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The Alabama K*llalnrr.
Montgomery, Martdi 22. —The Leg
islature adjourned to-day, sine die.
The last aets approved were to sus
pend taking the census, and to regu
late keeping of hotels in this State.
The citizens are giving the Demo
cratic Senators and Representatives
a handsome entertainment to-night.
Tin: tor\Aim.
GREAT IA)HS OF LIFE AND PROPERTY IN
NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND SOUTH CAR*
OLINA.
Special to Daily by 8. A A. Liue.J
Augusta, Oa., March 22. The tor
nado caused fearful destructions
along its path laying waste houses,
trees and fences, and killing persons
and stock. The Baptists were hold
ing a meeting at Elmo church, near
Camak, when the storm demolished
it, killing three and wounding twen
ty-flue persons. Residences and out
houses were demolished on many
plantations in Warren, McDuffie and
'Columbia counties, in Georgia; the
destruction extending into Edge
field, Aiken and Barnwell counties,in
South Carolina. In some places per
sons were blown a distance of sixty
yards. Every house on Mrs. P. E.
Walton’s plantation, including a fine
residence, was destroyed. In Colum
bia county three negroes were killed
and twenty-live persons wounded.
Ten houses on Dr. Hamilton’s place
were destroyed. It is impossible to
give a correct idea of the amount of
property lost. Several hundred
thousand dollars will not cover it.
Fearful suffering is already reported
in the devastated locality. Nothing
so universally destructive has ever
happened here, it being the severest
storm ever known in this section.
Tlii* Flooiln—treat Duma-c** Feared.
Serial to Daily Timer, by 8. k A. Lin l
New Yoke, Man’ll 22. A Port Do
p .sit special says the water gradually
fell yesterday, but a sudden rise is
considered probable at any moment.
There is no change in the position of
the ice gorge. None oT the families :
who were compelled to abandon their '
homes Friday last ean yet, return, as .
the water is still deep in the streets,
though it has fallen considerable.
Passengers aro conveyed through the
streets from one point to another in
row boats. Several families have re
mained in their dwellings, notwith
standing that the water covers the
first story. Many of the inhabitants
believe the worst effects of the gorge
are yet to come.
A Pittston, Pa., special says the in
habitants are preparing for flight, in
anticipation of a flood from the ice
gorge. Families residing in the most
exposed localities have removed their
furniture to a safe distance, or to the
upper floors of dwellings, and many
have moved across the river, three
miles back of West Pittston, until the
trouble is over. Some families are
locating themselves at Wyoming
Camp Meeting Grounds, where daily
prayer meeting will be held.
At Wilkesbarre, Kingston and Ply
mouth, similar preparations aro be
ing made for the worse. There is not
much change in the condition of the
ice. Thfye are 150 miles of heavy ice,
with two tremendous gorges in the
vicinity, and a third a greater dis
tance to come.
Weather statement.
Washington, March 2'2.-~ For.South
Atlantic States, continued cool and
partly cloudy weather, with north or
east winds and high barometer. For
Gulf States, partly cloudy weather,
rising temperature, easterly and
southerly winds, and falling barom
eter.
♦ ■ —
—David Schroeder, cigar dealer in
West Hoboken, N. J., was robbed of
fifty dollars and terribly beaten up
by two ruffians two nights ago. They
followed him from New York, stole a
ear hook from a street car in Hobo
ken, with which they beat him so se
verely about the head and body that
he will probably die. The villains
escaped.
THE DAILY TIMES.
! TERRIBLE TORNADO.
! Death and Destruction!
(.rent Devolution in Harris and Talbot
Comities.
On Saturday night we heard that a
terrible storm had devastated part of
Talbot county, and immediately sent
a messenger to the scene of life ca
lamity. We were, therefore, able to
give a short account of the destruct
ive effects of tlic tornado in Sunday’s
Tim£s, On Sunday and yesterday wo
received from our agents, messengers
and others the full particulars of what
is perhaps the
MOST DREADFUL STOIIM
ever known in this State. The details
of ruin, devastation and destruction
of life and property are such as may
well appeal to the stoutest heart.
There appears to have been three
distinct tornadoes. One took a belt
through Talbot county, another
through Harris, and the third be
tween Whitesvllle and West Point.
Tlie latter was not by any means as
severe as the two others. We re
ceived full accounts of these torna
does from eye witnesses, and are able
to give the true statements of the de
struction of life and property. Many
exaggerated reports reached the city
on Sunday and yesterday. It was af
firmed at one time that the whole
town of Hamilton had been torn to
pieces; that twenty-seven persons
had been killed in Hamilton, and
that the whole of both counties was
laid waste.
! It appears that the
FIERCEST TORNADO
j started Saturday morning about 11
o’clock, ten miles northeast of this
I eity, near the house of Mr. Perry
: Wimberly. It did very little damage
! here, except to trees and fences. It
j struck the Poe place just beyond Sir.
j Wimberly’s with great violence. It
; blew the house down and killed a ne
! gro on the premises. The destruction
[ of fences and trees around the house
: was complete. Mr. Howard's place
j suffered next. Here the house was
! completely demolished, and several
j persons seriously, if not fatally, in
jured. Nat a sign of a fence or tree
j was left on the premises. Clothing
i was blown from the house and lodged
:in the tops of trees yards away. Just
i beyond this place several gin houses
' were leveled to the ground and two
I or three cotton screws completely do
jstroyed. The next place which the
storm struck was Bothesda Church.
| This was completely destroyed. Mr.
1 Lee Tidwell’s house was demolished,
and lie badly injured. Mr. Burdett’s
j iiouse was blown down, and his wife
i was badly hurt. An old lady named
Tommy had her house blown down,
and she was badly hurt. All the out
! houses on Mr. Philip’s place were
demolished. Not a single house or
; farm in the track of the tornado es
; raped injury.
There were live churches destroyed
by the two tornadoes—Beth’esda and
Prospect churches in Harris, and Sa
lem, Mt. Vernon and Olive Branch
cliurchc3 in Talbot county. Two
school-houses one at Mt. Airy, and
one at Baughvillc -were demolished.
Mr. John Kennon's place was made
u perfect wreck. Every house, hut,
cabin or habitation on the whole farm
was completely destroyed. Mr. Ken
non was at, a store not far distant
when the tornado passed, and lie
hurried home. Ho soon saw before
him a
I'ERFECT WRECK.
His home was one mass of ruins, and
everything around was desolate. The
premises wore covered witli timbers,
and it was impossible to realize that
the destruction presented was, ten
minutes before, the scene of a happy,
prosperous home. As Mr. Kennon j
approached the place where his house
had stood he saw his wife’s body lying i
in a ditch, terribly mangled and life
less. Ho had scarcely seen this hor
rible sight before he viewed the dead
bodies of several of his children lying
near the same spot. This was about
one hundred and fifty yards from the
site of the house. The bodies had
been torn out from the ruins by the
storm and carried to this distance.
The clothing was almost completely
torn off of some of them, and nearly
all were so terribly mangled and dis
figured as not to bo recognized. A
gentleman informed us that ho came
upon the scene about half an hour
later and found Mr. Kennon seated
near the ruins of his home, with the
dead bodies of his wife and five chil
dren around hirn. He was sitting
with his head bowed down, and when
spoken to pointed to his ruined home
and dead family and said,
“THIS IS ALL I HAVE LEFT.”
Such a scene as this is too horrible
to contemplate. A happy family in
one moment destroyed, and the fath
er compelled to look upon the dread
ful scene. Two of the dead children
wero girls in the beauty of young wo
manhood ; one was a little infant, and
it was terribly crushed by the falling
timbers. Two of Mr. Kennon’s sons
were absent from home, and were
thus saved. Near by Mr. Kennon’s
place a store was blown to pieces,
and several men severely injured,
some of them fatally. Four horses
that were near by were killed.
Mt. Airy school-house was demol
ished. Prospect Church was blown
down, and not even its foundations
left standing.
Major Epps’ place was in the line
of the storm, and of all the buildings
on it one small room was left stand
in f.
COLUMBUS, GA., TUESDAY, MARCH 23, 1875.
A storo near by was demolished,
and all its contents strewed for hun
dreds of yards around. Some of the
goods were lodged in tops of trees far
away from their original position.
Four men iu the store were very bud
ly hurt. Mr. Clurk, the school-mas
ter was badly injured, and his recov
ery is doubtful. His wife had her
shoulder broken. The house iu which
Rev. J. McGehee resided was blown
down, and that gentleman had his
jaw broken.
The Bradshaw and Neal places suf
fered badly; everything was swept
away at Dr. Peter’s place, and four
negroes were killed outright; several
others badly injured.
A WHOLE SETTLEMENT SWEET AWAY.
The settlement known ns Baugh
ville was entirely destroyed, and sev
eral persons killed. There were three
or four stores and several dwellings
hero all of them were blown to
pieces, and their fragments scattered
all around the neighboring area.
The tornado passed about n mile
and a quarter to the left of Talbotton,
and that town was scarcely injured.
It then turned a little to the north,
and completely demolished Gorman’s
mill. No lives were lost here. Mr.
Culpepper’s house, near Talbotton,
was blown down. He was killed out
right, and his wife tyully injured. He
had a daughter so badly injured that
j she is almost sure to die.
The tornado followed the course of
the road almost exactly, and, on this
account, was particularly destructive.
The people iu that part of the county
live very close together, and nearly
all of them had gathered their prov
ender and all their earthly effects
near their dwellings, and immediate
ly on the road. The storm made a
clean sweep of all these products of
industry, and left the people desolate
and without any means of subsist
ence. The tornado did not extend
over a belt of more than half a mile
at its greatest width. At first, it was
uo more than a quarter of a mile
wide, and from this, it generally in
creased in width us it proceeded. The
length of its course is not certainly
known. It extended about 15 miles
with full force, and for miles beyoud
| that it continued as a very strong
wind. The destruction of negro cab
ins was universal in the course of the
storm. A large number of negroes
were killed, and many of them terri
bly wounded. Some of them ure re
ported us lying at the point of death,
without any assistance or means of
help at hand. There is said to be not
more than one or two houses left j
standing In the whole course of the
storm. Gin houses, screws, and
barns all leveled to the earth and
their contents gone.
It is said upon the best authority,
that about twenty-one persons were
killed, and forty or fifty wounded in
the course of this tornado.
THE HARRIS COUNTY CALAMITY.
Tho tornado which visited Harris
county was of about tho same width
as tho one wo have described, but was
less destructive of life and property.
It began a little later in the day and
raged somewhat longer. In the opin
ion of some, it hud tho same origin
as the one which passed through Tal
bot county, while others regard it us
a separate and distinct storm.
We give below a letter, which ap
peared yesterday as a Times extra,
and which gives as full an account ot
the damage and suffering as can now
bo had. Tho particulars indicate a
terrible sacrifice of life and destruc
tion of property. The farms in this
county have suffered terribly. Hund
reds of fences are gone, and tiie cat
tic are now destroying the hopes of a
crop for this year:
Letters from J. T. Jolm.on ami Hon.
T. J. Watt.
Below we give interesting letters
from Mr. J. T. Johnson and Hon.
T. J. Watt, giving full particulars of
the tornado in their vicinity:
Editor Timex:
Between 10 and 11 o’clock A. M., on
Saturday the 20th instant, one of the
most destructive wind storms ever
known in this section, passed about
one and a quarter miles south of
Hamilton, Harris county. The be
ginning, as far as heard from, was
six miles south-west of Hamilton.
The houses and fences on Messrs.
Parker’s and Burt’s farms were com-
pletely destroyed; next in it course
was Mr. J. T. Johnson’s farm, on
which his father, Mr. Isaac Johsnon,
resided ; there every house, except an
old kitchen, was blown away; the gin
house being literally blown to atoms,
and the contents carried like chaff
before the wind; no person was killed
on this place, but Mr. Isaac Johnson
was slightly injured by falling tim
bers; some of the negroes slightly
hurt. Passing from there to William
Webster’s place, it left not a shelter
for man or beast on bis place; his
wife received a cut on the head not
dangerously injured; some two or
three little negro children wero mor
tally wounded. Passing from there
to James Lovelace’s tanyard place, it
swept all the houses from the place;
injuring Mrs. Mullins and Mrs. White,
both seriously. Passing from there
to Mr. H. W. Pitts’ place, where it
seemed to do its worst; the destruc
tion of bouses, and everything else,
cannot ho described on paper; the
very blocks and underpinning of the
houses were driven away, and killing
almost instantly two of his children
-—Fannie and Alice, his youngest
and oldest daughters mangled and
bruised the two younger boys, and
his other little daughter, very bad
ly, If not mortally; and of this large
family not one of them escaped being
hurt, Mrs. Pitts seriously. Two ne
gro children, on the same place, were
killed; the logs and arms of several
others were broken. Largo timber
was nothing but straw, comparatively
speaking, before the fury of the storm.
From Mr. Pitts’ place it seemed to
rise, but struck down again before It
had gone moro than a mile or two;
destroying Mr. William Glass' place.
The houses of Mr. Dennis Miller wore
all driven to atoms by the wind; Mrs.
Miller was seriously injured; a horse
and some other stock were killed. It
dostroyed.Mr. Martin’s house;
took off a number of houses and
killed stock of Mr. W. C. Johnson;
blew down Bethel Church and houses
at Mr. T. N. Sparks’; blew away Val
ley Plains storo and doctor's office, 4
out-houses at Wm. Copeland's, and
strewed tho goods for a long distance
from the store, and passed off in tho
direction of Flint Hill, in Talbot
county. Another branch of the hur
ricane passed through the southern
part of tho county at about 12 m., kill
ing six members of Mr. J. H. 8. Ken
on’s family—his wife and five chil
dren ; took in its path Bethesda and
Prospect churches; blow down or oth
erwise Injured every house in the
way; passed on into Talbot county,
doing great destruction as it went.
Another, about two o’clock tho same
day, on the line of Meriwether and
Harris counties. The particulars are
not heard, but It took away houses
and blow down fences and timbers as
it went. The current was generally
about half a mile wido.
J. T. Johnson.
P. S. The scene beggars descrip
tion. You must visit it to realize.
P. 8. —March 21.—1 u addition to the
above, I would add for tho benefit of
the moro immediate relatives, that I
visited the scene of destruction this
morning, and the family of Brother
Pitts. The two older hoys, Henry
and Robert, though severely scratch
ed anil bruised, are able to be up;
Sister Pitts’ left ankle crushed and
bruised generally; extent not ascer
tained by the physicians; mind
much impaired, condition critical;
Jimmie’s skull fractured, with body
bruises, unconscious and stupid;
Rosser, tho worst looking case in the
face, two fingers and shoulder
broken, but conscious; Mamie’s leg
broken in two places, also both
arms, and delirious; but little
hope entertained of the recovery of
either of the four last named. Brother
Pitts lost every particle of furnituro
and clothing, except wlmt they had
on ; provisions, corn, fodder, shucks,
chickens and S3OO in money—saved
nothing, not oven his yard dog, Tho
poor man is almost a maniac. Rev.
Dennis Miller, Armstrong and others,
are In tho same destitute condition.
An appeal will bo made through the
Hamilton VhAtor to the sympathizing
public, and tho Granges especially,
for relief of the sufferers, liro.
Johnson will visit Columbus in their
behalf, so soon us he can leave the
wounded. In the meantime, any as
sistance, either monoy, clothing or
provisions, can be forwarded to J. F.
C. Williams, Hamilton ; or Dr. W. W.
Bruce, Kingsboro. Tho North and
Soutii, wo feel assured, will transport
free. T. J. Watt.
The total destruction of Mr. Pitts’
residence, and the death of his chil
dren, is one of tho saddest features of
the calamity. His house was very
largo, and contained ten rooms. It is
said that not enough lumber is loft
on the site to build u common shan
ty. Tho woods all around are strewed
with timber and the broken sillsof
tho house.
It is impossible to give a correct
estimate of tho amount of damage
either in Harris or Talbot county, but
it is surely enormous. The people
near Hamilton are doing all they can
to help tho sufferers; they are meet
ing together and helping to recon
struct the fences to prevent any fur
ther damage to farms. They are also
liberally contributing both food and
clothing to the destitute.
In both these tornadoes considera
ble rain fell. Hail fell in great quan
tities, and some of the stones wore
very large; a gentleman found one
that was fully tho sizo of a gooso egg
In his yard. At several places many
cattle were killed. Large numbers
of chickens fled to the houses for
refuge and were mashed in the ruins.
Several yard-dogs were killed.
It is feared that much damage has
been done in Harris which is not
yet reported. We hope the worst Is
known. About twenty deaths have
been reported; many wounded.
STILL ANOTHER TORNADO.
A terrible tornado is also reported
to have occurred, about tho same
time as the other two,between Whites
ville and West Point. Great havoc
is reported to have been done among
barns, stables and fences. Bevcral
dwellings are also reported blown
down, and some lives are said to be
lost.. The forests are torn to pieces,
and great destruction done to farms.
We have not yet received the full par
ticulars of this storm, but fear it was
terrible.
Truly our neighbors have mot with
an awful calamity. Thousands of
dollars wortli of property have been
lost. Death and desolation have
ruined many a household. We arc
glad to see our people moving so ac
tively to relieve these suffering be
ings, and hope the cause will com
mend itself to the philanthrophyand
Christian liberality of this commu
nity.
INCIDENTS.
Several tndoidouts are reported
which illustrate the wonderful power
of tho storm. Tho bark was com
pletely torn off tho trees in many
localities. Rails and broken trees
wero carried as far as a quarter of
a railo from where they were
found by tho storm. Mattresses
and fragments of furnituro wore
lodged in tho tops of the trees,
just outside tho lino of the tempest.
Pieces of marble which had been on
bureaus wero carried two hundred
yards. A team of mules was torn
away from a wagon and killed. Tho
whole forest in tho lino of tho tor
nado was completely leveled. Trees
wero snapped like reeds and their
tops blown far away. It is said that
the course of the tornado is cloarly
marked out, und looks as if a huge
road had been cut out and everything
in its course destroyed. Such a clean
sweep of houses, fences, trees and
lands was never known in this soetion
before. The appearance of tho tor
nado Is said by spectators to have
been terrible. Its rumblings were
hoard for miles. It seemed as if the
clouds had settled upon tho earth.
The dust and fragments carried on
by the wind made one dense mass
which moved with frightful rapidity,
with a whirling, turning motion. An
appearance of light or electrical Ure
was plainly seen just above the dense
volumes next to tho earth. The
whole scene was exactly like the tor
nadoes which so frequently visit
tropical regions, but such phenomena
are seldom seen in this country.
In some places people who were
overtaken by the storm lay upon the
earth and clung to sapplings for
safety. Homo of those saved life, but
had nearly all their clothing com
pletely torn oft of them. Such a
scene of ruin and terror has never
been witnessed before in that county,
ami we hope wo shall never hear of
another such calamity. Tho tornado
traveled very fast, and wont its whole
length iu about twenty-live minutes.
Nono of Mr. Kennon’s furniture
could bo found. It must have been
carried far away from tho house. A
walking cane which Mr. Kennon
prized very highly was found broken
in two pieces, some distance from the
house.
At one place a bale of cotton was
blown nearly one hundred yards,
through trees and sapplings.
A mule was standing hitched to a
wagon near one of the stores which
was blown down. The mulo has not
been seen since. Tho wagon was
blown on top of the mass of ruins.
Tho sills of several houses wero
blown as far as forty yards. Ouo of
tho sills of Mr. Kennon’.s house is
said to have blown into a hickory tree
as if it had been driven there by a
huge hammer.
At Mr. Bradshaw’s a boy was fixed
to a wardrobe by his head, the splin
ters piercing into the back of his nook
and holding him up. His weight
pulled his body down so that the
whole of tho back part of his scalp
was torn off. It is thought, how
ever, that the boy will recover.
Near Mr. Kennon’s a sheet was
blown into the top of a tree, and is
still there waving like a flag of truce
to the angry elements.
The trees in many places are full of
fragments of clothing and bed clothes.
THE LATEST.
From Mr. A. M. Brannon, who re
turned from the scene of destruction
last night, we learn some further par
ticulars of the calamity. He reports
the devastation as absolutely fearful.
Everything is laid waste, and the suf
fering beyond the power of descrip
tion. It seems that tho accounts that
have heretofore readied us have not
been at all exaggerated, but are sur
passed in horror by tho reality. Mr.
Brannon states that Dr. W. F. Tigner,
of tills city, succeeded in setting Rev.
J. McGehee’s jaw admirable, and
thinks he will soon recover. He also
states that notwithstanding the fear
ful ruin about them, tho people are
still hopeful, and think that they can
yet make a crop, if they get a little
assistance. They do not want to
abandon their old homos, although
they are destroyed, and are bearing
up bravely under the terriblo trials
which have come upon them. This
is certainly encouraging.
Nrw Hampshire Election—Full Returns
Special to the Tim eh by 8. k A. Line.]
Concord, March 22.— The Patriot
(Democratic) has special returns from
every town in the State, and figures
up tho result as follows; No choice
for Governor by the people; total
number of Representatives elected,
371; the Democrats have 181; the Re
publicans, 190 a majority of 9. At
Hart’s, where there are but 31 voters,
the election was postponed until the
following Saturday, when two Demo
cratic Representatives wore elected.
It is claimed that this is illegal, and
tho two Representatives will probably
be sent home. The Senate remains
unchanged—s to 5. In two Districts
there is no choice.
Mouth flarollna I/esllature.
Special to the Timkh, by S. & A. Line.]
Charleston, March 22. —The Legis
lature debated the removal of Treas
urer Cordosa all day Saturday, and
took a vote at midnight on the adop
tion of the address demanding his re
moval, The address was not adopted,
the vote being in the Senate 11 to 18,
and in the House 45 to 65. This is re
garded as a vindication of Governor
Chamberlain’s administration and of
tho integrity of the present manage
ment of the State finances. Conserv
atives generally voted to sustain Cor
dosa.
MASIII\4,TOV.
Special lo the Touch by S. & A. Lino.]
SENATE PROCEEDINGS.
Washington, March22,—The unfin
ished business being tho resolution
endorsing tho President’s action in
Louisiana, it was proceeded with, on
which Mr. Johnson, of Tennesson,
was entitled to the floor.
ANDY JOHNSON'S SPEECH.
Mr. Johnson said that for many
years he had been accustomed to
speak before tho people and in delib
erative assemblies, yet ho now con
fessed that ho appeared before tho
Senate with some embarrassment.
"He feared that many had been drawn
here with expectations that they
would surely ho disappointed. Ho
had not expected to take any part in
the debate at this tlmo, but circum
stances had occurred which induced
him to change his resolution. He
wished it understood, however, that
in what he would say ho was not
guided in any manner by party bias,
but solely by his regard for the good
and happiness of the country. If this
resolution was proper to be consid
ered, then it was proper to consider
any act of tho Administration since
its ail vent to power. It was reversing
the policy and the principle upon
which the Legislature had always
acted. He said tho Senators would
no doubt remember tho resolution
brought in by Mr. Clay, denouncing
President Jackson for relieving the
bank deposits. This was at a timo
when botli houses wero in session,
but it was then urged that the Senate
had no right to pass upon the action
of tho President unless sitting as a
court of impeachment. The Senate
was now asked to express its approv
al of tho action of the President in
interfering in tho uffairs of a State.
Now what had usually been the
course of tho government in cases
similar to that which had arisen in
Louisiana, he referred to tho case in
iu Tennessee in 1800, when tho Gov
nor and the Legislature were at vari
ance, and when tho Governor under
took to control the Legislature, the
Legislature then reduced itself
below a quorum. Here was a contest
between two of the civil departments
of tho government. In principle, this
case was exactly the same as tho case
of Louisiana. Now, wliat was tho ac
tion of tho Federal government?
Then he read from the letter of Gov.
Brownlow, refusing to receive the re
signation of members of the Tennes
see Legislature, because he alleged
the object of their resignation was to
break up a quorum. Tho govern
ment had nothing to do with tho or
ganization of the Legislature; it was
not for him to provide a quorum.
Gov. Brownlow then applied to Gen.
George H. Thomas, commanding at
Nashville. He read from a dispatch
of Gen. Thomas, of July, 1868, con
cerning the request ot Gov. Brown
low for military assistance to compel
the Legislature to preserve its organ
ization, addressed to Lieut. Gen.
Grant, at Washington, and inqriuing
whether he should furnish military
assistance. He (Mr. Johnson) was
only now speaking of the public nets
of public men, and he would not on
this occasion indulge in one personal
reflection. Ho then read from a tele
gram of .Secretary Stanton, directing
Gen. Thomas that it was no part of
the military to interfere, and that he
must scrupulously abandon primary
interference. This was prepared by
the government, and it was known
to the now President, who was then
Lieutenant General, and through
whom the correspondence passed.
But there was further than this; In
1867, Gen. Sheridan was in command
at New Orleans, when, in consequence
of his officious interference and op
pression, there came up from that
country a universal demand for his
removal. Gen. Hancock was sent in
his place, and immediately peace and
quiet was restored.
Gen. Hancock, on assuming com
mand, issued an order reorganizing
the supremacy of civil law, and sot
ting up the true line between civil
and military authority. Tho General
of the army, then Grant, at that time
protested against the removal of
Gen. Sheridan, but his assertions,
which were mero assertions, were
shown to bo without foundation.
Then why, at this time, is this man
sent back to the people whom he op
pressed, and who had prayed for his
removal? Why was ho sent, when
there were so many other officers of
the army who could have been sent?
unless to carry out a certain political
policy to irritate and goad those
people. Ho knew those people; all
that they wanted was their rights in
tho Union; their rights to self-gov
ernment. Now, he would toll thoso
people that wero behind the curtain,
that were trying to stir up another
civil war, in order that they might
ride into power, on tho third term,
over the ruins of the Union; a civil
war that, if their plans succeeded,
farewell to liberty. [Applause in the
gallery.] He then commented on tho
views of Washington as to the third
term ; referred to tho proviso in the
Constitution prohibiting the Presi
dent from receiving any gift, etc.,
from any foreign Prince or potentate
if offered, or from any American
citizen, it would perhaps have been
well. [Laughter.]
He then instanced tho resolution
passed by the IJouse of Commons in
18—, arraigning their Speaker, Sir
John Trevcll, of high crime and mis
demeanor because ho accepted a
gratuity of one thousand guineas
from the city of London for assisting
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in passing a bill in which it was in
terested, and ho was made to road tho
resolution himself, and the resolution
oxpclllng him for such conduct; and
this was in corrupt England.
He then alluded to tho Government
Interference in Louisiana, and said
that the action of the President in
interfering to uphold the Kellogg
government was a plain violation of
law. If the action taken by tho Fed
eral Executive is to stand to bo in
dorsed, then there is an end of tho
existence of tho States, oxcopt on tho
will of tho President. Within his
recollection such a usurpation ns thiß
would have shocked this nation, but
now it is proposed to approvo of this
violation, which, if unchecked, must
lead to tho destruction of our presont
form of government.
He then read from what ho styled
an extraordinary letter of instruction
of the Secretary of War to Lieut.
Gen. Sheridan, directing him to pro
ceed South, and commented in a
satirical voin on its language. Hero
was an officer of tho army sent back
lo a peoplo who had repudiated him,
and tlio limit of his command left to
his own discretion to mark out; and
ho does mark out a command as
proud us an emperor.
In conclusion he thanked the Sen
ate foi the kindness and attention
with which lie had beon listened to.
[Applause in the galleries.]
Mr. Bogy then addressed the Sen
ate in opposition to tho resolution,
after which Mr. Thurman moved to
adjourn.
Mr. Anthony said he had no objec
tion to adjourn now, but ho would
give notico that to-morrow he would
ask tho Senato to remain in session
until the matter was disposed of.
The Senato tlien.aftnran Executive
session, adjourned.
J. E. BRYANT DISAPPOINTED.
,T. E. Bryant, ox-candidate for Con
gressional honors, when he first ar
rived In Washington expected that
he would bo allowed to control all
the appointments in tho several De
partments of persons representing
the Stato of Georgia. His first effort
of this kind was attempted at the
Post Office Department. On making
known his wishes to Gen. Jeweil that
gentleman informed Mr. Bryant that
lie could not certainly allow a de
feated candidate for Congress to do
what ho never had and never would
allow au elected candidate to do.
Bryant has made like failures in all
the departments, and has no doubt
learned that neither honor nor profit
follows in tho wake of a defeated
candidate. _
TELEVKAPIUC ITEMS.
Spnci.l lo tho Timm by 8. 4 A. Line.l
—One hundred and fifty Indians
were baptized in tho Mormon Church
at Salt Lake City.
—Tho time of the winners In the
University boat race, in London, on
Saturday, is officially announced to
bo 22 minutes and 12 seconds.
—The Atlantic & Pacific Telegraph
Company have acquired a valuable
addition to their system of lines, in
creasing materially their facilities for
the transmission of business.
—Pacific Mail Directors, at a meet
ing in New York yesterday, appointed
Sidney Dillon, Jay Gould and George
S. Scott, a committee to arrange a
new schedule for their steamers.
—The U. S. steamer Dispatch ar
rived at Fortress Monroe yesterday
from Washington, en route for Now
Orleans, where she will receive a com
mission consisting of Senator Sher
man and others, und then sail for Ve
ra Cruz, their objoct being to secure
a coaling station for naval vessels at
that port.
Tho latest advertising dodge in Pa
ris is thus described; You are quietly
walking the boulevard, pensively
meditating on life and your mother
in-law, when suddonly you are aston
ished by a kick from behind. Yon
turn and meet tho impertinent gaze
of a strunger. If you are ‘‘a man of
honor;” and most Frenchmen are,
you at onco demand satisfaction.
‘‘Certainly,” says the assailant, bow
ing coolly. "Your card, sir,” you say,
whilo your eyes burn with rage.
“Here it is, sir,” ho responds, hand
ing you a pasteboard. You look at
tho card and aro stupeiled to read
something like this; "The largest
stock of winter clothes con be seen at
No. —, — — street,”
- The Fashion oditorofaNow York
paper offers the following advice;
'‘Ladies who wear bustles should
fasten tho thing down, and not
meander the streets with a huge bun
dle bobbing up and down, and wrig
gling from sido to side, behind. It
looks ridiculous, and besides, with
so many beads and bugles on it, is
apt to make a person walking in the
rear cross-eyed!”
The most potent poison yet discov
ered is osmium a speicos of metal,
twenty pounds of which is sufficient
to poison the entire population of the
world. One-thousandth part of a
grain of osmic acid sot free in a vol
ume of air of one hundred cubic yards
would possess such a deadly influence
that all the persons respiring this air
would be nearly killed. Osmic acid
is so much tho more dangerous that
no counter poison is known against
it. To what good uses such a terriblo
poison ean be applied is not stated.
An lowa woman went to church
one Sunday and ‘‘experienced re
ligion.” Arriving home, she called
her children about her and said: “I
am pious now, and I am going to
give you two days to get religion. If
you don’t do it in that time I’ll whale
your hides off. I have learned my
duty. Do you hear me?”
—On the Boulevards Montmartre
and Poissoniero Baris, 600 persons
pass every minute throughout tho
day—nearly half a million persons
from morning till night. Dr. John
son said in his timo that the high
tide of human life was at Channg
Cross,” but that Is a lonesome place
compared to tho boulevard indicated.