Evening Gazette

              Xttetiittg — NTXMBBB BSC. I W—fcly fct«bllshed iaftO ( PITTSTON. PA.. TUESDAY. FEBRUARY 19, 1884 ) two oaves. ) Tan Cents Per Weak. ii possible taat its selfish and pecuniary interests ore 011 the side of the Watterson bill. But we shall act ou the assumption that our customers' interests aro the same as our own. This bill is the protest of a decaying organ!- tatio'i, the Associated Press, against the progress of the times. The cost of collecting and serving news ha* been greatly cheapened within tlm last year or two. Ah-eady the •mailer papers are able to receive a very excellent news service at a prico within their means. The day is not far di ta Dt when, through our system, or some similar system, the little newspapers will have news facilities which will put them almost on an equality with the metropolitan press. The country daily is looking up. This hill is intended to check this growth. WASHINGTON GOSSIP. m 'rial of the Ohio legislature in relati m to foreign exclusion of American pork. Two hundred and wiveiity-flve bills And resolutions were introduced under the call, most of tbeu) of a private nature. Mr. Dorsheimer, of New York, moved to suspend the rules and pass a resolution making tlio bill in relation to international copyright I he special order for the 87th inst. rOKAR'S FALL RUMORED 8TEADILY FALLING r«tmuUr Sam'l A. Hewitt, Of Monterey, Mich., deliver* himsolf in (kit wise? "For coUa, burn*, sore throat an t rheumatism, Thomas' Eclectrio Oil cannot l«* beateu. I say keep it np to the standard, aiDCI it will satisfy tlio people. I shall seed for % new supply soon." COPYRIGHTING NEWS. Cincinnati Resuming lta WoaieJ The Coming Meeting of the DemoC cratic National Committee. El Mahdi Living in State and Surrounded by a Life Guard. Appearance—Plmln at Work. the Bill Proposed by the Asso- Cincinnati, Feb. 19.—Once ajain things are regaining their normal appearance and people talk &i though the flood was over. The river has fallen a little over ten feet from the hlgheet point reached last Thursday. Although the worst and most annoying features of the flood are almost over, yet hi suffering of the poor and the distress ■a ill last for weeks. The nec*mitie) for extending he'p to all of these is not ended, but this hardly needs to be told, as the generous public has not in the least oeased to give from its store. Trains are running into the Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton and the Little Miami depots, and some of the roads are using the track of the former comrany. It is expected that by Friday next a full supply of gas will be turned on, judging from prrsjnt indications. In Newport a frightful picture of destruction Is made visible as the waters recede. So terrible is (he wreck that many who possessed a little hotnt turn away in despair and became almost frantic at thu sight. Destruction and ruin meet the eye everywhere. Some of the brave men who have been so faithfully at work the past three days, moving houses to where they belong, have become heartsick of the awful scenes. So complete is the destruction to many houses tbat when an attempt is made to turn them they actually crunfble to pieces. Pirates aro at work e ery night stealing ropes tied to bouses to keep them from floating away, and in fa they take everything they cau lay the hands on. ciated Press. Mmmry Waturton Give* III* View* •f the Bill of Wblcb He Is (be Bapeclal Champion—Tbe Other Side. The tanker Matter—Klrltlaitd Super" Effective Work of tile Rebel Gum— Tbe Harbor of Kuaklm Inault Relent — Indignities Offered Christians. •eded —Warren Calls oil the Presi- Mr. Deuster, of Wisconsin, opposed the resolution and had re:id an article from The Chicago Tribune, of February 0, against the bill, urging that its ouly effect would be to uiake books dear without benefiting Amerionu authors, who would still be undersold by foreign authors. dent— follon Iiuereata—The Jlmuarntrtrt*. Mortn King Hrldjfe* A FEAST Oe FUN! Washington Feb ' 19. —The tonic likely to absorh t-he a tention of Waslvngton this week is the fixing of time and location for the meeting of t he National Democrat in convention by the national committee, which m«ots on Friday next, the22d inst., for th it purpose. The usual rivalry exists, and til • merits of the contesting cities nre being argued with the accustomed zeal by the'r respective representatives. Chicago and St. Louis seem to be the most zealous tn their efforts to secure the convention, and th most convincing arguments are being urged upon the members of the committee here Of course the usual amount of gossip i* indulged in, and tho friends of the gentle men named for tlia nomination of 18S4 are representing tho importance of this a d that city upon the chances of tho e they favor. Thus it is raid Morrison's friend favor Chicago, and tho friend* of the o'd ticket regard it as flttintr that, t he eon veil tuv should meet at St. Louis and in that desiri the friends of McDo-alrt gain. The frie di of Mr. Mower. Mr. Bayard and oth -r more northern candidates are favorim Saratoga Cincinnati is also represented here, but the only reason urged why the convention should go there is that the enthusiasm thus enkindled might servo to carry the state in October The undisputed fact remains that New York is regarded as the pivotal state, and her voice will be potential. London, Feb. 19.—A rumor is current to 'he effect that the reb-..j made a combined it tack upon Tokar during the night, and nnder cover of the Are from their heavy guns and the darkneas succeeded in capturing the place, after which .they massacred the garrison. Up to a late hour this morning the government had received no official information confirming the rumor, and in military ci *cles here the report is doubted. iipies have brought a letter into Buukim from the comrAander of the garrison at Tokar stating that some of the rebel guns are doing effective work upon the city. He has supplies sufficient to last him to the nid of the month. The commander urgently requests to be supplied with arms and ammunition, and suggests that two men-of-war be sent to Trinkital to make a demonstration in his support.until troops arrive. The rebels have summonel the Tokar garrison to •iurrpud-r, promising that if they do so their lives will be spared. It is feared that tbe harbor of Suakira Is (no small to contain all the war vessels ordered there. WasamOTOIt, Feb. 19.—Mr. Henry Wattenon, having been interviewed touching the proposed measure of newspaper copyright, which he has in charge and is about to lay before congress, says: "The legislation which will be asked of congress simply proposes to property in news from piratical concurrent publication by a clause in the copyright laws ipsking collected news, the product of skilled labor and outlay, exclusive for twenty-four hours to those who pay for It Everything a bo tit a newspaper office, from a perfecting press to the newsman's pot of paste, is pro|Derty, and he who steals it falls within the reach and compass of tlie law. But that which constitutes the real value of a newspaper property—its news franchises—costing vast sums of money and years of special enterprise, trainiug and labor, has no legal status whatever. Anybody can steal it with impunity. The proposed measure created indeed a new property; that is property In news. No ouo can oppose it except those who want to rob others of their tabor and money. The twenty-four hours' limitation gives all the latitude needful to honest and legitimate transcriptions from one newspaper to another. The country press is in no wise touched, and 1 can see no other Interest on its ["art than to approve a measure calculated to elevate anil dignify Vie profession of journalism, by giving a certain legal Validity and responsibility to the collection and distribution of news. MUSIC HALL. The bouse, by 150 yeas to 98 nays, refused to suspend the rules and niako the order, not two-thirds vot.iug in the affirmative. TUESDAY. Feb. 18th. Return of the Favorites, "The thing I object to chiefly in the projectors of this scheme is thoir hypocrisy. It is an awful crime, they say, to steal the news. And yet there isn't a man among them who does not systematically and regularly steal the news. The San Francisco papers steal from Chicago, the Chicago papers from New York, tho Now York papers from London, tho London papers froin St. Petersburg, and if tho St. Petersburg papers don't steal it is hecans) there are no newspapers further east to crib from. How many of these virtuous greit papers have stolen the president's message, bribing officials to get it, and then made a i.:ei it of it? I heard the publisher of one of Chicago's greatest dailies say once that he wouldn't pay for cable dispatches whoti the h. St copy of tho New York Herald from the piv.:. . st him twenty-five cents a day. Mr. Dowd, of NC5rth Carolina, from the committee ou coinage, weights and measures, offered a resolution, which was adopted, fix ing the 18th of March for th.* bill for retire nient and recoinage of the trade dollar. BARLOW. WILS0H I CO.'S MAMMOTH MINSTRELS Mr. Long, of Mass., from the committet on commerce, moved to suspend the rule and pass the bill to amend section 2527 m the revised statutes, relating to the di--.tr ic of Gloucester, and it was passed without dis ■•nt H. J#CLAPHAM, Manager. In an entire new programme, presenting noveltiC s heretofore foreign to the miuttre! stage, and Introducing the following ARTI8T8 OF RENOWN Mr. Steele, of Indiana, from tbe military committee, moved to suspend tho rules and pass the bill to relieve certain soldiers of the charge of desertion by unauimous consent. George Wl'son, Milt Barlow. Frank Mora", Blllv Carter, Barney Fagan, E. M. Knvne, ** alter Carpenter Hawkins. On motion of Mr. Tjilbot, of Maryland, an amendment was incorporated to include sol diers of the war of 1812, the Black Hawl. war and the Mexican war, and the bill wapas-ed without a division. ACE8. HOWE AND BELL, and 10 others equally as prominent. "Some one se)t me a clipping from The St. Louis Post-Dispatch the other day in which the editor raved against the "thieves" and "pirates" who were steatlng his news. This editor is the man who sent a reporter two or three months ago to steal a report of the grand Jury. The reporter was indicted for burglary, and The Post-Dispatch and its eastern twien, The New Yolk World, crowed over the matter for several days as an exhibition of "enterprise." El Mahdi has delayed the circumcision of Hi* son until it can be performed in the palice at Khartoum. From fear of assassins, r.lie Mahdi has surrounded himself with i life guard. Visitors are permitted Everything from rise of rurtaln to after-piece refined as a royal reception Mr. Bingham, from the post office com il l tee, moved to suspend the rules and pas a bill fixing t!ie rate of postage to be pax) upon mail matter of the second class whei. sent by persons other thau the publishers 01 Prices an usual. Scats on sale at Music- Hall Book btore, Saturday morning TO AID THE HOMELESS Further Contributions for the Bone- WM. ALLEN & CO. e'ws agents. The olijrct of the bill is tC carry transient newspajiers weighing ove two ounces at the s nglo rate of one cent, and fixing the weight at four ounces in stead of two ounces. The bill was passe unanimously. to approach him only on all-fours, and even then must remain at a o isiderable distance from bis sacred person Ttao Christian missionaries, comprising six nuns, two priests and one lay brother, are in D most deplorable position. Latest report stale that the rebellion against the Turks In Yemen is spreading. Nkw York, Feb. 19.—i'ele-rams continue to be received by Mayor Edson from the mayors of western cities and towns asking for rtlief for the sufferers by the floods. Tilt following was received from Portsmouth, O.: 19 North Main Street, The secretary of stilts has received a tele gram from Minister Sarcrent, expressing the opinion that the reported return of the Herr Lasker resolutions by Prince Bismarck i* true, although they have not been return#"1 through him, anrl lie lias no official jjjfoma tion on the subject. Secretary Frelinghuysen declines to make any statement further than having received this telegram from Mr. Sar gent. "I have consulted the best authorities in Washington, who agree that there is no constitutional objection to the measure. Barring one or two immaterial objections, which discussion will clear up, there is an interested and friendly feeling toward the measure In congress. The question embraces the who!* subject of modern journalism. The railway and the telegraph have completely revolutionized the newspaper. That which we call news is as much a modam invention as gutta percha or the reaping machine. It demands the very best and rarest of skilled labor. It involves forecast, organisation and outlay. It is an intellectual and material product. Why has it not the same rignt to legal recognition and protection as other clasjes of property? Let us take an example. Buppose a newspaper, published in the city of New York and sold at three cents, obtains at great cost and pains a column of interesting and important mattar. Should a newspaper issued right alongside and sold at one cent be allowed to get an early copy and issue concurrently the very same matter, without paying a nickel for ftf There is no present law to forbid this. Take another examp'e. The material difference in time betwee 1 points ftlativoly east and west in our vast country enables a publisher who chooses to do so to make use of the enterprise of others. Should the thief at n distant point be enabled by the us? of the telt* graph to steal the property of those who have gone to great core and cost to obtain ifcf Under existing laws I can make a com pilation of telegraphic news matter and, is suing this in a book, may copyright it. Bui if I write and wire a ] age of valuable matter, anybody who fee i fit to steal and publish it may do so for the cost of the type setting. The proposed act cannot operate in favor of one newspaper or association and against another. It is a bar to rogues, and Axes the same penalty upon stealing news which the law visits upon the stealing of ether property. DEALERS IN "The originator of the idea iu Wutterson's bill, I am told, is Melville Stone, or the Chicago News. Before Stone got into the Associated Press, when he was struggling and fighting to keep his little paper above the waves, he used to go around regularly to the bulletin boards of The Journal and steal its news for his own paper. I am told that he was sometimes a little flurried and excited over toe work, but he always preferred to do the Tob himself. Mr. Talbot, of Maryland, from the navn committee, moved lo fix Thursday, Feb. 28 for the consideration of a bill for the con struction of a new steel gunboat. "Our city of 13,000 souls is entirely andei water. Our people have been ferrying stocl to the hills for the past twenty-four hours. Over one-half of our city will be washed away. . . . Over 300 houses have floated away, and 300 more are anchored to treeand telegraph poles. . . . Our people will have to camp out on the hiils in Kentucky and back in Ohio to-morrow night, sure. Any aid you send . . . our people will be thankful for." BARDWARE, Caiko, Feb. 19.—An order has been revived from London to-day that no officers Df the Egyptian army are to be employed in tho present exhibition. This order creates f esh confusion, as a dozen officers are already on the way to Suakim. A struggle was made to secure a vote on i resolution to fix a day tor the consideratioi of the bill to pension soldiers of the Mexicai war, and a motion to adjourn was, 01 division, defeated, 91 to 9a. . IRON AND STEEL, Horse and Hole Shoes. The special committee are considering the admission of free materials in shin-building and the granting of drawbacks, but will, it ifi said, oppose free ships in the iuterest ot American labor. Ha ius, Feb. 19.—Tho French government Have called the attention of tbe English cab i let to the danger of an uprising and mas sacre at Cairo if the English garrioon is At 12:45 p. m. fui ther proceedings un lC call were dispensed with and the bouse au jourued. '  "The bill is intended to bolster up the big papers and snufl' out tho little ones. This is all there is in it. The virtuous horror of the crime of stealing news, expressed by its supporters, is nonsense and hypocrisy." weakened. A telegram received from L. E. Blenkamp. Mayor of Aurora, lnd., telegra; hed the fo ■ lowing: Mr. Dingley, of Maine, offered a bill to Authorize the secretary of the treasury tCi invest the funds deposited to secure circulation of the national banks, which now amounts to in four per cent bonds. THE CARGO OF THE COLUMBUS Suakim, Feb. 19.—Unconfirmed rumors nave reached Suakim through scouts from Frinkitat to the effect that the rebels carried Tokar by assault last night and massacred the garrison. A FULL LIN* OF Work of the Divers—Tliejr Expect lC "Kindly aid Aurora in your distribution. We need assistance. . . . Send to Fin. National bank." Find Bodies In the Steerage. SILVER AND PLAT) D WARE. THE DANVILLE INVESTIGATION Wood's Hole, Feb. 19.—Capt. Charle Davis, of the tug Hunter, with a stean lighter has arrived here from the wreck ■ D the City of Columbus .with seventy-HvC cases of shoes and some unopened cases. Tin property was the largeut lot yet recovered A floe vehicle, complete, was recovered aalso many pieces of liousi hold goods. SomD clothing was brought up. Several hundred cases of goods are yet in the stcaiiu-r, and will be lischarged at once. Three hundred and twenty men of the re'.tli hussars, 338 of the Irish fusiliers, and eighty-one artillery arrived hore to-day. The hussars repeatedly cheered Baker Pasha, who formerly commanded the regiment. Among the subscriptions received at the mayor's office to-day was one from Arnold, Constable & Co. of $1,000. A Colored Ladr'n Opinion of lt«mo- The Alabama claims came up in the ju dicary committee, and arguments were heard on the propositions to extond the jurisdio tion of the court having these claims before UBRARY LAMPS, era tic Darkles. At a meeting of the various exchanges, held at the Cotton exchange, it wai an nounced that i.early $7,500 hal been forwarded to tbe fl od puffers. Additional contributions by the New York Produce Ex change for the Ohio valley flood sufferer? were also reported. Washington. Feb. 10 —After recess John F. Farrell, the first white witness of the day, testified that in his estimation there were 150 shots fired. As the firing progressed the crowd of whites increased, tho recruits being armed; there were no shots fired by negroes; saw no negroes have arms; did not think it necessary for the white men to shoot in order to protect themselves. them. BRITANNIA AND GRANITE WARE. The house committee on Pacific railrorui will report a bill to compel land grant rail roads to take out patents for the land* owned bv them. KUGG UNCAPTURED. Lone Island Farmer. Thoroughly The medical examination of Capt. Kirk land not being satisfactory, Commodore W R. Schley lias been ordered to command t he expedition for relieving Oreely. Alarmed. Chicago, Feb. 1U. —The president of th- Red Cross society of Chicago forwarded 95,000 more-to Miss Clara Barton, president of the National Red Cross society, at Cin cinnati, to be u**d for tlie relief of the flood sufferers. In additio i lo a sam of ♦13,38; already sent out by tliat society from thi. city enough money has been collected here to make a total of $30,000. J. W. Butler, the paper man, has forwarded to Cincinnati $1,300 collected from the paper, book stationery and type dealers. CHILDREN'S The divers say there is considerable  in entering the lower hold. Saturday wliei tliey were clearing nit the cargo some forty boxes of bacon suddenly shot up from tin hold to the surface. Capt. Davis says h, may be able to have the entire cargo ou within a week if llie weath?r holds good Tlin divers say that they will no doubt bi nblo to enter the steerage in a day or two. when they anticipate finding several bodieD New York, Feb. 19.—Tha escape on Bunday night of the negro murdrrer, Charles H. Rug?, from the Queens County jail has excite.) tho entire community. The authorities of that county have offered a reward of (250 for the fiend's capture, but the pursuit, though ceneral, is api*rently without propel organization. Rumors of, his caoture at IifTerent points have si far proved an founded. The latest rumor is that he wus captured at Sayvilie, L. I., and bad been hanged by a mob. Sayville is fifty miles from the jail :ie left on Sunday night. It is most improbable that be got so far in so short a time unobserved —even by stealing a ride on a train, since none left Hunter's Point before yesterday morning. The greatest fear is that to secure the means of subsistence he may repeat the murderous assaults for which he was held. Express Wagons and Bicyclts. Mrs. Sophia Powell (colored), a seamstress of North Danville, saw Blount, the plio tographer, fire several sho s; her husband was afraid to vote on elect ion day. The chairman of the Republican sla central committee of New York, J. 1"' Warren, has callelupon the president A Republican co gressaian says that he bring* rea surin? news to Arthur, but that somi complications have arisen which will render it necessary for Arthur to bring his influence to bear in a very direct way. It is rumored that a deal has just been perfected which will make a very plain sailing for the presi dent, so far as the delegates from the Km; ire state are concerned. Cro's-examined by Senator Vance: Knew Mr. Blount personally; he had a "great big pistol," and "shot half a dosen times; wit ness did not see the halls, but heard them "singing and rattling" nronnd her hea l. READY MIXED PAINTS IN • ALL, COLORS. ■f the drowned passengers. Watchmen art employed to look after the cargo brought here night and day, as the relic hunters are ou hand in great numbers, eag»r to gain some memento of the great disaster. ORANGES. Mrs. Violet Keating (colored) saw Mr. Blount shoot several times; he evidently went in to take life; she saw no white women on tho streets on November 3, which was unusual; husband of witness did not vote because she thought "life was of more importance than the bal'ot box." Indianapolis, lad., Feb. 19.—The board of trade relief fund for the Ohio river sufferers reaches $18,000, and the Mason io and other relief funds $5,000. * HI6H COLORED 8WEET. 20 CENTS PEg DOZEN, Charles F. Dana is here making what. i« dts 'rib.nl as being his first visit to Wash for ten years. Hi» lone absence ha? Iieen attributed to three indictments fC liml against him in 1874 for libel. Ho is credit -d with IBS design of exchanging views of the tariff problems with Randall. ■excitement In the Cotton Trade. I'ittbburg, Pa., Feb. 18.—A special tele pram from Marietta, O,, to-day, says the Iron City, the Pittsburg press and citisens relief boat, is to-day on her upward voyage, havinfidistributed nearly all her provision amCng the needy. New York, Feb. 19.—No littl.- excitement is caused in financial circles by the announce nient that several leading city banks would sustain losses o.i account of Ibe failure of Billup & Co., cotloi brokers, which tool, place last fall. It was s-tatel that bills ol ■inline which hail bee i giva:i the banks as collaterals for loans had turned out to be worth less money than was supposed; in other words, that the samples wero better than the good* "I have drafted a bill and prepared an argument to go with It, which, though bjr ao means perfect, I believe will give a practical application and bearing to the question. You will understand that I have no imraonal interest at stake and am" not acting for mveelf at all At the last annual meeting of the Associated Press I was made chairman of a committee to present the caw to eongre*-, which I am now engaged in doing." Cross-examined: Mr. Keating would not. vote any more unless it was safe. VD itness knew no colored Democrats, and would not associate with t hem if she (lid. If her hushusband should vote the Democratic ticket she would "take up her clothes and go back to her father." 16 for 25 cents. Detective Wood is of tha opinion that Rugg hod fled riverward directly and either rowed to New York In a stolen boat or swam across. At 8 o'clock last night, accompanied by Detective Smith, he began a search of the Thompson street dives. Hester street and Elisabeth street were also searched, but without success. The detectives felt confident, however, that Rugg would be fonnd iu the city, and continued their search through Bleecker street and South Fifth avenue. Cotton interests were represented at the hearing before the ways and means com mittee on the tariff bill. J. B. Baruboe, th most influential of Fhde Island Democrats, and president of a company of gingham ma ufacturers, declared that any reduction ii the tariff would result in the closing of their milL Another Receiver Wanted. Lima Beans, albs zoc. Canned Corn, a lbs 10c. Canned Peas, a lbs 10c. Canned Pine Apple, a lbs. x6c. Canned Peaches, 3 lbs 17c. Dried Peaches, good 16c. lb Ngw York, Feb. 19.—Upon affidavit marie by C. J. Ryan, Charles Peterson and Jame» R Young Attorney General O'Brien hut obtained from Judge Van Brunt an or ler re quiring Judge Asliabel Green, receiver ol the North River Construction company, to show cause why another receiver in hi stead, or an associate receiver, shoul 1 not be appointed. The ere liters say that Judje Green's relations with the New Yori,' Wee Shore and BulTulo company are such as tD render him an u .fit per.-on tD hold his pre ent trust The parties applying for thorder represent about WOO.IKW in claims. Witness thought any colored man who votes the Democratic ticket forfeited wliut little privilege be had. 8he did not think that a Republican could be induced to vote the Democratic ticket, but in her opinion, a man who was half Democrat and half Republican would do anything. (Laughter.) Among the institutions interested are the Produce Exchange bask, ihe Mercantile TH* OTHER SIDE. Strong arguments against the building of a bridge across the Hudson river were mnde before the committee on commerce, the plea being that it would obstruct navigation 011 the most important commercial stream in the country. Congressman Beach spoke in defence of the scheme National bank and the National State bank. Mr. Billup claims that he whs not aware ol the fact that the samples did not represent the tine condition of the goods. The matter is baiug investigated by the board of managers of the Cotton exchange. STANDARD JAVA On the other baud, a large number of member* of congress have received letter* from constituents who are publishers of newspapers, asking the members to oppose the hill, and characterizing it as an attempt to nggrandiM the metropolitan press, and to • -eat* a monopoly of news which would be injurious and dangerous to the country newspapers. Many members have pledged themselves to antagonize the bill, and it is evident that the opposition will be formid• ile, though Mr. Watterson claims also that he has secured strong support for the bill, and says he has no doubt of its passage. COFFEE, J. G. Miller (white), saw no colored men with weapons, but heard that some of them were armed. He heard George Lea remark: "We have got them on the run," immediately after the shooting be;an though; that white people were in danger, nnd compelled to protect themselves. At tho moment of the firing there were about 150 negroes at the scene of the riot ; the firing occupied less than a minute. Th D riot, was not preconcerted; political excitement ran high after the speoch made by Col. Sin mous on November 2d. Rugg is described as a mulatto about Ave feet nine inches in height. He is a muscular young fellow twenty-seven years of age.  BEST IK THE WORLD. KEY WEST Trenton, N. J., Feb. 19.—The joint committee on taxation of corporations has repot ed to the bouso. A large portion of the report is devoted to discussing the subject o railroad taxation. In connection with the report three bills have been introduced. One provides for the taxation of corporations of one-half of 1 per cent., to be paid to the state, and to pay a local tax ljD4 per cent. The second bill is a repealer of the act of 1873. The third bill is goneral in its character, and fills out what is lacking in the first two bills, which are special in character.Raking Jersey Railroad*. Boston. Feb. 19.—The Boston and Savannah Steams'iiip company has filed in tha United States district court a libel and petition seeking to limit Its liability for damages on account of the loss of the City of Columbus. The petition asserts that there wes no negligence or incompetency. The company announces its intention to contest all liability in the United States court, and asks that all persons be restrained frgm attaching the property of the company on account of claims based on the disaster. Shirking the Responsibility. B0QIIET L0NDRESHIGARS5C Washington, Feb. in.—In the senate Mr. Wilson presented the credeutiats of Wm. B. Allison, re-elected to. represent the state of Iowa in the senate. Referred to the committ»e on privileges and elections. Senate, BellkfontaIWe, O., Feb? 19.—The cltirai if of this place are greatly excited over the alD- duction of G. W. Curder. a well-known and respected citisen. Last night two unknown men called at the lx ardin? bouse where Mr Currier was stoppirg and called him out Since then nothing has been heard of him. It is feared that he has been foully dealt with. Curder some time ago petitioned foi a divorce from bis wife on the ground el adultry, and implicate! a prominent eitisen. The police have be-n notified, ami p»ni«a ol citizens are searching for some trace ot the missing man. Abduction Feared. $4 PER HUNDRED. Best 5 cent smoke in America. An influential western member of congress, who is opposed to the bill, gives his views of the proposed legislation as follows: A. G. Wnters (white), an old resident of Danville, and grandfather of the young man Holland, who was shot, was the last witness He denied having told the negro on the dny of the riot, that it was hot, but would be made hotter the next time. Adjourned. The chair laid before the senate a joint resolution of the legislature of Ohio in favor of government inspection of pork and other meats intended for export IULL LINE "The proposition on it* face seems fair, hat it Is deceptive. The value of news is not la bidding it, but in giving it; not in storing it away, but in disseminating it. How can one expect to retain a property r'ght in that which has no value unless it is given away! What is news) The statement of facte, the story of occurrences. If one get* the first account of a thing, should he lie permitted to patent it, and secure the exclusive right of publiahiug iti The friends of the bill will doubtless claim that it does not go so far, but the logic of the thing would aarry it to that extent Mr. Harrison presented a petition of the committee appointed by the constitutional convention of South Dakota, praying for the admission of that portion of the territory into the Union. Imported Cigars What Civil Engineer MclMay Claims. Chicago, Fek 19.—Charles McNay, on English civil engineer and son of the late secretary of the Stockton and Darling railway—tho first built In England—lias lirou-: ht thiee suits for damages against President Malcolm Peters and other officials of the Danville and St Louis railway—two to recover mouey loaned, and the third egainst Chief Engineer Nash for libel. McNay claims ibat the road is merely a paper, concern.Annapolis. Feb. ID.—Tho naval court martial took up the case of Cadet McKean, charged with hazing Cadet C. C. Craig. Cadet Craig testified that McKean was present when th(? attack was made on him. Craig ot every opportunity put in a good word for the defense, which was the cause of his being reprimanded by the president of the court martial, who said to him: "You are showing too much partiality to the accufsd in your answers. This court was not organized to convict nor acquit anybody, but to gst at the truth, and you owe more to the govornment than you do to any individual. I want your answers hereafter to be direct and flat-footed." The Hazing Case. Mr. McMillan presented the petition of the chambers of commerce of St. Paul and Minneap lis, Minn., against, the forfeiture of the land grants of the Northern Pacific railroad.Fall River, Feb. 19.—An attempt was made to s.art. the Unio i mill. The engine was started and the gates of No. 2, next the s'reat, were opened. A large crowd gathered in Pleasant street. The striking spinners stood at the gates and urge I the help not to go in. There was no force or violence used. Some few went in and a part of the machinery in one mill was started The managers were evidently disappointed at the reluctance of the help to come in, and the mill will probably shut down again. Attempt to Start a Mill. HURLBUT & CO. A Phyalclan and Meet Stricken, Indianapolis, Feb. 19.—Dr. Wagner, ■ prC minent physician who recently »tte tied a case ot hemorraghic smallpox, was taken with the disease and was removed to the, p«-1 house. A prominent Catholic priest is also .down with the disease. There are great 'fears that It will spread. There have beer six deaths at the hospital so far and there are now thirty cases there. HOWELL'S NEW BLOCK. Coulter & Miller Among the bills introduced were tbo followi ng: By Mr. Harrison—For the admission of Dakota into the Union on an equal footing wi h other states. "Different newspapers have different msans of getting the same news. If t his bill should. beoome a law then different newspapers would be permitted to copyright the same thing. What nonsense to think of two iwrsons patenting the same thing. By Mr. Vest—Providing for the carrying on of improvements of rivers and harbors by contract. London, Ont., Feb. 19.—The top story of the hardware establishment of Hobbs, Osbom & Hobbs, oil Redmond street, has lately been used for storing powder. Percy Inse, Frank Shaw and Donald Smith ware smoking in the apartment. An explosion occurred that shook the business portion of the city. What was left of Smith was found on the roof. Tha other two cannot recover. Three Very Foolish men. have opened a To Contest Their Father's Will. Newport, R I., Feb. 19.—The will of the late Anthony Stewart, of this city, is to contested bv hi* sons, William Stewart, a prominent citizen of Fall River, a id James Stewart, of this city. Tho deceased left al large estate, the bulk of which ha left to his son, Anthony Stewart. General Provision Store '■Such ft law would be either a dead letter, or it would lead to more useless litigation than any statute that ever passed congress. How could the courts determine the origin and source of news, fttid who first used it, when there are so many smart reporteii Marching for items and so many unions sarrying the news! By Mr. Manderson—To encourage Indian education in Dakota. * Hartford, Ct., Feb. 19—The final hearing isi the matter of removing Rereivir Clark, of the Ne v York and New England railroad, or of appointing a co-receiver with him, came on this morning before Judge Shipman, sitting in the United States circuit court. A number of aflldavits on both sides were presented to the court, and after arguments the hearing was adjourned. Railroad Salt. By Mr. Walker—To provide for the sale of the Cherokee reservation in Arkansas. ON BROAD STREET, San Franciscans Feeling Tired. At twoo'clock consideration of the national bank circulation bill was resumed. San Francisco, Feb. 19 —The sensational suit of Miss Hill against Senator Sharon gives no signs of speedy adjournment. The court has allowed that ft commission be appointed to go to Englaud and take the testimony of Lady Hesketh (Sharon's daughter) in answer to thirteen interrogatories, mostly relative to Sharon's conversations with his daughter regarding the relations her father Iwre to Miss HilL As it will take fully two months to make this trip, return and report, San Franciscans are getting tired of the play. where we hare a fln«- line of Mr. Pugli spoke in favor of the bill as reported, but it at the same time said he looked upon It as a temporary expedie.it. TEAS AND COFFEES Mr. Coke opposed the bill on the ground that it would uind to perpetuate the notional banks which he deo(ared had outlived their usefulness. A Horrible Suicide. The Allec«4 Thieving Conductors "The newspapers have ample protection in the first use of their own special news. The ■:«t nw la about all the value there is in il kD the great newspaper. The country press San get some benefit by reprinting the news, bjt this is BO in Jury-to the city press, in fact, it is ofMs • benefit for it is usually credited. The ooUfttry press would be injured bv the parage of the bill. "It is • scheme of the Metropolitan and Associated Press to confine the printing of news to the journals which are rich enough to spend large sums or enter into gigantic combinations to secure the newa It would cripple the local press, dam up the dlsseminatisa of useful intelligence and create by law a gigantic monopoly in oews,and render valueless all newspaper properties not backsd by large resources or capital The great metropolitan newspapers are now enormously profitable. They need uo protection «1 this kind. 'I shall vote against the bilL" TBI AMERICA.* PRMS ASSOCIATION. Haw Yobs, Feb. 19.—Q. J. Smith, presi dsn*«f the Iggi'i" ft* Association, said t» dayi "Be tea* tfck avoclfttien laooooemsd, N Huwtkr's Point, Feb. 18-—A shocking suicide occurred at the Standard Oil works. A Norwegian sailor named Cheystian Evensen, employed o i the bark Josephine, aluust cut his head off with a sheath knife. His employment had just beguu. Twenty men saw him gash' his throat. He died almost instantly. Nothing is known of his history. Sprinqmkld, Mass., Feb. 19.—The twelve Boston and Albany conductors arrested for stealing pleaded not guilty and bad their cases confined to Wednesday. It is alleged that Hunt and Clapp have made a clean breast of the whole business. a Specialty. CONDENSED NEWS CANNED GOODS, Mr. Vsst attacked the national banking system generally and declared that the bill was largely in their interest. The Philadelphia firemen complain bitterly about the scarcity of water. The militia of Austin, Tex., is going into the fence cutting districts. BAKING POWDER, Mr. Jones, of Florida, defsnded national bank at some length.' Territorial Democrats Want a 1st. Mr. Morrill f' Uowed with a speech in con troversion of the views of Mr. Vest. John E. Redmond, U. P., will be entertained by Irish-Americans in Boston tonight.General Butler In Brooklyn. St. Louis, Feb. 19.—A dispatch from Santa Fe, N. M., says the territorial Democratic central committee of Mew Mexico, has memorialized the national Democratic committee to allow territorial representation in the Democratic national convention. Bangor, M''. Folv 19.—Alfred Hooper, of Castine, handed himself last week. Jt.shun Hooper, father of Alfred, cut his throat; en uncle jumped off a wharf and was drowned; n niece killed herself in Bangor a few years ago. Mr. Hooper's tragic end has betn iflen foretold by those who knew him well It Appears to be In the Blood. Brooklyn, Feb. 19.—Gen. Benjamin F. Butler appeared in the supreme court yesterday as counsel for DeWitt C. Farrington, of Boston, in his suit against Rodriqnes Joledo, to ascertain the ownership of certain guns at the Brooklyn navy yard, which had been attached by the plaintiff as the property of the defendant. CROCKERY. The debate was continued by Messrs. Call, Plumb and Allison. It is repopted that the peace negotiation s between Chili and Bolivia have bee.) suspended.In fact, Anything in a At 4 -.15, without reaching a vote, the senate went into executive session, and at 4:40 p. y. adjourned.  The Seaconnet mills corporation, with a capital of $400,000, bas been organised at Fall River. Another Telegraph Schema. FfRST-CLASS GROCERY STORE House. Albany, N. Y., Feb. 19.—The Interna* tional and Eastern Telegraph company, showing route from New York eastward, northward and southward, has flled articles of Incorporation: capital, $9,000,000. Cincinnati Still In Control Washington, Feb 19.—Mr. King, of Louisiaua, introduced a joint resolution ap propriaiing C5UO.OOO for the relief of the suf ferers by ths overflow of the lower Mississippi river; a Is t, a resolution mak:ng an appropriation for tho purchase of *ends for the sufferers by the overflow of the Ohio and Mississippi rivers. F. V. Conant, who murdered Al. McClellan at Norwich, Ct., was held to await the action of the grand jury A Little Killing Needed In Texas. which we fell at Cincinnati, Feb. II).—At the annual meet ing of Ihe stockholders of tho Cincinnati Southern railway, the following were el -cted directors: John Scott, T. T. Gaff. Briggs Swift, Augustus Wetsall in place of E.igar Johnson, Otto Block, of New York; W. A. Uoodman, and Aiexauder McDonald, Austin, Texas, Feb. 19.—Three ct the ranger companies have bevn ordered into the tenoe cutting district. The oftic rs express the opinion that they will be ab!e to put a s'.op to the trouble, but tblnk thoy will be compelled to kill kim of the more doe perate of the cutters. U0W PRICES, William G. Morris, a grandson of Oonverneur Morris, died of pneumonia at Sitka rece tly. He was collector of customs. Newport, R I., Feb. 19.—Mis. Catherine L. Wolf, the richest lady iu the laud, has arrived at her villa at %hr» point; The Richest Spinster. The Illinois Central and Paduka Rail, way company was incorporated yesterday with ft capital of *1,000,0001 and would ask you to call and examine our stock before purchasing elsewhere. Mr. McKinley, of Ohio, Dresented a mo- ffcbtMw