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uo THE DAILY PICAYUNE NEW ORLEANS, TUESDAY. DECEMBER 27, 1887. IOEEIGN NEWS. Count Andiassy Honored by the Emperor of Austria. Mr.

Mandeville Beceives an Oration on His Leaving His Prison. Queen Yictoria's Gifts to the Pope Presented. Tie Guatemalan Bevolution Promptly AUSTRIA. The Emperor's Gift to Count Andrmuj. Vienna, Dec.

26. The Emperor Fran- cis josepu. in Vl panied bis Christmas gift to Count An-foassy. says that the present is given in recof nition of the hospitality extended COtne emperat wjr vwu-- Tile girt IS generator vy er. to have a political significance the option being that the emperor wished to I I Tl A Tla express ms 4.

tb4 that when tur coant re- turned from the Berlin congress the emperor wished to raise him to the rank of prince and asked several of the Hungarian ministers to try to induce him to accept tne nonor. i Count Andrassy. however, refused the title and also declined to accept an order so that the emperors only way to honor the count was to send him an autograph letter, which is the highest Austrian distinction. An Editor Arrested. VrsnoiA.

Dec 26. The! editor of the Parlementaire Viennoisi has been arrested for publishing artiolea in praise i tlx auwuh GREAT BRITAIN. Mr. Mandevllle Released. hled at Mitcbellstown on Saturday to greet jit.

buuoiuoii hie release from prison. Upon his arrival he received a most enthusiastic welcome. Air. Sepaights, magistrate, and his AmH vh i 1 r'vin cr at Kil- laloe, county Li mere to-day. The tinrsA wan killed.

No arrests were irn llonte to the Continent. Londox, Dec. 26. Mr. Gladstone left Ha warden to-day en route for the con tinent.

xive tuousana persons ko him an entbusiaatio welcome on his ar rival at unester. nU1.tAn. nr A a errAAT.A1 vitn miTi. urf uiwuhviiv www ev through London. While waiting for the train he was visited by Earl Spencer, the Rt.

Hon. Hugh C. E. Childersand other prominent men. until Bandwich was reached, where Air.

-subsequently proceeded to the residence OX AiOra Auriauviuv, lyiuw Wilt mo vuau. Mr. Gladstone desires to express his thanks through the press for the numer ous Christmas presents aim cungratiua- Large crowds gathered at all the places through which Mr. Gladstone passed and he was received warmly every wuuo. Doherty's Sentence Denounced.

Loxrxx, Dec 26. The Observer today denounces the sentence pronounced upon Daniel Doberty. the American who hot and tinea uranam, as monstrous. It declares that the in dement of us- tice Stephens was biased by the opinion he has often expressed that drunken-Dees increased instead of lessened the gravity of offenses, a sentiment which mankina nas proooaocea contrary to common sense. frflTfi-i Davitt's Ad-rice.

London. Dec. 26. Michael Davitt. speaking- at Steep Bridge to-day, repeated his advice to farmers not to pur chase land at the present time.

By waiting, he said, they would be able to secure land on the baBis of a nominal rent, TO to 60 per cent under the present figures. THE HOLY SEE. England to be Conciliated. Rome, Dec 26. It is stated on relia ble authority that the pope has in structed Archbishop Walsh and the other visiting Irish prelates to adopt a conciliatory attitude toward the gov ernment in Ireland.

The nope to-day received Queen Vic toria's jubilee gift, which was presented ly the duke of Norfolk. The gift consists of a golden ewer and Dasin. a neap sue pope wtenosto use in celebrating ue juDiiee mass. CENTRAL AMERICA. The Castano Revolution Suppressed.

Nogaxks, Dec' 26. A revolution, beaded by the ex-president of Guatemala. Vicente uastano, against the crovernment of General Barrillas. June 1-9, lately suffered a most ffimili- Btinr defeat. There were two disaffected faQions, one working from the eastern department and the other from the west, the former under the generalship of Castano and the latter in charge of several well-known military men of the republic In a range of mountains near the city of Guatemala, a few days ago.

a desper ate battle was fought between the federal and revolutionist forces, the latter suffering almost complete annihi lation. The battle was desperate and sanguin ary from the commencement and lasted over two hours, the field being strewn wittt the dead. At the conclusion Castano was routed and the revolutionary generals were captured and shot. This ends one of the most bloody wars the country has ever seen. The xepublio now enjoys peace.

GERMANY. As Austrian Soldier Visits the Emperor. Bebltx, Dec 26. Prince Joseph Yon windiscn-uratz, commander of the sec ond division. Austrian infantry, has arrived in this city from Vienna.

It is probable that the Emperor William will receive him during the day. Celebration of the Papal Jubilee. Beexin. Dec 26. The government ia considering the advisability of establishing a special court for the protection of patents, trade marks and pat terns.

It is rumored that the crown prince is going to Aliegsus. The papal jubilee was celebrated to-- day in St. Helen's church, the principal Catholic church in Berlin. The new emperor bell of the Cologne cathedral was rung for the first time la honor of ine pope. RUSSIA.

The Student Troubles. Lxrx Dec 28. A dispatch from St. Petersburg savs that the university students there, being irritated by the action of the authorities in confining them to the university buildings, have renewed the noting. The students deny that they are jt.natAd bv Dolitical motives.

They say that their aim Is to secure the dismissal of the rector, the abolition of the new university statutes and the release of the students who were arrested dnrine the recent troubles. Prof. Mendelejeif promised to impar tially report the anair to the curator, whereupon the prefect opened the doors and the students dispersed quietly. The students are not satisfied with Prof. MendelejefTs promise, however, and have resolved to send a petition to tpe ezar.

XL Daiania. toe minister of publio in- I instruction, has tendered his resignaT tion. It has not yet been accepted, but the minister and has declined to grant him an au dience Tri Sees tbe Cir. St. Petersburg, Dec.

2a Numerous attempts have been made tointerview Lord Randolph Churchill during ms present trip, but he positively declines to see journalist. nrl ton to Lord Randolph Churchill. The London Morning fost ana Aany ieiegrpu uom that Lord Randolph nas no official mission. THE CROWN PRINCE'S CASE. Tbe Patient's Condition Improved.

Katt Rrmo. Dec 26. Dr. Mackenzie has arrived here and says he is greatly released with the improvement in the crown prince's condition. The small jlVw JU VUV auiw Bfuavevu wmuvw irone.

There remains a small tumefac tion on the left ventricular band. The doctor says that time alone can deter mine the exact nature ox tne disease. Dr. Mackenzie will start for England on Wednesday, xie xninKS tne pnuce might be benefited by the hot baths of Hani man Birsa. fifty miles from Algiers, a health resort for consumptive patients and persons afflicted with bronchial troubles.

The climate in winter is like that of England, without the eold weather. The springs are a curative ot gout ana rneu- matism. FRANCE. M. Rochefort Assaulted lay an Actor.

Paris. Dec 26. M. Gamier, a member ox the company which Aimc uernnarat tooK with her to America, assauitea M. Koohef ort in the street to-day.

1 he cause of the attack was an adverse criticism on M. Garniers acting. When a colleague of M. Rochefort ap peared on tbe scene. Garnier and bis accomplices decamped.

The assault consisted mainly of bad language. M. Rochefort will not prosecute his as sailant. A Crank at A.arge. Paris.

Dec 26. Zangerle. the German commercial traveler who attempted to kill a French oustoms officer at Pagny- sur-Moseile last summer, nas escaped from the madboose in which ne was confined after vowing vengeance on the government officials. An active search lor mm is proceeding. ABYSSINIA.

Failure of the British Mission. London. Dec 26. Advices from Mas- sowah sav that the British mission to Abyssinia was unsuccessful in its efforts to induce King John to sue ior peace. and that the Italians ure jubilant over the tail are.

Dfennjr the lourney the mission was harassed by Basalula. The members will sail for Cairo on the next man steamer. TURKEY. The New Finance Minister. Constantinople.

Dec. 26. Mahmoud Aielaieddin. the author of the new buoget scheme ior balancing tue reve nues and expenditures, nas been appointed minister of finance in place of ZuiidrJfasha. i -Bnfaannr- TRADE AND TRAVEL.

The New Coke Fool. Pittsburg. Dec 26. The coke oneratora' meeting to-morrow will probably, result in the formation of a stronger syndicate man tne one recent ly disrupted, inaemucn as the leading independent operators signified their willingness to become members of the new organization. The P.

C. 1 rick Coke ConiDanvwill not be included in tbe new syndicate. but no opposition is expected irom this firm. It has large contracts with the Carnecies and own a maiontv of the stock, in the JKriok company, and for this reason, it is said, the rick com pany will maintain an independent position. i It is further repdrted that Andrew Carnegie refused to entor into a com bination with the other coke operators.

because it might not be convenient for him to carry out the agreement in case of a strike. During the last strike he was placed in a position wnere ne bad to bare coke, his steel interests being greater than his coke interests, and he could well aflord to sacrifice a few hundred dollars in coke and make it back in his steel mills. Do not miss tbe musical entertainment at St. AlphoDsns Hall on Thursday evening ior cue oenentoi tne poor or uie Aceaeirjp- toristo' eongregatlens visited by Sc. Alphon- sns uonierence oi tne bociety or au Vincent ae rsau MISCELLANEOUS.

Sir. Hamline's Explanation. Chicago. Dec. 26.

Leo Hamline. the wealthy manufacturer who was mys teriously missinz four weeks but has just returned home, was Interviewed to day regarding his absence. Mr. Ham- line tells an extraordinary story of sud denly finding himself a few days ago waiKing tne streets ox Aev Orleans, ana having absolutely no recollection of anything that had happened since he stepped from dinner at a Chicago restaurant. He says a doctor whom he consulted in New Orleans thought possibly rheumatism may have affected one of the nerves leading to the brain.

causing strange Xorgetiulness without any ocner result. The Pennsylvania Eisteddfod. Pittsburg. Dec 26. The annual Eisteddfod of the Welsh Society of r-ittsonrg was neia at the ilth Avenue Museum Hall to-day, and was participated in by several hundred singers from all parts of Pennsylvania, eastern unio ana western Virginia.

i Prof. W. Apmadoo of Utiea. N. conducted the festival, and Prof.

Wm. vourtney oi xorK was the adjudicator on music. General Fremont and Family at Los An- greles. Los Angeles. CaL.

Dec 26. General John C. Fremont, accompanied by his wiie ana aaugnter, arrived in this city last night, They left New York- eight oays ago, stopping two days at ivasn-inKton en route Ibe general and family nronose to spend remainder of the winter in axs Angeies, ana while here he will complete his second volume of memoirs. Arable Tin migrants In New York. New York.

Dec. 26. The steamer Rotterdam of Rotterdam arrived today with thirty-two more Arabs. With the 100 Arabs arrived on the Chatean Loville on Saturday they are held to await collector Magone's decision. FIRE RECORD.

"Wakefield, Wis. Milwaukee. Dec 26. An Iron- wood, dispatch says that the best part ox waaeneld. is in ashes.

Among tbe buildings destroyed are tne waceneia Aans, nay wood. restcott ot, Murray's large general store, post office, R. A. Morey's jewelry store, Aiuientnars ciotning store, tne Coliseum Theater, a dozen saloons and a larze number of dwellin or -houses about forty buildings in. all.

A great deal of merchandise was saved from the burning buildings. The loss will reaeh $100,000. There was scarcely any insurance and' many families have been rendered homeless and penniless. The fire was started in tne Coliseum Theater, where a monkey overturned a lamp. WEATHER.

The Temperature In the Northwest. ST. Paul. Dec 26. The weather report issued here to-night shows some low temperatures throughout tbe northwest, all of following being below zero Duluth 6, St.

Paul 2. Huron. 14, Moorehead, 20, Fort Garry 24. Fort Totten 24, Fort Axpelle 243, Bismarck 163. Mr.

Rexton. Af- ia lmnmvtnir Th zever is leseeoiiiK auu. jus general condition is layorable. TEXAS. HOUSTON.

The Immigration Movement Takes Form. Houston, Dec 26. Special. The representative citizens of Houston assembled at the Cotton Exchange to day to hear the" final report of the com mittee which was appointed to attend the recent state immigration conven tion held at Dallas. The report of the committee through its chairman.

Colonel John T. Brady, was beard and adonted. It was decided to form a ootruty organization of Harrie county, which wasaone. uoioneicraay was chosen president. T.

W. House and W. D. Cleveland viee presidents. A.

C. Herndou secretary. C. Lombard! treas urer. 1106 was raised at tne meeting and a committee appointed- to canvass the eitv to solicit subscriptions.

Over 6000 will, it is expected, be raised amon citizens. Addresses were made by uoionei Bradv. Maior E. W. Cave and C.

HulL a prominent capitalist of Chicago. advocating tne move. GALVESTON. A Colored Woman Burned to Death, Gaxvxston, Deo. 27.

Special. A colored woman named Laura Butler, was accidentally burned to death at a late hoar to-night. She was ironing some clothes at her house in the western part of tbe city, and her dress caught fire from the furnace and she was literally roasted to death. No one else was in tbe room at the time, and before she could summon assistance the name6 had done their work. BIG SPRINGS.

Two Men Frozen to Death. Big Springs, Dec 26. The bodies of two men, frozen to death, were found near here to-day. The weather is bitterly cold. KT)I1 "JL CK.

VT. LOUISVILLE. 4. Negro Desperado Killed. Louisville, Dec.

26. Silas, alias "Bud" Cain, a negro of bad reputation, was shot and killed here to-day by James Brent, another colored man. Brent had been expelled from a house of a sister of Cain at a dance on account of misbehavior, lie eworo vengeance. and when the men met to-day drew his nistoi. tatter a Drier exchange ox words.

withlthe above result. Brent is still at large. HAWESVILLE. Fatal Result of a Quarrel. Louisville, Dec.

26. A special to the Courier-Journal from Hawesville, reports that Jaok Hassan, a restaurant keener, shot and killed Jebn O'Donnell. railroad construction man. at mat place last evening. O'Donnell and Hassan's sister had a quarrel during the dav.

which was taken up by the broth er. uonneirs nome was at Jackson a a.a A 1 ville, 111. CHRISTMAS CHARITY. General Alger's Benefactions. Detroit.

Dec 26. A year ago General A leer save suits of clothes to 500 newsboys and sent coal or wood and flour to hundreds of homes, ims year he will repeat ms gut, only on a larger scale From lists furnished his secretary by persons who have means of knowing who are the legitimate and deserving newsbovs of Detroit, tbe needy news boys will be elected ana sent, iuu at a time, to certain designated clothing stores, where they will be carefully fitted out with coats and trousers of stout cloth' made to wear and with good shirts and stockings. The second nart of General Algers benefaction will be to sapply to 1000 families a cord of wood or a ton of coal, together with a barrel ot flour. In tbe list of the xamiiies to oe aided by this thoughtful and generous millionaire auDear brief notes of the causes which entitle tbem to the help extended. In these brief notes is epit omized many a story of misfortune.

suffering and wrong. There are poor widows witn xrom three to nine dependent little children a family where the father and husband is insane; another where he is a decrepit old soldier, almost blind and entirely incapable of work another is in the Soldiers' Home, while his wife struggles heroically to supply tbe wants of eight children; a deserted wife, with five small children, the wife deformed. yet struggling against the cruel decree of fate. So it runs through the list, a record of the miseries, the sorrow and despair that are the gaunt followers in the wake of poverty. New Tork's Postponed Christmas.

New York. Deo. 26. To-day was gen erally observed as Christmas by tbe business and working people of New York and Brooklyn. All the city and federal buildings were closed.

During the day the sky was overcast and toward night snow began to tall. The inmates ot the laus and charita ble institutions of the city were feasted at the expense of the kindly disposed. The newsboys were royally feasted as usual. By charity in public institu (ions alone over 10,000 people were fed. The day as a whole passed very quietly.

A MURDEROUS MATE. The Tragic Tale of the Wreck of the Schooner General Siecel. St. Louis. Dec 26.

A soecial from San Francisco, CaL, says: Edward Ol-sen and William Timpe. survivors of tbe wrecked schooner General Siegel. wno spent an adventurous nine months on Midway Island in tbe bouth seas, have reached Honolulu and tell the fol lowing story of their experience Ibe Ueneral biesel left Honolulu on Sept. 1, 1886, on a shark fishing expedition. Her crew wavoomposed of Captain Aberdine, Adolph.

Jorgent, the mate, the two men already mentioned, Peter Larkin. Peter Brown, Martin Neilson and Charles Clemens. On Sent. 23 they arrived off Midway Island. On the night ox bept.

id the vessel was riding at anchor off this island, the whole of the crew being camped on shore. Toward midnight a gale of wind arose, the vessel drifted ashore and became a wreck. The crew thus found themselves east upon a desolate island in midocean. their only means, of subsistence being sea una. ana weir eggs, ana iisii.

About ten days after their arrival' a painful accident happened to Larkin. When engaged in killing a fish with giant powder one of his hands was blown off and he died in a few days. After this a feud appears to have arisen between Mate Jorgent and the other survivors. Timpe states that on one occasion, while he was alone in their hut, Jorgent came stealthily be- nina mm. pat a rope around bis neck aad attempted to Btrangle him.

The lad called loudly for help when the rope was slackened and Jorgent de sisted from his purpose While tne captain and a sailor named Brown were after eees. Jorcrent mur dered them. When the others learned of this, and taxed him of the crime, he said they had commute ed suicide. Olsen and Timpe, the other seamen, determined to leave Jorgent on the island. They accordingly destroyed the boat, and on June 28 sailed ewiy in sv scow leaving the murderous mate alone They then headed for Marshall Island, and arrived there after a passage of two montns ana a naiz.

A rare musical treat Is offered by dis tinguished artists ot this city at an entertainment to be given in St. Alpoonsas Hail. Thursday night, for the benefit of the poor of the Kedemptortsts' congregations visited by 8u Alpaooeus Conference of the Society of 8u Yiaceat de PauL CRIMES AND CASUALTIES. Christmas Crimes la Cincinnati. Cincinnati.

Dec 26. Yestorday af ternoon, iu a saloon, joe Meard, a young tough, was dangerously shot in the side by Andy Green, with, whom he was out on a spree. At 3 o'clock John Sutherland, visiting this city from Sidney. Ohio, was found in a loaging-nouse with an ugly scalp wound. He had beea-drinking and had beep attacked by John Hayes, a part ner oi ouineriaua's brother.

Late last evening while Ed. Demmert. a street car driver, was making his last trip ne was thrown xrom his car in rounding a sharp curve in Eden park. His legs fell under the wheels and became entangled in the break chain. He was dragged 300 yards before the car was stopped.

Then it was found necessary to cut hts flesh and boots before he could be freed from his position. Both limbs mast be amputated and he will probably die. Yesterday eveninsr Conrad Reitz was dangerously stabbed by Geo. Emricfi while in a saloon. Both had been drink ing.

Henry de Roo. a young married man, was probably fatally burned last even ing in throwing out of his house Borne Christmas decorations which naa caught fire from a wax candle used in them. Last evening between 7 and 7:30 o'clock footpads had possession of Vine street, xrom Jt ront to Third street. 1 he street lamps had not been lighted and no police officer was in the neighbor hood. It is suDuosed that a dozen per sons were stopped before the footpads were xrigntened away.

Killed by the Cars. Downingtown. Deo. 26. An ac cident occurred at Walker's Crossing, one mile east of, Downingtown.

last evening, which caused fatal injuries to two men. Hush Covle of this place and Albert Gallatin, a printer, whose home is at ftew Bloomheld, Perry county. He has been employed at the Archive office for the past two weeks. The men were walking on the track and were struck bv the milk train which stons bere, "Washington, Dec 26. Charles TTAnoa' sa a ha i mrn ri tkn AAWM9-e IVIOUNIU suw A a vu mum Danville Railroad Company's printing office in this city, lives in Alexandria Yesterdav he was walkine on the rail road near Alexandria with his daughter.

While standing between the north and south 'tracks, absorbed iu amusing the child, the south-bound limited express struck him. knocked him on the track and crushed him so that his remains were hardly recognizable as those of human being, The child was unhurt. Devoured by Hogs. St. Louis.

Dec. 26. A special from Rhelbvville. savs: Mrs. Sarah G.

wing, aged 63 years, living four miles west of here, was tound aeaa in ner barn yard yesterday, morning. Her body was terribly mangled by the hogs, who were, with the greatest of diffi culty, driven off. Dnrinsr the absence of her grand daughter and the tatter's husband Saturday evening, the lady had gone out to-milk the cows. The nogs pulled her down to the ground and killed her. When her grandson returned and found her absent, he supposed she had gone to her son's house, ana maae no eearcn for her until yesterday morning.

A Missouri Murder Mystery. St. 'Louis. Dee. 26.

The dead body of a laborer named Benjamin Voliliamaz. who worked on the farm of Hy polite Adele, living about five miles from East St. Louis, was brought to the coroner at the latter place tms evening by Adele and another laborer. They said the man went to bed drunk Sunday night and was found dead in bed, and tne cause was ms aeuaucn. Examination of the body revealed the fact that Voliliamaz had been stabbed through the heart and Adele and Fros- sard were put under arrest.

Great mystery surrounds the case. Celebrated Crooks Captured at St. St. Paul. Dec 26.

Local de tectives gathered in three crooks this morningJames Owens, Ed Shields and George Adams. They are desperate characters- Owens, the leader of the gang, has been identified as the man who snot juon Lee. tne cmnese laundrvman. in a auarrel over a bill. The gang Is the one which burglarized Bergn's jewelry store and Pannel's furnishing store, and some of the spoils were found in their rooms ana identi fied by the owners.

A BrsT. Sergeant Ambuscaded and Shot. Chicago, Dec 26. A Daily News special from Crawford. says: Wm.

Stance, colored, sergeant in the Ninth United States Cavalry, was shot dead from' ambush last night while on his way from here to Fort Robinson. As he was a very strict disciplinarian it is believed he was killed by one of his men. He stood high in the esteem of his superiors, and wore a medal awarded by congress for bravry in resouing children from Indians. A Soldier Swindler. St.

Paul, Dec 26. It is now alleged that Captain Shea of tbe Em- mett Light Artillery, who has absconded with defalcations amounting to 600 or more, also swindled the management of the Chioazo Military Encampment by nutting in a bill for the transportation of a much larger number of men than were present witn the battery. A Defaulting Cashier Caught. Norwich, Dee. 26.

Thomas IL Hood, the defaulting cashier of the board of water commissioners was ar rested here to-day. He was presented in the city court, waived examination and was held for trial. The amount of the embezzlement was 6500. He could not procure the bail and was remanded. Gored by a Mad Cow.

A TfTFnsoN. Dec. 26. A cow which had been bitten by a mad dog a few days ago became furiously mad yesterday, and breaking out of the pen in which she was conunea, ran aown tne street. A Mrs.

Mollis, wno was in ner path, was attacked and gored so badly that she died to-day from the effects of her wounds. THE RAILROADS. The Construction Boom In tbe North west. 1 nnnuAAant.Al amnnnt rtf ru.il. road building in 1887 by all the roads in tne nortuwes.

moio o.iuoij vat-am that has not unshed iron antennae further out into the ness. The Manitoba has built the most road. y.c.i hAinr (U2 miles, and the Soo' 1 1 item comes next with 428 of the it Mail below, about half in country tributary tne iwioqihwi Besides this there have been about X) miles of roadbed prepared, ready for le iron next year. The list is as follows: Manitoba, 942; Soo Line, 428; Illinois Central, 387; Milwaukee, 371; Eikiiom, rn Pacific S10: Kansas City, 306 South Shore, 204; Northwestern, 136; Omaha, 34: Wisconsin central. ow Paul and Duluth, 15; St.

Louis, 10; to- NECROLOGY. The Manning Funeral. Albajcy.N.Y.. Dec 26. The funeral of Daniel Manning will take place to morrow afternoon from the residence ox bis eon.

rne remains wm uo ioww hv tViA nArannal friends of the deceasea to-morrow from 0 to 11 a. m. Burial of Congressman Moxratt. rrn.ot 't-t-w IfiAh. r.

26. The 1 Mnftatt took place to-day at the Congregational enurcn, o. y. vare oujulhus. The congressional cgmuuium, hers oi the council ana oar ana mo oider of Free Masons attended in a body.

The magic lantern exhibition at the Thurs- day matinee will be unusuaiij little ones, owing to the DT tne Xhe wen mown (wwiwa, )' MARINE. Havre. Dec La Normandle from New York. lavEaroou Dee. at-Atniw fi out New Orleans.

MARITIME. The Sole Survivor of the Schooner Collin. Providence, R. Dee. 26.

Captain Torrey, of the schooner 11. C. Moseley, ox isoston. from Gronaives, Mayti. came into Stonington.

Snuday night and landed seaman Bordan Manchester of Fall River. sole survivor of the crew of the schooner Mary P. Collins of Philadelnhia. Captain Torrey reports: While in latitude 30 10'. longitude 71 4C.

while he was hove to in a severe gale, be saw the schooner above mentioned hove to and showing signals of distress. Although the sea was running moontams high. Captain Torrey with great difficulty launched a boat and went to the relief of the vessel. With the wind blowing a gale it required great effort to keep his frail yawl afloat, but he was making a most desperate ettort to save human life, and with his crew nerved them selves for the task before them, only thinking ox their imperilled brethren. Inch bv inch they gained on the sink ing vessel and would soon have been alongside, but fate decreed otherwise, for when almost within reach the Mary G.

Collins lurched to tbe starboard and sank, taking down the captain and five of the crew. Manchester was found afloat on a plank and was taken aboard the Moseley. Manchester says The Mary G. Col lins left Norfolk with a cargo of 530 tons of coaL bound for Somerset. On Dec.

15 she left riamoton Roads and experienced ordinary weather until one weeg azo sunaav. wnen a gaie set in that amounted to a hurricane. The vessel became almost unmanageable Soon the schooner bezan to leak badly. and the men were constantly at the pumps until nearly exhausted. Ihe water constantly gamed on them de spite their efforts, and the result above stated was inevitable The Bark George Trot lu Distress.

Nassau. N. Deo. 26. The bark George Trot, Captain Steele, from New Orleans for a Spanish port, with a cargo of staves and headings, put in here Dec 19 in a leaky condition.

She is now discharging a portion of her cargo. The Steamer Bed Sea Safe. Liverpool. Dec 26. The steamer Red Sea, which sailed from New Orleans.

Nov. 23. with 8000 bales of cotton. 20.000 bushels of corn and other freight, and whose safety there were some fears, she being ten days overdue, arrived here last night. NEWS IN BRIEF.

The French tribunal has fixed Jan. 9 as the date for the decision in the case of the Pool Company against the French Cable Company. Merzeneau Bros. Davis, retail deal ers in dry goods, Peoria, 11L, who start ed in business last year, nave assigned. Assets about 70.000.

liabilities S120.000. ru MTh. tt UO JUOTO VVJ 1 tUA A UO received its initial production before a brilliant audience at the Chicago upera House last night. The boutn Lyon. rolling mills were destroyed by nre at midnight Sunday night, lxisa.

insurance 4000. Private advices state that the univer sity students at Warsaw and Kieff have Jesolved to follow the example set by the students at bt. Petersburg. It is stated that when the renen chambers meet an effort will be made to induce the government to take action against the copper syndicate. FIFTIETH CONGRESS, Senate.

Washikgtok. Dee. 26. The senate stands adjourned to Wednesday, Jan. 1888.

House. The house of representatives stands ad journed to- Wednesday. Jan. 4, 18S8. THE RIVER.

Special Dispatches from All Important Points. Batou Baea. Dec 26. SpeclaL Weatner clear and cool. Departed for New Orleans Natches at 3 a.

m-, Keokuk at 11:30 a. m. Up: Annie P. Sliver at a. m.

Natchez. Dec M. BpeeiaLT River 8 feet 9 inches and stationary. No boats up or down. Vicksbcro.

Dec 26. Special. 1 Tbe river fell 4 inches in the twenty-four hours ending at o'cioca tms evening, tne gauge reaaina 2 feet inches. The Pargoud left for New Orleans at this morning with 1265 bales of cotton. The Crescent passed up at 8 this morning.

The Golden Bole passed down at this evening with a fair freight. Captain bbinsie states mat tms trip alto gether has been the hardest ne naa naa ior years. Captain Johnson telegraphs from Yasoo City that the steamer BarEsdale wouia arrive bere Tuesday with a big trip for the Leathers. Pilot Toney HWi" joinea tne jrargoua here. Mr.

John F. WUDons, secona cier on tne steamer Barksdale, Is seriously 111 on that steamer, due here in the morning. Ena-lnoer Thomas wnue, wno waastnecen with paralysis Friday last, died this morn ing. Sir. A.

XJ. XVUUUiO, BDUIVIiWJ Oft lira abiov River Pool Line, has been seriously ill since Tnursday last. Tne. local pacaets ui ieit ou uioouku rousters are demanauigxoroiiaDt wasres. The Anchor use is ran Ding oneot meir best boats, the steamer city ex Cairo, between Memphis and Vicksburg during the winter, making weekly trlpa.

Gkeksvuxb, Dec 26. rSpeoiaLT Down Morning Star, for Vicxsnurg. a. Humming uira, ior Ariauuu vaty, a. O.

H. Van Etten. for Mew Orleans. 4 p. m.

The Otv of Cairo, for Vlcknburc telephones from Mound Landing she will be down at 11 p. m. Caibo, 111., Dee. 26. Special.

The river fell s-ioths since last evening, tne gauge, reading as feet. A light snow fell this morning. ABO temperature ib own miu uj fair. rne eontmnes to run out oi ootu rivers. very tain la the Ohio along the Kentucky shore.

The Commonwealta nas gone to tne pans: bere. as the water up the unio is too low. She paid off her ere w. The Gulalng Star was bere till 2 d. m.

today taking on 300 tons of freight, when she pulled out for tiew Orleans with a 11 cuter and good trip, including 200 tons of furniture. The Arkansas lilty arriveu I rum lu.auuig at 9 and went to tne nana to lay up for the winter, reehlpplng part of her freight by rail. The Buckeye State passed up early this morning for Cincinnati with 850 bales cotton. 600 sacks seed and a lot of miscellane- OUS XTelgUl. OAs out verj wuo uun Bt.

Lodis, Den. 26. Special. River still falling, with 1 foot 1 lneh on the gauice at noon to-day. Had the gauge dug out this morning and got the exact water.

The first winter since the gauze was established. loe Is still movins, butslowly. A gorge is reported at Maple Island, above here, and at or near Buahbur. thirty miles below, wnicn. ll it noius, wm Ke us a nu water rise of 3 or 4 leet.

This will ease up the water craft now a ground In the harbor. Temperature S3; south wind; oloudy weather, with prospects good for snow. Ferric and transfer boats are etill operating. mmsvnxK. Ky- Dec 26.

Special. River on a stand 4 set 1 Incus in tne canal and 1 foot 11 inches on tne isiis. neiug universauy observed. This is a dull cnn.tmas lor tne majority of the river fraternity many ot whom nave not none a stroae oi won uunns; the past six or. seven montnt.

xne new transfer-boat was due here last night from Madison to have machinery placed on board. The H. F. Fnsbic which leit here lour oays ago for St. Louis, owing to scant water has laid up at Hawesville and paid off her crew, ou assets, agent at Cincinnati for tbe Line, was here to day.

Toe Granite state passea to uempnis yes terday evening and did not land bere. hav ing all the freight she wanted. Tbe Excel and Robert Peeples are In port here to-night. The Fleetwood, fmm and to Cincinnati, and Wm. Porter to EransvUle, departed with light trips.

Cloudy, cold aad light snow this morning. Alexandria, Dec 26. Special. Weather oloudy and cool; river ruing rapidly. 1 Memphis, 26.

Elver fallens inches. Departed Kate Adams for Arkansas City 6 p. m. Weather cloudy; light eaow this morning. riBE OS THE AVESI7Z At, 2JO o'clock yesterday afternoon a fire was discovered in the reeiaeace of Dr.

D. HoUiaay. No. 720 er- Cttaries avenue, and it had gained considerable headway when discovered. A silent alarm was seut to tbe Insurance patrol and the flames promptly extinguished.

Damages to the extent of about S200 resulted to the bedroom and furniture It was fullT covered hr lasoraaca. REVISION OF THE EEGISTKATI05 The Work Actively Commenced Tea-, terday. The committees of the Nicholla and Mo-Enery supporters met the Committee of One Hundred's representatives yesterday and agreed upon a plan of revising the registra tion lists of the city. Copies of the reglstra tion lists la Registrar Brewster's office were furnished and upon these the house to house canvass will be based. Each side is to ap point one canvasser ior eaen want ana provide for his payment.

Tne Committee ot One Hundred furnishes the third man. making three canvassers for each ward. Wnen two of these shall agree that any person registered has died, removed or ia fraudu lently on tne list, his name shall be stricken from tne list and a note made oj the can vasssrs of tbe cause of their action. The canvassers are to make a report of their work each evening. Tne following is a list of canvassers appointed: First Ward.

McEnery J. Hyland; Nie to ol la Alex-1. Donoran. Committee B. JB Fegram.

Second Ward. McEnery A. L. Donnaud Nloboua J. Abbott, Committee K.

8. Chandler. Third Ward. MsEnery John McDonnell mcnous jso, waterman, committee Ed. Ryan.

Fourth Ward. McEnery Ed. Keen Nieholls Cunec Committee H. CL Par ker. Fifth Ward.

McEnery Eng. Lusson imcnous Aram ciaverie. committee Avegnc Sixth Ward. McEnery J. Vollrath Nieholls L.

Soraparn. Committee E. H. Atevnea. Seventh ward.

MOEnery J. Leonoe Percy. Nieholls John Miller. Committee P. A.

Ducolng. Eighta Ward. McEnery H. E. Leelere: Nieholls Web Long, Jr.

Committee Leo pold Martlosteln. i rtintn warn. HCEnery k. is rod eric Nieholls John Bheren. Committee Rich ard R.

No well. Tenth Ward. MoEnerv John Lvneh Nieholls Geo. Baehert. Committee J.

W. Aieecn. Eleventh Ward. McEnery F. Adolnhe: Ntonolla Peter Cavanngh.

Committee Dalton Williams. Twelfth Ward. McEnerv Lonia Annnin Nieholls Chas. E. Baboook.

Committee A. Armstrong. Thirteenth Ward. MeEnerv W. A.

Bal- lestler; Nlcbolls S. H. Robertson. Com mittee w. uodgkins.

Fourteenth Ward. MeEnerv Gna Michel: Nioholis Abb Fasent elat. Committee J. E. xeweu.

Fifteenth Ward. McEnerv S. Pelavo: Nieholls Charles H. Voght. Committee A.

b. naiey. Sixteenth Ward. MeEnerv Wm. Hoev Nieholls H.

Relneokc Committee H. L. rata. Seventeenth Ward. MeEnerv John Au- gnstln Nieholls J.

W. Bowles. Committee George i us. xnese were sworn in yesterday ana laid out their work. Alternates wlUaiao be in- yuiatsu ouu sworn in xiae uie regular men.

Luxurious Christmas Presents. Colgate's Cashmere Bouauet perfume Is a luxurious yetr Inexpensive present which every lady will appreciate aflRDKEDS AND MISHAPS. A Labor Fraud. Detectives aster and Pecora yesterday forenoon arrested at the Mississippi Valley depot a man named W. T.

Bates, a labor agent, who was wanted for obtaining money from the sugar firm of Bosh A Levert, on a charge of obtaining money by false pretenses. Bates, it Is alleged, obtained $33 from the firm to secure laborers In Tangi pahoa parish, and after a time received an order for railroad tickets to send the laborers down here. He sold the tickets to B. M. Frank, a ticket broker on St.

Charles street, and sent no laborers down, hence the com plaint. Bates at one time kept an employ ment seenoy in Exonanae auey. ana is is stated defrauded about sixty laborers ont of $1 each on pretense of securing them em ployment. He was remanded in default of appearance bonds by Recorder Davey. A Burxlar Caught.

At 7:30 o'clock yesterday evening the resi dence of Mr. Jaoquet. on Rampart between Congress and Independence streets, was en tered by a ourgiar wno zoroea open tneoea-room door. The presence of the burglar was discovered, and Officers Becker, Rickets and Cullen, who chanced to be In the neighborhood, were summoned. They instituted a search of tbe house and found concealed In the chimney a white man, who was covered with soot and ashes.

Tbey arrested him and conducted him to the fifth precinct station. where he gave his name as Kienara lion- man. Ale was charged witn Dreaaing ana entering a house id tne night time with latent to commit a felony. Shooting and Wounding. Yesterday afternoon, about 1 o'clock, Robert Taylor, Joseph Victor and Maria Leo, all colored, created a general disturbance at tbe corner of Basin and Pereido streets.

Officer McDonald was promptly on band, and summoning the patrol wagon, lodged the trio in the central station. Taylor was Identified as the party who shot and wounded William Williams, colored. In tbe foot on Christmas morning, on Perdldo. between Franklin and Basin streets. He was booked for shooting and wounding and the others for disturbing the peace.

Badly Hnrned. Last evening about 6:45 o'clock a white woman named Mary J. Molhat was severely burned about the body at her residence. corner of Perdido and Liberty streets. The woman, It seems, was standing with her back to the ore In the grate when her dress Ignited.

She fled into the yard of her neighbors where her clothes were torn from her by some citizens attracted to the scene by her screams. On examination, it was found that sne naa been dangerously burned about the arm and back and the ambuianee was called aad conveyed her to tne aospitau One of the Mayor's Specials la a Street Fight. Yesterday afternoon, about 3 dur ing a fight at the corner of Camp and Lafayette streets between Daniel Cain and Louis Claire the former was worsted In the battle. Claire ia a special officer of the Sixth pre-elnt. On Christmas eve night he was arrested with Cats for creating a disturbance oa St.

Charles street, and yesterday's tight was its seaneL. Claire has been arrested on different occasions and Is well known In po nce ouoiea. mo arrests were maae yester day. Preventing an Arrest, Yesterday forenoon while a colored boy named Francis Dede was passing at the corner of Hospital and Rampart streets, a white boy discharged a pistol loaded with a blang cartridge full in Dade's taoe, aoorootng and aerate!) ing it badly. A policeman witnessed tae act ana gave enase te tne wmte ooy, out was seised around the body by a man named John Proveazano, who held him fast until the boy escaped.

When tne officer finally released himself he arrested Provenzano, charging him with Interfering with him and with assault and battery. Badly Cut. -Last Sunday night a flznt eecarred In the kitchen In toe rear of A. M. Rlpp's grocery.

corner of Sixth and AJvaudais streets, between three white men named John Re vere, John Larkin and John Dunn. The affair ended in Dunn being out in the face, bead and left arm by Revere, who escaped. The. ambulance surgeons dressed Dunn's wonnds. which tbey pronounced dangerous.

Larkin was arrested as an accessory to the cutting. A Fall Through, Hatchway. At 9 o'clock yesterday forenoon a man named John Moriarty. while at work on the steamship Hatfield, lying at the bead of Ce leste street, leu into tbe hold and was se riously iEjured about the body. He was conveyed to the ebarlty hospital in the am- ouiasoc THE PASSES.

Post Eads. Dec 26. 6 p. M. Wind north.

weather hazy. Arrived At 4 a. m- steamsnin T.l Quick, master, from New York, 20th lnsk, to Southern Pacific Company. At a. m.

ASiitian steamsnin Wrdale. Hurst, master, from Cardiff, Nov. 17, via Kingston, Jamaica, to New Orleans Elevator Company. At 7:45 a. m.

steamsaip Hutchinson. Baker. master, from Havana via Florida ports, to Southern Pacific Com pany. British ship Kambira, BrownelL master. from Rio de Janeiro, Nov.

16, In ballast to A. K. Miller A Co. British ship Prince Henry, Vaughan master; from Rio de Janeiro, Nov. 16, in ballast to A.

K. liter dt Co. Italian bark Domtnieo, Lasata master, from Rio de Janeiro, Oct. 28, in ballast to master. No departures.

COMPLIMENTS OF TUB SEASON. A Christmas feast was spread at the Picayune ethos last night with Fabaoher's eemphments. Turkey and accessories formed tbe leading feature. Manager Lawrence Fabacher and Chef de Cuisine R. D.

Lamson were specially in charge of the and axtsreoiated bananeu AN IKISfl LEADER ILL r- SEXTON Safxering from Typboidv- F. A London dispatch of Dec 23 says: Mr Thomas Sexton, member of parliament, la seriously ill In Dublin. He is suffsring from an attack of typhoid fever. Thomas Sexton, M. P.

for SI go, was her. in the city of Waterford. Ireland, ehoot tnlrty-sevea years ago. His parents were respectable but boor tteonla. .7 entirely due to bis own energy and abllltr that he has risen to the leading position ha now noius in ireianc i Of his youthful ds we have little Information beyond the fact that he was ednetted in the schools of the Christian RMik: la his native dry, after wblch he went into uo uuoiuoot dorg.DiB 4- a merchant's office In Waterford, where for years he was daily to be found at his de engaged upon his books.

Little by little, however, the young clerk began to develoo tbat literary taste and oratorical abtUtv which have since made his nam fate oat Mr. Sexton connected himself with the Dublin Nation and was engaged oa taatlonrnal when he was selected by Mr. Paroeii to stand for member of parliament for Sligo. The only thing be had to recommend him to the people was the fact that he had bees selected by Mr. Parnell but that was enough.

Mr. Sexton's eouise In parliament Is so well known that it would be idle to expatiate on it here. Every Irishman and wo. man has been proud at times of his eloquence, and it is no discredit to the other member, of the Irish party to say that the member from Sligo is facile prlnoeps of them ah in oratorical ability. Mr.

Parnelli who lacks himself many of the graces of the orator, "has often called upon Mr. Sexton to speak, knowing that tee fervid eloquenee of his trusty lieutenant would often avail when cold reasoning would fail. Mr. Sexton was for some time an in mats of It is said he was anything but well treated, and from which the English government released him osly when it feared further Imprisonment would eaoae ms death. rr AXCtXMXNTS.

Effis Ellsler appeared In "Womtn Against Woman' at the matinee at tns Academy of Musle yesterday neon to ta largest matinee audience ef the season. Ths seats were all nlled and many people stood up. The same play was reneeted fast nUkc to a good audience. The ladles do not forget the little Hazel Kirke with whom the nave langhed and cried la days gone by. Mr.

Krj.li to CL R.n o-a In r- A Rimini," has made a hit at the Grand Opera House. His acting suiters nothing In eom. penson with that of Mr. Barrett, his prede cessor, in the part of Lanciotto, and the company supporting him is a pleasant surprise. i ne unsmer-uaviea Company are doing well In the "Streets of New York" at the St.

Charles Theater. At Faranta's Theater last night Prof. T. JT Burk's Eouea-Curricuium gave a nneexulbt-Uon. supplemented bv the aoldttera- mu dren la musical specialties.

The "Cold Day" Company, now at tbs Avenue Theater, gives one of the lolllest shows of the seasoc It Is mnaie and eom. edy po the brim and ought to draw bi At the French Opera House to-night tU favorite opera of "Carmen will be produced for the first time this season. A fine perioral an ee will be given. Eugene Robinson' Dime Museum Is doing finely during the present holiday week. Manager Robinson, appreciating the efforts of his employes In helping make his business good, ptesented eaoh one of them fifty-two in all with appropriate.

Christmas presents on Sunday. Mr. Boh Mack, the assistant manager, always oa time, received a handsome gold waten and chain. Mr. Verona, the lecturer, received a handsome set ef magician's paraphernalia, Mrs.

Verona was also remembered Ia fact, everybody oun neeted with the establishment, the performers, freaks, and all living things a boat, had something for Christmas from Manager Robinson. THE GEKaf AN USAGETE. The central committee of the Bund fur Prelhelt uad Recht last night completed Its organization. President Ricks appointed the following getrtlemen as members of the fioanoe oem-mluee Peter Blaise, VaL. Men.

O. eohoeu-bauaen, H. anger, F. Keeha, at. Von-cerbanek, Conrad HeucherWJ aco Stock and ph.

W. Dielmen. The executive committee, of which A. O. Ricks la the chairman, la composed ef Jos.

Voegtle. Eugene Krest, F. D. Becker, E. K.

Roaenfeld. O. W. Outa, Dr. L.

H. von Oonren, Harry Dreasal end EmU Banmenn. The members el the central committee pledge themselves, come what may, to stand by one another aad execute all orders emanating from tbe committee. A communication was received from the Young Men's Democratic Association, Indicating a desire to unite the two organizations and work harmoniously. Tsere is an article in the constitution providing that no person can beoooia an officer, representative or member ef a committee, who holds any paid publlo office.

Resolutions were adopted explaining the objects of tne bund. Secretary Marx was requested te write sa address to the Germans ot Iiouiaiana, urging upon them ail to register and vote. sa A grand entertainment for the benefit et the poor ot tne Redemptoriat' eongrega- tlons visited by St. Alphonsus Conference et the Society of St. Vincent de Paul will be Sven at St.

Alphonsus Hall, Thursday even Dec 29, at 8 o'clook. DIED. DzBUYS-In this city, at o'clock 26. 1897, PIERJtE OIORUS Bin Ux 8, aged US years and 16 days, a aativs of thla city. Friends and acquaintance, of the family, aad those of ths Crosat, For tall and GaUlardfam.

lies, are respectfully Invited to attend funeral, which wul take place from the late residence ot deceased, on North Rampart, near TJrsuunes street, at 4 o'clock This (Tuesday) Evening. for Utter DteUfu Aw Tour. Absolutely Pure. This Mv4r never arte. A marvel ef rlt strength aad wbeieeomeness.

More oeuomioa than Uie ordinary kinds, aod eanaoto sola ia competition with the multituii ot short weight, alum or phosphate tmlv wu. ROYAL BAJLLHQ POw-JDiA CO 10H Wall street. N. T. iia-KA auwea A'aeaau'laMue-ef Will no.