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VOL. IX?NO. 186.
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OR SALE.
Ono-twelvth intoiest in 100 aorcs of land
convoyed to tho Union Land Company
for 80,500. Terms, ?2,750 cash, 81,250
in one, two and threo years each,
from September 1, 1800, with interest
from dato of sale. Tho land is now be?
ing surveyed by Messrs. Wingato ?fc
Hanckol and will soon boon the market.
This is an excellent opportunity for a
good investment.
WILBUR S. POLE & CO.,
Rooms 3 and 4 Exchange Building.
Wanted.
Owners of Real Estato to placo
tho same in our hands for Renting
and Collecting of Rents.
Wo give special attention to this
Branch of our business.
Will look after and collect rents
promptly and make quick returns.
Placo your property in our bands
if you wish your business attended
to in a business way.
GROVES & COON,
Tho Live Real Estato Agents,
21 Campbell St., Opposito Postolllco.
WASHINGTON HYDRAULIC
PRESS BRICK COMPANY.
. See advertisement on fifth
page. aplS-lm
TION SALE OF BABY CAR?
RIAGES.
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frames, mirrors, etc., at BERLIN'S
AUCTION HOUSE, 113 Commerce
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T!ie Roanoke Times.
A POUND I'AICTY
Given at Vlnten in Honor of the Itcttirn
of Mr.., C. II. Ituc'hiiiiiin.
A,pound party was given at tho resi?
dence of Rev. C. H. Buchanan in Vinton
last night to colobrato tho roturn of
Mrs. Buchanan from Staunton. A gay
time was had, and not until a late hour
did tho party break up. Among those
present wore: Mesdames Mason, Hill
"Smith, Carpenter, Preston, Correll, Up
son. Craig, J. W. Mason, Seed Taylor,
beard, Moore, Barnes, Schoonvor, Zim
znerman, Burnett, Kiscr and Lunsford;
Misses Mattie Barnes, Lula Smith, Jon
nie Smith, Emma James, Eliza .lames
Annio Comer, Lou Bass, Emma Richard?
son, Lula Preston, Johnnie Ounn, Eflle
Guns and Lou Howard. Dr. Garth
right, Dr. Oubank. Messrs. Payne,
Mosely, El. Smith, Wilkorson, Pedigo,
"Hob Smith, J. II. Hunter, Sim Fuqua,
Neighbors. John Comer, Britt, Booth,
Wharton and Seward Sale, Lunsford,
Bowie and Ralph Gunn, all of Vinton.
From Roanoke were Captain and Mrs.
Rice, Mrs. Stuoot, and Misses Emma
and Annio Comer.
Send S2 and get the weekly edition o<
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ROAN(
SITES FOR THE POSTOFFICE.
A List of Those From Which One
May be Chosen.
Jtfl'eraon nn?l Tnzewell Viewed? Two More
on Cimtiiboll Street?Ono on Snloiu
Avenuo nml Another nt Cliurch anil
Itonnoko?What Might bo Dono With
the First Ward School Sito?Low Fi-icea
Prevail.
Thore is no lack of eligiblo sites for
tho postofllco building that is to ho
erected in Roanoko. Tho Treasury
Department has already been tendered
at loast sovon locations from which to
select the site, this number having boon
oifored in responso to the advertisement
for bidB puhlished recontly.
Tho Government is not confined, how?
ever, to tho bids and may reject all of
them and select a sito from any that
may hereafter bo offered. Ueforo tho
contract is awardod a Treasury agent
will bo sent to look into tho matter and
recommend tho most suitablo location.
Tho four corners at tho interception
of Jefferson and Tazowell streets havo
boon offored. The southwest corner
seems to ho tho most favored locality,
but it is impossible to Burmiso tho ac?
tion of tho Treasury Department, as tho
price at which property is offered will
bo a weighty consideration. However,
it is probable that all sites will ho of?
fored at low figures on account of tho
increso of the value of neighboring
property that will surely follow.
Another location is tho lot in rear of
tho jail on Camphell street. Tho lot on
Campholl street opposite this has also
been offered. An offer was put in of tho
lot on Salem avenuo on tho corner of
Roanoke street.
Mayor Evans nothing since suggested
that it would ho advisable to sell tho
sito of tho First ward school building
and invest tho proceeds in school build?
ings in tho resident sections where
property is cheaper.
The value of this property is about
SKI.ODO, and many regard it as a fine
location for the postollico. It has been
suggested that if the city will cut tho
prico to Sito,000 tho citizens who are
interested in property in that 'locality
will raise 810,000, bringing tho price to
the (iovcrnmont down to S20.0U0. Some
of tho church people in that vicinity
object to having the postollico there.
Another site mentioned is the prop?
erty on the corner of Church and Roan?
oko streets and tho adjoining lot. Mr.
Hockaday has not offered his property,
hut if tho pooplo interested in adjoin?
ing property aro willing *o join him ho
will offer tho property at a low tlguro.
SEW HANK NOTES.
Tlie Timen Force Paid Oir With the Kcccnt
Ihhiio of the Citizens' National llauk.
Tuesday is pay day at Tin: TlMRS
office, and tho employes of tho estab?
lishment were paid oil yesterday in tho
now notes of tho Citizens' National
Hank, which havo just boon issued.
Tho boys aro usually in good spirits on
pay-day, but tho bran new money made
them unusually happy yesterday. Tho
entire issue of these, notes of fives and
tens will amount to $23,500, of which
SI0,000 has already been issued. The
remainder will be in circulation in a
few days.
The notes bear tho vignotto of Presi?
dent Garficld and are signed by II. M.
Dickinson, and N. Partee, vico-presi
dent of tho Citizens' National Rank,
hearing dato of March 10, 1801.
Tho notes aro secured hy United States
bonds deposited with tho Treasurer of
the United States, and nobody over lost
a dollar by holding a National Hank
note. Tho people of Roanoko are glad
to see tho new notes of tho Citizens'
National Rank and will tako all they
can get at par.
Mr. Kodier iu ltoauoke.
Mr. J. L. Rodior, formerly on the staff
of Tiik Times, arrived hero yesterday
^morning from Washington and spont
tho day shaking hands with his many
friends in tho city. Mr. Kodier has re?
cently been mado resident manager of
the Century Press Company at Nash
j villc, Tonn., and was on his way to as?
sume tho duties of his new position.
Mr. Kodier is still in love with Koanoko
' and his many friends here were glad to
congratulate him upon his deserved
1 promotion.
Sheep From New Mexico.
It is learned that a gentleman from
New Mxieohas purchased 0,000 acres of
land up the Shenandoah Valley and
will at once proceed to stock it with
sheep, which he will ship from that TerJ
ritory. Wool raising is going to take a
boom in Southwest Virginia in tho next
two years which will bo astonishing.
Keiter ItetUorcd to Favor.
WashiNOTOK, April 21.?[Special 1?
Commander Reitor, who was involved
in tho Kvrrundia affair, is tobe restored
to favor. Recauso tho commander did
not protect General Rirrundia ho was
displaced from command of his ship.
Ranger, and received a sharp letter of
reprimand from Secretary Tracy. That
was November 0, and sinco that time
tho commander has been sojurning at
his homo in Pittsburg, Pa., under wait?
ing orders. He was to-day given com?
mand of tho Thetis, now at Maro Island,
Cal., under command of Lieutenant
Commander Stockton. Tho vessel is
being fitted out for the survey work and
will continue tho work of surveying bo
gun hv tho Ranger.
To Stnrty the Effect of the Tariff.
Washington, April 21.?[Special]?
Only five mombersof the Senate finance
committee were present to-day, so an
adjournment was taken until to-morrow,
when the committee will decide what
course it will pursue under tho Plumb
lesolution, directing inquiry into work?
ings of tho tariff laws.
3KE, VA., WEDNESD^
CITY POLITICS.
Candidates for Council Cour?
ageously Creep From Cover.
Six city co?ncilmon, two in each ward,
will bo elected at tho municipal election
May 23.
Thoro aro a low Democrats who favor
tho nomination of a party ticket by
Democratic primarios, but tho majority
of the citizens prefer to avoid the draw?
ing of partisan lines in municipal poli?
tics. Thero may bo aorao partisan can?
didates, but it is probably that there
will bo no party nominations.
Tho members of tho Council whoso
torms of office will oxpiro July first and
whose successors are to bo elected aro:
In the First ward, Messrs. Trout and
Woodward; in the Second ward, Messrs.
llanthorn and McCaban; in tho Third
ward, Messrs. Scott and Craves.
It is generally understood that Mr.
Trout will not bo a candidate for ro
election, and Mr. Woodward has signi?
fied his willingness to servo tho city
another term. All tho other members
whoso terms of oilico expire bavo an?
nounced themselves as candidates for
re-election.
In tho Third ward, Mr. Craves has re?
ceived tho endorsement of tho Federa?
tion of Labor.
A meeting of citizens of tho First
ward, living in tho Northwest section of
tho city, has been called for Friday
night for tho purposo of nominating a
candidate for the Council. It is not yet
known whom this meeting is likely to
nominate.
Candidates aro getting thick, and
many prominent citizens are mentioned.
.1. T. Engleby and (1. L. Stevens aro
among those talked of in tho First
ward. Mr. Engleby is well known as a
progressive business man, and as presi?
dent of the Fidelity Loan and Trust
Company. Mr Stevens has considerablo
real estate interests, and is at present a
member of tbo school board.
W. W. Coo is among those mentioned
in this connection in tho Second ward,
and Mr. G. W. Ramsey has announced
himself as a candidate in tho Third
ward. Mr. W. A. l'attie, tbo present
United States deputy internal ,r<#vonuo
collector for Roanoke, is another prob?
able candidato in tho Third ward. Rut
it is not possible for him to be a Coun?
cilman and a Federal ollieial at the
same time.
THF MYSTERIOUS GKI1*.
Englund SiitTerlng Severely From the Mys?
terious Kpideinic.
New York, April 21.?[Special]?Tho
number of deaths roported to-day was
2."il an increase of nearly 100 over yes?
terday. Of this number twenty-seven
wore credited to the grip. Tbo death
rato to-day was larger than for any
othor day this year.
SlIEPFIEr.n, England, April 21.?[Spe?
cial I?Tho grip epidemic existing in
this neighborhood and ehsewhero in
England is increasing in sorious pro?
portions. Numbers of public officials,
clergymen and physicians have been
attacked, and thousands of people bavo
been, or aro still, more or less seriously
alfected.
So extensive and severe has been tbo
spread of this scourge that a number of
manufacturing works will probably bo
compelled to suspend operations owing
to the number of their employes who are
absent from work owing to the iniluonza
or its attendant complications.
In some instances one-third of the
number of workmen employed in fac?
tories aro on tbo sick list, and at pres?
ent thero seoms to bo but slight pros?
pect of an early abatomont of tho epi?
demic. At Clothorpe, a township in
Lincolnshire, near Great Grimsby, tbo
epidemic's ravages have boon so severe
that great alarm is felt throughout tho
placo. Out of a population of 1,700, over
200 peoplo are confined to thoir beds.
HAM1LK1) WITHOUT GLOVES.
Mayor Kllyson Criticises the Treasurer's
mid Auditor's Otliees.
Richmond, Va., April 31.?[Special]?
Tho report of Mayor Ellyson touching
the city ball forgery and embezzlement
cases was submitted to the council to?
night. Tho mayor handles tho treas?
urer's and auditor's offices with gloves
oil and charges them with direct viola?
tion of tbo city ordinances bordering
upon malfeasanco.
lie says there is a 82.000 deficit in the
treasurer's office and Grymes has only
been charged with 804. Tho crime
must therefore rest upon some one.
Throughout the mayor gives the ollices
in question rigid excoriation and de?
mands bettor management in tho future.
Treasurer Child cess' term will expire
in-May and his defeat is now assured.
Wreck on tho Alabama A Great Southern.
Bihminuham, April 21.?(Speciitlj?A
wreck occurred on tbo Alabama and
Great Southern railroad at midnight
last night noar Springvillo, twenty-nine
miles north of Birmingham. Some ma?
licious porson had removed the fish
plates, causing tho rails to spread. Pas?
senger train No. 0, northbound limited,
was derailed and tho engine and four
cars were turned over. Engineer uohn
Cotton and Fireman Charles Georgo
were scalded to doath. Georgo was
killed instantly, and Cotten died soon
afterwards. The postal clerks and ex?
press messenger wero slightly hurt. Tho
passengers were shaken up, but none
wero hurt. Both dead mon livo in
Chattanooga. Cotten was 38 years old
and leaves'a wife and six children. Tho
accident happened on tho down grade.
The escape of all tho passengers from
death was miraculous. No cluo to the
perpetrators.
Let Her Go, ?? il lusher.
Several arrests wero made last night
for drunkenness, dim Gallagher, who
frequently figures in tbo court, was
among the number.
lY MORNING, APRIL 2
GREETING THE PRESIDENT.
A Grand Reception Way Down
on the Rio Grande.
ei rnso w Visited?On the Borders of the
Mexican Republic nn International ltc
centlon Jl* Held?The City Decorated
with Mexican and American Colors
l'l-omlneiit Mexican OftlciaU Tay Their
lteHpvctH in Person?Artillery Salute?.
Ei. Paso, Texas, April 21.?[Special]
?Tho l'residontial narty arrived hero
at 10 o'clock this morning on time, hav?
ing made tho run of oso milos from San
Antonio, over tho Southern Pacific road,
promptly on time. Tho wi'd and pic
turosquo scenery of tho Rio Grande
canons causid wonderful admiration,
and groat interest was also shown in
subsequent) desolation of Llano Esta
cado. Ono of tho incident of tho run
was tho hearty rocoption accorded tho
President at tho village of Del Rio,
Texas. Its inhabitants, mostly of Mexi?
can descent, turned out in force, and tho
school children presented an address of
welcome The station and neighboring
buildings wero beautifully decorated
with American colors and ilowcrs. Brief
speeches wero made by the President,
Postmaster-General Wanamakor and
Secretary Husk, from the rear platform,
and as tho train moved olf the children
showorod tho visitors with flowers.
The mayor of Sanderson invited tho
President to visit that place which ho
described as the most barren spot on
earth. It was 11 o'clock at night when
train passed, so this lugubrious invita?
tion was declined.
A short stop was made at Ysleta,
Texas, claimed to be the oldest city in
tho United States, where the President
was received hy Mayor Robinson and
serenaded by tho Mexican band. The
President shook hands with a large
number of Mexicans and Indians, aud
received a profusion of flowers from
the children. El Paso celebrated the
occasion of the lirst visit over made to
it by a chief magistrate of the nation
by a grand international demonstration
by citizens of tho two republics. There
was also a general participation on the
part of the resident Indians.
Tho reception was a perfect ovation
Tho city was elaborately decorated
with American and Mexican decora?
tions, tho public aud business houses
displaying a profusion of bunting. Thero
were many arches bearing mottoes of
"Welcome to Our President," "Welcome
to Our Mexican Friends," and "Reci?
procity with Mexico." q'hu last named
mottoes were in Spanish and English.
American trooj.s were drawn up in line
at s. station when the train stopped, the
former liring a salute of twonty-ono
guns, and the band played patriotic
airs. Tho President was greeted on
tho platform with cheers, in which citi?
zens of both countries participated.
Governor Currillos, of Chihuahua, and
his stall, and General ? Rangel. com?
mander in chief of the Second /.one of
Mexico, with a largo military band of
thirty-five pieces, participated in the
reception as representatives of Presi?
dent Diaz, of Mexico, who was unable
to be present. Tho troops wero side
arms and et teaed our territory by spe?
cial permission of President Harrison.
The chief magistrate was received by a
committee, including Mayor Cnplos,
Gen. A. G. Mallory, Major 15. II. Davis,
formerly of tho Confederate army, and
escorted to his carriage. This was an
open baroucho drawn by four gray
horses. Seated with him in it were
Governor Currillos, General Rangel, of
Mexico, and (!en. McCcok.
Other members of the party occupied
carriages with prominent local and
Mexican officials. A procession was
formed, including United States and
Mexican troops, grand army posts, Con?
federate veterans, firo department,
civic organizations and colored citizens,
and the distinguished visitors wero ac?
corded a great welcome and escorted to
the courthouse, where formal addresses
were made. When tho procession
reached the nearest point to Mexico
the artillery of that country fired a
salute in honor of President Harrison.
STONEMASONS OUT.
Hunger of u Protracted Strike In Pitts
burn ISuilillng Trades.
PirrsnuRO, April 21.?|Special]?A
general lockout of stonemasons was be?
gun in Pittsburg and Allegheny this
morning by the Master Mason's Associ?
ation. Tho trouble arose over a dispute
of the hod carriers at work on the Provi?
dence Mission Church, in Aileghany
City, over non-union men.
The action of tho master masons nay
result in a lockout of all men engaged
in the building trade. It is probable
that tho men will retaliate by begin?
ning a big strike for eight hours a day,
ten days ahead of time.
Murder in Franklin County.
Rocky MOUNT, Va., April 21.?[Spe?
cial]?Geo. Starkey, alias Poster, and
Shields Bowles, both white, got into an
altercation near their homes in this
county on Friday evening last, Starkoy
or Foster striking Howies on tho head
with a shovel, from the effect of which
Bowles died to-day. Ho was uncon?
scious from tho timo ho was struck
until his death. The sheriff has gone
in pursuit of the murderer.
The down ItanUhed.
VIENNA, April 31,?[Special]?A Jew?
ish lawyer of St. Petersburg writes to
a friend here that all Jews residing in
St. Petersburg have been ordered to
leave that city by May :i. This means,
the lawyer adds, the ruin of many .lews,
although they will be permitted to re?
side in the provinces in tho east and
south.
2, 1891.
PI
FROM WINSTON.
The Nov^ Trains on the R. & S.
Crowded With Passengers.
Winston, N. C. April 21.?[Special]?
Hurrah for the- Roanoko and Southern !
is the cheerful news that comes to Win?
ston from Martinsvillo now-a-days. As
stated in my telegram Friday night,
schedule trains wero put on between
hero and Martinsvillo yestorday morn?
ing, and tbo first pissenger to buy a
ticket from here to the end of the line
was Mr. Samuel II. Taylor, of Winston.
Two trains arc now running on the road
?a passenger and freight! The former
leaves Martinsvillo at 7 a. m., arrives at
Winston at 11 and leaves on its return
trip at 4 p. m. The freight leaves here
at 7:15 a. m. and returns at 8:10 p m.
The passenger train yesterday brought
over two coaches crowded with people
from all along the lino. Another large
crowd same down this morning.
Speaking with Superintendent Maslin
about tbo road and its work, your cor?
respondent learns that the road is doing
well, and tbo company is anxious to get
it completed to Roanoko. Tbo time
fixed f??r trains to bo running through
is not later than December, lS'.'l.
Tbo two new engines which tho com?
pany ordered a few weeks ago have
been shipped. Their weight is 102,000
pounds and wero built expressly for
heavy work. The weight of the two
now in use is 90,000 and 02,000 pounds.
Your correspondent has been trying
to gain some information from ' head?
quarters" regarding the Southern ex?
tension of the Roanoko and Southern,
but those in authority are unable as
yet to givo facts. Owing to the "hitch"
in gaining some right of ways through
Rocky Mount the engineering corps
that was to bo put to work on the pro?
posed line south of Winston have boon
delayed. In this connection I desire to
state that the special sent to TukTimks
a few days ago relative to the report
here that there was a probability of the
road not going by Rocky Mount, etc..
was stated upon roll able authority, and
I learn again that the matter has not
been definitely decided upon yet, but
will bo in a fuw days. Rocky Mount
people need not bo surprised should the
route for tho Roanoko and Southern
road be fchangod to the middle sur?
vey. Tills is not written for the pur?
pose or desire of damaging anybody,
either.
Tho real estate boom has struck Win?
ston and Saicm for 1s?1. Over one
hundred thousand dollars' worth of
property changed hands last week, and
yesterday Mr. E. L. Hawks, vice-presi?
dent of the street railway company,
purchased 820,000 worth of dirt from
Mr. II. W. Fries near the now hotel site
in West Winston.
Winston entertained Mr. and Mrs. J.
W. Allemong, of Salem, Va., last week
and was delighted to hear them speak
in complimentary term of our twin
towns. Mr. Allemong invested quite
liberally in real estate hero.
Messrs. Graham Pros., of Danville,
Va., aro hero with a force of hands and
will break dirt to-morrow for Winston's
8100,000 hotel building, tho "Zinzon
dorf."
Colonel F. H, Fries, in company with
President W. A. Lemley, of the Wa?
chovia National Hank, left last night
for Baltimore to purchase some more
material for tho Roanoko and Southern
road. They will probably visit Roan?
oko before they return.
TO EVICT STRIKERS.
Plnkcrton Guard* Arrive in the Coul
Kecrlons.
PiTTsnuno, Pa., April 21.?[Special] ?
Four carloads of Pinkerton guards ar?
rived in tbo coke regions to-day. All
were heavily armed. Two carloads were
from Philadelphia and 115 men from
Chicago. It is thought theso men will
take the placo of tho militia, as Gov?
ernor will not allow tho National Guards
to be used to ovict strikers.
Mount Pi.'kasant, Pa., April 21.?
[Special]?Everything was reported
quiet in the coke regions this morning.
The Bhoriff has nn?de all arrangements
and a wholesale turning out of strikers
is expected. All plants before reported
as in operation wero running with
slightly increased forces. Last night
unknown persons on the bills surround?
ing Morewood fired several shots, but
they could not be located.
In Ilnnnr of (Iciirrul Joseph E. Johnston
Richmond, Va., April21.?[Special)?
Memorial services in honor of General
Joseph E. Johnson will bo held next
Sunday afternoon throughout the South,
at every place in Virginia, except Alex?
andria, whero there is a Con fed rate
Veteran Camp. Rev. Dr. S. A. Good?
man will deliver the address in Rich?
mond. Tbo mooting will bo held in
St. Paul's Church. Tho Alexandria
Veterans, as they held a meeting soon
after General Johnson's death and
adopted resolutions, and who attended
his funeral, think it is not necessary to
do anything furthoi to show their love
and esteem for their old commander.
Montana He publican.
Hki.kna, April 21.?[Special]?Full
reports of Montana municipal elections
show that tho , Republicans have cap?
tured every city in which party linos
were drawn except R?tte, whero tho
Democrats secured tho mayor and a
majority in tbo council.
Strike on the Street Cars.
Detroit, Mish., April 21.?[Special]?
Ono hundred and fifty conductors and
drivers on tho Detroit consolidated
street railway have refused to go to
work. Some of the lines are completely
tied up, while others are running very
irregularly under police protection.
Another Texan Cyelone.
PlTTSnuitO, Tex., April 21. ? | Spe?
cial]? A severe cyclone cut a swath
through this placo early yesterday
morning, completely destroying two
residences and badly damaging half a
dozen others.
Don't borrow your
neighbor's paper. Sub?
scribe for THE TIMES.
ilCE THREE CENTS.
"THE BRITISH GRENADIERS
In Open and Sullen Mutiny
Against Orders.
Another Battalion of the Famous Regi?
ment Refuse to Parade When Ordered.
The Leaders Placed Uudor Arrest and
an Investigation to bo Had?The Man
Complain ?f HI Treatment and Too
Rigorous Discipline.
London. April 21.?[Special]?For
some years past there has been a fooling
of growing discontent, real or imagin?
ary, in some parts of tho British army.
This feeling, it is supposed, camo to n
head about a year ago, when tho Sic;>nd
battalion of Grenadier Guards mutinied,
and were ordered to Bermuda.
But this morning there is renowed
and great excitement in military circles,
caused by mutinous demonstrations, in
almost every particular similar to that
which caused the second battalion ot
Grenadier Guards to bo sent to Burmuda
in disgrace, and again it is tho Grena?
dier (Juards, tho crack infantry guards?
men of England, the famous "British
Grenadiers," who are in revolt.
The thiid bat tall Ion of Grenadier
(Juards, who are at present quartered at
the Chelsea barracks, in this city, woro
ordered to parade in full marching ordor
at S o'clock this morning The man,
who have been in a sullen frame of
mind for some limo past, refused to
obey.
UUteors of the battalion held a busi?
ness consultation, and loading non-com?
missioned otlicors, in pursuance of tho
officers' orders, attempted to reason
with the mutineers and to persuado
them to turn out and parade, and not to
bring more disgrace upon the distin?
guished corps to which they belonged.
The arguments of Don-commissioned
officers finally had some effect on tho
angry privates and after a Ions period of
waiting four companies of tho third
battalion of grenadiers struggled slowly,
and with every mark of outward discon?
tent, out upon the parade ground of
Chelsea barracks. The remaining com?
panies, however, refused to leave their
rooms in tho barracks. Men having tho
longest terms of service wero placed
under arrest, and an investigation into
the cause of tho mutiny was commenced
in ordor that a preliminary report upon
the subject may bo placed beforo tho
Duke of Cambridge, uommandor-in
chiefot the fon-es.
Discontent has been growing for a
long time past. Tho mutineers. In ex?
planation of their conduct, claim that
tho order issued to them to parade in
full marching order is unprecedented
for their commanding otlicer to tako
upon the day when tho battalion is
called upon to mount guard at palaces,
etc. The men also declare they have
been long subjected to a series of oxor
cises and annoying drills, for which
there was no cause or reason.
The mutiny appears to havo boon a
prcmcaltatcd affair. It was at first
supposed that the trouble was confined
to the guards, who are quartered at
Chelsea barracks. It is now announced
that there was also a serious display of
bad fueling on the part of a detachment
of Grenadier Guards quartered at St.
George's barracks, at the back of Trafal?
gar square. This morning, as usual,
they were ordered to parade, and after
some delay did not turn out, but when
they appeared on parade ground it was
evident, that they were in a depressed
and discontented state of miud. Tho
result was that their officers, who had
bo.m hastily informed of the occurrence
at Chelsea barracks, soon dismissed tho
St. George barracks contingent for tho
day, except those who had boon pre?
viously told olf for guard duty. Threo
of the most insubordinate were arrested..
BREAKS THE RECORD.
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A Tennessee National Hunk ICesanies Busi?
ness After Having l ulled.
Nasiivm.i.k, Teno., April 21.?|Spo
cial]?A Clarksvlllo, Tonn., special says:
Tho Farmers and Merchants' Bank of
this city resumed business yesterday.
Tho bank has abundance of money to
meet all claims that may be presented.
No largo depositors have withdrawn
their money. The cashier says they
are receiving deposits and expect to go
on. This bank breaks the record, W,'ing
tho first National bank that over ro
sumed after having passed into tho
hands of a n cei vor.
Wrecking n Railroad.
Cincinnati, April 31.?[Special |?Tho
discontent of the Kentucky Union em?
ployees, who have, it is said, been un?
able to get their pay for some time, has
culminated in a serious act of destruc?
tion. Unpaid employees of the road
and mountaineers in Breathitt county,
who havo never been paid for their
timber, wrecked the entire road in
Breathitt county for a distanco of 25
miles. Bridges wero burned and cul?
verts destroyed. Tho road will bo
crippled for weeks, and tho cost of re?
pairing the damagowill amount to fully
ir.'.o ooo.
World's Fair Workers Strike.
CHICAGO, April 21.?[Special]?Work
on the World's Fair site at Jackson
park is entirely suspended to-day. Six
hundred of the 050 men at work struck
yesterday and remainder declined to go
to work this morning. There has been
no disturbance.
William Museoo Hanged.
Chahi.ottsvm.i.k, Va., April 21?[Spe?
cial I? Win. Muscoo, alias Win, T. dor
dan, the negro who murdered Police?
man Ceo. F. Seal i:i this city Decembor
::. Isms, was hanged in the jail yard horo
this morning.
The Weather,
Forecast: For Virginia, rain Wol
nesday forenoon or night southerly
winds, warn,er.