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LATEST CABLE NEWS. M. Jules Ferry’s Educa- tional Scheme. POPE AND PRESS OPPOSE. Canadian Protection Con- demned in England. REORGANIZATION OF TURKEY The Geman Reichstag--Russian Olfices Arrestede-=The “ aegedin Disisler-—- Across Africa {BY CABLE TO THE SERALD.) ‘ Lonpvox, Mareh 21, 1879. Another caso of suspected plague is reported at St. Petersburg, and a similar case at Odessa, Count Schouvalof’s influence is again supreme at St. Petersburg, says a Berlin despatch to the Aforning Post. Count Schouvaloff is being consulted relative to certain proposals brought to St. Petersburg by Lord Dufferin. i The reports of an impending compromise be- tween the Duke of Cumberland and Prussia are semi-officially denied. Lord Napier, of Magdala, will return to his post as Governor of Gibraltar. This sets at rést the rumor that he was to be sentto South Africa. he betrothal of the King of Spain to the Princess Maric, daughte: of tho Count de Paris, is regarded as ultimatel, t improbable. The Count do Paris is now in Madrid. i * Intelligence published at Calcutta from Bur- mah states that the King is constructing forti- fied works and making other warlike prepata- tions. The King also, it is asserted, has sum- moned the Burmese residents of Rangoon to return to their own country, threatening to have their families ¢xecuted in case of non-compli- ance, [This conflicts with the official uews received yesterday.) Pinto, the Portugueso explorer, who has arrived at Pretoria, telegraphs to the Portu- guese government as follows:—In concluding journey across Africa I struggled with ger, thirst, the natives, floods aud drought. Thave save all my papers—twenty geographi- cal charts, .many topographical mape, three volumes of notes, meteorological studies, draw- ings and a diary of tho complete exploration of the Upper Zambesi, with its seventy-two cataracts.” THE SZEGEDIN DISASTER. Adespatch from Pesth to the London imes says:—“The bodies of household animals aro constantly appearing on the ‘surface of the water aot Szegedin. The same would doubt- lwss be the case with human corpses if any considerable number were buried fh the ruins. Twelve’ hundred of tho people of Szegedin have taken refuge at ‘Temesvar, juding families with six children. These are all/poor people from the lowest lying Portion of the town. Not orfe of these families misses a single child or domestic. Five hundred and sixty-seven families and 342 single people have taken refuge at Mako, none of wh misses a relative. Six blind beggars reach Temesvar safely.” The Mansion Howse fund for the relief of the qufferers by the Szegedin in- undation amounted yesterday to £5,200. CANADIAN PROTECTION, UNFAVORABLE OPINION IN -ENGLAND- THE TIMES DENOUNCES IT—A SUICIDAL POLICY. {Bx CABLE TO THE HERALD.) Lesvos, March 20, 1879. In the House of Commons tis evening Mr. John Bright submitted his question in regard to the new Canadian tariff. Sir Michael Hicks- Beach, Colonial Secretary, replying to Mr. Bright, said that only a telegraphic summary of the new Canadian tariff had been received, and therefore he was unable to judge of its effect ; but he had telegraphed that the government re- grets the proposed increase in duties, already high. He added that the right of the govern- ment in regard to the sanction of the new tariff was not affected by the instructions to Lord Lorne. ‘4 THE ‘“TIMES’” EDITORIAL. The Times in a leading editorial article saye:— “The lute election in Canada was o manifesta tion of the popular will, and the popular will must be obeyed, It must rule in Canada, and we have long since abandoned all power, even if we cherished the wish to interfere with its su- premacy there. This is, practically, the answer that Sir Michael Hicks-Beach, Colonial Secre- tary, will make to Mr. Bright. This tariff has been demanded by the Canadian people. We cannot approve it. We may and must think it unwise. We are thoroughly convinced that it will disappoint the inhabitants of Can- ada in proving an injury instead of a benefit to them ; but when all this is said what then? A SUICIDAL PoLIcy. “We may send Lord Lorne lecture after lecture to be read to his advisers, but we shall do no more. Perhaps it is trae that the usual instrue- tion was omitted requiring him to reserve for Her Majesty's approval all bills impos ing differential duties. Whatever may be the truth about it we must remember that the differential duties now proposed differ from those to Which the instruction has been generally understood to refer. The differential duties against which precautions have been taken were differential duties against exports from the United Kingdom. The differential duties now suggested ure levelled against the United States. We cannot recoil from the free- dom of action we have conceded to our Canadian fellow subjects, but we ave not debarred from the liberty of criticism on their policy. The tariff that has been produced in obedience to the call of the gencral election is as unwise as it ean be. There is no branch of industry which will not be crippled by it.” alee FRANCE AND THE JULES FERRY'S BILL ON EDUCATION—FRANCE CLOSED AGAINST FOREIGN TEACHERS—CA¥I- NET CHANGES DISCUSSED—PARDONING CoM- MUNISTS. * (BY CABLE TO ‘THE HERALD.) Loxpon, March 21, 1879, The Chamber yesterday elected the Cominit- too on Minister Ferry’s Higher Education bill. All the members of the committee two are in favor of the measure. preface of M, Jules Ferry’s Education pill states that, according to existing law, foreigners are not allowed to teach in France, and declares that “the same exclusion should apply to an order essentially foreign by the character of its doctrines, nature and aim, and its statutes.” The Paris correspondent of the Times remarks that this passage of course refers to the Jesuits, who have twenty-seven colleges FUTURE. in France, with 848 teachers. Twenty-six other communities, having sixty-one establishments and’ 1,089 teachers, are also unrecognized by the State, and they will consequently be de- prived by the bill of the right of teaching. It is presumed that if the bill passes the disqualitied orders will transfer their establishments to those recognized by law. But there will be a bitter struggle before the clause becomes law. Many of the moderate republican papers of Paris, including the Coustitutionnel, oppose this higher education bill. The Journal des Debats says the impeachinent of the De Brogic Ministry would not have produced anything like. the agitation which would be caused by the passage of this bill. + ‘The Papal organ at Rome, the Voce della Verita, denounces the bill. It says the Re- public has become the negation of liberty and the enemy of the dearest feelings of the great majority of Frenchmen. It has, therefore, fo |, longer any reason for existing. i‘ The Paris Zempe says after the Cabinet coun, cil on Tuesday M. Waddington hit an interview with President Grévy-.in relution*to the pel: sistent attacks upon the . Ministry. Mz Grévy declared in favor of a strict adherence to the parliamentary system and was of the opinidn that the Cabinet could not think of resigning at the very time when it had officially secured o majority in the Chambers. ; e OTHER POLITICAL PAIK. M. Leroyer, the Miniater of Justice, bas sub- mitted a bill to the Senate for remodelling the Council of State. This is onc of the measures which were promised in the Defaure programme. Despite the semi-official denial, usually well in- formed correspondents at Paris of London papers maintain that a ministerial modification is inevitable. Thus the Standard correspondent says:—“It is clear, whether before or after Easter, the fate of M. Waddington, tho President * of the Council, is sealed. An energetic campaign is carried on against the Ministers in one section of the republican press. Thus M. Emile de Girardin, in La Franee, con- tinues to urge the necessity of a Gambetta Ministry. Hépublique Frangaise, M. Gambetta's organ, reiterates its complaints of the. govern- ment's wéaknéss and lick of policy, and lays the blame on M.: Waddington.” At Wednesday's sitting of the Tariff Committee, Deputy Richard Waddington spoke against the renewal of the treaties of commerce. Deputies Rouher and Meline spoke in favor of the treaties. The committee, ‘by a vote of 22 to 3, de cided to report in favor of the maintenance. In the Chamber of Deputies, M. Freycinet, Minister of, Public Works, yesterday withdrew the application for a vote of 5,000,000f. for the restoration of the Tuilleries, stating that the government would consider the matter in con- nection with a general scheme affecting a num- ber. of public, edifices. The Chamber has de- clared valid the clection of M. Paul de Cas- sagnac. Adecree pardoning 120 more of the Comguunists will be signed to-morrow. * THE TREATY OF ‘BERLIN. PRINCE GORTSCHAKOF¥ ANSWERS LORD SALIS- BURY’S DE:PATCH, BUT DECLINES TO BE DRAWN INTO A USELESS DISCUSSION—DIFFI- OULTIES IN BASTERN ROUMELIA—BULGARIA MAKING PROGRESS IN SELF-GOVEKNMENT. (Bx CABLE TO THE HERALD.) Lospoy, March 21, 1879. Prince Gutachakoff, in’ a despiitch dated February 7, answers Lord Salisbury’s despatch of January 20, pressing the execution of the ‘Treaty of Berlin by Russia. Prince Gortecha- koff declines ter upon a useless dis- cussion. He hols that, Salisbury’s de- spatch contains ‘nothing which conflicts in principle With Yhe Russian view of the execu- tion of the Treaty of Berlin, but it shows’ that the British governnient has been’ sometimes mis- taken in regard to the intentions of Russia and her agents. The latter, he says, must support within the limits of the Treaty of Berlin the interests of the population for whose defence Russia made war. A general understanding would be greatly — facili- tated if those populations acquired the con- that their interests would be effectually lefended by Europe within the same limits when Ri poops wee no longer there to pr@ect them. -All the British government and its agents can do to induce in t confi- dence, moderation aud resignation, and thus effect the equitable and pacific execution of the treaty, will meet with Russia’s co-operation. EANTERN ROUMELIA, The Paris newspapers publish the followi despatch from St. Petersburg :—‘‘It is bélieve that the siemaltemcons. peenten of Lortl Dutterin, tho British Aw! lor to Russia, and Count schouvaloff, the Russian Ambassador to Great Britain, in St. Petersburg will exercise a happy influence in epee | = understanding tween England = am ussia, both as re- yds Europe and Asia. ‘It ix t t the result of such an under will be the ercation of such a state of things in Eastern Roumelia aa will insure, without con- travening the Treaty of Berlim, the: well being of the province y evacuation by Russian proms = and permit the regular development of its institutions toward more complete auton- omy.” Some recent events in Turkey seem to confirm this Paris despatch reporting an Anglo-Russian understanding, M. Schwidt, the Financial Director of East Roumelia, last week, while on a tour of 5 pry was mobbed at Haskoi and Janboli. His office and carriage were wrecked. ‘The troops: had to be called out to protect him. On his arrival on the confines of Slivao he was'met by a crowd of several thousand people, who threatened his life and foreed him to return to Jamboli, The Ruasian commander there suid he could not guaranteo his safety, because the troops were not au- thorized ‘to use their arms against the people. M. Schmidt returned to Philippopolis, where- upon General Stolypine, the Governor’ of Roumelia, M. Schmidt and Fronch members of the Commissic Slivno last ae ag and on hostile demonstra- tions against M. Schmidt being renewed the troops s summoned. General Stolygine and his staff led them and raed the crowd, ar- resting the leaders with their own hands. Tho Cossacks plied their “ vigorously among the rioters, and even the Bulgarian tilitia are suid to have behaved irreproachably, beating back the crowd with the butts of their muskets, The Zimes’ correspondent at Vienna says that, in eonsequence. of the mobbing of Financial Director Schmidt and other instances of unruli- neas, the idea of a mixed vecupation of Ronmelia after the Russian evacuation hag again been brought forward. The success of the proposition ina to be seen. Its principal opponents ate the Turka. “ BULGARIA'S SELP-GOVERNMENT. | ‘The Assembly of Bolgurian Notables at Tirnoya has adopted en’ be un address in re t Oj se | ‘speech of Prince Dondoukoff-Korsakotf. ‘The address alludes to the diftcultics placed: in the way of the iuture of the Principality by the presence of Turkish troops in the Balkans. In | the course ef the debate relative to the proposed memorial to the Powers a very heated seene took place, some members repudiating as a lic the statement that they wished by delays to the organization of # permavent aduin- istration. i a GERMANY. . THE SOCTALIETs IN THE NEICHSTAG—sAATL LIEBENECHT BE TOLERATED ?—DISMARCK'S PROTECTIVE POTICY—GERMAN COLONIES. \ {BY CABLE TO THE HERALD.) Loxvon, March 20, 1879. The soviulists have resolved to introduce a motion in the Reichstag calling upon Prince Bismarck to equse the suspension during the parlinmentary session of the preceediugs in- stituted in the Berlin Criminal Court aguinst Deputy Mritzehe. The Norddeutsche Zeitung, relcrring to the speech of Herr Licbknecht (socialist) in the German Reichstag on Monday asked whether one who cou fessedly wins at destroying conditions by NEW YORK AERALD, FRIDAY, MARCH 21, :1879.—TRIPLE SHEET. which the Rupie exists should be allowed to become a member of the Reichstas. BISMARK’S PROTECTION SCHEME, ‘A despatch to the Daily Telegraph trom Ber- lin says the opposition in Parliamentary circles do Prince Bismarck’s protectionist policy has greatly diminished of lute. It is now clear Beyond all doubt that he can count upon a considerable, majority. . It is noteworthy that the . tre hi abstained trot agitation. Herr Delbrucck, who will be their principal mouthpiece in the House, has ‘neither y speaking nor writing imwle the slightest at- tempt to check the protectionist propaganda, From the demonstrations in the principal cen- tres of trade one would be led to suppose that Prince Bismarck was simply about to real- ize a long wished an most = popu- lar reform. Jn order to” banish party spirit from the" question, Prince Bismare! has for the last few weeks received at his own resi- dence numerous. deputies, isveennative of their politics, and expound his whole system to them. ‘The result .has been that a large number have gone away vonvineed. ‘ho Poets Baslin despatch mys: —A pamphlet ithe ‘8 aays:— byDr. Fabri, Direotor of the German. oe vocati wanjnsition of colonies by Gernanys has caused much newspaper controversy. The soneent opiniofi Sepeees to be favorable to Dr. | Fabris Proposal, but nearly all the papers agree } that as long as Prince Bismarck remains at the helm there ist thé™elightest prospect of its adoption.” ” CABLE NOTES. G * Tho Swiss State Council at Berne by a vote of 27 to 15 has resolved to restore capital punishment in Switzerland, ‘The Wigan Rolling Mills, ono of the largest iron manufacturing concerns in Lancashire, have sus- pended payment, The Khedive has yielded to fe demand of Mr. Rivers Wilson and M.de Blignitres for the retention of Itaz Pacha as Minister of the Interior. The crisis is thus virtually endod. ‘The Ztmes in its financial article says that it be- Neves that the Turkish Ambassador at Paris has no- tified M. Waddington, the French Premier, that the De Tocqueville scheme is atanend, All question of appointing financial commissioners is, therefore, for “the present, ended also, ‘A despatch to the Standard from Madrid eays the ¢lectoral movement is increasing. There are now over three thousand candidates for 600 constituen- cies. Nearly all parties, including the radicals and Carlisté; have decided to participate in this election. ‘The federals and cantopalists alone abstain. Eleven hundred and twenty-five weavers employed by four firms in Preston have struck against the introduction ef the Blackburn standard list, which they allege would reduce their earnings ten per cent beyond the reductions proposed by the masters at the recent meeting. The strikers arc acting inde- pendently of the union officers: It is feared thestriko will extend. The weavers will hold a mass moeting at Blackburn, on Saturday, to discuss the proposed reduction of wages. Representatives from Clitheroe, Billington, Harwood, Accrington, Burnley, Church, Preston, Bamberbridge, Chortey and Darwen have been summoned. A meeting of the Erie Railway Reconstruction Committee was held yesterday, to receive the resig- nations of Sir Edward Watkinand Mr. Whitworth. A meeting of the committee of Atlantic and Great Western shareholders to organiee opposition to the proposed jesse will be. held to-day. Mr. Charles Lewis, member, of ent,.one of the Atlantic and Great Western truction trustees, sailed in the steamer Baltic from Liverpool on the 18th inst. for New York, in connection with the proposed lease. The Zimes this morning in its financial. column an- nounces that Sir Edward Watkin and Mr. Whit- worth, in consequence of the strong pressure of their colleagues, have withdrawn. their , resignations as Erio Railway Rqconstruction Trustees. No diaa- grecments exist ‘among the trustees or with Mr. Jowett, AMERICAN PETROLEUM IN EUROPE, DISSATISFACTION OF DEALERS WITH THE QUAL- ITY OF THK OIL. —WHERE THE TROUBLE LIES— A HINT TO AMERICAN EXPORTERS. Wasarxetox, March 20, 1879. An expert, sent to Europe by one of the largest of the American oil refining companies to investigate the complaints, says that the difficulty dacs not arige from imperfect refinement of the oil, but from the fact that the oil now obtained, particularig in the Bradford district, differs materially in its character- istics from that heretofore exported, especially in specific gravity, and requires different wicks and Durvers. Heafiirms that the ofl now produced is more Hable to explosion than the earlier qualit; ‘und that it cannot -be improved by. more therough refinement without great additional cost. ‘THE REMEDY TO BE CONSIDERED. : ‘The whole question is about to receive special at- tention at. Bremen, where « goueral assembly of dele- gates from various parts ot Europe will shortly be convened to consider the complaints and difticuities and decide upon such remedics as the cirenmstances demand. Mr. Woaver warns ican refiners and exporters that unless they take sOme stops to remove the present dissatisfaction there is great denger that = will lose @ large part of their present European A has been received by the Department of State from James R. Weaver, United States Consul at Antwerp, calling attention to the serious and grow- ing dissatisfaction now felt in Europo with reyard to the quality of refined petroleum imported of late from this country, and ex; fears that unless some ex] yn thereof be given the government of Belyium will be. called upon to re- strict the impos of refined oil wy the imposi- tion of » heavy duty or prohibit it altogether, unless: it comes up to @ high fixed standard, Either of theso regniations would be disastrous to the American pe- troleum trade. MIDNIGHT WEATHER - REPORT. War Deranrwent, Orrick oF THR Culky Stunat Ovvicrn. Wasaixoron, March 21—1 A. M. Indications, For New England, increasing cloudiness, followed by rain, southwest winds backing to southeast, sta- tionary or higher temperature aad falling barome- ter, followed in west portions by rising barometer and colder northwest winds. For tho Middle Atlantic States, rainy followed by clearing weather, warin easterly winds and falling barometer, followed by rising barometer and colder northwest winds, For the South Atlantic States, partly cloudy weather, followed by rain, southwest to northwest winds, stationary or higher temperature and lower pressure. For the*Eswst Gulf States, partly ‘cloudy weather and areas of light rain, warm southerly, voering; to colder northwest winds, followed by rising barom- oter. ‘ For the West Gulf States, areas of light rain, fol- lowed by clearing weather, warm southerly, shifting to colder northerly winds and higher pressure. ‘Tho rivers will remain nearly stationary. Cautionary signals continue at Chicago, Milwau- kee, Grand Haven, Section 1, Section 4, Detroit and Section 4, Toledo, Sandusky, Cleveland and Section 5, Erie, Buffalo, Capo Hatteras, Kitty Hawk, Cape Henry, Cupe MYY, Atlantic City, Barnogat, Sandy Hook. ¥ THE WEATHER YESTERDAY, ‘The following recta will show the cyanges in the temperature for the past tweaty-four hours, in com- parison with the corresponding date of lust year, as indicated by the thermometer at Hadnut's pharmacy, Mxnaty Building, 215 Broadway :— ‘ rs, 1879, 18. 1879. ae Average temp Average temper last year. BRAZILIAN COFFEE MARKETS. Rio Janine Exchange on London, 2d. © very firm, Guod tests, kilos, Average dally receipts ow for tho United States, 8,00 bags; f 6,000 bags, Stoek, 73,000 bays, Coffee—Sup: daily receipts week to all eo! and the Moditerrate: Karope, 24,000 bags; Stuek, 4,000 bays, Rio Jaxxino, Mareh 20, 1879, Exchange on Londen, 204d. Cotfee wnnimated; prices very firm, Good Bests, 5,700 « 5,800 Fels per BY kiloy Santos, March 20, 1870, Superior coffve, 5,400 05,000 rols pur LU ki -finished, AN ACTOR ASSASSINATED, Painful Change from Emotional Com- edy to Bloody Tragedy. B. C. PORTER KILLED. a ood Defending an Actress Aeuinst the -Calamay of a Texen Ruffian. MAURICE BAR! RE SERIOUSLY WOUNDED. i: [BY TELEGRAPH TO THE. HERALD.] Da.ias, Texas, March 20, 1879. One of typ most brutal and cold blooded inur- ders ever reported occurred at Marshall early this morning. The principal victim is a Northern actor. ‘The members of the Ward- Barrymore copbination went to the depot to take the train going North at two o'clock A. M., on their way out of the State after an engage- ment of several weeks in the principak citics. During the evening “Diplomacy” had been rendered ut the theatre. Maurice Barrymore, Benjamin C. Porter and Miss Josephine Buker- went into the restaurant adjoining the waiting room to get refreshments. In the rear of this room is a saloon with a door open between. James Currie, a Texas Pacitio Railruad de tective, was seated alone in ‘this saloon, where he could see the parties ‘in the restaurant. Shortly after the entrance of the above named persons Currie called out:— « “That's a high-toned —— you have with you.” Barrymore replied, “You are mistaken there ; this is a lady under our protection. You must not insult her;” and added, touching Currie’s evident intoxication, ‘ “We don’t want to have any trouble with you.” Currie’ rose to his feet and, advancing, said, “Will you take it up?” « Barrymore answered, “No; we don’t want to take it at all. We are both unarmed; leave us alone.” CURRIF’S COWARDLY MURDER. » Currie walked nearer, and with the words, “I don’t, liko. to be talked to in this way,” drew a six shooter and fired, the ball passing through Barrymore's lett ‘arm on@ thréugh the upper part of his chest, coming out below the shoulder at the back. At this Porter stepped up, ‘and placing his hand on Currie’s shoulder said, “Come, now, you've had enopgh ofthis,” With an oath Currie threw the re- volver down against Po:ter’s body and fired again, the ball in this instance going through Porter's abdomen anf cowing out at the back. A bystander then stepped forward, and Currie also fired at him, but missed. Porter sank to the floor in an uncon- scious condition. He lived only fifty minutes afterward. Barrymore’s wound is painful; but it is not considered dangerous, After the shoot- ing Currie drew a second revolver, and with one at fulfcock in cach hand defied arrest. There had been no witness to the affair except the bar- keeper and Miss Baker. ARREST OF THE ASSASSIN—THREATS OF LYNCHING. A policeman, an old man, without arms, eu- tered soon after, when Currie put up his re- volvers and quietly submitted to arrest. Excitement over the affair grew in in- tensity, until the lynching of Cuwrie by the enraged populace seemed probable. Even iu Dallas the feeling runs high. It is re- garded as the ost dastardly mutder that has taken place, evén iu Texas, for many years, and it is thought will hurt the State very much. ‘The Combination Company is still at Marshall. Porter’s remains will be placed in a casket and sent North. CURRIE'S ROWDY CAREER. Curric has lived in Texas for several years. He was formerly a scout with General Custer. He has lived in Kansas also, where he killed two men. He was firet'engaged by the Texas Pacific company as a detective in working up the cases of the Sam Bass gang of train robbers. Lately he has acted as a private detective on the road. He is large, powerfully built and a regular rough frontiersinan, When in liquor he is quarrelsome aud overbearing. ANOTHER ACCOUNT. A Marshall editor sends the following account of the tragedy:—‘At about twelve o'clock last night, after the Ward-Baurryinore Combination had finished the play of ‘Diplomacy,’ the com- pany repaired to the depot to await the train. Manrice Barrymore, B. C. Porter and a female attaché of the Combination were in the White House lunch room, cating a lunch, when James Currie, a detective, who has been working for the railroad, entered the saloon attached to the hinch roow. He made some slighting remarks about tho lady, when he was told by one of the men she was a lady and under their chargo and that he must not iusult After a few angry words Currie drew his Qistal and shot Porter iv the ab- domen, killing bim almost instantly, and then turning round, shot Barrymore through the left arm, near the elbow, the ball coming out under the lett shoulder, making a very severe wound. Porter aud Barrymore were unarmed. Currie is her. iu jail.” THE NEWS IN NEW YORK, 'Thé news of the Texas tragedy spread Like wild- fire from theatre to theatre in this city, just at tho time the audiences were leaving them last night, The histrionic gathering which indulges in nightly whist after the piay at the Criterion Cinb dropped its cards and left the game un- Mr, Frank Sanger, of the Park Theatre, was reading a lettor that he hed in the morning re- ceived from tho dead man, full of bright hopes, planning for both of them trip to Europe in the summer, Then camo the measage:—“Bou Porter is dead.” As Ben Porter ho was known to them all, His had long been @ familiar figure at the Criterion. Most of the actors there gathered had played with him or under his stage management. One of them broke tho silence that followed the announcement of his death by bringing down bie fist heavily on the card table. “Ben was the best stage manager in the country,” seid he, “No man ° had such a delicate eye for the blending of colors," cried another. Mr. Collins, the host, filled a whiskey glass with trembling hand. As for the dead man’s friend, Mr., Sanger, he was dazed by the news. “I shall never see Ben's like ayain,’’ he at last ex- claimed, “As actor aud man, 9s husband and son, Ben was wholly admirable. Why, sir, for years he has supported a widowed mother, move than seventy years old, and a sick wife and his sister's child, I think the news will kill his mother.” J SKETCH OF PORTER'S Benjamin C. Porter was born in Worcester, Mass., in 1859. His father kept a livery stable in that place and was @ person of some consideration. He made hig first appearance on the stage in 1856, at the old Chatham Street Theatre, in New York, under the management of George Fox; and appeared for@ Frank Chanfrau’s benefit in a curious representation of “Damon and Pythias,” in which » new Damon and a new Pythias appeared in every act. ‘After’ three seasons he accompanicll George Fox to the Bowery, and went ‘thence to the ‘National Theatre, Boston, where he was assigned the parts of sighing swains and youthful heroes of ro- mance. Growing weary of this h¢ set upmanagement on his own account, but was attacked by an internal disease and forced to retire tor six years trom the stage. He was in the South when the war broke out, and left Savannah on tho last boat be- cause he would not become a “minute man.” In 1871 he formed the alliance for which his name is best known among theatrical people. He became stage man- ager of the Furbush company, which was to represent through the provinces all the successes of Mr. Daly's metropolitan campaign at the Fifth Avenue ‘Theatre. He played the juvenile parts in “Madeleine Morel,” in “‘L’Article 47” and “Monsieur Alphonse;"”” but made the hit of his lite as the rascally Jueques Frochard, of the “Iwo Orphans.” His setting of the seencs was warmly commended, and Mr, Boucicault thought so highly of his skill as to engage him for the management of the “Shaughraun’’ when Conn made one of his provincial tours. So his life was spent, after an actor’s fashion, till the present season, when he first went out with Mr. Furbush and the company collapsed; then supported Miss Katharine Rogers at Williams- burg; then managed theatre in Jersey City; and ended his various career by joinizg the Warde- Barrymore combination, in which’ he was to play Count Orloff in “Diplomacy.”” Ho had a amall prop- erty, worth $2,000, at Pemrapo, N. J.; was a member of no benevolent order, and leaves three female de- pendents behind hin. He was a tall, stout man, with 9 dark mustache. MAURICE BARRYMORE. Mr. Barrymore is an Euglishman. He took his degree at the Cambridge University; took to the law as a professor; bu@@ained particular renown as an amateur boxer, winning one of the Marquis of Queensbury’s cups. He played his first en- gagement at the Fifth Avenue Theatre, Two years ago he married Miss Georgio Drow, daughter of Mrs. John Drew, of Philadelphia, with whom she is now living. Mr. Barrynore separated his’ com- pany from that of Mr. Warde at Albany, and took with him on his Southern tour Miss Ella Cummins, Mies Josephine Baker, Mrs, Baker, Mr. John Drew and Benjamin Porter. RIOT DAMAGE CLgIMs. [BY TELEGRAPH ‘TO ,THE HERALD.) Hanntspuna, Pa., March 20, 1879. ‘The bill appropriating $%,000,000 ‘for the payment of the losses by the riots of 1877 has been’ under dis- cussion in the House of Representatives the past two days, the debate to-day covering nearly seven hours. Nearly all tho specches were in opposition to the measure. An amendment was submitted providing that the Governor shall not ap- point a commission to ascertain tho losses, us Be. vided in the bill, until the Supreme Court shall have dscided the acts of 1841 1849, making Philadel- hia and Allegheny responsible for damages by mobs, 4 bo unconstitutio! ‘The consideration of the bill will be resumed on Wednesday next. . There is a convincing lobby hero in the interest of the bill, and its certain passage iv claimed by the leaders, SENATOR BLAINE THANKED. Say Fnaxctsco, March 20, 1879. ‘Thé Young Men's Republican Cinb, @ leading organization of that party in this city, to-night adopted a resolution of thanks to Senator Blaine for pe aaa of tho bill restricting Chineso immi- gration. KEARNEY PUNISHED, San Fnaxctsco, Cal., March 20, 1879. Kearney is stumping Southern California for the new constitution. In his speeches he-abuses people ithout stint. A despatch from Santa Anns says to-day one of the men thus vilitied gave Kearney an Wasuttnoron, March 20, 1879. * Captain. James A. Greer has been ordered to the command of the Hartford, of the South Atlantic squadron. Captain RB. F. B. Lowis has been aasigned to duty as a member of the Board of Examiners atthe Naval Academy. Lieutenant Perry Surat bas boen ordered to the recelving ship Franklin. Lieuten- ant William Wallead has been detached from the Hydrographic Office and placed on waiting orders. TELEGRAPHIC NOTES. The Elsey House, at Ozark, Ark., was burned on Wednesday night by anu incendiary. The loss is $3,500. Willism Legpaty, be contractor, another victim of the explosion on Wednesday in Pottsville, died yes- terday morning. The trial of James Russell, for during a party row, in Montreal, last April, was com- menced yesterday. A firo at Tylor, Texas, eatly yesterday morning, destroyed fourteen business houses. Loss, $40, insurance, $10,000. M. P, Kennard has taken tho oath of office as United States Sub-Treasurer at Boston, vice Colonel Franklin Haven, Jr. Atthe republican cit; yest afternoon nomi no for Mayor. Charles It, Farnum, an inauranco agent of Sweets- bury, Ontariv, has absconded atter forging promis- sory notes to a large amount. KE. D, W. Gager, a jewellor; of Buffalo, N. ¥., well known ia Masonic circles, was found dead in bed of heart disease yesterday morning. Monroe Swith, the colored janitor of the Toledo National Bank, by a series of pilfering of small coin, has robbed that institution of §2,00). James yg he burned to rest es Wedneaday © . in Pittsburg, Ont., while trying to rescue Director General of the Mint Burchard, in com- pany with Superintendent Snowden, visited aad in- spected the Philadelphia Mint yesterday, Much to the satisfaction of Wilmingfbn, Del., the bill for the removal of the county seat from Newcas- tle to that city passed the Legislature yesterday, ‘A despatch to San Francisco from Portland, Oregon, says that Chiefs Moses and Smoholo have arrived at Vencouver, and that other ebfefs are coming on. Charlies Spicor, of Norwich, Conn., had his left hand blown to ploces by the explosion of his gun panip ohootlng ducks ou the Thames Liver yesterday. Andrew Brigham, aged twenty-four, of Mannaville, Y., committed suicide at Watertown, yesterday, placing the muzzle of a gun to his heart and dis- ging it. A boiler in Doforest’s saw mill, at Tyringham, Mana., exploded yesterday. Robert Deforest, A. Down, James Taylor and Horace Langdon were seri: ously injured. ‘rhe Supreme Lodge of tho Ancient Order of United Workingmen, at Nashville, ‘Tenn., bas decided to make the fiscal year of tho Order commence on the Convention in Cincinnati Jacobs received tho N by el first day of March. | A fire at No. 102 Canal strect, New Orleans, dam* aged the building to the extent of about $7.00. KI. Kine’ carpet store, adjoming, was damaged. All fully insured in local companies. ‘Tho man who committed suicide a few days ago at Savannah, Gia., and whose body was found Wednes- duy, proves to'ba A. H. Moore, formerly of Portland, Me., but lately of Jucksonvillo, Fin, ‘Tho Hustings Court at Richmond, Va., yesterday, out of 160 talesmen summoned in the trial of Ponidexter for killing young Curtis, secured one juryman, A further panel was ordored. The will of Henry J. Williams, probated in Phila, delphia yestorday, leaves eight actos, neat Chestnut Hil, suitable Luildings therson, and au endowment of $20,000 to found « home for destitute children, At Doiphos, Ohio, yesterday, J, W. Hunt aud J. T. Clark, president and superintendent of the Toledo, Detroit ana Indianapolis road, wore badly injared by ww handcer accident, and Pat Kano was fatally wounded, Mre, Hinkley and child snd Mrs. Naomi Smith, while, ryling near Jerome, Mich., on Tosda; were thedwn ont, Mra, Smith was killed, the child's skull was fractured, probably fatally, and Mrs, Hink- ley was infured, Carleton's slaughter house at East Medway, heat Boston, containing an icehouse with 2,000 tons | of ico, twelve partially dressed cattle dnd aud a fall | complement ot tools, Was burned yesterday morning. | Loss, $10,000; insurance, $6,000. A 7 THE PAPER OF THE AGE. (From the Muchias (Me.) Union.) “At the head of the world in newspapers,” is wha has been said of the Naw Youu Henaxp. It certainly leads, Its extensive foreign cortespoudence, its complete collection of domestic and home news, ita full aud extensive market, marine, stock and om» mercial reports, aud its historical, descriptive, geo graphical and miscellaneous productions combine to miko it the paper of the age. It is worthy of the Empire City and the Union. HOTEL ARRIVALS. ‘f a 8. Newton Pettis, United States Minister to Bolivia, and E. P; Howell, of Atlanta, Ga, are at the Grand Central. Ex-Governor Horace Fairbanks, of Ver- mont; Professor William P. Biake, of New Haven; General S. D. Hungerford, of Adams, N. Y., and Smith M. Weed, of Plattsburg, N. Y., are at ponies Avenue. Ex-Governor R: C. McCormick is at Astor, Johu Newell, general manager of the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway, is at the Clarendon. Colonel E. A, Carr, United States’ Army, is at the Sturtevant. NOTHING ELSE WILL ANSWER! heures, buve a cold or a hard cough, ask your .dru, for Hat's Howxy or Honstouxn axp Tan. Take nothing elve. It is the oue sovereign remedy for all complaints of the fhroat and lungs, CHITTENION'S, 76th av. Bold by-all riggists. Pixx's Toormacué Duors curo in one minute, A BOY'S LOGIC. ‘Tho boy at Sunday school, when asked who made the iful surrounding hills, repliod thut ho did not know, as bis parents bud only moved into towa the day Equally sensible wre those who persist in using " wholesome, disgustingly larize ills, while Da Prkgex’s Pixasane Pungarive be are wa coated and little larger thun gentle, yet positive wetion speadily correct uil indixer thas permanently curtn A IP YOU ARB drastic ‘) AVOLLINARIS MINERAL WATER, . ‘The Apollinaris Company (Limited)* have at ttle importance to the seandalous, paragraphs tisoments respecting Apollinuris Water w! peared from time to time in the newspape: Some of th ssatements wero vo ubsurd that they mast have ainused those who had any information on the sube ject; others were not without ingenuity and evinced a cer tain spoclousness which way calculated to mislead the pub- lic, Thetr motive and tho ipterests they wero intended te serve wore wufficiently transparent. ‘The time has arrived wheu the Apollinaris Company (Limited think it dosirablo ‘to give an. authoritative, am incontrovertible reply to the ignant ace cusations which huve been levelied ey do. sy by. the publitation of the following Jetter from the United States, ry, to which they apy gottitieate Of the world-famous Professor Virenow, erlin, ‘These documents will satinfy evory reasonable mind, and will leave uny future rous inventions respecting Apollinaris Water to the e which they advore lob have ape TREASUBY DEPARTMENT, , Orrick OF THK SKCRBTARY, Wasmixerox, D. C.. Kel si. Jd on Mosere. Faxpxnick vk Baiy & Co., 41 Warren st, York — GxntLxuxe—The department is in receipt of your lattes of the 18th inst., inquiring the regults of the vee Fequasted ‘vy you lust spring into, the condition of Ay linaris Waters imported Loto the United States, with ence to the question whether such waters are natural mins eral waters entitled to exemption from.duty, or ure, a8 Leon frequently claimed, substantially artificial miners’ ‘waters, subject to the duty provided by the statute in such Tn conformity with your request, tho Sucrotary of State ‘was asked to cause a thorouzh inquiry to be mado into matter by our Consul at Cologne, and ‘copies of documents ‘on Mie in this dopartinent, which contained. s¢utemonts re fleeting upon the manuor iu which sueh Apoilinuris Waters wore prepared for shipment to the United States, were fare nishea to ae See a ibe Av voluminous upon the sabject haben re od, with nanylug documents, from scientists aad colved, with accompun tho matter a study, and who have others'who have in fully Inspected the spring, }6 Consul states that tho fullest opportunity was given him toexamine the spring and all its surroundings: thas no inachimory foe the manufacture of artificial carboulo ‘eid fas was found on or near the premisos, and that no necousity existed for the maunfucture of such os for use in bottling the wators, for tho reason that the spring itself supplies far more gus then is nocessary for the purpose of bottling the waters and preserving tho same amount of as is contained in the water while in tbe spring. Consul concludes his report as follows :—"I therefore state that it 1s my opinion, formed after what I cousider » cater nataking’ Investigation, that the ATOLLINARIS ‘Warus, botsiod at the Apallinaris Spring, as to the United States, is beyond question a natural mineral water.” The evidence which accompantes the Consul’s despatch seema to abundantly sustain his conclusion thatthe Apou- LINARIS Warn, ab horctofore imported, fe anatural minora water, cntitiod to exemption from duty, ¥ ttully, U. F. FRENCH, Lechauisiineaene Assistant Secretary, (Cory) ‘The Narurat Apouinanus Warke of the Apollinaris ‘Spring, near Neuenabr, is analkaline gaseous water which may bo used habitually as p table. water. Its pleasent fanto andits richness in pure carbonle acid. tavorubly die tingnish 1¢ from the o! similar mineral waters. (gige PROFESSOR DB, VIRCHOW. iKRLIN, December 24, 1878. 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