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CURRENT TOPICS.
A novelty in toys is the educational
wagon.
Bonnets grow more and more harrowing
in ugliness.
Anew religious sect lias been started in
Pittsburgh, Pa.
Oyster crabs, a luxury for the few only,
retail at $2 per quart.
Nevada sends exhibits to New Orleans
to the value of $60,000.
A \ ermont woman, eighty years old, is
a petitioner for divorce.
Henry Villard is now living quietly
with his family in Paris.
Putting a natural rose on the toe of
house slippers is a new kick.
Robinston, Me., has lost but two build
ings by fire iu thirty-four years.
Jefferson Davis will complete his
seventy-seventh year next June.
Washington Territory voted in favor
of the taxation of ck urch property.
Cassius M. Clay is suffering from a can
cerous affection of the face. He is at the
Albany Hospital.
The workmen on the Washington monu
ment have their dinners served at the dizzy
height of 530 feet.
To escape compulsory military service
nearly 90,000 young men have left Prussia
during the past six years.
Ex-Empress Eugenie is now able, it is
said, to refer to her unfortunate son with
out being overcome with sorrow.
The Lord Mayor of London is a Method
ist lay preacher, and recently delivered a
sermon at the opening of the Methodist
Church.
The wedding outfit of a South Carolina
bride embraces fourteen dresses, ten pairs
of shoes and five bonnets. She is going to
be very happy.
The widow of the great novelist, W. M.
Thackeray, is hopelessly deranged, and
has been cared for by one of her husband’s
friends for years.
During the last fiscal year over $8,000,-
000 worth of precious stones were imported
by this country, to say nothing of what
was smuggled.
Bridgeport, Connecticut, is glorying in
an epidemic of twins. That is a native
American movement that will not meet with
factious opposition.
A writer on the habits of birds says:
“One feat sometimes ascribed to man is,
in the case of birds, a literal fact—-they can
sleep with one eye open.”
Mr. Joseph Thorpe, of Eau Claire, Wis.,
and a recent graduate of Harvard, will it is
said, lead to the altar Miss Annie Longfel
low, daughter of the poet.
A cough-drop man in New York has just
died a millionaire. He might have gone in
on worm lozenges and made another mil
lion, but he didn’t care for money.
The House of Representatives of Ver
mont refused to increase the Governor’s
meager salary to $2,000, but added SSOO to
the present amount and made it $1,500.
Miss Kate Field, in her new lecture,
goes for tho Salt Lake saints vigorously
thus: “The whole Mormon territory might
be fittingly roofed over as an insane asy
lum.”
In Germany they don’t call it the honey
moon. They limit the period of the newly
married couple’s bliss and term it the
“Flitterwoche,” literally the “spangled
week.”
• More cider is drank in France than any
other country, and the best French article
is made in Normandy, famous for its
apples, which are prized throughout the
Continent.
“M. Arthur Chester” is the way in
which the Paris papers allude to tho Presi
dent, and some of the little evening jour
nals already have begun to talk of “M.
Cleveland Grover.”
A New Haven druggist says he has
many calls for cigarettes from actresses
and also from young ladies of good families.
Some married ladies smoke with their
husband’s consent.
Porpoise meat is sold in Philadelphia as
a substitute for beef. It is red, juicy, ten
der and of fine grain, very pleasant and
savory to the taste. It is known to the
trade as “dolphin meat.”
Eight Philadelphia lawyers have prac
ticed for more than fifty years. The
younger members of the bar think of em
ploying a small-pox patient to call on these
venerable gentlemen at an early day.
Mr. Wiggins, who once kicked up the
meteorological dust in tho role of weather
prophet, has joined the Salvation Army at
Hamilton, Ont., and is going through the
country calling on people to repent.
Virginia has a larger State debt than
any other State in the Union, Tennessee
being second, and Louisiana third. The
total debt, State, county and city, is larger
per capita in Massachusetts than in any
other State.
Lady Milward, the daughter of Justice
Coleridge, and the heroine of the reigning
sensation in London, is thirty-five years
of age. Yet she talks about coming to
America to lecture about her troubles.
The whole of Siberia, with 4,000,000 of
population, has only two newspapers and
a bi-monthly of a geographical society.
The city of Harkoff, with 126,000 inhabit
ants and a university, has only two dailies
and two monthlies.
Five out of the twenty-one Presidents
were of Scotch-Irish lineage— Jackson,
Polk, Buchanan, Johnson and Arthur; two
of Scotch, Grant and Hayes: one of Welsh
Jefferson, and one of Dutch, x . an Bnren;
the remaining twelve being of English de
scent.
The poet Whittier has just painted his
fine old substantial wooden house at Amos
burg, Mass., a pale cream color.
Mr. Jacob Huntsbargf.r, now living a!
Gerfnantown, 0., was born in Dauphin
County, Pa., November 15, 1781, and is
therefore 103 years old. He has voted every
Democratic Presidential ticket from Jeffer*
#on to Cleveland.
TRENTON, DADE COUNTY, GA„ WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 10, ISS4.
POWDER IN A KITCHEN
Accidentally Exploded, Tears the
House to Pieces.
Eight Persons Receive the Fearful Blast—
One Rxpevted to Recover.
Dover, N. H., December s. —Stephen
Young, a well-to-do farmer of Strafford
Corner,-eighteen miles from here, had oc
casion to drill through rock for a well in
the rear of his house. Re employed Geo.
L. Goodwin to do the work, assisted by Z.
Taylor Berry. A basket of Atlas powder
cartridges was used in boring the well, one
of which Goodwin attached to a battery,
which did not work. He placed the battery
and cartridges in the kitchen, on a basket
containing other cartridges. About
five o’clock. George Young, of Lowell,
Mass., a visitor, iu company with Miss
Sadie Greenfield, took the battery in his
hand. Instantly a loud explosion followed.
The house was demolished, the first floor
being blown into the cellar, and the back
part of the house blown out. At the time,
eight persons were in the house, and all
were terribly injured. GeorgeL. Goodwin,
died this morning. The'.following four will
die: George Young, jr., Joseph May, Mary
Anne Young, and Z. T. Berry. Those in
jured, but not fatally, are Sadie Greenfield,
Ella Ready, and Stephen Young. At
Ip. m. Z. T. Berry, Joseph May’s and
George Young’s death was hourly ex
pected. Mary Anne Young may linger
some days. The house took fire, and with
its contents, was burned to the ground.
Everybody was afraid to go near the house
during the fire, fearing a further explo
sion of cartridges. The explosion was
heard a distance of fifteen miles. Money
and notes of considerable value were
lost. Of the seven survivors, it is
doubtful if any will recover, except Miss
Sadie Greenfield. To-night the death of
George Young, Mary Young, Zachary F.
Berry and Joseph May is expected at any
moment. Ella Ready, heretofore thought
only slightly injured, is growing rapidly
worse from internal burns. Stephen Young,
aged eighty-three years, became prostrate
this afternoon from his wounds, and it is
thought his injuries may prove fatal, ow
ing to his extreme age. Miss Greenfield is
out of danger. She is a sister
of High Sheriff Greenfield, and was
soon to be married to Geo. Young. Stephen
Young is the wealthiest farmer in town.
The faces of the victims are black from the
dynamite. Two surgeons are in constant
attendance. The moans of the sufferers
are dreadful. The scene of the explosion
is visited by crowds, but nothing marks
the spot except a pile of bricks from four
large chimneys.
The Cotton Crop.
New York, December s.—The cotton
crop for 1883 as reported by the National
Cotton Exchange, September 1, 1884,
amounted to 5,713,000 bales. The total
quantity given by Bradstreets eight months
before was but 21,000 smaller. This year
Bradstreet’s report of the size of the crop
for 1884 is 5,418,360 bales, distributed as fol
lows:
P r o ba b 1 e
total yield
Total yield as shown
as reported by addi
by corre- tion of 8
States spondents. per cent.
North Carolina 346,009 373,680
South Carolina 493,000 532,000
Georgia 744,000 803,500
Florida 54.000 58,320
Alabama 661,000 713,880
Mississippi 707,000 763,560
Louisiana...*. 347,000 347,760
Texas 838,000 905,040
Arkansas 496,600 535.680
Tennessee 286,000 308,880
Virginia, Mo., Ind., Ty.,&c 45,000 48,600
Total bales 5,017,000 5,418,360
A Blind Man Hanged.
Toronto, December 5. —An Owen Sound
dispatch says: Cook Teets, convicted of
murdering his wife, was hanged this morn
ing. Since his sentence, a month ago,
Teets has been perfectly composed, and on
all occasions protested his innocence. The
condemned man, who was totally blind,
was convicted of having murdered his
wife by poisoning in the Township of
Artemesia a year ago. >He had married
her a short time previous to her death, get
ting insurance of $4,400 on her life, pay
able to himself. They went to the States
for a few weeks, and about a week after
they came back Mrs. Teets died in convul
sions. On the contents of her stomach
being analyzed, strychnine was found.
The evidence clearly pointed to the hus
band as having administered it, and a ver
dict of guilt}’ was recorded against him.
Convicted Mormons Sentenced.
Prescott, Arizona, December s. —Judge
Howard to-day sentenced the convicted
polygamists, Amman M. Tenny, Bishop P.
Christofferson and C. I. Kemp, each to
pay a fine of SSOO and to be imprisoned
three and a half years in theU. S. House of
Correction, at Detroit, Mich. Much sym
pathy is expressed for Kemp. He leaves
two wives and twelve children in
destitute circumstances. He desired to plead
guilty, but'was prevented under pain of
excommunication from the MormonChureh.
The sentences of Bishops Win. J. Flake
and James F. Skanson, who pleaded guilty,
are each fined SSOO and six months confine
ment in the Yuma Penitentiary.
The Valise was Loaded.
Kingston, Ont., December,’!. —An excit
ing event occurred on the Kingston and
Pembroke Railroad out-bound trained last
evening. It seems that one of the passen
gers had a valise which contained some
kind of chemicals that heat affected,
and while the train was running #t
a good speed an explosion oc
cured. About thirty people were in the car,
and a great commotion followed. Tho fire
communicated to the scats, and but for the
efforts of the trainmen and passengers,
who applied snow in the absence of water,
the coach would have been destroyed. The
contents of the valise are unknown.
Smuggled Chinamen Drowned.
Victoria, B. C., December 5.—A few
days since it was reported that a three-ton
sloop, which left here with nineteen China
men. who were to lie smuggled, and two
white men. for the American shore, had
been swamped and all hands lost. In
addition to this disaster, two more white
men, who left Voul Bay seven weeks ago
in a leaky boat with twelve Chinamen, for
Washington Territory, have not since been
heard of, and all are believed drowned.
The temptation to smuggle Chinamen
across the border is very strong, as for each
one landed the owners of the boat receive
twenty-five dollars
THE PRESIDENT-ELECT.
After Laying Down the Duties of Governor
He Shall Listen to Ilis Friends—Things
May Not Move as Fast as Some
Wish.
New York, December 4. —A Washington
special to the Evening I’ost says: “A
prominent Democratic member of Congress
who has recently visited Governor Cleve
land, says the latter said to him: ‘I in
tend to resign on the 6th of January, and
as Lieutenant Governor Hill will adminis
ter the Executive office for the next year, I
have turned the writing of the message
over to him. After laying down the duties
of Governor, I shall listen to what
ever my Democratic friends have to
say. I shall divide my time between Albany
and Buffalo until the day arrives to go to
Washington. I intend to give due consid
eration to the counsel of our party friends.
It may be that when I enter the Presiden
tial office some things may not move as fast
as some Democrats wish. But I thiqk it
would be better to go slow, and be sure. We
cannot hope to avoid mistakes,
but if we proceed slowly we
will make fewer mistakes than
if we go with a rush.’ The member of Con
gress with whom Mr. Cleveland talked
says the Governor will become President
without any ambition for a second term;
that he holds to the second-term principle
laid down in his letter of acceptance, and
declared that his great object is to admin
ister the Government as to lay the founda
tion of a long-continued Democratic rule.
Governor Cleveland spoke to his visitor of
the efforts of certain hotels in Washington
to use him for advertising purposes,
by offering him their hospitalities free
of charge, and emphatically declared
he would not stop at any hotel that
sought to get him as a guest. The
Governor incidentally alluded to the report
of a quarrel between himself and Hen
dricks, saying that they did not in their
conversation discuss politics, and that two
men never parted more pleasantly. This
Congressman drew from his conversation
with Mr. Cleveland that the latter has not
yet made up his mind with regard to a
single Cabinet appointment. He is defer
ing these matters until he retires from the
Governorship.”
France and China.
Paris, December 4. —General Briere de
Lisle, Commander of the French forces in
Tonquin, telegraphs that an Imperial de
cree urging natives to poison the French,
has been placarded in Loch-Nay. It is is
sued, he says, by order of the Viceroy of
Kwang-Tung.
London, December 4. —The Pall Mall
Gazette discredits the dispatch yesterday
from Hong Kong to the Times , which
stated that China was determined to resist
France a l’outrance, and would insist on
her suzerainty over Anam. The Standard's
Hong Kong dispatch says the
Chinese appear to have aban
doned 'all hopes of mediation, and
are determined upon a vigorous policy.
Twelve men-of-war are ordered to engage
the French fleet, and break the Formosa
blockade. There are twenty-four Germans
onthefleet. One commands a ship under
the Chinese Admiral. Satisfaction is ex
pressed, as a’ short and sharp campaign
will make one of the combatants readier to
entertain proprositions of peace. The
present situation is ruining trade.
Heir to a Million.
Philadelphia, Pa., December s.—Rich
ard Bracken, who is known among Irish
Nationalists as the President of the Wolf
Tone Club, and who is the proprietor of a
modest restaurant, has inherited from his
uncle, Richard O’Keefe, property in Brazil,
valued at sl,o* ,000. The notice of his
uncle’s comes from Desmond & Co.,
English bankers, at Pernambuco, Brazil,
and was forwarded through a reputable
firm of Philadelphia lawyers. There seems
to be no doubt of the genuineness of the
w indfall.
Terrible Dynamite.
Boston, December 4.—A fearful explosion
of dynamite and gunpowder occurred at
the house of Stephen Young, in Stafford,
N. J. Eight persons were injured, and
four will die. The injured are; Stephen
Young, George Young, a man named Berry
and one named Goss, daughter of Mr.
Young, Miss Sadie Greenfield of Rochester,
and two others, names not ascertained.
Young’s daughter and Berry are dying.
Some of the others are very seriously in
jured. The house and contents were burn
ed to the ground.
Youthful Mail Robber Plead Guilty.
Detroit, Mich., December s.—John
Brewster, aged sixteen, son of the Post
master at Midland, Mich., brought hereon
the charge of robbing the mails, this after
noon, pleaded guilty and was remanded to
jail to await sentence. The stealing was
caused by his infatuation with a young
girl with whom he ran off, but who
dropped him at East Saginaw.
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There Can Be No Mormons in Arizon*.
Prescott, Ariz., December 4. —There
have been five polygamy convictions in
this city within a week. In the first three
cases, Tenny, Christophorson and Kemp,
the convictions were found on the evidence.
Two cases were tried to-day, Elders Fake
and Skonson. They pleaded guilty. This
is regarded as settling the questioi of
Mormon rule in Arizona. Sentence wil be
passed by Judge Howard to-morrow.
Cuban Sugar Crop.
Havana, December 4. —ln the past veek
over sixteen estates in the Provime of
Matanzas began grinding the sugar irop.
TheCaibarien Dairo estimates tho sngar
crop in that locality at 6G.000 hhds. The
San Josa sugar estate, near Curdenas, is
the first estate in that district to login
work. The juice showed a density of nine
degrees.
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Foreign Christmas Presses.
Washington, Decern her 4. —The Post
office officials find that a largo number of
packages of merchandise, evidently intend
ed for Christmas presents for fritmls in
foreign countries, are beginning to he sent
through the mails. All articles of this
character are unmailable to foreign coun
tries. and in consequence find their way to
the Dead Letter Office. .
Great Gale.
London, December 5.—A great gale pre
vailed throughout England yesterday,
causing much damage to property. Many
persons were drowned by the suddm rise
of the tide on the coast.
TWO LUCRETIA BORGIAS.
Clearing up the Mystery of the
Dosed Milk at Fort Spring, Va.
Two Servants Arrested for the Attempted
Poisoning of Fourteen Persons.
White Sulphur Springs, Va., Decem
ber 7.—Excitement continues intense in
this county over the poisoning at Fort
Spring, and County Attorney Dennis is at
the scone, working up testimony. Doctor
Beard, of Anderson, and Crowley, of Lew
isburg, are in attendance upon the sick, of
which several are yet in a precarious con
dition. Three attempts were made, and
arsenic and strychina used each time.
The families of Mathew Mann and Jas.
W. Goodwin, his son-in-law, reside within
fifty yards of each other and take
their meals together—in all fourteen
persons. On November 24 the first attempt
was made, the milk having been poisoned,
but the acrid taste of the strychnine pre
vented the families from drinking it. Mr.
Godwin discovered it, and was made dan
gerously sick, but the milk was thrown
away without examination. On the 27th
a second attempt was made. The family
partook of biscuit, and Mann and bis wife
narrowly escaped death. Still no steps at
detection were taken. The last attempt was
on Monday night last.at which timethemilk
was poisoned, and was partaken of by all
but two persons. The result was that
twelve members were in violent convul
sions. Dr. Beard was summoned by tele
graph, and upon examination of the milk
found particles of strychnine glittering on
Its surface. He offered it to three dogs;
two refused it. and the third lapped six
swallows and died in ten minutes. Another
physician was summoned, and everything
possible was done for the sufferers. The
adults have been removed from danger,
but four little children are now wavering
between life and death. The use of arseuic
and strychnia together prevented sure
dentil. Hail either been used singlv death
must have inevitably followed. What lent
mystery to the affair was that persons
about the house, including servants, had
been poisoned. A detective from Charles
ton came to the .spring and worked up the
case. After two days Esther Ellis and Mary
Johnson, colored women who lived near by,
were arrested and committed to jail.
They had been discharged from the employ
of the families, and wore'Supposed to have
been actuated by revenge. They procured
the poisons separately at Lewisburg, and
are supposed to have placed it in the milk
and flour at nigut. In their desire for re
venge they used too much poison, and thus
were saved the lives of nine out of thirteen
persons. The four little children have suf
fered excruciatingly, and may have died
before this time.
Imports of Merchandise.
Washington, December 7.—Mr. Nimmo,
Chief of the Bureau of Statistics, has submit
ted his annual statement showing imports
of merchandise, with the rates of duty and
amounts of duty collected thereon. It ap
pears that the act of March 3, 1883, re
duced the average ad valorem rates as
follows: On iron and steel manu
facturers thereof, 3.04 per cent.; cloth
ing wool, 11.36 per cent.: combing wool,
8.57 per cent.; carpet wool, 2.82 per cent.:
manufactures, wool, 2.26 per cent., and
manufactures, silk. 9.15 per cent. The act
mentioned raised the average ad valorem
rates as follows: On sugar and inelada,
1.06 per cent.; manufactures, cotton, 2.65
percent.; earthen and China ware, 14.56
per cent.: glass and glassware, 0.63 per
cent.; spirits and wines, 14. ledger cent.,
and malt liquors, 3.06 per cent.
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Convict Fatally Cuts a Fellow-Prisonpr.
Joliet, 111., December 7. —Last night
ane of the penitentiary guards was at
tracted to cell 301 by cries of murder, and
found a convict, John Kelly, a burglar,
stabbing his cell mate, William Gains.
The murderous convict refused to desist, in
flicting stab a(it» stab with brutal ferocity,
an<l continuingall the turnkey arrived,
unlock* A lhe cell and overpowered him.
Gains’ ■ody was gashed by more than
twenty mounds, one of them across the
ibdomeM from whiqh the bowels protruded.
He can not live. The blade of the knife
was broken in three pieces. No cause is
assigned. Gains belongs to a good family
of Brooklyn. Kelly has a brother in New
York
Temperance Excitement at Pittsburgh.
Pittsrurgh, Pa., December 7. —Francis
Murphy has inaugurated another temper
ance revival in this city, which promises to
excel that of eight years ago. Twenty-five
hundred signatures to the pledge were ob
tained since last Sunday, and at a ineetiing
at Music Hall to-night seven thousand peo
ple were present, and at least two thousand
were unable to gain admission. The meet
ing was the largest ever presided over fcy
Mr. Murphy.
Gang of Alleged Swindlers Arrested.
Logan sport , Ind., December 7.—A quar
tette of confidence men were arrested at
this place last night. Dr. A. M. Chord, a
practicing physician of this city, is chief of
the gang. The exposure produced a pro
found sensation. It is stated that this
party has bilked the farmers in adjoining
counties out of thousands of dollars in the
last year. Will Bernetba, Asa lVrigo and
John Ditz are the names of Chord’s confed
arates.
Policeman Implicated in a Burglary.
Kt. Louis. December 7. Charles Clark,
arrested in Springfield, Mo., for burglariz
ing a safe iu this city, has implicated a
policeman and three city officers in the
crime, and says the money was divided
equally and the scrip sold to a broker.
Police Chief Shot for a Burglar.
Binghampton, N. Y., December 7.—E. F.
Brooks. Chief of Police of Waverly , N. Y.,
was probably fatally shot by a policeman,
who mistook the Chief for a burglar. The
officer and Chief were in a store looking
for burglars.
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Lost the Family Umbrella.
Cincinnati, December 7.—Lowena Mon
roe, aged fifteen, tried to drown herself in
the Ohio River because her mother repri
manded her for losing the family umbrella.
Snow-Storm in California.
Bakersfield, Cal., December 7.— Three
inches of snow fell to-day. This is unpre
cedented iu the h'story of this section of
the State.
XLVIII. CONGRESS.
Second Session.
Washington, December I.—Senate.—
Promptly at noon the President of the Sen
a.t i called the body to order, and prayer was
offeree]- Bills introduced and referred: By
Mr. Cullom—To prohibit distinctions being
made in the military service of tho United
States against uny class of American citi
zens Also to enable officers of
tho army promoted for gallantry
and distinguished services in the war of the
rebellion, to be retired with rank and full
pay of the rate to which promoted. Also to
facilitate promotion throughout tho army by
retiring from active service, upon their own
application, officers of the army who served
in the war of tho rebellion; also to author
ize lighting of navigable rivers of the United
States with electricity; also, to authorize the
increase of the capital stock of the Com
mercial National Hank of Chicago. By Mr.
Ilolph —To prevent obstifßd ion of the navi
gable waters of tho United States, and to
protect the public works against trespass or
injury. Mr. Ingalls offered a resolution,
which was agreed to. instructing <he Com
mittee on Public Lands td reaort. such legis
lation as necessary to authorize the Secre
tary of the Interior summarily to remove all
fences illegally constructed oi* the public
domain. The President's message was read
at 1:35, after which the Senate adjourned.
House.—At noon the Speaker’s gavel
called the House to order. Mr. Holman pre
sented the credentials of Mr. Shively, mem
ber-elect from t lie Thirteenth Indiana
District, to succeed Mr. Calkins, resigned,
and that gentleman took the oath of office.
The House took a recess of fifteen minutes.
At 1:40 the President’s message was received
and immediately read. The message
was referred to the Committee of the
Whole on the State of the Union, and with
accompaning documents ordered printed.
Mr. Hutchins, from theCommiltee on Appro
priations, reported a Dill making temporary
provision for the naval service. Referred to
the committee of the whole. Formal an
nouncement was made of the death of Rep
resentatives Duncan and ' Evins, and the
House adjourned.
Washington, December 2.—Senate.—Mr.
Sheffield, the new Senator from Rhode
Island, was sworn in. The Chair laid before
the Senate reports of the Secretary of the
Treasury and Comptroller of Currency. Mr.
Vest offered a resolution directing investiga
tion into all leases of lands in Indian Terri
tory for grazing or other purposes, by In
dian tribes, the number of acres embraced
in said leases, their terms and persons or
corporations becoming lessees; also all cir
cumstances under which leases were made,
the means used-in obtaining leases, and
whether authorized by law. After consider
able debute, the matter was laid over one
day.
House—Mr. Sifcith sworn in ns successor to
Mr. Kasson, of lowa. A resolution offered
by Mr. Follett, for investigation of tho con
duct of Marshal Wright, of the Southern
District of Ohio, in the October election,
was adopted.
Washington, December 3.—Senate.—Mr-
McPherson introduced a bill to suspend the
coinage of silver dollars. It provides that on
and after the passage of the act the. coinage
of the silver dollar shall be suspended; that
the Secretary of the Treasury shall be di
rected not to reissue any United States notes
of a denomination less than live dollars, and
to destroy all United States notes
of less denomination than live
dollars, and cease engraving or
printing all such notes. It authorizes the
Secretary of the Treasury, upon deposit of
silver bullion in such sub-treasury as he
shall designate, to issue to the depositor
thereof silver certificates having upon their
face the weight and market value of
the metal so deposited, calculated in United
States gold dollars at tho rate of
twenty-five and eight-tenths standard
grains to the dollar. The Secretary is also
authorized and required on the presentation
of any silver certificates issued under the
provision of t he act, by legal holders thereof,
to redeem the same by delivering to tlie de
positors silver bullion of the weight and
fineness certified upon the certificate, and
immediately cancel and destroy such certifi
cate.
House.—The bill passed authorizing the
construction of a bridge across the St. Croix
River between Stillwater and Taylor’s Falls.
On motion of Mr. Cobb, the Senate amend
ments to tho House bill forfeiting the un
earned land grant of the Atlantic N Pacific
Railroad Company wore non-concurred in.
On motion of Mr. Randall, the House went
into Committee of the Whole (Mr. Cox, of
New York, in the chair), on the Dill making
temporary provision for the naval service.
Washington, December 4.—Senate.—Bills
Introduced and referred: Granting a pen
sion to General Grant. For the erection of a
public building at New Orleans,, to cost
11,000,000. Mr. Cameron, of Pennsylva
nia, submitted the following which he
desired to lie over and be prompt,
Whereas the shipping trade in Amer
ican vessels is depressed and. the
export trade in American produce is lan
guishing for want of a market that might be
reached if tho shipping trade was in the
hands of citizens of the United States, there
fore “Resolved, That the Committee on
Finance be and is hereby directed to in
quire whether it be expedient to expend
the surplus revenue oi' the United States,
or any portion thereof, for tlie purpose of
reviving the stripping and export trade by
allowing a rebate from tariff duties on for
eign goods imported in ships built and
owned in the United States, and by also al
lowing ft premium on American grown pro
ducts and articles of American manufacture
exported in American vessels, and report by
bill or otherwise.” Adjourned until Monday.
House.—Bills introduced and referred:
To provide for an Arkansas River Com
mission. Relative to surplus revenue.
The text is us follows: “Be it enacted
that the Secretary of tho Treasury be
and is hereby authorized and directed
to apply the surplus revenues at any timo in
the Treasury in excess of $100,000,000. not
otherwise appropriated!to the redemption of
United States bonds, and when any of said
bonds are redeemable at the pleasure of the
Government, it, shall not be lawful to apply
any portion of said surplus to the purchase
of bonds at premium.” To prohibit the re
moval of any honorably discharged soldier,
sailor or oranv widow or dependent
relative of the same, from any office in the
civil the United States except for
specified cause. To establish the office of
Government Architect. A resolution calling
for further information relative to imprison
ment of American citizens in Great Britain.
To admit free of duty articles intended for
exhibition at the World’s Exposition, to lie
held by the colored race in Chicago,in 1885. The
House resumed consideration of the Inter-
State commerce bill but without, action, ad
journed until Monday.
Fifty Horses Perish by Fire.
Baltimore,Md., December 4. —Early this
morning fire in the stables of Hall’s Springs
Passenger Railway Company completely
destroyed the large building, together with
manv of the cars and fifty
horses. The flames startetim the hayloft,and
spread so rapidly that only fifteen of the
horses could be taken out, and only one
car removed. There were sixty-eight
horses in the stable when the fire was dis
covered, and seventeen were rescued, al
though badly scorched. The fire started
over the front entrance, and after the halt
ers were cut the horses refused to be led
from the burning building. Ten cars
burned. Loss, $20,000; insurance, SIO,OOO.
Deadly Diphtheria.
Montreal, December 4.—ln the parish
of St. Scholastiaue twenty children have
died from diphtheria lately, and seventy
cases are now reported.
VOL I.—NO. 44.
SOUTHERN NEWS GLEANINGS.
The suit has been brought in the U. 8*
Court at Norfolk, Va., to wind up the af
fairs of the Southern Telegraph Company
because of fraud and insolvency.
In settling a family feud at Gatesville t
Tex., Henry Bashman, Dr. T. J. Sands and
Abraham Sands were fatally wounded, and
three others slightly injured.
R. L. Taylor, Elector at large in Ten
nessee,»has received the highest vote ever
cast for an individual in the State. His
vote is 133,273.
Knoxville is to be illuminated by elec
tricity at an early day.
Immigration is a feature at Tullahoma
and in Coffee County, Tenn. Land is in
demand.
It is thought that Chicago will enntribute
SIO,OOO to the Hughes’ Library at Rugby.
Andy and Tiger Whitehead, of Blount
County., Tenn., have killed 142 bears in the
course o’ their career, and are still hunting.
Henry Voyt, aged eighteen, assassinat
ed his rival, John Winbanoffski, at Ellinger,
Texas.
At Nectsville, Texas, Dr. C. Lawrence
and his cousin, L. F. Simpson, in a dispute
shot each other to death, the former sur
viving five hours and bemoaning his rash
ness xo the last. They had been warm
friends.
When the residence of Stephen Goodwin
at Pelham, Mitchell County, Ga., was
opened the other morning, the three bodies
of Mr. Goodwin, his housekeeper, Mrs,
Malinda Gregory, and her son Richard
were found dead and horribly mutilated.
Twelve years ago Mrs. -Word, of Win
terville, Ga., died, leaving a little girl aged
six, named Alice. The husband left the
child in possession of a friend and went
West. In a few months word was received
of Mr. Word’s death, from yellow fever in
Memphis. Since that time little Alice has
grown up to be a beautiful young lady of
eighteen, having received nothing but kind
ness from neighbors, who pitied the or
phaned waif. A few days ago a letter was
received with a Texas post-mark, inquiring
if the girl still lived. An affirmative an
swer brought news from her father, who,
after many adventures, had triumphed
over adversity and wished his daughter to
join him and enjoy his new made fortune.
The young lady has joined her father.
Mrs. Rebecca M. Levy, a sister of the
late Judah P.Benjamin,died in New Orleans
a few days ago. She was the first person
ejected by Gen. Butler in New Orleans.
She refused to take the oath of allegianoe
and w’as turned out of her fine house on
St. Charles Avenue. i
A female base-ball club, of Philadelphia )
defeated a picked nine of the Browns, of
Chattanooga, in the latter city, a few days
ago. The girls were dressed in short red
skirts, reaching to their knees, with red
hose, red caps and waists striped with
black.
Governor Cameron and Oyster In
spector H(lnter left Norfolk, Va., the other
night in the State’s new oyster gunboat for
a cruise up the Chesapeake Bay after oys
ter pirates. This is the third expedition of
the kind the Governor has led during the
term.
The election contest in Fayette County,
W. Va., has practically ended, by the de
cision of the Supreme Court prohibiting the
canvassers from going behind the returns.
The official returns were made, giving
Maxwell (Fusion) 143 majority, as at first
reported. This gives Wilson (Democrat),
for Governor, 4,785 majority, a gain of
1,882 over the vote of 1880.
A collection of bugs and insects for the
New Orleans Exposition is being made at
Austin, Texas. It will include also various
stuffed birds and animals, and rattlesnakes,
centipedes, tarantulas, spiders, fish, etc.
At Kingston, N. C., Louis Willett, aged
eighteen, convicted of tho murder of Ed
win Kelland, was sentenced to be hanged
January 22 next. Willett killed Kelland
while asleep and then robbed the body.
Ed. Roy, convicted of manslaughter in
Burlesay, Mitchell County, N. C., was sen
tenced to twenty years in the penitentiary.
Anderson, concerned in the crime, is yet to
be tried.
South Carolina negroes have com
menced moving to Arkansas.
The Virginia Tin Mining and Manufac
turing Company will push the work of
mining tin ore iu Rock Bridge County, Va.
Capital $600,000.
The State debt of South C arolina, fund
ed and unfunded, is $6,522,270.
The debt of the city of Charleston, S. C.,
has been reduced $1,200,000 in four years.
The Legislatures of the Southern States
are being urged to strengthen State Boards
of Health.
Thirty years ago in August Mrs. Jane
Patterson, living near Ringgold, Ga., was
bitten by a rattlesnake that had crawled
into her room. The usual remedies were
administered, and it was supposed she had
recovered, but in August of each year she
has become very ill, the wounded parts
swelling to enormous proportions and be
coming spotted. This would continue for
several days, causing excruciating pain.
This year the malady returned with more
severity than usual, and for three months
her sufferings have .been so great that she
is unconscious a great part of the time.
Information was received a few days ago
that she was dying and itwas impossible for
her to live many hours. Mrs. Patterson
was the mother of tw mty children, all o<
whom are entirely free from any symptom
of inoculation of the poison.
At Lyons, Miss., the other day, in a dis
pute between two carpenters and a man
named Williams, for whom the carpenters
were at work, words arose as to pay, whieh
resulted in a fight, and Williams w'as kiHed
by a pistol ball fired by one of the carpen
ters.
There will be enough cedar wood - in Me-
Nairy County, Teen., in a few years mors
to build another Solomon’s Temple.
A hunting party, the other week at Reel
foot Lake, Tenn., caught 4,000 pounds of
fish and killed a number of squirrels and
turkeys.