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~“~~~ KUffc pI##Mg ^eisgcstpl* strife 3m«m»l & |Re2s$ng*£ FROM WASHINGTON. Wamimoton, April 3.-In the Senate, Mr. Voorhees, from the joint select committee on library, reported a joint resolution appropriating $10,000 for the monument overtho grave of Thomas Jefferson, at Monticello, Va. A was bill introduced by Mr. Morgan to define the rights of eitizens of the United States residing in foreign countries. Mr. Voorhees submitted and had read by the Secretary, a resolution declaring that the conduct of the State Department in relation to the arrest and imprisonment of Daniel McSweeny and other American citizous, by British authorities, is in viola tion of American law, inconsistent with the value of American citizenship, and derogatory to the honor of the United Status. Temporarily tabled at Mr. Voor- ho«i reqLt.il, and subject to his call. The iteuate bill ratifying the act of the general council of the Choctaw nation of Indians, granting to the SL Louis and San Francisco Itnilroad Company the right of way for a railroad and telegraph line ihrojgh that nation, was considered. Mr. Brown, of the committee which reported the bill, stated that the proposed route was to be from Fort Smith, Ark., through the Choctaw territory in the direction of Farts, Texas, and that the bill requires the com pany to pay for the right of say to the Choctaws $2,290 per annum, and to the Cbickasaws *3,000 per annum, the money to be added to the school foods of the tribes. He maintained the right of Con gress, by virtne of its sovereignty over the Territories, to take the lauds of the Indi ans. upon making compensation therefor, in the same way that the lands of citizens may be taken. Mr. Matey, in advocacy of the bill, dis missed the constitutional question and cited authorities to tho effect that the fee to the lands of tho Indians remains in the gov ernment, and that the possession reverted to the United States apon abandonment, the right ol the Indians being simply that j to with marked interest and attention by ' Democrats in tho negative; Davis, of I odgement that he had made suchi statement I JESSE JAMES KILLED the Senate. The vital objection of the President is to the twenty years suspenson of immigration, which he construes as vir tually prohibitory and therefore violative of the spirit, if not the letter, of the nego tiations upon which the treaty was based, and as a breach of national faith, rhe message calls attention to the propositions made by the United States commissioners on this point Counter propositions on the part of China to show that the under standing of the latter country, in the agreement which was ultimate ly made, was that immigration would bo limited or restricted to a reasonable period. The President then points out other features of the act which, in his opinion, can be modified to The syste advantage. i system of personal regis tration nnd passports is specifically men tioned as undemocratic and hostile to our institutions, and ba alludes to the omission of the act tefmake any provision f<. c trans it to China of Chinese subjects now resid ing in foreign countries, to which subject the President adds his attention has been called by tbe Chinese minister. The mes sage refers to the altegod benefits to its in dustries derived by the Pacific Slopo from the presence of Cbiness heretofore; ex presses npprehension of an injurious effect ni>on American commerce with China if legislation of the character of that pro posed nnless carefully guarded, and with out namiog nny specific period of suspen sion—suggests that the length of the term ild be ext abould lie experimental. The message and bill were temporarily laid ui>on the table and ordered to be printed. Mr. Miller, of California, from the com mittee on foreign relations, reported fa vorably with amendment the Senate bill to incorporate the Maritime Canal Company of Nicaragua. The Senate resumed discussion of the bill granting the right of way through the Choctaw Indian country to the St. Louis and Ban Francisco Railway Company and Mr. Maxoy concluded his argument in favor of the measure. Messrs. Hawley,Hoar Coke, Vest and Ingalls discussed tho bill, which finally went over without a vote. Illinois, also v >ted no. The second branch to refer the message and pape s was also negatived—yeas 19, nays 29. On the ques tion: “Shall the bill pass, notwithstanding the objection of the President?” the vote was yeas 29, nays 21. Bo the bill failed, two-thirds of the mombers not having voted in the affirmative. Tbe vote in detail was as follows: Yeas—Beck, Bsy&rd, Call, Cameron, of Wisconsin, Cockrell, Coke, Davis, of Weri Virginia, Fair, Farley, Gorman, Grover, Hampton, Harris, Hill, of Colorado, Johnston, Jones, of Nevada. Lamar, McPherson,' Maxey, Milter, of California, Miller, of Now York, Moreau, Pendleton, Pugh,. Slater, Teller, Vest, Vocrhees and \\ alker—29. Nays—Aldrich, Anthony, Blair, Davis, of Illinois, Dawes, Frye, Harrison, Hawley, Hoar, Ingalls, Ke'logg, McMillan, Mitchell, Morrill, Platt, Piumb, Rollins, Sawyer, Sewell, Sherman and Windom—21. Garland, Jackson, Jones, Ransom, Saulsbury, Williams and Vance, in tho affirmative, were paired with Edmunds, MeDill, Alli son. Logan, Forry, Saunders and Conger in the negative. Adjourned. but did not expect it to bo published. He. refused to give tho namo of tho person to Tl __ _ r — whom he had said thus. This led the commit- > 7 Two of Krt 0nu <im **~ ruU p * r * tee into allowing him to read a statement which ho had prepared for that purpose. He made his statement from notes, and it „ , . _ , „ . . . added nothing to the committee’s informa- ° T - r' 0L ’V ? ’ April 3.—A dispatch from St tion as to the matter under investigation, Joseph, _M?., says Charles and Robert t Icnlnr■ of tho Tragedy. f By Tolegraph.1 bcingwholly devoted to attacking the char acter of Uorlbat—a part of it being a Tbe morning hour having been dispensed with, the Home went into committee of the whole on the army appropriation bill. The pending question was on tho ap peals taken yesterday from tho dscision of the chair ruling in order that portion of , ,, , , - - , Air. Teller asked present consideration of occupancy. He referred to the geo- 0 f the House bill admitting free of duty all graphical location of tho Indian ter- article* for exhibition at the coming Colo- ntory between the Btatu of Texns - — - •• • and the States to the nerth ard northeast, nnd contended Hint tho question was practically whether this ter ritory should be constituted a barrier to communication between the States, or Congress should exercise its constitutional prerogative to regulate commerce among the States and with the Indian tribes. Mr. Maxey d tailed the history cf the legisla tive assent of the Choctaws to the propos ed legislation to show its validity, nnd wi'hout concluding, yielded for an execu tive session. A message was received from the Presi dent trinsmitting a letter from the Secre tary of the Interior, setting forth . the necessity for a provision for the payment of commissioners and election officers, to be appointed under the anti-polyga.ny Id I. The President adds the suggestion that, in view of the impor tant and responsible duties devolved mi the commissioners, their compensation .vLtid be increased from $3,000 to nut less than $9,000 per annum, as this would, in his opinion, sec ire a higher order of ability ia tbe persons elected, and thereby tend more effectually to carry out the objects of the law. Rdforrod. The executive aeeeion ad journed. Bonn. In the House, a large number of the bills introduced were passed, among them, one by Mr. Robinson, of Louisians, ap propriating $19,030 for a statistical report ou the destruction of property iu the Mississippi valley by tbe flood of 1882; by Mr. M sore, of Tennessee, to authorize the construction of a bridge across the Mis sissippi river at Memphis, Tennessee. Mr. King, of Louisiana, offered a resolu tion instructing the committee of Missis sippi levees to investigate and report the extent of the present overflow of the Mis sissippi river, tho destruction to human life nnd the detriment to property, private and public, caused by the same. Referred. Mr. Crapo, of Massachusetts, moved to suspend the rules and opt a re olution making the bill to extend to the corporate existence of national banking associations a continuing special order for April 19th. This started a lively debate between the friends of the national banking bill on one nido nnd the greenbacker*, silver men and those who gave preference to other meas ures, ou tbe other. Finally a vote was taken and the motion to suspend tho rules was lojt—nays 122, yens 77. Mr. Donnell, of Minnesota, moved to suspend tbe rales and pass the bill to amend the laws relating to internal reve nue. Agreed to by a vote of 123 to 19. (This is the hill which was some weeks ago reported from the oommittee on ways nnd means, and a synopsis of which was published at th < time. It extends the pe riod for the retention in warehouses of dis tilled spirits, and places distilled spirits on the same footing as snuff, tobacco, cigars and fermented spirits. Under a suspension of the roles, bills passed providing for the erection of public building* iu Louisville, Ky., and Rochester, N. Y. An attempt was made to secure the passage of n similar billjfor Columbus, O. Mr. Camp, of New York, protested against the rookless voting away of public money, nnd said that there were 123 similar bills before the House and its commissioners calling for appropriations to the amount of $17i300,OJO, and that in some cases pub lic buildings where no courts had ever been held. The bill was finally passed. The Souat o bill also passed for the erection of » public b.tiding at Minneapolis. Tho a~.c-.-ike-! '.id before the House a mes sage fro:n ths 1’. csident, transmit.! .g a co mmuoication from the Secretary of State in furthar reply to .the reeolation .calling for information of Thomas Shields -ffd throo other Americans arrested in "oo. Referred. Tho documents dls- no facts which hare not already been nblisbed. Adjourned. wamunoton oossip. Wasuinotox, April a—The Supreme Court of the United States granted this is granted tins evening the prayer of James U. Lieddy, of New York, for leave to file a petition for York, fork ■ writs of habeas corpus and certiorari in tho Sergeant Mason court-martial case, and awnrdod a rule to tho cause, returnable ou the 17th of April, when the court will bear arguments ns to its jurisdiction. The President nominated to be postmas ters: Richard H. Wray, ReidsviUe, N. C., and DoWitt C. Mnngum, Durham, V. C. In the Senate eseeativo session to-day, the following nominations were rejected: Samuel Seasbury, as mechanical construc tor: Pny-Dircctor James G. Wutmough, as paymaster-general of tho navy. The Chief Justice gave notice this even ing that tho Supreme Court of the United States will adjourn for the term on the 8th of May, nnd will not hear arguments after the 88th of April. Tho Hou-o committee on agriculture agreed to-day to report favorably to tho House of Representatives Air. King’s bill providing for an appropriation of $20,CCJ to be expended by the Commissioner of Ag riculture in the purchased seeds for dis tribution among tho sufferers by the re -ent overflow of tho Mississippi river. Judge Blntcbford took his seat in tho Supreme Court to-day. and but for the temporary absence of Justice Harlan, the bench would have been full for the first time since December 24,1878. The bill introJuo.d in the Senate to-day by Senator Morgan to defiuo the rights of citizens of tco United States in and when residing in foreign eountriossets forth that the rights of American citizenship in for eign countries, which are required to be protected in the manner and by the means provided for in section 2031 of the revised statutes, extend to and include the right to be secure in their pc^gons, houses and pa pers and effects against unreasonable searches and seizures and the right - to be exempt from domicilinry visits without a legal warrant, according to tho fo-ms of law of the country iu which they are committed, and the right, on demand, ■of themselves or counsel to be informed of the nature and cause of any nccusation against them, when they are under nrrest or are imprisoned npon suspicion or accu sation. on a charge of being guilty of any crime or offense against the laws of such country and the right of trial in such cases within a reasonable time, to be confronted with witnesses against them, to have a com pulsory process for obtaining witnesses in their favor, and to have oonusel for their defense, lieferreu to committee on for eign relations. The cabinet session to-day was very pro tracted, nnd was devoted almost entirely to the consideration of the anti-Chinese bill. It is cnlrrslood tho decision was adverse to the bill end that the President will stnd in his veto to-morrow. rado exposition. Air. Anthony said he hoped the request would be granted iu view of Mr. Teller’s probable immediate retirement from the Senate. Mr. Inga Is (sotto voce)—“Though lost to sight to memory dear.” The bill indicated was considered end passed. Adjourned. HOUSE. Wasiussotox, April 4.—On motion of Mr. Cook, of Georgia, theJSenate bill was passed for the sale of the milit try barracks at Savannah, Go. The morning hour hav ing been dispensed with, the Home at 12HX) went into committee of the wuole on the army appropriation bill. Mr. Henderson, of Illinois, under in structions from tbe committee on military affairs, moved to strike out the compulsory retirement clause, and insert a proviso that whenever an officer has served thirty- five years, either ns an officer or soldier in tho regular or volunteer service, he shall, if lie has served for forty years or is sixty- seven yea's of age, he shall be placed on the retired list, provided that this shall not apply to the General, Lieutenant-General and the present major-generals of the army. After a tong debate, the excepting clause was stricken out and tho amend ment ns amended was inserted ia the bill iu lien of the provision originally reported. An amendment was adopted providing that any aurperuumerary officers may be honorably discharged at his own request with the receipt of one year's pay nnd allowances for every five years of his ser vice, bnt no officer shall receive more than three years pay and allowances. Pending appeals from the decisions of the chair on the point of order raised ngainst the clause transferring claims from the Quartermaster General’s office to the court of claims, the committee rose and the House adjourned. WASHINGTON GOSSIP. Washington, April 4.—The Ho ise elec tion committee to-day agreed to report iu the ease of Lynch against Chalmers, from the sixth Congressional district of Missis sippi, that Chalmers was not fleeted, awl that Lynch was electeo to the seat nnd is entitled to it. i lie committee also directed a report to be made to tho House in the case of the third South Carolina district, in favor of Aiken, the sitting member. To-morrow’s meeting cf the committee will dispose of the case of Mackey against Dibble. A majority is in favor of Mackey. The secretary of tho treasury to-day is sued a call for fifteen million dollars of three and a half per cent, bonds for re demption, interest to oense June lf>th, next, as follows: “Fifty dollars, numbers 2291 to 2495, both inclusive; one hundred dollars, numbers 19701 to 17755, both inclusive, and five hundred dollars, numbers 11101 to 119G0, both inclusive; one thousand dollars, numbers 53501 to 99950, both iaclosire; five thousand dollars, numbers 17101 to 175S0, both inclusive; ten thousand dollars, numbers 36671 to 38819, both inclusive.” Washington, April 5.—In the Senate, Mr. Jonas, of Louisiana, presented memorial received by him from the various ex changes of New Orleans, earnestly peti tioning foi favorable action on the Missis sippi levee appropriation bill, nnd oppos ing any experimental expenses to test the engineering talent of the country. Read and referred. 1 he bill admitting Dakota as a State was reported from the committee on Territo ries without amendment. Mr. Aliller, of California, introduced a bill to execute certain treaty stipulations relitive to the Chinese (identical with the vetoed Chinese bill, except that the term of suspension of immigration is reduced to ten years), and tiiat the time for it to go into effect is made sixty days instead of ninety days after its enactment. Referred to the oommittee on foreign re'atione. Air. Morgan called np his Mexican reci procity r-'solutiou, nnd after some discus sion, in which Mr. Morgan said that the resolution contemplated legislative action upon tho tariffs of the two countries, it passed without objection. Mr. Jackson. from tbe committee on claims, reported a bill .referring the claim of the State National Bank of •Louisiana, for cotton taken by agents of the govern ment in 1865, to the Court of Claims for adjudication. The Presidential count bill came np as unfinished business. After some discus sion of the status of the veto message as a privileged question. Mr. Harris moved to postpono unfinished business with a view Washington, April 4.—The President to day .sent to tbe Senate a message vetoing the Chinese bill Immediately after the reception of the President’s message veto ing tbe anti-Chinese bi'i, 1:15 o’elock, the President pro tem sa -pended the operation of business to lay a communication before the Semite, and directed it to be rend. The reading by the Secretary was listened to taking up the vetoed Chinese bill. A vote being taken, Mr. Harris’ motion pre vailed. Ye is 29, nays 25. The vote waaa party one, except that Cameron, of Wis consin, Jones, of Nevada, and Miller, of California, voted aye with the Democrats. Mr. Davis, of Illinois, and Mr. Mahone no with the Republicans. The Chinese bill was then taken np. Mr. Sherman moved to refer the bill and mes sage to the committee on foreign relations. Mr. Sherman supported tho objections of the President and particularly of the Chi nese minister, and urged that ns there was no occasion for haste, measures should be carefutly prepared ia the committee with • view of obviating these objections. Mr. Garland expressed the opinion that in view of the protracted discussions of the measure iu tbe Senate and in tbe House, it was improbable that noy new light could be thrown npon it: that as intelligent ac tion conld be had at this time as at any other. The only purpose of the proposed reference was to bury the bill. Mr. Morgan argued that tbe motion, by involving virtual ieoonsideration of the matter, was an evasion of tho constitution al requirements of direct veto. Referring to a memorandum of the five objections to the bill, by the Chinese minister, which accompani-d the Teto, he said he believed this to bo the first instance in American history in which the President of the United States had consulted a foreign power, about which Congress was legislat ing, as to whether the proposed legislation would bo agreeable to that power; that so far as tho President is concerned, the ob jections of the Chiqeso minister had been worth more than tho aguments upon which tho bill had passed Congress, and charged that the Republican administration had ar rayed themselves in hostility to any legis lation on tho question. He arraigned tho Republican party for having assumed a like altitude, and(jssid the Republican leader in ’the Senato was now attempting* to smother the the question, and >!ip around it, by referring it to a committee. Mr. Bayard'followed, in a long speech ngainst tho rcferencs and in defense of tho bill. i~—I At the conclusion of Air. Bayard’s sre.-ch. and the pending question being divided, at the request of Mr.'.Garland, ft vote upon the first branch to refer the bill to ths committee on foreign relatioas resulted- tbe clause under consideration, whi h pro vided for the transfer of claimspending in the Qunrtermsst-r General’s department to the court of claims; nnd out of order that portion which regulates tho man ner in whi :h the court shall pro ceed to the adjudication of claims. The chairman statsd that he had not yesterday decided on the point of or der as an entirety, but merely indicated what portions of the text would and what would not be in order had separate points been raised against them. There were, therefore, be said, no nppea’s pending and be proceeded to render his docision, sus taining the point of order and holding that os tho transfer feature was in part obnox ious to the rules, the whole clausa must be eliminated. ' Air. Hiscock, of New York, then offered an amendment providing that co money appropriated in the bill shall be used in the investigation of claims by ths Quarter master General’s department. Mr. Thompson, of Kentucky, moved to amend the amendment by transferring claims to the court of claims when the claimants may so desire, tices hnd prevailed tho officials were guilty, (as there was ground to »u«i>ect that they were.) Parties paying blackmail money were os guilty os tho receivers. That tho evidences of improper practices wore cor rect, ns ho had taken occasion to satisfy himself by submitting them to various members of Uie House to whom the claim ants were known. Some of the criminal parties were to-day employed in the two departments of the government. Somo had passed ont of employment daring the past few years, but hnd left behind them evidences of their official misconduct in their own handwriting. Au investigation of this matter would come at the proper time, and that soon: that he was seeking to warn the Home against allowing to con tinue for another day a system of adjudi cation that was rotten to the core. He was willing that any member should examine the pa|>ers which he hnd in hi* desk, tend ing to show the corruption which had been charged. Mr. Rred, of Maino, hoped that the gentleman, instead of haviug a side show at his desk, would make his charges openly and directly. Mr. Blackburn replied that the eharges, as the papers in his possession seemed to present them, were tint the men employed as important clerks in two departments had been m the habit of levying blackmail to the extent of five per cent, commission of the clninis which they recommended. He meant to say no more. That there wero receipts after this fashion : Rpctived of five per cent, fees in the cases of George Jonoq J. C. Smith and Lucinda Cowgill, $000,95. [Signed,] J. L. McFahlaxd. McFarland was then, Mr. Blackburn said as he was informed, chief clerk of the ex amining division. Mr. Blackburn stated that when the committee rose he would offer a resolution directing the committoo on expenditures iu the war department to investigate the mailer. Mr. Reed states that lie had just received informati m that McFarland was not in theQunrtermaster General’s department in 1875, tbe date of the receipt, but was an attorney in Washington. A long discuss ion then ensned touching the merits of the court of claims and the Quartermaster General’s department as a tribunal in which claims should be’ adjudicated, enlivened by a brief speech by Mr. Bragg, of Wiscon- cin, who alluded to tho rebel claims as a bantling fattened in tho Republican tent until the Republican party lost control of the House; then it had driven the bantling to a seat at the door of the Democratie tent and said “we will cry mad dog, and when we come back to power we will feed yon agaiD.”. Ho intimated that the result of transferring claims to the court of.claims would be to admit disloyal clai rnnuts. Mr. Cox, of New York, favored tho transfer, and consented that a tribunal should lie established for the* adjudication of nil private claims. There were on the calendar of the Hoase private claims ag gregating $911,090,000. There were $22,- 000.000 wanted for public buildings. The old river and harbor steal would come in for ten and twenty millions more. Refer-, ring to the opposition made by Mr. Reed, of Maine, to the tram for, he remarked that probably some of these fetid “loyal” c'aims had been bought up by cunning speculative Yankees who had advocates around tho eapitol. The amendment of fered by Mr. Thompson was rejected, and that offered by Mr. Hiscock was adopted by a vote of 84 to 70. The committee then rose nnd’reported the bill to the Honso-iMr. Reed, of Marne, demanded a vote upon Mr. Hiscock’samendment. Adopted. Yeas 10(t, najs 58. The bill then passed and the House at 6:20 adjourned. WASntNGTON OOSSIP. part of it being newspaper article containing charges sgainst Hurlbnt’s military career. This occupied the time to adjournment. A communication from the State De partment in reply to the House resolution of inquiry as to American citizens arrested in Ireland, says it appears from Minister Lowell’s returns that the following ai rests and imprisonment of persons ciaiining to be American citizens were made after January, 1881, namely: M. B. Fogeriy, Michael Boynton, Daniel McSweeny, Hen ry O’Mahoney, James F. Daley, Dennis H. O’Connor, Michael Hart and Jos. Dalton. In the course cf the correspondence it ap peared that Boynton was not an American citizen, and some doubt was thrown by the coLsa) at Cork npso O’Mahoney’s natural ization. On tho 3d ol March last, tbe Sec retary of Stato instructed Lowell to nse all diligence in regard to late cases, especially those of Hart nnd AlcSweeny. Some of theso named have since been released, but tbe communication is not at all clear as to who were arrested prior to the date named, or who still remain in dnrancs. Ford, who at one time belonged to the TELEGRAPHIC ITERS. Settle James—student Murdered by Negroes-Comments ou tbe Presi* dent's Veto. STEAMSHIP BULLETIN. . • v. Special to Tcleyrapn and 1fessenger Savannah, April 5.—Arrived to-day from ihii ~* Boston, steamship Worcester. INDICATIONS. Washington, April 5.—For tho South At lantic States, fair weather, easterly winds, lower barometer, stationary temperature. TnE JESSE JAMES MATTES. Sr. Louis, April 5.—A special from St. Joseph says that prosecuting Attorney Wallace, of Jackson county, und Mattie Collins, wife of Dick Little, arrived there this morning. They botli identified the remains of Josse James, and Wallace will take charge or the dead outlaw’s effects. Tho remains have been kanJsomely'laid out and are now encased in an expensive casket which is at the undertaker’s await ing the preparation of the special train which will convey them and a large'party of friends and officials to the home of Mrs. Samnols, near Kearney, whero they will be buried. Captain E. Ford, brother of Rob ert and Charles, arrived hero this morning. In an interview, he sail: “I had been in this thing since last fall and tried several months to get Charles nnd Bob into it. Jesse James had said if any of ns went b tek ou him be would kill ns. Wo thought he was after ns, nnd tor that reason went into it. I knew the boys had him located, but did not know where. It w«s only a que-tion of who should shoot first. Wo tried to get him to our house, and he d'd come there twice, bnt I was not. at home eithert'ine and nothing was done. I know where Frank James is, bnt don’t propose to tell just now, but ne is somewhere East. Frank will avenge Jesse’s death, and some body connected with the affair will un- Washi <oton, April Dio utterances of the Pacific const newspapers on the veto of the Chinese bill indicate strong feeling against tho President and the Kepnblioan managers, in that they practically give up those States as no t worthy of contesting. At several places on the Pacific coast tho President was burned in effigy last night. The completed returns from the munici pal elections held in Ohio, Illinois, Michi gan, Connecticut, nnd several other States yesterday, indicate very general Demo cratic gains, bnt n light vote. Only local issnes were ut stake. General Humphreys was hea’d by the committee on the subject of improvements on the Mississippi river. Ho favored tbe construction of levees of certain height be tween Cairo and Now Orleans, and gave his views on the genenl subject of im provements, arguing that there was no question bnt that the owning of outlets would lower the river. Tbe Hottfe committee on elections to-day adopted the mnjority report in tho South Carolina contested case of Mackey against Dibble, which recommends that Mackey be seated. There will be a minority report. Tho signal corjsj station at Key West, Florida, reports as follows: The Spanish steamer BuenaiVentnra, with u cargo of cotton nnd molasses, ran ashore off Rebec ca shoals. The President to-day nominated James i. Partridge, of Marylaud, minister to _’ern; Henry O. Hall, minister to the Cen tral American states, and the following lostmastars: Wesleyan C. Snow, Paiatka, Fla.; Henry T. Hedges, Plum Creek, Neb.; H. C. Travers, Rockdale, Texas; J. W. Flanagan, Jr.; Long View, Texas; Geo. E. Ynlad, Beaumont, Tex. Shipherd appeared before the House for eign relation* committeo again to-day. Before he took the stand Chairman Wil liams read a letter from Hnrlbnt, dated March 15, announcing his intended depart ure for home, and concluding as follows: “The United States are in a bad way ont here in tho lino of reputation.” Shipherd then took the stand and read a tetter dated May 21st, which he stated was really a post script to the ono of Msy 20‘h, and which his son had failed to send when copying the former letter. It is as follows: “Sin: Since my letter of yesterday was closed, ths remarkable letter of General Grant to Senator Jones has appeared in print here, and has already determined my clients to reconsider their intention to offer to General Grant tho presidency of this company, and I am instructed to re open this parcel and add this intimation. Of course, my clients read General Grant’s letter through business eyes only, but none the less it disturbs them. I am further in structed to say that my clients will be glad to consider any nominations to the presi dency of the Peruvian Company which the President may be eo good as to suggest Among the many capable men, other con ditions being equal, we shall, of course, prefer lomi one enjoying the President’s entire confidence. Very’ respectfully, *‘J. R. SaiPHuaD. “To the President.” Shipherd then asked leave to make a per sonal e xplanation of the. statement pub- shed in the Xational Jlepublican, credited ayes 18, noes 32. It” was a party vote, ex- to Shipherd himself, that he "proposed to cept that Cameron, of Wisconsin, Ingalls, create a sensation in the c jmmittee room. Jones, of Njvadu, Miller, of California, ■ His explanation, under questions of the Plumb, Sewell and Teller voted with the committee, Harrowed down to au acknowl- doubtediy be killed. This matter is not ] et ended. COMMENTS ONTUEFBESIDENT’S VETO, San FbancisCo, April 9.—Tho Alto Cali- fomian comments bitterly on the action of the President iu vetoing the Chinese bill, and says ths “veto appalls every Re- pnblican in tho State and proves that ths President is a slave and not a master of the Eastern bigots nnd scared New York merchants. He reminds ns of our insig nificance nt last, nnd that the wauls of California aro nothing to that of Massa chusetts nnd New England. The veto means a loss to the Republican party of California, Nevada, Oregon, Dakota, Ari zona, Utah and Wyoming, and the demor alization of tho party west of tho Rocky Mountains. Wo acknowledge the bitter ness of the defeat, bnt wo do not give np the fi^ht.” The Call says tbe “veto is per haps the most arbitrary act an 'American President evor performed. The veto of the ‘fifteen passenger] bill’ by President Hayes was a stretch of power, but not so wanton and an [excess of executive pre rogative as the veto nuder consideration.” The Call publishes au interview with John F. Swift, ex-treaty commissioner to China, who says regarding the twenty years suspension clause of tbe Chinese bill “that tbe commissioners of both countries contemplated a considerably longer period. When discussing tho terms of the treaty, tho Chinese commiasionr rs understood ev en better tbau we did the problem of com petition in labor, and were willing togigreo to the means of relief. The time of ens- pension was thoroughly discussed and it was agreed that tbe suspension of thirty- three years or one generation would be necessary to rem.dy the evils complained of. I folly hoped that a suspension would have been proposed for thirty years.. The Chinese government wonld not havo con sidered tbe faith of the treaty impeached if we had been fifty years or more.” BAILBOAD COMPANT MEETING. Chablestox, April 9—At the annual meeting of the South Carolina Railroad Company in ihis city to-day, Percy P. Payne, T. Bailey Myers and Frederick Har dy, of New York, were elected directors in place of E. E. Chase, J. H. Fisher and H. C. Hardy. Henry P. Talmage, of the firm of Henry Talmage <fc Co., of New York, was eleeted president. In the United States Circuit Court to day, before Judges Bond and Bryan, the first of the election prosecutions was called fortrial. A motion to quash the informa tion filed by the district attorney against all the defendants was made by the de fendants’counsel, and tho grounds were fully argued r>y Mr. Tbeo. G. Barker in support of the motion, and by United States District Attorney Melton, opposing. Attorney-General Youman will be heard in reply for tbe motion to-morrow at ton o’clock, to which boar tho court adjourned. A FISE. Little Rock, Aprils.—An Eipaso, Texas, special reports three >fins brick blocks, with their contents, bnrned at Hearno. oss $15,000. A PETITION FOB THE LEVEES. New Obleans, April 5.—A petition sign ed by tbs mayor and presidents of the cot ton exonauge, prodace] exchange, clearing house association and other leading busi ness associations has been addressed to Congress earnestly reqnestiog a favorable action on the leved appropriation hill be fore that body, |nnd the recommendations of the Mississippi river commission. OKMOCBATIO EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. Nashville, April 5.—Tho State credit Democratic exeoutivo committee have in structed their chairman to call a guberna torial convention in conjunction with a all by the chairman of the other wing of e party in order to nnite the sections. STUDENT KILLED. Augusta, April 5.—Walker Ronndtreo, a univerity student, was shot last evening, at Athens, by two yonng colored men named Frank Johnson nnd Enoch Echols. Bis wonnds are in* the neck and back of the head. Ho died to day. Johnson and Echols are in jail. There is great excite ment in Athens. . A special to the Chronicle and Constitu tionalist to night, from Athens, says the coroner's jnry fonnd a verdict of wilfnl murder against Frank Johnson, as princi pal, and Enoch Echols as abettor. Three hundred armed negroes surrounded tbe jail last night, bnt no attempt was made to release the prisoners, and the streets, to- nigbt, are filled wi h negroes, who seem de- “ ‘ The mayor has detailed fifty citi zens to guard the jail. Trouble and iloodshed are apprehended, as the mayor has summoned the ringleaders of the mob to appear at court. A FAXLUBE. Boston, April 5.—Louisville, Ky., dis patches announce tne failure of Ingalls Sc. Co-, wholesale boot and shoe dealers. Their liabilities are abont $71,000, largely due to bouses in Boston and vicinity. SENATOB bill’s CONDITION. Philadelphia, April 5.—Senator Hill, of Georgia, continues to improve. It was his intention to leave the early part of this week for the South, bat he has concluded to remain with bis physicians until noxt week. JEWELBT ESTABLISHMENTS BURNED. Boston, April 5.—A fire at North Attle boro. Mass., to-day deitroyed a number of jewelry manufactories, involving a loss of $125,000 and throwing 250 people ont of employment. The insurance was very light. STEAMEB INJURED. YazooCitt, Miss.,April 6.—The steamer City of Yazoo ran into the iron bridge hero this morning, knocking down a stationary spau at the right bank The length ot the span is 85 feet. The bo it woa but slightly injured. The stesmor Desmet had her wheel-hou-e tor/, off and shaft broken by running into this span of bridge three weeks ago. The total decline of the river is 43 inches and it is fnliingat the rate of four inches per day. wotu'-o feral.;. HUU vuio t _ Winston and Blue Cut tram robberies, have b:en in St. Joseph for a week for tbe purpose of arresting Jesse James, but be ing afraid, as is alleged, to make the at tempt they shot him down at Sixteenth and Lafayotto streets to-day, and then sur rendered to tbe authorities and were lodged in jail. There is tremeadonsexcitement over the affair, several thousand people being on the streits. Thewifo the esperadowas on the spit a few minutes a r ter the shoot ing and wept copiously over his remains. The body was taken in charge by the po lice. Considerable ammunition at d several weapons, including pistols acd a rifle, wero found in the house where tho outlaw hid been stopping. St. J03EFH, Mo., Arril 3.—At the first an nonneement that Jesse James bad been killed in this city, it was greeted doubtful ly, but os it began to be realized that such was the fact, the excitement ran high, and tbe following details soon lecame public : In a frame shanty in the southeast part of the city, on a bill, not far from the World’s Hotel, Jesse James bas lived with his wife since some time in November last. Robert and Charles Ford, two of his gang, bad their headquarters at his bouse. Charles, it is said, has iivod with him in n shanty ever since the war. Robert arrived about ten days ago, and tbe three bare been making preparations for a raiding expedition, on which they were to start to night. James and tbe two Fords were in the front room together abo»* *i»o o'clock this morning. J amc i took off hLs belt and laid his pistols on the bed, preparing to wash himself, when Robert Ford sprang np behind him and sent a ballot through his brain, tho ball entering the back of his head at the base of the braio, coming out over the eye. The Ford brotheis at once made known what they had done, and gave themselves np. They are now under guard at the court house. The body of JAso James was conveyed to an undertaker's, where it was prepared for burial, and whero a pho* tograph was taken. James’ wife has tele graphed his mother nows of his death. A number ot men have identified the body, and thero is no donbt abont it being that of Jeese James. Tbe house where Jamos lived and in which he was killed, has the appearance of qn armory. The number jf gnus and pistols, including re peating rifles, needle guns und navy revol vers with a good store of ammunition, wero fonnd there. Jesse James was in tho habit of wearing two belts with a brace of very fine revolvers and twenty-five extra cartridges. In a email stab'e near his hou-e were discovered several fine horses, the property of James. The Ford Brothers claim that they are deteotiveil, and that they have been on James’ tracks for a long time. It is believed thnt they were with James iu the Bine Cut train robbery, and that they wero influenced in killing him by the hope of getting a big revard which has been offered for James, dead or alive, by the Governor, and by the express and railroad companies, SPECIAL CORRE8POXDEXVE. ‘ity, who constituted a guard of honor for _____ j the occasion. Misses Rofsie and Annie Trammell Hewer Cm INmmhs. Editors Tt'lryraph and ilessenger Itt Item* of Interest from Hawklnsvllle, . m.u Easimew. Wi.rllle, Aperies, and have be-n absent f om the city for about communication I euuiarcrod Schley lountv , two mouths visiting friends in Cariersville, “explain th:- exceedingly virulent, quail. . * ; Dalton and Rome, returned homo on i;™ —Tree .....rd in-:ib>| u ,m;l slAAlthv Eastman, April 3.-At the Upland Ho- Thursday last. i ties of ee.wer gas ar.a its subtle auJstoaitny, tel there is a pleasant social gathering of; Mr. C. T. Login, former city ed tor of th:ugh certain inrends upon the hnrao&f people from various parts of the couutry. Xeics, has retired, and is now connect- «-*--• -* • Amoug the number may be mentioned ed -.villi tho Atlanta Cotistilulion. . . Prof. Butler, Ihe recent purchaser of Griffin Femalo College, intends making extensive improvements on the buildings and grounus, so as to make it one ot the Mrs. Wells, the widow of ex-secretary of the navy, Gideon P. Wells, and family, and Judge John Erskine, United States district judge for Georgia. Kessler’s band is here and furnishes delightful music day and night. Cotton plinting is receiving tho attention of farmers and tho weather is propitious. Hon. Wm. Pitt Eastman has generously donated to tbe .town may or and council, and their successors, two segments of the circle surrounding the conrt house, upon condition that they fence it neatly and keep up the roads and walks and use it for a free public park at all times. The other two segments Mr. East man geve the town eome time ago and this completes the handsomo donation. Tbe people of the town fully appreciate the public spirit manifested by tins timely and liberal act. The timber, inmber and turpentine in terests are kept busily engaged. CoBEEpONDEXT. Hawkinsville, April 3.—Arrangements hate been made to stait a cotton seed oil mill here. Tho machinery is bought and gentlemen of means and energy are run ning the enterprise, who will make a suc- 138 Of it. * The types made ns say in our last tbe “James H »u*e.’’ Wo wrote Joiner Houi-e, of which D. O. Joiner is proprietor. Jndge Pate and the solicitor left Friday for Irwin Superior Court and will take in Capt. lorn Willcox’e on the route and en joy the fine shad which are being caught so plentiraily there new. -fudge Hawkius, of Americns, and Judge D. H. Pope, of Albany, will attend Irwin court next ses sion, as there aro some important criminal coses in which they are of counsel to be then trier 1 OCK.VLGEE FARMERS' Cl.111. April Meeting—Election of OIUccik- Tho Mncou a nil lirunswick Exten sion—Crop Prospects—Tlio Village ot llolaton. The meeting of the Ocmnlgee Farmers’ Club last Saturday was a very pleasant one, and of more than ordinary interest The annual election of officers took place. In the absence ot president and vice-presi dent,Mr. Charles W. Howard was called to tbe chair, and presided with dignity, dis patching business in order, and promptly The following officers were re-elecled for the ensuing year, viz: President, Hon. Abner M. Lockett, vice-president, CoL James W. Myrick; secretary, Jndga W. D. H. Johnson, treasurer, Robert E. Bowman; members of executive committee, Joseph K. Johnston, Robert E. Pork, James W. Myrick. Tho application of Col. H. H. Jones, who has lately bought the fine farm of the late •Judge Hunter, for regular membership, was read, and he was unanimously eleoted. Several valuable agricultural works were presented the club by Col. E. C. Grier, secretary of the State Agricultural Society, for which thanks wore voted. In view of the absence from Ihe district of several members who havo railroad con tracts to complete, it was resolved to post pone the usual annual picnic until their return home, or at least until passenger trains commence running on the Macon and Brunswick extension. The railroad track is now laid and construction trains are running to Towaliga, twenty-six miles above Macon, nnd seventeen miles beyond Holston, and it is hoped a passenger car will soon be put ou the trains. The members of the club were deeply interested in an exhibition of agricultural machinery mnde by Messrs. Ed. Schofield aud Kennedy, representing the firm of J. B. Schofield & Sons, of Macon. They illustrated the practical workings of the Deere walking cultivator and McCormick mower, and made some liberal proposi tions to the club. Thanks were returned these gentlemen tor their attendance and interesting exhibit. They were' invited to attend tho club meetings whenever possi ble, and promised to do so in May, ana to make further exhibits. Messrs. Lockett, Myrick, Bowman, and J. Ai. Bowman, of the dub, have all been grading the new railroad, and tho last three arc now engaged on the Rome end of the line. Tho crop re ior(s were excellent-oats, wheat nnd barley prospects unusually good; corn is generally np, and cotton lands are being prepared for tho planting. Peaches, grains and other fruits are very promising. The prospect of a pretty suburban vil lage being built at Holston is very fine. As soon as transportation for lumber can be obtained on tho railroad, some stores and residences will bo erected. Messrs. G. W. Sims nnd J. W. T. Howard will eject a store, residence, and wood and blacksmith shops. A good boat will be built, and a regular ferry established between Holston nnd Jones county, across tbe Ocmulgee. Several parties in Macon speak of buying lots at Holston nnd building homes for their families. Captain Wheeler is to be ont to-day with Me srs. Park, Sims and Howard nod others, and will regularly lay out the grounds adjacent to tho engineer's station, nomber 500, agreed nx>on as (be place for the depot, into Iota, streets, al- oys, und numbering and locating the lots, will have them ready for purchasers. Some parties are speaking of starting variety works, some of starting a steam grist mill and steam cotton gin, and others of starting machine shone, at the now sta tion. A brick-yard ia also spoken of, as the earth is very suitable for bnek. The good people of tho vicinity will welcome all such persons. COL. COLE RETIRES. Humor or tale Leaving the East Ten nessee, Virginia and Ueorgla Ball- road Mysteui. Correspondence Xashsille American. Chattanooga, Tesn.. April 3.—I have it from o reliable, indeed, undisputed, source that CoL E. W. Cole lias withdrawn from tho active management of the Seney—East Tennes see, Virginia and Georgia combination as Us President, aud that these duties are to now bo performed by .Vice President Thomas, with headquarters in New York, it Is evcrtiius with men who bring about large combinations, aud do not control the majority of the stock or In fluence. it is not so much a nutter of brains and energy as a matter of management and shrewdness nowadays. With wratith at hU dis posal, U>1. Cole will find association with his friends in Nashville Infinitely to be preferred to the harraaingjorring of thankless corporations. —Sir Henry Wiexon Beecher, Bart., of Creagb, county of Cork, Ireland, and Lady Beecher, were saved from the steamship Douro, which was sunk iu a collision off Cape Finls- terc, with the steamer Yrurac. The names of twenty-four passeugers saved were published, but includes no Americans. The third and fourth engineers of the Douro were also saved. —Commissioner Price thinks that no good is accomplished by visits of Indians to Washington. “I think,” he said tho other day, speaking of the Bae delegation, “this is the lust Indian pow-pow we shall havo here while I am commissioner, it is perfect non sense their coming here. They don't know what they want when they start, and the long er they stay here the leas they know, and it Is only a waste of time and money.” XTabermen, We havo received tho carks you have been dreaming about so long. Tho very thing for perch, bream and sheep head. Lamar, Rankin <fc Lamab. A Toilet Luxury, Sozodont is a luxury as well ns a neces sity. Placed where it should always be np on the toilet, it adorns it, and grntiflet tho taste aud tense,. It send»out b delicious perfume, and gives pleasure aud health to its users. Editor Woods at Wilcox conrt received & ox squirrel for subscription to the Dis patch, bnt daring the storm on Monday night his squirrelship made his escape and he is a little disheartened in his effort to establish an editor’s menagerie. The river here is foil but not ont of its banks. In Wilcox the rains were much nearer and the streams impassable on Tnesd y. Onr citizens have materially aided Dr. Walker who suffered such severe loss in the late storm. Dr. Curr’s lectures wore excellent and much appreciated. Mr. O’Brien is pushing to completion the fire proof vault ordered by tbe grand jury in our court house. When this is complet ed we will have one of the most secure de posits in the stale for publio documents as well as ono of the most tasteful and con venient conrt houses. Tro Baptists here are de'ermined not to enlarge their present boose of worsh’p, bnt to build a new brick church to meet the wants of the growing chntch, large mem bership nnd congregations at this point. Their pastor, Rev. Mr. Coates, is qnite pop ular, and a good, strong thinker and preacher. Fishing /parties are getting popular, but the results a e not prolific. A crowd, con sisting pf Messrs. K. G. Lewis, J. L. Willis, Cbesley William', D. G. McCormick, Col. Stiles and others, spent Thursday night at Willcox’s mill. They pnt down the gates and made every arrangement to make a large catch of fish in the waste way and mill race, and while they werWhus engag. ed, aud their anticipatioas running hitch, a country crowd slipped np, opened the gates and turned a flood of water npon them, upsetting nets and ceariv upsetting their boats. Result: A tired, hungry crowd slowly coming into town next morniog, sadder if not -wiser, and mims any fishes. - Sioux. sietcm, even when inhaled iu n greatly diluted condition. My apology for offoring another communis*tion upon this subject is its great importance, as sower gas Im perils the lives of so many in a certain ■ortatoodrafa^tihitionsof"toamtag’ta f^u^some*to the State, Steps aro now being taken to rcorgarize iQ M .H»irmr»nin KripiAfw W at r»r»4ima n very popular musical organization of our city. While the storm was not as severe here as m other sections, on Monday last, we had quite a large amount of hail; but I have not learned of any damage done. Onr purchasing merchants have returned from the eastern markets. Owing to an announcement to that effect in the Aetcj quite a large number of our citizens, young and old, repaired to the pond of Mr. Abel Wright thi3 morning to view a blooming pouu lily, described as being one of the most beautiful ‘ being one of the mc»t beautiful eights human eyes ever beheld. It being the first of April,however, the lily would not bloom. Our citizens generally are very much re joioed over tho arrest, in'your city, of Wm Simmons, a sneak thief who abscondee ons, on list Wednesday, carrying with him _ very highly prized ring, the property of one of onr most popnlsr yonng ladies. He ha* —■ i been guilty of similar crimes in neigh ing cities and will doubtless receive the rbenefit of the law. J. L. M. Ella ville, March 31.—Passing from the west of this place yonr correspondent call ed at Ellaville. This is a flourishing little inland village, populated with a more than usually cultivated people, and at this sea son nature seta it off with a drapery of green ou the oak bowered streets that is very pleasing to the eye. The native trees on a plat like that of Ellaville are more pleasing than when set in direct lines of less vigorous growth. Up to this point the crops in the counties of Marion, Schley, parts of Webster and Sumt-r aro as prom ising as the lend will afford. A few havo cotton so far advanced as to be ready for the hoe. The greatest an-l mostlfavorable feature is the grain crop. Tho oats are unuaual'y fine and forward. Most of the fall sowings are beginning to pnt out beads, at a height that prom ises well. The spring sowings are also very fine and green with no rust; all, however, are a little too thick, too many on tho gronod. Tho wheat is damaged by rnst as a rale, with exceptional patches. Corn is also forward and fine. These facts argue well for the industry, energy and progress of the planters of thrifty sec tions of Southwest Georgia. An hour or two in Ellavillo enabled me.to to bear some of tbe current talk of the people. Judge Simmons of yonr city, was hold ing conrt, vice Judge Crisp. During tho week, by a uniform bnsinei tact, be bos discharged a large amount of business and won golden opinions. Indeed, from tho no tions of some, he has bnt few peers and ranks among onr best circuit judges. Some parties mentioned his namo in connection with gubernatorial honors, but ne stjrs be is not aspiring that way, and invariably state that he is not a candidate. Bacon, your worthy townsman, is spoken of as the next govorror. His prospects in Schley are flattering. Hinton also has friends in this county. Mncon has three worthy aspirants and all are good and true men-Bacon, Blonnt and Hardeman. In the nomination of either, south Georgia will put her shoulder to the wheel for his election as against any of the late covenan- °We were amused by tbe statement that those who had prepared holes in tho ground for safety against cyclonos several years aco had the;r bomb-proofs pnt in order again after the late ravages in Lee, Doojy °s. IK!, cfolo Tho Peebt, Ga., April a—The accustomed WteRlfiS sWM’M Superior Court. The town is filled with lawyers, witnesses and jurymen. Among the members of the Macon bar we noticet Cants. Juo. P. Fort and J. L Hardeman. Jtxd^e Simxons on ipening the court stnt- ed that be had received a note from a lady saying that although the liquor traffiic had for tbe most part been suppressed, yet there were some, who by vanoos subter fuges were seeking to evade the law. His Honor theiefore charged the grand jury to use grt a’, diligence in detecting and report ing all such violations. Shortly afterwards we saw a gentleman tap a membtr of the legal fraternity on the shoulder. Tho law yer remarked that a short time ago that simple action woulJ have been replete with meaning, and be would have saun tered to the nearest bar. But now—and a great sigh which crept np from the depths of his manly bosom completed bis sen tence. During the morning session tbe Jidgo was requested to appoint a committee to draft fultaiblo resolutions on the dea’h of Gen. Eli Wsrren. Me*srs. Hnll, Whittle and Rutherford, of Mbcod, and Messrs. Duncan, Holtzciaw, Miller and Davis, of Perry, were sriected to conduct the me morial services. Judge Simmons stated that Gen. Warren had been practicing for oyer forty-two year*, and ont of respect to his memory bo wonld adjonm the court on next Monday, after the memorial servici We heard Capt. Fort, last night, review his experience with artesian wells. The discouragement he had met with at fifst, tho testimony of men who bad made the a'te npt and failed, his reasons for be lieving hs wonld succeed. Ho believes that artesian wells nre practicable in Houston county, for the layer of shell m ?ss which it is necessary to bore through in some plares, lies almost on the surface. From tbe attentive manner in which he was listened to by some of tbe first men of the county, we feel safe in predicting that the attempt will soon be made. To-day the members of tbe last execu tiro committee of the Democratic party tendered their hesitations and a new committee was appelated. Each district is represented and every preparation will be made for the toming campaign. anger to ttw people’s health? It is a reproach to the, ntoUigenee of tho civilization auuM which wo live, that somo guard against tho peril does not stand prominently on the pages of our sanitary laws.” Dr. J. P. Brown writes: “No one mourn ed more deeply and nono de-ervod greater sympathy than Mr. and Mrs. Edward \\ e*is- sart, who tivedatNo. lOSOlybonrn avenue, Chicago. They had five as healthy and prorni.-ing children n\ any in the city, in two weeks four were taken from them and the one left was barely rescued from death. The case was the more pitiable in that tho deaths seemed to have beon entirely un necessary. Tho four died of dfpththeria or diphtheritic cronp, ns the attending physician called it, and tho cause for it was as evident as that flowers are cat down by frost in the chill nights of autumn. Sewer gas was the cause of their dtath. Health Commissioner DeWolf said: ‘‘It will be a blessed thing for Chicago and other cities, whtn every m n am every woman ask*, first of all things, abont the drainage of tho house into which hs or she is to move, nnd then will not go into the bnilding'until it is certain that sewer gaa will bo shutout. People by the.scores have come to me to ask, with considerable anx iety. if there could be so much danger at tending defective houso-drainage as report ed. I have used bnt the one auswei only: ‘The reports you have road contain not only facts, bnt not even hall tho trnth has been told. It is a subject over which yon may be alarmed with reason. There aro many sources of deadly suffering but none so terrible and retentions as sew er gas. It is a poison as sure ns you are living, and no atom gets into your eyotem that does not weaken it and hasten the day of disruption in yonr mental and physical structure. For the five months ending February 28th, there have died 1,008 per sons from the so-called zymotic disease*, which, in popular language, would be un- nnderstood by tho expression, diseases iu- duoedby poisons taken into or acting — it. ^ !■* w'AMona trova * and other counties of this state, question how are they to avail themselves of these retreats if the cyclone, like the Talbotton, April 4 —Memorial Dsy will be properly observed here. At a recent meeting of the Memorial Association, Hon. Henry Persons was (fleeted as orator of the occasion. He bas accepted the invita tion of the association. We notice from the Washington dis patches that Mr. O. M. Bethnoe, of this place, is applicant for the Coinmbas pcst- offlee. We don’t know what the Federal Congress will seo fit to do in the matter, but there is one thing oertain—a better man than C. M. Bethuao conld not be found to fill the position to which he as pires. He bas been in ths Talbotton post- office since 1875, and should he be so forta- nate as to get the Coiambus appointment, onr people would regret exceedingly to part with him. No local cows abont town. Colonels R. W. Willis, J. W. Matthews, J. H. Martin and J. H. Worritl are attending TtoyPr Su perior Court this week. Thomasville, April 3.—Mr. Tandy Thompson, who lives in the npper part of the county had a horse stolen from him about the middle of last week. Aftrr fol lowing the trail to Tallahasseo, Fla., he nnd the sheriff of Thomas county gave it' up and returned home. Yesterday a tele gram was received from the sheriff of Leon county, Fla., stating that he had the manji negro), and the horse, whereupon the Thomas county sheriff left immediate ly to bring np both parties. virgins of old, comes in tho night. Niblo. Amewcus, April 3.-NO copies of tho Telegraph wore received in Americas yes terday, greatly to the disappointment of your many readers. It was remarked at tho post-office that the route agent stated, while the train was at tho depot, that he had put them in the wrong sack. If offi cials must make such mistakes we would like for them to occur on other days than ^'Another citizen ot our county, a young and brilliant lawyer, has, in a published card declined legislative honors. If tins is to continue our people will have to sub mit to a draft, or onr county go unrepre sented. We refer to CoL E. G. Simmons, and. seriously, if be wonld consent to rep resent us the county would have a repre sentative with the courage to dare andthe oloquence to plead for whatever was to the interest of onr oounty and State. Wo see it going the rounds of tho press that tbe most temporate man in Athens is a liquor dealer. Athens i* certainly not ahead of Americas in the possession of a te “X™onewho m wRS placed as clerk m „ bar-room by his father u 1852, w .en ho was eleven years old. Since, then he has never fora day been engaged in any other vocation. He is now proprietor of our leading saloons. Daring the lasUwenty- seTen years—ever since he was ronrteen vests old—ho bas not tasted spirituous or SSt liquors, cider, beer or whisky, and he bas never used tobacco in any .^™' ,. V ® challenge the State to produce his counter- P A number of our legalfriends leftto-day to attend Webster courtr Several of them will meet for the first time Judge Willis, of Talbotton, neon the bench. A caro.ui sitt ing of liis record would fail to find a mus tard seed of intentional error. Schlet Count*, April 3.—Superior Court is now in session in our village, Judge 1. J. Simmons, of your city, prraiding. All the attorneys are pleased with his dispatch of business. Will take np the criminal docket to-morrow morning., w e have one murder case, which will be trum to-morrow. Don’t think tbe prisoner will be convicted. The prisoner is a negro about twenty-three years of age. He killed another negro three or four years ago, bnt was not cap tured till first of last year. The farmers are fearful lest their gram crop is injured by rust. * Gbijtin, Ga., March 3d, 1881.—The event foreshadowed in a former com- manicatiofe, is now a thing of the past, as the following will explain: Maimed—on the 29th inst., at the residence of the bnde.s father, Mr. J. L. Bass, of Griffin, to Miss Eolah Ford, of Rome, Ga, Mr. Bum is the seDior member of the firm of Ba-* A Heard, of this city, and alio chaplain of the Griffin Light Guards. He was accompanied by Messrs. S. K. Dick, R. T. Daniel, U. K. , Blakely, C. P. Beeks, C. A. Niles, C. 1. Lo- j gan, E. A. Heard and H. U. Bass, all of out Taking Time by the Forelock. Sunday School Gazette. At the battle of Grovetou Stonewall Jackson tried an experiment which nearly frightened a Federal division ont of their boots. Bars of railroad iron were cut np into foot lengths and fired from some of his heaviest guns, and tho noiso these mis- siles made as they went eniliog through tho air was a sort of cross between the shriek of a woman and the brayt cf a male. The Federate listened in wonder at the first few which banged through the tree tops, and presently one of the pieces fell jnstin front of a Pennsylvania regiment. A captain stopped forward to inspect it, and after turning it over he rushed to his colonel with the news: “Colonel, them infernal robs are firing railroad iron at u*.” “No!” “They are, for a fact!” “Captain advance yonr company to P-at ridge and deploy, and the miuute you find Jackson is getting ready to fire freight cars at ns send me word. I don’t propose to have my regiment mashed into tho groond when it can just as well be decently exter minated in the regular way!” Gniieau'e Case. Potomao.” the Washington correspon dent of the Savannah News, writes : The case of Goiteau bas been almoet dropped, out of sight. But there is one man here who is devoting much of bis time towards proving that the assassin is insane, and is not responsible for the crime he commited. This gentleman is Dr. George M. Beard, who nos attciuod distinction, both iu this country and Europe, as a neurologist. Speaking of tho snbj'ect to me the other dsy, he said that Guiteau was iaiano at eighteen, and has been insane ever since. “The type of his insanity,” he said, “ia re ligious monomania. While one part of his delusions wore of a religious character dis tinctively, yet all can bo traced back to a religious source.” Dr. Beard bases his di agnosis ou tho conduct of Guiteau from bis youth to tbe time he went to Washington as an office-seeker. The assassin’s conduct while in Washington, ho throws out alto gether, and this, of course, excludes the shooting of the President. He goes so far as to say that Guiteau went into court with a more abundant and varied record ol in sanity than any criminal monomaniac that has ever been brought .to trial in any couutry. If be had been properly tried, he asserts, this fact would have been clear ly brought out. When I askod why it was that so much doubt as to the assassin s in sanity was developed in the tria', Dr. Beard replied that soience and law were dnmb in the presence of political assassination. A court of justice is the worst placo.in the world to attempt to make clear scientific facto. ’ To begin with, th© Judge knows no’hing of any science; the lawyers are not alter the troth, but are striving to gain their cate. The jury has etill less comprehen sion of scientific facte than ihe Judge. As a matter of fact, Dr. Beard continued, thero is no disease known to medical sci ence that could not be disproved before a court ol justice, provided great i Jtereits were at stake and professional ambition and passions were aroused.. IT. Beard has examined Guiteau several times, but whilo his condition and conduct confirmed his views of the caie, yet he says his diagnosis rests entirely on tho record of his life be fore tho commission of the crime. In the coarse of his investigations be has discov ered some new evidenoe which is in sup port of tho theory' that Guiteau is a mono maniac. Dr. Beard has begun a volumi nous book on the subject, and is making converts. I forgot to say that he remarked that non-expert expert* (the expression is his) Rro hired as horse.* nre hired, to go whither they are driven. confirmation cf the scientific principles enunciated in toy former article. Prof. C A- Liudsley, of tiie m'dioal de partment of Yale College, has recently written. He says: “By the commingling iu the sewer of such immense quantities in ever changing proportions and kinds, and in ailstnges of putrefaction, the sewer may be considered, in the language of the chemist, as a va-t test tube ot prodigious ■Iraiwhiit cv iLa stiliiondnivi proportions, stretching its stopeodoua length beneath the surface of highways an d ramifying its branches In all oar huu-os. The activities of the liquid filth poured into it aro not merely those of motioii pass ing down a declivity, but they are activities of a widely different nature. Silently, per sistently, yet energetically and inevitably, thel^vsof chemical action aro set in opera tion, and among the products of the chaugea resulting from the contact with each Other of such various matters are tho formation of noxious vapors, recog nized under the general term of sewer gas. Now, as sewer gas is lighter than common air, it flows upward as naturally ns water Uows downward. • * * Does not consistency demand that the authorities which have provided sewers to protect the peorlo’a healtii should also provide that ov.Lo . uo.il ...* -.- - -»» of da npon the organisms in various way* Prof. Walter S. Hain noi relates his obasc* rations as follows: During a recent spring a family on tbe west side, consisting of five members, were afflicted by sewer-”as, which filled their whole house. The oldest of the children waaa yourg man eighteen years old. The other two were young fir’s. The throo were brought to their beds. Two physicians spent nearly two months over them, absolutely ignorant of the cause of their prostration. The two girls became deaf, dumb and blind. One side of the bodies wan paralyzed, and the nnfortenate victims wero barely kept alive. Betides being without eight and hearing, their sensibilities wero sa hardened they did not seem to care to live. A third physician was summoned,and he said that sewer g 8 was responsible for the whole trouble. An examination of tho home pipe showed that it wm broken a half dozeu places and that gas was escap ing.” I might go on and accumulate evidence similar to the foregoing sufficient to fill a volume, but enough hes been written to arouse those in authority to a sense of their responsibility to so many of our citi- zens who are now suffering from the effuots of that virulent poison, which have been so graphically portrayed by others in similar circumstances. Ths writer has a feeling recollection of the suf focative, nauseating aud disgustiug odor by which he was aroused from a deep sleep, when, two years ago, he occupied a room in proximity to that abominable sluice in the rear or tho Stabblefie'd House. His blood poisoned by tbe debris of organ ic substances emanating fro in that filthy streamlet; enervated for tbo time in mind and body, he was compelled to flee to the mountains with railroad speed to escape from a protracted if not a fat il attack cf typhoid or typho-malarial fever. It is raid that Macon is on a “big boom” so far relates to her commercial pros perity. ' We have the evidence of prosperity in palatial residences, mam moth business houses and enlarged com mercial relations. Can wo not snperadd to these those hygienic conditions that wiil secure to the suffering, health, without which all material prosperity is insignifi cant and valueless, a mo :kery and a sham ? \Ye would urge the extension of the sewer in question n3 soon as possible before the commencement of hot weather. Bacteral germs in offensive Iocatites are absorbed with water into tho soil sometimes to tho depth of several feet, and when the soil ia turned up and exposed to a high tempera- tare, under the influence ot moisture • they hatch out and become much more virulent, aud are more destructive to health than when buried un derneath the surface. Tho work, there fore, should bo commenced immediately and pursued with all possible celerity. 8. Mhootlng of a University SteUrsl. Athens, Ga., April 4. Editors Telegrapn and Messenger .'—A very serious shooting affray occurred in the city this afternoon, in which Mr. Wal ter Rountree, a student of the University, , was very seriously if not fatally wounded. The facte of the case a'ro about as fol lows: Not long sines Matt Davis (colored) was appointed to the position of postmaster of this place. This hag, in their opinion, greatly increased the importance of the negroes, and this has made itself manifest in various wais, nnd for the last ten weeks the students have been subject to frequent insults from regularly organized bands of negroes, whieh to-day resa ted in a ver/ se rious and most unfortunate affair. Mr. Walter Rountree, his brother and two friends were taking a walk, and noon bc-c:une aware that two negroes were dog ging their steps, and just before they reached the court house the Legroes passed them, but soon turned, and on nearing Mr. Rountree, one of them was heard to say, “We Won’t give them a d—d inch of the sidewalk.” and Mr. Rountree imme li- ately demanded if Be included him in his remark, whereupon the neiro replied, “Ye*, i am tqseakiug to you, Walter Roun tree, end I want you to uuderetaud it.’ Wherturon Mr. Rountree immediately re sented the insult. The negro’s companion drew a pistol and fired, wound ng it is feared fatally, Mr. Rountree, tbe bail entering tbo center ot his back between the shoulder blades. Mr. Bartow Rountree immediately a raw his pistol to defend his brother, aud quite a lively scene ensued; but soon the atten tion of all those present was concentrated on Mr. Walter Rountree, who had fallen off the sde walk, and m the excitement ths negroes made off and would have esoapsd had it not been for Mr. A r min us Frazer audit- R.Kotieau who gave chase and pushed them so hard that they took retag® in a dye house, aud the students who had joined in the chase surrounded the plaos aud held them prisoners. , They are both now i-afely lodged in jut, and the excitement is inteuse with both tbs white and colored population. It is kuowa thatthese negroes endeavor ed to obtaiu a pisiol several days sgo, *t tting that they iuiended to kill the Boual tree boys on sight. “• Eastkb egg dyes at Lamar, Kank.n A Lamsr'i A Favorable Sfvtotrtey. Tho good reputation of ‘‘Broim's Dre»- chial Troches” fir the relief colds and throat diseases has given i a fsvorab’e notoriety.