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egraphed Trescott s "You may ag
ent to a liberal war. indemnity
which is not nnjozt. The 'cession of
Arapaca cannot be assented to without first
calling here for farther instruction. If
AVasnruaTOM, Maich 27—In the Senate, ua ,„ lu[ ,. rT ,j.-
Messrs. Butler and Hampton presented the j Chili should insist upon a cession, it is not
memorials of the Charleston, S. 0., {Cham- | impossible that the creditors of Bern may
ber of Commerce in favor of a free ship maintain thatjts revenues are hypotheca-
canal between the Chesapeake and Dela
ware bays.
The bill for the admission of Dakota as
a State was recommitted to the committee
on territories along with a protest of the
Yankton county bondholders against such
admission..
The bill pensioning Mrs. Garfield, Mrs.
Tyler and Mrs. Folk passed.
The committee on appropriations report
ed back with amendments the agricultural
appropriations bills. The tariff commis
sion bill came up after two o’clock as reg
ular order, and pending a motion by Mr.
Dasrta to take up the Indian appropriation
bill, Mr. Bayard deprecated any interrupt
ing of the tariff debate in viewof the unan-
imona agreement for a vote upon the bill
to-morrow. The Senate coincided with
Mr. Bayard, and Mr. Vnnwyck was award
ed the floor. He opposed the bill.
The Senate informally took up Mr.
Gall’s resolution. On a motion of that
Senator declaring that good faith requires
the payment with interest of the claims for
losses and damages nnder the treaty with
Spain in 18U1 for the cession of Florida,
Messrs. Call and Jones, of Florida, spoke
at considerable length in advocacy of
the resolution. No action on the subject
was taken. At CtW the Sfcnate adjourned.
Mr. Williams, of Wisconsin, offered a
resolution requesting the President to in
form the House whether any protocol has
been signed by Trescott or any other dip
lomatic representative of the United States,
setting forth the terms for ending the war
in South America, and, if any such protocol
has been signed, to furnish the House with
a copy of the same, and also with copies of
the corre-pondence i elating thereto not al
ready comnuicated to one of the houses of
Congress. Adopted.
Tne appropriation committee reported
bade the post-ofDco appropriation bill with
the Senate amendments recommending a
concurrence with some, and non-concar-
rence with others. Referred to the com
mittee of the whole.
Under a call of the States, the following
bills wero introduced and referred: by Mr.
Wheeler, of Alabama, authorizing the
Commissioner of Agriculture to famish
seeds for planting pnrposea to persons in
destitute conditions; by Mr. Williams, of
Alabama, granting lan Is to the State of
Alabama in aid of the St. Lonis, Mont
gomery and Florida railroad company; by
Mr. Finley, of Florida, authorizing the
Commissioner of Agriculture to secure 124
acres of land for experimental farms in
each of the States of Florida, Illinois, Lou
isiana and California; by Mr. King, of
Louiaiann, for the appointment of a joint
committee of five Senators and ten Repre
sentatives to proceed forthwith to the
Mississippi valley to investigate tho present
disastrous floods in said valley, and to re
port what measures should be taken to pre
vent a recurrence of the seme; by Mr.
Robertson, of Louisiana, tb-provido for
closing snch gaps in the Mississippi levees
os have occurred since November 25,1881.
* The remainder of the day was devoted
to legislation local to the District of Co
lumbia. Among the bills reported from'
the District committee, was cne incorpo
rating the Garfield Memorial Hospital. It
was explained that the object of the bill
was to mnke the hospital perpetual. Some
members opposed the bill, arguing that if
it should pass the government would be
called upon to erect a building and main
tain the institution, if incorporated as
named in the bill.
Mr. Wilson, of West Virginia, offered on
amendment providing that whenever a
corporation shall apply to Con
gress for aid, any appropriation
made for the purpose shall be
operated as a repeal of this act. Fend
ing action, the bill and amendment wero
recommitted to the committee oa the
District of Colombia with instructions to
the committee to report an amendment to
the general incorporation law of the Dis
trict of CoInmUa, by meansof which the
hospital can IxWnoorporatod and be per
petual. Under the present law no associa
tion enn bo incorporated for a longer
period than twenty years. Adjourned.
ted to them. The President urges moder
ation on the part of Chili.
In a letter from Mr. Frelingbnysen to
Mr. Trescott, dated February 21, after re*
capitulating the substance of the tele
graphic correspondence down to and in
cluding the above telegram. Mr. Freling-
bu> sen goes on to say that the President <
very desirous of having the good offices of
the United States made available for the
restoration of peace, but he is not willing
to become the medium for n propose
which, in his judgment, is so onerons
that it cannot be entertained by Pern. Ho
is still of the opinion that itwon’.dbetbe
part of far-sighted wisdom in Chili
to accept from Peru the payment
of a just indemnity in money, guaranteed,
If insisted on,by the temporary occupation
of the territory, rather than peremptorily
to demand the cession of the territory. On
tho other hand he remains oonvinced that
the United States has not the right which is
conferred, either by treaty stipulations or
by public law, to impose upon the belliger
ents unasked, its views of a just settle
ment, and it has no interests at stake com
mensurate with tho evils that might follow
an interference which wonld authorize it to
interpose between these parties, further
than warranted by treaties, bypnbliolaw
or by the volantst? net* of both parties.
If Chili is indisposed to listen to friend
ly advice on tins point, the President, as
my cable has already informed yon, will
not take any part in the negotiations, which
are based upon both the surrender of
Arapaca and tho payment of a large in
demnity.
The ways and means committee to-day
agreed npon the bill reducing the internal
revenue tax npon tome articles and abol
ishing others, effecting a probable reduc
tion of revenne of $23,3i9,28G. The tax
on cigars is reduced from §8 to $5, and
redactions are made in the special taxes
on manufacturers or dealers in spirits,
malt liquors and tobacco. The following
taxes are repealed entirely: On bank
checks, the stamp tax on bank capital and
deposits, the tax on matches, perfnmery,
medicinal preparations and other articles
imposed by schedule A, following section
3137 of the revised statotes.
Washington, March 28.— 11 tho Ssnate,
Mr. Sherman, from the finance committee,
reported a Senate bill to facilitate the pay-
. ment of dividends to the creditors of the
Freedmen’s Savings and Trust Company,
directing the payments of dividends to be
made with checks on the treasure*, of the
United States at the city of New York with
snch writen checks as may be approved by
the Secretary of the Treasury. Passed.
Mr. Batter offered a resolution calling
on the Attorney-General for a copy of his
letter of instructions, dated lGth instant, to
Dallas Sanders, of Pennsylvania, assistant
counsel to the United States District At
torney of South Carolina, and the reply of
Sanders. He said that a letter from tho
Attorney-General to this Mr. Sanders,
which he had seen in publio print, contain
ed a statement so extraordinary nnd unu
sual for an officer in high ;>ositioc in tho
government of the United States, that he
oonld scarcely credit it, and he desired to
have over that officer’s signatures the exact
copy of the instrnations which he is said to
have issued. Adopted
Tho tariff commission bill came np soon
after 2 o'clock, and Mr. Harris spoke in
advocacy of action on tariff by the com
mittees of Congress without farther de
lay. Mr. Bayard in closing the debate on
the bill, spoke of the difficulties which
necessarily surrounded a question arising
from selfish nnd sectional consideration.
He said class opinion for the Inst six years
had prevented any bill on this subject
coming from thewajs and means com
mittee of the Hou-e, and that the present
organization of that committee was such
as to mnke it idle and absurd to suppose
that any measure tending to the reduction
«f duties eon d originate therein.
At 4 o’clock the henate proceeded to con
sider amendments to the bill under n five
minutes’ rule for debate. The amend
ment of Mr. Vance, requiring that in the
selection of commissioners the President
shall give a representation to agriculture
and manufacturers, as near as practicable
in proiKjrtionto tho capital invested andthe
number of persons engaged, was tnken np,
and after some debate rejected—ayes 21,
nays '.V. All the other amendments were
successively voted down and the bill passed
-without amendments—ayes 38, nays 15.
Adjourned.
house.
Mr. Muldrow, of Mississippi, presented
4i memorial of the Mississippi Legislature
for the extention of land grants to the
-Gulf and Ship Island Bailroad Com
pany. Referred. The house went
into committee of the whole and
took np the tariff commission, bill, Mr.
.Kasson first taking the floor and explain
ing the prosisions of the bill and then ad
vocating the commission plan.
The Speaker laid before theHonsea
message from the President transmitting
the rope rt of tho Secretary of Stats and
fhe accompanying papers callel for by tho
resolution adopted yesterday, touching tho
negotiations for the restoration of peace
in South America; also a communication
from the Secretary of War in compliance
with the resolution of the Home,stnting that
300,000 move rations are necessary for the
relief of the sutTerers from the present over
flow of the Mistissippi Rivor and its tribu
taries. Adjourned.
The House sub-committee of tno elec
tions committee agreed to-day to report
on Thursday in favor of siating Mr.
Maokey in place of Mr. Dibble. The fall
committee on elections to-day voted unan
imously, in the case of Mr. Stilbrand
against Mr. Aiken, in favor of the latter,
ami granted Mr. Stoibrand the privilege of
withdrawing his ; apers.
The House military committee _to-dny
agreed to report favorably Mr. Richard
son’s bill authorizing the settlement of the
account for arms between the State of
South Carolina and the United States gov
ernment.
The reoort the State Department, in an
swer to a call from the House for corres
pondence between this department nnd
Blsin-j aid Trescott, and for information
whether any protocol has been signed by
Tresoott or any other diplomatic represen
tative of the United Butts, settiug forth
the terms for ending the war in South
America, ret* forth that up to the present
time the Department of Slate has received
no information either from Trescott or
from the diplomatic representatives of the
Uuiloul StaU*.s ill Chili or Peru. ruJ tu it
no piotocol of ihe character described by
the resolution has !>oen signed by Tres-
cott or by such diplomatic representa
tives.
The substance of the telegraphic and
mail oorresjiondence of the department
with its representative# in South America
since the date of the last submission ol
documents to Congress is given. On
February 2Xst,
Washington, March 29.—In the Senate,
on motion of Mr. Cockrell, tho Senate
adopted a resolution directing the Secre
tary of State to inquire os to the arrest and
imprisonment of citizens of the United
States in Deland and if any steps have
been taken to secure a speedy trisl, and if
not charged with crime what steps have
been taken to secure their release.
Mr. Cockrell presented the resolutions
of the central council ol the Land League at
St. Louis reciting tho arrest and confine
ment in British jails, without trial, of a
number of citizens of the United States,
and requesting the intervention of the
Representatives of the States in behalf of
juch citizens. He offered a resolution di
recting the Secretary of State to inquire
nnd ascertain whether citizmsotthe United
States have been arrested and are now held
in confinement in Ireland, and if so, for
what length of time and for what canse,
and it charged with crime what steps, if
any, have been taken to seenre a speedy
trial, and if not charged with crimo what
steps, if any, have been taken to secure
their release, and to report at the earliest
time practicable. Adopted.
The bills passed granting a right of way
—trough the public lands to the Falatka and
Iddian Rivor Railroad Company; grant
ing temporary use of the United
States barracks at Baton Ronge, La . to the
State institution for the blind. The In
dian appropriation bill was then taken np.
It appropriates $5,180,003.91—tho Senate
committee on amendments having made
an increase to the bill as it cnme'from the
Honse of $230,800. The bill was read in
committee of the whole, and the amend
ments, with one or two exceptions on which
the votes were reserved, wore agreed ta.
Mr. Hoar offered an amendment looking
to the authorizing of the Sec etory of the
Interior to expend not exceeding $2,000,000
for the education of Indian children not
otherwise specifical ! y provided for.
Mr. Bntlcr introduced a bill making a
temporary appropriation of $2U).000 to
continue the work on the jetties in Charles
ton harbor until the regular appropriation
is available. Executive session adjourned.
overflow the sugar plantations on tho left
bank down to Bonnie Parv’e. Reports
indicate that the entire Grostete sugar
plantation ia nnder water. Back water ia
rapidly encroaching on the plantations
west of Baton Ronge.
Vicks bubo, Mias., March 27.—The steam
er Carroll, from Sharky, on the Tallatcbee
river, reports a fall ol eighteen inches at
that point, and that many planters are pre
paring for work. The compress here which
has been nnder water was opened to-day for
business. The steamer Sunflower, from Fa-
sonia, two hundred and fifteen miles np
the Sunflower river, anived this morning,
and reports the river as falling at that
joint, with a total fall of twofeet at Camp-
sells zille, ninety miles up, and is falling
one inch in twenty-fonr hours. An unusu
ally heavy rain of several hours’duration
fell there last night.
The steamer Ike Bonham, from Little
Deer creek, came in nnd reported n fall of
seven inches with a strong current, which
indicated a general drain of water. The
Ike Bonham went os far as Gibbons’ land'
ing, Sharkey county. She reports bat little
destitution ia that section. The planters
generally think good crops will be made.
Fbo hands gener illy are well cared for.
With a decline of three feet many planta
tions will be oat of the water.
Natchez, Miss., March 28.—Yida'ia, La.,
is covered with water to the death of three
feet and npwards. Nearly all the residents
of that town have removed to Natchez.
The steamer Minnie arrived here yester
day morning with stock from the over
flowed districts, having come all the way
from Tensas river, a distance of twenty-
three miles overland. This shows how
high the water is over Concordia parish
when steamboats can travel about tho
wagon roads, a sight never witnessed be
fore in this section. The government snp-
] dies have lately been received at Vidalia
for the overflowed people of Concordia
jarish, bat not in sufficient quantity to re-
ieve all those seeding aid, and nnless
more are sent soon great suffering must
fall on those who had to abandon their
homes and everything to savo their lives
from the floods. All thediottom lands on
the Mississippi side are nnder water. Here,
also, great destitution prevails. Captain
Lambert, tho sheriff, and other prominent
citizens of this connty, are makinz stren
uous efforts to obtain relief for tho suf
ferers.
St. Loins, March 28.—Captain Benham.
of the United States Army, has telegraphed
to General Beckwith from Helena, Ark.,
that fifty thousand rations left there by the
government steamer Coal Blnff, which will
supply the people until April 5th. Bat ho
aays one hundred thousand more should
be sent at once, to be followed a week la
ter l>y fifty thousand, and then another
week later by twenty-five thousand more.
This amount, State Agent Mengum thinks,
will carry the State through the period of
want.
On motion of Mr. Mnnning, of Wiscon
sin, a resolution was adopted calling on
the Postmaster-General for information as
to whether an order had been issued by his
department forbidding the payment of any
postal money order or delivery of any reg
istered letters to M. A. Dauphin, or any
other agent of the Loniaiana State Lottery
Company, nnd, if so, whether that order
was enforced.
On motion of Mr. House, of Tennessee,
the Senate amendment to the Honse bill
granting a pension of $5,000 a year to Lu-
cretia R. Garfield, was concurred is. The
amendment includes within tho provisions
of the bill the names of Sarah C. Polk and
Julia G. Tyler.
Mr. Kelley, chairman of tho oommittee
on ways ana means, reported n bill to re
duce internal revenue taxation. Referred
to committee of the whole.
Mr. Stephens, of Georgia, desired to be
heard on n question of privilege. He first
had read the rules of the Hou-e relating to
the appointment of stenographers nnd
their removal for cause. He then present
ed a preamble and resolution embodying
the correspondence between Speaker Keifer
and Henry G. Hayes, one of the He use
committee stenographers, being the Spea
ker's letter of removal of Haye3 “for cause,’
Haves’ letter of inquiry os to what consti
tuted th# cause, the Speaker’s reply de
clining to state the causes which led to his
removal, but saying that the removal was
not intended to convey any reflection upon
Hayes' privato character, and Hayes’ re
joinder, and that as the Speaker had
failed to assign any cause in mak
ing the removal, and had refus
ed to assign nay cause when requested
to do so, he did Lot recognize the legality
of the Siieaker’s action. Mr. Stephens’
preamble recites that it is clnimed that the
Speaker’s action does not legally consti
tute removal for cause, and the resolution
offered instructs the judiciary committee to
report what may be Hayes’ legal status,
and authorizes that tho committee make
such investigations ns it may deem proper.
Mr. Stephens asked that the correspon
dence nnd resolutions be referred to the
judiciary committee. So ordered.
Many members were on their feet as the
reading closed, nod Mr. Kasson exclaimed
that he reserved the point of order ns to
whether tho matter constituted a question
of privilege.
Speaker Keifer asked unanimous consent
that Mr. Stephens have an opportunity to
address the House npon h's resolution,
saying ho wonld then explain to the Honso
tho reasons for removing Hayes.
Mr. Robesou promptly objected to any
debate on the question, but Mr. Stephens
said he merely wished the reference.
Hayes has for several years been one of
tho two official stenographers to the com
mittees of the House, and was for many
years Honso reporter for the associated
press. Tlo conducted tne report of the
Guiteau trial for the asscioted press. Daw
son, who was appointed to succeed Hayes
ns committee reporter, was formerly ste
nographer in tho War Department, whence
ho went with General Grant on his trip to
Mexico
The Speaker then called for committee
reports. Bills for the erection of public
buildings at the following plaoes were re
ported from the committee on pnblio
buildings and grounds, and referred to the
committtee of tho whole: Norfolk, Va.;
Greenville, S. C.; Greensboro, N. C., nnd
Newborn, N. O.
The Honse th°n went into committee of
the whole nnd took np the tariff commission
bill.
Mr. Carlisle, of Kentucky, who had pos
session of the floor yesterday, concluded
his spoech.
• WASHINGTON 0068IT.
The President to-day nominated to bs
postmasters: Stith Bolling, Petersburg,
Va.: Jas. E. Slaughter, Mobile, Ala.
The Senate confirmed Jos. Shepperd,
collector of customs district of St. Marys,
Ga.. and Henry Farrow, district of Bruns
wick, Ua., and the following postmasters:
HarvtyF. Grisoom, Chattanooga, Tenn.;
Jno. Anderson, Paris, Tenn.: Jefferson
facoonover, .Greenville, Texas; Wm. D. Ca
rey, Gonzalez, Texas; Rudolph Frank,
Cure, Texas; Albert F. Hunt, Tyler, Texas;
Alf Heston, San Marcus, Texas: Wm.
Killedrow, Marlin, Texas: Robert Fendick,
Columbus, Toxai; Julias Wagener, Indian-
ola, Texas. a
Destroying tne « unlenit of a Boon
u.-ed by a smallpox patient may be avoid
ed by using Da.liy's Prophylactic Fluid.
It is morally criminal to neglect the use of
kuch a disinfectant nnd preventive. It is
it. 1 certainly best to prevent the spread of dis-
ja, ’ ease, and those vho will use Darby's Pro
of I jibytactio Fluid freely about their houses
Congress ia given. On will be saved from the attacks of aU eonta-
Mr. Frehnghuysen tel- giooa diseases and death tUtw.
THE .*118318811*1*1 FLOODS.
Favorable Report# Received from Va
rlnus Portions of tbe Submerged
country—Farm Work will Soon be
lu Order In Some Sections
[By Telegraph.1
' New Orleans, March 2 ’.—The Fordacbe
levee on Bayou Grostete has given way in
many places and the wholo of the Grostete
sugar district will inevitably be sub
merged. The people hope to save their
horses and mutes, but cattle, sheep and
hogs must all-be lost. These are tbe most
disastrous crevasses that have so far oc
curred in the sugar producing sections of
Louisiana, and will entail a lass of many
hundreds of thousands of dollars.
A dtspatch from Port Allen to-day con
firms the report of the crevasses on bayou
Grostete, and the inundation of many
valuable sugar plantations. Appeals from
there are being made for boats in which to
MVS Stock. The water nt Raton ltouge has
risen two inches during the past twenty-four
hours. At 9:30 this morn mg heavy rains
and n thunder storm prevailed there. At
New Orleans high winds prevailed, varying
from southeast to southwest, threatening
rain.
New Orleans, March 27.—The crevasse
at Arizona plantation*is now reported
twelve feet deep and twenty feet wide.
The impression prevails that tbe water
from this and the Landry crevasso will
THE CYCLONE.
CABBYIXG DESTHVCTIOX IX
ITS PATH. .
UICIIHOXD IX FLAMES.
A Heavy Destruction ol Property-
Tobacco Factories and Iron Works
Burned, Etc.
[By Telegraph.]
Bicqxiond, March 2C.—One of tho most
destructive conflagrations which ever vis
ited this city—second on'y to that which
destroyed the business portion on its ovac-
uation by the Confederate army in April,
1885— occurred here to-day, resulting in
great destruction of property, the loss of
one life, nnd several minor casualties. A
number of poor people are deprived of
their homes and household goods, and the
traveling public vastly inconvenienced by
the loss of the main bridge directly con
necting tho northern and sonthern systems
of railways crossing James river at this
point.
At 12:30 to-day an employe of theBich-
mond and Petersburg Railroad Company
discovered a small blaze near the Southern
end of tbe company’s long bridgo over the
James river, and immediately started to
give an alarm. In a few minutes a portion
of the fire department was on the ground,
but by the time it arrived tho fire, aided by
a heavy gale from the southwest, had made
such rapid progress that the bridgo was
wrapped in flames, nnd in less than half an
hour the structure fell a mass of ruins into
the river, leaving nothing standing but the
irnnite piers upon which ihe bridgo was
built.
lVhcn the flames reached the Richmond
end of tbe bridge they immediately seized
ni>on the large, four-story brick tobacco
fnctory of T. w. Rutherford & Co., which
also fell a victim to the devouring element.
From that point the fire continued to
spread with frightfnl rapidity, attacking
and laying in ashes, in qnisk succession,
the largo tobacco factorie sof R. A. Patter
son A Co., nnd T. C. Willinma A Co., the
three tobacco stemmeries of J. A. Hutch
ins, two stemmeries of O. R. A F. D. Barks
dale, stemmery ol Aborn & Edwards, the
Vulcan Iron Works, operated by Bruce A
Archer, twenty tenement houses, occupied
by poor people, about three hundred feet
of trestle work connecting Tredegar Iron
works with the Richmond and Petersburg
railroad, ten new freight cars belonging to
the Tredegar company, T. P. Smith’s grist
mill, a number of other minor buildings,
and a qnnntity of coni and lumber at the
southern or Manchester end of tho bridge.
The Virginia Mining and Manufacturing
Company's Kaolins Works were also de
stroyed. The total loss Is now estimated
at between $500,000 and $800,000, about
half of which is covered by insntance.
When it became evident that tho bridge
was in imminent dangei, the second nnd
third firo alarm were sounded and tho
wholo fire department called ont. bnt tho
efforts of the firemen to check tho flames
were entirely fntile, fighting ns they had
to do against fierce winds, which, driving
the flrmes, cinders and smoko into their
faces, forced them back, foot by foot, from
its fiery pntb. At 1:40 p.m., Mayor Car
rington telegraphed to Washington for as
sistance from the fire depart-uent of that
city, bnt later, when the fire was finally
gotten under control, another telegram
was ssnt to Washington to that effect. The
Washington department had responded
promptly and had embarked several en-
i lines on specirl trains, when notified that
' heir services wero not needed.
The fire occurred just abont the timo the
churches were being dismissed from the
morning services, nnd tho alarm being im
mediately given by every fire apparatus
and bell in the city. Notification of the
calamity spread with lightning-like rapidi
ty, and in a short time the hills and house
tops were densely thronged with old and
j onng and white and black. A heavy wind
added more than ordinary vitality to tbe
flames, and carried large pieces of horning
cinders for a long distance, which, in some
cases, set fire to distant houses, necessitat
ing a constant watch on tho housetops to
prevent threatened danger. Charles Betts,
a youth of fifteen years, was killed by a
falling wall. Two men, names unknown,
are reported burled in the rains of Pat
terson’s factory. Isnac A. Gentry, a book
keeper in tbe same factory, bare'y escaped
suffocating in tho building, and had to
Jump from a window, hnrting himself se
riously.
A STEAMER SUNK.
New York, March 28.—The Hudson river
steamer < he mas Cornell, reported wreck-
d near Hamburg last night whilo bound
south, ran on a ledge of rocks in a - fog
while nt fall speed. Her hall for thirty
fee: from the bow was torn open. She soon
broke in two af: the boilors and sunk to
the hurricans deck. The steamer John L.
H-.sbrouk was clone at hand and took off
everybody. Only two or thro# persons
were injured and they but slightly. The
boat is a total loss. The vessel and cargo
are valued at $220,000.
Sweeping Everythin* Before it #ad
Lesnac Desolation In Its Track-
Fall Account# of lie Work.
Sindebsville, March 28,1882.
Editors Telegraph and Messenger:—
A terrific cyclone passed near this place
yesterday morning, sweeping everything
before it, and leaving desolation in its
track. Tbe sky had been overcast with
heavy clouds -since Sunday noon, and fre
quent showers fell during Sur.day night
and Monday morning, accompanied by
much thunder and lightning, and occasion
al gnats of wind. Abont 11 o’clock yester
day morning a dark, heavy clond rose in
tho southwest, and rapidly moving in i
northeastern direction, brought upon n
tho cyclone in all its fury. With the excep
lion of the destruction of fruit and shade
trees and fencing on -the places of
J. R. Wicker and Mrs. Roughtou on the
extreme south, and M. H. Boyer on the
east of onr little city, tho storm did us no
damage, bnt reports from the country are
distressing. At the plantation of Hon. T.
J. Youngblood, about three miles south
west of the city, much damage was done,
in the blowing down of timber mid feuc
mg. The barn, in which was a number of
mules, was leveled with the ground. Three
mules were killed iustautly and Beveral
others badly hurt. Judge Youngblood ia
noted for keeping fine stock; the animals
killed, wo understand, were valued at $175
each. Upon ieavisg the Youngblood plan
tation the storm seems to have gathered
itself np into the clouds and gaining new
strength descended with one fell
swoop northeast of the city, tearing
forest trees nnd everything that offeree
tho least resistance into innumerable
atoms. Trees were not uprooted bnt
twisted off and shattered like a reed in the
hands of a giant. On the place owned by
Mr. T. J. Jackson, no fences sre now to be
seen, and the dwelling occupied by a Mr.
Lord and family is completely demolished.
Mr. Lord and bis bob are painfully though
not seriously hurt, Mrs. Lord is in a very
critical condition from internal injuries
sustained,and a daughter has an arm broken
and otherwise bruised. The lightwood sills
(8x10 inches) from this house were tarried
200 to £00 yards. The honso is so com
pletely and literally torn to atoms that a
deco of plank ten feet long cannot be
onnd on the premi ses A smoothing iron
was found 100 yards from the honse and
was borne away os easily as thistle-down. •
The dwelling of J. H.' Hartley, a few
hundred yards from the house occupied by
Lord, was lifted np, unroofed and moved
several feet, his barn and other outbuild
ings are non est, bis corn, fodder, etc, scat
tered over tho surrounding country.
A negro cabin near Bister’s church is en
tirely demolished, bnt I hive not been
nblo to to ascertain the fate of tho occu
pants. The magnificent oak grove at Ris
er’s church is tom all to pieces by tbe
wind. The sturdy oaks of a century’s
growth are all broken off and scattered in
to a thousand jagged a atoms; the church
fortunately esetped, beiug jurt beyond the
track of the storm. Taking next in its
track the plantations of Bryant Watkins
and D. G. Watkins, complete destruction
is tho re3iilt.
The injury to Mr. P. G. Watk ns ia par
ticular great. His dwelling and all out
buildings, fonces, eto., are wrecked. Mis.
W_ it is feared, cannot recover from her
injnrios. Only a few years ago Mr. Wat
kins suffered the loss of a comfortable
dwelling by fire, bimself and family biro-
' escaping the flames—by bard work and
an indomitabl# energy, he had succeeded
in rebuilding his dwelling and surround
ing himself with the comforts of life
which had been swept from him by fire,
only to become a victim of the tearful
oyclono and find himself again destitute.
, A school-house near J. E, Whiddon,
was blown] down. Mr. Whiddon had
gono to tho scbool-hoose with the
Intention of carrying his chil Iren
homo in consequence of the approach
ing storm, bnt finding that he did not have
time to reach his dwelling, took shelter in
the school-house. The building was blown
down and the teacher, Miss Nellie Weddon,
of this city, sustained serious internal in-
jjry from the falling timbers; Mr. Whid-
den had an ankle broken and was also hurt
internally; several scholars bruised, bnt
none hurt seriously, , " *
It if rumored that tho large and com
modious dwelling owned by the late Da
vid fanner, of this county, is wrecked, os
well as tho bam, stables, etc., nod several
under tbe management of the energetio
and accomplished business man, Mr. C,
W. Tift. Mr. T. has been untiring in his
effort# end do-erves tho thanks of tbe city.
He knows no such word as fail. F. 0. J.
Brown’s, Ga, March 28.—This section
was visited by a terrible storm last night
at 10:30 o’clock. It passed two miles north of
this place and just over Mr. Guise’s mills,
from which there was considerable loss of
life and property. Four were killed at the
milL Many farmers also suffered.
Jas. J. Hill, P. M.
Tbe Extent of tbe Cyclone
Sandebsville, March 27.—A violent wind
and hail storm lias just passed over this
place and vicinity, yesnlting in consider
able destruction to property and personal
injurv to several parties. The residence of
Mr. D. G. Watkins was blown down and
his wife severely hurt. A dwelling owned
by Mr. Jackson and occupied by a Mr.
Lord and family, was blown some distance
and demolished, several of the oecepsnts
being badly hurt. Mr. Bryant Watkin’s
dwelling and a number of other houses in
his vicinity are complete wracks. Hon. J.
T. Youngblood’s stock shelter was wrecked
and seven males killed. A lull report of
the damages cannot cow be ob'ained, bnt
fears are expressed of still further disas
trous’information when the reports are
sent in. Col. J. L. Gilmore, onr genial
host of the Gilmore Honso, is a sufferer to
some extont, having some valuable fencing
blown from around his fields of waving
grain. The storm coming from the north
west and pursuing a south-east course, was
confined to a limit of probably a half mile
in width. Considerable anxiety prevails in
town to learn further particulars-
‘ T'* M. B.
Additional information from Sanders-
ville gives the following as sufferers: Jonas
Hartley, dwelling and all outhouses de
stroyed, Jenkins Tanner, David Tanner,
both dwellings blown down aiid the occu
pants barely escaped with their lives.
The telegraph poles between Sanders villa
and Teunille are blown dowm A school-
house in the Whiddon settlement was
blown down, tho teacher and several chil
dren receiving injuries. Physicians have
been dispatched to them.
Eufaula, Ala., March 23.—The oyelone
last night did great damage in the Rich
ards settlement, Barbonr connty. Several
lives were lost—Bud Richards and five
colored person', whose names are un
known. Several persons were injured.
The loss of lit# near Cnthbert as far as
known, only one Mr. Param Reddings,
At Brown’s Station, the whites Mrs. B.F.
Powell, a young man named Martina and
Miss Lanier were fatally hart and five ool-
oredpersons, names not known, were also
seriously injured. The destruction of
buildings and loss of farm stock and cat
tle all along its ronte was heavy. The bag-
rage and pnasenger ctr of Clayton was
hrown from the track twelve miles west
of here this evening. Store was nobody
hurt. One box and baggage car were
badly wrecked. Osmis.
IN iT.minn
Montoomebt, Ala., March 28.—News
was received to-night of a storm in sonth-
oastem Alabama. R. J. Richardson, in
Barbonr connty, was killed by bis house
falling on him. P. Redding, near Cuth-
b?rt, Ha., and Mrs. Fond and Mr. Martin
near Brown’s station, were killed. Quite
a number of people were badly hurt and
many booses blown down.
Columbus, Ga., March 28.—A special to
the Enquirer-Sun says that yesterday
morning a cyclone passed near Loacha-
poks, Ala., doing a great deal of damage.
A number of houses were completely de
molished while others were unroofed, and
there was a great destruction to fences and
lumber. A man named Tatnm was in
stantly killed. Another named Alviswas
fatally injured, and a man named Thomas
had his shoulder dislocated.
A heavy wind and hail storm passed over
portion of Harris connty yesterday doing
much damage.
in insaisstrri.
Natchez, March 28.—During Sunday
morning abont three inches of rain fell
here. About 10 o’clock Monday morning
a slight tornado parsed from the north
west, a mile north of the town, tearing off
the roof of one building, uprooting trees
and tearing down fences. Not mnoh dam
age was done as its path was narrow.
weu iuu vara, buiuicb, etc., uuu wvwai
males killed, bnt I have not been able to
get the particulars.
There are so many reports that
it is impossible, yet to arrive at
the exact damage done, but it
was certainly the most terrifio storm
that has visited this immediate vicinity for
years. It is impossible for any ono to
oonreivetho real violence or have a cor
rect idea of the damage done by a oyclono
unless they can see for themselves. To say
that they leave ntter desolation behind
them is Htterally true, bnt to fully com
prehend it, one should see the broken and
twisted trees, demolished houses, dead
poultry and a hnudred and ono details
which go to make np a terrible wholo, yet
which it is impossible to folly describe.
Quantities of rain have fallen within the
last twenty fonr hoars. Last night there
was a continuous play of vivid lightning
and deep muttering thunders. Tbe light
ning struck a negro honso last night on
Wm. G. Bailey’s place, there was three ne
groes in the house, one who was cooking
sapper was killed instantly, and the other
two badly shocked. A dog under tho
honso was also killed. C. H. M.
Gobson, Ga , March 28.—Your correspon
dent has jast retnrned from the econo of
destruction along the line of the cyclone.
It passed eight miles north of this place,’
abont 11 o’clock yesterday morning. Tho
first ho could learn of its ravages was that
done on the plantation of Mr. Levi Kins,
low, of Jones connty. His place was de
molished, there not being a honse left.
Mr. Kinslow and ono of bis children sus
tained some injuries, bnt Dr. Hardeman
thinks they are serious. The storm pass
ed southeast, and struck the premises of
Judgo Peyton Pitts, blowing down several
out-houses there. It next struck the plan
tation of Thomas Ethridge, unroofing his
dwolling, and destroying outhouses gener
ally. It struck a skirt of timber, after
passing bis house, nnd destroyed it.
The plantatii nof Mr. J. Richard Barfield
was next in order, and here it did some of
its eadd*st work. Mr. Jas. W. Barfield had
been visiting a neighbor some half mile,
and henring the roar of the storm tried,
with hia little son, to rench borne before it
came But it was too late, and as he was
endeavoring to cross the bross the branch,
a pine tree fell on him and killed him in
stantly. The boy usesped unhurt. The
ravago of the cyclone along hero beggars
all description. A dense forest is left vnth-
ont a w! o'a tree! The width of the ojclone
here is about six hundred yards. A house
on this place, occupied by .Mr. J. R. Rob
erts, was lifted from the floor and slid
down the hill. There was some in tho honso
at the time, and their escape was almost
miraculous. Mrs. Lister’s smoke house
and corn crib were "blown down and tim
ber and fences demolished.
Mr. Ira Wheeler’s place was almost de
molished. Crossing Big Commissioner it
passed through the plantation of Mr.
Charles Mathis, destroying honses, fences
and timber, thenoe to the plantation of
Mr. Robert Adams, wounding him perhaps
fatally, and destroying houses and timber.
A child of Mr. Berry Stevens’ was hurt,
and his plnco made a perfect wreck. The
cyclone passed ont and across the Gordon
nnd Eatonton road this side of Stevens’
Pottery, killing a negro, and destroying
property generally. It is too terrible to
describe.
Aluaxt, March 28.—The plantation
known aa the Dneean pi ce, lying abont
seven miles due sonth on tbe Newton road,
and owned by Captain Wm. E. Smith and
J. M. Cntleff, was visited by n tornado last
night, tho first of the season. The gin-
hoase, screw, store-house and sixteen ne
gro cabins, all framed buildings, were
blown completely down,fences blown away,
nnd trees thrown down in every direction.
Fortunately no stock as far as ascertained
were lost. A good many negroes wore
hurt, some severely, bnt none seriously.
No other settlument was visited by it so far
ns heard from, though fears are entertain
ed that damaging reports may oome in to
day from below In Baker oonnty.
The rain here was terrifio, accompanied
by large hailstones, the hail was not thick
nnd the gardens arc nninjured, therefore
we predict that the crops in this vicinity
are ell O. K. The amount of lamngo can-
net yet be estimated. Messrs. Smith and
Cutleff left the oity a few moments ago to
ascertain their loss. *
Our artesian well was tested this morn
ing. It flows thirty gallons to the min
ute and throws it thirty feet high, which is
as high ns the piping goe«. There is no
IN LOUISIANA.
New Oxleans, March 28.—A special
from Monroe to the Times-Democrat says
a violent hurricane swept over tins
place on Sunday evening. It took
on easterly oonrM through the Desinrd set
tlement, doing much a outage. At McGin-
na’s place six cabins acd a portion ol the
gin honse were blown down. On the Coop
er plantation all the houses, including Ihe
dwelling house, wore destroyed. J. W.
Scarborough lost a gin house and two cab
ins. On tho Ludeling place two cabins were
blown to atoms. Ou the Oliver plantation
all the houses were destroyed. The Car
penter plantation lost a gin honse and two
cabins. . Tho total lo s in buildings is esti
mated at $2,500. An old colored woman
on the Ludeling place was blown away and
her body has not yet been found. Several
negroes are reported killed-
Letter Freni Hew York
New Yobe, Marco 23rd, 1882.
Ediors Telegraph and Messenger:—Leav
ing Atlanta at 2:15 p. m., on Sunday, March
12th, we arrived here, thanks to tbe admi
rably arranged schedule of the Piedmont
Air-Line and it« connections, on Tuesday
morning at 8:50, making the trip in about
thirty-eight hours. But quick as this may
seem for a journey, which only a few years
ago consumed sixty hours, 1 venture the
prediction, that in a few years henoe, this
same distance will be traversed in the
neighborhood of twenty-four hoars. And
npon the slighest reflection, this does not
Beem impossible nor improbable, it wonld
only require a uniform speed of abont
forty miles an hour on the different roads
forming this through line, which, with
close connections at all points, wonld land
the traveller here twenty-four hours after
leaving Atlanta. Nothing whatever occur
red to destroy the fearful monotony of the
joamey, nnless I might make mention of
some slight snow-storms which overtook
n* in northern Virginia ; very weak ef
forts, however. Bnt talk about snow and
and weather 1 New York would be bard
to eclipse in this line. Upon onr arrival
here, we found it bitter cold; a few
days thereafter, a heavy enow,
next some lovely, pleasant spring
days, since then almost everything. To
give yon an idea how vr?y changeable this
climate is, note the following: Tuesday
afternoon and night lain, Wednesday
morning clear and pleasant, and in the af
ternoon snow; at night rain and snow al
ternately; this morning bright, bpt quite
cold.
The number of buyera from the Sonth
this season has been smaller than for sev
eral seasons pist. As a whole trade ijflot
us brisk as in late years, nnd as a nv®fal
oonseqnenoc the wholesale merchanW' are
complaining.
NerertheiessNew York is improving rap
idly and. wonderfully. New bnildiugs are
springing np everywhere, the supply is not
equal to the demand, ana house rents are
being increased. The two handsomest
structures but recently erected are those
occupied by Rogers, Fee'|A Co., and Bren
ner <i Co,, two reliable clothiog Louses on
Broadway. They are palaces indeed. In
these densely populated cities there are, of
conrse, n large number of very poor people,
and various are tbe means resorted to for
existence; but the following, aa chronicled
by the daily papers a few days ago, bears
off the palm as the most nuique ana novel
ever read or heard of:
A gentleman walking down Broadway
notioed n young man make a sudden dash
for a small pieoe of bread on the pavement
and as eagerly devour it Touched by this
sad picture of starvation, he gave the
young man fifty cents wherewith to buy
something to eat. Happening into a
friend b store a few blocks farther np, he
related the above. Imagine hia surprise
upon being informed that he had been
made the victim of a regular fraud; that
this young man had - been watched repeat
edly at tnis game, playing it, and always
with good effect, with pieces of bread,
apples, etc., which he deposits on the pave
ment, and wa'ching his chances, at the
proper moment leaps forward, grasps the
same eagerly and eats it. He has been
known to gather from $5 to $6 per day as
the result of his little game. J. L. M.
SDELIA I COBBE8POXDEXCE.
Grimn Goeatp—Artesian Well In Al>
bsny-Kews From Marshal lyllie and
Tliomaaton.
Griffin, March 27.—What has become
of Prof. Nott? This is the absorbing
topic among abont a score of our
young men, and abont an equal number of
anxious fathers and mothers. The afore
said Professor teachers the art of dancing
and succeeded in organizing two very fine
claBscsbere, numbering probably Borne
forty or fifty scholars. Terms, half cash
in advance, tho balanoe nt tho close of the
first half of tho term. All moved along
nicely, the scholars made rapid progress
and all very willingly paid the Pro-
fessjrthe amount duo him ns per terms
above stated. But the Professor must
have had very pressing engagements else
where, ns ho forgot to return hero after
collecting tho second and last installment
and has not been heard from since.
Miss Rosa Beck, of our city, now visiting
friends in Covington, met with quite a se
rious nciideiit over there, being thrown
from a buggy by n runaway horse and re
ceiving very sevore injuries. Her friends
will be glad to learn that she is now re
covering very rapidly.
Mr. C. A. Niles, former proprietor and
editor of tho Griffin Daily News, has re
sumed the practice ol law in this city.
Messrs. J. H. White, Jr., and Harry
Brown, two of our most popular young
men, are, lam glad to say, convalescing
and will Eoon minglo with their friends,
ngain. Both have been dangerously sick,
tho former from tj-phoid fever, while the
latter lias been battling against a very se
vere spell of typhoid pnoumonio.
Stonewall Fire Company No. 2 received
a very cordial invitation to visit Hawkins-
ville and tako part in a contest on April
21st, prizes amounting to $125 being offer
ed. Two of tho tests are the same as those
in Maoon lost year, tbo third being for
distance. On account of inaccessibility,
however, requiring, ns it wonld, at least
two days to innke tho trip, the boys had to
decline the kind offer. The “plug test”
selected by your firemen for their anni
versary will prevent our taking part there
in, very much to onr regret _
Prof. A. B. Niles has sold the Griffin
Female Collego to Prof. Butler, of Potts-
town, Penn., who will assume charge of
the same at tho opening of the fall term.
On account of light sales and he&vy
atocks ou hnud, cur guano merchants have
made reductions in the prices of the same.
Onr cotton receipts for the season foot
np 31,000 bales, but we expect to increase
this number by another 1,000 at least
J. L. M.
Albany, March 27.—Onr artesian well
flows thirty gallons to the minute, and
still onr city fathers are not satisfied. Since
writing you yesterday we have been bless
ed with ono of the finest rains that ever fell
on ti dry community. For twenty-four
hours it has fallen steadily, Bnd onr farmers
ere jubilant over the crops generally. Cot
ton is being planted rapidly, and a good
deal is np. Corn presents a good stard
and looks well. A larger acreage than for
years has been planted. F. C. J.
TnoMASTON, March 27.—It began to. rain
here yesterday about 3 o’clock and con-
tinned with but slight intermissions until
a o’clock to-day. Mr. Frank Boyd in
forms us that a negro man attempted to
burglarize his dwelling last Thursday night.
He discovered his present* in time to thwart
his purpose, but the burginr made good his
escape. The farmers say the prospect for
a good small grain and fruit orop is better
than for several years pa't.
Among the many advantages which
Thomnaton has gained by the double daily
mail is the fact that wo now get the
telling what height it will throw. Tbe wa- 1 Texjsobaph and MESSENiiKBatlJo c oc
' ‘ W. have also got instead of_ 6 pm ^ch » .n«reasw« the
Tbe wa- 1 Telegraph and Messenger at 12 o’clock
ter is as pnre as’ crystal. We have also got instead of 6 in., increasing te
onr telephone subscription list complete I popularity of your already popular jourxi
and it will be in operation in a few days Success to you.
Deatli ol Hn, Six,
This excellent Christian lady, after a pro
tracted decline of consumption, pasted
quietly bnt triumphantly away on last Sun
day morning at 7 o’clock.
Mrs. Mary Mix, nee ^qwnsend, was born
in New Haven, Conn., in 1830. There her
childhood was spent, and in that beautiful
city she merged into womanhood with
all the advantages that culture and refined
society possessed. Her character was
symmetrical. Her adornments was “a
meek and quiet spirit,” and her young life
i joy to her parents and family. The oasis
f a tolid Christian character was laid while
yo mg, and which marked so conspicuously
her alter life.
In 1852 she was happily married to Mr.
Albert Mix, who had previously come to
Maoon and established himself in business.
Hither he brought his young bride, and for
SO years there has not been a more affection
ate or more lovely household than tbeir’s
in all the land. Only now and then a shad
ow crossed tbe threshold, and some love
ly inmate was taken from tbe evil to come
and garnered in tbe skies. Five precious
children have preceded her to “that pale
realm beyond,"while three remain to re
alize how great their loss. With their
.tearsandthoss of the devoted husband
and aged father flow the tears of many
who shared her friendship.
One of her leading characteristics was
herkindoess to the poor. Many a poor
woman whose tale of sorrow has been corn-
fid end to her, will miss the aocustomed
warn acd tender sympathy, the giving
hand and kindly counsel. Christ Church
loses one of its model members, and socie
ty one of its purest ornaments. All that
was mortal of Maria Mix will this morning
be consigned to the quietness of the grave,
in onr beautiful Rose HilL Bnt that im
mortal part which made life lovely and
home a charmed circle, is loosed from its
fetters and joined the majority of the house
hold on the other shore.
America# Items.
Americus, March 28.—It bas rained at
regular intervals during the last thirty-six
hours; a part of the time torrents furiously
fell. Last night uneasy rested the heads
upon manj’ pillows. Vivid ljghtring, om
inous thunder, black and fast-moving
clouds furnished food for apprehensive
thoughts of approaching storms. To-day
some of our best citizens assert positively
that they felt the shock of an earthquake
about 10 o'clock. Your correspondent can
not give personal testimony npon this
poini, as he was resting at tho time tu
peaceful slumber, sheltered under a con
science void of offense.
Quite a novel law suit is now pending in
onr courts. When the Judge sounds it
upon the docket, this will be heard: ’’Th»
Sous and Daughters of Jacob” rs. “The
Knights of the Golden Star.” Tbe sue-
oinct facts sre these: ‘‘The Sots and
Daughters of Jacob” ia a chartered insur
ance society with headquarter* in Macon.
Its objects are benevolent, and claims to
hf ctmdncted Qp0 n the principles of the
“Kniuht/I nf Unnnr” an,] lrin.l.n.1 A
WIND AXD BAIN.
Knight# of Honor” and' kindred institu-
tions. They employed one Dennis Harris,
of Americas, t» aiLvass for the society.
Whilo acting aa their sgent the
said Harris, et. ah. advertised at
applic tion for charter for a similar insti
tution to be known as tbe “Knights of the
Golden Star.” When this appheation ap
peared in print, the officers of the descend
ants of Jacob waxed very wroth, and their
grand scribe, Mr. Slappey, wrote a com
munication which was published in the
Americas Recorder and Macon Telborath
reflecting severely npon the honesty of the
said Harris. They also filed a bill to
enjoin the granting of
charter to the “Knight# of
the Golden Star,” and to prevent Mr. Har
ris going about over the conntry and speak
ing evil of “Tbe Sons and Daughters of
Jacob.”
Mr. Harris filed a cross bill, to prevent
the publication of this (as claimed) libel
ous communication above referred to.
This last hAs been temporarily granted.
It promises to be a long legal contest.
The parties litigant are all colored. Good
legal talent is employed on both sides.
We notice Judge W. B. Bott and Col. E.
W. Wildor, two prominent lawyers of Buenu
Vista, on onr streets to-day. Their aver-
dupois forbids the idea that they came over
on last night’s storm. . W.
At tbe Gore Factory,
Brooklyn Eagle.
The other day a stout woman, armed
with an umbrella and leading a small nr-
chin, called at the office of a New York
boys’ story paper.
“ Is this the place where they fight In
dians?” she inquired of the gentleman in
charge. “Is this the locality where
the brave ooy charges np the canyon and
speeds a bullet to the heart of the dusky
red-skin?” and she-larked the urchin
aronnd by the ear, and brought ber um
brella down on the desk.
" We publish stories for boys,” replied
the young man, evasively.
“1 want to know if these are the prem
ises on which the daring lad springs npon
his fiery mustang and, darting through the
circle of thunderstruck savages, cuts the
captive’s cords and bears him away before
the wondering Indians have recovered
from the'r astonishment. That’s tbe in
formation I’m after. I want to know if
that sort of thing is perpetrated here 1”
and she swung the umbrella aronnd her
head and lautched a crack at the young
man’s head.
“I don’t remember those spectfio acts,”
protested the yonng man.
"I want to know if this is the precinct
where the adventurous boy jumps on the
back of a buffalo and with unerring aim
picks off one by one the bloodthirsty pur
suers who bite the dust at every crack of
his faithful rifle! Pm looking for the
place where this sort of thing happens!”
and this time she brought the nnlncky
young man a tremendous whaok across the
“I think—!” commenced the dodging
victim.
“I’m in searoh of the shop in which the
boy road agent holds the quivering stage
driver powerless, with his glittering eye,
while he robs the male passengers with an
adroitness bom of long and tried expe
rience, and kisses the hand of the lady
passengers with a gallantry of bearing that
bespeaks noble birth and a rhivalrous na
ture 1” sere imed the woman, driving the
yonegmanin the comer. "I’m looking
for the apartment in which the business
is transacted!” and down came the um
brella with triphammer force on the young
man’s head.
“Upon my soul, ma am— 1 gasp:d the
wretched youth.
“I want to be introduced to the jars in
which you keep the boy scouts of the Sier
ras 1 Show me the bins full of the boy de
tectives of the prairie 1 Point out to me
the barrels full of boy pirates of the Span
ish main!” and with each demand she
dropped the umbrella on the young man’s
skull, until he skipped over the desk and
sought safety in a neighboring canyon.
«I’ll teach ’em!’’ she panted, grasping
the urchin by the ear and leading him off.
“Til teach ’em to make it good or dance.
Want to fight Indians any more ? Want to
stand proudly upon the pinnacle of the
mountain and scatter the plain bensath
with the bleeding bodies of uncounted
Main ? Want to say “hist l” in a tone that
brooks no contradiction ? Propose to
spring upon the taffrail snd with a ringing
word of command send a broadside into a
richly laden galley, and then mercifuljy
spare the beautiful maiden in the cabin
that she mBy beoome your bride ? Eh!
Going to do it any more ?”
With each question she hammered the
yelping urchin until his bones were sore
and he protistid! isi«nan abandon
ment of all the glories enumerated.
“Then come along,” said she, taking him
by the collar. “Let me catch you around
with any more ramrods and carving knives
and you’ll thick the leaping, curling, resist
less prairie tire has swept with a ferocious
roar of triumph across the trembling plains
and lodged in your pantaloons to stay I”
Do’st thou love life ?—Thou do not
squander valuable time,—for that is the
stuff life is made of:—but procure at once
a bottle of Dr. Bull’s Cough Syrup for
your Cough and be cored. Your druggist
keeps it.
Female Faxlllato.
New Tort Star.
Female box*rs, like white blackbirds,
are an anamoly, and, like tbe bird referred
to, are somewhat scarce. Indeed, there is
but slight demand for this class of pugil
ists; yet, as a “drawing card,” they proved
to be very efficacious at tho benefit tender
ed James Campbell, at Harry Hill’s thea
tre yesterday afternoon. The auditorium
was thronged with a miscellaneous assem-
t^ge, which sat patiently through the long
variety entertainment preceding the box
ing. When Harry Hill stepped to the
front and announced that tho female box
ers wonld appear, there was a general cran
ing of necks by the audience. Having
stated that a silver cup would be presented
to the lady who gave ber opponent the
greatest number of straight “nit#,” Harry
retired, and the two fair boxers made their
appearance.
The twain thus prepared to contest for
pugilistic honors were Miss Natelle Lester
ana Miss Alice Jennings. The latter his
long been the holder of the champion
badge for female pugilists. She hails from
England. Her opponent is knows ns “The
Yankee Girl from Maine.” Both ladies
were arrayed in garments which afforded
the audience an opportunity to indolge in
a study of the anatomy of the hum in form.
Miss Jencings is tall and shapely, whilo
her opponent is short and robust. Mits
Jennings wore flesh-colored tights, and
Miss Lester was arrayed in a correspond
ing snit of dark and red color. The two
stepped lo the center of tbe stage and
shook hands cordially—that is to say, as
cordially as the large boxing gloves would
permit. Harry Hill, who had been ap
pointed referee judge, bottlebolder, etc.,
gave the word.
“And Iook’er ’ere. now, girls, don’t you
’ave any aluggin’, you know,” he said.
The female pugilists “nut np” their
hands like professionals and sparred care
fully for a few minutes. Then tbe cltam-
C ion began to tap the face of her shorter
nt heavier opponent, fhich gentle persua
sion was returned with interest. Bnt tho
longer arms of Miss Alice were greatly in
her favor, and she bad the best of the
lighting throughout the round, which ended
in a regular “clawing” bout between tbe ]
two. Tbe second rout d was a severe one
for Miss Natelle, for the tall English lady
launched boldly from her shoulder nnd
fairly staggered her opponent, and fol-1 waa f . nnd<
Giber Aee«Mt# »f sire
Damage Dose by (be alarm af
day.
Special O rrerpo ndeaee.
Dawson, March 28.—A terrible
or cyclone passed through the tnid^jp
northern portion of this (Terrell)
last night (Monday night) aboat
o’clock. It crossed the Itchawaynocha:
creek, near what is known a# the
ground,” end moving in almost a due
course pas ed entirely through this
leaving a track of devastation about a
mile wide.
Mr. Calvin Watson, living aboat foal
miles north of Dawson, bail ait of hi!
honses blown down. His #ge.i mother waf
severely injured, and one > t hi# ana# frac
tured. Campbell A Livingston’s steam
saw mBl and several cabins on the pled
four mile# north of Dawson were blown
down. The mill and machinery were not
damaged a greet deal and no )>erson se
verely injured there. A few mile# beyond
Campbell A Livingston’# mill, and twq
miles from Brown's station, it (truck th3
residence of Mr. Johu McCarthey, a well-
to-do farmer, which it completely demol
ished. Mr. McCarthey's familj- cou#i#ted
of himself and wife and Miss Talbot, bis
wife's sister.
Hearing tbe storm coming, Mr. McCsx-
they hastily arose from bed and told his
wife that they must get out of the honso.
But bef ire they could do so the house woo
blown tway, and he and hie wife fortnnato-
iy fell where the floor between the hall and
their rooms euarated, thus being in a meoq-v
ure protected by the sills and a portion
of the floor. One of the sills wa# blown
across Mr. McCarthey also across Mis.
McCarthy’s feet, but she managed to dis
engage her feet and then roll tbe sill from ■
her husband and assist him to crawl under
the floor, so as to partially protect him :
from the severe hail that wu# then falling. ) '
bhe then commenced calling her sister, j •
Miss Taibot; and after several calls thought i
she heanl her answer. Going in the dtreo- f •
tion from whence the answer came, A ha i
found her in a hole where a large oak had f
been blown from, up to her arm-pits in '
water. She succeeded in getting her ont i'
of the hole of water and dragged her under 1
the floor where Mr. HcC. was sheltered. |
Some of the negroes on the the place after- t
wards camo to them, from whom they I
learned that all of the negro cabin# situa
ted a few hundred yards fiom the dwelling,
but ia the direct track of the cyclone, ware
blown away, and one negro child killed.
The next place wa# Mr. Xinny’s farm.
Fences and cabins were prostrated and
blown away, sat no person seriously hurt.
The next place was Geisse A Dozier's steam
saw-mill. The mill and all the cabin# on
tho place were blown down. Mr*. Powell,
wife of Mr. Benjamin Powell—one of tbo :
operatives of the mill -was instantly kill- ,
od, as wa# the ten-year-old son of Mr. John :
Martin, the sawyer at the mill; also, a j
negro woman and an eight-year-old boy— j
wife and soil of one of the negro employes 5
at the mill. Messrs. Geisse A Dozier also
had a fine mule killed.
Passing Guise A Dozier's mill it atrnak
Mr*. Barlow’s place, blew down the
negro cabins on tbe plaoe snd killed two
negroes, a# your correspondent was in
formed: then crossed tne Kinchafoonea
creek iuto Lee county. What the effect#
beyond the Kinchafoonee creek are yocr
correspondent has not heard, bat suppose#
they are terrible beyond description.
It is utterly impossible to describe the
appearance at McCarthy’s. Everything is
literally blown away, l’he sills and heavy
timbers of houses, with the brick, are all
that remain. Many of the tim ers ate in
splinters. Hardly a trace of anything that
was in the honse can be foacd. Once in a
while a small piece of a bedstoad or some
other articlo of the furniture oon be picked
up. Everv particle of clothing aud bad-
clothing is gone. Even tbe night clothe#
that tbe family were wearing wore tom
iuto ribbons. Provisions, corn, fodder,
and everything were completely blown
away. Not a house of any kind is stand
ing on the place.
Mr. McCartliy had seven.1 hundred dol
lars in money—the most of it in gold—in
two trunks in his room. No trace of either
trunk or the money can be fsund, except
about $2,25, [winch was picked up in Uja
yard.
Miss Talbot was in bed in one of the
rooms of the dwelling when the storm
struck it. She was aware that Uw
house was blown away and that she wm
being wliirled tbrouga the air end vu
conscious when she struck the esrt
remembers nothing more until sh#
her sister's calls. It was just sixty yards
from where the bed stood to the bole wherq
lewed it up with two strong face blows in
quick succession. In. the final round the
stout little Natello got in a “good oce” on
the frontispiece of Alice, which provoked
the latter to a blow that sent the girl in red
tights to the ground and somewhat dam
aged the aforesaid tights at the knee.
Quickly springing to her feet, Natello
“went for” Alice, bnt a few blows straight
from the shoulder closed tho business, acd
the referee declared the fight at end, much
to tho disappointment of the audience.
Miss Jennings received the cap, having
“got in” twenty-one blows to fifteen by her
opponent.
J. II. Bamly Bsaknpt.
Theatre-goers all over the land will re
gret to learn that the renowned showmen
J. H. Haverly, has met with reverse cir
cumstances. Mr. Haverly was a great fa
vorite through this section. The following,
which we clip from the Cincinnati Times-
Star of Sunday morning explains itself:
“Col. J. H. Haverly has suddenly gone to
Europe. A correspondent who claims to
know, states that be has made an rssigu-
ment of everything he possessed to Mr.
M :Connell, of the National Printing Coa •
pony, Chicago, to whom be was largely in
debted. Everything Haverly had was
turned over to McConnell, and disintegra
tion will immediate ly take place. Those
theatres which are paying and the remu
nerative combinations will bo kept np. All
others will at once be dropped, or sold out
as soon as customers can be foniid. The
Fifth Avenue and Btooklyn will be parted
with. The Chestnut Street, Philadelphia,
will be dropped. McConnell retaining onltt
those which will indemnify him for the
very heavy losses which he has sustained.
WHAT IS XEW8Y
Awd tbe Kind of people It Salta.
Columbus EuQui er.
A newspaper office in gathering news is
like the central offioe to a telephone ex
change. It is where the news is concen
trated for dissemination, and it is not an
easy matter at all times to tell “what is
news.” Ottr experience in gathering the
events that are daily transpiring, even in
the city, presents the fact that it takes alt
sorts of people to make a world and it
takes all sorts of reading to suit tbe tastes
of the different people. In fact, what
one class will consider articles of news
upon which a feast maybe bad, others con
sider thoslalest reading, and are ready to
take an oath that it was "just flung in to
fillup.” There is’hardlj a man but what
has some special hobby, and nnless special
attention is givcjt to what engrosses him
he thinks the paper is behind the time.
This is not unfrequentlyshownin the man
ner of the various replies in answerto the
question, “What is the news ? ”
When wa come to consider what men
mean by the term “news,” we find that
some oonsider horse races, police points,
accidents, scsndals, and items of that
character as covering the who’o ground as
to what is the “news.” The tidings of a
cock-pit or a dog fight is far more inter
esting to them than almost anything else
that could be given, and if it doe# dot ap
pear in full the paper is dull and dry.
Then again there are those who take but
little interest in anything bat the markets
and telegraph. They care nothing al>oct
politics, they say, aud yet they forget that
the busineae interest of the country ie ae-
pendent to a great extent on the cause of
politics. Some of this class are so interest
ed ia busines- that they do not give them
selves time to keep up with the march of
events in this or other countries.
And still there is another class that had
as soon read a last year’s almanac as to go
through the foreign news, and
consider it so much space thrown away.
Whilo this may to so there is no true stu
dent of human nature who would confine
his observations to one ;>ortion of the
globe, and no true philanthropist should be
indifferentto the progre#* of humanity.
A daily journal is published for no class
of individuals, and, therefore, is ever sub
jected to criticism. - One thing many
newspaper readers also forget when they
talk about what is news, and that is tha
the progrtis of thought i# of equal interest
with the progress of manufactures, agri
culture, etc. For it is mind alter all lliat
has given us these, and it is iniud aud soul
that cause society to hold together, uphold
law, and sustain religion and morality.
-■Mils# Bart#.’
The thing desired found at last, ^sk
druggist for Rough ou Rats. It cleats
rets, mice, roaches, files, bedbugs.
The bole was made by the uprooting oft
a large oRk, which was blown twenty
away. It is miraculous that ail the f
wero not instantly killed. Mr. McCarthy
aud Mias Talbot are severely but not nec
essarily fatally ho.t Mr#. McCarthy*
ankle and foot are badly bruised. Mr.
McCarthy and Miss Talbot are bruised all
over—supposed to hvvo been done by th#
falling brick and flying timbers. Several
negroes on .he place are injured.
tio far as I have learned, tne kilted
negro child nt McCarthy’s aged
one year, Mrs. Pond, Martin’s son <
negro wemnu and her son at Geisse
Dozier’s mill, and two negroes at tho B
low place—seven in all in Terrell oonnty,
Have heard that an old gentleman na
Redding wa# lulled in Randolph. 1
possible that you may hear of other ci
alties.
Fossrin, March 29.—The heaviest :
for the length of time ever known to
here, deluged us on Monday, doing a |
deal of damage in a small way—wa'
away ne\» ly-plowed ground, garden
Several washouts on the line of the !
and Brunswick extension, in this
occurred, amounting to teveral him
yards iu some places. I hi# will delay
track-laying a few dajs until they
filled.
An alarm of fire wa# raised to-day, oau
by some straw in an outhouse of Mr. C
U. Sharp becoming ignited and ra
quite a smoke. It was foi tunntely
guished, as several adjacent d«
would have burned had it gotten
full headway.
Mr. John T. tVaterir an is at the helm
tie Monroe Adrertiser this week, and]
po-cs to make things lively, as he is 1
hsbit of doing wherever he hangs or
editorial shingle.
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KstnstCswbolsMns Medici##
Daw# of a Sow KrA—Achieve
At wblch ModiCAl Me# IaiaI.
First.—The concentration of th# (
tial propertiss of fruit# and plants
cathartic dose coire-ponding in br”'
that of pill# and disagreeable me
Second—Tbe entireaOstraction, by«
icai manipulation, of the griping
pier always present in fruits and plan
laxative uses. ’
Third—The production of a real i
ent, at once wholesome, pleasant-to
efficient, nnd economical ; one .hat i
all the purposes of nauseous puragati
without leaving any of thair bad "
nnd which is reliable and delicious
taste#.
This roma-kable laboratory
ment#, which supply a long-needed da
ratum, are embodied iu the newly re'
Tropic-Fruit Laxative Lozenges,
lozenger equal in strength and i “
do-*e of pills or other nauseous pur
medicine, without any of their unpU
reminders and depressing after-effa©
QTropic-Fruit Laxative combine# quaatj
and the highest degree of quality a
ciency at a low price, end it is uuqj
ably choaper, more agreeable to til
more certain iu it# action than pill*, l
ral waters, aperients, and other like |
ra ions.
A bonus of $1,‘JOO is offered for l
tection of any particles of mineral C"
injurious ingredient in it# composit
Tropic-Fruit Laxative, as da
above, is to bo had iu 25 cent boxes L
with the word “reviseu” printed over ft
mark on label.
Ask for. examine and take no other.«
Try it once, and if not satisfactory;;
purchase money will be returned.
NOTICE ro OLD PATBOWS.
The highly perfected Tropic-Fruit 1
tive Lozenge, of concentrated size, t
is now being introduced, repres#ttto|
same medicinal sir, ngth as former !
lozenge, with the advantageous difisvs
of lose bulk, 50 per cent, more
monev, and an improved rrtfpar
til# several particulars described <
The box remains the same in L
api>earance a# heretofore, with the add#
of the word “ Revised ” printed over t(
mark on label, to distinguish it fro®
old kind. Such Revised 1 ropio-Frnit J
n ivo h packed in 25 cent boxes only.^
Druggist* are solicited to ‘
manufacturer, for exchange, .
the 25 cent size Tropio-Frutt Lax
marked Revised.
A FavtnM# HMsMlf.
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chial Troche*” fir tha relief eft.«
16c ' tolds and throat disease* has (
boxes.
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