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•RA SESSION PROBABLE. v OF TUB MONEY HILLS NOT YET ACTED UPON. StrngKlB f*> r Prcc<-ilencB In the e-Tin* Provision for Now Ships ' Tin' plplooiollo Dill In the Senate Other Notca. ireoios, Febmary 26 —DeBpite the ■ president and of members of lions*» of Congress to avoid the neces- ,Voided session of the two Houses In*iid session of the Senate, the Liis entertained this morning that Inin respeot to the appropriation bills !"idl, drifting into a position, if in- lihtv have not already reached it, L mike a called session inevitable. Mr. ? that > n a11 his Bervlca in ei her she bis never known snch a state of tudness in regard to appropriation lied for ibis condition of things he de- l tbit neither tba Senate nor its com- "r> ou ippropriaiions is in any way re- l Beck member of the Senate appro- L. Ammittee, declares hia belief I* till be impossible daring the re- l-.j«viof tbe session to finish the Ciion bills. The matter of ap- ■LnU sad confirmations, whiloproba- nffloient ol itaelt to bring about a Ll notion of tbe Senate, contributes to Iflaenoti which may produce a called wits. Edmunds, Pngh, Harris and Isecstors of prominence declare with- liiiidcition that the President has no Lot constitutional or legal right to IieficeiDewly created when the bon- Inolle session to give its advioe and Lt, and that bis power in tbe mitter lited to fi ling vacancies temporarily 1 mi; btppen during a recess. It is Ibit ibould be do so, they MW loJifj, draw saiariea or legally per- liLtir duties. to say whether it was in favor of these ves- pomtof 0 order tW ° re ° VOttultd the THE HOUSE. Liy Scenes and a Lons Nlr;ht Session The Naval Bill. IsbixotoS, Febiuary 20.—The Speaker xeten the House »letter from General ■ tin, iuvi'ing. in behalf of the Society L Grind Army of the Cumberland, th i Iberi of the Uonae of Kepresentatives ■rend the ceremonies of unveiling it Is sf the life Major-General James A. Lid, to take plaoe in Washington, May lit la view of the fact that Congress mot be in evasion on that dite, the Uen- tngccsu that it wonld be very gratifj- |o tbs looiely should tho Speaker ap is committee to attend the unveiling P'jdics and officially represent the m cf Representatives. Ileferrod to the titles on library. Is iptce in front of the Speaker’s tablo Irovdcd with members, o-ger to catch Ijs of tbe presiding offiotr, end to f tHfOesis tor unanimous consent, but h ass recognized thero came a de fer tbs regular order from some Iter lilting do in in the rear of the 1 cedes business was transacted Vi- J lbs Speaker roccgnlzcd Mr. Willis. Ict-Tcd that tho rules bo sn-pended |ts suits amendment to tbe liver and r>r sppropriation hill be non-omred in. f. Aedernon, of Kansas, demanded the id rssdtog, pending which Mr. Hep- moved ihst tho Uonse adjourn, and Bing Ibis motion that when tbe House freed it be to meet on Tu-hiUy m it. Jr: hi lh" Spo ik. r rulid to be I' order pending a motion to snapend ■raise ana the maticn wee lad.* Mfcl | -n, th* u ill luHlidtd till, reading I f the ler sn honr was omsnmed in tbe pg. end then tbe motion to snapend ■ ■wooded. There were iiuimriiately I cries ot “Vote," bnt Mr. Hepburn se- d tbs floor and opposed the motion, ta fir. Anderson, of Kansas. A motion nptod tbe rales and non-concnrin tbe l » amendments was agreed to by 132 '• Herbert moved to dtspenso with the |of tbsoommittee for reports. This lio vas opposed by Mr. Hatch, of Mia '> who desired to report thebliloreatiug >P«tment cf Agricnltnre and Labor, I ' an,. I,.ill,elite, for tbo purp we Ittiogiton tho caltmlar to be broueht 1 1,1 n u in the uioroing hour, lie a at J- ■Hnl, and the call was dispenstd Turner, of Georgia, presented a com I raP0»t on a bill relating to contested wwe , end it wbb agreed to. Tbe •cnbes tbe manner in which teati- •uall be taken and transmitted to tbo the House. •upeeker announced the appointment wars. Willis, Blanchard and Hinder- wUlisots, an conferee* on tbe river ■“oor appropriation bilL ■ of Texas, r flared an amend- JPpropriaUog $1 270,UUO for tho con. non of two doable bottom steel "V «aoh of abont 4,600 diulaciment of tho typo ol •Wsrk, except boilers and machinery. about 1,700 tons displacement of ;JP* of gunboat No. 1 sml one swift T® 8 ® 8 * Veaiete tuOustaStOgsth: . “ r ; B ?° t#U ®' ct , offered a suhsti- mo nm ^. 8 .a meildm f Dt *J>P ro Prt»Ung $15.- 000 000 for the construction of the Bteel cruisers,andI *4,800 000 for tho armament of the same. The only criticism he had to ap. ply to the amendment of the gentlem m from Texas was that it did not go far enough. B Mr. Herbert, of Alabama, strongly ad- vooated the Sayers amendment. The gov- ernment needed new ships, bnt in securing those ships it should go slowly. It should not only utalize the experience of foreign nations, but should learn from itB own experience. He did not think it advisable to bnild ten ships, but he did think the government could efford to begin Bix new vessels and one torpedo boat. Messrs. Holman and Bland objeotedtothe proposed extraordinary expenditure of tha people's money in a time of peace, and characterized it as an tffort to prevent a re daction of taxation, Mr. Heed, of Maine, supported Mr. Bon- telie’s amendment, and Mr. Ones, of Ala bama, and Mr. McAdoo, of New Jersey, that of Mr. Sayers. Mr. Bontelie’s substi tute was rejected by 80 to 107—almost a strict party vote. Mr. Thomas, of Illinois, moved to amend eels shall be built under contract, and as nearly as may be in compliance with the provisions of tbe act of August 31, 1886. Agreed to. As thns amended, the amend ment offered by Mr. Sayers, of Texas, was adopted by 131 to 39. On tte point of order raised by Mr. Kin- dali, the last paragraph of the bill, author izing tbe transfer of material from one bureau ot the Navy Department to another, was rated from the bill. The committee then rose and reported the bill to the Hocie. The Uonse reaffirmed (yeas 161, nays 71) tbe action of the committee in adopting tho amendment offered by Mr. Sayers, and tho bill was passed. The previous order for the session to night—tho delivery of eulogies upon tho laie Hspreseatatlve Cole, of Maryland—was vacated, and Monday night was assigned for that purpose. Then for an honr the House was in storm and confusion. The appropria'ions com mittee desired to take a reoess to enable the legislative appropriation bill to be con sidered to-nigbt, bnt could not seenre a quo rum for that purpose. Motions to adjourn were voted down. A proposition tor u ses sion to-morrow night was objected to, and finally, at 6.16, a call ot the House was ordered. Tho doors weto then ordered to be closed, bnt a resolution was adopted providing that all members who volun tarily presented themselves at the door i be fore 8 o'clock ahonld be admitted, and shot-id not be compelled to givo an exsttse tor their absence. This was taken as a tacit agreement that no business wonld be trans- nctod until that honr, and many xnombers left the hall, and alter some further col loquy the House, at 6:46 took a recess until 8 o'clock, tbe evening session not to con tinue beyond midnight. -;. |*rombttd by Uv. It was very entertain it. Tho decbi.n or me on* ist,* 0 ?}® pr*<*»nt cccupint ot the ' sn-taintd , ^be able to refer to a precedent for Toe r.adiog was continued »nd la th. *' ; h C ngn-sa (Ur. Oir- ! plated at 11 o'clock, and tbm tho c-i rfAA cbl " > it w.s d -ul, d that ap- I tee nsa In the U tie-, fir* H' canR wonld like to know it. The motion to take a recess wan rejected, Mr. Holman withdrew his motion to sns- pend the rales, and tbe House again went into committee on the legislative appropri ation bid. Mr. Blanchard, of Louisiana, took the floor to give some reasons for hia inflexible opposition to the measure. He had carefully analyzed the bill, and he had discovered that it violated the rales of the House more tbAa 150 times. He par ticularized some of them. At the conclusion of Mr. Blanchard’s re- marks, Mr. Tucker, of Virginia, called at tention to the fact that it wa ited a few minutes only of midnight, and said that it was a scandal that an appropriation bill should be brought in at this period o? the session, and that Sunday should be spent in its ditcust-ion. He suggested that the committee rise. This suggestion was agreed to, a d the com mi tee rose; and at 12 o’clock the House adjourned. AN IMPORTANT IiECISION. A U5ITKD STATICS JUOUK ON LABOR OKOAMZ aTIONS. Th/y Cannot b« Allow'd to latfrfcro With Friv*t« ISntliiess Mod tho Freedom of Iadivldnaln A Discharge Its- lUMd to Qtllutta TI11C KIOIIT SESSION. When tho House met at 8 o'clock it found itself in no better oondition than it bad boen when the recess was taken. Proceed ings under the call ot t ho House not having been dispensed with, the Uonse assembled with closed doers. After half an boar's wrangling and contusion and noise, huw- ovor, farther procoedicgs under the oslt were dispensed with, end tho Uonse went Into committee of the whole on the legis lative, executive and judicial appropriation bill, bnt the way was not vet clear for its consideration, for Mr. Holman’s rtqneat that iho fi et leading of the bill be dispens ed with was objicted to by Mr. Braoy, of Virginia, «ho deuiau led that ill" t*il* l*** It.nl ill fulL^I Mr. McMillan, rf Tennessee, hoped the gentleman would withdraw his objection. Tbe fact confronted the Uonse that this morning bnt one ot the general appropria tion blits bad been signed by the President, and if tho Uonse wished to escape an extra si salon, it wonld only be done by strenuous and p ratatont work and the wasting of no more time, lint Mr. Bra<y was obdurate, and amid shouts of • Order," persisted in bis obj-ctlon, merely replying to Mr. Mc Millan's query as to whose fault it was that the appri nriaiion bilta were so backward. Io hie obj-ction he was vigorously sec onded by Mr. Gibson, of West Virginia, and ttiough Mr. Brady was euironndtd by friends ondcavoring to induce him to with draw bis objection, he remained firm, and the read log uf the bill was proceeded with. Mr. Brady's otjeclion was the result of an agreement among some ot the friends ot the llldr tdncsrion&t bill to antagonize appro priation bills and endeavor to force by this means recognition of a morion to pass that bill ander a suspension of tbe rales. The Trading proceeded without interrup tion nearly two hours, when Mr. Fettiboue, of Tennessee, moved that the committee rue, which was voted on andd-dded in tbe nigitive. Mr. Brady made the point ot order that no quorum bad voted. The chairmen, Mr. Springer, decided that no quorum was necessary on a mutton that the committee riia Mr. Brady_ appealed ., from th* decision, but tbe ohatr nfuaed armament, not more than to tntrruin theappoa*. In-tamly the com- "JJB. niitteo was in an uproar, M^srv. Ilraily, • Holman, of Indiana, raised the point Fettiboue and Gibson, of West kirginia, that the amendment changed the protesting vigorously againit the action of ■ ?* w and was not in continuation of the Chairman, wti'e they wer© met with sxauag work. cries for • Order,” and tho clear, meta'lio ■ Herbert argued that it was in pnrsn- voioe of the reading clerk was heard above «ao existing work, the increase of the noise, mon .tonously calling off appro- ®kj* priatiuos mads in the bill. Tbe c >ntue»on !»*01r. MaOraary, cf Kentucky) Soally became so great that a auggw ion to that the construction of a I have the riot act read aeemed to meet with *®s a pnblio work, and I general assent. Tbe chair, however, by the laogusgcof the bill ai d et propria-1 repeated rapping cf the give!, tealored £“® “«>ion showed that the con- comparative qiiet. The cba.r finally and 72“ 81 » tta*y was in progress. It tbat wuen the appeal was taken lie ha I not *oeedd that the i mposed amend- r-garde.1 it as taken tanonaly and therefore rind Dot change the ixidiog iaw as it declined to entertain it He would now prohibted by law/lt | emerum it Thodecnbnof the chair was com imtuit- lnura 1H0*, . •— »■* ■« vugimn 1 j-k chait ) it w*a d .-liltd that ap- 1 iee ea-. *** — — - - * , :** r , >i> VI „,„i ,1, ,. lM |,.„v. ,1 to »C»| end the ru. » t l 1 "’ lh 1 *' * - - - ■ I *..i| Mr It ed of Maine, Mr. C*onon of IUi SO. and Mr Baoobard of Lonudana, de- m.nd d a second The Hepubncai tr nod I wltl —r-*'- ajiu amt on cts 1 mov 7 ta prugr^s ahonld bo included in a bill, ^pmjntuton bu, » n ,i that tbo I « »“ ® dd “ THE SENATE. Mr. Iugatla Asaumca the Presidency-Im portant Hills Tossed. AVasiiinoton, February 20.—In tho Sen ate, tne credentials of Mr. Keagan, as Sen ator from Texas, and Mr. Bate, **s Senator from Tennessee, were presented and placed on file. In the latter case, Mr. Hear re marked that tbe credentials were acoompa nu d t-y a pap-r purporting he a comuiis- siuu fxeiu the Governor, or if Senators were State officers. He suggested that tbe papers should be returned to Mr. Bate. The pre siding officer said that coarse would be taken. Bills were reported from committees, and placed on the calendar as follows; For the redemption of school farm lands in Baanfortconntv, 8. O., adversely; Honso lull for tbo Mfltl-m* ut u£ accounts u£ tbo Vicksburg and Meridian railroad company for internal revenue taxes, improperly out lasted. At 1 o'clock the presiding officer inter rupted the proceedings and stated that the honr bad arrived for administering the oath of office to bis Bnccessor as president pro tern. He retnrned thanks to the Senate for its kind conrtesy and forbearance, and after Mr, Ingalls had taken and subscribed to tbo oath of office he took tbe chair and said tbat while he wonld inevitably sailer dis paragement by contrast with the parliament ary learning, skill, urbanity and accom plishments of his illustrious predecessor, he would strive to excel him in gratcfnl appre ciation of the disriounisbed honor con ferred. A vote of thanks was then, on mo tion of Mr. Harris, given to the retiring pre siding officer. Another dissgroement on tho snbsidy amendment to tho post-effice appropria tion bill was reported and another confer ence ordered. The aonsalsr end diplomatic appropriation bill was taken op. Mr. Platt inquired of Ur. Allison (chair- man of the committee on appropriations) as to tho condition of the appropriation bills. Mr. Allison said that only one ap propriation bill, tho army bill, bad been signed by the President. The only other appropriation bills that had passed both II jaies were the pension bill and tho mili tary ac-vlemv bill. The post-offioe hill, the the Indiun bill, the Biindry civil bill and tho District of Colombia bill wore ail in conference. The legislative bill, the m *t important next to thejenndry civil, had not yet been taken up for consideration by the House ol Uepiesentalivea. The naval bill waa now nmler consideration in tbat body, Tbe deficiency bill had not yet beon re ported to tho llonae, i-or had the fortifi cation bill yet reached the Senate. Tbe diplomatio and consular bill was then proceeded with. Mr. Beck, a member of tho committeo on appropriation, said that this bill had been up to this time rather un fortunate, The chairman ot the foreign af fairs committee in the Uonse (Ur. Belmont) bad reported a well-oouaidcred bill, but for some reason or other the House had taken tbe head of It and made of it a very lnooDgrnons bill. In illustration of this, he sent to the clerk's desk and had read a communication from the Secretary of State t-t the SoDnte committee on appropriation. The bill, he continued, bad been torn al| to pieces in the Hotuoon thesoore of economy or some other pretenso, so that nndar it tbe business of the government in its for eign relations conl-l cot be maintained. He thought tha* hit It -publican oolieagaea on tho committeo had done good aervioe to the oonntry in reporting Mich amendments to the bill as they bad dons. Alter a great deal of desultory discussion, in wi i -li mu K -publi - .it Senators male an attack npon the- consnUr and diplomatio service as at present officered and conduct ed, the amendments reported by the com- mitlto on appropriations were all adopted, and some others, and tbe bill was passed. Tbo agricultural appropriation bill was then taken ap, read and passed, with some amendments. Two vetoes of private pension bills were presented and referred to the pension com mittee. Tbe conference report on the House bill to restrict the ownership ot real estate In tbe Territories to American citizens was •greed npon. Sir. Hoar, from tho library onmmittse, reported a bill appropriating $20,000 for the completion ot tne monument of Mary, tbe m-itber of Washington, at Fredericks burg, Va Pause L Tts cinference report on the Indian ap propriation biU . was presented and agreed to. The cr.-dentiala of Mr. Stewart, of Ne vada, as Senat >r from March 4th next, were presented sad filed. After a brief -ecret session a number of loed bills on tuo calendar were passed. The Saoate bill t-> reimburse drporitors of Nstv Vor.K, Fobrnary#25.—Judge Brown to-day in tbe Uait.-d Mates Cironit Court handr d down bis decision in the ouit of the Old tKominlon Steaoisblp Company sgcioBt John McKenna, James E. Quinn, and oth ers of tbe Ocean Association, on a motion to have defendants discharged from arrest. The suit was brought to recover $20,000 damages alleged to have bten sustained by tbo company through tbe uoWvful action of defendants in the recent strike cf long shoremen, and in their attempt to pises a boyoott on the Ootupuny in its btr-iness as oomtuon carriers, lbc dif.-mlan’s ore ont ou boiL Too defenso argned that tbe mate rial fasts in tbe complaint wero tarnished on information and belief only, withont particulars, and tbat defendants were acting within their legal rights, Judge Brown reviows the ebarge, and decides tbat tbe material points * T « stated paaitively. and that the sources of information are sufficiently indi cated ; that the facts stated in tho complaint and affidavits constitute a legal cause for action against nil tbe defendants, and tho moti-n to discharge from arrest is denied. Judge Brown gives the following reasons: 1. Plaintiffs are engagod in tho legal call ing of common carriers, which r< quires the employment of numerous workmen, who are asserted to have been employed at just and earisfactory wages. 2. The defendants were not in the employ of the company, and had no legal justifica tion to interfere in a mero question of wag* k. It is charged that they 1 icited em ployes of the company, both in this city and in Hon thorn porta, to qnit work in a body, to iDflict damige npon the business of the plaintiff, nntu the demands of de fendants shonld be granted, whloh plaintiff waa under no obligation to do. Tho pro- enroment of employs to leave work was to inflict in jury upon the business of the com pany and was not justifiable, and was in law malicious and illegal interference with the business of the company, which waa actioimi'li-. 3. After the strike the defendants placed a boycott on tbe business of the company, interfering with Us business as oouiinon carriers, and tried to deter others from doing business with plaintiff, to the iatter’a damage. These acta were not merely Illegal but also misdemeanors in common law, as well as by section 168 of the pennl code. ('In tbe fonrth place,” Judge Brown goes oh tossy, "associationshave no more right to inflict injuries npon others than indi viduals tavo All combinations and asso ciations designed to coerce workmen to be come members of or to Interfere with, ob struct. vex or annoy them in working, or in obtaining work became they are not mem bers, or in order to induce them to tyjocme members, or designed to prevent employers from making just discrimination in tho wages paid to the skillful and unskillful, to the diligent and the lazy, to tbe efficient and the Inefficient; and all associations de signed to interfere with the perfect and proper freedom of employers in the proper management and control of their lawtnl bnsiness, or to dictate in any partioniar terms upon which their bnrinoea shall be conducted, by means of threats of injury or loss by interference with their property or traffic, or with their lawful employment of other persons, or designed to abridge any of those rights, are illegal combina- TUM DISPUTED SUN ATOHSHIPS. ! The Wot Virginia n. glalarnre Adjiarns Wt'hout K'ratfng m Senator. Charleston, West Virginia, Fobruary 25 1 I i> »» iii!4 ttm last Hoririion of the Legislutaro ncoordin^ to law, an immense crowd grimed at t ^ e ca pj to j uituess thfl final ballot for Senator. The joint as sembly was an orderly on*, and all spr-eches limited to fivo minntop. Three billots were taken without a resnlt. Snydernnd Minear, the Republicans who voted for Camden j es- terdHjY were by force of telegraphic * in- BtrnoMons from their constitoentx, oul- pt llml t) return to and vote for tne K - public m nominee. The joint sembly took a recess nntil 3.30 this afternoon. At that hour it rf assem bled and ca^t two ballots, ns follows: Thir ty-fourth—i ainden32. Goff 31, Jaa» Morrow (Democrat) 8, sixteen sonitoring; thirty tofih—Camden 38, M>x«e'\ (Republican) 3 i, J B tiommorvillo (Democrai) 9, Mor row 10, BfAttcriM/ 10. 1’ho Assembly took a mates until 7:39 p. in., and iho caucus Democrat* and recnlcitrants came tog- ther in caucus for the purpose of making a com promise by choosing'a Uuited Sia»ts B**na- br. Camden will not be eltotcd, but a dark homo will he decided on. Charleston, \V. Va , February 25 —Tho conference of caucus Democrats and ' kickers” to-night did not avail aoythiog, and the result w as that the joint aiKembly adjonraed withont electing a Uuiieu olaiett Senator. This loaves the appointment to to the Giverootf. THE RESULT IN NEW JERSEY. Trenton. N. J., Feoruary 25 —The sena torial ballot to-day was without result. THE LAI EST FROM EUROPE. FURTHER *KW8 FROM THE GREAT KAK1HQUAKK IN THE SOUTH. Official K'gnre* of tha Low of T.lfa In th* KlTlara—Thnnuanda of Refagaaa from Italian and French Clt 1m —MUoallnneona News. THE GERMAN ELECTIONS. The Government Hopes to Gain Twenty- 1*1 ve Scuts on the Second Hallota. Besun, Feb nar y 26.—The L bi-r-U pa per. rattmate that the seoonil ballots for membtrs of the Iteichstag will result in tbe return of 2-1 New German Liberals, 14 Nh- tiunal Liberals. 6 Conservatives, 2 Free Conservatives, 7 Ultramontanos and 8 So cialists. Fanis, Febuary 26—Lx Lib rate, in nn article on the Girman elections, says: "It can now bo p ainly seen that a blunder was II. ,"I" ** til'll till! I-rmim-iS lit Ain-O) and Lorme, xud more especially the latter, wero annexed by Germany. ] is apparent that it weald have been better to h ive neutralized the province*, as wa suggested by s.gaolons minds daring the negotiations between Franoe and Germany alter tho war of 1870. "The paper in con clusion neks: Will not experience inspire atatesmed with a desire to consider whether a wise and just compromise oonld Dot dis arm the hatreds of both sides appease dis trusts and avert tho ebanoea of war." Bkiii.in, February 26 —It is expeoted tbat another papal manifesto will he issued, appealing to Catblieg to refraiu fiom voting for St oialiats at the test ballot. The sup porter of the septennate are hopeful ot car rying twenty five seats even against a coa lition of their opponents. Herr Hiohtar’s advice to New German Libera a to vote for SxoUUttH and agaiust Nottarae Liberals haa been well rfoelved. For instance, in Mag- dabarg the New German Liberals say they will vote for Nattunal Liberal candidates against tho Sodalista. HIGH LICENSE IN NEW YOHK. Nxw Yobk, Febrnary 25 —A citizens' mass meeting was held in Oltickering Hall to-night to advocate high license and the reatrioii-jn ot the liquor traffic. Ex Ju lge Noah Davis prssldoil. On the stepii were Dr. Howard Crosby, ex-Judge Et-o.h B. Fiui-her, ltov. W. B. Huntington, John BPIHHHPi -laonli AHtor, Oswald (ntendort. r, Cornelius tions or associations, and all nets done in IN. Bliss, Chariot Scribner and fifty others, furtherance of such in'entlona by auch Dr. Crosby wasthefiratspesker. Uesildthat means and accompanied by dantago are prohibition in this large oily waa impraoti- actionable. There u no doubt concerning cable, beoanse un-Anteriean. Local option the plaintiff's legal rights aa should debar it from the usual remedy," Walking Del.gtt.a Uumy ot Conep'raey. HxHroao, Comr., February 25.—The Supreme Court of Connecticut to-day ren dered an important derision in tho oeie- hrat.-l New Haven boycott case, or the State VI Glidden and othera, walking delegates, who undertook to enforoe a boycott against the New Haven Journal and Conrier for re filling to discharge certain compositors. The Superior Court found them gnllty of conspiracy, and the Supreme Court con firms the derision. This is the first case of tho kind in the Btato. THE TEXAS INVESTIGATION. and must be h-ld tbe Freedman's Havings and Trust Com pany was taken np, discussed, amended and paused— yeas30. najsC. At 635 the Senate adjourned. Six Young Ho) % Killed bj A Uni I road Train In Pennsylvania. Easton, Pa , February 2d —Seven boys, of raQfciQ* from twdvo to fifteen, who bad been bun.114 muskrats, were walking bote on tbo track of tbe Lebigb Valley railroad to-d y. They saw a coal train ap- promoting them on one track, aud stepped to (be otb r to avoid it, wbeu a fast passeu- g- r train ran into them at tbe moment when tbe coni train was opposite them. Tbe bojs mere a 1 struck by ibe pftsiitnger tra n aud some knocked &K&iat>t tbe coal jud Tba KafcUb'iettH re- j u ww » ou« »uuc»c<j uto cum .1.111$ and ifcit tbe Uouee tr*in-D'Uoiuo on the oppooite §ide of tbe '"ri&ZSSSSt TJX I wi.r.n. aTtom^ 8 - I >- d '. 8 ?- -•» cru.hrd and in- '*1 -Ul supported lid nnUjttr of hbips which Ba *aALin ? av y or ib" number thUdn-S ,‘ h j n i, d , '*"$• Tho ch.tr aace Wfih *? **<**• this point in ao- ' Maraud '" K priaent iuspen.iou ol Ula ruu^. "* Itcpubll- Boot of the engine, b »e ine commutee opportunity ana the rule* of tbe iiuu*e, mo 1 Testlraonjr of Republicans and Democrats to the Had Character of the 3IemornlUU. Washington, February 20 —Henry Uarnes (white) was sworn and examined by tho Texas investigating committee this morn ing He was one of tbe speakers at tbe Brenham indignation meeting. cone s'led peace and forbearance as dm other speaker*. Hackwortb and Moore, be add, were not in good standing in tbe commnni* ty. Doth bad declared to him their intention of removing from tbo county for basiness reasons long be fore (be date of there alleged forcible exit, tichentze, tbe remaining memorialist, was^a sas w! grossly conduct, though witness did not know why be left Washing ton conntv. Fredtriek Fisher, a butcher in Brenham since I80J and a property owner to the amount of $30,OUO, URifled that be was a U public An and a Union soldier, but went into tbe ''People’s party” because tbe county offiouh stole the county reve nues. The credit o! the county bad vastly improved since tbe acc*s§ion of the "Peo ple's party” to power. He understood tbat the Eldredge Hall meeting was* called be- 0 tuse of a reported uprising of the negroes. Ife knew of no movtment or combination to drive any one oat of tbe county. Tue witness took no stock in tbe threatening letters, and some said part of tbo letters were writtea for devilment and others by tbe p«ni~s receiving *bem. The witness corroborated (be pr vi »o« witness’s testi mony of tbe bad character or (be memo- ri sluts. Wm. Perry, Howling Eldridge, Holman, Fiiber, Josepb Tristan and Rembert Hoff man, all white, were examined. Their evi dence wab moody enmnlative. They testi fied to tbe good character of the puoplo cf lirt Lbim in gemral and the bad standing of tbe mernon dints. Adjourned until Mon day. was tbe rule of the State, but it would not do in this big town. High license alone would work reform. Put licenses so high that only a very few dealers could pay it L aud then let one-half of these be lieensed. Other Bpeeobes were made in whloh the same ground was taken. Killed by a Drunken Physician. Richmond, Va., Febrnary 20.—Mrs. Ann Leonora Loth died bere last Wednesday night under circumstances which led to an investigation by the coroner to-day. In tbe absence of her regular physician, Dr. Charles K. Gardner was summoned, and be administered morphine hypodermically, twice. Tbe evidence of tbe family physi cian, who waa cilled before death ensued, is to tbe effect that lira. Loth died from morphine poisoning, and tbat when be went to tbe house he found Dr. Gardner lviog on a bed under the influence of liquor. Dr. Gardner waa arrested to-night, A Slight Shake at Charleston Charleston, tt. C„ February 26 —About 6 o’clock this morning a slight earthquake shock was felt brre, at Summerville and adjacent country. Tbe shock continued five second*. The direction of tbe wave was from west to east In one house a vase was thrown down, but no damage was done anywhere. The Bhock was so slight that many persona sleeping at the time were not , disturbed. This is the first dUturbanco year. The Yankeri Cheer Dixie. De Funiak ijraiNos, February 26.—*Prot Leroy G. Brown, « f Ohio; Dr. Edward Brook*, of Philad'lpbi*, Dr. W. M Payne, of Michigan, and Dr. B. G. Northrop, of Conn., occupied the fo*enoon to-day at tbe Florida Chautauqua. Poor hundred pnpila from the Pensacola public schools bang "Red, White and Blue,” and were followed by "Dixie” by the band, when tbe thou sand Northern visitors vied with tbe South erners present in immense applau*e. Tin* I-MH.l It ISM * M Foot. Raleigh, N. C., JVbru »ry 2*> It is re ported ifi it land in Ty rell county, on the j died in coami of thiit State, ha* n-en a foot Mince j secU*d. u the earthquake of the Jlatof Angunt. Ilotlerand Schurx Hadly Hurt. New York, February 26.—Beojimia F. Batter elitpcd on getting oat of the oars at Philadelphia to day and dislocated his arm at the shoulder. It was set, and he went on to New York later in the day. Carl Hchnrz slipped and fell on 8ixth ave* cue, this city, this morning, and broke his thigh bone. H«is reported as beiog in m favorable condition to-night as is possible. The 11 jx Myttary Cleared Up. Pittmh*ro. Pa., February 25. -The Cin cinnati box mystery was cleared up to-day by a young physician named John G$borne, of Bnttorville, l’a., oiling at the Bdtimore and Ohio Express office for the box. Tbe e thone of a negro who had Cincinnati ho«pita), b<«n di»- tte tone* sent to Ooborne to arti ulttted. Paris, February 25.—Hotels here are crowded with fugitives from the Riviera. Mii»y reached this city but partially dressed and others withont luggage. Kaiuarrin aud other astronomers predict farther shocks, but they say the disturb ance will be Us* Bevere. Slight damage was done in the B isses Alps. In the de partment of Vat, tho wall* of honsts and chuvchtH were cracked. No IWcb were lost. At Nice aud Caunts the pimc i* subsiding aud the inhabitants who navo been camping out axe xeturflng to their houses. Yester- dey’s fclnck dislodged the arohfs of tho ca- thtdral Church of tbe Cjncoptiou at Nice. D spatches from Genoa say that the pop ulace idept out doors last night. Many per sons Wf-nt on board ships in tho harbor, and 20 0 0 fl d from the city by rail. At a house near Diano Marino a ball wbb pro ceeding wbeu the shocks 0 ime. The build ing wua completely wrecked and a terrible "loss cf Ufc resulted. Th? danean* lav dead in heaps upon the gronndl Many ot the houses destroyed had large tanks underneath, which were filled with new olive oil intended for exportation to ranee apd Germany. A party of soldiers rhile txploiing tho ruins found Judge Robb! lying b neAth a mass of debris. He wm Mi l ulivo. Whil« tho men were trying to tx r.cato him a be >m fell, killing the judge and wounding one of the soldi rs. Pari*, February 25—Fifteen thousand persons havo It ft Nice and the exodus con tinues. Throughout the Riviera railway stations are thronged with people anxious to get away. It has transpired that during Wednesday’s panic a French countess gave ' lith to a child in the public gardens at Nice. London, Febrnary 25.—The rail wav and telegraph lines throughout the Riviera are nut yet completely restored to their proper condition. Seismic instruments on Mount Vesuvius w' re unaffected in the earthquake, but Mount Etna re ports a strong movement since the 19th lost Cannes, February 25.—The Prince of Walts, while hero, stayed at a hotel some distance up the mountain. When tbe earth quake shock* were felt, his atttnduriU im plored him to leave the bouse. He replied: Siuco the shooks are over, and tho hotel is not falling, I prefer to remain wh«r« I am, in bed.” GroAt damage wa* done in villages around Nice. The Mont fort chateau at GoUe is leaning like the far-famed tower of Pi«a. The Q reeu of Wurtemberg han given £200 for tbe relief of distreased sufferers, and tbe King aud government of Italy have subscribed £10,000. Paris, Febiuary 25 —Later reports show the giedt extent ot the eaxthquako. The shocks were felt »t Le Puy and Fremo- rdunn. A lady suffering from paral)sisat the Grand Hotel, Monte Gatin, and who had been for a long time unable to move, jumped from tho hud in affright whon she felt the shock and ran down several flights of stairs. Lot don, February 25.— A dispatch from Nice says another shock was fell in that city this morning. The disturbance was slight. Dispi'ohos from Rome give the fol lowing officii*! lint cf the killed aud wound ed: Hajorde, 3*0, killed and wounded; Di ano Marina. 350 killed and iDjured; Bres- ssho, 50 killed aud 36 injured; Diano Cos tello, 30 killed; Catellano, 30 killed and many injured. The number of porsons killed is lets than was suppoted. It is esti mated that in the province of Porto Mau- tizo 570 wero killid and 150 inured. In tho provinoe ot Genoa were 34 killed and 37 iojured. B.>jordo and DIado Marina were tho only places destroyed. Cerevo was only partially damaged. The ohurohes at Bej-irdo, Castelaro aud Auriego were thrown down by the shook. Rome, February 20.—Three more shocks of eHrlhqUakd were felt at Peril, in tbe piovince of CampobaMto, yesterday. The bodies of twenty-four persons, who wero killed by th* earthquake lost Wtdu»*d*y, have been taken from tbe ruinn in Diano Moriou. and it is known that 164 are yet under fallen bnildlDg*. Almost the entire population of Diano Morino are encamped on the sea shore. The bundled commuues wero visited by the <arthqnaVe, aud as yet reports of the casualties have been received from but sixty. London. February 26.—Monte Carlo, it k found, suffered less from the effects of the shocks of Wednesday than any of the other places affected. Hoientists say this L due to the fact that Monte Carlo is built on a rock. Hotels in Monte Carlo are crowded to the utmost limit of their c opacity for tbe accommodation by the sudden enormous rush to the city of tbounand* of pb^ure Hvtktrs frightened % away from the Riviera, especially from CauLes, Nice, Mentone and Ban ltemo, nil of which were thronged with visitors w^en the earth quake came. The weather aft Monte Ciilo is brautitul. R tugees from the aha*tend towns who have r*cov»r«:d from thMr frioht aro making tho most of it. Tbe harbor is fl led with yachts. An enor mous ii.flax of fugitives tr> m the Riviera has invaded Mara< illes. The hou-L t$nd lodging houses in the city are crowded. Eight tbou and p* r oi.« arrived tture on Tnursdoy and 1 r 1. y 1 h» theatre a». Nice will reopen (Might and coccer's will be resumed in the p iblicgtrden*. Thcoo.l^e has been reopened. Many p* rsons remain encamped outside tbe city, Largo rr«vie«i havo developed in the cemeUry at Mentone since the earthquakes. The cupola of the Cathedral and the vaults of the White Peni tents chapel have fallen. Another earthquake shock was r* It in Genoa tins afternoon, but it did no dmu go and r.o panic was crea'ed. The shocks which o^enrre* la**t evening at MjufredonU were also harmless. Ni< k, February Aatr tr o ner Roberts says tnat danger from neHurij disturbances is passed. A German uturm w Fire. New York, Fcuruasy 26 — iu« German bark M .rn-, from Bevm riuv n, at anchor eff quarantine, took fire la t right, and hul to bo b< ached aud pumped full of va^r. It is thought th* 1o-h will re<t ;h ftlSO.ffq. The Mine *** from LondonaLd w** loaded with empty (•(! birreL, guano, ViutU reg* and piper itook. Yuuu* or mu :ir ... nn* from ni»r- * * should Mod faio. N. Y. 1 aUf-ipa for Ur Lt, Wurld's Du 1 but-