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VOL- VI.—NO. 34.
the SOUDAN.
Erifc!) Indecision Endangering the
Khedive’s Person.
u«Sfcelre*l.elte.-S Hei.oime ng «'••• »’ »
Traitor— The Slrit ish <Joveri»meut
IM-wde »l Impossible <» Kc "
licve Berber Now.
London, April 26,-The Khedive has
caused the British Government to be noti
fied that because of the indecisive nature
of the English policy in Egypt, bis po
sitiuD, which has long been one of intolera
ble annovance, has now become absolutely
dangerous. It is stated that Tewflk Bnsha
has, ever since the advent of Clifford Lloyd
as Under Secretary of the Interior for
Egyptian affairs, been treated, even in
public, with a sort of popular contempt, so
far within the law as to
thwart official cogninance, but
«o pronounced and unmistakable
as to be tlie more galling and unendurable,
because not punishable. The natives have
exaggerated notions concerning LJoyd.
Thw know that he was appointed to Egypt
because of his success in bringing to
punishment “Irish rebels” while'he was
resident British Magistrate in lieland,
and they assume that having subdued the
Irish-he has been transferred to Egypt for
the purpose of accomplishing the oblitera
tion of Egyptian nationality. Tewflk has
coms to be regarded as a traitor
to his country, who has absor
lutelv sold out the Egyptian
people to the English Government,
and is biding his time for a final retreat
from Egypt upon the wealth given him in
bribes, and he is hated by the fellaheen
with a moi tai enmity. Recently the Khe
dive has received many’ threatening mes
sages, and he now complains that he is in
daily receipt ot letters ordering him to ab
dicate and leave the country, under pen
alty of assassination. Yesterday he re
ceived a letter, in which he was denounced
as “a traitor to Egypt and a tool of the
infidel,” and in which the threat was made
that unless he quit the Egyptian throne
and left the country’ immediately’ he would
he poisoned by persons in ids closest confi
dence. He has" fallen into a sort of chronic
melancholy and conducts himself as one
partially demented. In an interview, Sir
Henry Gordon stated that Lord Granville
and the Government were still undecided as
to the expediency of sending an expedition
for the relief of Berber and Khartoum.
Sir Henry said that he had expressed to
Lord Granville his belief that General Gor
don was in no personal danger, and advised
that the Government should await
the arrival of General Sir Gerald Graham
who is a warm personal friend of General
Gordon, and who accompanied him up the
Nile as far as Dongola, on his way to Khar
toum. General Graham is now on his way
to England, as well as Sir Evelyn Baring
and Mr. Clifford Lloyd, and is expected to
arrive with them on Monday.
Political.
Oskosh, \\ is., April 26.—The Republican
Convention in the Nineteenth Senatorial
District, and three assembly districts of
h innebago County, elected delegates to
day as follows: C. B. Clark, D. Libby. M.
"• Eaton, John Hicks, G. A. Whiting,
Henry Hewitt, T.‘ E. Loppe, E. D. Henry,
it is understood that the delegates are for
Arthur.
Marshall, 111., April 26.—The Clark
County Democratic Convention met in this
city to-day to select delegates to the btate
congressional and Representative Conven
tious. Five delegates were selected for the
mate Convention, and twelve each for the
Congressional and Representatives. No
tnstrueaons were given, but the delegations
01d’tiob!r la^? J majorit y’ in favor tbe
and Hendricks. The
ession lasted five hours, and was a very
btorniy one. J
Countv S l‘? Ky- ’ A ? ril 2G — Tb « Carter
forth* ,lloerac y» in Convention, asks
HerdriX, f ° r .’ n ° f W(i ’ and Tilden «» d
ks as the party’s standard bearers.
CCu-rl . A P ril 26-—The Eighth
tioif .i.i'j 7)lstr * c t Republican Conven-
Xuela A de W ates to Chicago and
‘"stiucted for Arthur and Lincoln.
Departure of the Greely Expedition.
New York. April 25.—The Bear, the
st vessel of the Greely Expedition,started
in- mission yesterday amid the cheer-
x ° 01 * lloUs ands gathered at the Brooklyn
ard, -° see her off ’ wbile fr ° m the
center oHh’V 0 "’ 1 ? the East River to tbe
success „? -r ay - there was a continuous
many tug whi«tl ,8y godspeeds from
Tb ’- craft ha and tacto y signals,
yards trnnXu. pushed out several
uarruw-tnr^i 6 bullibead , and across the
to the string P. lank running from the rail
cp ssion u s 'Y as a continuous pro
to the . slicer? d nd W n ° Came bid g° od -. b y
more siihoto. »- a , nie ”> or who came with
the shZ * “ at >« offerings of good will in
calculated k, P X«^ age , s o£ gifts “ nd tbin 8 K
&n arctic trin^> ttke 'Y« ar y monotony of
1! P more bearable.
Sensational Suicide.
fersi r? W "i RE * D ’’ A P rd 25.—Samuel Kauf
arrived T* ■’‘i resident of Cleveland, 0.,
left th U< | P ast n *ght. This morning he
tn the” 'm'*’ Btatin g be intended going
Lloyd su' ''?■ ° f tbe North German
in-" ati •-'T " P Eom P a, *y» and purchas
'liat, he C waiJ , ’i r Cermany. Instead of
Street Brides j dow “ to the Fayette
b 0« among thJ‘n d rl caUsed consterna-
! he '■treau, be],, ’ ,ed ? s trians by leaping into
, w «» Miffocaua i -u " ater being shallow
llp ’>dtol>e o® A ’l*, the mud. He was be-
v erul persons ,u ls , n)iud < as he informed
ty a mun who want r Was being followed
Prompted the aet a, f^ d to I ' ob bini - Tbis
J 1 ’ Person, wMeh Ov * ,rSIOOwa ’ found on
funp ral, which J M ! a " expended in his
‘“eh took pl ace this afternoon.
!,n Dr °" 9ht Killi "H Cattle.
f rom Western T ril 26 ~ There a »e advices
tlp are sufferin 6XBB tO the effe< ’ t that cat
ling, for want B ’ larg<i Jlumber » are
? r ° ü ßfit havine 1° Wat “ r and grass, the
Cllon . V ‘‘ ry 83Vere i»> that
•Ppeared, and an. a ®. ate ‘ pillars have also
’»getatio n . are destr oying kinds of
*£*?!)«? J’S?** Found De»d
fifty flve\ ! ’ r >' 2G - Gw ‘- C- Ewing,
’ ,tud ‘o in Bb’iAXh se,d P to '-, with
L° Erevoort U ’ W '* S fo,, " d dl ‘ ad
om rt He w n 8 ! to day - A gas r t
■ nr y bving allU <HI bust*
ClI)c dnllon Srgns.
Eloped With Her Father’s Stableman.
New York, April 25.—Philopena Unlauf
was the only daughter of a wealthy Baron
in Germany. She numbered her admirers
by the score, but rejected will proposals.
Baron Unlauf had numevotls stablemen.
One of them, Gus. Kreuger,-.was smitten
with the beauty of his employer’s daughter,
but never dared speak till he re-'
ceived a note from Philopena, who said she
knew he loved her, and that his losje was
returned. Gustav at once went tQqtbe
Baron and requested his daughter’s *4>and.
The old gentleman took a whip and at
tempted to chastise him, but the lover
knocked him down and left. Gustav con
tinued to meet Philopena. and when the
Baron found it out he locked her up in her
room and would not let her leave it. One
night the Baron, returning late, saw Gus
tav sitting on the window siil of his daugh
ter’s room with his arms about her neck. He
called him down, and agreed to give him
$10,600 if he would go to Amejfra. The
young fellow agreed. A fe\y mornings
later the Baron went to liberate his daugh
ter, but found a note saying she had gone
with Gustav. Diamonds and other jew
elry had also disappeared. The Baron
and some friends started in pursuit.
They reached' Bremen just in time to
see the couple wave them a fond adieu
from a steamer’s deck. During the voy
age Gustav obtained his sweetheart’s
jewels, and then his love began to'
wane. Finally he advised her to return
home as soon as they arrived in America.
When they got here, the Captain of the
steamer reported the case to Superintend
ent Jackson, of Castle Garden, and when
Gustav landed a detective arrested him,
and told him that, unless he married Phil
opena, he was good for twenty years in
State Prison. This frightened him so that
he consented, and the detectives led the
couple to a clergyman, v ho made them one.
After the ceremony, Gustav sententiously
remarked, “ You rush things through in
America.” The couple will take up their
residence in this city.
Cutting Down Diplomatic Appropriations.
Washington, April 26.—The House Com
mittee on Appropriations to-day reported a
bill making appropriation for the consular
and diplomatic service. The amount ap
propriated is $977,770, which is $367,275 less
than the estimates, and $318,985 less than
the appropriation for the present year. The
measure reduces the contingent
expenses of the legations $69,500;
of consulates, $26,000. The allowance for
clerk hire at consulates is reduced $30,000.
The annual salaries of the Ministers to Aus
tria and Italy are reduced from $12,000 to
SIO,OOO. The office of Agent arid Consul-
General at Cairo is made a consulate at an
annual salary of $2,000. The office of Min
ister to Roumania, Servia and Greece is
abolished, and Consuls provided for
Greece and Roumania. A similar change is
made in the office of Minister to Bolivia,
The Consul Generalship at Madrid and the
Cousulship at Honolulu are abolished, as
are a number of unimportant consulates at
other places. The salary of the Minister to
Colombia is increased from $7,500 to
SIO,OOO, and the Consul General at Hong
Kong from $4,000 to $5,000.
Ignominious Deaths.
Monroe, Ga., April 25.—Henry Curry
was hanged here to-day for the murder of
Powell Reid in October, 1882. Both were
colored.
Little Rock, Ark., April 25.—Charles
Wright, colored, was executed at Center
Point, Howard County, tor aiding in the
murder of Thomas Wyatt.
Gainesville, Texas, April 25.—Last
August C. D. Sharp was convicted here of
outraging two sisters, Amanda and Einm'a
Clark. He was tried for- both crimes
separately. For the first he_was sentenced
to fifty years imprisonment,"for the second
to hang. The latter sentence was carried
out to-day, an immense crowd witnessing
the last act in the terrible tragedy.
Stolen Bends Recovered.
New York, April 26.—Through informa
tion from Mrs. Ellen Peck, who obtained i
celebrity in connection with the Babbitt- i
Beckwith case, and subsequent sharp prac
tice transactions, the police arrested Julius
Columbain, an ex-convict, and recovered
$6,000 worth of bonds, which is a portion of
$16,000 stolen from the residence of Owen
and Hugh McSorley, Station Island, in
1882. Mrs. Peck, in negotiating a loan
with Columbian, discovered by' the num
bers of the bonds in his possession that’
they bad been stolen.
Work of the Catholic Council.
St. Louis, April 26. —It is stated on au
thority of a Catholic priest here that the
work of the coming council at Baltimore
was marked out at the late meeting of the
Archbishops at Rome, and that it will refer
largely to secret societies, mixed marriages
and divorces, all of which will be utterly
condemned as among the greatest enemies
of the church, especially secret societis and
mixed marriages. He also states that the
tenure of parish priests will be fixed to
Continue during good behavior, instead of
being at the will of Bishops, as now.
A Mother’s Horrible Deed.
Easton, Pa., April 26. This morning
Mrs. Amelia Barnet locked the doors of her
house and threw her two children, one aged •
two years, and the other live months, on h
bed, and cut their throats with a razor, she
then gave the alarm, ami as the neighbors j
rushed in, drew the razor across her own
throat, and threw herself beside her child
dren. All three are mortally wounded. ;
The Barnet family came here from Pitts- I
burg several months ago.
Alliance Against Chicago Dressed Beef.
New York, April 26. — The Eastern
Butchers’ Protective Society met to-night,
and reported that assurance had been ob
tained from a number of retail butchers
that thev would not deal in < hicago ;
dressed beef. It is proposed to canvass the !
city, and furnish the different Trades ;
Unions with the names of those who refuse
to aid in the movement, and have boy- ,
cotted all tradesmen who persist in pur- 1
chasing shipped dressed cattle.
Judge Denman Threatened.
London, April 25.—Judge Denman, of ,
the Court of Queen’s Bench, who presided '
at the O’Donnell trial, has received a letter !
in which the writer says his damaging
statement to the jury as to the total lack of
intention to shoot on Carey’s part and his
determined efforts to secure O’Donnell’s
conviction will cost him his life; that ha
had better prepare to meet death at any
moment. On receipt of the letter the Judge
communicated with the police, wtto advised
that detectives be detailed to guard him,
' which was done. The detectives mingled
I with the crowd in the Court rodTn w , ere .
i the Judge presi 1«d, closely scrutiny -g nil
I comers. j
DALTON. GEORGIA, SATURDAY, MAY 3, 1884.
CYCLONE IN OHIO,
From Whose Effects Six Persons arg
Reported Killed.
Beginning Near Dayton, it Dora Great He
■traction at Xenia. a»<l Kilin Five
I‘ernoun at Janteaiowu.
Dayton, O-, April 27.—Shortly before
five o’clock this afternoon the most de
structive cyctone ever known in this part
of the country passed over the southern
part of Montgomery and Greene Counties,
devastating everything in it* course. It
appears to have orignated near Woodburn,
a small town ten miles south of here, and
eye witnesses describe it as appall..ig in
its fury. An authentic statement is that
the cyclone was formed by the union of two
light storm-clouds from the south and
northwest, which immediately assumed the
form of a water-spout, rising and descehd
ing like the waves of the sea, and de
stroying everything in, its way. It. was
fully one eighth of a mile wide, arid moved
about over 111%, country like an immense
cloud of .• Sunday while everywhere in its
path the dark with trees arid the
ruins of houses.' forests' were mowed
down like weeds, fences were destroyed
for miles, and It i’s estimated that iri this
county alone at least twenty residences
are in ruins, to say nothing ot the loss on
other buildings, live stock, and farm prop
erty. At several peo
ple are known to be injured, and
is reported killed, while sawmills,
barns, and other buildings are destroyed.
At Carrollton Friend’s paper mill and
other buildings are badly damaged, while
a number are reported de
stroyed. The teleghaph lines are down in
all directions, and the roads are impassable
from the ruins that fill them. Near Wood
burn the residences and other buildings be
longing to Edward Wheatly were de
stroyed, with other property, amounting in
all to $2,000. Two farm hands are reported
missing. The brick school-house No. 9is
destroyed, and the roof carried 500 yards.
Mr. Harris’ house and barn are destroyed.
One child was caught in the cyclone and
carried 203 yards and dropped to the earth,
only slightly injured. Mr. Mitchell’s house
and barn were partly ruined. Mr. Ride
nour’s property was badly damaged.
Abner Harris’ barn and other buildings
are destroyed. The names of the other
losers can not be ascertained, but, consid
ering the large number of houses destroyed,
there must be heavy loss of life. In the
neighborhood of Miamisburg there
is heavy damage. At Bellbrook,
Greene County, at least fifteen
farmhouses are more or less damaged,
but the families generally escaped by
taking refuge in the cellars. From Carroll
ton the cyclone took a direct easterly
course, and its force was not in the least
spent when it reached Jamestown, a thriv
ing village of 6(H) inhabitants, which is
reported entirely destroyed, with only a
few buildings standing. The meager
telegraph reports state that tour people
are known to be killed, while twenty
are more or less injured. Among the
others the residence ot L. Wickersham was
lifted from its foundation and carried .quite
a distance. Owing to the sparse settlement
of the country and to the blockaded roads,
accurate details can not be obtained,’;but
with such loss of property that ‘ot ‘life;
must be terrible. Near Xenia there ->vas
considerable destruction. The
and sailors’ orphans’ home was; badly
damaged. The barn, laundry, and oilier
buildings were destroyed, while the
hospital and others were unroofed. Miss
Harvey, the matron, and Night Watchman
Richardson were injurec. but nq„children
were hurt. Between Jasper aapl jCedar
Creek, on the narrow guage road, the dam
age is great to farm property, at this
point trains were unable to -move oh ac
count of the wind, while others did not
dare to pass over Cedar Cregk trestle during
the cyclone. In., all directions south and
east of here the scang of.destructioms defies
description. Whole forests were cut down
like weeds, and trees and smaller build
ings were carried long distances in the air.
Buried Under a Falling Building.
Pittsburg, Pa., April 27. —To-night about
10 o’clock the interior wall of a two story
building on Smithfield street, occupied by
Mrs. Joseph Wagner as a cigar store and
dwelling, fell in, completely burying uhder
the bricks and dirt two children, Albert
and Edward, aged respectively sixteen
and six years. When extricated Edward
was found to be fatally injured. His skull
was fractured, and he was also internally
hurt. Albert was badly bruised r.n I cut
about the head, but will recover. The
building was the oldest in the city, and has
long been in a tumble down condition.
Fighting Fire in Midlake.
Chicago, April 27. —At noon to-day the
schooner Ottawa, of Grand Haven, Mich.,
lumber laden, bound from Grand Haven to
Michigan City, ind., was discovered to be
on fire. The vessel was at once headed for
this .port, and soon had the good fortune to
■ fall in with a tug, which took her in tow.
It appeared at one time as if the vessel
would be burned in midlake,. bur. the crew
fought tue lire as well as they could, and ar
rived here this evening, when the fire was
extinguished by the local fire department.
Terrible Railroad Accident in Spain.
Madrid, April 27.—8 y the breaking of a
railroad bridge, near Cuidad Heat, a traih
of passenger cars was precipitated into the
river. Twenty persons are reported killed,
ami twenty received severe injuries. One
of the supports of the bridge was after*
' wards found cut, showing that the disaster
I was the result of malicious work.
Stricken Down in the Pulpit.
Erik, Pa., April 27.—The Her. G. A.
Carstenson, rector of St. Pauls, the leading
Episcopal Church in this city, was struck
down by a fainting fit while preaching to
day. and now lies in a critical condition.
The cause is brain tnmblu from overwork.
Dr. J. T. Franklin, of the same pulpit,Tess
than two years ago had a similui attack
from overwork, and died immediately.
Great interest i felt. Mr. Carstenson was
formerly of Meadville, Pa., F.nd is very
popular.
Skull Crushed With a Baseball Bat.
, CoNsKi.i.svii.LK. I’a-k April 27.—Charles
1 Dull, a miimr, was found nm.r the roadside
I near’ Bradford this evening unconscious,
with ni skull crushed. Bv his side wis
a baseball bate re red with b ood He was
)a=t with a party ot • • it:.eii ni.nerw
has’night. Hl bail been drmkmg. It H
supposed tnat in a drunken quarrel ha
• th* 1 aImJ
the Cyclone.
Dayton, 0., April 28.—Daylight revealed
even a worse state of affairs at Jamestown
than had been anticipated. The tornado
of Sunday left nothing undestroyed in its
course. Houses not entirely demolished
were torn in two and twisted around and
off their foundations. Nearly one-third of
the town is hi ruins. One hundred and
thirty-six persons lose on houses. The
damages are estimated at $139,500.
The largest losers are M. E. Church,
$10,006; thd fair grounds, $5,000; the Chris
tian Church, $5,000; A. b. Wickersham,
$5,000; schooj buildings, $6,000: Eliza Me-
Slowney, $4,000: Frank Zeiner. $3,500; H.
Jones, $8,04b; M. O. Adams. $4,000; J. R.
Pauli, $3,00(h James Slirack, 83,000 the Bap
tist Church, $3,000; fire engine house, $5,700.
There are also a large number of persons
whose loss is small and has not been esti
mated. It is thought the amount may pos
sibly reach $200,000. The large number of
people without home or furniture are be
ing taken ctfre of in the houses of the more
fortunate. Over 200 houses are destroyed.
Through the country around James
town the loss of . barns, . live
stock, and damage to dwell
ings is terrific and not yot estimated*
Toe force of' the tornado was terrible. 'Fur
niture, bedding, and clothing were carried
through the air and lodged in trees. Many
persons were lifted froin their feet and
carried a considerable distance. A bog in
the fair grounds was impaled on a flying
scantling and carried some distance.
Panama Partly Destroyed By Fire.
Panama, April 28.—A terrible fire raged
here from eleven o’clock last night until
four o’clock this morning. There was no
water available. The market and two
blocks of houses were totally destroyed.
The loss is estimated at $150,000. Dur
ing the progress of the fire a large mob
of men, a portion of them armed with
revolvers and machetes, did' considerable
plundering, and many of them became
intoxicated. The soldiery were called out,
but quarreled among themselves. The
owners of the property’ then fired upon the
plunderers, killing several of them. At
two o’clock p. m. the ruins are still burning.
The damage is now estimated at $500,000.
Houses were demolished to check the prog
ress of the fire. During the early part there
was a perfect fusilade of Chinese crack
ers, with occasional heavy explosions.
Most of the dwellings burned wereof wood,
and nearly all contained stores of petro
leum, spirits and gunpowder. One soldier
is said to have been shot -lead for disobey
ing orders. Au Italian fell into the flames
and perished. The Hamburg insurance
offices are the chief losers. The natives
are busily engagedin searching fqr treas
ure among the debris. The Chinese suffered
heavily.
The Egyptian Rebellion.
London, April 28.—A telegram from Ber
ber says it is impossible to communicate
with General Gordon. The whole country
is in rebellion. The revolted tribes
threaten Berjgtr, and every one is starting
for Cairo. Advices from Berber state that
Hassion Pasha has proclaimed the evacu
ation of the town. The inhabitants have
fled, and the troops marched out to join
the rebels.
Cairo. April 28.—1 tis stated that Osman
Digua has sent a message to King John, of
Abyssinia, through friendly sheikhs, threat
ening th attack Abysinia unless the Chris
tians in that country become Mussulmans.
The Egyptian officers at Assouan have
received letters from El Mahdi’s lieutenant,
ordering them to quit the town within ton
days, and warning them if they do not do
so they will be annihilated.
Labor Troubles.
Chicago, April of the Car
penter’s Union, about 1,800 in number, will
demand an increase of wages to $3 per day,
next Monday, and in case of refusal will
strike.
Troy, N. Y., April 28.—The stove moun
ters employed by the Fuller & Warren Co.,
and Bussy & McLeod struck this morning
on account of the employment of non
unionists and an attempted reduction of
twenty per £ent. It is feared the strike
will become general.
Irwin Station, Pa., April 28. Two
thousand miners, who have been on a
strike the past ten days, resumed work
this morning, the Westmoreland Coal Com
pany having yielded to the demand to re
move the one-inch screen.
A Doughty Duelist.’
Garysburg, N. C., April 28. —Two prom
inent colored politicians, Isaac Liggin and
James Porter Spiers, were arrested when
about to engage in a duel. Liggin had on
two overcoats and a sheet-iron plate fifteen
inches square, as a chast protector to keep
out the cold, he explained. Bad blood grew
Out of the differences as to Presidential
candidates.
Money-Order Offices.
Washington, April 28.—1 t is estimated
at the Postoffice Department that the num
ber ot'money-order offices established' dur
ing the pressnt fiscal year will be between
eight hundred and ope thousand, or nearly
twice as many as were established in any
preceding year.
Fire at Glen Falls.
Glen Falls, N. Y., April 28.-9 a. m.-
A terrible fire is raging. The loss will
reach over SIOO,OOO. Union Hall, the Opera
House and the Presbyterian Church have
burned; also, fifteen stores and twice as
many offices.
Frank James Bailed.
BoonbvilXk, Mo., April 28.—Frank James
arrived here from Alabama in charge of
an officer. He. was admitted to bail in
$6,000 on the charge of the Otterville train
robbery.
A New Planet.
Vienna, April 28.—1 tis announced that
a new planet has been discovered at th«
astronomical observatory. It appears like
a star of the twelfth magnitude. It was
first observed at 10 o’clock Saturday night
in the constellation Virgo.
Yellow Fever Vessel.
Providence, R. L, April 28.—The U. 8.
ship Portsmouth arrived from St. Thomas
with the quarantine flag flying. The dis
ease is believi dto bo yellow fever, but the
officers refuse information.
Bugg’s Sentence.
Hunter's Point, L. 1., April 28. —The
negro Rugg, convicted of the murder ol
Annie Maybee, was sentenced to be hanged
June 6,
TOIIItIi CONGRESS.
First Session.
Washington, April 24.-SENATE.-Petnions
presented ansi referred: From the Governor.
Executive Council and Secretary of State
and other citizens of Maine, praying that
Congress appropriate money in aid of the
World’s Exposition at New Orleans.
From the /Chamber of Commerce
ol San ’♦Francisco, representing
the helpless condijtionof the harbor at that city,
and urging the early completion of the Mon
adnock. Favorable reports were received
from the committed. By Mr. Hoar, from the
Committee on Library, the joint resolution
providing that • the two House*
will attend the ceremony of unveiling
the statue of Chief Juiftice Marshall, Saturday,
May 10, and appropriating *1,500 to defrayed
the expenses of the occasion. To provide for
the admission of Tacoma ns a Stare of the
Virion. To provide for the deposit in the
Treasury of receipts of the money order sy«-
tein>nd the payment of its expenses out of
appropriations. From the Committee on Com
merce. the House bill to constitute a Bureau
of Navigation in the Treasury Department.
This is to take the place of the Senate bill of
like import, which, on motion of Mr. Frye,
was indefinitely postponed. • From-the Com
mittee on Pensions, to amend the pension
laws relating to attorney's fees. The bills re
ported were placed on the calendar, and the
joint resolution relating to the Marshall me
morial passed.
House.—The Senate Dill passed for the re
lief of F. G. Schwalka, of Oregon. The joint
resolution passed authorizing the Secretary of
War to lease to the Board of Fifli Commis
sioners of Michigan a certain sfrip of land
adjacent to the Sault Ste. Marte Canal.
Reports submitted: To define mid pupfeh
counterfeiting notes, bonds or other securities
of Foreign Governments. Adversely to com
pel residents of one State to attend as wit
nesses in the courts of another State. An ad
verse report on the Women’s Suf
rage Constitutional Amendment. Mr.
Reed presented the minority report.
To authorize the erection of bridges
across the Mississippi at Rock Island and the
Falls of St. Anthony, and across the Missouri
in Dougl&s County. Neb. Establishing To
coma and Seattle, W. T„ as ports of delivery.
Authorizing the President to enforce the
claim of J. E. Wheelock against the Vene
zuelan Government. Authorizing the Presi
dent to appoint a commission to at lend the in
ternational Prison Congress. To reorganize
the Legislature of Utah Territory. The
House went into Committee of the
Whole, Mr. Converse in the Chair, for consid
eration of the Senate amendments to the
Naval Appropriation Bill.
Washington, April 25.—Senate.—The Sen
ate was notified of the House non-coneur
renceinits amendments to the postal and
naval appropriation bills, and conference com
mittees were appointed by both houses. Mr.
Wilson addressed the Senate on the ncad of
legislation to regulate inter-State com
merce and .to curbj the power of the
railroads. The . pleuro-pueumonia bill was
taken up, and Mr. Plumb said that on Mon
day he would ask the Senate to come to a vote
on the bill. Adjourned until Monday.
House.—ln the House. much time wish con
sumed in consideration of the bill for the re
lief of Myra filark Gaines, and finally it was
laid aside with favorable recommendation.
Both houses agreed to the conference report
on the deficiency appropriation bill. Ari even
ing session was held for the consideration of
pension bills.
Washington, April 2t>.—Senate.—Senate
not in session.
House.—The House w as engaged in the con
sideration of a bill to remove certain burdens
from the American Merchant Marine, and en
courage the American foreign carrying trade.
Several amendments were adopted, the dis
cusslon being animated. Several amendments
were added and the bill passed. An amend
ment offered by Mr. Cox. and adopted, pro
vided that it shall hereafter be lawful for any
citizen ot' the United states to import iron anil
steel built steamships of not less than four
thousands tons measurement, free of duty,
and such ships shall be admitted-to American
registry, provided said ships shall be the ex
clusive property of a citizen or citizens of the
United States, and provided further that such
ships shall be excluded' from" the coastwise
trade. . .
Washington, April 28.—Senate.—Mr. Cui.
lorn, from the Committee on Railroads, re
ported the original bill to establish ir commis
sion to regulate inter-State cointtfercc. Mr.
Cullom stated the bill was intended as a sub
stitute for several bills relating to the same
subject heretofore introduced. Other bills
were indefinitely postponed and reported, and
placed on the calender. A bill .was passed to
consolidate the Bureau of Military Justice
and the corps of Judge Advocates of the
Army. The pleurd-pneuriionia. bill was then
taken up, being ■ unfinished business. An
amendment by Mr. Plumb w.as .adopted, mak
ing the appropriation *150,000 in stead of *250,-
000. An amendment by Mr. Coke was also
adopted, excepting Texas ’fever from the
meaning of the act us far as the transportation
of cattle to market is concerned. The bill is
still unfinished business.
House.—The Joint resolution-passed for the
appointment of Win. B. Franklin, John C.
Black and 1. W. Hyde, to- fill vacancies in the
Board of Managers of-the National Home for
Disabled Volunteers. Theiblll passed for the
sale of a portion of Fort Hayes Military Res
ervation, in Kansas. The Senate Joint resolu
tion passed, providing' for the attend
ance of the two House at the cer
emonies of the unveiling of the statue or
t hies Justice Marshall, May 10. Bills intro
duced and referred : For the enlargement of
the Court House at Jackson, Tenn. Pro
viding that the tax imposed on circulating
notes of National Banks shall here
after be devoted to the pay-
ment of expenses incurred by the United
States under Title 62, Revised Statutes, and
the surplus remaining <>e set apart and
known as a Contingent RedenqUion Fund and
be used for the redemptirtrf of any circulating
notes of any insolvent. as-’qriatjjm.- Author
izing the lighting of navigable rivers I
ot the United States '.'-by elec-
tricity. To prohibit . .Du-, . -importa
tion of artieles'of toYMrfh tfuWmTarfufe-hear- i
ing a mark con.'<;yiltK;Ti?p ' ‘h* l ’
such articles ar<; of Amertcart manuiaqtUre.
Mr. Ellis, from the < orsinlttwo AtijAppropria
t ions, reported a bill-to ptoyidc. for.the cele
bration of the World’s Iridfirtrial-and Cetton i
Centennial Exposijktti’: -ToGoHimitteeof-the
Whole. m . I
In a fit jof Fire..
Scranton, Pa.j. Ap.ril 2.7.—0 n Friday
night, in a shaft benig sunk by the Anita
Coal Company fit the last shot
fired by the workmen uncovered a “feeder,”
from which a large.volume of gas began to
issue. It was immediately set on fire, and
the flames ascended ope-tourth the dis
tance of the shaft. 'Their existence
was not discovered until a late
hour last night. Wm. Higgins and
his assistants,' James Steel and John
Riley, Charles and Wm. Jones, who in
tended to work all night, were lowered into
h pit. When they came within fifty feet of
tha bottom They wore terrified by the dis
covervtbat th. v laid been lowered into a
veritable pit o tire. They gave an alarm,
but more than a unnuto elapsed before the
workman at the fop ot the shaft could as
certain why it was sounded. As soon as
they realized the predicament of their fel
low workmen they hoisted the bucket. The t
sinkers were fearfully burned, and it Is
probably they will die.
General Sherman Declines.
Ft LoCII. April 27.—General Sherman
to-night . m Governor Crittenden a formal
d”"17, . ~r Ins appointment to a Brig-|
a he.-shti" the militia ot the LatternDi
vision o/Mi» solu ’L 1
TERMS-Sl A YEAR.
southern snrs siexisias.
An entertainment was given at Olympic
Park, Memphis, a few days since, by Dr,
Carver and his combination of Indians and
cowboys. During its progress the grand
stand, which was crowded with spectators
to the number of fully 2,000, gave way with
a crash and all were precipitated to the
ground. la the confusion which followed
the catastrophe many were bruised and the
only wonder is that none was killed. It
was impassible to gain the names of alt
who were injured, but the following Hst
embraces those seriously hurt: James
O’Neill, Edward Farrell, Mrs. Tom Keely,
Nathan Falk, Mrs. Mary Elltner, Mrs.
James Reilly. Os the above, Farrell and-
Mrs. Keely each had a leg broken. O’NeilJ
received internal injuries that may prove
fatal. There was about 4,0<>0 people >it
attendance, and the accident caused the
wildest excitement. Many ladies and chil
dren fainted.
Mr. Henry Ellard, one of the wealthiest
fanners of Habersham, Ga., was on his
death-bed a few days ago. His wife had l
died hut a few months before, and hhe
daughter, a beautiful young lady of seven
teen, was attending a female college in
Southern Georgia. She was Vailed by tel
egraph to the side of her dying father, and
without delay responded by her presence.
Entering tl;e death chamber she saw that
her father was in the last agony, and rash
ing toward him she simply uttered the
word “father,” and,'reeling around, feH to
the floor dead. Both were buried in the
same grave.
The growth of the cotton manufacturing
interest in South Carolina 'has been won
derful during the last decade. ’ln T 876
South Carolina had 1584 manufacturing
establishments of all grades, with a capital
of $5,400,418, employing 8,147 bauds. In
-1880 the number had increased to 2,078,
with a capital of $11,005,899, and a force of
22,128
by the State Board of Agriculture reported
twenty-six mills in operation, with a total
of 4,120 looms, 180,701 spindles, a capital of
$4,547,000 ’and a pay-roll of 4,262 hands.
The total water supply of the State has
been estimated at 3,000,000 horse power.
The Knoxville Tribune has information
that in Russell County, Va., a fewdaysago,
Geo. Gibson, his cousin, Wm. Gibson, James
Powers, Wayne Powers bought a bucket of
brandy in the mountains and got Into a
dispute about who had paid the most for it.
Knives and pistols were drawn and }Vm.
Gibson was shot and killed. The other
three built a fire over the body, burning ifi
to a crisp. The three murderers were
placed in jail with gteat difficulty', and a
lynching was prevented. , Tfie’people are
terribly aroused, and the murderers may
be taken from the jail and hanged.
Mr. J. B. Tingle and Miss Mollie John
son, of Mt. Pleasant, Texas, wanted to
marry and fled from opposing parents to
Texarkana, and put up at the Bloomfield
House, on the Texas side. The groom not
knowing that part of the town was in
Arkansas, got a license on that side but
had the ceremony performed on the Texas
side. While in the enjoyment of perfect
felicity, so to speak, they made the shock
ing discovery next day that they weren’t
married at all, at all. This majie |hem
tingle with blushes, and in great bewilder
ment they hastened over to thie Arkansas
aide and had the knot tied hard and fast.
■' A bloody encounter took place near
Moulton, Ark., a tew days ago, in which a
party of honest farmqrs fought a body of
eight highway robbers. .Mr. Philips,, the
leader of the farmers, and a faithful.col
ored adherrent, we're instantly killed,
while a number, were dangerously wound
ed. On the other side Gaines Brooks, the
leader of the thieves, was instantly killed.
When he fell his mother took his pistols
arntdeclared. that she would have ten for
one.
In the United States Circuit Court at
Richmond,Va., a fewdaysago, Judge Bond
rendered'a decision in a cast? involving the
legality of the- act known as the Riddle
berger coupon killer No. 2,.in which he de
cided that the treasurer, who lives upon the
property of.a tax-payer, after the latter
has tendered coupons in payment of his
taxes, is a naked trespasser, and all acts ot
the Legislature which attempt to justify
and defend him for his trespass are uncon
stitutional and void.
A standard gauge railroad is to be built
from Dallas, Tex., to Paris, via Rockwall.
Hampton, Va., boasts the oldest church
.in the country—St. Johns, which was built
in 1634.,_ ,
Dr. Robert Wright, who was the oldest
living graduate of West Point, and the
oldest resident of Queen Anne County, Md.,
died at Centerville, Md., a few days since,
Aged eightyeseven. He held a position
.door-keeper in the State Senate at the late
session of the. Legislature, where he con
trash'd a cold, which caused his death.
- Moßk than three-fourths of the cedar
nsed.in the manufacture of cedar pencils
in tiie world i.s.shipped.from Florida. Large
groves ot cellar grow up and down the coast
and on the Suwannee river, and the supply
I shetfts inexhaustible.
1 FortTRESS Monroe, Virginia, is the
1 : largest fort in the world, covering an, area
' 1 of seventy acres. It was built in 1811, and
’ ' to the uninitiated looks almost impregnable.
; In shape the fort is an irregular hexagon,
I two sides fronting the water, while the
I other four command the land approaches.
Loknidah Johnson, a Henry County ne
gro under sentence of rape, at Atlanta,
Ga.’, has sold his body for sls to the United
Stares’ Jail physician, Dr. Auten. Die
money be proposes to use for cigars.
John Dickerson and John Pressly were
I suiters tor the hand of one of. the bells o
Chilton County,.Ala. Pressly won the g.ri,
and they were married some weeks ago-
The other day Dickerson shot Pressly de*.
home ’
all(l move it to weigiliDl{
A S r r taken from the Pratt mine., near
pounds, taken t spnf u , New
Birmingham. A • ; sh . f .- xpo .
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