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Weekly Telegraph and Messenger. — ©C ITTABLlSBfl) 1826 MACON - , FRIDAY. MARCH 27, 1885. VOL U Midi LIX-NO. 17. foreign ministers. the men selected for the more THe important posts. R. Jackson Sent to Mexico, Mc- H line to France, Pneloc to Croat Brlt&ln* nnd Pendliiton to Germany-Other Newa. ItniaetrasD to ma amoouted feem.) Washikoton, March 23,-Atter the read- inj the journal the Senate went Into ex- "it"w'the'doorj were re-opeued and the genate'adjourned until 12 o’clock to-mor- nW ' nlPOETANT NOMINATIONS. The President to-day seat to the Senate the following nominations: As envoys atraordinary and ministers plenipotenti- of the United State*, Edward J. Pheips, •o( Vermont, to Great Britain; Robert M. Wchane ol Merylend, to France; Geo. H Pendleton, ol Ohio, to Germany; Hen- r»R Jactoon, ol Georgia, to Mexico; and Jm Macienaa E. Benton, ol Missouri, as attorney el the United States lor the wes era district of Missouri. The Senate immediately continued the cl Senator Pendleton. The SeMt« »I»o conBrmed the nomlnv linn af Me*ar.r. Poelns, Jackaon anil Me- Lane, and of Benj.H. Hill, Jr . to be Uni- tsdsiates attorney for the northern dis trict ol Georgia. WHO MB. FBELFi IS. Edwin J- Pheips, who was nominated to-day as minister to England, la » promi- neoMwrer of Barilnqton, Vermont He if about sixty yearn of age end the possee*- or of e moderate fortine. He lsex-presl- dentol the American Bar Aasooiatlon, haa practiced before the Snpreme Court in Washington, and ie highly esteemed as e lawyer end men of cnlture. He bee seve- ral limes been the Uemocretie candidate 'or Governor ol Vermont, but aa far aa known here haa never held Dnblic office. Fortwo years peat he bee delivered lee- tores on law to the graduating class of Yale College. Mr. Phelps la a eon of ex- Senator Phelps, of Vermont Senator Edmunds waa hli legal preceptor. Mr. Phrlpalaa personal friend ol Justice Field, of the Snpreme Coart, who speaks in the highest terms of hie legal ability. BIEET E. JACKSON, nominated aa mlniater to Mexico, is a ns- tlveol Georgia, and la 04 yeariol age. He graduated at Yale in 1839 and was <hortly alterwsrds admitied to the bar. He was oolone! of a Georgia regiment In the Mexi can war and for fonr succeeding years waa lodge of the Eastern circuit of Geor gis. In 18.V3 he was sent tc represent the United States at Vienna, Austria, where he remained flva years. During the late civilwsr he was a Southern brigadier general, and had command of the upper Potomac. Since the war Mr. Jackaon baa practiced the profession of law in Georgia. He has of late years held no particular office. He Is a man of lnde- K intent fortune and la highly Indorsed by e prominent pien ol his State. Mr. Jackaon is the amhorof several poemi, " Tallulah” being among them. XOBEXT M. M'LASE, of Merylend, nominated as minister to France, was born in Wilmington, Del., In 1815. He was edneated at St. Mary's col lege, Ualtimore. and at the College Hour bon, in Peris. He was appointed by Gen eral Jeckaon a cadet at West Point, and alter graduation there in 1837 served in the Florid* war and In the North; was a captain of artillery. He resigned from the army in ISIS, studied law in Washington and removed to Baltimore, where he began its practice lie was e member of the Maryland Legis lators in 1815-6; was a member of the thir tieth and tbiriy-first Congresses. was ap pointed by President Pierce in 1852 minia- t«r to China, and was appointed bv Presi dent Buchsrnn minister to Mexico In 1850, bat retigned In 1800. He wxe fleeted to the forty-sixth end forty-seventh CODgrstie end dee lined a nomination for the forty eighth Coogrtax. HewairlectedGovtrnoi ol Mtryland in 1883 for n term ol four years, beginning January 1.1881. 0X0. U. rxXDLXTON, o(Cincinnati, 0.,the new mlniater to Oer many, was born at Cincinnati, July l'jib, 1815; received an academic education in a school at Cincinnati and afterwards In Europe; studied lew, waa admitted to the her and has continued ever since to prac tice at Cincinnati; wes a member of the State Seriated Onto In 1851-55: was Itepre- Motative from Uhlo in the 3jto. 36th, 37to and 38th C.wgre<ee«; was the Democratic candidate for Vice-President on the ticket beetled by Geo. B. McClellan lo 1884; waa the Democratio nominee for Governor ol Ohio in 1866; wst elected to the United {states Senate as a Democrat to succee < Stanley Maltoew., it pub lean, and took bit seat M arch H, 1579. Ula terra exp! ed Marco n, last). HEAD Ol TUX XAMK1 OF JOSPIN. E. D. Clark, of Vickeburg, the newly ap pointed assistant secretary of the interior, who bed been eu.firing from on stuck of •vpho-pneuntonle for abnnt ten days and was lest evening considered out of danger, he I x sadden relapse about night and ex plred at an early hour Ibis morning. The rtmains ol Assistant Secretary of the Interior Clark will be aent to-night to Holly 8pr!nga, Mississippi, in charge ol bis wife and Senator M altha!!. Inasmuch as Clark had not taken the oath ol office, James Lynn is atill assistant secretary ol the interior, and lias promised Secretary Lamar to remain in office untd his euccea- •orcan be appointed. Mr. Clark waa in had health when he ar rived in M’ashlngloe. and intended to re- tarn to the Smttu. He had secured tick ets to leave M’aabinglon to-night on the Western expr, s on the Pennsylvania railroad, and that train will convey his re mains to bis home ill Mississippi. The opinion is generally expressed that ex-Kt-presentatlve P, at, of Pennsylvania, secretary of Ihe last Democratic Congres sional committee, will be nominated to fill the vacancy canted by the death of Mr. Clark. It lias itern said that it was Secretarr Lanier's intention to trantferMr.CIarkon July 1 next to the position o[ Untassiitant secretary (a new office, created hv the last Congress, to be estab i-lte-l at the begin ning o( the neat fiscal year), and to ap point Mr. Post on that date to the position vacated by Clark's promotion. MS.HAT Ol ALtrlla. Aa Firat A--.slant Postmaster-General Croahy desired to he relieved from duly before the departure of Mr. liay f-,r Kl.ir* Ida, mat gen-lentan look the oath of office this evening aod qualities! as first assistant postmaster general, lie will leave town K- lor Florida in the morning, and ha- desig K netfd K, C. Flower, of tile appoint uent di K vision, to act as fist assistant poetnias'.er. Jrr general during bis absence, e Beroeva ta thi rasasi ar nsi-tarvesr. 8ecre-.,ry Mem ir.g t -day tent a circular ;/flatter to tbe heads of bureaus and chiefs of divisions of the Treasury Department, re- Muueating them to report to him in writing, ■ da soon as practicable, whether in their ( opinion the force employed In their re- KVEpecttre offices can he reduced ,’f what ext* M, without detriment to the pu , lie Service. They are a's, r*-.nested to X state wht ther the ntetho-ls rd business can I lie simplified, and g-nerally ti make 8 aucli auggeationa and recommen latlor.* as may occur tu them as to how the * elfc ler.ey o! ti.e service may tie improved, the buatr.esa of the department facihlat- 1 end ex|iense curtailej. ington. He is one of tho old veterans, haring enlisted aa a private in April, 1861, under the first call for troops, nnd served until the close of the war, haring held all positions from private to colonel. It la underatood that he will dispose of his in terest in the Democrat to bis partners. NOMINATIONS. The President rent the following nomi nations to the Senate to-dsy: Henry I*. Muldrow, of Mississippi, to he assistant secretary of tbe Interior; Won J. Parks, of Illlncda. to be commissioner of the general land office; Daniel McConviLt*, of Ohio, to be auditor of the Treasury for the Post- office Department. nanny lowndes hvlpbow, whose nomination as assistant secretary ol the interior waa aent to the (Senate tbi* af ternoon, was graduated at the Uni versity ol Misdssippl and was admitted to the bar in 1859. He entered IheConfedorate army in 1861. held various positions in the line and at the close oithe waraurrendered at Forsyth, Ga , as a colonel oi cavalry. He held tbe position oi dletrict attorney (or the sixth Judical district ol Mississippi I rout 1869 to 1871, and was elected to the State Legislators in 1875. HewasaRepre- aentative in the 45tb, 46lb, 47th and 48fh Congress's, bat was not re-elected to the 49:h. In the last Congress Mr. Muldrow was chairman ol the committee on private land claims and a member oi the commit tee on toe District ol Columnia. WILLIAM A. J. FAXES, The new commissioner ol the general land office, waa bora near New Albany, Ind., November 19, 1828; removed with his parents to Illinois in 1836, attended country schools, labored on the term end langht school; was graduated at McKln- dree College. Illinois; stndied law and waa admitted to the bar to 1851; was United Stateslandreceiverlrom 1853 lo 1856; waa subsequently a presidential elector, a mem her ol the I linoia legislature in 1857-58, State Senator in 1863-4. a delegate to tbe national Democratic convention in 1868-9, a memb-r ol the House ol Representatives from 1879 to March 3, 1883, declining to seek re-election. ASKED TO KXSIOtl. Elwiu W. Keightley, third auditor of the treeenrv, to-day tendered his resignation to tbe President to take ellect April 1st. It is expected that the office will be filled in a lew dsya. Judge Kelghtly is a native of Indians, and was appointed to his pres ent office by President Hayes Marcb 1, 1879. He le an active politician and took part in the last preaidentitl campaign In the interest ot the Republican tickeL He resigned at tbe request oi Secretary Man ning. L10HTU0CSI tlDRKXO. The lighthouse board has received in formation from the inspector oi the Fifth district that the lighthouse at Rtanoke Inlet, N. C„ was destroyed by fire on tbe ~lsL CABINET MXXTltlO. The mcc'ing of the cabinet to-dsy was attended by all the members except the Attornev Qsjeral, who wet enraged at the United Ltates Snpreme Court. Secretaries Manning end Whitney remained incon- •nltetlon with the President for some time Miter the other membsra had departed. It was understood that the eession was de voted to the consideration of appointments to be made before tbe adjournment o! the Senate. ns. m'comviu-x, who wae nominated to-day to be the sixth auditor of the treasury and assigned to the Post-office Department, is a resident of Steubenville, Jefferson county, Ohio, and at present bolds the office of private secre tary to Governor Hoxdly. He has always taken an active pert in politics, and lor ■ereral years has served on Ihe Democratic State executive committee. He is about 41 years of age. AH OLD OFFICIAL DEAD. Hon Jacob Thompson, Secretary ot the Interior under President Buchanan, died this afternoon at bis reeldance in this city, in his 75th year. Tht funeral will occur next Thursday. nominations. The President sent the following nomi nations totb« 8enate to-dsy: Samuel8 Cox, of New York, lobe envoy extraordi nary and minuter plenipotentiary of the UDtted States to Tnrksv; Captain David H. Harmony, oi New York, to be chief -of tbe bureau ol yards and decks in tbe De partment ol tbe Navy, with tbe relative rank nf commodore: to be poetmester, Mrs. KLssbeth 8. Herbert, at Newberry Court House, 8. a; Donald J. Anld, at Sumter Court Home, 8. C.: W. D. Wbilch- ei, at Gainesville, Ga.; J. R. McCaUnm, at Newnan, Ox; L. Henaly Grubb, at Decs tur, Ala. NOTES. The Commlsiloner of Penelope leaned an order to-day directing that (or tbe present, until the mass of bnelnesa before the board ol review is disposed of. members of that division of the penalon office (ball be gin work at 8:30 a. m. and flnUh atSp.m. Richard Devene, superintendent and disbursing officer of (be Poet-office Depait- ment, has resigned that position volunta rily to engage in private basinets. Secretary Lamar has issued an order c'nilne the Interior Department tomor row, bat of respect to toe memory tn the late Jacob Thom peon, ol Kentucky, secre tary oi tbe interior during tbe admlnUtra tion of President Buchanan. First Comptroller Durham, nf the Treat, ury Department, attorned official duties *todian Commissioner Atkins wes at tbe Interior Department to-day and anil quell fy and enter upon hie office tomorrow. No change bat occurred in the condition of Hon. Casey Young, wh-s baa been threat ened with paralysis since yesterday. Hts physician aaya be U in no Imminent dan- ger, ■ L'NK IT A COLLISION. The bark Charlotte, from Wilmioglon N.C.. January 14, fnr Stettin, was aunk March 22 by a collision with the" bark Erato, fiom Piiaqna, Lear Dsngeneaa, Tbe crew are at Dover. MURDER IN SAVANNAH. A German Bartender Shot Dead by Frank Divine. [■FECUL TXLEUBAM.] Savannah, March 25.—Emile Pflnger, German bartender, waa shot and instantly killed last night near Moaner's saloon, on Weal Broad street. It appears that Pflnger was aittlng watching a game of cards when Frank Divine, muter car-builder ol Ihe Central railroad, and hU brother-in-law, James O'Reilly, a carpenter at the road, entered andcalled for drinks, Afterdrink- Ing, O'Reilly walked over to Pflnger and used inanlUng language. Words passed, then blows. Pflnger wes accused ol having a pUtol, which be gave np to the proprie tor. O'Reilly then struck him. A general row ensued. The party was put ont Divine got a pistol and walked ont. Imme diately three shots were heird end Pflnger was fonnd dead on the sidewalk. Coroner Dixon held an inqneat ard tbe following verdict waa'rendered: “We find that the deceased came to bit death (rom a gunibxt wooed tram aoUtnl. discharged hy the hand ol Frank Divine, and that James O R'tlly wu an accessory before ifceacL We consider it murder.'' Divio* and O'Reilly were committed to ja‘l. Pflnger wu from Germany, 30 years eld. and popular among the Germans. It la r tutored there will be a meeting ot the German societies to-night to take steps to prosecute the murderers. Divine came to Savannah two years ago to build the grain elevators for " Steamship Company. CLUVERIUS HELD FOR MURDER. The Coroner's Jury Conneots Him with the Killing of Miss Madison. riXLXORAFHXD TO THX ASSOCIATED FBEES.j Richmond, Va., March 22.—Tho cor oner’s jury investigating the circum stances connected with the death of Fan nie Lillian Madison, whoso body was found in one of tbe city roserroirs on tbe morning of March It, completed their labors to-nigiit. They were in session four hours, daring which several witnesses were examined to ucertain what connec tion T. J. Cluverins, who is charged with the murder, had with the affair. Tbe most damaging testimony wu that of William Tyler, colored, a night watchman at tbe American Hotel, where Misa Madi son registered u Mrs. F. L. Merton, and stopped on the day before her body was found. He positively identified Clnverlns *s tbe man he saw in the hotel parlor with a young lady at abont 8:49 o’clock. On that night the prisoner, who wss brought into the jury room so that tits witnesses might look upon him, wore a reversible overcost, and the witness said that on the night In question Cluverins wore the light •Ida out He wu repeatedly questioned as to tbe identity of Cluverins with tbe man he saw at the hotel bat bis testimony coaid not be ibeken. Cept Epps testified that when he served the warrant of arrest on Clnverine the letter expressed astonish ment and denied that he had seen Misa Madison when he was in Richmond on March 13. This statement tbe prisoner repeated while on the way to this city with the officer. The jury rendered e verdict that “Fannie Lillian Madison came to her death on the night of March 13 in tbe old reservoir, end that Thomas Jadson Clave- rlas wu directly or indirectly the cause of it.” Cluverins has secured tbe service of eminent counsel, and the trial promises to be one of the most exciting held in Rich mond in many years. PERILS OF LAKE NAVIGATION. Boat Abandoned tor n Thirty Miles Struggle Anroes the Ice, Lxxinoton, Mich., March 25.—The pro peller Flint, which left Milwaukee eleven days ego and had since been bound in tbe ice about twenty-five miles off Little Point Sable, reached here last night. Tbeclark, eight psstengers and the wheelman were here some hours before the steamer, hav ing left her thirty miles off Little Point Sable, making the ahore at the Point They exme the rest cf tbe way by land. Tbcir trip (rom the boat to tbe shore wu a dangerous one, tbe Ice breaking np and catting off all communication with the boat. They left at 7 o’clock Monday morn ing, and all aent well until they met an opening in the ice 30 feet wide about 1:36 p. m. It was then Decenary for them to ent a large cake of ice and one of the party ferried the rest across one at a time. They met thin ice at 2:30 p. m. FOREIGN AFFAIRS, ARAB SPEARS PIERCE THE SIDES OF AN ENQLI8H SQUARE. 00 Men Killed nnd 170 Wounded—A Great Disaster Narrowly Averted—active war Prepartitions in India and Russia—Notea. I I*I|' • J IIOV lUCw 4UIU 1LO R» ».«W |Fs IHu and crossed it by spreading out and all holdlDg to a line, tbe ice cricking under their feet. At 3:45 p. m„ while crossing a field ot ice. ball a mile wide and four Inches thick, they found it to be moving three miles per hour end windrowing np very fuL Several broke through the ice. J. O. Touchette, a paueegsr, had a very narrow escape. At 4:30 p.m., their chances looked atim for getting to the shore Two of the puaengera gave up several times. At 5:30 p. at. they reached the Poiot, got e teem and went to Mear'a Sta tion, where they tank the cars. They were bsdly need np. Thero have been no advices from the propeller Wisconsin, ten dsya out, nor the City of Ludlogton, uvea days out, since they left this port. There are fears that they have met with disaster through crowding ice. DEATH OF JOE COSE. , He proved Maoris aa efficient workman, wa* appointed master car builder of the t’entrm! r«.I end gave entire sstitfa- * ” Tas a baby h Tits Famous PualNst Dies at His Home In Boston. Boston, March 24 —Joe Goa, the well- known prist fighter, died at hli residence on LiOrange street, at 1 o'clock this morn ing. His complaint wu Bright's disease of the kidneys. Joe Goss was one of tbe brightest lights ot the priu ring in iti later daye He wu horn in Wotrerhempton, England, In 1836. Probably hia but fight wu with Jim Mace, September 1,1863, when after the ring wu once broken uo by the appearance of the police, they adjourned to a placfoppoeite Puffiest and had it ou’. Mace won in lb. 55m. 30s. Gcae came lo arorrlca In 1876 and met Tom Allen. He won the championship cf America, which bs afterwards lost to Paddy Kyan. Uoaa ~~ts credited with being tbe gamest pnai- t who ever entered the ring. Daring the put foar years he had nut appeared in K tbllc to any extent a*ve at benefits for Doe-fighters. He had kept • resort known u tbe Sarmctn'e Head and waa very popular. SUeFSRiKC AriG STARVATION, A Large District In West Virginia Threat ened With Famine. Gbarlbhtox, W. V., March 23.—Tha re ports of great aoffering In aereral of Ute back oouutlea among the people and stock for Ihe want of food hart been confirmed by a gentleman who traveled through Cal* boon, Gilmer and Braxter counties. A few days' travel in these countiu bu proven tbe destitution end coffering to be Inde scribable. In many localities the people ere on tbe verge of death by starvation. The etock are no better off than tbe people, and tha animals are dying for want of food. Tbe suffering is great in Roane end Jackson counties. In some sections of tbe stricken district tbe people are sub sisting on beans.and gruel la made of flora around In coffee mills. The greatest ■uttering exists in pails isolated from loans and railroads, where supplies cannot be gotten. Ail through tbe section named the crops ere short end the suffering ie be yond comprehension of those wbo have not traveled through tbe mountainous re- gion. _ CREEK MEETS GREEK. Chasing a Fugitive Husband Halt Round the Clone. A San Francisco special says -. A thin, dark woman marched Into tbe Turkish consul's office this morning and announce d herself u Eadoxia Atbanaisaide, from Constantinople, via New York. Marco, her husband, wu tent for and on his arri val greeted the woman with a nod. 8he produced a certificate oi marriage, but be rriuiel to acknowledge either it or her. A meeting is arranged for tc-day, »bsn a compromise will be attempted ou tbe basts ol $2.00) and Endoiia'a immediate return to Turkey with the two youngest children, tbe eldest girl to come to 8an Francisco under a promise of adopUoa. A Remarkable Escape. Mrs. Mere A. Dailey, of Tnokhannock, Fa, wu effiictad lor etx years with Asth ma and Broocbitii. during which time the best physicians craU give no relief. Her Ills wu despaired of. aotil In lees October •be procured e bottle of Dr. King’s New D.scovery, when Immediate relief wu (dt endby cnimu ngiUniefor aabort time ■he wu cmutetely cured, gaining in fieih filty pounds in a lew mouths. Free trial bottle, of thii certain core of all throat end Inna diseases, at Lamar Rankin and I.smar’i store. large bottl Arnica iTXLXeaaFBlD TO THE ASSOCIATED Faaaaj London, Marcb 22,—While detachments of the English and Indian infantry wen meklog a tereba seven miles southwest of Snskim to-day they were suddenly eurpris- ed by a rush ot Arabs who bad been mua. ed and concealed In defiles west ol Haehepn. Tbe English formed a iqnare as quickly as possible, but the camele, mules and horses were driven back in con fusion on the troops, censing a stam pede, and amid clouds ol dust tbe Arabs penetrated tbe eonth and north aldu of the square. Meanwhile the marines and Berkshire regiment, who were on the east end west sides ol the square, maintained a continuous fire, holding tbe enemy at bay while a charge ot cavalry and fire (rom the guns et tbe Hesheen aereba checked tbe ooslenght ol tna Arabs, which at the onset threatened a serious disaster to the British, rinv-Two or tbi xarrisa killed. The official estimate pieces the British killed at 62 end Ihe wounded at 85. Near ly ail tbs cuuallties were due to spear thrusts received in bend to hand engage ments. The Arabs got between the trane- p)rt train end the aereba, speared the men of tbe transport corps ana killed the enimali. They (ought savagely, re’uslng to give or takeqnarier. Gen McNeil, wno wu commanding tbe urebe, reports vaguely that there were several thousand rebel! in the fight, and that over 1,003 were killed or wounded. Gen. McNeil is biamed for not taking precautions against a sur prise. ATTACKED SlroBK OAT. Tits enemy began the attack at 3 o'clock this morning. They were repulsed end tbe ground was cleared by 4. The camera done to the transport material yesterday is immense. Tbe Guards and artillery were sent to reinforce the troops who were attacked. The whole British fores remained in the field durfug the night. Toe cemeis and main wets ham strung by the Arab*. Scores ol camp fol lowers were cut np. The Arabs scattered about in tbe whole vicinity Intercepting native fogitlvts. The appearance and yells ol tbe Araha were so sudden that the ■hole assemblage of treniport animals, mixed with tbe natives, oecatne panic stricken end anrgedon the aereba, making resistance hopelers. The scene was inde scribable. The Arabs glided end crept in ■II directions among the animals. The Haddendowas swarmed from tbe trash like magic and at tacked the aereba fiercely on all aides. rXUCNPLT NATIVES killkd The Soudanese cooiiu were mistaken for enemies end many were killed bv friends. The Berkshire regiment and Marines stood firm and cool and fired volley alter volley into the ranks of the enemy. The naval brigade, which wu inside ot the aereba, also opened a hot fire. The Indian troops held their own gallantly usoon utbey were able to dose the square again. Eventually belog unable to stand the rattling fire the ene my disappeared as they came. General McNeil Drew In all ol hia forces and stood to arena. Tbe Htp art brought in tbe wounded, though rrejoed by an Arab camel lores which w atdit d the ttt vigilant ly. The desert is dotted in every direction with runaway animals. The enemy's lota most be heavy. The camp at Suakim waa pre pared lor a renewal ol the attack, but wu nnmoletted, tl SI UlDt's CRUELTYi El Mahdl hu sentenced many natiTts to death (or not rcrealiog treasures supposed to be hidden et Khartoum. Many slate women f,om Khertoum ere being sold in Use vicinity ol Kuril (or $100 etch, AdvicesLo o Musowth state (hat the rebel*, who had been reinforced (rom Ber ber, attacked Ksssala, bat were te.ulied. Tbe Governor ol Kuial* staus that be can hold out tor tome time, and will burn the town tether then submit to the rtbele a latir aarosT or tbi Lots. Si-AKIH, Much 23—Tha total British moat chiefs, was discovered among the Arab dead left on the battlefield last Sun day at General McNeil’s sereba. in farliamknt. In tha House of Lords this evening, Baron Grevtlle gave notice that he would ask the Duke oi Cambridge whether, In view of the losses In Sunday's eng»gement, which were dne to the disregard of the mo.t ordinary military precautions. Gen. McNeil retained the confidence of the Duke. The Kerl of Northbrook, in rrplv to Vie- oount Sidmoutb, said a naval officer had been sent to America to inspect the newly invented torpedo bont, but it was not de sirable to publish tho result of his investi- Sfrtion yet. AN UHrAVOSABLK BKPLY. London, March 24 —A cabinet connoll was held this evening- It is understood that a reply of a somewhat tmfavorable nature has been received from tbe Rue-den government In relation to the Afghan frontier question. The situation Is still very critical. A DBAFl FOB SUAKIM. Government officials at Chatham have been ordered to rwepare lor Immediate set- rice a large dreic ol the transport corps, loss during Snaday’e battle was 6 officers end 51 privates killed and 170 woundvd. The Arabs, it is estimated, lost 1600. In the rush mad* by Osman Digna's (orots they broke through on* corner ol tbe strebe. The British recovered promptly and killed every Arab wbo bad got behind the linn. A num'.er ol heavy guns have been landed by the seanteu, and will be at t nee aent to tbe front. WAR FRir.RATtoXS IB 1EDIA. Calcutta, March 23.—It Is raporled that order* were recalled (rom Knalsnd Satur day to concentiate from 26,000 to 30,COO men at tjaettah and Aiiaua'usd. Ciders were if sued Saturday to organtae two army corps, aggregating 25,000 min, wilh two strong divisions as a reserve. It ie Intend ed found25 000to Plsbln while tbeweatb. it Is cool. Gen. Roberts will have com mand and Ute Duke of Connaught and Gen. Mac Whereon act aa divisional gener ate. There te great entboalaam among the Sikhs, end recruits are coming forward bv hundred*. It is believed England will send 150)0 menu a permanent Increase to tbe Indian garrison*. Calcutta, March 22.—There are 50,000 men in India ready for rervlc* a! any n o- tuent. The military authorities are confi dent of fheir ability to reputes an attack on Herat witboat assistance from England, but they oouelder tbit England might send enough troops to end forever Russian P<“'“ >h hf 'll* I'ost-oSIr t by I'uatmas RUaalAR FBEFARATlOXa London, March 23.—The Poet under stands that Russian officers on furljtlgh bay* been ordered to rejoin their regi ment!. Vienna, March 23.—There ere renewed •tateu-enta to the effect that Russia ami tha Porte ar* negotiating (ur • neutrality treaty in the erent of war between Eng land and Rtutla. Bexlix, Marsh 23.—Russia te devoting a terse portion of the recant loans to im proving bar nnvRl atrangth. Tan man-of- war are being constructed, (tee ol them ol the largest type Thru are plated cruisers and two torpedo rams. xoan to at abandoned. Koan, March 23,—Gea-Wolseely hu or- dered to* evacuation ol Korti. Cues ol typhoid fever, dysentery sad sunstroke are increasing among the troops. The heat is intense. Tb* troopt will proceed to to* entrenched lines at Dtbbeb and D.m.-'-is AN ADVANCg OB TAMAI. Suakim, March 23 —General Graham be gan this evening to move bit whole force from Soakim toward TeatiL The troop* muter General McNeiUeit the tereba wncre tha battle was fought yesterday and ad vanced about a mile toward Tamil, where they constructed as serebe. too enemy meking „ oppeeid n It wu found impossible to encamp near tbe battlefield, owl ax to toe fetid lemanetiona from the bottles of lb* enemy's dead and tha c s-casee of esmeie and berm. At deybeank to morrow Geo. Graham will resume bis advance. Ei'iaiM,Marck 24.—Tbe Egyptian troops will be shipped beck to Cairo to-morrow. Prisoner* report tbit Osaan D'gaa’a men at Tamal ere send: „. ,.| their women sod children bs* L- Into the hi.:< end are prepar ing to n:aS* a desperate resistance :o the OIK. ORAHAM 10 SC BICALLER, London, March 24—The war office is dissatisfied with Qen. Graham's manage ment of the advance, and he will probably bo recalled. The 8t. Janies Gaaette de nounces "toe Incapacity shown et head quarter*," and leys: "This murderous military ecuffie would never have happen ed If Generals McNeil and Graham bed taken precautions which shonld have oc enrred to a cadet.” The general press comments are in the seme tone. AN EGYPTIAN LOAN. The Egyptian loan ol £9,030,060 will be issued in London, Peris end Berlin, at 3 per cent One-bell ol 1 per cent, will be added to tbe sinking (and tor tbe re daction ol tbe loan. The laane price te 95. London, March 25.—Some excitement prevails here to-day over reports from lyantinople to toe effect that Ihe Porte lias uked the advice ol Prince Bla narck in regard lo a Tnrco Russian alliance against England. Earl Granville, secre tary ol state (or foreign effAire, to-day sent for Mnsurns Pasha, the Turkish ambassa dor, and Fehmi Pasha, special envoy of tbe Sultan, and had an interview with them. It te rnmored that tho interview was owing to the reports of the alliance. OSN. OBABAU'a OPERATIONS. Suakim, March 25.—Gan. Oraham hu moved tbe beadquarten of hie camp two miles nearer the Teniat. A convoy of Indian troops went this morning to Gen, McNeill's asreba on tb* Tamai road. This convoy acted as ucort for the balloon corps. Arrived ot the ssreba, the balloon corps immediately ut to work taking ob servations. They sent up aceptlve ballcon (rom aereba. This remained np several boars and the observers descended with valneble Information con cerning toe position end movements of Osmen Digna's men. Title ntornlng'e work •howe the balloon corpa will be invaluable in the work of estletlng General Graham to make hia lormal movements pr, duly. Tbe grenadier guards have gone to Ha- sheen to esoort tha Surrey Regiment beck toSaaklm. Suakim. March 25,-The Grenadiers and Surrey Regiment reached Suakim from thetrreba without lou, Ibongh they ex changed shots with hoallle Arabs on the way. The Arabs last 4(0 men In yuter. day's skirmish. Tbe Britlah losses in lut Sunday '* bait I - era mnch greeter than at firat reported. General Qrehem to-dey ■airgraphed toe bom* government tbat he he leered be must add to tffb list of that day's killed thirty-eight men who ere etiil missing from the Sikhs (Indian) regiment. TBB LCIS IN SUNDAY'S BtTTLI. Suakim, March 25.—The latest returns f dice Ute number ot killed end wounded n Hnodiy'e battle at 580, including camp follower!, A CADIXKT MBRT1BO, London, March 25.—The cabinet held a special session this afternoon on Ihe Af ghan difficulty. It wu resolved to firmly demand of Russia that she commence forthwith tbe work of delimiting the Afghan frontier la accordance with to* uederi'andlng nnder which Sir Peter Lumsden ana a British surveying party have passed eo many months In tb* Ameer • dominions. All officers belong ing to the British Indian army and now In Europe on lorlongb bava been ordered to Immediately rejoin their respective regiments. TBE STOCK MARKET EXCIT1D. Iondon, March 25.-The tension be tween Ruatla end England over tot Af ghan frontier quts'i in bu increased. Tb* stock market Is excited. British consols areH and Russian aecnrtlUa 1 percent lower than at the close of tot msraet last evenirg. Loseoa,•Match 25.-Th»atock market et t.*j ms tod-ty was depressed, under the Influence of the increase in preparations for wer. Consols closed at 971-16.tbe low est figure yet reached since tneoommence. mem of toe Anglo-Rtusien dispute. Has- •lea securities fell 1 to IX per cent. This elternoon news front the .continent says that ell the continentel bourses aympa- thlud with tht financial altuatlon in Lon don, end tbtt juices towards toe close we-e list. ooRDon'e ntaatu. London, March 2S.-Tn* diaries of Gen erel Gordon bev* arrived in London. At the end of the first volnme General Gor don wrote that tbe dieriet shonld ell be long to bit sister, end if printed they must be oarelully pruned. MILITIA PALLID OUT. Boetua. March 2S.-Tbe Herald prints toe following: A private cable dispatch received in BoetM (rom e reliable aoorce •eye: “There 1* great excitement In Lon- llj* reported that 25,000 militit bev* •*••*» celled ont. Rumors are thick toeUt usIa hts rejected tb* Eogiteb pro- BXOOTIiTIONS WITH TBX AMESK. Yesterday's council was ceiled to con- anlem dispatch from the Earl ol Dafferln forwarding a demand of toe Ameer ol At- gbanisttn lor an immediate war grant, end rumors tbtt toe Ameer had received overtures (rom Russia offering favorable 6UFFERINQ MOUNTAIN FARMERS. Starvation Threatening tna People of Ceveral West Virginia Counties. Charleston, W. Va., March 25.-80 great is the auOerlcg ol the people in the drouth-efllicted district that the authorities and people ol Kanawha county were ap pealed to yesterday and qusntillea ol pro visions have been ordered by tbe County Court for the relief of the distressed. Tales of suffering men, women and children and of hesata reach here from portions of Jack- eon, Gilmer, Calhoun end Roane counties. The mountain farmers In those counties are unable to pnrehue either loodtr seed, and as the season (or planting Is near tilings look decidedly serious. Kanawha county can take care of her own needy pssople, but nelp will be needed for the other conn ties. A HALF-BREED REBELLION. wild Rumors Current About the Manito ban Capital. WiNNirao, Manitoba, March 25.—Noth ing is ta kcJ here but tbe rebellion m the nnrthwe t. Rumors end counter-rumors of the wildest character continue lo fly about. It te reported with tome confirma tion that a detachment cf fifteen mounted polios, which was attempting to enter llarteton, were shot and killed, and that the rebels bare made forty whites prison ers and are threatening more. E O. Hughes, whose store at Duck Lake te now iu possession of the lnenrgenta, baserrlTtd here end state* that tha naif-breeds under Rill have been preparmg for the uprising all the winter, and tbat the men are tboi- ougbly armed, well drilled and disciplined. 0,400,000 POUNDS OF BEEF Ordered from Chicago Packing Houses for the British Army, CutOAoo, March 25.—TheN. K. Fairbanks Canning Company, of this city, haa re- celred during the last seren days cable or ders for canned beef for the tue ot tbe British army, which, coupled with an ad ditional order received this morning, make an aggregate amonnt to be shipped of 4,000,000 pounds. The orders came from tbe British war department and the desti nation of the meat te Woolwich. It will take two weeks to Blithe orders. The Armour Pecking Company Is also in re ceipt of orders to supply 5,400,090 pounds These are the largest orders ever received here, end owing to their magnitude the snpjxMltion is that they ere to meet a war emergency. The canning homes ere working day and night in order to meet these demands. overtures tram ttussta ottering favorable terms for an alliance. Tbe cabinet decided to intrust Earl Duffertn with plenary power to arrange terms with the Ameer. TBX COLONIAL CONTINGENT. Stdnkt, Much 25.—The New 8outo Males LegteUtteeCouncil,by unanimous vote, and the Legislative Assembly, by a rot* of 63 to 31, have approved of toe die- Peteh of 'he, colonial contingent to the Sou-iAO. The debates on tbe measure were earned on amid great enthusiasm and the announcement M toe votes was received with loud cheers for toe tjaeen. A SETTLEMENT LOG ID. London, March 25-Sir Edward Thorn- too, British ambassador et 8L Petersburg, has been inatroc ed to press the Russian government (or a reply to Kail Granville's proposals ol toe 16to Instant, retarding the outpost* ou the Af<han frontier. ml LOW ill rtAisxs bu sucuxasox The P.I1 Mall Gazette this afternoon pub- U*he. eo interview with Mr. I/sweb. the Lnlv , Metei min--ter. in referenre to the j *: l-omtriisnt ol Mr. Phelps, of Vermont. The oy. I,i ntCI Mr. Lowell that o! 'JMily to ii*t h >ter to the Co> Mr. Lowell *.„! -Mr. i't men of high rhtracter an I-smteoc*. He ta n;i>-: i manners anj haa fine socia change was onavoliiabla. id tbat sbo COPfeeetonlof n Clerical Forger. Batavia, N. Y„ March 23.—Rev. O. H. turner bee been pastor of the German Lutheran Church here for three Tears. He has a large family end entail eatery. Sick ness In bis family cansed him to ran be hind In hie finance*. Two weeks ago he had a note for $50, which bore the In dorsement of George Borchet, a well-to- do psrishoner, discounted at the Firat National Bank. Borchet pro- nounced his signature a forgery, and brought tha matter to tbe attention of the congregation. On Sunday, a week ago, Mr. dimmer acknowledge:! the forgery in toe pnlplt, but pleaded Ignorance oi wrong doing, A lively disenssioa ensued, and tne minister was ronndly denounced by tbe members ol the chnrcb. Lust week a petition was circulated asking Mr. Zimmer to resign. He refused, end S tlurdey night ■ committee not fled him that he would not be allowed to preatlt any more, There were no services yesterday. An English Lady's Trousseau, London Truth. Half the fashionable shops in London display articles forming tbe trousseau of Lady Ermyntrudo Kutsell, or which are presents for her. L should think that Sir Edward ilalrt will ifave to charter a spe cial train to convey tho bride's properties to Berlin. Some idea of tbe sumptuous seels on which Ute trousseau it being pur. chased may te gathered from tbe feci tbat there ere no fewer then 10Q pairs ot boots and shoes, including every cancellable va riety. Tbe inr.riisge la to take place iu Westminster Abbey on the IDlb at 4 in (be afternoon. Tha Dean, Lord Wrlotbealey Rnsaeil and Canon Prothero will offidate, and therei te to be a full choral aerrlca. It will be s lie great weddlog oi thesprlog. and tbe Prince end Princess of Wales and other royalties are to be present. Cremated While aiesolng. Taov, N. Y., Marcb 21—A carriage J* 00 ** °n Smith Dsrrow’s farm, In the loen of Greenfield, Saratoga county, was ^•teojafi by Hr* tote morning, and Michael Nswoomb, who wa* asleep m the bo!!Jiog,w** burned to* crisp. Newcomb wes 70 yeirs old. It te thought tost a •park from hie pip* caused theore. Accidental Death. JACaeoBvtuji, Fm.. March *5.-Willl*m H. ritratfnrd. wu accidentally •hot in a boat cn tha 8t. John's rlwer oppo site Mandarin on the 19th inti. Tht party in th# boat oonii'ttd of Dotcher, Edmond M. Stances and Eufpna Dunbar, and th»y wera on thtir way to Jacksonville. Do to draw a fan towvd him bv the muzzle, when it wa« accidentally discharged, the charge enter ing hte brcait. The boat pat to the ehore, bai Daicher died before ihey coa'd land. A coroner s fnnoeet wa» held next day and the body bnried at Mandarin. WellwDIcsar* Suffocated. «J ?i n!! BU 5 ,> Pa., March25.-At Bewickly. I a., this afternoon, two well-diftters were •uffocated by gaa. They hid just pat ofl a heavy blast and one started to tbe bottom toaee lta ell-ct, when be waa overoome. The other weot to hli assistance and waa aleo sullocated. When taken out both men were dead. FROM ATLANTA. The Arrest of a Negro Burglar with an Interesting History—A Negro In sults a Little Clrl, Etc. [SPJCCIAL COBRUrOVDBVCZ.] Atlanta, Marcb 24.—While the merry oarglars are having a rollicking time in Atlanta, piling np boodle for the summer, so they can hie away with tbe plumber and the coal mau to the fashionable watering place?, occasionally one Is offered np on the altar of jastlce to appease the law and mollify the genera! public. The elite bur glar seldom comes to each grief and It la the negro who crosses the path of the wary policeman, or the atill more wary de tective. This morning a police officer succeeded in arresting George Brown, alias George . Phinizy, who is charged with burglarizing v Jack's crackery factory on last Batnrday night George sails under the name of Bruwn, but bis complexion is coal black, nnd from all that is uow said ol him he is a veritable and not unworthy disciple ot the notorious Wiley Redding. It is believed, among other thing*, tbat Brown i» an old convict, that he is a Macon negro and is b diy wanted there for some of fense, and again that he is tbe negro wlo murdered a conductor on the Air-Lino some years ago. It is likely all the charges are not yet in, bat there seems to be quite sufficient to convince any reasona ble man that Brown is a bad negro. lie is one of a numerous class io Atlanta. COUBT1BO HEMP. As it was growing dark last nigh at youug girl, ten or twelve years old, a daughter of Mrs. L. A. Davn, who lives at No. Whitehall street, was returning come from an errand several doors away, whither she bad been aent by her mother, and was followed in a very intuiting and outrageous way by a negro mao. When the little girl discovereJ sh6 was followed In such a manner, she became very mnch frightened nnd ran as rapidly as she coaid, crying, to her mother, to whom she related the circumstance. A policeman was called, but the negro bad-made his es cape, and the little girl waa unable to de scribe him with any degree of dellniteness. lie h being looked for, however, and it la to be hoped he will bo caught. It would, be well to make an example of such a cue, and probably it would have a wholesome effect on the gang of vagabond, thieving uegroea who hang about Atlanta. ^ Judge Sam Lumpzin was here this morn- The death Is announced of Col. Fowler, of Lynchburg, Va., who some years ago married Miss Mary Bailey, of Griffin. Col. Fowler wa9 an affable, cultivated gentle man and a talented member of the Vir ginia bar. It was expected bis body would through Atlanta for Griffin this even ing for banal. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Peters, ot Cincin- n:iti. an- - i.iMidmg a w*t k or two in Atlan ta. Mr. Peters was formerly of AilauUi nnd a graduate of tbe Slate University, of the class of 1872. Shortly after le ving Athens he entered the service of the 1’enn- tsvlvania Central railroad at PitUfburg, and Is now superintendent of the Pan-Handle division of that system, wilh headquarters at Cincinnati. He has earned Ida promo tion by hard work and close attention to business and Is on the ro«d to higher honors. His many friends in Georgia will be pleased to hear ol bit success. Tbe general coaucil is in session to-night to hear tbe charges which have been pre- fe-rrfil hy H. A. Fuller and others against Milt. Kyan, the chief of the tire depart ment. The charges are drunkenness at fires, incornpeteucy and conduct unbecom ing his office. The baseball park was crowded this » f - ternoMi at the third gvi.e b-'twetu the Louisville* and Atlantas. It wa? hy far tbe best game played here, and was close enough to be very exciting. At one time it threatened to break np in a row, the Louisvil’es on the eighth inning becoming dissatisfied with the decision of the um pire. Tho matter waa smoothed over, however, and the game proceeded. * ur that limit.g the score stood * t » 1 in favor of the Atlantal. Louisville succeed ed in scoring four runs, and both sidew took a goose egg on tbe ninth Inning. It »<;3 too dark to play longer. And the game was called. The plajing was superb on both lidea and the large crowd applauded generously. Atlanta is very proud of her team to r.ight gnd Is Indulging toWM Ub* talk about tlio oomiog league games. A DEL AVI O LETTER, Which Might Have Been a Relief to Yeung ■errlen Brooks* The Atlanta correspondent of the Ad- guste Evening News tell* the following in teresting story r “The other day Berrien L. Brooks, a talented and much respected yourg man, committed a sudden sol- cide because of bis personal trou bles and forlorn situation as to rel atives and friends. It wa* a very sad and unfortunate ending of what might h tve been a brilliant ar d uiefnl life. That mv, too, might bars bees ••v*d *»v a few day a* delay. Day before yesterday a letter came directed to Brooks, and proved to be from biz facher, wbo la connect, d with a newspaper in a city of California. Ihe father and mother bad sepa rated I a tht etriy life of yoang Brooks, and he had never known tbat father In person. The letter was foil of kind ref erences to the mother and regrets for her death. It wss bordzoed with lore for her son, and said tbe father had never lost knowledge of the son’s life and surround- ings since he had kissed the infant aud laid him back in his mother s arms at that long ago and final parting. It wss a tender|znd affectionate letter, and one thtt must have inspired young Brooks with brighter iirosrccta and anew and beautiful hone. The letter should have reached him a dzy or two before bis death, but was delayed in the malls. Who can tell what results it might not have accomplished for Brooks bad it only reached him in time. Hansed Himself on Horseback* An Albaqy special says a peculiar suicide occurred on Wednesdtv last nt HswvUls, wonders at the CIRCUS. ** if 1near Fort Plain, N. Y. Albert 1 unt, a fanner, had had much A Dignified Oantleman Who Walks Head tronb.e with bis family. He tied a rope to • rafter In his barn and fastened It around bis neck while sitting on bis horse’s back. Then he drove the horse from under him ■ | ow , y strangled. He leaves a wife and three children. Honaatr the Best Rolior. Philadelphia Call. M Yes." said tbs Honest Farmer, know then Are people what always pats the big apples at tbe top of tbe bard, bat I don u "Thel'a right," exclaimed toe deacon ad- n “ rtn * I 7- *5 have always tried to con vince (oiks that that sort o’ thing don’t pay in tha long ran." ..“y J go to toe city once In a while th^yd learn something. I always puts ng to th»* aa cenuency <»: a new p*rt7 to t owe: I ‘-ountrle* are *.'* be congratulated rate appoint high off; 'e ai of St. Jarnea ps is a gentle- marked fuile- I m the w eeahle in hia nrl * 1 ualitie*. The both -i .lea ut h t I vacates that -• Both I | x K,t3 re< l Mr. . . Ye >; Too see people has got so sut- pcioas that they ‘most always open the bar 1 at the bottom nowaday*/’ He Took the Wrong Bear. Detroit Free Preaa. At one of theatres the other evening a nan who had a seat between hia wife and laughter left U at the cloee of tbe act for i trip down aUirt. Whea he returned h ound a vacant i»*a* t*.. r.n*, ha- k Le*tiv**ri ■s» women, and droppeii Into it with th emark 1 «aa naying vih«*u I we-ntout t i none cf your puildiD^* «hati>Uier woniei rear, tin au**e sprue one else makes i l>oI of herae.i by wearing cotton stocking- Downward, and Other As tonishing Things. New York World. The feature of the performances at Bar- uum’s which excites moat attention, if not admiration, is performed by a gentleman who wears crimson tights and hat a yellow mustache, like the hair of a girl with "golden hair.” This gentleman climbs up a rope, at ii the custom cf circus people, to a little box suspended in mid asr. There he strap* to his feet two dark colored boxes, catche* bold of a mirror overhead, and then letting the ropes go, walks along in a dignified manner wilh his head down. This innovation . .m,,. 1° locomotion will not probably bw- mv'bfg apples at thiTboitom oT the bar'L’’ come ***••«*# although indeed there r, That's the way." many beautiful thugs therein con tained, and a view of a gentleman's neck ami back when one would expect to see shins and legs is very surprising. This gentleman, unless cat off by an untimely deatb, will soon be on the topmost rung of the ladder of circus fame. As it is, he is now above every one except the man on the tlyicg trapeze, who frequently touches the roof with hia toes. The cold weather haa killed almost every other kind of exhibition Known to the hu man nm.'l i.vjt the* «•:r ;i g «** merrily along on its way, raking in the *hekrl* of tha land, a;. I the manat.'' r ' ’ s'-re-of con tinue to dm •? on spring coiekso, washed tl )%u withcharni.t'rie*. A Watch Fn nickel-silver Wa i 1m* sent to any urn* v watch *-n.l a 24.—roabodyof Hheikh 9* Tt, f° d “ i T ,ota •* »bown »n bis selec-1 —When traveling, the Prince Fagglah, one of Osman Digaa « raoet fa-1 doc of Mr. I helps as coy tuceeeecr.” Wales It la sold, never carries a parse.