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Esr ' ;f "r*ure 'be insertion of any adver : r any specified day or days, nor - number of insertions with • r .'r required by the advertiser. Irii.ents will, however, have their A-''' f * r of insertions when the time up nut w hen accidentally left es c TANARUS; • number of insertions cannot be she n ney paid for the omitted in . w i o returned to the advertiser. Miners >uould be addressed. J H. ESTILL, Savannah. Ga. l.tered at tle Tost OtHce la Sa- J'eiusHJ fi*** matter. ____ ■ t BEtI.IRKABLE POEM. hty One, Ps lxxxiv: 19. &■ ” ttl " y y r ief. lieb. xii: 11. ‘ s f,'i e Holv One, Heb. vii: 11. Pb. cxvi: 6. "f ')). i;ra.-i. usOne, Ps. cxvi: 5. , hv jn . Ps iv: 4. ' T Vi r Ya'tbful One, I Thes v: 25. ¥,:;uustvm. Pa- ▼: **- . • -he I ;>irg One. Heb. v'L 35. Ps Ixxxvi: 7. q „ j iving One. 1 John iv: 18. ! +vi : e|jw; Rom. vii: 38, 29. ardoi mg One, John xiv: 27. John xiv: 23. Healing One, Exod. xv: 25. 1 ...i1l cease. Ps. cxvii: 27. , , he lit eding One, I John ii: 27. iff' (p. side, John xx: 27. "the Risen One, Rom. vi: 9. <* m abide. John xv: 4. •Jrtothe .'■ tiling Ore. Rev xxii: 2). :iri>e, Titus ii: 3. mg One, Pa cxvii: 1. ‘‘ -nus dime fjts. Ps. xvi: 11. Georgia A flairs. fro Atlanta negroes recently attempted to •„ oj, ir progress to another sphere with „, t ,j morphine, but their efforts were 'tedeuizvns of the Northern Liberties, one of Columbus, on Tuesday were cate! tier the report that a negro baby had wo into a well. The first move that was ■dr was to send for a doctor. A man went • rr in the w ell and reported no baby there, t-tabout this time the object of the comruo K roiled out front under the house, where it tC wen tax ng a nap. . ytens ,< on a b in. A large number of im rveinents are in progress and others are The Americ’ts Recorder reports that on Mon sv aftetr. ii I>r. O. P. Tommey.of Americus, I saddet.ly. He was an energetic mao, it u. 1 if delicate habit. He had ploughed all iffo/etmon. and while flushed and warm with pa-ise in the hot sun, at noon drank heartily ;i wa'er. While at the dinner table he nittarkeil w ith paralysis of the chest and art. and fell from his seat. The water pro -.el i anting, and was foUowed by another ircxysm, which speedily ended his life. The F at Appeal states that as the passenger ma on the K-nnesaw Route, due in Atlanta ;o p in . was coming through the tunnel iliiune! Hill Tuesday afternoon, Louis Fra r. colored, while moving in his seat, acci k ally thrust his arm out of the open window, rihng his hand against the wall of the tunnel, :;± broke his arm in two places -the fore e, neir the wris:, and between the shoulder Kcbiow. He came on to Atlanta, where his wads were attended to. The Covington Star learns that a negro wo lu named Hannah Root, living on Mr. C. C. Frights place, fell across some bars on last fcurdsy, and was so severely injured that she iei in a little while. She was carrying two c .ets of water at the time—one on her head sd the other in her hand—and in attempting ; truss the bars her foot slipped and she fell tress them, injuring herself so severely as to reduce death. The Crawfordsville correspondent cf the :,anta Constitution states that two hundred usaud young shad, obtained bv A lexander , Stephens from the Fish Commissioner at Islington city, were placed in Little river lurday at a point about four miles from awfordville. The little fellows were about -ize of wriggle-tails, and had none of the •at or appliances of fish. They were brought : from the “hatching” at the Washington ry yard by Messrs. Quinn and Sherman, -v were brought in eight ten-gallon cans, gaining each twenty-five thousand fish, -v left Washington city on last Thursday n', when they only were twenty-four hours The McDuffie Journal learns of an unfortu ke affair in Gibson, Glascoci county, on Sat ■ay last between Dr. Thomas Kelley and Mr. : :nas Harris. Dr. Kelley shot Harris twice, > ball shattering the left arm above the w, and the other entering the head above It left eye. Though alive at the time of Mr. iien's information, of course Harris' death as only a question of time. Dr. Kelley has Dvonded His brother, Mr. B. A. Kelley, te- Ktly a resident of that county, is a son in- BofMr. BeDj. A. Willingham, lirading is in progress at Rome on the Le ivdy survey for the extension of the EistTen me. Virginia and Georgia Railroad. This i route runs direct from the Y. in East -ae to Etowah river just above Captain J. Perkins’ residence, thence across on a -ndU iron bridge that will be built as fast (men can work. On the north side of the fcvah. just above the junction of the Rome troad and the East Tennessee, Virginia and •"Bu. a trestle has already been built cWer * Borne Road track, over which the trains of r East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia will se when the new route is finished, making a Net line from the Y. to the Forrestville sta ts. train due at Rome Tuesday 'wing, at half-past seven o'clock, did not to the city until twelve, owing to an acci a: on the W. and A. R. R., five miles from k-.rCu The engine pulling the excursion r *-3 .-truck a cow. carrying her forty yards toe pilot, when the cow fell off under the -tri. throwing the engine, baggage car, : -'ess car and one passenger coach into a - So one was hut t excepting the baggage tor, who had his leg broken. I'assetgers '“t transferred aud biought north by the Pas'enger. -ie J-sup Sentinel reports that the house of b W ,if e entered by some unknown per kon Friday last, and fifty dollars taken *rfrom. The office of Mr. John S. Clark, e T r ph . perator at No. 2 Savannah, F.orida t; Cistern Railway, was also entered by unknown person or persons, who cut a the floor and money drawer, tak a pistol, forty dollars in mopej, W 1 registered letter. The latter was re having been dropped in their escape. Mdcou Telegraph states that the Board ' “-'tees of the Wesleyan Female College ■•Wa.u.eil ihe bids for the remodeling of '•£<- tuiidlng. Yesterday, in the chapel, of the accepted building was on ea . soa - R will be a Urge four-stoty building aw-ar i roof, irregular front and high ’ Ite proposed building will eost thir ‘-ousanl dollars over the amount set r !< r ff- an i this deficiency will be made up t. The building will befitted for gas, all modern improvement*. It will ’-"tie. mplete, one of the most imposing p** buildings in the South, an ornament to . s 4n J a grand advertisement for the in c_ telegram ye-terday announced the Of Mr. and Mrs. John Middleton, at oa Euharlee creek. The Rome ~rr learns in regard to the sad event that -‘-ddleton crossed over the mill pond on a 4 ferry boat on Monday afternoon to visit j bor, as ghe had been in the habit of do her reß ifi*nce in the neighborhood, her hustiand went over later in the • E 3 to escort her home. They got to the t at about eight o'clock to start home, pulling the boat over by a rope ’as strttched across the pond. When gon half W ay over the rope unfor ' -truck Mrs. Middleton, throwing her - r water. She immediately sank, and l r 'aing to the surface her husband i into the water to reseue her, hut in* a, ’“’mg his wife he was carried to the 1.. au<l both were drowned. P Telegraph: “A Telegraph reporter the carp pond of Mr. Wo. Singleton ttskowski. In the former, vrbiehis origin, am large numbers of carp, J. H. ESTILL, PROPRIETOR. weighing from eight to ten ounces. In the latter, which is a year old, were also a great multitude of these fish, the largest weighing Probably six or seven pounds. Thev could be distinctly seen feeding upon crumbs thrown to them. Reports from ether ponds in the coun ty show the carp to be in a flourishing conoi tion. Augusta Aero*: “A correspondent at Monroe Walton county, writes: ‘I think Walton coun ty can step to the front in the way of a blind man—blind from infancy. For pluck and en r?y-1 t think he has an equal in the Uni ted States. His name is Arasmus C. Wright. He can, with his own hands and without any assistance whatever, make as good a wagon as can be put up in the State, or do any kind of cooperage. The above can be substantiated by hundreds of the citizens of thecountr.' ” Jesup Sentinel: “An old colored man who used to belong to Mr. Thomas Purdom, Sr died some thirty years ago off ter having pur chased his own freedom and accumulated quite an amount of money, which ha burled and the whereabouts of which he was unable to communicate to his family from loss of speech in his latter momenta, but frequently pointed to the chimney corner. Everybody who knew him believed he had money buried and some of hii family dug for it. but without success. The other day a couple of strange co o red men appeared in the neighborhood, repaired to a spot some fifty paces west of where old Harry’s cabin formerly stood, dug a couple of holes and disappeared, leaving their spade and some pieces of a box. which were nearly decayed, and which it is supposed con tained the money. The box and spade are at the residence of Mr. A. B. Kelly’s, which our informant saw, together with the spot from which the supposed treasure was dug.” Thomasville Enterprise: “After the Peters houses were destroyed by fire Mr. Peters de termine and to rebuild, and wishing the bounda ries of his lot settled, he asked that proces sioners be appointed and the lines marked. Mr. W. N. Davis owns the lot just above Mr. Peters', and the McLendon stables occupy the lot next beyond that, running to the corner. The processionere measured off the cumber of feet front belonging to the stable*, then one hundred and five to Davis, and told Peters to come up to that point, which was four feet beyond where the wall of his house stood. Mr. Davis thought that he own ed all the vacint lard there, and filed his bill to prevent Mr. Peters from building on it. The facts as developed on the trial seemed to indicate that there was just that much more land in the block than belonge t in it, accord ing to the town survey. The Judge decided that he had no right to grant an injunction. This four feet of land has cost the two parties combined a good deal more than it is worth to either of them.” Florida Affairs. fix hundred dollars has been set aside to pay for repairing the road between Helena and Leesburg. Among the recent graduates at West Point is Mr. Francis J. Kernan, of Jacksonville. Mr. Kernan stood eighteen in a class of fifty-two. A committee of the Fruit Growers’ Associa tion of Sumter county have opened cornu' pondence with Mr. Jaffray, of New York, in re gard to obtaining white laborers for that coun ty. P. B. Reynolds, editor of the New Y'ork For est and Stream, has purchased an orange grove near San Mateo. The track on the F. S. R. W. is now laid eigh teen miles out from P&laika, five and a half miles having been laid the past week. The Palatka Journal states that in Capt. R. R. Reid’s grounds there is a handsome “sago palm” in full bloom. It is a very pretty buff, and resembles strips of fringed buckskin quilt. The incorporators of the new hotel and beach road near Fernandina are Messrs. C. W. Yulee, J. H. McGinnis, William Raw-son, W. B. C. Duryee, Thomas Kydd, Calvin B. Dibble- Henry E. Dotterer, and G. Stark. The capital stock of the company is to be ten thousand dollars, divided into shares of one hundred dol lars each. The Methodist Church in Pensacola wag sold last week, and purchased by Mr. C. C. Y’onge. It was too small to accommodate the congregation comfortably.and located too near the depot. Another one, to cost fifteen thou' sand dollars, will soon be erected. Palatkans are in the depths of woe. The Sunday law puts ice under the ban, .and the average citizen is disposed to kick strong. Key West Key: “We have seen a specimen of stone manufactured from sand by Mr. Mor rison. of Tampa. It is the color of granite, and very hard in substance. The sand is made to adhere together by means of some patent cement which makes it far superior to Florida m*ie brick We have been informed that Mr. Morrison has built one of the finest houses in South Florida out of this material.” Tampa Tribune: ‘"lhe work already done on the channel has increased the depth of water so as ti enable the Lizzie Henderson and Cochran to come up to the wharves at much lower tides thau formerly. It will take a good deal more work, howe.er, to put the channel in the proper condition.” Gulf Coast Progress: “As an evidence of the extreme healthfulness of Tampa, it was re marked by Rev. J. O. Branch during bis recent visit, that he had not visited Tampa before in twenty-three years, ana yet very nearly all the citizens he was acquainted with at that time, though some of them were then getting old, were still living and enjoying good health. We do not know of any place of the same size where the proportion of old people to the general population is so large.” Brooksville Crescent: “Last fall, when the water rose on Lake Buddy, it cut off a portion of the iand on which Mr. Wright Williamson had pUnted cane. The water was still up when he commenced grinding, and the work of getting it to the mill was so unpleasant that he concluded to postpone further operations until a more favorable season and time. This did not come around until two weeks ago. An investigation showed 'hat the cane had grown ail winter without interruption, and was in splendid condition. He immediately com menced preparations for grinding, and is now deep in the sugar business.” Tampa Tribune: “Killing alligators for their bides has become an established business, which is being carried on q lite extensively in some of these South Florida counties. At the head of thm new business in this section stands Mr. Philip Dziaiynski, brother of the Mayor of Jacksonville, with his headquarters at Fort Meade, in Polk county. Mr. Dziaiynski has the contract, we learn, to supply 5,000 ’gator hides, to supply some leather firm in Paris, and ex pects to deliver that number In ' ugust next. Some of the saurians already killed measured as much as fifteen feet in length. In the Mi akka lakes these monsters abound.” LEI TER FROM JASI’ER, FLA. Progreaa of the Trial—Slow Work— notion and Debate Thereon. Jasper, Fla, June 15.—After the presenta tion of the following petition, the court ad journed yesterday to permit counsel to ex amine authorities: In Circuit Court, Third Judicial Circuit of Florida, for Hamilton county, at special term A. D. 1881, The State of Florida vs. Charles H. Savage and Howard E. James Indictment for murder. To the Hon E. J l r ann. Judge: Your peti tioners. Charles H. Savage and Howard E. James, would most respectfully show to the court that at the April or spring term of the Circuit Court of Madison coumy, State of Florida, your petitioners were ind cted for ihe murder of one Frank P. Patters n. which in dictment and criminal prosecution so instituted is stili pending against your petitioners in the Circuit Court of Hamilton county, within the Third Judicial Circuit of Florida: and your pe titioner Charles H. Savage, fur her shows that no murder was committed, but, on the ether hand, the killing was committed in his own necessary self-defense to save his own life; that at the time the alleged a£t for which h* was indicted wqs committed, he was and still is an officer of the United Stab a, to. wit: a Deputy Uoited States Marshal of the United States, and the apt for which he was indicted was performed in his own necessary self-defense, while engaged in the duties of his office as Deputy United States Marshal, and he was acting by and under tha authority of the laws of the United etstes end was done under and by right of his effiee, to wit- as Deputy United States Marshal. That in said capacity as Deputy United States Marshal he was present at Madison, in said county of Midi son, on the Bth day of Feb ruary A P. 1881, the date of the alleged mur der in his above official capacity, under regu lar appointment from J seph H. Durkee, Esq- United S'ate* Marshal for the Northern district of Florida, for the purpose i t summoning apd calling witnesses and maintaining order In the contested Congressional election case between Horatio Bisbee, Jr , and Jesse J. Finley in the Second Congressional election district of Florida in wbCh testimony was then and K' ink taken in tfce court house of Madi son and that at the time of sajd alleged mur der'he was in the regular and lawful d.s charge of his duty as Deputy Marshal aforesaid when he was assaulted by the said P PaUerson, and whatever he did at Lid waTdpne to save his own life. And your petitioner, Haward E. James, saya that at the time of the alfegea murder he was a witness duly summoned to teitify .0 this tween Finley ssjfi’sanfSffiA iv* teraon. In view of facts your petitioners or&7 {ku sfiid cause be removed from the Cir cuit Court of Hamilton to tha Circuit pour* of tne United States for ica Northern Dj*tct of Florida for trial. And ag in duty bound they will ever pray. p . w Wbim . • J. M. Btii*uno, a. a. Knight, Attorneys for petitioner#. This morning the motion was thoroughly discussed, pro and con. by the attorneys. At the conclusion of ihe argument an adjourn rnent was had to 4:30 p. m . when Col. Mr faite, ofwfa Attorney, will conclude be overrwiad- In this event the case wfii go to trial, and the work of empannehng a jury will commence. Thisbuiune-s yIU consume aday A venire has issued ter eighteen much larger panel will be fttuirfid. i ' l v£e,LZr is e*£&ingly hot Use night was a scorcher. w ' “ — - Red itos>< J^oacbea -00 JFc, t fcsgjfcw BLOTTED FROM THE SEA.' FEARFUL WRECK OFF NEW ZEA LAND. A Steamer Strikes and Ones to Pieces —Men, Women and Children Washed Off One by One Into the Hatting Surf— Hardly a Vestige Left of tftie Vessel. Francisco, June 16. —The following particulars of the wreck of the steamer T&ravan are given In the Auckland Herald of May 24: The Taravan belonged to the Union Company, of New Zealand, and was employed on the coast of New Zealand and in running to Melbourne and Sydney, on which voyage she was wrecked. She had passed down the east coast of New Zealand, calling at different points. She was between Port Chalmers, the port of Dunedin, and Biuff, the last place of call before going to Melbourne, when she first struck. The sea was comparatively calm, and It was thought no lives would be lost, but a heavy surf breaks on that part of the coast and there are no life boats or life saving apparatus t * lere - One small boat, which started for the steamer, was driven upon the beach, and another could render no assistance, and was subsequently picked up at sea. Later a heavy swell set In, and she settled down on the rocks, and was washed over by the waves. The crew ajd passengers huddled together on the forecastle and in the rigging, and as they became exhausted were gradually washed off Into the sea. The vessel struck at five o clock on a Friday morning, and by two o’clock la the afternoau all the women and children had been washed off the forecastle. A few of the strongest of the men held out In the rigging until about two o’clock Saturday morning. As one by one they dropped Into the sea, their cries were heard by those on shore. When morning dawned there was scarcely a vestige of the wreck to be seeD. Between sixty and seventy bodies were washed ashore, most of which have been identified. The greater number of these have been buried on the coast. COW BOYS IN ARMS. A Cans About to Invade Chi ll u all un. San Francisco, June 16—A Tucson dispatch states about three weeks ago four Americans were killed near Freutares, in Chihuahua, three of whom are supposed to have been cow boys. For the last week the cow boys have been concentrated near Galeyvllle with the avowed purpose of avenging the death of their comrades. They threatened to take Freutares. Last week word was sent to the Mexican Consul at this place, who sent warning to the people at Ffeutaree, and also notified the Mexican federal troops, of which there are two hundred s ationed on San Bernardio reach. Ytsterday morning the cowboys met in numbers, well equipped, and left Wilcox for the purpose of carrying out their threa’s, and it is believed there will be bloody work, as they are the most reckless gang of desperadoes ever banded together. The Mexicans will either have to leave the place or make a bard fight. Freu'ares is about forty miles from Wilcox. THE NEW YORK STOCK MARKET. Opening Weak and Closing at a Decline. New York, June 16.—The 6tock market opened weak and generally lower, Elevated railway shares, however, being exceptionally strong and advancing 4 per cent, for Metro politan, for Manhattan, and 2 for New York. The general list declined %to \)i per cent., but subsequently recovered X to Iy % per cent. After midday speculation became fever ish, but before the second board a strong tone prevailed, and the best prices of ibe day were touched. The higher range of prices were maintained for but a very brief period, and under a 6harp pressure to sell prices fell steadily and closed at a decline of to 2>j per cent., Delaware, Lackawan na aud Western, Hannibal and St. Jo, Texas Pacific, the Granger shares aud trunk line properties leading therein. Sales aggre gated 400,630 t hares. FLASHES FROM AUGUSTA. Railroad Goaslp—Large Purchase of Memphis and Charleston—A Han Hun Over by a Street Car. Augusta, Ga , June 16.—Mr. Wadley and the Louisville and Nashville Railroad have each appointed three commissioners to take charge and manage the Georgia Railroad after July Ist. President Phinfzy will have control until that time. It Is said that Superintendent Fleming, of the Port Royal Railroad, will be Superintendent of the Mae from Atlanta to Port Royal. A considerable amount of Memphis and Charleston Railroad stock was purchased in New York to-day.by Augusta parties. To-night a stranger named J. V. Drake, from Wilson county, Tenn., was knocked down and run over by a street car and seri ously Injured. He was traveling through the South for the benefit of bis health. A TENNESSEE TRAGEDY. A Revenue Officer Shoota His Cousin Lynching Feared. Knoxville, June 16—Yesterday after noon, near Rogersville, about seventy miles above Knoxville, a man named Larkin was shot and killed by bis cousin, George T. Larkin, a Deputy United States Marshal, Larkin had violated the revenue law, and his cousin went to arrest him. Finding him in a field Larkin resisted and was shot down. Geo. T. Lar kin started for Knoxville, but was arrested by the Sheriff and carried back to R gers ville to-day. It was feared that the prisoner would be lynched. The Governor was tele graphed for aid. Governor Hawkins has ordered the Knoxville Riles to repair to the scene ol excitement and protect the prisoner from violence. THE PANAMA CANAL. A Partial Cessation of Wrk-TI Imployea Disgusted. Panama, June 16.—Work on the canal has been partly abandoned. There Is much dissatisfaction among the employes. There is no Intelligent direction. Stations have been abandoned and brigades disbanded. Many engineers have returned home, and work men have been discharged. A few deaths also have occurred to deepen the dreary outlook before the men, poorly paid and but indifferently cared for, who have ac cepted the caDal company’s service on the Isthmus, fo the meantime accounts from Paris represent everything as booming, and that adds to the disgust of the people here. Weather Indications. Omci CHiir Signal observer. Wash ington, June 16.—Indications for Friday: In the Soutn Atlantic States, slightly warmer, partly clouly weather, light varia ble winds, stationary or lower barometer. In the Middle Atlantic Btates, partly cloudy weather, followed by occasional rain, variable winds, stationary or lower tempe-ature and barometer. In the East Gulf States, fair weather, slight variable winds, stationary tempera ture and barometer. In the West Gulf States, fair weather, winds mostly southerly, nearly stationary temperature a°d barometer. In Tennessee and the Ohio valley, fajr weather, With occasional rain, warmer southwesterly winds, falling barometer fol lowed in west portion by rising barometer and colder northwest winds and jopal rains. A Want of Jurisdiction. New Orleans, June 16.—A special from Monroe, Lv, Saturday, reported the death of three colored roustabouts on the steam boat D. SteiD, on Bayou Bartholomew, from sunstroke. Yesterday Aaron Kennedy, col ored, went before Commissioner Lane and desired to make an afildavit against Cbas. Haneow. the mate of the steamboat, charg ing him with" having ki led three men by knocking them ofer the bead with a loaded pane and brass knuckles. The Commis sioner decided that be had no jurisdiction, gad the matter rest#. SAVANNAH, FRIDAY, JUNE 17, 1881. BRITISH TOPICS. American Agitators to be Hade the Bnbjeet of Inquiry—The Govern ment’s Transvaal Pollcy-The Tele graph Employes’ Grievances—De bate on the Land Bill-Au Impor tant Amendment Defeated. London, June 16.—1n the House of Com mons to-day Mr. Stanhope, Conservative member for Mldlincolcshire, gave notice that he would ask on Monday next whether representation had been made to the Ameri can Government In regard to the American organixitton for committing outrages In Ecgiand. Mr. Gladstone said he hoped to give Sir Michael Hicks Beach, formerly Colonial Secretary, opportunity at an early day for the discussion of his vote of censure of *the government’s policy relative to the Trans vaal. - The House of Commons went into com mittee on the land bill tonight. Mr. Heneage, Liberal, moved, as an addition to the end of the first clause, that, subject to the discretion of the court, the provisions of this section shall not apply to the tenancy of any holding which has heretofore been maintained and Improvedjby a land lord or bis predecessor in the title. The government opposed the amendment which, after a prolonged debate, was defeated by a vote of 225 to 200. The smallness of the majority caused loud cheers from the op position. Clause one was then carried by a vote of 204 to 47. The Times say*: “We have no reason to believe that O'Donovan Rossa’s boasts to his Ignorant and credulous dupes have, with respect to the sloop-of-war Doterel, at least, any foundation in faet; but they show a contempt for the morality of the civilized world which Is hardly exceeded by the Nihilists themselves. With such perverted instincts it Is difficult to deal except with a strong hand. We have, after all, to look to force not only as a remedy, but as the only one available.’’ The Controller of Telegraphs has issued a circular to the London operators, Insisting upon the necessity of compulsory overtime work. The operators, however, quote the statement of the Right Hon. Wm. Mocsell, who was Postmaster General in 1871, to the effect that overtime work is not compulsory, and declare they will not be bound by the Controller’s circular. BENTLEY S RESIGNATION. Pointing With Pride to His Man agement ol tbe Penalon Bureau. Washington, June 16 —Commissioner of Pensions Bentley, in bis letter to the Presi dent resigning his position, says: “Incom pliance with the desire intimated by yon at our Interview yesterday that I vacate the office of Commissioner of Pensions, In order that you may be able to appoint another person to the place, I have the honor to tender my resignation. In surrendering to your bands the imDortant trust to which I was commissioned by ex President Grant, I point with satisfaction t to the records of this office as showing an increase of work peiformed since I have been in office, and an average Improvement and economy in the management of the affairs of tie bureau of more than twenty-five per cent, of the total cost for salaries and expenses, or more than *>oo,ooo, to which may properly be added the addi tional sum of *BOO,OOO and upward effected by the consolidation of agencies where the improvement in the service has been equal to that in this office. These records, when supplemented by the records of Congress,also establish beyond Euccessful contradiction that every allegation and pretence which has yet ventured into publicity derogatory to me, personally, or to my management of the office, has been utterly false. I make reference to these records In no boastful spirit, and with no view of self defeuse or exculpation, but in order that my silence in regard to them mav not here after be taken advantage of and misinter preted as an admission to the contrary by persons Interested in having the contrary believed.” CONEY ISLAND RACES. Four Events Decided Yesterday. Coney Island, June 16—The Coney Island Jockey Club were favored with de lightful weather again to-day. A large concourse of people were present. Four events were decided. The track was good, and the betting comparatively heavy. The first race, for all ages, three quarters of a mile, was won by Flora by a length, Victim second, Charlie Ross third. Time 1:16. The second race, the Foam stakes, for two-year-olds, five furloDgs, was won by Gerald bv a length. Memento second, Olivia third. Time 1:02)4 ■ The third race, mile heats, was won bv Glenmore, who took the second and third hea’s, Dan Sparling winning the first. Time The fourtn race, a steeple chase, was won by Highland Fling, Setta second, Dispute third. Time 4:06. Executive Appointments. Washington, June 16 —Hon. J. A. Bent ley tendered bis resignation this afternoon as Commissioner of Pensions, and W. W. Dudley, who Is now United States Marshal of Indiana, was appointed In his place. The President, today also appointed Judge N. C McFarland, of Kansas, as Com missioner of the General Land Office, to fill the vacancy caused by the recent resigna tion of General Williamson. Mrs. Belle M. Burchill was to day appointed by the Presi dent Postmaster at Fort Worth, Texas, vice Jno. P. Alexander, removed. Kimball Talking Up tbe Exposition. Atlanta, June 16. —H. I. Kimball, Direc tor General of the International Cotton Ex position, to be held in this city the last three moDtbs of the present year, left last evening for the North and West. In response to In vitations of the cotton exchanges and com mercial boards he will address them In the Interest of the Exposition as follows: New York, Saturday, June 18; Boston, Monday, June 20; Chicago, Wednesday, June 22; Bt. Louis, Thursday, June 23; Louisville, Fri day, June 24; Nashville, Saturday, June 25. -a-.i Roanoke College, Salem, Va , June 16 —The closing exer cises of Roanoke College took place to day. President Decber announced the election of Charles W. Britton, of J.yncbburg, Virginia, and Peyton L. Terry, of Big L'ck, Virginia, as members of the Board of Trustees. The session just closed has been successful. The financial condition of the college is Improving,'and the prospects for the com ing year are flattt ring. The buildings will be improved durffig the vacation season. Prince' Alexander and H** People, London, June 16.— A dispatch from Sofia to Reuter’s Telegram Company says: “Prince Alexander has started on a tour of military Inspection. He has reached Wealzar, where 2Q.00Q persons welcomed him and presented addresses declaring that tbe Bulgarians have unanimously accepted the conditions Prince Alexander named in his proclamation.” Tbe Perils of tbe Czar. Berlin, June 16.—News from Bt. Peters burg states that tbe officers and crew of tbe guard ship lying off Peterbof, where the Russian Imperial family will shortly take up Its residence have been changed In con sequence of the discovery of a number of revolutionary proclamations on board, and that there have been many arrests In con nection with the affair. A Murderer Lynched. Cincinnati, June 16. —A Santa Fe special says: “Last Saturday, in Taos county, Juan Monterea abused bis aged mother, and Leon M. Gallagher remonstrated, whereupon Monterea killed Gallagher with a hoe. Monterea was arrested, and on Saturday night yr&a lynched by the citizens.” Tbe Sezrcb for ibe Jeannette. Norfolk, June 16.—The United Btates steamship Alliance, G. H. Wadleigh com mander, sailed at eleven o’clock to-day for a four months cruise betweeu Norway and Spitsbergen, In search of the missing Steamer Jeannette and bpr party. Capat*?4 on Her Trial Trip. New York. June 16 —The sloop yacht Silence, which leaves on Saturday, the ISth Instant, per steamer Louisiana for New Or leans to sail a match race for *5,000, cap sized yesterday afternoon during her trial trip. _ The Sioux and free# at War. Bt. Paul, Minn., June 16 —A special to the Pioneer Press from Wtnnepeg says: “War has broken out between the Sioux and the Crees, and a battle has been fought near Woodv Mountain, In which twenty-eight of the former were Wiled.” WHOSE MONEY WAS IT ? A SCREW LOOSE IN THE BUI. BEKY. Sessions and Hla Finances—Tbe Honey He Drew from the Baok Intact and Identified—Another Ballot—An Adjournment Not In tbe Power of tlie Convention. Albany, N. Y., June 16.—The joint con vention met at noon. The following is tbe vote for Conkling’s successor: Jacobs 51 L&pharn 12 Oonkiing 32 Bradley 1 Wheeler 38 Folger 3 Rogers 1 Tremaine 3 Cornell 11 Crowley 4 Wheeler took nearly all of Rogers’ votes. The convention then proceeded to vote to fill tbe long term vacancy, with the fol lowing result: Depew 54 j Crowley 5 K-rnan 62 Lapham 1 Platt 27 Wheeler 1 Folger 2 Tracy 1 Cornell 12 The presiding officer declared that no choice had been made in either casf. In the bribery investigation to-day, Wm. A. Graves, of the banking firm of Spence, Trask & Cos., was examined with regard to the account and financial transactions of Senator Sessions since the beginning of tbe Senatorial contest. Mr. Graves testified that he paid Senator Sessions about six thousand dollars, which was the balance of his account in currency on the 7th of June. The money given him Included three one thousand dollar bills and a number of fifties and hundreds. The witness said, how ever, that since the alleged bribery of Bradley with large bills, Senator Sessions had shown him the same package of money, which he had received over the counter of witness’ bank, and he had recog nized It as the same. Here, at the request of counsel, Senator Sessions handed to wit ness the package of *6 000 received by him from the bank on the 7th of June, and tbe witness identified the notes as the same ones paid Mr. to Sessions. Assemblyman Bradley was then recalled, but after a few unimportant questions the committee took a recess. Mr. Brooks asked consent to offer a reso lution that “in 'he event that no election Is had for United States Senators by Monday, June 20th, this joint convention will ad journ sinedie on that day, after one or more ballots have been taken, and with the un derstanding on the part of the convention that the two houses of the Legislature will adjourn at 3 p. m. on June 20th.” Mr. Hustead raised the point of ordt r that it was not in the power of this joint convention to adjourn. • Lieutenant Governor Hoskins decided the point of order well taken. This joint con vention, he stld, must meet dally until the Legislature adjourned. 'ttie convention then adjourned until to morrow at noon. The Crnlsea of tbe Naval Cadets. Annapolis, Md., June 16—The Consti tution, with the first and third classes of cadet midshipmen, sailed to-day, and the Dale, with the second and fourth classes, will leave soon. The Standlsh, with the first class of cadet engineers, and the May flower, with the second class, sailed Tues day. Cutting Rates on Wheat aud Flour, St. Louis, June 16.—1 t was reported on ’Change to-day that one or more Eastern roads were cutting rates on wheat and flour to New York and Boston to 20 cents per 100, which is 3 cents lower to New York and 8 cents lower to Boston than the late reduc tion made by Commissioner Fink. 1 he His Brooklyn Fire. New York, June 16.—The fire at the Pierrepont stores, in Brooklyn, is still emoulderlug. The loss is now estimated at from half a million to a million or more dol lars. About two hundred merchants had goods stored in the building. Foxhall’s W inning* at Issue. London, June 16 —lt is reported that objection has been formally lodged against Foxhall as the winner of the race for the Grand prix de Pans on account of an infor rnality regarding the presentation of his certificate prior to that race. BIS Blaze Near Baltimore. Baltimore, June 16.—The Adams White Lead Company’s works In Baltimore county, west of the city, and near the track of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, was destroyed by fire this morning. Loss *75,000 on the building, machinery and stock. A Horrible Death. Norfolk, Va., June 16—Chas. Foyle, employed in the engine room of the Bouth ard Cotton Compress, attempted to-day to cross the path of the piston rod of one of the boilers and was caught by the piston rod and disemboweled. He died instantly. lowa Democrats. Des Moines, lowa, June 16 —The Demo cratic Btate Convention assembled here this morning. Col. E D. Fenn, of Btory county, was chosen temporary Chairman, and after the appointment of the usual committees the convention took a recess. A Battle In Algeria. Algiers, June 16—An official report says that the native Algerine forces have annihi lated an insurgeut tribe. The Insurgents left sixty six dead on the field and carried away many wounded. Many camels were captured. Wuat Scares Blaine.—H. J. Rams dell, a well known Blaine newspaper correspondent, writes; “Mr. Blaine, with his whole family, leaves next Tues day for his home in Augusta, Me. He is worn out. lie stays at home now nearly all the time, and his papers are sent there for him to sign, lie thinks more of those two lame knees of his than he does of all the Conklings. In deed, he never mentions Conkl ug, Robertson or. Albany now. He isn’t interested ; but if you want to hit him heavy just speak about bis rheumatism. Let a lady say, ever so carelessly, that be is a little pale to day, and away he goes. I don’t care how well he may feel, you cau make him sick by simply telling him that he doesn’t look well. In everything else but his own health, I never saw as courageous a man; but on that subject he is tbe most sensitive man in the world. Mr. Blaine will be away nearly all sum mer,and he wiil thus avoid the crowds.” The Treasury Thievery".—Much will depend upon the orgauization of tbe House in December whether any attempt will be made to uncover the rottenness which is known to exist in the Treasury and in all the departments without ex ception. Under cover of the hypocrisy and cant of the fraudulent administra tion thievery was the rule, beginning in the White House. The country will be shocked when the petty larceny of men supposed to be respectable, and filling the highest trusts, is exposed to view. When John Sherman and William M. Evarts charge their traveling expenses to the Treasury, what is to be expected of partisan clerks who get a chance to put their hands into the public coffers? In many respects Hayesism was more des picable than Grantism. It was the dif ference between a daring burglar and a contemptible sneak thief. —New York Sun. Late Guesses by Mr. Vennor.—ln a letter to the Cincinnati Commercial, dated Montreal, Canada, June 4, Mr. Henry 8. Vennor, the weather prophet, writes: “I am glad to notice that light rains have fallen in your section of coun try, and that the condition of the crops is improving. You will remember that my leading prediction for the early part of the summer of 1881 held forth ‘dry weather’ and ‘cool and wet’ for the mid snmmer months. I further think from the present standpoint that the latter part of June and much of July will be stormy and wet, with alternations (brief) of very excessive heat and mugginess. August, on the whole, bids fair to be pleasant and favorable to agriculture. ” There is to he an election in the Chero kee Nation op the first of ugust for members of tbe National Council and various other officers. Chief Bushy head has issued his proclamation to that ef fect, and the candidates are getting on their war paint. Jew boys are preferred to any others as office boys by numbers of Christians in New York. They are found to be exceptionally intelligent and trustwor thy. MEXICAN MATTERS. Progress of Railroad Building—A National Bank—Soldiers In the Capital- Some Statistical Informa tion—Tbe Great Cathedral on tbe Plaza Hayor. City of Mexico Cor. New Orleans Democrat. I am informed that the work upon the San Luis and Tampico Branch Railroad is being pushed forward with great activity, and wfien completed will doubtless cut off some of the old interior trade from Vera Cruz. The Palmer Sullivan Company have orer 15,000 men employed on the Toluca and Morelia divisions,and it is expected that before January 1,1882, the northern division will be completed to Monterey, a distance of nearly 340 miles. Up to this time It is estimated that the company have expended *1,000,000 In Mexico. Before the adjourn ment of tbe Senate the Oaxaca Railroad bill passed and the (survey will commence at. once. The ratlraod line from this city to the capital of the Btate of Morelos will be completed inside of twelve months; it will be finished to Cuacutla in a few weeks. Work on the Central Railroad from San Juan del Rio to Tula was commenced last week. Mexico has obligated herself to pay *4,200,000 a year in subsidies to railroads to which she has granted concessions. Ac cording to the last accounts there were six vesels in the port of Coa'zacoalcos, unload ing 1,500 tons of railroad material for the Tehuantepec Railroad. The Legislature of Sinaloa has authors z id the government to take the necessary steps to construct a railroad from Mazatlan to Cullacan, and on to the city of Alamos, in the State of Sonora, end tbe last report is that a contract has been made with the executive for the construction of a railroad around the outskirts of this city. Previous to the adjournment of the late Congress they passed an act granting to the President the individual power to contract with Btafce governments and private compa nies for the construction of railroads, limit ing the subsidies to *B,OOO a mll6 for broad gauges and *6,000 a mile for narrow gauges. This power given to the President is limited to eight months. Congress has also authorized the Presi dent to contract for the establishment of a National Bank, with a capital of not less than *15,000,000, with power to Issue notes to the value of *30,000,000. They have de cided to have an exposition at Vera Cruz, a id promise to build the structure of lum bar from the United States; but, consider ing that last week there were over two hun dred deaths there from the vomito, the present prospects look very slim. There are not any reliable statistics to be ob tained relative to the death rate of this city, but well informed people put it at nearly ten per cent. To an American the vast number of rol diers seen In this city Is very striking. You are always running up against a guardhouse or dodging between soldierc; whichever way you try to get out of the city is past a guardhouse, and in the morning and even ing they have a habit of taking them out (for a walk it seemt) In squads of one hun dred strong. They estimate the garrison of the city at about 15,000 men. Th<-re is one very striking European cus tom here, that is, to fee the waiters, and everyone, in fact, that waits upon you. If you take a drink the waiter expects live cents; waiters at resturauts, bell boys at hotels, hackman, etc., always have their hands opeD, and in the course of a mouth one gives away quite a sum of money In fees. The national pawn shop, “El Monte de Piedad,” is a vast institution, with branches all over the State. It does an immense busi ness and has a capital of several millions of dollars. The rate of interest is 1 per cent, per month. It was founded many years since by a private individual. I make the following extracts from the Two Republics upon Mex'can statistics, taken from Mr. EmilUno Busto’s work, published in the Treasury Department: “Population of the republic, 10,000,000. Tilers are 146 cities, 372 towns, 4,486 vil lages, 6 missions, 5.869 hacieudas, 14,705 ranches, besides 2,*248 collections or groups of houses, demonstrated “congregacones,” “barrlo6,” “rancherlas,” “caudrillas,” etc. Value of private real estate, rural, *773,- 000,000; value of private real estate in cities, *2,558,036,000; value of cattle of ail kinds belonging to Individuals, *123,060.000; prop erty belonging to the nation, *340,000,000; total real estate without including mines, coast, bays, lakes, rivers, etc., *3,794,060,- 000; annual crop of Indian com, #112,164,- 424; total agricultural products, $177,451,- 986; Industrial products, $14,000,000. There are 324 mineral districts, 23 placers and 1,694 mines (worked), which produce 2.567,306 cargas (300 pounds to the carga) per annum, tbe value of which is *29,713,- 355, and 102,240 persons employed in the mining industry. The exports last year amounted to over *30,000,000; the imports to over *40,000,000. The Cathedral of the City of Mexico is a feast for the lovers of religious art and splendor. It is situated ou the principal tquare, or parade, “Plaza Mayor;” is flanked at the left by the “Sagrasio,” which is the first parish church of the town, and an entirely distinct one. History tells that It is erected on the very spot where Cortez found and destroyed the Aztez Teoealli, dedicated to the Mexican god Iluiizilopos lle. When the conqueror distributed the land of the ancient city he first gave this spot to the Franciscan monks to build a church on, but he changed his mind and gave them the land on which stands the re mains of their old church and convent, and bought the land of the plaza mayor of them for *4O. A first cathedral was built In 1530, but demolished as being too small. The present edifice was begun in 1573, finished in 1667, and cost *1,762,000. The towers were began by Juan Logano, finished in 1791 and cost *194,400, being a total cost of #1,956,000. The towers are 200 feet high. Cemented In the wall, wist 6ide, is the Aztec calendar, carved cut of a block of basalt and weighing twenty five tons. It is divided into 365 days, with an intercalation of thirteen days for each cycle of fifty-two years, thus approaching the Asiatic calen dar. The towers, as well as the gates of the basilica, are of the Doric and lonic order. The cathedral has five naves, fourteen chapels and six altars. The glory of the cupola was painted by the Spaniard Xime no y Plants. The choir is surrounded by a balustrade of metai called “pinchbeck” or lumbago. This balustrade ami the princi pal front of the choir was manufactured at Macao, China, and weighs twenty-six tons. Altogether the interior is a most bewilder ing mass of carving, gilding, painting and religious decorations. Twice Swindled by the Same Sharper. Mr. Wm. L. Hall, of No. 4 East Tenth street, New Y'ork, is an old gentleman, who thirty years ago was quite wealthy. He was swindled out ot $30,000 by a sharper who went by the name of “Pin.” White, who was arrested, but the prose cution was dropped, the prisoner’s coun sel promising that the money would be returned. This was never done; the swindler went away, and for thirty years Mr. White lost sight of him. About two weeks ago a gray-haired, corpulent man called on Mr. White and introduced himself as the old acquaintance who had defrauded him of $50,000. He sqid that he had made a fortune iu California and had come to pay hack the money. Of course Mr. White was delighted to see him. The penitent swindler, however, went on to say that all his money was tied up in investments, and he needed $6,000, for which he was willing to deposit a large amount in bonds as security. Mr. Hall believed the story, gave White $2,500, promised to give him $J,500 more, and accepted as security a blue envelope, carefully sealed, on which was endorsed the number and value of the bonds which it was supposed to contain. When Mr. Hall’s wife learned of the transaction she instantly suspected that her husband had again been swindled. While he was asleep she took the en velope from his pocket, broke the seals, and found that it contained twelve “Mis souri defense bonds,” of the face value of SI,OOO, but supposed to be entirely valueless. Mf. Hall immediately re- ported the case to the police authorities. When the swindler called at Mr. Hall’s house by appointment on the following day to get the $3,500 additional a detec tive was waiting for him, and he is now awaiting a hearing. Des Moines has a praying band of women who hold services every Sunday in the jail. 4 member became infatuated with a handsome young horse thief and planned to help him escape by disguising him in woman’s clothes as one of the band. But she failed. Captain] Bogardus’ feat of breaking five hundred glass balls in twenty-five minutes and fifteen seconds has been ex celled by a Philadelphia man, who was carrying a basket of glass balls to a shooting range and stepped on a banana peel, ■?* THE RACES AT ASCOT. ANOTHER TRIUMPH FOR IRO QUOIS. He Wins the St. J antes Palace Stakes Wallenstein and the Keene En tries In Bad Luck—A Fine Day’s Sport aud a Brilliant Assemblage. London, June 16.—This is the third day of the Ascot meeting. The race for the St. James Palace Btakes, for three year old colts and fillies, distance about one mile, came off, and was won by Lorillard’s br. c. Iroquois, who beat Count F. De Lagrange’s ch. c. Leon. Only the two named ran. In the betting just before the race Iroquois was the favorite at three to one on him. The race for the Rous Memorial stake was won by Count F. DeLagrange’s Paulet, Mr. Jardine’s Ishmail second, and Lord Welwlton’s Toaet Master third. Ten ran, including J. R. Keene’s Don Fulano and P. Lorillard’s Wallenstein. The race for the gold cup was won by C. Brewer’s Robert the Devil, the Duke of Beaufort’s Petronel second, and Mr. Blan ton’s Exeter third. Mr. Keene’s Foxhall finished fourth. The race for the New Biennial stakes was won by Mr. Crave’s Skeptor, Lord Rose berry’s Roysterer second, and Mr. Alexan der’s Golden Eye third. Six ran, including Mr. Keene’s Bookmaker. The race for the New stakes,for two-year old colts and fillies, was won by Lord Rose berry’s Keemesse, Mr. Rad wall’s Kingdom second, Mr. Jardine’s Shrewsberry third. Ten ran, including Mr. Keene’s General Scott. The weather was beautiful, and the crowd of people enormous. There was a royal procession to the course, comprising the Prince and Princess of Wales, Prince and Princess Christian, the Dnke and Duchess of Connaught and Prince Leopold. BRIEF NEWS SUMMARY. John King, Jr., First Vice President, and Wm. Keyser, Second Vice President of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, have resigned. At Martville, Conn., Miss Jennie Parker, aged twenty-six years, died from swallow ing, by mistake, a throat liniment contain ing cyanide of potash. Wednesday, on Commission Creek, Texas, Wm. Cresswell aud B. White, cattle men, had a difficulty over a dispute about a range, resulting in the death of White. The Bey of Tunis has appointed a person, who for many years has been his buffoon, to tbe post of President of the Municipality and Administer of Religious Corporations. Miss M. M. Gillette, a native of Wiscon sin, aud now a resident of Washington and a student at law, has been appointed by the President a Notary Public for the District of Columbia. A Fort Elliott, Tex., special states that several days ago, two cow boys, through some slight misunderstanding, exchanged about ten shots. Both are desperately wounded. A boat containing live young men was carried over a dam In the lowa river, at Marshalltown, lowa, and two of them, named Samuel S. Jones and Dell Krlbbs, were drowned. Henry O’Mahoney, of Ballydehob, arrest ed lß6t week In Ireland, claims to be an American citizen, and bis wife has supplied Consul Brooks with a certificate of her hus band’s naturalization. Lieutenant James B. Lockwood, U. 8. A , with fifteen men, has sailed from Baliimore for St. John’s, Newfoundland, where they will join the steamer Proteus, of the Gree ley expedition to Lady Franklin Bay. Wednesday evening, in Oldham countv, Texas, near Tuscartz, Tom Grier and J Chappell, both stock men, had an encoun ter which resulted in the use of six shooters. The affray ended in Grier’s being shot three times. The five-year old daughter of Jas. Skill man, of Ravenswood, L. 1., was playing with a large dog belonging to the family, when it suddenly attacked her, seizing her by the throat. Before the furious animal could be taken off it had nearly severed the child’s windpipe. There is scarcely any possibility that she will recover. Mr. Creswell, his wife aud two children and three friends were riding in a wagon at Raymond, 111., which wa3 struck by a Wa bash freight train. Mrs. Creswell, her brother and two children were thrown un der the engine and Instantly killed. The others escaped with slight injuries. Att.he end of the seventeenth day of fast ing, John tirlscom weighed 172)/pounas, a loss of three quarters of a pound during twenty-four hours. His pulse was 64, respi ration 18, and temperature 98.3-5. It, is said that his fast has thus far produced lit tle alteration iu his appearance, and in con versation his voice Is full and his actions animated. The correspondent of the Times at Tunis says: “The circular of M. Roustan, the French Minister,to the foreign Consuls here, has caused great excitement among the members of the British community. They all declare that the complete annexation of the Regency by France would be preferable to the transfer of the Bey’s rights to M. Roustan.” At the annual sale of Erdenhelm yearlings, the property of Mr. Aristides Welch, of Chestnut Hill, Pa., at the American Horse Exchange, New York, the attendance was large, but the bidding was not spirited, and the prices obtained by the breeder of Pa role, Iroquois and other famous horses were surprisingly small. The total pro ceeds of the nineteen colts and fillies aggre gated $7,105, or about *374 per heaJ. The case of the Chinaman and the white woman who married each other in Colorado and were indicted therefor in Cheyenne, Wyoming Territory, has been decided by Chief Justice Sever, of the Territorial Court. He held that the marriage, being legal in Colorado, was also legal In Wyoming, under the statute, and ordered the defendants to be discharged. A curious result of the marriage is the social ostracism of the hus band, Lee Chin, by his own countrymen, who say he has disgraced him3elf by marry ing a white woman. A Southerner’s Flying Machine. Charlotte (N. C.) Observer. It is now learned that Dr. Daniel Ash bury’s flying machine will be given its finishing touches within one week. For two years Dr. Ashbury, with the aid of a skilled mechanic, has been engaged in perfecting his idea. So far as can be gathered from the description of those who have enjoyed the privi lege of viewing its construction, about the following idea i9 given of it. The invention reverts to first principles for its basis. Nature furnishes the model, and the birds of the air are robbed of the secret of their motive power for its purpose. The body of the invention is iu shape something between a boat and the body of a bird. The wings are made of canvas, aud con structed in imitation of a bird’s wings. They measure thirty feet from tip to tip. They are made to operate, not by work- ing the arms, as is supposed, but by in genious machinery to which a pedal is attached, and which is worked by the foot like a sewing machine. This is only used when it is desired to ascend. As soon as the proper altitude is reached the flapping of the wings being extended on a level, the bird-machine, with the aid of propellors on the 6ides, sails through the air any distance desired. The machine is Dicely balanced, and if it is desired to descend, all that is necessary is to throw a little extra weight forward to give the beak the right incline downward, aud the object is attained. Dr. Ashbury’s reputation a3 an inventor is established by his method of curing tobacco, exten sively in use in this State and in Vir ginia, and leads to a hope that his latest idea may be a success. A boy of nineteen shot a stranger in Vincennes a day or two ago in cold blood, apparently in mere wantonness of devil ish malignity. But a few days ago we were told of a murder in Kentucky by a beardless boy still younger. The most noted robber and desperado in >|ew Mexico has barely ttained his majority, and began at sixteen. Even children of a dosen years have repeatedly shot and stabbed each other with the determined animosity of veteran brawlers.— lndiana News. Well, don’t be impatient. All reforms cause 1 notion at first. Mr. In gersoll’s plan, which allows the children to do as they please, should have a thor ough trial. After awhile, if we find that more than half the population has been whisked into hades,* we may easily re turn to the old methods. — Co urier-Jmr - mi. ESTABLISHED 1850. THE JEWS IN RUSSIA. The Various Oppressive Lews The! Have Been nede Against Them. Asa chapter of history the popular movement in Russia against the Jews has been only second in importance to that of Nihilism. The Jews have been expelled from Russia at different times since the eleventh century. Their only protector was Alexander I, who became Czar in 1801. On the accession of Nicholas, in 1835, they were prohibited from carrying on the smaller trades, but were allowed to be bill brokers, contrac tors, etc., on paying a very heavy im post for the privilege. This and many other oppressive enactments seem never to have been effectually carried out, since a rigorous enforcement of them would have largely disorganized the social machinery of the country. Al though treated as aliens in other respects the Jews were subjected by Nicholas to the conscription, and that, too, without the ordinary exemptions. In fact, if a Jew escaped the conscription, a Jewish child was taken, and after being brought up in the orthodox faith in some distant province was enrolled as a substitute. Many of these Jews were among the host that was rolled back from the heights of Inkermann. In 1846 it was decreed that the long beard, caftan, girdle and cape of sable which had been made obligatory, should only be worn bv those who took out a license costing fifty roubles. A few years after it was enacted that the Jewish wo men should not cut their hair upon their marriage and wear a head covering, as had heretofore been their custom. In 1851 the yoke was a little lightened by the repeal of regula tions which exacted a large sum as a sort of safe conduct on leaving the em pire. But still, until after the death of Nicholas amid the closing scenes of the Crimean war, no Jew could possess land in Russia, nor was his evidence received in a court of justice. The rabbins did not enjoy the immunity from flagellation accorded to other religious teachers. One child of each Jewish family had to be brought up as a Christian, and residence in the holy cities of Kieff and Moscow was interdicted to Israelites. But their liberties have grown with the liberties of Russia, and the rule ex ercised over them is now comparatively clement. The Jewish population of the empire includes some five-sevenths of the whole number settled in Europe. Their re ligion is tolerated; they are allowed to erect synagogues; they have municipal privileges, and carry on much of the commerce of Russia. At the same time no Jew can rise above subaltern rank in the army. They do not enter society. No boyar dines with them or invites them to his house. The Russian noble uses them, but declines to mix with them. CREMATION IN SIAM. A $300,000 Funeral with Ten Days of Festivity. The Princess Suntariat, one of the favorites of the King of Siam, and her infant daughter were drowned last year about forty miles from Bangkok, by the upsetting of a barge. The remains were embalmed and kept about nine months, when they were cremated with imposing ceremonies at an expense of $300,000 in decorations and in the presentation of gifts. A correspondent of the Louisville Courier-Journal says that the rite took place in a cross shaped building two hundred feet in length, covered within and without by gilded cloth. All the principal people and the foreign representatives were present, and fine quarters and a free restaurant were provided. The fire was lighted by the first King, the second King also being present. After the funeral pyre had been consumed there were fireworks and athletic sports for ten successive nights. Among other representations was the lotus dance, par ticipated in by fifty men swinging colored lanterns. During the entertainment each day limes, a species of the lemon, containing silver coins and also tickets to a lottery, were scattered freely among the specta tors. Many beautiful prizes were drawn by both natives and foreigners. The Buddhist priesthood were the principal gainers by this cremation. One hundred thousand dollars were distributed in gifts to these gentlemen of the yellow cloth. This was done to “make merit,” with the hope that I some might reach the spirit of the dead | Princess Sun-an-ta-rhat as she wanders through the long travail of births and deaths that await her before she can find rest. When the crematory services were over, the ashes and a few charred bones were tenderly gathered and placed in a golden urn prepared to receive them. This urn was made almost entirely of the jewels of the dead Princess, and a smaller one received the remains of the royal babe. THE TREASURY SCANDAL. Tbe Committee’* Report^ln—What Is Said of the Probable Result. Washington Post. The investigating committee that has been at work for some weeks on alleged frauds in the Treasury Department made a partial report to Secretary Windom last evening. The Seoretary, when questioned as to its nature, replied that he had not as yet read the report. He had requested it of the committee for his private information, and in allproba bility should not make it public, except so far as might be necessary to explain any public action that the report might demand from him; as he bad not read the report he could not conscientiously say that no removals were contemplated as an outgrowth of the investigation. From other sources, and knowing ones, it is understood that the report, in the main, will substantiate the serious charges, as originally set forth in the Post shortly after the investigation commenced; that a “ring” undoubtedly existed in the Treasury Department, and that its centre of operation was in the custodian’s office. These knowing ones predict that a number of removals are sure to be made inside of a few days, and that the lightning will strike in high places and in localities where least expected. The investigating committee are still on the search for frauds—“horse frauds” being the topic under discussion,” Reporter Murder in North Caro lina. — A dispatch from Statesville, N. C., gives the particulars of a revolting murder in the adjoining county of Alex ander. An old man named James Thompson and his daughter Caroline, aged forty years, lived together Thomp son having the reputation of haying con siderable money about his house. On Friday evening, about sunset, returning from wortt in a field at some distance from the house, he was shocked to find his daughter lying dead in the yard, a few feet from the front door of the house. Eer skull had been crushed in by two blows of an axe, and she wss covered with her own blood. Elood upon the door fa'-iliga of the house indicated that be first blow had been struck while the woman stood in the doorway, and the work of death was completed after she bad been knock ed by the first hjow from the step. The murderer had then possessed himself of the key to a room in which was the chest containing the old man’s money, all of which—consisting for the most part of silver and gold—had been stolen. It is thought the money stolen aggregated several thousand dollars. The proposition to turn Mammoth Cave into a mushroom garden is meet ing with favor. The conversion of the great resort into a mushroom farm is not, we are assured, to interfere with the in gress and egress of visitors, They will have the extra febmty pi partaking of mushroom stews daily,— dourier-four* UsOf. • EXPECTING TO BE BLOWN AWAY. Terrible Mght Experience In the Mount Washington signal Service Building. . Harper's Magazine. Noticing that the sides of the summit were strewn with boards, beams aDd de bris, my guide explained that what I saw was the result of the great January gale. He added: “Late in the afternoon my comrade, Sergeant M , came to where I was lying abed sick, and said: ‘There is going to be the devil to pay, so I guess I’ll make everything snug.’ “By nine in the evening the wind had increased to one hundred miles an hour, with heavy sleet. At midnight the ve locity of the storm was one hundred and twenty miles, and the exposed thermome ter recorded 24 degrees below zero. With the stove red, we could hardly get it above freezing inside the house. Water froze within three feet of the fire—in fact, where you are now sitting. “At this time the noise outside was deafening. About 1 o'clock the wind rose to 150 miles. It was now blowing a hurricane. The wind, gathering up all the loose ice of the mountain, dashed it against the house with one continued roar. I lay wondering how long the building would stand this, when all at once there came a crash. M shouted to me to get up; but I had tumbled out in a hurry on hearing the glass go. You see, I was dressed, to keep myself warm in bed. “Our united efforts were hardly equal to closing the storm shutters from the in side, but we finally succeeded, though the lights went out when the wind came in, and we worked in the dark.” He rose to show me how the shutters of thick oak were first secured by an iron bar, and secondly by strong wooden buttons firmly screwed into the window frames. "We had scarcely done this,” resumed Doyle, “and were shivering over the fire, when a heavy gust of wind again burst open the shutters as easily as if they had never been fastened at all. We sprang to our feet. After a hard tussle we again secured the windows by nailing a cleat to the floor, against which one end of a board was fixed, using the other end as a lever. You understand?” I nodded. “Well, even then it was all we could do to force tbe shutters back into place. But we did it. We had to do it. “The rest of the night was passed in momentary expectation that the build ing would be blown into Tuckerman’s ravine, and we with it. At 4 o'clock m the morning the wind registered 186 miles. It had shifted then from east to northeast. From this time it steadily fell to ten miles, at 9 o’clock. This was the biggest blow ever experienced on the mountain.” “Suppose the house had gone, and the hotel stood fast, could you have effected an entrance into the hotel?” was asked. “We could not have faced the gale.” “Not for a hundred feet? Not in a matter of life and death? ” “Impossible. The wind would have lifted us from our feet like bags of wool. We would have been dashed against the rocks and smashed like egg shells,” was the quiet reply. “And so for many hours you expected to be swept into eternity?” " “We did what we could. Etch wrapped himself in blankets and quilts, binding these tightly around him with ropes, to which were attached bars of iron, so that if the house went by the board we might stand a chauce—a Blim one—of anchoring somewhere some how.” The Discovery of Silk. Hatters' Gazette. The discovery of silk is attributed to one of the wives of the Emperor of China, Hoang ti. who reigned about two thousand years before the Christian era; and since that time a special spot has been allotted in the gardens of the Chi nese royal palace to the cultivation of the mulberry tree—called in Chinese the “golden tree” —and to the keeping of silkworms. The first silk dress in history was made, not for a sovereign nor for a pretty woman, but for the monster in human shape, Ileliogabalus. Per sian Monks, who came to Con stantinople, revealed to the Emperor Justinian the secret of the pro duction of silk, and gave him some silk worms. From Greece the art passed into Italy at the end of the thirteenth century. When the Popes left Rome to settle at Avinton, Frauce, they intro duced into that country the secret which had been kept by the Italians, and Louis XI. established at Tours a manufactory of silk fabrics. Francis I. founded the Lyons silk works, which to this day have kept the first ranks. Henry 11., of Fiance, wore the first pair of silk hose ever made, at the wedding of his sister. The word “satin,” which in the original was applied to all silk stuffs in genetal, has since the last century . been used to designate only tissues which present a lustred surface. The discovery of this particular brilliant stuff was ac cidental. Octavio Mai, a silk weaver, finding business very dull, and not knowing what to invent to give anew impulse to the trade, was one day pac ing to and fro before his loom. Every time he passed the machine, with no defi nite object in view, he pulled little threads from the warp and put them to his mouth, which soon after he spat out. Later on he found the little ball of silk on the floor of his workshop and was attracted by the brilliant appearance of the threads. He repeated the experi ment, and by using certain mucilaginous preparations, succeeded in giving satin to the world. Steam Ploughing in Louisiana.— The New Orleans papers announce that the Louisiana Land and Reclamation Company now have in full operation their steam ploughs. The traction engines are placed upon model barges, which can be moved along the canals that in tersect the land at intervals of 1,200 feet, and pulled by a steel wire rope, the great ploughshare moves through the rich soil, cutting a three foot furrow, and break ing twelve acres of sod land a day in a manner that could not be accomplished by any animal power. The company will this year seed some hundred acres of land with rice, and prepare a large area for cultivation in the future. An experimental crop of ten acres of jute has been planted and is thriving. It is said that Lorillard promised the Episcopalians of Jobstown, L. 1., that he would build them a church if his horse won the Derby, and they say that he always keeps hi3 word. rotatc Absolutely Pure. MADE FROM GRAPE CREAM TARTAR.— No other preparation makes such light, flaky hot breads, or luxurious pastry. Can be eaten by Dyspeptics without fear of the ills resulting from heavy indigestible food. Sold only in cans by all grocers. ROYAL BAKING POWDER CO.. feb7 lv New Tort. (Einmit. CEMENT. ~~ 1,500 BMs, Bomb dale Cement Cargo of sthooaer Jmt received and for saU by |*iß-tf