Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 28, 1879, Page 9

©FHE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: FRIDAY, MARCIL 2 ELVE PAGES. OWLO. Political Matters in the Buckeye State. Tho April Municipal Elections~-Subsid- ence of the Greenback Move- mont, Speoulations 8 to tho Coming State Cam- paign--Who Will Ba the Stand- : ard Bearers? A Repoblican Vielors Certain in Any Brent, bat a Leader Wanted Who Will Make That Victory a Crushing One. Bpectat Carrespanitence of The Tribune, Conomnus, 0., March 26.—Popular interest {s centered just now on the focat and munteipat eleetions which take place the seeond Monday in April, These involve interests varving with the different localities, but stit! are considered significant as boing anu index, somewhat, of what may be expected In the State campalen this fall, Ina goneral way, it is the old contest between Republicans and Democrats. In Toledo, and Lucas County, the Nattonals elected the county officers Jast fall, and como up boldly to the contest this spring, expecting to agaln carry the day. Such a thing as cvalition with them {rout of the question, ‘They are decidedly tn- dependent.’ In Cloveland {t is somewhat differ- ent, The Nationals are said to be split in two Inthe middle. The old stand-bys have put 0 fun ticket In the field, nnd are showing n fate degree of Greenback enthusiasm tu its support. ‘The acceders are understood to he united in splrit, If notin body, with the Democracy, und wilt recelye' os a reward a few of the tninor ofices in case the convlomerate ticket fs o suc- cers. In other portions of the Stato but very little {eheard of tha Greenbackers, They seein to. have accepted the success of resumption ag the end of their vagarica, ‘This tenches that the fall campaign will, be the samo old story over agalo botween the Republicans and Nemocrate, The few senttering Nationals will ally them- elves, some with ono and some with the other of the ofd parties, Those who are natural Democrats will find consolation within that fold; Wut those who have more love for the permanancy of the Union, and the asceudency of the Northern, iberty-loving principle, than they havo for the {ndellnite expansion of the greenback, will vote with the Repub- Ieans. The proportion will not be far from two to one in favor of the Democrats; for, In Olslo, the Democrats are one-half Greenbackers any- + way, and the other balf anything ja the world fora little power. But, while the minor politicians nre thus busily engaged in fleuring over these little offl- ces, the old singers here at the Capital keep steadily plodding on through their abstruse enlcuintions as to the best nnd most available mento put upon the respective Stato tickets to bring out the entire strength of the partios, From quite extended observations anil von- yersations with leading politicians of both par- tles, I nm cnabled to make the following de- auctions: First—The coming State campalgn is bound to be the most lively of any for n dozen years past. Second—This fact bodes 11] to the. Democracy. For thera is, nnd alsyays hins been, a very large majority of Republican voters in the States -and all that fs necessary to Republican victory Is an issue or issues of suflictent popittar interest 10 bring them to the polls, «The Olio yoter of the Republican persungion has a considerable {dea of his importance to the body polltic;.and, when- ever party affuirs do not run according to his fdoas, he; deema ft lds.duty.to got.up on his righteous car and infltet a rebuke upon some- body or something hy refusing to vote. The Ohlo voter of the Democratic persuasion, on the other hand, {s out on all oceasions when thero Is voting to be done, in the full strength of his un- adorned and unwashed manhood, peddling tick- ets, bringing out the grandfathers and great- grandfathers who logrolied tor Andraw Jacke son, und (hus eve’ y time counts out the fullest meustire of his strength. In this way it is casity econ that, in occasional off-vears, when there {3 poall-absorbing issue, the Demucracy manages to squecze ftself into temporury power. But thisianotan off ycar, und squeezing will not ayall. ‘Third—The Democracy is well aware that the recent actions of Congress, and the general revoluttonary appearance of things in the South, have aroused the old War-spirit and united the Republicans asone man. ‘To break this as much 88 posalble, they are endeavoring to cateh the soldter-vote, und there fa some prospect of the decided unomaly of a Democratic ticket with one-legced soldiers occupying both the firat and secontl plaice thereon, ere {6 little talk of nuy Democratic candidates for Governor us yet, with the exception of Bishop and Rice. Hica is de- eidedly in the Jead, on necount of hia bela the pretended author of the Arreors-of-Penslon act, and the nope being abroad thut this, too, may catch some soldier-votcs, Yourth—On the Republican side talk has been centering for a considerable time alos entire: ly upon Judge Taft sa the nominee for Gov ernor. He is, howeser, by no means a man without serluus fuults; and it fs thought by some that he will not, If nominated, command ihe full strength of the party. It is being whis- pered that he will meet opposition from the vast tomnerance army {1 the Republican ranks, on account of his easy views on that question; and his old decision in regard to the Bible In tho public schools of Cin- ciuunti is beliys revived and as un ab- dectlon by the A. U, antl-Catholtc element of the party. “These aro some of the Indications that “Pappy? ‘Taft, as he fs familiarly calted, is becoming very ripe os a candidate, and will svon fall nnd give place to another, Fitth—This other candidate is ulready beng talked of by some of the wiser ones here at the. Capital; refer to Judo Force, of Cinciuuatl. Tho advocates of this centieroan compare bin with Taft about as follows: ‘Taft has oo mull tury record, Forco‘his a brifllant one; neither Rico nor sny other soldler-Democrat ean com> mand the ‘soldict-vote with Force upon the stump. ‘Taft 1s a poor atump-orator,—n serlous objection this years Force isn very fair offhand apeaker, ‘Taft's objectionable temperance and ant{-Bible record is not duplicated in tho new candidate. . : Sixth—From alt I havo been able to gather in nota few valuuble interviews, J think Tain jus- titled tn gaytny that the Force camltdavy fs ‘not likely to pan outintich, Ib ts slnply au indlgs- ton of the overripeness and tendency to decay of the Talt movement. Seventh—Under ordinary circumstances, can- didate-hunters would be searching througt ab- ure corners for dark horses, carelully groomed. aul watting, Bub thy bert political judges are not doing this, ‘They scem to take it for prant- ed that Gen, Garfleld, of sotne other statesman of natloual reputation, will sce that tt is for bls interest, and fur tho fneerest of the party ab large, that bu take the noimtnation, and make such a thorough conquest of the Bate that there can bo ne doubt in regard to. the camplexion of affairs for the Preatlential conflict of T83u.. ‘Tha: tide ia with Repudltcaulan Just vow, aut almost: any candidate would probably sail iu with a fair mafority, But what ts wanted isan enthusiastic, gallant, popular leader, who can_ personally stump the Stato, und warm the people up to the fasties of the hour; and then, when the yates ara counted, in October, the victory will be aweep- ing and crushing, suchas wiped out and effenved forever the Vallandighumiam and Copperhead {em of thu War, Bucunyn, i-4 a Enda’ Jatties, Cincinnats Commercial Aswe have recently paid that remarkable en- Finer, Capt. Eads, the money that he was, a cording to the original contract, to have be obtalned twenty-six feet of water at the South Pass, the folluwing, froin a New Orleans letter dated March 23, may be of interest: Mikado, which has been tes ut South Vass for xome Vays part, Was pulled off gesterday afternoon, and is now taking on her tarko, which shu bud heen forced to tranafer to burces tu order to en- able her te pasa through the canal, Gu the 15th fust. Capt. Hrown, of the Engineer Corps, certl- Hed, in « statement made tu the publte, that the depth of the water in the Pass was twenty> four and one-tifth feet, and yet the Mikado, “Yhe steamsbip with a draft of only twenty-one’ feet eleven inches, geta aground in the chauy pel, and has tot Jighter her entire cargo ju order to got out to sea. Queer, {su't td ‘the steamer Australia fa ulso aground un ‘Ube bar at the head of the Pas, and the eteam- ald City of Limerick, previously aground and badly damaged, is now ald up for repairs, ‘Tho stein at the mouth of the Mississtyp! bas wa traud und a failurg from the start; und, ‘hough there map hoa 'milions tn tty) (he Rroundlay of these vessels, and the Ighterine of the Bpenring and a dozen others at the head of the Poss, proves concluslvely that there fs ot now, and never hits been, a clear channel of the depth reuresente ese detentions nt ths Jettles by vessela of the larger etass Is a most rerlous annoyaucs to the marine tutereats of thy country, nel they are malnty attelbutable to re horts such aw I haye alluded to above, when soundings are imada fn the deepest parte, and shipmasters aro ted Into orror ns tu the actual amount of freight to placa un boatd fs order to pass clear.’ . CURRENT OPINION. One Thing the rpet-Raggers tid. Soringfeld Citas.) Republican (init) Keltogig infd hin fault, and an astonishing lot they were, ut iis State Guverninent pald the Interest on the State bunds. The End of the World. Cincinnalt Umamerctat (nd. Hen.)e ‘The Adventists have fixed upon the 11th of next duly as the tle when “the world wit come town and.? We vommend this prediction to the nerlons consideration of Congress, for, If there fs anythin, enteniated to bring about a verification of the propliecy, it Is suine of thelr proposed measures, . The Butan-shingteltes. Putehurg Chronicle Uted de 4 For genuine serio comte_ performances wo can recall nothing thet compares with the pertorm- ances of the Greenbackers, ‘The gravity with which {hey proceed to nominate State oflicers, county and municipal candidaies, exceeds the earnestness Solon Shingle displays in bls pur sult of that “\bur'l of anple-sass.? None but Rowdies at the Polls, Norfulk Va.) Landmark (Den). No soldiers at the polls, No Supervisors at the polls, No Deputy Marshais at the polls, Thess are the three phinks inthe Democratie plane: They are made of sound tmber— heart of oak—and the party will ‘stand on them with the tleed and ateady purpose of flenttny tt out on that Hine if it takes all the summer, A Yawning Gap Washington Post (Nem.), Candidates for the Presidency who ore belng dulcetly wooed to accent the sevond place on the ticket for J880 should sit down alone and solomby meditate on the prequant fret that a President uppoints 101,000 officers, while a Vieo- President’s patronage is Hoted—me may say, erfhbed—to ths nomination of a caterer ‘and a pie-womun for the Senate. It fs an awful cap that yuwns between our first and second nolitical statlons, Voorhees’ Opportunity, Indtanapotia Journal (Reps Senator Vourhecs ought to embrace on early opportunity to deliver that speech of ble in the Senate declaring that there are at least 5,000,- O*}) men out of employment in the United States, and demanding the immediate und wo. vonditfonat renead of the Resumption law os the only rellef. Our distinguished Sonntor ought not to omlt any opportunity to demonstrate his fenorance uf facts nnd finance, He owes his election prinefpally to that, and should maintain bis reputution. No Chango of Heart There. + New York Exnress (Den.), When Horace’ Greeley was a candidate for President, .he. warned his friends to beware of Sam Tilton: He isa snake,” was one of Cirerley’s pet characterizations of ‘Vilden, “You cun’t trist.him out of sizht"; He is slippery as anecl 5 TT of fox anid viper,” and other similar expressions, ehowed the estination in which Mr. Greeley regarded ‘Tilden, who at thut tine: was Chairman of the Democratic State Committee. And Tilden has not experienced a change of heart eluce Greeviey uttered these trathful sayings, “Captured tho Capital” Okalona (Atas.) Southern States (Dem), We have captured the Capital! Yes, gentle- men of the jury, the Onc-Man Power must go. Thurman has never Indoraed the Amendments, ‘This Is the biggest and brightest Jewel in bis Scnatorial crown,. We, havo captured the Capl- tal, thank Gor! aud naw wa propose to put the North on its good beluvior for awhile, Let the. Federal Brigadters tuke- back sents in the work of restoration. The Republic has no further uso for the Lincoln hirellngrs. © By-the-way, Yankees, don't it mako you feel queer to think that we've defeated you fellows after all, nnd captured the Capital? “Too Numerous" tn OMice, 51, Eauute Repubitean (Den, ), There fs no doubt about it,—the South (6 be- comin “too numerous” in ofllee. It is not that a Southern man fs not Just os capable nid honest. a8 any other, but it {8 not politic for the ex-Confederates to thrust themselves forward too ugeresatvoly ns officeholders. You may plle reasons mountatn-high to show the thing is ull right, but, when all js said that can be sald, the Whole fabite of excuse. will tumble unules he weight of the one practical fact that the North is not ready for Unt sortof thing, Te doesn't. matter what should po; the matter of real, vital {inportauce is what és, TInoxhaustibie in Cowardire, Newark advertiser (itep.). Thosubmissive disposition of the Northern Democeney is inexhaustible in its cowardice. Stl, there fs such n possibility as the existence of a Northern Democrat who will not turn Is back upon his friends ut home, and will dare to say that the ordiuscy worklugs of this Government, the payment ol Its cmploses, he progress of its oull{c works, the stability of its flonoce, the houor of its credit, shall not perlah inorder that ballot-box stuffers muy go in unde. tected and unpunished ering. What the Sout! demande ts uneonitiioual surrender, Tt will tind Wat there ts such 8 thing us an irreconcilable ‘orth. Tho South and the Democracy, Memphte (Tenw.y Avataneha (ind). Why show tho Demoerats tnseleh againat the Republican “ Stalwarts " for opposing the elevation of Southern puble men to couspten- ous aud responalbie positions under the Goyern- meat, .when.. Democrats themselyes—even Southern: Democrats—show a stinilar opvost- tion by thelr netst One of the main reasons for defeating Blackburn inthe Democratic cauens tor Speaker grew out of the Southern” mun, Yet the party, us represented in Congre: atreveth and chief respectability, und will here- after be held to accountabillty for the acts com> mitted in the party's name. Thurman's Insanity, Cleralanit Herate (tenn). “We suspect Senator Thurman {s real mad," remarks the Cincinnati (uzette ; and Itisa per {cetly justifiable auspleion, Me. Thurman is ana, —vervinad, fn fact, —and what he is maddest atis his own madness, which, it fs rumored, has been as apparent to him during luctd inter. vals of Jace ng ft has been tothe rest of the country, ‘The troutie with Mr. Thurman. ts, that, when he came back from hfs eoft-muney spree in Ohio, he found the rational, moderate niche du the Demucrale party Med by one Bayard, while he (Allen G,) was down on the floor among the howling mob, Since then he has gone systematicaily to the doge,—thts Iuat Confederaio outbreak bolng tn the natura of an attack of political delirium tremens. A Noya-Soatian Opinion of the Now Cana- Maa ‘arly, Huatifae Caronicte, The now tariff isa thing of shreds and patches, It is unprinclpled und unjust, and.if passed into law will be a heavy burden upon the great mass ofthe people, Viewed as a revenue scheme, it feateap Inthedark, In the presences of such sweeping changes.nany of thein designed to pro- hibit the importation af foreign gods, uubady can do more than guess at the amount of rev- enus that will be yielded. Anything Hke an in- telligent calculation of the amount ts out of the question. The people will have to puy exorbi- lant taxes during the next year, but a large part of the money will go into the pockets of rich manufacturers, und the country need not be aurorlsed ft ut the end of the year there should be a gigantic debcit in the revenue, ‘Causo for Gratitude, ‘Gincinnatt Gasette (Reo... _ The enthysiastic Southern editor was literally correct whon ho wrote: Yes, thank God! wa have captured the Caplinl. ‘Tho capture, 60 far as the Houeo’ 1s concerned, was effected two years ago, when Speaker Randall placed Soutte era membors at the heud of twenty-tive of the forty-two standing committees of that body, The. work of the Senate Democratic caucus completes the #elzure. * Three-fourths of the lending committees in both Houses are now in thu hands of ex-Confederates, That {4 to say, the shapluy of the most important legislation af the country fant lust practically under the control of men who were intely (1 arms acaluat fhe Government, ‘There men’ represent about 10,0)),000 of our white populations the repre: sentatives of the other 35,00,000—The popula tion of the North~are practleally without yolce as faras the preparation of the work of Uon- irene 1s conce Statiue it. mathomatteally, the 10,000,000 thres mes as much to say in the control of the Legislative branch of Un: Government as Uh OOK, ‘The Southern editor had cause for gratitude from the South- ern atandpulnt, Comfort for the Mural Now York Democrat. Atbany Erening daurnat (ttn) What enmo with Tilden's control of the Demo- cratic party of Uils State fu 1875 and 1876 Inde cates What would come with his control in 1879. It would mean another retirement af Demo- crats who have not trained In his camp orprostl- tuted their manhood to his will, [twoutd mean wtton of the olncompoons to their fal+ astery, Ib wauld meat that the Churches, and atl who have fol- Jowed thetr flag, would be without intluence, Perhaps Dermoeratle harmony can be secured on this basis. Itis quite possible that, even with: thelr vast experlence, men inay be willing to pluce the yoke upon their necks. Canadian Duty on Newspapers and Pertod- teata. At doh UN, Hy Tetegrand, One of the most annoying features of the new tart Is the heavy duty which It {imposes on atl Newspapers aud periodicals caming elther from Enetand or the United States. Purchasers of foreign periodivals will have reason to remem her the taril every time they buy thele usual weekly atlowanee uf Hterature, Under the new tarht 10 cents will be added to the price of each miter of the Princeton Zeview and § cents to, wach muniber af Marperts or Ser-bues Magazine, Appreton's Journal, or Picerant Hours, aud other pertodivals Ii the same proport{us of Eoultst periodicals, which weld! aah rile, than those of the United states, will be iu- creased toa still greater extent. All the United Stales papers now linpurted here so lary be advanced Jn prices papers that form: euld for Beents now cost 6, Gvent papers are nileed Lo 7 cents, and 1 cent papers to 12 cents, Every hidy who takes a Indy’s inagazine of nuws- panier will flud its price increased by Mr. THley's tari, My Child's Questions New York Tribune (ae, “Papa, what made you gu to wart" Said Jennie, climbing from the chair Upon my laps ‘what did you forz" And then she hugged me tke a bear. “oCause, If you hadn't gone, you see, You'd have two legs to canter me." “Why, ehlld, Lwent becauso”—and then Tatopped to think. Uf eourey I Anew 3 I'd often told her brother Ben When the recital thrilled mo through, And still whe urged, ** (hat did you tort Papa, what made you go to wart" Tlooked abroad, The blacks were free, Unt, voiceless, yaleiess, Med with wo, Slaves of their masters veemed to be § ‘As munch as twenty years ayo. She said, ** And what did Uncte Dorr Get kitted in front of Richmond fory” A rifle-club went wheeling by: . Teaw the murdered Caisolm's ghosts Thward the Hamourg martyrs’ cry— Tho Rebel yell—the vaunting boast; Taw the wounds of patriot dead, “What made yout got my Jenne eald, “*My dear," T anid—lut nothing more, For, glaneinu throuzh the Senate-walls, The Hebel Generale had the tloor, Ant ruled the Nation's Council-Iallst “Papa.” she urged, ‘why did you gor” > “My child,” feaid, ‘Tao not know, ARIZONA SULVER-ILNES. A Correspondent ‘Tolth About the Town of Tombstono and Somo Rich Mines ln That Locality with Quevrsounding Names, Spectal Correspondence of The. Tritune, Tompstone, Pima Co., Atizous, March 2.— As Arizona’s mines are of late frequently spoken of in Taz Turpunz, a few words from her most promising mining-camp may be of in- terest. ¢ i a ‘Tombstone is located on the enst bank of the 8sn Pedro River, in the extreme southern county of the Territory, and within thirty miles of the Old Mexico line, The first discovery of rich mineral in this Jocality was made about eighteen months azo. by Mr, E. Schelfiiln Leaving it soan sfterwards, ho did not return ‘until the spring of 1878. ‘The discoyerles which were wade by himself and party were at frat kept seerct, and a district was not organized untilin March, Butas prospectors from other camps happened to drop in’. occasionally, the discoveries of Messra, Scheililin and Gird soon became noted, and men from all parts camo flucking in, some to try und get hold of imines already found, some to find claims of their own, amd others to atart Iu business, eral. minos were soll, one of whieh was the now-famous Contention Mine, This excellent. plece of prop- erty was sold for the amall consideration of $1000, AL the time of its eale it was considered, usa second-rate claim, there belting other mines wn the diatrlet. showing fully as rich ore and in Taree quantities, The purchasers of this were nienof enterprise. ‘They went to Wool shape, sunk tshalt on the vein 115 feet In deoth, and by so dotng proved their mine to bea first-class. For tit depth there was not one ineh of the way without vood ore, — the ore and ledge beng just as zood in the bot tom of the shaft ns on the surface, Other mines throughout the district havi had work done on them look fully aa well, the Lueky Cugs and Toughnut Mines being the most prominent. ‘The Lucky Cuss is a very Jarge vein of high erade ore, slowly ore cna on the surface to ‘ho clissed amongst the very best. ‘The ‘Toughnut is the Jurgcet vein in the camp, und the ores whieh haya been extracted from it are of as high gray as avy ever tound insuch Iarge bodice, the average of {ts ore- duunps boing far beter than tore of the great Comstock Mines of Virginia Clty, Nev. Three surface croas-cuts have been male neross the ledge, ful three’ abaits have been sunk, in the crass-cuts the ledge fa frou twolve to Gwenty-twe fevt wide, wid at the top of each shatt is a largo dip of goad ore —the size of each dump dependlig mainly upon the lepth ot the shaft, as. most everything xo far whieh comes out oF them has beon-ore. | It has been estimated that there is ore enourh In xight on the surface inthe Longhuut to rune ten stamp mill one your. ° Amonget the other good claims of the camp isthe Sunset and the Burlelyl and Torrible Mine: iy Sunsot shaws a youd veln of ore, ‘The shatt stink on it ls only twenty feet dleep, the Iedve showing better in the bottom than on the surface,—the ore-dump averaging over 8300 per ton. ‘The Burleigh and ‘Lerrihle are two adjotniys claims on the xame ledgo, owned by one compas py, They show a conthitious vein of ore onthe courae of the ledge for a dstauce of nearly two tha { fect. "Uh dedye is not ny Inrgo os some In the district sth of {ts crop. vines surpass anything yet discovered, and the cores extracted fully oqdal’ these of any other inlne in richness, ‘These lust mentioned mines are (like many others fi this camp) the property of poor mon.—proapectors,—men who depend ‘on day's pay for. 5 ieectnonnl, and by day's pay must carn money to davelon their mines. In the honds of a wealthy company, with capltal to bulld reduction works and work the nines with- out delays, reducing: thelr-oren a8 they were taken out, these nines would, L think, pay divl- dends from the beginnine. Other companies able to bulld their own re- duction works will do so, and their mines will be to them a oaylng institution. ‘Tha ‘Touhant Company aro ding. a tlrit-class tun-stamp. mill, the Lu Cuss Conmpauy another of Altcen stamps, aud the Contention Company are to build another soon, so that fn Jess than six months ‘Tombstone will he as far ahead of uy other camp In Arizona for means af work- ing ber ores as sho is now alead of any of them in the quantity and quality of ores. These threo mills being erected by compantes ownlny their - own mines, they will not be run on an custom rock. Aud while these companies inarch briskly along to marble palaces with brawn- stone fronte, the campauy of prospectors, with fully as cond milnes, but vo means of reduciuy the ores from them, with plod slowly anc drudgingly on, probably for ycara, with nothing cumed only the development of thelr inines, unless, perhaps, on honest company should start acustum mill, And right heruiu Tombstone fs ono of the beat openings ever mude for such an enterprise, We can safely say that there i good ore enough In sight on the surlace throughout the district besides the ‘Toughnut, Lucky Cuss, und Con- tention Mines to run u ten-stamp iil one year, ‘There [3 a still better chance here for men who are desirous of Investing jn mines. Prospectors throughout this region are not Hke prospectors Were fu new caps -througn California and Ne- vada a few yeurs ago. Inatead ot rating thelr mina by excited tmpttlses, they rate them now by actuul fiucasurement and accurate assays. If aan buys a miue, inetead of paylny for what, nay be dn the ground for a thousand feet, he pays for just what isinsicht, ‘To Kastern men Tombatone possesses another advantage over a other Arizonacampe, Being on the line of the Southern Pacific Rattroad, any supplies frotn the East can fra shore time bo shipped: through di- rect by rail and Iatd dawn in ‘Tombstone, Xo, sumining up all the ndvantagea posecased by our camp—its leh ores and the quantity of them—woud and water handy to both mines and tnilla—{ta close proxitnity to the Southern PaciNe, thereby having free recess to both East. and West—the abort apace of thine alnve tts dis. covery, ind the advancement [t has made, we feel ourselves Justified In declaring it Arizona's Rreatest niinhig camp. 8.1, STONE, FOREIGN NEWS. REVOLUTION ON CHINA, Correepontence London Trae, Stananat, Jan, Y.—The new vear finds Chinn beset by many difficuitics. Not only ts she ine volved in a aerfous dispite with lussia regard. ing the territory of Mt agin the consolidation with the most foadequate means of the recon- quered dominion in Central Asis, but within the confues of the Eropire proper the flanica of rebellion have broken out afresh. ‘This time the outhbreaks—for the Governinent fs bee Ine set at deflanco in two different localities — have oveurredt within the Jurisdiction of the Viceroy of Canton, and the resources und skill of that hgh officer will have to be tried ta their utmost before they ean be suppressed, ‘The two riaings are perfectly distinct, and, though they feum to have broken out at exactly the saine thne, they had nothing by common elther to thelr inception or thelr subsequent progress be- yond the distraction thelr slmultancity must have produced {nu the mind of the Viceroy and the diversion they sill necessitate in bis troops, One rebellion seems to be arising of Halktens in the Island of flalnan. ‘Phe Hal aro Chi- nese eettlers tn the south of China, whose an- cestors migrated many centuries ago from the populous provinces of Central and Northern Chins, und have never been absorbed by the Jocal populations atnong whom they took up thelr abode, They do not speak the Cantonesa dialect of Chinesg, but a patois of tuongrel orl- glo; nor do they, excent in rare instauces, In- termarry with the Chluese of the aull, Some dozen yearango a large number of them, wearled of constant biekerings with their irreconcitable coun! wen of the south, migrated to Haman and settled on Government lands there, ‘Their numbers hinva so increased that the Jand placed sit their disposal is now insufficient for thelr wants, and it fs reported that, the non- compliance of the Jocal Mandarins with thelr claims for more Jaml, and the hostility of the Chinese, drove them into open revolt. They seem to have taken up arme to the uuinbor of several thousands In October last in the west part of the istund, and eet out onan expedition to capture the Capital, Kiung- chow, which iso treaty port, and atthe port of which we inalniain a Consular cxtablishment, Vurther than thut, horrible atrocities were be ing committed along thelr Hue of march, and the Ktungehow authorities were attempting to durchase peace; bat little trustvarthy inforing- (on regarding the progress of thls agrarian out- break was obtained untll the other day, From Houz Kong we now hear that the mns- terly functivity of, the authorities bus resulted tilles of Holhow, the port of Kiungehow, where the Im- verlal troops gathered together for the defense of the Capital have been signally defeated, the -Taotal hitnself, four oilicers, and 500 soldiers belng lost. ‘The rout 1s described ns complete, and every effort will have to be made vy the Viceroy of Canton to enve the fsland from be- ing plinged into avarchy. Hainan is a rich, und, on the senvoare districts, a fairly-proapes ousteland, Stuce tts epening to torelgn trade in 1876 it hag developed a most promising trade with Hong Kong and other ports, whieh wlll be seriously futerfered with so long on this civil war lasts. On this, nnd.on the broader grounds of humantty, ft 1s to be hoped that an amicable xettiument will be coma to with the Hakkus be- fore matters ure pushed to extremes between the exelted rebels and the exasperated Govern: ment. ‘The other rising is on a much larger scale, and it [toe not met with considerably more energy than has hitherto been displayed by the Viceroy of Canada the whole of the southern provinces of China may be luvolved fn a rebellion, ‘The londur of the movement ts ane Li Yang Taf, a military oflcer on the staff of the Province of Kwangel, who has hud along carecr of active service fn various parts of the Empire, and who rendered good service In putting down the Talplng rebelllon. Before he took up arms against the Government he addressed a letter to the Tartar General at Cauton, explaining the nature of and reasons for the steps he was avout to take. Ile states therein that he was on bad, terms with the Governor or Kiwaugal, who treated him like a common fellow and sent him to Canton to be rid of bim. He had no money to pay his traveling expenses, could not go. to Canton, and,us he had been generally badly navd by his ofielal superiors, he intimated his intention of seeking the throne of the Kingdom of Amuut, to which he clatmed to have an hereditary right. Annam, he asserted, under. ite present Government, was a coustant menace: and danger to Chinn, and thia state of things he proposed to putan end to by making bimsell King. dlls extraordinary letter, which 13 per- fectly authentle, thus concludes: “In. order to the removal of all further dan- Rer and difllenlty, and seizing this opportunity fo repay the Imperial ara . T8 member of thie Royal fully of Annant, will lead 100,000 sol+ Mers, together with thousands of people re- duced to distress by famine, to that place, se- curing ny hereditary rlzht and recovering what imy ancestors lost. “When Annan comes into my bands not only will the Chinese Govern ment be saved from tue trouble of Keeping rol- dlers on the borders, but rellef will be afforded to the distressed inhabitants. Moreover, I will, without the least lueltation, pay the tribute whieh tt has been customary for Annam to pay sud freely acknowledge the supremacy of th Ya ‘Tsing Empire, Heneo all troubles” will bo swept aivay, and bot Catna and Aung will enjoy t test happiness.” JA, along with a famous Annatuese rebel, guthered together a number of disaifect- ed and unpaid soldiors, aet out to revover the throne ot lis fathers, and notltted the Viceroy of Canton that his designs were not treasonable to China, fie thereupon proceuited to capture the Chinese City of ‘Tat Piny-foo, forty miles from the troutier af Tonquin, und to’ endear Mimself to the ponulation by freeing them from atl obligation to pay tuges, acts summewhat i consistent witt his manifesto to the Tartar Gen- eral, ‘The Viceroy at onve denounced int an a ry and, Lhinkiye hits real aim was to make a descent on the turbulent but im- poverished Provinces of Kuricnow wind Yunnan, Beut JO) men under four Mandaring after him. Soventy-tlve per contof the expedition and three of its commanding officers at onee went over to the rebels, and Lfs force, thus sugmented, pro- couded to capture more Chingss towns, ente ually he made for the Tonquin frontler, ‘Ton- quin, 1 may explata, is a part of Annan, gov. cerned bya Viceroy of the Annamese King, whose Kingdom, though protected and guaranteed by France, ts a tributary of the Kanperor of Chins. ‘The Viceroy of Tonquin sent an arent appeal to the Viceroy of Cunten to save him from the Chinese rebel, but the Chinese authorities seem to bave replied that they could do nothing with- out the Linperial sanction. ‘The ediet which ap- peared In reply to the Canton Viceroy’s ‘meinu- rel it vot convey any very definite tnstructions beyond a comma tat the rebelllun should be put down at once, aud tht, the Viceroy wad the favernor of Kwangsi would ba held reaponsible for allowing a turhulent rebel like Lito get out oftheir power, So anexnedition by sca by way of the port of Iaipnong was determined on, anit in the beulnniyy of last month a tleat ol gun boatn of forehrn type sailed trom Canton, Aa Buon ata futellizence of this expedition reached. La, who had oceupled du the meantime the south: west districta of Kwangst and the two frontier divisions of Tonquin, ho marched toward the province of Yanni, no opposition being offered to him auywhere, ‘The Chinese now soy that there ore 4 dozen foreigners with him, and that he has been suppited urs by 6 foreign tirm in Shangial. As soon as the Government of Hong Kone was apprised of the outbreak a proclama- tlon was issued by Mr. Pops Iivunessy forbids ding the export of arma nid munitions of war froin Mong Kong to the mainland. ‘This step has xiveu great gattsfaction to the Chinese Gay- ernment, At the present moment Li's communications with the coast would scem to be Interrupted, ail ff hls forces can be hemmed fnto the monut- slnous textons of Kiwaugel and Kwetchow hfe power of mischief will be but sath, He scents to possess the knack ot ¢: und pleasing: the people, and his experience fa the ‘Taiplag Rebellion wilt have tuught hit how vest to play Ube part of leader of a popular rising, Lt de- ponds onthe amount of energy exercised by the ieroy of Canton aud the ,available moaus at hls disposal in men, money, ard munitions of war, whether the dre of rebetiton raised by EA will bo pooped uy withln ite present narrow Munits wou turced to burn itself out, or Whether Nl make a rush for the populous aud fertile plolus of Kwang Tuug in the hope of upsetelag the Provinclal Goverument. Liu Kun-yl, the Miceroy, tus every inducement to do hls very best, bwause, Iu the event ut the rebellion spreading, he will be licla responsible. flo is regardedby his suseratitous conntrymen a3 an able but gery unlucky oflvlul, whose best efforts on Lebald of the State are paralyzed by Lily evil = many, THE INUNDATION AT SZEGEDIN. Diwaten ta Landon Tones, Pesta, March 12.—This morning at 2a. may in spite of oll efforts made to avert ft, the catas- trophe which fortnore than a week has been iinpendiug overtuok the Townof Sxegedin, This second emporium of Hungary, a flouriebtny town of somo 70,000 tuhiabitants, lies at the con- flucnen of the Theiss with its chief tributary, the Moros. With the exception of the suburb: New Saegedin, the town extends alone the right. bank of the rive Thy fne the largest part lies on low alluvial ground, only the castle and ita preetnets occupying an favlated emluence. For more than ten Engtish miles above the town the river winds {ts tortuous way through {ida alluvial flat, which extends for several mites to the west. For many years the work of embanking the river has been carried on, and initituzs of meres all along the river aul fis equally dangerous atiiventa have buen reclaimed and protected. Those tnterest- cd formed themecives into societies, cach sn fotending (is own geound, Each body was thts mainly intent on protecting firelt, though fn cases of emergency ous sutietiines receive holp from {ts neighbors, ‘Fhe Town of Szegedin wus oot behindiand in these labors, Not only was a large, lugh dike carried atone the river, but, in conucetion with other parties interested, the people had taken 1 lires to proteet the rear of the town by carryliy several transverse dikes: from the higher Land und isolated hillecks te the river, ‘The first of these is about twelve Engllal tiles to the north of the town, where the river tuens almost at right-anvles to the ‘This, which might be called the outwork of the Ines of defense, gave way as curly os ‘Tuesday Jast wi the waters aweeplug in and fldoding the whole space te the second ling, whien runs from the higher land In the west faa southerly direction, belwg tnter- sected by the embankment of the Aifold Rail. way, which rans southwest. In the night of Friday last the northern frontier of this second Une was troken through, leaving uso last de- fenge the suuthers portion of the Baktw dike aud of Ue railway enitankment, on whic therefore, all effurts were cuncentrated. Be- aides the military dispatched thither to work ‘under the superintendenve of the engineers, the population was catled upon to give thelr as- sistance, On Sunday things recined to iinprove: the abatement of the waters fn the Upper Theiss was beelnning tu be felt, The waters above the low-level nut only did not inereaee, but even o slight faliiug became perceptible. ‘The excite- ment among the inhabitants, therefore, bezan to moderate, and 2 more hopeful ftecl- ing to take {ts place. Yesterday afternoon, however, a turn set in lor the worse. A furious northerly gale sprang up, loshing the watera ugainst the embankment. Such storms are no- toriously the most dangerous enemivs on such ovcastons, In order to bring the embaukment. up te the unusually high water level, boughs were plied up against the actlon of the waves, At fp. m. the news reached the town thir the dike hod given way to the extent of about sixty yards, which caused quite a penile among the population, who beyan to tly in all directions Whithersvever any higher ground seemed to promise comparative enfety, ‘Thie, however, proved n fulee alarm. Some of the workmen, ig anxiuus to desert, raised the ery that the waters were omnis and thus spread the alarm und confusion, whick is described as hay- Sng been quite feartul. : ‘The northerly gale, far from abatint, deyel- oped with such viulence towards mfdnight that the men at work on the dike, uel constantly overtaken by the waves swelling over the crest of the embankment, were ouly kept to thelr work by. fhe military cordon compelling, them. In spite of the little prospect of success, the miliary especially held out to the lust. It veatediy the waves pierced through the em- dankment at singte pointe, In particular near the first railway guard-house, about O00 yards above the railway station. By dint, however, of {reat efforts the damage was ever anew re- patred, and the obatinate resistance did not re- Jax. At Inst, however, it was found that the embankinent wag yleldingat several points along the Ine of retreat, so that Gen, Palz, who wos directing the work, sceiny the uselessuess of tur- ther efforts, gave orders tor abandoningit. ‘This was between Land 2a, m. thismorning. ‘The news reached the Commission of Safety at half-past 1. Signals were given, bells boing rung aud guns fired. So quickiy, however, did the floods fol- Jow the first public iatellizence that those who had been at work on the dikea could gcarcely reach the town, Crowds of people from the lower vortions of the town, selzing nll they could enrry, hurried to the higher positions. ‘This morning when the Inst news arrived the water had swept over the greater part of the town, Solkilers, veneloners, and other volun- teers wer plying pontuons, ‘barzes, und boats, endeavoring to saye the people who had been overtaken in their hous ‘The danger baving for samo time been inimiuent, a good deal had been prepared. ‘The Danube Sten Navication Company had ordered thithera number of steaat- ers nnd barges. ‘Thi companies of engineers sent down brouzht pontoons with them. All the neighboring districts hadgeontribured sll tbe ateatners aid busts they could spare, snd the diferent rowing clubs of the Capital lind gone down almost ina body, taking with them what ever might be sultable for tie purpose. All these means of enfety were under the stnerins tendence of the Commission and of the Speclal Commission sent down by the Government und distributed in variuus parts of the town. FRENCH*AFRICAN EXPLORATION, ‘The Abba Debaize, in charge of the Frenen expedition sent to Africa, has written to the Director of the Paris Observatory a most inter- esting letter, full of curious details, concerning the “Dark Continent? and the various expe- ditions which are now exploring {t. The letter fs dated from Kuhura, near Taboza, und was written on the 17th of October, The Able De- baize naturally beaina with bls own expcaition, whieh tind so far been successful. He says: Yesterday the caravan of the French expe- dition, with flags flying: and music playing, en- tered Kouikourou, the Capital of Unyanyombe. ‘The most sympathetic reception was given to us by the thousands of negroes who gathered round us, ‘The Sultan and the Governor came out to receive us at the entrance to the Capa! und conducted us ton vast bullding, the same os was given to Cameron when be nassed here. No lar my Journey has been most fortunate, and [ am proud to say, for the honor of the Govern: ment oft the Republic, that the French expedi- ttow promises to bea great suceess. Of the 00 men forming my caravan not one has desertait, and 1 bave vot fort a single thing. From Z Zan Dar to the present spot 1 have nut ceased to en- Joy, perfect health. ‘The other om ditions do not appear to be 80 well favored, ‘The Abbe Debaize alludes to two: in particular—pamely, 1 Belgian expedition and that of the misstonary fathers of Algeria. ‘As reguris the Belgians tie saya: “ ‘They bave experienced troubles of all kinds, At Meromora a revolt broke out to thelr camp. Two luindred and elytty of thelr men abandon. ed them, carrying off with them a quantity of yatuable goods. At slouapona one of thelr Zauabar men was wounded by a native. ‘To avenge him they killed ya of Uhe inhabitants, ‘The whole of the country rose, andl war was. ininent, ‘The English were obliged to interfere fo put an end to the alfalr, On arriving at Ununbe the remainder of te men of the Bel- gian caravan deserted; fresh servants had to be found, whd ut length the expedition reached Mirambo, but almost rufsed, ‘The nilssionaries frum Algeria, who are going to establish sta tong ou Lake Tanganyika and in the Caan aye not been more fortunate than thy ‘They had to pay a rusnous sum for the righs to poss through the Ugogo. ‘They were nbundoned by their native servants, and, fu additiun, attacked by a band of brigands, who stole xeveral valuable chests from them, ‘They have now been amonth at Kulhara, and wit have to equip themselves," ‘Che weiter proceeds lo give satus interesting Information ubout_ a European established in these parts, one M. Palliippe Bruyon, & native of Switzerland: “M, Brayon {fs about 83 years of age, He fa tall, thin and muscular, and looks Hke a soldier, He did not marry the daughter of Miranibo, aa has been stated, but a negress whou he rescued from slavery, We was formerly employed av Zanzibar, but subsequently teak” to traveling in Africa and carrying on the ivory trade, The English often tried to purchase hls services, bug without success, for he docs vot Ike them. However, furced by nevesaity, he has accepted thelr offers and is “now conducting a caravan of merchandise for the English." As requrds one of the monarchs of Africa the Abbe saya: “+ Mirambo enjoys in Europe o reputation far beyond hig merits. ile isa cruel tyrant, whoa caprice is the only law known. Hf ariny reek ons scarcely morg than 400 men. tf he docs not make the Huropeans pay the right of passage hoe Knows buw to make up for tt tu another ait far more udvantageuus way. fle vruposes to evory white mut who crosses nla country the pact of blood. At the ond of the ceremony he mukes a fow gifts, but he besieces the Europe ans in return with demands which have to be eutistcd.”? ‘Tho writer/conctudes with same romarke re- specting thé dolige of the Engilsh. dio say: The English occupy Mpuapons, which fs a strategical positlon uf the firet order, All the poutes which loud to Unyanuedi puss dy it. it star, and hia failure now is anticipated by | (snot alx months since they have been there, and already four handsome stone-houses have heen built. A clorustnan, & mason, nnd a car- peter compose alt the personnel of the statton. ‘They are eminently practical men, The English have found another station in the Ukerono, 8 third to the Uganda, and a fourth in Ul}. ‘The power of the Arabs in these parts fs decreasing daily, ‘The tvory trade no fonger satlsties thelr wants, atl, as the slave trade is pronitted, they will soon be forced to leave the colonies which tare founded in thu interior of Africa, aml ogltals will take their place.’ DRINK IN THR UNITED KINGDOM. Cranesont, Reny, March 8.—-To the Lditor of the Lamdun Times: The Excise returns are to hand this marning, whereby we are enabled to calculate the consumption of intoxicating liquors fur the year 1974, ‘The following table gives particulars of the various kinds of intoxicatiths liquars consumed, together with the money pended thereon. It also gives the consumptlon for 1877 an Wet —239;t pean sede ION! tp 5 i | & a 2 EI ron thesa returns ft will bo seen that in 18; ) With all the terrific depresston which pre- Hed in trade, the money repent upon Intoxicat- ime Hquors was £181,670 more than in 1977. It will also be noted that, while wine and spirits~eupposed to be drank inalnly by the up- ber and middle classes—have fallen off near two. millions sterling, the consumption of beer, which is generally allowed to be the beverage of the working classes, has inereased more than two millions sterling. During the last saven years the total expend!- ture upou intuxicatiny Hquors in the United 1 £937,330, 0419. Ip the year 1860 Mr, Gladstone, avowedly to lessen the deplorable iutemperance which then prevailed, Introduced this Wine bill. It inay, therefore, be interesting to compare the con- suinption of Intoxieating Hqtora now with what {t was at that time. For this purpose I will take the seven years endfius 1863 and compare them with the seven years Just ended: £131, 601,402 140,014, 141,343, 712 ie M47, 1H 1 1 ASH, 1100 L60, 165, 877) 20,078 From the above Jt will be sect that the in- trease iu the expenditure upon intoxteatiny: Hquors during the seven years endins 187 wotpared with the seven years ending was £30 n094, being au {ucrease uf over 65 ver cont. The popntation of tue United Kingdom in 1963 was 29,433,018, and fo 1878 E,7H,270, hein att increase of leas than 13 percent in popuin- ton as coinpared with an increase of 55 per cent fn the consumption of drink. The entire value of all our exports for the four years ending $873 was £815,000,000, belie £:171,000,000 icss than the money-whieh the na- Mon soesie on driug during the seven years just ended, Ifto the arink expenditure we udd_ the indi- rect cost und losses resulting therefrom, tt would fuereage the drink Off by at least £100,- 090,009 per annum, and it would show a nation- 1 far exceeding the total of all our foreign Wittaam Horus. LUE GREAT FIRE IN NWONG KONG. A correspondent of the all Walt Gazette gives the following account of the recent great fre In Nong Kong: We eertaiuly have had an ex- citing year: first the fearful rain-storm in May, then au earthquake, and now the worat fire ever known iu lang Kong. 1, with some of our guests, Went to the tup of the house, where o elgantie flame and smoke rose before us, Wo soon saw that many houses were blazing. My suests deft me, and Trematneid on the roof, see- ing the clrele of hills on which the city is bulle become more ghastly brilliant every minute. ‘The shouts, cries, yells, and crash of the falling roof beenme louder and louder; the harbor was au lighted up that J could sce the boats pullin off from the mien-of-war, At last, at half-past 8. Lheart the tiest explosion (they were begin ning to. blew wp houss); aid so, quitting the house, 1 went through atreets whieh by 9 were biazing ruina, and soon met. homeless crowds: carrying thelr Httle household — goods; the streets were as light ns day, nnd shaking every now mid then os the engineers blow up house after house. *X. und the doctor returned at nearly 6 with afearful tate, No one would take the respon- aibilty of blowing up the Ines of Chincge houses, nnd ao most valuatle time was lost, ull on the appearance of the Governor the or- der was properly given, Then the appalling trork commenced, We had barely returned for a brlet reat whet me cuolles rushed into our garden, carrylng furniture, und Informed us that the chlef magietrate’a house bad canche tire, This was awiul news, If the magistracy had gone tho jail and the elvil hospital must go. Troused up X., when in rushed a coolle to suy the Roman Cutholle Cathedral was ou tre, X. dressed hinself in an instant, leaving me to folow with cuolies carryiigy baskets of sanil- wiehes und brandy. and soda-water, © trust hever to see such wstght again, ‘The tong road shaded with trees leading Jrom our part of the town to the populous part was alive with Chi- nesccarrylug thelr goods, woinen huddled to- gether over beds, baskets, boxes, stools, clothes, crockery—anythins and everything: in the way of personal goods. “At lost wo reached the cordon of soldiers; and beyond it a blazing masa was all that re- matned of tl pital and eight other Jarge houses, ‘The Governor and General stood there; und the Governor anid to mes *T tind to blow it tp to save the jatl’; and then he whls- pered, ‘God knows what we may have to do; there sre nearly 1,0W prisoners.’ Now cama the shrill blast ‘of the bugle, ‘Stand back all.’ Out vame trom the sinoke the engineer alticers, having Just Jaid the charges to bluw up the rear of the hospital, which adjotned the Jail-yard. Another explosion of bricks, Mazing bite of rafter, a shower of sparks aid blindlug smoke, al a gorgeous cloud of colored tains showed the drugs stored In the nospltal weee allghe, “Now the block of buildings In frant of the Oriental Bank was to ba blawn up, 1 hastened thither, through a never-ending scene of dis- tress, to Hind tne bank hung over with the hand. some carpets soaked with water, Within doors papers were belug packed in safes, bank-notes in Hreproof boxes, ait vo sent dawn to the harbor egcorted by soldiers, and placed fn steam Iaunehes, Twatehed the blowing up of Itoss? tatloring establishment, a tine block of buitd- Ings. Suyeral ifty-puund charges of powder ev lat, the bugle sounded ayain, und lus? ceased toexlst. ‘This, however, sayed our end of thy town, Words cannot tell the scene in Queen's Road, one of Hie sights of the city, for here are (or rather Were) the curlusity and bird shops, ‘The placa was deeply Htterea with broken glass and dhattered vases, burning ellke and gauzes, stnashed tyorles, Joyely lacquer cab incts in fraximents." al trade. AN AYGITAN INCIDENT. London Haare, * Although the Zulu war is dimming the lustre of our Afghan promenade, it 1s just a3 well that the English people should take the troudle to read the scant news that comes tonhand converte ing thelutter. Here isan incident to which woutd direct special attention: ‘The Iuhabitants ofa village eleven miles south of Basawal killed scamp-follower, To aveoze the decd the Brite fah Guneral ordered the village to bs surrounded by Hitles und Ghoorkas, and whovver attempted to excape was to bu shot, Six women ail two children were abot down by the Britlsh, and the whole of the hute and tuclosures were put to the flames, the cattle were seized, and forty-two cof the iuhabitants were taken prisoners. Now st Afterall this wholesale destruction had taken place, thy whole of the prisoners, with the exception of two, were released, because only two Were found to have been coocerned tn the murder of the caump-follower. ‘this dis- e a@raceful affair occurred on the 231 ot January, and will, I trust, bu the subject of Parllament- ary inquiry. ‘Ihe outraze had the same amount». of justification thatthers would have been if Darnall had been barat to the ground and its inhabltants ahot bacanse Peace murdered Mr, Dyson. . Seeing how we foam at the mouth and become hysterical over Russian crituities, it te. hooves us to see that the British arms are not deflled with incendlariam, pit! and the mas- tacre of Innocent women and children, WHY A RUSSIAN PAPER > WAS ‘ SUPPRESSED, ‘The Loniton Hzaminer auotes from the articles Which led to the suppresston of the Ausski Mir. One of them runs us follows: Civilized: na- tons despise us.and openly express their cone tempt. Thecause of this contemot {s to bo found tn our Internal condition. Not’ only hak. % the late war not led to any political Hfo among us, but [ts result has been that we have | sunk even deeper into the mire.” In asecoml artele the /useki Mir spents of “ the old, trite, well-known fact thut the trite tuterests of the Rtate cannot be maintalned without an active atten of the people and of svelety at Butta Russia there is nelther aan trout nor n teal form for thy express of the popular will’? ‘These remarks of the otherwise foyat Journal were interpreted nea chenusibte, almuct treasonable, funkerlng j fier avonstitutional charter. When the fur- ther remurk was added, that “The recently-ap- | polnted Conmmisston for the dininution of State | expenses hac, strangely enough, beet Forbidiien 4 to touch the budgets of the arniy, the fleet, and F the Tiyperial household, and that ruillitons of 4, } roubles, whlell are the. proceeds of the State “ property, continue to be squandered for the ben- i 4 i | i i i 1 eilt of favoriten,” the anthurities lost no time In prohibiting the puniication of the Ausskt Mir for the next four months. Questions uf peculation in reference ta the public exchequer are the very Jast theme which the (io bury wil allow tu be die CURIOUS CASE. Who Shalt Mare tho Custody of a Keauti- ‘mipent of 8t, Peterse vd with finpuntey. | ful Young Girt: Wer Valleu Mothor or « ¢ Church? Spectat Mspateh to The Tribune. Macon, Ga., March 27.—A very curious caso is nefore the Courts uf this State, involving the custody ofa young girl, About seventeen years ago, 9 young girl of striking beauty, belonglug to one of the most respectable families of Georgia, was married to a gentleman of good position. Shortly after the anton # dauchter was born to them, Abottt this time the young ‘ mother, ylelding to the temptations of the world, broke her marital vows. It {s even sald thut she was untrue to her husband {minediately s after marriage, und that he was not the fathe# : of herchild, Atany rate they wera separated, and sho plunged into the deepest debaucherye : Her rare benuty gave her great notoriety, aul for years she queened it over the fast men of Georgia, Hving fu luxury ond se Tecting her lovers. She never kept ler child with her, and about seven years ayo placed it In the Appleton Home, at Macon, which is under the charge of the Episcopal Church. Thechild, lving there, grew up to young-womanhood, NE now about 16 years of nye, und possessing great personal charms. In the meantline tha , inother wrote constautly to her daughter, and * ocvasionally visited her,—reprerenting that sho made a living by taking in sewing and doing . miliners work. A few days ago the young girl was brought froin the Home to Atlanta hy & messenger sent by her mother, and received th eo neclose carrlage. She waa carried to the louse of a relative, —the mother suyiug that she did notdare to take her pure child to hor own house, where she inust have discoyercd the true. alate of things. ‘The girl beeged to be allowed to go with her mother, to whom sue was much attuched; and the mother, not ‘having the 4 strength to teit ber the truth, took her tu the house in which she tved wloue. ‘The matter leaked out 1 rome way, and the morning pavers had a full account of the mat- ter. A paver tel into the girl’s hunda before the mother si , aud she renu the whole story, discuvering the horrible situation in which slic was placed. It seems thoroughly established that the motuer bad no designs on her danghter, but thut she was devoted ta her, aud datunded , wwaent her to some relatives in Texas, where she might live in a purn atmusplicre, aud bright und peaceful ite. Suon alter read article, the girldressed and left the hous ) - fox she was going to visit the Eniscopal mine * zs ister. In wt few hours a carrius rove up to tho “at mother’s daor, containing the Sheriff und two ininisters. with a writ of habens-corpus for the gril. They tound the gir) already gone, und, ‘ ri > 3 on proceeding to the rectory, fount her there, ‘The mother, who bas av. cumulated considerable money, ete ployed lawyers, went Into the Courts tu recover her child. ‘Whe case lias been before the Courts, put hus not yet been tried. ‘The Church hae able counsel, und declares that the girl will never be given np to the mother,—adding thut, while she Was anxtous to yo to her before sho : knew ber character, now she begs to be kept * away from her. ‘The mother {s determined to go to the very highest Courts with her apical,— . averring that she means to give hur child a re- apectable home and a fair chancu in life. She saya the ciel bas begged her for months to take her from the Charity Home, aaying the Matron had suid ste was golng to bind ber out as a serve ant. At present the girl is with the Episcopal min- - ister In Aulunta, and fs esteemed us a youn woman of noble aml endearing qualities, ‘The ureatest Interest prevails over the case, and It may become a cause celebre, 5 A DIVERS SAD END. Rafforatad Eighty Feet Under Water—Tho Alr-Line Gets Caught in a Hook oo a Sunken Wreels hy Telegraph ta New York Heratt, Newront, R. 1, Murch 24—Tho first accl- dent in a submartne dress which has occurred fo. these watera toole place th{s afturnoon off Polnt Judith. John Waters, the woll-known wreckor, went off carly this morning to the sunken Block Island mall packet Thomas J, Lynet, which sunk oft that place about two weeks ago, for wa the purpose of raising hue. His diver, Horace Manenester, 32 years of age, went down carly dn the day, and apparently endeavored to mako all the nocessury arrangements to lghten tho wreek, Nothlng was heard from him for some thne, and the persons on board the iregiting: schooner Young Amorica began to get alarmed, ‘Tho ate was belngy pumped and the life-liae kept in hands which vatnly — tried. to feel the least pulsation, but non was folt from the unfortunate man who Was elghty-four feet bulow, tint being the depth of water Where the craft sank, After he had been down three- quarters of an hour lie gave a sizaal that he was alt right. In a few moments ho signaled he wanted more alr, and then ho signaled that he ae wus having too much. Hs sleuals wero faith- fully answered by Capt. Waters, whois known in oll wrecking compantes between here aud ‘ New York asa ian who understands his bust- ” ners. : ‘Tho revenue cutter Samuel Dexter hove in i sight, and seeing the flay at half-mast on board. z the Young Amerlea bore down to ber. Sho was - {mmedlately dispatched to this port foradiver, — . gear, and attendant, which was furnished bt Capt, Ramsay, United States Navy, commande ing at the torpedo station. ‘Thediver, Augustus Halles, promptly votuntecred to go down in search of the milssing tan, Ho was soon sub- merged, but returned after a lspsc of about ; twenty miuates terribly exhausted, Hoe reported that ho aw the oui suspunded about five feet over the sunken vessel, tho alr-ling hat besa caught bya hook onthe boat. He weot down again and auecoedud in disengaging the Ine, At lust the lfoless remains of the diver woro free, ui) oa soon as the algnal wos alyen they wers holeted to the deck of the vessel. . ‘The body was brought bere at oncu by thu cutter “| aml’ placed in the hands of ap undertaker. ‘The ' diver, when he came up the second time, wus found to be extreme) exhausted, It ie bye lieved that the deceased was enzuged in tuking - out the ballast when tha Hno auddenty bucane cutangledt, Capt. Waters fs of the opinion that theman, — . who went down with somo little injagiving, awe ing to the depth of water, because frightened at, sone allght sarrangement, aud died ino tte ‘The face of the wan shows that he dled # tekrle ble death, ‘ { dingo" 8 : Several new versions of Just-year's popular * strect-songs hoye appeared ju Sndon.” One | - We don't wer but, by Jing, when we do, 3 We don’ Nght, but, h ef Weir te Ynure wideaivuke than when ye mes ipa. bad Zulu. A radical version [st y at We did want fé fiybt, bat, by Jingo, at Zulu , We Jost our men, we lost our guns, and we toab ‘our money too, * pe ‘The sone fur the avonging army ta: aps We're eager for the ight, but, by Jingo, when we’ 2 alu, . wate We'll kit for every white man slain‘ buadred black Zul i conmeesruperaereaed Sulcide $a uot iaory sinful than neglcoting a cough, For only 25 ceuty yuu: can buy & bottle of Dr, Bull's Gough Syrup and be guyyd from death,