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VOL, (5. THE EAGLE. 6U§6§RlPTfON RATES: One year, in advance,.., Bix months, in advance, Advertising rates made known o.i ai j Obituary notices 5 cents per lin We are not fespoijlihl. for op-cions . by correspondents. Entered at the Statesbor», Ua., postoftce iecon 1-class mail matter. THE EAGLE Is published at Statesboro, Bu!lo< k coun tj, Georgia,on every Thursday,at one dol lar a year. St. tesboro is the county site •fid is situated in a fine farming section. Bullock has a population of about 10, 000, three-fourths of Whom arc white people. It is admitted that it is the best farming county in Southeast Georgia. It is solidly Democratic, being.known as the “Banner County.” The farmers ar Industrious and enterprising, aud each year adds to the wealth and population ot the county. Statesboro is connected by railroad with the C. R. R., at Dover, and a per¬ manent boom has struck our town, and a fiSw era dawns upon our people. TRk Eagle is the official organ of th< the county, and has a large and Licreas ing circulation. Its aim is tc aid all things that tend to the advancement of the people and the upbuilding of the county. As an advertising medium, The Eagle cannot be excelled. The merchants of Savannah, Augu ta ami elsewhere, get trade from tho county and the city merchants, as well as tin county merchants, will find it to the’i advantage to advertise their business ir the columns of The Eagle. We keep on hand, for sale at lor prices, Justice Court Summons, Execn tions, Blank Deeds, Mortgages, &e. Job work of all kinds neatly, beau i fully and promptly done, at prices th»i will compare with city prices, such a Letter Heads, Bill Heads, &c. I) 1 lincli i [iiii Judge Superior Court— James L Hines. Solicitor General —Oscar II. Rog era. Stenographer— S. W. Sturgis. Clerk— J. E. C. Tillman. Sheriff— S. J. Williams. Court convenes the 4th Mondays ir. April and October. Ordinary —A. R. Lanier. Court 1st Monday in each month. Tax Collector —Francis Akins. Tax Receiver— W. B. Akins. Treasurer— Geo. R. Beasley. Coroner—D. C. Proctor. County Surveyor—R. H. Cone. JUSTICE COURTS. 44th (Sink Hole)—John Rushing, J. Green P. O. Court, 1st Sulmdaya. 4oth (Club Housj)—Geo. Trap.eil, J. Metter P. o.; John G. Jours, N. Metter P. O. Court, 2d Saturdays. 46lli (Lockhart)—It. F. S:ringer, J. Rocky Fo d I'. O.; TI. M Lanier, N. Fndicott P. O. Com”, I.-t S.itur 47th (Bmr Pa‘ch)-U. M. Davis, J. Ivanhoe P. O.; C. A. Sorrier, N. P., P. O. C urt, 4th Saturdays. Hay (Higin)--J. G. Chi tty, J. P., Mill P. O.; W. H. McLean, N. P., Mill Kay P. O. Court. 2J Saturdays. 1209th (Statesboro)—E. C. Moseley, P., Statesboro P. O. M. G. Brannen, N. P., Statesboro P. O. Court second 1825 (Caston)--Madison Lur'er, J. P. Bliss !’. O.; J H Sou-boro, N. P., B iss P. O. Court 1st Fridays. 1341 (B y)—John Donaldson, J. P., Ilarville P. ().; SamueJ Harvitle, N. P., Harvi.Io P. O. Court, 8 1 Saturdays. Established 1868. temtlzp&Co. (Successors to I. Dasher * Co.) 145 Broughton St, Savannah, Ga. Dry Goods, Ladies' and Children's Gloaks , BOYS’ CLOTHING, ETC. jyMr. J. II. Miller and Mr, A. G. Waters, now fh with us, will take pleasure in serving c'r friends. PROFESSIONAL CARDS. R. J. Williams, J. A. Buannen, Swsingboro, Ga. Statesboro, G*. WILLIAMS & BRANNEN, Attorneys at JUaw. STATESBORO, GA. Will practice in all the Courts of the Middle Circuit. THE EA ( r 1 j K k I -(O) —4. Because if you do, it will interest you to know that our complete FALL and WINTER Stock of Extra Fine Suits, Overcoats, Hats, Underwear, Hosiery, is N ow Ready. Neckwear ±£» Furnishings 0. D. SHIPMENT8 CONTINUE A SPECIAL FEATURE WITH US 1 PRIVILEGE OF EXAMINING BEFORE PAYING! RULES FOR SELF-MEASUREMENT ON REQUEST 1 EXTRA SIZES A SPECIALTY 1 WE CAN ALWAYS FIT Any Man, Boy or Child Regardless of Build or Dimensions. (o). AGENCY SOLE FOR KNOX’S FINE HATS. (o) Who cater to fine trade, can get some special JOBS by writing to us. gives Our Immense Retail Trade us many ad van t vantages over the exclusive JOBBER 1 161 Congress Street, Savannah, Ga B. H. LEVY & BRO. Supplies, RUBBER AND LEATHER BELTINC, “Sea Lion 5 ’ Leather, Raw Hide LaeeLrather, Usudurian Packing, Rubber and Hemp Packing, TUXT AND EMPIRE PACKING. TRACTION BELT GREASE, GLOBE AND CHECK! VALVES, IRON PIPE AND PIPE FITTINGS. WRITE FOR- PRICES. PALMER BRO’S, SAVANNAH, GEORGIA. SMITH A TURNER 5 STATESBORO, GA. Have Opened, and will Carry in Stock, all kinds of Goods Needed by the People. GROCERIES, DRY GOODS, HARDWIRE Tinware, Farming Utensils, Etc. HATS, We SHOE8, also keep in stock a full line of Ready-made WaNAMAKER CLOTHING, & FINE etc. We are agents for BROWN, the celebrated olothieri, and we will have your clothes made to order if you desire it. We want our share of the trade, and When you buy come to see us, and we will make price* low, and endeavor to please you. fe21-ly. REAL % ESTATE. ■ Any person who has L*AND TO SELL And wants to find a purchaser ought to ADVERTISE! I will act as Agent for the sale ot L inds placed in my hands, and will ad¬ vertise the same, and will charge a Rea¬ sonable Per Cent, for selling the same. iy If uo sale is made no expenses are incurred. Respectfully, J. A, BRANNEN, Statesboro, Ga. Has doubled the number'of its subscri¬ bers 'ure the during the past year, and hopes be end of tho present year to SEND IT TO EVERY HOME IN THIS COUNTY! The advertising patronage in the past has been very good, and we know that Advertising Pays! 1 If you want to roach the people, the way is to ADVERTISE. STATBSBOR<TgA., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1890. C. A. SORRIER, Areola, Georgia, --AGENT FOR Fin d Life kin, FOIt the COUNTIES OF Bulloch and Tatnall. L. W. PERDUE, k. M.,, Principal. Spring Term Opens January 13. All the Branches taught and Student* prepared Government for College. positive, but kind. The instiuction in tho Collegiate De¬ partment largely by lectures and demon¬ stration. Students required to lake notes at recitations. TUITION: $2, $3 and $4 ] er month, according to grade. Pupils charged from time of entering to end of term. The Music Department Will lie kept up to the highest standard. Address, L. W. PERDUE, Prim, Excelsior. Gu. OB, W. F. Brkwton, Pres. Board Trustees. AT THE CAPITAL. WHAT THE FIFTY-FIRST GRESS IS DOING. VDPOINTMKNTS BY PRESIDENT MEASURES OP NATIONAL AND ITEMS OP GENERAL INTEREST. The fight on the rules was ended day, Speaker Reed’s code 1ms adopted, claimed and certain features of it tional, by the democrats as and they acknowledge that them Speaker Reed can ‘count a and that he can refuse to entertain motion, it simply by announcing he journ, dilatory—it might be a motion to but in no case is he required to tertain an appeal—ho can kill W pass out bill his he desires; permission, no neither man can Speak bo can done without he agrees to it. In the senate on Monday Mr. presented several petitions to the from Mississippi, complaining of suppression of the republican vote in state, and representing that the ‘ sailed legislature of Mississippi” had cently enacted a law foY establishing new constitution of the state tho 12th of August, 189Q, same not to be submitted to people the for ratification, and that it avowed purpose of the democrats employ many intelligent fraudulent citizens methods of their to fran¬ chise. Referred to the committee offered privileges and elections.,, .Mr. a resolution calling on the the noy-general for information as recent assassination of W. B. Saunders, United States marshal for the northern trict of Florida.... Mr. Beck the credentials of Mr. Blackburn for new senatorial term from the4tib im of 1891, The which were placed file.... senate then proceeded to on the calendar and passed about dozen bills (unobjected to), iit luding following: the interior to To locate enable Indians the lecretary in upon lands in Beveralty; $40,000 for a statue and oMmument Janies Madison in the city of .... The Blair educational bill came up “unfinished business,” and Mr. resumed his argument in support of it. He occupied about three hours, but not close his argument. The senate, on Tuesday, ratified British extradition treaty, with tant amendments. The treaty makes following to those crimes extraditable, in slaughter. specified Counterfeiting, in 1842: “1. 2. or nwnvy, 'Embezzlement, or putting the larceny,obtaining same in ceiving or goods under false pretences, or the same, knowing-them to been wrongfully obtained. 4. Fraud director, baillce, banker, agent, factor, trustee, member or officer of any pany, made criminal by the laws of countries. 5. Perjury or of perjury. 6. I tape, abduction, Piracy stealing, kidnapping. law nations. 7. Burglary. 8. by of 9. Mutiny sea, wrongfully attempting sinking or destroying vessel, or to do so; assaults the high seas. 10. Crimes and against the laws of both countries for suppression Extradition of is slavery be and had slave not to for offenses, nor shall any person, by either party, be tried for any offense than the one for which he was tradited. The treaty shall not apply any crimes committed before its tion. The resolution heretofore ofeij^jhe senate by Mr. Chandler, callin'^. j torney-general for informatio. assassination of W. B. Staindf United States marshal in the nw^A'c trict of Florida, was taken- u‘Junto, nesday and Mr. Pasco vrocei <m dress the senate in explanat-^c. facts and circumstances of theTase. Mr. Pasco had not concluded his when the hour of 2 o’clock arrived, the education bill came up as business. Mr. Blair, however, the floor to Mr. Wilson, of Iowa, whose motion the senate bill ing $100,000 for a public building from the Dodge, Iowa, passed—Mr. was taken Call dar and calling to the fact that this was the fourth lic session..... building bill passed motion for of Iowa Mr. at On bridge, the senate bill $100,000 for a public building calendar at Lansing, Mich., was taken from the passed..... Sir. Blair then resumed argument in favor of the education bill. In the house, Ohio, on Wednesday', Mr. terworth, of from the on patents the bill presented providing a for favorable tfye upon of representatives th«f of ment on part United States to the international trial conference at Madrid, Spain, I, 1890:...Mr. Rowell, of Illinois, chairman of the committee elections, gave notice that he would call election up the of West Atkinson Virginia case vs. for consideration next Wednesday. .. .Mr. Reid, of Iowa, in behalf of the committee, called up a bill to regulate sittings of the United States courts in dristrict of South Carolina, and it passed. The house then went into committee of the whole for consideration of the hill the appointment of The of bill an as¬ sistant secretary war. was favorably whole reported the house, from and the committee the Oklaho¬ ol the to ma bill was taken up. The remainder of the day’s session was occupied in the with¬ dis¬ cussion of the Oklahoma bill, but out action... .Saturday afternoon, March 22d, was set apart for delivery of eulo gics upon the late representative Edward J. Rav, of Louisiana, and Thursday even¬ ing, April 8d, was fixed for the delivery ff eulogies upon the late repreaentatm 9. S. Cox, of New York. i NOTES. The new rules were adopted by a strict party vote of yeas 181, nays 14$ John J. Bell, Jr., of Georgia, was on Saturday appointed to n $1,000 clerkship in the war department. Wm. The f\ president Bowers on supervisor Wednesday the nominated of census for the second Georgia district. • The senate was not in session Satur urday,.and the Athens, Mat Davis' appointment tc Ga., postoffice did not go in. The house amendment to tlu- bill to have statistic* of mortgage indebtedness obtained in the next census was non ooncurred in, and a conference was asked. The senate committee on privileges and elections began on Saturday the investi¬ gation of the credentials of several claimants for seats in the senate from Montano. It is undoubtedly the republican inten¬ tion to pass, at this session, cither the Wickham or the Hoar bill, providing for flic next congressional elections to be held Vom the same districts as tho last. The first assistant postmaster general on Saturday olaas appointed the following fourth postmasters for Georgia: At Good¬ win, Franklin county, E. L. Cawthron »t Round Oak, Jones county, J. W. Turk. Quite a delegation of Alabamians arc at the capital, in the interest of a hall million appropriation for the Coosa river. Representative Cobb is pressing the mat¬ ter before the committee, and expects tc be successful. deen llenry J. Fans, the victim 'recommended of the Aber¬ outrage, has been by Superintendent Porter for appoint¬ ment as special agent of the eleventh the census to cellect statistics relative to recorded indebtedness. Chairman Kowell said on Saturday, that he had promised the advocates of the world’s fair bill next week to con¬ sider that matter in the house, Conse quently he would not call up auy more contested election cases until Monday week. The superintendent Pi of the census dis tricts in Alabama have been api sointed ns follows: First district, A. .1 . Engle; second district, T. P. Ivy; third district., J. L. Watkins; fifth district, Willis Brightman. fourth district The has superintendent for the not yet been ap¬ pointed. received Representative Grimes, of Georgia, has a great many scurrilous and the threatening house letters since he abandoned day. Riggs They so summarily the other all hear the local postmark aud are all anonymous, of course, hut some of them go so far as to threaten Mr. Grimes’ life. Marshal Hayden and District-Attorney Strippling, ington of Florida, arrived at Wash¬ on Monday to confer with the attorney-general in regard to tho admin¬ istration of election laws in that state, and in regard to the assassination of the Deputy attorney-general Marshal Saunders. department They met of at tho justice, and detailed the circumstances attending the homicide. The reports of the action of the body upon the British extradition Wednesday, and the which was printed in the papers, was cause of the question being consid¬ ered. Among the measures suggested as likely to accomplish the desired end, was one to entirely during clear the senate wing of the capitol executive sessions of all persons except senators and those em¬ ployes whose duties require them to be present. The pension appropriation bill for tlu next fiscal year was reported Tuesday from the committee on appropriations. It carries with it $98,472,461, being $59,- 791 less than the estimates and $16,668,- 781 more than the bill for the current fiscal year, though there is an estimated expenditures deficiency of $21,598,884 this in the pension bill for year; so that (he is really $4,030,073 less than expenditures will be this year. Mr. Carlton’s bill to establish a federal court eastem’division at Athens, Ga., to be known judicial as the of the northern district of Georgia, passed the house on included Wednesday. The following counties are in the new district: Banks, Clark, ’-"m Elbert, Franklin, Greene, Ilaber Hart, Jackson, Morgan, Madison, - "fl, Oconee and Walton. At the JSn Candler, Rabun, Towns, 1 * and White c<imt ties were stricken , ■ of the original bin. The news of the arrest of-seve'>*-en citizens of Sharon, Ga.,charged wfth'co: spiracy and intimidation against Post master Duckworth, caused considerable comment among the Southern members Tuesday. As soon as Representative Barnes heard of it, he went to see Attor¬ ney General Miller, and asked an expla¬ nation. The attorney-general replied that he had ordered the arrest on charges based upon representations made to the department with United that there officer was interference a States in the dis¬ charge of his duty. The president on Monday issued a proclamation directing the removal of all cattle from grazing upon what is known as the Chero >kea outlet, in the northern part of the Indian territory, TheV emov al must be completed by October 1st next. The president also directs that in case the negotiations now pending for the cession of that territory to the United States shall have been completed before next October that the Cattle must be re moved forthwith upon notice. He alsc directs that no additional herds be per¬ mitted to enter this territory after this date. WYLY ON TRIAL DICK HAWES 11EITERATES THE STORY OP «IS CONFESSION. The preliminary trial of John Wvlv. murder, charged with complicity in the Hawes Wednesday. was begun at Birmingham, Ala., on murderer, Hawes, the condemned stand. He was simply placed upon the w itness reiterated the ston first published called his “confession.’ He said he gave John Wylv $200 to put Ins wife and daughter out of the way, and said all the other stories and letters written by him were false. After all the evidence was in, the court announced the defendant discharged. The decision was received with three cheers by the crowd, and nearly every one present The pressed forward to congratulate Wyiy. courtroom was crowded to its ut¬ took most advantage capacity, and hundreds of ladies of this—their last oppor¬ tunity—-to see the notorious murderer. BANK 8TATEMENT. The following is the weekly statement of the associated banks for the week end¬ ing Saturday, February 15th: I Wsrve increase...... .*8 861,800 Is ans Increase........ 1,778,400 tfl-ecie . ' ineteaio_____... . 2.392,000 Uf* I'ep gai tender* inc. ea-«. . 312.60C i«itn increase...... . 1,261.200 ‘. ircnlation i uertsa sc... iy,20C Banks now hold $7,497,100 in excess of the 25 cent, CURRENT NEWS, CONDENSED FROM THE TELE GRAPE AND CABLE. THINGS THAT HAPPEN PROM DAT TO DAY THROUGHOUT THE WORLD, CULLED PROM VARIOUS SOURCES. The labor trouble at Woburn, Mass., has been settled without a lockout. Sara Bernhardt is ill in Paris, and has discontinued . her performances. Seven hundred miners at Abcrdare, Wales, have struck for an advaucein their wages. The senate of tho new state of Wash¬ ington ing the passed a bill on Tuesday establish¬ Australian system. The annual convention of the National American Woman Suffrage association began in Washington Tuesd ay The O’Neill, Neb., roller mills were de¬ stroyed Is $50,000 by and fire Thursday insurance night. $24,000. The loss in Negotiations the between the two parties Iowa legislature are all off and the deadlock has become a game of freeze out. The Paris Herald says President Carnot has decided to pardon the Duke of Or frontier. lcouSj and send him under escort to the It is the intention of the Russian gov¬ ernment to commence at once tho con¬ struction of several large iron clads and cruisers. A theatrical performance for tho benefit of Mrs. James G. Blaine, Jr., was given Tuesday afternoon in New York, and netted $4,000. Switzerland will act ns arbitrator in the dispute the concerning the boundaries be¬ tween Orange Free Portuguese possessions and the State. Tho Salem National bank, at Salem, Ill., was robbed Friday night of $100, 000, besides some securities. There is no duo to the perpetrators. After a year of total abstinence of the liquor traffic in Plainfield, N. J., the city council met Monday night and granted fifteen hotel and saloon licenses. The American Cotton Seed Oil com¬ pany filed articles at Trenton, N. J., on Wednesday, increasing its capital stock from$20,000,000 to $80,000,000. An explosion occurred in a colIl»ry near Decise, France, Tuesday night. It is not known now many lives were lost, butj_already recovered. thirty-four bodies have been The Dayton Manufacturing Company’s Works at North Muskegon, Mich., with its contents and lumber, were burned t< tho about ground Friday night. The loss is $18,000. Gilmartin & Doyle, wholesale dealers in woolens, Nos. 14 and 16 Lispernard street, New York, made an assignment Monday. Nominal assets, $285,000; lia¬ bilities, $90,000. For the first time since the strike, the bells of Nashua, N. IL, company sum¬ moned the operatives to work Tuesday morning. There was a feeble response, however, not more than 100 of the 1,400 strikers going in. At Baltimore, on Saturday, and George Thom 1’. Brown, James Dorsey Brown as II. Brown, trading as Brown” Bros. & Co., perfumery, have filed a deed to Frank Gosnell, trustee, for the benefit of creditors. The bond is $100,000. The jury in the case of fha United States versus II. M. Mason et al. accused of ballot box fraud at the late congres¬ sional flection in Memphis, Tenn., dis¬ trict, on Saturday, returned a verdict ol not guilty. The steamer Finance, from Brazilian ports, which arrived at New York on Monday, brings forty-one steerage passen¬ who gers, most of whom are Germans went to Rio Janeiro to better their condi j ' tv . Thev all returned disappointed, Great * wii\ Britain j ■ ■‘im have decided T fr. to srawfcg*- adhere tc their demand for increase of ten per cent, in wages. It is probable tho men will strike. Should they do so, the coal out¬ put will be decreased three-quarters. A big combine is alleged is reported include from New York, which to thi Dayton, Union and Indianapolis, and tht Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton lines, and with Ohio, other having connecting total railroads mileage in of Indiana a nearly 2,000 miles. At New York the world's fair confer¬ ence report of was adopted in The the assembly bv a vote 119 to 1. senate or, Wednesday afternoon agreed to the con tlu ferencc report. The bill now goes to governor, who has announced that he will sign it. Four weeks ago R. E. If. Smith, wh r represented the Corbin and who Banking had opened Co., ol New York city, a large plantation store at Elmy, La., dis appeared. An investigation of his affairs, which closed Wednesday night, shows a deficit of $40,000. The New York executive committee or the world's fair general committee, or Saturday, decided to call a mass meeting of the citizens of New York and Brook lyn to show the strong sentiment of the citizens in favor of tho passage of the or iginal world's fair bill. A cablegram from London says: Pas senger steamer Coral Queen, from Gath erbury, has been sunk off River Tees in Colliston with the Rotterdam steamer, Brineo. All persons, including captain been and officers of the Coral Queen, have landed. Sixteen lives reported lost. The Manufacturer »’ Record gives fact* and statistics leading showing Southern that the export! from twenty ports in 1888. wert $66,959,788 greater in 1889 than Brunswick, The largest increase where in proportion the exports was foi at doubled Ga., f889 nearly those for 1888. The’Western Cut Nail Association, atu recent meeting in Pittsburg, Pa., resolved to advance the price of nails, the advanei ranging from 5 cents on some sizes to lfi cents on others. The base price was fixed at $2.25 per car load lots, with ten cent* advance for less than oar lots. Tht meeting was unanimous in this action. A cablegram from Paris, France says; A sad accident Pontivy happened Thursday. to The a wedding vehieh party at conveying the bride and bridegroom and s number of their friends was Upset and the the whole whole party party bride was was precipitated bridegroom into tin river The and am! ten others of the party were drowned, THE PLOT EXPOSED. DASTARDLY ATTEMPT TO FULL OF PEOPLE. Ellison A dispatch from hanged Pikeville, Ky., says: Mounts was here Wednsday Alaftiir for participating McCoyand in her the brother murder After of Mis* th< execution the officers found a plot which, if successful, would have resulted in tin escape of the prisoner and the probabh death of a number of the guards of the jail. Through tho confession of the jail cook the discovery was made. The Hatfields had paid the cook $200 to place a drug in the food of the jail guards the night before tho execution. The drug was found to be strychnine. The cook was immediately arrested. All the outlaw gang have fled to the mountains of West Virginia, where it is sure death for of¬ ficers to follow'. All the lawless person, who affair are responsible from West for Virginia. this outrageoui are Tht sheriff is haviug the necessary papers ar¬ ranged to secure and requisition for the would be murderers, ( every effort will be made to bring them to justice, Sould they be brought back during the intense excitement every one be instantly mobbe d.' crazed wh 1, juli^ ' n 1 ” nUMEN ON THE WAR-PATH. A PICKARD8VILL*, MO., SALOON DEMOL¬ ISHED BY THEM. Saturday, A special from Pickardsville, Mo., of says: A number of women, armed with rocks, hatchets and axes, proceeded to the saloon of Dury Davis, and down smashed the door. the windows, They possessed and chopped them¬ selves of kegs of beer and barrels ol whisky. Their contents were emptied de¬ in the gutter. The fixtures were also molished. Hamilton Brady, owner ol the building, says he will prosecute the .vomen for destroying his property. Da¬ vis has to NO. 37 A dispatch of Tuesday, from Baltimore^' German Ma., says! A. Brehme & Co., importers, street; H. P. Towlos & Co., fur¬ nishing goods, Baltimore street; and 9. A. Welsh, notions, Lexington street; filed deeds of trust for the benefit of their creditors. The bonds filed are respect¬ ively |24,000, $40,000 and' / X)0. Cincinnati Southern freight trains 11 and 15 collide 1 at Melville, seventeen miles from Chattanooga, Tpnn., Sunday night. and Engineer Henry Crow, of ti.*n 16, Brake-man Will Gray, Ancly of train IT, were killed. Fireman Moore, of No. 15, was badly hurt, and it is feared he will die. About twenty ears, loaded with merchandise, were telescoped and most of their contents destroyed. Tasker, Dispatches Ed. Woodfork from Baltimore say: James and N. Webster, three of tho Navasso rioters, plead guilty Saturday to manslaughter. This dis¬ poses of the whole butch, with this re¬ in sult, that three are convicted of murder the first degree, fourteen of manslaugh¬ ter and twenty-three of riot. The whole business, to the United after all, States it is expected,* will tho go question being raised supreme court, of tho United States of the the jurisdiction island of over Nayasso. MARDI QRA8, THK CARNIVAL IN NEW ORLEANS—A BRILLIANT rAGEANT. The grand street pageant of the kiug ol the carnival at New Orleans moved promptly follows: at noon Mounted on Tuesday, detachment composed house¬ as hold troops; platoon of household troops; Boeufl Gras and attendants; king’s own royal guards; his most sublime majesty, Rex, king of the carnival; a carnival court in pageant, consisting of nineteen moving illustrated: tableaux cars, revealing the theme ralcrs of ancient times. His majesty, Rex, impersonating Urukh, of Chaldea, is seated upon a gorgeous throne, and waves his sceptre to liis loyal subjects ns he Shalmonezer, passes along: Justinian, of Byzantium; of Assyria; Solomon, of Israel; Chiug Wong, of Chi¬ na; Zenobia, of Palmyra; Rnra esis, Macedon; of Egypt; Alexander, of Abdurrinau, of Spain. William, conqueror of England; Cyrax orcs, of Media; Almansour, caleph of Bagdad; Genzeric, king of Vandals, in Africa; Blank; Noee, of Rome; Albion, king of Lombardi; Merez, of Egypt; Cyrus, of Persia. The streets on winch the procession moved were crowded with spectators. It is generally admitted to be the most brilliant mardi gras season that New Orleans has ever enjoyed. COLLAPSE OF A TRU8T. enjoined from selling or disposing OF ANY OF THE STOCK. circuit Judge Lacombe, New in the United Friday, State* court at York, on granted an injunction restraining the cot¬ of ton oil trust from selling or disposing any of their property, and commanding them to show cause before him why a receiver should not be appointed. Th« bill which was filed shows that the trust was organized September 10, 1884, and the profits up to May 81, 1887, the were 1886 ovei $2,000,000. $2,000,000, The profits for the year ol were over and amount outstanding certificates were $42,000. PREPARING THE GALLOWS' ON WHICH HAWES WILL HANG OH THE 28TB OF THIS MONTH. Work was commenced Friday on tho gallows on which Dick Hawes will hang on the 28th. Ed Griffith, the carpenter who is building the scaffold, was one of the jurors who convicted Hawes, Tho gallons will bo used first next Friday to fiung Gilbert Lowe, a negro convicted of the murder of J. W. Meadows, a white nan. MUST BE EDUCATED AND CAFAIILE OF READING AND WHITIN'* BEFORE THEY CAN VOTE. A Pierre, S. I)., the special to the Tuesday J'ionte Pre»t, says: “In senate on a bill was introduced to amend section 1 , article 7 of tho constitution, so that il will-become necessary for any person to bo capable of reading properly any article of fhe constitution or any section of com. piled laws before being a legal voter, ’