Democratic Sentinel, Volume 8, Number 8, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 March 1884 — Page 3

LABOR.

JTtee Reduetton of Wages Under Elgh Protective Tariff Duties. [Philadelphia Record ] In many of the protected industries Abe reduction of wages is still going on, while it is observed that there is no Corresponding reduction of the wages of skilled workmen who are indebted to the tariff for nothing but burdens. In a portion of the anthracite coal regions the wages have been cut down to what the miners describe as a starvation rate. Since the beginning of the year the reduction of wages of factory hands in New England has varied'from •10 to 15 per cent. Bradstreet’s review, quoted in the Record not many days ago, shows that in the rolling mills, the steel works, and the nail factories of the East an almost general reduction has taken place in the rates of wages, while there has been a partial reduction of the waves in these industries in the West While there has been a large increase in the nail-making capacity, a general strike against reduced wages prevails in the nail works of New England. In the window-glass trade production has been resumed after a long strike, and will continue until oversupply induces another reduction of wages or another strike. In other protected industries there has been little variation from the downward tendency in wages. These reductions of wages, with strikes and lose of employment in many quarters, it need not be said, have been accompanied by much distress among working people. In connection with this condition in the field of protected industry it is noted that greater reductions of wages have taken place in the East than in the West The manufacturers of the East are on the outer edge of the home market, while the tariff closes the foreign markets to them, and they are therefore the first to feel the effects of over-production. Cost of freight does not permit them to take their products far inland before they are met by the competition of the West, and cost of raw materials through the tariff will not let their products out. They are thus between two fires, and when the t crisis of over-production comes they must meet it with a reduction of wages. Hence a removal of the heavy taxes on the raw materials of industry is fast becoming a crying necessity with the manufacturers as well as the workingmen of the East, and all the sophistries ■of protection will not silence it. With busy manufactories in the rear to supply the home market, it is of small advantage to dwell on the ocean front

when a blind legislative policy will not permit the teeming products of Eastern skill and industry to reach the markets of the world. ’• Another significant fact in this reduction of wages is that it has not affected in the least the earnings of the skilled workingmen who are outside of the so-called protected industries. The carpenters, blacksmiths, masons, plasterers, and many other guilds of skilled mechanics have suffered no loss of wages, but, on the contrary, some of them are moving for an advance in order to protect themselves against the enhanced cost of the necessaries of living imposed upon them by the tariff. Protectionists noisily assert that their wonderful system maintains the wages ■of labor, and yet it can not keep up the wages of that labor which is made its especial care. By what sophistry will it be pretended that a system which cannot prevent the wages of ironworkers, nailmakers, coal miners, glassblowers, and the hand in cotton factories from declining to starvation rates, is the protecting angel that keeps up the wages of stonemasons, carpenters, blacksmiths, butchers, and bakers ? , In a general financial and industrious oriies like that of 1857 or 1873, reductions of wages, loss of employment, and depression are experienced in all industeries and nearly all pursuits. But in this partial disturbance of trade the depression runs along a certain line of industries that are under the protection of high rates of duty, while outside of this line there are ho signs of stagnation or uneasiness. How do the Pro-

tectionist champions account for the singular phenomenon? In the condition of over supply caused by the unhealthy tariff stimulus the workingmen in the protected industries are the chief sufferers, and yet it is in their behoof that this benevolent system was devised. The manufacturers can reduce wages, and thus obtain their commodities at cheaper rates, while waiting for a rise in the market, Whatever may become of their laborers, they at least are protected to a considerable extent in a market in which scarcity as well as overproduction is caused by law, if they can only wait until demand overtakes supply. But the workingmen, who cannot wait for a better market, must sell their labor for what it will bring, or starve. If they strike, with the market glutted with products under the tariff stimulus, they are in many instances doing what their employers desire. While the strike continues, production is diminished, and the tariff at the same time protects the manufacturers from competition. In this situation the workingmen, the “protected” workingmen, have the alternative of waiting without employment until another demand springs up, or of going to work at the reduced wages, unless in the meantime their employers send abroad and secure an ample supply of cheap labor. The workingmen of this country will not always be under the glamour of a false system, which plunders and degrades them with the hollow pretence of affording them protection. “The Electoral Commission declared” **-so Mr. Conkling is made to say—“that Rutherfraud B. Hayes has received the electoral vote of Louisiana. After the accession of Rutherfraud B. Hayes to the Presidency, he affirmed that Packard, who had received some 8,000 votes less than Samuel J. Tilden, was Governor of that State. If Packard was Governor, then Rutherfraud held his place by the most palpable fraud ever perpetrated.” This is fact; this is truth, and there is not an intelligent citizen of the United States who not share with Mr. Conkling the disgust, the indignation, and the shame which attach to the so-called Presidency

!of this wretched intruder at Washington. — Nero York Sun.

A BASE FABRICATION.

Exposure of a Vile Attempt of the Republican Members of the Coplab Committee to Manufacture Political Capital by Circulating a Wretched Lie. A week or two ago the following dispatch wai sent out from Washington, and has been printed in nearly all the Republican papers in the land: Republican members of the Copiah Cbm-mlttc-e say that at one of the balls given in New Orleans, at the Mardi-Gras, Jefferson Davis, with his daughter, the daughter of Gen. Lee, Gen. Longstreet, and some other noted Confederate generate, eat in a box which was drained with Confederate flags; that a floral sword, decorated with the Confederate colors and addressed simply “To the President," was presented to this noted exConfederate party in the box, and was accepted. “.And,” said one of these committeemen, “I did not think that that looked very much like reconstruction. In a good many countries of the civilized world it would be called treason.” The New Orleans Times-Democrat, one of the most conservative journals in the South, comments upon the above as follows: We doubt if there be a singlotruthful sen* tence in this whole telegram. It is true that the daughters of Gen. Lee wore there, but not that the daughter of Gen. Longstreet was with them. It is also true that the box was draped, but not true that it was draped with Coulederate flags. It is true that Mr. Jefferson Davis was in the box, but it was also true that Admiral Cooper, of the United States navy, was, with bis wife, in the box with him. It is true that a floral sword was presented, but it is not true that it was presented to Mr. Davis. It is true that the sword bore a legend, but utter!*- and absurdly false that ths legend lead: “To the President.” The simple truth is, that the presentation was nothing more than a tribute of respect and affection from Gen. Lee’s so.diers to Gen. Lee’s daughters. It bore the inscription, “The Lee,” and possessed no earthly significance beyond that which appeared upon the surface. It was designed to tell the orphaned daughters of a brave and honorable gentleman that his old comrades held his memory in love and reverence. The human being who could misunderstand or misrepresent a demonstration so innocent and to beautiful must be base indeed, afnd we do not envy Senators Cameron, Hoar, and Frye, among whom tho edium seems to be distributed. We believe all three of these patriots and gentlemen were invited to the ball, and, therefore, the one who gave tho alleged information had the opportunity, at least, of knowing that it was utterly and unqualifiedly false both in substance and intention. These ladies sat in the box with a distinguished leader of tho now dead and burled Confederacy, and with an officer of high rank in the Federal navy. The box was draped in red, white, and blue, and tho tribute presented to the daughters of Lee was the emblem of a sword which was never sullied by any mean or ignoble deed—a simple and loving testimonial to two fatherless ladies, and wrought in flowers which are now as dead and withered as the regrets that welled up in live million hearts on the day that saw their cause entombed some nineteen years ago. Just one week after the Mistick Krewe ball and the events which some evil heart has so cruelly distorted, the Misses Lee stood under an awning of Uniled States flags to see the firemen’s procession pass. They were as unconscious then of any rebuke to thebause for which Stonewall Jackson laid down his noble life as they were innocent of treason to the Government under which they live when they accepted the tribute to their father’s pure and spotless memory. The whole fabrication we have quoted is a mean and contemptible falsehood from beginning to end. There is not a fiber of it but is steeped in malice and baseness. If any of the three Republican Senators present in New Orleans at the time has authorized this wretched slander, he is unworthy to touch the hand of any honest man, North or South, Republican or Democrat, who values the integrity of his word or loves tho white raiment of his honor.

For the Benefit of the Workingman.

John Roach is a great protectionist. He has used his influence for many years at Washington to perfect the system of taxation under which he holds a virtual monopoly of his business of building ships. It is never for his own interest that he advocates high taxation. Not at all. It is sor 1 the sake of the dear workingmen. In this strain we find him defending the duty on iron ore before the Tariff Commission: When we have the iron shall we now leave it in the mines undeveloped and depend on foreigners to supply a material of so vast importance to us, and with no other reason to give only that we refuse to degrade and crush labor? But, alas for human consistency! We find the same John Roach testifying before the Ways and Means Committee last week that he had imported 6Q,000 tons of Spanish ore. This is the reason he gave for the course which, in the above Remarks, he had so fervently dedenounced : Mr. Hewitt—What is that ore worth in Spain? Mr. Roach—Jt is not worth in Spain more than $1.50 a ton. * Mr. Hewitt—Then its cost (stated at $5.50) is mostly freight is it? Mr. Roach—l do not care what it is. It does not go into the pockets of the workings men in this country. Mr. Hewitt—As none of it goes into the pockets of the workingmen of this country will you tell us why you buy foreign ore? Mr. Roach—My answer to that question Is, I buy it because it is the cheapest. The New York Herald was quick to detect this hypocritical discrepancy and to twit Mr. Roach with it. He replied that the quantity o‘s ore he had bought was not “sufficiently large to affect the market and was too ridiculously small” to help the protection, of American labor. But he is not to get off so cheaply as this. Our census returns show that each man employed in the mines produces 251 tons a year. The 60,000 tons of Spanish ore imported by Mr. Roach would have kept 240 men busy for a year. Counting four people as dependent cm each miner for support, the importation of Mr. Roach took the living out 1,200 American mouths for a -year. This incident is a capital illustration of the thorough insincerity of the pretenses by which the bosses fool the workingmen into believing that protection is maintained for their benefit.— Chicaao Tribune. Mr. Blaine has nearly finished the first volume of his book, and will rest awhile befor.e getting out the secohd volume. A good scheme. There is to be a Presidential nomination pretty soon, and a second volume of a welladvertised book is not a bad thing to hold over the heads of a mass of delegates. Foster and Sherman have joined forces, it is said, against Arthur. It has not been decided as yet whiah shall have custody of the partnership at Chicago. If it is Foster he will be required, no doubt, in view of the experience four years ago, to give heaw bonds.

Monster Sea Serpents. That there are sea monsters, spoken of as “sea serpents,” not hitherto actually captured and scientifically described and cisßsified, seems to be tolerably, well established, although some natu-' ralists still regard these creatures as fabulous. One of the latest accounts touching this matter is the following: While the boats of the bark Hope On, commanded by Capt. Seymour, were on the watch for whales off the Pearl Islands, between forty and fifty miles from Panama, the water broke a short distance away, and Capt Seymour made ready for a whale. But a head like that of a horse rose from the water and then dived. The creature was seen by all the boat’s crew. Capt Seymour describes the animal as about twenty feet long, with a handsome 1 ? horse-like head, with two unicorn-shaped horns protruding from it. The creature had four legs, or double-jointed fins, a bronzed hide profusely speckled with large black spots, and a tail which appeared to be divided into two parts. It was seen on two different days, and if whales had not been seen about at the time an effort would have been made to catch it Capt. Seymour and his officers agree that the creature is peculiar to the locality, and that it could easily be killed with lances and guns. It is important to notice that officers of the Pacific Mail Company state that they have seen the animal on several occasions, but not so closely as did officers and men of the Hope On. This account is repeated by Richard A. Proctor, the popular -writer on science, in the Newcastle Chronicle, who evidently gives it full credence. Norwegian fishermen relate numerous traditions of sea serpents seen on their coasts, particularly in Moldefjord. [See Naturalist Library, Vol. HL, Edinburgh.] Incredulous naturalists assume that all these observers were more or less ignorant and superstitious, coloring their stories with their recollections of the fabulous serpent, “Midguardsormen,” of the old Scandinavian mythology, who was represented as dwelling in the depths of the ocean and enfolding the foundations of the earth in his coils. But however ignorant fishermen may be of other matters, they are certainly less likely than any other class of observers to be deceived in a case of this kind. In the reports of the Linnean Society of New England will be found accounts of the appearance of sea serpents off the coast of New England. An animal supposed to be a sea serpent was seen off the coast of Cape Ann, Massachusetts, in 1817. Eleven witnesses of good reputation testified before several magistrates— one of whom was himself a witness of the fact—that this animal was like a huge serpent, dark brown in color, or, as others said, mottled, with white under the head and neck. Its head was as large as a horse’s, but shaped like a serpent’s, and its length was estimated at fifty feet. Col. Perkins observed something projecting in front of the head like a single horn, but others took this to be the monster’s tongue. Since then there have been several other instances of a similar sort, a monster having been reported as discovered off’ the New Jersey coast-not many months ago, and another off a part of the English coast very recently. Gosse, in his “Romance of Natural History,” and some other naturalists maintain that the evidence is sufficient to warrant the assertion that there is a race of marine animals, apparently of several species, characterized by a serpentine neck, a head large as compared with the thickness of the neck, an air-breath-er, propelled by paddles, something not unlike the plesiosaurians now found in the fossil state among the rocks of the mesozoic age.— lnter Ocean.

Zealous Men the Successful Ones.

As far as natural endowments determine, the zealous men are par eminence the successful ones. But they have a besetting sin, which, being intrinsic, is, therefore, perhaps not quite a sin—bigotry. Except in the base of great creative minds, it is necessary to be somewhat partial in order to succeed in affairs. Broad culture is seldom efficient in any immediate way; narrow, intense purpose accomplishes the hard enterprises of the world, and is everywhere at a premium among those who are interested in getting things done. I have a respect for bigots and partisans, and believe that the world owes a great debt to intolerant, one-sided men. It must have them; it could not push its reforms, or get its rough, unpleasant work done else. Narrow men are edged men, men of single and determined purposes; and in their purposes they are apt to succeed. The liberal, the spirits of insight, really rule all; they are not always seen to do so; they create the thoughts that direct the world’s forces. But they turn over their thoughts to armies of stirring partisans, who adjust by force of arms the claims of opposing dr uths. The philosopher would prefer to Wait for evolution, and let things settle themselves quietly; but the reformers cannot wait for this. So they organize boards, wage religious wars, and piously burn the witches. There is a sad waste of-force in these proceedings; but men promise to become wiser in course of time, and meanwhile the machine creaks slowly along, and some progress is made.—Tittw? Munson Coan, M. D.

Not So Low as That.

A Northern tourist walking down Meeting street accosted an old colored man with an inquiry as to where he could find a nurseryman. “Nussry man,” ejaculated the old darky. “No, sah. You kin get plenty of nussry ’Oman’s here, but we ain’t hab no nussry man’s.” “No, no,” said the N. T. “I want to find a nurseryman; don’t you understand?” “No, sah I I don’t onderstand. Niggers ain’t got down so low as dat yet. ’Oman go out for nuss, not man,” and the indignant old darky left the enlightened Northern tourist with a look of contempt which puzzled and appalled him.— Charleston (fj. C.) News and Courier. Can the man who keeps putting question marks opposite underlined passages in borrowed books be said to speculate in margins?

INDIANA STATE NEWS.

Lowxb Albant has a case of varioloid and one of small-pox. It la claimed by those of Indianapolis who engage in roller skating, that their watches gain time while they are skating. How. J. B. Winstanduy, a prominent citizen and politician of Indiana, died in Now Albany, of pneumonia. During a revival in a New Haven church, Trenton Warren, a young mau, became insane, and, standing up in the church and shouting, “The Lord be praised!” fired four bullets through the palm of his left hand. He will be sent to an asylum. A private letter from President Smart, of Purdue University, announces that the difficulty with his eyes, although very troublesome, will in time be removed. He thinks if the trouble does not extend any further, that he will be able to stand It as it Is..—lndianapolis SsnttneL The State Board of Agriculture has decided that it is inexpedient to attempt a fat-stock show this year, owing to the depression in business, losses to portions of the State from the floods, and the absorbing interest in politics, and it was postponed until 1835. It was further decided to offer no premlus for fat stock at the fair. The speed-ring purses were increased to *2,000. A sad accident occurred to Arthur Regennos, aged about 12 years, eon of Bev. E. J. Regennas, Moravian minister at Hope. While the boy was playing, with a dynamite cartridge, by picking the composition from the closed end with a horseshoe nail, the friotion generated an explosion of the copper-plating, which lacerated his right hand, tearing the middle finger from the hand, also severing one thumb and cutting the hand in a terrible manner. Thb little village of Ogden, two miles east of Kingstown, some weeks ago was con. siderably excited over the attempt of Frank Hodson to hang himself with a strap thrown over a beam in a hay mow. Since that time he has been watched closely for fear he would again attempt to take his life. Recently he left the house, and had gone but a short distance when be took his pen-knife and cut his throat, severing the jugular vein so that he bled to death in a few hours. Among the curiosities ex-Mayor Grubb, of Indianapolis, has brought with him from Mexico is one of the steel gaffs which the Mexicans use in cook-flghts. It is ip the shape of a sickle, and is about four inches long, and sharp as a razor, and with a point like a needle. This ferocious weapon, which is large and sharp enough to kill a man with, is buckled securely on to the chicken's leg, and it is needless to say that it does not take long to tear a chicken all to pieces with it. It often happens that a chicken is torn open with this barbarous weapon at the first lick. Cock-fighting is a favorite spo<t and pastime with the Mexicans. There is no law against it, and, among those indulging in the cruel and barbarous sport, pdlicemen are always prominent.

A cask of remarkable longevity has just come to light in Payette County. About a month ago Mrs. Hannah McFeoley died at the County Poor Asylum, whore she had been almost from time immemorial. An old family Bible was found in her room, containing a record of the birth and marriage of all her brothers and sisters, and father and mother. It shows that she was born 1760, thus making her 124 years old. She has a sister Nelly, now residing somewhere in Ohio, who has frequently visited her of late, and whose age, as shown by tho record, is 101 years. Tho last time she visited her she looked very aged, though she was quite active. From the record there seems to be no question about the authenticity of her age as above stated. The deceased’s maiden name was Hannah Allen. Patents have been issued to Indiana inventors as follows: Elias C. Atkins, Indianapolis, machine for dipping saws; Wm. T. Bennett, Newport, ditching machine; John E. Bazell, Tipton, fastening device for doors; Irvin M. Brown, Covington, fence; Wallooe H. Dodge, Mishawaka, band saw maohifie; Moses F. and T. A. Foley, Waveland, grain drill; H. H. Fulton (assignor to Indianapolis Machine and Bolt Works), wheel or pulley; John W. Fulton, Roanoke, automatic grain measure, register and sacker; Wilbur F. Heath, Fort Wayne, two-wheeled vehicle; Nicholas A. Hull, Peru, desk; Evans H. Jenkins, Richmond, watch-case spring; James B. Ross, Union City, fence post; John H. Schaffer, Blue River, mechanical power; James Sharkey, Honey Creek, car-door look; John 8. Smith, Rushville* table for tile mills; Harrison D. Spangle, assignor to Norris & Bro., Rushville, seeding machine; John Werkert, Indianapolis, rotary coal-sifter; Henry C. Williamson, Michigan City, furnace; Isaac P. Woodard, Richmond, combined fod-der-cutter, corn-sheller, and feed mill.

Cincinnati paper: A few days ago a wellknown young business man of Brookville, Ind., came to this city to buy goods. He was formerly a clerk in a well-known house, but by hard work and economy had saved enough money to establish a business of his own. On Monday night last the young business man left his home with $1,200 in cash. This was all the money the young man had in the world, and represented the savings of a lifetime. It was his intention to buy a stock of goods for his store in Brookville, but he was met by a friend, and, after a sow drinks, was Invited into a well-known pokei>room on Race street Thp young man was asked to play, and eoon consented to risk a few dollars on the infatuating game. At first ho won, but soon the wind blew the other way, and dollar by dollar it drifted away. After playing all night tha early dawn found the young man with only $lB loft Disheartened with the loss of his money, the young man began drinking, and for the past three days has been wandering the streets in a state of despondency. His friends were advised of his condition, and came to the city last night and took him home. The loss will prove disastrous to him and will ruin his business. Mrs. Sarah Smith was born In Harrison County, near Musselman’s Mills, on the 18th day of March, 1807. Her maiden name was Sarah Albin, and she was married to Henry Smith in 1826. She is the mother of ten children, the youngest of whom is Dr. J. I. Smith, of Now Middletown, Harrison County, with whom the venerable lady now resides. She is bale and hearty, and has resided an her life within two miles of the place of her birth* Mrs. Smith is thought to be the oldest nativeborn resident of the State. RAN-Ati-BHAB, the Burmese lecturer, is in Indianapolis.

THE GERMAN AUTOCRAT.

The Official Docamenta Delating to the La&er Matter Sent to the House. Secretary Frelinghnywn Refuses to Be* eoire the Resolution Returned by Bismarck. • AH the documenta relative to the Lasker reeolutlon were transmitted by the President to the House of Bepresentativee on the 10th of March, and the reading of them was listened to with breathless interest. Mr. Hlsoock, of New York, immediately offered a resolution, which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, reciting that, as a friendly and respectful communication to the Parliament of the German Empire bad been intercepted arbitrarily by a “person” now holding the position of Chancellor of the German Empire, the House cannot but express surprise and regret that it should be even temporarily within the power of a single subject to interfere with such a simple expression of kindly feeling between two great nations; that the House reiterates its expression of sincere regret at the death of Edouard Laaxor and its sympathy with the Parliament of the German Empire. Among the documenta sent to the House by the President relating to the now famoui Lasker reeolutlon are a number of telegrams which passed between Secretary Frelinghuysen and Minister Sargent relative to the return of the resolution by Bismarck, in which Mr. Sargent said that he had been wholly die regarded. Next is a memorandum of a conversation March* 7 between Secretary Freling huysen and Herr Von Eisendecker, the German Minister, in which the latter presented the following dispatch from Bismarck returning the resolution: [Translation.] Friedrichsruhe. Feb. 9,1884.—The Envoy of the United States of America has communicated, with a note dated the Ist Inst., the text of a resolution of the American House of Representatives, dated the 9th of January, in which ths House expresses regret at the death of Dr. Edouard Lasker. Every appreciation which the persona] qualities of a German may receive in a foreign country can not but be pleasing to our national feelings especially when emanating from such an important body as the Amerioan House of Representatives. I should, therefore, have gratefully received Sargent’s oommunication, and should have asked his Majesty the Emperor to empower me to present it to the Reichstag, if the resolution of the 9th of January did not at the same time contain an opinion on the direction and affects of the political action of Representative Lasker whiehjs opposed to mv convictions. In the resolution it is said in relation to the 'deceased that “his firm and constant exposition of free and liberal ideas Aave material/t/ advanced the social, political, and economic con’dition of those people." , From my knowledge of the conrse that the political and economic development of the German people has taken, I can not regard this 'opinion as one in accordance with the facts J have witnessed. I would net venture to oppose my judgment to that of an illustrious assembly like that of the House of Representatives of the 'United States if I had not gained, during ar active participation in German Internationa: politics of more than thirty years, an experience which encourages me to attach also to my opinion certain competency within theaeJimitu, . I can not make up my mind to ask his Majesty the Emperor for the necessary authorization to communicate the resolution of the House ol Representatives of the United States to the Gerjnan Reichstag, because I should therewith have to officially indorse myself, and also to indorse, with his Majesty tbs Emperor, an opinion which Lam unable to recognize as just. Voit Bismabck, , The last document o< the series is a letter from Secretary Frelfnghuysen to Minister Sargent and is as follows. Department of Statb, Washington, March 10,1884.—Sir: I Inclose a copy of the note oi which a copy has been Handed me by the German Minister, and which states that Prince Blsynarok declines to be the medium of communl--cation between the House of Representatives oi the United States and the Reichstag of thevesoIntion on the subject of the death of Mr. Lasker. The resolution was passed by the House with the most courteous motives, tor the single purpose of expressing sympathy with the corresponding branch of government of a friendly nation in the loss of one of its distinguished members, who died within the national jurisdiction of Congress. If any other purpose has been surmised, the indisposition of this republic, as proven by the history of a century, to obtrude upon other nations sound political principles upon which our own prosperity is founded should have counteracted that surmise. In the customary order of transmission the resolution came into the possession of his Excellency, who is pleased to explain the embarrassment under which he conceives he would labor by forwarding it to its destination. The position and the personal convictions to which he alludes are matters affecting his ExceUeney alone, and upon them it is not becoming that I should make any remark further than to say it does not occur to me how the transmission of the reeolutlon would have involved an indorsement of the political views of Mr. Lasker.

My duty of courtesy to the House of Representatives ended with forwarding the resolution through the proper channel to the hands* of the officer charged with the administration of the foreign affairs in Germany. This Government is not disposed to inquire into the relations existing between the different branches of another. The sentiments of the resolution-are now generally known, their merits or demerits oau be Judged, and its non-transmission officially, as It was, intended and claimed on its face to be of friendly intent, while a matter of regret, is not one of concern to either branch of the Government of the United States. You will either forward a copy of this instruction to the Minister tor Foreign Affairs or read it to him and leave him a copy, as you ascertain he prefers. I am, etc., FBEDK. T. FBELINGHt7TBEN. It appears, therefore, that Mr. Ochiltree's resolution of condolence neither reached the German Reichstag, as designed by Congress, nor the American Congress as desired by Autocrat Bismarck, and is to remain in the pocket of the Gorman Minister at Washington. The latter said to an interviewer, in reply to inquiries in regard to the return of the resolution, that he had carried out his instructions. His Government's action in the matter was, he said, two-fold. In the first place ft was compelledf or important reasons, relating to internal politics of Germany, not to send the resolution to the Reichstag, and yet it could not merely retain it, since that might have implied indifference or discourtesy, and the course pursued by the Government was certainly the most courteous that the. situation permitted. The Minister fdlt entirely satisfied, he said, that there was no disrespect or discourtesy intended on either side.

The Richest Man in the World.

(New York Dispatch.] Tn an interview with a reporter of the New York Morning Jfewt, W. H. Vanderbilt said: “I believe I am the richest man in the world. In England the Duke of Westminster is said to be worth $200,000,000, bnt it is mostly in land* and houses. It does not yield him 2 per cent. A year from now I shall be worth moro than $200,000,000 and will have an income equal to 0 per cent, on that amount.” He owns 980,840‘shares of railway stock, valued at $88,760,030, his railway bonds amount to $26,867,420, he bolds $73,680,in Government and a trifle of $6,000,(00 in other securities the aggregate wealth of this Midas being $201<332,413. And the snow-ball rolls on.

SPLINTERS.

Ma nt Mexican periodicals are edited by women. Frkddt Gebhardt has lost so much money on the race-track, it is said, that Mrs. Langtry is talking of giving him a benefit, The bullet that killed Gen. Warren at the battle of Bunker. Hill, Is in possession of William H. Montague, of Boston. Mrs. Charles, called the “blue woman,” because her skin was the color of indigo in consequence of using drugs, is dead at Worcester, Md. Dr. Al Watts, of Boston, has caught and killed 4,062 dogs during the past seven years.

DEATH IN THE MINE.

One Hundred and Fifty Men Meet a Horrible Death in a Virginia Coal Mine. An Explosion of Fire-Damp or Gas flto Cause of the Terrible Calamity. Terrific Force of the Explosion—Heartrending Scenes of Sorrow About the Mine. Located tn Tazewell County, at the terminus of the new river division of the Norfolk and Western Railroad, is the village of Pooohontaa, a comparatively new settlement. Here are located the mines of the Southwest Virginia Improvement Company, a joint stock corporation composed of Northern capitalists. These mines were opened about a year ago, and from them immense quantities of coal are shipped to Northern markets. The mines gave employment to some five or six hundred men, mostly foreigners. On the night of the 13th of March a relief of IM men went to the mines to take their turn at work. About midnight the people of the locality for mites around were startled by a terrific ex plosion and a great trembling of the earth. The terrible sound was sufficient to inform every one that a frightful calamity had befallen tbe midnight laborers. In an instant the streets were filled with a crowd of screaming women, children, and men, all rushing for the mouth of the principal mine in the southern suburbs. Here a dense volume of smoke was found pouring from the shaft, and scattered around within a radius of a quarter of a mile were broken timbers, shattered cars, pulleys, and machinery. On all sides were to lx> seen fragments of human bodies, some of which wore lodged in tree-tops, and others on roofs of houses and sheds. For more than an hour wUd shrieking and the louder manifestations of grief from desperate men filled the air. No one seemed to have any idea as to what should be done, and all rushed hither and thither, seeking frantically for some evidence of the fate of relatives below. At intervals a more than ordinary shriek of anguish would tell that some searcher had found a token which realized his or her worst fears. The scene was terrible in the extreme. Miners' houses, buildings, and trees several hundred yards away were completely torn to pieces, showing conclusively that the force of the explosion must have been remarkable. It was not until two hours had passed in fruitless lamentations that any effort was made by the panic-stricken crowd to ascertain tbe condition of affairs. Then a ghastly faced man, whose night-clothing was not altogether concealed by an immense blanket which he had thrown around his shoulders, sprang on a stump and cried out: “For God’s sake, men, let’s stop this. We all have friends and relations down below, and maybe we can help them. Let’s see about it, and let tho women folks do the crying." Every one of the officials of the camp was below ground, and there appeared to be no one competent to lead except the man referred to, who at once called for volunteers. There was a hurried movement to the mouth of tbe mine, and led by the man in the blanket, and amid the shrieking of frantic women, some of whom pleaded with the men to remain out of danger, the little band disappeared iu the gloom and smoke around the mouth of the mine. They soon reappeared, however, and it was announced that all attempts to get into the mine were fruitless. A dense volume of flam* soon commenced to shoot npward, and Illuminated the scene for half a mile, rendering the ghostly spectacle, which had hitherto been viewed only by torchlight, ten times more impressive. Tho crowd had gathered, helpless, in little groups, either discussing the situation or lamenting the death of some loved one. It was agreed that the explosion had taken place at Flat Top mine and had been caused by fire-damp. The situation remained unchanged until daybreak, when the horrors of the scene became glaringly apparent The men who still retained their composure began to gather the fragments of humanity scattered about These were evidently the limbs of those miners who had been working near the bottom of the shaft at the time of the accident, and had been blown upward. Not one of these unfortunates, numbering about fifty, survived, as their shattered limbs lying around broadcast testified.' A party of miners from Coalfield mines under Col. George Dodds arrived during the afternoon and took charge of the camp Tbe residents were compelled to retire from the vicinity of tbe mine, and the new-comers then gathered all the fragments of humanity and placed them in adjoining houses. The collection was a ghastly one, and the 1,500 population remaining above ground seemed to have lost all reason. Not one in the crowd but had lost a relation, and all seemed to have little hope of ever seeing any oft them alive. Young girls, half-naked, dashed around aimlessly, many of them covered with blood-stains received in their ghastly search. Men sat on logs or lay prostrate on the ground, staring stolidly around, their pale features testifying to the terrible mental strain. About every half hour a body of men would proceed to the month of the mine and make a determined effort to force an entrance. Again and again the great pall of smoke and the bursting flames from below would force them bock, and some of them would be borne half fainting into the fresh air.

At 7 o'clock it was thought an entrance could be had, as the smoke showed signs.of decreasing. A party of men attempted to’get in, and had gone below ground, when a volume of flame shot up, and they were hurriedly assisted to the surface. One of their number, an Italian named Carlo Franohl, was missing, and had evidently dropped from the cage. Allot the party were badly burned, and this showed how fruitless were any hopes of rescue. The shaft at Bp. m. was a roaring funnel of flame. All the outbuildings in the vicinity ignited, and the fan house, whleh had beep looked to as the salvation of any of the men who might be alive below, caught also. A shriek of despair went up again at this catastrophe, which was regarded wf fatal to all hopes of rescue. The men fought manfully to save the building from destruction, but without avail* and it was soon a mass of cinders. It became evident at this hour that the whole mine was ablaze, and it is doubtful whether it can be extinguished for weeks, if at all. This settled the fate of the ISO unfortunates below the ground.

THE WAR IN THE SOUDAN.

London dispatches give fun particulars of Gen. Graham s assault upon Osman Digna’s fortified position in Egypt, which appears to have resulted in a great victory for the British arms. The attack was made at an early hour tn the morning. Probably not more than 3,000 rebels were seen in front, but as the British advanced more sprang up, sometimes 200 yards sway, armed with spears. Brandishing huge shields, these charged down upon the British ranks without hesitation at breakneck speed until bullets laid them low. The British stormed the works where the rebels were in force. The St blacks held out shield and spear against, and bayonet until the trenches Around looked like graves. After three hours of continuous tig: ting, the rebel position was taken and Osman Digna defeated. The -fighting wa» moro severe than on Feb. 1. The battle lasted until noon. The battle was a series of desperate close fights. The Soudanese fought with tire utmost recklessness. The British loss was IDO men killed, many of whom were officers, and ISO wounded. The rebel loss was 2,400 killed.

The Cattle Plague Spreading.

[Chicago Telegram.] Unfortunately there remains no longer a doubt that the foot-and-mouth disease has broken ont in Effingham County, in this State. Investigations at Effingham and at Blue Point, In the neighboring county of Cumberland, prove tiiat several herds ere infected. The farmers, not knowing the symptoms of the dis- a-e, attributed the rotting of the hoof to freezing during the cold weather. But aa. several animals comfortably boused have been affected this theory has been abandoned. It has. tteen ascertained beyond reasonable doubt that the cattle in the bel of country between Shumway. in Effingham County, in the west, to Prairie City, in Cumberland County, in the east, are Infected. The farmers are somewhat alarmed, but are ready to submit to such regulations as may be det-mod necessary for chocking the disease. Gov. Hamilton has ordered btate Veterinarian Paaren t» proceed to the infected county. The district will probably be quarantined.

BRIEFS.

Osman Dioma prays while his sOMiex fight. Je*nie Younqs, of Hoosick Falls, fell between the slats of her bed and was choked, ta death. Deacon John Corwith, a wealthy farmer of Beaver Dam, Wls., lost bls lite by freezing his big toe. A Philadelphia young man is under arrest for stealing money in oYder to buy a wedding outfit. □Oscar says that everything in America la twice as large as it need be.