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BY HUGH WILSON. ABBEVILLE, S. C.. WEDNESDAY. MARCH 25, 1885. NO. 39. VOLUME XXIX |gj|
Influence.
scatter seeds with careless hand,
\ And dreuiu wo no'cr slidll too them moro:
^ But for a thousand years
" Thoir fruit appears,
la woods that mar the land,
' Or hculihful store,
Uhe dc o Is we do, the words we say,
v Into still air thry seem to fleet;
We count them ever past;
But they slmll last?
In tilts dread judgment they
And wo bhtvll meet.
I charge thee by tho years gone by,
For the love of brethem dear,
Keep, then, tho one truo way
In work and play,
1/est in the world their cry
Of woe thou hear.
-Eelbe. |
DARK DAYS
' |
HUGH CONWAY, i
Author of 14 Called Back."
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CHAPTER VI.?THE SECRET KEPT.
It is needless to say that when I
nwoke the next morning my first:
thought was of Philippa; but m;1' first
act was to go to my window pad look
at the skies. My heart s$s'k within
me as 1 saw tbat"tlie snow* had ceased
falling, and the wintry sun was shining.
1 threw up the sash; the cold air cut J
me like a knife. 1 gathered up a hand-!
ful of snow from the window-sill. It i
crumbled in my lingers like tooth-pow-1
der. I guessed at once that a Hard
black frost had succeeded the snow. I ,
ran down-stairs and glanced at my
thermometer outside my sitting-room
window. It registered twelve degrees j ]
of frost. My spirits rose; I felt that t !
Philippa would be saved. The wind j
was due east: so long as it staid there j ]
the frost would la t, and that white ; .
tomb on the roadside hide the secret
of the dreadful night. j ]
I found, moreover, that Philippa's i )
condition was all that could, under the i j
circumstances, be hoped for. Since j (
she had awakened from that long sleep ; (
into which the opiate had plunged her, i (
there had been no recurrence of the j ,
delusions; no symptoms which gave me j <
any alarm. She was, of course, we.ik , J
in body, but quite quiet and collected. !
1.^ lv.-fc Kttlsv ? ^,1 fkn
die spime uuuiuit;, >uiu uio icn numa i ,
which she did speak had no bearing on ; ,
forbidden or disturbing subjects. I }
Day after day went by, and still the i j
brave black frost held the world in its ; j
Iron grip, and kept the .secret of the | j
night. Morning after morning ]
woko to find tho wind still blowing ?
from the east, the skies clear and show- '
ing every evidence of a long spell of 1
hard weather. A presentiment that *
we should be saved was now firmly established
in my mind. The heaveas
themselves seemed to be shielding us i
and working for us. r
I have not given the year in which ^
these things occurred; but many who c
can remember that mighty fall of snow, i ^
and the time which the frost kept it on r
the earth, will be able to fix the date. | ^
Since that year there has been no j t
weather like it.
Day by day Philippa grew better and j
stronger. I spare you, as I promised j D
. to, all description which is not abso-! Q
lutely necessary of my treatment oi I e
my patient, and all technical summary j
of the case; but before many days had j j
gone by I knew that, as I hoped, I had n
to deal with one of those rare inst in- ^
ces in wjiich the balance of the mind is j,
restored by forced sleep, and the com- v
rlete restoration of health is but a
matter of time and care. g!
As soon as it became a certainty v
that all danger to life or reason was at j
end, 1 began to consider what course to j t.
adopt The moment she was well \ sj
?noagh to risk the journey, or even, ii j a
a thaw set in, before then, Philippa '
|lnust fly from the scene of the tragedy :
in which she had played so terrible, yet j 11
morally irresponsible, apart. "We must C(
^>ut lands and seas between ourselves j v
and the fatal spot. But how to per- I a
Ruade her that such flight was abso- i a
lutely necessary? Brother and sister as}
we now termed ourselves, would she P(
ever consent to accompany me abroad? jfr
Had I the right to put the woman 11 h.(
loved in such an equivocal position? j ^
No! a thousand times no! And yet I;
- knew there was no safety for her in [ dj
England; and with whom could she
leave England save with me? jr
I dared not urge upon her my true j
reason for flight. It was my greatest j ^
hope that the events of that night had j
left her mind when the madness left *
her, never to be recalled. And now to
rime was pressing; ten days had passed j 5f
by. The glorious frost still kept our
counsel, but it could not last forever. I
The time must come when the white , h<
heaps of snow would melt and vanish u]
away, and then Sir Mervyn Ferrand's a
jold dead face would appear, and tell the ! *
cale of his death to the first passer-by. m
I had scarcely ouitted the house 1 _
lince that night. Yet one day a kind ,c
of morbid fascination had led ine to PJ
walk along the road toward ltoding, 'F
and to halt at what I judged to be the 3e
spot where I laid the dead man by the 5C
side of the road. I fancied I could j m
jingle out the very drift under which :
that awful thing lay, and a dreary j
temptation to probe the white heap !
with my stick, and make sure, assailed . [*v
me. I resisted it, and turned away |ll<
from the spot. * jll(
There was a certain amount of j
traffic on the road. By now the snow | ^
had been beaten down by cart-wheels w
and people's feet, so that it was ^uite ni
possible to walk from one place to an- w
other. As I reached the house from '?
which Philippa fled to seek refuge with ^
me, I encountered Mrs. Wilson. I was ^
going,to pass without any sign of rec- ^
? ognitionTBtit she stopped me. S?
"I thought you were going to take :
your sister away?" she said.
"Lady Ferrand was unfortunately ^
taken very ill when she left you. She
is now hardly well enough to be re-,
moved."
"Has she heard from Sir Mervyn?" i c<
asked Mrs "Wilson, abruptly.
"Not to my knowledge," I replied. J ,
"It is strange. You know, I suppose,: jji
that he was expected at my house that!
night?" j it
"Certainly I do. It was for thatj
reason my sister left you." ?;
Mrs. Wilson looked at me thought- ! di
fully. "She will not meet h;m again?" ! n
"Xever," I said, thinking as I spoke sc
that my words bore a meaning only | ol
known to myself. Does she hate him?" tl
she asked, suddenb'. j I1
She has been cruelly wronged," I T
said, evasively. ; cj
She laid her hand on my arm. "Listen,"
she said. If I thought she hated ; h
him, I would see her before she leaves, j s<
and tell her something. If I thought: I
ho hated her, I would tell him. I will ir
wait and see." ' p
She turned away and walked on, 1 b
leaving me to make the best of her J ei
enigmatical words. She was evident- g
ly a strange woman, and I felt more ti
sure than ever wa3 in some way mixed _
,up with Sir Mervyn Ferrand's early I i(
life. I had a great mind to follow Ker n
and demand an explanation, but can- i tl
tion told me that the less I said to her , p
the better. It was from this woman's j
knowlege of the relationship of Philip- 5)
pa and the dead man that, when the ^
secret of the night was laid Dare, tne I
greatest danger must arise. i ^
After walking a few paces, Mrs. , f(
Wilson turned and came back to rue. p
"Give me an address," she said;" I may | ^
y want to write to you." 1 c
I hesitated; then I told her that any a
I letters sent to my bankers in London J j.
would reach me sooner or later. It j ^
was too soon to excite suspicion by con- j ^
cealment of one's movements.
It was after I had gazed at, that j
white tomb by tha roadside that my j
- . .
impatience to remove Philippa grew
fiercer and fiercer. Moreover I had at
last made up my mind what to do with
ray precious charge. As soon as she
was well enough to bear the journey
1 resolved to take her to London, and
place her in the hands of one of the
truest, noblest, tonderest women in i
the world, my mother.
She was in London, waiting for me
to join her. I had written telling ber j
that the serious illness of a friend pre- j
vented me leaving ray home for some
days. Now I resolved to go to her ;
and tell her all Philippa's sad tale?all j
save the one dark chapter of which !
she herself, I hoped, knew nothing.
1 would take her to my mother. I
would tell my mother how I loved her;
I would appeal to her love for me, and
ask her to tike my poor stricken girl
< ^ 1 1 ~
iu utrr 11tai t; as suu ? uuiu iauo
a daughter; and I dared to hope that,
if only for my sake, my prayer would j
be granted.
Philippa was by now thoroughly |
convalescent. As i lay down my pen
for a moment and think of the j
time, with its fears and troubles, it is a i
marvel to me that I could have dared :
to wait so long before moving her |
from the neighborhood. I can only j
attribute my lingering to the sense of 1
fatality that all would go right, or to :
the professional instinct which for-1
bade me urging a patient to do anything
which might- retard recovery;!
but the time had at last come.
Save fur her quiet and subdued I
manner, my love was almost her own |
self again, ller words and manner
to me wero tender, affectionate and :
sisterly. 1 need hardly say that dur- J
ing that time no word crossed my lips j
which I would have recalled. Love if;
not the thought of it, I had laid aside
until happier days dawned; for Philip- 1
pa was to me pure and innocent as on
the day when first we met. If her
hands were stained with the blood of j
Sir Mervyn Perrand, she knew it not. j
Her wrongs had goaded her to mad-1
r>o?Q and hpp inflilnp;? u-jis rosnnnsililfl I
for the act, not she herself.
The man's name never crossed her j
lips. For as she spoke of him he
might never have existed, or at the j
most, been but a part of a forgotten j
:lream. As soon as she was well j
enough to rise from her bed, and I i
cjuld for hours enjoy her society, we 1
talked of many tilings; but never of
Sir Msrvvn Ferrand and the immedi-!
ite past.
But nevertheless, there were times
tvhen her look distressed me. Now
md again I found her gazing at me
,vith anxious, troubled eyes, as if try- J
ng to read something which I was'
liuing from her. Once she asked mo j ]
low she came to my house that night.
"Out of the whirling snow," I said
is lightly as I could. You came in
i high state of fever and delirium."
"Where had I been? What had I
)een doing?"
"You came straight from Mrs. Wilon's,
I suppose. 1 know no more."
Then she sighed and turned her head
iway; but I soon found her troubled (
lark eyes again fixed on my own. I k
ould do nothing but meet their gaze ;
iravely, and pray that my poor love ;
night never, never be able to fill those ,
?i.:~ I
iuurs wuicu wcic at juwuiia uiauA. oher.
At last, exactly a fortnight from the |
atal day, we left my home. I was ]
iow what is legally termed an asces3- j
ry after tlio act, and was making ev-: r
ry effort to save tho poor girl from o
ustice. Jn order to avert suspicion, I I
ecided it was better not to shut up I
ay house; so I left the faithful Wil- l
am to take care of it, and await my c
instructions. At present it was ad- s
isable that any inquirers should learn r
hat I had gone to London with my i
ister, and that the time of our return v
;as uncertain. -By and by, if all \
rent well, I could get rid of my cot-j r
ige in an ordinary way. I, for one, j i
tiould never wish to visit the place; \
gain. f
Philippaacquiesedinallmy arrange-J e
lents. She wa3 puite willing to ac-1
jmpany me to town. She trusted me i ?
rith childish simplicity. "But Basil, i j
fterward ?what afterward?" she i e
sked. | t
Even in the midst of the menacing J J
;ril it was all I could do to refrain ^
qui kneeling at her feet and telling l
?r that my love would solve the ques- 8
od. of the future. a
"I have a surprise for you in Lon- p
)n," I said, as cheerfully as I could. J
rrust yourself to me; you will nut ' f
>gret it." c
She took my hand. "Whom else j v
ive I to trust?" she said simply, j ?
I3asil you have been very good to me. j ^
have made your life miserable; it is |
10 late to atone; but I shall never for- ; ?
;t these days." ;
Her eyes were full of tears. t
kissed her hand reverently, and told
?r that when I saw the old smile back : *
Jon her lips, all I had done would bo j a
thousand times repaid; but as I spoko
trembled ot the thought of what P
ight b?i in store for both of us. ^
We drove to Roding, and were per- I a
irce obliged to take the road which i 1
issed by Mrs. Wilsons house. Phil- j "
pa half rflse from her seat, and j a
emed to be on the point of asking me v
ime question: but she changed her ?
ind, and relapsed into silence. I
H ~ 1 1^?4. ?A.w1nMn
' I L (X llUlilUlU UllMU XC31 11JO lUUUOlUD
ejects and landmarks should awaken t
collection, and my heart beat violent- i J
as we neared tho white heap by the j J,
sdge. that heap which 1 believe ^
?ld our secret. I felt that I grew ; e
;adly pale. I was forced to turn my ' *
jad away and look out the opposite j cj
indow, My state of mind was not
iade easier by knowing that Philippa j
as gazing at nie with that troubled . j
ok ia her eyes. Altogether I Mt | c
lat the strain was becoming too much c
>r me, and I began to wonder it' my j *
fe would ever again know a happy or
scure moment. j
After a long silence rhilippa spoke, i
Tell mc, liasiJ, have you heard from
lat man?"
I shook ray head.
"Where is he? ?
"He was coming that night. Did he
)ine?" : s
I suppose not. Why do you ask?"
"Basil, a kind of horrible dream : 1
aunts inc. There was something I j
reamed of that fearful night, some- | ]
ling I dream of now. Tell me what . 1
was." j
The perspiration rose to my brow, j t
Dearest," I said, "no wonder you j
ream. You are well now, but that ; ?
ight you were quite out of your sen- ' i
>s. Your fancies are but the remains j t
? that delirium. Think ro cnrve of j
lat wretch; he is probably li\*ng in
aris, after the manner of his kind, i
hink only that life is going to be t
aim and happy." I
Any thing to keep the knowlege of 1
t r i I T r* j 6
er iaiai ;ict iroin iier: j. jorccu my- b
bit' to talk in u light, cheerful manner,
jested at the appearance of the few j r
:uifled-up country people whom we a
assed on the road. I pointed out the ! r
eauty of tho trees on the wayside, 1 0
Fich branch of which bore foliage of a
listening snow I did all I could to t
urn her thoughts into other channels |
-to drive that strange questioning J
>ok from her eyss. Right glad I felt 1 ?
hen we were at last in the train, and ! t
le first stage of our flight an accom- j
lished fact. jj
Upon reaching London, I drove ^
iraight to the hotel at which my ! s
lother was staying. It was one of
lose high-priced respectable private "
otels in Jermyn street. I engaged j ^
)oms for my sister and myself. I sent ti
hilippa to her room to rest, and then
ent to find my mother. In another | c
linute I was in her arms, and ere half a
n hour was over I h*d told her Phil- {]
>pa's story, and nfc- love for the a
romanon whose behalf I besought
er protection.
Yes I had done right to trust to her. i
knew her noble nature; her utter }
reedom from the petty trammels of ,
society. 1 knew the love she bore her
, son. Let me here thank her once
more for what she did for me that day.
She heaid all my outpourings in silence.
I told her all, save two things
?the name of the man who had deceived
my love, and the fate which
had overtaken him. I told her as 1
have told you, how I had loved?how
I loved i'hilippa; how I now dared to
hope that in time to come my love
would be rewariteu. i prayed her to
take my poor girl to her heart, and
treat her as a daughter.
My mother heard me. Her sweet
face grew a shade paler. Her lips
quivered, and the tears stood in her
eyes. I knew all that was passing
through her mind. I knew how proud
she was of me, and what great things
she had hoped I should do in the world.
She was a woman, and, woman-like,
had counted upon her son's bettering
himself by marriage; but, in spite of
all this, I knew I was right in counting
upon her aid. Once again my
mi'ortf m<"\fT tlinnl'
0>? ttU UIVIIIVI) x lu.iuu J VII.
She rose. "Let me see the woman
3Tou love. AVhere is she? I will go
to her."
"She is here in this house. Ah
mother, I knew you would do this for
me."
She kissed my forehead. JJring ner
to me," she said.
I went out, and sent word to Philippa
that I wanted her. She soon came
to me. She had removed the stains of
travel, and, although pale, looked the
perfection ot graceful beauty. I led
her to my mother's room. She stopped
short as she saw it was tenanted by a
lady. A quick blush crossed her cheek.
Thilippa, Dearest," I said, "this is
my mother. I have told her all, and
she is waiting to welcome you."
Still she stood motionless, save that
her head bent down and her bosom
heaved. Sly mother came to her side,
and placing her kind arms round her,
whispered some words which I neither
heard, nor tried to hear. Philipagrew
into a storm of sobs, and for some moments
wept on my mother's shoulder.
Then she raised her head and looked
at me, and my heart leaped at the expression
in her tearful eyes. "Basil,
my brother, you are too good to me?"
she ejaculated.
juy mother lea r.cr to tne sora, ana,
with her arms still round her, sat
down by her side. I left them, know
in# mai my love uau now me iruesc,
noblest heart, to sob against; the quickest,
most sympathetic ear to listen to
the tale of her w.'ongs; and the softest,
kindest voice to soothe and console her.
Ah! how happy I should have felt,
could that one night's dark work have
been undone?could that white tomb
forever hold its ghastly secretl
[to be continued.]
'THE WAR IN EGYPT.
Soldiers from India Repulsing the
False Prophet's Arabs.
ill Mcohdi Issuing Proclamations to
the "Faithful."
The Indian native soldiers of tlio Rikhe
egiracnt have been in their first engagement >
n Egyptian soil. A party of Osnian '
Jigma's Arabs made an attack on one of ths
3ritish outposts in the neighborhood of Suacim,
and the Sikhs were sont out into the
>pen field to repel the attack. They were
plendidly handled, and they showed adnirable
coolness and steadiness. The skirnish
wa.= hot while it lasted, but the Arabs
vere soon repulsed, and many of their dead
rarri Inff iinnn tlm TIia nnciinltinc
unong the Indian troops were few and nil
mportant. The Arabs became panic-strickon I
vhen they saw the swarthy Mohammedans 1
rom India facing them in true British styie '
.nd delivering theii' fire with such precision !
is to make almost every shot tell.
The hostile Arabs at night attacked the \
irdnance enclosure of the garrison near Sua- :
:im and killed two sentries belonging to the
Berkshire regiment and wounded three othrs.
In this engagement in the dark one of
ho attacking party was killed and several
i-ere wounded. The enemy also surprised i
he Shropshire infantry regiment's patrol, s
:illing one man and wounding one. One man
elonging to this patrol has been missing f
ince the engagement. . I
When the attack was made, the rebels, in j
nswer to the challenge of the pickets, re- '
lied: ''Friends." Thoy then swarmed into i
he zereba, overpowered tli9 pickets and at- <
acked the guards, but liearing men landing '
rom the gunboat Condor, they decamped, 1
nrrying with them all their dead and <
rounded except the body of their leader, <
Vbdul, who was Osman Digma's standard i
pearer. Six of the British guards were i
:illed, and seven others were wounded.
The British government iias ordered the
:ontractors to hasteu the construction of the .
iuakiin-Berber Railway. Two hundred a/1- .
iitional navvies have been sent to work upon }
he road.
The Royal Irish regiment have arrived at ,
Corti from Gakdul Wells. On the route they
aw soma 400 hostile Arabs between Magaga .
nd Howeivat. j
The Turkish authorities in the Arabian ,
rovince ot Hedjaz have seized several huured
placards which had been distributed by
missariesof ElMahdi at Jeddah,Dokah Lith
nd other soapoit towns opposite the Soudan,
'he placards order the "faithful" to organize
nd expel the Turks from Arabia, promising
hat the prophet will soon arrive at Jeddah
iul will lead bis hosts to Mecca, where there
rill be displays in the sky such as will leave
10 doubt of his identity." The placards have
aused an incipient rebellion, and the Turksh
governor is trying to suppress the revolt.
General Gordon's diary is written on Egyp- 1
ian telegraph blanks. The pages are sewed j
ogether with twine, and every page is i.1uminated
with pictures, fantastic an'l seri- ]
us. Gordon's letters indicate that his diary
vas written for the use of tho English govrnuient.
It is desired that tiie government
hould edit this diary and publish facsimiles
f it as soon as all of it lias reached LouIon.
The diary as lett by Gordon is m six
oluines.
Tiie Earl of Morely, under secretary of war,
eplying to the Earl of Galloway in the Br.tsh
house of lords, said that he thought a vote (
if thanks just now to General Lord Wolsoley <
md Ins urmy for the work accomplished in
he Khartoum expedition would be somewhat '
weniature.
MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC, ,
Minnie Palmer's success continues quite
inabatcd. I
Aimee's Soutliern tour lias beeu uniformly
tnd immensely prolitable.
Frau Materna gets $12,000 a month for ,
;Inging in German opera.
Mr. Henry Irvixo will reappear at the
Lyceum theatre, Loudon, on Mayi
Theatre parties, recently introduced in 1
Paris by Americans, are becoming more and 1
nore fashionable there. 1
The production of Gilbeitand Sullivan's
fapanese opera was set down for March 14 at
he Savoy theatre, in London.
Daniel Froiihan is to bo tho manager of
in entirely new theatre, which is to bo built
n New \ ork during the coming summer.
Benjamin A. Baker, assistant secretary of
he actor's fund in New York, is tho oldest
American stage manager now living.
Clara Louise Kellogg predicts that
talian opera is doomed, and that it will soon
>e rendered in this country only in English.
Augusta Fostek, who is playing leading
?usiness with Madame Kistori, has been en;aged
for the samo position with Saivini next
eason.
It is again rumored that Henry Irving has
efused tne honor of knighthood. The groat
ctor would prefer a baronetcy, which is heeditary.
Herr Joachim, the eminent violinist, was
. youthful prodigy. He played in England
t the age of thii teen, wnere ho has always
teen a favor .to and a frequent visitor.
The signs of tho times are ominous: Mrs.
^ngtry has given up her engagement at tho
itar theatre lor next fall. Ha-> the failure
f " l'rjncess Georges ' in London crushed
ho Jersey Lily?
Opera is given twice a week in Venezuela,
nd the subsidy received by the present mailgement
is $4U,100 for the season of three
uonths, with free use of tho houso and
cenery, which belongs to tho government.
Antoixe Sylva is under contract to sing
a this country, and is expected to arrive
oon. L. M. Ruben will mauuge him. Bylva
as for several years past been tho leading
Bnor at tho Italian opera, St. Petei-sburg.
Boccicault announcos that ho has caneled
his London dates for next season, and
diia that, believing Irish drama will be unopular
in England for many years to come,
e regards it as improbable that ho will ever
ppear there again.
Wolves still abound in France. Last yeai
ewards wero paid for the destruction ol
,305, tho amount reaching over 120.000.
Sine persons wore attacked and killed by
volves during the year. .. . . |
A BIG RAILROAD STRIKE.
A Revolt Against low Wages in j
the Southwest.
|
Many Trains Stopped and Militia j
fluf
V1UG1UU UUUi
A St. Louis dispatch sayy that the railroad
Btriko lias developed into such huge propor- j
tioiis that both Governors Martin, of Kansas, I
and Marraaduke, of Missouri, have been called
upon by the railroad officers, and as a result
of these meetings, Governor Marmaduke
called upon the St. Louis
militia, 250 of whom were shipped
to Sedalia by special train. At Sedalia
Adjutant-General Jamison met tho strikers
and was informed by them that they would
not permit the running of freight trains unless
tho rate of wages paid prior to October,
18S4, were restored, not only to the employes
at Sedalia, but all over the entire Gould
system. The strikers were informed that
stopping trains of any description
is a violation of tho law and would be resisted
by the governor, who would use the
militia if necessary. Although from tho
start the men deported themselves in the
most orderly manner, nevertheless the number
of men who were sworn in to protect the
company's property made tho situation
look very critical. A long series
of resolutions wero made public
setting forth the grievances of the employes
and exhibiting tho dividend declared by the
Gould Southwest system and tho starvation
wages received l>y the skilled mechanics in
tho employ of tho company. The' telegram
calling on tho governor for assistance, and
his first reply that ho had no troops to interfere
with starving men, went far to encourage
the strikers, who feel that their cause is just
Superintendent Hager stated that no overtures
had been made to tho strikers by tho
company, nor had anv been made by the
strikers. He said: "Wo are not trying to
do anything at present, and are not attempting
to move any freight trams. We have
tiit-nod flit* mutter iivor to tho citv.
county and (State, nnd are waiting.
At tho proper time something wfil
bo done." One thing that has done a great
deal to create a bitter feeling is the importation
of about thirty detectives, said to be
Pinkerton's men, whom tho company has
requested to be sworn in as extra police.
The marshal and tho mayor both objected,
and said there was 110 occasion for tnis, as
the protection afforded by the home men on
duty and the extra force of the strikers sworn
in was ample for oil emergencies. Over a
car-load of scab brakemen, firemen and conductors
have been brought in to move freight
trains and take them out, but ns soon as a
wheel is turned by one of them a strike of the
Brotherhood men in these orders will ensue.
A Sedalia (Mo.) dispatch .says: -'There are
now over seventy engines in the round house
ami yards hero which have been killed by the
strikers and over ten miles of loaded freight
cars on the side tracks. No passenger trains
have yet been stopped, but no passengers have
arrived here from west of Kansas City or
south of Parsons, since Sunday."
A Dallas (Texas) dispatch says that hundreds
of cars of fruit, vegetables and other
perishable property are side-tracked, and all
the markets are nearly bare, and prices have
advanced nearly double. This class of goods
are being carried in largo quantities in mailcars,
passenger coaches and by express companies.
Tho railroad officials have served notice on
the various county and city authorities, demanding
protection, and declaring their intention
to hold the communities responsible
for losses. Governor Ireland, of Texas, lias
issued a proclamation against tho strikers, |
nnd called on tho county and city authorities
to do their duty under the law and aid the
companies in protecting their property and
in moving trains.
At Kansas City tho strike assumed definite j
shape and all traffic on the Missouri Pacific j
road was stopped. Tho Missouri Pacific au- j
thorities notified the city council that Kansas
City would be held responsible for any loss
resulting from violence and riot
At Moberly, Mo., and at Centreville, Iowa,
the railroad employes also struck.
SENATE EXTRA SESSION.
Third Day.
The new cabinet nominations were all confirmed
in exocutive session on the third day,
nobody offering objections to any of the
names on the list. Mr. Riddlebergor was absent
trom the chamber at the tiino tho Semite
iventinto executive session. Ho had evidently
determined upon oflorins: no further opposition
to the confirmation of Mr. Bayard,
ind stayed away to avoid taking part in tho
proceedings. The name? of the candidates
were presented for confirmation by tho
Senators representing their States. Mr.
Seorge moved to confirm Mr. Lamar, Mr.
Jones to confirm Mr. Oarland, Mr. Miller to i
confirm Mr. Manning, and so on. Mr. Garland
at once telegraphed his resignation as
Senator to tho governor of Arkansas.
Messrs. Lamar and Bayard presumably did
likewise.
Fourth Day.
On the fourth day, in discussion of Mr. Van ;
Wyck's resolution making inquiry of the soc- j
retary of the interior with regard to the is- {
;uance of patents to the Backbone road, Mr. !
^est attacked the interior department for is- I
suing such patents, and Mr. Teller [
[late secretary of the interior) do- j
fended tho course of the government....
rhe Senate received a notice froiji Mr. Bay- j
inl that he had forwarded to tho legislature |
)f Delaware his resignation of his position of |
Senator. Communications were also received j
From the secretary of the interior and tho at- i
:orney-general notifying the Senate of their
lcceptanco of cabinet positions and riquost- j
ing tho president of the Senate to notify tho I
legislatures of their respective States.
liltn uay.
Tho resolution offerod on the previous dn.y
jy Jlr. Hoar, that Henry W. Blair be sworn
n as a Senator from New Hampshire, was
aken up. After a long discussion, the resoution
was finally agreed to by a yea and nay
rote, 36 to 20. The only departure from a
livision upon party lines was in the case of
Mr. Jones, of Florida, who voted in the aflrmative
with the Republicans. The oath
ivas then administered to Mr. Blair by the
Vice-President. No other business was done
hiring the day.
Sixtl> Pay.
The "Backbone" resolution offered by 1
Senator Van Wvck was laid before the Senute
as unfinished business. Mr. Van Wyck
said the Senator from Colorado (Mr. Teller)
had gone to New York to be absent a day or
two, and asked that action upon the resolution
be deferred until the following Friday
Mr. Frye offered a resolution instructing
the committee on public buildings ana
grounds to inquire into tho expediency of |
lighting the Senate chamber by tho electric
process. Adopted.
ENGLAND AND RUSSIA
rhe l.atter"* ]?larch Toivaril Herat j
Likrly to Kud in War.
A London paper says that tho English
government has sent an emphatic demand to
St. Petersburg fcr the withdrawal of the
Russian troops now on Afghan territory,
rin despatch partook of the character of an
ultimatum.
Order.* have been sent to Sir Peter Lumv
len, the British commissioner on tho Afghan
frontier, to direct the Afghans to evacuate
t'enjdch on the withdrawal of tho Russian ;
forces from Akrobat. Baron de Staal, the >
Russian ambassador, has promised that the !
Russian troops shall retire.
The British government has suspended the
operation of the factory act limiting the
number of hours during which workmen may
lie employed as far as it relates to tho royal
nrsenal at Woolwich. The object is to allow
tho workshops at the arsenal to l?e rnn at !
their full capacity night and day and to enable
them to turn out">00,000 cartridges i>er
week.
Despite the pacific a^urauces of Russia,
the British war ollico is despatching troops
to India with all possible speed. The number
sent forward is limited only by tho
means of transportation, as there are far !
more men available for active service than !
can be sent to tho scene of tho expected hgs- \
tilities, owing to tho lack of vessels.
ROLLER-SKATING RACE j
A Six-Day Con lest in Xcw York?The 1
First .tlnn Sforcs 1,092 IVIile*,
The Madison Square Garden, Now York, i
tho scene of so many long-distanco pedestrian ;
contests, has been given up to a six-day match i
)n roller skates, the first match at that dis j
tance that has ever taken place. Thirty-six !
nen took part in the tournament, but before
;!ie week closed the majority had dropped
jut through exhaustion. The first prize was
ivon by Donovan, of Ehnira, N. V., with
[,0lfJ miles covered in the six days. Tho folowing
table shows the distances traveled by
;he men in the race at the finish, and tho
jours of lest taken by the first teu:
nours |
Wames. Miles. of rest.
Donovan 1,09:3 'Jo
Boyst 1,(45 'J7 I
J'Melia 1,0-32 27 !
Madilocks 1,000 28 I
ichock {>50 J51 J
Johnson 8ti". 41
Allen 85S Si.)
Calhoun S50 53
Mayer S25 40 |
U'ard g:;5 4'
IValsh 720
loodwin 723
Walton 701 *:
Robinson C04
Elkes G52 ?
Philips CJ32 ?
Ikihcn 543 ?
The prizes for which tho men :nade this
unparalleled race wore $500 and a diamond i
badge valued at $250 for tho iirst man, $250
for Uu> becgud, {150 for third. #100 for fourth.
| _ AT WASHINGTON.
How Matters Are Progressing Under
the New Administration.
A Day at the White House and in
the Departments.
The new administration at Washington is
busily employed now-a-days in getting into
working order. Tin White Houso and
the various dcpirtm3iit3 are overrun with
callers. An idea of the busy scenes enacted
and the progress made maybe obtained from
the following telegraphic account of one
day's events at the Executive Mansion and
in the departments at Washington :
There was about the usual rush of visitors
to the White Houso to day. The President
arose early and at once betook himself to the
consideration of his mail, which was unusually
large. As one of the clerks at tho Whito
Houso put it, "President Cleveland receives
as many letters in a day as ex-President Arthur
received in a week." The President ran
hurriedly through his mail and then began
the reception of visitor, many of whom nad
been in waiting some time.
Among callers were congressional delegations
from Kentucky, Illinois, Iowa, North
Carolina and Florida, Mr. Justice Harlan,
Mr. Foster, minister to Spain; Professor
Baird, Senators Frye, Hale, Saulsbury, Voorhees
and Jackson, Representatives Waite,
Beach, Lore, Stone, Mil liken, Davis, Sceney,
Jones and Cole and ex-Representative Paige.
The secretary of war called about noon and
had a long conference with tho President.
At 1 o'clock tho doors of tho White House
were thrown open to the public and the President
was kept busy receiving general callers
for over an hour. No rule has yet been
adopted for tho reception of visitors, but
under the present system Senators, Representatives
and otllcials who call on
public business will be received from
10 until 2 (except on Cabinet days?Tuesdays
and Fridays), when the time will bo limited
from 10 to 12 o'clock. Tho President will receive
persons who call to pay respects at 1
o'clock, except on Cabinet days, when ho will
not Ikj able to see them before 2 o'clock. No
arrangements have yet been made for oven-;
ing receptions.
Private Secretary Lamontsaid to-day that
tim twliipfion in the clerical force in tho
White House was made merely iu the interests
of economy, and, therefore, no appointments
would be madn to till the vacau
cies created. Ho said there might possibly
be one or two more changes in the personnel
of tho force, but that would be all.
Since President Cleveland's inauguration tho
entiro clerical force has been busily engaged
from 8 o'clock in tho morning until midnight
and it is expected that the rush of business
will compel a continuance of these working
horn's for some time to come. One regulation
of tho house prohibits employees from srnokiug
in the offices.
Among those who called on tho President
in the afternoon were Representatives Laffoon
and Wemple, Colonel Ottinger, Representative
Caldwell, with a delegation from
Tennessee, a delegation from Virginia nnd a
delegation from tho District of Columbia,
which recommended the appointment of E.
B. Hay as marshal of the district.
In the postoflice and interior departments
the rush of visitors continued to day without
diminution, and notices have been posted in
conspicuous places by tho postmaster-general
and secretary of the interior to the effect
that only Senators and Representatives will
be received after noon. The regulation is
beginning to have a perceptiblo effect,
and botn of tlieso officials uow find lime
to devote a small part of the day to transaction
of necessary routine business.
The secretary of the treasury had a largo
number of callers to-day including three delegations?one
from Kentucky, headed by Senator
Deck and Speaker Carlisle, another from
North Carolina, headed by Senator Vance,
and tho third from Virginia, headed by Representative
Barbour. They merely called to
pay respects. Some of the members, however,
said they would come to see tho secretary
on business some other dny. Mr. Fairchild,
who has been nominated as assistant
secretary of tho treasury is cxpocted
in Washington this evening. No change has
yet been made in the treasury department
except the appointment of Mr. Snydo to
succeed Mr. Sperry as privato secretary to
Secretly Bayard has appointed Mr. H. L.
Bryan, as his private secretary. Mr.
Bryan has been with Mr. Bayard in th?
sanio capacity for a number of years, and
has also served as clerk to the Senate
committees of which Mr. Bayard has been
chairman. Secretary "Whitney has appointed
Mr. J. H. McCann, of New York, as his private
secretary.
Secretary Manning has appointed Eugene
Higgins, of Maryland, to be the chief of the
appointment division, treasury department.
A DOUBLE TRAGEDY.
A Xcwlr-Wcdded Virginia Couple
Murdered?A Miitiins Suitor.
News of a frightful tragedy has been ro'
ceivod from "VViso county, Virginia. In
the neighborhood of Bond's Mills, the
Hentons, Mitchells, and Rcynoldses were
the leading families, and Martha
Reynolds was the belle of the whole region.
She had many suitors, the most favored of
whom wero Charles Henton and "Bud"
Mitchell. Not certain which sho loved tho
most, she ongaged herself to both. Henton
became aware of the fact, and persuaded the
girl to elope with him. They loft the neighborhood,
were quietly married, and relumed
to the home of tho bride's parents.
That night tho wedding was celebrated with
a dance. "Bud" Mitchell was present, and,
under the influence of liquor, became noisy,
and insulting. He berated the bride for bor
fickleness, and finally slapped her. Her husband,
hearing of it, ran across the room, and
gave Mitchell a beating, ami was only prevented
from killing him by his friends.
Mitchell left, vowing vengeance.
Tho following night Henton and his wife
attended a prayer meetiug at a rural church,
eoimr home by a short cut. Mitchell was not
seen oy any one. As Henton and his wife
failed to put iu an appearance, scarcli was
made the next day, and their bodies, disfigured
almost beyond recognition, were discovered
in a lonelv spot in the path they
were following, The woman's head was
nearly severed from her body. Henton had
been shot in the breast, and aftorword the
assassin had pounded his head to a jelly with
a stone. Mitchell was missing.
THE PENSION OFFICE
General Black, ol Illinois, Appointed
CoinnilMiuoncr.
General John C. Black, of Danville, III.,
has been appointed United Statos commissioner
of pensions, to succeed Colonel Dudley.
The following correspondence explains
itself:
Washington*, D. C., March C.
To Oen. J. C. Black,Palmer House,Chicago.
The President thinks your olileial connection
with bis administration will contribute
to its success, and desires ine to ascertain if
you will assume the duties of commissioner of
pensions. I cordially join in his request.
L. Q. C. LAMAR.
Chicago, III., March 8.
To L. Q. C. Lamar, Secretary of the Interior:
I thank President Cleveland nnd yourself.
If my department will contribute to the success
of the administration I will accept the
position. Telegraph when I should arrive in
Washington. J. C. BLACK.
John Charles Block, the new commissioner
of pensions, was born at Lexington, Mo., in
lSliU. Ho graduate:! at Wabash college, Indiana,
and shortly afterward enter.nl the
army, serving in tiu Thirty-seventh Illinois,
and coming out of the army in lSti5 as a brevet
brigadier-general. General Black studied
law in Chicago, and was adniited to practice
aftor his military servico was ended. His
home is at Danville.
General Black was I ho Democratic candidate
for lieutenant-governor of Blinois, in
1872, and when General Logan was sent to
the Senate in 187!) Black was the liemocra-itcaucus
nominee. He was a delegate at large
to tho last Democratic National convention,
before which an attempt was made to put him
ill nomination for the vice-presidency, which
ho prevented.
NEWSY GLEAHIN33.
There aro SoG charitable institutions in
Boston.
The United States imported 15,600,003 cocoauuts
last year.
Illinois has never had a governor who was
born in tho State.
A gentleman of Rockingham, N. C., has
a pair of elks that ho drives to a buggy.
The Arkansas legislature has changed the
name of Dorsey county to Cleveland county.
NOTWITHSTANDING mi mo tarn, unmeso
lepers aro as rare as lien's teeth iu Sail Francisco.
The manufacture of artificial ivory from
bones and scraps of sheopskin is a now industry.
General Gordon was never married. Ho
was a handsomo man invfaco and figure, and
of rare personal charm.
The Mormon templo at Salt Lake will yet
require more than four years for its completion,
and will cost si!,u0u,uiw.
AN exhibition of birds has just been held at
the Crystal Palace, London. One cauary exhibited
was valued at f5,0J0.
There are thirty-one colored students in
the Yale Freshman class. Seven aro studying
law, eleven divinity, and thirteen inatlicino.
The average wages paid to the 40,fl00 railway
men of this country, not including the
officers, clerks or bookkeepers, is $37.6u per
month.
(j'eorge Bancroft, than whom none is
more in the habit of weighing his words, said
Ihe ether day that ho thought Washington
"the wisost man that ever lived." I
'St&L
NEWS SUMMARY
Fditiern ond middle State*.
Bernard Freel, the proprietor, and
James Martin, an employe of tho Dunkirk
hotel at Bradford, Penn., were burned to
death in a fire which destroyed the building
aud three adjoining structures. The thirty
.sleeping guests in the hotel had a hard time
in escaping, a number being compelled to
jump from tho windows and sustaining
more or less serious injuries.
Joseph Barrett, fifty-five yoara old, a
convict in the Philadelphia prison, was greatly
affected by tho preparations for Dr. Goersen's
execution. After tho execution Barrett
was found dead in his cell, and is supposed to
have been frightened to death.
Taul Bauer, a prominent Coney Island
hotel-keeper, has been sentenced to three
months' imprisonment nnd to pay a fine of
$??0 for allowing pool-selling on horee race3
in his promises.
T. S. Arthur, tho well known writer and
publisher, died the other day in Philadelphia,
aged seventy-six years.
Valpinf. Hoeffser, a Brooklyn baker,
shot Miss Susanna Leiser three times, inflicting
probably mortal injuries, and then killed
himself. Lnrequited lovo was tho cause of
the double crime.
What will probably bo a big striko has begun
in Western Pennsylvania, 12,000 miners
in tbo Pittsburg district leading off by quitting
work.
Four mills belonging to a powder manufactory
situated near Newburg, N. Y., were
completely destroyed by an explosion and
two men instantly killed and a third probably
fatally injiired. The explosions wero
heard thirty miles away.
At a meeting of the New York presbytery
a committee reported in favor of retiring the
Rev. Dr. Burchard, whoso "Rum, Romanism
and Rebellion" speech during the last days of
the late political campaign suddenly made
him conspicuous before tbo country. Mr.
Burchard, who is seventy-four years old, is to
bo retired with a pension of $oO:>.
The wife of Deacon Sidney S. B-own, o?
Gowanda, N. Y., has been acknowledged by
the English courts as the heiress to the Lawrence-Towuley
estat-3 in England, valued at
$100,000,000, her share being $40,000,000.
The fishing schooner Solomon Poole, of
Gloucester, Mass., with fifteen men on board,
has been given up as lost.
A nitro-glycerine factory and magazine
containing nearly 0,00!) pounds of the terrible
explosive, located three miles from Bradford,
Penn., were scattered into fragments by an
explosion which shook the country for miles
around. W. H. Herrington, one of the proprietors,
and H. V. Piatt., an employe, were
killed. This was the most terrific nitroglycerine
oxplosion ever known in the oil
country.
Four negroes were drowned at Minock's
Landing, La., by the swamping of their
skiff.
South and Weil.
William B. Cokbin* and John H. Gaines,
neighbors,of Gainesville, Ky., quarreled about
the shooting of a dog, and killed each other.
Henry Lutz, a Chicago bricklayer, shot
and mortally wounded his wife, from whom
he had separated, and then killed himself.
The late David Dickson, of Hancock
pmiiiK' fJn nnn nf tlin wnnlthiost mpn
in that Stnte, and before the \var tho largest
slaveholder, being owner of H(HJ slaves, nas
left f-UtO.OOO, tho bulk of his fortune, to
Amanda Eubanks, a colored woman.
Mary C. Randall, of Maysville, Ga.,
went forty-eight days without food and then
died.
Governor Lowry, of Mississippi, lias appointed
Oeneral E. C. Walthall to tho vacancy
m the United States Senate occasioned by
Senator Lamar entering Cleveland's cabinet.
General Walthall is fifty-four years old, a
lawyer, and the only soluier from civil life
who nttained tho rank of major-general in
the Confederate army.
The ttriko among tho employees of the
Missouri Pacific railroad has assumed largo
proportions. At Sedalia, Mo., trains wero
prevented from running, and the whole Missouri
Pacific line was blockaded. In a riot
which took place one striker was shot and
several policemen wounded.
Newberx, N. ('., has lost a hotel and
twenty houses 1 stores by a firo. Tho
total estimated loss is $100,(XK).
For the first lime in many years the Republicans
have elected a mayor of Charleston,
W. Va.
It will be remembered that some time ago
"Cap" Murphy, a New Orleans politician of
prominence, was waylaid in tho streets and
shot dead by sotno of his enemies. Tho trial
of these men has ended by tho court's passing
sentenco of death upon Patrick Ford and
John Murphy, and sentencing Judge Thomas
J. Ford, William Caulfiold and William
Buckley to the penitentiary for twenty
years.
Twelve men broke iail at Oxford, N. C.?
and took to the woods.
Egbert 51. Carvek, president of tho DoSota
City bank, of DoSota, Mo., 1ms been arrested
on a requisition from tho Stato of New
York, the charge being that seven years ago,
while cashier of the Kir.st National bank, of
Oneonto, N. Y., the prisoner misappropriated
?-'0,000 of that institution's funds. It is
also charged that two other banks in Now
York State have been Carver's victims.
The Dakota legislature has passed a hill
giving women the right to vote.
Washington*
The first official act of President Cleveland
was the nomination of his cabinet. His second
official act was to affix his hignatura to
the commission of ex-President Grant as a
general on tho retired list of tho army, with
a general's pay of $1:3,500 a year.
General John C. Black, of Illinois, has
been appointed by tho new administrates
United States commissioner of pensions to
succeed Colonel Dudley.
Toe committee of arrangements estimate
the total cost of the inauguration at $ tf.OOO.
Among other items of expense wero $'25,C0J
expended on tho ballroom, $"2,003 for music,
$1,800 for lighting tho ballroom, $'5,SOU for
decorations, $ 3,5'JO for fireworks and $l,0LHJ
for calcium lights.
The sundry civil appropriation bill, as it I
finally passed Congress, gives $:>70,0.)0 to tho
New Orleans exposition, and devours ?3,474,000
to public buildings. The total amount ]
appropriated was $'27,700,000. *
It is stated that tho retiring cabinet ofll- i
cere, whose resignations were formally accepted
by President Cleveland, have "completed
their plans for the future. Mr. Prelinghuyscn
will return to his home in Raritan,
Is. J. Mr. McCutloch will spend th.s
summer at his country home near Washington.
Mr. Lincoln will resume his law practice
in Chicago. Mr. Chandler will 1
remain in Washington until summer, I
and then will remov.s to New
Hampshire. Mr. Toller has simply changed
from the interior department to the Senate,
and will retain his residence in Washington.
Mr. Hatton will return to his honn in Burlington,
Iowa, and look after the interests of
his newspaper. Mr. Brewster will return to
his home in Philadelphia.
Ox the Saturday afternoon following the
inauguration Miss Cloveland held her first
public reception in the White House. A large
number of visitors called. Miss Cleveland
was assisted in receiving by her two sisters
and the wife cf the Rev. Mr. Cleveland.
The formal transfer of the government departments
to the new cabinet oliicers was
effected by Judge Field, ot' tin supreme
court, .administering the oaths of |
office to the different secretaries.
The commissions of sixty-eight presidential
postmasters expire during March, and
over >50 such commissions will expire before j
the beginning of the next session of Congress.
A TnRONO of applicants for oflice is be- '
sieging the postofllce department.
Mr. Charles S. Fnirchild, of New York, j
was nominated by tho President to bo assis- j
tant secretary of tho treasury.
Mil. Garland, tho new attorney-general
was introduced to the United States supreme
court by his predecessor, Mr. Brewster.
Muny prominent lawyers were present.
Solicitor-General Phillips has tendered
his resignation to the President, to take |
effect upon tho appointment and qualification J
of his successor.
President Cleveland held his first cabinet
meeting on the Kith with all tho ministers
present. The entire session, which lasted
three hours, was given up to a discussion of
tho condition of things in the various departmenls,
and a consideration of some off tho
names which have been mentioned in connection
with tho leading oflice3 in tho do
pari ment.
The trial of General Hazen, chief signal
oflicjr, for conduct prejudicial to good order
and military discipline, begun on the 11th,
General Hancock being president of the
court-martial.
Cne-hai.k of tho clerical force nt the
White House has lieen dispensed with.
The National Republican contains an in- j
terview with Postmaster-General Vilas on I
the subject of appointments in the various j
departments, iu which that gentleman is re- i
ported as saying: "The progratnmo of tho I
whole cabinet is to select oflicials for their
worth and value to the governmentand,
further, that "the jwlicy of the ndministrntion
is to bear out the civil service rules to
the full extent in tho management of tho various
departments. I shall enforce the rules
here."
The President's first social call was made
upon \V. W. Corcoran, the aged Washington
philanthropist, who was too indisposed to
tako part in the inauguration ceremonies, although
chairman of tho reception committee.
President Cleveland will adhere to the
cabinet days which have b'en observed by 6>
many of his predecessors?Tuesdays and Fridays.
Secretary Lamar has suspended the is '
suing of patents for land to the New Orleans
Pacific railroad in the grant known as tho
Backbone claim.
The President nominated Edward D. Clark,
of Mississippi, to be assistant secretary of the
interior and Sidney D. Jackman, of Texas,
to bo United States Marsha! for tho western
district of Texas.
Foreign.
English society is agitated over the sui.
clde of a prominent young Englishman, who |
lately lost $250,000 in gambling at Monaco.
A London paper says that Premier Glad- |
stone recently bought 100 hats in one day, and i
that his mind is giving way.
An explosion occurre j in a colliery at Karwin.
Austrian Silesia, while 147 men were at |
worlc, and of these 127 were found (lead.
General Wolsklky, in an address to his
troops at Korti, said that he would lead them
to Khartoum before tho year's end.
The colliery at Sunderland, England, in
which an explosion of fire damp recently occurred,
imprisoning 150 men. thirty-six of
whom were subsequently taken out dead,
caught firo, and further search for bodies was
stopped.
General Wallace, the United Statea
minister to Turkey, has (ient his resignation
to Washington.
A party of twenty-seven Mexican bandits,
under the notorious " Tiger Chief," captured
the town of Quila, Mexico, killed the telegraph
operator and despoiled the inhabitants.
Cholera has broken out in Batavia, the
chief city of Java.
During the recent battles with the Chinese
in Tonquin the French troops had 104 soldiers
and eight officers killed and 154 soldiers
and ten officers wounded. The Chinese Iosj
was much greater.
The Germans hauled down the British flag
and hoisted tho German at Victoria, an Ene
lish mission town on the west coast of Africa.
The British consul protested unavailingly,
and then started for the nearest British station
to report tho affair to his government.
During a circus performance in Paris a i
noted lion-tamer named Williams was at- i
tacked by a huge lion in the cage and fearfully
lacerated before he got away. The
panic-strickoti spectators Hod in every direction.
General Bonachea, a prominent Cuban
insarrectionist, and four other Cuban leaders,
havo Dcen executed at Santiago de Cuba.
Matters are reported in a very critical position
in Afghanistan. The Russians are determined
upon a forward policy, and a collision
between England and Russia is expected.
The Prince and Princess of Wales will soon
make a visit of about two weeks to Ireland.
Edmund Yates, tho editor of London
World, sentenced in January to four months'
imprisonment because his paper contained a
libel on Lord Lonsdalo.has been released.
Recent dispatches from St. Petersburg indicate
that the Slav or military party in
Russia is now iu the ascendant with the
czar. It is said to be intriguing iu every possible
way to influence him against the English.
Austria is following the lead of Germany
in increasing tho tax on cereals and manufactured
goods. American competition is the
cause.
The British government has invested
$100,000 as a fuud for General Gordon's family.
War has been formally declared in Central ,
America.
Mns. Anna Decoste, aged 110, died the
other day in Halifax. Nova Scotia, leaving
eight children, ninety grandchildren and 14u
great-grandchildren.
After five days' fighting the French troops
carried the Chinese positions around Kelung.
Formota. The French loss was forty killed
and '200 wounded.
England's Indian allies have had their first
battle with the False Prophet's troops. In a
hot skirmish the Arabs became panic stricken
and fled when they saw the swarthy Moham
medulla from India facing, them in British
stylo and tiring with such precision as to
make every riiot toll.
LATER NEWS
Four men were fatally injured and thre?
others badly hurt by th? explosion of ono of
the boileis in the Tube works at Middletown,
Penn. G roat pecuniary damage was done,
and 500 men were thrown out of employment.
Mack:.v and Gallagher,two of the men convicted
at Chicago of stuffing ballot boxes and
falsifying election returns, have been fined j
$5,000 each and sent to prison for two years, j
At St. Louis the employes of the Missouri j
Pacific railroad havo had their old rate of
wages restored.
Three men were killed by the premature
explosion of a blast on a railroad near Wi.
chita Falls, Texas.
A fire has destroyed St. Dominie's Roman
Catholic church, one of the largest religious
edifices in Washington, built at a cost of
$100,000.
John C. Goodridge, Jr., characterized i
by the Scientific American as "an engineer
of great exporience," asserts that the foundation
of the Washington monument is weak
and unreliable, and that the huge structure is
liable at any moment to fall over.
The President has made a change in the
days of holding cabinet" meotings, so that
hereafter they will ba held on Tuesdays and
Thursdays of each week, instead of on Tuesdays
and Fridays as heretofore.
Formal, announcement has baan made by I
President Cleveland that appointments ia
tho various departments will be made only on
the recommendations of the cabinet officers j
who are heads of the departments. All ap- I
plications for appointment sent to the White |
House will ba forwarded to the departments
to which they refor.
At the second cabinet] meeting the Oklahoma
question, (Ihe illegal occupation of land
in the Indian Territory by "boomers,' ) was
the subject of discussion.
A great council of the various Chinese viceroys
is about to bo held in Pekin, to decide
the question of peace or war with France.
The Chinese lost 1,201) men in their unavailing
defense of the positions around Keoag,
Formosa The French captured an
enormous amount of military stores.
A late London dispatch say3. that the relations
betweeu London and Russia are assuming
a more favorable aspjct. Emp?ror
William, of Germany, is reported to be using
his personal influence with the czar of Russia
to preservo peace.
The announcement that war had bean declared
in Central America, was followed by
prompt action on the part of President Diaz,
of Mexico, who gave President Barrios, of.
Guatemala, to understand that Mexico would !
not nermit him to carry out his designs upon |
the Central American republics. It is con
sidered that President Diaz by bis action ha'
prevented war.
Senate Spcclal .ve?*Ion?Seventh Day.
Mr. Van Wyck's resolution directing the i
socretary of the interior and the attorney- j
general to take steps to prevent the sale of
lands granted to the State of Florida to aid j
ill the construction of railroads in that State
was discusssd without action....Mr. Man- j
dcrson introduced a resolution calling j
upon the secretary of statj for such informa- j
t'.on as the department may have regarding ;
the rumored attempt of Genoral Rufino Bar*
rios, president of Guatemala, to seize upon
the territory or destroy the integrity of the ;
republics of Nicaragua, Honduras, San Sal- j
vadorand Costa Rica, and to report what
steps were being taken by tho government to j
preserve the rights of the United States under
existing or pending treaties ? Mr. j
George presented the credentials of E. C. !
Walthall as United Senator from Mississippi, i
RATES OF POSTAGE
Important Change* Whirl* Will Take
Effect on July I.
TLe postofllc? department at Washington
has received inquiries from all quarters as to !
tho now legislation in tha postoffice appro- '
priation bill passed by tho last Congress. Tho
following are the important changes which
will take effect 011 July 1:
First?The weight of all single-rate letters !
is increased from one-half of ounce each or j
fraction thereof to one ounce each or fraction
thereof. The same increase of weight is al- j
lowed for drop letters, whether mailed at 1
stations where there is a free delivery or i
where carrier service is not established.
Second?All newspapers sent from the |
office of publication, including samplo copies, |
or when sent from a news agency to actual j
subscribers thereto, or to other news agents, !
shall be entitled to transmission at the rate
of one cent per pound or fraction thereof, the
postngo to be prepaid. This is a reduction of
one-half from existing rates.
Third?Any article in a newspaper or other
publication may bo marked for observation
except by written or printed words, without
increase of postage.
Fourth?A special stamp of the value of
ten cents may he issued which when attached
to a letter, in addition to the lawful postage
thereon, shall entitle the letter t? immediate
delivery at place containing 4,WO population
or over, according to the Federal census,
within the carrier limit of any irce delivery
office or any othor other postoflice coming
within the provisions of this law which may.
in like manner, bo designated as a special j
delivery office, that such specially stamped i
letters shall bo delivered between 7 o'clock i
a. m. and midnight; that a book shall j
be provide 1 in which the person to whom the .
letter is addressed shall acknowledge its re- j
ceipt; that messengers for this special delivery '
are to be paid eighty per cent, of face value '
of all the stamps received and recorded in a
month, previded that the aggregate compensation
paid to any one person for such service
shall not exceed thirty dollars per month, and
provided further that the regulations for the
delivery of those specially stamped letters j
shall in no way interfere with the prompt
delivery of letters aa provided by existing
law or regulations.
IN THE FRENCH QUARTER.
HOW THE CKEOLXS X.IVE I3T THE
CBBSOBHT CITY.
their Outward CunIoim-A Visit to
the Creole Shop* In >ew Orleanw
?Absinthe Saloon*.
A correspondent of the New York
Telegram, writing from New Orleans,
says: The first object of interest the
Northman or the wise visitor from the
East asks to be shown is the "French
quarter," and a great many have taken
rooms in that antiquated portion of the
city, under the hallucination that they
will learn French purely by absorption.
But there are no people more exclusive
than the Creoles, even to tho lodginghouse
keepers, who let rooms as a regular
business and never invito you to become
one of the family. They naturally
suppose that you have your own circle
of acquaintances and friends, and (hat
you do not amount to much if you do
not.
The visitor only sees the outward cus
toms of Creole life, just as he views the
quaint dwellings and curiosity shops of
the "native foreigners" who refuse to become
Americanized, even to the extent
of learning our language. Their lack of
industry and enterprise has measurably
retarded the growth of the city, but
more especially their ''section." I am
told by a city official that the entire real
estate property io the French quarter has
decreased in value from fifty to sixty per
cent, within the past fifteen years.
Their shops somewhat resemble country
stores in the matter of the variety of
articles kept. For instance, in a jewelry
storo the keeper repairs jewelry, sells
jewelry, and in addition takes jewelry
on pawn and buys old gold and silver.
On entering theso "jewelrv-store-pawnehons"
the eye rests upon a large "placard,
"Ladies1 and children's ears
punched a specialty." Next door to one
of these mixed shops is a waiter-girl
saloon, kept by an ex-committing magistrate,
-where undoubtedly head-punching
is a specialty. A notion store admits
a portion of the truth in a sign that articles
can be bought "dear or cheap."
The second-hand bookstores refused purchasing,
a few weeks ago, at any price.
They all tell the same story?over-supplied.
Their shelves are actually bending
beneath the weight of story volumes
and even entire librarias, sold by people
who have experienced more prosperous
days. The works are mainly Fretifch, of
course, and were sold at about what
the postage or transportation cost
the 'owner. Being great novel
j1 ./i 1
reauers, voiumc uuer vuiuuic vi u^uuu
can here be found, as well as the torn
and tattered files of the Parisian story
papers. The "young blood," though
clinging to his ancestry and the traditions
of his fathers, is Americanized to
the extent that he cares little for the
romance or history of a country he has
never seen, yet which he calls his own.
So, in a financial strait, ho sells the
library of hiu sire to a second-hand
dealer, and drops a tear to his memory
as he pockets the proceeds and heads for
the Royal or St. Charles street to tempt
the fickle goddess at his favorite rougeet-noir,
or perhaps to play baccarat in
the backroom of an "absinthe mill."
There are saloons were absinthe is
made a specialty, and which arc mainly
frequented by absinthe drinkers, who
never patronize whisky saloons, as they
drink nothing but absinthe, except at
meals, when their favorite claret i& part
of the menu. The sign "Absinthe Saloon"
causes the visitor to stop and curiously
peer in to see what kind of au establishment
it is. But it is to the Frenchman
what the "coffee saloon" was to the
American years ago when whisky san
VVTT *V*of rlananflVA
1UUU3 WUIU Aiiunu Mjr buuu v
title. A few of these landmarks still exist,
and coffee and cakes are sold at one
end of the rickety counter by a decrepit,
veteran-looking woman. On the
narrow streets facing the old St. Louis
cathedral are little [shops resembling an
undertaker's, where coflins, wreaths, noly
candles, crucifixes from an inch to three
feet high, and all imaginery church reliquaries
are sold. Holy candles are kept
burning as long as the shop remains open,
and a quietness prevails which gives the
lay place of barter a solemn aspect, in
addition to its half weird and mournful
appearance and surroundings. The
patron is awed into the subjection of removing
his hat, bartering is conducted
in an undertone and the proper change
handed over in a solemn "and dignified
manner. But the chink of the coin, the
high prices paid and occassional misrepresentations
no doubt remind the
purchaser that, notwithstanding the
solemnity of the places, they are of the
" earth earthly," and are after the dollar
of our daddies.
Adjoining the ancient cathedral is the
old state arsenal, where the "flower and
pride" of the State were mustered into
the Confederate service, many of
whom never returned. On the i
next block is a 14 blood and thunder"!
variety theatre, where the chief qualifica-)
tion of an actor is shooting, scalping im-1
aginary Indians and robbing stage banks, i
As the admission is only ten cents, tho I
place is nightly crowded. A few doors
further and the visitor hears, "Eagle bird ;
by chance!" followed by an indistinct j
w-h-i-r. He knows what it is. But even
the roulette man has raised his prices, or j
rather increased his percentage. Poker
rooms are more numerous even than faro i
banks, and the percentage they take is j
about on a par with the profit of stopping j
an express train or the flight of a bank j
cashier to Canada. In "seven up" each I
player in the game is chargcd twenty-five j
cents an hour. In poker one chip is taken j
out of each pot whei the hand is called. |
The checks are generally ten cents? j
sometimes twenty-five cents. At this,
rate it is easy to figure how, after a ;
night's sitting, each player would retire '
loser and the "house" the only winner, j
These "rooms are chiefly patronized by J
clerks and young men about town, who i
play small, or as long as possible, on n j
little money, and are elated with small |
winnings. Furo aud all tanking games j
are a felony under the State law, but '
tacitly licensed by the city authorities.
A prominent official on being nsked by j
your correspondent how the city officials j
could override a State law, he said;
"Well, they don't exactly do that. We j
give the proprietors of these houses to '
understand if they will pay $100 or $200 j
a month, according to the 'standing of j
their bank,' into the city treasury we I
will let them run. That money goes to j
the hospital fund. Might as well do j
that ns to let the police blackmail the
gamblers," concludcd the official, in a
matter of fact way.
A Great Russian Gambler.
Frince Demidoff's gambling exploits !
have furnished the matter of more than j
one paragraph to the Parisian chroni- j
queurs during the last few days, lie
once played a match at ecarte with
Khalil Bey, another inveterate gamester, ,
tne stake being ?'2,000 each game; aud :
it was agreed between the parties that '
they were to go on playing till one of
them nad lost a ''million" to the other. )
They played all night in a private room
at the Cafe Anglais, Khalil Buy winning i
?20,000 in the first hour or two; but his '
luck then turned, and at 0 o'clock next !
morning the prince had won ?0,000. I
Fatigued with so long a struggle, the I
players lay down on the sofas in the
room for a siesta, and slept till midday, 1
when, after a light breakfast, they sat
down to the card table again. They !
broke off for an hour in the evening for
dinner, resumed their game, played :
through the whole of the second night,
andatlH next morning Khalil Bey,!
who was favored by a second run of luck, !
won the match and Docketed the nrince's
clicck for ?40.000.?St. Jamas s Gazette. !
Daubing1 the Flunkeys.
The late John Heneage Jease, the |
well known author, had an aversion,
amounting toa positive 'phobia for thi
British Jeames. He has been known to
stand in St. James' street on a drawing
room day, at the edge of the curb, and
with the end of his stick, which he I
dipped into the road puddle, daub the
immaculate stocking of the passing flunkeys,
who. as he well knew, dare not move ;
from their stations, accompanying the act i
with much opprobrious language.?
Eixry Other Saturday.
He that sympathizes in all the happi- >
ness, and he that is warned by the folly
of others has attained the soundest wis- ;
dom.
m
NEWS AND NOTES FOK WOMEN.
wag
Lace dresses will again be worn. Bridal
cakes are frequently kept for v ^
50 or 100 years.
Lace over satin is the favorite bride's
dress in New York.
Thore are 300 female farmers in ^
kota, most of them Scandinavians.
The linings for cloaks are of plain ?;
satin; quilting is no longer fashionable.
Short velvet and brochc mantles in
dolman style will be worn in the early .
spring.
Stripes of all widths will again bo
worn, but not so fashionably as plaid* and
checks. 1
'Tis pity, but 'tis true; the hair is worn I
higher and higher on the head from week .-.M
to week.
The cashmere broches brought out this ||
spring are among the prettiest goods of Ip
the season. " -'1^
For the incoming season China silks
bid fair to take precedence of foulards 'Jyg
and taffetas.
White evening costumes are trimmed vwith
silver or gilt braid, and with white,
gray or brown down.
Front draperies must be either very
long or very sftort. l nose 01 meaiura
length are not in style.
Fine turbans, Langtry turbans with ;?3ja
gay Scotch plaid satin trimmings and . '3
Polish sealskin caps arc worn.
Basques for cloth dresses have divergcnt
points trimmed with graduated disks ii,
of braid, the largest at the top.
Velvet collars, turned down or stand- '5 J3
ing, are- very fashionable. Jabots and
gilets of lace are worn w'th them. . lis
A scarlet velvet bonnet is lined with ' 3
bronze satin, edged with gold braid and
trimmed with dark brown feathers.
Short evening dresses are made veiy 43
full, and have two loose breadths puffed
so. that they arc no longer than the skirt. .
The queen of Holland walks daily on :j?m
the public streets. She dresses in somber
garments, and is accompanied by only . -:J3
one attendant, a lady.
Black is the leading color for hosiery. ;\ M
Cardinal and dark blue aro very fashionable.
Striped and plaid Btockings
are quite out of style. *
The women in the Turkish harema
rarely venture out of doors, and play ':";|3
with pet animals as the little girls do in . 'u-$
this country with their dolls.
Mrs. Charles Griffin, of Lowell, made *
15,810 buttonholes last year, for which
work sho received over $300, and did
all her housework in addition.
Rug knitting has superseded stocking
bnUfin/* with "Rncrltah old 9
Indies of industrial habits. The rugs are .
of no particular design, and are called .
Oriental.
Miss Rose Mcllvane was recently ->:
awarded a $10 prize for bringing tha
most gentlemen to the Princess Roller .
Skating rink in Detroit, the number who " V - escorted
her to the rink being thirty- .
eight.
Queen Victoria will not. starve thU ' ^
year. She owns Windsor Great park, ^
which contains 14,000 acres and brought 7$?
in $25,000 last yeir, and also 500 houses
in London, which bring in annual
rentals.
Tiny diamond poke bonnets, in which
are faces cut of moonstone, with pinfc
tinsel set beneath the translucent ston?
to give the flesh tints, and diamond toads
ana tortoises are some quaint fancies for
brooches. -J
One of the fashionable schools of New &
York has introduced a new thing called
slumbrous comeliness, which teaches the
young ladies to assume graceful poses
in bed, to keep the mouth shut, how not <
to snore, etc. .
One of the richest women in Europe is x
the unfortunate Charlotte, ex-empress of
Mexico, whose personal expenditures are vjg
small, while the interest of her large fortune
every year is of itself a fortune. Sho # %
has brothers who will inherit ner cs- '
tates.
KM
A young Spanish artist has lately re
ceived $1,000 from a California lady for .i
a painted fan of black silk. The subject *>'3
is a representation of the language of tho
fan in three ways: "I halo you," *'I like
you," "I see you," and is exceedingly v^a
clever, as well as dclicate in treatment.
Few lady's cloths in fine, soft finish
come in the new shades of mastic, which ; 3
are tinted green, rose or heliotrope, or
simply putty colored; in reseda green, '
fawn, golden brown, tan, and pearl ?j
shades, and when not simply tailor- f
stitched the favorite trimmings are steel, "J
silver and gilt braids put on sparingly in
tasteful but effective geometric patterns
and vermicelli or zigzag lines, or in rows
or clustered rows.
Fen Paralysis.
Many stenographers and persons who
make their living by constant use of tho
pen or pencil, are afflicted with pen
paralysis; and, although, as a geuoral ; ' |?
thing this trouble can be cured by a few_
months' rest, some-of those writere~~,~~>?^
afflicted with it never rccover. Nobody ;
knows the strain of incessant penmanship
upon the musclcs and nerves of the hand
and wrist better, or indeed as well, es
those who pass through a daily experience
of that nature.
Telegraph operators arc likewise
afflicted with paralysis of the sann
muscles. A Timet reporter liaa a conversation
recently with a first-clr-sj - : f,
operator, and he asked this question:
" I understand that first class telegraphers
are the only ODes who get telegraphers'
paralysis; why don't the sccond
and third-rate operators get it?n
"Because," replied the Morse man, "a .
good operator is paid a good -salary, and
is consequently kept constantly workinir
at the board, while a second or third
rate man has many resting spells, which
allow him to stretch his arms, and thus . * "3
escape paralysis. Many men who liavo
been working for the company for vear3,
and were getting good wages, have been
compelled to give up their lucrative cm- ^
ployment by telegraphers' paralysis. You
notice it first in the muscle of your arm.
which becomes numb after a hard day's
work, and within six months after tho
first shock the stoutest operator wiil suec
imb. This paralysis, however, does
not destroy the use of your arms and
fingers entirely, but while you arc ablo
to Tift and handle objects of any considerable
size, you will not be able to button
your coat or suspenders."
"Don't that account for some of tho
mistakes made in telegraphing?"
"Yes, indeed. Many mistakes in tele- '%
/.mnWnn i->Viar<rnrl nt- tlrwt rn flpfects ill
?I ?
the machinery, have been traced to paralysis
in tue operator, because it soon
becomes evident that the operator has
lost his sense of .touch. You see, tho
slightest pressure on the key over whut
is required will produce another letter
than the one intended by the operator,
and so it soon comes about that what tho
unfortunate operator at lirst attributes to
overwork finally comes to be an evident;
loss of sensitiveness nf touch. Thn
usually occurs from six to eight yearn
after an operator has been working
steadily as a iirst class man."?llartforl
Times.
New Signals on Cars.
The bell cord has been removed from
nearly all the trains of the Pennsylvania
railroad, and a patent air-tube system oi
signaling has been substituted. Each
car has a rubber tube running under thi
bottom,and these are connected between
the cars in the same way as the Westinghouse
air-brake tubes. They are kept
charged with air at fifteen pounds pressuie
from a reservoir situated under thj
cab of the engine, and which is itself
supplied from the air-brake reservoir.
The rubber tuoe is also conuccicu wim . ?
whistle valve in (he engineer's cab. The
conductor by pulling a cord hi the c;ir
opens a valve in the rubber tube and allows
the air to escape. This relieves the
pressure on the whistle valve and throws
it open, causing the whistle to sound.
So long as the cord is held the whistle
will sound. ODe whistle means the train
is broken. The same cil'ect would bo
caused if the rubber tube was broken,
and the engineer would thus be informed
sit once of the accident. The new device
is not popular among the tn.inmeu; but,
although if is very costly, the oilicers of
the road arc substituting it for the bell
rope. The fault of the he'I rope is that
it is apt to get too slack ortog??t broken.
?Neto York Su.-i.