About Georgia weekly telegraph, journal & messenger. (Macon, Ga.) 1880-188? | View Entire Issue (March 10, 1882)
<0£a*rgfct Jitftftklg »«& 3at*«wii JTliu liallntil.TOC. Sf.;-h:!)p. ’ l The people *ent those 303 nca who wear the broN-i collar of GranUsm (o tae ren — but Gtil- Icau's pistol-shot called them again to the (rout and defeatedthe popular will, Let us not I oaj sight of there facts. They ought to command decency even from r.icu lost to any ordinary decency even lrom Ideas of self-respect. t\ hfr* the (Jlrli Fall. Peck's Jtiluaukce San. A long alary In the Wheeling Leader Is head ed “Her Kim Love." We have no Ume to read long stories, but II It was really aud truly her hr»t love, it Is safe to say lie got away. It takes a practiced hand to know just when to reel In, payout more line and “playjiim” until ho can lie lim.led and putin tue basket. It can't be done by a girl with her first love, because of the excitement when she first feels there Is one nibbling, causing her to shut both eyes, pull 'Xordcar life and throw him fifteen feel into the air, when the hook drops out of his mouth, he falls “slap’’into the water and scuds under some old root. The desert of life Is strewn all over with the bleaching bones of first loves who have bail tlielr jaw tom off so that they could not masticate their food. THE GREAT FLOODS. conkllisic and Illx Colleagues. Si. Louis Post’Dispatch. Twenty years ago Conkllng, Blaine, Allison, Winclom and Wilson were all licpuiilicsti mem bers of the House together. They » ere all poor at that time—very poor They were about the same age, had utmut the came start, and have been in public life constantly. Blalnota now a millionaire; Allison, of Iowa, In the senate. U another millionaire; Sherman is trebly a mil lionaire; Wlndom is a millionaire: \\ Ifson lias also trot to be very rich. Roscop tousling, the ablest, greatest, proudest of them all. is poor to-dny. No man came so near to ■•e pelliig President of tills country during the eight years of (Irani as Conkllng. So man in '} lydiington, except Grant, bad sneh imwcr, such influence, such oppor.unllle*. Sir. Conkllng did not pipflt by them. He Is poor to-day, and this chftmrterizet the difference between him ana other leaders of the Republican pony. Women's Hltocs. Goad Words. Take the most recent fashion of shoes. The heel of the hmuan being projects outward, or ratlicr backward, and gives steadiness to the sure and certain step of roan.' But fashion has decreed Hull Ihc heel of the boot or shoe shall get as near tlio centre of the Instep as ws- si hie. Instead of the weight of the body resting uiK>n an arch, in the modem fine lady it rests upon pegs, with the toes in front, which have to prevent the liody from toppling forward. Then the heel Is so high that the foot rests upon tlio peg and the toes, and the gait is about as elegant as If the Indy was practicing walking upon stilt*. With such modem Improvements on sandals—allowing the feet perfect freedom anil play—the present mademoiselle when she attempts to mil la a spectacle at which the gods—well, not quite that, but at which her mother might well weep. yjuHes’ New Straw Hats. Jennie Jane’s Letter. Straws appear in all colon, but there are modified poke In black or while which are faced with velvet, the edge finished with an ex quisite silk snd gold bnud, ami the exterior with scarfs of embroidered silk muslin, and a bouquet of mustard In flower, of oats, and small red popples or hedge roses, that arc small red popples or hedge rosea, inui are handsome, and suited to ull occasions for which a summer bonnet la required, The col ored straws are In demand; but, except with brown suits, wlileh seem to require hats or boniiclain quiet accord with tlielr subdued tone, they will be selected without much ref crenrc to anything more than an absolute op position (very different from contrast) to the color of the dress with which they are worn. Very dark red straw hats tnay be worn with Ante brmise; black, with white or buff: dark greeff % Xew Obleaks, March 5.—A repreaeu- tall 7c of the Ttmes-DeiMC-ot having niado an examination of the levees for a distance of 150 miles above New Orleans, report* that the levees ace generally in good condition and able to aland more water, hut reports several hundred weak places where roadways have been made aud rico flumes built. Iu case of high water end rains these places are danger ous unless promptly streujthened. The Timea-Dciitocrat caused inspectors from the State engineer department to bs sent out to-day from Neb' Orleans, Donalds- ville and Baton Kongo at the paper’s ex pense to examine the entire lino of levees for 150 miles above New Orleaus and want the authorities and planters. A crevasse on the west bank of the Missis sippi river below Baton Bouge would in- nndatotbc rich sugar parishes of the Teche. Memphis, March 5.—The river at this joint declined one inch to-day and now indicates thirty-five fee', eight inches abi ve lower water mark. Commissioner 51 uigutn, of Arkansas, sent supplies this afternoon by steamer to the needy at Lasoula Ci c’.e aud up White river. A Helena, Ark, special says: The river has risen over four incites in the past twenty-four hours. It is thought by Monday the waters will be above-the highe-.t point reached this season, and the river is expected to continue rising unli*. about the 12lb. Thu citizens are thoroughly aroused, and will make a hard fight to save the front levees. The back water in the city is rising at about the same rate as the roaiti liver, but will riso faster when the levee below gives way, which will be about Monday. Vicksburg, March 5.—According to the best information received, the dimen sions of the crevasses above are given as follows: Easton’s, a hundred to a hundred and twcuty-iive yards wide; at Catfish Point, fifty feet oil the 27th ult. and widening rapidly; at* City aud Bogot’s, one hundred yards; at Hughes’, sixty, yards; at Miles’, two breaks, the width not known; at Riverton and Concordia the breaks are vety wide, but their exact width is not known. Memphis, March 5.—The river at this mint is about stationary, but will doubt- ess begin rising again to-night, as heavy rains have fallen to-day throughout this region. In an interview lo-uight Com missioner L. U. Mangutn, of Arkansas, said that in tlic counties of Mississippi, Crittenden, Lee, Poinsett, Cross, Craig head, St. Francis, PbiPips, Desha, Chicot and Monroe, In Arkansas, ho had infor mation ol about L'kfll'AfWdnatl- flrst settled. There will be very little land above water from the river front-places to the ldll* beyond tbe Yazoo river. Greenville Is secure from any possible overflow, though low points were at ope time threatened. Kefngees front the over flowed plantations are congregating here. with white and old gold, trimmed with Conklins:. Xtte York Tribune, Rep. Gnlteau lion made a supreme Judge ns well as a president, and he 1* not hung yet. There is not a human being In the country ao leno- runt a* to believe that Mr. Rom-oc Conkllng Would have been awarded the highest judicial office In the gift of the President II a cold blooded assassin had not first murdered the President whom tho people elected. For that horrible murder no man living ii thought by the people of the United States more responsi ble than Mr. Conkllng lilmself. Mr. Conkllng has no standing at the bar to cutlllc him even to be thought of In connection with the su preme bench. Mr. Conkllng la until for Hie supreme bench or any other bench, because he is not a man of judicial temper. Everybody— friend and foe alike—knowsnimosan intense, red-hot partisan, who never sees or can never see more tlmn one side of a question. This nomination Is grossly unfit, because it is a fin grant abuse of the appointing power to use the supreme bench to pension a broken-down poli tician, who has made himself to the last degree odious to the people. (JJiO Bible nn«l Its ifclueuccs - lion. Emery Speer But T do not mean to separate the claims of the lfiblc ns a mere educative Irsifc Loin that veneration wbleli belongs to It by virtue of Its divine origin and authority. In tlie sys tem of ]<olitiml ethics which has come down to us from Washington and Jefferson and Adams and Madison, we have been taught that men might as well build their houses u|>nn the snml as to t ok to build republican institutions on any other basis than that of morality and pub lic and private virtue. Otherwise when the winds blow, and the rains fall and the flood* of revolution come, the institution will fall and great will be the fall thereof. They will perish as utterly as the baseless fabric of the parable. Of that morality and virtue the Bible is the au thoritative role aud tho adequate and consplc- ous sanction. Compare tho nation* who l>e- llcve in the Bible with the lands of Ilic Koran and of the Hindoo faith, and see their im measurable superiority of morals aud perfec tion of civilization. Tbe Universal Brotlierbood. Poston Herald. Senator Hoar deserves credit for n broad hit mindly which Includes tho yellow man as well as the black man and the rail man. The agita tion against the Chinese Is low-Ignorant ami brutal. The prejudice which has excited dent- Ogognes of various degrees of ignorance, from sand-lot spouters to the United States Senators, is unworthy of onr age and country. It is on a ia»r with the prejudices which have been held against particular race* In all ages of the world, in which the Almighty has sometimes !«cvn lui- plnnsjy supposed to nave a part. Among the races which have suffered from such prejudices In recent times are the Jews, the Irish and the Africans. There is no sense in tbe California "hoodlum” cry against tho Chinese. These Asiatics have done great things for that State. They are docile, pcaceaWe and industrious. They teach the virtues of sobriety, Industry and economy. They ask little, and are not un grateful. It is a shame on a country which has proudly called herself “an asylum for tbe op pressed of all nations,” and which has flour ished because It lias offered equal rights to all men under the law, to go wild on this senseless prejudice against a particular race. It Is base for public men of large experience to yield to a denmgicue’s cry for the simple purpose of car- ryinga doubtful State. That is the whole se cret of it. The "hoodlum” yell has frightened the politicians, and both parties light shy of the question. We honor Senator Hour for rising above such considerations ami sficnkingfor justice for all races of men. “Old SI.” Jacksonville Union, Old 81 came Into the ofilco last evening, and after he had spit on the stovo and found it would n't stole, lie remarked: "I kinder likes dis sort ob climack “In what way t” . . , ••Well, I likes ter be 'round whar ycr kin hang up yer obcrcoat soon ez yer buy* it an’ set 'round in yer shurt-slecbes test « well on Now Ycarcz ycr kin on dc lotli-o - J '-Hittt Is pleasant.” - ••Yes, sab. an', daft what raebs me say -nrhiitldo. Dar'a plenty ob heltlt down bean if you jess knows how ter fin' it. Jim cr msn kin git mistook 'bout Kluridy moughty easy.” ••flow do you mean? _ _ . •*»Kaxc dar’a or gin’nilI Idee dot dis State nm cr kin* ob naabonal liosspltue, an hit s ivah all de time twin deth an* de dockters. Instead of dnt Jar's lieltli down hash an’ pb-n- tv ter stair. Doy sells bit from de limrklt house ter <le kite hin-do\ and de only place whar ycr kant tin’ It Is In cr allygator s monf 1 “Then your advice Is that jioople should come to Florida, but beware of the altlga- °“But'Shltl I ain’t got no use ter cr allyga tor—bit's loo much like er lxfilytishum—got mo' mouf <lan vlttalsan’ mo’ hide da# hon- 1 ! '\m1 with this epigram the old man bowed lii'msetf "Ut of the sanctum. Rad Incident of the Flood. Little Rock Gazette. ai..carder Jasper. an old man from frit dm, mntv. irtiwl In the chv la-t night, ringing lifs wife and two boys. He seemed to & l£ great distress, and when questioned by a Gazette man be told iiV/.m know.* hcsa'di in Hi ine i... ..i.-r water. 1 amoncot tbesuflv ! lived ill the Mississippi bottom not far , , i settled there several years from * • Hll fan,,. I had heard of .....undopcireda .omll l '„., a . ri . I settled 1 did not feel any fear. high water, but the seemed to l>e high, nod Well high water came repeatedly but it lie I w waU-r h coqM m break through with sti While I stood listening there cam b;A?y w^ SSiMn ‘prV&wJ II ■” ,. u„ si-lxed the Other. rhe horn The lamp fell ami was cxUngulshe -icdreply* “V'^nihwTuireugh^e fiSa^tow^rll 5S5i3^gifc.'»SSSa'JJ’ \S tlN IIOUC-** FROM WASHINGTON. PilOCEEOtXUS GUEiH. Waihistcok, Msrcfi 0.—In tlie heb-. Oiir reTOurees to feed and lodge them sro ale, Mr. Vest, from the commerce com- ternai revenue, but to repeal this law tow would be to throw the whole tobacco trade open a;ul depre date the stock in the ! bands of every manufacturer. The House I should wait until tlic committee on ways ol means liad lepottcd o:i the subject opposed to members deserting tlielr busi ness, moved to amend by adding the fol lowing : “Provided, that bv that tit je Con gress has finally adjourned for this ses sion.” Mr. Gibs-n of Louisiana, earnestly bow taxed. So far, the relief agents have . mittee, reported favorably wlih amend- uni communicated wilb our local authori ties. Our board of supervisors bas asked that some government rations lm sent ments,thebillto incorporate theIater-oce- aulc Ship and Railway Cotnpauy, and for here. The need is immediate. Tbe aher- other purposes, accompanied by a written report of tbe evidence taken by the com mute H i said !u would ask the consul oration of tbe bill on tbe 15th if orders now having precedence were then dispos ed ot. The bill went to tho calendar. Mr. Teller reported favorably on the iff of Bolivar county has put bis prisoners In jail here. He reports very few plauta- tioi s in his county with even a atrip cf land above water, consequently the loss ol stock there will be almost total. Tbe levees are thronged with negroes aud stock whose condition is most deplorable. I —----- ? , . As its extent becomes known,this calami- House b.il to pension Mrs. Garfield, to- egov A primary F.atrwet Prom Iks If see Primer. KetlT These counties do not include those bor dering on the Red river, where great suf- sering is said to exist. Commissioner W. L. Hewm^acy, of Mississippi, said the inhabitants of Tunica, Coahoma, Dc- Jioto, Quitman, Bolivar, Washington, Is saquena, Yazoo, Tallahatchie and Sun flower counties, m his State, to tho num ber of 15,000, were in a like suffering condition. These counties iu Mississippi arc all above Vicksburg, and there are other counties below thut city which have suffered by the floods. New Orleans, March 0.—The follow ing appeal has been received here : “Baton Rouge, La., March G.—The levees of West Baton Rouge cannot stand a much longerpressure. A call is made upou interior parishes which will suffer from the flood sure to pass evor the par ishes in rase our levers break to send at once money to our aid. A few thousand may prevent a repetition of tho disaster of 1674- Will the people of St. Mary’s, lberi*, Terre Bonne, Lafourche, St. Mar tin, Assumption and Iberville respond to the tall for aid iu their own defense ? [Signed] C. J. Harrow, Fies’t of the Police Jury. “The people aud local authorities of I’oiut Coupee and West I?atou Rouge are uct able to defeud the long li:v of levees extending from Hickory to Morgansea. Tbe State has no funds for this purpose, aud the parishes to the south and west protected by our levees should respond at once and remit to the president of the »olice jury of Toint Coupee and West 3aton Rouge liberally and promptly. Tbe authorities of Ibese two parishes are l>on< urable and energetic men and every cent contributed will be employed lo the best advantage. We call upon those interested directly m maintaining these levees, aud make no appeal in this time ot general distress. [Signed) “D. C, Morton.' The parish protected by these levees annually produces about 122.000 hogs heads of sugar, besides molasses, cotton and rice. There is another serious crevasse about one aud a half miles from here which started at the same time. It is on tbe west side cf the bayou, on the IaJgardes place, and is sixty feet wide by eight deep and is increasing. They are ot work at it UjW. This covera J. J. Jay’s and the Lcgardes places. The super in tendent of the Morgan road, who has been here, has ordered all tbe section Hands available to this point, 'the water has fallen in the bayou one foot on ac- count of breaks. LaFouiicbe, La., March G.—At 10 a. m. yesterday, at the l’itt sin an place, three miles below here, the leR bank gave way, and there is now a sweep of water thirty feet wide and ten feet deep. Three largo plantations are already under water. On the left of tbe Morgan track, from the 44th to the 40ili mile post, tho water is within eighteen inches of the track. Ef forts have been made to stop it. A number of sacks and 200 men have been ordered there. Washington, March 5.—Postmaster Pearce, at Vicksburg, telegraphs the War Department that the levee is broken all along the river front, that many people have been drowned, and asks for prompt assislauce Governor Cullora,of Illinois, telegraphs that the people of Pulaski county, Ill., aro appealing lor aid, having been inundated by the overflow from the Ohio river. As sistance will be sent. Tbe War Depart ment lias also ordered five thousand addi tional rations to points in southeast Mis souri, lo be named by Governor Critten den. New York, March 0.—A New Orleans specialtothe Times says: “Up to this time cfov. McKuery lia3 received petitions from Ricfclar.d parish asking for 2,500 rations, from Catahaula parish, asking rations for four months, and from persons in Concordia parish asking for relief. Some of the signers ot these petitions are wealthy men and independent planters. One of them makes over a thousand bales «f cotton aud has more than $150,000 deposited with a cotton Ann in this city. The appeal for relief is contradicted by responsible citizens, who have written to the Governor that there is no need for relief. It Is generally looked upon as a dodga to obtain provisions from the gov ernment freebf charge, ^oteneof theso points is affected by tho crevasse, and the Governor is watching the matter closely so that the generosity of the gov ernment shall not be abused by crafty politicians or penurious planters.” Memphis, March 0.—At 7 o’clock this morning the gauge at the river indicated thirty-six feet above the lower wator mark, showing a rw. c f faur inches alnce yesterc ay morning, doubtless caused by the local rains, which fell in torrents all yesterday afternoon ar.d last night throughout the entire country tributary to Memphis. The telegraph wires between Memphis and Helena are down, and nothing can be heard from Umt point Great lears are entertained that the rains of yesterday have caused serious damage at that place, as the rise here was unprec edented, and must have been fully six Inches at Helena. AH streams between here and Cairo were pouring out floods this morning, and greater dlaaster to the country below must necessarily be the result. ty begins to appall. A tax sufficient to rebuild tbe levees above would be almost insupportable. But that is only an item- Laborers have lost their stock and mova bles and aro in a panic-stricken and de moralized condition. Could transporta tion be secured there would be »u exodus from here to the hills. Tho dt-spoudeuce of the planU-rs and merchants is deepend ing. At first this blow was regarded as a disaster involving loss and uard times, bat now it is assuming graver and greater proportions. The most thoughtful, as well as the most sanguine, look upon it as a disaster greatar than has ever before befallen tee bottom country. It will almost destroy tbe feeling of secu rity with which our local capacity to hold the levees was being regarded. Upon this reliance was based the railroad aud other movements of capital to the Yazoo delta, and if it goes, all the possible pros perity of this section goes with it. The correspondent does not believe that confi dence or hope can bo restored will .out national help lo rebuild the levees. - Memphis, March 7.—Captain Edward Post, of the steamer Hard Cash, which arrived this morning, reported that the backwater from the Mississippi river extends up White river to Claren don, a dtstanco of 135 miles from the mouth of that ri7cr. The entire country intervening is under water, which is two feet higher than was ever known before. A great los3 ol slock and damage to farm ing interests has occurred throughout the White river bottoms. The river here con tinues stationary. MEurnis, March 8.—The river conUn- nea stationary, with thirty-six feet on tho gauge—the highest point readied this season. There Is no cessation ol reports of great suffering by people iu the over flowed districts. In reply to an inquiry from tho Secretary of War, as to the num ber destitute in Ins State,jJudgo Manguin, commissioner for Arkansas, replied that He had information of 20,000, but the □umber is increasing daily. Commis sioner Hemingway reported 18,000 in a needy condition iu Mississippi aud 5,000 in Tennessee, making 43,000 persons whoso condition is such as demands -^-k«ompt attention at the hands of forty days, the government. The change _ in the weather lias increased the suffering, and many lives must be lost from exposure. Governor Hawkius has appointed II. M. James commissioner for Tcnnesjec, to re ceive government supplies. Memphis, March b.—Tho river remains stationary here, with thirty-six f:et on tho gauge. Passengers who arrived from below this morning report that tho levee at Helena was intact yesterday afternoon. A forco ot 303 men was at work guarding all weak points. The river there was rising steadily. At Austin, Mississippi, between Memphis and Helena, the river had cut through the town, destroying the principal buildings, among the number the Masonic Temple. The Centennial block, a large brick building, is almost demolished,' tho water being tweuty feet deep all around it. Several store Ironses and dwellings were washed away aud carried half a irite. The loss oi slock continues, aud the situation is hourly growing more desperate. Washington, March 8.—The S?erc tary of War has received the following dispatch from L. II. Mangam, commis sioner for Arkansas, at Memphis: “Have issued 100,000 rations throughout the overflowed country in Arkansas to about 15,000 sufferers. Will last seven or eight days. Affairs very alarming. Suffering on the increase. Will continue from for ty to sixty days under the most favorable circumstances. Tiiere are uot los3 than 20,000 destitute sufferers from the over flow in Arkansas.”- Also the tollowiug from Win. L. Hem ingway, commissioner for Mississippi, at Memphis: “Eighteen thousand jiersons aro without supplies or means for procur ing them. The number will increase rap idly during the overflow. The rations is sued will be exhausted by tho luth'insL” Gov. Hawkins, of Tennessee, has tele graphed the Secretary of War as follows: “I have appointed II. W. Jones commis sioner for Tennessee to receive and re ceipt for stores at Memphis. Other points iu Tennessee will be supplied from that place. Tbe number of Tennesseans made destitude by tbe overflew is esti mated at from 3,000 to 0,000.” . The Secretary to-day telegraphed Gov. Hawkins as follows: “Tweuty thousand rations have been ordered .to be sent to Commissioner James at Memphis.” . . New Orleans, March 8.—No^further disasters to levees are reported, but peo ple aro thoroughly aroused aud are strengthening points all along here. A heavy south wind to-day produced a swell in the river, the waves at times breaking over the levee at tbe head of Canal street, and at several points between this city and Carrollton. This, however, creates no alarm. Tho gauge this morning show ed the river to bo seven-tenths of inch be low the high water mark of 1874. gether with Mrs. Folk and Mrs. Tyler. The amouuts specified aro $5000 & year, from Sept. 10, JS81. Bills were intro duced by Mr. George to aid iu the repair and construction of tho levees on the east side of the Mississippi river, in the State or Mississippi. Also, to revive (he grant ot lands made to the State of Mississippi to aid in the construction of a railroad frein Brandon to the Gulf of Mexico. Mr. Garland eflered a resolution of inquiry addressed to the military committee as to the propriety of increasing the $100,000 appropriation for the purebaso and distri bution of subsistence stores to aid in the re lief of the laboring classes in the districts overflowed by the Mississippi aud its trib utaries. He said he had received infor mation which convinced him that the ap propriation would be insufficient. The rising of tjio water continued, and the suffering was really beyond estimato even at this time. Upon tolegrams and letters he had received, including one from the Governor of Arkansas, bo deemed it his duty to call attention to tbe matter. Tho resolution was adopted. The Chinfs-3 bill was taken up a3 un finished busiuess aud Mr. Slater advocated Mr. George announced that he emphat ically endorsed the bill and arguments of Messrs. Grover and Farley. Two of tlio reasons governing his vote would be be cause with almost entire unanimity the people of the States most afiecled by Chi nese immigration desired the passage of the bill,and as a clear and direct and not a I islands tho treaty wa3 absolutely cssen- Au Old School Reopened. New York, March 8.—A Charleston, South Carolina, special to tho Times, gives tlie following: A salute uf twenty- one guns was fired to-day by tho LaFay- otte artillery on Citadel Green, in honor of the formal re-occupation by the State authorities of tlio Citadel, which since tho war has served as barracks for Federal troops. A special guard of ex-Cadete— who left this, the West Point of tlio South twenty-one years ago to join tho Confederate army—hoisted a banner ontlio flag staff from which lately floated tlio stars and stripes. In the presence oi tbe State officers and many other prominent citizens. A supper was given this evening to tho battle-sacred veterans of tho lost cause by the graduates of the institution. Tlie limi’ed appropriation allowed by the State will not provide a full faculty, and only the lower branches will be taught at the reopening of the academy on October first. Women Assassinated Mt. Vernon, Ky., March 8.—Monday night Mary Segmar, of Round Stone, and her mother, Rlioda Segman, were assassin ated by an unknown person. They lived about s?ven miles from here. The assas sin entered the littlo cabin about mid night, and shot Mary with instantly fatal result. He then went out and consulted with some one, and presently returned and killed the old womau. Mary’s little children gave tho alarm to the neighbors when the assassin was gone. There were uino wounds on the body of Mary Seg- man, of five of which any one would have proved fatal. Tho assassin fired fifteen shots in all. There is no doubt of Ills bavin" had a confedera'e. James Bishop, whose brother was killed at this house a year ago, has been arrested on suspicion, A Preacher Arrested Rockland, Me., March 8.—Rev. Ed ward H. Ellis, of Neponset, Mass., was arrested at North Haven, Me., last even ing, on the charge of criminality with the wife of a resident of Thomaston. Both parties belong lo highly respectable farni lies. Ellis is a Baptist clergyinau, and has been lidding revival meetings in this section of the Slate for the past two years, He was arrested in the pulpit while ad dressing a large audience. Qermazar sad tbs Ci JLkjndon, March 8,—The Berlin corre spondent of the St. James Gazette says r _ . j . degjre m avail v*«r Orleans. March 0.—A special, the Czar hoi expressed a desire to avail „ or;.. “The back- himself of the approaching birthday of «d“preading, andTs 1 the emperor William, to make a public nnw frem's/a'iDche** to a foot higher than manifestation of the conUnusnce of insnd- U *^cv^oTrin« the country, was ly relation'between the two empires. I l.dieve thaUhe committee will iu a fort- j favored the resolution, dwelling ou the night bring iu a bill reducing the internal 1 great exploits of LaSalle, who had ce- rovtnue by an amount of from $50,000 000 i ('owed America with the richest jewel in to 370,C30jO0O, aud then it will be time to ! her diadem. [Applause.) see wbat^gentlemen will aid in the good Mr. Humphrey, 6f Wisconsin, though work of emancipating the South, Mr. Young opposed tbe hill, which he argued, would strike down tho manufac turing interest, and make every farmer a quasi manufacturer. Mr. Speer, of Georgia, contended that tilis vexatious and harsh system of taxa tion s’io' . id be abolished. A motion to suspend tho rules and pas* tlie bill was lost by a vote of yeas 113, nays 01— not tlie necessary two-thirds voting iu tlie affirmative. Mr. Bliss, of New York, presented to day 102 petitions from the Stales of New York, Illinois and Indiana, signed by about 3,000 citizens of those Slates, pray ing for the passage of tho bill introduced by himself, granting pensions to the Un ion soldiers and sailors of tho iato war oi the rebellion who were confined in Con- iederate prisons. Referred. Adjourned. Washington, March 0—The hearing was resumed to-day before tlie House committee on foreigu affairs on the pro posed termination of the reciprocity treaty with the Hawaiian Islands, by the pro visions of which sugars produced in tho Sandwich Islands are now imported into this country free of duty. Arguments were made ty Representative Gibson in behalf of the Louisiana sugar growers, and by Representative Hardy, who spoke for the sugar refining interests, of the East. Both of these gentlemen urged that the advantages alleged to have ac crued from the treaty are entirely one sided, and that as a matter of fact the in troduction of this sugar free of duty will eventually ruin tne sugar growing and sugar refining interest of this country. Minister Allen, of the Sandwich Islands, and ex-Governor Boutwoll, his counsel, spoke for the continuance of the treaty, urging that tko Hlwaiian sugar was but a drop in tbe bucket compared with tbe total sugar consumption of tbe United States, while ou the part of the Sandwich second hand or roundabout protection of American laborers against a degrading and inferior race now threatening to over whelm them. Replying to what he char acterized as speculations in humanitarian philosophy, he said he preferred to incur the charge of inconsistency rather than subject tlie people of the Pacific States to continuance oi the dangers to which they are exposed. Ho did net believe the bill transcended constitutional principles. The debate was temporarily suspended, and Allison submitted a conference report on the immediate deficiency bill, which was adopted. The debate then proceeded, and Mr. Brown, against the hill, argued that a twenty years’ suspension,being practically an luliibition of immigration, was vio lative of the spirit if not the letter of tho treaty, and an intimation to China that our first step in a twenty years’suspension would Le followed by a ninety-niue years’ extension. When Mr. Brown had concluded Mr. Dawes was awarded the floor aud the Senate adjourned. HOUSE. Tbe Speaker announced the unfinished business to be tlio consideration of the consular and diplomatic appropriation bill, on the passage of which the previous question was ordered on Saturday. Mr. Holman, of Indiana, moved to recom mit tho bill, with instructions to the committee on appropriations to strik” therefrom all provisions in regard to en voys extraordinary, ministers plenipoteu- tiarv, ministers resident and secretaries of legation, and to insert therein provis ions for tlie appointment of such consuls and other commercial agents as shall be necessary to promote and encourage the commerce oftiio Uullcd States aud pro tect the interests of citizens of the Uuited States in foreign countries. Tlie m olion was lost by 22 to 27, and the bill passed. Under the call of States tho following bills were introduced and referred: By Mr. Bel ford, of Colorado, a resolw- tiou reciting the miseries inflicted upou the Jews in Russia; declaring that tbe people of tho Uuited States protest against the spirit of persecution revived in Russia; asserting that tlie Hebrews are loyal citizens and subjects, and request ing tho President to submit to his Impe rial Majesty, the Czar, tho friendly assur ances of tho people of tho United States and to request him to exercise his powers ftr the sake of humanity to protect his Jewish subjects from tho violence of their enemies. By Mr. Hammond, of Georgia, a bill reducing the tax upon the manufacture of worms and stills 50 per cent. By Mr. King, of Louisiana, to provide pensions to the soldiers and sailors of the llexicau war and the Indian war uf 1S30. By Mr. Dingley, of Maine, to place American shipping employed in tlio for eign carrying trado on an equal footing with the vessels of othor countries en- gsgod in the same service. It abolishes consular fees, repeals the law directing the assessment of hospital dues upon sailors, and provides that tho tonnage tax which is now imposed annually shall be imposed upon every entry. It also im poses on foreign vessels enteriug an American port light dues equivalentto those imposed ou American vessels by tlie nation to which said vessels may be long. By Mr. Candler, of Massachusetts, to equalize duties on sugars and mo lasses. It fixes tbe rate of taxation on molassesfmelado, syrup of sugar cane juice, tank bottoms, cane molasses,and ail sugar not above No. 13 d. s. in color at 25 per cent, ad valorem, and on sugars above No. 13 d. s. in color at 35 per cent, ad valorem. By Mr. Vance, of North Carolina, to place all surviving soldiers and sailors who served in the Indian wars on the pension rolls. By Mr. Cornell, of New York, to amend the statutes relative to duties on sugar. It provides that a tax of 25 per ceDt. ad valorem shall be levied ou sugar, molassas and confectionery, and that un der these titles shall bo included syrup of sugar and suga? canojulCA melado, tank bottoms, concentrated molasses and con centrated melado. By Mr. Kelley, of Pennsylvania, to abolish discriminating duties and to en large the free list. (It places a large number of articles on the free list.) By Mr. Gibson, of Louisiana, for the improvement of the Mississippi rivw. By Mr. Hewitt, of Alabama, to restore to ths pension roll the names of persona dropped therefrom by reason of participa tion in or aiding the rebellion. Mr. Dlbbrell, of Tennessee, moved to suspend the rules and pass a bill repeal ing so much of clause 0, section 3244 of the revised statutes, relating to the sale of leaf tobacco, as imposes a fine, or pen alty, on the fanner, or producer of leaf tobacco, who may sell tho seme to con sumer land providing that hereafter all farmers or other producers of leaf to bacco shall bo allowed to sell tbeir own or their tenants’ productions without li cense or penalty. The motion was sec onded, and a haif hour’s debate was en tered into. Mr. Dlbbrell advocated the bill, which, he asserted, would only reduce the revenue about $000. At present it cost the government $10,000 to enforce the law and collect that $000. Mr. Robinson, ol Massachusetts, oppos ed the proposition as one that would strike down the tax on tobacco and give unlim ited opportunity to fraud and imposition. Mr. Kelley, of Pennsylvania, stated that he was anxious to get rid of the system of internal taxation which put the whole process ofbuslness of particular classes un der a cruel supervision, but Ibis was begin ning at the wrong end. It would allow the revenues, so far as tobacco was concerned, to be frittered away. This question was now before the committee on ways and means and receiving grave consideration. It had been stated ttiat the revenue would only be reduced to the extent ot $60, but tbe Commissioner of Internal Revenue bad "laughed at that statement and de clared that the effect upon tbe revenue could not b9 estimated, inasmuch as man- ulaciurer stocks would be greatly depre ciated. He (Kelley) would co-operate in all just efforts to relieve the country of in- tial to their commercial life. If abrogated or terminated it would become necessary for the Hawaiian people to place them- sel'-es under the protection of some Other nation. Ono feature of tho hearing to day was tho introduction of a petition thirty-five feet long, signed by business men aud firms of New York city repre senting $110,000,000 of capital, praying for a termination of this treaty, as danger ous to tho commercial interests of ibis country. Washington, Mafcli 0. — President Arthur has received from ex-Senator Conkling a letter declining the associate justiceship of the Supreme Court. Washington, March 0.—The United States Supreme Court to-day, in the case ot Edwin A. Merritt, coMector, against Samuel Welsh et. ah, iu error to the C ! ”cuit Court for the southern district of New York, commonly known as the sugar case, has rendered a decision against the position taken by the Treasury Depart ment. The Supreme Court held that the dutiable quality of sugars Is to be deter mined by their actual color graded by the Dutch standa r d and uot by their saccharine strength as ascertained by chemical tests. Washington, March 0.—Mr. Scoville has submitted to District Attorney Cork- hill his bill of exceptions in the Guiteau case. The District Attorney said to-day that it is a voluminous document, and will require several days iu its examina tion, but that bo would certainly complete it by the end of Ibis week. Although Scoville could not be found this forenoon, there is no doubt that up to tlie present nothing has been received to indicate that General Butler (rill enter the case as counsel for the assassin. Warden Crock er, of the District jail, says that he is pos itive that up to Saturday night Guiteau bad no information to tlio eflect that either Butler cr Merrick would couie to bis assistance. Tlio warden also said that to the best of his knowledge nothing had been heard to-day from cither of tho gentlemen mentioned. Washington, March 7.—In the Sen ate, Mr. Beck, from the finance commit tee, reported favorably, with an amend ment, his bill to punish the unlawful certification of checks by officers of national hanks- The amendment extends tho provision, making a willful violation of tho act of 1809 a misdemeanor punish able by fine and imprisonment, so as to cover specifically the case in which any one shall resort to auy device or receive any fictitious obligation or pretended col lateral in order to evado tlie provisions thereof. Mr. Beck gavo notico of an amendment to the committee amendment sinking out tho words “fictitious” and “Dretended." Mr. George introduced a joint resolu tion authorizing tho Secretary of War in his discretion to use tho hospital tents now possessed by the War Department to fur nish temporary shelter to distressed people driven from their homes by tho Mississippi overflow. Passed. Mr. Call introduced a resolution calling on the President for information whether any representation has been made by the diplomatic representative of the United States to Chill that the United States would regard with Indifference or consent to -he dismemberment of Peru by the cession of any part of hor territory to Chili under existing circumstances, and whether any such statement was made with authority. Ordered printed. The Chinese treaty bill was again taken up, and Messrs. Miller and Farley, of Cali fornia, an 1 Mr. Fair, of Nevada, spoke briefly in favor of the hill. Mr. Dawes, who was entitled to the floor, then spoke at length against the bill. Mr. Platt then obtained the floor, but gave way for a motion by Mr. Hoar for an executive session. Pesdlng action the California Senators urged that the bill should be disposed of to-day, and after a statement thal Mr. Platt, owing to the condition oi his’healtb, preferred to pro ceed to-morrow, endeavored to secure a specific limitation of the debate, but unanimons conseut was not obtained. Mr. Frye introduced a bill Ideutical with that presented by Mr. Money in the House for a fast ocean steamship mail service, etc. The Senate than adjourned. v HOUSE. Mr. King, of Louisians, offered a resolu tion directing the committee on appropri ations to consider what measures of relief should be extended sufferers by the pres ent floods of the M’ssissippi river and iu tributaries, and to report by bill, or other wise, as speedily as possible. Referred. Mr. Robeson, of New Jersey, from the committee on rules, reported back the resolution for thaappointment of a com mittee of five Senators and nine Repre sentatives to attend the celebration of the twobuedredtb anniversary of tlie discovery of the inoirth of tho Mississippi river by La Salle, to be held at New Orleans on April 0th, 1882. Mr. Robeson said that the committee on rules was not sure that it had jurisdiction aver the matter, but had determined to report back the resolution as serving to remind us that we have a common country and a common destiny. Mr. Cox pictured the voyage of LaSalle down the Mississippi, contrasting the yast wilderness which was washed by the wa ters ot that great stream with tlie giand empire through which it now flowed, and concluded with an eloquent tribute to the achieveraenU of the great discoverer. Mr. Washburn, of Minnesota, aud Mr. Ladd, of Michigan, advocated the adop tion of the resolution as being appropriate action to be taken ty Congress. Mr. Haskell, or Kansas, thought that the proceedings ol the House this morn ing were a grave travesty ou legisla tion. The calendars were clogged with public business, ».ud members were de claring that it was impossible for them to listen to the demands of their esnstitu- ents for lack of time. This injection of such a mass of poetry into such a volume of plain prose as the House of Represeta- tlves ought to be and wss out of place and out of order. Mr. Taylor of Ohio, saying that he was that in view of the suffering of the prop! of the Soul it from floods of the Mississip pi, the House had better attend to the alle viation of that suffering, than send a com mittee down to celebrate an occasion like tilis. [Applause.] Mr. Herbert, of Alabama, opposed the resolution as being a bold proposition lo send a Junketing expedition to New Or leans to join in a festival. On motion of Mr. Haskell, of Kansas, the resolution and proposed amendment were laid on the table by-77 to 30. The Senate bill appropriating SiO.OOO for a statue of Chief Justice John Mar shall was passed. The morning hour was dispensed with and tho House went into committee of the whole, and Mr. Katson endeavored to have the tariff commission bill considered. Mr. Valentino antagonized it wiUi the agricultural appropriation bill, ara after a long discussion as to which hill was en titled to precedence,tlie chair ruled in favor of the agricultural appropriation bill, and it was accordingly taken up. The amount appropriated is $390,S80, being an increase of $71,3S0 over last year and $106,100 below the estimates. Mr. Aiken, of South Carolina, after an appeal for an appropriation for the en couragement of tea culture in this conn' try, branched off to a general discussion of tlie question of the tariff, advocating a revision of the customs duties, an' especialiy a reduction of the duty upoi iron. Several other members upon the same text discussed the tariff until the committee rose, when, upon motion of Mr. Moore, of Tennessee, the Senaio bill was passed authorizing the Secretary of War to use hospital tents for the relief of sufferers from tte overflow Missis sippi river. The House thy adjourned. Und# the decision of Upr chairman of the committee of the the tariif bill must take its regular j^ce on the calen dar, where it standaX^sn order. Among the bills which mitybe disposed of or laid aside before is reached is thst providing a permanent construction fund for the navy. The advocates of this measure will probably resist any attempt, to have it set aside without consideration, and in view of the fact that tlie opponents' ofthe tariff bill may demand tho yeas and nays on the selllug aside of every bill which precedes it ou tlie calendar the prospect of an early discussion of the measure is not promising, unless the ways aud means committee can devise some way to obviate tho necessity of passing over oilier preceding bills seriatim. Washington, March 7.—The Senate coniinnod Chas. W. Buckley, as postmas ter at Montgomery, Ala., aud Mary E. Wiley at Huntsville, Texas. It is stated, upou good authority, that the President yesterday offered the now vacant feat upon the Supreme bench to Senator iEdmunds, but that he declined it. Tho President to-day nominated Enos tbe same direction, but, from pecuniary J. Penny packer as collector ot rus^pis at ' ‘ ' Wilmington, N. C. Senor Romeo, the new minister from Mexico, to day presented liis credentials to President Arthur, when an exchange of complimentary speeches took place. Washington, March 8.—In the Sen ate Mr. Garlaud introduced a bill for tlie construction, completion repairing and preservation of tbe levees on tho Missis sippi river. Temporarily tabled, subject to his call. Mr. Jackson, from the committee ou the improvement of the Mississippi river, reported the original bill appropriating $25,000 to continue ths improvement of tho Memphis harbor. Mr. Kellogg introduced a bill lor a pub lic building at Baton Rouge, La. Ths bill tor a commission on the a!c> holic liquor traffic came up ou the calen dar,jthe question being ou Mr. Bayard’s motion lo recommit to the finance com mittee. Rejected—ayes 19, tioes 26. The voto was a party one, except that Mr. Cameron, of Wisconsin, voted ayo witli the Democrats, and Messrs. George and Davis, oi Illinois, voted no with the Re publicans. The bill was tlieu read, and pending a motion by Mr. Davis, of West Virginia, to amend so as to preveut the commission from being exclusively partisan, the morning hour expired, and the bill was laid aside. Tho Chinese bill was proceeded with, and Mr. Platt, in opposition, said the object of the b 11 was to suppress and prohibit absolutely Chinese immigration Wider tho guise of a twenty years’ suspension of tlie coming of Chinese laborers. When Mr. Platt con. eluded, a vote was ordered upon Mr. In- gall’s amendment, limiting the suspen- .Ia.> tUa aftmlna nf CldrirsS labi***”** Irt n»te the bUl which shall be first consider ed. A ruio is also added, according the second and fourth Mondays, af-ur the morning hour, to the consult ration of bus iness relative to the District of Cojumuir. Laid over under tlie rules. A number of bills weie iutroduci d and referred. Under the call ofthe commit lees the following bills were reported: Iiy Mr. flarris, of Massachusetts, fr tn tlie com mittee on naval ail'ai;-', authorizing the construction of vessels of war for the navy of the United slates. Referred to the committee ofihe whole. This is tho bill authorizing the expenditure of $10,000,000 for the purpose named. By Mr. Money, of Mississippi, from the committee on putt efflees and po-.i roads, providing tor an ocean mail »«ivlce be- tween the United States and foreign ports. Referred to the committee of the whole. By Mr. Townsend, of Ohio, from the committee ou coiumeice, amending the law concerning commerce and navigation and tlie regulation of steam vessels. Re ferred to the committee of tlie whole. It places foreigu vessels, when in our putts, under the'same rules relatire to their outfit aud to the protection of passengers a* govern vessels owned i.i tlio United States, and reduces tbe license fets of pilots, engineers, etc., from ten dollars aiid five dollars to one dollar, fifty aud seventy-five cent*. It also exempts own ers of domestic vessels from personal liability beyond au amount equal to about double tho amouut of their respective investments therein. Mifiatkeli, ot Kansas, moved that the U mm proceed to tlie consideration cf ess ou the Speaker's tabic, slating his object was to take up the Senate ti-polyeamy bill. Agreed to—yeas 111, jays $6. Tlie firet bill ou the Speaker's table, authorizing the purchase of the property known as tno Freedmau’a Bank in Washington, D. C., and appropriating $230,000 therefor, parted after some de bate. Several executive communications were le'erred and a number of Senate bills passed, among them ilia bill direct ing tho Secretary of War to pay over to the Society of the Army of the Cumber land $70,000 to aid in the creel ion of a statue or monumert to Gen. James A. Garfield. CfFinaily, the anti-polygamy bill was reached. Mr. Convers >, of Ohio, raised tlie point of order that the bill must go to the committee of tlie whole. Pending a decision ol the point oi order, the House at 1:30 adjourned. Washington, March 8.—Rev. J. L M. Curry, of Richmond, Va., geucral agent ol the Peabody education fund, ad dressed ihe Irouse committee on educa tion and labor to-day, ou the question of national aid to public schools ou tho basis of illiteracy. Uu laid down two postu lates : First, tbat the perpetuity and prosperity of our free, republican, repre sentative institutions depends upon the intelligence aud integrity of our citizens; aud second, to secure universal education governmental authority and aid are indis pensable. Thu duty to furnish education chiefly and primarily devolves on the States. Tho North has bravely assumed and nobly performed this obliga tion. The South is netting l.cioh-a!ly in FINANCIAL. AND 1: TN - NEW YQKK. Ifa meat securities !- NEW YORK—1 W. * A.2tu5 h3 j N s H, - Oil'.; N (laasR, 4’s 81 (til* C'hkago&N«rth..iee’i| K do. preferred....Lt-A, j l{ Erie...... m 1 11 Ea*t Turn B. ft.... 1(! Covuria railroad-lilt Illinois Central. Lake Shore lie . COKE COTTON MARKET REPORT nr Tn.er.aAPH and Mi’SRi -a Macon, March*.—Evt Hi Cotton firm. Good middling II: mi • low middling U%jyi0j£ (juodordi-. i i giu; ordinary —; itaiiis . ieceived to-day by raiL.... , “ by wagon ^'$ ped “ 8TATEHE.NT. Stock on hand September 1,1SS1. Received today '• previously inability and other causes,-is not furnish- i g adequate means oi instruction to all of her uducaiionable youth. National aid is imperative. The illiteracy, estab lished by the census, of tlie white citizens and more largely of tlie hia'-k citizens, is appalling. As a means of self preserva tion, aid should he gendered by the gov ernment. Ignorant vo ers are unsafe de positaries of a free government a yd uncer tain guardians of the nat'onal honor and interests. Wiriiout favoring any particular meas ure, Mr. Curry said tho national aid shot. Id tuppleiuo t, not supplaut, the Slate system, of education. It should be immediate and to correspond with the peril. It should be for a free, adequate, mdimeutary education. A. J. Chambers, of New Haven, Conn., also addressed the committee on the bill providing for the appointment of a com mission ot colored men to inquire into and report upou tho material, industrial and intellectual advancement and present siatus of tlie colored people of tbe Uuited States, and making appropriations for the same, The Government Purchasing Flow ers. Cincinnati Enquirer. •VDo you mean you paid for Powers which were never delivered?” “I mean this, for instance: If the Secretary wanted dowers for hi* use, he would get them, and they would lie paid for.” “Get them where? And how were they paid for?” “If wedid not have them In the garden, we would get them from some florist.” "And pay for them?" "And nay for them.” "How?" -“Pay for them out of die appropriation for ice, care of ground*, etc." “What sort of voucher would'you make out In that cave?” “They would be described as plants for the garden." Do you know of any case where that was here were a great many case* of that '“c.” klni.nt “Uo» “I c#u eroi Tuor eo. “Doyou know anything of a specific* ot a bouquet placed on Secretary WIndo desk at the time he took cbnrgo ofthedep sion of the coining of Chinese labo ten years. Tlie amendment on a tie vote as follows: - * YeaS—Aldrich, Allis * .. •-, Cockrell, Conger, D-.ss .ois, Dawes, Edmund?, Frye, Irarris. Tear, Ingalls, Jackson, Lapliatn, MeDiTJ, Mc Millan, Mitchell, Morrill, Saunders, Sew ell, Sherman and Teller—23. Nay3—Bayard, Beck, Call, Cameron of Wisconsin, Coke, Fair, Farley, Garland, George, Hale, Hampton, Hill of Colora do, Jonas, Jones of Nevada, McPherson, Maxey, Miller of California, Miller of New York, Morgan, Ransom, Slater,Vest and Walker-23. Pairs were announced between Messrs. Davis, of West Virginia, Sauisbury, But ler, Johnston, Kellogg, Jones of Florida and Grover, against the amendment, and Messrs. Windom, Ferry, Hawley, Platt, Pugh, Rollins and Vanwyck, in the affirm ative. Mr. Camden was also paired. * Mr. Hear rose and resumed the discus sion. He said the vote just taken showed it was tbe purpose of those having charge of the bill to force it tLrough without re gard to its effect upon the public faith of tho government, pledged by an act, in which tho Senate took its share, to the Emperor of China. Mr. Ingalls offered an amendment pro viding that the act shall not go into effect until ninety days after its passage, and the amendment was adopted. On motion of Mr. Bayard, amendments were adopted making the second section read as follows: “That any master of any vessel of whatever nationality who shall knowingly on such vessel bring within the jurisdic tion ofthe United States and permit to be landed any Chinese labor#!a,” etc. On motion of Mr. Miller, of California, the provisions directing tlie removal of Chinese unlawfully found in a customs co’Iection district by tlie collector, was amended to direct that he shall be re moved to the place from whence he came. On motion of Mr. Brown, an amend ment was adopted providing that the mirk of a Chinese Immigrant on’y, attested by a witness, may be taken as his signature upon the certificate of registration Issued to him. . . The question then recurred on the amendment offered by Mr. Farley, that hereafter no State court, or United States court, shall admit Chinese to citizenship. Mr. Hawley rose to speak upou what he termed “this bill of iniquity,” but yielded lor an adjournment. The Sen ate, at 0:10, adjourned. The hill introduced in the Senate to day by Mr. Garlaud, for the construction, completion, repairing and preservation of levees on tiio Mississippi river, empowers the Mississippi River Commission to cause the construction or repair, aud to keep in order such levees aloug the banks or tlic ; but the public never shared in Mi s river as shall be deemed of lbs greatest! the MetneKifitan t£!i5, ha*'given general importance to the preservation of *- the channel of »ald river, and to the pre vention of devastation from breaks and overflows. The bill appropriates $13,009,- 000 for that purpose. HOUSE. Mr Reed, ol Maine, from tbe commit tee on rules, reporte l the amendments to the rules, presented by him some days ago, and published in the Record There have been some slight modifications made, the most important of which is the addi- . tlou or a clause providing tlist it shall bn home working ftr E. I*. R.deout <Se Co , in order for the House, on motion, to go | 10 Barclay street, New York, Send for luto comm luce of the whole aud to desig- j their catalogue aiul full particulars. many?” not attempt to tell you how many—a great many." “Where were the flower* rent to?” “They would generally be rent to tlio Score tary s house, or for his use. II he would want a box of flowers, we would scud and get the flowers." “tVhat Secretary?" “Mr. Sherman anil Mr. Windom.” "How much did they coot?” “The boxes of flower*, bouquets and baskets vary. I cannot give the price new. They can be shown, though, from tnc vouchers iu the ded partment” ••Can jit'vou guess whether the cost would be So oi-*fvr.” “Perhaps 2 or 3, sometimes 85 or$G, and sometimes #S or > 10, according to what was furnished. There was one bill paid for $117 nnd one for about SHO paid since last March— during the last spring, X think there was anoth er o! 70 cr 80.“ i flo case ,om’: of the depart ment?” “I know about that." “IIow was thnt paid for?" “Out of tlio contingent expenses.” "To whom?” “To Mr. Small.” “Was that directed to bo presented by any particular persou?” "No. Mr. Power sent for mo and toid me he had n design for making an offering to Mr. Windom when he came in. I think Mr. Power knew Mr. Windom beforehand, end had very kindlv feelings towurds him. He wanted to make some little offering to him. and gave n design of u shield. He took the impression of tho Treasury seal, took the sent off it wberethu scales were, scut for Smell and got him to look at iL” "Who sent for Small ?” “I sent for him, and told him to get It mode. Then ho was going to chanre 30 for it. I told him that it wns for Major Power, anfl that lie ought to make it a* low as he could. I sup posed at tho time Major Power was going to pay for it. no said well, if it was for Major Power he would charge what the flowers cost him nnd make it as tow as he could, aud lie charged 823. That wns paid for out of the con tingent exnenjes afterward " . “Did Major Power know that it was paid for In that way?" _ . . „ “Yes. sir. Ills attention was called to it when It wns paid tor." — . .. _, "By whom wns hU attention called to it r “I called his attention to It.” - "Do you recollect the particular time and place that you cnlled his attention to it?" “It wns In hit office.” , i I “What was that voucher made out for?*’ “Fur plants furnished the garden. I do not think we cter jmid fur any flowers directly as "'•■H.u'e you any idea how much it amounted to during the year?” “I should have to make a Tory rough guess If I attempted to state lu” ••Think a minute and come as near as you can to what It a mounted to?” “I should think it amounted to at least a couple of hundred dollars a year—perhaps more.” Two Hetropolitan Millionaire*. *Veic York World. Mo*-- Tavlor, the oldest bank president In Kfew York city, has been very 111, but is now reported convalescent. He is tbe richest of our active financiers, being estimated at a half dozen millions. Moses lets been making steadily for more than a half century, Hr Shipped to-day...,.— — “ previously 67.07- 24fi—31,277 Stock on hand this evening ■' 7 j1 Cotton Marked* by Telegraph. LIVERPOOL, MarchS.—Noon.—Cotton hai 1- cnlng; middling Uplands fi 0-lfi; middling Or leans (%: sole* 1.7,nun; speculation and cr port 20PO; receipts -irt.saXr; American 28.000. Kuril res-yteady; uplands low mlddfP'.TClaq.'e, March 0 9-16; March aud April (.916; April and May 21-32; May and June 6 ! r -Cl fitti 23-22; June and July <527-32: July and Au gust 6 27-32: August aud 8eptemt<er 6 57-64, LIVERPOOL—1:10 p. a.—Middling uplands GTt middling OrleansG13-10; upland-. l..v mid dling rlnure. August aud September 6 29-32 IJVlrttPOOL—230 p. m.—Uplands, low mid dliug clause, March u 19-22; March and April 6192k May and June 6 47-01; June und July 6 31-61; July nnd August 6 55451; September and October 6 23-S2. LIVEKPOOL—TeCO p. m -Sales, American. 11,- OTO: uplands, low middling clause, March 6 :v 11; March nnd April 6 :tw.l; April and May 6 1 >01; June and July 6 IJ-lttfyG 51-01; July and August 6J4. Futures barely steady.. « NEW YORK, March 8.—Noon—Cotton firmer; sales 22H; middling uplands 11 lfi-K; middltn; Orleans 121-16. _ Futures steady; Mam 11.37; April 1X00; May 121S; June 1234; July 1251; August 1261. NEW YORKk-Evculng—Net receipts 506; gross 2970. Futures closed weak; sales Krj.ri'O, as follows: March—Jl.S2@ll.831 August -lir.; 41260 April— .1L9M1LK5 Scptembvi .I2tv.vi238 May. 12.12013.13 October 11.66$UJ8 June. —12.28012391 November...1L I ■ •11.50 July.——„1245tal246 | Doecmbcr...ll..J/;M..j2 ; Cotton firm: middling upland* IT IS-IS; uUk . dling Orleans 121-16. GALVESTON, Mnrcii S.-Cotton steady; mid dling 11JS; low mlddliug 11%; good Oidina- ,- li% net receipts 1177; gross —; sale* ock 61.258. NORFOLK, March ft-Cotton firm; middling 11>£ not receipts 1621; gross ; sale* tte stock 42,951. BALTIMORE, March f*.—Cotton st-jady; mid dling llJi; low middling 11*.«: irood ordina ry l<% net receipt* 45; gross 117; sales —-; stock tei.Ott. BOSTON, 5!areh S.—Cotton quiet; mi l 12; low middling ll>fr good ortUni ' is 987; gross 1W9: sates stc iGTON, March otton steady; middling li%: low middUuff 1655-U'l go -i dinary 101-16; net receipts 131: gr* -■ —; ; stock 7,535. PHILADELPHIA. March S—Cotton firm; middling 12; low middling 11%; good ordina ry toji net receipt* —: gross 1031; rate* to spinners : stock 13,612. SAVANNAH, March 8.-Cotton steady; m:.'. dliug 11%: low middling 10;„- good ordi nary 10; net receipts 1386; gross ; sales ZiuO; stock 62,168. NEW ORLEANS, March 8.—Cotton strong; middling 11%: low middling 11%: good ordina ry luj.k m-trecuiptsSWO; gross36;.v, saleslo.fotr MOBILE. ' March 8.—Cotton firm; mid dling 11%: low middling 11%; grad ori'j- ir-- 10%; net receipts 1310; gross—; sides 1035; stock “ MEMPHIS, March 8.-Cott.>n firm: mid dling 11%: low middling 11; g.-tvl ordinary Xf% net receipts 265; gross 30stiiptaenta2822; sales 3.700; stock 81,313. AUGUSTA, March S.-Cott« i .jnlet: mid dling ll%i Ibw middling 10%: :;ooil ordinary 10; uct receipts 0)1; grosz ; sales 322 MACON MARKET. Dry Goods.—Market Arm. Print t tandartl 696J4C, lower grades 4%&-7%c. vlids fie. 7 :cr- 1 -••-. aizmigc. Hickory rtripes 7)^10c, oi 10c.. Wlgans6%«7j£. Oraulmi) •ight 02 10c. SncetiugE- brown *> six 02 Sc, eight lignter weights 7@p7t:. fill standard 6< %. Chccks-^tau.Urd 8. 14. Kentucky Jeans 8^20; seys12C do. 25@ Paovistoss.— 1 The market Is m ilve aud ad vancing. Bacon—C. It. side*, i •%. Bacon— shoulder* none D. S side*. 10; D . abonjdea 8. Boston bcllic*, 11. Plain W« : m hams, 12%: New York pig hams. 14. LaBn.—Market very firm. Choice- leaf, in tierces, 12%MU( tubs, 18%. N. Y. Boflnod, iu tierce, 13; tub*. U%. Fi/jur.—Market very firm; flnett patent. S9..50; fancy, 28.50; choice family, 88.00; extra family. 27.75; family, Ti.or, buckwheat, $10.50. Wheat bran, per cwt. tl.30. Granulated. 10%:standard A. lo!. ; wu S 10; extra C. 9%; golden C, i '4 N. O. yellow clarified, 9%. MolasSes a:;d . Svncr.—Cuba melas'cs, 50: do, good, 55; honey drips, 50; Georgia sj nip, 55. SALT.—Liverpool, *1.10; Virgin: 151.2 rul.X. Fauna.—Apple*. 85.00. Oranges, par 100 a rc. Lemons, per hex, 81.00 London layer sins. S3.SO. Irj-u potatoes—Eastern wdlmr—Mark 1 1 active: demand good. Early R«-.' *!-75; Good rich SI-75; Pccilezs 81.50; Snow FlakeM.V5; Peach Blow St.7.7; Burbanks 84-75; Pink I.y* 85.00: White Rose 81.75. . . Fish.—No. 1 mac-scref, half bblt . 8?.iO: do kits, 81.80; No. 2ila. half bbb.,15.73; kit*, C5a; No. 3, half barrels, 85.50: kits. GOe. Miscellaneous.—Candy, 13e. Pickles, pint* 81.50, per quarts, 8227. Starch fiUo. p. r lb. Cheese. 15. Warding, Imported, 15%: raidinez, domestic. 80.00. Rice. 7#9c. Ball p:;t- osh, S27. U1AM; Canned. 83.25Sg.50 HMc,- Drv flint, sail: salted. HAUL Wool-Washed 250250; unwashed, free from buna 29.925: burry, 10018. Tallow, 5%@0. Wax, IS. Grain and Hat.—Market very firm. White corn, 96; mixed com. M. Feed rust proof oats, 51.'W. Rye. 81.75. Western timothy i-.av, 81.10; Georgia bay, 81.V Com men!, plain 81; bolted. 81.U3. Hardware—Markct^good. ltorseslioi-s jt'j.Oo t bound hames ■ kk*. per pair »!m.-: «V." (V fc. A x<*s ^.*.00 ».u0. Well Swede . Po" ; GO. Lead per keg: mule shoes 87.01. »t.60<yo.tXL Trace chains Ames' shovel* S12.00|.erdozen. !’ pcrlb. Haimun’s plow stocks 81 10.00 per dozen. Cotton car buckets *250. Cotton rope 18c.. iron 5«5%e. per «■: refine Ms la ;-er steel 5%C per It’. Nails 8?.65-bi -e of I der *8.40 per keg. Blasting- ‘ Sc. t>er Ifi. Drop shot 82001 Bagging andTik*— Faird 2M bagging, all lute, none: 2 do., none: ojjCtlOe: arrow ties. £1.05; pieced tits, ii Provlaioa Markets by Tel LOUISVILLE, March 8.—Pr. mera pork - UJOuULuO Bulk i s 6.7-7;. rib *9.25: clear -9.62' ham* 11.75nl 2. Vi. Hour dull Grain irregtdiirbut fairly ac ri unchanged, but some sales rat 8T. LiiClis, Marc h Flout Wheat higher nnd unsettled 81.20%cash: 51.22.'4 April. Cor at fid cash: 61% April. Outs h: higher at$H'..<7 bid cash: ■ 1> 816,95 bid April. Bulk meat* i £6.25; rib • p.2.7; clear • 9.50. .'t/if'k Ugh 4 . 1% do., IsioTv* stroiifftir, caK- shoulder? Susrar « ured iul ;mrhuiiged. .• and generally < . cr. • .****:it 'c. t otter. No. 2 rv-vl fail i >. ;ter hut flow i ;i» l" Kork »j : l»id March; ruu r hiiouldera. I.ar! hi 1 -;her at 61.^00*000 in public benefdcilon: tlon to hi* tiXfcjensive private charitit*. M‘*> Taylor ban been at the head of the City lut for forty years, and hi** success in itiiuana# ment i- shown by the fact that .its shares a unoted ft1200. He has devoted himself cjom to money making, nnd will 1 - •* i his daughters (w no fcons. .meter iian idi- , l x 11 married), When contemplating such iM thiukius how much good such a man might have clone lend 1 iu* bec-n like George I. Ifcney, “f a philanthropic disporitlon. i(l 1.7. Whisks- steady nt 51.17. CINCINNATI, Mar.ii s.—K’. ilv j5.50u3.T3; fancy s-V-’.'ui.W. Xo. -2 red winter Sl.27n1.2--. ' e, 2 mixed 62?,ail.";. Oats ni 16%. l'ork firmer 111 }•*' firmer and. higher nt 51 11 .1 stronger; shoulder* fi.2': •■. Whisky steadv at Si.h>. <<uin finished gorais, 57.• bins, on u Sugar ciUic-t and unctiange : common and light 5.25e.i. <■ butchers' S'* 25#7.00 CHICAGO, March 8.—Than nr.!. Wheat excited and high- spring *1.2.7%al.26 cwsh: *1.'i; , ,j»1.2i«% April: No. 3< n;. •11.05%: rejected 70s? .. Corr. nnd higher, regular fresh March; April: rejected •• nted.v active and higher ot 12 ca«h: 40%_ March; 40* j April. Barley Dressed hop* inac Wheat ii stronger: No. >• No. 2 mixed liof2 firmer; c-ncking and ill Arid DOQii- in'f^r^eS^ % cash; 50% Oats rnodcr- 40% Mai steady and nnchaSL vand iio-.iinn!: jpood 88.78. Pork arrive, fine and higher at S16.S7%al8A0 «,5C0.I^ year can be rwMy made at
