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T. A. 1. MAJORS, Publisher,
WAS IT A MURDER?
Examination at the inquest of Sa’mi
Morse.
IfPlaln sm|>tt'!onii Thiit There May Ilarc
Ucvu r«ui Play «tn (lie Pm! of
riel; i i noy.
r<E\v York, February 28.—The inquest in
the case of Salmi Morse was continued to
«><iy. Mary Blackburn testified that Me-
X'ivney bad asked her to be his wife, but
tjiat she refused. Morse knew this. Me.
Xuvnejr also knew that Morse was a suitor
of hers. She had often heard Morse say
that he wished he were dead. Thomas Mc-
Givuey testified that he had known Morse
■■nul Mary Blackburn for three months, and
■ i!wl been on friendly terms with them until
a week, when they had a difficulty
fl . u " theatrical matters. He acknowledged
going to Mary Blackburn's on the night
Vt ° tlle duatil 0( Morse. He found
.Morse and Miss Blackburn there in a ques
tionable position. Morse immediately left
tne room. 1 never struck biin. in my life,
i remamed a few minutes talkifig to Miss
iMaekburn, and then went to my lodging
house. 1 stopped there until six o’clock
Knndy morning, when 1 returned to Miss
Blackburn's; slie admitted me.
ei * wanted to see her on
theatrical business. I did not mention
Morse s noiue. Later he corrected his tes
timony by saying that the janitress bad a
tight, and that the room was not dark, as
ihe at first stated. He said that he called
* i e attention of the jffbitress to the posi
■ ions of Miss Blackburn and Morse, saying
,o ueri "'Mary, I want you as a witness
iVi? stelle ‘” janitress heard him
Morse an old rascal. After his sec
«a;e call on Miss Bi«( Aeurn he went to Har
hm\ It Was after GVelock. He had no
unpleasantness with Miss Blackburn on
H o evening of the 21st inst., beyond a few
vcqrds in reference to a mortgage his law
at r wanted to get on the stage properties,
llie lawyer said be could not get SIO,OOO on
them. Miss Blackburn told him that be had
ho light to anything there, because every*
j'"l# bad been purchased in her name, and
flic answered her to the effect that the ques
tion would liave to he tested before any
money could lie raised on the property,
ihecourisel for Miss Blackburn desired to
< i oss examine McOivijey, us tlie character
ut “is client bad been attacked, but the
coroner decided that the only way in which
mis testimony could be rebutted was to re
call Miss Blackburn. This was done, and
--lie explained that their difficulty was over
a money transaction. (She denied in the
most emphatic manner the truth of the re
mainder of his testimony relating to her
relation with Morse.
Four Boys Blown »o Atoms,
Omaha. Neb., February 27. — Four boys,
<en t i old, while hunting
yj* this afternoon-, exploded
«,f < ' oufa ' ! iiug over six tons
Tie vim^M 1 U'. , . , . , 'i; A'iKVfeWn‘Tv Ae Tliii-.
Madsen, aged seventeen; Wm. Abney, sev
eiiteen; Wm. Mallus, ’ twelve, and
John Stitt, ten. The magazine
was owned by Steele & Johnson,
and located two and a half miles south of
thb city. Tlie shock was severely felt all
over town, and the Fire Department was
stalled nut. Buildings half a mile from the
magazine had windows shattered and doors
split in two, trees were leveled and torn as
if raked with grape and caninister, and the
brandies left hung heavy with fruit of
human flesh, one head being taken from a
limb thirty'feet high.
' General Graham's Forward March.
1 Trinkitat, February 28.—General Gra-
Hiarn marches from Fort Baker this after
noon. He bivouacs to-night, and resumes
the march on the Teb to-morrow, where a
decisive battle is expected. One company
is left on guard at Trinkitat.
Cairo, February 28. —Two armed steam
ers have proceeded up the White Nile from
Khartoum, under General Stewart, bearing
the white flag and distributing General
Gordon’s proclamations. General Gordon
has explained that his theatrical actions
and announcements are necessary to im-
Ip. ess the p< ople with a sense of ids power.
Two Egyptian battalions have started for
Assouan. Fresh directions have been sent
General Graham, repeating the previous
orders to restrict His operations to the de
fense of Suakim.
A Conductor's Fatal Forgetfulness.
Paws, 111., February 28.—The local east
hound passenger train on the Indianapolis
& Gt. Louis road, leaving here Tor Indian
apolis at 12 o’clock to-dnv, collided with a
westbound through freight when one mile
cast ol here. The engines of both trains
were demolished. Fireman Lindsey, of
the freight train, was instantly killed.
Many cars are splintered and piled in a
complete wreck, and many of the passen
gfers were hurt. It is rumored that twelve
were killed. Tile conductor of the freight
train forgot the passenger train was com
ing until it was too late, and the two trains
met.
A Tenement Horror.
New York, February 28.— A fire broke out
this morning on the third floor of a frame
building occupied by Cornelius Van Riper,
his wife and three children, and N. Connol
]y, Van Riper and bis three children were
suffocated and burned to death. His wife
jumped from the third story window and
"was* instantly killed. The fire caused a
loss of S4OO before it was extinguished. The
bodies of Van Riper and his wile ami chil
dren were taken to the Eleventh Precinct
Station. The cause of the fire is unknown.
Another Crew for the Artie Regions.
Erie, Penn.. February 2!>.—Seven able
seamen of the United'S;ates steamer Mich
igan volunteered to go out with the Gree
ley relief expedition, and reported to-day."
and by telegraphic orders from Washing
ton were examined by a surgeon. All are
approved. The names of the men are C.
J. Keegan, J. Wachter, C. L. Blare, J.
Allman, A. L. Finn, P. Mu gins and Tlios.
Wilson.
Effect of the Flood at Maysville.
Maysville, Ky., February 28. Last
night about forty feet of the western wall
of Robinson A Co.’s flour mill fell. Dur
ing the flood the water was all around the
foundation, which softened it and the sus
taining earth, causing it to give away. The
building was a large two-story brick, and'
it will cost about Iff,(WO to replace ilie wall,
not counting the suspehsiou of business to
ti e mill.
RISING FAWN, DADE COUNTY, GA., WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5, 1884.
Apaches on the War-Path.
Tucson, Arizona, Febrdary 20.- The
Apaches Ht« aghiii committing depreda
tion* in Sonora. On January ‘.9 they killed
two men and stole horses and cattle near
Chinapa; on the 39th they seriously
wounded a mexican vaquero near Tetuachi,
and stole the horses of American prospect
ors, and the stock of Leoilafdo Gbmez, Pre
rect of the A Vispe district. The authorities
sent a fbree in pursuit, but there is no news
yet. J'he Apaches are believed to
be crossing the border, at several places
simultaneously. The last few days
they have been depredating in the Salnia
ripa district. They killed Dolore Lopez and
wounded Lorenzo Melendez, near Bainosi.
Several bodies of Mexicans were found on
Mexican soil near the border. At Marita
vitlie, Indians killed the same day Jesus
Dunrto Cbinavirachi. The malt carrier on
the Sahuaripa route is missing and is be
lieved to have been killed. Largo bands of
cattle have been stolen from Los Fiedras
and De Lumbre. A federal force is in pur
suit. Another is seeking to head off the
marauders. Colonel Garcia and a large
force are out.
On the Eve of Battle.
Trinkitat, February 29.— Great activity
this morning in the British camp, four
miles distant, where everything is being
got in readiness to forward the movement
of the force employed in the expedi
tion, which will number under 5,000.
Skirmishers, thrown out early this
morning, encountered the picket line of
the rebels a short distance front Fort
Baker, where an active exchange of shots
is now going on, A spy coining into Fort
Baker this morning reports that the rebels
feel so confident oi defeating Gen. Graham
that very little attention is being paid to
military duties, and most of their time is
taken up in feasting. Reports from Bua
kini state that some of the friendly tribes,
bad a fight with the rebels near there, and
Captured 49 camels.
Drstruotive Fire at Philadelphia.
Philadelphia, February 29.—A disas
trous fire occurred last night at tlie chemi
cal xvorks of Powers & Wight-man,
the largest of the kind in the country, which
were totally destroyed. The loss to this
place will be $1,500,000. The fire was first
discovered about one o’clock, but the alarm
was not responded to because the only en
gines in that fire district were already
engaged in combating a similar lire in the
wool mills at Second and Lehigh avenue.
One of the two engines which answered the
first call came a distance of nearly two
miles. The store of Coon Bros. & Co;, pro
duce commission merchants. No. 29 South
Water street, was damage* i SIO,OOO.
Ex-Treasurer Polk Dead.
Nashville, Tenn., February 29.—Mar
shal T. Polk, ex-state treasurer of Tenues
see, died at East Nashville to-night. Ho
had been ill for some (lavs, but hts death
was unexpected. He was lying on the bed,
talkifig rs Usual to his family, having been
up and •lojsfxjjHMra? foT'several week 7.
liVeri uis family hardly knew when -Jje died.
His son, James Knox Polk, saw it is arm
tall, and went to him and found that he
was dead. Several physicians were called,
and they pronounced it heart disease.
Serious Panic in a St. Louis Church.
St. Louis, February 29.—There was a
panic in St. Patrick’s Church to-night,
caused by the bursting of a pipe attached
to one of the steam coils. The church was
filled with steam and the congregation,
alarmed at this, attempted to leave the ed
ifice in a body. As a result several persons
were trampled under foot, and an old lady
named Mqry McLaughlin sustained injuries
which will prove fatal. Father McCafferv,
who was preaching when the pipe burst,
besought the congregation to keep their
places, but liis appeal proved unavailing.
Frozen to Death-
Reading, Penn., February 29.—Jeremiah
Van Rex, aged sixty-nine, and worth SIOO,-
000, left home in Amity Township, fifteen
miles below Reading, early this morning,
to drive to the city in a buggy. The long
drive, against the cold wind chilled him.
The carriage arrived at the bote], but lie
failed to move. Van Rex was lifted from
the carriage, and was just aide to walk into
tiie hotel, where he ieii over with a groan.
He was carried upstairs, where lie lingered
in an unconscious condition until 1:20 p.m.,
when he died.
A Bl zzard in New York.
Saratoga, N. Y., February 29.—A heavy
gale all night, and all roads substantially
blocked. At East Line, south of here, a
snow-bound freight train blocks communi
cation on the Deleware and Hudson.
Churchville, N. Y., February 29.—A
terrific storm prevails. Five heavy trains
on the New York Central railroad which
were stopped in the snow here are frozen
to the track. All west-bound freight traffic
is stopped. The weather is extremely
cold.
Repeal of the Test Oath.
Washington, February 27.—Tlie bill re
pealing the test oath, which recently passed
the House, lias passed tlie (Senate, after 4>e
ing modified by an amendment, proposed
by the Senate Judiciary Committee, pro
viding that no person who held a commis
sion in the U. S. Army or Navy before the
war, and was afterward engaged in the
military, naval or civil service of tlie so
called Confederate States, shall be ap
pointed to any position in the Army or
Navy of tlie United States.
An Insurance Man Shoots H’mself.
Detroit, Mich., February 27.—George E.
Smith, corporation attorney of Union City,
Branch County, shot himself this morning,
and will probably die. He had had trouble
with the insurance companies for which lie
was agent, they alleging crookedness iu
his methods of doing business. A fresh
agent had just put iu an appearance to ex
amine into his affairs when the shooting
took place. Smith was married and moved
in the best circles of society.
Seven Men Lost at Sea.
New London. February 28.—A dispatch
to-night i s tlie death by drowning or
starvation o' seven men of the crew of the
schooner Sarah VT. Hunt while searching
for seals near Canljflbell Island, in the Pa
cific Ocean. Tne commander of the brigan
tine, with the aid of a uoy. kept hi vtsstl
on her course tor a month. Tin, captain
and steward of tlie schooner alone sailed
the vessel 630 miles to New Xealaud, after
losing the crew.
A BATTLE
Bolwecn the British and Rebel Forces
Near Trinkitat.
Desperate ilrsvery of the Rebels, Who
are Defeated With Heavy f.ots. English
less Small-(aroernl firahiini tlv«npln
Tokar.
Trinkitat, March 1. —The British troop 9
had a stubborn fight with the Egyptian
rebels near Fort Baker. Forming his four
thousand men into a square, General Gra
ham ft Ivahced Over sttml knolls find
scrub, a distance of three miles, with tlifi
bagpipes playing and the standards flying,
when the reb.ls opened Are upon him at
long range. Over the entire distance was
strewn the festering bodies of Baker
Pasha’s men. The British continued their
advance without answering the enemy’s
fire until they passed the north.
face of the rebel works. Hot firing then
began on botli s|deS) which lasted several
hoUrs. The rebels contested every inch.
Refusing to fall back, they had to be killed.
Baker Paslm was wounded by a piece o£
shell. The British loss was twenty-four
killed and 142 wounded. It is estimated
that there were one thousand of the enemy
killed. The spoils taken from Bakel -
Pasha were largely recovered.
SUAKIM, March 2.-“ The Arabs lost 1,110
men deud oft the field at Teb) besides guns
nltd other munitions. The whole camp,
including 375 tents and many camels, was
taken. The condition of the camp showed
that the Arabs relied upon being victo
rious. General Graham sends part of the
Tokar garrison to Trinkitat, and destroys
the fortifications. He will then
march to Tftiiianeib, where he will
convoke the (Sheikhs of friendly
tribes and those submitting to him, to
make arrangements to keep open the route
between Suakiin and Berber. After the
battle Baker Pasha and admiral Hewitt re
turned to Trinkitat. The soldiers and
sailors heartily cheered Baker Pasha; Who
Was so severely wounded that he was una
ble to walk. Veterans who took part in
the battle say they never met a more reso
lute foe. The enemy’s trenches were
found completely filled with
corpses. The British troops entered
Tokar at noon Saturday. A few shots wera
exchanged with the enemy, WhMl the fouf
thousand rebels holding the town fled.
Osman Digna is encamped eight miles dis
tant from Suakim. A battle with him is
expected as soon as the British troops re
turn to Suakim from Tokar. The determi
nation and bravery of the rebels
were shown in the fact that when they wer«
charged by the cavalry great num
bers of them threw themselves upon their
backs on the ground and speared the horses
of troopers.as they- dashed over them. The
march to Tokar was accomplished in four
hours from Teb. Hussars scoured the
country and kept tip a desultory skirmish
ing with the enemy, who retired in disor
ganized masses in the direction of
ieb.
J vnun UtUT Ills.
St. Paul, March 2, —Advices from Bis
marck, Jamestown, ami Fargo show that
March came In w ith a blllfiSifd thdtthfdWs
all previous ones of this year into insignifl
' cance. There was a heavy snow fall all
last night, and this morning wind com
menced blowing at the rate of from forty
to fifty miles an hour catching up >now
and driving it in blinding masses so that
it was impossible to stay upon the streets.
Up to midnight no lives have
been ri ported lost from the fact that it was
none ventured to leave their
houses. Trains were delayed all day, und
all cuts are drifted full of snow. The re>
port comes from ail parts of Dakota of
snow. In some places it was light, blit the
wind was terrific. The thermometer is
from five to tell degrees below Zero. The
wind reached this city this evening, but
had spent its force. To-night all points
Northwest are clear; ten to fifteen degrees
below- zero.
An Ancient Masonic Record.
Philadelphia, Pa., March 2.—A most
important original Masonic record ha«
been discovered in tho library of the His
torical Soviet vof Pennsylvania. Tiie relic
consists of the original ledger account of
the first Masonic lodge organized in this
city (Sr. John’s Lodge), from June 34,1731,
to June 24, 1738. Among the members of
the lodge was Benjamin Franklin, who be
came a member according to the records,
in February, 1731. The exact date of
Franklin’s admission to the order was not
known until the discovert- of this ledger.
It, is claimed it is the oldest Masonic lodge
book in America, and one of the oldest in
tiie world.
Storms at Sea.
Halifax, N. S., March 2.-—The steamer
Juliet, from Newcastle, England, reports
fearful storms and seas and revolving hur
ricanes, heavy fields of ice. and immense
ice-bergs. She sighted a two-master
steamer, apparently hard and fast between
two bergs, but could not make out bei
name. L iter she passed an oil-cake or
petroleum ship afire. The crew are be
lievt dto have been rescued by a passing
ship.
A Man Kicked to Death.
Effingham, 111., March 2.—Saturday
evening Philip Pitsing, a prominent Ger
man farmer living in the western part of
the comity, was severely ami probably fa
tally kicked Gy a horse. His skull was
fractured and he sustained other injuries,
lie was leading a horse with a halter, hav
ing tied the end of the strap to his wrist,
when the horse became frightened aiul ran
away, with the above result.
A Desperate Assault.
Joliet, 111., March I.—A murderous as
sault was made upon Captain John Mc-
Donald, Deputy Warden of the Penitentia
ry, this afternoon at tins place by the red
banded assassin and notorious desperado,
Frank P.ande, with a pok«r, crushing the
skull. P.ande was finally subdued alter
being slot in the hin aiid head. In all
probability both will die.
Counterfeiters Arrested.
( HICAGO, 111., March 2. — The authorities
at Smithfleld, 111., telegraphed the United
States Marshal at Springfield informing
him of the arrest of a gang of counter
feiters and the capture of their entire outfit
this morning. Their names are Mr. and
Mrs. Fiestery and Mr. and Mrs. Arnold.
They Want No Education.
Constantinople, March 2.— The porte
has refused the French ambassador per
mission to establish at Beyront a French
college, on the ground that public instruc
tion w< uid interfere with the rights of the
government. The minister sent au indig
nant protest to the Sultan.
XLVIIIth CONGRESS.
First Session.
Washington, February 2ti.— Senate.— Bills
reported favorably: House bill for the relief
of Fite John Porter. Made the special order
for Wednesday, March 12. To prohibit the
mailing of newspapers containing lottery
advertisements; placed on the calendar. Mr.
Jackson submitted a minority report. A
resolution complimentary to the English
Government for tlie presentation of the ship
Alert wtW passed. The ( hair laid before the
Senate unniilshod business, being the bill to
authorize the construction of additional stool
Vessels for tin' navy. After debate bv Messrs,
lisle, McPherson itnd itutler, but without uc
lion tlio Senate wtbit into executive session
and soon adjourned.
1 House.—After the transaction of routine
matters, the House .went Into conunitteo of
the whole (Mr. Cox la tlie chain on
the Plenro-pneumonia Hill. Mr. Hop
kins offered an amendment, pro
viding that the appointment of Cxamtn
urs shall bo with the consent of thqState leg
islature. Mr. Ifandall advocated a resolution.
Which he proposed to offer at ihe proper
tiiilC, recommitting flip bill, with
instructions to the Committee of Agricul
ture to report back n bill which shall embrace a
more thorough system of inspection, to the
end that no diseased animals shall be exported,
and further to report a bill to organize a more
ttrict quarantine against the importation of
diseased animals, und make such recommend
ations as will secure, by the States, such legis
lation as will eradicate the disease known as
pleuro-pneuiuonia. Adjourned.
WaMIIKIWon, February 87. Senate.— I The
bawe§ c-orrilriittbfi oil Indian affairs reported
favorably the bill for the allotment of itliid in
severalty to the Indinnsof the Umatilla Reser
vation in Oregon. Mr. Van Wyck offered the
following resolution. Hcmeed, That the
committee on postoffices and post roads
be directed to inquire whether
at any time the Western Union and Baltimore
and fjliig Telegraph companies, or any officers
Qr employes ol Suit! fcffitljmtoes, entered into
a contract or negotiation for the purpose of
consolidating said companies or making a
combination for any purpose." Referred.
7he Senate resumed consideration of the bill
to provide for the navy, which was debated
the balance of the day, and the Senate ad
lourned.
House.—Mr. ilOfrlsdifi Chairman of the
Ways and Means Committee, repoidell tl res
olution directing the Secretary of the Treas
ury to inform the House how much money is
now in the treasury of the United States, un
der what several provisions of law is it there
retained, and how much, in view of current
ticeipts. expenditures and legal liabilities of
tefe treasury, Win i*<? implied a ; the turn- in
Apildntlon oi" that ptlrt bf Hie public debt now
pjtyable, without embarrassing Ins aeimrt
mint. Adopted. Mr. Uo Fevre
offered a resolution reciting that
speculation and gambling in American farm
prqduets had obtained control of the market
value of these products, and directing the
Committee on tlie Judiciary to prepare a
'Jill prohibiting ♦he purehaee or sale or wheal,
corn, cotton, provisions, of Other articles
oh prime necessity, utfless there be an actual
tiyinsfer or a warehouse receipt necompun
icjf such action; also, a bill authorizing
such government Interference as will
give stability to the price of these com
liifcltfcr,. T lie House Went *p l oCommittee of
thflWholo |Mr. Cox in the chain ”n the
rwlo-pnoumcuiiikbill. Mr. Muldrow offered
v.im amendment ooutiiAbg Ihe operations <>t
■/vr* iw.pu-ii'ffWi
iHaeßdmoiit was ns reed to ri mend mg section
4?)ty adding the words "into any other Slate
oijTorrltory or fonreign country to the clause
tulthniiniug ihe I’rpsidetlt to prohibit the
trills[iui-tmltih tif KiltUo hilt of. a quarantined
Ijße, Territory, or District. Adjiliiinud.
Washington, February-28.— Senate.- Mr.
Ingulfs introduced a bill to remove the in
junction of s erecy from tnc court mar
tial tlml tried General f it/. John Porter, in
order (hat. the inoiiileil ilf ii tit it t wjvu Its de
tails to the public and testify to tho ease, if
called upon, flic Senate resumed considera
tion of the bill to authorize the construction
of stool v essels which was debated at some
length. Mr. Jones (Fla.) offered an amend-
UiePt to it. providing that the construct on of
tlif Vt-sSe! shnUlu Mo the
different navy-yards of the country, l’eiiding
the debate on the amendment the Senate vwmt
into executive session, and soon adjvWrm#.
llbj kfe.—ill - . 1)( ustHAitising to a question of
privilege, sent to tho Clerk'S fleVtt 6tid had read
a resolution adopted by the Executive Com
mittee of the Liberal Union iu the German
Parliament, expressing its appreciation of the
action of tlie House of Representatives In
adopting the resolutions in honor of Edward
Linker. Referred to Committee on Foreign
Affairs. The House restitut’d consideration of
tliu Pleuro-pnomnOnia Hill, tho pending
UMchdineni bking that reported from the
CoV.nittee tiimhf wh(lit> striking out the
fourth section. Hie quaranlihe sr-Otldri. The
nmeiißncut was agreed to; yens l.Vi, nays ilk.
A reAiition recommitting tlie liill to tin-
ComiiMtee of Agriculture with instructions
was riveted. The bill then passed—yeas ISS,
nays 127. Adjourned.
Masiiinoton, February Hi 1 . Fenatk, —An
Original bill p-oViding for tile admission of
the Territory of Dakota was reported from the
Committee on TOrrliOiMOs. Ordered printed
»nd rretimmitted. The Committe on Appro
priations reported back adversely the bill ap
propriating money for the relief of the suf
reibrs from the Pout-horn cyclone. Tho reason
given wastlmt iu the judgment of the miii
mitteo the Buttering was not lb NUCII widespread
character as to baffle all local and State relief.
Tho bill for the construction of st-el cruisers,
after much debate, was passed —yeas, 3H;
nays, 13. Adjourned till Monday.
House.— The House went into committee of
the whole on tho private calendar. Onposi,
tier was developed to the retirement of Gen
era I’leusonton. The bill was finally so
amended as to give him the rank of Colonel,
am! was favorably reported in that form. Mr.
Stefle moved to recommit the bill to the Com
mittee on Military Affairs, with insti notions
to report back a bill placing on the retired
list, with the rank of Colonel, all soldiers of
the late war suffering from total disability
The point of order was raised against this mo
tion. tint pending a decision, several dilatory
motions was made, and tlio rod-call con
sumed the time until 5 o’clock. The l’ost
oflice Appropriation Bill was reported by
Mr. Townshei.d, and referred to the committee
of tin w hole. The House-then took a recess
until 7:30, the evening session to lie held for
eoksfde alien of pension bilis. The House at
tty evening session passed about twenty pen
sion bilis, und adjourned until to-morrow.
Vashington, Marcli 1. — Senate.— Sonato
not in session.
10U.se.— Mr. Oates, from the Committee on
Public Lands, reported a resolution calling on
Hut Secretary of thclnterioff for information
relative to tlm authorized fencing in of public
lands by fnuividnals or con o- a! ions in several
Statrs ard Territories. Adopted. The fol
lowing hills were reported: To provide for
the issue of circulating notes
to National Banking Associations. Re
ferred tt> Ihe committee of the whole. Mr.
Kuoknei submitted a minority report. To es
abiisli u lion d of Inter-State Commerce, and
regulate such Commerce. Referred to the
committee of the whole. To Increase the
pension <jf widows, minor children and de
pendent relatives ol deceased soldiers and
sailors, jieferred to ihe committee on the
whole, 'fcm House, at 190. went into com
mittee <jf ihe whole, Mr. Converse, of
Ohio, in ike chair, on the Naval appropriation
Bill. Al’ttr debate, the Committee rose and
the Ilousk adjourned.
Bfadlatioh Thinks It Mean.
Lon in >.» March 2.—Bradltuigh has sent a
letter to ? nrthcote charging him with hav
ing viola! d the law in having had Brad
laugh ex luded from tho House of Coru
moijs. Tit act, Bradlaughsay s, was mean
andspitel il, and unworthy an English gen
tlemen.
SOUTHERN KEIVS iLEANINUS.
Dr. J. J. liTnn, of Minneapolis, Minn.,
has purchased a largo body of lmd near
Montgomery, Ain,, containing a fine qual
ity of yellow ochre. Tim land contains
forty or fifty acres, and ihst specimens
taken have been examined by the best ex
perts, and pronounced to be a very fine
quality of ochre and equal to that of France.
The land is situated some ten miles from
Montgomery in Elmore County, arid within
four miles of the railroad. Th» ochre is
worth in New York by wholesale forty dol
lars a ton, and-as an examination has
shown the bed to lie from four t > eight feet
thick, it may be said to be a fine invest
ment.
The railroads have carried from Flojirda
to tlie West 500 car-loads o', oranges this
season and there are 100 moM cars to go. A
car carries about 250 boxes.ol' 30,990 oranges.
This m»<ts tho total crop narketed West
21,000,00) oranges, or $420,000 in money,
the oranges netting about s3a box,, or two
cents apiece. As only a third of Ihe crop
went West, the total crop of Florida was
about 60,0)0,000 oranges that netted the
orange growers about $1,200,000.
The ltnltimoro American, in a late
issue says: “A hint to the South: Min
nesota during the past, four years adver
tised her resources in Europe through 390,-
000 printed maps and circulars. Tne an
nual cost was $4,200. Last year upwards
of 35,000 immigrants were attracted to the
State, The Southern States liave been
complaining that they receive but a paltry
part of tlie immigrants. Let them follow
Minnesota’s example. Let them advertise.’,
The ease of the State against Levy E.
Siinger, charged with killing Dr. H. W.
Bassett, a prominent physician of Huuts
vtlie, Ala., in November, 1882, was tried in
the Circuit Court there recently. Defendant
submitted his case to tlio jury without
argument on the State’s testimony, and
the jury returned a verdict of not guilty
after beihg out half an hour. The killing
was caused by a dispute between tho
parties over a dept.
A surprising and remarkable case came
up tor trial in the Criminal Court, at
Huntsville, Ala., recently. N. T. Fuston,
a young man about twenty-four years of
age, of respectable and intelligent appear
ance, has been confined in the county jail
on the charge Of grand larceny. When his
case was called for trial, in reply to ques
tions by the Court, lie stated that he had no
attorney, did not want any, und was
guilty as charged. He goes to the coal
mines (Or two years.
The case of tlie (State vs. J. C. Richard
son, charged with killing Tom McLin, col
ored, came up recently before Judge Ma
lone at Athens, Ga., for investigation, and
RichaPdso'i win i!i/<hSieged from custody;
(hare being no evidence to sustain tlie
’cmtt-gpi
R. P. Roddy, a Greenville, S. C,, man,
lias had erected over the spot where lie is
to be buried a fine monument, and is at
present engaged in railing flowers to be
devoted to tlie Name purpose. He prefers
making all the arrangements for before and
after bis death himself. He is at present
enjoying good health.
In Bartow County, Ga., there is a vast
salpeti'C cave, the property of Col. Mark
Hardin. Finn tittle immemorial it lias
been the home of countless swarms of
bats. There are ten large chambers in
which tons and tons of gunnohave been de
posited. It Is proposed to mine this out
and use it for fertilizers,
Henry Haralson, a popular voting law
yer «t Fort Payne, Aha., was fatally
stabbed a niiY days ago in an encounter
with a dentist, Dr? Roe, formerly of Bir
mingham. The quarrel arose over accounts
Haralson held against Roe. Roe cut Har
alson’s throat. He leaves a wife and three
children. There is great indignation over
the killing fit Fort Payne.
The press throughout Florida is agitating
a special session of the Legislature for the
purpose of appropriating funds to place tlie
State in a position to make a .present-able
appearance at the World’s Industrial and
Cotton Centennial Exposition next winter.
In a desperate fight between a hand of
liorse-thlaVeS and a constable’s posse, near
Greenwood, Tex., recently, Dr, AY. F.
Smith, one of the posse, was shot through
tlie bowels;, he is dying. It is thought a
number Of others were wonnded, hut how
serioilsly is Unknown, Two horses belong
ing to tlie posse were killed. One thief was
shot in tho breast, but escaped.
Harry Stith, a colored policeman, ar
rested Harry Johnson, a well known steam
boat engineer, at Vicksburg, Miss., on the
27ih, for sonic trivi il offense. Johnson re
fused to go with the officer, and stabbed
him in the groin. Stitli then shot Johnson
twice. Both died in a few minutes.
The well being sunk by the ice company
in Vicksburg, hu<l reached a depth of 40}
feet, a few days ago, and work is still going
on. Col. President of the ice com
panv, • expressed a ill-termination to
strike water if he has to bore through to tb°
other side.
White the funeral services of Mrs. Wil*
'iams was in progress recently at Knox
ville, Tenn., a porch fell, wounding six in
attendance, among whom are three popu
lar ladies. One of the latter escaped with a
broken ankle, while another’s arm was
broken.
Miss Alice Gbeex, Postmaster at Bir
mingham, Ala., died there recently of con
sumption. Her father, T. U. Greeu, was
immediately appointed her successor bv
the President.
Rev. T. G. Thurston and daughter, aged
sixteen, were drowned at Oxford, N. C., a
few days ago. Thurston was a Presby
terian minister of Hickory, aud was on his
way to Taylorsville to preach.
The marriage license being three dollar?
in North Carolina and ouiv seventy-five
cents in South Carolina, a great many
North Carolina couples who want to marry,
cross over the line and are joined iu iiw
cheaper locality. \
StraSßCßg, Va., expects soon to have a
steam pottery, with capacity to turn out at
least 100,000 gallons of stoneware annu
ally, and will employ thirty or forty
hands.
VOL. I.—NO. *2.
SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.
—An inventorof Sandy Crock. X. Y.,
has been offered $1 ,'OOi for a half in
terest in h s patent hair-pin. —-xY. a'.
Hun.
A ltarn ss-maker of Templeton,
Mass., xv o is ninety-three years old,
made ten h vrnes-es last year, doing tha
stitching by hand.— Boston Pets'.
--A silk farm has been es ablished in
Eowhattan County, Ya , by a number
of I ren h families. Another one xvdl
soon be est ib ishtul in North Carolina.
— Phi'.alelphi'i l‘rcis.
—Ventilated 1 od clothes is one of the
latest inventions of KngUsh genius.
They are p trtorate l and alloxv tne va
p>r from the body to escap-\ — N. 1".
Tima.
Brass pins xyere made b\' hand
many centuries agb. A Massachusetts
man invented those with a solid head,
1 ut their first manufacture was in E-ug
land, in IKJ;U —Bo 'on Her,ill.
-The term “telephrase” has l>ee;i
applied by I rof. Fleeming Jenkiu to
‘ the t ansmi s <>n of vehicles by elec
tricity to a distance independent of any
control exoresed irom the vehicle.”
An experimental telephrage line has
been constructed in EnglaniC
People out West who des : re to raise
silkworms need not wait to set out mul-
I erry tie s. The leaves of the (Usage
orange are found to be just as good f/>r
s’lk worm foul as those of the mul
berry, :n 1 there are many miles of
< s’ge lit due ready for use distributed
over the we t. A. Y. Examiner.
—M. Ration de I mta brought before
the Fren li Academy of Science a
m mth awo a treatise on "(fiio’eta from
the : t.uVd point of Chemislry.” His
view after long a tention to physiologi
cal stud es, is titat this dread disease is
exc’usively propagated through the res
piral >ry organ-y an I His chemical in
|ii ries convince itirn (Rat the only safe
t'eatment is to cause Ihe patient to in
hale with prudence hype zot c vapor
m xed with air.
Mr. Shields, by layoff )>ip ‘ s P nforat
ed at intervals of some hundred yards
out o' F. lk.-tone harbor, and foreinp:
oil throuff i them, sueoeeefuliy carried
out, th-"other day,'his invention for
e dming stormy water and making easy
the entrance for vessels in distress. As
he oil for the purpose can be procured
for s x pence a ga I >n, and as fifteen or
twenty eallons completely calmed the
entrance to Folk stone in a very stiff
bree e, it is muni est how easy of appli
ance and t heap the plan is.
A ( c :eva d n jut has invented a
new and ingenious jiroie-s of tooth
drawing. A square of India rubber,
pierced with a. central hole, is pushed
over the too:h till the upper part of
the roo‘ is na thed. The luaia rubber
gradually contracts, pulls on tie root,
and th • o ending tooth is finally enuc
leated, without ca ising the patient any
Ia n whatever. Four or the da s a:o
required to complete the operation.
Very little bleeding and a slight swel
ling o' the gum are the truly inconve
nience experienced.
PITH AND POINT.
—Quest'on: How many dogs can a
min keep who can not afford to take a
paper.'
—-There can lie no good in a man who
emits bad language when he opens h s
mouth. —Vh cac/o Times.
—The tendency to sleep too soundly
can be overcome by Raving hot soda
biscuits for sup{ er.
_lt is not every woman who can
travel all over tho country on a dollar;
but the woman whose picture is on that
coin manages to do it.
—-Delauudi what doan’ come nachul
"■rates mighty harsh on de human year.
Do dry, hoarse lau ,h o de owl makes a
chicken ,e d mi hty oneasy.— ArkansaW
Traveler.
—Afler a man lias been moving hea
v,n and earth to get a job, and iinally
sue eeds, it is so soothing to his feel-
Ings to learn by the papers that he has
-accepted a pbsltio i:”— J)e‘roit Post'.
—An editor says if as many people
know how to pay their subscriptions as
well as they think they kntav how to
nit) a nc.YSj aper, editors would have an
easier time of it.
—A learned dentist si of “enu
elea ino- a tooth.” koundstme, does n’t
it ,J hit me one ation hurts as bad as
though he l.ad said “yanked out.
-Bo lon Tra i. trip?.
—it is e’aimed that the coming tea
•iop i -short bv ono-f >urih. but 3 0,1
ca .,’t s are this'eountry by such a story.
\nv s' ortare down to one-half can e»‘-
jlv be ma le up with marsh hay.--X>t>
troi‘ Fr.e Ere s.
*•]{ vo i would freeze,” said (Iror-s*
snuggl ng up a lit tle closer, “you wcujd
make delicio«3 ice- ream. If you
were t o ire ze,” -responded Amelia with
severity, after eat lung a whiff of I n
breath, “you would mase a good rpm
punch. ’ —A. 1. limes.
Fdmuni ( - Stedman, the .banker
noet/who has begun for the sec ond time
>o make his lortuue. was offered several
posit ons in journalism soon after his
recent failure. He declined their, how
ever as he had a family to support and
couldn t afford the luxury.— N. X.
H rap 'i c.
Man's life.
li am in i‘Go ‘J live a thousand years.
When last h.s life h-ul ) a sjo
He mizht, b ■ s.riet e< o lomy,
A tortune b ive am s»ed.
Then, ha ins’ a'uine 1 s.ime common sens
And know cd-'c. too, of life.
He could s?!ect the wo nan who
Would make him a true wire.
CuT as it is, man basil t tiuu
To over, pay hi- debts,
Hi weds tj txi ac<mjiinte i tyi.ii
Toe woman whom he gets.
fl (\ po ine, in Detroit Frcg Pre s.