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Weekly , telegraph and Messenger. MA«ON, FRIDAY. MARCH 21, 1884. VOLUME L VIII—NO. 15. domestic news. .ZOCEEDINCS OF BOTH HOUSES OF ' CONGRESS YESTERDAY. ..., t orBlair on Universal Education— * TM poat-omco Bill Passed by the House-Springer's Investl- gntlon—Conernl Notes. [TCLFdRAPUKD TO TO* ASSOCIATED PSESS.1 Washington, March 18.—In the Senate, W 1U were intvoduced and appropriately referred as follows: By Mr. Hawley, to authorize the Secretary of the Navy to offer a reward of twenty-live thousand dollars for rescuing or ascertaining the fate of the Qreely Arctic Expedition. Mr. Hawley said such reward might induce tome of the many ships cruising in or about I he Arctic seas to keep a lookout for the exploring party, or to turn occasionally out of their course in order to gather infor- '“ffhe'bUUoaid in the establishment and ort of common schools temporary support o[ common scnoois was taken up. It appropriates for the first vear $18,000,000, for the second year $14,- oto 000 third year $13,000,000, and so on tor ten years, decreasing $1,000 000 yearly, to be expended for common school educa. tlon the expenditure in each State to be on tiie basis of illiteracy, the money to be naid by the United States in the first in- stance to the treasurers of the respective States or such other agents as the States may designate, the Secretary of the Inte rior to have charge of the portion going to the Territories. The bill asserts the object to be not the establishment of an inde pendent system of schools, but simply to aid in the maintenance of State schools, and provides that no part of the money appropriated by the bill shall be paid out in any State which shall not during the first five years of the operation of the act annually expend for common schools at least one-third of the sum allotted to it by the bill and during the second five years a sum equal to the wboieamountit shall be entitled to receive under the act. One-tenth of the moneys pzidto the States may be expended in training teachers. Ur. Blair addressed the Senate on the bill. This was tbe most important bill brought before the Senate sinco the war. Had common schools existed everywhere and in sufficient numbers all over the United States there would have been no war. Knowledge and virtue were natur ally associated, olid were ewntinl to the maintainince of a republican government of free institutions. It was therefore the psramount duty of the nation to see that the citizens of the United States were edu catcd. The American citizen, he eotitm end, was always in public life, even with out holding public office. He was tbe governing power ol his country. He was king. The education of the common school was all that twenty-four-twenty fifths of our citizens could secure, and tin effort of the nation should be to secure to all the highest possible good from the common schools. According to tbe census of 1350, out of the 80,000,000 of population of the United States, there were 932- 100 per cent. who cottM not read, and 12 44-100 per cent, who could not write. The proportion of white people who could not write was 0 90-100 per cent., and of colored 4X70-1CO per cer t. The number o( persona of achool age was 18,827,331, while the number enrolled was only 9,731.821, and even of tliat number tbe actual average attendance waa only 5,30V 12. This lc to say the average at tendance was about two-thirds of tbe en rollment,or about one-thlnl of the number that should attend. In thirty-four cities ol tho United States 5 to 10 per cent. o( the child ren wore not in school at all—that Is, would never know how to read or write. More than one- ninth of the citizens of the United States were unable to read or write. Mr. Blair cited itatlstics to ehow the varying propor tions of illiterates to the whole population for several years past. The average immigration was now, he laid,equalm intelligence to the averag ■of our native people, a fact not familiar to the publie mluu. Three-fourths of the Il literate voters of the country were In the Southern States, these States hav ing one-thlnl the voten of the country. Between 1870 and 1880 there was no dlm- Inition in the proportion of illiterates to the whole population, as lhown by the census tables, *Not more than three- fourths of tbe voters, Mr. lllalr; thought, had such a measure of educa tion as to enable them intelligently to Y'Jgn the reasons for and against public measure which must come before - them, and which must ultimately be adopted or rejected by the body of the people. A number of the foremost educators of the ditferent sec- uousol the country came before tlie com mittees on education of the two houses of Congress, to advocate a legislative measure which should aid the school system of tho Wales. They bait expressed the conviction Uist many °fths States were unable to meet the difficultiesVhlch Illiteracy was impos- P*°“ them. The eafety of tbe repub lic, these gentlemen had said, is the supreme taw. „®eferring to the general induatrlal and 52“ condition of the colored population of the South, Mr. Blair declarer that it rapidly becoming worse, the people being discontented and demoralized, the young men becoming more and more dis- to violence and drifting Into a con- dltion which bodea barm to the republic unl'-ss education be brought promptly to ?c*J- When Ins land freed the slaves fn ■tamales alie paid $100,000,000 to the for- S?; r .c 7? owners, but made no provision •k—T® •’'“cation or elevation of the slaves r—PI??** 4 The result was aeen in the tluJi *9*P !rcen t- of the births in the island of Jamaica were IUegitimate. ries of members, for he was sure that the capabilities of a man suitable to take charge of the business of a great post- office were at least equal to those of any average Congressman. He declared that the species of niggardly legislation which was manifest on every pago of the bill showed conclusively to any right-minded, thinking man that the purpose of the Mil was to get up a cheap notoriety lor grand economy. jAppiauscon llepublleanside.l Several attempts to amend failed, and the committee rose and reported the bill to the House. Tho previous question be ing ordered, Mr. Ilisbee expressed his ob jections to the bill, which be characterized as a cheap bill, framed by a cheap party, through its cheap committee, upon a cheap estimate of the people of the coun- "^Ir. Townshend took tho floor to close the debate in defense of the bill, but he devoted a large part of his remarks to a personal attack upon Mr. Reed, of Maine, who obtained the floor for a few miniates to reply to Townahend’s personalities. The amendments agreed to in committee of the whole were then adopted, with the exception of that increasing by $400,000 the appropriation for the letter carrier ser vice, which was rejected—yeas 123, nays Mr. Horr moved to recommit the bill, with instructions to report it back with increased appropriations in several partic ular*. Lost—191 to 158. The bill was then passed-yeas 100, nays 77-and the House then adjourned. house. In the absence of the Speaker, the House was called to order this moaning by Mr. CRIMES OF vf®-ENCE. A Young Clrl Shot In Brooklyn—A Moth er's Dreadful Crime. [txlxgbaphed to tub associated press.] New York, March 17.—In Brooklyn to day, Miss Celia Benny, 17 years of age, was visiting the house of John Cassidy, on Sixth Avenue, Brooklyn. While Cassidy's family and guests were chatting In the par« lor, after dinner, Dennis Reilly, 30 years old, one of the party, drew a revolver and pointed it at Mary Cassidy, saying that he would mesmerize her. When she ex- THE SPRINCER COMMITTEE. A Republican Who Has Had Enough of Office. Washington, March 18.—J. M. McGrew, of Washington, formerly sixth auditor of the Treasury Department, whose duty it was to audit the expenses of the Post-office Department, was examined at his own re quest by Mr. Springer’s committee to-day. in relation to the star route investiga tions McGrevSttld he resigned his posi tion as sixth auditor June 2a, 1881, at the request of the President a»d» Secretary Windom.the former saying hottas em- — M.W.M.V.WV UUVM CUV V*- $$ IIIUUII1, lilH. ‘UIIHCI Snjlllg W » *** hibited symptoms of fear he laughed, and! >barrMsed by the statenumts of James^and turning around levelled the. weapon at MU» u ' * *'’ Runny's head and pulled the trigger. Blackburn, of Kentucky, os Breaker pro tempore. The Speaker laid -before the House a message from the Preeident trans mitting a communication from the Secre taries of War end the Navy, concerning the czpediency of offering rewards for the res cue of Meutenant Greely and party by independent eflorta of private vessels, in addition to the sending of the three ships composing the national relief expedition. Referred. Mr. Curtin, of Pennsvlvania.chairman of the committee on foreign affairs, sub mitted as s privileged question the follow ing report and resolutions: ''The resolutions adopted by the House on tho 19th of January were intended to express to the Gflrman government and people sympathy for tho death of an emi nent man who died in this country, who had served his native land as a member of ita highest legislative body, and as a trib ute of respect to his memory. While your committee is of the opinion that said reso lutions should have been received and transmitted In the same spirit of cordiality and good will by which they were prompt ed, it refrains from expressing an onimoi as to whether tlie course pursued by the authorities of tbe German empire in re gard to them was or was not in ac cordance with the proprieties governing the internal regulations of said empire, as a matter not within Its promise of consid eration. The dignified position assumed bvthe Department of State merits and will command the confidence of the coun try. fully sustaining the high character which that department has maintained since the organization of the federal gov ernment. “As to the resolutions offered on the 10th day of March, your committee Is of the opinion that they contain language, under present circumstances, superfluous and irrelevant end not mc***ai-jr or proper to [vindicate the character or dignity of this House. Your committee, therefore, re ports back said resolutions, with a recom mendation that they lie on table, and re porta the following resolutions, with the recommendation that they lie adopted as a substitute therefor: “Hrlulled, That tbe resolutions referring to tlie death of Dr. Edward Lasker, adopt ed by this House on January 19th last, were Intended as a tribute of respect to the memory of an eminent foreign states man, who had died within tlie U..Hed state, and an expression of sympathy with the German people ter whom he had been an honorable representative. “Heiotred. That the House, having no official content with the relations be tween the executive and legielative branch es of the German government, does not deem It requisite to Its dignity to criticise the maimer ot the reception of the resolu- tion.Jor the circumstances which prevented their reaching their destination, after they had been communicated through the prop er channels to the German government." | Mr. Cnrtin immediately demanded the previous question. The previous question having been or dered, Mr. Ochiltree, of Texas, rose to de bate the resolutions. He yielded to no gentleman in his esteem for, and cenfl-1 den* e in, the d'etfnguished members of loud report followed, and without uttering a word Miss Remy fell forward upon tbe ttoor deatl. the bullet having pierced her brain. Tlie screams of Mrs. Cassidy and her daughters aroused the neighborhood, and Reilly, who made no effort to escape, was handed over to the police. He seems utterly overcome with horror at the occur rence, and said that he thought the revol ver was empty. Upon examination, it was found that all the chambers bad been unloaded except tbe one from which the fatal shot had been fired. The coroner will make an investigation. Dayto*. 0., March 18.—On January 11, 1887, Christine Viett, a pretty girl of 18 years, was murdered at her home on Oak street, In this city, and no clue was ever discovered to the murder until yesterday when her brother mode known a deathbed confession that his own mother bed made these weeks ago. Several persons had been suspected of the crime, no clue had ever pointed In the direction of the mother. The disclosure causes a profound sensation. It is related by the eon as fol lows : The murdered girl had gone to call on a lady friend, and returned home an hour later than she had calculated, upon whtcli her mother, in a fit of passion, seized an axe handle and struck her on tlufhead. crushing In her skull. Appalled at her crime, the woman smeared the dead girl's face with gunpowder, and afterwards deported herself in such a manner as to en tirely elude -detection. Mental torture drove her from the scene of her crime, and she roamed through various Western cities, finally returning here several years ago. The woman was sixty-four years of age at the time of her death, and her fam ily are all dead except tbe eon who relates the dying confession. Baltimore, March 18.—The bark Lillian, Captain Rumball, which halls from Har rington, Me.,and sailed from this port yes terday morning for Havana, was the scene of a murder while proceeding, down the Chesapeake, about ten miles below An napolis. the mate. John Wilson, being stabbed and killed by a sailor, Gus Peter sen. a Swede. The murderer, with the dead body of the mate, was brought to Balti more to-day by the revenue cutter Guth rie. and Petersen was handed over to the E lice authorities and confined at tbe istem station house. Wixdsoe. Oxt„ March 16.—This morn ing at 8 o'clock two prisoners confined in the Sandwich jail for robbing the Harrow post-office, a short time ago, shot and kill< ; had said they could not proceed in the star route investigations while Mc Grow was sixth auditor. The witness testified that when he resigned he did so with the understanding that when it was proven that be was not guilty of tbe charge that he had received money, he should have a better position than lie then held- '•On Tiinp 9fl" Mcflruw r/intinmvl. "tlif On June 20, McGrew continued, President sent for me and said he had done me great Injustice, and intended making my restoration conspicuous. The following day I left for Ohio, and on July 2nd the President was shot. I never saw him again. I have not asked for anothei position. I don’t want one. I've had enough.'' THE ALABAMA MARSHAL'S OFFICE. Frank Howe, eon of ex-Postmaster-Gen- eral Howe, an assistant attorney In the Department of Justice, was examined by the 8pringer committee to-day, in fetation to the recent investigation made by him In Alabama. Examiner Wigand had made a eport of an examination of the accounts f ex-Deputy Marshal Wilson, which showed irregularities in the official con duct of that officer. Wilson afterwards appeared before Jhe Springer committee and characterized the statements of the examiner as false. He submitted a num ber of affidavits Jrom Individuals which directly contradicted tlie sworn statements S een by the same individuals to Wigand. r. Howe said he became satisfied that the report of the examiner was co^ect, and that Wilson's affidavits did not represent the truth. Among tbe aflhlatita submitted by Wilson was that of Sam IHchardson. Richardson testified before Howe that Wilson had made him drunk, tnd In that condition be staled the affidavit, the contents of which he was not acquainted with. Howe said he (bund that WUf>n, during hit term as deputy marshal, had employed 137 guards. Ot this number fifty-nine were unknown to persons acquainted in the community, of whom inquiry was made. Howe thought it possible tliat they might hare been identified had he time to continue tbe investigation. During the recess, Wilson was appointed receiver of public-moneys in Alabama, His nomination was sent to tbe Senate early in tlie-sesslon, and la sttU pending there. DISABLED CONFEDERATES. (TELEORArHCD TO TIIE ASSOCIATED FKESS.j London, March 18.—Tho House of Com mons continued In session all night de bating the supply hill. Early In tho morn ing Mr. T. M. Ifcaly, member for Mona ghan, observed that the Leaguers, who had no birds to shoot, were prepared to oppose the appropriation bill, Hon. Ed ward Syulph Stanley (Liberal) was over heard to exclaim, “They have landlords!" Mr. Healy appealed to the chairman against this language, and Mr. Stanley withdrew the expression. The house ad journed at 5:45 a. id. FOREIGN AFFAIRS. s „ , sSuakim, March 18.—The spirit of Osman * Digna and Rome of his fanatical adherent* Is far from being broken. He has return ed with as many as two thousand followers to the neighboiliood of his former encamp* Clad.tone's Health Broken—Speeches J"®" 1 - He adopts tho same tone in Ills on St. Patrick's Day—Operations I intercourse with his people, and is urging In Egypt—Union Against them to ftTeligious war. He assures them the Anarchists, Etc. that In a third battle success will be theirs, but the tribes are much demoralized, as they reflect upon tlie full significance of their crushing defeat. Osman does not hesitate to make use cf stem measures to make any of his followers who show ligns of disaffection. Two sheiks who attempted to leave the camp have been placed in chains. Ad miral Hewitt's proclamation oflering a re ward for Osman's head has reached the hands of the sheiks with him. They read it and spumed it with supreme contempt. Osman's scouts, to the number of 150, are watching close about Handub. They are under orders to kill all stragglers whom they meet, whether they are English, or belong to friendly tribes. London, March 18.—A boat has left Shendy to try to open communication with General Gordonlat Khartoum. Seebchr Pa*ha has offered to go to Khartoum to assist General Gordon, on condition that he be allowed to to take funds to raise a force of 1,500 blacks. The Cairo govern ment recommends England to accept Beebehr’s offer. Alexandria, March 19.—The racn-of- war Condor and Myrmidon have suddenly departed lor Suakim. Cairo, March 19.—The Egyptian finances are in a critical condition. 81r Charles Rivers Wilson, secretary and controller general of the naval office. London, and formerly English financial controller ii Egypt, is engaged in examining them. A further advance of the British in the 8ou dan is imminent. General Graham is in favor of continuing the campaign. He thinks tho rebellion not yet crushed. London, March 19.—The tribal rising in Egypt is universal from Kassala to Berber. Tlie Arabs between Khorosko and Assou an are also beginning to revolt. Sheik Soloman, with a section of tlie Iladdendo- was, who fought at El Teb, will reoccupy Pnttm’i fort tinef TrlnlrUat __.Jed jailer Lelch and fatalfy wounded tumkev Davie. They then made their es cape. The Windsor police force and c number of cltixene of Sandwich and Wind •or, heavily armed, arc scouring tbe coun ty in search of the murderers. Wurosoa, March 18.—Kennedy, one of the murderers of taller Lelch. was captured on a ferrv boat just as he was about to cross to Detroit. O'Callaghan, the other murderer, Ii still at large. AN IMPORTANT DECISION. Virginia Not Entitled to n Deposit Under the Law or 1830. I Washington, March 17.—A decision was rendered by tho Supreme Court of the Un ited Statee today of an important State claim case, which stands on the original docket as “Ei-parte the Commonwealth of Virginia.” This is a petition for a writ ot mandamus to compel the Secretary of the Treasury to deposit with the State of Virginia the aunt of $732,800, which is Ita proportional part of the fourth Installment of public money which by an act entitled an act to regulate deposits of the public money,” approved June 12, 1838, the Sec retary of the Treasury was directed to de posit with the States a surplus of revenue. The court holds, first, that the act created no debt or legal obligation upon the part of the United Statee to the States accent ing Its terms, and only made provision for the foreign affairs committee, and ordlna- deport temporarily with the Statee. rily be was dtaposed to rely on their ludg- , u bj,ctto recall by the government, ^■^but this affair bad gone heyonil the - " - . -rr — Jamaica were Ulegitimate. M >okin 5 on the subject broad- 3r,. “• thought that for much rr-niS Jlffiorance which existed in the United States the whole country was to fi®? **tent rrspon-ih!o, because the States were not alone In the re- JPptawfity for the existenre of slavery and «• existence of the nation waa as dependent on Intelligence as waa the I^T-tuiiyof the Stales, the nation as a “•gSSilS SES££ lnJi,r " cn ‘ to conclusion of Mr. Blair’s speech, went Into executive session, journeT' Uie ,Je °” " crc ROUSE. u AUhe expiration of the morning hour, °* Illinois, moved that *b -nto committee on tlie post- vtrid .•fft'uprUUun bill, and declined to Wislieli*. cUFfin, of Pennsylvania, who DortrS ff ‘fl’Oriunlty to submit tho re- the m.iu! “Mra committee on SJjg&XSh rao,uUon - *v U *t$? ren * to committee ot °* ^*de‘*the^a°o? soLi?‘'o •kc'arin'd it j Which ha-l framed the '■taitasmii ll ‘" "■‘k' “I lon-i-t.-iiv ■a t.- A-ur»cutting d.»:h- ment: but this affair had gor.» ...v domain of red tape and circumlocution. It had assumed a phase which called on each ami every Representative to look to it that his individual honor and dignity were preserved, and In cluing so to defend tho dignity of the jieople. It was not be coming the dignity of this body to enter into explsnations of the meaning of the original resolutions. They s|>cke for themselves, and the apologetic tone of the pending resolutions was unworthy of the representatives of this great nation. Mr. Ochiltree then went on to deliver a eulogy on the high ability and noble character of lutsker. Among the men who had raised their voices for the amelioration of the condition of the people of the old world, none were more cousicicuoiis than I .Asker, He had raised himself to high position in o country where heretofore only those of high lineage hast obtained eminence. He hail not advocated radicalism or socialism, but constitutional freedom. I an author and thinker alone, waa entitled to the tribute K id him In the resolutions of the House. • compliment to Lasker was a rebuke to tbe German chancellor, because they were antitheses of each other. The present incident of itself showed of what bate metal tbe latter was moulded. He had ever been a flatterer and sycophant to royalty, who had never lost an opiwrtunity to denounce popular aovereignty. Tbe proudest boast of this man of blood and Iron was that he had served the royal family of I'rtusla for half a century. Well might title K roud anil haughty Instrument of despot- tu seek to shut out American principles from the hearts of the German people. The principles of absolute imperialism could not withstand the moral power of Arneri- can freedom. After speeches by Messrs. Durster, of Wiecounifn, Phelps and Curtin, the reso lutions were adopted without a division, although an unsuccessful effort was made to have tbe yeas and nays ordered. llr. Curtin submitted the following fur ther report relative to the memorial of the Liberal Union of tlie German Parliament: "Tlie resolution contained In this memorial expresses to just an appreciation of tbe action of tlie House and so cordial a wish for the prosperity of our country, and of the two nations, that it la deemed proper to make a fitting acknowledgment. The committee therefore recommends the adoption of the following resolutions: “tteioUrd, That the House cordially re ciprocates the wishes ot the Liberal Union members of the German Parliament fora cIom union of the two nations, and recog nizes their graceful appreciation of its sympathy with those who mourn tbe loss <* Edward Lasker. “Retailed, That the House accepts these resolutions and directs that they he spread on the journal." After a repetition of the ilebata which had Just ended upon the former resolu- •£5 lions, the latter resolutions were adopted ” T . "ix I without a division. I Mr. Turner, of Georgia, chairman of Uie 3 foJok Committee on elections reported a molu- SEES tiuti in tbe contested election caseofGar- ! ri son vs. Mayo, from the firstCongrssslon *¥“?«“ al districtof Virginia, declaring the eon- iSTlSa tratant (Garrison) entitled to the seat He ‘ jf, ‘ i asked for Us immediate consideration, hot v ’ the sitting member (Mayo) desiring I make . speech In his own bihelf, tbs mi 1st was |-»tpotted till to-moeTosr. —Tlie Karl of Buckingham-ldr .. . , surplus revenue of tlie United States. Second, that the original act authorized ths deposits to |hcniade out of surplus revenue in the treasury on the first day of January. 1837. The act of October 22d, 1837. postponed the deposit of the fourth installment until January 1. 1839, and when that time arrived that Installment could not lie deposited because tlie condition of the treasury at that time did not admit of Usl being done. But Congress has not made the fourth installment a charge upon the revenue arising in the treasury since Janu ary I, 1839, and tbe necretary lias no power to apply the present rerenue to meet tlie fourth installment without authority of an act of Congress. The petition for a writ of mandamus b de nied. Opinion bv Justice Harlan. L Under tlie act ot 1878, to whtcheonstruc- tion has thus been given by the court, there was de|iotlted with the states, then twenty-six In number, the sum of $28,101,- 611. This sum has ever since been carried upon the books of ths treasury as an asset, but unavailable. The fourth installment. If it bad been paid, would hare increased this sum to $37,488,858. Ths only State which has followed the example of Vir ginia in Instituting proceedings to enforce the deposit of the fourth installment Is the State of Arkansas, which recently made a formal demand upon the Secretary of the |Trea»ury. ST. PATRICK'S DAY. IrxLXoairniD to tbe associated nuna-J Washinoton. D. C., March 17.—"God was good to the Irish" today, for the weather everywhere in the country, so far as heard from, was all that could be de sired, and the celebration ot St. Patrick' day was as universal as the good weather. In Washington aline procession marched through the streets and was reviewed by President Arthur as it passed Uie White House. In New York it U estimated that r ) to 10,0911-ersons were In the proces- , beaded by tlie UBtli regiment, and tbe streets were thronged with spectator*. In llrooklrn Uie numbers in the line o$nirch end of spectators were a little less than In New York. Similar reports are at hand from Chicago, Philadelphia and other great centres of populstfon. Tbe day was more generally observed in Balti more than for soma years previous. A grand high mast was ctltbrated at St. Pat rick's Church, and Mons’ffoor Capel preached a panegyric sermon. Nothing whatever occurred to mar the pleasure ot the day has been reported. Tlie day was observed quietly In Canada. There were no parades but religious services, society meetings and banquets were held every where. A Movemenr to Procuro Them a Homs. [TELEOBAFRED TO TBE ASSOCIATED PEZSS.j New York, March 19.—Gen. Jno. B. Gordon, has Invited the ex-Confederata soldiers now In New York to meet lilm at the St. James Hotel to-morrow night for a conference with a deputation from tbe Grand Army of the Republic, iu Cue Inter est of a home for disabled Cortfcdernte sol diers. This movement is In aid of one in augurated at Richmond. Adjutant Berry, ol tlie Phil Kearney Tost, and Capt. Spitaer, of the R. E. Ian; Camp, Richmond, are hero on the same business. They are accompanied by Mr. Mlngrcsscr, of Lincoln Post, New Jersey, and bv Gen. James O'Beirne, of Farragut Post, Grand Army of the Republic, of N aw York, They are making arrangements in regard to a fair to bs held at Richmond In aid ol this cause. In Brooklyn to-day very aattafactory progress has been made with the aid and co-opersUon of Major Walker. Col. Mo Leen, postmaster, and other representa tives at the Grand Army of the Republic in B-.ooldyn arc forwarding the project. THE MISSISSIPPI RI8IN0. Tho High Wa-er Mark at New Orleans Already Reached. [telkobafued to the ASSOCIATED FEEZE.] New Orleans, March 13.—The river here rose fire Inches during the past twen ty-four hours, and Is now at tbe high water mark of 1874. The rain continues, with occasional heavy showers. High winds prevail and the weather 1s unfavorable for the lerees. A small break occurred in the Carrollton levee to-day, but it was soon closed. New Orleans, March 18.—A dlijialcli to the Pirutfune from Baton Rouge says a crevasse has occurred at Viola plantation, six miles above West llatan llouci- ferry in what Is known as Mulatto TnE CABINET. London. March 17.—Rumors are current in the lobbies of the House of Commons tliat the resignation of Mr. Gladstone ami other members of the government has been nnder consideration at three cabinet councils. The majority of the cabinet arc In favor of tbe prolongation of the occupa tion of Egypt, to which Mr. Gladstone is opposed. To-day’s bulletins regarding Mr. Gladstone’s health say he is suffering from laryngial catarrh, and that ho re quires rest and care. London, March 17.—The air is full of ru mors of dissension in the cabinet, the res ignation of Mr. Gladstone and the dissolu tion of Parlismcnt. The fact is that Mr. Gladstone it suffering from a catarrhal fester and is too hoarse to speak. There arc undoubtedly differences in tbe ministry as r*gardt the length to which Great Britain should go in Egypt, bat not enough to cause a split. The ministerialists are confi dent that, whatever happens, Mr. Glad stone will insist upon a final decision of Parliament on the franchise question. In the House of Commons to-day the Marquis of Hartington, secretary of state for war, announced that he hail telegraph ed to Admiral Hewitt, askinghim whether be had offered a reward for Osman Dig- na's head, and warning him not to issue such a proclamation without consulting Sir Evelyn Baring, the EngUshjminlsier at Cairo. The Dai'fy AVirz, .in recounting the de bate of Saturday in the House of Com mons, predicts an early resignation of the cabinet and asserts that the existence of the government and of Parliament Is pre carious and in hourly jeopardy. The Echo says Mr. Gladstone's worry Is retarding his recovery. It urges him to maintain the polity of refusing to annex or to protect theBoudan, notwithstanding the objections of his colleagues In the cabinet. Mr. Gladstone’s career, it says, is drawing to a close, and we hone it will end in a manner worthy of his fame. Tbe St. Jamei Gazette asserts that a seri ous cabinet crisis is Imminent. The Sou- dsn trouble, it says, is not Uie only ques tion about which there is disagreement. The evening edition of the Standard The evening edition of the Standard re proaches Parliament for breaking the Sab- baUiby its sitting uniil 6 o'clock Sunday forenoon. ANOTHER NIHILIST ATTEMPT. Loxdon, March 17.—A box of powder, landing, tn what Is known as Mulatto levee. The break at last accounts was forty feet wide and six feet deep, and was widen ing rapidly. The embankment near the crevasse averages eight feet in height and Is buUt of sandy materials. The water will Inundate a number of famous planta tions, Including Viola, Magnolia, Poplar Grove and Anchorage—in fact all down to Plaqueminc. It Is thought that the open ing can be closed. The rain, which has fallen since noon yesterday, continues to pour in a deluge. Baltimore Mothoaiats. Baltimore. March 17.—At the annual conference of tho Methodist Episcopal Church. Sooth, this morning, the with drawal of Ret- R. J. Glister from tbe con ference and from further connection with the ministry of tbe Methodist ~ ' Baltimore Methodists. Baltimoee, March 18.—At the annual conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, to-day, Bishop Wilton pre siding, the joint board of finance presented their annual report. For the year the to tal figures ware: Anassmenta (or the bishops' (and $1,200, paid $1,084: assess, ment for the superannuated fund $6.3-ji, paid $5,508: assessment for tbe educa tional land*l.uM, paid$1,300; biblecause collected, I24A7L The report of the Sun day-school board showed the following figures: Sunday-schools 488, officers and teachers 4,827, scholar* 23,862, expenses $10,382. Storm In Louisiana. New Oblkax*. Math 18.—A special to tbe Picayune from Morgan City, La., sajrs A terete storm occurred here this mom Ing. Several small buildings were demol ished and a number of roofs damaged. The Presbytcriau church was moved from Ita foundation. A church at Berwick was completely wrecked. Much nqrlcty is felt here concerning the levees between tbe mouth of the Red river and Donaldson- ville. | Little Children Murdered. Acocsta, Ga„ March 18.—The Chronicle has Information from ifcBean. twenty miles from here, on the Georgia Central railway, that about 9 o'clock this morning two little colored children were brutally murdered and two others mortally wound ed on the place of A. Usher. Tlie father and mother were in the field at work when the crimes were committed. There Is no clue to the perpetrators. Death of an Axed Negro. Niagara. Osr..March 17—Hooey Brown (colored), aged 121 years, died here to-day. He was boro <>n the plantation of Lionel Canton, on the James river, near James town. Vi., and when fifty-five years old escaped to Canada, where be has lived ever since. He claimed to remember Gan. George Washington, and said that on one occaAon he drove that grp Item to Wash! with fuse attached, has been discovered in the poatoffice at Birmingham. AX EXPLANATION ASKED. London, March 17.—Gen. Graham and Sir Evelyn Baring have been asked for an explanation concerning the proclamation offering a reward for Osman Digna’s ln-ad. Admiral Hewitt and CapLSpccdy, wlm arc going on a mission to King John of Vuv. sinia, have been authorized to offer tin king a strip of Red Sea coast south ol Don- sola, with two porta, excludlngMassowah, a large section of southern Soudan, and a permanent treaty of friendship with Eng- TEE INTO STATION Or CATTLE. Manciiestie. March 17.—A meeting was held at the town ball to-dajr to protest against tlie raatriction placed upon the im portation of foreign cattle. Messrs. Jacob Bright and John Stagg, members of Par liament, made earnest and able speeches In furtherance of the object of the meeting, and supported a resolution, which was passed, condemning the House of Lords far med dling with the contagious diseases in ani mals bill. United States Consul Shaw de clared that American cattle and food pro ducing animals were tlie best fed and watered and the healthiest In the world. A similar meeting was held at Salford, at which Messrs. Armitageand Arnold, mem bers of Parliament, were present. L-EION AGAINST THE DTSAMiTKES. London, March 17.—At the British for eign office nothing has been hsard In rela tion to the reported proposals of Germany forananarchilt extradition treaty. The urge a union owert against 'ational Gazette says: e powers are preparing to com bat tbe Anarchist plague with all their means and energy-. The question of poli tical asylum is to be put to trial, and no Anarchist will be allowed to claim political Immunity If he baa attacked life or pro perty." GLADSTONE S CONDITION WOSSE. Loxdon, March 18.—At 8 o'clock this evening it waa announced that Gladstone's condition was rather worse, FABLIAMENT. London, March 18.-In the House of Commons to-dar the army estimates bill waa passed. The amount appropriated la £4,230,0 0. V In connection with it, the Marquis ot Hartington stated that the clastic terras of the service and tbe boon- ties were inducing man to prolong the pe riod of their^foreign service, and had at tracted the past year more than 33,800 re cruits. This was the largest number ever known In ona year. Regarding the heavy naval ordnance tn process of construc tion, he says that three guns of 110 loos, BIBB IN THE WAR. A Brief Record of the Mllitarr CompaiMeo In the Confederate service From this County. JACKSON .-.ETILLIST. The Jackson artillery was the flwt Geor gia organization ordered Into the field at the beginning of the late war. Thoroughly equipped, well drilled and presenting an eminently military appearance, it ottered to the Chief Executive of the State the finest opportunity to secure, at short notice, a defensive corps in thn excit ing days which preceded the firing on Sumter. On the 21th of January we find the Jackson Artillery en route f.>r St. Simon's Island. The Journal and Jflcuea- ger (weekly) of Wednesday, January 30, 1801, speaks of their departnro on tin- pre vious Thursday, and reproduces clippings from the Savannah press complimentary to their promptness and soldier^ appear ance. Tbe roll of the company upon Ils first departure from Macon was as follows. Names of those who are known to Ik* dead are italicized: Captain—Theodore Parker. First lieutenant—John T. Boifrailtet. Second UeutCHant—George A. Dure. Third lieutenant—John H. Chnaming. Fourth lieutenant—Chattel E. Niibet. Ensign—Frank S. Bloom. Surgeon—H. A. Mettauer. First sergeant—/. II. King. Second sergeant—F. Herzog. Third sergeant—Christopher Mach old. Fourth sergeant—N. Binswanger. Fifth sergeant—A. A. Menard. First corporal—.1. F. Herzog. Second corporal—/. Smith. Third corporal—/. King. Fouth lieutenant—F. Reichert. Fifth lieutenant—W. Schell. Secretory and treasurer-.!. W. Black- shear. Quartermaster—John Jaugrtellcr. Privates—J.'51. Nelson, J. H. Otto, F. Mourer, R. Magill, Henry Chriituphcr, James T. Nisbct, William C. Wilson, Valentine Kalin, Lucius B. Stone, Jamei G. Price, A. M. Rou lnnd, Anthony SchifijJohn W. Pierce. John Dugan. If. Bates, P. B. Whittle, David McDesmond. S. McIntyre, J. W. Scheerer, I)avM Uo—. E*. J. Nisbet, Phil Bender, /. Morris, O. W. Reese, (ftorge Pike, S. H. irathfngion, Thomas A. Heurton, II. C. Taylor. M. G. Lynch, N. 8. llowen, Eugene Jefferi, A. Munch, W. L. Wooten, Alonzo Ray, A. Reid, D. Jenkini.J. Raiurg.C. F. J. M. Alley, G. E. Rich, Ira Anderson, W. W. Brazeal, IF. C. II. Cooper, Allen Adams, IP. A. Williamson, Chrii. J ■ w<- tetter, W. N. Barry, F. F. Bohns, /. B. Arnold, D. Abraham, Harry Knit, P. Dewberry, O. S. Brenn, G. It. Foilt r, C. SeAisrsfsin,W. W. Parker, E. C. Oiler,/. C. Brown. After three months duty outlie illand, tho Jackson Artillery returned to ! and re-organized, with Georgs A. Baker Pasha’s fort near Trinkitat Osman Digna’s force around Tamaneib has increased by 3,500. Only two sheiks have gone to Suakim, and their tribe- are small, numbering less than 1,500 combat ants. Tho troops under Colonel Stewart, now at Handout), are suffering from tiie intense heat and tho brackish water. It will be impossible lor them long to maintain that position. Gen. < iraham has asked for an increase ot cavalry and a tx tter commissary. 11c urges ati early decision cither to order an advance of the reinforced army against Sinkitat or to withdraw aU to Suakim. Three great tribes, the Huggar, Blsharecs and Batakhcers, have risen nnd occupy the Nile from Duetn to Shendy. It is ru mored at Dongola that the garrisons under Lupton Bey in ti.e province of Ilahr Ga zelle have surrendered nnd been massa cred. Loxdox, March 19.—Mr. Vincent, the Khedive's financial advisor, had a confer ence to-day with Mr. Childers, chancellor of the exchequer, and Earl Granville, for eign secretary, relative to the Egyptian financial rctorm system projected by Nu- bar Pasha ami Sir Evelyn Baring. Mr. Vincent raised his demand for a loan to six million ponnds sterling. Mr. Glad stone _ -himself assumes charge of Egyptian finance pro rein., and wfUnave a conference on tlie subject, . on Friday with Sir. Vincent and Mr. Cnll- ]‘. v.-.ihhs, Jr. first lieutenant-T. L. Mas der- ( senburg, second lieutenant. There were ( further - banip-A in tie- organization. Wi BUBIUIIUI UAtiamt papers of Berlin urge tiie European powei dynamiters. Tbe Xatioi •Tb© master’s plantation 1 dngtoo, D. C. . ty yc , U tbe of tbe Brit- ■F Episcopal ■ Cburth, Hoatto, was accepted. U is retire- north ol 1 ment from tbe conference created quite a and bad •*n«ation. It if understood that ' coms«*v t him*«'U with th- l*ruU‘*tj 4. pal Church* Hu with I** al the Central Methodii A Drunken Brute Shot by Hla WM KsoxtiukTesi., March 17.—A named McKinney waa to-day r ahot and i wife at Newcomb, sixty mile* oxrillr. McKinney wm drunk en abusing his children. Hi* red. when ne turned on her. own and >«gan choking her. UUU| IIC smjm IUB4 UMEC suit* Iiv HUM, the most powerful In the world, three ot sixty-three Urns, and three of forty-three ton* would be finished during the present year. Lord Edmond Fitzmaurii-e, under for eign secretary, announced that the inter ruption of the telegraphic communication between Shendy and Khartoum still con tinues. The last despatch received from General Gordon was dated March 11. One scene in the lobbies of the House of Commons this evening, when numerous committees srere sitting, was of a most unusual character. Clerks and porters carrying bags and boxes to the committee rooms were stopped by the police and the parcels subjected to a thorough examina tion, so at to prevent the possibility of the introduction ot dynamite. THE SWOLLEN MISSISSIPPI. Immense Damage Being Done br Over- flonlns Waters. TEI.EGRVFIIED TO TEE ASSOCIATED rSESO.] New Oeleans, March 19.—A special to the Timet-Demorrat from Baton Rouge says: The Governor today received a dta- paicli from Bayou Sara lo the effect that all hop* of saving any part of Morgan’s levee has been abandoned, ami that the crevasse will toon be a mite wide, with probably an average depth of ten feet. A dispatch to tba Governor irom Thibe- daux son tbe Jamtaon crevasse, thr* mile* above that town on the left bank of Bayou Lafouche, ts still running at a terri ble rata, and immense damage to planters la the result. An appeal U made to the ■.elenala wlfk SET j) [ oil CO.ViMRATOIW SEIZED# Madrid, March 17.—Tbe conspirators who were arrested yesterday and Saturday had formed a plot to seize the palace at some time when the ministers were assem bled and King AUonso presiding. Several of the prisoners have been liberated for lack of evidence. Madrid, March 17.—The total number of persons arrested Is twenty-two. The news papers, El Program and El Purtenier, were seised, and will be prosecuted (or at tacking public institutions. BELGIUM. an orncsB disgrace- himself. Belgium, March 17.—A army officer of high grade, well known at a skillful swords man and crack pigeon shot, has been detected cheating at cards. 111s gains in during one week were very large. Heat once offered to resign, but his resignation waa refused and an Investigation has been ordered. CANADA. ATTEMPT TO HIRE LEODLATOES. Toronto, Ont., March 17.—In the Onta rio Legislature to-night ths speaker an nounced that three of the members had been offered bribes to vote against the flovernment. Two of the leaders In the conspiracy to oust the Liberal government, named Lynch and Kirkland, wore arrested and taken to Jail to-night FRANCE. TIIE LATEST FROM TOEqUIM, Palis, March 10.—The French Advance root Uac-Ninh has begun. General Doltata s marching up Tbolnguyer and General Negrier upon Laugsoo. Pamis March 19.—The govarnmsnt has decided to occupy upper Tonquln as (are the Chinese frontier. The HmMiqne Franca!ir says: "France can treat with China only upon the basis of an indemnity and the recognition from China of French supremacy over the whole of Tonquin.” Londox, March 19.—The government has given orders (or the detention of the Chinese ram Nakin, which b now in the Tyne loading with Armstrong guns, pend ing an inquiry whether her action can be conatruedma al trail ty. transfer . members to other companies. Tho roll of the ra-orgnu!xed company cannot now l»- obtained. The files of tin- Daily TELRoRArti for 1881 hare Iwcn destroyed, and the W'r.EKL) Jocenal and Mk-sxnoru d<x-3 not give tin- roll. The company returned to St. Simon’s Island in August, and remained in tliat neighbor hood until March, IMS, when itwas order ed back to Macon. In Macon tlie com pany remained until 3fay l<i, twig. It WI i breach of the lavra ot neu- wiT ordered to Chattanooga unch* & SWITZERLAND.' Beene. March 19.—The Swiss federal council has decided to grant the extradi tion of Anarchists whenever this la asked. Otherwise the Anarchists will be expelled from the country. Tit* Cattt* Dlssas*. Tomka, March 19.—In the Senate this mornings re-olut:on was adopted provid ing for the appointment ot a cotemittee of sevtn to investigate the cattle disease question. IntbeMouse a -pedal commit tee of fifteen on th* governor's message was appointed, and they shortly after reported a bill on tlie cattle disease. A bill waa also Introduced accepting the K erens of any act pavs-* 1 hi Cuugreoi ou the abject of th* cattle diaxue. Chicago, March 19.—A special to the Jouriu^ from Springfield, Ill-., say* D. K. Salmon, veterinarian of the department of agriculture, telegraphs from Kinsley, Kansas, as follows: “Tba foot and mouth disease at Neosho b not spreading. No contagious disease in coon- tin farther west. Dr. Ranch, secretcry of tbe State Board of Health, has reported from Xenia, Clay county, Illinois, that twenty hood of cattle have recently died on the farm uf 1L 8. Forth, in Wayne county, adding that no doubt they died of tho loot awf mouth disease. Dr. PMison, State veterinarian, has gone to investigate the matter. General Kirby Smith, in ltr.i.-g By a singular fatality, from tbe fib- TriKGKAnt for l-.Jom- p;i|--r w.i- ted. that of May 17,1 and ng.iin th- company’s roll was lost, the weekly piqK-r again failing to publish it Thecorapany went to Chattanooga nnd took part in the fight at that place. Also In the light- r.t Battle Cr--;'k, Stevenson, Hartevtlla, Mtutumbo re, where Masscnburg cams into command, Captain Dure having been mad* snperintaodant of the M > and Brunswick railroad. It was al-o ac tively engaged tn ths battles of Chlcam auga, Lookout Mountain ami Missionary Ridge, At tlie latter place Lieut. G. B. For-ter was killed, and tlie entire battery was lost. Refurnished with a battery, the company wascng.ged.at llesaca ami in the battles of the Georgia campaign from Dalton to Jonmboro. Transferred to MobOo, th* Jockaoo Ar tillery was engaged ht lhadofu-- that harbor, where it lost seventeen men and upon tbecaptureof the< itv, all of ita r,gl and records. The guns befng in the forti fications were, of courae, also lost. A rem nant Of the company escaped through the marshes, and surrendered with Gen. Dick Taylor at Meridian, Miss., in May. Many Interesting event* are ooanccted with the immediate history of this com pany. Theitredtal would occupy more space than tlie character ol this mere out line will permlL Two, however, s.-em worthy of mention. At Lookout Mountain a purrofrgnn be longing to the battery burat while belli* fired, wounding eight or ten men standing near It. The ahell from tlie gun exploded near the depot in Chattanooga, three miles away, and m the midst of Gen. Thomas a stall, killing and wounding eleven me*. At th.- h.i’.’.l.*..! Miveionury Kid/e. >vrgt. Willis Price, acting gunner, aini'-l at an«l Will, d with i*-hv.il i ■ •• nited eradv in- cing at the head of Ids command a mile distant. [Note—'This sketch will be kept in type, nnd additions os suggestsd between to- day and Thursday will be included m i when republished in the weekly edition of the TxLxuRAPn.] FROM SAVANNAH. State authorities (or materials with which, t °Ngw*iraLKANs,*Msrcb 19.--The wootbor ttmOEfifcag. U clear and pleasant. The river has re- From a Wwhinftou Letter, ceded an Inch, and is now an inch 1» l rw ! President Arthur is on Kplicjpolian. tbs high water mark. At Baton Rouge; is aim the K-vretary of State and the At- the river boa .Ucline.1 thr-- inches, toroey-Generol. Secretary Folrer Is ■ and at Vicksburg It bos risen nine imhes. bra* t-asaga Presbyterian. Bocretary I croraasa above Baton Rouge is n-w Chandler;- a Unitarian. Secretary Lin- 125 f-» t wide and i- rapidly r. ..-ing. , In attends tho Frejbjrtertan church, a» I ifi. .:b>rla t>» eloat the Dayi- revv— i.H-. ale) I’,-tllilMI-r-Gen*rat_Urt~ am omrtiaMEi ant the OMtionk I* uloroMfogiii^ 1 who, tt la said, is o£ tho BMP S a :■ -a I* li'-t! parted. j Rocky M A Country R**ldanc* Burn.d—#t. Pat rick's Day Celebration. [•FZCLVL TELEGRAM.] Savannah, March 17.—Last night, shortly before 12, the handsome »ubur>-m residence of L. V. Gibb*, at M mg- merv, ten milct from the city, v as d< str.ijred by fire, tos**b*r with all the furniture and effects. The family ii In New Orleans on a visit Tho place was set on fire, but there is no clue to the incendiary. St Patrick's Day was celebrated with great enthusiasm. Th# largest procession in years travelled the street*. To-night tEvaral Eodatioi have banquets. The Land of Flower*. Mrs. M. B. Donne!*, of Arred -n-U Fia., say*: “Norman’s Neutralizing tordial I; a splendid medicine. II has cured me of ■ —■- —■ • -■— better than I have above comes from a ‘ i her "three dyspepsia and I sleep In twenty roan. The lady who bos lived m l Of th< Plain Old Enni.su New York Commercial-Adi *rtt« An old mi Ilia tar in Ohi*» se«n.e$I (wpo-e-l lo an educated ministry. ••Why, my -bretberiu. cv#*//«" who Is going to pre.cn IMHE no ntr t.) some codaMno study amf What * -1 t - I w bv. n--t A *•••• So. IV..'r v. I P. I " oM ■agltsh, and soU f-