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^-~?DG?S?J), s. c., gpssDAY, JUNE 2; 1892 VOL. LYU NO. 19. A WARM ARM?3NMENL JOHN HASKELL TS A TEKY-I TIGHT PLACE. The Blame of Extravagance Put on the Right Shoulders-Even Haskell Could Not Prove that the Phosphate ?om - missioner Had Dorie "Wrong".. In the recent State Democratic Convention, Hon. John Gary Evans, of Aiken, made a vigorous and powerful ; speech. -Colonel Haskell's reply Was p?bliBhejl in full several" days afterrthe conven tion, : but the paper in which it appeared _ 414-.-"ot publish Mr. Evans's speech. ' At "the request of many-readers, The R?gister pub . lishes Mr. Evans's speech in full, that the public may judge betwe.eu these two. Mr. Evans said : Mr. President and Gentlemen of - -the Convention : I do not rise to defend Honest. Ben Tillman; he ' needs no defense at my hands. , You know.him too well- and,you know his traducers. I desire sim ply to refute the statements of this so-called patriot, whom I have characterized before upon this floor as aj>olitical ass in a lion's skin. I haye been with1,-bim as a member of this - House 'for four years, and of all the men of this State, he is the. last that should endeavor to traduce and fling mud at the people's -rulers. He has endeavored to show to- you "the ritter useleseness and extravagance .?: -oFour Phosphate Commission... ..Al the last session of the Legislature upon the motion of -this Same gen tleman, a committee was appointee to investigate the Phosphate Com m?sion, and he was made ai mern ber-of the committee. . After ex amining witness Upon witness fron all parts of'the State, and docu ? ment upon document, in his effor to find something for pol?tica capital^ the committee reported . and here-?ita,jaiy,fri?nd Bxeazeaie A: f -v.. . -.-...!' " ;>> and that it ba? j/oo? i Mr. ilaat^v, made a minority report, condenuD ing everything and everybody cor nected with the commission. S flagrant and unfounded was th report.that, after speaking zo it fi nearly" an hour,. although thei were nearly fifty anti-Tillma members of the house, he was ej abled to carry but six votes, b sides his own, to sustain hir - Convicted by his own faction, net I reply further to this charge? m In* reference to the phospha litigation, he tells you that Ti] man merely followed the advice General Connor, and yet when stated? i sf reply to-him on the io I of this house, "upon his arraig meiiit of Governor Tillman, th the Governor was merely carry i < ?ut the advice of ajmost every' 1 torney General the State had h since 1876, he denied that Gen? al Connor had advised it; but t Governor had not won the case that time. They seek now to ? him of the honor that is dua hi butjrou will not allow it. He accuses the Governor raising taxes. You know that t is false. The Legislature ah can raise your taxes, and this t] hav??1iot done ; but it is not due ? the'efforts of this man nor of faction. His voise was ne raised to cut off a single dollai what he tells you was extravag r and useless expenditures in Legislature. On the contrary -voted and fought to swell the propriation bill ; every dollar was suggested for any purpose any legislator? and if it had been for myself and others would have succeeded in pla upon you nearly one hundred t' saud dollars of useless ex ditures. ' him then and I tell y that he was willing to vob ^oropriation that would create *r taxes, simply to i a little political capital agi this administration. Look a position; elected to the Le| ture, sworn to do his duty t< whole people and yet prostiti his official character and poe for the purpose of making a campaign thunder to use ag Governor Tillman. Is this ho Was he not in duty boun speak against such extravi and burdensome taxation, i calls :t, as an honest represen' to vote against it? Yetthe^ sliows that he voted for everj lar and spoke for more, and yet these are your patriots' whom you are invited to do it. Will you do ir? - [Cries of "No! riot"] \ And more than this, he attempted to create useless offices by re-establishing a branch of ihej old Agricultural Department^ wJii?h you by your voteB j badi abolished. I allude to ?be Fish Commission:' H?; and his--faction fought to create this office with a salary of $2,100, when I had proved to them that; the duties- coald be performed for' $400 by ""Afr." Jones, our efficient Fish Commis sioner. Mr. Jones now make, a most efficient' offiicer,. and i Mr.. Haskell has not the pleasure of accusing Governor . Tillman of creating a'useless offier, j which he, Sask?H, J thought ^so?* " necessary then and possibly so unnecessary^ now. We are accused of slandering* tho State and ruining titer credit; It is false and they.knqw it* . You. tbejionest farmers " pmd ' l?horers of South Carolina and .the men who support Tillman, th?ve you done or-said aught to impair .our credit? Every utteranceof Gov ernor Tillman before and sinceihis inaugural address has been to; the effect that our credit must be neld Bacred, and so it is. :h It is the Utterances of these men and the slanderous editorials of their newspapers, reprinting in e'ad?d lines unfounded "reportE from Wall street, that.isihe cause if any from" snch reasons, of .tht decline ef our bonds. We have heard recently of certair slanderous reports having beer circulated.on Wall street for th< purpose bf ..impairing, our credit I ask ybu who goes' to "Wall, street' Is it the honest tax-payer, wh< works and stays afc. home? Nd Tve know; too well'?'who--the bos editor and the,.representatives *b railroad's -h?te" all been the* m^?n^^^fo V lia.!. . Ti: :; Ij^Xv " '. v./-.id >-\ 3 rh. m?d.;??iiKslrtulB, trachsc*; ;?.. -1_-1-- - !wT"rM1 ].'.-**..-' 'f-1' ..... tifyjug v-L?>:o?i ' !. : : jufibitK-ii-SUch~ ai i o ie >r re m i e n. >d te 111 of 11, or n a:t ng Lt ad er ne at ob im, of his ?ne bey i to his ?ver of ;ant fte r, he ap that by. not he cing bou pen you 9 for . in nake linst this fisla 3 the iting lition little ainst nest? d to igant is- he tative ecord these men who slander our Stat and its present government. The would gladly see their moth< State ruined rather than see Go^ ernor Tillman, your Governor, : elected. We . are-. accused . of drivii capital from the State, and wh forsooth? Because we- ha endeavored to make banks ai corporations pay their ju proportion of the expenses" of o govnment. They know -that ; yt have borne the burthen for yea groaning under them, while the institutions have cheated ai swindled the State-out bf their jt taxes. There is not a farm South Carolina that is not assess higher in proportion to the arnon of net income to the owner th any railroad or bank under t new assessment. [A delegate in Richland here interrupted.- a asked, "How about the f pass?"] Yes, I will come to that. Y are a pretty set to talk of f passes, when your champion hi selectechby you to arraign G ernor Tillman, stands convie upon, the floor of this house j only .of accepting free passes, of distributing them to the m( bers. Not only that, he attemptet defeat the Railroad Commise bill by deceiving the House in interests of his road. (Hask "That is false."] I Viii prov and should slap, your face, voice: "He has one arm." would not under any . circi stances slap his face but I : state that it is not the first t his empty sleeve has prote him from a member of my fan I remember when I first c into'this House as a memb mere boy as I was charaterize the gentleman. Iwas attendi committee meeting and the road cammitteewas in sesi?n; Us. having under considert the RailrofdCommissori bill. Haskell was present with brother A. C. and Mr. Calhoun of Atlanta. I Mr;*^ Haskell spoke against the bil did Mr. Calhoun and John < closed in a speech against the railroad. The next day the i bili can for consideration ?nd this arose at his desk and asked the bill be continued . foi reason that he had not read i supposed the House had not. - It j was ah important measure and he desired to inform himself before acting upon' it." j could not submit to this imposition upon the House, yoong as I waB, and I asked permission to ask the [^gentlemen a question. He consent ed. I asked him if he .had not made a speech against the bill be fore the railroad committee. He | stated that he had.* I then asked him if he generally spoke qpoh matters hefcnew nothing, of. He could mot reply and .the House considered the bil]. ^Suoh, my countrymen, are the traducers of honest Ben Tillman, wlwrn?w pose "afT'patriofs'. 1 ?rn sure that in August next a tidal .wave of-votes will ? sweep this country from the mountains to the seaboad . and cast this man; l^cl??nto^Vii^nm^' where he now | resides. Ben Tillman will be| J ronomiiiated; ' and re-elected in spite of the > slanders of him and j his followers.--Register. A Letter from Mr. Penn. [Communicated.] MR. EDITOR :-Please allow me space in your, columns to make some explanations regarding an article.which appeared in your paper"of recent date saying that some of my neighbors were going into the culture.of tobacco and that I had built a barn for the purpose of curing the same. .Now, Mr. Editor, while I expect to build a tobacco barn this sum mer and to set myself right before the people I must say that I have not told any one that ^ITiad built the barn; but charity for my fellow man leads me to believe -that the author of the article .made an un intentional mistake. In a papei of later date appeared an article over the norn de plume of J. E, -Sambo saying" that I had not buill a tobacco barn and would neve] do,so except bjjj?v--^.'"- \ ? 'iiiyjo ist;' rurrir'^ed a: ;4?W?alch&iacter, from thi *ii;i*-t< .e ? J ?T ir re >g y, ve id st ur ou rs, ise nd ist in ed tnt an he >m nd ree on ree >re, ov ted not but 3m Ito lion the ell; e it [A ] I um will ;ime eted oily ame er, a dby nga rail near ition Mr. his Pat t C. ll, as C. H. it for ae up man "that . the t and iact that lie has heretofore as saulted my honesty and even re sorted to theB courts to carry ou his malicious designs, as the. pub lie are well aware. The above named J. E. Sambo is better know.1 in this neighborhood as Jil Minor, andi have been reliabl informed that the article wa dictated by one so-called Dr. Bea better known as Josh Bell, dodge behind the one-legged man, Jin Well, Mr. Editor, the public kno full well who Josh is ; they jhai heard him from the housetops an hustings. They, have heard h lectures>pn physiology, &c.,.in tl cross roads and at all publ garnering^ that you perchance fir him. He is a willing debator i the churches and political gathe ings. . Like the ass, he thinks h voice far. more melodious than tl nightingale's.- The youth of th country who intend studying me icine would do well to hear ? lectures on same, as it costs not ing but a little time. In conclusion allow me to s that the gentlemen who conte: plate raising tobacco this ye and who expect to assist me barn building are far superior the commentators on the sai I decline to appear , any inore answer to the above characters. Ai C. PENN Tillman-Sheppard. The Augusta Daily and wee Chronicle will give full knd : partial reports of all the campari] meetings this summer in So Carolina. Remember : F Accuiate and Impartial Report that you can see for your? just what is going on. We j you simplp the news. If you w good reports subscribe now to Chronicle. Address ; The Auguj Chronicle Patrick Walsh, Pi dent, Augusta, Ga. Remit post-office ' money -order,pc note, registered letter or expi By mail the Daily and Sun Chronicle- one year' $64)0, months $300, three months $: Weekly Chronicle $1.00 a 3 Latest telegraphic news fron over the world- Corresponde farm topics, history, ste poems, fashion, politics, most complete newspaper in Southeast. According to the new mili laws of the Turkish Empire Turkish army" on a war f<x will be increased shortly 700,000 to 1,000,000 men. ' FASHION' NOTES. .:.:.g.....:.-. H-;-:---:-yl Passementeries ar? worn on parasols. Tom Thumb rosettes .. are worn on small hats. Pale green .is,used for trimming white evening .toilets. / Blue or black serges are in demand for outing dresses. .Cambrics in Pompadour and .Louis Se^ patterns are eJcquijBite. There.are girdle belts of iseal leather and kid, studded with steel. y "Wide-Mack moire ribbons, are worn as sashes with black round -Tfraists. Lace girdles are supplanting the velvet peasant waists for sum mer vwo?r. v The laced bertha carried over the sleeres.in.the form.of a.. sap*: now reigns." Black lace, striped with bands' of satin, is shown fortresses, .at $8 a yard. Blue serge is now popular for dresses intended for shopping; walking, traveling and general wear. Changeable red and green surahs trimmed with ecrior* embroidery are among -novel tie? from Paris. / Pale and deep russet moir^ skirts are worn under fawn col?red princess redingotes and French polonaises. Cotton Bedford cords are most; beautifukand popular. They are known as corduroy and are as heavy as pique. Chambrays embroidered in robe patterns are liked for theii durability. Crinkled cr?pons are much liked also. . ? ?: Linen collars and cuffs are to be , worn this season. Turn over collars with turn over cuffs, ..and . straight with straight. . Ribbons-of moire, velvet and . " '" LI ?uiyc: i^^?ner-of- ?. .-vi c??fe*;??. >>i cir--1 ... .lu promenade. The new costumes ana^ ??^i tures sent from over the sea, prov? conclusively that the reign o: beaded decoratiossis far from be ing* over. The lovers* knot is the leadiuj caprice in jewelry. Gentlemei wear it as a scarf pin, and ladie for broaches, wath guards an< what not. The. " sheer and beautifu clairette fabrics will again b much usea for stylish summe gowns. Pretty bodices and sleeve in anti que sty le are often adopte for these daesses. Black bonnets, trimmed with little palm green ribon and blac feathers, are new and in goo taste, while the combination < cream color and fern green charming. . Bishop sleeves with cuffs < wristbands of the depth te BU the length of the wearer's am will/be universally admired f house, gowns and for summ outdoor costumes. All black hats, bonnets .ai toques, with color introduced the trimming, preferably in love French flower wreaths ?ud eluate still letain their vogue for dres wear. The long princess redingote, enveloping nun's cloak of do1 gray cashmere, with embroidei yoke and collar ami real sib clasp, is a favorite wrap for touri this season. Mantilla wraps of lace, Iii with silk; are being made for w at watering places and sum? resorts. These wraps very length from three-quarter cape the full-length circular. A very elegant dress of bli moire has soft fluffy ruchingi black chiffon on the skirt. A d frile of chiffon falls from the e of the pointed bodice,and the w is^almost covered with--ruffle the thin materiol. Ladies who do not feel buying an entire skirt, use a b or foundation of French came, sateen or batiste, with rufflef silk and lace, or silk alone. Th much less expensive, and mak very pretty and durable sBirt. A couple of pretty dresses challis, India silk, fine bat or the new cotton cords embroidered mulls, are ah desirable. These my be n up plainly or with lace or rib! or for youog ladies a velvet bc or very wide sash. t Q Q V ,S 1, d i. w ro td is ie ic td in ir is ie lis d* tis h ay al ar, in to ne. in kly im jan uth all, 8 80 ?If five ant the ita, :esi by istal ?ess. day six 1.50, rear, aall ?nee, tries, The the iiary the rting from Life Was "a Dream," ?and She Said He Was Happy.. len Mr. Youuglife. came home it . night he sighed dismally, len hoisted-his feet to the man Ishelf, after the fashion of a naming man. A light hand was laid on- his lpnlder and a silvery voic? Ey dear, you mustn't do that ; lis suckhad form. If you want to rest vour tired feet use this lovely 1 ittle stool that I made, all iYnred.withjpses." tsr on he threw down his paper yawned. 'My dear, you mustn't do that, is such had form. If you want put yon paper aside, use that rely little receiver on. the w?ll ire that I embroidered all-in lets and pansies." r still'he struck a match on trousers to light his pipe, yviy dear, you mustn't do that, is bad form. If you want to ike a match usd that lovely le wall mat with 'Scratch My tck' on it that I embroidered, as an idea of <:ear mamma/s." t breakfast he -aimlessly ?prp?d some coffee over a piece bread. "dear, you mustn't do that, is such bad form. Never let me you' do that again. Every e'you wish to eat toast watch j Tty way is exactly, the same hat of dear mamma.1'/ , n the street car he thoughtlessly issed hiB feet. 'My dear"-some one whisperedj not do that. _ It is such bad You know yon neverjvould ye done that before we were ed. It is something mamma d me to be particmlarly careful ut." ?Next evening; he threw un ving paper in the woodbox. 'Mu_^laar_vnn mufln't do thai 0%? ?Wf$. r----,;^.': ftTaf^i Hi.'- :\r- . I y' ??? *.. . ? ' ;VJ* f..-hlk-? W?Hl ?Ut?IIitll I I a s 1 il e % (Sj al a1 k d >f is :>r it 38 or er id in ly rs, sy or ie ?ed vex sta led ear ner in to ack 3 of e?p dge aist s of like ody ?ric, \ of is is es a ! of iste, i or vays dade ?ons >dice you. After the funeral, two month later, she was saying, as she untie< the black strings of her m ou min bonnet, and a few freiend remained to console her : "Dear Tommy. I-I never kne1 what killed him. He was so goo? and we were growing more an more like each.other every day." "Yes." said Mrs. McGan sympathetically. "He liad his own way in even thing, ile was so good about tl house. "We never had a ero word. Then, when I thought pi lives were a dream, he just up ar died." "It is sad/' sobbed Mrs. McGanc '.It is, indeed, and now, kii friends, leave me while I thrx off these things, put on my kitcha apron and dust up and sweep 1 the house. Dear Tommy was su a lover of order, he could not sie well in his grave if he thoug there was a lint on the floor. Af: that J will sit down, gaze at 1 photograph and let my flood grief have full sway."-New Ye Recorder* Diptheria Epidemic. A dispatch of Monday ?a; Thirty town bouses in Erie; I have been placarded * .ipth*] ? large .proportion che ca proving fatal. D iUg the c break in Janu?ry the school bo refused to close the schools at request of Health Officer Wo< The court will now take ad upon the motion for a mandai closing the public schools three weeks. A strict quaranl of the infected houses Has t ordered.____ In ihe provinces of Rio Gra .do - Sui, Sao Paulo, Parana .Sta. Catharina, in Brazil, tl are German colonies nu m be ?50,000 people that have jealoi preserved their lauguage nationality, and almost the ei trade of these sections ?is in man hands. John Higgins, a farmer Decatur, 111., found $45,000 ii house the other day which been secreted by his father, old man made every cent of 120 acres of land, thus prc what a man can do in the BI line when ho tries. W Windsor Ties, now hf. PRAKCK & ALI A TEMPERANCE BEFOBM DB. BAINSFOBD'S IDEA OF SALOONS BUN BY CHUBCH PEOPLE. He Would Sell Beer, JLiglit Wines, Coffee and Chocolate, Obey the Laws , and Keep the Places ^Orderly-Financial and Moral .Gain to Re ward Such an En terprise. In an allusion to an .approaching meeting of the, athletic club con nected with St. George's Episcopal Church the Rev. Dr. W: S. Rains ford * took occasion, on Sunday morning, o praise the work done by church athletic clubs and social resorts under church patronage. He said he believed in allowing considerable, liberty in such re sorts, and remarked that the day would yet come when the Christian Church would enter into active business competition with the sa loons. Yesterday, in his study, .Dr. Rainsford told a reporter of the Sun that he meant this remark to be taken literally, and he believed the churches should open saloons of a high character to compete with the vicious resorts to which [ respectable persons go sometimes \ for beer and wine. I "I will say this much," he said, J "that if I could close every saloon in. this city to-day by raising my iiiiger, I would not raise my finger. My reast?h is perfectly clear and definite. I believe, and every otJier observing and thinking man m,ust believe, that in a great and crowded city like this, drinking is a neces sary evil. It must be accepted as one of the conditions of a densely packed population, drawn from every quarter of the* globe, in the present ?ge. In devising means to remedy the great evils of intem perance it must be remembered that this condition exists. :-~ prill noLs j i vtiti . *V> 'tl ??.. T . . ?.i?' ":. tti . ;?:.?> lorrow they ail be opei {.againV'hilt hidden a;way ;-.t ?en? : ?f?v?i bous* s. vvh< .. ts?v~> "A Ki 'V ouppress rum-selling and rum drinking in this age ? and in th it city. You must attack the evil ir another way. I hold the sam? f opinion about these disorderly 1 houses which have been talked o: so much lately. Prostitution ii > another necessary condition o ' life in such a^ity as this. If '. had the power I would not clos up all such houses, for I wouh 1 only drive vice into the. very honie of this town. Six hundred thou sand of the inhabitants pf Nei York are more closely packed .tc gether than any similar populatio: in.any other spot ^ i the glob? Methods which nay be effectiv elsewhere will not be effective.her< ^What we, must, do to. comb? intemperance is to provide publi v resorts which are not tainted wit vice and corruption. If peppl P must drink, we can provide the] respectable places to drink in. "\\ ? can open saloons where beer ar . light wines may be had by thoi ,r who want them, and where tl 8 surroundings will be clean, chee ^ ful and moral. There may 1 S billiard tables and bowling allej and tables where people may ? and chat while they drink thc beer. There may al BO . b? a supp 1 : of newspapers and peri?dica L*' Such a saloon as this would ofi La' attractions which would enable eB to compete effectively with vicio resorts. It is not possible to BX ?* press, saloons, but it is.possible elevate them to a pjane .which tb *8, have never before occupied. ou "I would have no whiskey UB other powerful intoxicants in th ^or saloons. Beer and light wii ne will satisfy all but drunkar en Now, the man who wants a gi pf beer must go'to a , low res ide where fiery liquids are the cl nd stock in trade, and the temptat are is always from lighter to strong ng Besides beer and light wines sly would have coffee and chocoli ;nd The tendency of .the place- wo ire be temperate, while at the S? er- time those who insisted on li stimulants would not be drivel low resorts. e s r d ?ar "Then I would have these loons open on Sundays dui proper hours for the accomm< e tion of those who are in the h on of having beer or wine every i in8 and who now have to encou: nK law-breaking by. entering doors into dark and ill-smel placas for their Sunday bevel . ll would have these places abiding. I would have them close strictly at the expiration of legal hours." "Would you have the churches run these saloons?" WAS asked. / "I would not have them charita ble institutions," said Dr. Rains ford, "nor would I have them run at a financial loss. They open a proper field for business enterprise, and I sincerely hope that Christian business men may be induced to enter the field. Business men connected .with the Church could run such saloons, and could do it ata profit. I only wish that I had the money with which to demonstrate that this is the only way to deal successfully with this evil." "Is this a new proposition?" was asked. * "New? Not al ali; I have held this- belief for years, and occasionally talked upon these lines to my congregation. If you want to see my idea in practice come to our gymnasium some Monday night." "Do you have wine and beer there?" "Oh no, but we have a hand some gymnasium, bowling alleys, reading rooms, and all that sort of thing, and we make ail young men welcome whether . they are church members or not. We draw hosts of young men of the neighborhood away from the saloons. Now, those are the sort of saloons I want to establish, [?Eliminate strong spirits, make the places bright, beautiful, attractive and moral, provide all sorts of innocent games and reading mat ter, sell only the best and,purest boers and wines, and charge mod erate prices for everything. "German resorts are the best to be found. My idea is a saloon up on the same lines-as the best Ger man places, but upon a higher and more alfa-o^t?--j . . ii-.",-;- Hin', faix i?ll 0 :k ? -.!?:... j A ?ro;.: jiifiiQ Ct?rsiijii?a believe {before a com-:; tkii ol the Young j Men s Christian Association.and j W'asi very courteously r^osiv ??. ??. jthoug? ; calmo! eav that I eoa? vinced anybody." "Has the experiment ever been tried?" "I believe," said Dr. gainsford, "that several English clergymen run saloons of this sort, and thai they are very successful in draw ing people away from low resort* and intemperance." President Kohn, of the excisi board, said of Dr. Rainsford'i plan: "We will cheerfully gran a-license to Dr. Rainsford; that ii if he produces proper reference and solid bondmen. He mus buy up a license, I fear, for ou limit is almost reached."-Nei York Sun, May 24. .Whippersnappers. it ic h le xi re >d se ie r oe r8, lit >ir ly; ls. :er it us ip. to iey or ese ?es ds. ass ort lief ion ?er. i I lt?. uld ime ght i to Ba ring )da abit rage side ling .age law There are more whippersnappei fighting Tillman and the fannel than were ever known to figure i y previous campaign. Tt whippersnappers are mostly to Y found in small towns, are real! of small consequence and yet the make a noise and do pretty muc as their employers wish. Many < them are poor boys from tl country, who haye changed the style since they came to tow Having put on a "biled" shirt ai store clothes, they are disposed forget their old-fashioned fathe and mothers. After attending hot supper or ice cream fete or ti they rt "d themselves as bei] men of society and take as a p( sonal .reflection upon themseh any criticism of their betters whom they play flunky. Most these whippersnappers have knowledge of public affairs a merely echo the words and vie of designing politicians and offi seekers. The whippersnapper is an teresting study. The average c shows that a person can live this world with an infinitesir supply of brains. At a public speaking you ger ally find them huddled toget in some part of the audience terrupting the speakers who friendly to Reform. They t loud among themselves, say sn things and look around to see ~\ is observing them. It is unne sary to say more for you all ki just such fellows although youl not have heard them called w] persnappers before.-Greem Democrat. Cheap Cradles. $1.75 will buy a six finger G Cradle, with a celebrated Blood's I (best known.) W. H. TUBNKB & ( .s rs n ie >e y >y :h rf ie ir n. id to T8 ; a TO ?r res to of no nd WS ce in >ne in aal ler ner in are alk ?art vho ces aow nay aip rille rain ilade 3o. Hiere is No Sign of a Let Up iii the Great Mississippi. The New Orleans Item of Mon day evening says that the several crevasses now forming so many boundless outlets for the . great "Father of Waters/'- through which rush at inconceivable, speed the angry waters of this, one of the mightiest of the mighty 'rivers, nrith crest-capped waves dashing through the breaks in the levees, forming roaring cataracts, rapids, and . finally spreading out over large cultivated plantations, cov ering their verdant herbage and changing them to placid lakes, do not cause any appreciable fall in the river at this point. This would seem to p.rove contrary to the. claim set up in the Cowden.theory, viz : that if a suffiient number of outlets were opened we would'need no levees on the banks of the river. It is poSsible.that the river find ing, its way out of the river, , through the several crevasses, is counterbalanced by the late rise of the Missouri and other tributaries of the Mississippi. If not, why this would go far to prove what has been often 'maintained; that is, that the current or flow of the' river is retarded in proportion to the number of these .crevasses. The levees along the ci fy front, with few exceDtions, are still in very good condition. Tt wharves have nearly all been raised above -high water mark, except in a few instances. Those at the Cromwell and Harrison steamship and the Southern Pacific Railway- ?Barge landings are among the low ones. Here the river may be paid to ebb and flow about every half hour. An uphill eddy suddenly swells the river, causing it to rise over the wharf, much to' the inconven ience of the laborers, who must ",.n-~ .> '-.i IC ?.-.? . ' . . t5\'i;.i>r. 'Th?* ii'V^' :--'ni?:? it re j-:.-U.'i i only t? }.' SV . j ?his lin.?s joke as$ .>.. j" ~ "V>:tve fa iL; omi I ? h?cn'T? ..mr red juVi bfef?w . place, rf-nc'ired tteely>* 'valuable ;irf. Th - \y?v.xi< a* wen as tne groundo ?oauing io ir, is all the way under water. The electric poles, several little huts among them the office of the cot ton markers-may be seen stand ing quite deep in the water, wait ing for it to recede that it may again afford a comfortable retreat for its former inmates. At the lower end of the cave, on a ?very narrow and sandy foundation, stands the old "Lugger Saloon," which must soon commit its site to the waters of the Mississippi. The track of the L. and N. R?ilwav is the outside one, and nearest the water. Indeed, the cave has left ' it'.but little space to build upon. A firm foundation has apparent ly been laid here, winding its way along the cave that went down within a few feet from the meat market of the historic French Market. The water is oozing through some newly-laid cinders at the uppe nud of the cave and finding its way to a pool near the market, where it affords quite an attractive sporting place for the youthful mind. Advices ; from above all Bhow that the tributarios to this main water highway are swollen, over flowing their banks and cauHng ubiquitous devastation and ruin. The continued influx of immense volumes from these tributaries do not render the prospects for an early decline very rosy. The situation at St. Louis re mains unchanged. The relief committee continue to maintain the flood sufferers, distributing provisions and clothing. The distress of the sufferers in Arkansas is "described as fearful. Near Pine Bluff two women and a child fell from a skiff yesterday and were drowned. The citizens are doing all in their power for the relief of the refuges Who have been deluged out of house 'and home. The Red river is still rising in Caddo parish. Two crevasses were reported yesterday at Riverdale and Levy places and oue at Bos sier, at Gold Dust place. Hun dreds of colored families are mov ing into Shreveport to escape the flood. In the vicinity of Baton Rouge yesterday the high wind in many places forced the' waves over the levees, rendering vigilant watch fulness necessary to prevent a break. _' W Ginghams forThis is for 10 days only. PKAKCR & AI.T.FX.