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Weekly Telegraph and Messenger. ^TABLiSBED 1826 Georgia physicians. ^ uCOICAL fraternity of the F STATE IN SESSION. .„,. F lf t h Annual Convention of the Medical Aaeoclatlon of O ramie. JM Day Of the Seeelon—What Wat ssid and Done Yeaterdny by the Di»tlngul»h®d Doctor®. material interest to our brotherhood, but! we have come to see you, to shake hands with you and sit down in pleasant places to reason together as brethren. Yes, sir, we have come to do a'l these and more; we have come to eat your bread, and to drink your wine, and to look upon the faces of your beautiful women, who like so many precious jewels glitter all over the bosom of your beautiful Hill City. They are God’s last, best and noblest gift to man, and the poet has fittingly a id that They were formed to bless the life of man And share Ida care, To soothe Ids breast when keen distress Hath lodged a poisoned arrow there. In conclusion now, sir, I will say that for this three days' session we are yours „ lirtv flfih annual convention of the trnlv. ..uinhlnl \V F ^jroKramme was then read by Dr. Dr. T. F. Walker, of Cochran, moved that the clergy and press of thecity of Ma con be Invited to Kate on the flour. Car ried. At this stage ol the proceedings, Dr. K. P. Moore, the president, rose and severed Ilia oflicial connection from the associa tion. In retiring from the presidency.be said: "Sixteen years ago, when f left the fos tering care of my almamater, nnd cast my frail barque ii|»n the turbulent stream of a professional life, I felt like one upon a broad and expanseless sea without chart or compass. In the chilly darkness of that stormy period I naturally looked out for some friendly lighthouse along the shore. Across tile breaking waves came the gleaming light of the Medical Association of Georgia; and to her inviting haven I bent my oars. Under her watch-care I was kindly received, and for fifteen years I liuve annually looked forward to her com ing sessions with pleasurable anticipations of no ordinary character. During those years the meeting with familiar faces, and have asts. of wiliral Association^ Georgia assembled Ltsrday morning at 11 o'clock in the J'Loitlic Superior Court. The presi- vTpr. K. P. Moore,of Macon, was pres- „,,nd assumed the duties of the chair. S..«s-retary, Dr. James A. Gray, of At- u n u and the treasurer, Dr. K. C. Oood- *1, of Augusta, being also present, the L.iinc was promptly organized, and the 1Jfkr of exercises begun. Dr. A. J. Battle, 'ye,it of Mercer University, offered rner at the conclusion of which the ideal introduced I)r. W. F. Holt, of ttiscity. who delivered the following neat address of welcome; U. President and Gentlemen of the Uedi- ulAuoeiation: The city of Macon but ..I,-,Vmes her own once more when she ex- ends to the Medical Association of Geor- £ a sincere and cordial greeting. Thirty, fife vests hare passed, years fraught with Ihe vicissitudes o! sorrow, suffering and rc- newed prosperity to many of our southern . homes since in this city and in a hall the reunions which I have en; •cross vonder street, the Medical Assucia- been to ntc genuine annual tionof Georgia was called into existence. ~ ' In looking over this assembly, I note only a few of those who were present at that meeting aacl assiated in its organization. They will give you whispers from the store houses of their memories; will tell you with what serious doubts and misgivings, with what anzinus solicitude they watched its growth and progress during the early nan of itseiistelfce, how at times its early ■mise was seriously threatened, and con fidently predicted, what incessant care and MACON, ^11 DAY. AIM 1IL 18, 1K84. FROM WASHINGTON. rodrafted. and the question persistently urged before the General Assembly. He tbouglii it would be a good idea to incor* pomte a clause, authorizing to be turned over to the medical institutions the unclaimed bodies of all per* tons, for anatomical purposes. After all, he maintained, it was merely a question of sentiment. Dr. Durzell moved that the same sub jects be recommitted to the same commit tees, and the suggestions of the reports be pursued. Carried. Through Dr. Durzell, chairman of the board of censors, the association received the report made on the applications*tor membership into the body. Many names were accepted, and upon the payment of the regular dues, added to the “register.” After some few announcements, the as sociation adjourned to 3 o’clock. AFTERNOON SESSION. The association re-assembled at the ap pointed hour, and immediately proceeded to business. Reports of special committees were con tinued. Dr. J. A. Gray, chairman of the com mittee on publication, submitted the ex penditure, made in that department (lur ing the past year. His report was re- VOLUME LVIII-NO. 19. The Bankruptcy Bill Discusse son’s Tadff BUI Taken up by Of 140 to 138—Speeches Morrison und Others. earnest attention were necessary to nour ish the constantly flickering and oft times nearly extinguished Maine of the little aursling's life. Hut to-day, thanks to the unremitting exertion of the profession, wc behold it full grown, strong and vigorous, an institution worthy of our veneration ind support. It it then, gentlemen, with peculiar pride and pleasure that upon this jje tl.irly-liftli anniversary of ita existence, and in this city of its birth, that in behalf of the committee of 'arrangements and the medical profession of Macon I extend to you a cordial greet ing and a hearty welcome to our city and to our horn a. Seven years have elapsed riace we hid the pleasuro of greeting you in our midst. We are glad to see you and aspect much pleasure from your vist. and sincerely wish each and ail of you to feel at home—at liberty to go when and where your inclination prompts you. While .we cannot show you a harbor (lied willi vessels, floating the representa tion of sails of almost every nation on the globe, nor to a canal bearing on its turbid waters the products of the country, nor to a Slate house [that some of us think ought tebeheret with its luaaaive blocks of granite and marble, yet we do claim to possess the educational city of Georgia —a city of literary culture, of colleges anil Wa will point you to We ...... oldest female college in the world—with ita magnlAcent building anq commanding locztion-a building, handsome not only in Its exterior, but perfect in iti internal arrangements and eaneclally adapted to the health and comfort of its pupils; Mount de Sales, Appleton Home, Mercer University, with ita distinguished alum- nm, Georgia Academy for the Blind. Flo I Morn College, Orphan Home, nntnerous Trieste H-hiails. and than to onr public school! located in evory section of the cur, where an education can be obtained ] alike by the rich and the poor. Each and all we srouId cordially invite C to visit, feeling assured that yoa will .ranch to interest and amuse you. 1 -S l** 1 Uie hope that the present meeting eili he a pleasant and harmonious one— one tiut will redound to the honor and In- terrstpf the entire profession—end that -~a will carry with you pleasing recolleo- ■ us of your sojourn with us, I hid you [ heartily welcome. Dr. I„ B. Alexander, of Forsyth, then | rose and, on behalf of Hie association, I responded as inflows j Mr. prriiVfmi: I arise, sir, in behalf of me Medical Association of the Flats of I ki respond to the address of wet I fy* f".** generous tender of the hospital- I ihesof the city nf Macon so lutndiomely offered by Dr. Holt. j*" P*™n»lng this pleasant duty I ani • hearty* |f|' * e * cc *P t the u ® er witli I 8™»e of us who have labored long and I tJiyv n our Noble calling have known I Macon long and well. We knew her before I S** stately Welle of brick and mortar 1 knew her before alie aun.tiered half her present inhabitants. I •• never knew Iter when she wax I an! ki 01 gmerosity full of hospitality, I 2* tn ^ r *y and full of enterprise. Ma- | awfta; ilun * 1,er ** 111 *' * 3 ‘* joue it I!.. i lhlr ' * v ,*!y recent period of time she 1'“crowd her bonlers, has pulled down I 2, „ ? ,t '? c, urni and erected larger ami I n!m*v Dumisome ones In tlieir places. Her I numbett have 'doubled, and her territoty >« I trade has reached out and until »be has become I lto m ' rcl * 1 , < * n,r ® °* atrong proportions. I u( . ■*>*M wealth ^Mout her most sanguine ezpectitions. ■ —, *• would say this much and I toreV.i. Jr ‘i ur . , 'r™d city, we do not forget I Drotberiood of our noble IK™?" I y* h » T » k *P‘ P^ce with Iter I progress and prosperity. lmi.li!2'?i n)r J[. e *™ ,lnc, y oa h»d. In your | «.Harriaon, a Greene, a to, a I wdlf!'?*,™ a Nottingham. Tbne than nobta brethran' bnt they I wldt oSW tone to their rewarJ, I Mon™ t,..*' • Bl *Ph*n»—*o<P recently 13«^,* , J corae amongst you, and a score *and , 3r 7S nw Jean who are able Onre of «>r noble calling. I to£L ,ir ' U •“We calling, It is secund ‘“at^n Jhe ministry. We feel if DM *?? begun by Christ him- me , not by th* aid of 1*0.1 ftoK^ deaf to hear? Yea verily. ISSL 1 "?,” 1 ". h has bean handed down ueranon to generation ail along 1H*****»wnttltoday.now in the ■me .L2,”2 tC c r ,' we ®od ourselves fol- l?g^£yigag-aaB may adJ, Wndin^up where the pure crystal > trarel.i m the weary, r -ratUSa2L2“ rc h'Of a better and a »heaui;mn£!2~**[have gathered from l and th.2i„V22^»-*herr the magno- wetnly. “’Nteotment reigns go- b»-art to We Have During those years, lies friendship have been formed strong and la^tin^. that nothing will ever break, save the last great wave which shall lash cncli one of us in our turn upon tiie endless shores of eternity. During those years the association has several times seen lit to place me in poistions of honor and trust, and now, in retiring from the highest gift of honor within the gift of her membership, it is no meaningless ex pression of formality, when I return to you my most grateful acknowledgments for any kindnesses and courtesies of which I have been the honored recipient. To say that these many expressions of confidence have awakened within my bosom emo tions of deepest and most profound grat itude is but a faint expression of my real feelings. When the history of onr country shall have been fully written, each and every trade and profession will poiut with pride to some illustrious names which shall adorn the paces of that history. It gives me peculiar pleasure to introduce to you to-day, as niy successor in office, one In whom the medical profession of Georgia feels a just and as—*“* one. the mention of win ^special pride i.Voa* nnmo'hrtfiM no report; on surgery, no rc»port; on gyi emotions of gratitude to many a heart Sf&rnlS^ Tep ° Ttby Dr * R J Nu ‘ .... past year. His report ceived. Dr. Eugene Foster, of the committee on necralogy, presented touching and beiutiful memorial tributes on the lives and characters of Drs. K. W. H. Hunter, of Louisville; Sterling Eve, of Augusta; J. M. Carlton,Jof Athens and L I). Ford, of Auguste. The last was specially feel ing and earnest, and was received with m *st attention and reverence by the asso ciation. Report received. Committee on prize essays, Dr. Foster, chairman, said that no prizes had been awarded, inasmuch as the committee did not deem any of the essays received of sufficient merit. He stated that the money, out of which the prizes were awarded, was first contributed several S ears ago by twelve or fifteen of the mein* era, at the suggestion of Dr. Lellardy, who thought that, by oflering prizes for essays on special subjects, more interest and livelier work would be secured. The suggestion was adopted, and contributions of $1U) were made by several members. This money, at least the annual usury, was to be awarded only in cases where the essays ofiered were found to be of great and unusual ment. Owing to this pro vision, no award had been made. He nad placed the money out at good interest, cured it with good collateral, and n. the accrued usury amounted to about $75 or $80. That amount lie had on hand and it was now subject to the - disposal of the association. A general discussion as to its disposition ensued. On motion of Dr. Durzell, the president directed the coramiitee to nar row or limit the essays to two or three subjects, and announce another competi tion. Reports from sections by Congressional districts, subject to call of the association, were then announced. First district—On practice of medicine, no report; on surgery, no report; on ‘” ‘ ‘ ~ ** * *'unn, . ... one through whose skillful touches the dark shades of a long, dreary night have been driven away, and through the visual windows the beautiful scenes of a new born world tiave been let in upon many a benighted soul—a ripe scholar, a cultured gentleman and a public benefactor, in honoring whom the Medical Association of Georgia lias honored itself—Dr. A. W. Cal houn, of Atlanta, fl»." In assuming the duties of the chair. Dr. A. W. Calhoun delivered|a learned and in teresting address on the subject, “School Hygiene, in Relation to its Influence upon I the Vision of Children." It was listened to throughout with deep attention. We sin cerely regret that the pressure upou our columns to-day prevents us from giving his remarks entire. They were replete wiUi force, and fully In keeping with the reputation of Georgia’s greatest philan thropist. Dr. Calhoun prefaced his remarks with the following neat compliments to the re tiring president, Dr. K. I*. Moore. Coming from such a source, it was to be apprecia ted. He said: •Tire gentleman in his Introduction hon ors me overmuch, and if I did not know the modesty of his nature. I would retort by portraying to tills audience his own qualifications both as a man and as a phy sician. While I assume, with pleasure, the honorable position of president of tht» association, still I take it with feelings of trepidation; not only on account of my own unworthiness, but remembering also how ably and worthily the position has been filled by the gentleman who has just preceeded ine."g ■ Fending the address of Dr. Ca'honn, the I following gentlemen registered their names with the secretary: R. J. Nunn. Atlanta G. II. Mulligan, Washington; L. D. Alex ander. Forsyth; W. F. Nicolson. Atlanta J. D. Roberts, Sandersville; J. W. Janes. Rome; H. F. Scott. Atlanta; v *’. F. Unit] Macon: H. Mcllattnn. M. O’Daniel, Mill ledgeviile; 8. D. Hawkins, Americas; John lOerdme. Athens; C. II. Hall, II. J. WilM loins, K. O. Ferguson. J. P. Steven*, Mai con; H. V. Johnson,llV.iblln; J. C. John son. Walden; P. II. Wright, Macon; WJ D. Park*. Atlanta; W. A. Carlton. Athens I T. F. Walker. Cochran; A. It. Taylor J tfawkinsville; C. W. Hickman, Augustas A. Mathis, Sandirsville; J. G. Slappy, Duzsard Ihxwt; K. L. Hardwick, Taibotton; G. II. Morgan. Cochran; I* M. Jttt\es, MiUcdgcvillc; J. II. Gray. Atlantal J. M. Gaston. Atlanta; W. Z. Holliday!^ Harlem; J. D. Wright, Louisville; Eugene Foster, Animate; W. D. Mathews, Fortl Valley: J. W. Flanders,Wrighlsville; T. J. Mitchell, Griffin; I. T. Fielder, Kastman; B. L. Boas. Fort Valley; W. C. Gibson. Macon; R. B. Barron. Clinton; v. «). Quillia.t. Atlanta; I. F. Lancaster, At lanta; T. J.Ksiley,Tenni!le;H. L. Howard, i ■■■H' fi <T‘ * ‘ ‘ Washington, D. C., April 11. The Sen ate was presided over to-day by Senator Ingalls, who had been designated for the purpose by the President of the Senate. Among the petitions and memorials pre sented were resolutions of the recent con vention of inventors held at Cincinnati, opposing any change in the patt-nt laws that may tend to the injury of pro|M-rty in patents. Also, a petition signed by Mrs. James A. Garfield and five hundred other citizens of Cleveland, Ohio, praying for the passage of a bill providing for the return of the Kez Perces Indians to their old home. Mr. Hoar, from the committee on the judiciary,reported favorably an original bill to establish a court of appeals. Tt is bill, Mr. Hoar said, was intended to take the place of several bilb introduced. A bill was introduced by Mr. Shenuun, authorizing the President to appoint and retire Jno. C. Fremont as a major-general in the United States army. Referred. The Senate resumed consideration of the naval appropriation bill, the pending question being an amendment proposed oy the Senate committee to providei f • >r the construction of new cruisers. Mr. Bayard again objected to the engrafting m this amendment U(>on the naval appropriation bill, the Senate having air ady pa«*ed a bill to provide for tho same cruiser-. He raised the point that the amendment was not relevant, and on that called for the yeas and nays. The Senate decided it was relevant—yeas. 25; nays, 21. A vote was then taken on the question of agreeing to the amendment itself. 11 was agreed to—28 to 17. The remaining amendments proposed y Mr. Bayard, directing the Secretanr of le Navy in connection with the guu foun dry board, which is revived for the pur- Second district—On practice of medWne. no report; on surgery, no report; on gyne cology. no report. Third district—On practice medicine, report by Dr. N. P. Jelks.klawkinsville; on surgery, no report; on gynecology, no re port. No reports from the fourth, fifth and sixth districts, owing to the non-arrival of many of the vuembera. The districts from which no reports were received will be called again this morning, when It is ipected that the absent ones will be pres. Pending tbe call of the seventh district, the association adjourned to 10 o'clock this tbomiug. GARFIELD'S FRIEND SWAIM. A Banker Prefers Disgraceful Charge* Against Him. WAsniNOTON, March 16.—A. E. Bate man, of the firm of Bateman & Co., bankers >f this city, has to-day filed with the ttccrc- tary of War, a letter in which be says: “It becomes my duty to prefer charges against Brigadier-General D. G. 8waim, at the bead of the Bureau of Military Justice of the United States army, for fraud and for conduct unbecoming an officer and a gentleman. I stand ready to prove that said D. 0. Swaim has committed fraud, to ell intents and purposes, upon the bank ing bouse of Bateman &Co.,of which I am a member. 8ome two years ago said Swahu. having deposited a aum of $5,OUO, received upon lib departure for the Weat a simple due bill, at Ids request, to have incase an Mccidviit should befall him. This amount was checked out subsequent to that date by said D. G. Bwaiiu, for which we have a number of vouchers. After Having drawn all the money out and a set tlement being made, lie negotiated and traiufcrred a due bill for the full amount witli certain parties in this city. I am fur ther ready to prove that said D. J. tisraim u«sbted to negotiate army nay vouchers with our firm whicu he knew to be fraudulent and triplicates outstanding accounts. I ask that a court- martial be ordered for the trial of said D. G. Swaim on the charges preferred. I de sire, when it bordered, to amend this by presenting oilier charges under the head .»f conduct unbecoming an officer and gen tleman." Macon; licks, Dublin ;J. I). Her mann. fcastman; N. 6. Gewinner, Macon; J. R. Henderson. Sun Hill; \V. A. Rosser. Bolingbrooke; J. L\ Solomon. Bullards; Werner King. Irwinton; J. L Walker, Wrightsville; E J. Denson, Jeffersonville; It. H. Hightower, Dublin; D. W. Ham mond. K. P. Moore. Macon; N. P. Jelks, Hawkinsville; C. D Smith, Newnan, and M. G. Hatch. Temdlle. The secretary proceeded then to read letters from members who were absent and unable to attend. Many of the letter* read contained suggestions of value to the association. An invitation was then read from W. D. William*, principal of the Georgia Academy for the Blind, Inviteng the mem bers of the association and their f«lends to attend a special exercise to ae given at the institution by the pupils of the same at 8 o'clock Wednesday evening. Tbe invite tion was accepted with thanks. The president then announced tliat the association was ready to receive reports from the s|M>cial committees. A letter was read from Dr. J. P. Logi of Atlanta, chairman of the committee on inebriate asylum, la which, after ex pressing some regret at lib inability to tie prevent, be stated that there was no ground to hope for any action from tbe legislature. He had approached the members on the subject, but was unable to obtain any en couragement. Tbe letter was accepted as a report, and received. Dr. 11. V. M. Miller, of Atlanta, made a verbal report as chairman of the committee on expert testimony. He bad been fur- nbbed no opportunity to confer with bis associates and could not, therefore, make a full an.! satisfactory report. He was ■atbfied, though, that the views of tbe as sociation in regard to this subject could not be secured by legislation. In a general way be reviewed the subject, and stated that the principal obstacle In the way of getting tbe subject acted on by the I«>gi»Uture waa that the members regarded any action in that di rection as special legislation, and would not. on that account, lebd their support. Hr kObtaiUed st »• ssw* »•"»* • verbal report, as a member of tbe committee on anatomical procurement. He rvvfc the subject and gave tbe statu* of Ri stood in the main I i Introduction of the I ■ that tbe bill be Blaine Endorsed. Hakrissuro, Pa., April 10.—'The Repub-1 lican Mate convention met this morning, its jxnonnel being far above that of for mer years in intelligence and appearance^ Ex-State Senator Waddell wns made tern porury chairman and A. Lowden Snowden, of Philadelphia, chairman of the commit- Itee on resolutions. A resolution was adopted while in temporary organization instructing the committee oq r*solutions to bring in a resolution naming Limine and Lincoln as the Presidential ticket, and in structing the delegate* at large to vote ac cordingly. A vote was taken before the committee ou resolutions retired, and was I carried-yeas ’3k), nays 37. All the nega tive votes but one came from Phil del- phia. ■G. A. Grow was elected permanent chair- man. In his tiieech on taking the chair, he announced himself in favor of a pro tective lari ft. The platform adopted de clares in favorof a protective tariff, a free ballot, suspension of the coinage and re tirement of the standard dol lar, and civil service reform; compliments Arthur's administration and concludes with a resolution that Jas. IB. Blaine is the choice of the Republican party of Pennsylvania for President and Robert T. Lincoln for Vice-President, and that the delegates-at-large this day elected be and are hereby instructed to vote fori them so long as their names shall be before the convention, and to use all honorable means to insure their nomination. I dry board, which is revived lor till i»ur- p- se, to report at the next session of Con gress a plan and estimates for a gun fac tory; also an amendment offered by Mr. Ilale. directing the Secretary of the Navy to submit at the next session a plan and estimate for the construction of an armed ship of 8,500 tons. The bill as amended was then passed. The committee on post-offices and post roods reported the post office appropria tion bill. It was placed on the calendar and ordered printed, Mr. Plumb saying he would call it up at an early day, proba bly on Wednesday. Tiie Senate took up the next special or der, being the bill to establish a uniform system of bankruptcy throughout the United 8tates. The bill, which covers 72 printed pages and is divided Into 107 sec tions. was proceeded with by sections. Several sections were k*i\vd to with, but •light debate, while some, to which amend ments were proposed, by agreement, were allowed to lie over until the sections unob- ected to shall have been disposed of, in the hope that an agreement may be reached whereby debate and delay in the passage of the bill may be avoided. The sections agreed to constitute the District Courts of the United States and Territories and Supreme Court of the District of Co lumbia courts of bankruptcy with full lowers of adjudication as to all qm>ii->ns arising out of any claims of creditors, said courts of bankruptcy to be always op n as well in vacation as in term time, to h power to compel the obedience of all 1 ful orders tna decrees. In case of a cancy In the office of district judge, tbe circuit judge may make the neccs orders, etc. The district judge n on application of any party, ce to the Circuit Court any point law arising, to be by the Circuit C heard. The Circuit Court in each di-tri is given general supervision and Juri- Uon of all controftnift to Bom.: ( and upon a bill* petition or other ppop< r, process of any party aggrieved may hear and determine the case as in a court of equity, and the case may be heard by tiie district judges or circuit judges, or both, in court or in chambers, and in term time or vacation,tbe Circuit Court being deemed always open for the purpose of such hear ings. The final judgment or order of the L'ircuit Court shall not be reviewed by the Supreme Court, exccptini on a certificate of a division o opinion between the two justices of the Circuit Court The Circuit Court •hall appoint such number of commis sioners of bankruptcy in the judicial dis trict* of their respective circuits as may be necessary, not to exceed in any State the number of members of Congress to which the Slate is entitled, tbe district judge of the district in each case to be one of the judgea appointing. No person shall be illegible to appointment as such commis sioner unless a practicing attorney, and such person shall give a bond of $5,000 conditioned for the faithful per formance of his duties as inch commissioner. He shall have all the powers of a master In chancery. The circuit courts shall also appoint a su pervisor in bankruptcy in such circuit, whose duty it shall be to examine person ally Into the administration of bankruptcy proceedings in his circuit, to move the court for action against delinquent trus tees, etc., and to visit and Inspect the office of everyfclerk and commissioner in bank ruptcy in his circuit once every six months, his salary to be $3,000 per year. On reaching the section defining the class of persons who may ap ply for voluntary bankruptcy and fixing the amount, namely, those owing debts of not less than $500, Mr. George moved to amend by reducing to $J0C. He said tbe bill would exclude many worthy men. especially poor colored men in the South, it the sum was left at $500. M r. Hoar thought that each State should provide some simple and inexpensive method of insolvency proceedings. Pending debate on this section, the Sen ate went into executive session, and, when the door* were reopened, adjourned. HOUSE. sr marshal of the Middle and Southern districts of Alabama. The At torney-General states that tbe question whether there now exists a vacancy iu that I office is a question of law. which htt* Ix-en decided by tbe United State* District Court ‘ i the negative. Tiie bankruptcy bill was taken up as un finished business. The consideration of tiie bankruptcy bill was proceeded with by sections and much progress made, tiie debate being confined to the legal aspect* of the provis ions read. Amendments of detail were proposed by Messrs. George,Bayard,Hoar. Wilson, Saulsbury And Slater, most of which were agreed to. The debate waa participated in by the Senators nam ed and by Messrs. Harrison, Aldrich, Garland, Cameron of Wisconsin, and others. The sections agreed to to-day provide among other things that any per son owing provable debts exceeding *$3,000 may on a volunteer petition be a adjudi cated a bankrupt. Any trader owing debts In excess *1,000 who leaves his State to avoid his creditors, or conceals himself to avoid arrestor the service of a legal Process, or makes a fraudulent transfer of is property, or conceal* or removes the same to avoid process, or witli intent to defraud his creditors, procures or suffers a judgment to be procured against hint, or who, being actually insolvent, suffers ills property to be seized on execution and who fails within twenty days to redeem it. or has suspended payment of his accounts for a period of thirty day* after they were due and payable, shall be deemed to have committed an act of bankruptcy, nnd may be adjudged a bankrupt on a petition filed by three or more of his creditors. After an executive session, the Senate adjourned. HOUSE. In the expectation that the initial fight over the Morrison tariff bill would take lace to-day, members on the Republican aud Democratic sides who have the duty of securing pairs for absentees were kept busy till* morning in seeing tliat tbe vote of no tuan should lie wasted, and tliat all pairs should contain tiie names of an ad vocate and an op|>onent of the measure On motion of Mr. Oates, of Alabama, the Senate bill wa* passed to incrense en dowment of'the University of Alabama from the public lands in that State. Mr. Morrison, of Illinois, at 12:55, moved that tbe House go into committee of the whole for the consideration of the tariff • bill. There was no division, and the mo tion was agreed to, Mr. Cox, of New York, being called to tbe chair. Immediately on tbe committee's assembling. Mr. ton, of Connecticut, objected to tiie con- •{deration of tbe bill, and the objection was reported to the House. A vote is now be ing taken upon the question whether the bill shall be considered. By a vote of 140 yeas to 138 nays the committee decided to consider the meas ure. There wa* intense intere*t manifested in the toll call. As the result of the first call there wa* a majority of one in favor of the measure. Then went on the sec ond cal’, and mtwhsr* crowded aronnd any one of their colleagues who was keep ing a tally, earnestly listening for eacl THE WINGED WINDS. Butts, Jaap.r, Putnam, Jone, nnd Other Portions of the State Visited by the Winds—Reports Prom the Sections Visited. vote. The result waa ao close that until the flnal ■ announcement nobody waa quite sure how the vot- stood, tut upon the announcement there was a round of applanse front the Democratic aide. The committee then returned ita sitting, •ml Mr, Morrison opened the debate in •upport of tiie bill, lie described the ttnan. dal condition of the country, »tnte<l the et.imatefl surplus of the revenue over ex penditures, and dweil upon the necessity of reducitiR taxation. To fall to reduce taxation and to relieve the people would be • flurrant disregard of a public duty. Tbe pending bill might not be mil that it required, but it waa an advance toward more complete tariff re form. Such reform and adjustment of tbe tariff was not believed to be attainable at the present session. If would create no surprise that in the opinion of the minor ity of the ways and means committee, the measure waa too radical to secure their ap proval. They found In it no merit, be- rat!aa it proposed to reduce all duties alike. A liorizental reduction might not be the best, but none other was practicable. The protectionists opposed it, not because it waa a horizontal reduction, but because it waa a reduction at ail. Mr. Kelley, of Pennsylvania, made the opening speech In opposition to the bill, lie did not believe any cheapening of goods could relieve any of the American industries. The evil was not that goods were not cheep enough, or that America could not produce them. Tbe truth to be conaidereii of ell men was that the power of production the world over bed out run the power of consumption, and that ell merkete were overstocked, and in evi lend skilled and induet lone peo had' been idle for a large rajrt of all recent years. Nihilism in Rnsala, socialism in Oermany. social ism and nihilism in tbe border regions of Austria, communism in France, tbe so cialism which would prevent almost every question that the British Parliament would eonalder daring tbe praeent aces ion. told the story in these great countries—idleness, want, misery in every centra. He then proceeded to give chapters from the tarri- ole lives of the industrial classes of Kng- South.rn Railroad uonvantlon. Nzw Yeas. April 1A—Tbe Kuuthem railroad time conventiou waa in aereion for three boon here to-day. Representatives of the principal Houthern roads attended. The primary object of tbe convention wa rn determine tne schedule, of through trains In- tween New York and Jacksonville, New (Means and other Southern points. It waa decided that there ■ bon id be no change of time between New York and Washington, and that when local change, were ramie south of Washington they should taka place May 11. Secretary AUrnpresentada report or. .... adoptionM standard time, which he said it uaed among forty-lira million of tbe fifty million _ people iu United State*. The convention pu record byaremlntion it* recognition of Mr. Alien a. the originator of lie system and the one through wboaa effort* it had bran adopted. Tbe quMlion of uniform aignala war settled by a formal indoreement of the reantutiona dealing with tho .object which the general Urn* convention adopted at iu seasom in t ,'incinnati last wrekT^ Tb. eon- venlion adjourned till neat October, in thin city. Under tiie call of the State., the follow ing bill., etc., were introduced and referr ed: By Mr. Jonea, of Alabama, to reor- nize the (supreme Court of tbe United •tea. Till* was identical with the Man ning bill of the last Oongreaa. By Mr. Turner, of Kentucky, to equalize taxation. It recite* that bondholder, and millionaire, have paid no tax on their in cornea to support the Federal government for over twenty yean; that taxation should be Justly imposed, and that there should be no favored dan, and enacta that an in come tax of 3 per cent on over IS,000, i per cent on over f10.000, and 10 per cent on over (100,000 a bail be itvied and col lected. Tbe Hook proceeded to the conaidera tion of bills local to the District of Colnm free bridge across the Potomac at Oaorge- town gav* rise to considerable dlacnaaion, but waa finally acted upon farorably. On a motion that the committee rise and report beck the bill farorably, tbe rote stood ayta 40. nayaM; and the point of ne quorum bring made, tba committee me without further action. The committee on appropriations re ported tbe district appropriation bill. Or- lend to be printed and recommitted. Ad- minted. Kim, The Navy Department has barn inform ed that a rumor prevailed at St. John., N. F.. that the Ureeley party had been named from a mass of floating lot by the. crew of a whaling achoooar. In a com munication on the .object, the United ' the report land ai learned by him during a three niontba’ visit to merry England—pros perous free trade England—in order to •how tba fearful condition Uie tailoring people in that count and said that the proposition now iul__ was that tiie United States should enter the race with Uie world for a competitor. which bad led to auch terrible reaulU in England. There wu nothing of so little value in England aa a working man and woman With a reasonably good appetite. In the towns be bad seen women making trace chains, and yet the gentleman from Kentucky (Mr. Turner) was returned to Congress this year because he advocated trace chains on th* free lisL turner said that that waa a good proposition, which b* hoped would be adopted. Mr. Kelley replied that women could realize fifty five to sixty cents a week for making trace chains. God forbid that any Kentucky woman must ever work at such employment for inch starvation wages. He recalled the reply of Kmory Htorrs to an Englishman, who, at a dinner given by Minister Lowell, wu badgering Him about free trade: "1 willjadmlt that free trade is best for you, at least for those of you who can afford to consume any thing that is produced; but I claim that protection is but for us. You think a great deal more for cheap abou than you do for poor shoemakers, while in Amer ica we thinx more of Ihe artisan than of hit work.” [Applause on the Republican aide.) Mr. Mills, of Texas, eras the next speak er. He argued against a repeal of the in ternal revenue tax and in favor of a reduc tion ef lb* tariff duties. Tbe pending bill wu extreme in nothing. It wu exceed ingly moderate. It but reduced the pres ent rate on a horizontal scale of 30 per cent It would prove a substantia! relief from taxation to the people, but that wu only half of the good which would result from iu pas sage. It would remove the obstructions in the way of the exportation of Amert- agricoltnral products - it would in- >e importations; it would increase ex portation: it would increase the value * exports; it would decrease tbe ralua manufacturing product! Mr. Rnaseil, of ManaebusetU. having been accorded tba floor, lb* cooimitta* rou aud th* House adjourned. ■ora. At an informal conference of the Dam ocratic members of tba Pennsylvania dele gation in the House this evening, it wu unanimousljr^deterralnad to oppose any A cyclone of considerable force, accom panied by heavy rain and some hail, pus- ed through the counties of Butts, Juper and Putnam yesterday morning about day break. IU direction was front almost due west/ to eut. It crossed the Esat Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia railroad between Juliette and Dime's Fer ry. A section house near the formet place was blown down, but no one has been re ported u seriously hurt A large amount of fencing and timber, a barn and several cabina and outhourea were also wrecked, but noonehu been reported aa seriously Injured. Tbe telegraph wires near Indian Bprings were broken by the storm, and it hu been Impossible, in con sequence, to obtain accurate details, AT ■ATONTOK _ the storm appears to have been much more destructive than al any other point in its route. Great dam age wu done to all classes of buildings in the northern part of town; but fortun ately only two persons, L. Jenkins and J. Adams, negroes, were killed. No whites have been reported as danger ously wounded. The residences and outhouses belonging to the following gentlemen were considerably damaged by wind and rain: J. M. Johnson, W. F. Jen kins, J. Q. Adams, J. B. Reese and Judge T. G. Lawson, Th> business part of tbe town escaped serious injury, with tiie exception of tiie storehouse of Messra. Vannerson and Lev- erett, which was unroofed and otherwise greatly injured by wind and rain. The stock, which consisted of general merchan dise, was greatly damaged. The property of T. G. Green was de stroyed. The trestle over Buck Creek, Estonton Branch railroad, was washed out. AT oatSWOLDVtIAC. A report which we haTe been unable to verify reaches ns that considerable dam age was done in and around this place also early this morning to timber, fencee, barns, cabina and light out-houses. NORTH OKOROIA. Atlanta, April IS. -A heavy rain atorm prevailed in North Oeorgia la-tween 'dock and daybreak. The country la flooded. The Chattahoochee ia out of its banks and covered with floating timbers and debris. Several small hotuea were seen afloat this morning. Great damage was done to farms, lences and crop*. Principal Keeper Nelms, just In from his plantation in Cobb county, on the State rood, says he never saw anything like it The place is almost rained and (5,000 would not make good his loss. The East Tennessee, Virginia and Geor gia railroad ia washed out in Kveral, places. At ope place the track ia under water for ten mile! On the Weatern and Atlantic railroad, 25 miles above Atlanta, Noonday Creek a freight coming into Atlanta ran into a washed out culvert. ' iieengiue and fifteen cars were dumped into a pile ami are s complete wrec k. Tin- engineer, St. Clair McDonald, of No. 14 W. Simpson street, and Fireman Pat J. McCullough, of Marietta, were kUled ami are still st the bottom of the The bodies have not been found. Passenger train No. 12, coming south,went Into a washout at 2:25 this morning, two miles above Big Shanty. The engine passed over, but the tender, mail and baggsge car, and all the coaches except the •leeper were wrecked and burned. The mail weigher, H. A. Merrill, residence. West End,was killed and burned up. The baggage master's arm wu broken and two mail agents and a porter were wounded. No passengers were hurt No trains are running on tba State road to-day, and about thirty are blockaded. The wrack will probably be cleared to-night. A later report says that Merrill, the mail weigher, has been found alive, unhart, but is not credited. The wire* are down on the newod strength when it struc k Judge haw- son’s premises. Tiie large porch and all of the roof of tiie front of bis hoo-e were completely demolished, the windows and doors of the front and one side: of house was crushed In, his large new bam blown down and all of hts fences swept twsy. I huva not yet heard of much damage west and eut of here, except to timber and fences. Tbe beautiful grove of oaks around Mrs. Wingfield's and back of Col. Jenkins's nnd tiie avenue of cedars leading to Col. J c-n- klns'a were completely ruined. The academy grove waa badly damaged. Part of the Me nodist Church steeple ia gone. The tin roof of Vannerson & u-vt-r- ett'a store wu tom up and the goods dam aged by rain. AT INDIAN erniNO. Indian Sprino Station, April 15. One of tiie heaviest rains of the ae.-i.iuh visited us tills morning, with wind, hail and a prolusion of electricltv. lusting from J to 4:30a. m. Tiie force of tbe wind did not •trike tiie town but passed within live mile*. On Maj. B. F. Ward's place eight houses were blown down end a horse killed. The railroad shanties near Frankvillew i re badly damaged, one turned bottom - z>- wsrds and crushed. Several men wer/m in the house, oil of whom were injured, but noneuriousiy. On Mr. Gus Watki: bui place several outbuildings were destroyed. No lou of life yet reported. at babnesvillk. Basnesvillb, Oa., April 15.—About 2 o'clock tbia morning our people were sud denly aroused by a terrific wind-storm, followed by a very heavy rain, accompa nied with vivid lightning and loud peals of thunder. It lasted for two hours, enu-dng much excitement among our citizens, some of whom were so terror-stricken as to leave their houses for places of more sc- entity. The lands were badly washed nnd fences blown down, and other damage done to farms. Mr. Wesley Reid, of west Pike, father of J. W. B. Reid, of vour city, had all of his out.hooses blown down and the chimneys to his dwelling leveled, and leveral trees in the yard uprooted, one of which fell on his dwelling. As far as I have heard, no one has been killed or in jured. AT MILKER. Milker, Ga., April 15.—This place was visited by a terrible rain and hail storm last night, doing consider^ able damage. Mr. John Farley's barn wa.* blown down, and a fine horse came near being killed. The fruit crap, wa iMauftr seriously injured. The full extent of the dniuage done to crops and otherwise U not known, as but a few people have been able to get to town today, on account of high water. AT LAGEAKGE. LaGrakqe, April 15.—Another cyclone passed two miles east of here last night, and visited the northeastern part of thi* county, Just above Monntvilfo ” Grange it blew down tnanv fences, and a few shelters ana . passing northward considerably damaged tariff a i whatever. States consul At 81. Johns '•» not believed there. He , that be will promptly advise the depart* ment of whatever information may lie re received on the subject. Washirotor, D. C., April 15.—Tbe chair I ran to the railroad bridge L Uidtotore Ut. Senate a —IcaUre,^ ***«WdbUfcl of th.ffemto.t&bStote LsrsJM^sJr^ She Held the Bridge. Whabtow, Tbxas, April 15.—James MatUson. a gambler, shot C. D. BUthwai daad here hunday. in a saloon, having opanad tba quarrel with him. Mattison > railroad bridge acreaa th. river. l Latar Account.. Atlanta, April 15.—There are all kinds of rumors afloat here concerning tbe dam age by the storm* in North Oeorgia this morning and the wreck* on the Western and Atlantic railroad. At tills tint* there are no additional particular* beyond what I have already wired you. There is no telegraphic communication witli the scenes of disaster on the Wee tern and Atlantic and no trains. The report of th* wreck of the passenger train above Big Shanty, in which all th* care and coachre except the engine and sleeper arere wrecked and burned, excite* great apprehension in this city as to the fate of passengers. It is given oat from railroad officials that not a single passen ger wu hurt, but is not generally credited. One family here hu intelligence received from some source that a relative aboard the train is badly Injured, and it seema probable that other* are also hurt Ills •till in a state of doubt and uncertainty. The track uaed by th* Georgia Pacific and the Eut Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia railroad ia under water with several extensive wuhouta, and no trains are running over those roads to-day. It is generally bettered that the disaster on th* State road la a great deal woru than the reports indicate. reamsa drail* raou katonton. Eatonton. April 15.-.A terrible tornado •track this place at 4 o’clock thi* morn ing, doing much damage to property, kill ing oo* negro woman, injuring another aa- vereiy and braising several others. Mr. Johnson, Frank Jenkln*. Jo* Beede, Pat Adams and Judge Lawson are th* greatest euflerer*. They all had out house* blown away and their dwellings damaged more or la*! A Urge oak feU across Mr. Johnson's boose and crashed tiro room! Mrs. LHtU and Mis* Christine Little had just gene oat of one of them, thereby making a narrow escape. (Vd Jenkins bad just finished renovating his place. A part of on* room of hi* dwelling and ail his oat booses were blown away. A Urge oak wu blosrn across Mr. Baeaa't dwelling, crashing in on* room. Ills little son wu in that part at the house, bat escaped Ujary. Mr. Adams's dwelling I wu damaged and hie barn blosrn down. 1 The tornado aesmad to have gained re- vil]c. Near laiiy trees and cabins, ■ Hi-, d'llna, Anthony P. Robinson'* piece, tearing nit the roof of bis gin repairing factory and killing a more. It then swept on to Mrs. Town's and destroyed several cabins. At Messrs. P. Nelson’s and W. Alien's much lou wu sustained and a horse seriously wounded. Thera wu much rain, and Mr. Allen wu token from the dobrlt of bie bouse with nothing dry to tint on. We learn tliat Mr. Nelson's dwelling was unroofed. The premises of Dr. W. P. Beasley were strack, and besides the wounded negro at Krison's, u ii.-Ki'O low with consumption died in the excitement. Probably sat Meriwether suffered, ST COLONICS. Columbcs, Ga„ April IA—A violent wind and rainstorm pn--ed over this c ity lut night. The rainiall wu 3-fl) inches in three hours. There wu no serious loss of property and no lives are reported to !mv« been lost A report from Auburn. Aia., states tti&t much doniagi- was done toproja-rty tchslay by a heavy storm. tx ii.vnuis couxrr. A special dispatch from Cliipiey to the Eiu/sirer-Nun says that a disastrous cy clone swept over Harris county lut night A wind storm struck Ohlpli-y about 2:30 o'clock this morning. The wont damage done was at the residences of George Williams and Mrs. Babbs, three mile* southwest of Chipiey, end from there to Mr. Culpepper’s and F. J. Jenkins's places, where the bouses were blowndown. Lee Alford wu instantly killed at tiie latter place, anil ids wile and three children were badly hurt. Alford's body wu found one hundred ami fifty vnrds from tbe house. The outhouses on fiamuel Goodman’s and John B. IioateyV places were demolished. John Langford and his son were badly hurt andhiswifu and child killed and another child is report ed toby dying. Mrs.Msry Davis's rasWcnca wu dcmoUsned. In the town of I 'bipb-y the residences of J. M. User, K. K. McGee, Dr. J. E. Thornton, A. J. Irvine, 11. U. Traytor, R. A. Berner, A. P. Hampton and Layfleid war* blown down or ba lly damaged. Thomar Champion was badly wounded and Mrs. Charapinn slight ly. E. F. McGee received severe internal injuries and bia son wu fatally wounded, Mrs. Layfleid and her sister were Injure d. A. J. Irvin* received severe Int. mul injuries. Miss Langford wns Dauiy inn and Dr. J. E. Thornton slightly. Ben. Powell and hit son are reported to liars been killed. Tbe atorm passed in a northeast direction from Chipiey, and the outhouses and a part of Joo Dumu'i residence wereblown down. It. P. Parkman's place wu demolished ami Luke Powell’s place wu made a wreck. The outhousvs and residences on Her. Jos. P. Jones's and TbomuL. Bowden's phu .-s were sadly damaged. Tiie last named ' are near Warm Bprings, wh-re _ . J and his wife were -light ly wounded. The destruction t > property can hardly be estimated. Tiie cyclone swept everything in its path an-1 many miraculous escape* were made. Atlanta, April 15.-A Inin on Ita- Weatern and Atlantic railroad ran int- > a wuhoat at Moon’s this morning. The mail car wu burned and the moil weigh- man, H. A. Merritt, wu horned to death. Several passengers wen hurt, on-- fatally. The wire* are dosm and full p.rti il irs cannot ba obtained. In Mississippi, Usjsrwu, Taxx.—A special to the-Ire. lane he from Grenada, Miss., says: One of the severest wind and rainstorms ever known occurred yesterday afternoon one mile south of here. Haases were demol ished, trees torn np. fences ki -wn away and som* stock killed. The storm mao have don* eoosideTabie damage in other places. A few persons were injured, q Nxw Oslkaxs, April 15.—A »|-i'ial to the Timet-Democrat from Varden. Mis*., says: The tosm of Blackhawk, eighteen mile* west of here, wu struck by • cyclone yesterday afternoon. N. W. Brewer's and K. Creppen's dwellings and outhouses ware destroyed and Mr. Brewer’s daughter •eriously Injured. Dr. RitreU’s < ■- was demolished. J. B.Bteater’e dwell;:ug and uw mill wen unroofed and his afabu and outhouses destroyed. J. Jones's house and G. Purcell’s shops were d--troyed. Tbe residence and sbon of R II. Jorilan, the district high school building and the Methodist church were cotuidi r.d.ly dam aged. Mrs. Hutchinson's he •troyed ■ and her collar bon* bro other property wu destroyed a her of person* seriously injures The Mississippi Railroad Cases. Jacxsos, Mis!, ML—Judge R. A. Hill.of the United Btat. ■ Court, before whom the railroad injunction cases were, tried at Aberdeen, hu granted an order tempore- rily restraining the oaounMoa from in terfering with th* Northeutevn and Vicksburg and Meridian road! It ia probable that other reads will be granted the now privilege. A test ca-e between tbe roads and the camnrttHQT will be triad st Jackroo *« t * na of the court, which come* off in May.