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uu THE DAILY PICAYUNE-I 7 1 10 V-v. I fPrfaJ liuitt-'r. 'Absolutely Pure. mm far its great avstog and mil Urm mt efcaa bcaods. Cl'TOMHOCTB XOTBS.

-1 Tim nmlm tm Ar ttr. Jnavmctot Matt CBriw lur-nlxlit that ot Jued ur decUoa tit AlbCTtDo-v la. which th topjtorj mailed th Uceaaes of FUoto Jumbara i Crown oa acoooat th ccldeot r-ua Xron to olUton Nrtweea taa in bard waa tha pilot the Inmol and ioeai inapectora juaDeocJed Ottx. iwi Iii A DIJ tlam tUo- oillawn on utpuur fun. D- draco, toe Captain Lam-rdl appealed to tho enperriMn Jo-cJor aad filed.

a. brlet, la whicft lo it the around that the weatera rive ea. under which the decision waa made, i not apply, etc. and. that tho rulea the aoYernment Hd not apply to th ot of a oreitt Teaeel, bat hat if he ia amenabio to tho.la.w-at all.

It waa tho atato law, regard to tho dlapatch from which, stated thai Captain. Brten 1 aent on his dodaton, and. that General aoot, tho aapenriaina- Inspector en-1 at Washington, had oTerrraled It, tain O'Brien aald last night that ha 1 not recelred any Information from ishinjtoa, bnt bad aent on to UeneraJ nont tho pointa made by Mr. Graco iiia brief -for tho opinion of the ln-ctor at Washington, In order that he bar tho Information on which to sjo tho caao. He.

aald that when the a waa before tho local Inapocters Cap-i Baser aked tho pilots if they were jf under he western rlyer mloa or Atlantic and Pacific and Inland coast -s, and tber aald that they were oper- tinder, the- western rrrer m.eo. Tho Jon was, therefore, made under thoao 3, burllrv Grace raiaed the point th western rlrer rnlea appl ed only tiat part of the afiaalaaalppl met -ve tho tower limit of tho city of Now acs, and that a tho colUioa took far below that the abipe swat be cmed by tha ocean rulea. r. Grace also raised the point that tha nse ot Captain Lumbard did rize aim to pilot the ahip, and that a did ao It mnat bo nndar tho law of jptain O'Briefl aald that no couM not us tho case until' he receired tha tnication from Ganerfl lanont, so ho could tell lust what tho decision he pointa submitted was, and ho oontd trll what be. would do until he dedMoo.

According tha dispatch eral Dumotit has aattalsed tha poip-s -d by Mr- Grace, both as to tno ap of tho rales and. as to the an-ry ot tho ths pilot nc i' ptaln O'Brien aald that ne could not what there- was In the point until mw tho decision of General Dnajont 1 ho eonld not aay what too state la we in raanrd. to- tho license of tha ra auch cases. hs would rerarae the action of local Inspectors, or- what ho would tended entirely on ths decision that oald no doabt recelTo Tory soon. i roTfrnmeut laaoes licenses to pilots en New Orleans and tho mouth of rlyer, so that It will reoulr ths do-- of General Dnmont to- make clear Pilot Lombard does not come under authority of -hla license, and If It not authorlxo him to pilot a-ahlp, it it does authorize him to do.

i ptaln O'Brien aald that tho dlapatch full of lnacenractoa, and bo eonld dlscuaa tho matter until zot tho dodalon from Waaalnirton. thought that tbera was some dlffer--e between tho sets of rnlea. but ha Ting copiee of them with -htm, ha not tell nat what he difference been the opinion of local rtrei a all along that tha western rtrer rulee not apply to the case, and they hare a pijui iui ucj uwi(h uiv un ion ougbt to JUtTO been baaed on the ier Abv Obsess letter Semdox. raited tatea Commissioner Craig will a Terr Important ease lnrolylng the of -obscene letters through the .1 before him to-day. lies aad Darldson Will Star Day.

hlef Deputy Alcee La Blanc 1 yeaterday that tho marshal would take Miller and Davidson to thepem-uary at Columbua, Ohio, until Tnnrs-. Mr. Gnillotte will bo unaccompanlod any deputy on the trip. Jtrrosts lm ths Cassav" IVsttos Box i Inspector DIcs's office yesterday It, reponea tnac was no nco that connected anyone luffl- iy wltb the robbery of tho 'letter on Sunday night to cauoo arrests. La pec tors are still working on the 'Am: AaSwalsisr Ruusaor.

ome on wsnt- Into- the custom-bonaa terday 'and atated that ItLwaa on the boards of fie-'ne'wspapera' that -nry xemas naa Deen appointed post-ister In this city. Of course, if it waa i tho boards It was so, snd ths cuatom-uso pooplo were rery much- troubled oot It. But It waan't on the boards at i and' when they found that oat they w. that It was a rery absurd rumor, a if Postmaster Daniels does not serre. his term -nobody supposes that Domes uld be aDDOlnted That Is.

haanr. mpl.oto stories-that jcaa board' ouc tser appointments that ar to bs ids la. the Iystter Carriers im' I'ostmaoter Danlela said yeaterday that e. who it was reported from Washlng- oaa wan ouspeooeo, were atlu at and- that bs bad not received any 'cation to lay' them off pending in-ration, but might do ao. They-have any charges mad against them postmaster, but sometimes thr rarges brought a the result of ln-aUons which the poatmaatar knows about.

Medal. f.lldwiaUj plMl i SOOIIIM STATES ITEMS OF INTEREST. Gleaned bf: the Ftesras jCkrae-ef ts Attempt tAmiiluUl.J.rilie, Heater of St. Xtmas Paxiia, Made, by ZTegro Teaaat.1 The IbnpU tta TeaaperAtire Severe-" Felt-JL Comio talontlBd Ctase a Tragedy. PaaaMsoaTine, La aareh tSChtef IVpa-17 BhsrhT Maker isaaitsd olattae from Chief Deputy fberiaT XUBoa, of St.

Jastos, roqaest-tag him 'to arrost Bock WlUlams. aUas Sissy, a afar, charged With aasaalt wttb latest to iiM and rob Sir. 1 X. S-olse. of felicity gdaatatloa, last nJcn at about o'clock.

Within as boor after tha receipt of Sheriff: BiOoa'a Utter tk JUcenstoe deputy had tke culprit Jail. Tk accused admits haying bees asiplored oa tke Tell city plantation, but state tkat has boea is Xoaald sonyUlo since yesterday morning. Tke following- la tk lettar received, ooatslnlag tte d-tailsnbr tao asaaalt oo Mr. J. lols: St.

James, -Mart S3 Mr. Sam St. Martin. Donaldson rill My Dear Sir -ao attempt to murder or rob waa eomnUttad lsst sight at Mr. J.

Foise'a Felicity plantation. Tha murderer or robber entered Me. Folse's room, and at-abowt o'clock jumped klm la kia bed. choked bim and est bias on bis hand, and If Bad not bees 4bat oir. Folso waa too strong for bin God only knows what ko would sot bar done.

Tber la a negro aliasing from tke place, and be la said to have rose to JJooeldsonvme. His same Is Boche Williams, alia assy, height ft feet 10 inches, wsifht ISO pounds, gJagareake color, scar on the right eye; had a pompadour cat; dressed In" blue overalls, skirt sad paata; sine-footed aegre; wears Ko. 11 shoes; bis shoes were badly worn. Please try and catch him and telephone me. Tours truly.

X. 3. BILLON. It is rumored that a warm welcome awaits tho aegro in St. James parish.

OPKLOrSAS. Arrested, oa Bow SI ore Serloas Ckargt. Opeloasaa. ta, March 2S. R.

oudraux; aeeused "of having shot Pierre Carriers st Washington, last Thursday sight, and who waa released last 8a tarda? oa $200 bead, kaa been rearrested and lodged to Jail here under the charge a sew affidavit of lying In wait with latest to murder Carriere. This offense Is not' bailable, and next Monday, 2Mb has been fixed as the day when a preliminary examination will be held before Judge Dspre. Messrs. W. 8.

Trasee sad B. P. Veasie have bees eagaged aa counsel for the accused. Carriere la reported to-day aa being worse. Boadresux stoutly proclaims his Innocence, but no other arrests have yet been made.

1 A severe wind and rata atom visited -thia section yesterday afternoon and hail fell mora or less here and la the aurroundag conn try. Ko dinar I reported from this immediate neighborhood, bat uaeoaflrmed reports are to tno effect that the church at WhitevUlo. la this pariah, waa considerably damaged. GRA1TD COTEATJ. Hack Dmaaaare Don bT tmm IXatl a a at Rata.

Grand Cotaan. Tju. March St. A wind and rain storm awept throuxh Grand Coteaa yesterday evenkuc commencing at :5 p. ssd asstlng till 4:15 Bk during which time eoastdSxable damas was doae.

the wind biowtsc down xeaose. tress and small handings, also some chimney tops. The kail being as lares aa hens' sera, it broke through all. the la sons axpossdi It also stripped tho trees of all ueir rrmta ami wavcaw uaninwn farmers wiU have to make a fresh, start; every mine that line la destroyed. iJkFATKTTE.

Isrvssnsmt Vaot Katablisa a i Catta Canaprsas. Lafayette. t. March M. Messrs.

J. J. Davidsoa. T. M.

Bioaaat. Jalsa J. Moaton, Oow Gn-ard and Dr. Thoa. B.

Bopkiaa, a eommitteo appointed by tk Buskaess Men's Association, mat to Mr. Glrard'a law ofnc to-day for the purpose srgaalsing a eom-pasr kavtea in view tk aotsblishmest of a cotton comsress ta Lafayette. JadglBg from the sneessa with which these gesttlenaen hav already met. It's safe to say that before tho harvest of tk next crop the projected enter prise will be ooerauon. mis is conceoea to be one of tho best points to tk auto for a cotton compress.

Cstargv Xiray. Crowley. U. March IS-Depmty Bberlff Milton to-day arrested and lodged in Jail Clyde Pundenberewr soon a warrant for larceny of some fertiliser from Treeland farm, oa March 13. Fmmenberger la a prominent young farmer.

living eta Prairie Hayes, and baa heretofore homo a good 'reputatloa aad was prominent 1a church affairs to bis locality, bat has sot tea himself tea seyeraj scrape recently, one beinc tk burglarising of the bam on Shoves' farm and taking therefrom seed rice to the value of 7S, aad being out oa bond tor that efasrea when arras ted Co-day. Up to late tble eveslnc ho baa failed to give tho baa far tho Last charge. RATCHITOCHEI. Tka Cold War Threat aa tb Early Pratt. Matchltockea.

U. March 23 A cold way sweat over this section of country last night. carrying: the tarn Dera tore from summer beat almost freeslna. Tha wind to blowing at the tare of forty mils per hour, sad the tempera tore Is rapidly falling. It la tbooght mat all tne xruii wiu oo num ay ui xreeaav Tho Dea Are made her initial trip, throoarb this river yesterday, bringing a heavy cargo c.

sotton i Slnam Ssara Cutraroa; Wttki Beat- tHia. wtf. Alersndrto; March -A wklto mas, Simon Bnaxa. who "baa been working at CrowfH Soencer'a waa brought to town to-day cbarxod wlU boatmg hla wife. and with an attemok to commit a i erlmlaal assault oa kia slater-ta-law.

Ballle "Jacaaoo, ind -11 roars. His bond was fixed at IMO. Bugga says that bs can give it. and went back boms with ths otacer to get the bond aianeo. LAKH A Saddea Drep inv rta take'.

Chariea." TjCfMareh si-Th ball storm which orevaUed over ao great an expanse of country last did no reach uhla vicialty. but -the mercury ilk a shot and the wind waa. rery Am Imsane Patleat Orowacd tm MisC March ti-Jit arb7 boar this morning tka dead body of Dr. W. B.

Perkins waa found la pool of water about osanartat of a mile northwaat of the Beat Mississippi Insane Asylum, In tha grounds of tkat institution. Hla absenc from institution was noted, and search' resulted to tha above discovery. It la tha beliaf that the man, who waa subject fits of epilepsy, whll atroning over tha grounds, attempted to wash ale face In the pool, and while bending oyer tt bad aa epileptic fit aad. died. The theory of suicide la discredited.

A. coroner's Jury, summoned Inquire Into th cansa of the maa'a death, rendered a verdict la accordance Vlth the above facta. Or. Perkins waa man of aboaS SO veara of ace. and for many vm practiced mediclae quite successfully st Lock-nart.

is Una county, where his. wife now yesiaea. tie naa oeea- aa id mate ci the asy-turn for about yeara. Tha remalos wUX bo taken to Locuhart tor interment, Jamie, the lo-year-old son ci Mr. snd Mrs.

W. ii. Ormond. died st the boms of his parents, o. Twenty-third aveone, last alrht at about 11 o'clock, after a looc illness, frea consoarptlou.

lie returned only two weeks sro from Texas, where he weot la the hope last his condlUoa wouULbe linprOTed. ila was CHOWLET. Toaag Farmer Arr1ed am aa 1 i I I -J" 'ill V- ITCHING ECZEt.lA An Editor little PSoni SitfTert Terribly. Itching fntente, Faoe Raw end Bleeding' from Constant Scratching. Cured by Cuticura My little boy was afflicted with Ecxema, In scut form for nearly a year, daring which tim tried without aneeess every known remedy.

Tho disorder appeared oa the right cheek and waa of a bUstery snd bloody form. His pillow, mornings, would bear th bloody Imprint of ths side of bis face, while It waa tmpoasibls to prevent th little fellow from scratching bis face, owing to ths intensity of th itching. I was advised to try CrmofTBA, Ths first application waa made before putting the child to bod. and tho appearance of th affected parta showed a aotfosaol impress asf fa aax mora tag. As a resnlt of the continued nse of CrmocnA my child has as fair sad smooth akin as can bo onnd anywhere.

W8. NEED HAM, Editor and Pub. Standard, Pataarala, O. Sraapr Cans Tnaanta-ar Warm bathe wbk Cxm- esaa SoartsaappUoaneaaefCa-noeaatolaameatV the i ml at I a. aad mOd i pa ia of Cencaaa Baaofc-Taaseaaatef bleed mi Stri aad hamor earns.

nuuaaaout Bx world. Feuss D. a O. Seta float SaVHowioCaraBkla Pi "fra. Paepa, 8KIU IHHITAT10N8 CTTTICURA disappointed, aad cam bome to die.

Tke funeral services were held this afternoon st 4 clock, and interment was kad in Bos Hill cemecery SCRANTOIT. Tkeauu Brady- Held oa tne Caarare of Bar arlary. Scrantoa, March 23. This morning at 11 o'clock a white man who gave his asms aa Thorns Brady, and who claims to have lived la New Orleans for tho psst thirty-live years, and to have a wife rod five children, was tried before Judge Chldaey on the charge of burglary. Brady waa charged with attempting to steel baggage from the Louis-em and Nashville Kallroad.

lsst Saturday, freak A. Caurendlne, the night operator, uUy Identified the prisoner. The court required klm to give bond in the' sum of $500 tor hi appearance at the next term of the circuit court, and falling in this he waa committed toJaiL PICKENSVIIXB. Taa Details of the Killing; Ower a Co sale Valeatlae. Columbua, March 23.

CVom telephonic communication received from Plckeasville, to-day, concerning the killing of Luther Ball by la Doss. In tkat town, last Saturday night, the following facta to regard to the kWing were learned On tke 14th of February a young lsdy, a cousin of Ball's, sent bim comic valentine, which excited hla wrath and caused klm to denounce th seeder la very harsh language. Mack Doss, whe is a coosm of Ball, aad who 1 also related to the young lady who seat -the valentine, took tke matter up and told Ball that be ought to be careful about what be said about tha aeader of the valentine uatn he found out who tho party waa who seat it. whereupon Ball accused Doss of kavlag sent the valentine. Doss denied the accusation, but stated that be knew who did sesd it.

Hot words ensued, in challenge from Ball to Doss to fight a duel. Matters were In this shape when Sail met Leo Doss, a brother of Oiack, la a saloon, Saturday night. Ball proposed that they settle tk matter tkea aad there, and, pulllag kia pistol, began firing at Doss, who returned tke firs, killing Ball almost instantly. Doss ksd a preliminary trial at Piekenavllle to-day aad wss released under 200O bond to appeal1 before the next term of the county court. Public sentiment In Piekenavllle and the surrounding country seems to Jnatify the killing.

MONTGOMERY. Straaaro Baleldo of a Preapereaa Toaag Msvau fisontgomery, arrch 23. A man by the name of Calloway, a young man who stood high la. his community, committed suicide at Dunham Sunday. He and his wife bad left their residence tor a Smday men lag stroll to some pretty wmda near the bvwn, and were gathering wild flowers when Oa 11c-way stepped behind shrub ard with, hla penknife cut his throat from ear to ear, dying instantly, ilia do ma silo relatione most satisfactory and bis busmava prosperous; no cause for his rashness can be Imagined.

Captain Ben H. Screws, an accomplished lawyer aad pcpular citiaea, has consented to he-come candidate tot the Democratic nomina-tloa for mayor. (Mayor CXiaby's friends have imagined that he would bev no opposition and the entrance of Captain Screws into th race will likely precipitate a lively campaign. GEOBaiA. Clyde Sbro pa aire's Fatker Bel I arses Bias Iaaoeeat Borne, March 23.

Mr. W. M. Shropshire, gather of Clyde Shropshire, who was deputy consul to the American consul genaral at Paris, and of wbom eonsatiooal reurts ot in he vale men ta and official misconduct have been current, aald do not believe one word tho papers have aald about Clyde. We receive letters from him every week, fie la practicing law la London, and has bean tor nearly a year.

During tola time he has frequently visited Paris. on business. Jf fee had misappropriated money of the French, geverauneat ia it not very strange be was sot arrested while to Paris. Consul General Morse knew Clyde ws to London, and Is absolutely false to say my son's where, shouts are, or have bee, unknown. lie; sir.

Clyde la not gnlKy of embesslemen a abort time he will be completelyeonerated.M baa been for years one of Beano's moss honored and respected dozens. -4 GAX.VKSTOW. Tke Cattaa Exekange Indorses tke -sUlwmr-Connnnlslom Oslveston, Tex March 2Sw The Galveaton ObttoS gfrrhsngo held a meeting this morning. Th following was adopted by na ant moos and eoplea-arere forwarded to Kepreaentattvea Oilbough and Harris, asking their support and tofinenoa to of tke passage of th VWkereaa, bona bin No. contemplates confea-lng upon the; railroad commission of the state of -Texas aa will enable, them to prevent and correct the unjust aad discriminating methods that- hav heretofore been practiced to the marketing of cotton to points ia and outside of the stat; theretere.

be 'It "Bunlul the-board of direnra tk. Galvestoa Cotton Exchadre and Board of Trade; That' we favor- and Indorse the -eoro-press-bill now before the bouse of representatives, a passed the senate of the present legWlature.J at and -w hereby "reepeetf ally- request Mr. Harris aad Mr. Gllbougb, our. Oalveatoa repreaeatatirea, as well as other work and rote totavor of -this.

4., i Following la the text of the btri: "House bill by Mr. Logan A bill to be entitled aa.act to further deflne the dstlee of the railroad commission of Texas to make and enforce rules. 1. Be It eaacted by tha legislatu-- af tha out of That the power and sutherity la hweby vested la the railroad eommisslOB of. Texas, aad it ia hereby mads Its duty, to adopt and enforce all necessary rule aad regulations for th preparation of wool, hides aad other property tor shipment over railroads la this state.

"Seetlon 2. That eald rule so mi, A- tr the I3 0 -commission snaa have the Jorce and effect of "Section 8. That the regnlations sy tne commlssios shall apply wen to the- compressio of oottos and preparation Of other trr (h thrnnrlk fl alag oot of this stated and to shipments "Wholly within thi aute -aeeuoa 4. them la doubt as to whether existing laws eeafer the power sere named upon the eemmiaslou: sad whereas. ucs power la necessary to facilitate th a-ovemeni or -ireights to thU atate, as exlsU for- the immediate pamage of uu set.

ana: it ahaU therefor tak effect a force from and alUr its passage. aV" Gregory aad Usabetb M. Gregory. aneir peutloa, filed to th civil district easra to-day, they have suffered S8DM as sand ef tke Oulf and Interstate Boad. They aliere that they gave the aald 7 railroad right of way through thetr someateaa, the Pepper Grove eondix uwea upon roe said railroad estsbUshlag and mamtaintag a atatioa aad building a depot npos same.

The railroad company, they aay, refuse to build depot ar to atop Ita trains "vv wuvefc nut ha established a ata ar a-stten-s. 13 milea north, and Cranahaw'a. 1 1- mUea piamtmra aamage. adjustment of war differences between managemeat of th Galvestoa Baggfcg Mills and employe via reacaed to-day. The striker wer paid off at noon aad an Is oulet about the mills.

The mill maa- axameac aay they will resume eperatloa aooa aa they are assured that there win -be no interfereac with the. opera tlve who do- Two flOMMk. Palestine, Texw March frame tabUahmeut of Erwia A Padoa. undertakers snd livery stable, ws totally destroyed by fire at 21 cleek last night. The building was owned by O.

C. Howdln, and was not insured. vam 91000. Insurance on undrrtakers goods and rolling stock wss $1500; value $5000. An adjoining warehouse, owned by Mm.

Link, of Oallae. waa bu-aed. Mo Inaoranca. It waa occupiea by Jordan A hardware dealers. nnanrsnc $3000; value $4000.

The guaranteed curs for sick headaches, Neuralgic or nervous headaches. la Bromo-Seltser. 10c a bottle. MOBILE BUDGET. Gleaalasra of General late-rest froxa tk Calx City.

(Special to the' Picayune.) Mobile, Olareh 23. Last night about 11 o'clock, a car on th Spring Hill Railroad we fir 3d Into, but fortunately no one waa hurt. To-day two negroes, Frank Moody and Walter Bjuwies, were arrested aad lodged to Jail, charged with the crime. An unknown sailor wss drowned to-day from the Norweaian bark Hash, which is loading timber up the river about tore miles sbov the city. The Nettle Quill arrived lsst night and left again to-night.

Captato Quill reports that be encountered a bard wind last night and also lajt Friday nlxht. He reports tne water as very high, but says that no damage has been dene to tho planting interest, aa th flood cam too soon to cause damag to that direction. Tha buildlna committee of the Youur (Men's Christian Association held a meeting to-night to consider bids, opened to-day, for th erection of th new buildlna. There -wer ten bidders, aad th committee voted to award tha contract to the Knoxville Build log and Construction Comosnv. at SS4.S80.

The next lowest bid wss $6000 higher, and the highekt mo was sis.uuw nixner. sou tne latter Bin ders being Mobile firms. Charity Hearst, a craxy negresa, who baa been confined to tke police atatioa tor some days snd who waa brought to this city by soma outsider, raised a great commotion on board tne steamer alattle B. Moore this afternoon. Chief Boost found the party who brouxlit her to die city snd informed him that he mnat take her back where ah came from.

Th chief furnished transportation and the negress, be ing violent at the tim of her departure from the pollc station, was given a dose of morphine by hypodermic Injection. This had th. effect of quieting her, and she was taken to the noat aad places in oa or th after cabins. Aa soon "a th effects of the mor phine died oat aha became very violent again, ssiaabed a couple of windows, frightened all th ladies ton the boat and raised sucb a eons-motion thst she bad finally to overpowered ana tases oaes uw guarunouee, wncr it took mveral powerful man to subdue her, and get her back to a cell, The Jlorras uom steamship Morgan arrived to this port this mominr about 11 o'clock to take th place ot th-PIaat. Uh steamship Florida, fit win bo remembered that lsst week tk Msscott.

of th Plant Zinc, her abaft, ao that Olivette bad take her place, and the Florida baa taken tha Olivette's place. This mad th charter of the Morgan to rua oa th Mobile-Tampa rout a nr her peculiar contraction, th Morxsn sttracted considerable attention while she was In port, She took on huge cargo. coase who has bees to Tasks looaa superintend log th load tog of two barges with coal, arrived to th city yeaterday and. It la expected that the barge will be here In th morning. Ha cam down th Warrior river to Domopoila with the barges, leaving the tow at that point and mafcmg the homeward Journey by rail.

The tug Daisy, of this port. ass in tow two vera, eontaauBoa- nerwees 390 and -00 too of coal. Th tow la an experi ment en th part of epotswood. Toe Norwegian steamship jonn wuaoa ar rived up this morning with 18,000 bunch of bananas for tn BnyoSr Banana company. which were unloaded at the Mobile and Ohio fruit wharf.

General W. Bark, of Jscksonvills, la la the city, circulating among hla friends. He la candidate for the position of collector of the port, and baa strong indorsement from all classes of people this dry. If the matter is left to th cholc of th people of Mobil tber to no doubt thst General Burke will be th man. He gave-ecainea satisfaction to this position several years ago, before the port has sen mod Its present prom- Far Aleoaollaaa Use Horsferd's Arid Paeapaat.

Dr. A. Monteiro, Blcbxnood, Va, say "The exhanatioD of vitality so prevalent tn chronic alcoholism has been benefited by Its use In every AXGXERS AFFAIRS. A T- Teajr-01l Boy Staas la Self. Df George Brown, colored, aged 14 years, llvlag at 171 1-2 Fattenon street.

Is now languishing Jail, charged with, baring stolen aklfr. whidb. was found la bis Geerg claims that hs caught the ekJJr In zoldatream. but his story Is not credited, as the fcout baa been, mlaslng for oeveral months. Officer Frank fihafe.

who is detailed as artrardlan of ths peace oa tne lower coast, and who Is erer on tbe alert tn tho discharge of ska duty, reports that yesterday afternoon cutting scrape oo -curred between two' colored boys, at ths Otrt-off road, lower coast. In which Harry Brown, aged 17 years, wss cut In ths left bresat by yovth named Joseph Washington, aged 7 years. It appears that Brown atrock the lad en hue nead with brick, which tn lad resented by promptly stabbing his aaeaiiant with a pocketkntfe. The wounded conn was conveyed to the hospital In the amboiance, where his wound wss pronounced serious. Waebingtoa was not apprehended, but doubtless will be to-day.

Tbm 7ous4r, man, Milton Carson, who la supposed have beer drowned In the lake jnear MJtoeburg Uat 'Snnday, In company with Klump snd a young boy, la the stepbrother of Mr. Joseph Karr, ef Young Oarson was a native of Algiers, and was well-known here. Ha leares a mother, who resides In the city, also a slater and brother. He contributed largely toward the support-bf wid-r owsd mother, and was a dutiful son. Mr.

Joe Karr wa at MUneburg yeaterday. and made arrangements, -for a thorough, search for ths bodies of tiie missing Avcc 'rJLjgOAIjOVSW Saortlr, nJet 11 o'clock resteuarfors- roon, on Howard arenne. between. Con- atance and Magaxlne streets, James Iiewla sad bis- domestic partner, Ldxxio Morphy, altos Fanny Muxphyv botti colored, re-, aiding at Nov 705 North Franklin street; had a row, during which the woman drew a -knife and stabbed the man iu ths. left bresat.

Inflicting- a serious wound. fibe-e soaped, snd be was taken to ths hoaprtsl In the ambulance. The trouble waa caused by Uxxle -belnr jealous of nothe DFZFECT1 A8 -Avt 13 o'clock yeaterday aernoon an alarm waa gounded from box. 415- tor- flra that originated In the twflHtory franv bouae oo lllro atreet, between Elyslas Flelda- and Warirny. owned by Messrs.

Kelnach Oteri, and occupied by Edward Talla- bnlldlBT was damaged to the extent of -about 15. Tha fire war cani(l by a SfwtYe flue. il Cn CTtT7, TTTCri C- Xe CDRriEiT COTEiT Kt LIISSISSIPPI. f-j 'S--i niayaja and Ilaaju OosmdttM of "PPS-SP: tie" Hoxme 'Iteet And Cnaalmoualf Atree Uptm a Plam forEcIIcf aad SA: If'; SuhoommitteaPWill Put tie "Agree-' I meat Into i Writinai, The BeTeaae Laws TflU.be Eemod-- eled Taere ia He lUnbAl for 0 tie Hsrtaera DjtrtctV Ths PiCATmrxTB Bitkbau, a Capitol stroat, Jaekan. hlimt- Jaareh XX.

lsT. Th ways and xneana committee of the bouse of repreaentatlTea, In response to tho request of Governor HcLaurtn, met her to-day to consider. In advance of the cll session of the legialatnre, a plan to reueve ths pending financial embarrass ment of tha state. Ths committee held two executive sessions, one this morning and another this afternoon. In the atate library.

The committee- waa unanimous la agreeing upon a plan for relief, and a aubcommlt tee, composed Messrs. Houston, 8 to vail, Anderson and Champion, was ap pointed to formulate a plan In. writing. which will bs submitted to tbe committee at a meeting in the morning. In conversa tion with an Individual member of the committee he expressed the 'belief to the Plcsyune correspondent that something no uld be done apeedily; and the opinion waa expressed that the situation can be met without an Increase of taxation.

To do tnl. of course, the revenue laws must be remodeled. Tne members. of the eonv mlttee present are; B. E.

Houston, chairman; O. Lu Kenned W. G. Stovall, Geo, Anderson (appointed In place of Mont gomery, resigned), it. A.

Dees, lu Manuel, Joel Lilly, I. C. House. 8. 8.

Obampion, 8. B- Lamb. Jan. Be via, T. P.

Street, H. H. Fox. GOrsnror HcLaurln will go to-morrow to the delta to render any assistance in bis power to tbe people in ths threatened overflowed district. Hon.

R. Houston, of Monroe, state that the Kansas City Boad. between Aberdeen and Aimory, is washed out in two places. No trains nave passed In three days. The damage will be repaired i soon as possible.

C. W. Boone, a voting man of Smith county, was bound over by tbe United State commlsaione In the rum of X300 on the cbsrgs of counterfeiting nickels. woicn as passea in thin city. Boone gave bond.

Hon. D. T. Guy ton, whose term as mat-shal of the Northern district of Mis- sip pi expired Sunday at midnight, spent ths day In Jackson on private btuaneas. Ia conversation with, the Plcaytfne corre spondent Mr.

Guyton expressed. the opinion that he waa' functus He does not believe that he can serre 'until bis successor is SDDolnted and ansrlnl. as provided in other departments of the national government. He says he la allowed by the iaw and the rullnxa of the denart- ment -of Justice to serve sny papers in ni nana, out not aiiowea to receive any new papers for aerrle'e. As there ia no provision in as held by the comp- irouer, ior in payment or tne meranai where bia term baa whtv atw paper remaining ta.

hi Mr. Uuy-ton declines to erre any such papers, or do any other act as marshal, under the law in cases like this the judge of the federal court may make a ap pointment, aa in case or death. This will hardly be neceaary, however, as the chances are that the president will All thi vacancy at once. If he has not already done so. Colonel J.

Lu Power, secretary ef state. la keenins his rjromlse made when a candidate for that office to coHecfall the valuable data poastble and Eire -it to the public. Vllaelsslppl ha no bureau of sta tistics, and persons la other states who oestre information nay iouna no orriaaj here to sddIv to for such information aa may te aesirea. in nig jeiier to tne Magnolia -Gazette to-morrow. Colonel Power will, among other things, say: A clerical friend In Illinois, who is getting up data for a public lecture on tbe material, moral, sodas snd reUgioua progress of tho has aaked your correspondent some question about.

Mississippi oo one particular Bin prohibition, My frlenjLnappeas to be a native of Hhi city; to now the pastor of a large congregation; young preacher of great and growing influence, and hence I hare taken the trouble to get him the precise Information desired. As this Information may interest ths readers of ths Gasette, hero it to: There are thirteen, counties in Mississippi in waJca the sale of liquor ia now-licensed: Adens, Hancock, Harrison, Issaquena, Jackson, Jefferson, Madison, Monroe, Tallahatchie, Tunica, Warren, Washington, Wilkinson, -v These counties paid into tbe state treasury last year the Sum of 100,200. The cities, towns, and Tillages therein, in which liquor waa sold, paid about SO per cent la addition a a iocal tax. Tbe atst license ia graded as follows: Village, $600; towns, $900; cities, 1200. Tbi is th minimum tax.

Supervisors and munldpalltl usually, add about -60 per cent- In the county of Adams, for instance, ach -ealooai in Natches pays th state $1200. the dry $600'; total $1800. besides tit United Stotes governmeat tax. :..7 Tne -thirteen- counties have a total ace rag of 5,554,003. The total acreage of the atate that about YOUR carry the pecketbobs; atleait of time this month.

The boys must Jhaye cloth- mg and all the necessaries of Pp; anpotitlSheJ tapwsjmere about suchthmgs time to devote to their purcliase.Pyou'Il be money gjJakB PpwhereVeYe fi wearables; caW 7 Ppp Speak to her about those my Cdren'e Suits Pv; I10 S. and, after see ing shell agree that they are worth A JieaJ Underwalsts 23c 'jLook at LET VJIFE JUi. uzmn OjCII wTO L.w2 ri? Tti 'C UMJkcirl 1 ii lh3 --pla! Serf ed la ti! prepei fcj; lilt'asscaatlca. i- mh24-WerrMo3m four-fifth of -th territory i -dry'and onelfth wet." THB coetyicr "faem; Another' friend, tnanaging" editor of tbe Rural New? Yorker, write thus on another line: "I undersUnd that Mississippi owns a large number of farms on which the convicts re employed in growing cotton, coan and other products. I seen it stated that, tha system bas proved a good touatnees iaTestment for tbe stat.

and that other sou thorn, states are medi-tating much the same plan." The substanoa of response to this may also Interest your readers. Convict labor netted the state in lotto the snm of Ths state owns three large farms ia Rnttn T4lnda and Hc-lmea Counties. These sra stocked and operated w-uoily by tne ecate. xt, rents, or a aa iuwwvi in ten other farms this year. Where, it him In nrfnrmhlnth taX fUTBlane and feeds the labor; tho other- the land.

stock and Implements, ana ieea ww uk in na mania, en all the farms; are furnished by the state and are under control of penitentiary oificera. The csvps oi cotton, corn ana mw yiuk equally divided. Since the leaalng eyatem was abollslied there ha been very little. If any com-plaint a to the treatment of convicts. 'n Miimrii mnlra that tber shall be ctmfortably -clothed, well fed and lioused, and worked reasonable houra.

The i convict farms are Tlsittd -rreqnenuy warden and tnembers of the board or controL wbicn consists of the governor. attorney general and the three railroad commissioner. lra toara meow uwuwu, wi.cn report are received from all the mna and If there iS SuT gXierajlCe tiled, it is at once inrestigated. ite present suit wmuvi tv Mlasasaippl la ISO. of whom 42 are within tkm ita thA main orison in Jackson.

Tho rest are on the farms. Those that are K- nnarillv unfit for Arm WOTk old, crippled, in. the hoepltal, or- on light amy; a -ew arm mo in tbe hospital are from 3e arms, to actayTafarwrajmwiJu work, ox tne toou, xow. sxa, colored. You wiU be surprised, aa wlU all Tpor h.

aratement that more than one-half ths convicts on the register under the age or yfrSSr A T5n are under 15 Jxn txom years, and wi txom- Dill for a juvenile reformatory was intro duced In the last legislature oy tne xxoo. i. ohk Hinda and -eloouently championed by Hon. ManaMpand others, it passea "I last hours or tno- aeneiou, several other measures could not then be considered by the, governor.) for reason well Known, Z7 ry.Z. laudable project -worth considering.

The --iXi minnVa now in the penitentiary are nearly all colored bojfi and If lormatory wii-n waos mat aoiwi ia nMviriAd for them. ths number. may be immensely increased, for many i a Aai 4 th Valt a wiu prerer oeing than 'work for a- living. trae, to muni ties in tba north, where the Inmates of reformatoriea- are wnlbsv whereas the Inmates bar wouta oe su coiorwa or nearly so. TTie atate 111 all 1HXMU6 DUB VI UUB't.

eenirai in the tmildlnea -and rrounds OC- CUPteO-. ny tav peiuwuuarj. uv aaw v. thst ground' tor residence lots would realise a large um. snd all.

tha brick that A would -bs required tn tne bow capuot are in the prison)- walls and building. Wrtbin flv yea is there would be more than thirty new residences on tho four annares. and that would mean l. inb atantiai addition to the municioal. county and state tax rolls.

In. the new cepitol omees could provided for tne warden and clerk and board of control, and con-. vlcts now "within th walls could be. provided for in less expansive quarters, either here or at th Rankin county farm. Tom governor nas invited tne waya ana xneana committee of the b.ous to meet tiers on Tuesday next to prepare bills for ths consKieranon ox tne legislature, 'l'hla will be a great- aavtng of time and expense, beeaus tne legislature, when, called, will nave material on which.

to go to work at once. DIRECT, TAX Governor la his last messare. made a atatement in reference to thla.d iTie fund orixinallr amounted ta 5oa 05. Up to Jan. 1896, $4965 12 bad been refunded taxpayers of Mlssiaaippl.

leavisg the treasury to. tas credit of tho-fund on that date the sum of -ta There la still about $20,000 of that i una in tne treasury, under the-act, of congrees ef March 2. 189L all claim' on account of this tax had to Tiled with the governor within alx yeara from -the ante of approval of or to be there. after forever barred, and whatever amount to the treasury and be used, as other moneys of the--ststev- This is timely- tolcknn. or this mm.

pscted' balance of the direct tax. fund wiu sdoui pay tn expense of a special of- the. legislatures Tne Um within. which lalma could. Abut- pired -on the 2d-inat.

I v. v. eminent eltlxen of Tlllnnia an An a of the leading Republicana of that atate. iui, irTcini mo Trariii over. in: a letter Jamaica Mile arrif recently, aald: consul nr i Mr Eckf ord.

also of your own Ute, snd- if would oloastnr -to-xba imwhI, continue. I am for civil service where we ssve--two such 'consuls, as Hunt and Eck-. Hunt, former sheriff of 'WaAinrtm ty, and who. has been consul unn ongv China, for the last three "yeara. A-CHABITY FBACD, A woman representing-' herself am; a solicitor of the Society for the Preven- a a a srea.

a uoa ox vrueiiy.To vnuaren ts SOiiciung moner in -Xr. Alfred E. Cls Th woman ia stout and about 50 years I wish to state that this person has no authority to collect for the society and we nave oniy one authorized colctor, ilr. Demutb. who bears bl crd en Tbe public will pieae tak notice -that thi parta.

whoever he hut i. 1 fraud. ry ALFUEI) J2. CliAYV Tins ixxoois fiiec bp All the Illinois Central aad Yazoo and Valley Lines In the flood dis trict- are now open to-traffle, and the company Is accepting freight 'for sH points eTcept to llexena, Ark. To a'l or'aer i ciii- trai" are rtiaciD'r on tl.a.

trarra Is oniy a iai i3 t'ra trslen i f- rt aiLaWy laWv f. FIsa Clsisa iPSEXUAu PIS A BTimB.OeS alAXvAXll.S CLaI -NERVOUS CHRONIC PRIVATE 0I8EASC3. 9 AXO, CAhS 5Inal Weakness, Varicccc: Female WeaVnesn, TLlltzU PUeV.P?P;Pv; Early VL-. aaa vry femsf i Cavroaie aad Priratk Diseases. am slstrssstag ssd aaarerea teetly eared, va where ail ethers 1 a x.a lesd snts for psemet neadi ljt to forma tloa relative ts year cat.

aystem of mail treatateat srabiea ti patleata at a dlstaa a nuv-ae aw uunxw a Call -araaa, aaitm wlU sua-, DRO. DETTC Ci CTT S3 CKasr If a. X4) St. Charles I PEnnvnovrl Orlclaal a4 Oelr Ce- Praaprt foe Ontiufrt ta i rf a amallln tim. aaaliil SrmV tm.

Taaasoeth Vu4 4 I II I MlWiiml an At Prarlj aarOemUra, iitamti v.i laaaa VMtiaaaia. lu Cambsstav Chemlaal Cm JaaAU- aaaaxanLiilPrassfa WtrUXamwIt wailaiili Prarri, mm I Oppression, SofCOCatlOn, KtZTt CURED BY aw- VlXtTCil tI I Tafa, KSMfc raw Tont, B. rvt .1 SOLO Br AU.IaUCOIST3. Tho Rosy Freshnc and velvety softaess of ths skin i' variably obtained by thoas who ns -soax's Powxaa. Are you gbing to BzV.

I Tpipor remodel joax Deforo you close Tour eoatraet can and our entire of Plumbiag Goods and Oas price -that, will psy yoa, Lambert Tl.Hoss87. 16 Cam? mhl ST SuWely Pp CHEAP FUEL. 400 atieka oak; ash and pin wood aUx 1 Uvered inaid of premises, for $1. or Alabem eoal. 40e par at- -V- ead postal FOSTER, AgerA suBd Beajaaalm Stre mhT HaWelSB PRESTON MERRILL' Infallib! Powler Baking Powder.

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r.C Doya A Preston. A Stauner. Xkrva Spor, and others. ORLEANS. JaiW-Jyarsi IL Wil -afnaa1aObiar vie.

Whea soQed, revers, wear -r Tea collar or fir pair at tit They look aad ft better than ar other k-t ASK TK3 DCALEH5 Tt -If not found at th stores esd six cc-rurol collar aad cuffs, narc.ng tyi sr. -a iavariably remits ia cooia-A. LKUV Of-. D.rBCTlI Mm- H-sX 4J no.