The New York Herald Newspaper, March 30, 1879, Page 11

LATEST CABLE NEWS. General Grant Resumes His Eastward Journey. ENGLAND AND SOUTH AFRICA. —————— . Landing of British Troops at Durban. A Dreadful Murder in the Neigh- borhood of London. THE DEAD PRINCE. {BY CABLE TO THE HERALD. Lonpox, March 30, 1879. General Grant sailed from Penang yesterday, to continue his journey. King Humbert of Italy signed a deeree yes- terday commuting the death sentence of Givovanni Passanante, who attempted to assas- sinate the King at Naples on the 17th of Novem- ber last, to penal servitude for lite. The German Vourt physicians have announced officially ut‘Berlin that Prince Waldemar, son of the Crown Prince Frederick William of Ger- many, died of diphtheria, Measures have been taken to prevent the spread of the disease, The corpse of Prince Waldemar was conveyed to Potsdam yesterday, and after a solemn funeral service was buried. A Berlin despatch says:—“The Department of Public Health has declared its opinion that since the plague in Russia is non-contagious the removal of the prohibition against the importa- tion of many articles, except rags, is permissible. There will be medical inspection at German ports only for arrivals from the Black Sen and Sea of Azoff. ‘Travellers from Astrachan only “will be quarantined.” The committee’s report rejecting the pro- posal for a congress was read in the Senate yesterday despite the opposition of the Left. The debate was fixed for Tuesday, The opposition to a return of the Legis- lature to Paris is waxing stronger, and it is thought certain the Senate will reject the pro- posal. The government will strongly urge'the return, but will not make it a Cabinet question. THE ZULU Wan. F Advices from Cape Town, dated March 11, aynounce that Her Majesty's ship Shah landed the first. reinforcements at Durban, Natal, onthe 5th inst. The troop ship Tamar, with the Fifty-seventh — regiment, are rived at Durban on the 10th inst.. The relief of Ekowe will be attempted soon. An nnsuceessful endeavor was made yesterday to communicate with the Ekowe garrison by a sig- nal. King Cetywayo’s brother Oham’s over- tures for submission were a ruse to cover his retreat to Swazieland. The reports that Cetywayo sent messengers to sue for peace are false. A body of Basutos crogsed the river Terle on the 8th inst., stole some horses and fired on the colonial forees, who re- pulsed them with the loss of twenty killed or wounded, All is quiet in the Transyaal. Tho Manchester Guardian's London corte- spondent says:—‘‘The government's majority on Sir Charles Dilke’s motion censuring the con- duet of South African atfairs, is likely to fall considerably below a hundred, as the Irish inem- bers of the House of Commons, freed from the restraint of Mr. Butt’s conservative ten- dency, ,will vote almost solidly against the Ministry.” The Times, commenting yester- day on the conservative speeches in Parliament against the government on the South African war question, said:—*It will need a much more able defence than the government has yet * offered to prevent severe damage being intlicted both on Sir Bartle Frere, whom they have under- gaken to defend, and on themselves.” A LONDON MURDER. A common pine box, twelve by fourteen inches in dimensions, containing small frag- ments of a human body, each piece separately wrapped in coarse brown paper, was fished up from the River Thames, near Barnes’ Terrace, Barnes, on the Sth inst. The mutilated body has now been recognized as that of a Mrs. Thomas, who lived alone near Richmond. The supposed murderess was ar- rested in Ireland yesterday. Her name is Catherine Webb, alias Lawler. She was Mrs, Thomas’ servant. It is believed that she mur- dered her mistress, made away with the ¢identi- tiable parts of the body and threw the rest into the Thames. She then sold the contents of the house at her leisure and went home to Ireland. OPENING LETTERS IN GERMANY. The complaint of Herr Lich’ echt (socialist) in the German Reichstag on Friday that the authorities violated the secrecy of the mails was based upon the order of Dr. Stephan, Postmaster General, against the spread of revolutionary literature, by virtue of which consignments of all kinds under wrapper night be ex- amined, and if found objectionable impounded. Herr Liebknecht declared that the authorities made such use of this restricted power that the inviolability of letters guaranteed by the constitution had become worthless and declared that he knew of various cases in Dresden where most unexceptionable letters were opened and handed to the police. An American news- paper had lately declared that it Germany could be proved guilty of such conduct she should be excluded from the Postal Union. Dr. Stephan pointed out that the authorities were legally empowered to im- pound consignments to accused persons. He had previously investigated the complaiuts of Herr Leib- knecht, which proved groundless, No sealed inland packets have ever been opened. He refused to rescind the order, ‘THE KASTERN ROUMELIAN OCCUPATION, The Berlin correspondent of the Daily Telegraph Bays “Lhe precise state of affairs relative to the mixed occupetion of Eastern Roumelia is as fol- lows:—The Porte maintains its objections to the principle of the measure, while Russia objects to the participation of a ‘Turkish contingent. in the mixed occupation, It is suggested as & compro- miso that the Russian and Turkish con- tingents should bo statiovfed respectively on the northern and southern frontiers of Eastern Roumelia, without entoring that province.” A Berlin dospatch to the Jal! Mali Gazette says: —“'1t the occu pation schomo is effected the troops will be under the order of tho International Commission, and the cost of the occupation will be borne by East Roumelia, Germany approves the oecupation, but declines to furnish troops, France has not yet decided on her course of action, Austria, Italy, Russia and England have agreed to furnish contingents.” MONEY FOR INDIA. The Times in its financial article says:-—“The gov- ernment’s proposal for ® loan of £10,000,000 ($48,400,000) in this market for service in India, took its rise im ®& memorial by bankers and others, who advocated the rais- ing of money for tho express purpose of buying silver and so raising the level of Indian ex- change. Practically, therefore, the loan would go toward helping Germany to sell some of her use- less silver ata good price, Beyond that it will do nothing to redress the real grievances of the Indian finance, which, without instant and steady resort to most rigorous economy, will rapidly sink into hope- less confusion.” HANLAN'S MATCH WITH HAWDON, THE MEN OUT ON THE TYNE ON FRIDAY—HOW THEY LOOK TOGETHER. [sy CADLE To THE HERALD.) Lowboy, March 29, 1879, ‘The Sportsman says:—Lhe weather on the Tyne side yesterday was a great improvement upon that experienced during the past week, and both Hanlan and Hawdon put in some strong work. The latter was the first to show afloat in the fore- noon. After sculling steadily up to Leming- ton Point he turned and came back at a fair pace to the head of the meadows. On nis way back he met Hanlan. The pair having met on the river for the first time, had a square look at each other, and Hawdon threw out a kind of challenge to his opponent by quickening his pace to thirty-cight strokes per minute, which made his boat move in beautiful style. Hanlan quickening his stroke considerably moved away from the Delavel sculler in a style which would not give the latter a mean impression of his powers. Hanlan continued his pull down. into the moudows. Hawdon substituted walking for rowing in the after- noon, but the American put off about three o’clock and journeyed to Elswick ferry, where he wheeled about and rowed back to the Suspension Bridge, making from thirty to thirty-two strokes per min- ute.”* — ooo CABLE NOTES. Joseph, Francs & Co., metal workers at Newcastle, have failed, ‘Their liabilities are £39,000 ($378,200), {It is expected at Constantinople that the Sultan's plate, which was sent to the mint, will realize £100,000 ($434,000), * Bell’s Life in London says:—A team of professional cricketers, under the leadership of Richard Daft, will go to America carly in August.’ The Senatorial Committee has rejected the pro- posal for summoning 4 congress to revise the con- stitution for the purpose of authorizing the return of the Senate and Chamber of Deputies to Paris. The condition of Isaac Butt, home ruler, is again exceedingly critical. The severe weather has de- yoloped unfavorable symptoms, ineluding very weak action of the heart. He was a little better on Friday morning, but ir still in danger. The United States Minis: Mr. Noyes, has pre- sentel to President Grévy @ letter from President Hayes, replying to M. Grévy’s letter announcing to the President of the United Statez his elevation to the Presidency of the French Republic. ‘The Republique Francaise says:—M, Waddington, President of the Council, is preparing a despatch to the Powers in support of the demands of Greece concerning the ratification of the Turko-Grecian frontier in accordance with the thirteenth protocol of the Congress of Berlin.” CHILI AND BOLIVIA. WAR REGARDED AS INEVITABLE —TROOPS GOING 4O THE FRONT—PERU LIKELY TO BECOME BOLIVIA'S ALLY. [BY CABLE TO THE HERALD.] ¥ Vartvanatso, Feb. 28, 1879. Warlike preparations are being made on both sides. Bolivian troops are concentrating at Calama, on the frontier. ‘Two thousand Chilian regulars have embarked, and the whole fleet has sailed for the Bolivian coast. The warlike feel- ing in Valparaiso is intense. . ‘The government loan has been largely subscribed to. FEELING IN PERU. The Peruvian Chambers have been convoked in consequence of the threatening aspect of the situation. Meanwhile the Peruvian fleet has re- ceived orders to proceed to the Bolivian coast. Chili, in rejecting Peru’s offers of mediation, de- clared that the nitrate duties imposed by Bolivia must be removed before an mnicable. settlement could ‘be entertained. The Peruvian press is strongly hostile to Chili. JEFF DAVIS TALKS. HE DECLARES THE WAR WOULD HAVE GONE ON WITHOUT HIM AS IT DID WITH HIM—NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE STRUGGLE—THE ABO- LITION OF SLAVERY A GREAT BENEFIT. Boston, March 29, 1879. The Herald of to-morrow morning will contain an interview with Jefferson Davis. After speaking of his experiences in Pierce's Cabinet ani the Mexican war Mr. Davis was led to express him- self upon tho late rebellion, saying:—‘It is generally believed in the North that I am chiefly responsible for that great calamity. Iwas but one of a vast body of the South, and no more responsible than thousands of others. The war would have taken place without me as inevitably as it did with me. was one of those things which was sure to come in the progress of events and in solving great problems of government upon this continent.” He conceded expressly that the abolition of slavery would prove an ultimate good to the country; that it was a manifest advantage to the white race, for it would lead to the develope- ment of the South, and multiply her manufacturing and mechanical industries. From advantages of climate alonc, the future of the South is more promising than that of any other section of the country, but the condi‘jon of the present zenera- tion of the black race is all the worse by reason of the abolition of slavery. ‘THE NEGROES. Mr. Davis doubts very mach the wisdom of an at- tempt to educate the negro, and utterly disbelieves in giving him the ballot. It was his opinion that wherever the negro race was found it must be as an interior and servile race, and in th ng run, would give way to the superior race under an; and all circumstances. Mr. Davis scknowledged, however, that he had changed his mind en- tirely upon ono question—viz., that the great staples of the South—cotton and sugar— could be produced with greater economy and in greater abundance by paid w than by the labor of slaves. ‘This has already been demonstrated. and that fact alone goes far to prove the advantage waich the abolition of slavery has bern to tho whites, Reterring to the political status of the ne- gro, Mr. Davis said the frecdmen had natu- rally been misled by politicians, — that Northern men were their truest friends, but of late they seemed to have reached the opposite conclusion, and in the long run it would be found that the negro, having but littie real self-dependence, would vote in accordance with the wishes and the sentiments of those who employed It him. For this reason the negro vote would bo a less important factor im the politics of the future than Northern meu supposed. Reterring to the oft reiterated cli of coercion and bulldozing, of negro voters, he said that he had no doubt there were individual instances of cruelty and coercion on the part of lawless men in some sections, but he believed the prevailing sentiment amony Southern men was one of greatest kindness and good will to- ‘ward their former slaves. Speaking of national affairs, he said he pe age the situation as decided by arbitrament of the sword, that he was very ul of the future of the country. He did not believe there was any — existing cause for sectional estrangement or that there could be any hereatter. One of tho results of the war already apparent was that tho South was dependent’ upon the North than fore; for, while she could La ply, reat staples §as before, her people. acd un to produce ® greater variety of crops for their own use than ever before, and they would eventually compete with other sections in manufactures and mechanical arts, In this = counection —_ he remarked — that while the South was destitute of mone; and tho value of real estate was greatly depressed, in's very short. time the price of landed proporty would advance because of its intrinsic value in the production of staple articles of commerce, He remarked that the only disturbing elements to be discorned now were the el of extremists upou both sides to keep alive animositics and hatreds of the — past. Con would — pursue o. moderate, course sud’ attend tu ite log!- tunate duties of — general legislation tor iN the good of the whole hoger as and the great # and industrial questions which were now a source of so much contention would settle themselves, and the country would be at peace, In conclusion he said :—You may assure your peo- ple that Ihave no wnkindness in my heart to them or any of the people of the North, I am not the devil they have painted me, I have neither horns nor hoofs, and if they knew me they would find Lam very much like one of themselves, REMOVAL OF BUFORD. Lovtsvitir, Ky., March 29, 1879, Thomas Buford, the assassin, was brought bere to-day from lrankfort for safe keeping. BURNED TO DRATH. —---—_—- Five Persons Perish ty the Burn- ing of a Hotel. -—— WAKING BUT TO DIE, Frantic Efforts of the Helpless Victims to Escape. HELPLESS BEFORE THE FLAMES. [BY TELEsRAPH TO,;THE HERALD.} >) + Cranemont, N, H., March 29, 1879. An appalling disaster in this quiet town this morn- ing, by which at least five persons lost theirlives in afire which destroyed:the principal hotel of the place, has thrown. the community into the deepest. gloom, 1” ‘THE VICTIMS. ‘The names of the victims are as follows: MRS. HANNAH P. GIBSON, of Chester, Vt., aged 55, mother of one of the proprietors; burned to death in her room. ANNA JOHNSON, chambermaid, aged 33; over- come by the heat and smoke, fainted in her room, and perished in the flames. MRS. 8. A. CHASE, pastry cook, aged 45; burned to death. LYDIA MERRILL, waitress, aged 18; burned to death, CHARLES MORGAN, aged 22, a boarder at the Tremont House; burned to death, MR. MARVIN, clerk of the Tremont House; slightly injured. MRS. MARVIN, wife of the above; probably. fa tally injured internally by jumping from a third story window. ‘ WILLIAM BUTLER, of Brattleboro, Vt.; ankle sprained. . THE Ying. In the stillness of carly morning, at just one o'clock, tle inmates of the -Tremont House, in this town, were startled by an alarm of fire, which was sent through the house with light- ning rapidity, us quickly followed by dense volumes of smoke. ‘There were forty persons in the house at the time, and Mr, Deming, who discovered the fire, at once realized the terrible situation of affairs. On through the corridors he rushed, while the stifling smoke almost choked his utterance. He forced in doors unceremoniously where no response came to his loud and hurried knocks, passed on to the next, and called on all who could come forth to act as volunteers in rousing the sleeping inmates, who slumbered on unconscious of the horrible death which hovered around theirs pillows. Half a dozen people jbincd Mr. Deming and pro- ceeded to the second and third floors, to give the alarm and thon flee for their lives. The hotel was a wooden building and old, so that the flames had plenty of material to feed on, and but a few moments were left for escape. Terror-stricken men, women and children rusted frantically through the blinding smoke, half asleep, and completely be- wildered by the sudden alarm and the frightful scene which met them as they emerged trom their rooms. 3 HOW TO GET OUT. ‘There was.no time to spare, however, and the in- stinct of self-preservation was at work promptly to suggest @ means of escape. There was only one stairway, and that was narrow and full of smoke and flame after five minutes, so that it was uscless as an avenue of egress. Windows were thrown up only to increaso the draft and stimulate the flames, which were now furiously hissing through the frail structure. Men and women jumped to... the yard. below in & nude or partly dressed condition, others appeared at the upper windows uttering the most piercing shrieks for aid in their terrible extremity, It was an awful spectacle, and one which will never be forgotten by those who witnessed it. The two lower floors were soon cleared of their occupants, but the upper stories still contained human beings whose .c! 8 of escape from a fiery death were decreasing ra- eat EFFORTS TO SAVE LIFE. ‘The town had become alarmed, and from all sec- tions men and women poured in to render what as- sistance they could or to gaze on the terrible scene which was being enacted. Ladders were promptly put up against the walls for the purpose of extri- cating the poor people who were housed in by flame and smoke. One man, whose room was on an upper story, crawled out through the window, seized a lightning roi and coolly climbed down to the ground with only blistered bands and bruised limbs. He was loudly cheered as he slowly crept down, while men and women held their breath lest the rod would give way and throw him heavily to the frozen ground, when his death would have been as certain as if he had remained in the burning building. Mr. F. H. Gib- son, ono of the proprietors of the house, with his wifo and child, escaped from a window of the second story, the plucky woman holding the child and clinging to the blind while he obtained a board upon which mother and child slid to the ground in perfect safety, followed by Mr. Gibson, who promptly re-entered the building to lend what aid he could in rescuing the others. BURNED TO DEATH. Owing to some repairs Mrs. Gibson, mother of the same gentleman, had been placed temporarily in a spare room and the son rushed frantically in search of her, but was unable to reach her iy time and she perished inthe flames, OVERCOME BY SMOKE AND FLAMES. Anns Johnson, a chamber girl, whose room was on the third floor, tried to escape from the hall through the stairs, but found a solid wall of fire obstructing her passage. She ran back to her Toom, raised the window and hung out as far as possible without fall- ing, and screamed frantically for assistance. She was soon enveloped in o huge cloud of smoke, which was occasionally lit up by flashes of flame as the fire worked its way up- ward. Half a dozen hands immediately seized a ladder and ran it up against the wall. A man volun- teered to climb up to the poor girl's aid, but he came back blinded with smoke and almost in- sensible. Another volunteer stepped into his place and toiled up the ladder, but he, too, came down without the prize so much coveted, Another man stepped from the crowd, and amid the cheers of the assemblage ran up step after step until he was lost in the clouds of smoke which rolled out in dense masses from the doomed building. He reached the poor, helpless gitl, but could not pull her out as she had fainted, and must have been caught by some- thing on the inside, from which he was unablo to de- liver her, He camo back without accomplishing his mission, and uo one else, would venture, There she remained until the wall fell in, and she begime a charred mass amid the burning ruins, KNIOMBED INTHE BURNING PILE, About the same time Mrs. 8. A. Chase, a pastry cook in the establishment; Lydia Merrill, a table girl, and Charles Morgan, a guest at the house, went down with the tumbling walls, mingling their shricks with the horrible din and erase which pre- vailed within and without, A LEAP YOR LIFE. ‘The clerk, Fred Marvin, aud his wife occupied a room on the third floor, As soon as the alarm reached them they rushed out, and find- ing the corridor blocked by flame and sinoke closed their door and waited for as- sistance. None came, and the terrible alternative presented itself of perishing in the flames or jump- ing tothe ground. The latter was decided on and Mr. Marvin sprang from the window, alighting on his feet. He escaped with some bruises, His wife followed, and although the stunned husband and others tried to break the fall shé sustained severe internal injuries which may prove fatal. THE SKARCH FOR THE DEAD. As soon as the building fell in eager hands went to work to search for the bodies, The first one discovered was that of Mrs. Gibson, It was charred beyond all re- semblance to humanity, but was recognized by a gold filled tooth found near by. Miss Johnson's was next found, and was recognized by port.ous of her dress not burned, Morgan's body was not found, but the search will be renewed t orrow, as portions of the ruins are even now inaccessible. EACAPED, The folowing escaped uninjured:—J. J. Kimball, of Nashua, N. H.; Colonel N. W. Coggswell, of Hen- niker, N.H., Savings Bink Commissioner of New Hampshire; G. D. Mosher, of Pine Meadow, Conn. ; E. C. Cummings, of Boston. OFHER PROPERTY BURNED. The building having fallen in, attention was now turned to the adjoining property, which was in danger, as the flames were spreiding. The injured people were promptly taken to places of rest and medical attendance called in, while the firemen worked with a will to check the progress of the tire. They did not succeed, however, until three frame buildings, occupied by H. A. Dickinson & Co., boots and shoes; L, D. Patten, harne: nd trunks; Mrs. Harlow, dressmaker, and E. Lefebvre, upholsierer, were totally destroyel, L. D. Putten suifers slight loss; insurance—Fire Association, $1,000. H. A. Dickinson & Co., slight loss;-insured, The brick block south of the hotel, owned by 0, J, Brown, had jits front badly damaged; alvo tho wooden block, owned by the same, was slightly scorched, The brick block east*of the hotel, owned by George N. Farwell, had its front badly damaged, ‘The plate glass in the new bank building was totally de- stroyed. LOSSES AND INSURANCES, ‘The hotel was a wooden structure, four stories high, owned by Aurelius Dickinson, and is a total wr It was insured in the Commonwealth for $2,000; Cheshire, $2,000, F. H, Gibson & Co. lose all their furniture, insured in the Home, New York, for $1,500; Royal Canadian, $1,500; Fire Association, $1,000; Liverpool and London and Globe, $1,000. The basement was occupied by E. H. Jaques, as a barber shop; no insurance. ‘The hotel “LL” was occupied by A. C. Stone & Co., stoves and tinware, whose loss is unknown; insurance— Royal Canadian, $1,000, and Fitchburg Mutual, $1,000, The hotel barns were occupied by F. J. Clement as a livery and boarding stable, and he suf- fers slight loss; insurance—Fire Association, $1,000, el + FIRE AT MADISON, WIS. A LARGE NUMBER OF PERSONS SERIOUSLY IN- JURED BY BURNING. MILWAUKEE, March 29, 1879, A fire at Madison, Wis., this noon, destroyed the two upper stories of the Fairchild Block. The loss on the building is about $15,000. ‘The other loss:sare about $10,000, During the progress of the fire three separate cxplosions occurred, the first throwing several firemen and others down a stairway into the street. The second explosion caused the rear wall of the building to fall. The following are buracd, more or less seriously:—A. Cheney, A. M. Doggett, ‘Thomas Morgan, Robert Henricks, Wm. Spaulding, Jake Van Etta, proprietor of the Vilas House: Aug. Schocning, SL. Sheldon, 'T. G. Grove James Rey- nolds, District yi; Alfred Goderdam, John’ Parks, Robert Wooton, Peter Sukel, Henry Waltzinger, Charles Bixley and Matt. Lynch. Schocning, Spaulding and Henricks are considered in a dangerous condition and will probably die. Tho fire was first discovered inthe third story, Its origin is a mystery, but it is supposed to have been incendiary. it is’ suspected that something of an explosive nature was placed between the floor and the ceiling in the third story for the purpose of causing the destruction of the entire block. owned by the Fairchild estate. Messrs, tailor; McConnell & Smith, stationers; clothier, and Thomas Morgan, restaurateur, were oc- cupants of tho building. Their losses were prinei- A. Damon, pally from water and the removal of their goods, and were fully covered by insurance. COURT HOUSE BURNED. Crxcinnatt, Ohio, March 29, 1879. The Licking County (Ohio) Court House, a hand- some structure with four fronts, standing in the centre of the public square at Newark, and just fin- ished at a cost of $200,000, caught fire in the cupola from a gas jet which was uscd to illuminate the clock, at twelve o’clock to-day, aud has now burued'down to the second story, The building is insured for $20,000 only. CoLumnvs, Ohio, March 29, 1879. ‘Two engines have been sent to Newark from this point. Almost all of the important county records are safe. ‘Tho militia are on duty, guarding the county rty. Great excitement prevails among the citi- zens and the large number of country. people who are stopping in town. ‘There is hope now that the most, valuable portion of the building can be saved. Alad named Kramer and a man named Smythe were badly injured by falling timbers. i SUICIDE OF AN EX-CONGRESSMAN H. ¥. RIDDLE SHOOTS HIMSELF AT LEBANON, TENN,—SKETCH OF THE DECEASED, [BY TELEGRAPH TO TAE HERALD] Lepaxon, March 29, 1879, The community was greatly shocked at noon to- day by the rumor thut H. Y. Riddle, recently repre- sentative to Congress from this district, had com- mitted suicide. Investigution developed the fact that he had shot himself in the head, inflicting a moftal wound. For several months he has been in very bad health, and last winter he was compelled to leave Washington before the adjournment of Congress on account of his physical condition, and there were rumors at the time that his mind was affected. Since his return home he has been frequently unwell; notwithstanding the fact that for some time past, he has been able to appear in the streets. In addition to his illness, he had recently become finan- cially embarrassed in consequence of large security debts. A charge of misconduct while Clerk of the Chancery Court at Lebanon also weighed on him, though it was disproved, He was on the square to-lay and conversed rationally with several friends, although ap- ntiy mentally depressed. At cleven o'clock he rrowed a smali cartridge pistol from an acquaint. ance, saying that he anticipated personal difficulty. He then went to his residence, stepped out of a buck door and shot himself. He fell into the cellar below, where he was found on his back with the pistol still in his hand and quite insensibic. The ball entered the right side of his head, running backward and downward. He lingered dneonscious until six P. M., when he died, His wife arrived from Nashvilie soon after bis death. SKETCH OF THK DECEASED. Haywood Yancey Riddle was born at Van Buren, Hardemwn county, Teun., June 20, 18H. Ho was edu- cated at Union University, Murtreesborough, and graduated at the head of his class in 185 the adjunct chair of mathematics in h but some fifteen months aiter turned to law and was called to the Bar inl He entered the Confederate army as a private in 1861 and served through the war. He moved to Lebanon in 1865, and was elected to the Forty-fourth Congress in 1875. Ho was re-elected to the Forty-fitth Congres: GREENBACK NOMINATION, Provipesce, RB. 1, March 29, 1879, ‘The Union Greenback Labor Muss State Convention to-day nominated Samuel Hill, of Providence, tor Governor; David A, McKay, of Woonsocket, tor Lieutenant Governor; John e study of oft Johnston, for Attorney Moore, of Richmond, Convention, which w monious, THE SONORA REVOLUTION. San Francisco, Cal., March 29, I A despatch from Tucson, Atizona, saya:— ernor Mariscal, of Sonor., and others, with a small escort, have gone to Chihttahua, Ures has be cupied by General Carlo with’ 500 men, ( Serna is in possession of H@rmosilat. The w over. The people who came from Sonora to this point to avoid the revolution are returning. THE HUDSON, General T Avmasy, N. ¥., Mareh 2! The steam tug Susie Geduey reached the day from New Baltimore, about ten miles below. She encountered much ive, and was obliged to come up along near shore, where the ico is thi weaker, There is much heavy floating river down as far ax Rondout, and boats from Ne York are not expected hore for several day». 1879, RAILROAD COMBINATION. Boston, March 29, 1879, The Springfield Republican says a detiuitive step toward the removal of through travel between New York and Boston from the Boston and Albany to the New England and Air Line road has been taken, the New York, New Haven and Hartiord road hav- ing practically obtained control of the Air Line road from New Haven to Willimantic, The building was | | | eat | Messrs. D. B. DEWEY & CO, 46 Dey st EW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, MARCH 30, 1879.—QUINTUPLE SHEKr: METHODISTS IN COUNCIL. Porr Jervis, N. ¥., March 29, 1879. ‘The Newark Conference of the Methodist Episeopal Chureh continues its sossions in the Drew Church. ‘The edifive seats over seven hundred persons, and is filled to overtlowin, afternoon and evening. ‘Yo- day's session Was very interesting, ond the discussion on the itinerancy system was warm aud spicy. ‘The Key. George F. Dickenson moved that the re- port be referred to the next Conference, but the mo- tion met with powerful opposition and many rose to cir feet. Amid much excitement the resolution to fer was laid on the table on motion of the Rey, J. B, Faulks. Bishop Merril said hoe had always listened to mrin- isters und committees who came to him and had read all letters which he received, but never promised to make any changes suggested, Caleb Ward Edwards, of Pine Brook, N. J., was ad- iitted to deaconship, ‘The uame of James N, Ramsey was presented, but was afterward withdrawn, «Lorenzo Dow Treut (colored), of Newark, was elected to deacon’s orders, Solomon Parsons, L. R. Dunn, Craig, G. H. Daly, J. B. Faulks, J. Hurlbut, T. H. Lando: KR. 38. Dashiell, A. H, Tuttle and J, H. Knowles were appointed “a comiittee on the Janes Endowment Fund in the Wi au University. , The Convention will probaly adjourn next Tues- day. J. W. Young, A. CROP PROSPECTS. ty Cincryyatt, Ohio, March 29, 1870. ‘The Enquirer publishes this morning careful esti- mates of the wheat und fru.t crops from nearly every county in Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky, trom which it is indicated that the wheat crop will. be bounteous, while there is a poor prospect for peaches and apples. CO MUCH MARRIED. On acharge of bigamy a woman named Maria J. Schliphf, alias MeCarthy, alias Parr, was arrested in in Newark last evening avd held for trial in default of $2,000 bail. Her arrest was caused by the com- piaint of Robert Kinsley, of No. 91 Jefferson strect. In his affidavit he alleges that on September 22, 1868, in the city of New York, the accused, whose maiden name was Maria Jane Stiles, was married by Rey. 8.8. Weed to Jeremiah McCarthy; that on the 27th of last November she murried William H. Schliphf, in Now. ark, the ceremony being performed by Rev. J. KE. Searles, pastor of the Willett Street Methodist Epis- copul Church; that she then represented herself as the widow of one Parr, of California, and that McCarthy is still alive. The woman was brought before Justice Otto. ‘To him she stated that McCarthy had, after abusing her, deserted her five years ago; that she then went off with Parr to California; that hé is dead, and that she supposed she had ® perfect right to marry Schliphf, When told she would have to go into the c.lls to await trial she burst into tears and, in piteous tones, begged tor mercy. She went out of court sobbing bitterly and hiding her face in her veil. JAY GOULD ON THE WARPATH. In asuit brought by Mr. Jay Gould against Ered- erick W. Donner, Henry Day, William Walter Phelps, Samuel W. Bates, John W. Sterling, the New York and Long Branch Railroad Company and the Farmers’ Loan and Trust Company, a petition was presented yesterday to Judge Donohue, in Supreme Court, Chambers, for an ipjune- tion. Mr. Gould formerly hat the controlling interest in the Long Branch and Sea Shore Railroad between Long Branch and Sandy Hook. In 1875 this road was consolidated with the New Jersey Southern, Jay Gould still retaining a controlling in- terest in the Sea Shore road. Recently the New Jer- Southern was sold under a foreclosure of a first mortgage and bought by the first mortgage bond- holders under an alleged agreement to transfer the lease to the New Jersey Central road, Mr, Gould in his injunction seeks to restrain the defendants from the execution or consummation of a contract be- tween the New York and Long Branch Rail- road Company, Frederick W. Donner and tho first mortgage bondholders of the New Jersey Rail- road Company, restraining the said bondholders, the Farmers’ Loan and Trust Company, Henry Day, William W. Phelps, Samuel W. Bates and John W. 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