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WASHINGTON.
FRACTIONAL CURRENCY STATEMENT.
Great Eevenue Frauds in North Carolina.
Washington) April 10.— There are
several cases under investigation
charging Deputy Collectors with ad
mitting imports duty free.
Treasury. oSlciala estimate that at
least milfioua of dollars of the
fractional currency is lost and worn
out, and will never he presented for
redemption.
The Treasury is devising means
for the equal and general distribu
tion of dollars throughout the coun
try.
Second Assistant’Secretary Freneb
reports against the consolidation of
special agent3 and secret service men.
The Cabinet Is in session.
A. K. Tingle has been appointed
Chief of the Special Treasury Agents,
relieving Major Wm. B Moore, who
will be retained as Special Agent.
There will, for the present, be no
Treasury appointments from New
EugiAud. New York, Pennsylvania,
Ohio, Maryland, Virginia, West Vir
ginia and the District of Columbia.
G. M. Lockwood was appointed
Chief Clerk of the Interior Depart
ment.
J. A. Seely was appointed Chief
Clerk of the Patent Office.
Very extensive revenue frauds in the
manufacture of tobacco in North
Carolina have recently been discov
ered, and the Department proposes
taking vigorous measures to bring
the parties concerned in them to
speedy punishment. Some thirty
manufacturers in the county of Sur
ry are charged with participation in
these fraudulent transactions, and
have been indicted before a grand
jury of -the United States Circuit
Court for tbe Western District of
North Carolina, within the past few
days, through the efforts of revenue
agents, Brook3 and Wagner. Maj.
Wagner has charge of tho district in
which these frauds were perpetrated.
As ameanßof deterring the revenue
agents from tbe performance of their
duties, a number of suits have been
brought against tnem for alleged
technical violations of the law, but
the department baa signified its in
'Vhfinn to fully sustain the agents in
their prosecution, and these and all
other violators of the internal rev
enue laws, and has assured them
that the power of the Government
will be invoked to protect them
against ail such suits.
The frauds discovered in North
Carolina are estimated by the rev
enue agents to exceed one-third of
the total amount of internal rev
enue taxes collected in that State.
TELEGRAPHIC SIMWAKV.
London, April 10. —Andrew Haliday
Dull, the author, died to-day.
Madrid—Minister Cushing sails
from Havre ob the 14th, on leave.
Boston—Two small children of Mr.
N. Haughton, at Clinton, Mass., were
found drowned to-day.
New York—There is an absolute
lull in politics. The wire-pullers
have their dens elsewhere than in
Washington now.
New‘York— Misg Bauliglny, of New
Orleans, a celebrated singer, arrived
by steamer St. Laurents.
New York—The man who caused
the death of Lucy . Freeman, octo
roon, in a house of ill fame, was ar
rested to-day by the police. He
gave his name as Harry Cooper, and
admitted having been in the room
with the girl, but declared the
burning was accidental.
New York—At a meeting of the
New York Open Board of Stock Bro
kers, held yesterday, the title of the
association was changed to “New
York Open Stock and Gold Ex
change.”
WEATHER INDICATIONS.
War Department, )
Office of Chief Signal Officer, )
Washington, April 10,1877. )
For South Atlantic States, rising
temperature, and partly cloudy
weather, with northerly to westerly
winds, and rising barometer.
Cautionary signals continue from
Smitbsville to Thatcher’s Island on
the Atlantic coast.
Cortina.
Matamoras, April 10.— Cortina was
placed on a man-of-war at the mouth
of the Bio Grande, for Vera Cruz.
His friends rejoice to think Diaz will
save his life.
Barges Foundered—Lnx* ot Life.
New York, April 10.—A tug towing
the Street clearing barges out to sea,
ahd tbe fleet scattered. Sev
eral foundered, with loes of life.
SOUTH CAROLINA, j
TROOP* KEROVKH FRO If THE MATE
HOltlß.
Chamberlain Agrees to Surrender To-Day. j
NO EXCITEMENT.
Columbia, April 10.—The United
States troops were formed and moved
out of the State House at 12 m. to-day.
State of South Carolina, Exec- j
utive Chamber, April 14. j
Sir: Having learned Jhat you now
purpose to turn over to me the Exec
utive Chamber, with the records end
papers belonging to the Executive
office now in your possession, I beg
to inform you that I will send a
proper officer to receive the same
at any hour you may indicate as
most convenient to yourself,
lam very respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
Wade Hampton.
Hon. I>. H. Chamberlain.
State of South Carolina, 1
Executive Chamber.
Columbia, April 10, 1877. )
Sir; Keplying to your note of this
date, I have to any, that my Private
Secretary will meet such officer as
you may designate at twelve m.,
to-morrow, at the Executive Cham
ber for the purpose indicated in your
note.
Very Respectfully,
D. H. Chamberlain,
Governor of S, C.
Hon. Wade Hampton.
There is no excitement whatever.
All seem to take the result as proper
for the future welfare of the State.
Tbe surrender of the Government
to Hampton was preceded by an in
teresting, dignified statement of the
situation by Chamberlain.
Chamberlain’s address to the Re
publicans of South Carolina con
cludes :
But the edict has gone forth. No
argument or considerations which
your friends could preseut have suf
ficed to avert the disaster. No ef
fectual means of resistance to the
consummation of the wrongs are
left. The struggle can be prolonged ;
my strict legal rights are of course
wholly ineffectual by tbe actiou of
the President. No court of the State
has jurisdiction to pass upon tho title
to my office. No lawful Legislature
can bo convened except upon my
call. If the use of these powers
promises ultimate success to our
cause, I should not shrink from any
compromises which might confront
me. It is a cause in which by the
light of reason and conscience
a man might well lay down his life;
but to ray mind, my present respon
sibility Involves the consideration of
the effect of my action upon those
whose representative I am. I have
hitherto been willing to ask the Re
publicans of South Carolina to risk
all dangers and endure all hardships
until relief should come from the
Government of the United States.
That relief will never come. I can
not ask you to follow me further. In
my judgment, I can no longer serve
you by further resistance to the im
pending calamity.
With gratitude to God lor the
measure of endurance with which He
has hitherto inspired me; with grat
itude to you for your boundless con
fidence in me; with profound admi
ration of your matchless fidelity to
the cause in which we have struggled,
I now announce to you and to the
people of the State that I shall no
longer actively assert my right to the
office of Governor of South Carolina
The motives and purposes of the
President of the United States in the
policy which compels me to my pre
sent course, are unquestionably hon
orable and patriotic. I devoutly pray
that events may indicate the wisdom
of his action, and that peace, justice,
freedom and prosperity may here
after be the portion of every citizen
of South Carolina.
(Signed] D. H. Chamberlain,
Governor of South Carolina.
THE EASTERN QUESTION.
TURKEY WILL. REJECT THE PUO
TOCBL.
London, April 10.-The Standard's
dispatch from Constantinople reports
that the belief in war increases.
There seems no doubt that the pro
tocol and Montenegran ultimatum
will be politely refused.
London, April 10.—The Pullman
Gazette makes the following an
nouncement: A telegram received
in London from Vefyk Pasha, Presi
dent *of the Turkish Chamber of
j Deputies, says: “The Russians de
clars things are going very badly in
! Bulgaria. They are right. We have
j discovered the existence of two in
-1 oendiary Kussian agencies.”
Slrip News.
New York, April 7.— Arrived out: Te
| berg, Agatha, Memphis, Advance, Pane
ma, Pauline. David, August, Tiltje, Easta
tuingen.
Homeward: M. C. Day, for Hampton
roads.
Amerique is afloat and getting up steam
to come into port. HuSsland is breaking
up.
LONDON, April 10—Ship Edgar, from
Darien, Ga., is at North Shields; with
-windlass broken.
COLUMBUS, GA., WEDNESDAY MORNING, APRIL 11, 1877.
LOUISIANA.
The Commission at Work.
IT UR6ES FUSION OF THE LEGISLATURE.
THE DEMOCRAT* CAN'T NEE IT.
THET WIIX RESIST WITH ARMS FIRST!
New Orleans, April 10.—Yesterday
tho Commission had a three hours
secret consultation. They then re
ceived a delegation of the Cotton Ex
change, representing all the business
elements; to whom they are reported
to have said that they had sought
Louisiana, but oould not find it. They
found two Governors, two Supreme
Courts, and an alleged dual govern
ment in all the departments. But in
fact, by the acknowledgment of all
parties, there is only one Legislature,
though it meets in two halls. The
moment that Legislature meets in
one body, It will be the State of Lou
isiana; and while it is In session,
the only power in the State that
can secure the intervention of the
army. If self-government is desired
and the withdrawal of the army, it
can probably be secured in a day.
Should the public opinion of tbe
State compel Us Legislature to meet
as one body, there are 33 of tho 3(5
Senators and 104 of the 120 Represen
tatives whose election is not dis
puted by either party, and the com
mission urged that when they as
sembled as such the commission
could have nothing whatever to say
about its action.
The discussion continued three
hours. The delegation was not in
dined to accept the suggestion,
maintaining that Nicholls must be
defended as Governor to tho full ex
tent.
The Commission was in session
nine hours.
another report.
Washington, April 10.— The Tri
bune’s New Orleans special says:
■ President Hayes’ special Commis
sion labored for four hours yesterday
with a delegation of the leading bus
iness men of tho city, with the ob
ject of persuading them to organize
a movement to compel politicians to
form a consolidated Legislature of
all the members in both rival bodies
whose election is conceded. The
members of the Commission made
earnest speeches. The business
men were, however, immovable.
They said that rather than run the
risk of having to endure Packard as
Governor, they would resist with
arras so as to make a military Gov
ernment necessary.
To-day’s experiment ends this
compromise plan.
The Commission may try to bring
about an adjustment on the basis of
a Legislature made up from the face
of the parish returns. This was the
only compromise that has the least
prospect of acceptance by the Con
servatives.
Gen. Grant Makes a Speech.
Galena, 111., April 10.-Respond
ing to a home serenade, Grant said:
“Fellow citizens of Galena, I am
obliged to you for this serenade and
manifestations of esteem ; all I have
to 9ay is that it affords me gratifica
tion to make periocical visits to this
city, and to come back to you again,
after sixteen years of official life, like
yourself, one of tbe sovereigns of this
great republic.”
The “Flu Back" Dre* Nowhere.
Olive Logan's London correspondent flan Fran
cisco Chronicle.]
I allude to the “eelskin” dress, now
the great rage both in London and
in Paris. In the wildest days of the
tie-back or pin-back mania there
never was seen sucb a tightness in
the matter of skirts as now prevails.
Whatever the pauoity of folds in the
pin-back in its fronter part, in the
enormous exubearance of the pannier
or bustle the balance was struck.
But now, not only is the bustle a
thing of horror, but even the neces
sary underclothing is considered de
trop, To lengthen the waist far be
yond its natural propositions, a stiff
webbing of elastic is fastened to the
stays to the depth of halt a foot, and
to this, at first, narrow skirts were
buttoned. But even this is abandon
ed for anbiher scheme to abandon
slenderness. Mrs. Swisshelm’s mucb
ridiculed chemiloon is in demand,
and garments made in this way are
sold at the furnishing shops, and
patterns of it pass eagerly from hand
to hand among lady rrieuds.
Home ladies have regular stage
tights made in thick webbing, and
over these they wear nothing but
the outer dress, underskirts being
simulated by plaited iufllesof white
muslin sown to tbe edge of the dress,
which is then tied back till the wo
man within is shackled almost like
a convict in a chain gang. No more
uncomfortable fashion ever was de
vised, for not only are tbe limbs con
fined by the binding dress, but the
wearer must constantly concern
herself about the condition of tbe
bonice, that portion being in in
creased dauger of turning itself up
behind, wrong side out, like an um
berlla in a wind storm. The desired
effect of youthful slenderness is
generally obtained by the “eelskin,”
but at a good deal of sacrifice of pub
lic ease. _
Highly “Attractive.”—What the
the French call “a most attractive
spectacle” has been offered recently
at the Jardin d’Acciimatation, Paris.
It was a viper hunt. Several vipers
were t hrown down before two secre
tary birds, and the combat which
ensued served to amuse bystanders.
The secretary bird does not fly, but
runs ahfter its prey, reserving its
wings for battle and using oue of
fheth tfs a atrteld and the other as a
club.
THE BLACK IIILLH.
nuggets of news from the new el
DORADO—THE NED COLLINS BONANZA
—DAN HARNETT, THE QUARTZ KING
CUMMINGS’ LATE BATTLE WITH THE
INDIANS.
From ttiM Bl.ck Hilt, l’ione.r.)
Maj. Vrootn, with two companies
of tbe Third Cavalry, has taken post
at Crook City.
Fresh eggs and good butter are re
ported to be abundant at Deadwood,
Dut command fair prices.
Pete MeGonigle and a man named
Riley were killed by Indians near;
Rapid City, about Ist of March, and
a Mr. Jones was badly wounded.
Messrs. Toinbly & McCarthy have !
introduced a stamp mill for testing
ores. It. weighs six hundred pounds,
aud will crush about one ton per day.
A large number of quartz lodes
which are belug opened are spoken
of by the Pioneer. Results or pros
t>ects seem to be satisfactory in every
instance.
The Philadelphia Smelting Works
are spoken of as having been located
jyst below Virginia City, on Bear
Butto Creek, and will be ready for
work May 10.
The lode owned in part by E. R.
Collins has turned out about thirty
tons of ore, which the Pioneer says
will yield at least $6,000 to the ton.
In view of this fact the Pioneer may
well ask: “Where are your Com
stocks now?”
The Pioneer gives the details of
the fight had by Lieut. Cummings
with the Indians. He recaptured 000
head of stock, destroyed a village,
killed one Indian, and chased the
balance over a forty foot precipice.
The conduct of this brave officer and
his men is spoken of in the highest
terms.
Exceedingly rich diggings have
been discovered on Nevada creek,
seven miles southwest of Deadwood.
The creek is about the length of
Deadwood, and is intersected by
numerous dry gulches which pros
pect well. Quartz in great quantity
abounds in the vicinity and timber is
abundant. Tbe new section is
named Montana District.
Col. King and associates have re
turned from a prospecting tour, aDd
report the discovery of new aud very
rich diggings in the bed of a river,
now dry, some three hundred feet
wide, which they followed twelve
miles. The locality of these new
mines is ouly known to members of
the party who, for manifest reasons,
remain silent for the present, but
they are said to be tho biggest thing
in the Hills.
A correspondent of the Pioneer,
writing from False Bottoms, speaks
of ore which yields sl9 gold to the
pound—s4B,ooo to the tou—another
yielding three cents to the ounce of
rock $4,100 to the ton-is also spoken
of. The lode from which the latter
was taken is owned by Dan Harnett,
well know to Missouri Biver people,
as are several other rich lodes. Dan’s
interests are so extensive that ho is
called the quartz kiug.
From tho Eureka Soutinel.J
A lady of this city received a letter
yesterday morning from her hus
band, who is at Deadwood, in the
Black Hills, where he has lived dur
ing the winter. The writer, under
date of March 19th, says :
“I suppose everybody in Eureka is
watching the news from this region,
either with the view of coming here,
or to satisfy ari idle curiosity. The
novelty or the Hills, however, is
somewhat worn, aud nothing re
mains now but the sound, actual re
alities of existence. It is amusing
to read some of the papers received
from the outside containing letters
or correspondence from here. No
two are alike, one praises up the the
camp, and tho other dashes it with
invectives. Most ail of these descrip
tions and accounts are like woman’s
talk—no offense, my dear-and have
little weight. So many people have
to be humbugged, auyway, and they
might as well coiqe here and get a
little experience as to follow some
shadow all their lives elsewhere; for
nothing will open green eyes wider
aud quicker than a mining camp.
Niue are always kept iu poverty
while one mounts the heap and
shouts “Eureka.” (No joke intend
ed.) This is the case here or will be
before the season is over. The mines
are already crowded with people
from every point of the coinpass,
representing both the ignorant and
skillful miner, the man of rneansand
the idler. The roads leading from
Cheyenne are lined with par
ties coming to the new dig
gings, and manv have to suf
fer all the rigors of' winter in their
journey. Two hundred persons left
Cneyeune last week for this place,
and they are expected to arrive in a
few days. Most of them are from
the East. At least 1,500 persons are
expected to arrive this month, which
will he more than douDled next month
and trebled tho mouth following.
The oountry is big enough to hold
1,000 times as many—if they can live
like bruin on one meal a year. lam
satisfied the country is rich, but the
influx of population is too sudden
aud great. Saloons, generally, are
pretty good criterions by which to
judge the livelihoods of a camp, and
if that is the case Deadwood has the
deadwood on that point. Night be
fore last a saloon called the Senate,
opened here, and the receipts of the
evening at the bar amounted to sl,-
000. (How many silk dresses would
that buy in Eureka?? On the 10th a
bank was started here on a solid
foundation—that is, the building will
be a fire proof stono structure, and
will be run on a grand scale. Irom
some accounts the vaults will be
large enough to hold millions of
pounds of gold dust, and strong
enough to defy all the cracksmen
out of State Prison. It will, no
doubt, be a big institution, and
will give me a chance to send you a
check occasionally of a thousand or
two of my surplus dust. At present,
you see, it is not safe to send so
much in one pile. The express com
panies, you know, can’t be trusted.
Religious services are held here reg
ularly by an energetic minister, who
expounds the gospel from the level
plane of a carpenter shop. Hand to
hand with the good work of the
divine,a court house is being erected,
which is to be finished by the 11th of
April. Between the preaching and
the law, we expect to hold the male
factors in check. The weather dur
ing February was exceedingly pleas
ant, but it has been very checkered
this month, and considerable snow
has fallen, The yraather now is
opening up warm, and there is every
I indication of intense activity in
| every department of mining. Re-
ports of now strikes and splendid
prospects come in with bewildering
rapidity, and it seems as if tho air
was filled with gossips to dissemi
nate the news. Half the oountry has
not been prospected, and no one
knows what may be found to startle
the world before the season is over.
THE STAN SARD OF TIME.
HOW THE WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH
COMPANY PROPOSES TO REGULATE IT.
New York World.l
An arrangement has been conclu
ded between the Superintendent of
the United States Naval Observatory
at Washington and the Western
Union Telegraph Company, for the
purpose of disseminating tho stand
ard time, as determined daily by the
Naval Observatory, to ship-owners,
aud masters, business men in gene
ral, railways, chronometer makers
and others, and to the public gene
rally. In pursuance of this agree
ment, a time ball of large size is to be
dropped daily from the tower of the
Western Union Telegraph Company’s
main buildiug at New York city, and
arrangements will be made for con
trolling public clocks in New York
aud also ror distributing the noon
signal of the United States Naval Ob
servatory to various cities in the
United States having more than
20,000 inhabitants.
At llh. 55m. a time-ball will be
hoisted half way up the iron flag-staff
on the tower of the Western Union
building, which will remain at half
mast from llh. 55m. to llh. 58m. At
llh. 58m. it will be hoisted to its
highest point, about half-way up the
main staff. It will be dropped by an
eleotrio signal at exactly noou by
New York time. If, on account of
high winds, eto., the ball fails to fall
at 12h. om. os., it will be kept at the
mast-head till 12h. 5m., and then
dropped at 12h. sm. os. In Buch
cases, a small red flag will be hoisted
at I2h. lm. aRd kept llying till 12h.
10m.
This ball will therefore serve to
regulate the clocks of New York city
to staudard New York time, and will
also serve to give the correction to
the chronometers of ships lying in
the harbor, and the company is in
readiness to erect and maintain simi
lar timeballs at other seaports if
necessary expenses are provided for
by persons interested. The Wash
ington noon signal is distributed
daily at Washington (mean noon?
over the wires of the company by
signals made by the standard as
tronomical clock of the United States
Naval Observatory at Washington.
The company has prepared a list of
various cities in the United States
having over 20,000 inhabitants, and
the expense is to be divided among
the subscribers in that city pro rata.
Each subscriber who desires this
signal cau have his house, office and
manufactory connected with the
company in this city and suitable in
struments provided by which, to re
ceive the noon signal at prices which
will be agreed upon, the expense
being met in the form of an annual
rental of the necessary wire, etc.
The prices which it is proposed to
charge for a daily or weekly signal
range from S6OO for daily and SIOO for
weekly service at Han Francisco to
$75 for daily aDd $12.50 for weekly
service at Philadelphia and other
points about equidistant from Wash
ington.
Cottage Cheese.
A housewife writes: "Cottage cheese
when made as It should be, is a luxu r y
that should and would be eaten and ap
predated by all classes if they knew how
wholesome and digestible it is. Those who
have plenty of milk and make butter have
abundance of sour or clabbered milk daily,
clean and fresh, which is the article desir
ed to make cottage cheese. The true way
to make this sort of cheese is to skim the
sour milk, aud set a gallon or two of the
milk on the stove in a milk pan, and let it
gradually warm till it is lukewarm all
through. Stir it occasionally to prevent
its hardening at the bottom. WUeu it is a
little warmer than new milk, aud the whey
begins to show clear around the curd,
pour it all into a coarse, thin bag, tie close,
and hang up to strain. Let it hang up two
or three hours in a cool, shady place, then
take from the bag, and put the contents
in a covered dish. When preparing the
rest of a meal mix with the curd rich,
sweet cream, sugar, and nutmeg. Some
prefer salt and pepper, but the sugar will
give it the place of fruit or acids. This
preparation of milk will often be found
most salutary and wholesome for dyspep
tics and weak, inflamed stomachs. The
clabber is also very nutritious and easily
digested.”
Mexico.
Matamoras, April 7.—The Mexican
war steamer Llhertad arrived at the
mouth of the Rio Grande yesterday
with Gen. Basilio Garza, commission
ed by the Supreme Government to
take Gen. Cortina to the City of Mex
ico. Gen, Canales, who commands
this city, and who is Governor of the
State of Tamaullpas, has not yet de
termined to surrender Cortina to the
general government, as he is held
under sentence of death under the
State laws. Considerable excitement
has been created by the demand of
the general government for the de
livery of Cortina, and it is believed
that if Gen. Canales persists in re
fusing to surrender him, that it will
precipitate a conflict between the
State and Federal authorities.
Libertad brings news from the city
of Mexico to the 29th inst. The day
previous George Amelia was arrested
in the railroad cars between the City
of Mexico and Vera Cruz, with im
portant documents relating to a con
spiracy in favor of the restoration of
Lerdo de Tajedas as President, in
consequence of which Senator Villa
da, Gen. Fiaro, Gen. Begulessy Her
nandez, together with several other
prominent persons were arrested and
imprisoned in the Castle of San Juan
d’Ullca. He also announces that sev
eral pronunciamentos bad occurred
iri the interior of the country against
Gen. Diaz, amongst others Senator
Olvira, on the mountains of Queret/-
ro. The Cam del Morle, of this city,
to-day, commenting on the news
brought by Libertad, says that the
re-action against Diaz has set in in
earnest, and that the whole country
will soon he invplved in another revo
lution.
The Worcester Press says: “Asolo
singer in a certain choir sings solo she
can’t hear herself.” Would it be base
to say she had it alto herself. — N, Y.
Herald. Not sub-base as it might be.
But if you must duet, please rumens
her that there are tenor a dozen other
old jokes to be brought out. Soprano
more on that score.
Blrdn Forrtflllnß Niormx.
The following information furnished us
by Gen. Couch, an ornithologist, will inter
est many of our readers, says the Hartford
Courant:
“Some years ago when crossing the ocean
1 was informed by sailors that whenever the
seagull tlew lowdown, skimming the water,
it surely foreboded a storm. Careful obser*
vation confirmed the truth of this ‘old sea
saying.’ Accordingly I set myself to the
task of finding out how the Great Being im
parts this wonderful fore-knowledge to His
children in the air. No little investigation
convinced me that the bird has no warning
whatever of an approaching disturbance of
the elements, but that the unseen changes
in the normal conditions of the atmosphere,
which always precede foul weather, incite in
the feathered species a craving for food that
must be satisfied. Thus before a storm the
gull is found among the white caps ot the
sea, and the gwaliow is seen flying close to
the ground for the winged insects that sup
ply his larder. The same is true with the
domestic fowl. At my home nearly every
one ot the past winter storms has been pre
dicted from the hen-yard. Sunday, the 11th
inst., was a lovely spring day. In tho after
noon to outward appearance, we were to
have a continuation of fine weather, but the
chickens were very hungry and they secured
an extra allowance, telling me in so many
words that by morning, snow or .rain would
come, as it did. In talking ot this matter
to Mr. Talmage Baker, representative from
South Norwalk, he told me he noticed that
his hens on the night in question were unu
sually hungry and he gate them additional
grain. Cattle to a certain extent seem to be
under the influence of the same atmospheric
changes, requiring at these times more
food.
No doubt that this beneficent law holds
good for all brutes that seek shelter when
the tempest breaks,”
TUe Jewett Tragedy.
CORONER DECIDES THAT ORVILLE DID NOT
BUIOIDE AND THAT DEAN SHOULD BE
WATCHEDi
New York, April 7.—Charles H.
Jewett called last night at the resi
dence of Joseph A. Dean and inform
ed Nicholas L. Roosevelt, a relative
of the latter, that Orville D. Jewett
had undoubtedly committed suicide.
The fact was imparted to Charles H.
Jewett by Charles Taintor, the
Managing Clerk, who told him
Tuesday afternoon, that the moment
the explosion occurred, he, (Taintor)
was in the middle office in full view
of the private office. He heard
George W. Jewett call him, and he
immediately entered the room, and
when the smoke had partially clear
ed, saw Orville D. Jewett lying on
the body of George W. Jewett. Or
ville held a Sharpes’ pistol to his
breast, and fired four shots in
rapid succession. He then rolled
from off the body of his uncle and
lay writhing on the floor near it.
Taintor then ran down the stairs and
raised a cry of alarm, and subse
quently went to Staten Island to ac
quaint the elder Jewett’s family.
THE CORONERS.
At the conference at the coroner’s office
to consider the manner in which Orville
D. Jewett came to his death, the coroners
and their deputies decided the wounds re
ceived by Orville D. Jewett were inflicted
by gome one else ,and said the report cir
culated that he himself tired the weapon
which caused the wounds was impossible.
The course of the Jbullets andthe position
in which the person must have stood to
receive them precludes the possibility of
his inflicting them with his own hands.
There is no doubt, said Coroner Woltman.
that Mr. Dean knows more than he will
tell. The coroner also said Mr. Dean is a
good man to watch, and he should not be
permitted to leave his house. As soon as
he is able to leave the house he will in all
probability, be placed under arrest. The
police all adhere to the same theory that
the wounds received by Orville could not
have been inflicted by himself, and in their
opinion the mystery will soon be unrav
elled.
DEAN.
Mr. Dean is not able to sit up, but is
making favorable progress toward recov
ery. In regard to the theory that Mr.
Dean himself fired some shots which
proved fatal to Orville D. Jewett, the for
mer’s son said that in bis father’s present
condition it had been deemed advisable to
keep him in ignorance of tho fact that
such a tlieoryhad been broached. He sad he
never knew his father to have a pistol of
any kind in his possession and that he
was a man very unlikelyto ever carry one,
as he was not only unfamiliar with fire
arms, hut had a positive aversion for
them. Young Mr. Dean also said that he
did not think it singular that Mr. Tain
tor’s account had not been made public
sooner, inasmuch as the latter had not left
htaten Island, where he had lived with
his father-in-law, since the day tho fatal
event occurred. He said, however, that
his father’s memory of the terrible affair
was no clearer than before, and the later
was still unable to remember even the
relative positions occupied by persons in
the offloe ut the time of the explosion.
A CLERK’S STATEMENT.
Robert Brown, a shipping clerk, said to
a Post reporter that at the time of the
explosion he was on the first floor of the
establishment. He ran into the street,
saw the office window broken and smoke
issuing from it, and then ran back to go
up stairs. lie met other clerks coming
down and albo Mr. Dean, whom some
stopped to assist. He continued on his
way up stairs, and was joined by firemen.
Before reaching tho head of the stairs, he
heard a second report, which is believed
to have been from the discharge of the
large revolver. This makes him certain
that this weapon could not have been fired
by Mr. Dean,who was then at the bottom
theofsiairs. When Mr. Brown reached the
back office, he saw George W. Jewett ly
ing on his back, with his feet toward the
grate, and Orville D. Jewett also on his
back, with his shoulder resting on bis un
cle’s breast. Both men were writhing
with pain. Brown also says that ten or
twelve days before the explosion Orville
Jewett called him to one side and said
privately, in an impulsive manner, that he
wished him to take charge of his desk
and see that it was not moved, as there
break. Brown warned all the partners
not to toucli Jewett’s desk. This state
ment, it is thoughout may throw light on
the question as to the length of time that
Orville D. Jewett had had the hand-gren
ade in his possession.
A Paris bride protested at her age
being set down at thirty-five in the
banns of marriage. She alleged to
be ten years younger. The Mayor,
to end the discussion, announced he
would not perform the ceremony,
when the bride at once consented, re
questing ail to observe sk© tveoepted
thirty as a compromise.
Lei(lug (ililldren Flay un Sunday.
Fxoiu the Oiminn.ti Gazette.
Indianapolis, March 30.—The M. E.
Sabbath School Congress concluded its
session to-night. Tbe loading feature of
the day was Mrs. E. R. Aldeu’s answer
to a multitude of questions on "Hew to
teach an infant class." The following arc
among them:
How can a chlid he impressed with a
sense of solemnity in prayer? Cannot
say.
Whnt about allowing children some of
tlieir week day amusements on fiabbatb?
The children must be amused; so better
provide them with some sort of play
thing for Hunday, a little better than or
dinary days.
FINANCIAL AND* COMMERCIAL.
BY TELEGRAPH TO THE DAILY TIMES.
• 1
MO.VRY AND STOCK*.
LONDON. April 10.—Noon-Consols 06 7-16.
Street rste which is >4 below bank.
BERLIN. April 10 Specie increased 2>; mil
lion marks.
PARIS, April 10. 7 UBOp, m.—Rentes 107f. and
06c.
NEW YORK. April 10.—Noon—Cold opened
103Ji.
NEW YORK, April 10.—Noon—Stock* active
and better feeliug; money 3; gold oV 4 ; exchange
long, 4.H6V, abort, 4.80)4; State bonds steady
and nominal; Government* strong.
NEW YQRK, April 10.— Evening— Money
easy at 2)4;| sterling strong at 7*, gold active at
5/(gfs>4; Government* dull aud very strong—
news’* 11*4; States steady.
CHIT TON.
* . I J fV'i* •j; J
LIVERPOOL, April 10. —Noon - Cotton dull
and easier; middling uplands 6‘,'d, Orleans ft’gd;
uaies 5.000, speculation and export 1500, receipt*
17,100; American 11,100.
Futures l-32d cheaper; uplands, low middling
clause, April aud May delivery, 6 1-324; May aud
June 6 1 4d, June and July fl.qd, July and Augu*t
6 5-164 also 6 9-820, August and September 6)4d.
1:30 f. if.—Uplands, low middling clause, June
and July delivery 6 7-32d.
3:00 p. m.—Uplands, low middling clause, May
aud June delivery 6 3-33d.
Sales of American 2950.
1:00 f. m.—Uplands, low middling clause. May
and June delivery 6 8-S2d
5:00 p. m.—Futures closed steadier; upland*,
low middling clause,May and June delivery, 6*4 d,
June and July 6*4d, July and August 6 6*l6d, Au
gust aud September 6*d.
NEW YORK, April 10.— Noon -Ootton weak;
uplands 11*4; Orleamrll %; sales 183.
Futures opened shade easier, as follows: April
11.28®.30; May 1L35(3).37; June 11.47(3).60; July
11.60@.63; August 11.60(6}.75.
NEW YORK, April 10. - Evening Ootton
weak; middling upland* 11)4; Orleans ljl>4;
sale* 197; net receipt* *; gross 2673.
Consolidated net receipt* 12,955; export* to
Great Britain 14,250: to Fraucelo39; to Continent
16,879; to channel 1108.
Futures closed stroDg; sales 46,000; April 11.36
<s. 37; May 11.41&.42; June July
August 11.80(6).81; September I\.79<®
.72; October 11.54(g).54; November 11.41(31.43;
December 11.42(6).44; January 11.5245.56.
GALVEbTON, April 10.— Cotton weak; middling
11; net receipts 282 egress —, sales 80; exports
to Great Britain —; France —, to channel—;
to continent 881; coastwise 174.
NORFOLK, April 16. Evening Cotton
quiet; middling 10%@11; net receipts 43; gross
—, sales 10; spinners —; exports to Great Brit
ain —; coastwise 995.
BALTIMORE. April 10.—Evening —Cotton
dull ; middling 11% ; net receipts —j gross —;
sales 120; spinners 40; exports to Great Britain—,
coastwise 30.
BOSTON, April 16. Evening—Cotton quiet;
middling 1134; net receipts 441; gross 2399;
sales 135; exports to Great Britain —.
WILMINGTON. April 10.—Evening Cotton
dull and nominal; middling 11; net receipts 22;
sales —; exports to Great Britain —, coastwise
PHILADELPHIA, April 10.—Evening—Cotton
quiet; midtiling 11)4; net receipts COO; gross
832; sales to spinners 204; exports to Great
Britain —.
SAVANNAH, April 10.—Bvening-Gotton dull
not quotabiy lower ; middling ll>4; net receipts
594; gross —sales 300; exports to Great Britain
—; to continent 5563; to channel —J coastwise
377.
}IEW ORLEANS. April 10.—Evening-Cotton
quiet and easy; middling 11*4 ; low middling 10% ;
good ordinary 9%; net receipts 1942; gross 2608;
sales 1500. exports to Great Britain —; to
France —; to Continent —; coastwise—.
MOBILE, April 10.—Ootton irregular and weak;
middling 10)4; net receipts 46; gross —; sales
500; exports to Great Britain —; to France 2764;
to Continent -r; to channel —; coastwise 705.
MEMPHIS, April 10.— Evening— Cotton dull
and lower to sell; middling IL* receipts 94; ship
ments 474; sales 400.
AUGUSTA. April 10.—Cotton dull, entirely
nominal; middling 10%@%; receipts 32; sales
224.
CHARLESTON, April 10. Evening— Cotton
dull; middling H)*®).; net receipts 202; sales
100; exports to Great Britain —; to France —;
to continent—; coastwise
PKOVIMiOXS. dec.
NEW YORK, April M).—Noon - Flour shade
firmer. Wheat advancing. Corn very firm.
Pork dull, new mess sl6 00(6)615.12)4. Lard
heavy, steam $9,85. Freights dull.
NEW YORK, April 10.— Evening Flour
opened 10c better, fair export and home trade
demand; closed quiet, holders disposed to sell at
ycsteraay'a figures; superfine Western and Btate
$6 50@f6.75, common to fair, extra do., $6.95
<g)57.76, good to choice do., s7.BQ@slo.oo, South
ern flour shade firmer; common to lair extra
$6.90@58.26; goodto choice do., $8.30@510.00.
Wheat heavy, 2@3c lower; ouly very limited ex
port and milling demand; No. 2, red Western,
$1.46@60, white Western 11.61. Corn about lc
higher, fair export and moderate home trade de
mand; business checked by advance; ungraded
Western mixed 57; yellow do., 58, white 67. yel
low Southern 58>£@59, old Western mixed, in
store 66@57M- Oats less active; mixed Western
and State 39@54. Coffee, Rio, quiet, moderate
denand— l6>4@2 o% for gold cargoes, 16>£@2 J 2
for gold job lots. Sugar dull; B&@BJ4 for fair
to good refining 9, prime Muscovado 8)4@8>4;
refined. 10>£ lor standard A, granulated and
powdered 11, 11>4 for crushed. Molasses—grocery
grades quiet, at 38@56 for New Orleans. Rice
steady and in fair demand; Carolina 6<&6, Louis
iana 4)4@6)4. Pork opened heavy; closed more
steady; new mess $15.00@516.60. Lard opened
heavy, closed about firm—prime steam $&76@80.
Whiskey quiet at 8, Freights to Liverpool steady,
cotton per sail >4 per steam >4.
LOUIBVILLE, April 10.—Flour firm; extra
$5.75(g)56,00; family $6.25@56.60. Wheat firmer;
red $1.56, amber sl.6s,white $1.65. Corn quiet;
No. 1, white 44, mixed 42. Rye quiet at 75. Oats
quiet—No. 1, white 44. mixed 39. Pork quiet at
$14.75(a>515.00. Bulk meats steady—6)4, 7J4, and
8, for shoulders, clear rib and clear sides. Bacon
firm—s6.l2>a, $8.40@30, and $8.65@75, for shoul
ders, clear rib, clear sides. Bugar-cured hams
10>4 Lard quiet and firm; choice leal iu fierce
10>4 do., in kegs 11 >6. Whiskey quiet at 1.04.
Bagging dull at 12%@13.
CINCINNATI, April 10. —Evening Flour
strong and higher; family $7.26@57.5U; superfine
tall $6.25(3)50, extra $6.76@56.15, double extra
do., $6. 36(6j)50, treble extra do., $5.50. Wheat in
good demand: prime red $1.65. Corn in active
demand at 43(6)45. Oats in fair demand at 37@42.
Rye firm at 76(g)77. Barley quiet and firm (Can
ada) spring 86@*$1.00. Pork inactive and nomi
nal at $14.60<&76. Lard easier, steam $9.42%@
60, kettle $10.25(5510.75. Bulk meatß easier, not
lower—shoulders *5.00@55.12>£, short rib sides
$7.60@62%, short clear sides $7.87>4. Bacon
easier—6*4, 8)4, and B*4. lor shoulders, clear
rib and clear sides. Whiskey steady at 4. But
ter steady; choice Western reserve 30@22,
Central Ohio 20@22.
BT. LOUIB, April 10 —Evening—Flour—medi
um and choice extras strong, and offerings light.
Holders asking higher pricessuperfine fall
$5.60(6)56.00; extra do., s6.4o<g) $6.80; double
extra do., $7.00@57.25, treble extra do., $6.86@
$7.00. Wheat unsettled and generally higher—
No. a, red fall $1.63>4, No. 3, do., sl.s9*@6>s-
Corn in good demand—No. 2. mixed, 41%. Oats
held above buyers* views—No. 2, 86>4 bid. Rye
scarce and wanted at 72*4- Barley steady and
firm; strictly, prime to choice Minnesota 90.
Whiskey steady at 4. Pork eaaier at $14.45@50.
Lard dull, current make at 9%, Bulk meats dull
—clear rib sides TO? Bacoh easier-54@5>4, B*4
and 8%@%, for AhOulders, clear rib and clear
tides.
BALTIMORE, April.2o. Oat* steady. Southern
Srimo 43@45. Bye quiet at 72(3)75. Provisions
nil. Pork 115.90(g)516.25. Bacon—shoulders
6>a, clear rib 9@9>i. Hams refined
10>4. Coffee quiet; job* 15&@2>£;' Whiskey
8B)i. Sugar firm at I**4*: t '
no. m