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I GAINED _25_ POUNDS I oaj rao Dozen BCaOVt *V \gg?? ~ lire a young man w??~u unpyicoi vlth Bheumallim-could not walk. After ukln, I 154 Iloltles ta well-able to go to work. Has gained I :5 pounds In wolght. Yours truly, H. SllALtf. I Forialo33 Wa'ist, Atlanta. I CONSTITUTIONS VOLUME XVI. Doa???t Ton Miss Hsr hate! CATCH ON AT ONCE! Bright, Cheerful, Chuekfull of New*, $1.25 a year| In Clubs of 5, $1.00 each, THE GREAT SOUTHERN WEEKLY. TUESDAY" MARCH 4, 1884.???TWELVE PAGES. A COMPLETE PAPER. The Constitution Intereata nil Clauses and Appeals to nil Tastes. The leading topics ol this week'a Issue are: In Etrskoe Lakdf???"Mexico and Mexicans,??? "Constantinople Docton." Around the Cash- FiBR-???Sherman???e Meroh to the . Sea,??? "General Sidney Johnston's Death,??? "Begging to be Shot," "Grant,??? "An Historic Mulo,??? "Scenes ol Camp LUe," ???An Interest ing Inquiry," News oriiii Week??????Congress Condensed," "The News by Wire,??? "All Through Dixie,??? ???Short News Notes,??? ???Points About People," "Acrou the Water," ???During the Week," "Georgia News" Our Humorous Wbitirs???Uncle Kemus???"Cutla gentleman???s p liar of brass by day and a pillar of gas by night. He had examined the Record, and found that he bad not spoken as much this session as the young callow fledgling from Virginia. The gentleman had said that West Virginia was the bastard offspring of political rape committed on old Virginia by the federal government, and then turned hie phillipio on him (Cox) who had stood here fighting against this untimely ripping of West Virginia from the womb of old Vir ginia. He had been waiting for the gentle man all day, in a friendly way, but he had not come. Probably he was over in the sen ate doing some work. No gentleman had ???poken to him about that speech who had not said that it was untimely, he would not any that it was.in bad taste, for he respected the father, it be could PRICE 5 CENTS. conquer their country. * Gen ??t*1 Gordon ex* i THE THEORY OF STORMS borts them to accept bis o Hereof peace, in or der to preserve themselves from Turkish in vasion. A number of Nnblsn troops assembled at the wharf to day in Suaklm to embark for Trinkitat. At the last moment, however, they refused to proceed, saying their bullets -??? shields of tho rebels, Cord-La!" Bill Arp, "The Bkycoon;" Betsy I not In all respects honor Hamilton, "In Timeo???Meetln???;?????? "Humor ol | 'r.,.????:..,.., ??? 8 did . Wise st his vviadom, the Day.??? In hia quotation about the pillow of brass it Tnx Constitution Dkpartmsnts???"The Woman???. VS*f'???SW?!?: Kingdom,??? "Our Young People,'???"TbeKuowl that followed closes out of Egypt, and that edge Box," "Farm and Farmers," "Xhe Anti the Lord went before aa a pillar ol cloud by Liquor Fight.??? day and a pillow of fire by night. One tbiDg Sinsation or tbx Wiek??? I he knew, that when Moses led them they did A pvnT ys otmrnv I not got overwhelmed like tho readjuster of C 1 CLONE ST U D Y . Virginia by the Red sea of (hat peculiar com- Taues or ADVBNTCRg???"A Scrap of Paper," "Out ffJSCSSS? not wish to saymoreln on a n.ir Hunt ??? "A Rnneh rm?? 11 the absence of the gentleman from Virginia, j, D _ 0 ?????,??? r ,.??? ....... particularly os that gentleman hud biggeii Editorials??? Notre on Current Topics, Mar- {, ia pardo n before he had made his speoch. lyr*??????Bor. T. DotWt TaLmago; and many I [Laughter ] * other thing* of interest. Mr. Gibson, of West Virginia, also replied Something to please every member of the family I to Ibftt portion of Wise's speech, in which he Only $125 n Year. In Clubs or Five, $1 &S?? n ' c< J l ! 0 West Virginia ns a bastard state. Each. Hnbacrlbe ??t Once. ; I When the gentleman had assailed in coarse m .??????????????? ??? tSBSBSSB a ?????? I terms the action of the republican party, that THE WEEK IN CONGRESS. , ginia being a bastard state, when he himself WfiA???r Tirr r aw.nauvrv n.w I ??s * readjuster and coalitionist, wss the re- WHAT THE LAWMAKERS HAVE lult ot political rapa by tho /ed eral govern- BEEN DOING. | ment upon the atate of Virginia. But ????????? I tor the interference of the federal The Currency Bill???A Public Building at government the gentleman, even with bis Augusta, Georgia???Relief for the I f * tt >??r?????,P???5*ig?? ??nd hia own talents, would never have succeeded in representing the Flood Sufferers. people of Virginia on this floor. In conclu- ??? ??? I sion he drew a contrast between the prosper- The currency bill bos passed the senate, i'/. 0 ' J 11 ?? ???t* 1 ?? misfortune of Virginia .Thabll,appropriating,00.00, for a public building at Augusta has been reported favor- not allow to go unanswered the tannta flung ably. The favorable report on the Fitzjohn I against Virginia by the representative of the Porter bill lithe special order for the 13th. ES'S'waof ra. ^ ntIem 1!! a i... ...?? ??? j I hsn spoken of the vile coalition. He could A resolution has bsen adopted instructing the no t say yet in the words of Daniel Webster, committee on postofHceii and postroads to I that it was mnrdered coalition. Thank God inquire whether the Western Union and the I 11 w ??* J et ???liYe, and it meant to pluck old Baltimore and Ohio telegraph eompm.iM have entered into negotiaiiors for a conioll- order in that atate. dation. The test oath was repealed, bnt it I J- D. Wise, of Virginia, who had jnst en was provided that no person holding a com-1 fP???; d ?!j e Il ?? ll ,???? ld *???*??* h?? had little expected mission in the United State, army or navy (GiLnwfnld Kuk^he^flS??r toTepiy before the war, and afterward! engaging in to what ha had aaid while he was away on the confederate service, shall be appointed to I important business. Ha bad not wanted to any position in the army or navy of tho Uni- '> e ??r what the gentleman from New York I i * . ??? 7 I (Cox) would say, because he knew that what- ted States. George B. Clarke, of Georgia, j ever ho said would oe kindly, would be more was confirmed consul at San Lola Fotosl. Tbs I than good. Whatever expression he had used bill authorising the construction of steel f???P c , clIn K **>??* gentleman had been cruisers passed. In the house a resolution a ?? imp m???nt. l???knew thatgentiemM by Mr. Clements, of Georgia, was adopted, would excuse him. He was glad he had requesting the president to transmit to tho J K*ven the gent an occasion to look into that house all communications between the Uni- ,0DS negated,book, The gent e- ??? , ??? ??? man waa right in regard to tho name of the led States and Russia relative to the treat- sea which had overwhelmed the coalition ment of-Hebrews in the latter country. A I parly, and tho only aea which had ever over- bill was introduced by Mr. Oats, of Alabama, whelmeditwastheRedseaof blood.[Applause prohibiting aliens and foreigners from acqnir- ???wAsuiNaTONTpebruary 27-The replies ing title to land in the United States. The I colved from the governors of Georgia, Ala plenro-pneumonia bill passed by 155 to 127. I barna, and the Carolines have been niseis as A favorable report has been made on Senator I to destroy the chances of the appropriation Sawyer???s hill to prohibit the mailing of news-1 for the cyclone snfferere. While Messrs. Brown papers and other publications containing lot-1 ?? nd Ransom were working np this matter In tcry advertisements. Tho bill provldea a '*??? senate, Mr-Candler brought it into con- penalty of not less than $200 and Imprison-1 slderstion in the bouse through the right of ment not leasthan thirty days nor more than I petition. He hod received a latter from W. one year, cither or both, and anyone acting I H. Simmons and Lem Allred, of 1???ickena aa proprietor or agent of a newspaper or lot-1 county, detailing the distress among the peo- tery is liable. Senators Johnion, Maxey and P>?? there, and asking aid. Thus the question Groome oppose the bill on constitutional I came before the eppropiatton committee. Son- grounds I *tor Colquitt said that strong recommends- Wasbinoton. February 25.???In tho senate ??? io ???? from the govornors of the states Inter- Mr. Ransom offerod.a joint resolution to ap- ??atcd would haue secured the passage of the propriate $100,000 for the relief of he suffer- I tesolultuu. The governors??? telegrams, bow ers by the recent great wind atorm in the ever, hove been weakly expressive of a dcsire southern stales. He said over 500 people I or the need for an appropriation, aud none were killed and many thousand wounded, I "HI he made. . and the suffering resulting from the storm I * was awful. I ACROSS THE WATER Mr. Brown supported the resolution In fit- _ ... , . , . . . ting words. He thought it causo enough for I 0n th ?? 25111 ?????? ??*P'??>lon of several dyna- calling for the interposition of congress. I mite cartridges in the cloak room of the Vic- Mr. Pugh also supported it. Ho thought | toriaraltway station in London created great auffercre by thtowImTstorm.^* re the alarm and resulted in considerable damage, Mr. Harris, while he would he personally The refreshment room waa wrecked, the ready to aid to the utmost extent of hia pow-1 streets strewn with broken glass and the er in contributing to tb. relief of the diatrre. fronta ot houses defaced for sixty yarda cansed by the hurricane, he would not vote I , ??? . .... ., , ??? dollar out of the treasury for any inch pur- ???????nd. The police have discovered a large pose, as ha believed he had no constitutional I quantity of explosive! secreted under the power to do ao. Part of Tennessee had auf-1 station and an infernal machine of Amerl- lered by reason of the storm, but he had no I CKa manufacture has beau found under tba intimation ofa call for the aid of the national | ,,, luu "" ???????????? government. Mr. Morgan laid ha I Paddington station. Irish nationalists are had not been lntormed of say request I closely watched, but It is believed that the of the people of Alabama for government old dynamite conspiracy ia managod wholly In this matter, and he would reserve his judgment upon it until he should hear of abro ?? d ??? All of the infernal machines found some inch request. He thought the new I ??t the railway stations were in v*llsaa. Each line of policy a dangerous one, and sympa-1 valise contained a mass of twenty pounds of ttixed with the opinions of the senator from a y namite, In which was imbedded an Amor, Tennessee (Harris) with regard to it. we I ?? ??? should probably hear later of tba loss of ihipe l????n alarm clock and a pistol, the hammer at aea by the same storm, and might be asked I of which was elevated, The clocks were to extend our benevolence ao as to take snob timed to run four hours before exploding, losses also into account. Mr. Morgan was b.i???. ni._ not now prepared to say whether the matter Th ?? North G ?? rm * n Oaaetto, Prince Bia- under consideration came into account. Mr. I march???s organ, has satisfactorily explained Morgan waa not now prepared tossy whetner I the action of the prince in returning the res- l? e wnhln r th U . D ^,X'MS.r??? Pr0Pef - 01 ^Mr.Brown inquired if there waaany diatina-1 b F the American congress. Bismarck ex- tion between this case and the case of the anf-1 presses no Indignation in returning the res- ferersby the western floodt.Mr. Morgan said he O lutions. He simply states in courteous and did not wish now to disc ass the matter. It was I, . enough for him for the present to say that he t ?????P?? r ?? t ?? language that the resolutions dealt had not seen any wlah of the people of Ala-1 with questions of internal and economic bama expressed through the press or other-1 policy affecting Germany alone, and for that them *?? r **** bcst0WB * ol P ubll ?? ofiarity en I relaon rould not be officially receieved in a Mr.' Garland thought there waa no doubt ot W ??F th *??? *????? Id K iv ?? them ?? wn * qualified the constitutionality of the measure. He I indorsement. would take the opportunity when the resoin-1 El Modbi'a troops have been reinforced tion should be reported back I and are much bolder, from the committee to give his I The LondonTimeapays a high tribute to reasons for supporting it on constitutional I the late Minister Hunt, representing the grounds. He tnought the Immediate anpply I United States in Rnssia. of food, clothing and shelter in case of great I La Paris aaye that Bismarck, in returning public calami ty, such aa tbs recent floods in I the Lasker resolutions, not only outraged the pUUtiv VilUuUI Iji aui.ll H smw IVUCUb iivuua I hue 11??: XCi IxCUIUIIUUa} llvt vllly uulia^r.u the west, seemed indispensable In the came of I American republic but defied the world, humanity. The question of how far policy I The prince of Wales addressed the house of could safely go was, he said, undoubtedly an I lords in favor of appointing a commission on important one, but if unfortnnateswereto bo I the bousing of the poor. He waa loudly left to private charity merely they should be I cheered. made acquainted with that fact. He thought I Prince Krapotkine ia dangerously ill in they should not be left entirely to private I Clairvanx prison. charity. I The Dutch factory at Mncnllor was at- Mr. Robinson had not, he said, received any I tacked by eight hundred natives last weak intimation from hia atate that be abonld ask I became the factory had employed Kroo boys, for the helping hand of the government. He I The defenders of the factory, one hundred in waa glad to say be did not wait for any inch I number, exploded a powder magazine, kill- intimation. The case was to urgent and so) ing many natives. The latter withdraw, plain he bad no doubt of his duty in the mat-1 leaving forty dead. ter. The resolution was referred to the com-1 The borne of commons rejected Mr. Per mittee on appropriations. Mr. Cox, of New nell???s amendment condemning the policy of York, in speaking to the formal amendment, I the government in Ireland by 81 to 30. replied to sums remarks made a few days I When BpeakCT Brand announced his resig- sine* by John S. Wire, of Virginia. Ha had nation on account of ill health, Mr. Glad- not had the remotest Idea that Wise was I stone stated that he woald at an early day going to make snth a speech. He had coma j introduce a resolution ot thanks for his ser- tohim (Cox) indicating that ha had a line of I rices. , ??? , thought somewhat jocular and personal, and I London, February 25 ???Genera! Gordon ssked whether he objected. He replied that I has published a manifesto in Khartoum, he did not, and the gentleman had lmniedi-1 In which ha informs the insurgents that stely made a speech referring to him as a j the saltan, the commander of the HOW THE CYCLONE SWEPT AROUND LEEDS. would not penetrate the ahieli and asking why they were required since British troops had been sent Tne military authorities decided to employ the Nubians as camel drivers. The whole British expe dition numbering 4,300 men, landed at Trinkitat to day. The rebels could ha seen on all sides. It is estimated that there are from 10,000 to 12.000 of them in the immediate vicinity of Trinkitat. Tho men of war Jurna, Hecla, Ranger, Carysfort, and Orontea are at Trinkitat, and the Kuraylui, Try and Sphinx at Suakim. General Graham has sent forward from Trlnkatat 200 cavalry, and more are following. A general advance will be made on Fort Been, erected 0.000yards from Trinkitat, It is the common talk in the bazaars that Osman Digma will very toon make an attack on Suakim, in which event it is expected the black inhabitants will declare for Et Mabdi, and massacre the European inhabitants. A mutiny occurred thia morning among the black troops in Suakim. Tbey dispersed through tba bazaar, and threatened to join the rebels. Admiral Hewitt will therefore retain a number of marines at Suakim and the black troopa will be aent to Cairo forth with. 8piea report great rejoicing in the camp of Osman Digma at the fall of Tokar. Another refugee from Tokar -baa arrived. He left Tokar Thursday. He says a majority of tho garrison wished to surrender, bat two hundred insisted upon continuing resistance, It ia uncertain, therefore, whether tho sur render has actually been made, but it is strongly believed that the majority provailed and that Tokar is now in the bands of the rebels. Lonmn, February 28.???Mayfair, a now society magazine, will to-morrow publish the following paragraph i "Another celebrated case will be that ot the gallant Earl of Easton, who will be the duke of Grafton. The earl seeks to get rid of his wife, his contention being that the lady's first husband waa alive when she became countess of Easton, is now alive and can be produced. Hia appear ance in the witness box will ho highly dra matic, for the lady has scan him and declares that she knows nothing about him. The approaching trial will rival tho Tichborne case and be tha sensation of tho season. The facta of the matter fere theso: Thirteen years ago Henrjt-Fitzroy, eldest son of Lord Augustus Fitxroy, fell in love with a dubious woman known aa ???Kata Cook." Sho wns handsome and stylish in person, and her ma tured charms were quite sufficient to capti vate the youth of 23. Unknown tohisfath er, who was eqnerry to the queen, the marri ago took place, mostchronlclesof tho peeragi ignoring it, others describing the bride as tbi laughter of John Walsh and widow of ???Mr. Bmlth.??? In 1882 tba bridegroom???s social po sition changed. Lprd Augustus Fitsroy suc ceeded his brother^tx seventh dukeof Oration and Henry Fitxroy btcame earl of Euston, tha widow of "Mr/Smlth" becoming Counters Euston and the future duchess of Grafton. But troubles hAd Already come between her and her husband, and tboy separated by mutual agreement. No fault being proved against the countess sinus her murriage, the carl in vain sought an excuso for divorce. The mysterious Mr. Smith lias now appeared and tbo excuse Is found. If the case fails Kate Cook will be duche.-s oL Grafton, amt the title creatt(P ,, Ior the mistress of a king will be borne by a woman of the town. London, February 20.???The dynamite dis covered at Charing, Cross and Paddington stations, was in each place labelled "Atlas powder,'' which is dynamite pure and simple, loth clocks were of the so-called Ansonla E attern. These clocks are of American make, utareon sale in London. Tha only other notable article found with these mechinrs was a copy of the New York 8un of February G, 1884, which was in the valise at Paddington station. A council of war lisa been held by the chief of police and the railroad officials,at which it waa decided to bavo thetcloakrooms carefully watched, to increase the number of detectives, and to take other and more ini- Mutant steps, tha nature of which has been cept secret. The railroad companies aro busy overhauling their premises. In the boose of commons last night. Lord Randolph Churchill said he should ilka to know whether the government intended to ask for further powers in regard to dyuamita fiends; for instance, whotber tbey wonid ask for permlrsion to expel from Great Britian persons who were suspected of having bad connection with explosives, and the recent discoveries of dynamite. The Times cornea out to-day with a leader in which it says: It la intolerable that England ahontd be ex posed to tha succession of plots from a nation which professes to be friendly with us. aid with which wt have everdealrad to live In peace and amtty- Wo know that the Americans aro aware of the identity of the plotters of tha outrages. It would be no hard task for tha American S evern ment to end the whole thing. We ave done our pert. We nave made the pri vate manufacture of exptoalvea a penal of fense. Aa a result the conspirators have been compelled to change their grounds. They find America a safe refuge, a govern ment which will not meddle with them. It ia impoiiible that we ebouldaubmlt to this. It would be bad enough if America were a hostile country, but the dynamiters are a common enemy which no civilized country can tolerate without disgrace. The miscre ants who have only done what Ameri can journals have been allowed to advocate, what rewards have openly been promised for, what public meeting! have applauded. The time has arrived to address a strong remon strance to the United States government against allowing this. Respectable Americans are ashamed of tha inaction of their rulers. They must join us and make their voices heard and obeyed. ??? We shall do our utmost guard onraelvea! It remains for America ~ aid us, as sba alone can nip the mischief, but our demand is one which a civilised nation ia bound not to disregard. The English government has decided to What was the Character of tho Late Force Which Swept Through the Country???Its Course. counte nancing and assisting tha dynamltara. In the bouse of commons yesterdir even ing several Parnellitea strongly condemned the proceeding of the dynamiters, and de clared that no-excuse was valid for such wicked attempts upon life and rroperty. Tbey declared that conspiracies of this nature were in no wise sssociated with tke Irish cause, but that they had been batched in America, and that attempts to carry tbemout had been made bv agents aent out from the United States. Some extrema nationalists object to attributing the outrages to sympa thisers with the Irish cause, since there is an entire absence of proof that tbey have that origin. Meantime there ia no cine to the culprits. Tfc?? IfurllWd Sir*. Dsorroso, March 1.???The axituivt workaoilha United Stales ftsmp'ng company In Portland, this state, are now burning, They wen dlltd with machinery tor stamping tin, and employed stoat beads, turning oat and shipping rlx or eight cars of goods per day. The bullling will be en tirely destroyed. The loss Is vsry large. One re port says it Is $2,500,000 ana that one room eon rained 11,000,000 worth ol dice. The worts of T, Si. Pickering A Co., adjoining the stamping works will be sand. Leeds, Alabama, February 28.???The general di rection of tho Cababa valley, as determined by the trend of the Bed and Sand mountain rouges, which bonud it on either side, Is northeast and southwest. The Constitution's map of the course of the recent cyclone shows that after leaving the losrer Chat ta- hoocl.ec valley, it-passed over the Sand mountain range at some point nearlti aouthern extremity and entering the Cahaba valley turned aud followed Uro course of tho latter to pcr$aps thirty miles, when It recrossed tho samo range and continued lladlsastroua march through (leorgla and tho Carolines. So much ot description fellows here iscondned la (hesoene presented In l|e Cahaba valleyalone. It should bo remarked thsflhls valley la not a level plain, but la broken up. rather, Into a scries of minor ridges which, though conforming for the most part to the general- direction ot tho mountains, appear yet of very* Irregular and rambling shape ami direction whon coualdorod nlono, or In limited areas. Tho Georgia I???acUlc railway, running on a nearly duo east and west lino, crosses one of theso smaller ridges through agap about a quarter of a mtlo oast of the depot at Leeds, snd deflecting somewhat to tho north of out follows, the coniso of tho valloy In Kentucky also outrank un. There are no nearly a straight Una for six or sores miles, Anally, fuming again duo cast to pass from the valley of tho Cahaba In to that of tho Coosa through Kerr's gap. The cyclone, moving up tho Cahaba from too south west.??? struck tho railroad at tfie little gap In tha email rldgo near Leeds, and passing through this gap followed Uro lino ot the railroad for about five miles, only losvlng ft at the point whore tho latter turns to pass through the mountains, as abovo stated. TUB CROUD or DSNSia. Slsadiug imho front doorof tho depot at Leeds and looking down the valley tho vlow In tlratdl- roctlon Is closed by a connlcal peak which stands ouj clearly above tho lino of tho mountain tango wss mi tho summit of this peak that the cyclone first appeared to the people at Leeds At l:Mp. m.. Ftlnuaiy20lh Mr. Gibson, the railroad agent at this place, observed a heavy column of smoke rlsIuMn the'air above the peak, and being struck bylukccuHaraapearsnco and movement directed Ihe attention oTIhoso with him to 1U approach. One of his compatdcms Instinctively, aa ho says, recognized tho true character of the object and proiioriudug It to be a cyolono shouted a warn Ing lo run. AU fled tor their Bros In a direction at rlghtanglcs to that of ttreapproach log cloud, which, swerving for anroment aa though tolnlorcsrpt their flight quickly resumed its course and slfkck lha railroad several hundred yards behind them aDd beyond tbo depot, with tho terrl bio and fatal results narrated elsewhere. Mr. Gibson's description of tho cyclouo as It ap- pcared.lo him, Is tljatltat first resembled merely column^, ot smoko' rising from a burning house on tho further sldo of tho mountains but that, as it drew near, (t resolved Itself Into mighty tree, having iis black, cloudy top high In air, while the Immense trunk was prolonged down ward uptll Its roots swept tho surface of tho earth AuetL;???j(~7??s wltnesMtsseribe-lir as a vast whiilMh ball of smoko and dust and cloud: another ltkonod It toa moving pyramid; and still auotbor to great black top, spinning rapidly and at tho samo time moving forward as a boy???s top might spin along a plank floor. Allwcrengroed ns to Its utter blackncrs. and nearly all declared that Its rotary motion was plainly discernible, With one exception only, every . person who chanced to be near lta track heard oval all other noises and sounds tho tre mendous rearing of the whirlwind as it approach ed, aud alterlt had tamed fora distance ol two or more miles in either direction. Tsklrg the sum pi all the testimony on thlshcad, end considering llio conformation oi the country, aud the dazed condition of mind In which the majority of the observers undoubtedly were, I think It may be etfely concluded that the shape of thecloud, when fully formed,was Ibatolafamllllay water-spuut,as seen at???sea, or pictured lathe school geographies and books of adventures. One or two wltneeus, Indeed, gave this account oflt In many words. To ono observer then the lower portion would ???ourod by an intervening hill or forest. Another would merge the upper portion Into the general mass of clouds above it without associating tho depressed (nunel-like put with the remainder of the'moringmsM,andto such an (one tbo colum nar portion would constitute the enllro cyclone ltaelf. 8U11 another would have regard only to what appeared on the eurfsee of the earth, especial ly if, at waa sometimes tho care, the cloud was very near at hand before its coming was observed, and to him It would appear aa??? a whir ling cone with Its base resting on tho ground. It might well be, Indeed, thzt thoshape ol the cloud would be materially alTcctsd and ehanged by pass ing over hills, mountains or forest), and If this view be icceplod at probable, the eeveral accounts of its appearance might be as correct as they ate varied. Tha estimates s! the dimension of the cloud (ball, cone, pillar, or funnel) are is widely diverg ent aaarethe descriptions themselves. Itlscertaln, however, that ita height wss inch as to permit It to be seen from Coots valley, over tbo lofty crest of the Band mountain range, and It could not there fore have had ttsoriilo In the clouds at a much lower point than twice the hlghtofthe mountain Itself. Itwlll also be remembered that It was Orel seen at Leeds, when it was as yet on the further ride of the highest point of the monntelns southwest nf that place. The diameter of the col umn above tho level of tbo treo tope, la variously rated at from twenty or thirty feet to a quarter ota mile; bat thee* differences may also be reconciled by the varying distance at which It was retn by the respective witnesses; and there coaid probably be no common fact concerning which so great a diversity oi opinion would bats premia. IN IKTXSVAL OR DaSKNIM. Tie question as to the diameter of the cloud where It swept the earth is not left to coejeetura since It has left a path u dearly and sharply do- flntd aa la the course ol the Missis sippi river. All who were within or near this path declare that Ihe passage ot the cy clone waa marked by a brief Interval ol darknera deep as midnight, and the width ol thorp*??* Involved in this phenomenon conduslvely estab lishes the iict that the lower portion of Ihe dond was at lee it a half a mils In width. The truest de scription of ihe cydone, therefore, wonid seem to ba that which likened it to a huge water-ipout, or glam, having the connecting item dtsaproportlon- ately elongited. The preponderance of evidence la to the effect that the clond wss highly charged with electricity, ai manifested by constant flashes lightning playing around and through . but Mverel parsons who ware closely questioned on this point, as positively declared that this feat ure ?? at entirely absent. There war but onedltsenUng votes regarding tba Intense blackness ol the oloud, and It bore witness that the color was a deep, ???angry" red. I tailed not to Inquire diUgeo tly ol all over whom it passed, as to the temperature of tho oyclone or Ihe etmoaphere within its elide, bnt obtained only ono positive answer and that to tho effect that it was icy cold. So marked a feature of tho disturb ance itronld hare attracted general attention, bnt all tho witnesses, with the one exception noted, hid fulled to observe this point and could not my whether It wascohl or hot. Tho exceptional wit ness was very decided, however, In his statemen regarding Ita coldness. Inquiry again, as to Ihe alleged Met that the whole volume of clond was charged, even high In air, with a mom of flying and whirling trunk) ot trees, fence nits, ate., received no satisfactory re sponse. One witness had scon one such tree, be mid, about one hundred feet above the earth. HIS testimony, however, standi alono and enthely un supported by that of the many ethers whom I questioned) The only poiot of Interest elicited concern lag the appearance of things, shortly preceding theadTent of the cyclone, wm that the clouds seemed to bo unusually agitated, and were all retting and ???ehnnrlng" about, as though torn by ronmcUeg wind currents. The-direction of tho wind was not??r by ons careful wltncm, atLcede, and ia conflrmed by the observation of rayeelf and othen at Birmingham- few miles west of tho track ot tho cyclone. Dar ing the morning and until afternoon a strong wind blewdlrectlyfroa tho south bringing with It denso mame* ol rain clouds which covered tha entire heavens from horizon to horizon. AI 1 o???clock wind Increased Into a gale and the rain fell In tor rents; accompanied throughout by a light shower of hall stones as large as Llmabsanstst Birming ham,) and of the eiao of a hen???s egg, it Is sold, along tho path ol the oyclone. Half an hour after o rainfall began, and while A at Its wont, soomlnglyi gale from tho west struck tho courao of the ???torm-at right angles, and fora short whllo tbo rain and hail oeemod to fall la all directions In quiets succession or come at one and tho samo moment, Until bettor lnlormed, I shell bold lo tho opinion that the oyclone, or more accurately speaking, tho whirlwind, was the Immediate result ot tho conflict between there twoalr currents. It Is certain that strong wind, folly charged with moisture, flew steadily northward from tho gulf all Utat morning; Ills equally certain that this wind was ???track nearly at right angles by another blowing from west to east, and cold enough to convert o great portion of Its moisture Into large, irregularly- shaped hits of ice of the alses already mentioned. If it should be ascertained that these two cur rents tot air were nearly equal in volumo and velocity It would bo natural enough for them to origtnato ; aud develop a whirlwind at remo point on the Una ol their oimfluonco, and tho direction then necessarily followed by such whirlwind would bo determined by tbo law ol resultant forces -In this esse towards tho northeast. The relative strength of the two winds In places would determ ine how far tho course of tho whirlwind should devlato to one sldo or the other of tbo mean Une. Probably the required supports may be found for this theory by any one Interested In pursuing It, Time and space for Its elaboration aro wanting here, and I will content myself with a bare state- meutot tacts so far as ascertained. TUB SUCTION or THE CYCLONE. I liavo already mid that diligent search failed to elicit any satlsfsctory orldeuco as to tho alleged lifting powcrofiuciloa" ot tho cyclono. Kvou tho troo soon flying through tho air by ono witness, and all objects scon flying anywhoro by any wit nesses wore quite as likely to has a boon swept from hill or mountain side aa lifted from a plain, and it Is probable enough that they would bo carried tor lomo distance, after onco being caught up Into tho air. Thoaotlonandoffcctsof tho cyclone, In short aro the samo as thoso of a tornado or hurri cane of equal velocity. Tho only peculiarity of the cyclono that 1 could discover was fact of its circular motion, proofs of which are Tory interesting and so plainly to be seen that a child could trace thorn and un derstand thsstory they telL At ilrompton, threo miles from Leeds, the track of tha cyolono runs nearly due east through a pine forest. Tho fallen trees In the extreme right hand, .or southern edge of this track all Uo parallel to tho track Itself with their tope pointing forward, toward tho east. Twonty teot farther Inward tho tops mlpts a little north of cast; twenty feet arthsr yet they polut stilt more to tho northeast, and so the angle gradually Increases, at etch step, until at the oontre of the track all point due north; then a little west of north; end soon by degrees, again, until you bare creased to tho northern limit, where yon will And that the tope point due west???the direction from which tho cyolone came. the uouasa o?? the vortex. Along a Una which may be broadly indicated as running parellol to the central line of the ot clone's trick, and equidistant between It and tho narrow belt Just referred to as defining its northern bound ary, IIm the conns which 1 believe to lmvo been panned by the voricx, or true "contor" of tho whirlwind. That la lossy the vortex ol tho wind did not follow the central line of tho road which the cyclone has oleared, bnt moved along more or leu directly, at a distance of about one hundred yards lo the left ol it. Tba route thus assigned as tho vortex or truo center ol the storm, so clearly explains tho condl. tion ot things dong Us course snd harmonists so partially with di the known facts regarding tho general movements of tho cyclone Itsetf-luclucllDg Ihe facts lost above iteled as to tho lines of Ihe fdlen trots???that I am satlsfled as to lta correctness locked carefully lor several hours for some Indi cation ol the trees having been wrung or twisted off along-the middle of the track, and found note elrglo Instance more marked than might bo observed In the cere of any tree that ta Idled la fores! where uo breath of wind la stirring, Tho twist would have been perceptible If it bed occurred. Tba broken irnnks could only be num bered by the hundreds of thousands, and they ranged In dtametez from the else ota man???s arm np to that of a large barrel. I measured tranka that ware nearly three feet across, end canid almost oonctal my closed umbrella, laid crosswise, In the cleft cl one that had been broken off ten feet shore the ground, and shivered Into splinters to the roots. There were, indeed, few tranks that had been so ipllntered, both above and bsiow tha point of savsiancs, and no oast was there any evidence unniual twisting. i hare before me a strip, ukan from tire heart of one of the pines, which, iboogh ten feet In length snd twodnehes In width, is soaroely thicker than a case knife. The. ???action from which it was Ukan was Uurally spILi interact) ribbons which connected the fallen pev tlon with tha standing stump, bnt neither was there hare tho sllghtmt. Indication ol twlsl. Without mnlllp'ying such examples it ia an indent to say that no conclusive evidence ol a circular mrllon being communicated to Individual trees was. any where to bs seen. The Irresistible force with which the wind acted and ita rotary motion oyer the most narrowiy clrcauucribed areas, rend ers the absenco of inch evldento Indeed remarkable, it not unaccountable. Numerous Instances were noted, in wblch two large trees growing side by aide, snd only slew feet apart were prostrated In diametrically opposite directions. In many places numbers were seen | tho left of the central llneol their path,and could bo read,' 1 / traced and accurately located from any commi'DdlDg position. So'far ns could boancer- tdned /mm tho appenraneoof things dong the comparati vely smell tract explored tho votex per sistently sought and followed the lowest tinea of depression on the surface traversed by the storm r- and It fs possible that the path of the cyclone ItselF may have been Aiermlned In places by the direc tion of such deptare???ons aa appeared on Ita rente, though as to this d cannot speak with any degree or eerlUnly. Tho bouts oocuflcd by Dr. Wright's family stood In such a depression between two ridfle* Tbo work of utter derutatfon at' Ibis point most be seen to be appreciated. It cannot bo adequately described. The eillro Hue punned by tho vortex Is marked ty a scene of wreck and confusion ot which I- cannot hope to convey oven a faint Idea to the minds of your read ere. but which plainly choirs tka twMtng action of tho winds asanplted, to groun of trees. A man of tangled weeds, bro ken and interlaced and beaten together by a heavy rain most resembles the sceuo rresented hero nnd continuously for miles; but tlie weeds In this Instanoo are treerof ths-lsrgiwt lire and each one- bears In Its own body evMonoeo! the exertion of a foreothst cannot bo c'ompan -d with any other lm tho known world; ft la not a) ono that thoy were- overthrown or broken. Wien .felled by tbo roots- the latter were parted so evenly at tines that It Is- difficult to beHovo thtiy were nob lint sOTCrcd by rnosnt of an ax. Many were literally pulled up by tho roots, with masses ol???clsy dinging to them, and alter being: carried to- some distance, were hurled' to the- gronnd hnidredoof foot from tho placo where they stood. Many stamps aro to bo seen slandlngv bare and alono, with no alga- near' tho treo that was- torn front them, When broken, again, thoy were oft tines so com pletely wrecked and shattered ns to fall lntolrag-- ments. I havo one snch fragment, of heart pine, thatisnolirgor than a man's fist, but which pre sents sit tho Irzcguls.- surfaces of a fragment of rock that has- been disrupted by tbo blow of a (ledge - lmmmcr. ffhosnrface of tho earth also bears wit-- noss, seeing that the soil Itstlf has boon tom up and icattorcd Iff every direction, thickly coaling lha trunks and' stomps oh tho broken Umber. Large stones now lifted Horn their pieces and thrown, to- a distance; - while the showore of pebbtes-thst wore swept from the snrfsce,and literally shot offal a tangent to tho ; circumference of the wind whcol bavo loft marks cverywhsreon tha frees not unltko thorn madu by r partially spent canlstor or grapo shot. Tire suseaiw os tiibuhtii. Denso masses of matted leaves, pine straw,twigs, . grass, soil, etc., etc., are heaped overywhoro against the fdlen tranka and Interlacing limbs,- resembling nothing so much as tho driftin woods that havo been overflowed by & river freshet. I have already stated that I obtained no ovldenco as to the supposed- suction or lifting power oftho vortex. II tho revolving currents ot dr at Ihe centre must necemarily havo had an out- lot earaowborc, I am of opinion that It waa at tho surface of the earth, Instead of In tho clouds, aud that tho dlrecUon of tho "draught" in tho great funnel therefore waa downward Instead ot upward. Tho positive tovtlmony ol ono witness as to tbo fact oltholoytompcrsturoof the wind In tho cyclone Itself would-thus bo accounted for as having been drawnfrom the cold upper current frmn.thu mist which Is supposed to have caused tho forma tion of hall stonos of such st.ve as undoubtedly fell Immediately after the cyclouo pooled, and even if- uttaneously with Its paciago. 1 have used the words "cyclone" and "whirl wind" Interchangeably, for other than rhetorical reasons. Tho storm centre le now goncrslly known as tho "cyclono." I heltevo It to bavo bot n simply a whirlwind, of unusual power and diameter, but still only a whirlwind. I understand a cyclone to bo a revolving belt of wind or, !n othor words, a hurrlcano traveling In a well defined and continu ous circlo, as described by Admiral homines | u tbo - Cralso of tho Alabama;" A OilE III. ROIHT. Tho Alabama entered tho circlo, with tho wind - blowing a hurtleano, apparently, Id ono direction; . then experienced a protracted Interval of dead - calm, next encountered the force of tho gdo from a direction exactly, oppoilto to that at Alrgk ob served, and filially oiaergeJ- from the hinder por tion of tho belt In almost a wrecked condition.???* Nothing of this well deflued nature was anywhere observed. regarding the character ol the routry storm now under oontlde.-allon. Tbo column of air which constituted It, undoubtedly moved In concentric cliolea, Instead of In a con tinuous belt. It wss so plainly a whirl wind as are tbo llltlo gnats that may be seen et limes whisking about tho loaves In a grove, or whirling about tho dust In tbo street. Tho vortex was Just as evidently ndMngmoie than tho "c-ldy??? formed In such Instances, and more plainly illus trated wherever two tides or tho currents of two rivers moot. Tho whirlwind oi February 20tli had Its origin doublleutn the confluence ot two such mighty currents In mid sir; tho ono from tho south was tho stroogor, end gavo direction to tho current of tho whirlwind 10*11: tho surrounding clouds were involved aod drawn downward with the de scending spiral, and ponitttuted (ho black funnels aud connecting column. There was a rush of cold from Ilia uppermost strata, and all tho th?? phe nomena of tho resulting disturbance below boaomo manor ol ready an it easy solution. 1???robtbly over/ ono of my readers tree eco a little whirlwind la his yard throw, off an ???eddy,??? and form soothes at tho samo Instant lot- lowing, which event tho two would play along side by side for a space snd presently unite sxtLoodetce again. This Is precisely what happens 1 -atone or more points lb Georgia and Alabama, and salt would hare been of Impoialble occultenze In Ihe one of e cyclone aa shore defined, the wklijalq* theory raises addltlond confirm,.tion; and, so far se. know, learn no feature of t'.ie aterra, to bo ex- C. McK. TILDICK A CANDIDATE. to- Spatial to Tho CoottltnUoii. Tt'Ajitt.-wroN, March 1.???General Mermzdnka, coming governor of MMtouri, who tha heed of the delegation seen re the national convention for that city,: re turned frossKew York to day. Uo said to me to* night: "I slatted Mr. TUdaa frith Mr. Frleil, formerly ol Georgia, now of Mlstoart, sad, from, wbal ba said 1 am convinced that he wiUbo beloret convention as a proildenttal candidate. lie, ezlnesd tka liveliest Interest in whet oararredat rcconi session oi tbo executive committee, and while ho evaded all the tendency of onr con versation, wblch drilled toward tho prtaldeotlat didatca, 1 must believe, from whet he odd, that hr will be bolero file convention. II Uo Is, of ccntwjhewlllbe nominated, and ao nun living can beat him.??? Tke 014 DsmtaUa. Nxw Yoax. March 1 ???Tho Chi Dominion itcam- croased and piled vm above another with aa little ! ship company, in order to secure funds to construct regard to direction aa would result U a handful of a new steamship, his Issued bonds aggregating matches were 'jut at random In a heap on tho IIIOLCCO, payable In March. 1SVX To secure the floor. This dhotder. It should he remembered, jxraeof Ihevjbondsthcrhaveexeou'.clannt???gne wueacflD'sd to the line herein assumed aa being ) to tho Farmers??? Loan and Trust company as lpit iha routs followed by the voricx of the winds, to Ic??< upon all the property of the company^ (indistinct print