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'^liusliHD 1826
PROM WASHINGTON.
rrntNCS OF BOTH HOUSES OF
' ,oC concress yesterday.
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Bill-THa Cattle Question
in the Hou.e—The DanvHte
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Chitotof. February 36-In the Sen-
Ur Sewell, (rom tho committee on
*'tiL affairs, reported favorably the
Sill for the relief of Fita-John For-
H nRonbis motion It was made the
StfoSX Wednesday, Morel. 12.
'•S. Wilson, from the committee on port-
.tes ami post-roads, reported favorably
f u to prohibit the mailing of newzpa-
* , containing lottery advertisements,
widen the calendar. Mr. Jackson, on
Ubaffof the minority of the committee,
n ifHMe a intr<™ueed r X r follow ingiolnt
!• ' ii.rnh was at once read three
times and'passed wiUiont debate:
by the Senate and House of
Bri l‘n
5sS6 ship Alert, whteh 4
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MACON. FRV'tAY. FEBRUARY 29, 18*4.
VOLUME LVIII—NO. 12.
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the
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her
ten more besides forty unarmored vessels,
and all steamers of the trans-Atlantic
trade, which as auxiliary cruisers would
) more efficient for naval warfare Uian
two-thirds of our ships. Germany could
to-day mobilize her whole force and nave
a licet of ironclads off our coast in a few
weeks. Tim war ships of Italy, with their
large guns, would be .very formidable, and
all tho navies of Europe and many of those
of South America were provided with first
class torpedo boats. Mr. Butler thought
that figures and facts of thixcliaracter ap
pealed strongly to Congress to place the
navy of the United States in a position of
greater efficiency.
Without coming to a vote, the Senate
went into executive session and adjourned.
IKE LOTTERY BILL. |
In the Senate to-day Mr. Wilson report
ed favorably, with amendments, from the
committee on post offices and post-roads,
tho bill introduced by Senator Sawyer to
prohibit the mailing of newspapers and
other publications containing lottery ad
vertisements. The bill as it was intro
duced provided that it should be unlawful
to deposit in any mai!| receptacle, postal
car. post-office or to convey by mail or to
g vc to any employe of the postal service
be sent by mail any newspa
per, pamphlet er other publication
containing an advertisement or other no
lice of a lottery or agency of n lottery, or
of a lottery drawing, and prescribes penal
ties tor the violation of these provisions.
The prohibitions contained in the original
bill are retained in the bill as reported,
but the bill is amended by striking out the
penalty section and the substitution there
for oftho following: “Any person en
gaged ln publishing a newspaper as owner
or part owner,. proprietor, agent, mana
ger or superintendent, president or
other officer connected therewith, and
any person engaged in conducting a lottery
o
person within two days. The committee.'
as agreed upon at the caucus, is ns follows:
Arkansas, A. H. Garland; Connecticut.
W. W. Eaton; Delaware.C. it. Love: Illi
nois. It. W. Townsend; Indiana,
S. M. Sin, klngi-r; Iowa. .1. Mur
phy; Louisiana. X. C. Blanchard;
Maryland, A. P. Gorman; Massanhnsetta,
II. 11. Lovering;Michigan.N. 11. Eldridgc;
Mississippi, 1L L. Mtudrow: Missouri, A.
M. llockcry; New York, 1L 8. Stevens;
North Carolina, C. Down, Pennsylvania,
V, n '! ; . mi ,:li i .in.' n.i. - I 'ii i
Tennessee, J. G. Harris; Texas, A. Q.
Mills jiVirginin. Jno. S. Harbour; West Vir
ginia. J. E. Kenna; Florida. It. II. M.
Davidson; Geoigia. A. H. Coiguitt; Ore-
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FOREIGN AFFAIRS.
Renewed Rumor# of the Khedive's Abdi
cation-Threatening Condition of
Affairs at Suaklm-Another
German Denial, Etc.
.market value of tho commodity to the in
^fbeKte'tSk up the* unfinished bus'-
ness of yesterday, being the bill to author-
hardly a single ship of the class now recog-
Sized by the nations of the world os neces-
ssry for naval purposes. When we con
template the things which are happening
almost every day. the clouds lowering on
the political huriion-though not them-
selva fraught with danger, at least showed
that this country should no longer bo per
mitted to remain in its present helpless
condition. In ease of trouble the people
of the United States would be loth to, for-
S ve any administration of public nffairs
at had not sought to do somethlng to
relieve the dcfeneelese condition of the
"ml McPherson advocated the amendment
submitted by him yesterday, reducing the
number of steel veseals provided for by the
bill to four, catting off the cruisers and
dispatch boat, and providing that the gun-
boat and torpedo boats shall bo built
under plans and specifications to be sup
plied by the Xavv Department, except
one gunrest to be Milt upon plana to bo
furnished by the admiral of the navy, such
building to be done by contract with the
lowest re-jmmlblo bidder, made after sixty
days’ advertisement, and that no such ves
sel should be accepted unless built In strict
a-rordance with the plans and specifica
tions.
He supported his amendment by some
remarks, in which he stated that he. was as
earnestss any man in his desire to build
npthenavy. He differed with others only
astotbemetlmd in which the work should
he accomplished. He favored proceeding
apea tome established rules and princi
ples, and objected io going farther with
experiments until they had approached
something like certainty. He did not bo-
fieve In destroying the old wooden vessels
of the navy until some substitute should
bo found for them, lie criticised the ae.
tion of the Secretary of the Navy with ref
erence to those ships, and said that the
whole plan of that officer was to have an
opportunity of building new ships and not
to preserve tho old ones, even where they
were worthy of preservation.
Mr. Beck Inquired why vessels could not
bejbnilt more cheaply at the navy yards,
since the tariff permit* all articles for the
use of the United States to be imported
free of duty, while the contract prices o!
John Roach and others ure bawl on an
trcfjge duty of W pc j pent, on the mate
rial. " "
IlcPherson replied that thd tea—
was clear. The navy yarsis were used
more for political than for naval warfare.
Mr Butler, referring to Mr. McPherson's
criticism of the erdraa of the secretary of
the Xavy with regard to the disposition
mid destruction of wooden shins, stated
I that while ha was not here to defend the
I osry Department, it was always well to
I he Inst. He then read from the
I mil appropriation bill for the
S ar ended June 30, 1883,
Iriansewhich ordered the Secretary of
■ th« Treasury to cause all naval vessels to
I«« examined by a board of naval officers,
1 - lorn.. , r*■ i■ to tic
| Secretary of the Nary, in writing, What
■ vtssels were unfit for further service. He
I also read from the appropriation b01o{
ig the provisions of this act, upon
conviction thereof, shall be liable to a fine
for each offense of not less than $200, with
the costs of prosecution, or imprisonment
for not less than thirty days nor more than
one year, or both at the discretion of the
cour' '
It
tion. as follows;■
"All other persons not embraced in the
foregoing section who shall violate the
provisions of this act. with intent to give
circulation to any advertisement or notice
of a lottery or any agency thereof, or any
notice, report or statement of any draw
ing of a lottery. shall be subject to the
genalty prescribed in the first section of
The minority report, signed by Senators
Jsekson, Maxey and Groome, opposes tho
bill on constitutional grounds. It is a vary
long argument, most of which is that tho
general government has no power to sup
press gambling in any State, and conse-
a uently no power to prohibit the use of
re mails to newspapers published in I he
States which contain lottery advertise
ments
Washisgtox, February 27.—In the Sea
ate the public buildings committee report
cd favorably Mr. Brown’s bill authorizing
the erection of a public building at Au
gusta, Ga., at a cost not exceeding *200,000
for the building and the site thereof.
The House bill repealing the test oath
was taken up and passed, after being mod
ified bv an amendment proposed by the
Senate judiciary committee, providing that
no person who held a commission in the
United States army or navy before the war
andwas afterwards engaged In the military
naval or rivll service of the so-called Con
federate States, shall be appointed to any
position in the army or navy of the United
The consideration of the bill to provide
for the construction of new Reel cruisers
for the navy was resumed, and Mr. Jones,
of Florida, addressed the Senate. While
agreeing with mnch that had been said by
the opponents of the bill with regard to ex
travagance and bad management In the
S atconduct of the government, so far os
e navy was concerned, he could
not, he said, agree with them in
their position as to the bill before
the Senate. . , ,
The debate lasted until 4 o’clock, and
was participated in by Messrs. Jones, of
Florida. McPherson, Hale, Cockrell, \ est,
Butler, Beck Morgan and Sewell. Tho
principal advocates of the bill were Messrs,
Jones, Butler and Hale,and th« opponents
Vest and McPherson. Tho discussion
ran in a great measure to sharp jtcrsonal
co loquy, and as between Butler and Vest
gon. J. if. Slater: Wisconsin, P. V. Deus-
ter; Arizona, G. fl. Owry; Montana, Mar
tin Maginma; Wyoming,M.E.Post; Utah,
J. T. Corn.
The States which will name members of
the committee within two days are Ala
bama. California. Kentucky, Minnesota,
Nevada, New Jersey and Ohio. Tho States
and Territories from which members ore
to be selected bv the committee arc Color
ado. Kansas.* Maine, Nebraska, New
Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont,
and Washington. Idaho, New Mexico and
Dakota Territories, The committee will
organize Tuesday evening next
OEX. LOXOSTBEET BEFORE THE COMMITTEE.
General Longstrect, United States mar
shal of the northern district of Georgia,
was examined to-day by tho rommlttee
?d in Investigating the expenditures
■ „„ Department of Justice. He produced
a letter written to tire Attorney-General in
June, 1862, in which ho said it was one
year, less twenty-two days, since he had
taken charge of the office, and during “
time he had received nojinatructlons
ids work or matmer of making accounts.
He asked that an examiner be sent to look
into the accounts of the marshal's office
before the close of the fiscal year. The
Attorney-General complied with the re
quest. and sent an examiner to Atlanta,
tieneral Longstrcet said the examiner
called at his office, remained hut a few
moments and failed to give instructions.
The accounts of that year, the witness tes
tified, have not yet been settled. State
ments were produced showing that the
charges made by the marshal in civil eases
were the same as those mode by sheriffs in
Georgia. The General said a combination
had been formed against him in 1882 to ef
fect his removal and secure the appoint
ment as marshal of J. E. Bryant, and os
chief deputy, Examiner Baffin.
BANKS SEEKIXO RELIEF.
Mr, MRhone introduced in the Senate
to-day a joint resolution for the relief of
Wm. B. Isaacs, of Richmond, Va. The
resolution has reference to a joint claim of
the Exchange Bank of Virginia, the Bank
nf Yinfinta nnrl tlin ViTlitfiVa' Rinlf ftfVir.
[rr.LEoi.triinn to hie associated rBEFS.i
Khartofm, February 24.—Gen. Gordon
has published a manifesto, in winch he in
forms the insurgents Hint the Sultan, the
commander of the faithful, intends to dis
patch a great army to conquer their coun
try. Gen. Gordon exhorts them to accept
his offers of pence, in order to preserve
themselves from Turkish Invasion.
Cairo, February 24.—Gen. Graham, com
monder of the Tokar expedition, has tele
graphed to Gen. Stephenson an urgent re
quest for reinforcements of artillery, os ho
is armed only with camel guns against Os
man Dlgnn's nrtlUery. which' Is now
served by gunners from Tokar. The news
of the surrender of Tokar 1ms spread
throughout tho Soudan as an English de
feat. The rebels nro negotiating with Kas-
-aia ami oilier gnrrisons, to induce them
to Join El Mahdi. The government lins
ordered Admiral Hewitt to send Com
mander Wolf to King John, of Abyssinia,
with instructions to offer to surrender part
of the district of Santakee. which is part of
the territory taken from Abyssinia by Gen.
Gordon, on condition that the Abyssinian*
march to liberate the Egyptian garrisons
in southern Soudsn. The king demands
an interview with Admiral Ilewitt and
the concession of Massowah.
AX ADVANCE ORDERED.
Cairo, February 24.—Gen. Stephenson
sent a telegram to London to-day strongly
urging that an advance be made from
Trinkitat. Tile Marquis of Hartington,
secretary of state for war, in reply, ordered
an immediate advance. He also asked
that the European* killed at Teb be buried
in a fitting manner.
the khrdive’s dilemma.
Loxdox, February 24.—A Khartoum dis
patch says the effects of General Gordon's
proclamation are failing. It is reported
that El Uahadi. with the main body of his
army, has left Bara, and is marching tn
of Virginia and the Farmers’ Bank of Vir
ginia, for the restoration of *10,000 hi spe
cie, seized at Augusta, Ga., in August,
1805, by Gon. Wild, and now held as a spe
cial deposit in the United States treasury,
which money was removed by the
banks from Richmond on the day preced
ing the evacuation of that city by the Con
federate forces, and after having been
transported to several plarcs for security,
had been finally deposited in a bank in
Augusta. It was seized by Gen. Wild, in
charge of the Kreedmcn's Iinreau, on the
verged ciosely upon a quarrel, bewelland
Morgan presented each an amendment to
the pending bill. Sewell's amendment pro
vided that tins vessels authorized by the
net shall be constructed at on* or more of
the most snitable navy yards
of tha government, under the su-l
..-•Ision of the proper officers of the
nn'vldcd thst the Secretary of tliel
- u ’borlieil by the Preside]
to’procure maebintry f”*" effl
■nuusisiKBtttfasI
IsrriaBElSBBgte:
and San Francisco, payment to be made
as the work progress**, but at no time
shall it amount to mote than 25 per Cent
of the value of th# work material. Mr.
Morgan s amendment provides that no
vessel of the United States shall hereafter
be broken up or sold, the repairs or re
building of which would cost less thin 30
per cent of the appraised valneof the
with the Confederate government, the
property of that government, and, bating
been abandoned on the dissolution of sait
government, was, at the time of the seiz
ure, the property of the United States.
The rcsolntion provides for tho considera
tion of the claim by tho Court of Claims.
MINISTER HVXT'S DEATH.
The State Department is informed that
Minister Hunt's death was caused by
dropsy, superinduced by chronic inflam
mation of the liver. The Russian minis-
r to-dny, In company with Secretary Frc-
...ighuyscn, called upon President Arthur
and read to him telegrams from the
Russian minister of state, expressing the
regret of tho Ex.peror personally nod of
l’.u-«l*n socletv for the death of the Amer
ican minister. "President Arthur expressed
the gratification which tills mark of re
spect and good feeling had given him and
would give the American people.
Cold In Minnesota.
UL, February 27.—Dispatches from
all parts of the Northwest indicate that the
E resent storm is the worst of the season,
in the Manitoba line high winds prevail,
but the snow has not drifted much and the
main line was not obliged to run snow
plows to-day. The branches were not
open for buttress, and trains on the main
line were generally late. At St. Vincent
the mercurv was 28 degrees below zero,
and nt Wilmar, on the Bracken-
ridge division, it was 10 degrees below.
These extremes cover the ranges on
nil of the lines. The Northern Pacific
trains arc running, but there was a deten
tion of twenty-four hour, caused bvs
washout. The mercury is seventeen de
grees below zero in Dakota and thirty-five
degrees above in Montana. Tha storm
CttUwrt nignt vcm Of
Dakota, with the mercury ranging from
twenty degrees below zero, but Itls over
now. The weather wa* cloudy and cold,
with some mow, along the Omaha line.
THE BLACK* MUTINY.
Suakim, February 25.—A mutiny oc
curred this morning among the black
troops. They dispearsed through the Ba-
zarr and threatened to join the rebels. Ad-
inir.il II* u tt '\ill : .t n :«*rr rut.tin .1 num
ber of marines at Suakim, and the blacks
will be sent to Cairo forthwith. Spies re
port great rejoicing in the camp of Osman
)igna at the fall ol Tokar.
M NEWS t'ROM TOKAR.
. 'ebruary 25.—Another refugee
from Tokar has arrived. He left Tokar
Thursday. He says a majority of the gar-
wuhed to surrender. Two lmn-
insisted upon continuing
___ resistance. It is uncertain
therefore, whether the surrender has actu
ally been made, but it is strongly believed
that the majority prevailed anu that Toka.*
is now in the hands of the rebels.
London. February 20.—Shortly after 1
. clock this morning a terrible explosion
occurred in the cloak room at the Victoria
railway station, in London. The explosive
agent was undoubtedly dynamite. A largo
part of the roof was blown off, and nearly
all the glass work in the station destroyed.
Seven men were sent to the hospital with
severe injuries. Extensive damage was
done to surrounding property. Two re
ports accompanied the explosion, the
noise being like that of the discharge from
a cannon, and was followed by an imme
diate rushing of flames. The booking of
fice, cloak room and waiting room were
completely shattered and are a confused
mass of debris. Luckily all trains had
ceased running and only a few persons
were about the station.
6:30 a. m.—The explosion shattered the
windows of the Metropolitan underground
railway depot, sixty yards distant, and tho
fronts of houses for the same distance in
other directions were badly damaged. The
Victoria refreshment room was wrecked
and a clock eight feet high blown from
the wall and thrown six yards away. The
streets in the neighborhood are completely
strewn with broken glass. A numerous
Khartoum, via Duem. General Gordon
has asked the Khedive to issue a decree
confirming tho independence of the
Soudan. The Porte has warned the
Khedive to maintain the integrity of the
Soudan and to give no recognition what
ever to El Mahdi. The Khedive’s dilemma
has riven rise to fresh rumors of his ab
dication. The Diplomati que Memorial, ol
Paris, asserts that agents of the Khedive
are preparing a hotel there for himself and
^BRITISH TROOrs AT TIIK FRONT.
Suakim, * February 21.—A number of
Nubian troops assembled at the wharf to
day to embark for Trinkitat. At the last
moment, however, they refused to proceed,
saying their bullets would not penetrate
the shields of the rebels, and asking why
they were required, since British troops
had been sent. The militair authorities
decided to employ the Nubians as camel
drivers. Tho whole British expedition,
numbering 4,300 men landed at Trinkitat
to-day. The rebels could ho seen on all
side*. It is estimated that there arc from
10,000 to 124X0 of them in the immediate
vicinity of Trinkitat The men-of-war
Jumna, llecla, Hanger. Carysfort and
Oromcs aro at Trinkitat. ana the Eury-
alus. Decoy and Sphinx at Suakim. Gen.
Graham has sent forward from Trinkitat
200 cavalry and more are following. A
general advance will be made to-morrow.
A fort has been erected 6,000. yards from
Trinkitat
' EXrECTTO INSUBIIXLT10X AT STAKIM.
Suakim. February 24.—It is common
talk in the Bazaar that Osman Digna will
very soon make an attack on this place, in
wbfc‘ ‘ “ * ’ * '
force of police and the tire brigade quickly
rcacbed the spot and quenched the fire,
thus saving the depot. The debris is left
I untouched till the arrival of Colonel Majen-
die. chief inspector of explosives, who will I
make a thorough examination of the ex
plosion. Detectives are actively inquiring
into the matter. All three hypotheses—gas.
gunpowder and dynamite—are advanced I
and discussed, dynamite being the favorite
theory.
London, February 20.—An officer, who
claimed familiarity with dynamite, entered!
the office a few minutes after the explosion!
and detected the smell of burned dyna
mite. The theory that the explosion was
canted by dynamite gains further con
firmation from the fact that the greatest
damage was done laterally. Tbs railing
guarding the stairs near the cloak room!
was shaken asunder and twisted into gro
tesque shapes. Onl^r two persons were in-
ilencc. We have in our midst a set of I
cowardly desperadoes who are not
ashamed to abuse their freedom by reck-!
less attacks upon life and property. The
leaders of the Land League will do well to
u\urt their influence with th<‘ dynamiters
t<< repress outrages, since the 11riti*-1». how
ever longsuffcrlng, will not indefinitely per
mit the murder of innocent persons, but
may supplement the imperfection of legal
machinery with exceedingly unpleasant
reprisals upon Irishmen whose presence
they now tolerate.”
EGYPT,
RHAHTOCM TRANQUIL.
Khartoum, February 26.—The city is
tranquil. The masket is full of Arabs
daily, who freely bring in their produce on
foot. The price of vegetables has fallen
one-halt since Gordon’s arrival.
THE SITUATION AT SUAKIM.
Suakim, February 20.—The condition of
affairs here is critical. The Turks who
were in command of tho Nubians that re
fused to go to Trinikat have resigned. The
transport Neera, which ran ashore here, is
sinking. There are still some horses,
mules and stores aboard, .
Suakim, February 26.—The Egyptian
officers have discarded their uniforms and
appear indifferent to the situatlcn of af
fairs. A number of convicts here who
were implicated in the massacres at Alex
andria, and who were recently released by
order of Admiral Hewitt, are joyfully
paradingthe town, expecting a rebel tri
umph. Two French men-of-war have ar
rived here.
A BRITISH ADVANCE.
Trinkitat, February 26.—One thousand
British troops advanced four miles to-day
and occupied Baker Pasha’s fortifications.
The enemy retired, waving their spears.
AUSTRIA.
EMIGRATION TO AMERICA.
Vienna, February 20.—'There is a strong
movement on foot in the province of Ga
licia in favor of emigration to America.
Toe magistracy of East Galicia have
unanimously petitioned the Governor of
the province to prohibit the sale of passen
ger tickets for American ports.
FROM ATLANTA.
Tho City vs. Pitohford and High Art-
Railroad Commission Doings—The
M. and B. Purchase Money—
Behind the Schedule.
[SPECIAL CORRESPONDFNCE.]
Atlanta, February 27.— 1 The case of the,
City vs. Pitcliford occupied the attention
of the recorder to-day. Fitchford is th**
bookseller who is Arraigned because of
the questionable character of certain pic
tures exhibited in Ills show windows. The
pictures were also before the court. Solic
itor Angier represented the city, and Mr.
Emory Speer appeared in defense of “high
art.” The court room was densely
packed, "standing roem cnly,” and th“
crowd easier and frantic to get in
front. It was apparent that a great many
people are profoundly interested in “hiirii
art. The proceedings were naturally
rich, and a report of them could find no
nlacein the Telegraph. The crowd .'seem
ed immensely gratified at the amount and
character ol the enjoyment which case
contributed.
The merits of the case arc freely dis
cussed about Atlanta, and the verdict, a*
I gathcrit, is that high art is one thing and
decency is another, and that some of those
Li* tun ' "ii’.'lit not to bo exhibited in show
windows. The recorder dismissed tho case
against Pitchfonl.
RAILROAD COMMISSION DOINGS.
The commission after deciding various
matters which have been under considera
tion for sometime adjourned to March
25 tb.
In the matter of the petition of the Cen
tral railroad for tho revocation of circulars
-II. 42 and 43, and the restoration of old
r i*’ - ■ t l;i--i;.* .itii.n- <\ 1» and F, the
commission decides to adhere to the pres
ent rates. They have had the matter in
hand for a month or more, have heard
from nil parties intere-ted, and see no
reason for making the changes proposed.
The difference between Lithonia and
the Georgia railroad—the point in dis
pute being that the fast .mail fails to stop
flso retd from the appropriation bill of Vessel.
year t chust providing that no part of The Senate then adjourned.
repairs should
lb* applied to tbs repair of any wooden
|?hip when the estimated cost of such repair
■ibo jld exceed 30 per cent, ol the cost of
l«pUring tha vessel. Mr. tetter argued!
■ that the disposition to wipe out the
■wooden ships, po far it exi-tsd at all.
|wm the disposition of COO0MA.O&A not of
Bjhe 8ecrtUry of the Navy. 4
I Mr. Hale pupporird thi- state:n« nt. Con«
he said, tiad decided not to spend on
■our old wooden ships more money than 20
■per cent, of the costitaBHHjriM^iaiJ
»rt of CongresHi
Secretary of the tsary would have been
subject to impeachment if he had not car-
ijeaout the law.
Mr. Hatter said that the wooden ship*
m rapidly wiping themselves out, and
PBWhougbt the limitation of expense upon
! re Pf* r * wise one. In case of a diffi
culty with a for» ign power, it would be ab
solute murder to compel the officer* and
men of our navy to go on board then*
snips and contend with any other
vessel. As for experiments, there
never could be any improvement in naval
Architecture without tnem. Out of ninety-
in onr navy. Mr. Butler con-
■iqerea there were but thirty.one service-!
Able vessels and 386 guns, fie would not
pronounce judgment on the character of
mosegnns.hntbe would say that in the
JJAA of a collision between any vessel of
American nayy and a vef
other power in the civilized
guns would compare
* Don run
pop gun compares
1. of any
rorld. otir
Ith their* almost
Jong range rifle. -Look.'
Britan njw 2f* o£
iKntain has now .380 v*
P*?*. 4,788 officers and
id. "ats
the world.
• it
,ng l.w;l
. . , . nen: France
LMt gun*. 6,vji ..fficcr*. 42.135
mcn,^ and 25,370 marines; Germany M
me?’ ° !, i' ' r ' and 7 t l"0
noun.
Mr. Morrison, of Illinois, ebairmsn of
the committee onways and means, re
ported a resolution directing Ihe^Secretary
of the Treasury to inform the House how
much money is now in the treasury, under
what provisions of the law It ia }>><•« re
tained, and bow much, in view of ihe cur
rent receipts. expendltnree and legal lia
bilities of the treMury, can be applied at
this time in liquidation of that put of the
public debt now payable, without ernbar-
from the
committee on foreign affairs, repotted back
llrumm's resolution directing that rom-
mlttccto inquire aa to whether the minis
ter of any foreign power had endeavored
to nullify the effect of a unanimous resolu
tion of the House by reflections on the
honor and integrity of its, members. The
resolution was accompanied by a report
stating that the committee has made an
Investigation, bat has teen unab e Ui ob-
tain any information on the subject, and
asks to ne excused from further considera
tion of the resolution.
The report waa agreed to without discus
sion aim the committee discharged rom
further consideration of tlw subject.
Mr. Le.'evre, of Ohio, offered a resola-
tion representing that speculation and
G ambling in American farm products
ave obtained control of the mar
ket vahte of tbeso products, and direct
ing the committee on tlw judiciary
to prepare a bill prohibiting tha purchase
orsaleof wheat,cotton.com,prortsions
or other articles of prime uccraaity unless
gtsamboat Run Down,
New York. February 27.-The steam
boat Glen Island, o! the Starin Transport*,
tion Company, was run into and stink
early thismomlngofT Robbia iBfttby the
Cunard steamer Cephalonie, which left
her dock shortly before, bound out. The
Glen Island was cut to the water’s edi
and sunk at once. Engineer beltze, of '-Yj
Greenwich street, and a deck hand named
Harry Green were drowned. The reat of
the crew were picked up by the tag Henry
Preston, thst was near at the time of the
accident, and brought to the city. The
body of Fcltze was also recovered and
brought ashore. The Ccphaloma went tut
her way, having sustained no appreciable
damage.,,
New York. February 27.-The vessel
sank by the Cunard Steamer CepUaioma
Uits morning was the tng Glendafe, on* of
the beat boat* of the kind in the harbor.
She was cut through the hull and sunk
immediately. ______
A Negro Man’s Bodr Found Bearing Sue
plclous Evlaencosw-Aleo the
Bodies of Two Infants.
rone's February 25.—A few miles below
Pope's, on the plantation of Mr. Johnson,
the body of a colored man, name unknown,
waa found which bore evident marks of
murder. Subeequent developments prove
that the man received hi* monthly wages
a day or two before, awl suspicion is that
he was murdered for a few dollars.
The bodies of two infanta, recently
plowed up by dogs and ’ Boy Dusky,” «*»
mile from Pope’s and upon the land of
.eh event the black inhabitants will de
clare for El Mahdi and massacre the Euro
pean inhabitants.
sad xewi rr.OM khaeiolm
Saw York, February 2S.-A Cairo spe
cial says: "The News from Kharloum this
morning Is somewhat alarming, and indi
cate* that Gen. Gordon has changed his
plans in regard to the Soudan. The last
reports say that Gen. Gordon, having be
come convinced of the danger of attempt
ing to hold Klijrtoum, on accotuu of the
rebellious spirit shown by a number of the
sliicks who received him On bis entrance to
Khartoum, lias determined on evuCuatini
the place at once. He has destroyed
military stores and spiked all guns which
would M liable to encumber the retreat
from the town, so as to prerent them
from falling into the hands of El Mahdi,
who is reported as making a forced march
upon Khartoum. He has sent Co'cbei
Coetlooan to Berber with 2.0C3 ot tho gar
rison of Khartoum. I* Is reported that
the Araba to thcSoutli of Khartoum have
revolted and are awaiting El Mahdi to
join his forces. Mahmoud All. who has
heretofore protested his loyalty to the
British cause in Egypt, lias gone over to
the rebels with hi* tribe. , ,
Loxdox, February 2S.—Gen. Graham s
troops remain encamped between Trinki
tat and Cai* Mailka, under the guns of
the squadron. Following the eonnsel of
Gordon. Admiral Hewitt has decided to
await the arrival of the horse artillery
before ordering any advance, Admiral Hew-
itt lias lent an order to Suakim for 500
black . troops to go and bonr the
dead of Baker Paaba’s army, lying on
the field at Teb. Many hundred bodie
are lying unborted. titling tho alr with a
noxious taint An outbreak of cholera it
(cared in camte The blacks who refused
to proceed to Trinkitat yesterday left bus-
jured, and they slightly. The officials of
the railroad discredit the theory that the
explosion was the result of private malice,
as the cost of the material would deter
any discharged servant from thus retalia
ting. It is generally attributed to the per.
sons who caused tho explosion in the
Praed street station on tho underground
road some months ago.
THE XEW srRAKER.
Loxdox, February 36.—Arthur Wellesley
Peel wss to-day elected Speaker of the
House of Commons. There was no other
candidate, and be was elected withont op
position. Mr. Gladstone and Sir Stafford
Northcote both heartily congratulated the
new Spes.Ver, Sir Stafford Northcote said
the present opposition would support 51 r.
l’ccl as long as he continued to occupy the
chair, though be could make no pledges
; - I..' .-■■ l'urii.iMii’r.t- Tt:'- lb t!•• :i
udjoumed to give members an opportunity
to congratulate the Speaker.
Cairo, February 27.—The advance of
English troops on-Teb commenced before
daybreak to-day. Two hundred and fifty
men are left to garrison Trinkitat and n
force of 3,500 men advanced to attack. It
was expected a battle would be fought
about 0 o'clock. The naval brigade has
joined General Gordon with two nine
pounders. There is growing anxiety in
Cairo about the result of the expedition,
and less confidence is felt that the Eng
lish will be victorious. The black troop* at
Suakim have been found to be in com
munication with Ahmendch Brandi, sec
ond ln command under Osman Digna.
Admiral Hewitt has forbidden them to
leave camp, and has stationed the gun
boats Decoy and Sphinx so that their guns
command the camp, with orders to open
fire if there are any symptoms of mutiny.
Loxdox, February 27.—According to
mall accounts of Baker Fasha's defeat,
fifteen Austrian, four German and four
Swise officers were killed.
RUSSIA.
JCIXISTin III'NT DYIXO.
St. Petersburg. February 26.—It is an
nounced that United States Minister Hunt
ia dying.
I6XATIETt CALLED TO OFFICE.
Sr. PsTXisacRo, February 25.—The Czar
has offered General Ignatietf the civil gov
ernorship of Turkestan, with charge of the
administration of all of the Central Asian
provinces.
MEXICO.
A OOXII-L OKXERALriur ro* TOE sris->,irn
VALLEY.
St. Louis, February 24.—Late advices
(rom the City of Mexico ore to the effect
that theMexican government contemplates
the establishment of a consul generalship
in the Mississippi Valley, witli headquar
ters at St. Louis or Chicago, and that the
name of John T. Cahill, the present Mexi
can consul at this city, is favorably men
tioned in connection with the position.
FRANCE.
XEWS TOOK TOXQUIX.
Paris, February 24— General MQIot,
commander of the land forces In Tonquin.
lias left three battalions at Sontay anil
three at Haiphong, and is preparing to
operate against Eact-Ninh with 9,000 men.
rEXlAX IXTRI'.VSS IX PARIS.
kliu for that place to-night, onlieing as-
tured that they were “*
to fight. A .cavalry,
ancc was
wanted
reconnais*
,l^inod^ tolday towards
Teb. The Arabs were found in force be
tween Teb and the earthworks thrown up
bv Baker raeha. Every rign indicates
that Osman Digna. the rebel leader, meaiu
to contest the advance of the British
troops. lt‘ Is reported
311 gu
the opinion that the le
ships of the Italian ni
tbs best ship „f t|„. A
[■mowing named < iti
bombarded by tho mr
Ponnons which
op by an enei
'Pite of channel obstr
wit hartwr •Icftnscs
month, Portland, Be
N- »port, Xn Haves
Ycr*. Brooklyn. Norl
to 0>* great lake
1.011 cfllj
or other articles of prime necessity unless
an actual transfer of articles or warehouse
receipts accompanies such action. Also,
a hill authorizing inch government Inter
ference as will give stability to the price of
tlioM commodities.
DEMOCRATIC ^CAUCUS.
The Democratic members of the Senate
and liouze (Senator Pendleton presiding)
met In Joint caucus in the hall of Itepre-
sentative* after the adjournment of Con-
of Pope's founders, bespeak the presencel
of a modem Herod, andwill give employd
Imenttothe grand jury now in session.
Slave Marriage**
, Onto, February 25.—A peculiar
enn io me gr*
.^MsadaoTreap, tame size an 1 . snow
I™' 1 , 1r 6'f edits to the dangers of lamhanL
| ,
BBSS". England coold bay* thirteen
"tiadson 0-ir c ***t, and In f u or week*
_as decided that the caucus should name
^Saa members of such committee one pg*ou
pres, j,, r .very Seat* and Territory having Dem-
|craUcr*prr*cntatiot! In Congress, and thst
—-i the committee should -elect one person I
New a member from every SUte and
a: i.vritory having, m> Dwnocratic
Kej r- pr* -.-ntation and from the Dt»-
idet. tnct of Columbia. An executive committee
few ol three Senators and live Repiesens
| the | t.tly.--. th« executive committee Ml
boos* !■
GERMANY.
A acrOST DRXIRO. I
Loxoox. February 24.—The report rent
from Berlin to the Paris Morning Arw#
that naturalized German-Americans « ho
return to Germany are subjected to mili
tary duty t* pronounced to be absolutely
untrue. It is pointed out that it has been
a long time since the United Stated gov
ernment had cauie to complain of inch
treatment, which wonld be a violation of
itht treaties.
THE ATTACKS ON RANG ENT*
London, February 25.—The Standard
published this morning a communication
from its Berlin correspondent, which con
tained the following sentence: "Tbs Inde
pendent papers are bitterly complaining
at the dishonorable semi-official attacks
upon Minister Sargent, who has neror
been popular in official circle* here.” The
I inspired pres* pretends that he is unpopu-
lor because he is merely a politician and!
not a scholar, like his predecessors. The
real reason is that Sargent docs not regard
hi* portion as a sinecure, but energetically
fulfills his political duties, which fact often
occasions difficulties.
Beilin, February 25.—The Vossischc I
\Gatttte declare* it is unable to reprint the
comments of the American press on the
Lasker incident, for fear the editor would
be imprisoned. Minister Sargent’s digni
fied course in ignoring the attacks of the
German press is much approved,
convinced that the advanced Irish party
have mode Paris their headquarters in Eu-
)jv»for the preparation of toeir dynamite
scnerac*. Inspector Ozcn. aedng under
instructions from the British home secre
tary. and aided by tho French commissary
ff j"’lie*' -- wat ! * / tv- niuv-ments <-f
' pec ted Irishmen. The Nationalist colo-
includes representatives of three centres
ol the Irish ItepabHcan Brotherhood. The
first section comprises the former Fenians,
Jas. Stephens, Jno. O’Leary and Gus Mac
adoras. _
Th« Massachusetts Strikes.
Fall River. Mam., February 27.—The
Tecurateh Mill opened this morning and
has 200 looms and 4,000 spindles running.
The Crescent Mills started with about fifty
looms. The Border City Mills, which the
leaden'have made a great effort to stop,
arc running all their loom*. The Wain-
panoog Mills are running fall,as is also th*
Poca*seL The Boutne and Bamaby Mill
arc also running. Secretary Howard a*
serfs that the manufacturers have not
_ ~, and that the strikers can hold out
’ • * - : . • ' -ar\
Doubts Homicide at Vicksburg.
New Orleans, February 27.—A Vicks*
burg special says: Harry Stith, a colored
policeman, arrested Harry Johnson, a well
known steamboat engineer, this afternoon,
for some trivial offense. Johnson refused
to go with the officer and stabbed 1dm in
the groin. Stith then shot Johnson twice.
Both died in a few momenta
at Lidionia—after
commission, arc left to the parties for a
'i tt!. ii • : i"’t\\i ni them'’ lw • a- l>e«tthey
can. That is to say, the commission de
clines to interfere.
No action wa? taken on the ‘plaint of
the Albany Board of Trade in the matter
of cotton rate* between Albany and Savan
nah, because it is understood that a .satis
factory settlement ha* already been effect
ed between the Board of Trade and the
railroad*.
The commission also agreed upon a
modifi. .it,, n .if the tariff on the Savannah,
Florida and Western railroad to go into
effect April 1st. It is simply a slight re
daction on classes 1, 2,3, •», 0 and 6, and
A, K, G ami H.
The petition of the Savannah Board of
Trade to be beard on tin* subject of a re
duction of rates on naval stores was grant
ed and they will be heard March 25, the
next regular meeting.
THE MACON AND BRUNSWI k FURCU VSF.
MONEY.
To-morrow is pav day for the purchase
of the Macon and Brunswick railroad, and
the treasurer will Ik? $750.0(1) richer. It was
thought there might Ik* some trouble over
the settlement, hut it i* not now probable.
TIIE NEW SOLICITOR*'• KNRRAI..
The Governor to-day appointed James
A. Harley solicitor-general ol the Northern
circuit, to fill thn vjinuiew caused by the
death of George F. 1‘ierVc. While there
ere several eandidntes.it was stated at
the executive office th is morning that all
bad withdrawn in favor of Mr. Harley.
The Central fast train due here at 7 a.
m. palled in tl)i9 morning at 0 o'clock. To
n .t it mildly, th*’ numerous readers of the
Telegravii here don't like to wait tws
hours after the regular -« li*’«ltile time for
their paper.
returned to W
He goes buck in exec
The Fifth Mary lam
through Atlanta to
their return from Ne'
reach here at C p. m.
FRJJM SAVANNAH.
Pr.j ‘ r -The Ne*
Sayan
of the £i
Double Homicide.
Montgomery, Ala., February 27.—In
difficulty on Tuesday in Randolph county,
in this State, between Wyatt Pole
Wm. Littlefield, both were killed.
Alarmed Passengers.
\H, February 27. —The prize drill
nnnah Cadets for the l*?»t drilled
man attracted i
nlto the
rherc were twenty-five
drill lasted two hour-,
iry for Corporal E. S.
armory last night,
contestant?* and th
resulting in a vid
Derby.
A meeting of the parties interested in
the hotel movement was held lari night.
D. O. Purst was elected permanent presi
dent and C. N. West -ceretary. The fol
lowing resolution* were parsed unani-
••Resolted, That the
hereby authorized to s
hotel company to Ik? c
Hotel Company,
Naiuvilek, Txxx.. Febraair 27.-I’a- , f or A cni.itixl -t.« k .,( FHO.OO.
metre on the train which arrived t!,.« a!-1 . ’ ,
■moonfrom Louisville report that when »" 1 “ c . h . witl ,m " e
ionizers
ternoon (rom Looisvill* report thatH
the train reached hotting'. Station, fllty
masked men, armed with guns and pistulz,
I boarded it The peisengtra supposed
them to be train robbers, and were greatly
alarmed. The leader ol th* mob explained
that they were looking (or a negro, who
was charged with assaulting a young Indy
at Elizabethtown, and who wa. sup,.-..1
to be on the train, en roete to Senoria, Ky.,
(or trial. The negro wa* not on the train,
the therm having received notice ol the
mob’s intention,
(200,C
its.-
I to tilt
Pleas Court involving the validity o( slave
^^^^M^MUiaracd Antler-
SSSSwE
woman in Bedford county, Va.. in 186L
The case hinged on the validity ot the
slave marriage The judge Instructed the I
could not
the government, acting under the advice
off Lord Wolwley, has ordered General
Graham to transfer his base ol operations
to Suakim. whence, with a strengthened
force ol men anti artillery, he is to march
to assault Tamarich, Osman Dignat
headquarters. The report that hi
Mahdi was marching towards Khartoum
is unconfirmed. He liberated twelve mem
bers ol the Catholic mission before leaving
MObeld. receiving a ransom of X2.8O0
through the Austrian consul at Khartoum.
El Mahdi’s inaction alter hi* victory at hi
bt the (act
the Sheiks
princii*' tribes wished to
.... Jrith their spoils, in order to it-
tond to the harvest, he proclaim, d a truce
daring the month U Koharrin .ending on
the date o( the anniversary of the birth of
the prophet The time having expired, the
campaign has been resumed.
Obeid is explained
tKat finding that
of th* prin
go boat* with
V Ili'.i by I ohabitation as man and ».!e al
ter the^emancipation proclamation went
into effect in l-*'-!. Tin-case thus t imed
not guilty.
Snow tn Mississippi.
ComxTH. February 27.-At daylight this
- I I
mittee. The representation oT the. nutbe snow westered inches deep
Btatse that did not name a merely of the |' JP'
committee aro expected to appoint
TetXKtTAT, February 25-All the soldiers
who were returning to England on the
troop ship Jumna have volunteered their
HTvtcm ashore—both those whom time
had already expired and others. They
have been accepted aa a most welcome ad
dition to General Graham’* force*, a* they
are veterant, and will give steadiness and
increase the confidence of the younger sd-
dien.
la BEAT rXKASIKBSS FELT.
Cum, February 33.-Or*at. uneasiRez*
is feU ben at the report th«t the powerful
Beehareen Arab* have revolted. They oc-
copy tbs territory b - **** 0 Khartoum and
Wady Haifa and eastwart as far os B»
her. If Ibis is true, tieneral Oof
don. with Khartoum and other
garrisons, is cut off. El Mahdi ■ emi*^
CREAT BRITAIN.
A DVXAIUTR RXFIOSIOX.
loxoox. February JO.—Shortly after 1
o’clock tliia morning a terrible explosion
occurred in thecloak room at the Victoria
railway station io London. The explosive
agent waa undoubtedly dynamite. A
large portion of the roof was blown off
and nearly all glass work in the station
waa destroyed. Seven men were sent to
the hospital with severe injuries. Exten
sive damage was done to surrounding
property.
■IS IIXXBV BOAXD WADI A nix.
Loxdox. February 25—Sir Henry Brand.
Speaker of the House of Commons, has
been elevated to the peerage, with the
title of Lord Hampden.
Mr. Gladstone made In the House of
Commons to-day a motion eulogizing Sir
Henry Brand's long serTices as Speaker.
Tb* Farnellitcs did not challenge
the dlvWon, bat after rantell had
stated thst they were unjffie tacitly
to acquiesce in the vote of thanks, since
some of Speaker Brand's acts had been
hurtful to Ireland, they withdrew In a
body from the House.
Mr. Labouchcrc moved that tha .Boom
adjourn in order to discuss the position of
the troops on the Bed — "-
Polk's Cnee.
Nashville, Tesx..’ February 27.—The
case of Marshall T. Polk, the defaulting
treasurer of Tennessee, was called in the
Supreme Court this morning and reset for
hearing next Tuesday, on account of the
illness of the defendant
Murderers Reprieved*
Raleigh, February 27.—Gvreroor J arris
today reprieved Enoch Brown, sentenced
tube hanged at Halifax, to March 21st,
and commuted the sentence of Robert
Pratt, sentenced to be hanged at Goldsboro
on the 29th Inst, to imprisonment for life.
Boys Killed.
Omaha. Neb., Febroair 27.—Four boy ,
ten to seventeen years old, while hunting
south of the city this afternoon, exploded
a powder house containing over six ton*
of powder. All four were blown to atoms,
nt th!
That It
organization that the
selected for the rite o
"Rmli-td, That a c
which the chairman shall Ij
pointed to confer with the <
Barracks property and recj
operation in th> moverne
their s
th*- prupo-cd . ..mpai
cate* of <iwn« hurihii
otherwise.
net r,l l h.lt th
above pro*, idedforitl
tag advisor. • ommit
duct the business all
tion until an organ!/
under the proposed
Under the so re^oli
pointed the follow
committee: Henry
cer, W. G. Uaoul,J. K * lari
nrd A. K. I.a\Nt*m and the ■
Mrs. Susan K. Grant, wit
Grant, the architect, who w;
! Mi.it:>’ a-yltim and cm .i| • <1
terpri-c. Mi>s . a fe-s days >i
J. Randolph Phillip*
oi - rty bo
K?d hotel.
of thi
« hart*’
lllun,
cuuutiYc ' m l rOBISTU. rtroruar/ .f.—
wn chairman, who shall J began to rain and
chairman of tl»a com- ,L»t» wntfl l o'clock, when U t
be eboeen by_ thecampeign Ann^ncl Meeting and «r
I ua the wtntbcr very cold.
series *i* busy throughout the whole of
Egypt. They go from villige to village.
I waring the simple message. ”1 am com-l
tn*; be ready. ’ This pa**** .on from
mouth to mouth, and th* situation Is b»
' coming serioue.
The Parnell;
ties and some ot the Tories concurred, and
Ellis Bartlett, Conservative, seconded La-
bouebere's motion.
mAMKB DAM V1KD.
Loxoox. February 24.-The steamer
Tbornhotme. which arrived on til* ZM
i.out Cjssss, 9. C.. had her <fecks swept
on th* passage, toeing » lifeboat and jolly
‘wt
tbs “rixia ’ ox mi ucxxr airu siox.
Loxdox, February 17.—Tb* Tb*?.n-1
wwinc tn thi* ffTnlnaiiin at tbe Victoria l Bitters arc good qi
Debt Compromised. ‘ *
Little Rock. February 27.—The debt of c35<
Helena, Aik, to (he umm! <fJfiMK|
ha* been compromised at 50 cents on the | ^
dollar, four-fifths of the creditors agreeing ! er *,
~ I “N
Lynched. >
Deidvood, Februarv 27.—Harry Tutt!*?, I *ul
wu;.::d. •! .:i th** t ^h? at la • in
was taken from the hospital atFpcar:i»h I dit
lost night by eight ma*ked men u:ul
hanged.j .
ang i
ul a
.lied la-
> Assistant to Nature.
11 pud into a drug -t-*r. i
Neutralizing
? ha.l forgot-
xiui certainly
Nature
Oier-worktd i
usinsss Men.
Eiportsof Specie.
New Y «-r.K, February 27.—The itea
Cepholonia, which sailed for Kuropc
day. took out 1200.000 in gold and $3"
in stive*. L'Ameriqot to* k out S17,• •
in;
1860.-I |«
(erring to the explosion at the Victoria
railroad station, aaya: It isdaerthatwr
have to do with onto! tboec cowardly out
Bw Citt, Mich. February
think it my duty to sand you a|
recoiimcn.lstion tor th* benefit of any
wishes to know whether Hop
or not I know they arc |
good for general debility and indij
strengthen the nervo
r»g« wbrreby [rt<limcniiu»«inc I
are farthering the causeuiinsh indepen*!
land t
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