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jr. f. at AUCTION. The Magnificent Collection OF Oil Paintings as Water i kow 05 KXIIIBITIOX A ULIENTHAL'S jRT EMPORIUM, rni street TerT eruiiDS until Uie eatlr lot P. 1C.

fTU rcMrrd tot I41ea. ummi7v curtis. Auctioneer. yllX gttXoTnTfcyrfilmltp piancsi Sheet Music asd gmall Hnsical Instruments "fSliEWlip'S JUSIC STORE, 127 Canal street. jl best wd Urxest itock of To select Irom I at vGEUNEWALD HALL.

Come mad tee tbe new Improved world naewaed Bteiniray Piano too beantiful Her, Kube, Pley eU eir and Fiscber Piamoe. Tttej ere eil fixavclee intmmente end sold on ti meet liberal tenoe. Old Piaaoe taken In tiebengre. A number of econd hitnd Pianoe, vU repaired, to rent at S3 to $5 per month hq pud. Kew Pianoe reated at S3 per montb, wiih (lie prrrilee o( purchaaing same.

24 lyletp At the Piano House P. VERLEIN, 135 Canal and 18 Bourbon Are fer Sale at Lew Prices, CHICKERIHG i PIANOS. IBS BEST 12f THE WOULD. WEBER PANOS, yAVOKlTE OF.UHK MUSICIANS. MATHUSHEK PIANOS, TBIE1 AND TRIUMPHANT.

Hale Pianos, i rOFVUB ASS BEUABLE. And ETerytning Musical! lTgg lyletp Txntj, Cheek and IThlte, AT tOW PRICES. A. Brousseau's Son, WindoTr Saades, Lace' Curtains, MADRAS CURTAINS; coancs'AK9 curtajdi poises, All length and etyles. T1PESTBY BRUSSELS, TO Centa Per Yard up to 1 05.

'MOQTJETTES, 60 and SI 70 ner Tard. Iscraiss, 35 Cenu a Yard np to 90 Cent. OIL CLOTHS! UPHOLSTERY GOODS, In great variety. BALL ZTZUZCTGrSS I ORIENTAL CARPETS. el9 R2 lTlatp Largest Stockln the South I MRRIIGE REPOSITORY TBED.

N. THAYER 102 Gravler ateppeelte St. Charlee Hotel, am 13 Union etreet, Warelume 217 Orarler street.) Depot tor the Crane A Breed IX anafaoturing Company. Eearaea and UNDERTAKERS' 8T7PPLIE3. BUGGIES, CARRIAGES, HARNESS, tmidrea'a Carriage.

Velocipedee, Bicycle, etc Police to Tax Delinquents. TBEA8UBER'8 OPFIC15, City Hall. February 24, 1883. i A but and final notice la hereby Airea to aU eliaqoeau lor city taxea of the yeara 1880, 1S8 aad 1882. that 11 tame are not paid wltUn treaty daya from date, toe City Attorney will iDatrocted to eauae execution to be leaned Poa aDjudgnienU obtained In toe aereral city Court TLoee dedrlsg to STOidtlte additional PMea ana eoata of aelaure and aeie wlU there.

4o well to settle their toilla before theezpt. auoa of the time herein mentioned lOt B. T. WALSHg, Troaattrer. CURED BY HAGNETISn.

nzos. CRXFFs, Baaetl Healer. 03 Krate etroec. Mew Orleaaa, caee Horn Trent 1 talO, and 1 etrong powere ARI1C VETT A TZ. woat aar canae, or raying ea I a4rit Charges smiifiial.

aamoee to the iTee. rj Goors Pianos MATTINGS LATEST TELEGRAPH THE NATIONAL CAPITAL. TLeLast Honrs of the Forty Seventh Congress. Tee Harm It ilea Dene te the Beath Caaee Pendlea; ta the Sen rente Ceart Peraonal and General Bleatlea. I8FXC1AL TO TB PlCATinn.1 Washihgton, March The Forty Seventh Congrecs, controlled ty Republicans In bctli branches, bsq Faeaea lace History with aU Its sine upon Its bead.

At Its first eest len it refused to revise the tariff then In the dog days, wnen there was no time for adequate revitlon, It attempted to make a sbow of doittf? so by cutting down the engar duties. This failed, and the same fraud has been practiced at thia session. The lobby of the tatiff men have controlled the situation all through the winter, aud have eeeured finally what they wanted Immunity and boot v. The Republicans hare failed in two darling objects: the admiion of Dakota and the bill to ereate a new batch of Federal judges. go many of tfceee men were repudiated by the people that they felt no inclination to attend to the regular business before tkein.

Many valuable bills have tliu failed, including the shipping bill and the bonded distillery MIL A fetiil greater loss to the country Is the failure of the river and haiborbill. This was Dae te Fraad' on the part of the Secretary of Wur, in withholding the estimate, and filibustering by railroad hirelings iu the two houses. Fortuuately a million and a quarter of dollars will be on hand on the first of July next to coutinue the important work on the Mississippi Kiver. fclnce last night hardly anything has beeu done exeept the routine work wf the appropriation bills. The Republicans, in their anxiety to steal $10,000 for a nero politician in South Carolina, found their road blocked by the Democrats.

They could not go forward, and did not have the honesty to gn back. The result was a pructh al ceMsatiou of (all business except the appropriations Dins oy toe House. Meanwhile the members became tired. They drank, slept, aud courted ladies, uud did everything but get up the fights which the packed galleries were eager to behold. The Washington mob of Flankles, Fools aad Government Clerk literally tilled the Capitol, serglng here and there, and adding to the degradation anl demoralization of the scene of inebriety which marked the closing hours of thM Congress.

The reporters' gallery was taken from its rightful occupants aud converted to the uses of personal favoritism. The Sabbath mom opened with a repetition of the scene, and the crowd was greater if possible than the night before. Finally the House of Representatives came to its end. Mr. Speaker Keiffer had been thanked in customary phrases of parliamentary hypocrisy, but not without an honest protect Irom Mr.

Blanchard, of Ixu ieiaua, and others. The Speaker improved the occasion to deliver an address conveying an absurdly false encomium upon the merits and virtues of the House and several suggestions la tended to perpetuate his own fame. The fiction, though startling, was not bold, for he faltered repeatedly is its delivery, whether from Conscience a Bad Maaaacrlpt is not precisely known. The only compli ment paid him to day is, that having ac quired his office by a disgraceful compact withthePennsylvanlainterest. he remained faithful to the end, and kept his word by packing the tariff conference committee and endeavoring to beat a bill devised by his party friends which did not go quite far enough to suit the conspirators who put him in office.

The United States Sapreaae Coart win meet to morrow after a recess of about a month, which been devoted to the preparation in eases about to be decided. There are a number of these remaining ou hand, including some very important esses which will probably be decided tomorrow. The most important ani novel of all these are what are known as State cases," or the State of New York vs. the State of Louisiana, and the State of New Hampshire vs. the State, of These cases were argued last April by W.

H. Peckham and D. D. Field for the States of New York and New Hampshire, and by Judge J. A.

Campbell for the State of Louisiana. They involve the validity of the settlement by Louisiana of the State debt In 1879. The plaintiffs held that a State of the Union oan implead another State in the Supreme Court for a money demand, and that a 8tate can do so as the assignee of one of its citizens for purposes of suit, and that it can do so us the sovereign and trustee of the citizen without assignments. The doctrines contended for by the counsel of New York are novel, and Judging from former decisions and the tone of the Couit toward Judge Campbell when he spoke, it seems altogether probable that the decision will be in favor of the State of Louisiana. There is also the ease of John Elliott and others vs.

L. A. Wiltz, Governor of Louisiana, growing ont of a bill in equity filed to enjoin defendants from the diversion of a fund consisting of several hundred thousand dollars in their hands, the proceeds of taxes, for paying coupons of bonds of the State of Louisiana falling due on the 1st of January, i860. Another ease involving the same issue, is that of the state of Louisiana ex rel. Johu Elliott et al.

plaintiffs in error, against Allen Jnmel, Auditor, et al. Another important case is that of Antonl vs. Greenhorn, which involves the validity of acts passed by the Legislature of Virginia, known as The Ceapen Killers. These acts were intended to destroy the value of coupons to bonds issued under the funding act of 1871, and to cause the funding in what is known as the bonds of the RiddJebarger bill. The coupons under the act of 1871 were made receivable for State taxes.

The Legislature estopped the officers of the State from receiving coupons except on proof of their being genuine and declaring that the bolder might bring suit against the Commonwealth to determine the fact of genuineness. They also abolished the remedy by mandamus, which the creditor enjoyed at the time the bonds of 1871 were put out. The question is whether the Bute has by taklnar awav the remedy by mandamus. violated the original contract with the creditor, or wnetner tne remeay oy sun without allowing costs is a valid substitute. It is by no means improbable that the Su rreme Court, which lias heretofore upheld the funding act of 1871, may now make a decision sustaining the coupon killers, in which event the creditors would be forced te accept the Biddlebsrger bill and land un der it so as to get anything.

The import rut ease of Ban Mateo county. road Company, Involving the validity of unequal taxation ex rauroaa property oy the State of California, has been fallv ar gued by prominent counsel and bad been expected to be decided at this term of court, but will probably over to next autumn. Mr. Kellogg says that the table prepared by Senator Aldrich of Rhode Island shows that the redaction of Ontles Sasrers will sot exceed four millions'. Al ririch says the planters, by the adoption of the polariecope, are better off than they were neiore.

Mr. Sherman estimates the redaction of revenue on sugar as smaller than was supposed, and says he could not agree to sign the conference report 1 ecaiue it slaughtered the wool and woolen Interests while protecting the Louisiana sugar. The only Important Leslsiana Office yet to be disposed of is Surveyor General. The applicants are W. L.

Newman, J. D. Kennedy and Jas. Lewis. It is urged that Gla, the incumbent, is not qualified, and that a change is nncessary.

Lewis will probably get it. Among ibe appropriations by Congress is one to pay back the sum of being the surplus of sales of lands sold under the tax of August, 1861, after paying taxes. This provision was secured by Mr. Atkins, of Tennessee, who pressed it with all bis power a member of the Committee of Appropriations. Senator Jonas will soon leave for Louisiana.

His family will remain here several months. Mr. Kellogg stays eight or ten days In order to help the new Louisiana appointees about their othcial bonds and securing their commissions. Messrs. King and Fills will be here some days.

Gen. Gibson will be here for some time. Mr. Lamar is to be here a week. Mr.

Beck will in a week leave for Florida, taking Mrs. Beck there for her health. Senator Fair, of Nevada, gives a mammoth dinner to morrow night, with 160 covers. Most of the Senators and members here are Invited. Representative Kosson will employ his vacation in preparing an important article for the Encyclopaedia Britaunica, giving a historical account of the American Congress.

BANK NOTES. ARKANSAS. The Rivers Klslnc Rapidly and the Necroea from the Bottom Taklas tm the His Land. I8PKCIAX. TO TBS PICATUHB.J Helena, March 4.

The Mississippi Is rising more rapidly now than at any time since 8 inches in the past 24 hours. This is one of the results of the water from the St. Francis River and its tributaries, the Languille, Tyronza aud the Sunk Lands, chiefly the latter; and stronger efforts than nave been made to this date will be put fortn to, protect the city aud country immediately south. There are no weak place from the beginning of the levee one and oue half miles above Ilelena where It is connected with the hills, until its terminus is reached, twenty nve miles below but extraordinary work is being done upon these now aud will continue during the night. Fresh earth in Itself Is very frail, aud ids supplemented with sacks, barrels and boxes which are sunk down in a row filled with the earth and the intervening spaces also filled and the earth put thereon and pounded, that it may be rendered as hard and staunch us possible.

This affords the most popular means oj staying the march of the great river, as to this part of Arkansas. The road master and assistants of the Memphis and Little Rock Railroad, who were swept from the floating bridge at Blackflsh Bayou in the great overflow between Madison and Memphis, a distance of thirty eight miles, were rescued. The water of the Languille River Is still ascending the trestle work of the Iron Mountain and Southern Railroad, though regular time is still made. The colored people continue to leave the bottoms in oroves, and, though they lose in some Instances much of their personal effects, they invariably cling to their dogs, of which some of these poor wretches have no less than half a dozen, which, of course, draw food from their children and themselves; but the dogs have to be cared for, even though the bottom drops out. All of the small rivers in the Western Mississippi are also rising, and most of the people are reduced to the necessity of doing their local travel by rafts and boats.

The highest points over there are the lands of ex Senator Alcorn aud those of Gen. W. 8. Hancock, distant from Helena 17 and 81 miles, respectively, and though they are yet above the overflow and may remain so, except the lowest parts, great inconvenience is experienced in obtaining the ordinary articles or life from the outside, as there are no means of supply but Helena. The authorities of the Iron Mountain and Southern Railroad are protecting the levee more than one mile, and the local people the remainder.

The worst will be upon us from now until the 12th. MISSISSIPPI. The Rlaias Waters Caase an Uneasy FeeU Insr The Baraase Dene by the Passlac Boats. (BP SCI AX TO THK PlCATDITa.J Vicksburq. March 4.

The river has risen here two inches to day. The water on the line of the Vioksburg, Shreve port and Texas Pacific Railway Is rising at the rate of four inches in twenty four Steamers from the Tallahatchie and Yazoo Rivers report only a slight rise in those streams, with several feet xf bank, except in the lower Yazoo. Information received at Capt. Newhall's office to day reports serious damage done by passing steamboats to the protection levee at Delta. W.

B. Stroug. contractor of Sklpwith Levee, came down on the Parisot this evening. He also reports serious damage to the levee by passing steamers. He states the levee is In no condition to stand heavy waves either from wind or passing boats.

The increase of the rise here to day of 1 inch is causing some uneasiness. By Associated Press. Kesri fresa all Alone the Lines of an Itb. favorable Character. 8T.

Lons, March 4. The latest news from the overflowed country along the Mississippi River is that what are known as the "sunk lands," in the St. Francis River region, are entirely submerged, and that nearly as far down as Helena there are few daces above water. The people are living the upper stories of their houses where there is more than one story to the house, or are floating around on rafts or in boats. Most of the inhabitants have deserted their homes and have gone to the high lands back from the river.

The streets of Kew Madrid are submerged to a depth of from 3 to 4 feet, and there is water in almost every house. The whole country back of that plaee, aa far as Cairo, on the Missouri side, and from Hickman, south, for over 50 miles, is inundated. Corn, live stock and fences have been destroyed, but no great amount of suffering among the people is reported. MOBILE, ALA. The Faneral ef W.

H. Pratt. SrBOIAI. TO XHB FlCATUn. Mobhjb, March 4.

The funeral of W. H. Pratt, this afternoon, at Christ Church, Bishop Winner officiating, was the largest for years past. The bank presidents and officials of the L. and served as pall bearers.

1 The body was lntered In Old Cemetery here. The Paris Academy of Medicine offers a prize of ssooo to any one who may discover a remedy against diphtheria One of our Western doctors claim In a local medical Journal to have found a specific for the disease, but the Academy does not appear to recognize his claim. NATCHEZ, MISS. A Fire In which jlhe Proxies Phoenix do Excellent Work. I SPECIAL TO THE PICATWS.

I Natchez, March 4. About 4 o'clock this afternoon a fire broke out on the corner of Jefferson and Union streets, and the building and contents were entirely destroyed. The basement was occupied by Jas. Rlvari with a stock of groceries and provisions. The npper part was rented to a number of colored people.

The engines did splendid service, the Pnuenlx being manned by a volunteer force of citizens, in the absence of the members now in New Orleans. CONGRESS. Senate. Wabixgto, March 4. At 1:15 A.

M. the Senate went into executive session. When the doors were reopened the shipping bill was taken up and the amendments of tha Cemmerce Committee agreed to and the bill passed. Several private bills 'were passed, and at 2:40 A. M.

another executive session was held, and the doors were reopened at 3:15. A short recess was taken aud the Senate killed time in various ways until the conference report of the sundry civil bWl was received with a message that the House had yielded Its objections. The report was adopted. The Senate then, at 6 A. took a recess until 10 o'clock.

The President pro tern, called the 8enate to order promptly, but nearly half an hoar elapsed before there waa a quorum. Some miscellaneous business was transacted, but no action of general interest was transacted. Mr. Fair, at his own request, was excused from further service on the Committee on Education and Labor. Mr.

Fugh was appointed in his stead. At 11:45 the committee to wait upon the President reported, and the remainder of the time was passed in conversation. At precisely noon the President pro tern, declaied the Senate adjourned without day. House. Several efforts were made to get rid of the deadlock upon the vote by which the previous question was ordered, upon the South Carolina election case, but upon every motion to reconsider the Democrats refraining fiom voting, and no quornm resulted.

The conference report on the deficiency appropriation bill was agreed to, and at 4 o'oloek the conferees on the sundry si vil bill, reported in agreement with the Senate con 1 errees. The report was adopted. The House recedes from all points of difference with the Senate. At 4:30 a motion was made for a recess, but the friends of the bonded extension" bill opposed it, and raised the point of no quorum, For half an hour the tellers stood in their places and became the butt of jocular remarks on the part of the members, who were in the best of humor. The usual scenes attendant on an all night session were enacted, thpngh the galleries were practically vacant.

The attendance on the floor was good, and the members lounged back in their chairs and smoked, told stories and laughed to their heart's content. At 5 o'clock Mr. Butterworth moved to proceed to the business on the Speaker's table, a motion which elicited shouts of laughter and was ruled out of order by the Speaker. After another unsuccessful roll call on the South Carolina election case, the members settled down to the "fun." The sleeping members became targets for paper balls and copies of old bills, which were hurled at them from all directions, and many a nap was unceremoniously dis turneu. As morn rning approached, however, sleep 1, and the members appeared as in the early hours of the evening.

departed brirbt as in the earlv hours of the evening. Shortly before dawn Mr. Young, or Ohio, suggested a compromise proposition, that at 11 o'clock the House should vote upon the whisky bill aud the election case. Mr. Randall objected.

"Do you propose," queried Mr. White, "to swap on a colored Representative for whisky I do," replied Mr. Young, with frankness, which was relished by the House and greeted with roars of laughter; but I am unwilling so swap oof a colored Representative for a era uk. Does the gentleman know what'a crank Ut" (Laughter. Btfore the trado is closed," shouted Mr.

Bragg of Wisconsin, I want to. know how nincb whisky hus been drunkl" Mr. White Whisky will come np, perhaps, when this case is over, but not now." I do not want to hear from a crank," retorted Mr. Young. The river and harbor bi'l has hod the stuffing knocked out of it," ejaculated Mr.

Van Voorhis, somewhat irrelevantly. Some time was occupied in a vain attempt to come to some agreement, and shortly after 6 o'clock Mr. Robeson rose and called attention to the hour. This Congress was making a record before the country and a record in history. He thought everybody would agree with him that too much whisky had been taken out of bond already.

Shouts of laughter. It was In the interest of good order and good government that the House takeja recess for three hours. In order to avoid any difficulty or personal controversy, and in order to avoid any false attitude oefore the country, let every man have time to cool and reflect. Let there be no hiatus in the position of business. Let the members come back in three hours, and try to do their duty according to their convictions.

He asked unanimous consent for a recess of four hours. Mr. Ermenrout, of Pennsylvania I object, unless the gentleman withdraws his remark about too much whisky." Mr. Robeson I withdraw my remark." Mr. "Then I withdraw my objection." But an objection was renewed by Mr.

Butterworth, and again a monotonous roll call was proceeded with. At its conclusion at 6:20, the House took a recess until 9:80 o'clock. On reassembling at 0:30 the House proceeded to pass bills on the Speaker's table, a number of which were disposed of The chair being temporarily occupied by Mr. Blackburn, of Kentucky, the usual complimentary resolution to the Speaker for the ability and courtesy" with which be hud presided, was offered by Mr. Randall.

Mr. Blanchard, of Louisiana, Inquired whether or not an objection would prevent the present consideration of the resolution; if so, be would object. The Speaker pro tern, etated that it would not. The question was then pat, Mr. Blanchard and several others Insisting on a count, and the resolution was adopted 86 to 8.

In the course of the forenoon Mr. Knott, of Kentucky, stating that his Congressional career would in an hoar and a half cease forever, appealed to the courtesy and magnanimity of the members to let him have the poor privilege of a vote on the bill in which the people of his own Congressional District aud State were profoundly interested. "What bill is It!" asked his colleague. White. It is bill (such a Mr.

Knott replied. What!" exclaimed Mr. White, in a tone of surprise and horror, the whisky bill, and on Sunday! Never, never!" (Loud laughter. I call for the regular order." An effort was then made to get the Lee and Richardson ease out of the way of other business by a motion to lay it on the table, but that motion was voted down. At 11 o'clock there was an Immense crowd in the galleries, all the doorways being packed np, and the hall and corridors' of the building were almost Impassable by reason of the multitude of people that bad come to witness the last scenes of the Fprty Seventh Congress.

On the floor of the House itseir there was less uproar and confusion than usual on Bach occasions. At 11:80 Mr. Reese, of Georcria. offered the following resolutions, which were unanimously adopted Resolved, That the House has Just learned with the deepest sorrow the death of Hon. Alex.

H. Stephens, Governor of the 8tate of Georgia, and so long a useful and distinguished member of this House that this House expresses heartfelt sympathy with the people not only of Georgia but with the people of the whole country, in the loss of a statesman and At 11:55 the committee to wait upon the President reported that he had no further communication "to make, and Speaker Keif er made a brief farewell address, thanking the House for its vote of thanks and each member for the kindness and courtesy which all had shown him during his occu ancy of the chair. He then deolared the ouse adjourned sine die. When the Speaker closed his remarks there were very general manifestations of applause on both sides of the House. For along time afterward were engaged in taking leave of each ether, and the utmost cordiality and good feeling were manifested in these farewell greetings, WASHINGTON.

The Wef ef the Departed Ceogressa, Washikotow, March 4. All the regular annual appropriation bills obtained passage in both houses and have become law. The sundry civil bill, the upon which an agreement was reached in conference, received the President's signature at 10 o'clock this morning. During the Forty Seventh Congress 10,670 bills and Joint resolutions have been introduced in the two houses (8018 in the House and 2652 in the Senate) and of this number 832 have been introduced in the House and and 357 in the Senate during the session which has just closed in each house. The great majority of these measures still remain with the committees to which they were referred.

And of those reported from committees a larger number remain upon calendars of the respective houses. Aside froin the regular annual appropriation bMls 163 bills and joint resolutions nave passed both Houses during this session, and have liecome laws. Seven hundred and sixty two bills and joint resolutions are left on the House calendars and 233 upon the Speaker's table, having failed to secure final action by the House, and 898 such bills and resolutions remain on the Senate calendars. The shipping bills which passed the Senate in its last hours failed of passage in the House because of the dead lock on the South Carolina election case. The last bill which passed the Senate today was the House bill to fix the terms of the United States Courts tor the Eastern and Western Districts of Texas.

The bill reached the House Just as Speaker Keifer begun his remarks preliminary to declaring the House adjoined sine die. The Clerk, bill in hand, rushed np to the desk and endeavored to attract the Speaker's attention, but without avail, and the gavel fell without the coveted signature. The aggregate of appropriations called for by the bills of the session Just closed is (229,327,511. The amount of last session's appropriations jwas $295,509,639, including for the rivers and harbors. The bill providing for the rivers and harbors for the session just ended wa killed in the Senate.

It called for The Tariff Bill Signed. 1 Washington, March 4. The President reaohed the Capitol at about 9 o'clock last night and occupied the "President's room," near the Senate Chamber, for the purpose of promptly examining and signing bills. At 2:35 o'clock this morning the tax and tariff bill was signed by the presiding officers of both houses, and a few minutes later was signed by the President, and lt is now a law. Cenflnnatlona.

Washingtox, March 4. The Senate last night confirmed the following nominations: Receivers of Public Moneys Alexis E. Le mar, Natchitoches, Morris Marks, New Orleans, Geo. Drury, Collector of Internal Revenue, District of Louisiana. NECROLOGY.

Death et Alexander H. Stephens, Gov. eraor of Georgia and Yiee President aX the Late Confederate States Atlanta, March 4. At about 2 o'clook this morning it was evident that Gov. Stephens was much weaker, and that the crisis was approaching.

The doctors had a strong mustardplaster prepared and put on his wrist. They let it remain about twenty minutes, ana when removed there was not the slightest Bign of inflammation, showing tliat there was little vitality left. At about 2:30 o'clock his extremities became cold and clammy and assumed a' purplish hue. Dr. Miller, one of the attending physicians, said The end is not far off." As the end drew near Mr.

Stephens was lying on his back, with his head turned slightly to the right. The husky rattle In his throat that had been plainly perceptible earlier in the night, had ceased entirely. There was no more heavy breathing and not the slightest gasping. At a quarter past 3 o'clock the family was called in. After breathing almost imperceptibly lor a few minutes, he died without the slightest tremor.

The news of his death caused the pro foundest sensation, as it was not generally believed he was so near death's door. To day his remains have been in state at the Executive Mansion, where they were viewed This afternoon a meeting of citizens was held and addresses were delivered by Senator Colquitt, Judge Martin, J. Crawford, Judge Logan, E. Bleakley and other prominent citizens. A citizens' committee was appointed to co operate with a committee from the Legislature and State House officers In the eon duct of the funeral.

The remains will lie in state at the Capitol until bnrial, which will occur here on Wednesday or Thursday. Col. John A. Stephens, nephew of the Governor, said last night "I have never known him to speak so little of death as during his present illness, or to make so few arrangements for the worst that might come. In all his other attacks he has been most careful to impress on me the minutest details of his wishes and intentions.

In this illness he has not said a single word of any of his desires. This but confirms the theory of his illness. It was exhaustion rather than disease that brought about his death. It was mind and not body that gave way." Mr. Stephens made his will some time ago.

He leaves 110,000 in money to the children of his late brother, Judge Stephens, and the rest of his estate, with the exception of a few minor bequests, to his nephew, Col. John! A. Stephens. What his estate will foot bp depends largely on the sales of his new History of the United States." He made about tso.ooo on The War Between the States," and his new book is selling well. Above his bequests bis estate will probably pay 10,000.

The Augusta Chronicle says The death of Gov. Stephens is a calamity to the State. All denominations and classes, irrespective nf nirtv nrA nrnfnundlv moved OT the death of this statesman, patriot and philanthropist. Though dead, he will live as, the most illustrious of Georgians. A dispatch from Savannah says Though not unexpected, the news of Gov.

Stephens's death was a great shock to this community, his recent visit having brought him into close contact with all classes. The sad event, which was announced in the news $apers, was referred to in the churches, he public buildings and many private residences are draped in mourning. Death af Cel. Barry Gilmer, the Brave Sabrenr of the Confederacy. Baltimore, March 4.

Col. Harry Gilmor, a well known Confederate cavalry officer, who was with Ashby at the commencement of the civil war and afterward had an Independent command, died to night, of cancel1 in the face, aged 45 years. XT' Re ear dine the death nf rinl Gilmnr. tha Baltimore Bun says: CoLGiimor nas long been a notable figure in the community, and his long illness has sioosed detp public interest. He was born Jar nary 24,1338, and is the son of Robert Gilmor.

of Glen Ellen, Baltimore county, and Ellen Ward, daughter of Judge William Ward, of Wilmington, Del. His father held a diplomatic post with Mr. Reeves, Minister to Spain under President Monroe. Harry Gilmor was educated at his father's country teat by a private tutor from Harvard University, and learned the traie of machinist with Murray Hazlehurst at the Vulcan Iron Works, after which he was employed as a clerk lnthecommeroial house of William Fisher Sons. He remained in this pursuit about one year, and went to Wisconsin, and afterwards to Nebraska.

In both of these States he engaged in farming. About 1859 he returned to Maryland and became a farmer. He Joined a cavalry company known as the Baltimore County Horse Guards, of which Charles Hldgely was Captain, and the late John First Lieutenant. He won his military title, besides great renown, as a cavalry officer in the cause of the Southern Confederacy. He went South in August, 1861, and at Chariestown Joined Captain Mason's company under Col.

Ashby, finding among the men many who had been his comrades in the Baltimore County Horse Guards. In December he was made sergeant major of Ashby's regiment, then attached to Stonewall Jackson's brigade, and organized a company of his own. His command crossed the Potomao In August, 1862, went and early in September Capt. Gilmor ventured to his father's home, near Baltimore, to see his family. On September 12 while on the way to visit a near relative, he was captured aud lodged in the western police station of this city as a spy.

He spent five months at Fort McHenry, Fortress Monroe and other places, being exchanged February 13, 1863. On May 7, 1863, he was commissioned Major, and or ganized a regiment of cavalry. He was the rst Confederate to enter Winchester upon its ev aeration by the Federal forces in June of the same year. His command was at the battle of Gettysburg, and was in Gen. Bradley T.

Johnson's brigade when it passed through Frederick and marched toward Baltimore in July, 1864. With a few picked men he took possession of Cockeys ville, burned the bridge over the Gunpowder, and with 123 men under him reached the Relay House, on Northern Central Railway. He was obliged to fall back, however, and retreated with the rest of Johnson's command. On February 4, 18C5, he was taken prisoner in Virginia and sent to Boston, where he remained until after the close of the war, being released on parole July 24. Throughout the war Major Gilmor displayed great personal braver, had a number of hairbreadth escapes, and was several times badly wounded.

He was a preferred officer for skirmishing or reoonnoitering on account his ever present dash and valor. He was brevet ted. colonel, by which rank he is generally known. Col. Gilmor spent the three years after the war in the South and in Europe.

When abroad be was entertained in military and literary circles. He was present at a review with the staff of the Duke of Cambridge. His book, Four Years in the Saddle," published in 1866, gave an Interesting account of his service in the Southern army. In 1674 be was elected one of the police com miBsioners of Baltimore city, in which capacity he served until the early part of 1879,: being (uioceeded by John Milroy. In 1875 he underwent an excision of the eyeball, per formed by Dr.

Chisholm, Prof. Smith and Dr. Boyland. He took no chloroform, and never winced during the operation. During the July (1877) riots in Baltimore CoLGiimor displayed great courage and military tact, and was highly complimented by Gov.

Carroll for his action during that troublous time. For the last few years he has beeu engaged in the insurance business. Col. Gilmor married Miss Mentorta F. Strong, daughter of Col.

Jasper Strong, United States army, a graduate of West Point in 1819. His wife died sometime ago. He has three children living. Ex Judge Robt. Gilmor and Mr.

Wm. Gilmor are flls surviving brothers, and Miss Mary Gilmor and Mrs. Dr. G. Halstead Borland, wife of Dr.

Boyland, nephew, of Chancellor Halstead, who served as staff officer under Napoleon III, are his sisters. Col. Gilmor is a member of Dr. Purvis's Church and the Micpah Association, the Society of the Army and Navy of the Confederate States, the Maryland Line, (continuation of the old Revolutionary Xine Society,) the Knights of Pythias, the Masonic Fraternity in Virginia, the Corn and Flour Exchange and the St. Andrew's Society.

He is also commander of all the Maryland cavalry. Death ef a Prominent Citizen of Shreve. pert. Shbeveport, March 4. Hon.

Samuel Levy died at four o'clock this morning and was buried this afternoon. The funeral was one of the largest that ever took plaee here. The deceased was one of onr most popular citizens. He was mayor of the city during the fatal yellow fever epidemic of 1873, and held oth jr prominent offices since. He was always known for his generosity to those in need.

His death has cast a gloom over our city. i MISCELLANEOUS. A Cotton Laden Steamer at the Mercy ef the Icebergs. Halifax, March 4. The steamer Violet, from New Orleans, via Louisburg, C.

bound for Bremen with cottonaxput iu here to day in distress, her starboard bow having been stove by ice. She left Louisburg after coaling fourteen days ago. When forty miles east of that port a heavy drift of ice was encountered. The steamer entered it, expecting to make her way through without trouble. The ice proved heavier as she roceeded, and no headway was niade.

be drifted about in an ice field eleven days, during which time a large hole about six feet lung was knocked in her starboard bow below the water mark. Water is flowing into the forward compartment, but is kept low by continued pumping, and none of the cargo will be damaged. tIia awamr iu Ova oATi after (retting free of ice in reaching this port. She will be docked, and will discharge a portion of her cargo to repair. The Savings Bank of the Angastlnlans.

Lawrence. March 4. TheAugus tinian Society's affairs were referred to in all the Catholio churches here to day. society meetings will be held on Tuesday evening next by several congregations to consider the matter. Twenty one attachments, aggregating over $30,000, now cover the property of the society.

FOREIGN. GREAT BRITAIN, Proofs of a Conspiracy. Dublin. March' 4. Letters seized at Walsh's lodgings in Rochdale, reveal the fact that 00 men are enrolled in a secret society which he has been organizing in the norm or jngiana, ana are ampiy proviaea with funds and revolvers.

SPAIN. The Nihilists la Spain. Madrid, March 4. Another Chief of the Black Hand" Society has been arrested at Aroos, whose duty is was to visit various towns with copies of the constitution and by laws of the organization for the purpose of forming branches thereof Gen. Booth has opened what he calls a War Office," in London.

The office is nearly opposite the Admiralty, and is meant to be the business headquarters of the army. Gen. Booth has made it a very useful advertisement. The windows are filled witn portraits and busts of the officers and captains (male and female) of the army, ah banners are displayed la the most advantageous way. and there is also an abundant supply of Salvation army literature, Forty Sixt Anniversary of the New Orleans Fire Department Celebrated with UnnsTial Spirit and Brilliancy, Hundreds of: Visiting Firemen from Othei Cities in Line.

The Pleasing incidents. of a 61o rlom Day. Sunday morning the sun rose bright and beautiful on the forty sixth anniversary of the New Orleans Fire Department an organization organizations, each one a power In itself, and all combined for the publlo weal and welfare. Justly proud of these gallant men are the people of this city, to whose mighty arms, willing hearts and brave spirits their lives and their prop erty, in a great measnre, depend. The Fourth of March (Firemen's Day It Is called here) forward to with Anticipations of Delight by all the 'members of the department, from the gray haired sire whose sturdy arms In the heyday of youth and manhood bore down on the ash or hickory brakes of the old time hand engine, to the active young firemen of the day whose sole duty is to handle the hose or stand firm at the pipe while the ngry flames dart forth to drive him from his post of duty.

The custom of decorating the engines4 dates back almost to the Inception of the organization of the department. First a few flowers, presents from some fair admirers or friends, perhaps a few ribbons, were placed on the engine which had been brightened np for the occasion; but gradually as one company strove to outdo the other the decorations were purchased, and now thousands of dollars are expended annually to decorate the beautiful and costly steam engines of the various companies. The parade of yesterday far any that has heretofore occurred. The competition in the matter of decorations, trappings for the horses and uniforms of the men, was most spirited, and the result was a parade excelling In Splendor and Magnificence any that has ever bees seen in this city of display. i To attempt to fully describe the beauties of the adornment of the different engines would be a vain task, and only a brief mention of the decorations can be given.

The costly flowers, rich gold and silver trimmings, magnificent satin, gold and silver cloth, arranged in the most artistic forms that fancy 00 aid suggest, had to be seen to be appreciated and the great majority of the people of the city were ont In full force on the streets yesterday to Judge of the splendid effects. The Varlons Companies assembled oh Canal street at or near 10 o'clock yesterday forenoon, according to the orders of the Grand Marshal, Hon. Geo. H. Branghn, and at 11 o'clock, the arrangements all being completed and the com ipanies in line, the procession moved along The Followlsg Rente 1 Down Rampart' to north aide of Es planade to Royal, down Royal to Mande vffle, np Mandeville to Levee, up Levee to south side of Esplanade, Esplanade to Royal, np Royal to Caual, to Camp, to Pry tania, up Frytania to First, np First to Magazine, down Magazine to Julia, down Julia to St.

Charles, down St. Charles to Canal, where the procession was dis missed. FIRST MYISI02T. The procession was headed by the Hon. George H.

Braughn. Grand Marshal, accompanied by the aids as follows Leon Bertoli, of Hook and Ladder No. 4, Secretary. C. C.

Flanagsn, of No. 13, Treasurer. Joseph P. Hornor, of Louisiana Hose, ex Vice President. Fred Camerden, of Mississippi No.

2, ex Vice.President. John jucvanrey, 01 jxv. PhiL Mccabe, 01 no. ex Chief En John Mahoney, of Volunteer No. 1.

Hon. Hampden Story, of St. Bernard E. J. Sanders, of Milneburg No.

l. 1 James Mut, of Mississippi No. 2. Frank Renaudine, of Vigilant No. 34 James Hennessy and W.

B. Rlngrose, of Mechanics' No. E. J. Wenck, of Eagle No.

T. L. Knop and E. Caldwell, of No. 8.

Hon. H. L. Lazarus and W. C.

Coleman, of Creole No. 9. H. Blnmeyer, of Louisiana No. 10.

I O. Desforges, of I rod Ferry No. 12. All. Dupre, oX Perseverance No.

13. Peter Blaise and Paul Beusch, of Philadelphia No. 14. John Lawler, of Jackson NoMsV John M. Martin, of Washington No.

20. Louis Stein, of Orleans No. 21. Leonard Franz, of Exempt Society, Jefferson No. 22.

George BergdolL of Jefferson No. M. i John Landwher. of Exempt Society, Chalmette No. 23.

Henry G. Wintz, of Chalmette No. 1 W. I Dr. F.

Schumacher, of Creont No. 2. Hon. Allen Jumel, of Louisiana Hose Gom 0.M. Eedon.

of Lafayette Hook and Lad BrtoSope Hk and Lad Hol jV Angustlnrof Pelican Hook ana the Aids came a carriage oontainln President I. N. Marks, Secretary L. Bersoll, Treasurer C. Flanagan and J.

B. Paget. Sexton of the Firemen's Charitable Aeso elation. The next carriage contained the only two surviving members of the original charter, which was granted the organization by the Legislature in 1835. Their names are A.

C. Labatt, aged 84 yeara. and R. H. Brunet, aged 73.

These esUmabie gentlemen ap 1 1 i.