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GRIFFIN, GEORGIA, BRANCH,
I am now offering Stock in the 8th, or Feb-
c H. JOHNSON. Agent.
Griffin, Ga. Jan. 24,1890,
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Call and insure your property betore it
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SOUTHERN MUTUAL
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CENTRAL CITY.
\ ygr Call at ence. Don’t delay.
C. H. JOHNSON Agent.
For Sale and to Rent.
6 room house and 80 acres land .with fish
«ond on it and good orcard.
60 vacant lota, with wide streets, in beau¬
tiful oak and kickory grove, on Hill street, in
H and % mile desired. of passenger depot. Time wil
be given if This property
Y1LL DOUBLE IN YALOE
in next three years. house
The J. M. Urawner 7 room and 2
acne land. Also, 4 acres and 18 new double
room houses. Will give a bargain in this
and is a good paying investment.
56 acres inside dty, Vi in woods. Beautiful
grove—can be cut up into lots and sold inside
oi six months for over double present price.
Adam Jones house and 10 acres land. A
No. 1 orchard and valuable 4 place. Hill 8t.
Mrs. Charlton house and acres,
Female College houses and lot, 2Vi acres
land. Will be divided if necessary.
Houses and nice building lots on Hill, Pop¬
lar and other portions of the city and sever¬
al storehouses FOB SALE.
Persons will be having lands promptly. and houses to sell or
rent attended to
G. A. CUNNINGHAM,
Beal Estate Agent.
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93 WERE YTT.T.TTn AT LOUISVILLE.
About ISO Hedly Injured—Forty Killed
and Eighty Wounded lu Webster
County—A Com* Blown 100 Mila—A
Clock Moves Into a Strange House
Without Missing a Tick.
Louisville, April 8.—The total num¬
ber of persons killed by the tornado
here is ninety-three. This includes
John ScbelL So far about 180 badly In¬
jured bodies have been discovered. The
majority of those who were worst hurt
are at tho hospitals and several are not
expected to live.
A special from Henderson says the
total number of killed in Webster
county is forty and of wounded eighty.
Nearly all are in a poor section known
as Black Ford. A relief corps has gone
to it from Henderson.
Ini* reaiing Incidents.
There are hundreds of the most in¬
teresting and miraculous incidents con¬
nected with the tornado showing the
queerest sort of freaks of thO wind.
A block of iron casting weighing 150
pounds was blown into tne second story
the railway Chesapeake, building Ohio and the Southwestern Union depot.
near
Nobody the knows building where from it came which from and
nearest it could
have come is nearly found 100 yards Henderson away.
A coat was near
which contained papers showing that it
had been blown from Paducah, 100
miles away. A similar case is the find¬
ing of a check twelve miles from Cin¬
cinnati. The check was for $522 and in
favor of a Louisville tobacco firm.
Uoofitiir Blown Forty Mile*.
Great sheets of tin roofing were
dropped Turner's upon Dr. Barry’s miles farm, from near
Station, forty the
city m on the the ruins short of line. house on West Main
a
street a clock was found clinging to the
wall. It was a large office clock, but
no one in the vicinity had ever seen it
before and no one knows where it oame
from. It was badly broken, but the
hands still pointed to 8.20 p. m.
A large slab of marble was found in a
residence on West Madison street which
was never there before. It will weigh
100 pounds.
Bird* Transported.
At Baird’s drug store, on Market,
above Ninth, two bird cages with the
birds were blown in through the sky¬
light the birds The cages full were not injured, and
are as of song as ever.
A When Bethel, the the building tobacco occupied by Brand Green
men, on
street, went to pieces, through a portion the of roof the
frame little work dropped just east of the fao-
of a cottage
tory. which It consisted mortised of a heavy four timber,
to of were timber. When this upright
pieces through the cottage the family came
were
sitting around the table in the dining
room, pinned and them the in but four did uprights hurt simply them
not
m the least It was one of the most
wonderful escapes yet heard of.
The Jeisay Uglaiitin.
Trenton, April 8.—The senate passed
a hill granting a pension of $12 a month
to Louis R. Haller, whose son was
killed at the national guard encamp¬
ment at Sea Girt. The senate defeated
the bill fixing the terms of all officers
appointed by county boards of free¬
holders at two years, and passed bills
providing for tne formation of live
stock insurance companies. Mr. Bales'
5 per cent, interest bill was favorably
reported The bill in excludes the assembly building as and amended.
loan as¬
sociations from its provisions. The fol¬
lowing bills were passed in the assem¬
bly: board Authorizing freeholders, the by Hudson three-fourths county
of a
vote, to issue bonds not exceeding $150,-
000, for the erection of a county lunatic
asylum; of health providing hold that meetings county monthly; boards
must
and authorizing rizmg common councils to
appropriate $1,000 for public libraries.
Trenton Firemen Not Satisfied.
the Thenton, Trenton April fire department, 3.— The members of
which is
conducted under the old volunteer sys¬
tem, are dissatisfied with the usual an¬
nual appropriation voted to them and
in ist on an increase. The fire commis-
~&i>- iers h&Ve, therefore, asked the com¬
mon council to take steps to substitute
a paid department for the volunteer
system. ;
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The 1'ublic Debt
Washington, April 3.— The monthly
public debt statement issued from the
treasury the department during shows a decrease
of debt -the past month
amounting to $11,389,857, and for the
first nine months of the current fiscal
year of $58,488,949. The net surplus in
the treasury is $32,715,842, or about
$150,000 less than a month ago.
To Bo J^xecuiod by Electricity.
New York, April 8.— In the general
sessions court Joseph Wood was sen¬
tenced by Recorder Smvth to be exe¬
cuted by electricity in tne week begin¬
ning aqueduct May 12 next who Wood is the negro
laborer was convicted
Duty 19 fast of murder in the first de¬
gree in in killing Charles Ruffin, a fellow
laborer.
Death of Congressman Wilber.
received Washington, here from April 3.—Dispatches N.
Uneonta, Hon. Y., David an¬
nounce the death there of
Wilber, the Republican member of con¬
gress from the Twenty-fourth district.
Mr. Wilber has been seriously been ill for a
short time, and has not able to oc¬
cupy his seat during the present session.,
Plekthmll Returns.
Woodstock, Ont, April 8.—Neville
H. Pickthall, whose recent mysterious
disappearance caused so much' com¬
ment owing to his having been con¬
nected with Birchell, the alleged mur¬
derer of Ben well, has returned here.
Sentenced to lie Hanged.
St. Thomas Mntmagnky, One., April
a—In the criminal court Morin, con¬
victed of the murder of his business
partner, Roy, three months ago, was
sentenced to be hanged May 16.
A Vlee Admiral’s Funeral.
Washington, April 8.— The funeral
of Vice Admiral Rowan will take place
today at i O'clock from St. John’s Epis¬
copal church. The ceremonies will be
Helena, Ark., Receives Some Relief—A
Further Rise Expected.
New Orleans, April 8. —The Times-
Democrat's Helena, Ark., special says
owing to the break of the levee at Aus-'
tin, Miss., Helena has received some re¬
lief, the river falling one inch during
the last twenty-four hours. A heavy
rainfall prevails here and a rise is -ex-
pected. The stock that has been saved
irons the t flood are having a fearful
____ of buffalo
time standing the attacks the
gnats There that is considerable swarm in myriads. indignation over
the report circulated by Sergt. Dunn,
of New York, to the effeot that the
levees about Helena had been com¬
pletely swept away by the flood. It is
untrue; the levees around Helena are
in splendid condition.
DDeomfort at Greenville.
Greenville, Miss., April 8.—Tho.
water has not made much additional en¬
croachments, but tlie heavy rain has
added greatly to the discomfort of the
situation. The water is now higher than in at
some places outside the levee
the river, and is pouring back into the
stream. the Offut It is also going into the back river. through Thi
crevasse s
lessens the danger here, but the Easton
crevasse is still'pouring There lias water been out loss over of
the country. stock. no
live The mayor has appointed be a
committee to aid any one who may
in distress. The Cotton Exchange
adopted resolutions contradicting the
sensational and unfounded reports as to
the seriousness of the situation here.
Should the flood subside within thirty
days a good crop can be made, and the
sfiecte of the overflow will then be felt
i year from now. The river is sta¬
tionary.
A New Crevasse.
Vicksburg, Miss., Austin, .April Miss., 8.—Reports and of
if a new break at
wavering levees elsewhere are beyond inducing the
many families to move
danger line. Greenville is surrounded
and partly inundated. Mayersville has
yielded to the flood. There is no loss
of life reported from recent breaks, perished but
many head of live stock have
and much property is ruined.
A Humorist Elected Mayor.
Milwaukee, election April here, 3.—In Democrats the muni¬
elected cipal their entire ticket. the George W.
Peck, the proprietor of Peck’s Sun,
Democratic candidate for mayor, has a
plurality over Brown, Republican, of
6,000. and
Brown is the present mayor was
a candidate for re-election. N. 8.
the election education was law. the Bennett The Protestants compul¬
sory the law while the Catholics wish
favor
it repealed. Mr. Peck was understood
to side with the repeal of the law. The
light on tho H vn n att law is oxpeoted to
have an influence in state politics.
XXraocrmts Carry Chicago.
Chicago, April 3.— The Democrats
elected their entire ticket here for as¬
sessors, collectors, clerks, supervisors,
etc., in all the towns of the city, the
north, south time and west towns, Chicago and for
the first in the history of
there is not a Republican town offioer
in the territory bounded elected by the old
limits. The Democrats twenty
aldermen and the Republicans twenty-
one. One Citizens’ candidate and one
Independent candidate for alderman
were also elected. The next council
will be a tie with Mayor Cregier, Dem¬
ocrat, to cast the deciding vote.
Powderly Speaks at Hartford.
Powderly Hartford, spoke Conn., Alien April hall last 3.—T, V.
at night
to a large audience of working men.
Mayor Root and other prominent men
occupied seats on the platform. Mr.
principles Powaerly spoke the chiefly Knights on the of aims Labor. and
of
He said they favored eight hours a day,
the nationalization of railroads, equal
compensation to both sexes for equal
work, the freeing to the people of land
now stralian held ballot for system. speculation and the Au¬
Rebuild mg Rubber Works.
Patterson, N. J., April 8.— Work¬
men have begun rebuilding the Pacific
Rubber works which were destroyed by
fixe a few weeks ago. One building
will be 110 by 25 feet and the other, the
stretching room, will be 50 by 36 feet.
Both structures will be of brick, two
stories high. Improved machinery will
Outfenoed a Britisher.
New York, April 3. -Hafold St
John, who claims United the foil fencing cham¬
pionship W of the Williams, States, late defeated
Sergt- illiam of the
British the Eden life guards, Musee, in winning a fencing four match
at bouts $100
out of five and taking a purse New of
put up by members of the York
Athletic club.
Liquor Selling at Asbary Park.
Asbury Park, N. J., April A de¬
termined effort is to be made by the
authorities to suppress the sale of beer
and liquor. Much indignation exists
among the better class of citizens at the
openness with which the traffic is ear¬
ned on, and summary measures are
threatened against offenders.
l eckley Couldn’t Bo Bought.
National Pittsburg. April club 3. offered —The First Pittsburg
Beckley League the captaincy of Base-
man the team,
a salary of b4,3o0 a yeai for three
years ana $5,000 cash to play with the
club. Beckley refused m offer.
Democrats Carry Schenectady.
Schenectady, N. here Y., April 3.—In the
elected municipal election entire city ticket, the Democrats carrying
their
the five wards on both supervisors ana
aldermen.
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For Mr*. Harrlaoo’a Easter.
Chicago, works April will 3.—The Western Mrs. Har¬ Dec¬
orating for the executive present mansion, to
rison, made here the
finest vase ever as an Easter
offering.
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Republican Caucus at Hartford.
Hartford, Conn., April 3.—The Re¬
publican Henry caucus Dwight last night few nominated and
Uen. U. mayor
renominated the present city officers.
The Csar Is 111.
correspondent London, April 3.—The Telegraph’s
at St Petersburg says
the czar hag been taken suddenly ilL
Many Strikers in Manj Trades
Throughout the Ootpitry.
ONE THOUSAND CHICAGO ELUMBEB8
Insist on Eight Honrs* W^k—Brick¬
layers In Now York nnd| at Othsr
Points Compromise on N$e Honrs.
Gloucester Stonemasons Successful—In¬
creased Waxes Secured In J|Soy Cases.
Chicago, April 8.— It is ; estimated
that 1.000 journeymen plum tire, In all,
have joined in the demand f<$ $8.75 for
an eight hour day as the minimum
day’s wagee. The men presented this
demand to their bosses Iasi week and
gave them until last night $> consider
it. The bosses ignored this dfinand and
a strike is the result.
Master Five small Plumbers' shops, association, not members employ¬ of the
ing about thirty men, granted the asked. uni¬
Members form rate of and Master the Plumbers’ advance associa¬
tion declare that they oan swore from
old other rate. sections A few all the have men alreafy ntegled had at the ap¬
plication from outside workmen.
Two will hundred likely lathers be followed^ struewyesterday by 300
and or
400 more today. They hare been re¬
ceiving about an average taf $2 a day
and demand $1.60 to $3. Hie carpen¬
ters, also preparing paperhangers to strike. and cigah$akers j ’ are
; ,
strike ’ Elizabeth- J W ’
at
Elizabeth, N. J., . April B.v-The de¬
mend for an increase of 5# cents per
day ers of made this by city, -the masons was refuse^ arid bricklay¬ and the
men work struck. all The Btrike buildings ia general has been and
on new
stopped.
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New York Bricklayers Compromise.
New York, their April employers 3.— The bricklay¬
ers and have com¬
promised on the eight hour demand, by
the bricklayers working the nine hours
a makiug day but getting day's 5 cents for an hour ensuing more,
a wages the
year $o. v i:
Boston leathers Strike.
Boston, lathers April employed 8.—The in Bo*ton 150 journey¬ and its
men
vicinity struck for $350 on first quality
and $3 for second quality work, which
they assert were the rates paid before
the reduction in wages two'yeans ago.
Toronto Masons Strike.
Toronto, April 3.—One hundred stone
masons went out on strike for an ad¬
vance of 71 cents per hour. ^L few non¬
union bosses have paid the increase and
their men returned to work, but the
union masters declined to accede.
Yen Hours’ Pay for Nino Efeur*’ Work.
Whitman, Mass., April 3.— The car¬
penters’ union commenced work on ten
hours’ cordance‘with pay for* nine hours’ work, in ac¬
a recent decision of the
the union. There of has been no abjection on
part contractors.
Shipbuilder* Want an Advance.
of Bath, ship builders Me., April act 3.— At the the meeting
to upon request
of laborers for an advance of 85 per
cent, it was decided not to grant the re¬
quest at present, at. It is probable it will
be granted by May 1.
Masous IVin ahelr Strike.
Gloucester, Mhss., April 3.—The
masons struck for an increase of wages
from $8 to $3.50 per day. The demand
was conceded by the contractors,. who
have considerable work ahead and the
men returned to work.
Rochester Stone Cut ten Out.
Rochester, N. Y., April 8.—The stone
cutters of strike this city to ^^ puiaber to of who 150
shall are on fix a the on a question for as inferior
wages the
workmen.
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TREASURER ARCHER RESIGNS
He Aceepte Full Responsibility for the
Deficit In Maryland’s Treasury.
Annapolis, Md., April 3. —The pain¬
ful silence which State Treasurer
Stevenson Archer has maintained ever
since the damaging charges against him
have been made public has it last been
broken. He hansel has ipoken and
Ms friends earn find little comfort in
what he tells them. Air. Archer’s
resignation by son-in-law, was brought to Annapolis Mr.
bis Senator Silver.
Archer's letter is as follows:
Bsi.aik, Md., March 31, 1880.
Elihb Jackson, Governor of Maryland:
Sir—1 herewith tender you my resignation
as treasurer ot Maryland. During the four
years of the incumbency of office by me over
$13,900,1111 hare been received and disbursed
by my office, every dollar ot which has been
scrupulously accounted for by the efficient,
laborious and honest employes in my office,
so that the books correspond exactly with the
charges against me in tlie comptroller’s office.
I say this lu Justice of those officers. The
safe deposit boxes in Baltimore, which held
the sinking fund belonging to the state, were
under my sole and exclusive control, no other
person ever having had access to them since I
have been in office. Any irregularity In the
funds in those boxes is attributable to me
&lope. If this cannot be explained, then I
must submit myself to the majesty of the law,
Respectfully, Stevenson Arcbxr.
To Buy the Erlanger System.
New York, April 3. —Tha East Tennes¬
see, Virginia has and contracted Georgia for the Railroad
chase company of the Erlanger system, pur¬
ing about i,200 miles of road for compris¬ $5,500,-
000. President Thomas, of the pur¬
chasing company, says the idea is to
make the line a leading nbrth and south
line, between Cincinnati Orleans and Jackson¬
ville, Mobile, Richmond New and Mem-
phis. be issued No on account terminal of the stook i purchase. will
It is solely an East Tennessee purchase.
Depcw at Atlanta.
Depew, Atlanta, A. SaHewitt, April 3.— John Chauncev C. Calhoun M.
and other New Yorkers arrived here and
were entertained by Atlanta friends.
They entertained were tendered the a Capital public reception
and by City club
at Luncheon. Governor (Jorden and
Messrs, Depew, Hewitt and others made
speeches.____
Dairy Instead of BreVoy.
Uxiontown, Pa.. April A—The re¬
port emit McKee rut a few Joseph days ago that
Samuel and Wolf, of
Hopwopd, Braddock, would is false. build Mr. a McKee brewery at
build wiU
a dairy, but no brewery will be
Arrangements for the Dedication at
Cleveland on May SO
Cleveland, «ddr--«*d April 8.—The public following by
has been to the ex-
President Rutherford B. Hayes and
Hem. Amos of the Townsend, Garfield memorial president and
secretary ciation: asso¬
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The Garfield memorial association purpose
te dedicate by appropriate public services ibe
memorial structure erected in honor and
memory of the lata President Garfield at
MM View cemetery, in this city, on the na-
$MBl She memorial of day. May 30 text. respectfully
trustees the association
solicit and cordially invite ail organised
bodies in the United .Stales, including mili¬
tary, Masouio and civic, and es^noldier- and
cltisens generally, to honor the occasion by
their presence and to participate in the cere¬
monies. Arrangements Me being perfected
with railroad companies for reduced rates of
fare information ot which may be obtained
at the principal stations.
Proceedings in Cengraa*.
WisntNOTON, April 3.—The bouse passed
the fortifications btlL It appropriates $4,5*1,-
918. The bill appropriating tffiUOO for im¬
proving the Zoological park In the District of
Columbia was passed with an amendment
providing that the district shall bear half the
expense. The naval appropriation bill was
reported. o'clock
When the senate met at 11 there
was a small attendance and about half an
hour was lost before a quorum was secured.
Mr. Hale offered a resolution changing the
hour of meeting to U o’clock. A bill giving a
pension of $100 a month to the widow of Gen.
John F. Hartranft was reported and placed
on the calendar.
- , Quotation* Cat Oft
directors Chicago, April board 8.—By trade order the of dif¬ the
of the of
ferent telegraph companies removed
every wire and instrument from the
Exchange hall. The companies will
not even be permitted to “tube” mes¬
sages from the main floor to their offices
below and all business hereafter will
have to be done through messages. This
radical step is taken by the board, it is
believed, to preclude aU possibility of
bucket shops, both in and out of the
oity, securing the quotations.
A New York Merchant Suicide*.
New York, April 8.— Morris Marks, a
wealthy Spring commission committed merchant suicide at his 96
street, at
residence, No. 67 East Twelfth street,
by shooting himself in the head. He
had wife, recently he had married a quarrel last with October. his
whom
She left the house, and Marks seemed
neatly Monday depressed he received over the occurrence. froi
On a message
Mrs. Marks, which is supposed to ha*
been a refusal to return to him and le
to the suicide.
Hoaarlae Blimwck la Msw York.
New York, April 3,—About 150 per¬
sons attended tho exercises in celebration
of Prince Bismarck* birthday last night
at the German society's rooms. Mr. F.
ilalivAfofl JLirtonjot
those ____Wiffiam present were Steinway, C.
ex-Govemor Sullivan, Count Keeler, V;
Mosler, C. Peters and Baron do
Thompson.
Florida Nominations Confirmed,
Washington, April 3.— The senate in
secret session confirmed the nomina-
Florida, which have been pending Mr."Ed¬ since
last December. For three days
munds had tried the Democratic in vain to get senators, a voting by
quorum,but prevented vote.
filibustering, a
Han Killed by an Explosion.
Philadelphia, April 8.—An explo¬
sion occurred at the Metallic Cap works
at Bethayres, on the Bound Brook rail¬
road. One man was killed. Houses His body
was blown to pieces. were
shaken and glass broken in windows at
Somerton, four miles distant from the
scene of the explosion.
Hush W. Collendor Dead.
New York, April 3.—Mr. Hugh W.
Coliehder. of the Brunswick-Baike- Col-
lender Billiard Table Manufacturing
company, died at his home, 5 East
Eighty-sixth street His death was
caused by a disease of the kidneys.
Jurist and Millionaire.
Cincinnati, April 3.—T. D. Lincoln,
one suddenly of Ohio’s at his most home eminent in this jurists, city died of
paralysis, aged 75 years. He leavse a
fortune estimated at $1,000,000. ,
Inspector* of Co*tom*.
Washington, April 8. —Joseph Bour-
geau was appointed Chicago an and inspector of S,
customs at inspector of Henry Nor¬
Nicholls an customs at
folk Va.__
A Saloon Keeper Killed.
Helena, Ark., April 8.—Louis Mogle,
for many years a saloon keeper in this
place, was shot and killed tor Louis
Kohler. Ibe cause of the difficulty is
not known.
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Bond Pnroha
Washington, April 3.—The treasury
department purchased $7,250 4 per
cent, bonds at 122 and $52,100 4| per
cent, bonds at 108|.
Beeton Railroads Consolidate.
Boston, April 3.—The senate unani¬
mously passed to be engrossed the bill
to consolidate the Boston and Maine
Eastern railroads.
Death of Bar. A. K Uetcbelder.
Amsterdam, Batchelder, N. Y., Delaware, April 3.— O., Rev. died
A. K. of
in this city last night
llu* eat her.
Fair; slightly warmer; westerly winds.
NUGGETS OF NEWS.
Gen. Ambert 1* dead la Parts. He wax 88
year* old.
Stanley Wilcox was fatally shot by bla wife
at Carroll, Ills.
Henry M- Stanley will be the guest of the
Spanish consul at Nice for a week.
Several high officers in the mining district*
of Cbita and VerchniorJiosk, including two
owners of gold mines, have, according to Si¬
berian newspapers, been imprisoned for pecu¬
lation and bribery.
The British revenue returns tor the fiscal
year 188*80 show an increase lnweceipta of
£4,817,084, of which 43,100,0JJ ia due to aug¬
mented taxation. The net revenue hae in¬
creased £831.900.
Grant AdsU. bis wife, 2-year-old child and a
young daughter of Ellmore Thomas at¬
tempted to cross Sugar Creek ford, four miles
from Milford, Ilia., and all ijut Mrs. A dull
were drowned.
The report at the betrotlia! of ArcUdnchens
Stephanie. Widos- of Crown Prince Rudolph,
itreMT*i«te!ly to Archduke Fr.mct*, heir to the Austrian
ly denied at Vienna..
Celebrate the Ex-
Ohancellor’s Birthday.
CITY OF PARIS UHI8JURE1X
Damage* Except. Those In the En¬
gine Boom—The Great Liner Goes on
Her Way Rejoicing — Enthusiastic
Thousand* Journey to Frledr!ek*rali*
to Pay Homage to th* Man of Iron.
Berlin, April 8.—The celebration of
Prince Bismarck’s 75th birthday at
Friedricksruhe yesterday waa charac¬
terized by more enthusiasm and general
festivity than ha* marked any similar
occasion since the observance of the old
chancellor’s natal day became an occur¬
rence. Five special trains loaded with
Prince Bismarck’s admirers mingled
their freight with that of the regular
trains, which fYiedrichsruhe landed thousands during the of per¬ day
ns at
and the castle was thronged with via-
'1
WITH HIS raw AMD MUO.
itors until a late hour. In addition to
these personal visits the ex-chancellor
received by mail over and 1,800 and birthday greetings
wire numerous pres-
enta. Twelve The hundred emperor sent railwa; * his is portrait, employes,
bearing torches, prooeeded ly to Friedrichs-
ruhe last evening and serenaded Prinoe
Bismarck, also presenting the ex-eban-
cellor with an address. Replying to
the address Prince Bismarck said he
cation. had always The advocated railway was rapid now communi¬ the ve¬
hicle of "Civilization.
Battaring Bam* a* an Klaetlon.
the London, parliamentary April 8.— election It is expected which that is
being held in Windsor today will be
one of the liveliest contests of late
years. Both parties are working hard,
the Conservatives to maintain their ma¬
jority of about 250 and the Liberal* to
overcome it by the popularity of their
candidate and the accessions to their
ranks through the increase of the total
fUltr fll idiv dfoiaivS U... * 4L* otOU*
tion. The Liberals have organized an
immense parade as one of the features,
of which will be one of the Balfour
battering rams used by the govern¬
ment’s eviotors in various parts of Ire¬
land to beat down the walls and doors
of houses whom inmates refused ad¬
mission to the bailiffs and police. Tlie
Conservatives have declared that they
will capture this engine of destruction
and should they adhere to this resolve
an exciting scene will ensue, which
may result in many broken heads.
The City of Pari* I* All Bight.
statement, London, made April by 8 the .—The agents following of the
Inman graphed steamship from line, has The^ttooded been tele-
Queenstown: <5lose
Paris have all been pumped dry.
examination shows that the bottom of
the vessel is uninjured and that all the
bulkheads are sound except those in the
engine room, which were somewhat
damaged broken machinery. from the The pounding engines of the
in working condition, port the
are ana
steamer has left Queenstown for Liver¬
pool under her own steam. In our
judgment the vessel was throughout
perfectly she would safe, and have everything continued Indicates to float
that
indefinitely, as she was without sub¬
mersion or risk after the original disas¬
ter oocurred.
_
Fair Flay ta Newspapers.
Berlin, April 8. — Chancellor Von
Caprivi has announced his Intention to
abandon the system of inspired journals,
which he believes to be unfair to other
newspapers the inspiring and authority. productive ot In no future benefit he
to
Will decline to extend favors to one
paper which are denied to another, but
will, on the other hand, aim at a of wider offi¬
and cial more equitable respectable distribution journals
news reference among to their political lean¬
without
ings than has been heretofore the
practice. ______ —
Wilhelm to Conciliate Franco.
Berlin, April 3.-It is spited that
Emperor William is preparing a scheme
for a peaceful compromise of the exist¬
ing differences between submit the Germany and the
France and will terras to
French The plan government is said to be at entirely an early feasible day.
so
that its tender by the more fail aggressive of cordial
of the two powers cannot
acceptance by the other, though it may
possibly be subjected to slight modifi¬
cation.
_
Parnell and Capr. O’Shea.
London, April 3.—Mr. Parnell has
filed denials in the case of Capt O’Shea
vs. Parnell, as co-respondent, and Mrs.
O’Shea has asked Capt. a month’s O’Shea delay will in
filing her pleas. of further delay, op¬ be¬
pose the granting
lieving, as he alleges, that effect postpone¬
ment regarded is sought for impossible political bring It the is
now as to
case to trial before autumn at the
earliest.
_
* Slaton Likes William.
Paris, April 8.—JL Jules Simon, the
head of the conference French delegation to him¬ the
Berlin labor exprawes
self knowledge as surprised displayed at the by Emperor extent of Will¬ the
iam, who he declares is greauy changed
and has been falsely represented months to the
French people for some past
Retired Sold ion Are Civilians.
Berlin, April 3.—The emperor has
decided that military officers on the re¬
tired list are under the jurisdiction of
the civil authorities and must In all
cases be amenable to the civilian law*.
Dortmund Miner* Strike.
Berlin, April 3.—The miners em¬
ployed in the coal pits at Dortmund
have joined the strike. Work is ptO~
quietly ia the Bhfaa
Fifteenth An*
Grand Castle of
Easton, Pa.. April 8.-
session of the
of the Golden Eagle of
was commenced ial
continue for three lay*.
The grand castle, .
band, marched to I
the address of welcome i
Mayor Allison in behalf of t
by James L.
5* A SJ ?■, era.
of & Philadelphia p*
regiment* A grand parade in line, of each 1
battalions, consisting ot l !
was held, l.ieut, Gen.
of the Philadelphia, chief the
state, was
business houses and
along the line of the ]
decorated. _ _
decorated with flag* and
the There order, was erected astles in (
are over 850 c in
which have a total mei
nearly 35,000. During last
castles were instituted
in membership 7,060 members was 2,453.
year 82 admitted new by card were and
were
cate, 87 were reinstated, 265
by card, 5,183 expelled, were su
43 were 85
forty-four were rejected. counties The order In tin
s
of the castles are Gh
past four years 88,
admitted in Pennsyl
were instituted and the
creased ball 24,943. given in Musio
A was
evening in honor of ' the evisiting i
CRE8SON HEARD FROM. t .
A Fewer of Attorney Kxeeat b, the
Defaulting Cashier.
Norristown, Pa., April
of attorney from William
ami, the fugitive^sasbier of the
man National bank, ot
to his brother, B. Firs
Conshobockea, has been
the recorder of deeds office 1
for the latter.
document i was was executed in
cm Dec, defaulter’s 4, 1889, Sight. about five
after the the It be* i
i of Charles A, Reed, by by 1 Frauds Fen-
lie, and was witnessed led
nimore.
The appearance of the power of **
tomey at an ‘
comes op
the directors of the
have served notice upon the
companies and, aasociations ii
Creeson was a stockholder to
the amount of stock he he
over to them to aid in the
88&*-** miseiiUE a
.
'
Quay and Fltl.r Tnlk lt Over.
Phil a Delphi a , April 8.. *
States Senator Quay his and;
dined together at honor’s 1
home, 1800 Walnut
changed views on tl
issue. The conference
that while the two
eventually they be this in time
ject, opposing views. at The
Adjt Gen. m_„
nomination of
he didn’t hesitate about oo____.___
that fact to his guest. It was a i
talk so far as his honor was i
and Quay. a diplomatic Without one as i
weakness attemp either
out any in
tor Delamater, Maj.
Lieutenant Governor
the other pushed gubernatorial the Hastings candidates, boom for tl 4
mayor
it was worth.
-
Lar*e*t Output at Coni.
Mt. Pleasant, Pa., April 8.-The
Journal, of this place, says
greatest output of coal from
the history of the world was
the new Standard abaft
From 6 o’clock in the
close of the day’s work k, nine hours and
nineteen minutes, the bushel wonierful •••»
mg of i,259 Up sixty wagons,
340 bushels, over 3,021 tons of of coal
been previous nine anthracite hours, hoisted record shaft, made from waa near at the l £sS mine,
state. -
_
Th* Delaware Bridge.
that Philadelphia, the Pennsylvania April 8.— railroad It "is stated ha*
abandoned the scheme of throwing Market *
bridge across the Delaware from
street, Philadelphia, to Camden, but
will build it at Fitter’s station ’
it will cross to West Palmyra, The wSjof
New transporting Jersey freight shore. the he < Dels-
across
ware in floats is said to be a* much at
to carry it from Camiiaa to Jersey City.
Death of Rev: C.
Lancaster. Pa., connected April 8.-
Reimensnvder, Sunday School u
America* ex-SW______
brother-in-law of aged 71
Thurman, died, here, years.
■When a man thinks the world can-
notC get along withoat him he
should immediately step out and
give it a chance.
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