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State Librarian AVA LDA Vol XXI V-No 1 74 MEMPHIS THURSDAY JANUARY 27 1881 Price Five Cena Proclamaiii rr A WASHINGTON Stanley Mathews Nominated for Associate Justice THURSDAY JAN CARY 27 1881 NASHVILLE Howell Jackson of Madison County i ensuing term: Past grandmaster Woil-j man Keller of Pam grandmaster Workman A Mullins of Covington grand foreman Young of Lexington grand overseer Reed of Versailles grand recorder Mil ward of Lexington grand receiver Kennedy of Ludlow grand guide Dillon of Louisville grand watchman Joseph Davidson of Louisville grand trustee (three years) Kin-kead of Shelbyville After the installation the following were elected representatives to the supreme lodge: I Keller of Paris A Sea of Louisville of Lexington New Jaconet Embroideries New Nainsook Embroideries New Mull Embroideries New Swiss Embroideries GfrtlUAT SALE Underwear and Corsets REDUCED Skirts Embroidered Rnflle Princess Kbape 75e Chemises Shape) Handsomely Trimmed 75e Yoke Clowns Trimmed Fine Insertion and Frige Drawers Tacked and Neatly Trimmed 33e 4- Hand-made American Corsets Hand-made American Corsets Roth's Patent Corsets ers Stewart Steele Sykes Vernon Watkins Wilkes Wilson Woodard and Mr Speaker Ramsey For Maynard Anderson Austin Boyd of Lauderdale Boyd of Tipton Buttram Dawson Eaton Hall Hawkins Kennedy Murray McAndrew Neely Poston Reeder Smith Wiltse 17 For Edwards Warren 1 For Bose Jackson 1' For A A Taylor 1 The total vote was as follows: Jackson 72 Maynard 23 Rose 1 Taylor 1 Edwards 1 Thompson McKcnn and Matthews democrats voted for Maynard Buchanan changed at the last moment to Jackson The excitement and applause were greater than ever Jackson was carried on the shoulders of the members to the chair He spoke as follows: Senator Jackson was serenaded tonight In response he said in substance: I am aware that tbe wisdom and propriety of the choice may be questioned before the country but I am aware gentlemen that tbe right thinking men of both political parties who have the good of the country and the peace of the country at heart will acquiesce in what you have done to day In retaining the senate of th United States tbe democrats will thus insure te the country peace and prosperity for four consecutive years and it was the desire ef tbe conservative element of the country that the senate should so remain democratic as now and allay this alaun in reference to sectional agitation I expected and trusted that a more distinguished citizen of Tennessee would have gone forth in the discharge of its duties I will endeavor to represent not merely the interests of this great commonwealth but of the whole country to allay sectional animosity and to break down political animosities At the close of his speech democrats and republicans alike were invited into the diningroom of the Maxwell house where they partook of the hospitalities of the senator-elect lie received a large number of congratulatory dispatches from all parts of the state The Semad 12-50 a in Mr Jackson was serenaded to-night The rotunda of the Maxwell house was crowded and great enthusiasm was shown He spoke in much the same strain as at the capitol lie was introduced by Mr Savage Speeches were also made hy Messrs Bright Ilouk Butler Lester James and Taylor Quite a sensation occurred when Mr Taylor the recent republican elector was branching out into an abusive-attack on Mr Butler and his record Mr Butler replied in strong terms Great excitement prevailed but friends put a stop to the unseemly display Mr Jackson received over a hundred telegrams of congratulation Tho result has given general satisfaction to the democrats Some of the republican leaders are indignant at the course of members of their party in voting for Mr Jackson Mr onslaught on Mr was an expression of this sentiment Associated Frees la patch Nashville January 26 The thirtieth ballot for senator stood: Jackson 70 Maynard "25 Rose I As soon as Jackson was declared elected he was lifted out of his seat by his frieuds and escorted to the stand and said that he would do whatever that lay in his power to banish all -sectional agitation and bring prosperity to the country and that he would not only represent the state but the United States in the broadest sense of the word HOWELL JACKS03L in oj BROS TO BAGGING MANUFACTURERS The entire machinery of one ol the mrot complete mills in the Mate engaged in the manufacture of jute bagging is now ottered for Mile The mill is now making l0 rolls chtv (of tn hours) ut tho minimum of cxinic To those wishing to engage in the manufacture of bagging or to ex tend their present facilities a raro opportunity is ottered Good reasons for selling will be given to those really wishing to purchase Address NEVINH A Co Boston or Clare Pemberton Co Lawrence Mass BRICK FOR SALE THE brick contained in the walls of the Beal street icehouse Some 400 OuO are offered for ale cheap A pplv to A or SMITH 46 North Court Street CHASE COM HAY FEED and GRAIN LIME CEMENT PLASTER Aud Fire Brick 182 MAIN STREEjT 500 BARRELS FRESH CEMENT MANHOOD RESTORED A victim of early imprudence causing nervous debility premature decay etc having tried in Tain every knoun remedy has diwovered a simple means of self-cure which be will send free to Ids ellow-sufferera Address BEK VKrt 44 Chatham tcet GILMORE CO LAW AND COLLECTION HOUSE 3 NT WAMHINUTON MAKE collections negotiate loans and at tend to all business confided to them LAND SCRIP Additional Homestead Rights and LAND WARRANTS bought and sold LAYIGNE Dealer and Mannfaelnrer IN ALL KINDS OF )T MW' FRENCH MILLINERY DOLLY HAIR FAYCY GOODS Hair Dresser NOVELTIES ALWAYS ON HAND 230 Main Street OF THE EDICT 1TIL I Let our loyal and faithful subjects iztour loved city of and all the thousands of welcome visitor who be assembled within her gates give tongue Is Voicing II The King of tbe Carnival orders proclai tion to be made of his coming on Monday Feb" 28 lt( at high noon to inaugurate the innocent me making fun and frolic of our army of revet following our royal train III Our glittering coartien and noble of household more with our advance and our aids proclaim our demand upon the authorities the city for the surrendef of our Capital and Golden Key of the Gate I IV The hours of Tuesday 4 1 Mardi-Gras March bhftll rest silent from tlje sounds of labor and given up to our rule The splendor of our court shall proclu our residence and our power and a free iioex shall be accorded to all harmless merry -mum and markers mimics and madcaps until the 1 ten daw I The revel of Mardi-Gm Day shall te breath at the fail of night when our Grand OH the mysterious mempi-: shall flood the streets with a blaze of liglt a entrance the beholder with Its pageant of dreus beauty VII As a favor to our loyal subjects scatter throughout our broad realm who may wish eorae to greet the King on his visit we comma that all Railroad Magnates and Commander of Merchant Marine on our great river shall of safe transportation to and from our city of Mi phis at Reduced Rate aTI ret REX of the Programme of the Citixrr Committee for Monday and Tuesday will be giv in a f'-w dv PRESCRIPTION FREE For hepedy Care of Serves Le Tltslitf Prewfttsre Debility geressmw Detpondearr losfsslei ef Idea Aversion Kocietr Meraetive Memory and all Disorder brosvht os by iftdlsereet Habits ad kxressea Aay drurrist has tbe Ifteredtenta bur i kauo tsvELoet Aopttss DRW 8 JAQUFS I no Wwt 8Tth Pt- OIW'TTFtUTF 1 LiJ 23 -Of- The Sale of Our 5000 Dozen slightly imperfect Continued at half the price of regular Goods Freneb Embroidered Fnderwear Reduced A let of Infant's Short Dresses 1 rimmed Torehon Insertion and Fd 9100 Handsome Bridal beta three pieces 0350 Embrold'd Pillow Obama Reduced to 0100 SOq $100 $150 ferson City says a bill has been introduced in the senate providing that any insurance company doing business in the state without being so authorized shall be liable to a penalty of $250 for each offense At a meeting of the representatives of all Louisville Masonic lodges at the Masonic temple in that city they resolved to make the celebration of St day in aid of the Kentucky Masonic and home a national affair by offering prizes to the military companies and commanderies of Knights Templars Nearly a foot of new snow fell at Watertown yesterday The streets are in a terrible condition and many of the country roads are impassable A large number of men are engaged in shovelling the snow from the house tops to prevent their being crushed All freight trains are abandoned and express trains are running very irregularly CONVENTION OF VESSEL OWNERS Cleveland January 26 At the convention of vessel owner held here today owners were present from Milwaukee Detroit Sandusky Black river and Cleveland Those expected from other lake ports did not arrive Rules embodying tlie objects of the organization were unanimously adopted They set forth that the association favors adequate wages for sailors but will resist domination by the union They contemplate establishing vessel shipping offices at the principal lake ports and call on owners everywhere to cooperate and aid to establish local branches The association adjourned to meet two weeks from to-day in Chicago GRAND ARXT OF THE REPTBLIC Columbus Ohio January 26 At the afternoon session of the grand army of the republic John Koautz of Toledo was elected department oommander and Magruder of Cincinnati senior vice commander Fraternal greetings were telegraphed to New York and Wisconsin encampments now in session The encampment attended a concert and reunion to-night tendered by the local government jDim At his residence Capleville Tenn on the 2-ih inst Wm Berlin iu the t8th year of hi age Friends of the family arc requested to attend hia funeral this morning at 11 clock from the residence of Mr Howell Sigler irg Moshy street Masonic Notice Memphis royal arch chapter a aSo A will meet in gnecial-wA- com oration on THIS (Thurt-day) hVEMNG3F at o'clock for ork in the Mark Muster's' Degree Visiting M's fraternally invited Ky order II CULLEN John Hchn Secretary Chelsea Lodge 280 of If REGULAR Meeting TO-NIGHT (Thursday) at half past seven in our new Lodge Room comer of Fifth and Keel streets Member will take notice and attend promptly as degrees Vk ill be conferred and those of sister lodge are cordially invited also By order of the IK PRESCOTT Rep Sale virtue of a deed of trust executed to me ns trustee on the 11th day of May A 17 aud duly acknowledged on the 28th day of May 178 by Peter Mitchell and his wife Mrs Laura Mitchell and recorded in the office of the Register of Shelhy county Tennessee on the loth any of June 1H78 in book Ul page 40 to secure the pa-ment of a certain note of twenty-five hundred dollars iu said trust deed described which note with interest is past due and unpaid 1 will at the request of the holder of 6aid note on Monday tbe 21st Day of February ISfel betweeu the hours of and 2 clot on the southwest corner of Madison and Main streets in thecitv of Memphis (now Taxing District) Tennessee in Shelby county sell to the highest and best bidder for cash the Iollowingreal estate: Being a tract of land in bhelby county Tennessee on President's Island containing about five hundred (00) acres and more particularly described as follows: Being bounded on the east I the Mississippi river on the north by I Mitchell's south hundred (r00) at re tract on the by the lands of Mrs Jennie Richardson and Davie and on the south by the lands of Mrs Deloach Thomas Newman Da ie and Pear- sons aud Hams as Mid down in the map of Shelby county Tennesse and published byj II Humph re Sears and Smith lnlxiiy and Ik ing the same tract couved bv HienfFs deed to James A An-der-on ftdmmitnitor of II Mitfhell decesstd on svpteinler tth 17 whir lat 1 ed is duly recorded in the Register's odira of Shelby county Tenners? in bttok 108 pageTal to winch fer a further description of said laud reference is here made 1 he right of homestead dower interest And all equity oi redemption is expressly waived in said trust tieed HARRY IlILL IiUilee Biokiow A IIiLf Attorneys mptns Jan 27 1XM SEEDSMEN 232 Main St nearly opp Old Stand AGENTS FOR CELEBRATED GARDEN SEED SEED POTATOES A SPECIALTY New Crop Grass Seeds Clover Timothy Orchard Hertht and BlneCirasi ONION S33TS I tod Itiixt Proof Wliitc anil It la ok Seed Ouls tfiT ml lit Trd to the trade Full an I examine our MiKk Ik ft purchaMng eho NEW STOCK AND LATENT STYLLS IN Custom MadeSootsS Shoes THE BEST IS TI1E CHEAPEST Fine Hand-Made Boots and Shoes FOB UEXTIEWEX IAD1KN ZD IHIL DREY A SPECIALTY First Class Goods at Lowest Prices It Waa a bad day Tor the repudiator or aa they delight to call themselves They had just 'defeated Bailey the able and npright champion of aound democratic principles It began to look like a Waterloo for the democracy Either a republican or a repudiating democrat for United Statea senator seemed a foregone conclusion when by one of those surprising and sudden turns of good fortune that are sometimes met with in close contests in war and politics the state-credit democracy won the fight by the election of Howell Jackson lie is one of the ablest lawyers and best speakers in the state Elected to the legislature on a state-credit platform from a strong state-credit county he took as bold and decided a stand for the maintenance of the public faith state and national as did Col Bsilcy Judge election will strengthen the democratic party by weakening the repudiation faction His election also gives to the party in this state another leader without fear and without reproach and in the national councils a representative of whom every Tennesseean be he republican or democrat of high or low-tax degree may Justly feel proud Till Knoxville Dispatch haa heard it as a fact that there waa plenty of money in readinese to secure eleo tion but that he pnt his foot on the money scheme when he heard of it The story is probable a a Maynard haa always stood above the suspicion of corruption Thk able editors are still busily engaged in constructing sham cabinets for Garfield Aa the aubject ia of an inexhaustible character they may be expected to keep on at tbeir work of constructing until the Sage of Mentor emerges from bis snowbank of silence and constructs a real cabinet about a month hence Last week the Avalanche advised the repnblicana to vote for some good debt paying democrat for United States senator as they bad no chance to elect a republican After the loss of several days by tbeir stubborn refusal to follow this disinterested advice they thought better of it yeaterday and over twenty of them voted for Judge Jackson Better late than never Now that the senatorship business is out of the way some practical business Js in order The settlement of the state debt a new assessment law a law that will collect taxes and a good road law demand the first consideration If the legislators devote to these important questions the same earnestness and seal with which they have grappled with national politics some good to the people will be evolved from their labors Evert niember of the house committee on foreign affairs believed that the Panama canal waa located in Central America until informed by Secretary Thompson that the prospective canal waa located in South America The profound geographical knowledge of this committee has been equalled if not surpassed by the vast stores of hydrostatic information evolvod by the Mississippi river eommission on one steamboat excursion from St Louis to New Orleans A Tennesseean who is looking around southern Illinois writes to the Avalanche Here the school tax levied by county commissioners in each district amounts to more than all the taxes in Tennessee They have also a law here which is popular levying a tax o( one dollar on each dog in the state to be applied to school purposes The state also makes an appropriation for the public schools in addition to the district tax The people pay their school taxes willingly though in many instances amounting to $150 $175 and $200 on the $100 Despite the high taxes there is less complaint here about taxation than in Tennessee The Vicksburg Commercial acknowledges the corn in relation to the Plant bank bonds and says even the Union bank bonds ought to have been paid as an set of manliness while the Planter's bank bonds ought to have been paid as an act of common honesty It is a good place here for the Avalanche to remark that it expects some of the Mississippi newspapers that have picked holes in bladVet will hereafter look a little more sharply after their own raiment Kentuckians are proverbial of the atraigbtest sect and are not given to call a repudiator by any other name than repudiator The fol-ilowing sentiment from the Louisville lEvening News therefore need not shock anybody in Tennessee: Everyone familiar with the wealth and sources of Tennessee knows the state hie to pay in full without any excee-axation on a fair assessment of Nrhich according to the federal 870 reach nearly $500000000 a state tax of seven mills without any state debt -sills Instead of abusing state for asking only 'ue it would be far is a aive values census of Alabama lev and Kentucky levies a tax of lithe creditor of the what is justly such measuee aa gat ions The state board of health make an earnest plea to the legislature for increased accommodation for the insane The present institution is not sufficient for more than half of the insane who imperatively require hospital restraint and treatment They say: In the year 1873 the general assembly passed an act providing for the erection of two additional hospitals one in the eastern and one in the western division of the state The commissioners under the act failed to find in the latter division a suitable site but purchased one in East Tennessee a few miles from the city of Knoxville possessing eminently favorable and attractive features and commenced building cp erations The legislature of 1875 however repealed the act and ordered a sale of that property under the view that the embar-i reseed financial condition qf the state would aot warrant the necessary expenditure for ita completion and 'the maintenance of more charitable institutions of this character It is barely possible that the present legislature will be able to appoint a commissioner with sufficient gumption to find a site for an asylum in West Tennessee The fact that an insane person must be consigned to Jail in Tennessee for the lack of asylums is -ificant of a lack of a civilixatiou in- into we -are all more or less day ie to boaat of the poaaowion Copies of the Medical and Surgical History of the War Postal -The Work of Committees Sarreader MU1( Ball No official information concerning the reported surrender of Sitting Bull to the Canadian government has been received at the war department up to the close of office hours to-day imludMi Washington January 26 The president nominated Stanley Mathews for associate justice of the United States supreme court vice Julius Swayne resigned In the executive session of the senate this evening the nomination of Ex-Senator Stanley Matthews to he an associate justice of the supreme court was referred to the committee on the judiciary The president has appointed Beverly Tucker of West Virginia a commissioner of the world's fair in New York in 1883 The nomination of Wm II Haskell as postmaster at Albany was reached on the calendar and Mr Kernan who made the motion for executive session asked that it be taken np for action but upon the statement that Senator Carpenter (now confined to his house by illness) desires to be heard on the legal questions involved in this case The senate decided to postpone its consideration and it was accordingly passed over for the present Bmnl Thirty-nine clerks in the navy department were discharged to-day to take effect February 1st next These clerks are on the temporary roll and paid out of the appropriation for contingent expenses Their removal is caused by the exhaustion of that appropriation SeuM Finance Committee The senate finance committee gave a hearing to the controller of currency in opposition to the 5th section of the funding bill Ilis arguments were mainly directed against proposed repeal of section 4 of the act of June 20 1874 and the re-enactment of sections 5159 and 5160 of the revised statutes concerning the snrrender of circulating notes and deposits of bonds as security for circulation and deposits his conference with the committee to-day It also included in its range various questions in regard to the earnings and profits on the circulation and dividends of the national banks and their right to issue and retire the circulating notes at their pleasure It has just been decided to permit the three per cent dividend recently declared by the Pacific Central railroad to be paid subject to certain conditions The controller suggested the repeal of the laws imposing a tax upon deposits and capital of banks Upon being asked if the tax upon circulation was necessary to pay the expenses of his office and the issue of notes he replied that the gain to the government from loss upon national bank notes now in circulation if estimated at 1 per cent would amount to $312000000 which he said would be sufficient to pay the expenses of the national bonds to tho government for the next 15 years PoNlal Telegraph Mr resolution instructing the postoffice committee to inquire into the expediency of establishing by-laws for the postal telegraph system under the government of the United States was presented to the house to-day with the recommendation that it pass for the following reason: That it is evident there is a general demand by the public for protection in telegraph communications from extortions of the great telegraph monopoly that absorbs its competitors as they become established and thus compels the tariff which pays dividends on stock believed to be largely watered and therefore official inquiry should be made into the facte and legislation proposed in accordance therewith Committee Basloem The house committee on census today instructed Mr Cox (N Y) to call up the appropriation bill agreed to at the last meeting upon the first opportunity and urge its immediate consideration The house committee on commerce voted to make an appropriation for Mississippi river improvements and for a reservoir system leaving the amount to be determined upon after the other items of the river and harbor bill have been fixed Tb Pmc Indlmu Commlaalon The members of the Ponca Indian commission were Brigadier Generals George Crook and Nelson A Mills army Wm Stickney of Washington and Walter Allen of Newton Mass The commission has been appointed by the president to proceed to the Indian territory and confer with tho Ponca Indians for the purpose of ascertaining the facts in regard to their recent removal and present condition so far as is necessary to determine the question of what justice and humanity require should be done by the United States government in the premises Mnllnil and Margie! History af th War The government printing office is almost daily in receipt of letters from medical men throughout the country asking where they can obtain copies of the medical and surgical history of the war A bill has recently been introduced in congress which authorizes the public printer to reprint from stereotype plates an edition of 50000 copies of each of the four volumes heretofore issued from the government printing office The fifth volume is now going through the press Should the bill become a law these 50000 copies will be gratuitously distrib- uted hy the members of congress Con- I sequently those desiring copies whoj make timely application can no doubt be accommodated I Tote aa PaeiHe Ballroad Resolution The vote on Mr Blake's amendment to the Pacific railroad resolution was i taken and resulted 54 yeas and 140 nays The amendment asked the house not to ratify the present contracts i Poetollice Order An order has been issued by the post-office department establishing a single daily exchange of through registered I pouches between the postmasters at Mem- phis Tenn and Little Rock Ark to go into effect on the 1st proximo SNOW STOBX AT BUFFALO Buffalo January 26 The snow storm which set in last evening con- tinued throughout to-day and railroad traffic is again seriously interfered with Passenger trains to local points were abandoned this afternoon and through trains are running irregularly A dispatch was received at Detroit Michigan announcing the death of John Kay a well known citizen of that city Mr Kay has been suffering with consumption for a long time Over a month ago he went to Florida thinking that the mild climate might restore his health ANCIENT ORDER OF WORKINGMEN Louisville Ky January 26 The eighth annual session of the grand lodge of the Ancient Order of United Workingmen after a two days' session in this city adjourned to-night to meet on the fourth Tuesday of February 1882 Tho following are tbe officers elected for the The Dark Horse Who Wins on The Thirtieth BaUot A Narrow Escape From The Election of a Butler Nominates Howell Jackson Seconded by Mr Speaker Ramsey Who Declares Maynard The Greatest Statesman in The South And He Preferred Him to Any Democrat in The State The Republican Break Jackson for Is Followed Up by The Democrats And Judge Jackson Receives 72 Votes A Serenade and a Little Unpleasantness Between the Republican Brethren Some of Whom Are Excessively Annoyed At the Republican Bolt For A Democrat Taylor Raises a War Whoop and Butler Responds Men ale Special to the Avalanche 1 Nashville January 26 scenes in tbe legislature were exciting beyond description The galleries were crowded and the spectators enoroachcd greatly from the allotted members There was a dramatic scene when Mr Buchanan called for tbe reading of the American Each sentence of tbe article was greeted with tremendous applause especially the declaration that this was the first instance of a man betraying a public trust in Tennessee Mr Buchanan's remarks were received with very few expressions of approval He continued to vote for Maynard Tbe 29th ballot stood as follows: For Bate 43 Muse 1 George Jones 2 Maynard 40 Harrison 5 James 1 Bose 1 Wm Smith 2 John Murray 1 Dorsey Thomas 1 Luke Wright 1 Necessary to a choice 50 On tbe thirtieth ballot a move was started to Solon Rose and at the close of the rell all the Democrats had so voted giving him the requisite number There was a hurried conference among the republicans and just as the clerk was about to announce the vote Mr Butlei arose and amid silence said he had done everything possible for party success but bad given up the hope of the election of a republican and would now vote for Howell Jackson of Madison Great cheering followed this announcement Mr Jackson interrupted with the remark that he hoped his friends would not waste their time in Toting for him The excitement was fearful Speaker Ramsey said that it seemed inevitable that there would be a democrat elected and while he had never voted for one and preferred Mr Maynard to any man in Tennessee and considered him the greatest statesman in the south and had intended to vote for him until the present time but nevertheless he had a choice between democrats For tbe high appreciation he had for Mr Jack-son he preferred him to any democrat in Tennessee and he consequently would change his vote from Maynard to Jackson Then came the stampcdif of democrats as fast as tho clerk could make changes They went over to Jackson and the republicans began to follow When Wiltse tried to stem the current by moving an adjournment Butler jumped to his feet and that the republicans had been assured from day to day that several votea from the other side would come to their relief until last night and this morning They had been assured of this for ten days The republicans had been deceived day after day and night after night He had no hopes and bad not-for several days that a republican could be elected He bad made it a rule of his life that when be could not get what he wanted he would come as near to it as possible lie believed Mr Jackson to be a man of ability and integrity a man that would treat the republicans of Tennessee fairly and honestly and from then and henceforth he proposed to stand to Mr Jackson Applause again broke forth and continued for some time Democrats and republicans went over to Mr Jackson and finally the vote was announced: Senate For Howell Jackson: Alexander Barrett Bell Bibb Carter Cason Coleman Daniel McCullough Perkins Rankin Ragland Smallmau Smith of Fentress Smith of Shelby Taylor Tillman Watson and Mr Speaker Morgan For Horace Maynard Brown Duggan Gaston Ilill Huddlestone and Mathews 6 House for Jackson Agee Allen Bogwell Baker Beasley Brooks Buchanan Buque Butler Cassels Cochran Cole Cooper Coulter Davis Driver Dulaney Ezell Goss Grisham Harrison Hash Haynes Hayuie Head IJig-gina Houston Janes Jones Lester Lewis Manson Martin Means Mc-Anally McLemore MeTerr Norris Owing Pillow Plummer Rhodes Rog- CONGRESSIONAL A Discussion Between Plumb and Hoar Relative to The Manner In Which The Pilgrim Fathers Got Rid Of Poor Lo ash inuton January 26 --Mr Harris reported favorably upon the bill relating to quartermasters stores furnished the force of Gen Lew Wallace during the Morgan raid through Indiana and Ohio A joint resolution ratifying the settle nient of taxes made by the district commissioners with the Baltimore and Ohio railroad was taken up Mr Whyte explained that the District commissioners of the two houses had succeeded in effecting an adjustment of the dispute which had lasted for 14 years as to the taxes upon the property in the District The compromise resulted in a reduction from 890-000 to 875000 as the amount payable After further debate the reading of the hill was ordered Ayes 38 noes 7 The bill was then passed finally Mr Windom said he had proposed to call up the naval appropriation bill today but would defer it until to-morrow if the senator from Texas (Coke) believed the pending Indian land in severalty bill would he disposed of to-day Mr Coke replied that in his opinion a final vote could be reached on the latter to-day The postoffice appropriation hill was received from the house and referred to the committee on appropriations The consideration of the land in severalty bill was then resumed the question being upon Mr amendment adding a proviso to the amendment of Mr Hoar conferring citizenship upon the Indians taking lands in severalty under the provisions of the bill Mr Morgan withdrew his amendment temporarily Mr Teller said he objected to the bill as being in reality compulsory upon the Indians and quoted at some length from department reports to show that as to many of the tribes which had been represented as anxious to acquire agricultural lands the system bill had failed and as to others the allotment to them of their lands had been made subsequent to their civilization and could not therefore properly be claimed to have been instrumental in their civilization Mr amendment was rejected Mr Plumb moved to amend tbe fifth section A lengthy colloquy here ensued between Messrs Plumb Dawes and Hoar upon the record of Massachusetts in the early history of the country in connection with the alleged extinction of the Indians within her borders Mr Plumb replying to criticisms upon the pending amendment said he inferred from that senator's remarks that the Massachusetts people were not willing that others should observe the same rule in the treatment of Indians that they liad observed themselves but having extinguished the Indians in their own state in their own way they conceived they were on that account better entitled to be heard on that matter chan were the people among whom the In dians now existed He then read from history a statement that there were in the Massachusetts colony in 1680 6000 Indians while the number at the time of the revolution was but 200 Mr Iloar replied that at the time referred to Massachusetts wa S' a colony independent of the Plymouth settlement and quoted from the statement in History to show that the 6000 were accredited to the former and the 200 to the latter the figures in each instance having no relation to each other Mr Plumb then said he would like to know how many Indians there were in the Massachusetts colony at the time of the landing of the pilgrim fathers Mr Hoar replied that there was no Massachusetts colony at that time Mr Dawes also replied to Mr Plumb commenting upon that confu-susion of dates and boundary lines That senator instead of answering argument had resorted to his desk as to an arsenal or magazine of ready-made weapons and drawn upon the opposite side with a book whose leaves were musty with age Mr Dawes went on to argue that Mr Plumb was incorrect as to the length of the period of which he had spoken and added that the character of Massachusetts in that day or tliis day would withstand any little puny assault that the senator from Kansas or any peer of his on this floor could make upon her buckler Mr Plumb proceeded to argue that the Indians had certainly been entirely eliminated from the section of country which included Massachusetts whereas if they could have been benefited by contact with a superior race they would not have become extinct Mr Kernan moved for an executive session Mr Ingalls remarked that the Indian question had now been under debate two years one month and five days He had hoped it might be finally and definitely settled to-day hut apprehending some one would want to continue the debate another day he would yield for the motion for an executive session The senate went into executive session and when the doors reopened adjourned The Pedestrians The Seore At yilrinlglat New York January 26 The scores at midnight stood: Hughes 325 Howard 305 Krohne 301 Albert 301 Vint 300 Cox 300 Curran 278 Phillips 270 Campana 255 and La-couse 243 Hughes beats the best American record for 72 hours hy 7 miles Mr "William I Curti- the Spirit of the Times fill- the office of referee and during his absence is respresented hy Mr Arthur Ellaui the reporting editor of another newspaper whose position is that of chief scorer Under him are over a hundred young men who do the actual work of scoring and were selected for the purpose from the amateur athletic clubs ofthe city Denver's Prosperity Railroads Completed and In Course of Construction Denver January 25 The extraordinary growth of Denver continues with marvelous speed The Denver Western and Pacific railroad company has let contracts to Given Abbott Co for grading 30 miles of their line from Denver This road should not be confounded with the Denver Utah and Pacific which has not yet made any demonstrations towards building its road The Denver and New Orleans railroad have filed ar- tides of incorporation their object being the construction of a railroad from Denver to connect with the Texas Pacific Houston and Texas Central and Rio Grando and the extension of the Missouri Kansas and Texas railroads in Texas The capital stock is $10000-000 Directors for the first year: Browtij Charles Kountze Moffat Win Barth George Tritch Isaac Brinker Wm Daniels Fisher and John Evans nearly all being men who made large sums by the sale of the Desver and South Park railroad FOREIGN AFFAIRS Preparations for the Reception TDf Irish Prisoners Terrible Scene of Poor Starv- i ing Irishmen Victory of Russians Over the Turcomans i IRELAND Dublin January 26 It is stated on official authority that elaborate preparations are making at Mount Joy prison where the former habeas corpus prisoners werej confined for the reception of a large number of Irish inmates At a land league meeting to-day Mack-en a juryman in the late trials was proposed for membership by Davitt The nomination was seconded by Sullivan Pj cheers A Kantark correspondent describes a remarkable scene at the meeting of the poor law guardians The day was bitter cold and about 200 famished persons stood without the workhouse where the guardians met Among them were 80 stalwart but hungry looking laborers who loudly demanded work The guardians could give them none In midst of the meeting word was brought that the laborers were forcing their way into the building Business was suspended and dead silence prevailed Immediately afterwards footsteps were heard ascending the stairs The door was almost taken from its hinges with tbe kicking and pushing it received from the outside Several voices were heard calling on the guardians to open the door and give them relief The door was opened by Mr Cau-liffe one of the guardians who was about to leave the room when he was thrown back and informed that neither he nor any other guardian in the room should leave until they had done something for them The passage on the stairs was completely thronged with sullen famished-looking men A scene of confusion then ensued which lasted several minutes In the background several poor fellows were weeping After some time the men were got to understand they cquld find bread and tea in the hall and that their families would receive otit-door relief for a Keek The besieged guardians were on this understanding allowed to go uninterrupted RISSIA London January 26 Gen Skobel-off telegraphs further from Geak Tepe as follows: The Tekke Turconians were pursued and cut down for a distance of 15 versts Our victory is complete We captured a quantity of arms cannon ammunition and provisions Our loss is now being ascertained Our troops fought heroically E5GLAXD London January 26 The Times gays the Dublin trial is sufficient to show the helplessness and inadequacy of the ordinary law to repress illegal organization and agitation of large dimensions but the perplexity of the Dublin jury will not prevent Englishmen from forming their own conclusions in regard to the real character of the agitation If no supplementary legislation is forthcoming the miscarriage of the Dublin trial will be hailed in some quarters as establishing and sanctioning license Mr Gladstone replying to a correspondent who inquired as to the truth of the rumor that he is about to enter the i house of lords because of ill health says 1 it is perfectly groundless 1 The commander of volunteers Isle of of Wight has been warned that an at- tempt would be made to blow up the armory there and precautions have been taken accordingly A report has been received from Singapore that a local trading steamer has capsized Seventy bodies have been recovered many others were carried away by the current BERLIN Berlin January 25 The lower house of the Prussian diet to day di-cus-ed the resolution introduced on the 14th by Mr Windthorst leader of the Catholic party declaring thn the administration of the a-raments and the celebration of the ma-s are not subject to the penal clauses of the laws of 1873 1374 and Mr minister on ecclesiastical affairs opposed fhe resolution He allowed that in consequence of the recent amalioration of the May laws only 3 pec centum of the parishes of the Prussia are now without curates The government he said was extremerely desirous of peace The debate on Herr resolution lasted five hours and a half ultimately The second reading was appointed for Thursday All the speakers except that of the centre party and one secessionist opposed the resolution Cablegrams Florence January 26: The royal printing establishment was totally destroyed by fire St Petersburg January 26: The czar has received a telegram announcing the capture of Lek Tese London January 26: Bar silver 5s 13d per ounce Bullion gone into bank of England on balance to-day £30000 London January 26: Alfred Elmore the historical painter is dead He was bom in 1825 atClonakilty county Cork Ireland John Blacaulay of Louisville has purchased of Norton Co the property known as theater for $80000 New York January 26: The argument in the case of Hatch vs the telegraph companies began to-day was not concluded when the court adjourned Capetown January 26: A skirmishing party from Gov Sir George force has come in sight of the Boer patrol A battle is expected to-morrow London January 26: A dispatch from Vienna says that frequent shocks of earthquake have been felt at Agram during the past few days and the panic has been renewed London January 26: The Orange emergency committee is about to send an armed party to protect the house of a lady at Mount Morris as the authorities decline to keep two policemen there London January 26: A dispatch from Dublin says: It is reported that the two dissenting jurors in a state trial were Corcoran a Roman Catholic and Webb a Quaker among the majority were three protestante Dublin January 26: At a meeting of the land league to-day Davitt made an abusive attack on Foster for his speech in introducing the coercion bills He said the speech was one of the most infamous and lying ever delivered in the house of commons London January 26: A St Petersburg correspondent has reason to believe that Russia assured England two months ago that Greek Tekke would not be occupied and that when the Tekkes had been vanquished the Russian troops would return to the shores of the Caspian sea London January 26: A monster meeting of colliers was held at Wigan yesterday and it was decided to stand out for an advance of ten per cent After the meeting separate colliers visited several pits and did much damage The police who were powerless were stoned and a number of them were severely injured The military have arrived to prevent further disaster Lease Ratified Of the Southeast and St Louis Railroad bjr the Stockholders of the Eoulvile and Nashville Louisville January 26 The stockholders of the Louisville and Nashville railroad held a called eession at the office in this city to-day The following resolution in reference to ratifying the lease of the Southeast and St Louis railroad was unanimously adopted: Resolved That the majority in the interest of the stockholders of the Louisville and Nashville railroad company assent to and approve of the execution by the president and secretary under the seal of the company of the lease of the Southeast and St Louis railroad its equipments and appurtenances also Resolved That in the sense of this meeting the contract made by this company with Adams Express company and Southern express company is for the best interests of this company and that the interests of the stockholders as well as the public at large will he promoted by carrying of the same into full execution New York The Streets Blockaded with Bust ness Saircringltt Coueaence New York January 25 The blockade of traffic iu the streets in the lower part of theeeity continued yesterday until 7 o'clock in the evening This morning many shippers sent out their trucks with goods at an early hour but gained little advantage as the blockade began again at about 9 and at noon was bad as it was at the same hour yesterday There is every indication that this afternoon and to-night the street-will be more completely blocked than they were yesterday This blockage has extended along Canal street from Broadway to West street and was iu-ed by the large number of trucks shipping goods on the New York Central railroad An unbroken line of ears exten led up and down the street along West Broadway and along West street and the streets in the neighborhood of the Washington market the jam was as had at noon to-day as it was at the ame hour yesterday: and in Broadway it was evn worse A policeman on Broadway said: have seen many bad blockades on Broadway lasting a day or two but I never saw one equal to this for it has continued now for two weeks and seems to grow worse instead of better Condensed Telegrams Gov Cornell of New York recommends an appropriation for suppressing cattle diseases and urges the necessity for congressional action Later editions of the Chicago evening papers contain a notice of the dissolution of the firm of Field Leiter Co It is said however that the business will be continued under the management of members of the old fisio A St Louis Post dispatch from Jef- LUMBER MERCHANTS And Dealers In DOORS S4SII RMpj MOLDDfO FLOORING CEILIXC fcllMXU HIIIMILU LATHI ETC omre and Blare No S33Nreoad Ht ard ad WreHare rer Ilraadad Price Lists Estimates and Molding Hoots Matted on AppItrattoTi 0 Bonfires and Illuminations in the City of Jackson General Joy of the People at His Election Jackson Tenn January 26 I have never seen a town or community so wildly enthusiastic as Jackson is over the election of her gifted son to the United States senate The news rapidly spread and the streets are crowded with men women and children all shouting and happy that our own Jack-son has been elected The cannon is booming and speaking in tones of thunder the general gladness acclaimed Judge Jackson here at hiswiative home is deservedly popular with all classes not only for his intellect and integrity but for his bigheartedness Also Tennessee has done herself an honor in electing him and has in him one who is the peer of any in the United States senate and who will never fail to cross swords with the best of them when necessary Bailey has been worthily succeeded and the good work started by him will be left in able hands The city is brilliantly illuminated bonfires are blazing rockets cleave the air arid all are rejoicing over the election of one of noblest citizens lie is able brave and brilliant and will make his mark in the high councils of the republic CRIMES AXD CASUALTIES Railroad Aeeldenf Columbus Ohio January 26 A special dispatch from Millersburg says: The Cinciunati express struck a broken rail three miles north of here to-day The engine and two cars passed over in safety but the coach jumped the track and rolled down a steep embankment and was totally wrecked! No one was killed outright but the following are the injured: Games conductor danger ously hurt about the head and spine Dr Firestone superintendent of the Columbus insane hospital leg crushed and cut on the side of the head Dr Ebright of Akron member of the legislature arm hurt Weidner of Cleveland head injured Mrs Lydia Wolf of Clinton Ohio cut in the head and hip was hurt badly Mrs Sylvester Daize of Doylestown Ohio was not much injured but two of her children were badly hurt one of them will not survive Deetz of Berlin Ohio badly cut on the head Mrs Deetz slightly injured Mrs Erb of Cleveland hurt badly in the stomach The wounded were all brought to Millersburg and are now being cared for by physicians and citizens ABSENT OF AM ARK ANSI AM IN MEW 1TOKK New York January 26 This afternoon Richard Dawson was brought before Justice Smith charged with uttering a check for $32 purporting to be signed by Col John Fellows The complainant was John Monerief a sa- loon keeper It turnftout that Dawson who is a colored man was formerly a state senator from Arkansas He was held iu default of 8500 bail In his possession was found recommendations from Wm II English ex-Senator Rarnum and Gen Smalley lie claims that he was unaware of the passing of the fraudulent check El K1 385 Second Street lelweFzi Owyoao and Real MBMPYTTR TENN The DROWN UMBRELLAS EARL COLLARS KID GLOVES PARTY NECK WEAR SILK HANDKERCHIEFS FINE DRESS SHIRTS Plantation Hardware III market ron-Mmirl VUUt 'Hl ftipcl 1100 SippI iMi ItladpM ftrawi Rod I 'frapp and otlipr lialua i Rrnllpa SiuelPtrppM Rack Uci'ere Harrow Tcrth mu! Ih LL'1 ar54 TooIm (4 rind Ktonm Pic erVhV ire James A Graham Unions lLlAiwj and other Orgill Bros 8l Co Memphis Tenn.