iwxirtwi
Mr. Blackburn said no agreement can
be had without unanimous consent, and
that would not be given in the next twelve
months. The motion to adjourn was de
feated". Yeas 67, nays 72.
London, March 24.—A despatch from
Berliij to the Times says the Czar’s speech
at the dinner In honor of Emperor
William’s birthday; has produepil a
very favorable impression here. It is,
nevertheless, firmly believed in well in
formed circles that-such alarming articles
as that which recently appeared in the
2{ont/i German .Gazette, will? be repeated
from, to time, until Prince Gortsdiakoff
and .Count Mllnhine are removed from
Russian chancellory and ministry of war.
. London, March 24.—A dispatch from
St, Petersburg to the-Gio6e says the Czar
has sent costly presents and an autograph
letter to the Emperor of Bokhara, thank
ing him for his offer to oo-operate with
General Kauffman in the event of the Chi
nese investing Kuldja. 1 '
London, March" 24.—The' Journal de
man affair, says: 1 “If thCFrench govern
ment wishes to renounce all established
precedents of extradition tod create a new
procedure, it is certainly in the absence of
any treaty, master of the situation, but it
would only have been just to advise the
government with which it was in ne
gotiation, of that fact.”
St. Petersburg, March 24.—The Go-
los says reports "have "been received from
CentrajT Asia,, which excite grave Appre
hensions for "the safety of the celebrated"
Russian explorer, Frylieveloki, who was
making *□ attempt to penetrate Thibet to
the city of L’Hassa. It is feared that he
and his companions have perished.
London, March 24.—The St. Peters
burg Herald reports«a new arrangement
made for the safety of the Winter Palace.
Five officers of-the imperial guard ardto
be stationed on each floor. They must
know every servant on each story, and are
Instructed to hand over to .the police all
Strangers entering the Palace whose busi
ness fa unknown.
London, March 24.—Concerning the
reports from Turkistan that Afghanistan
regiments have thrown off the authority
of the governor, a dispatch from Lahore
says the troops at Jellalabad were ordered
to advance ©n Gundamuk by forced
inarches in consequence of the report of
the hostile attitnde of the Southern Ghil-
lais. A deserter reports that Gholam
Hyder, Governor of Afghan Turkestan,
sent three regiments with six guns tow
ards Balkh to- oppose Abdul Rabzuan
Khan. But they went over bodily to the
latter, and Gholam Hyder has fled, it is
not known whither.
It is formally announced that writs of
the new election have been issued to-day.
Galveston, March 24.-7General Grant
took a stroll this morning through the
dty, accompanied by Mayor Leonard.
Afterwards the whole party, with a num
ber of friends from Galveston, took a
drive on the beach. From three to five
this afternoon a ladies reception was held
at the Tremont Hotel, and was largely at
tended. General Grant- this morning for
mally accepted an invitation to visit San
Antonio, and the party will leave Friday
morning. They will probably take a spe
cial train of the Gulf, Colorado .andSanta
Fe Railroad to Rosenberg junction.
General Sheridan and Colonel Fred
Grant, with their wives, will leave for
Chicago direct Friday morning.
TAKE
SIMMONS’
LIVER
REGULATOR!
It Will Potltively Cure
BAD BBS ATE.
Nolhlsft li«o naplHirant •» bid brmtti K^ner-
allj ut>in« /rote & ducrdtrvl tt umcb.tul ou
betOMiilj eorr.-cttd by l»ihg hlirmoua' LUtr
Regulator.; . i.;
JAUSDiOB.
Pinmonk* Liver Bt-Kulaior soon emficrtra ‘.Ml
diMftte from tlie vrtem baring tt-« *!.iu;lar
aud free Irom aii iatpaiitiri.
SICK. HSSADACHH.
The stomach naperi*eti;dige*tirc it» contanta
uqks leve-re paiu in tbe bead, arrom|.'&U'ad by
jiuo. FoMbo relief and rare ol thi# diilreat-
tg affliction lake Siuim.-ni" Liver Regulator.
MALARIA.
Persona living in anbeallby loca'itics may
arcii aii oiliouv attaoba by ocotionilly taking a
dote • f Sins icon*' Livor. Regulator to keep tbe
iveria healthy action. "
| _ j" ; CONSTIPATION
■-houlii not be regarded aa a tri&'ng ailment na*
turedeuianda the utuoa’.reguUri'y if tbo bow-
ala. Tborefore aa»i*t ovtareby Utit’i Sunu-ona
Liver Regulator, it Lao mild and cffscluai.
. ; -cr ',‘r PiLBB.
Relief B at band for thoae v v o aulTrr day after
day with pile*. Bimmona’ Liver Fc-gulaiorbaa
oared huudieda and it will core you,
ALCOHOLIC POIiOMNS.
BfcmonP Liver Regulator will ecuntorsrt the
effect (f alcoholic poisoning. By its utc the tor
pid liver i* aroutca, 1be nerve* qul-ttd. the gas*
trie disturbanceeorreoted andiBleuipt7ai.ro pre
vented.
' YELLOW PRVBR.
Tbe Eegutator baa proven )ta preat talus aB *
ramueial agent dtiricg the prevalthceol that ter*
ribls toourge. Si mourns Liter Regulator never
faiL to doall that L cL’med lor it.
CXJLIC.
Children »rff *rfn« wiih colic soon ‘experience
relief «beo Himaiona Liver M^uhisor is nrtuinia-
tertMi according to d^Toctioii#. AuuK as vr*U as
chileren derive ureat benefit from tlu> medicine.
CHUL8 AND bXVER.
There ia mo need of suffering any longer with
chills and fever—Simmons' Liver Rigui-lor soon
br-ai a tbechiB aud caniea tbe fever out of the
aiit-.m It tures ween all other rsiaedie* lail. {
' j L ! r .-.;DY8PJP8!A, ;
This medicine will poll lively cunt toil cf this
teanVluoiae-iia. <It iaxovaiu 4-oaC.bpt wo u.,
aert imrhitlc.llv what wc MKiW to be true,
bimmona’:LtverB«6W»ior-.wil!,<wia jfoii.- nr,
The crigiral *nn genuine nauM Livsr.Eeg-
ulatortr Mejicintpr-paredonlyby ' •'
J.H.ZK.UN ACO,
I, . *i5v.0 “ Yhih- celrhl*. B*'.‘
8ol4bya'jlplrnggjata. ; i -. , .jjy apM;
Niwi Oauibans, Umbe-fai-iA i tiiapatch.
from Geuoral.Giant, datftd Qaljr§ston j,ij-
dayJsays:" " e " „
visit Satf Antortfo, 'Wnfi noVrtifleh
New Orldacs until AVedhesilay^ "March
31st. ..toitfc he: sil: im.1 Si',, isvt .- ! :
city wbife '&omiifg i£ont;y azoa river., Thq
boat and" cargo, qjiovcr, one hiiudicd bales
of cotton, is a total, Ipss." No .lives'tyera
Wheeling, West Vipia^iA, Match
24.—(The contest, between" the Western
Union and Atlantic and Pacific Te'-'graph
Companies, aud the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad and American Union, companies,
for tlie possession of, certain poles and
wires claimed by both, terminated to-day
in a verdict for the Western Union and
Atlantic add Pacific companies. "
f- Atchison, .Kansas, March 24.—The
Champion has atlyices friini . fifty counties
in this ijtate, stowing the election of 148
Blaine anti 94 Grant' delegates to the State
Convention. Blaijie will have about CO
majority in the'-Convention.
Cincinnati, March 24.—In the Suit' of
the Atlantic and Pacific Telegraph Com
pany ; against the Baltimore and Olflo
Railroad (lompany, anfl. ti e American
Union Telegraph Compituy, the Superior
Court refused to set aside-the injunction
aud put the former m ■ possession of the
lilies.' :•>; «•» v . -
Washington, March 24—At midnight
the House is still in ; session, with no
prospect of adjournment."
A Physician's Mistake.
Dr. CleiUenceau, the eminent Paris
physician, is also a member of the French
Legislature.* He is a brisk iand ! busy man,
keenly cognizant of the fact that “time is :l
money,” and, the other day, while was in
attendance at his Montmartre consulting
room, two men simultaneously solicited an
interview* with him} - ’ for' tlie purpose of
taking his advice. One of thorn, admitted
to his presence,^"and Asked, “what was the
matter with him,’’ complained Of- a pain
in the; chest; whereupon he i was ordered-
to take off his shirt, and’ Dr. Cfemencoau
subjected him to a Careful; examination.
Before the doctor, however, sat down
to. write his prescription, he rang
the bell and ordered bts servant
to show the other patient Into the
consulting room.-- AS the latter entered
tlie doorway, Dr. Cfcmancean, without
looking up from the desk at which he was
writiug, said to hint: “Just undress your
self, too, if yon will be'W I *{'oo(l. We
shall save time.by your doing so.” ■With
out a moment’s hesitation, the second pa
tient proceeded to take cff. liiS ‘clothes,
and by the time the doctor had "jfmished
writing his recipe, takefthis fee'a’iid dis
missed the preceding pitir-nt: was strip
ped to the waist Teaojfr -for inspection.
Turning toward'him, the doctor observed:
“You are also suffering from plain In the
chest, are you not?”ito, doc
tor,” the man replied;, “I" hp’ve" 1 tailed
upon you to beg that yrtu will recommend
me to the government for" a-place in tbo
post-office,”^ ■**’ r :, ‘;* T
’ jjr* 4 --" /frr 1 ' 1 d
The Christiancy ScandaL .
The domestic history of the Christiancy
family, as' it is beginning to bO told jn the
newspapers and. probably wiil".be more
frilly told in the courts,*is dismal enough;
but.it is in no way surprising. > An old
man of seventy who marries'a girt scarce
out of her teens, is likely to gqt a fool for
a wife, and the is tolerably."sure to have a
fool for a husband.- -The circdmkance3
of this particular marriage "are still .fresh
in the public memory, and na one can be
surprised to learn that tlie result has been
even more unhappy than the iuj t cynical
ecrald have predicted." It is nof-necessary
to weigh the accusations which
husband and wife make against
each other, for it -is likely
enough that there is truth upon cach side.
He charges her with frivolous conduct, as
though be had expected to find in her a
wife suited to his owu age; while she, on
the other hand, accuses him. of- harshness,
meanness and cruelty, as'though she had
married him with toy expectatTon of love.
It is likely that both exaggerate their fan
cied —rongs, for there is no evidence at all
against the woman’s ciiarac er and the
stories of personal brutality that she tells
are of a kind commonly taken with some
allowance in the divorce courts; but no
effort is required Jto believe—it would
rather require an effort to doubt—that
both parties to this unequal and altogeth
er foolish union have fou d that they made
a terrible mistake.—Pliii-idcljihia "Times.
Gould aud Iron Guntain-
There has been an ui.: united amount
of discussion concerning Gould’s relation
to the St. Louis,Iron Mot n ain and South!
em road. That the great consolidator will
build an extension of the M. K. and T t
to Minola in Texas, to connect with the
Iron Mountain, is an indisputable fact. S«
far as Gould having purchased Iron Moun
tain stock, the rumor is entirely ground
less, and the recent boom in Iron Moun
tain is accounted for v he fact that the
financial difficulties ol company have
all been adjusted, anu meeting on
April 27th will be held v. aout a speck of
discordant feeling. President Allen, of
the Iron Mountain, admits that Mr.
Gould and himself have a verbal arrange
ment concerning rates to Texas points
reached by the Iron Mountain and the
Missouri, Kansas and Texas. Farther
than this, Gould has no connection with
the Iron Mountain whatever.