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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 BS3 W yd«5tsra.v