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THE UNITED STATES AND MEXICO
GEN. ORD’S CONFERENCE WITH GEN.
SHERIDAN.
Mexican Raiders to be Fol
lowed Across the Border.
Dllft’N STMPATHIM FOK I.EKDO
•AMI AWEXATIOX.
Washington, May 22.—A Chicago
dispatch of the 21st says Genera-
Ord arrived here from Texas last
night, and has passed most of to-day
in consultation with Oen. Sheridan
noon affairs of the Mexican border.
In view of the unsettled condition of
things resulting from repeated revo
lutions and raids, and the antici
pated Lerdo expedition, Oen. Ord
urged the propriety of the adoption
of anew policy on the part of the
Uuited States authorities. lie says
that these marauders should be
punished wherever fouud and dealt
with just as the Sioux are treated in
the north. He wants Oen. Sheridan
to give him power to follow lawless j
Mexicans across the border, and not
appeal to the Central Government
to which they owe no allegiance.
It is ascertained in military circles
that this is to be the future policy of
our Government, and raiders must
cease. The United States troops are
to be slightly augmented upon the
Rio Grande.
Gen. Ord remarked yesterday that
the conservative people of Northern 1
Mexico favored the Lerdo movement.
Many of the best classes are anxious j
for annexation to the Uuited States. !
WASHINGTO.N NfcWS.
APPOINTMENTS MADE AND CONSIDERED.
tiileun J. Pillow Want, n rort isrn MU- i
.ion.
ALL SERENE AGAIN IN THE I\ O. DE
PARTMENT.
Washington, May 22. —Blaine had a
long conference with the President
to-day.
An hour’s Cabinet session was held
and a number of appointments con
sidered.
Appointments—Alex I). McCorni
co, postmaster, Bryan Texas; Roger
D. Green, Chief Justice, Indian Ter
ritory.
Gideon J. Pillow, is said to be an
applicant fora foreign mission.
The President would like to appoint
James Tynsloy, of Columbus, Ohio,
Supervising Architect of the Treasury
Department. He is also considering
the appointment of two General Su
perintendents of Public Buildiaps—
one for the East and one for the
West—with James McLaughlin, of
Cincinnati, for the latter position.
The dispatches published yester
day have had a marvellous effect on
the Post Office Department. All is
explained and the crisis passed.
The reported removal of the Second
and Third Assistant Postmasters
General is authoritatively denied.
LOMIDX STOCK KXtMAXBE.
Advance In Price.
London, May 22,1 p.m.—At the Stock
Exchange to-day all international
stocks are active and considerably
higher. No cause is known for the
advance, unless it is sympathy with
the Paris Bourse. Five per cent,
rentes on Paris boulevards last night
were lo4f. 45c. for account. The
Times’ Paris correspondent explains
the rise as follows: Speculators for a
fall, who had carried over their ope
rations from last month at 104f. 45c.,
are losing, and as they had sold much
more on account of the ministerial
crisis, engagements for a fall have
been considerably increased. This
situation, as well as notable pur
chases for cash and the large calling
up of stock purchased for the account,
have contributed to a rise, and are
likely to continue to raise rates. The
advance in rentes favorably affects
all other prices.
WEATHER INDICATIONS.
War Department, j
Office or Chief Signal Officer, )
Washington, May 22, 1877. )
For South Atlantic and East
Gulf States, nearly stationary or ris
ing barometer, stationary or lower
temperature, northwest to southwest
winds, and clear or partly cloudy
weather.
THE WAR IN EUROPE.
HUMOUS OF PEACE,
England Insists on (lie Freedom of
the Suez Canal.
Russian Sea and River Ports Threatened
THE ROUMANIAN' DECLARATION.
London, May 22.—The railway
bridge over Alutn. near Slatcria, car
ried down with it a train of ten cars
carryingammunition to the Russians
in Little Watlachlu. Five passengers
were drowned.
Rumors of peace are circulating
among Russian officers, but cannot
! be traced.
| The Roumanian Senate also voted
j unanimously for independence and
; war.
The Czar starts for the Danube
jjuoe 2d. He will be absent three
! weeks.
The Turks are concentrating at
i Turtukai and Sistora, where the Rus
i sians are expected to attempt to cross
\ in force within a few davs.
Troops embarked from Alexandria
1 were conveyed by the iron-clad frigate
: Mehemetali and a Turkish corvette.
England has notified Turkey and
; Russia that she will oppose every
thing which might hamper the pas
sage of merchant ships or men-of
war of neutral powers through the
Suez canal. She has at the same
time informed the other powers of
her notification.
Since the fall of Sukum-Kaleb, a
panic reigns not only at Odessa, but
all along the Black sea. All confi
dence in shore batteries and torpe
does has been lost. The Governor of
Odessa has endeavored to calm the
public mind by issuing a proclama
tion.
The Daily Telegraph’s Rustcbuk
dispatch, dated Monday, has the fol
lowing; Great preparations are be
ing made by the Russians for an at
tempt to pass the river between Ita
houma and Mikopolis. They have
brought down by rail to the bank
pontoon bridges and small steamers,
ami are erecting large fortifications
at Islatz and Surnn Niojureli.
A continued concentration of troops
in the direction of Sinonitza are fully
prepared to resist the attempt.
Paris, May 22. LeTemp's At liens
correspondent says war between Tur
key and Greece within 20 days is in
evitable.
London, May 22.—The Telegraph’s
dispatch from Turkukai, Monday ev- j
ening. reports 42 Russian battalions, ;
3 batteries of artillery and some cav
alry just arrived on the opposite side
of the river at Oltenitza. An attack
is expected.
The Daily News’ Galatz special
says : Yesterday the Russians, cross
ing in boats from Ibrail to Ghiacet,
burned the latter place.
Theßussians have discontinued t heir
Barboschi fortifications, considering
them of no further U3a, as from Ib
rail to Renl the river is sufficiently
protected by strong batteries and tor
pedoes.
London, May 22.—Russia is concen
trating a heavy force to defend the
mouths of the river Dneiper, Odessa
is also strongly reinforced. Turkish
vessels are cruising in these vicinities
with troops aboard.
Great stores of provisions and am
munition are accumulated at Nikala
ieff and in the event of the Turks
rendering the OtchakolT torpedoes
harmless, not only these stores and
the ship-building yard, but also Kbo
kan and other great towns on the
Dneiper basin would be open to
them.
The Turkish squadron, consisting
of two monitors and three iron-clad
frigates, several smaller vessels and
a whole flotilla of barks, supposed
to have volunteers on board, are
cruising about in the waters of Sa
bastopol and Eupatoria, It is re
ported this fleet will not be satisfied
with bombarding places on the
coast, but also means to excite an
insurrectionary movement in the
Crimea. It cannot be denied that
the spirit beginning to show itself in
the population is not calculated to
inspire much confidence. The south
coast of the Crimea is now almost en
tirely occupied by Mohammedans.
The following is the resolution
adopted by the Roumanian Senate
and chamber of deputies yesterday :
This chamber takes note that war is
proclaimed between Roumania and
Turkey, and declare connection be
tween the two countries dissolved.
The unanimously desired indepen
dence of Roumania thus receives of
ficial sanction and the chambers
count upon the sense of justice of
the guaranteeing powers.
kite lleiliofliKt Convention.
Baltimore, May 22.—A resolution
1 was adopted making it a duty of the
t pastor to establish a Sunday school
;in his congregation. Neglect may
be a bar to the passage of the delin
quent pastor’s official character at
the ensuing annual conference, and
sufficient cause for his removal from
the church.
Bhlp !S>WD.
New York, May 22. —Arrived out:
Dos Hermanos, Lady Dafferin, Preston
Troy, Odds, Hirundo, Caledonia. ’
COLUMBUS, GA., WEDNESDAY MORNING, MAY 2:}, 1877.
THE WAR IN ASIA.
800 Turks Killed at Ardalian
THE (AHASSIAV I.VSUIt Ur.ITION,
| TURKISH REINFORCEMENTS MARCHING
NORTH,
London, May 22. -Russian reports
I say 800 Turks were buried at Arda
| ban.
Despite the reported suppression
1 of the Circassian revolt, troops from
Ezeroum and Arghun, as well as
local garrisons of Daghestou and
Tohetchna, are being concentrated
for joint operations uguinst the in
surgents.
The greater part of Tohetchna is in
arms against the Russians. Daghes
tou is still quiet. The effect produc
ed by the insurrection seems to be
ail the greater in Russia as it was
quite unexpected. All accounts pre
vious to the war were such as to ex
cite no appresions.
London, May 22.—Three thou
sand five hundred Kurds, 12,000
Bashi Bazouks, five infantry bat
talions, and seven guns are marching
northward from Lake Van to join
the Turkish forces at, Karakalisa.
The Turkish detachment which
was exDected to attack Boyazid has
fallen back towards Lake Van.
The body of a Turkish chief of
staff was found among the slain at
Ardahan.
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THE IINCINNATI SOUTHERN.
HOW A LITTLE SYNDICATE GOT CONTROL
OF IT.
New York, May 22.—A Cincinnati
dispatch says a combination of Cin
cinnati capitalists executed a coup
d'elat to-day, which wilt probably
give them permanent control of the
new' Southern Railroad, The city
of Cincinnati has already raised $16,-
000,000 for the building of their road.
The money is ail expended, but still
a considerable part of the work re
mains unfinished. The completed
portion, extending nearly through
tile State of Kentucky, only waits
equipment to be put into immedi
ate operation, and with a view to
making this portion available for
use, the trustees decided upon a
temporary lease. A common car
rier’s company was organized,
with a capital of $500,000, and books
were opened for subscriptions. The
city was thoroughlyleanvasaed, and at
5 o’clock to-day, the hour for closing
the hooks, less than half the amount
was taken. At that moment, how
ever, a syndicate subscription of 6,-
000 shares was made, giving the con
trol of the lease to a small combina
tion of men headed by R. M. Shoe
maker.
This takes the business communi
ty by surprise. Fears are expressed
that by this move the city has lost
control of the road and will never
see a return for the sixteen million
dollars. On the other hand, it may
be said that the gentlemen compos
ing the syndicate are well known cit
izens and heavy tax payers, who
would not be suspected of an inten
tion to fleece the city. The Trustees
have also the right to revoke the
lease at any time upon sixty days no
tice, and no very great rascality can
be perpetrated without their conni
vance.
It will require $2,250,000 more to
complete the road to Chattanooga.
A Premature Launch.
MANY PERSONS KILLED OR INJURED.
Chester, Pa., May 22.—This morn
ing the Saratoga, a large iron steam
ship, which was to be launched at
Roach’s shipyard, started from its
blocking sooner than was expected,
killing and wounding many. Six
dead bodies have been recovered.
Chester, Pa., May 22.—Forty men
were under the iron steamship Sara
toga when she moved. Four were
killed outright and terribly mangled.
It is feared some were dragged into
the water by the ship. Roach has
launched forty vessels, and this is
the first accident.
TEI.EBKAPHIC MJMIIAttY.
San Francisco—The Russian gun
boat Amac sailed under sealed or
ders.
St. Louis—The Railroad war for
the Texas trade and travel is over.
Old rates are restored.
Lawrence, Kan.— Unprecedented
rains have fallen. No trains yester
day. Many bridges washed away.
New York Pool sellers have re
moved their establishments to Jer
sey City and Hoboken.
Pottsville—By the explosion of
fire-damp in the mine at Pell col
lier y three boys were burned todeath
New York—Maj. C. W. Blackburn, _
the fugitive Cincinnati lawyer, has
been capt ured.
Cairo—Disguised men took a negro
named Levi Pile, who attempted to
assault aDd murder his employer’s
wife, from Blandville, Ky., jail. The
body was found in the woods hang
ing to a tree.
St. Louis—Jno. C. Simpson, of
Oregon county, who had been a
Baptist preacher 20years and County
Judge, has been convicted in five
courts for illicit distilling.
I'clrltrallon nt Petemburnr.
Petersburg, Va., May 22.—'The
Grand International British Celebra
tion commences to-day, and will last
all the week. The streets are gaily
decorated with British and American
flags. Delegations from Hamilton,
Guelph, Loudon, Torouto and other
Canadian cities, and from Chicago,
Now York, Connecticut, Philadel
phia, Baltimore, &0,, arrived to-day.
The Philadelphia delegation, headed
by Hon.. Lewis Thompson and Hon.
\V. Massie, numbered fifty strong,
with tho wives of most of them.
They occupied three special railroad
cars. Great enthusiasm prevails to
night. A reception will be given in
honor of visiting British settlers in
Virginia.
Newfound In nil ttteitl Fishery.
The spring catch of seals by tho
Newfoundland fishermen, so far as
heard from, is unusually large, and
all engaged in the business are ap
parently anticipating full purses.
The steamers had unusually good
success, and the sailing ships appear
to have been equally fortuuate. Mo
uey is made rapidly in these ventures,
and not unfrequeutly killing seals
pays better than “panning out” on a
rich “placer.” A fair idea of the na
ture of the business maybe had from
the following account of the catch of
a single steamer;
“She was away for twenty-six
days, and returned with forty
two thousand fine harp seals; she
could not have taken another on
board, but had she had room, says
the captain, it would have been easy
for him to kill 110,000 more. The
value of the cargo is enormous, con
sidering how snort a time it took to
obtaiu it; each seal is worth some
three dollars; tho cargo, therefore,
figures up to the splendid total of
$126,000. Besides bringing in his
42,000 seals, the captain placed 3,000
on board another vessel, on condition
of receiving a third of t horn, making
an additional sum of $3,000, and he
left 7,000 ‘panned’ on tho ice and
sent a sailing vessel for thorn.” As
to the probable effect of this great
slaughter, the Halifax Chronicle re
marks :
"At first sight one can scarcely
realize the full meaning of those fig
ures. The vessels named will have
landed in St. Johns, if those still
fishing increase their reported catch
even but slightly, over ono million
seals, the value being simply enor
mous, and tho gain made in a very
short time. One cannot help won
deriug whether the seals can stand
this slaughtering process without
being both decimated and frightened
away from their haunts. Sealers
would probably say that you cannot
kill off all the seals, ami that year
after year they will appear in large
‘patches’ or herds, but experience
has long since demonstrated the
possibility of annihilating a fish
ery. For iustance, whales used
to be taken in numbers in the.
Gulf of St. Lawrence and further
south, but now whalers have got to
sail to the Arctic regions in quest of
these mammalia. The salmon, a fish
that once abounded in our streams,
has disappeared from many of them
and become so scarce that it is well
worth tho nation’s while to spend
money in propagating it artificially.
So vigorous and destructive a war
must tell upon the seal fishery, and
while the Newfoundland ships may
he congratulated on their remarkable
success tliis year, a doubt may be
felt as to the wisdom of killing the
goose with the golden eggs.”— N. V.
Bulletin.
Hcdace the Army.
From the Cincinnati Commercial.
That the reader may see at a glance
the history of the regular army of the
United Slates for the pint thirty years,
we give the following table of compara
tive statistics. The figures are from the
official armv Register, published annually
and exhibit the total of officers and
soldiers actually mentioned:
Nan-commissioned
year Officers, officers and privates
ISIS T.< 8 l
1H47 1,358 29, 812
1850 SH4 U,431
1565 948 9,285
18f.0 1,083 10,848
I hi; I 1.117 H. 907
ISO 1 2.009 37.204
1803 2 423 40.909
1804..... 2,804 41,158
1805 2,123 41,123
1800 2 101 40.95 H
1867 3,03(1 51.005
1868 2, 84 49,938
1869 2,988 49 940
1870 2.277 36,030
1871 2 204 32,788
1872 2,203 30 000
1873 2 253 80,000
1874 2,262 30,000
1875 2 2‘14 25,01*0
1870 2,108 25.000
1877 2,151 25*000
Cotton Overland.
New Orleans, May 18. —The Nation
al Cotton Exchange of America reports
the overland movement as follows;
New Orleans, May 18.—Net reccipts
at United States ports from September Ist
to April 30th, 3,955,752; stock at United
States ports April 20lh, 574,140; total
overland direct from producers to 30th,
530,893; shipments direct to mills do. 257,-
427; in transit to the delivery ports April
30th, 16.312; foreign exports and Canada
to April 30th, 2,624,170; in transit be
tween delivery ports April 30th, 5291;
taken by Northern spinners from ports
to April 80th, 766,816.
“Arc the children safe?” asked the
Christian Union. Quite safe, we as
sure you. They are up in the garret,
playing hotel fire. Jimmie is the
clerk, and is trying to slide down the
water pipe to the ground. Willie is
a guest, hanging to the window sill
and watting for the flames to reach
tiis hands before he tries to drop to
the shed roof, two stories below, and
Tom is a heroic fireman, and has
tied his fishing linearound the baby’s
bod v, and is letting i down to the
ground. Oh, yes, the children are
all right; just finish your call, and
i don’t, fleet about the children.—
! Globe Democrat.
A young man applied at a newspaper
j office the other day for a situation.
! “Have you ever had any experience as an
| editor?” inquired the newspaper man.
| “Weil, no, not exactly,” replied the am*
| bitious aspirant, cautiously. “But I’ve
I been cowhided a number of times, have
i !>een married quite a while, have worn
; borrowed clothes for three years, and nev
|or had a cent of money, so I thought 1
; might work in.” lie was engaged.—
i Globe Democrat.
FROM WITHIN THE KIIBBUN LINKS.
STRENGTH AND DISPOSITION OF THE
CZAR’S FORCES—THE FEELING TOWARD
ENGLAND.
New York, May 18.—A correspond
oni of tho New York Sun, a German
Pole, expelled on Monday from tho
liues of the Russian urmy. telegraphs
from Vienna that tho meager reports
from the Danube are euforeed by tho
Russian staff. Matter by mail or
wire is closely scrutinized, und not a
liuo is permitted to pass mentioning
the numbers, disposition, or identity
of forces. Civilians approaching tho
army arc kept under rigid surveil
lance. All contraband statements are
burned. The writers are warned once.
The dismissed correspondent had or
ders from this Bureau to move west
ward along the Russian front, from
Odessa to iiutsohuk, and attach him
self to the center and detail its move
ments. With some difficulty he
readied the Danube above Reui, and
accompanied a division of Cossacks
to the neighborhood of Galatz. Here
tile Russians had projected prodigious
lines of fortifications, belriuii which
were assembled thirty divisions, ag
gregating 175,000 men, divisions of
infantry, 15,000 cavalry, and a great
mass of artillery. Hence, southwest
ward to Olteuiiza, the army forms a
continuous front en echelon, embrac
ing a total of 450,000 men.
To tho westward of this, at dis
tances of from one to throe miles
from the Danube, a Utiuuer line
stretches to Widiiin, the extreme
Russian right. Reinforcements were
pouring in mainly on the left and
centre. The Roumanian levies were
used to mask the Russian move
ments, and every artifice was adopt
ed to lull the Turks into the belief
that no formidable movement will be
attempted on the Danube. It was
open talk in tho Russian camp that
tho army of Caucasus was to pene
trate to the eastern shores of the
Bosphorus and leave the army of the
Danube an open road through the
Balkans. The deliberation of the
army of the Danube is caused by
diplomatic rather than military con
siderations. The Czar is anxious to
hold Austria in check by the pres
ence on the frontier of half a million
of men. Should this army push too
rapidly across the Danube and into
the Balkan. Austria would bo free to
attack tho Russian tear and paralyze
the campaign. This was common
talk all through the Russian ranks,
where it was freely asserted that
England and Austria are joined in
coalition to intervene as soon as Rus
sian successes shall endanger the
former’s Eastern and latter’s Dan
ubian interests.
The Russians speak of the forces
on the Danube as the Army of Eng
land, implying its use against Eng
land. Its commander is enjoined to
make no irretrievable step forward
uni il England and Austria have been
diplomatically neutralized. The re
sult of tlte first three days’ debate on
Gladstone’s resolutions was regarded
by the Russians as a detent of Dis
raeli and the war party. It was un
der that impression that the formida
ble feints of last week were ordered
a long the line, and are now going on.
Points from Gladstone’s speech were
circulated among the troops, and the
progress of the debate was sa
luted as a victory. Immense stort-s
have been accumulated at the Ga
latz, Braila and Riojescht headquar
ters of the army. Machinery for civil
as well as military occupation accom
panies headquarters, and as soon as
the army enters a town, permanent
civil officials are put in charge, as
though the Czar meant to retain all
conquests. To send matter of this
sort from camp forfeits a journalist's
credentials. Exacting conditions are
subscribed by a correspondent, upon
the back of which is printed his pho
tograph, and a duplicate is left at
headquarters. A special aid to the
Czar, Col. Hausseukampf, superin
tends the press corps, to whom must
be submitted copies of journals w hose
representatives are accredited at
headquarters.
Tim mark Hills Wold HiKKliiK*.
New York Sun.]
The main question about them
may now be taken as definitely
answered. There is gold in the
Black Hills, and a great deal of it.
The aggregate yield of the mines last
year was, in round numbers, two and
a half million of dollars. Avery
competent and painstaking corres
pondent, whose letter, printed in to
day’s Sun, is the best, fullest, and
most trustworthy account of tlte new
Elderudo yet given to tho public,
predicts that this year’s yield will
reach, if it does not pass, twenty-five
millions. In view of the fact that
ore to the estimated value of SBOO,OOO
is now in plain sight in a single,
tunnel, and of the other fact that im
proved mining machinery is weekly
going into the Hills, the prediction
cannot ho pronounced extravagant.
Silver, too, has been discovered in
large quantities, and galena (sul
puret of lead) croppings, are report
ed in the same vicinity. It is quite
possible that other deposits of tho
precious metals, perhaps richer than
anv of those now known, may exist
in the remoter parts of this strange
region still awaiting exploration;
although the Indian tradition about
glistening yellow mountains is hard
ly a solid enough basis for a theory,
let alone a joint stock exploring com
pany.
But this Black Hills country, rich
as it is, is no country for poor or
helpless people, and we earnestly
advise all such people to stay away
from it. There are too many there
already ;on that point there is con
current and conclusive testimony.
It is permitted to hope that the pic
ture which our correspondent draws
or thousands of men and boys wan
dering up and down the gulches,
vainly seeking work and in immi
nent danger of starvation, is a shade
too sombre in the coloring.
In his speech before the Chamber
of Commerce, Mr. William M. Evarts,
Secretary of State to the Fraudulent
President, fell into a curious blunder
in his remark that the Chamber of
Commerce was patriotic through the
! Revolutionary war. The Revo Iu-
I tioriary record of the Chamber has
always been regarded as a tender
snot,’to be touched by no polite
I speaker. The fact is that the Charu
, her of Commerce was obtrusively
j loyal to the British Government
| throughout the Revolution, and that
when the American cause was in its
| direst straits the Chamber of Com
! merce passed a resolution congratu
i lating the English on their triumphs
over the tattered forces of Washing
ton, and pledging unswerving
i fidelity to king George.— N. Y. Sun.
AN EM ITT TRUNK IN BALTIMORE,
TWELVE THOUSAND DOLLARB’ WORTH OF
JEWELRY TUT INTO A CAR IN WORCES
TER.
William B. Kerr, un experienced
salesman for Ailing Bros. & Cos., jew
elers, 170 Broadway, went to Worces
ter, Mass., last week, to receive $12,-
000 worth of jewelry that had been
made there lor his employers. The
jewelry was put into small cases, and
then looked in a “traveling sales
man's trunk,” a trunk of extraordi
nary strength. Mr. Kerr rode on
Friday morning to the depot in Wor
cester and had the trunk checked for
Hartford. When lie presented his
check in Hartford, tho baggage mas
ter handed him a worn black travel
ing bag that ha i the duplicate of his
check. The hag contained a sack of
salt and four oranges. Having as
certained by telegraph that his trunk
had undoubtedly been put on
the train at Worcester. Mr. Kerr
came to this city. His employers in
formed Superintendent Walling of
their loss, and Detective Dunn was
ordered to search for the trunk and
the thieves. He learned that the
trunk was delivered to a. small, dark,
black-whiskered and moustached
man, accompanied by a tall, wel-i
developed, light-complected man.
The smaller man gave the baggage
master a duplicate of the check on
ttie trunk, and the trunk was taken
to a coupe, and the men drove to the
Putnam House. The smaller man
got out, registered us Charles Brew
ster, of Providence, R. 1., and paid
for a room for the night; then he di
rected the porter to take tho trunk
to the room assigned to him. “Brew
ster” came down stairs within a quar
ter of an hour, loungad about the
restaurant and sittiug-room for about
half an hour, and then went out.
Shortly afterward a coupe stopped at
the door of the hotel, aud the driver
gave the clerk a request from “Brew
ster,” pencilled on a card, for the
trunk. The porter aided the driver
in putting the trunk on the coupe,
aud the former drove away.
The trunk was taken to the Twen
ty-third street office of tho Adams
Express Company, and the expres
sage on it to Baltimore was paid.
Detective Du tin’s next discovery was
made on Monday, that tlte trunk
was in the express company’s office,
not having been called for. Accord
ingly, he went to Baltimore on
Monday night, but ou opening the
trunk yesterday ho found it empty.
The inference is that “Brewster”
titled the trunk in the Putnam
House, aud sent it to Baltimore to
decoy inquisitive detectives from his
hiding place in this city.
"Just after I had received my
check in Worcester,” Mr. Kerr says,
“an iil-looking fellow, answering
the description of ‘Brewster,’ check
ed a travel-stained black bag. A
moment later he returned to the
baggage room and asked permission
to take something out of his bag;
and although the company forbids a
baggage master to give any one, ex
cept his assistants, permission to
enter the baggage room, Baggage
Master Stickuey gave it to the ill
looking man. The latter fumbled
Ills bag suspiciously, taking it to
different parts of tho baggage
room, and then came out. He prob
ably transferred his check to my
trunk.”
Detective Glitzow of the Erie Rail
way says that the men who stole Mr.
Kerr’s truuk are the men that he is
tracking for the robbery of a trunk
containing the trousseau, valued at
$1,030, of Mrs. Kate Server, the bride
of a merchant of this city. Mr. Ser
ver checked his wife’s trunk in Buf
falo on the 25th of March. In the
Buffalo baggage room the thieves
transferred the check on their own
worthless bag to Mrs. Sorver’s trunk
and her check to their bag. After
the train arrived in Bath they ob
tained Mrs. Server’s trunk, put it on
a carriage, and taking it to a neigh
boring hamlet, plundered it. Detec
tive Glitzow arrested them, but the
livery stable proprietor in Bath de
clining to swear to their identity,
they were discearged.— New York
Sun.
Room It .Mean IVar.
THE MEXICAN CLOUDS GATHERING ON
THE HORIZEN.
There were a number of startling
rumors current last evening relative
to a prospective rupture between our
government and that of Mexico.
These rumors indicated some private
telegram, had been received here
from Washington, showing that such
an event was more than probable,
and that a climax would bo reached
within the next few days.
The steamship City of Mexico,
which was to have loft for Vera Cruz
yesterday morning at 8 o’clock, was
by orders detained, and will not de
part beffire special telegrams are re
ceived from the State Department.
This looks very mysterious and fore
shadows a movement.
The City of Mexico was advertised
to leave at the above hour, but from
advices remained over.
In keeping with the above news,
several Federal artillery officers
have received inquiries as to whether
they would accept the command of
batteries, and it is rumored recruit
ing will be commenced soon.
That there is something in the
wind is evident, but how much it
amounts to cannot be said.
The recent demonstrations on the
Rio Grande and the action of Gen.
Sherman, would seem to point to
wards an opening of hostilities.
The denouement will be awaited
with impatience. — N. O. Democrat,
Monday.
A HrcaklnK-up In llic Maine Delega
tion.
Washington Special to the New York World.]
There is no longer any doubt ol the
breaking-up in the Maine delegation. The
breach lias been widening since March,
when the quarrel arose over ex-Secretary
Morrill’s appointment as Collector of
Portland. Mr. Eugone Ilale, who has
been the Fidus Achates ol Blaine for so
many years, now sets up for himself and
does not propose to walk iu the shadow of
of bis Senator any longer. Since his ar
rival here last week II de has stated on
several occasions that he thoroughly ap
proved of the course which the Admin
istration had pursued, and exhibited con
siderable independence in making this
statement, as much as to Bsi>' that Mr.
Blaine might make the most of it. He
met Blaine on Monday for the first time
since Congress adjourned, and it is report
ed that there were some very hot words
over the situation for two who have been
such close political aud personal friends
for so many years.
Lien. Jnrknim Mmlc Him Fay.
From tho Hartford Conrant.]
The keeper of boarding house here*
wlicu Andrew Jackson was President,
waited on him one day and complained
that a Tennesseean, who had been appoint
ed by him to a clerkship in one of the de
partments, would not pay a board bill.
“Get his note," said old Hickory, "for the
full amount, interest included, payable in
sixty days, and bring it to me. “That
will be of no use.” replied tho boarding
house keeper, “for lie never pays his
notes.” “Do ns 1 tell you, Bir," said Jack
son, as he turned away.
The next day the boarding-house keep
er reappeared at the White Mouse and
handed the note to the President. He
took it, read it, wrote “Andrew Jackson”
across the back in his wellknown auto
graph, and handed it buck, saying:
"Take that to the Bank of tho Metropolis
and tell them from me that at its maturi
ty it will be paid by either the drawer or
the endorser. They will discount it for
you.”
A few days afterward the tnan who had
given the note met his creditor and taunt
ingly said : “Well, I don’t suppose you
have been able to negotiate my paper? ’
"Yes,” replied the boarding-house keeper,
“I had no trouble in getting it discounted
at legal rates of,’ interest.” “Who in
thunder is willing to discount my note-?”
asked the Tennesseean. “The Bank of
the Metropolis discounted t lie one you
gave me, upon the assurance that if von
did not pay it tho endorser would.” “But
who would endorse my note?” “Gen.
Jackson, and he sent word to the hank
that if you did not pay the note lie
would.” It is hardly necessary to add
that the note was promptly paid by the
maker.
Tho Chattanooga Dispatch says
that Col. Sam. G. Jones has opened
a coal mine on the line of the Ten
nessee Coal & Railroad Company’s
lino, about uiue miles from Cowan.
Tho coal so far has shown a face of
about thirty-two inches, and being
tho lowest vein, is very good and
heavy. Commissioner Kiilebrew
pronounces it the best coal in Ten
nessee.
FINANCIAL ANlf COMMERCIAL.
BY TELEGRAPH TO THE DAILY TIMES.
MONEY AIVJD STOCKS.
LONDON, May 22—Noon.—Consols 94 9-10;
Ena 6%.
2 I* M. —Cousols 94 7-16.
2:80 i* m —Consols 94 6-16.
4 P.M. —Consols 943*.
PARIS, May 22, 3 p.m.—Rentes 104f. 45c.
2:.‘ju p.m.—Rentes 103f. 45c.
4 p.m.—Rentes 103f. lUe.
NEW YORK, May 22. Noon— Gold opened
106.T*.
NEW YORK, May 22.—Noon—Stocks active;
m<‘u*y 13 a ; gold 6;„; exchange, long, 4.88; short,
4.903 a . State bonds irregular; Governments little
better.
NEW YORK, May 22. Evening Money
easy at 13£(t#.!; sterling 4 H 8; gold steady at 6% l
Governments Arm—new 6’a 11%; States steady.
COTTON.
LIVERPOOL. May 22, 2 p.m.—Breadstuff's dull;
mwuuxed Western corn 255. and 2e8.a255. aud
295. Lard 465.
NEW YORK, May 22. — Noon— Cotton firmer;
middling uplands 10%', Orleans 11; sales 718.
NEW YORK, May 22.—Evening—Cotton Armor;
middling uplands 10%; Orleans 11; sales 699;
net receipts 466; gross 1,115.
Consolidated n;t receipts 6,704; exports to
Great Britain 16,286. to France 2,172; to continent
2,624; to channel 222.
Futures closed steady; sales 27,000; May 10.91
(a). 92; June 19.90(a).93; July 11.02(a).0i; August
11.12; September 11.08(g) 09; October 10 95(g).97;
November 10.8 l(it:. 80; December 10.85faj.87; Jan
uary 11.01(",.03; February 11.15(g).18; March
11.30(g). 33.
GALVESTON, May 22.—Cotton quiet; mid
dling lUT#; net receipts 4; gross —; sales 106;
exportsto Great Britain —; France —; to chan
nel —; tocoutiueut—; coastwise —.
NORFOLK, May 22. Evening Cotton
quiet; middlings U>%; net receipts 127; gross —;
stuck 6123,5a1es 100; spinners —; exports to Great
Bn tain —; coastwise 176.
BALTIMORE, May 22. Evening Cotton
quiet; middling 10 %; net receipts —; gross —;
sales 26; spinners —; exports to Great Britain —;
to continent —; coastwise 70.
BOSTON, May 22. Evening Cotton dull;
middling 11; net receipts 359; gross 382; sales
—; exports to Great Britain —.
WILMINGTON, May 22. —Evening Cotton
quiet and steady; middling 10; net receipts —;
sales to spinners 46; exports to Great Britain —,
coastwise —.
PHILADELPHIA, May 22. Evening Cotton
firm; middling 11%; net receipts 375; gross 280;
sales 159; to spinners 169, exports to Great Brit
ain —.
SAVANNAH, May 22. Evening Cotton
firm; middling 103 j; not receipts 162; gross —;
sales 60; exports to Great Britain —; to conti
nent —; to channel —; coastwise —.
NEW ORLEANS, May 22. Evening—Cotton
steady; middling KM.'; low middling 10; good or
dinary 93 # ; net receipts 1003- gross 1117: sales
4000; exports to Great Britain —; to France —;
to continent —; channel—; coastwise —.
MOBILE, May 22. Cotton steady; middling
10U i net receipts —; gross 364 ; sales 500; exports
to Great Britain—; to France —; continent —;
to channel —; coastwise —.
MEMPHIS, May 22.—Evening—Cotton in fair
demand; business checked by light aud undesi
rable offerings; middling 10,V. receipts 8; ship
ments 621; sales 40U.
AUGUSTA, May 22.—Cotton steady; middling
10@l0>i ; net receipts 15; sales 124.
CHARLESTON, May 22. Evening— Cotton
firm; middling \0%®10%; net receipts 158;
gross —, sales 300; exports to Great Britain —;
to Fram e —; to continent —; coastwise 1698.
I*IIOVISIONS. fcC.
NEW YORK, May 22.—N00n- Flour dull and
declining. Wheat dull and nominally lower.
Corn heavy, and l@2c lower. Pork heavy—new
mess $11.90. laird heavy—steam $9.65. Freights
steady.
NEW YORK, May 22. —Evening—Flour dull
and heavy, and 10®'25c lower, closing very dull ;
superfine Western and State $G 90®57.10. South*
ern flour dull, and in buyers' favor; common to
lair extra $7.25®58.2n, good to choice $8.26®
sl(l.fdl. Wheat very dull and in buyers lavor —
shippers and millers holding off; winter wheat
quiet and nominal. Corn about 2@40 lower,
with a large business in ungraded: Western
mixed 69®60c, white Westeru 65>j@—c, yellow
Southern GG, white do. 65H®66>. Oats lc lower,
and heavy. Coffee, Bio qiuet ami unchanged.
Sugar very quiet and firm at 10@10>4 Jair to
good refining; refined dull at ll%@ll% 1 0r stand
ard A. Molasses firm, at 50®1i20 for New Or
leans. Bice steady and in moderate inquiry.
Pork a shade firmer, but closed dull and heavy,
new mess closiug at sl4 80. Lard is without a
decided change, closing dull and heavy. Whisky
quiet ami firm—sl.ll)a bid, sl2 asked. Freights
quiet and steady.
CINCINNATI, May 22. Evening Flour
dull; family $8,5U@58.75. Wheat quiet and
scarce; red $1.70<0>1.90. Corn quiet at 49@58c.
Oats dull at 48@.Wc. Bye dull at 85c. Farley
quiet at 60@67. Pork but firm, at $14.75.
Lard in fair demand—steam $0.25, kettle $9.50@
SIO.OO, Cincinnati make s9@9 05. Bulk meats iu
active—shouders aud short ribs, middles, $7.00
bid, $7.10 asked; short clear do., $7 50. Bacon
quiet and firm-shoulders 6. clear ribs 8. clear
sidos B>£. Whiskey steady aud in lair demaud, at
*lO7 Butter steady and unchanged—prime to
choice Western reserve 15@16. Central Ohio 12®
14. Hogs quiet aud unchanged; receipts 2,143.
shipments 899.
ST. LOUIS, May 22.—Evening—Flour unsettled
and weak, with only a jobbing trade. Wheat dull
-No. 2. red fall, $1.82@1.83 bid; No. 3, $1.71®
175 Corn inactive aud lower—No. 2, mixed.
47M®47L'. Oats dull at 40@41c. Rye dull and
lower to sell. 72c bid. Whisky quiet. Pork
dull, at $14.50. Lard dull. Bulk meats dull—
nothing done. Bacon quiet aud unchanged.
Hogs dull, at $4,4U@4.90. Cattle steady and un
changed.
BALTIMORE. May 22.—Oats and ryo steady.
Provisions dull and heavy. Pork—new mess
$lO 50 Bacon, shoulders clear sides 9®9, 1 4.
Lard—refined IH@. ■ otice lower and steady,
at a decline; jobs 16K@21. Whisky quiet at
siß. Sugar firm at 12.
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