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Weekly Telegraph and Messenger '^liusliHD 1826 PROM WASHINGTON. rrntNCS OF BOTH HOUSES OF ' ,oC concress yesterday. ..me the Navy ln ,h# * en8, ®"T he Bill-THa Cattle Question in the Hou.e—The DanvHte ln»e»tlgatlon-Note«. „ irMra0 TO THE ASSOCIATED W9.] 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 usdoStdt* contemplated expedition to re- BSssasRJSpffisas %f$8fflrssL.a“ KfeiSaaJsSrSft MACON. FRV'tAY. FEBRUARY 29, 18*4. VOLUME LVIII—NO. 12. -Irani Onsr the comma 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- • L 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 fc Pju