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THE WEEKLY TELEGRAPH: WKDNl SDAY. DECEMBER 25.1889
IjJiXIBB
SHE YEARNS FOR I1ER SON.
MRS. STEPHENS WANTS A PARDON
FOR HER BOY'S CHRISTMAS GIFT.
In »ll Llkelllioofl Uie CoT.rnor Will
nen-ard her Lore, aa Her Aon war
I-robablr Lnjurtly convleled-
Story of tlie Case*
■ Atlanta. Dec. 19.-[SpecialW> « 10
rest day or two tin elderly lady of in
teresting appearance has been seen more
than once about the executive office.
gho was Mrs. Stephens of Emanuel
county, mother of a young man, W. T.
Stephens, sent to tho penitentiary last
April for manslaughter. Tho mother
was waiting to get tho governor s ear.
She wants a pardon for her boy. Unless
she obtains one nearly four and a half
years more he roust remain a convict,
and it ia quite doubtful if he deserves to
be one.
HISTORY OF THE CASE.
One Sunday afternoon young Stephens
went with a companion named Fontaine,
who lived on his mother’s place and waa
his warmest friend, to visit Iko Cross, a
neighbor. Cross was drinking and
Stephens drank with him. I rettv soon
both wero drunk, and engaged in a
drunken row. Fontaine ruabetTup w ilh
a stick in his hand to separate them, and
one or the other wrenched it out of his
hand and knocked him in the head, liis
skull was fractured by the blow, and
death ensued f
STEPHENS CONVICTED ON CROSS EVI
DENCE.
IN TIIIJ niau IN GOOD TI.HK
New York'a Delegation Doing Goo
Work r.»r ihe I-air.
A special disfiatch from Washington
says: “It begins to appear that congress
is not to be lobbied into the selection of
any particular city ;ig a site for th<
World’s Fair. Beyond question the ex
ercise of intelligent and proper persua
sion, whether inside or outside the hails
of congress, has its Influence with mem
bers, but Chicago and St Louis have
been overdoing the lobbying business
and the average member is more or less
disgusted with the canvassers so that
New York’s dignity will probably have
as good.an effect after all as Chicago’s
bustle. It is noteworthy that New
York’s rivals have not been gainiug in
strength recently. On tho contrary,
their respective booms seem to be tolera
bly well exhausted, and sensible people
are now beginning to sco and to say that
New York is tho city that should have
the fair. Tho majority of the members
said all the timo that New York—pro
vided tho city really wanted it—could
have tiic fair! and uow that it begins to
appear that New York wants it the con
test is going to be settled and the situa
tion mado easy.
“Tho entire New York delegation in
congress has been divided up and cast
into a series of committees, with repub
licans nod democrats on each commit
tee, to wait upon tho other delegations
in congress, assure them that New York
does want to have the fair and ascertain
Itheir respective preferences on that
►core. S|>eaker Iteed expects soon to ap
point the new committee which is to take
charge of tho World’s Fair matter in tho
House, and the subject will come up for
earnest consideration soon aftor con
gress reassembles in January. New
York did not make the mistake of send
ing drummers too early in tho field nor
Stephens was convicted of killing Foil- / did she make the mistake of importun
Saine on the evidence of Ike Cross, with ing congressmen in ways that are rc-
whom ho had the fight, and tho latter’s
brother; Whether Stephen. wM gutlty
or whether Ike Cross himself <l d tho
killing and swore that Stevens did it in
order to protect himself, there is no
knowing. The evidence amounts to but
little outsido the testimony of the cross
brothers.
THE CROSS BOYS ROBBERS.
A few weeks later tho two Cross boys
were caught robbing a man and sent to
the penitentiary, but this occurred too
late to affect the weight of their testi
mony on tho btcpfccns trial.
nillZIL IIATllIIO IN IILOOD.
So One Ileport Declare** Another As
serts That Ail is Well.
London, Dec. 19.—Privato cable dis
patches from Rio de^Janciro state tiiat
fresh disorders have broken out in that
city, and that further complications are
feared.
A DIFFERENT VIEW OF THE MATTER.
Rio de Janeiro. Dec. 19.—Barboza
declares that his manifesto is designed to
deceive Europe. Brazil detests emperora,
and the restoration of tho monarchy i3
absolutely impossible. Diplomats and
politicians around Pedro used him
or. a tool in the accomplishment
of the projects of which his
unbiased judgment could never
have approved. Tho claims that certain
European states may interfere in tho
concc/ns of Brazil nro merely ridiculous.
Tho continental policy of tho Western
hemisphere on that subject was seen in
the history of Moxico, and in virtue of
that policy is tho simple fact of Bra
zil's inoffensive and defensive alliance
with all America.
PROSPERITY INCREASING.
National prosperity is increasing on n
grand scale. A commission has been ap
pointed to draft a constitution and doc
toral laws and the provisional govern
ment will in a few days decree religious
freedom and civil marriage. Absolute
tranquility exists aud the financial situa-
a is assu
tion 1
isured.
THE ilOHK HI Ei: HATTLR
Hr. Parnell Tru*t* That the Victory
W ill Noon lie W on.
Liverpool, Dec. 19.—At a banquet at
which Parnell was entertained tonight
a check for #17,000, the sum of tho pro
ceeds of tho Liveriiool tenants’ delenso
fund, was presented to him.
In thanking tho donors ho said ho
thought ho wss fairly entitled to the
boost that he was tho first Irishman who
had been so trusted by Englishmen who
had started this subscription licfore Rus
sell had won a victory for him.
He again declared that the object of
the Home Rule party was to secure the
industrial development of Ireland. Why
should the promoters of the plan of cam
paign that kept the agitation froo from
crime be treated as criminals? Kart
Bpencer’s coercion was directed at tho
real crimes, but Balfour’s was only
against shopkeepers for refusing to tell.
Irishmen had had in the times past a
^ 111^3tion for tbo hostility toward
gland, but now they entered joyfully
and hand in band with the Euglisli lil>.
train into a battle which ho tru*tod
would soon result in n glorious victory.
FOt’LNIiM PEIIt* Tint LIGHT.
The Lari of Entlun. Has Ills Libel
suit Postponed.
London, Dec. 10.—The trial of the libel
case of the Earl of Euston against Ernest
Parke, editor of tho North London Press,
which was sot down for to-day, has
been adjourned to the next session of
the court.
FIVE GlPLl IN PLIHEI,
A Shocking Accident at the Detroit
High School.
Detroit, Dec* 10.—A shocking acci-
■lent occurred at th.Tiklen public Khool
carl; this evening while tamo bixteen
girl, were raheantng aChrintmaa can
tata, which wa» to bo performed to
morrow.
Ike cobtuir.es of the girU wero made
of Itehl gauze and Irimt .ed with cotton
hatting. On. of the performer, hail a
wand fish which tho accidentally atruck
a candle, igniting the wand. The lUnn-s
were ccmmunb-ated to the children's
clothing and all were Lurntd more or
fete.
The fire who were enveloped in flame,
ran into tho atreet, where borne work-
men rolled them in the mud
and extinguished the flames. Jen
nie Unit hero was burned to
death, however, end the other four
seriously but not fatailv iniur.ni n...
nr« wtucli m the meantime liad com
municate J to the floor of tho school
house, was extinguished without dim-
culty. _______
FLOKKffCB LBAPk DIXIE.
That Alabama Tows Ha- tbe Largest
Cotton mil In tbe S.utli*
Baltimore, Md., Dec. 19.—The Manu
facturers’ Record reports that the new
cotton mill just commenced at Florence,
Ala., will ha* 5 503 spindles, which
>\l." la
Tl<
mill ever built in the
i„m highest U a South
H with 49,000 spindles
in th • iU lathe Eagloand
‘ol u in bur, Go., with 46,00)
pugnant to tho self-respect aud tho con
scious dignity of congressmen. Her
representatives nro in tho field in very
.good time to answer whatever reasona
ble questions membors may desire to
ask; in good timo to convince nil con
cerned that Now York is in earnest, and
in good timo to have New York named
by congress ns the place for the fair.”
It will Le remcmLered that Patti, at
the instigation of tho Empress Eugenie,
in May 1868, became the wife of the
Marquis do Caux. The marquis wasotie
of tho gentlemen who decorated the
court of Napoleon III. with his elegant
and supercilious presence, and ho was
extremely useful to Patti in tiie invest
ment of her earnings, llo was able at
any tihio to place all tbo gold that was
paid by the opera-goers in tbe capitals of
Europe. It seemed his manifest destiny
aud accomplishment to do this at tho
gambling tables. Eventually Patti did
not like it, and her domestic arrange
ments were, to some extent, broken up.
NO WELCOME FOR BRAZIL.
Auioiif other thing, tho ninrqui, waa n of tlM>We.t*rn Hemuphero tho
verry jealous little man. It was said ho - - ... •— —* —*
and Patti ha l a very romantic court
ship. The way it all happened is related
as follows:
“•Well, what is there now—what ia
Paris talking about?*
“ ‘1 ho newest thing,’ was the answer,
‘is that w e are engaged. ’
‘ I inusl uiiiuit Ui»t litisuiiaWei biui tied
me, ami that 1 looked at Adelina with
my curiosity on a tension. Her features
seemed enlivened by an inexpressible
loveliness—smilingly she said to the
marquis;
“ ‘And why not? I hope it would not
bo unpleasant for you?
“At first embarrassed, then joyfully
moved, the marquis was only able to
stammer the words:
“ ‘No, certainty not I would he the
happiest of nicrtals if it were true!’
“iiluhbitigly Adelina extended her
hand to tlie marquis, who was almost
beside himself with joy. while she said:
“ ‘I, too, would be happy.*
“While the marquis pressed tho prof
fered baud to hi* lips, intoxicated with
joy he clasped Adelina in his arms, and
then hurried away sjteochless. But
Adelina, hi a long, warm ctubnico,
wliispored tho sweet confusion to me:
•“1 am very happyP”
Houiehow or other tho marquis did not
like Nicoiini. In Moscow ho demanded
that “Romeo mid Juliet.” in which Nico
iini was to sing the part of “Romeo,”
should lie stricken from the repertoire,
and that there should be no joint appear
ance of Nicoiini and his wife. Out of
this circumstance grew tho separation
between Patti and her huslmnd and her
association with Nicoiini. They are non*
a “very happy” pair. Tlie marquis did
tho handsome thing tlie other day in
dying, binco Patti left him lie lias not
been ns great a man us he was, and it is
not probable that tho mourning will bo
inteuse now that ho has passed uwxyt It
is safo to say that the social and profes
sional engagements of Mme. Nicoiini
will not bo seriously interfered with.
Letters from Cardinal Newman.
From the Fall Malt Ua/Wte.
Not long ago n hundred letters written
by C ardinal Nowtnnn to a Bliss Homo
during a i*riod of nearly ten years were
offered fur salo in Birmingham. They
have just been purchased lor £825, with
a view to | ubiiention, ns they mo of a
highly interesting character and cover
one of the most instructive periods in his
eminence's life. Tho letters form parts
of a bequest of literary treasures to a
South of England clergyman, who evi
dently did uot appreciate their full
value* At all events ho was content
with a comparatively small sum for tho
lot. The cardinal’s correepondcnco
might at one time have been obtained
even from their buyer for £100. But,
valuable as tney were, the treasures in
cluded more precious things still. Some
letters by Thackeray sold for 15 were re
sold for £50, and have now realized £175.
Then there were—worth their weight in
gold—diaries by Pepy* ami Evelyn. The
cleric might have been expected to prize
these, but no; they passed out or his
haml for a mere song, and £1,000 has al
ready been paid for them.
TIIU NIONTAN A STEAL.
Republicans Claim Clint They Ifnvo
sniveled nn Oruaulzatlou by the
Senate.
Helena, Mont., Dec. 19.—The Senato
completed its organization to-day by tho
electiou of officers. There were fourteen
onators and tho lieutenant-governor
present.
Seven democrats refused to vote, but
the presiding officer declared that seven
republican members made a uuorutn.
and alter the election or president pro
tern., tho majority of tlie democrat*
retired from the chamber.
The Senato appointed a committee to
wait on tho republican House and in
form that l>ody tirnt the Senate was or
ganized and ready for business.
SHU IS NO \VIFB~ NOW.
Ulthrrbrc Divorced From hl« Ulfe
Who Fled With Judae /Inc k. j.
Washington. Dec. 19.—A decision
was handed down in tho district court
to-day granting Alfred S. Witherbee a
divorce from Mary A. Witherbee. This
is tho end of a scandal which created
quite a sensation.
Mm. Witherbee left this city with
Judge Mackey of South Carolina. They
went to Bismarck, Dakota, whero tliey
. *! were received in the best aocietv of that
ompieied next city until tho fact* in the case became
I known.
REPUBLICAN SENATORS OPPOSE REC
OGNITION OF THE NEW REGIME.
TJiey Vole Solidly Against Democrat
Morsnii’* Proposition *o Itecoa-
uize Hip L'iiI:-'I state* of Brazil
—Mr. Morgan** Speech.
Washington, Dec. CO.—'Tho Senate
met at the usual hour this morning.
Bills were introduced and referred by
Mr. Cullom for a limited postal telegraph
srvico, and by Mr. Reagan for the free
coinage of both gold and silver, tho Issue
of certificates to servo tin money an 1 the
retirement of United States and natioual
bank notes of small denominations.
EORUAN’S BRAZIL RESOLUTION.
Morgan called up his joint resolution
recognizing the united states of Brazil
free, independent and sovereign states,
and addressed the Henate ou the subject.
It was one, he said, of a very important
and delicato character. Ho would not
have ventured to i dJress the Senate now
on the subject, but that he felt impressed
,be necessity* of having
action taken by cougress. ’the
President hod gone a-* far as
his constitutional powers and the prac
tice of the government warranted him in
going in tbo matter. It was nec«*ary
now in the present attitude of the ques
tion that there should be a conjoint dec
laration by the legislative and executive
powers of the government as to what is
tho statu quo in Brazil. The sentiment
of his resolution was probably, ho said,
approved by almost every man in tho
United States, lie might safely say bv
every man of intelligence in the United
Stales.
Morgan’s tribute to pom PEDRO.
Blr. Biorgan paid a high tribute to the
personal worth and political ability of
Dom Pedro, saying that the vtry liberal
ity and concessions mado by Dom Pedro
had operated as an inducement, if not
on invitation, to tho people to change
their form of government. Coming
down to the discussion of tbe Monroe
doctrine, Blr. Blorgan declared that tho
attitude of tho Uuited Stutos in
respect to all countries
tho Western Hemisphere wai
n very distinct one. That attitude had
been assumed very early in the history
of tho American government—assumed
sedately and confidently, and had been
reasserted on every opportune occasion
from tho date of its announcement by
President Monroe down to tho last me*
age from the President of the United
States. He coincided in the declaration
made by Thomas Jeffcroou that it was
tho business and tho duty of the United
States to proceed to make progress in
making and ultimately consummate tho
people of Brazil had, by a just and peace
ful assumption of the j>owen, dnflMIM.
responsibUitiesof relf-governii.- i.t. i .-i-« 1 f
on tho free consent of tho governed, 1^-/
expressed their repudiation of them**" x
archial rule. Every avenue of cumrau
cation with the empire of Brazil had
been stopped, and there was no authen
tic information from any quarter about
the condition of affairs there.
M’rilEIUOX STRONG FOR THE RESOLUTION.
Blr. McPherson expressed the opinion
that the delay of a single hour in pass
ing iho joint resolution, let alone tho
delay that would follow its reference to
the committee on foreign relations,
would be disgraceful to tho government,
to the .Senate and to tho people of tho
United Stutes.
MIL EUSTiB FAVORS IT.
Blr. Eustis exposed his regret that tho
resolution could not receive the uuar.i-
mous support of the Senate. The execu
tive department of the government had
already given instructions to ita repre
sentatives in Brazil that international
relations should be kept up with the new
government, but the scope of the resolu
tion went far beyond that. It was a dec-
la ation to the people of Brazil that tho
congress of tho United States looked to
them with hope and confidence and ex
tended to them due encouragement In
their effort to overthrow an empire aud
supplant it by a republic.
CALL AGAINST IT.
100MS RIGIIT ALONG
home of republican institutions and not
tbo borne of despotic institutions.
IS BRAZIL AN EMPIRE Oil A REPUBLIC?
The question which lie wanted con
gress to decide was, whether Brazil was
an empire or a republic; whether the
bouse of Brnganza or tho people of Bra-
nl wero the depositary of the sovereign
power of that state. 'the answer to that
question, while it was perfectly clear
now, might become clouded by later
events, and he thought it unwise to
await these later events. He wanted con
gress to announce tlie fact that an em
pire had disappeared in Brazil and that a
republic exis’.od. If after this day tho
imperial power should reappear in Bra
zil that reappearance would bo in the
nature of u new and fresh power.
NO EMPIRE EXISTS NOW.
At the present moment thero was no
Empire of Bras’t, and it was the duty of
congress to declare that historical fact
and put it on the American statute
books, so that hereafter there should bo
hO qu»tlcs About it. !? the empire were
ever re-established, it would be so against
the Blonroe doctrine and in spito of it
Tho congrcts of the Unit«*d blutes had
the absolute right to recognize tlio non
existence of the empire and tho exist
ence of tho republio and ho desired to
have that recognized and placed on rec
ord plainly, boldly—ho would not say
defiantly. ’ In doing so now immense
trouble to Brazil might be saved.
MR. SHERMAN S OBJECTIONS.
Blr. Sherman said that he sympathized
with the senator from Alat«ma, and
hopM that the recent movement in
Brazil might lead to tho establishment
of a firm, strong, powerful republic, a
kindred sister of the republic of tho
United States. It was a great cveut,
one of tho greatest events in m idem
times, but a question of grave import
ance arose, nnd that question was
whether tho time had coma for
congress to undertake to recog-
nizu this new power among the pow
ers of tho world, lie called attention
to tho situation of cougTNi with the
Senate scatoeiy organized, with tho
Home committee* not yet appointed,
and vvith tho holiday rcci-M about to b*
entered up u. It seemed to him, there
fore. that tlie proper way was to refer
tho resolution to tho coinmitloj un
foreign relations—‘.lie committee of
which the senator from Alabama was a
distinguished member. Ho trusted that
at tho proper time the republic of Brazil
would lie recognized by the tinnuioious
vote of congTo*. No one would more
cheeriully vote for such a proposition
than himself, but there wasanothvr view
of the matter, which would make him
hesitate a little.
BIIERMAN’S RESPECT FOB PEDRO.
While he believed that the republic
ought to take the place of the empire in
Brazil, yet evidently thero was a linger
ing feeling of respect due, he said, to ono
of the most distinguished men of tho
century—a man, who though au cm-
pen r, liad been always w illing to yield
to the will of Ills subjects; au emperor
who had never done an unkind act, and
who had been a more thorough demo
crat, a more thorough republican than
could be found in any part of the world.
Cougret* ought to wait to w*ait until tho
several states or provinces of Brazil have
expressed their recognition of the change
of government, it seemed to him that
until then the Senate ought to look on
si!eutly with the hone, however, tiiat
tho new government should be made not
|ti-ovisional but permanent, and that tlio
place proudly among the nations ot the
world.
LONG-SENTENCE F.VABTS.
Mr. Evarts said tlie attitude of the gov
ernment in such matters was to await
until the will of tlie \eople concerned liad
been expressed. Tlie executive I ranch
of the government was vested with all
the authority necessaiy to recognize a
new covemment. He agreed that the
two Huuscs of congma might take such
Initiative as it saw fit, but all would
agree that the orderly and tbe only safe
method waa to wait to be advised by tbo
executive branch of the government as
to tbe real status of affair*.
MR. INGALLS' VIEWS.
Bfr. Ingalls said that there were recit
als in the resolution to which lie was not
willing to give his aiicut. It had not
been established satisfactorily that tho
every people, he said, that was capable
of maintaining a republican form oi gov
ernment, ami it was a poor compliment to
the people of the United btule* to ns
suine tiiat every people could do as they
had done.
EDMUNDS KNOWS NOTHING.
Blr. Edmunds said that lie had no
knowledgo nor information that
there was a republic in Brazil.
thero was he tvould be
heartily glad to maintain it by every
means. All that he knew, or tiiat the
senator from Alalanm know, way that
the officers of the regular army liad ex
pelled the king and called themselves a
lenuulic. Ho huped they would turnout
to tie a republic; but if he was com
pelled toclioose between the ruleof a king
and the rule of an army officer, then he
would be for the king. It w as a very
suspicious circumstance that tlie oflicers
of the king’s army were the to!e movers
in expelling the king for tho sake of the
liberty of tnu people. Ho hoped that tho
outcome might bo good, but he did not
think it right to declare to-day that the
congress of the United States recognized
a republic which was kept up at the
point of tho bayonet.
REAGAN TAKES ISSUE WITH EDMUNDS.
Mr. Reagan denied that au army officer
was the dictator of Brrzil, aud taid that
trie most prominent official in tbe new
government liad ne%’er been au army
officer, but was a newspaper editor.
teller's amendment.
Mr. Teller offered an amendment to
tho resolution, which lie asked to have
also referred to the committee oh foreign
relations. It was to tlio effect thut when
the people of Brazil shall signify their
intentioii to establish u republican form
of governmuut it will bo the duty of tho
government of the United States
to furnish material encouragement to tbo
people pt Brazil ill tiio maintenance of
such a form of government, if such a
form of government be assailed by for
eign governments on account of its re
publican character. T^athe said looked
like practical encouragement to tho
to ail tho world Hint to far as Brazil was
concerned they mu6t keepth«*lr hands off.
The question was taken on tho motion
to refer tho resolution to the com
mittee on foreign ielation*. All the
republicans voted aye, and all the demo
crats, except Mr. Call, voted no. There
was, however, no quorum voting, and
tho whole matter went over witnuut
dviinitc ociioii,
IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.
The Hcnate then went into on execu
tive session, and when the doors were
opened, the usual resolution of regret at
the announcement of tho death of Rep
resentative Nutting of New York was
ottered by Mr. Evarts and agreed to, nnd
qua further mark of rctqiect to tho
memory of the deceased, the Senate, at
5 o'clock, adjourned uutil to-morrow.
TOO CURIOUS TO LI VI!.
A Negro Shot Drat! for Undue Curios*
Hr Near Georgetown, Go.
Georgetown, Dec. 2a—[Special.)—
An inquest was held yesterday over tho
body of Iko Cooper, tho negro who was
killed Wednesday evening by Bill Regis
ter.
Two witnesses who saw the killing tes
tified beforo tho coroner's jury that
Cooper met Register in the rotul and
asked him what ho had in the sack he
had on his shoiilderu. Register replied
that it was nothing to him.
Cooper then said he was going to S'.*e
and advanced toward Register, when the
latter cocked bis gun nnd told him not
to come any further. Cooper caught
hold of tho muzzle of the gun, and as ho
did so Kegiktcr (Hilled tho trigger. The
lend look effect in Cooper’s lett groin.
On the strength of the evidence the
coroner's jury found a verdict of mur
der.
ATI ST ICS AS TO THE SOUTH’S MA
TERIAL PROGRESS SINCE 1880.
The Taxnfilc
»le Proprrljr IIn» DouL
of (lie Xoutbcl
Invr Drrrmkpd Greatly—
vny mileage Doubled.
Chattanooga, Dec. 20.—Tho Trades
man has reports from tho various state
auditors and governors throughout tho
South relative to tho increased taxable
wealth and other material interests in
tho past decade. Tho re;>orts nro from
tho best sources procurable, nnd the offi
cials inform the Tradesman that they
will vary only very Mlightly from the
official reports of the United Stutes cen
sus. The reports show the following:
Tlie assessed valuation from the audi
tors' books in tho Southern states to-day
is SO. 1 :03,m. 108, .- gainst #2,104.929,825 in
1850, an increase in ten years of 71.10 per
cent Tl e actual wealth of the South
to-day is estimated by tho official* at
#10.158, *00,000, against $5,844,0:: 0,0 30
in 1880. This shows, based upon the
trnii-ofHcial census report up to the year
1(93, a per capita wealth as assessed of
#198.3:] against #147.8i in 1880, and an
actual wealth rer capita to-day of $802.11
against *365.02
DEBTS OF THE SOUTHERN STATES,
The stalo debt of tho twelve Southern
stutes is to-day,according to the reports of
these officials, $89,185,475 against $124,-
(63,870 in 1880, and the total indebted
ness, including the state, count/ and
municipal debt of tlie entire South to-
dav #182,420,475 agaiust $217,694,585 in
1880.
The average rate of taxation through
out tho Southern states is to-day 4.03
mills against 4.63 mills in 1880. Tho state
revenue of tho twelve Southern states is
to-day $ JO,312,739, against $13,2-19,806 in
1880, an increase of 53.3 per cent
The total banking capital in the twelve
Southern states, including the state, na*
tii n tl und private banks, according to a
very careful inquiry from oil sources, is
placed to-day at #152,425,030. against
892,525,090 in 1(8), an increase of 011 per
cent in ten years.
THE SOUTH’S RAILWAY MILEAGE.
The railroad mileage of the South, ac
cording to the official reports, h to-day
37,518 miles, against 17,807 miles in 1880,
an increore of 126.9 per cent in ten Years.
The icholastic population of the South
is to-day, according to tlio reports, 5,947,-
496, against 4,423,020 in 18(0, an incieasc
of £5 per cent. Tho number of pupils
enrolled in tho schools of the South to
day is 3,242,18), against 2,018,640 in
1880; an increase of 61 1-10 (ter cent in
ten years; and the number of pupils now-
in attendance at tbe schools in the South
is to-day 2.141,274, against 1,391,743 in
1880; nn increase of 7J 8-10 per cent in
ten year*. ___________
WORK OP THE IIOI Sit
Crain Waul* No .’lore Flag* Half*
masted— Civil service uonuuUoion*
Washington. Dec. 20.—The House
met at the usual hour to-day.
Blr. McKinley of Ohio, from tlie com
mittee on rules, reported a resolution
providing for the creation of the follow-
ng committees:
A standing committee on expenditures
in tho Department of Agriculture, to
.— v t ,„ Lt ,_ Ltl ... ...-, on — T —, T , w IMW consiit of seven members; a select com-
pecp!e of Brazil ami it would be sayinff*P witt V u on 1,10 irrigation of arid lands, to
HIS IILOW WAS DKATI1.
A Virginian lHuu aOiit tbe Gas and |
Asphyxiated.
Baltimore. Dec. 20.—William Firth
of Front Koval, Va., was found dead this
morning in his room at the Niagara
House, having been overcome by the
gas.
He had probably blown out the gas
lost night, us the cock was turned on.
He had only arrived hero last night
A IIIG WIMi HALL-
Revenue OtltreSsfliw the Ontflt of
the Fresno Vineyard ( ompaur.
Fresno, Col., Dec. 19.--To-day in
ternal revenue officers seized tho wmerv,
distiller/, wines, brandies, cooperage
nnd (nr onal property of the Fresno
Vineyard Company, amounting to
(500,900.
It is the largest seizure ever made in
Californio. U R D.exlcr of San Fran
cisco is the president of tlio compauv.
It is claimed that the amount of brandy
a in excess
Accidents at LHavlltr.
Ellayille, Dec. 20.—[Special.]— Paul
Glauver. »on of Newt Glnuver, fell from
a wagon load of ww d. ami tbo wa^on
iiassed over his thigh, br»aking it the
little sufferer wta attended to by Dra
Chancy and Harp.
Bir. Foster, u workman frem Colum
bus, working on the new hotel, fell from
the scaffold and isceivrd severe injuries
yesterday. He will recover.
Llcctrlc Ltsliis (or /Illledsevllle.
MiLLynoEViLLE, Dec. 20.—(Special)—
It is a matter of untuual satisfaction tiiat
a company has been formed here to give
the city electric light* Hornecf thelcnt
citizens are at Us head, and tbe company
U capitalized at $10,000. Tlum is no tea-
sonable doubt that we will have the
lights in our streets by Feb. 15,
consist of eleven members; a select com
mittee on immigration and naturaliza
tion, to consist of seven members. Tho
resolution wa* agreed to.
Bills were introduced and referred as
follows:
By Blr. Clements of Georgia—For the
erection of a public building at Rome,
Ua.
By Blr. Adnxns of Illinois—rrotldlug
r tho World’* Fair in 1892, Tlie Chicago
committee’s bill.
lJy Bir. Bouteile—For the relief of the
survivors of the wreck of the Trenton
nnd Vnndaliaand tho stranding of tho
Nipnic nt .Snrooa; al -o to provide for a
naval reserve; a bo to promote tho
efficiency of the enlisted force of tho
navy, Thiaa nro bills prepared at the
Navy Detriment.
AFTER THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION.
By Bfr. Ewart of North Carolina—A
resolution reciting that it ha-t been
openly and notoriously charged that for
ssveral years |iast the civil service com
mission has refused to solect its clerks
under the provisions of the civil scrvico
law; that civil servico questions have
been stolen nnd given out beforo exam
ination and that other charges have been
prefei red agatn it tlie commiattion, and di
recting the committee on civil service
reform to investigoU- these charges.
By Blr. (’rain of 'loxnE—Appropriating
50,200,100 for the improvement of the
Galveston harbor; ae.-i declaring it to l>e
unlawful to drape public buildings in
mourning oi to place the flags on such
l uildingsat half-mast in honor of any
deceased person, unless such per»on, a't
tnu time of death, was in tho service of
tho United State:.; abo to reduce taxa-
t iou. This last bill emtiodies the tobacco,
ft-atures of tho 31HLs bill, with the free
list of the Senate bilk
I.EEDOM’R LIABILITY*
Blr. Breckinridge offered a resolution
providing that tho money and other
uMets in the hands of J. P. Leedom, Jsto
serge.-mt-at-arms, be turned over to A.
J. Holmes, tho present strgeant-abarms,
to be held and disposed of by him as
may be hereafter determined by proper
authority. Bir. Brack inridze accepted
an amend mint, suggested by Keilv of
Pennsylvania, providing that the adop
tion oi the resolution shall not Le held er
construed in unv way to affect tho liabil
ity of J. 1\ Lecuom. Without dl poking
of this resolution tlie Houte adjourned.
\n I ii it Mo Old Paper*.
From tbs tfailtimnre 8 id.
The Maryland Historical Society has
received a letter from tho executors of
tlie late James Howard BIcHenry, offer
ing to denosit with the society the public
papers of James McHenry, BI. D.. who
was during the revolution one of Wash
ington's secretaries and aids, and buImc-
qucntlv his Secretary of War. The offer
of tho papers was gratefully accepted by
the society. Tho papers, of widen then
am nearly 700. consist of an important
ki>riM of nii*tmil nt Wttliinntnn
to the number ot 103. dating from 1782
to Nov. 17, 1799, many of them of a con-
fklc.itirl nature. Few of theso have nv
yet l*en printed. There aro also letters
of Hamilton. Ac?aiu% Pick* ring. Wol-
t ott, Sioddcrr, JilIor>on, Carrot!, Chase,
Lafayette, l’inkne.v, Harper and others,
und they cover the i critical history of
tlie txonity from 17.0 to 1312 pretty
thoroughly. It ia stated by collectors
that as many as 9,000 letters of Gen.
Washington are extant nnd that none of
them show signs of hurried writing, hut,
on the coutrary, great deliberation, as
well as elegance aud cle.irnecs of pen
manship. _____
Oldest Virginia Printer Dead.
RhUMOND. Decv 20.—Peter D. Ber
nard, probaUrlhc oldest printer In tlie
state, died here to-night in the 84th year
* * " He was the father of NV. H.
of the Wilmington
l Tin: VICTOR* rm:
List of Noi
1*01L*
Tlie Follow
Mious Harrison’s lt*-*orei!c« for Hie
Slogan*
Washington, Dec. 20.—Tho President
to-day sent to the Senato the following
nominations:
Henry W. Dangerficld, collector of
customs at Tuppuhanjck, Va.; Tina. Eh
Johnston at Charleston, 8* C.
THE IMPORTANT OFFICES.
Tlie list of nominations to otl’co con
firmed by the Senate was mado public
to-day, covering many hundred nn
in nil departments of tho governnv
Tho principal ones are:
A. 8. Chew of Illinois, first comptroller
of the treasury; Benjamin F. Dili
Pennsylvania, second comptroller; Ed-
wnrd I ? . Ilnrtshcru of Ohio, deputy sec
ond comptroller; Thomas B. Coulter of
Ohio, auditor for tho Footoffice Depart
ment; John H. Franklin of Kansas,
uty third Auditor; J. A. Whitaker of Illi
nois, deputy fourth auditor; Juab N. Pat
terson of Now Hampshire, second audi
tor; Win. II. Hart of Indiana, third audi
tor: John R.JLynch of Mississippi, fourth
audit* r; Andrew W. 8mitli superintend
ent of the mint at NeW Orleans: Oliver
C. Bosbyshell superintendent of tho mint
nt Philadelphia; Edward Leech director
of tho mint; Owen H. Docker j of New
Orleanj, consul-general nt Rio Jnncrio;
Wheelock P. Vesey < i \<-i..
state commerce commwsioncr; Win.
Ham's of Blassachu-ctts, conunisiioner of
education; Tims. C, Blendcnhall of In
diana, superintendent of the coast anil
geodetio survey.
rOSTMASTERF.
Tlie following postmasters have been
confirmed:
Alabama—'Thomas J. Barley. Be-se
er; S. P. Burns, Talladega; Earle B.
Doud. Sheffield; K, 0. I-nmbrrth, Flor-
ence: B. F. Ludwig, Huntsville; E. D.
Elmstead. New Decatur; Mary PetlUo,
Uniontown; A. J. Prince, Pratt Blinw;
G. B. Randolph, Anniston; D. Ik Smith,
Opeliki.
Florida—F. C. Humphreys. Pensacola.
Georgia—Z. R Hargrove, Rome: J* Cl.
Hughes, Blarictta; J. P. Smith, Thomas-
villc; W. A. Wood, Gainesville.
< 11>■' ii i i\ i'< ri 1 :i. . '-ii' 1 :
Archibald Brady, Charlotte: W. H.
Wheeler, Winston; J. D. White, Greens-
borough; H. L. Shore, Salem; J. Ii. Ram
sey, Salisbury; J. J. Mnrtin. Tnrbono; Z,
French, Wilmington; J. S, Hasty,
Blonroe.
South Carolina—V. P. Claytorf, Co
lumbia; G. W. Reardon, Sumter court
house; J. M. Roberts, Laurens court
house.
Tennessee—J. H. Gant, Cleveland; J.
A. Goddard, Bfoiristown; J. L. Hudc-
burg, Knoxville; E. II. Matthews, Ath
ens; J. II. Blartin, Johnson City; W. G.
McDonald, South Pittsburg; J. D. Bfor-
gan, Dayton; J. B. Owen. Sweetwater;
F. Patterson, Memphis; G. W. Pat
ton, SL Elmo; C.' Ik Rowland, Union
City; J. W. Stone, Cdattanooga.
Sl?KPT OT FURIOUS FLAMES.
SI* LoiiIm Sliders n Loss of #200)000
by Fire.
St. Louis, Dec. 20.—The large six-
story brick building, 819 and 321 North
T!mu eiicvt, having also a fruuiuge on
Locust street in tho shape of an L, was
totally destroyed by firo at 1 o’clock this
morning.
The lire caught in tho basement and
the ffauits rushing up the elevator soon
spread throughout the building, and in
less than an hour it was u mas* of ruins.
HOW TilE BUILDING WAS OCCUPIED.
Tlie Guernsey Fcudder Electric Light
Company occupied tho Third street base
ment; the Commercial Printing Com
pany tbe first, second, third and fofctth I
floors and the two upper stories were
used by Dickens & Haws, shoo manu
facturers. On the I/KUAt street side the
first floor was occupied by Oaut Bros.,
dealers in book binders’ stock, nnd the
upper stories by the C« mim ivial Print
ing Company and F. M. Flongler, a book
binder.
A HORROR JUST AVERTED.
Over 300 people wero employed in the
building, and had tho fire occurred in the
day time, thero would doubtless have
been a fearful loss of life. The old
Mechanics’ Bank building, 317 Third
street, adjoining on the south, was
crushed bvfalling walls nnd nearly de
stroyed. Tills waa occupied by Kurin &
Co., Iiaukers and brokers, Carroll &
Howell, insurance agents, Gonctsel,
Bowman & Co., and tbcSt. Louis mining
exchange. Two or three small building.-*
on Locust street were also crushed, but
the losses at this point wero immaterial.
THE LOOSES,
The total lose by firo is roughly esti
mated at between $150,000 nnd 0 1
but tho individual losses have not yet
been ascertained. The use of tho name
of the Burell Comstock Company in con
nection with tlio fire wiu n mistake.
They are in no way involved and aru iidI
damaged a cent.
I-ranRIInton Laid In Ashr*.
PA’.cigh, N. C„ Dec. 20.—Tlio town
of Irauklinton, about twruty-livo miles
from this city, wua almost totally de
stroyed by fire about daylight this morn
ing. Tho tire originated iu a tar-nx.n
anil swept the whole broinetf portion of
tho town- Fifteen buildings were *
Mimed and the loss is estimated nt 1
$25,000 to #43,090. Not mom than <
third of tho property was insured, i
oral hundred bales of cotton on tlio plat
form of the Rnlcigh and Gaston ruihoad
depot were iu imminent danger, but were
saved by being placed on flat cars nnd
pulled off to a a u distance. This is tlie
soctml destructive tiro which hu-* visited
Irauklinton within
months.
CLARKSON’S BLOODY AXE
SEVENTY-SEVEN DEMOCRATIC HEADS
CHOPPED OFF IN A DAY.
I lliood AgnIn -To
Till: ROPY
Virginia** Lrgtslul
' DAVIS.
• Apj’olu
B« ltd, the
<K UStar.
tlie Itnrlal Flare.
RICHMOND, Dec. •H—In the .Senate to
day a resolution providing for tho ap
pointment of a joint committee to wait
Mrs. Davi-s and urge Richmond us the
burial pluce of her lutn liujbnnd, was
amended by striking out the clause
in relation to the commit too oral
insetting that the “governor of
tbe commonwealth le requested to com
municate in u i Ring to Mrs. Dav is, ex-
pnaaing the wish of tho general n&wm-
Lite husband find their lust resting place
in Richmond.’’
Trio House agreed to ths amendment.
HOVE ON, non •
Tlie Government of Portugal \ uxlou*
loritir Deposed I.mp.ior to Leave.
Lisbon, Dec 2 k—It
the Portuguese governm
Dom Pedro to leave Portugal.
The catariffs with which tbe pecp!e
of Brazil accepted tlio overthrow of the
empire un<l the t»talli*hmcnt of tli
public cncoarag
to belie
achieve a «iti
in Portugal.
For thtoat di
Brown’s Branch
really good flail
The genuina are i
that they
iet and bl
rqoru-d tiiat
of Li*:
Washington, Dec. 20.—[Speciak]—
Lord High Executioner Clarkson resumed
work nt the guillotine this morning, after
a Western irip, and chopped off seventy-
seven heads before evening.
Between strokes he managed to say
that, from what he had learned in Iowa,
Allison will bo re-elected next month by
six majority.
Clarkson’s presence hero w as not known
to many people, so that he had only
few callers, but to-morrow, knowing that
lie is lure, lie will be visited by hun
dreds of those who aro interested in
fourth-class poitoflice?.
bird's committee's.
Tlio announcement of the principal
committees of tho House, coupled with
tho mini-official announcements day
after day of the chairmen of thd moro
important secondary committees, has
taken the edge off curiosity about the
rest of tlie committee places, Bave that
everybody wants to see just how Quay’s
scheming will arrange his followers and
op{>oncnts in tho Pennsylvania delega
tion. For all practical purposes, the
sneaker might as well have auuounced
all but the special committees to-day,
but ho preferred to wait till he hud
all the special committees ready,
too, and so will announce them
all to-morrow. Only two interest
ing low facts have transpired about
his labors. One is his purpose
to give the new states a chairmanship
making Carter of Montana chairman of
tho cominittco on miners and mining.
Carter is a new member, to be sure, nut
he is an old deleguto and so his appoint-
merit will not violate the somewhat nar
row rule.that’new members shall not have
chairmanship. The other lact is that
Reed would like to make the real new
members, Simomls of Hartford, Conn.,
chairman of the committee on patent*,
because lie is the best patent lawyer iv
congress, but even Iteed hasn’t audacity
enough to break tho rule, and eo Ben
Butter-worth will probably be the nomi
nal chairman of the comraitteo on pat
ents, while Bimond-*, as second on tlio
committee, will virtually control it. This
is fortunate, for ho bus important im
provements to propose by way of amend
ment to the patent and trade mark laws.
MEMBERS FIGHT SHY OF SIONINO.
Wary members of tho House who
could afford to wait for the January
salary and till the 3d of January, re
fused to sign the advance receipt which
tho now sergeant-at-arms sent around to
all the members to-day, but the unwary
aud wary ono who could not wait sigued
tho advance receipts, on which the
new c&slder of tho acrgeant-at-arins can
draw all their January money, and if lie
should choose to go to Canada he would
leave them all ptnailesb again.
TO SWEAR IN RANDALL.
Shaker Reed proposes to call on ex-
Speaker Randall and swear him in as a
member of the fifty-first congress, so
that he can draw his pay and mileage
and stationery allowance.
QUAY OUT rou BLOOD.
Samuel B. Ewiug, Secretary Blaine'
cousin, may be appointed postmaster at
Washington, l*a., as he desired, but it
will be not so much because Blaine wants
Ewing appointed as because Quay docs
uot want his rival, Underwood, up-
pointed.
Underwood, who has the recommenda
tion of Ray. the repicsentativo from his
d»f»fkL ?n»'*’oeed he was rttr? of the
place when Kay recommended hifti. But
when Ewing, his rival, refused to accept
the result and came on to Washington
this week he doubted it.
HOW QUAY IIATEB MAGEE.
Ewing has not teen his great relative
yet, but has done himself moro service
than Blaiuo could do him hy letting
Quay know that Underwood's principal
backer in the district is a Bfagee man.
This is enough to rouse Quuy's opposi
tion. ' He proposes to hit a Blngee head
wherever no sees it while this cruel war
lasts.
EOFS BUCK LEAVER FOR GEORGIA.
Buck broke off his work hero short
this eveniug and left for AtlantA to
•pend Christmas with his family. Ho
bus not as yet determined whom to
recommend for census supervisors in tho
fourth and aixth districts, nor has ho de
termined the Griflin (KMloflice case.
Buck will probably return after tho hoi-
{days. He might have gono to Atlanta
sooner, but for tho fact that he waited
tho return of Clarkson so that he could,
ns he did to-day, talk over the Georgia
feurth-ckfes postofllces with him. A
number of du nces are pending. There
i* no truth in tho rumor that Johnson
will fucceed Wheaton shortly; It grew
uot of tho appoiutment of Johnson at
Charienton to-day. Wheaton is ex
petted to serve out his term.
iio.iiii: noun:: nono:;!
A Itu»«*lnn Artillery Nlacazlno Ex
Blade* Four Persons tins little*].
St. PB1K2SBVXO, Dec. 33.—A shall ex
ploded to-day in the artillery moguzine
at Bakuk causing the explosion of all. tho
munitions stored there and tho destruc
tion of the building.
The noise of the exploding shells and
rocketM sounded like u bomb. One hun
dred thousand cartridges were destroysI.
Four persons were killed and four in-
jured. ____________
The llclxlsii SirlUe si an End,
Blufsels, Dec. kO.—The strike of the
Belgian uiiuer* has ended. The men are
rcMiuiicg work.
'Stic Mpsriau Virtue or Fortitude
Must Ijo ixssmssiI In no ordinary degree by
those who U*r tbe pongs of rbcuntstism without
complaint- We lave never L*-ard of such on la-
rih: i ul. Hut why not, ere tbo life-lou# ruurtyr-
hefts*, cxiinirui-h the (c*nn of this atro-
clou* ntsJady with Hostettcro Stomach bitter a,
th-s effiescy of which ss s preventive ot tbe
uuwa.tr. ik writ *s o mean* of n-tu-vfnx it, ie
Well cstabliaLed and amply attested, durma the
lost tLli ty-hve years over prr>f«»uomtl el^na-
turn. It expunratce fnnn the blood tboee acrid
principles which beset the pais as-i lnthuntaatka
Einx^tkcted,*!* always lulbie'to tmnjnote^Ufe
•uddenly s hen it attacks a vital port. Tbe lat
ter* also expel tho virus of n starts Dom the sys
tem, mucuiev dy*jx | sU, Uver complaint, coatti-
pntioii lii<l hiliotiNR.-r, qulot* tbe nerves twain-
vigoraiew the whole fhy»
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