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THE MACON WEEKLY TELEGRAPH: TUESDAY, JANUARY 12. I886.-TWELVE PAGES.
|FROM WASHINGTON.
UTAH BILL PASSED IN THE
SENATE.
Organization or the House Commit
's—Another Silver Bill to the
Front—IteporC on the Lottery
Bill—Edmunds’* Joke.
\abaington, January 8.—The Chair laid
re the Senate the resolution of the New
i Produce Exchange urging Congress to
o a liberal provision for the civil ser-
The resolution was appropriately re-
led.
,r. Eustis offered a concurrent resolution
i a preamble setting forth that:
is. The act of Congress of 1S73 declared
r dollar a legal tender for all debts, public
,..ate; that by the act of 1869 the faith of the
1 Mates was solemnly pledged to the pay.
in coin or its equivalent of all public obli-
boaring interest, etc.; that by the refunding
F July, lino, principal and interest oftbedebt
hlverd
■made redeemable in coin of the then stand-
due; that since the enactment of those laws
been the unvarying practice of the
I of the Treasury to pay the bonds and in
field coin, and that the Becretary of the
i had issued a call for f10,000,000 of bonds
i the first of January. 1886; therefore, be
L etc., that in the opinion of Congress,
»of $10,000,000 payable on the first of Feb-
<0, should be paid in silver dollars, such
Kent being In strict c >mpllauce with the exist-
Qg tw and in aid of the financial policy established
,y ||e legislation of Congress.
Eustis desired tlio resolution referred
o tli' committee on finance, and expressed
Mi ope that that committee would report
n It at an early day !n order that it may bo
jtf&niiucd whether or not this practice of
>ayii r bonds and interest ontuemexclu-
ival.. ;:i gold coin wnp approved or disap-
roY*i d by Congress. The resolution wits so
IS. Voorhees's resolution of inquiry re-
lafc to the pension office was, with his
^Ent, allowed to go over till Monday
^Bwitli a view that a resolution of a like
np©rt may be drafted that will be nccept-
ffifi to both Voorhees and Harrison, for
resolution that of Mr. Voorhees was
ffefi <1 us a substitute.
Th f Senate thon proceeded to the consiil-
Kfijjn of bills on the calendar. The Utah
fflBua again taken up.
|fr Edmunds created some merriment
to speak on one of the amend-
offered yesterday. Looking about
■and finding comparatively few Repub-
"Tin their seats, he said: “As hardly
[t the friends of human liberty are iu
mate, I will address myself to ‘Re-
I men.”
|tr some debate, Mr. Brown’s araend-
| offered yesterday, which was to
J out the words that would compel the
II husband or wife of accused to testify,
s njected by a vote of yens 11, nays 42,
1 tl compulsory provision was tlinre-
rer ined in thebilL
Mr. Morgan again called attentioa to the
ction, which provides fot fourteen
h to administer the property, busi-
Iffairs and operations of tne corpora-
jnown os “The Church of Jesus Christ
tie Later Day Saints.” He wanted to
^■whao their duties were to be, and
Bie bill was silent as to their salaries.
Hfinanded an answer from his fellow
Bft r of the judiciary committee.
Mr, Edmunds replied that Mr. Morgan
(BfiBl have an answer.
Mr, Morgan saw no authority iu Congress
tflBpoint trustees to manage n church
Sns. 12c characterized such trustees
“Mugwump Mormons." They would be
cup I, necessarily, ho said, in promoting
"•“■mism, as he the interpreted bill un-
E nsideration; for they were to exercise
powers granted by Territorial laws
ig the corporation.
Edmunds replied that they had noth-
latcver to do with Church* matters or
~*of faith, but only with the property:
H that the church moneys, which were
Minus, were not applied to the propa-
H of polygamy.. Not one quarter of the
Hons, as Mr. Edmunds understood, be-
H in polygamy.
B Teller inquired if the Mormon
moneys were now applied illegally
charter of that
postal system ought not to be
degraded to the condition of nn
instrument for the promotion of crime.”
The report says: “It is the purpose of
the bill to aid tie States in their efforts to
suppress a crime which they have de
nounced with almost entiro unanimity. It
is, intended to close the United States
mails against the transmission of lottery ad
vertisements of every kind {ind character.
Without Home law," the reportcoutinues,
“the insidious temptations contained in
cunningly devised lottery advertisements
will continue to invade every State, family,
shop, office or other place of business or of
pleasure or public, and private resorts in
spite of the efforts which the Stat# have
mule to prevent it” The committe says the
bill is undoubtedly constitutional, and
quotes a decision of the Suprome Court up
holding the right of Congress to pass such
laws, and concludes its report by saying:
Freedom cf the preas wax not guaranteed for the
purpose of entrenching in our system an enemy to
ita better conditions. On the contrary, it was es
tablished for the purpose of promoting such condi
tions. If it be prostituted to the base purposes of
crime and the demoralization of people, to the
swindling devices of the manipulators of lottery
schemes, surely Congress may say that It shall not
be entitled to use the Instrumentality of the mall
to effect its ends. The evil agencies in society are
sufficiently active and effective of harmtul results
in spite of all that la done to restrain them without
being reinforced by a doctrine and practice which
would intrench them in the coubUtutiootl guaran
tee of freedom of the press and assure them free
immunity in the use of the malls.
A THRILLING EXPERIENCE.
A Passenger Train Caught in the Waters
From a Broken Dam.
Tamaqua, Pa., January 8.—'Tha dam
across Wabash creek at lteovesdale, near
this place, burst this morning at 7 o’clock.
A passenger train from Pitwqirg was iust
opposite the dam when it broke. The
back water struck the cars and ran into the
the heaters under them, causing a tost
volume of steam to arise and envelope the
entire train. The passengers were much
frightened. Tho engine, however, esoaped
the flood and pulled the truin safely through
the water.
Th« tracks of the Philadelphia and Read
ing railway were much washed and com
pletely inundated, delaying all trains. The
mrst was caused by tho breaking of an old
tunnel in the abandoned Rec vesdalo colliery.
A gang of fifty repairmen are working steatl
ily to clear the trucks and to turn the new
channel made by the flood from their road
bed.
QUEER ESCAPE.
Convicts Tunnel Out of » Mine nml Hide
All Traces of Their Exit.
Little Rock, January 8.—Nows has
reached here thut sixteen penitentiary con
victs employed in the mines at Coal Hill,
this State, effected tlieir escape Wednesday.
They tunneled for a distance of thirty-five
feet. Tho w ork was commenced at the time
of the striko, which occurred three weeks
ago, and was continued until the tunnel was
completed without the officials discovering
it. Search was made through tho mine for
the purpose of finding tho passage, but it
proved unsuccessful, the convicts having so
effectually closed it behind them that no
trace of it is left. Two of tho men have
been recaptured. Bloodhounds and a posse
are in pursuit of the others.
THE TERRIBLE BLIZZARD.
UNPRECEDENTED COLD WEATHER
IN THE NORTHWEST.
Telegraphic and Railroad Coutmonienffon
Almost Su»pended—Extending Bout It-
ward—IllHUtrona Fire, In Mo
bile and Loul.vlllr, Ky.
, iu violation of tho
L?
itrj Edmund* replied that ho believed
T:t>y were.
I Teller—"How?"
Edmunds—"They are nied for
pnrposo of inducing and
; immigration that may contribute to
Itta of these vagabonds.”
ko smendmets offered by Mr. Call
Voted down.
li« kill was shout to be brought to
Sir. Morgan said its friends seemed
pined to press it without giving its
outs a chance to study it. He again
led as to the salaries which the com
iners were to have, lie did not want
I fourteen men ont to Utah to loot
bnuon church. He had announced
ormination do wipe this church ont
I leave nothing of it but its name and an
roly memory, but hail been met by a
"ptiou iu this bill to perpetuate the
Do the bill was on its final passage,
rwyck endeavored to fix the dunes
proposed fourteen trustees upon the
jers of ths present Utah Commission,
is ruled ont of order. He asked Mr.
pds whether he had any objection to
i amendment, to which that Senator
bed he had. The bill having been
lit to a vote, was passed—yeas 38,
X as follows;
f- Allison, Beck, Berry, Choce, Cock-
pke. Colquitt, Conger, Cullom, Dawes,
Edmunds, Eustis, Everts, Frye,
in, Hawley, Ingalls,
I-, Harris, Harrison, Hawley, Ingalls,
In, Logan, McMillan, Mandeiacn,
I, Mitchell of Pennsylvania, Morrell,
Tr, Payne, Platt, Pngli, Sawyer, Bhcr
jipooner. Van WycV .Walthall, Wilson
Is, nud Wilson of Maryland—38.
k Blair, Call, Gibson, Hampton,
IMorgan and Vance—7.
Illorr, explaining his vote, said he
Inguinst tho bill only because of the
p disfranchising women, lint even
pat section in, lie would have voted
t bill had his vote been necessary to
Isage.
■ Senate then, at 5:50 p. m., adjourned
Inday next.
A Whole Family Jlutetiered.
Detroit, Mien., January 8.—A special to
the News from Battle Creek, Mich., says
Dr. Martin White, hia wife and two chil
dren were found in their bouse in that city
this afternoon with their throats cut.
Neighbors have not aecn any of the family
lately, and it is thought they have been
dead since Sunday last. There are evi
dences of a terrible struggle between bus-
band and wife, and tbe supposition is tlist
Dr. White had become insaue, killed his
family and then committed suicide,
FIRE AT LOUISVILLE.
A Fallen Ualldlng Takes Fire and Threat
ens a Conflagration.
Lovianu.E, Hr., January 8.—Late this
afternoon, during tho heavy snow-storm,
tho front and middle part of a large four-
atory warehouse occupied, by 11. P. For-
wooil & Co„ Trsibue £ Co. and J. B. Bolms-
(orth A Co., all cotton and commission
merchants, fell suddenly and overturning a
stove, started a very destructive fire.
The building was filled with cotton, to
bacco, molaases and dry goods storage, an d
the flames spread all over tho building in
atantly. The building is the ctnter
of s block of large wholesale houses.
It looked (or s time ss 11 there was to be
conflagration, ss the fire department
was unable to get at tho flamea on acoount
of the wreck. They soon got to work,
however, and kept the flames confined to
the fallen building, end at 4 o'clock the
fire was ont. Tho third floor was stored
with cotton, and it waa this that gave way,
falling on the second door, which in tarn
fell, end then alter tottering a moment the
whole front and middle part of the build
ing fell and blockaded half of
the street There were eleven people
in tbe building when the third floor fell
Pete, Korkina, a porter, heard the crash
and gave warning to aeven men on the sec
ond floor, who escaped by jumping from a
back window to a sued. A colored porter
gave the alarm on the first floor and started
for the front door. It is thought he was
caught and killed by tbe falling walla. M.
11. Wright, manager of ths place,^ and
Balmsforth, one of the proprietors, were in
their offices on the firs floor andstirted for
the door, bnt believed they are in the
wreck, as they have not been seen and can
not be found.
Chicago, January 8.—The blizzard raging
throughout Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Nebras
ka, Dakota and Minnesota is declared to be
of a wider extent and fiercer in character
than haa keen known before in yearn. All
moving Western trains are behind time.
Many trains have been snowed in and aban
doned. Very little can bo learned concern
ing abandoned trains or of the further ef
fects of tbe storm, rwing to blowing down
of telegraph poles and wires and the stop-
ugeof telegraphic communication. The
emperatnre throughout Dakota is stated to
be twenty to twenty-four degrees below
zero, with a wild blizzard blowing.
A telegram from Fargo Bays the thermom
eter registered 21 degrees below zerost noon
to-day. Yesterdayisdescribedastheroiigh-
est day in the experience of the city. Bis
marck reports a high wind, with the ther
mometer 25 degrees below zero. A high
wind is prevailing at 8onix City, and tne
temperature ia 20 degrees below zero.
Omaha registered 20 degrees below zero.
Telegraphic communication with Omaha has
been cut off nearly all day. California tele
grams were behind and were sent via tbe
Union and Northern Pacific, with only one
wire working.
A telegram from Des Moines, la., says
the cold wave continues there with n high
wind and drifting snow. All through
trains west of there are blocked and brtnch
routes are snowed up. Chicago and Bur
lington trains are stuck fast in a drift
about fifteen miles south of Des Moines.
The Wabash road south from that city is
badly drifted. The Fort Dodge narrow
gange road has been abandoned.
A snow storm has prevailed throughout
Illinois ail day but tbe cold weatherh s not
been severe so far. It is, however, growing
colder to-night. All roads to Omnha are re
ported practicably blocked in Central Iowa.
Kansas City, Mo., January 8.—The mer
cury reached 15 degrees below zero here
this morning. Through traffic is entirely
suspended on overland roads, thongh sev
eral local trains are kopt moving! The
wind is still blowing steadily on tho plains,
rendering any out-door labor very difficult.
Mempiur, January 8.—The cold wave
struck Memphis about daylight this morn
ing. It has been snowing since 10 o'clock
lost night, and a bleak wind from the
northwest adds to the disagreeable condi
tion ofaCairs.
CisoiNsxsr, O., January 8.—It has been
snowing in this vicinity since 2 o'clock this
afternoon, and about four inches is the av
erage depth to-night, with the snow still
falling. The temperature is about twenty
degrees above zero, but is falling.
Council. Grove, Kb., January 8.—A
Missouri Vacific passenger train was wreck
ed by snow in Downing cut about eight
miles north alter passing here last evening.
Conductor John A. Brown and Mail Mes
senger Johnnie Pullman, started to walk
back to this place for assistance.
In walking over the bridge near
here Pullman slipped and fell, breaking the
bone of his left leg between tbe knee and
the ankle. Conductor Brown curried him
this city, a distance of several milca.
Tho wind was blowing a blizzard and the
thermometer 23 degrees below zero. The
train was bnriod in a snow bank all night,
and was brought back to this place this
morning. The passengers were all
tably cared for by tin
doing well.
Chaa'aakooox, Tekk., January 8.—Six
inches of snow fell tbronghont this section
to-day. To-night at 10 o'clock the temper
atnra was thirteen degrees, a fall of twenty,
four degrees in eight hours. It is growing
colder rapidly.
Mobile, January 5.- The weather ia very
ll like ll'kl disk's e/\l /I A— S tklkslkl aaas •
FROM WASHINGTON.
Business of the Uonw xml Senate for the
Coming; Week.
Washington, January 10.—In the House
of Representatives to-morrow, the first bus
iness will be tbe regular call of States for
the introduction of bills. As the past week
has been principally devoted to this bnai-
ness. nud the members have, for the most
part, relieved their desks from bills which
had accumulated, it is not likely that to
morrow’s call will consume much time.
The next business for the week is the call
of committees for reports, but, in view of
their very recent appointment, there is lit
tle expected from them for the next few
days. Tbe Senate Preuidential bill may,
however, be reported to tbe House
from this committee on that
subject by Tuesday or Wednes
day. In this event ita discussion
will probably consume the remainder of
the week, ns many members have expressed
to the Hpoaker tbeir desire to be recogniz
ed to apeak upon this subject. The com
mittee on coinage, weights and measures,
will not organize until the middle of the
week, and as this committee is supposed to
be evenly divided on tbe silver question, it
is not thought that Any measures relating
to the coinage of silver either in the line of
suspension or full coinage or of a compro
mise between these radically opposite views
will be brought before the House until the
committee snail have carefully considered
all tbe various propositions.
The programme of Senatorial intentions
and possibilities for the coming week is
longer than that of tbe probabilities The
judicial salary bill vranms tbe unfinished
business in the Senate. The electoral count
bill aud the bankruptcy bill are to be
brought up for consideration if opportunity
is found, and the Dakota bill may be press
ed toward tho end of the week if the print
ing < ? accompanying report is then com
plete. Under ordinary circumstances, any
one of these measures would furnish
material for a week’s debate, but as
the subjects were all elalmrately discussed
daring the last Congress, the coming de
bate may be somewhat shortened. Se veral
speeches on tbe silver question nwait op
portunity for delivery. The executive cal
endar is understood to have only about fifty
nominations upon it, and these comprise
not more than one or two over which a con
test is deemed probable; bnt it is under
stood that a considerable number of nomi
nations have been acted npon favorably by
tho committee, and uro ready to be reported
bnck ns soou as opportunity is offered.
Senators express a wish to begin active
work upon the nominations soon as possi
ble, and it is probable much of tbe week
will be devoted to this duty.
A TOWN FLOODED.
A CHARTER OF HORRORS. I
HEIRS TO A FORTUNE.
RAILROAD WRECKS REPORTED IN
MANY QUARTERS.
An Ice Jam Wreck* a Somber of BIllls ami
Tenement*.
Fulton, N. Y., January 10.—Tho most
disastrous flood that ever visited this place
is now doing incalculable damage nt the
“Flats,” a large tract ljing between the Os
wego river and tho canal. Tho upper part
Disastrous Fires In Cincinnati and Obcrlln
—The SInkiiiff Village— Several Ves
sels Wrecked—The LonlsvlU*
Fire—Other Casualties.
Wii.minown, Dei.., January 9 last night's
•now-8 term earned the most serious block oa rail
road tracks hsre that has occurred for yearn, sus
pending travel for hours. At 7:15 thin morning,
tae Wilmlafjtnn and Northern train, which leaves
KeadL’);: Pa., at 8 o'clock, was backing into the
station. It conal»ted of an cogine. brggage and mall
car and a p^tuteoger car. Oa accouut of tho heavy
drift*, the t.rain waa hitched by a shifting engine,
which was attached to the rear passenger car. Be
tween Ripley and Market atreeta the train's progress
waa blocked by several freight cam that had been
thrown from tracks by drifts. The train
then ran back to near the gas house ai d
then crossed to the sunth bound track, when It
again started for the station.
Meanwhile two other shifting engines had been
sent out from the station with snow sweepers to
clear tho south bound track. Both engines were
running rapidly, and the Wilmington and Northern
train waa also under a good bead of (team. Oppo
site the Ilarlan k Hollingsworth Company's tracks
the engines and train came together with a terrific
The sweeping engines drove tbe pilot en-
of the train Into the baggage car, telescoping
•ar for one third IU length. The roar oud of the
car waa torn into fragments, the cab cf the engine
broken to pieces, the boiler fractured and machin
ery twisted into all shapes.
Don account of the blindlnga^now.the engineers of
the approaching trains were not aware of their
danger until the collision occurred. Buperinteud
eat A. O. McCusland, of tho Wilmington and
Northern railroad. wa» on tbo train, bnt escaped
with some bad braises. Three men were killed
outright and another 1« expected to die. Imme
diately after, the pasaengor cars took flro from tho
engine's furnace, and escaping steam added to tho
torture of the victims imprisoned under the broken
timbers. The Are department hurried to the aceno
and began playing on tbe burning timbers, while
others eterted theinkelves to get out the dead and
wounded. It was nearly 9 o'clock when the last
body was gotten out. dead. The engineer, fireman
and one of the shifting crew were horribly crashed,
mans? led, scalded and burned.
The dead are so mangled as to be nearly unrecog
nizable. Albert June*, engineer of the shifting
crew, and James Briuton. telegraph operator, have
been recognized. The third body hao net huts
identified, mutilation bciug so complete that U cau
only be known as one of the shifting crew. 1>.
Lawles. fireman of eugine No. 1, a lad of seventeen,
is mo^t seriously injured being frightfully burned
and brained. Ili* left leg has been ampu
tated. Hia recovery ia doubtful. John Oorry,
assintant yardmaater, suHtaiued a wound which
produced concuMeion of the brain, and hie recovery
l* regarded as impossible. Conductor Sam McMul
len of the Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore
railroad, and J. J. Filun, received painful but not
dangorous bruises. Oeorgo Black, of the Wilming
ton and Northern, was badly hurt, and fears of a
fatal result are entertained. Jas. A. Weloir’a in
juries include a compound fraction of the right leg,
which are regarded serious. Jas. Wiggins, fireman,
George K. Mtautly. and several others, whose
names were not obtained, received Might injuries.
Latkh.—The third dead msn l* Harry Ahrens,
fireman. Three of the Injured will undoubtedly die
cold here. It’s tho coldest night over re
corded at the signal office. Two )*»i8onB
have been found in the streets badly frozen,
but will probably be restored.
Special dispatches to the Picayaoe report
the mercury above zero as follows: Being
tbe coldest ever known at each place;
Shreveport 1, Alexandria 9, New Ibena 14,
Franklin 12. Thia is believed to be the
coldest weather ever experienced through
out the sugar belt of Louisiana, and fear*
are expressed that cane stubble will be
killed. All points report the mercury fal
ling to-night.
HE TURNED STATE’S EVIDENCE,
A bU Louis Dynamiter Tells About a Con
spiracy to lllow Up Ntreet Cars.
A St. Louis special aaya: An immense
orowd gathered in the Criminal Court to
day to aee the trial ot tbe street-car dyna
miters. A sensation was caused at the very
outset by Withrow, one of the five conspir
ators, turning State's evidence. At first
hia teatimoQygwas objected to on tbe ground
that a charge was resting against him. The
State thereupon nolle prosaed his case and
he took the stand and told all he
knew about the blowing up
s reet cars by dvnamite. Withrowing of all
they had all bclonp “
THE LOTTlfRY BILL.
^port of the Committee Recommend
ing Its Passage.
> firnato to-day, Mr. Wilson, of lows,
f i favorably from the committee of
Sices and post roads the hill iutro-
py him to prohibit tbe mailing of
lia rs and other publications contain-
|ery advertisements. The report se
eing the hill says that several States
led resolutely and with marked
lity in their endeavors to suppress
liqu presence of the lottery. Lou-
tands almost alone In the toleration
evil, and she has pronounced
it after 18Jt). Vermont and
lie • quality their prohibition be
such lotteries aa may by
ed by their own lavra, while de-
pg (hose recognized by laws of
tutes. And it seems to the commit-
J this almost unanimous movement
states to defend themselves against
Moralizing effects of lotteries ought
nized and promoted by the na-
rAt all events," the report soys, “the
SHE DIDN'T LIKE HIM.
A Mtctilssn Qlrt's Hi.appoint meat on Meet
ing a Ited-llalreU Ilojr or New York.
A Couples, N. V., special says: “A young
huly of lieanty and intelligence stepped
from tbe Erie train here this morning and
inquired iu a somewhat hurried manner
for s livery stable. Mr. Kenyon, of the
Conistcs llonse,, provided her with an
outfit and sent hia son along ns driver.
She went to Hsrtavillo, near here, and on
her return related her story. Kite said her
home was Rollin, Mich., and that ht r name
was Theda A. StrumhlL Several months
ago she received a letter from George Ben-
juman. of Ilartsvllle, who aaid ho had
found her name on a pasteboard box cover
in a car scat on the New York Central
railway, lie wanted to correspond with
me, and delighted with the romantic idea,
ahe wrote him.
The letters became frequent and affec
tionate. He asked her for her picture and
it, bnt from him she conld only get s
mption, which was to tbe effect that he
bad dark hair, mustache and eyas, and that
he was good-looking. They next became
od and New Year’s was set for the
_ _ jng. On that day the bridegroom
failed to appear, bnt s telegram from his
sister said tbdt "Oeorge" was very low with
typhoid fever, and he was continually ask
ing for "Theda." She harried to bis bed
side st his sister's request, being promised
that the marriage would soon take p!
On her arriral st his house she said
found that he had not been sick at all; that
he hail been trifling with her; that he wts
far from good-looking and a shiftless fellow
with red liair, squint eyes and a turn-n
nose. The look ot disappointment and
brukenheartedneaa on the confiding giri’-
fsce, as slu fold her story, keenly fe '
that abs had been trilled with, was pii
longed to Cleveland Asaem
blyj; Knights of Labor, Pinkerton waa mas
ter workman of that lodge; Keenan, traasu
rer; Tobin, unknown Knight; Withrow,
secretary, and llyrnos, a member. These
fire met st Central Tamers' Hall one night
end then farmed the conspiracy to blowup
the cars by dynamite. Byrnes was the lint
to snggest dynamite. He said he had used
it to kill fish. Only Byrnes, Pinkerton and
witness wen present at the first meeting.
Pinkerton signed the check for twenty dot.
Un. Two days Uter witness heard that Pin
kerton had given the whole scheme away to
striker named Dryden. Witness taxed
Pinkerton with treachery and asked him
why be had given the mutter away to Dry
den when there had been an understanding
that no one should he let into tbe secret.
Pinkerton replied that he thought Dryden
was s traitor, sml he wanted to test him.
Witness said that was s queer way to test
friendship and told Pinkerton that from
that time forward he and Uyrnoa might he
counted out of the conspiracy.
latter witness brought Pinkerton before
committee composed of himself, Byrnes and
Meadows. Witness then told Pinkerton
that he did not want to go to tbe peniten
tiary, and that he and the others bad con
cluded to drop the conspiracy and take no
further part in it. Witncse saw Withers
every day alter that meeting and had several
conversations with him. Withers explained
to witneoa the trip to LonUrille and told of
the hard time he had had in getting the
dynamite. He said the sticks of dynamite
had not worked well nntil be had primed
them with gunpowder. Withers explained
how he had blown np ths cars. He said
that he bad pat the dynamite stick in hu
hat, pat it down on ths track, left it there,
npied by large flouring mills undmuny
manufacturing concerns, and the
qL
ooetn
other
lower portion by the homes of hundreds of
workingmen. A great jam of ice.and snow
began to form in tho river Saturday nud
the water gradually set hock un the flats.
The water rose all night, and this morning
the danger was so great, the fire bells were
rung und firemen and citizens gener
ally harried to tho scene. All tow
boats obtainable were carried thither.
The people were rescued from tbeir
dwellings, in many cnees from second
stories. The water bad pnt ont the Area,
and the people suffered intensely froitf the
severe cokl. The rescued were token to
dry land and properly cared for, and nn
effort made to save some vnluablo ma
chinery tn the manufactories. At least
seventy-five families are rendered homeless
by the flood. The following manufactories
are under water: W. H Nelson's barrel
factory, Dietz's foandry end machine shop,
D. Mason's pail and tab factory, the Ful
ton gas works, Taylor Bros.'a knife works,
Loomis's pinning mill and several other
shops and various lumber yards. The
flour is being removed from the n ills. A
great many workmen are necessarily
thrown ont of employment, nud tbe water
which is still rising will flood the other
mills and factories. Oswego Falls
Factories n mile above here were
compelled to shut down on Katnrday
on account of the ice, and these alone em
ploy 1,UKI workmen. Borne buildings end
much machinery on the lower flute have
been wrecked and considerable property
swept sway. It is st present impossible to
estimate tho loss. At a union meeting of
the Methodist, Baptist and l’reshyterian
chnrchef to-night prayers were offered for
on abatement of the flood.
RAILROAD DISASTER IN ALABAMA.
Two Freight Trains Telescope on a Ilridge
Which Collapses.
hinMlar.Ham. Ala.. January 9.—A fearful seel*
dent occmrctl on tbe South and North Alabama dt-
vlAlonoftbe LonlaviUe and Naahville ritlroAd at
bridga over the Flint rtvar, near WHhlte’a Sta
tion. Morgan county, to-day. Two eectloua of the
north bound freight train telescoped. Part of the
ttrat auction braze looee and remained on the
bridge and waa ran Into by the aecnud section. Tbe
shock council a collapse of tbe bridge, one hundred
feet ot which was undergoing repairs. Five cam of
the first eectton, and tho whole of theseooud eection,
countering of an engine and IT cars, went down
with the bridge. Tbe wrack caught fire and etch-
caught fin _
toeti can were burned. John Johnson, flremen~ol
the second section, fell under his engine and was
dreamed. Henry Boteler, hrahetfizh, waa caught
under a ear and burned ts deeth.. *Iusiueer W. D.
Johnson, brother of tbe dead liftman, was fatally
burned, Conductor George Young ' and a negro
brawrmsn named Qua McHenry were seriously
burned. The freight consisted mofctly of pig Iron,
which will be saved.
Conductor I*. O. Harris, of the first section, swam
across the almost frozen river to flag northbound
passenger train, which was to come along in a
minutes.
AT BOSTON RUN.
The Village Almost Deserted and Hats Mine
B Floodiof^l
■SBCumtz Vx., Jautury 9.—A heavy snow I
■tonn set In here at midnight lad night and atiU
continues, making the situation at Boston Run oom-
■Ucated and dangerous. Those who have charge of
Hie place report heavy workings of the surface and
[great falls at night. Aa yet, however, the dwellings I
remain suspended over the treacherous breach, but
there is no possible hope of saving any of them.
The famlllea, with few exceptions, have vacated
and sought shelter in different neighboring towns,
giving Boston Run the appearance of a desolate, de
| sorted village. Water continues to pour into thi
GREECE AND TURKEY.
London, January 10.—The Greek govern
ment hM made overtures to the government
of Montenegro looking to the formation of
on alliance offensive and defensive against
the Forte. The King of Greece will leave
his capital shortly for the TbesholoniAn
frontier to inspect the armies. It is
he supposed this will be the nrelude to
the beginning of hoatilities. The Greek
government has received from Prince Bis
marck a reply to the circular note seut re
cently to the great powers concerning the
Balkan question, and the attitude of Greece
in connection therewith. The German
Chancellor warns Greece if the engages in
a war with Turkey she will do so at Ler
own risk; that she caonot expect assistance
from anv of tbe great powers, all which
will hold themselves aloof from the contro
versy.
ACCIDENT AT MOBILE.
A falling Wall liuil*?* flf* Persona, Kill-
luff One.
Morii.k, January IU.—This afternoon
while a crowd of boys and negroca were
searching the rains of the burned block,
wall thirty feet high fell, burying six per
sons. Howard Hall, twelve years old, was
taken out dead; Vfyatt Hall, nine years old.
brother of Howard, had hia skull injured
and hip broken and is dangerously hurt.
Both boys are sons of Howsrd Hall, auper-
intendeut of the Seaboard Manufacturing
Company’s establishment. Jno. L. Kirill,
newsboy, thirteen years of age, wo* hmil;
hurt Willie Covington, twelve years obi.
waa injured, but not seriously. John Glusa,
aged fourteen, was slightly hurt. A colored
man v as buried to tho hip*, but eacap
with a few braise*.
TIIE WEATHER AT PITTSBURG.
picked up his hat, touched the dynamite off
and then ran away. He raid that the
plosions often occurred when he was bnt a
few steps awav, and that on two or three
occasions he thoaght the force of the explo
sion would ahike the teeth out of his heed.
The trial still progresses.
I fee young
Railroad* Snow lllockod—Ueavy La
Stork Kaisers.
Pitthbltui, January 10.—The snow
blockade on the railroads is almost unpre
cedented. No attention haa been paid
schedules, and all trains are from one
fifteen hours late, Many trains have been
abandoned, and on the several amaUer
roads traffic is entirely suspended. Tbe
cold haa been intense, with the mercury
about zero oil day. Great suffering among
the live stock la reported at the East Lib
erty yard*. Several head of cattle died
from exposure a«d many more are in a dy
ing condition. In* Washington county the
fannerv. were taken unawares, and whole
docks of sheep not properly sheltered are
reported frozen to death.
j A WasLerwoinan und Uer Children IVIm
Will Receive 8160,000 to 8200,000.
A Near York special says about a quarter of a
kOXitory a"o two brothers, named respectively
Nicholas *nti Michael Duinbrlaky, came from Hal
ing*, Poland, to *o*k their fortune* in America;
Th-jr found work in tbe town of Union, N. J., and
lived together for a year or two. On July 17.1SH3,
Michael married a widow. Mis. Mary Ann Uiggln,
with whom he lived uut:! March 91, 1871, when ha
died, leaving his wife and tbreo little gtrla After
hie brother’s marriage Nicholas went to Toxae, and
and was doing well, when he wa* killed twelve
years ago by cattle thieves.
The hinds which he bought when he went to
Texa* have now become an Immenae mtate,
valued aft flCO.OUO and f‘>-0,000, and tlio property ia
•till intact. Tho lawyer* a e now hunting for tlio
murdered roan’s heirs. A week ago Bunday they
put an advertieemt in a morning paper of this
city requesting any relatives of the dead Pole to
cell upon them, ft attracted attention of a man
who lives in Roselle, N. J., whose wife was a
washerwoman named Dumbrlaky. and he told Ur.
William G. Seller, a lawyer, of Broadway, that bo
thought abr might be one of the heirs. Mr. Belzer
•vent to Roselle and saw the woman, who informed
him of her marriage many years ago and said that
•be had a bretber-in-law who went to Texas, but
she did nov know what had become of him. Hiace
her husband'* death she has been very poor, and
ha* supported hcraolf and children for years by
washing. Her two oldest daughters are living
away from her in different families aa servants, and
her youngest child remains at home to help her
with the washing, which ahe can no longer do
alone, aa eho has some trouble with her eyes.
Some years ago, when ahe moved from the town
of Union to Roselle, she had a lot of letters and
papeta from her brother-in-law. which hail Inert
sent to her husband from Texaa, but, thinking
them of no value, she bad burned them. Threw
papers would now prove of great value In catab-
llHhing the claim or her children to the property.
Mr. Selzer said to-day that ne had no doubt that bn
had found the proper heirs, though the lose of th«i
papers would necessitate sending to Poland for
nroof* of the relationahip which existed between
Nicholas and Michael Drumbriaky.
*'WHERE IS BLACKWELL I”
Something Concerning the Antecedents of
the Loot Orphan Roy.
On the 5th lust the Taucaaara published an ac
count of the vlait to Macon of Mr. Oeorge Nor
throp, of Baltimore, in search of Daniel Joseph
Blackwell, an orphan boy. The boy bad been an
inmate of the Methodist Orphans’ Home, bnt was
adopted by Mr. J. J. Ameraon, from whom be
afterwarda ran away. Tbe following from the
Savannah Morning News will be of interest to those
who itKivuiM-r iu« Kvuiiuicf Mr. Northrop'* visit
to Macou and his failure to find the boy:
"A gentleman who la well acquainted with tbe
history of the Northrop- and Blackwell famlllee
sent a communication to the New* yesterday con
taining additional facts:
"The marriage of Mrs. Blackwell,the mother of tbe
boy who ia mining, bad some ot tbe element* of
romance about it A quarter of a century ago O. B.
Northrop wa* a proiuiueni iueiu'ovr of the Charles
ton bar. One day a* be was looking out of hia office
window he saw a young girl who wav employed in
the Uohrew Bemivolout Society at the corner of
Broad «trectaud Court Uou*e square. It waa a caee
of love at firat eight After an acqualutance, the
lawyor arranged to educate the girl, aud eho was
eent to tne convent at Georgetown, D. C. Mr. Nor
throp, who wans widower, had a daughter in tire
earne irotltution at tbe time. After hia protege re
turned fiorn the convent Mr. Northrop married her.
They bail one child.
“In iw.5, when Kilpatrick, of the Fi*deral army.
a* raiding South Carolina. Northrop'# body was
found hatigin/ la tbe woods one morning near Lan
caster. in that Htate.
“Gen. Northrop and C.B.Northrop were brothers,
the rorrenpoudent of the News states, and ho
thinks that tbeGenorel 1* still living in North Caro
lina. LiicIiih Northrop, a son of C. B , was United
Htatea District Attorney for South Carolina for sonre
time. He 1* now said to be in Dakota. 0. B. Nor
throp’* first wife waa a Miss Anderson, of New
York State. Bhe left considerable property, which
went to her children. Mr. Blackwell, who married
Mr. Northrop'* young widow, was of a good family,
aud ha* a son in business in Savannah.
••Mr. Blackwell ia reported to have stated before
bis death in 18*0 that he believed hi* eon by kU
second wife bad been purposely spirited away."
A Maryland Town Flooded.
fUusarar, Mo.. January 9.—Yesterday'* heavy
rains were accompanied by a northeast gale which
backed the waters of the Wloomoco river up Into
this town until the entire business portion wa*
flooded to a depth of several inches. The Iron
foundry of Thnroughgood k Marvel and Humph
rey’s flour mill were both compelled to shut down
because of the extinguishment of the fires, and sev-i
oral lumber yard* and storage houses can only be
reached by boats. Business ia entirely suspended.
Tbe river Is several inches higher than it
haa ever been, and many schooners and one
steamer are ashore. The actual damage cannot be
estimated, but U will be heavy, a* piers and bridges
— washed away and considerable lumber Is aup-
ed to have been lo*L The water la slowly fa'l.
_ to-night, but the weather has become very cold-
Everything promisee to freeze up before morning.
A Miaaiaaippl Lync hing.
Nzw Oelkams, January t.—A Ylckatmrg, Mias.,
special to the Times-Democrat, says: A letter re-
two negroes, F.mmett Keyes and Nat Forbes,
from ‘ “
COLD ENOUGH FOR YOU ?
The Awful Fate of the Man who Asked This
Question*
Clnrinnati Star.
When be came In he created no sensation. In
fact, the company was wailing for him as It sat
around the stove wratohiug it slowly consuming the
major part ot the bucket of coal that the managing
editor said would have to la«t all day. Tbe dumb
bell editor bad a six-pound lump of ooal; the horse
editor had one of the 600 shoes that Maud H. wore
when she made 109,\. the religion* editor had a relic
of October. 1HH4, In toe shape of a deputy marshal's
club, and the office boy baa the poker.
around it moved aside to let him within the fatal
circle. He resembled tbe man who came in last
'ear and acted iu tbe same manner. After warming
_ila bands and taking off hia muffler, he began, the
b. L crew comparing his remarks with those of leak
year's victim.
-r-xacuy ause. WM iuo RUHWumiK
•Guess we’ll have winter now," chlr^-d the vis
iter.
At this the b. t crew looked at each other *lg
nlflcantiy and took a firmer grip on tbeir weapons,
aa if waiting for souethlug. It caine In the follow
ing words:
••I* it cold enough for your'
1 t ! I 1 ! 1 ! ! I
A murdered man is an awful sight and one cal
culated to freeze the stoutest heart. The niyht of
blood will chill tho bravest man that ever
county. They wt. _
two of four negroes who entered the store of K. T.
Carroll, at Johnsonville, on December 37, and ask-
log for apples, drove a hatchet into the back of
Carroll's baud while he was stooping over a barrel
to supply tbeir wants. The murderers then se
cured 1300 tn cash and a watch from their victim'
person and escaped. They started for Arkansas,
but three two returned and were captured. The
other two are atiU at large. Both whites f *
blacks were engaged in the lynching.
AnGptiu Hwitch, etc.
Clktklanp, O., January 9.—The lightning
prree on the Baltimore and Ohio railroad ran into
an open switch at Mark Center, O.. last night, and
came into collision with tit* cabooae of a freight
train. Charles Moses, engineer of tbs express
train, was probably fatally Injured. Tbe fireman,
whose name cannot be learned, had both hga
broken. Hercral persons in the caboose wen: i 1m>
badly shaken up. The freight train waa con Ider*
ably wrecked aud the road use been blockaded all
d*J-
Dead Itwdlee Mtolen.
Kivontos, Ont.. January 9.—A number of bodies
ite been recently stoleu from the cemeteries here
and seut to Fasteni medical Institution*. Owing
the ■mail-pox plague it U unsafe to Late anything
to do with the corpses at Montreal. The country
consequently Is ecotusd for subjects.
Death of a Charleston Merchant.
CttAaLKSTOv, H, C., January 9.—W. B. Williams,
far manv years a prominent cotton factor of this
city, fell dead in the street this afternoon rf heart
dire»re. He was In the seventy-second year of hie
The dull, glassy atare of the corpse will strike tar-
»r into the brea«t of a hero. But to professional
kilters, who delight in slaughter, and whose finer
feelings are completely blunted, none of Iheee ter- '
rors are known. Tbe blood-thirsty crew aooa
rifled hi* pockets and threw the faat-atlffeolng body
down the elevator abaft. The koras editor wbl»t!t-<i
down the tube the cabalistic words, “d’tcold'nuff
feryou, fiend!"
that settled It The eteraotypem ran him
through the paper cutter forward and backward
ninety-six time*, and then threw what waa left In
the stereotype kettle.
% UNFAIR CHEAPNESS.
People Increasing AUsery anil Imuioralltr
by Buying Bargains.
London Queen.
One of tbe crasee of the present day and one of
Its immoralities is its desire to have things cheaper
than U fair to the trader or honrat to the product*.
If it can tuy at a bargain it dure not stop to consid
er at whose lose that bargain is offered, nor how it
la that It gets goodr at lme than their prime co*t at
oce place wb*u at another it baa to pay this to the
fuU. and the various intermediary profile beyond—
how a thing which Hrolth cannot sell under tl.
If be is to live by hie trade, is toeaed Into
the market at lfie. by Brown, who prof erase himself
satisfied with his gains. Let something cheaper
than can be fair to the producer come into eight,
and people, re pec tally women, flock to ita purchase
aa thick as fieldfares or starlings flocking to their
favorite feeding grounds. No one cane to look into
the reasons why; no one thinks of the grinding
down of all the subordinates, which must needs
have been one of the factors in the Immoral sum—
e sweating of the workers, the paring away of
■ything like a margin from all who are foread to
tbtnii to the tyranny of circumstance*. Ko one
realizes the hunger and cold and nakednsea of the
children of tbe hard-worked “hand." by which a
superfluity is to be had for two or three ah 11 lings
cheaper here than elsewhere a superfluity eagerly
bought by folks who conld well afford to pay twice
the «nm and never ml** it from their income*. And
again, no one realizes that a great deal of this Im
moral cheapness comes about by trade rivalry—
Brown, wuhlng to ruin Smith by drawing all the
custom to hi* own place, and thus offering
The Cause of tbe Kpldemlc.
Montbeau January 9.—Tbe sub-committee ap
pointed to Investigate tbe cause of recea* small pox
epidemic, submits their report which shows —
clash ely that tbe disease was brought here
Chicago by a Pullman car conductor named
Langley.
Fire at Aikt n, S. C.
Atlanta, January 10.—A fire si Aiken, H.
C., this morning, destroyed the store* and
stock* of M. J. Moacly, B. W. Moody, J. li.
Uercoit and F. B. Henderson. Lose $40,-
000; insurance $90,000. Two hose reels and
a steamer want from Augusta, but the fire
won under control before thtfr arriral. A
keg of powder exploded daring the fire,
seriously injuring two negroes and a white
boy.
rand, lead 13 eeata la stamps Cor book.
Jr?Yor£ hP * U, * r7 Me4 * c * 1 kmodlMcm »
custom to hi* own piece, and thus offering these
bargains as a lure, thinking that if ncop'e find they
r«n buy uuiltrrlUi., brnnitkarchirt., Iimj, or lira
rtiriMtn.. rant, ctsr.prr at hu .hop. than It
fctultb’, th«r will trap.f.rail th. nut u the mult.
Invulld*. Hotel unit Sarilral Iiutllnt*.
Thu witti ly clabnuu In.Util lion, lootawt It
lloUalo. 8. Y.. I. oqpAl/*! with a hill .UFof rich*
loan Fip.ri.iuw4 ,s4 >kll:rul phyak-Un. ud rar-
*ron.. ron.tltuuu th. mo* cotnpiM. ortpahmikm
of infill'd mod mtlxld aktll tn Amorim, for tb*
tnatnumt of mil chrontodto.w«, whothw rwloirimc
raodiral or nrglral mwi for thrtr tun. lurral-
4Imma ittraAM. of tn. dtawtlr. ortmu, hUJJrr
d«lillity, p.mty.1., rptupay Ifimi. .lannrtorThan.
Impouory nud ktadmd aEwltoo.. Thoumnd. in
eund at thrlr koM thmngh rorrmpondMco.
Th. an* of th. won., rapmn*. prim tnmom. rart-
mmta hydrant, and .trictnn * U EMUMrtnd.
with only • .Kort ra.ld.nn .1 th. iuUtnUon. Hand
lQc.ota in Momp. for th. Inr.Ud.' OaldwBook
ItMpmrnO. which pm All pwtinlHm. Addrac.
WorffSlPUpnnry Madid Anortntm, ItutUJo.
M.w Ink.
A SkAtlnE Kink CnlUpHM.
Uuuam. TtmThrt, Cudul
link counted from wri.ht of mow on Um roof and
k. UtwSrh-jq.Tna t, M.u». The n
nobody In ihatmildln* ht thorimm Tho now kn
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