Newspaper Page Text
Weekly Telegraph and Messenger.
ESTABLISHED 1826
MACON, FRIDAY. MAY BO, 1884.
VOLUME LVIII—NO. 25.
Mr. Brown offered the following amend*
ment to the Utah bill: That the voluntary
sexual intercourse of a married person
with one of the opposite sex, not the hus
band or wife of sucb married person, shall
be the cause, and the only cause, of abso
lute divorce from the bond of marriage in
the District of Columbia or in the Terri
tories c* the United States, and any other
places subject to the exclusive jur
isdiction of the United States, but the
courts may in proper cases at common
law grant divorces from bed and board in
said district, Territories or other places
subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the
United States.
The Senate then adjourned.
house.
On motion of Mr. Lanham. of Texas,
the Senate amendments were concurred in
to the bill amending certain sections of
the act creating the northern judicial dis
trict of Texas.
On motion of Mr. Rosecrans, a resolution
was adopted authorizing the committee on
military affairs to examine into the work
ing ana management of the National Sol
diers’ Home, to sit during sessions of the
House and to send for persons and papers.
On motion of Mr. Dibrell, of Tennessee,
the Senate amendments to the agricultural
appropriation bill were non-concurred in.
After the introduction of a number of
hills under the call of the 8tates, Mr. Tur
ner. of Georgia, called up the Ohio con
tested election case of Wallace vs. McKin
ley. The majority report unseats McKin
ley and declares Wallace to be entitled to
the seat, while the minority resolutions
confirm the right of the sitting member.
Speeches ware delivered by Messrs. Tur
ner. of Georgia, and Adams, of New
York, in support of the contestant’s case
and Messrs. Hepburn, of Iowa, Robertson,
of Kentucky, and E. B. Taylor, of Ohio, in
support of that of the contestee. The
speeches were all well received and though
entering too much into detail to be of
special interest, were mn able presentation
of the respective sides of the question. Mr.
Robertsou is the only Democratic member
of the committee on elections who signed
the minority report, and he appealed to
his side of the House not to vote
to unseat McKinley, as to do it it would
have to vote contrary to the law and facts
of the case. In the consideration of elec
tion cases the law should be justice.
Pending further debate the matter went
over lor the present. ,
Mr. Belford, of Colorado, introduced a
bill appropriating $5,000,000 for the erec
tion of a home for disabled soldiers of the
Confederate army at Fredericksburg, Va.
Referred.
The House then adjourned.
Wjsiiucotos, May 27.—Senator Cam
eron, of Pennsylvania, appeared in his
place in the Senate this morning ani
groups of Senators congratulated him on
safe return and improved health.
Among the petitions presented was one by
Mr. Cali, from citizens of Key West, Fla.,
praying for an official inquiry into the
conduct of Collector Wycker ani asserting
their entire confluence that such inquiry
will result in a full vindication of Wyck-
PROM WASHINGTON.
...fttor Brown, In DI.eus.Infc Polrgnmr,
onv» HI* R«BP«ct» to Now Enuland
Vico and Hjoocrl.y—Mo*
Klnley Turned Out.
May 20.—-In the Senate,
, cawoII presented a Joint resolution of
*. Legislature of New Jersey, urging the
SLmc of the pending bill to promote the
PfZe, of the revenue marine service.
Ur Blair presented a resolution of the
* ' 1 Conference of the Methodist Epis-
”V, cb urcli, now sitting at Philadelphia,
Sing the parage by Congress of the
‘lacational hill recently passed by the
teutor Ingalls reported to-day to tlio
Penaie from the committee on iudiciary,
r substitute for the joint resolution in-
Ldticed by Senator Jackson, proposing
' .menilrnent to the constitution of the
Cted States in relation to the term of
Sto of President and Vice-President,
fhe amendment provided for is in sub-
lt l”»rtide t °‘ l ’ OT The executive power shall
to a President of the United
sf.tcs of America. Presidents and Vice-
tS^idents hereafter elected shall hold their
E “or the term of six years, but the
President shall not be re-eligible, nor shall
STv “ President be ellgifie to the office
of President if he shall have exercised the
Mtue in case of a vacancy." ....
Mr Logan reported from the judiciary
committee the HU heretofore passed by
the Senate extending nntil December 81,
nUl the duration of the Court of Alabama
oSns with a recommendation that the
Senstenon-concur in the House amend
ment extending the time one year longer.
Mr Hoar moved that the bill be taken
unat'onceaml that the Senate concur in
the amendment. He said the court had
decided 1.1W cases in a year and a half,
and there were 4,058 cases yet to be tried
and these could noijbo decided by Decern
iftersomc debate Mr. Bayard called the
veas and nays on Mr. Hoar's motion,
which resulted yeas 2D, nays 10. So the
Senate concurred in the amendment of
the House extending the term of the court
to December 31,1885.
Mr. Plumh, from the committee on pub
lic lands, reported favorably the bill to
forfeit the unearned land grants of the At
lantic and Pacific railroad and rdstore the
same to the public domain.
The Utah bill come up us the regular or
der, and Sir. Hoar proceeded to speak in
sdvocacy of the bill. After speaking for
some time he yielded to enable the Mexi
can pension bill to be taken up. The prin
cipal changes made by the Senate pensions
committee in the bill as it came trout the
House of Representatives are, first, in
striking out the clansc that limits widows'
pension, to cases ot widows who were mar-
ried before the soldier's discharge front the
my, ind penni'ting the payment of er'a conduct.
pensions to all Mexican soldiers'widows Mr. Hill submitted a report of the com
mittee on post-offices and post-roads, on
the subject ot the postal telegraph bill
which has heretofore been reported from
that committee,
Mr. Laphatu submitted tho report of the
committee on privilege:: and elections on
the Danville investigation. Mr. Vance
Said be woukl need this week to prepare a
minority report.
Mr. Saulsb try submitted a minority re
port on tho Copiah county investigation.
Tho Senate took up the bill to grant the
Cinnamon Uar and Clark’s Fork railroad
rigid of way through a portion of tho Yel
lowstone Park, v
Mr. Logan vehemently opposed givini
- right of way to any railroai
tainly no right to punish those because of
the offense ot others. Christ was the au
thority of the Christian world on the sub
ject of the marriage relation, and the one
wife system did not necessarily foUow, He
was, or should be, the authority for the
dissolution of that relation. The rule laid
down by him was that whoso
ever shall pat away his wife except
for foniication and shall marry another
committeth adultery, end whosoever mar-
GENERAL NEWS.
TROUBLOUS TIMES IN NEW IBERIA
PARISH, LOUISIANA.
pensions t ■
•ho have not remarrfed; and, second
Jutting the benefits ot the act to persons
Ibn are dependant in whole or in part on
their own labor or assistance from others
.hr support.
Mr. Mitchell, chairman of the committee
B pensions, explained the affect of the
iBendmsnt, and said that If every soldier
I Aould be pensioned for service without
X nl to disabilities the application of the
to surviving soldiers of the late war
I mold involve the country in an expendi
ture of 1100,000,000 annually. His opin
ion was that evyry man owed military duty
1 to his country. The estimated number of
Mexican soldiers now surviving was
thirty-six thousand, and the bill gave a
I pension to aU who had served
1 «ten one dsy. He thought that those who
dH not need pensions ongbt not to ask IL
Mr. Blair, alluding to the epithet of
I “ptnper clause" which had been applied
I to one of the Senate amendments, said he
1 sidnot look upon poverty u disgraceful.
sod repelled the lues he hail heard ud
I nnced that it was a degradation or mark
I « pauperism in one who had served hi-
I country to tike a pension from the pcopli
I d that country. He did not deem it wise
I oowsser, to establish the precedent that n
I un should receive a pension for eer
I vice whether disabled or not The
I expenditure which such a policy
I would entail for the next tltfy years would
I “ enormous. Ho had the clerk read a
I ““-FehAMd by himself, providing for the
I pnL-iunlng, for service alone, of all sol
I “fen *nd sailors, such pension not to be-
I ft' “jwevsr, till the period of twenty
I ^551 offer their discharge, anil to be in
I u u >n 10 *h*regular pension for dis <bii-
|jjf'“*5y. The idea of this bill was lliai
I if s soldier nestled help at the ti.i c when,
I rjey’n ot age, he was nntirtU n»*wk
I ""“aenUyas wh*n younger, tin? pension
I -Wd make life easier n,r trim.
Li™' Ixigan moved to rlii'e out
ISkiL P*rt of the iimi-iidtx-cnt
I fhkUi ss ho limh-r-ton 1, ivfim-ri
tuft*,? “nlers Le acknowledged
hlreMlf to be apauiwr.
I dhiered with Mr. Mitchell
n!. in? w k<f°m of the principle 'Hi which
IS? t. wea bated •» it came from
I 5® us *t It was the cu’n rt princ-
I if- T " European policy was to keep ai
IS^yws ‘tending army at a great n-
| ’he American to hate • email
I SmSa!fa? 1 *’ bu’ with a militia reserve
I u , fighting men. The Kuro-
IIff?Roused flic soldier up, and
I M® Out.to starve. It should
I V dc m'3* America tbit ft* policy was
I hi , J™’' The pension shorrid, however,
1recognition of an honorable dfatlnc-
I wo!,'i, n ?i? b ® J g* of mendicancy. The
I 3?ffJ ,00r tlo u»«" and "pauper” were
I lem if. 1 un H,' come words that the Amer-
I u 'l r could hear.
Islminf m 1w S? reviewed some of the inch
■ Wits Of tin: Mexican war and HI,I,.■ • 1,c, 1
r Sfu. i I. I ® nt had been set of pension-
dain il, 1 **P** °f a certain period for a
»Hhout regard toriisabil-
l*rort,l iff 0 ,®" 1 that princii !e. II-
s? i soldiers of the
The n. ” 1 !' “Pretion 0 f a similar
t f? e P’?cedenta'Wing in favor of Uiia
""V Question was whether the
me had strived. He thought ft
(ffprof hfs motion.
PthatIW ttie estimn:-- wereOO r-
Bomber of Mexican vet-
ttttim?. 1Win g »t 3*.000. He thought
•.0 ’“,”??*““*'hare l£en trade large,
KAbem<^,?u‘ ( *‘‘ S' bUL There coSd
r« 12 j«» now living. That
UtXS&ff* ’hatwad.,,
1 of merit i
Senators
* to b« tiic order of the
had better wait m»
* °«y one or two
fotild b. lv J*?5 ru: living. Tbmr.
hit ^iderable money
Ml eotiPM wwr uvea nr »n»« urraw, uui uim
waatofa® given the practice of Unmoral!
wm. 1 right, It shouldl* *irt of or In the name of reli;
the w | I
company through the National Park.
Mines were a very good cover, but
the real object of the railroad was ulti
mately to give the Northern Pacific rail
road a branch through the park. There
was a disposition to "gobble up" every
thing in connection with the park by rail-
omN mn! hotel companies. He (Logan)
bad found herds of cattle and horses in
ptm A depirtinent of the United
tales government had divided up into
<«*vrit parts the ten acres which the law
dlowcd to be runted to one c ciipuuy
snd placed one company in
ir«!t'C*bi»io( all hotel privileges in the
pirK and drove everybody chc
• » U. ui d now tho Congress ot
t!»t* United Stales was to bo made
a football to. be kicked about by men out
-iik* of it for tluir own personal gain, lie
(l/»-Dtn) 'mould Imvc to do » me plain
"(n’.iking on this subject, even if it caused
pain, lie b id bet*u lobhie l mere this win
ier in liehslf o' this railroad by an oftidsl
of tbb gAVernnient. who waa in receip' of
v-YuOO u year, man lie ever had been l**b-
bb d btioro in Ids life. Of court* Im knew
hcgeiitienmn well, but thought it in very
bail Mstu for an offi cer of the department
hiving charge of the park to become a
’oM>yistf >r the (listnation of the park.
Whuicwr that gentleman may think of
bis (L’gun'rt) remarks waa immaterial.
Hint gnnllemitii and be (L«>g:in) had al-
waysi)* en kimhI friends, but lie (Logan) lost
ids raspoet for any man that would lobby
f *r a corpiration. He protested against
the diMtruction of the park.
■Mr. Vest gave the details oftheman-
iL't'iiieul of the park, and said every word
«tat«*l by Mr. Logan waa true. The Inte.
1 ior De partment had divided the ten acres
by seven, and located each one of the frac
tional parts around some one of the prin
cipal natural curiosities of the park, many
miles apart, so that though the Rufus
Hatch improvement Company had but
ten acres of land for hotel purposes, the
ten acres were not in one place, but in
seven places. This established a monopoly
in.one company, and was a distinct viola
tion of the spirit in which the act author
ising hotel privileec.1 was passed. All
152?;*$ the Mexican war and eulogized transportation facilities of the park had
I rrfU. . r haracterizing the war os one also been placed in the hands of the same
|tJ/ff*5 lor y, not foogbt for plunder, and “ 1 ' '
ld*u*Eff“ , K?S>y ’Bat, In similar
|^rM'te,ri"^ id not d “ ola, ° Ul ° COa '
|.n,VW\r' hno not ■firreciaUng the
"Ttree’ittK 1 T **erwi», conla not
(th„ w'fi*. Mr - illiaras a. to the justice
Iwar^rff,!'*? w - A more indafetuible
Kwtt K* Uon baaald.had
“fanSSil!i h * d 5*“ IB* roraltof a dad re
the limits of
D and Mgrandi*. tho slave-holding
thi ..if' -"if* 11 * WIU n °t «t all aUrniet
5ftSSe5fi2fflfSsr rar5, ° ' how
company. Tho result was that the
park was as completely under
tho control the company as if it wore their
private property. The company, however,
waa, behelieved, now bankrupt.
Mr. Allison inquired whether Mr. Vest
meant to say that the park was absolutely
under the control of a private corporation,
the very thing that Congress had endeav
ored to guard against.
Mr. Vest said that waa just the fact.
Mr. Ingalls asked whether it was true
that no one could get access to the park
except in vehicles of this company.
Mr. Vest replied that such was the order.
Although Congress hail absolutely for
bidden a monoply, it had been permitted.
Congress, he said, had not adjourned one
week,befure the contract was made.
After further debate, participated in by
J _ Messrs. Harrison, McPherson, Voorbees,
Pensioning of idlers of ttic Wilson and others, the matter,st2 o'clock,
the expiration of a similar went over and the Utah biff was laid Im-
■ ^ , . V . ou ia "W [ ore the Senate.
I . Maxey
Four
r ropw, rtftl Mr. Logan'a | tn« r*.
lynid to the lenr vit} I «»«ny
n jtwiUretsr.ri ig by im|
m«ttmwCTt
Mr. Brown spoke at some length in sup
port of his amendment, oRereit yesterday,
ptoviding that thevolnntarr eexual Inter
course of s married person with one of the
oppoeite lex, not hatband or wife of each
married person, should be the cause and
only cause of absolute divorce from the
bond of marriage in the District of Colum
bia, the Territories and other place* sub
ject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the
United Statee, bat divorces from bed end
board, as at common law, may in proper
cues be granted. The constitution, he
said, expressly prohibits tu from
passing any law respecting the ettablish-
ment of a religion or prohibiting the free
exercise thereof, bat this did not authorize
rality under the cloak
religion, according to
PKHhriitian world ar ! by
of the United States, t'cly.
wu grossly Immoral and pmri 'isl.le
iy irnpri - nment, bat the governme. l us-l
no right 1 ipunUh a man for a crime until
wu IcgaJl v convicted in a court of com-
B (e..t jurudiction. It had no more eight
resort to a test oath in otder ox aster,
tain a person’s guUt or innocence u
to polygamy than u to worrier
or any other crime. Tt Edmande
bill wu a shamefnl vautUn of
tba coutitnncn. There wereo . nm.J. -J
thousand Mormons who die tot practice
polygamy, and the United States bad cer-
rieth her who had Wn put away eom-
mitteth adultery. It followed that every
man who put away his wife, except for
fornication, and married another, was an
adulterer. The State law to the contrary
notwithstanding, lie was a bigamist or
polygaerist, and the woman who had il
legally put away Iter husband and married
another was guilty of polyandry,
because she had two husbands
living. This was as illegal, according to
divine law, as was the polygamy of the
Mormons. A similar offense, whether
committed in the District of Columbia or
Utah, should be punished with like severi-
*,y. There was no escape from this posi-
ion. It was as illegal for a man to nave
two wives in Massachusetts or Georgia as
in Utah.
Mr. Brown contrasted the social system
of U tah with that of elsewhere. The pros
titution of Utah was only found in the
plural-wife system. Under the Mormon
a item, he said,the husband cohabited with
■ his wives, and they were generally
fruitful of offspring. Under the system in
other sections of the Union where prostitu
tion and infanticide were practiced, the
state of things was worse with the Mor
mons, for the murder of unborn oflspring
was worse than adultery or fornication.
The Mormon held himself bound to sup
port and care for the offspring of all his
wives. The Gentile did not bold himself
bound to the support of the ofispriog of
Ills adulterous intercourse, but cast mother
and child together into the streets. Why
punish the Mormon and not the Gentile?
Why not take hold of both and deal with
them alike? Mr. Brown contrasted what
he termed the polygamy of New England
and the polygamy of Utah, stating that
while he had no purpose »« attack
New England he made the comparison
between it and Utah because New England
had kept statistics of its crimes while other
States had not. The picture he drew was
drawn more in sorrow than in anger.
There had been over 27,000 divorces
granted in New England within the last
thirty years, destroying 27,000 families and
turning loose 64,000 persons to marry
again UfegaHy, except those who were
divorced for adnltery or fornication in the
other party.
Assuming that one-third of them had been
divorced fit adultery, it would leave 30,000
persons divorced and married again who
were practicing polygamy in Now Eng
land, while the Utah commission, acting
under the Edmunds bill, aftet having
searched with a test oath, could
find but 12,000 men and
men who would not swear
they had never m their lives been guilty of
polygamy, Froslitution was practiced in
New England to Such an alarming extent
that if continued it would, in lccs than a
century, depopulate New England of its
Puritan stock. Vice, avowed, blatant and
organized, hindered to some extent its own
dilfusion. but vice silent and lurking,
trickled into all the crevices ot society. A
nation of Mormons was impossible—not so
a nation of libertines. In Massachusetts,
in the last twenty years, the popula
tion had increased -14 per cent,
■nd marriages C2 per. cenL, while divorces
increased 147 per cent. It behooved tho
Christian and patriot to ponder the conse
quences that must follow from such a
state <B society. The church denounced
polygamy and demanded its suppression,
and the churches were right; but bow
then cou'd they wink at illegal divorces.
How, withoutcensure, see their ministers
officiating for a petty fee at adulterous
marriages. If ministers and churches
did their wbolo duty, the public
sentiment would soon sweep from our
statute book the wicked and immoral di
vorce laws. Mr. Brown claimed no right
to lecture either the Christian churches or
their ministers, but as a citizen and a Sen
ator he felt it his duty to express hit con
viction with regard to thUrgreat evll.wbich
waa undermining the sanctity of the fam
ily. tho safety ot society and the existence
T the State.
There were bnt two means of dealing
wich tho Mormon question—one the peace
able. legal mode of enacting laws and en
forcing them; theother, to put the Mor
mons to the sword. Many persons had
advocated putting them to the sword, but
we could justify such a course neither be
fore the civilized world nor at the bar
Almighty God. How could
justify the butchery of
a hundred thousand Mormons wh 1 nc-.e
predict- J polvgamy to atone for its prac
tice by ten thousand or twelve thousand?
We should convict and punish the guilty,
but there we should stop. It would be an
outrage upon morality and decency to at
tempt the slaughter of helpless people be
cause they entertained views on moral
questions to which we could not subscribe
ft was absurd to assert that the Mormons
were in rebellion. No people could be in
rebellion who did uot resist the law by
force. The Mormons held themselves at
all times ready to respond to legal process.
People so conducting themselves could not
be in rebellion, in any legal sense.
Mr. Brown turned some sarcastic periods
on what he termed the intermeddling of
New England in other people’s business,
as in the affair of the Southern States.
People did r.ot object so much to the prac-
tices in Utah os to the names by which
they were called. The Utah commission
ers, in prescribing a teat oath for the voter,
were careful to exclude only tboM who co-
habitated with more then one woman in
the marriage relation. The Gentile who
bed one wife and one or more mistresses
could take the oath without difficulty.
There waa an immense amount of cant
and hypocrisy In the whole thing. Mr.
Brown wu reedy to sanction aU constitu
tional legislation which could he devised
fur the suppression of polygamy in Utah,
and of illegal divorce, prostitution and In
fanticide in New England and elsewhere.
but be wu not sriUing to violate the oath
he had taken to support the constitution
to gratify New England's intermeddling or
■uppreu any sect or denomination, how
ever unpopular it might be.
Mr. ltoer said he bad heard enough ot
Mr. Brown'a speech to comprehend its
character, bat not hie motive. It did not
teem possible that the Senator had taken
>0 much pains u his speech indicated for
the mere purpose of melting a malicious
and malignant attack upon the people of
New England. Mr. Hoar could only Infer
that Mormonlsm wu more in accord with
that Senator's convictions than opposed to
them.
Mr. Brown said the Senator had not
heard all hit remarks, or he would not
bare so inferred.
Mr. Hoar replied that the Senator from
Georgia (Brown) had made in his speech
the logical inference that polygamy wu
better then the lawful marriage of one
husband to one wife. Etch country and
each aection of each country may bare
vices, but whatever there wu in New Eng
land that wu n reproach to her, Mr. Hoar
said, wu carefully written down by New
England historians. There were section*
of the country in which that course wu
The Disputing Judges Surrounded by
Armed Partisans—Great Floods In
Louisiana and Texas—Rail
road Accidents, EtCe
[telegbapp.bd to the associated press.]
NewWleahs, May 26.—A special to tho
2 iirus-Democrat from New Iberia say*: A
crisis is fast approaching. The outlook is
ominous. A number of Fontcllien's ad
herents have been marching about the
streets shouting, "Wc’li hang Judge Gates
on a sour apple tree,” and firing In
air. Women and children have
been terrorized, and the only subject
discussed is the imminent peril
of a conflict. Fontcllien’s adherents
maintain an armed parrlson at night in
the court house, and during the day a
large number of his supporters are in the
immediate neighborhood. Judge Gates,
supported by the merchants and educated
people, is also prepared for a struggle. His
party have established their arsenal about
two squares from the court house. They
have organized a body of men who
are well armed and a militia company
has also been formed and is ready at a
moment’s call. Thus it will be seen that
both are armed and prepared. Such is
the situation. It may not last more than
a day or two. As soon as the sheriff's
bond has been approved he will make a
formal demand for his office. The
present incumbent says if the present
clerk accepts the bond he will retire, but
the clerk, 8egura, is friendly
Fontellien, it is not likely he will
accept it. If the demands are met
by a refusal, it is stated that force
will be used at once. A large number of
each party is in town, and hostilities may
commence at any moment. Judge Fon
tellien stated to day that no matter what
might come Judge Gates would never pre
side over a court here. He said even if
the militia were sent it would not alter the
condition of things. Judge Gates would
never preside.
A special to the Picayune from New
Iberia says the Fontellien faction is in pos
session of the court house. The officers
elect presented to the actual clerk of the
court their bonds, signed by citizens, but
they were practically refused. They are
now awaiting the action of the militia.
Trouble is expected to-night or to-morrow.
Judging from the indications, it will be a
hot one, as excitement is very great aad
bad blood on both sides.
THE COPIAH INVESTIGATION.
What the Democratic Members of the
Committee Have to Say.
Wasbixotox, May 27.—The minority
report ,on the Copiah investigation
was submitted to the Senate to-day.
Is signed by Senators Saulsbury, Jonas,
Vance and I'ugb. It starts out with the
assertion that the minority dissent en
tirely from the statements and con
clusion contained in the report of the
majority, and present their views of af
fairs in Copiah county, formed from the
testimony of reputable and credita
ble witnesses examined by the
committee. They say: We fully
concur in the assertion of the ma-
PANIC RIPPLES.
AFTER THE PANIC.
The Crants* Debts—Charges Against
Ward—The Pittsburg Sank—A
Bank Closes at Hot Springs.
-
He Is Balled In S30,000—The Pennsylvania
Bank Again Closes Its Doors—An
Old Cotton Firm Suspends—
8ome Other Falluies.
[telegraphed to the associated press. 1
New York, May 26.—James D. Fish,
late president of the Marine National
Bank, was arrested last night on a warrant
issued by United States Commissioner
jority that nothing can be more justly Shields. Fish's arrest occurred at the
odtoui than touee sucb investigations and Myjllc flats, Broadway and Thirty-ninth
street, where it is said he has been con-
SWOLLEN RIVERS.
Oreat Damage Dona In Louisiana and
north 7S3K>,
iTXLXORAfHXD TO THE ASSOCIATED XXXSS.1
New Orlxaus, May 25.—A dispatch to
the Picayune from Coushatta, La., says
The heaviest rains on record have been
hero the past ten days. The total raiulal
since the 1st. Inst has been nearly thirteen
Inches. The river is higher than lor a
number of years. It rose seven inches
daring the past twenty-fonr hoars, over
flowing plantations and sending stock to
the hills. The crop* are suffering from
continuous rains and tho hands are unable
to work. The proepecta ere more gloomy
then for years. All creek, and bayou* of
any consequence are a veiling into im
mense proportions. Planters and basi
nets men are very much discouraged.
The river at Gulton baa risen four feet
since last Tuesday.
Gaivistox, May 20.—A N’etci Milllcan
special says: Reports from the Brazos
river are very distressing. There is not
alone a destruction of cotton and other
crop* along the river, but the taking olT of
fences and the sweeping awey of every
thing within reach of the flood.
A Sewn Trinity special say*; Owing to
the Incessant rains of the past week no
trains have run on tha Trinity and 8abina
railroad since the 20th, and there are no
prospects for their resumption for several
days. Oa the Indianola and Great North
ern railroad work has been supended. The
Trinity river is ttillrlsing at the rate of
one Inch an hoar. It is now over a mile
and a half wide at the bridge. Families
have been forced to flee for their lives.
There has been great destruction of
crop*, stock improvements, and the wont
it yet to come.
New Orleans, May JW.—A Bastrop, La.,
dispatch to the Timet-Demtcral eeya: Lest
Saturday one of the heaviest rain storms
that was ever experienced in this countty
visited this parish, doing Incalculable
damage to crops. Fences were washed
down and cotton that bad been
chopped out was literally beat
into the ground. Today another
heavy rain came down and the weather ie
still threatening. Farmers are disheart
ened and merchants are alarmed. It will
be Impossible now to make more than half
a crop In tble pariah. The streame are
swollen, and thotuanda of acrea of corn
and cotton are under water. Another
time like that of 1307 is threatened.
disclosures as this us a political iAstru
ment, and this is especially true when
such investigations are begun and conduct
ed not to ascertain and establish tbe tiuth
but by distortion of.facts to mislead the
f iubllc mind and excite popular prejudice
n order to advance the supposed interest
of a political organization. They say they
would gladly, if they could, exonerate this
investigation from taint or suspicion of
partisan purpose and design, bat that
justice, truth and candor compel
them to declare their conviction that it
was originated and conducted for the pur
pose of aiding the republican party in the
approaching presidential canvass, by re
viving the stories of outrage and crime
which they say were so effectually used in
former jariitical compaigns, and perhaps,
they add, to furnish an excuse, if neces
sary, for rejecting the vote of Mississippi
in the electoral college, and thereby de
feat, as was (dona in 1876, the clearly
expressed will of the American people in
tho choice of a President They
say they are fully aware of
the responsibility they assume in making
these statements, and assert that they are
nv.deQrom convictions forced upon them in
every step in the inquiry. Referring to
the origin of the investigation, thev say
that tiie resolution adopted by the senate
charged upon the Democratic party of Co
piah county every species of crime known
to the vocabulary of the unscrupulous poli
tician. and upon the authorities of the State
neglect and failure to do their duty. These
charges, they »ay, were based upon the
statements of an adventurer, Burnett, who
sought to secure Federal office by
proclaiming himself a martvr. They make
charges that this is following the practice
in conformity with which at every Presi
dential election since the civil war at
tempts have been made to excite the pre-
t uriice of the people of the Northern Stales
iy the accusation of outrage and wrong in
the South, and they refer to the Eliza
Pinkston case, and give their views as to
the part it played in the throwing out of
the votes cast for Tiiden in Louisiana in
1876. They ask who believes the
Pinkston story to-day, and assert that
this and other such tales having lost their
potency, the Danville and Copiah investi
gations were conceived and brought forth.
Of the report on which the investigation is
based!'
left an;
it is aH
been temoved by the manner in which it
was conducted. They say that the fact
that the mseeugaubn was held outside
of Copiah county and outside ot the
E'.ato cf Misaissippi is evidence that
the r-pretation of the slanderers
against the people of that county and
State was sought to be avoided, and
alluding to what they coll the garbled re
ports of the Inquiry which were sent North
to the Republican newspapers by tbe clerk
of tbe committee, they say tbe members
ot the committee were responsible for his
appointment They would certainly have
permitted no such breach of decorum
unless it met their approval and aided tbe
general purpose and design of the investi
gation. Speaking of tbe report of tile
majority, they say it furnishes the most
Indubitable evidence, not only o( tbe par
tisan purpose of the lnveetlgation, bnt of
tbe unreliability of the statements and
conclusions reached even by aHcnatorial
committee, when party interests are to be
served by an investigation committee; and
they say farther that in their opinion an
Impartial jury of intelligent men, bearing
the testimony taken by tbe committee and
giving due weight to the evidence, would
unhesitatingly arrive at a concluiloh di
rectly oppoeite to those submitted by the
majority. They say that the major
ity report evidently Ignored and
mrposcly disregarded the (worn
eatlmony of the most intelligent,
trustworthy and reliable citizens of Copiah
county, and gave full credence and belief
to tbe statements of peraon* tome of whom
were shown to be destitute of character for
veracity and others apparently too Igno
rant to understand and regard the obliga
tion of tbe oaths taken by them.
ceding himself. The warrant was issued
upon an affidavit made by National Ban!:
xaminer Scriba, who deposed that after
a careful examination of the books of tbe
Marine National Bank he believed that
Fish had misappropriated fends belonging
to the bank to tbe amount of $1,141,000.
This was done between March 1st and May
6th, 1884.
New York, May 20.—Shortly before 1 p.
m. James D. Fish was brought to the mar
shal's office, where a short consultation
took place. From there he was conducted
to the United States commissioner's office,
accompanied by bis counsel. Fish seemed
entirely eelt-pozsessed. Commissioner
Shields said to the prisoner: "Mr.
Fish, you arc charged with violating
tbe United States laws in wilfully misap-
' ring for your own use certain moneys
longing to U. 8. Grant. This is a
criminal charge. Do you appear
by counsel?” Fish poll ted to his counsel,
who said; “We plead not guilty.” nud
then asked District Attorney Root wbat
bail he wanted, Mr. Root replied that the
Lawrence cose was tbe nearest case to this,
and in that the district attorney asked for
$50,000. Mr. Root said he would ask for
the same amount. Fish's coun
sel said his client had made
over every dollar he had for the benefit of
the bank, and everybody knew that he
had not personally profited by any of the
money he waa charged with misappro
priating. Counsel said that $15,000 or
$20,000 would be ample security. Cotn-
misiionerShlelds said that hejwas acquaint
ed with the facts in the case, and that he
wonid fix the bail at $30,000. Thereupon
the prisoner was taken to the marshal’s
office, where he remained until his bonds
men qualified.
New York, May 26.—Reporters have
been unable to get any authorized state
ment from Gen. Grantor his counsel,
Clarence Seward, to whom he defers In tbe
matter, regarding the allegations made hy
President Fish, of the Marine Bank, that he
had letters from Gen. Grant assuring
him that the government contracts ot
Grant & Ward wero genuine. Interviews
with friends of General Grant indicate
FIRE RECORD.
Oeitructlve Continuation In New York,
Chicago, and Other Plaoes.
New York, May 25.—A destructive fire
occurred early this morning In the build
ing No. 52 Veaey street, occupied by E.
Greenfield & Son, manufacturers of con
fectionery, whose factory In Barclay street
waa destroyed by fire' in 1877, with the
loss of more than a dozen lives. The fire
waa caused by the explosion o( Hour dust
and tbe flames bad gained a fearful head
way before the fire department arrived, in
response to a general alarm sent out at
3 a.m. After three hours hard work the
fire was finally brought under control. It
had extended to two adjoining buildings,
No. 50 and 5t, causing considerable dam
age. Tbe entire lose ia probably orer $00,
Csicaoo, May 20.—The northwestern
•toresge warehouse of Hiram Kibley A Co.,
dealers in field end garden seeds, a five-
story brick building. 80x185 feet, wst
burned yesterday. The firm loses $23,000
on tbe building end $50,000 on stock; Insn-
rance, $55,500. O. F. Gibb A Son, who oc
cupied a portion of the building, lot* $12,-
50u; fully insured. There were stored in
the building consignments of teas, coffee,
•agar, syrup, etc., the property of adocen
or more firms, whose aggregate loos is $37,
500; fully insured.
Riadixo, Mass., May 20.—Mayall’e rub
ber factory was burned today. Lou $200,-
000.
FIRE AT SPARTA.
not panned. If be (Hoar) cared to folio 1
the style of argument followel r Several Thousand Dollar* ot Loaa
by the Senator from Georglf
(Brown), be could toy something,
without even reference to statistics, which
would be sufficiently disagreeable. Wif
a desire to credit the portion of the con
try from which the Senator came with _
much propriety as be could, Mr. Hoar
thought that the pretence of a large num-
of mulattos* remained to be accounted far
in someway; but be would not enter upon
this sort of argumenL This was a bill
having a specific put poo*, applicable to
tbe Territory of Utah. Addressing him.
self directly to the bill Mr. Hoar took
it up by sections *• zpUloed the le
gal beerlags of' v. r»l provisions.
Those provision, -ere such, be Mid,
at either; already existed In the State
which the Senator from Georgia repsented
or would it ooc* be —
statute* of that Stale
A DREADFUL EXPLOSION.
Five Men Instantly Killed and Much Dam
aga Wrought.
Taor, N. Y., May 27.—A bleacher ex
ploded In Moor* A Wilson’s straw board
mill at Waterford at 10 JO o'clock last
night, fatally demoliahlng the building.
Tho bleacher was carried 300 feet across
the canal, where it destroyed a wooden
store house and partly burled itself in the
ground. James Reddish, aged 35 yean, of
I'olioes, Edward Kelly, aged 23, of Water
ford, Michael 0‘8hay, aged 30, of Albany,
Michael Creed, aged 20, of Waterford, and
John llctferman. aged 42, of Waterford,
were klUed. Kelly was blown upon
the roof of a two-story build
ing, and Reddish and O'fibay
were blown to the top of a four
story building. Creed and Ilefferman were
taken from the ruins. AU were badly
scalded and their arms and legs broken.
Reddish leaves a widow and five children,
Kelly a widow and Hrfferman a widow
and one chUd. Creed wu unmarried.
Four other men were in the miU et the
time, but escaped unhart, being only
blown down by tbe explosion, Tho upper
story of tbe building was filled with straw.
The lamps were pot ont by tbe concussion
and no fire resulted.
they so misrepresent and distort the ac
tual facta as to be worthless.
■New York, May 26.—The bondsmen o!
Jas. D. Fish appeared before Commie-
uioner Hhiclda at 4 o'clock this afternoon
and qualified in the following amounts:
Jos. E. Ward, of Want A Co.’s Havana
lateamabip company, $15,000; Francis C. 1
Reed, lawyer, $7,500; David Hlrsch, to
bacconist, $7,500. Fish then took bis de
parture, accompanied by bis friends. Be
fore lie left tiie building Fish was shown
a statement published in one of
the eveuing papers purporting to be
I ajdenial by General Grant concerning the
authorship of the letters wnich Fish said
the General had written litm. Fish said
he did not believe Grant had denied hav
ing written tbe letters In question, as he
Fuh) now had them in his possession.
Hs would, however, refuse to make them
public, except as to their general scope,
which he had already disclosed,
Nxw York, May 211.—None of the sus
pended Well street firms have as yet com
pleted their statements as to bow they
stand. General Thomas, president of the
East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia rall-j
road, arrived In Wall street to-day from
abroad His appearance bee Inspired tbe
holders of flrft consolicated bonds with the
hope that he will make arrangements for
ribs payment of interest on coupons. i
Till riSXSTLVARM SARK AQAIK CLOSES.
S PtTTssrsu, May 28.—The Pennsylvania
Bank closed its doors snln at 12 o'clock
to-day, and posted the following notice on
the door:
“Mr. Riddle, president and chief cxccud
tive officer of this bank, having become
suddenly and seriously ill and unable to
communicate with the board of directors J
ills deemed best to cfoee the bank under ex|
isting circumstances until he suffiolentlil
recovers to be present at the adjustment
of its affaire. By order of the board.” |
Officers have have been placed hi charge I
who refuse to permit an audience with an v
of the board. There is neat excitement I
The crash was brought about by the clear
ing house throwing out checks amounting
to $205,000. According to the statement nil
the directors, the bank had raised $8I3.00U
jo pay liabilities of $018,000. It ia said I
r here were $300,000 in certified checks out,1
which were not included in this sum, and
which hod to be paid. The banks which
loaned the suspended institution funds to
tide It over are secured.
Th* news of the second suspension
I spread rapidly ana created intense excite-l
ment and surprise, owing to the fact that
everybody had faith In the ability of the
hank to pay aU claims agrinst it. Tbe
directore positively refused to be inter
viewed. Alargecrowdflockedtolbebank,
end the pavement In front of it was soon
filled with anxious depositors and persons
attracted through curiosity. President
’" appeared In his usual
[TELEGRArUED TO TUE ASSOCIATED rRESS.j
New York, May 27.—President Fish now
says that he did not mean to charge that
General Grant had any guilty knowledge
of the frauds in government contracts, but
simply intended to say that the letters re
ceived from General Grant were ot inch a
tenor as to warrant any one in haring con*
fidence In the representations made by
Ward. •
John D. Fish says his father regarded
General Grant's position in regard to
Ward’s,transactiona as similar to his own;
that both of them were misled into trust
ing entirely to wbat waa said by Ward.
It ia expected that the Weslside Ear.>!
will resume business to-morrow, if thn
bank examiners will accord permission. A
A number of clearing house banks
combined to assist it. '
Nxw York, May 27.—-United States Dis
trict Attorney Root lodged a warrant tat -
the arrest of Fred Ward at the Ludlow
street jail to-night on complaint of Bank
Examiner Scriba, who charges that Ward
aided and abetted President James D.Flsh
in misappropriating the funds of the
Marine Bank. The affidavit recites
the same facts as in the cose of
Fish. giving the amount drawn
out of the bank by Grant A Ward nt $375,-
000,'.and it concludes with charging that
Ward aided, abetted, counseled and pro
cured the said James D. Fish to commit
the offense aforesaid, with the intent to in
jure and defraud the Marine Bank, for iris
own benefit end advantage.
New Yobk, May 27.—The lndhlilusl
schedules in assignment of Frederick D.
,m I .If-... K. I ir.i'ri In James Mc-
Nameowere filed in court to-day. This
scbedults of Frederick D. Grant show the
following statement: The debts and lia
bilities amount to $2,215,000, made up ns
follows; Creditors other than jireferred
$820,300; creditors jireferred $1,-
000; contingent liabilities $10,000. The
par value of securities borrowed
irom Grant A Ward $1.140,SCO. Tito a.--et.i
are nominally worth $1,000,013—actual
worth unknown.
The schedules in the assignment of Jesse
R. Grant show the debts and liabilities to
amount to $95,429 and assets nominally
worth $131.050—assets’ actual worth un
known ; contingent liabilities, none.
IMMENSE DAMACE DONE BY HICH
WATER IN LOUISIANA.
New Onuuxs.May 27.—A eiipatch from
Baton Rouge to tbe Picayune says: "Sena
tor Robson, ol Shreveport, has received
discouraging accounts ol the situation in
the Red river valley. According to hix
advices the country lying below Caddo
and the Bossier Hills for nearly one hun
dred miles down, from a point Uvo miles
below Shrcvejiort, is under water to the
average depth of four feeh Five places be
longing to Senator Robson and two hun
dred belonging to other planters are over
flowed. The cotton product of the sub
merged area ia estimated at 75,000 bales,
| GALTESton. May 27.—Tbe A’etrs has re
ports from ail part* of the State, which re
veal tbe fact that washouts liavo occurred
over all linea of the Texts railroads. Thu
east approach, the narrow guage railroad
to the bridge across the San Jacinto river,
ha* been carried away. The whole coun
try thereabouts ia under water. The peo
ple ere fleeing to the highlands. Large
numbers ot cattle have been drowned and
stock of all kinds has suffered.
Fire St Charleston.'
CnAELiaroa, May 27.—Before daylight
this morning a fire destroyed the Accom
modation wharf, tbe steamer Pilot Boy,
Goldsmith’s warehouses in tho Venduo
range and several wharf sheds. The es
timated loss, including that on tbe steam
er Pilot Boy, which wu burned to tha
water’s edge, is $80,000, as follows; W.
Goldsmith A Sons, bulldingi and stui K
$50,000; F. D. Phillips, steamer Pilot U ic
15,000; G. \V. Egan, wlmrf jirope.:/
: 10,000; L. R. Trenbolm. m harf projierty.
< 4,500; l'hillips. Rodgers A Co., VituI.l.jiL,
J ‘ ■ I; ' k !!:.:■ r l ■, > 1 - - -1 ^,
A Co., cotton, $5,500; J. M. Heignious, rot.
ton, $2,600, A. D. McCobb, hay.$1,000. 1 h i
insurance will aggregate about $80,000, di
vided among various companies represent
ed here. *•
Riddle _
health at 10 o'clock this morning,
but half an hour later it was
given out that he was prostrated bv a hem
orrhage Irom the lungs, and since he has
had three repetitions of the trouble. He
is lying at the Duquetn* club rooms, un
conscious, and only slight hopes of his re
covery are entertained. Still later, it be
came noised abroad that hia illness was
due to an overdose of morphia or chloro
form, which he took this morning. Phy
sicians are endeavoring to relieve him of
the drag,
A rooum JOKE.
BaiDoxroar.Coax., May 26. -A Norwalk
paper published Friday a lengthy article
relative to a long and Heady run on one of
the oldest banka in that town, which was
intended u a joke. The article referred to
tbe Granite Bank In the village. The arti
cle wu beaded, "A Norwalk Bank in Trou
ble.” Scores of excited depositors who
read the article or beard about It rushed to
the Norwalk Savings Bank, the oldest in
the vicinity, end drew their deposits. Tbe
Negotiations of France and England on
the Control of Egypt.
Loxdos, May 28.—According to tbe Pall
Mall GaietU, France asked that before tbe
meeting of the proposed conference Eng
land should consent to place Egypt under
international control. Earl Granville, for
eign secretary :ot state, {objected to this so
tong as the British military occupation of
Egypt should continue. At that France
uked that the duration of the English
occupation be limited, and renewed its de
mand for an immediate international con
trol. Earl Granville, in an
to this. named five years
a minimum for English occupation,
and Insisted on th* postponement of the ran continued daring the day and between
proposed international control until after $25,000 and $30,000 wu taken out before
the KngUsli had withdrawn from the conn- tbe character of th*
try, but France steadfastly adhered to the
Buildings and Stocks.
SrAtTA, Oa., May 20.—Sparta had a fear-
fol fire this evening. It originated about
o'clock in the (oraltore shop of John Frieze,
and caught In someway from a spark com
municated to the glue poL Tbe poor old
man losee hie two stores and stock ol fur
niture, valued at $5,000, and wu <!.- ng .-r
oualy burnt in attempting to rescue his
property from the flame*. J.B.Whitmore
colored, lost $690; John Cor, colored, $800,
and Clay Broe., $300. The goods of F~ A
Roeer were damaged in removing $300.
The estate of Wm. Fraley lost $500, and
lb, the estate of Wm. Cbeppel $1,000. Our
_ — w >ted whole people, white .rti^a turned
within it* harden. They'were'entirely o ut and foogbt the fire against most terri
eonttitatiocal and were Decenary to cany b|* odds for two hours, and finally extin
out the porpoast of the MU. \gniabed it. No insurance.
previous demand until at last Granville
offered to consent to the principle ot
multiple control, provided it shall be dis
guised. France accejited this, caring little
for shadows but anxious tor the substance
France is now trying to limit English oc
cupation to three years.
The Pall Mall QaxetU denounces
the scheme of a multiple control, how
ever it may be disguised.
“Such a project,” it says, "is an anachron
ism, and certain to result in disaster. Ai
long u British soldier* stand alone be
tween Egypt and anarchy, tha present
control snu bold the puree strings, and
thereby govern th* policy of Egypt,"
Th* same paper uy* toe cabinet hu de
cided to accept tbs French proposal. It
will evacneti Egypt within th* dssired
period and allow an international board
supreme authority orer Egyptian finance*.
Tbe Saltan has refuted to send 10,000
troop* to th* Soudan to cooperate with
the®” “ ^
Aaxjrrs should not fail to see oar
offer of premium* elsewhere in this i«-
tbe article became known,
a cottox run rails.
Nxw Yogs. May 26.—Reid A U»,
cotton. No. 211 Pearl street, this city, have
made an assignment to Archibald H.
Maclay, making preferences. The bouse
is an old and well knosrn one In the trade,
and for years has maintalnod a high
standing, hot are understood to hare be
come t involved the affairs of James D.
fish, late president of the Marine Bank.
raiLcax at uxssx sat, wu.
Chicaoo, May 26.—A dispatch to tha
/carnal from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, says
Strong’s Bank, at Green Bey, doted ui
doors this morning.
BaLDXBsemay be avoided by the use of
Hall • Hair Renewer, which prevents the
falling ont of hair, and stimulates it to
renewed growth and luxuriance. It also
restores faded or gray hair to Its original
dark color, srnl radically core* nearly ev
ery disease of tbe scalp.
Calbocx county ie in a prosperous
financial condition. A good paper and
g'"«l people are guarantees of county
j.rotperity.
Augusta Mills ehuttlrg Down.
Al'ocsra, Oa., May 27.-On account of
the depistsion In the cotton goods trade,
tbe iuUU here have bveit compellt-d to re
duce their expenses. The King Manuiuu-
turing Company hu reduced the salaries
of its officer* and the wages of its hands
15per cenL Tbe Knu-rprUc Manufactur
ing Company ha* cut down salaries 3i per
cent, and wages 15 percsnL The Aug i-ia
Factory will shut down to two day- ■. " :i
week. The Sihley and Langley M tnufau-
ttiring Companies, on account of the pur-
chare of cotton at low rales, will ran (ull
time and make no re.mction. The Ursn-
itevllle and Vmuelus* factories have talma
no action, but operatives have been cau
tioned to live economically, as it may be
necessary to shut down for some time dur
ing tho summer,
FROM AUGUSTA.
Destructive F!re-«The City Infested by
Burglnra»AChurch Entertainment.
[srtciAL TKLxaaaa.)
Acocsta, Oa., May 27.—About 5 o'clock
this morning tbe alarm of fire wu sound
ed from the bell tower by conitant peals.
The firemen promptly responded, finding-
that they were badly needed on the corner
of Ellis and Montgomery streets. The
brick double tenement house belonging to
Mrs, A. C, Vason wu on fire. Tbe inte
rior of the bnildingwu entirely datroyed.
The loss of Mrs. Vason is estimated at
$0,000, insurance $3,000 in the Southern
Mutual. Two families occupied the house
—Dr. Robert C. Eve' and Mr. Lew
is. Their loss ot household goods is
estimated at five thousand dollars. Au
gusta hu experienced quit* a number of
bold robberies daring the put week. It is
thoughts gang of shrewd rascals infest the
city. Kirk Robinson, alias Henry Will
iams, was arrested this morning in the
act of entering a dwelling.
The Baptist Church gave a grand musi
cal entertainment to-night. The Me of
tbe city wu in attendance. The finest
talent In tbe city end surrounding coun
try assisted the choir.
Consumption Cured*
An old physician, retired from prac
tice having had placed in his hands by
an East India missionary the formnut
of a simple vegetable remedy for the
speedy and permanent cure of Con
sumption, Bronchitis, Catarrh, Asthma
and all Throat and Lung Affocti-oh,
also a positive and radical cure forXcr-
voua Complaints, alter having tested
its wonderful enrative powers m thou
sands of rases, hu felt it his duty to
make it known to his suffering fellow*.
Actuated by his motive and a desire to
relievo human suffering, I will send
free of charge to all who desire it this
recipe, in German, French or English,
with toll directions for preparing and
using. Sent by mail by adilresainc
with stamp, naming this paper, W. A.
Son*. Hi), revert Block, Roeh/iur,
•Yew York. *epl4weowl9t
Agents should net fail to aee
offer of premium* elsewhere in th i ■> ia-