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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-