Terre Haute Weekly Gazette, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 5 September 1878 — Page 1

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Death Rate at New Orleans

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jflore Deplorable Tban Ever at Memphis.

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Port Gibson, Mill., Ill

Wrstched Condition Than Grenada.

wo Thousand Sick Persons at Vicksburg.

Now Orleans Appeals to the Secretary of War for 'Mi Rations. *V'"

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3$7 Kew Cases and 83 Deaths at New Orleans. ifLkJ 11 Oeneroas Responses Being Made to the Piteous Appeals for Aid.

Bridging the Bloody Chasm With Beams

Silver and Bars

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Death n«ke Sis.

New Orleans, Sept. a.—Weather* cloudy this afternoon, threatening rain From noon to 6 P. M. twenty deaths were reported to the board 01 health. Total deaths from fever to date, 1,091, including 461 childrenunder-eleven years of age. AN APPEAL TO THE WAR BFCPAKTMERT,

New Orleans, September a.—The following was seht to the4 secietary of war: ~o the Ho^bl* SecftetarV of War!

We would most respectfully urge 'the issuing of rations through the Peabody association. .The distress is terrible immediate relief is neccesaary. Contributions thus far are inadequate.

Geo'. S. Smith, Collector or Customs, A. S. Badger, Postmaster, 'mm M. Marks, Collector Int. Rev. B. F. Llandes, Ass't Trea*.

New Orleans, September 2.

To Hon. Geo. W. McCrary, Secretary of War, Washington, D» C.: We respectfully request that you wil* authorize the subsistence department of the army here to issue rations, sufficient to relieve the present distress.

APPEAL FOR A TELEGRAPHER.

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Dr. Stone, this afternoon, telegraphed the Howards, from Grenada, saying, "Butler Anderson is dying*"1 Dr. Stone appealed to the Howard* to send a telegraph operator. Their wishes being made knOWn to Mr. J. W. Hunsaker, he at once consented to go to Grenada^ and left on the evening train,, on a few minutes notice,greatly obliging the Howards.

INCRFEXFCA AIKFDNG THT NEGROES. New Orleans, Sept. a.—The Howards report a large increase of fever cases among the negroes. One member of the visiting committee reports on his list nine negroes in oxe house on Copstance street, 4nd six in one house on Deresa itftit. The Howards report 248 applications for relief to-day. The Peabody relief association is getting under way. To-day it filled t,Soo requisitions for rations. The Y. M. C. A. relief committee are doing noble work. To date, they have attended to the wants of 501 fever patients, and to-day, in response to the request of the Peabodv association, issuea ninety-two requisitions for rations.

I NO ABATEMENT. .•

Memphis, September

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Memphis, September

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ed clear and warm, and with the little force of workers nearly exhausted. The fever con\inues without abatement It is impossible to obtain the new cases to noon, for the reason that physicians are not required to report before five o'clock p. M. The undertakers report forty yellow fever interments up to noon, and indications are that the death list will, be as large as yesterday.

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tfEGRO RIOT.

A ritTmber of negroes, some of them drunk, assembled before the commissary department this morning, and, becoming riotous, made a rush for the door. They were keot back by the colored military on guard, but a second attempt being made, the guards fired, killing one negro. The doors were closed, and General Luke E. Wright spoke to the crowd, and quiet was restored fcr the time being. The committee is doing all in its power to supply the people with food, but 6ome of the negroes are dissatisfied with the manner in which the rations are issued. Further trouble is, feared.

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Wat6on, the

negro shot by the guard at the commissary depot, and reported killed, is not dead, but badly wounded. Fears of trouble are allayed to-night. Some negro agitators have been talking to the people, and attempting to create trouble, but by the prompt action of Maj. Willis and other members oi the citizens' relief committee, they were arrested, this after

noon, and put in the station house, and no fears of further trouble are felt. THE PAUPER DEAD.

Great difficulty is being experienced in getting carpenters to make coffins for the pauper dead, and dig graves, but so far all the dead have been buried promptly, except in cases where persons have died unattended in sickness, and the corpses have only been discovered through the efforts of the healthofficer-and 'Assistants, as has been the case in several instances.

THE DEATH BULLETIN.

Grenada, Sept. a.—Six deaths three white, three colored. Eight new cases to-day. The whites were Col. Butler P. Anderson, ot the Memphis Howards Postmaster Cole, and a young man name unknown. Anderson's remains leave here at midnight on a special train for Memphis. Like nearly all the other cases he wus getting along nicely until a very short time before his death.

A REPORTER'S STORY.

St. Louis, Sep.

3.—Alfred

H. Spink,

a young reporter of this city, who left here three weeks ago for that ill-starred city, Grenada, Mississippi, as a special correspondent of the New York Herald, returned to-day. He brings nothing new, but says the situation there is simply beyond description. There is and has been nothing

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the last six weeks

but misery, desolation and death. Mr. Spink thoroughly disinfected- himself at Hot Springs, where he burned' all his clothing and personal effects, and is regarded here as something of a hero.

BATON ROUGE.

New Orleans, September i.—The following is received: Baton Rouge, La., September 2, To the Agent of the Associated Press:

Eleyen deaths from yellow fever have occured here, four in the last 24 hours. Many are dowrf sick: and all business is 'stopped. Our financial resources are insufficient to relieve the distress, and we are compelled to ask the county to aid us. Our people are meeting the situation with great firmness.

LEOV DASTREMENSKI, MAYOR, 1 NURSES FOR THE SOUTH. ^4 Washington, Sept. 3.—A band of nurses who will leave for the yellow fever district to-night, will be under the c'large of Dr. Ramsey, and consists of seven male, and eight female nurses two of the leaders are from the Treasury department, and one from the Government printing office. 'l® 111FF ''''OVER FORTY AP^ITCXVFONS wene made, but only those who had yellow fever experience were selects},

AT IIICKMAN, KY. I-!.:

Cairo, Sep. 3.—Telegrams from Hickman, Ky*t 40 milei below

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odd persons sick and lo or 1a deaths from what is supposed to be yellow fever. None here yet. $•

THE MORTALITY.

""New Orleans, Sep. 3.-1:30 i\ Wr$w cases 327. Deaths 83. AT MEMPHIS,

Memphis, Sept. 3.—Only two physicians had made'reports of new cases up to noon to-day. They report eighteen cases, and the undertake!?. report fiftyone yellow feverfew interments up to* noon. Father* McNamarm, of St. Patrick's church, died this morning The remains of B. P. Anderson, member of the Mephis Howard association. who died at Grenada yesterday afternoon, were brought to the city and buried this morning. Capt. Wm. Miller, a prominent citizen, was taken down this mqrning. Joseph Yates, A. R. Spencer, and E. R. Granger, of Charleston S. C. have arrived and tendered their services.

THE SECRETARY OF WAR RESPONDS. Washington, Sept. 3.—The Secretary of War to-day responded to the call for relief from the Federal officers in New Orleans, by ordering rations for twenty days, to be issued to 2,000 of the suffering poor of that city, if there should not be sufficient rations there for that purpose. A special rain with such supplies will be sent from Chisago. v.'

BAD WEATHER. I

New Orleans, Sept. 3.—The weather is cloudy and thundering with alight shower.

AT OSYK, MISS.,!

A special to the Times from Osyk, Mis«.,says: We have ten or fifteen cases of bilious fever. Should yellow fever make its appearance in our town, I will wire to you at once.

BULLETIN.

New Orleans, September 3.—Weather cloudy, with thunder and light showers. APPEAL FROM THE COLORED PEOPLE.

NewOrleaus, Sept. 3.—The colored people of Lou «ana make an appeal to their brethern throughout the country as follows: In the midst of suffering and death, reaching nearlv every household in thib scourge-stricken "community, in our dire need, we appeal to the Christian charity of our brethern -everywhere, and the benevolence of those who the providence of God has placed without the circle of the great misfortune now upon us, in the full faith that our appeal will not be in vain. Tangible help now will secure the lasting gratitnde of all the people of Louisana, and the commendation of the Christan world. Organized bodies among our people will afford much needed aid and relieve great distress by responding at once. Contributions forwarded to the Howard association, or the Peabody Subsistence association, will be greatfully appreciated and impartially distributed. •. s,

Wm. G. Brown,'C. C. Antoine, F. A. Hiard, George W. Bryant, W. N. Saunders, Janses Lewis, T. B. Stamps, comit

ANOTHER RELIEF COMXITTEE. New Orleans, September 3.—The Pickwick club has organized a committee for distributing beef tea and beef soup to the sick, on certificates of attending physicians. From ten o'clock in the morning

to five in the evening attendants are kept busy serving applicants. The liquids are put up in pint and quart bottles, tightly corked and distributed.

ARRIVAL OF fHYSICIANS.

Memphis, Sept. 3.—Joseph Yates, A. R. Spencer and T. R. Granger Simons, ofCharlston, S. C., have arrived and tendered their services.

BEGGARS DESCRIPTION. "rWi

Memphis, September 3.—The condition of our city to-day beggars description. While the list of new cases reported is only about 60, the death rate has amounted to 86, only two ot which were From other causes than yellow fever. Bodies were discovered to-day in out of the way places, which have, from appearances, been dead several days. One peculiarity manifested among many of the sick is a desire to seclude themselves, while among the poor there is un reasonable fear of being sent to the hospital or infirmary. Hence the discoveries of tp-day.

NEW CASES. V", V.

Among the new cases, to-day, are Rev. George C. Harris, dean ot St. Mary's Episcopal cathedral Rev. C. C. Parsons, rector of St. Mary's Dr. S. H. Bgown, L. Iglfever, of Menken Bros. Dr. A. R. Hoges is reported in A dying condition.

Mffj ''"'VOLUNTEERS ARRIVING. ."

Dr. Dowell, of Galveston, is hire doing good service among the sick. Four phjrsicians from Charleston, South Carolina, arrived to-da.

I '.A CORRESPONDENT ILL.' E. S. Jamison, correspondent of the St. Louis Journal, was conveyed to the hospital to-day, sick with the fever.

A ROMAN CATHOLIC APPEAL.

Father William Walsh, of St. Patrick's church, sends iorth the following: "I appeal to all Catholic societies for aid three priests alone remain, all the others are dead or sick. Three hundred lives are saved at the Father Matthew camp Arrangements are beitig made to provide for the orphans."^

APPEAL tftOM COLOBKD MEN.

The tollowing is from the colored preacher's aid society: To Colored People of the nited States,

Especially of the North Our people are'suffering, dying and destitute for heaven's sake, relieve us all you can by sending us means. We are not able to bury our dead or to nurse and feed the sick and destitute. The most of us have no employment, as all business is suspended. Send us contributions of money or provisions speedily. [Signed]

A. HOLME*, chalrmAn'Wthe. preachers' aid association. THOMAS SHIELDS, s&ritar'y."

Endorsed by J. R. Ftippin, mayor C. J. Fisher, chairman of the citizens' relief committee.

SOME PHILANTHROPIC FBAUDsi"

Memphis, September 3.

To the Mfyors of Cities and Others: In consequence of several persons hav ing arrived here who are incompetent to' attend to duties assigned them, bjr reason of drunkeness, you are respectfully requested not to furnish transportation to any parties unless you are satisfied, after thorough inqniry, that they are worthy and well qualified to perform their duties.

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^''President Howard Association. HELP IN GOD'S NAME! Vicksburg, Sept. 3.—The city sexton reports 36 deaths in the past 2\ hours. One physician reports 60 new cases. It is thought that the number of new cases will go far above any other day since the fever appeared. The physicians say they can no longer make reports of new cases, for want of time and the lafge increase. The Howard association is calling in God's name for physician from all parts of the country to come to the relief of the stricken ones ot Vicksburg. The number of physicians here is small and they are broken down, and several are sick. Among the deaths, to-day, is John D. Roach, paying teller of Vicksburg bailk. Rev. Mr. Galloway, of the Methodist church, is sinking rapidly, and no hopes are entertained of his recovery. Dr. Whitehead is also in a dying condition all hope given up. His wife, who has been sick with the fever, got up to da^r, and has been ministering to his wants in his last moments.

BULLETIN.

Grenada, Miss., September 3.—Four new cases, and three deaths since last report. w1

EA8ILT MANAGED.

Dr. Wallace, formerly of New Orleans, practicing chiefly among the negroes, says it is the easiest managed fever he has ever seen on colored people he has not lost a case.

HOLLY SPRINGH. 5

Holly Springs, September 3.—There are some sixty cases of fever among the citizens here. The doctors pronounce it bilious fever ot a serious nature. The deaths of A'. W. Goodrich and Isaac Tanaler, citizens, and W. Mackin, refugee, have occurred. A great panic prevails, and people are leaving in large numbers.

OCEAN SPRINGS.

New Orletns. September 3.—A disoatch to the Howards, from Ocean springs, report two deaths from yellow fever, yesterday, and four cases under treatment.

GRENVILLE.

The Howards received the following telegram: Vicksburg, Miss.. Sept. 3.—Seventy cases reported at Greenville, Miss. 14 deaths 30 cases and 4 deaths., at Goodriche's landing. [Signed) WM. ROCKWOOD, H. A.

Greenville, Sept. 3.—The fever, is epidemic we have no nurses. [Signed] .: A. B. TWIGG, Mayor.

Vicksburg, Sept. 3.—The fever at Greenville continues to increase rapidly

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TERRE HAUTE, INlhw—THURSDA"1r, SEPTEMBER 5, 1878 Whole N#. 103«,

75 cases are reported there and 14 deaths. TBI VERY LATEST. London, September 4.—The steamer Princess Alice, which was run into and sunk with such frightful results last evening, by the ColHer-by well Castle, was one of the largest saloon steamers of the London SUainboat Company. The Princess AlicCfeft' Gravesend for London, soon afas6 o'clock in the evening, and arrived whin sight of the royal arsenal, Sir Woolwich, at about 8 o'clock,' I The By well Castle was then apfkpaching an opposite course. The two steaifers were near the middle of the stream Jtust opposite the City of London gasvworks, at Beckton, and almost the precise spot where a fatal collision occurred between the Metis and Went worth, U$n years ago. What happened is impossible accurately to detail.' All that is kn#*n amid the maddening excitement, isf that the screw steamer struck the Iffincess Alice on the port side, near the fore spouson. A scene which ha«r had no parallel on the river ensued. A very few persons clabbered the pother on vessel, but nearly all rushed to the after part of the Princess Alice, as the bow subsided gradually under water.

THE SHRIEKS WERE FEARFUL and nothing could be done to save life There were a dozen or more life boats on board and some boats were swinging on the davits, but even if they could have been got at they would have been of little serviceunder|the circumstances.

WITHIN FIVE MINUTES

the Princess Alice keeled completely, over and west down in deep water. Some small boats hastened to the scene and the Duke of Teck, another steamer belonging to Ske same company, which was also on pilssage up the river, with a party of excursionists, went to the rescue, but the river for a hundred yards was full of drowning people, screaming in anguish and playing for help, and as it was growing dark then,not much could be done. It is believed not more than 150 persons escaped out of the 800 aboard. The vessel Princess Alice was a long and low river steamer, built for excursions down the Thames, of which the middle and poorer class of Londoners were

Tond. She had saloons in the

forward and after decks, and her passenger carrying capacity was immensely large. The proportion of her passengers last evening were on the upper or saloon deck, and must have seen,. beforehand, their impending doom but those in the stern of the steamer had no warning until they heard the ciash and found passengers from the forward part of the vessel nut* ning tfc* ihe afttrpart. Beyond tbe fact, thar thetfcte Wg* about twa hour? ebb^ which i$M)rJm§ble thS Prirtccss Alice to ease and stop acon^fftah the Screw steameij which would be borne on the tide. It is impossible to discover any of the circumstances immediately proceeding the collision. Before the boiats came in collision, there were cries from one to the other to keep out of the war, but as usual in such cases, the accident was probably due to a misunderstanding.

CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT. The cause of the Princess Alice disaster is believed to be that both vessels were rounding a sharp bend in the river, caused by a projection of a point of land, whereon the powder magazine of the Woolwich arsenal is situated. In order to' turn this point the Princess Alice had crossed over to the right bank of the river, and was thus out of her proper course. Her lights were probably obscured by the shadow of the powder magazioe-and being much smaller and flower than the By well Castle, the latter was upon her before danger was perceived

BAD WEATHER.

N*w Orleans, Sep. 4.—The weather is unfavorable, a heavy rain falling., THE MORTALITY.

New cases 212 deaths 72. NO ABATEMENT AT GRENADA. Grenada, Sep. A.—Since last night ta new cases and 8 deaths, one negro and seven whites. Dr. Gillespie and mother, Mrs. Morrison, Miss Hughes, Aleck Rofolsky, Ike Williams, and a man, name unknown, and D. H. Holt, died last night. No abatement of the fever.

AS BAD AS EVER AT MEMPHIS. Memphis, Sept. 4.—The mortality last night and this morning is fearful. Two undertakers report thirty interments, while the bounty undertaker, Walsh, reports 100 interments of paupers, threefourths of whom a*e negroes. Dr. W. R. Hedges and Postmaster Thompson died this morning, about four o'clock. Mayor Flippin, A. R. Droescher, xergeant-at-arms, of the general council, and city tax collector, Schafer, are down with the fever.

THE PRESIDENTIAL PARTY. Chicago Sept 4.—The Presidential party left for St Paul, via the Northwestern R. R., at 9 o'clock without ostentation. Only a lew hundred people were at the depot owing to the early hour of departure. A number of representstivcs.of the Chicago and eastern press 4prere on the train.

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Beloit, Wis. September 4.—The train containing the President and suite arrived at 11 HO A. M. The president made a brief speech which was heartily cheer* ed. Some 3,000 people were at the depot Senator Blaine arrived by train from St. Paul, at about the same time and made a criso speech which was also well rece'ved.

A Bridgeport man having been struck by a quickened conscience to the extent of causing him to disgorge $800 of government money, his fellow citizens are nailing horse-shoes over their doors. A horse-shoe is Bridgeport's idea of vaccination. —f Danbury News.

D, Milner, residing on north Fourth street, has been very ill for several weeks past.

LABOR COMMITTEE.

Mr. John Roach Eloquent Ovtr tho Ruin of our ShipBuilding Trade. «.

Few Words From General Busaey—The Committee,, Gone to Pittsburg*

From the N. T. World, Thursday, Aug. 29. The Hewitt Labor Committee closed yesterday for the present'its work in New York. The first witness called was Charles Willis Elliott, late of Boston and now of Nebraska. He was engaged' for many years in making articles for household use in Boston, and is now raising cattle. "When the workers are out of employment," he asked, "is it not a part of legislative work to provide a way to put surplus land and sdrplus labor together?" The opposition to that, he thought comes from the railroad monopolies and from the capital put in houses for rental in cities. There was no reason why legislative enactments should not restrict labor, at least to a certain degree. It would have to come to that source sooner or later in factories'

Mr. Hewitt—How will the people In the factory compete with free workers outside? A. The factory Will close up.

Mr. Hewitt—Then the law would become inoperative at once, would it not, when there ware no more factories? A. Yes it would ledm so. But it is the power of the great public to do anything they may wish if it is considered to be. for the public good.

Mr. Hewitt—Don't you know that we have increased in population at a greater ratio than the number of people out of employment. Does it not appear that the cure Would be a restriction of population? A. The credit system is the cause

Mr. Hewitt—What I Is the credit system responsible for the increase of population Are children secured on credit A. I #Ould restrain the immigration of the Uf-advHed products of the population of Germany. If you want cheap labor England and Germany and- China will produce it for you and beat you at it rear after year. If history teaches anything it is that a country cannot be drained of her population Without reaching bankruptcv.

At'the conclusion of Mr. Elliott's testimony a listener inquired whether ttie committee bad fastentionaUy exduded tha thinjkere* •The first weefctheiiMt* talk* s^anina* ths capitalists! ate sa, thai

he said. Mr. Hawiit asked the.

man whether Professor Sumner was a' thinkei, but the auMtioner did not think he was. He wisned to have Professor Royce, Messrs Adler, AJger, George Ripley and has A. Dana questioned and would consent to talk himself. He insisted on an answer as to the intention of the committee, and was told very pointedly by Mr. Hewitt that his question wis impertinent.

Mr. John Roach was next called. He had prepared a' formal statement, but had read barely a dozen lines before he threw it away and talked fervently for an hour or more. Workmen, he said, can be divided into three classes: those who are improvident by nature, those who live from hand to mouth bjr choice and those who try to get on—otherwise those whose savings have -been blotted out in savings banks, in mortgages, &C. The three great industries are agriculture, manufactures and commerce. "1 came here to day," said Mr. Roach, "as a' shipowner rather than a ship-builder, and a man is likely to allow his feelings to go where his interest is. I wish to reply to Mr. Charles H.Marshall, who has built but one wooden ship, and owns .but she, of a tonnage of 9,173 tons. 1 will say that instead of |6o per ton, wooden ships can be built for $40 and $35 per ton. I agree with Mr. Marshall about the navi* gation laws. American ship-builders were favorites the world over. To-day go to Corlear's Hook and see the Allaire works. After a gallant struggle—a stable! Given up to a stable. The Fulton works are now a barrel-yard. The Etna works have gone up. The Nep tune work-shop is a saw-mill. The Novelty is a gas-house, and the place where 15,000 skilled workmen honored themselves in their magnificent pieces of ship-building, is now a deserted section of the city, and I have been blamed as a monopolist because one works still keeps it up. When the cry came for free thips and the struggle came on in Congress, I went te General Grant and explained it to him, and he said the law should not pass if he could stop it I sent a man to Great Britain and found that from the mines to the finished ship we were equal to her. I built a yard on the Deleware, and from 1871 to the present time 84,000 tons of iron vessels have been built there -twenty-seven ships in all, equal to 250,000 tons of wooden ships. There has been $16,000,000 spent in this industry, and of this $15,000^00 for labor. We can construct a ship now as good as any in the world. Now a year ago, when everything was dull, I took the gentleman from South America visiting our Centennial about—to New England, into factories, on our magnificent Sound steamers and all in selfishness. I told them what we are now they could be in 100 years, as we were 100 years ago what they are now. I sent an agent to South America, to Brazil particularly, as the Emperor there, like Peter the Great, had a mechanical genius and was in favor of our movement. I found that we were buying $50,000,000 from Brazil and •ending her $6,000,000,' and those only articles she could get in no other place, while in place of sending her $47,000,900 in gold we ought to send her more than that in the products of our workingmen. England was eur middleman and bought from, us to send to Brazil. The English government undertook to carry the mail to New York they got $100,-

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Mr. Hewitt—Well, Mr. Roech, We thank you for coming here ass eoncieCer worker and not an abstract thigher only.

General Cyrus Bussey, President of! the New Orleans' Chamber of Commerce, represented a different class from any yet on the stand.- He thought that :»f the sugar interest should be protected^ until the planters of Louisiana are in the condition of the Cuban planters.

000 per year for small vessels, whkhf' brought coffee here, but did not take back our mamafactuied goods. Rather they went to England with our cotton, petto* leum and grain. I am called a subsidy bepgar, but I am not. I am opposed to all subsidies. I made up .my mind that the only way to beat England was to take away the subsidy, and quietly built two ships. I tried to set the contract, hut the English offered to do the work for nothing. I said to my agent 'Go back and keep them ten years doing it nothing.' He went back, and as Brazil* ian merchants came here I saw them,1' took them around, and soon a meeting was called and a demand made by the* Brazilian merchants that their Govern- -1 ment should demand from the English company better ships or that it pavi I was given the contract for a ship 0^3,500 tons burden, in six months, for that wk» u1 put in by the English people to break me down. Hud I wanted no subsidy, 1 ask no money to build the bhip. I wish no bonds guaranteed, but I can't see why I should get 3 cents for carrying a letter mc ft when before you paid

Mr. Hewitt—Is not the sugir tariff .1 satisfactory, A. Yes, I am free to say it is, and we wish Congress to look upon -f the matter as settled.

Mr. Hewkt—Ah! That is a question"! that is never quiet. The tariff is a perpetual motion machine—never, qfljrer ^t' 3i feet "The drainage.system ofthe Missftslp*pi Valley," General Bussey said "la a na- -u.t tionsl one, ahd the navigation of that rhr* ereugtpt to be looked after

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Mr. Hewitt—Suppose the English ship do vi he a A would give it to the cheapest on a brtMMfc q. scale. Turn to the war that will ex-titw, plain it. You tax every man I employ, to ha of occupy is taxed, and then you •SIE' me— with this load on the—you ask sM'to' compete with untaxed England.

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Mr- George A. Potter said he had re^i 1 solved to come before the committee when he saw that Professor Sumner had a id he re as if re or ha 4 times. He thought that political econmy did give a cure* The ultimate cause of the trouble was economic ignorance and ,n' the immediate cause an impoverished ..ifr currency growing out of the other. The value ofmoney depended on the amount Of currency multiplied by the rate --•1 of at on an is ness of circulation was what we callhard tjmes. "You can get rid of the paper by »vt| throwing the people out of employment, but you cannot get back to the ante-bel- 194, lum volume of currencv,

Mr. Hewitt—But if we withdraw half and make the remainder circulate twice 1 •, as quick, won't that do? A. Try it, sir try it and bring on a crisis beside which this one is a mild attack. France has had no crisis because she has a double metallic standard. We have had* too rU much financial experiment. McCuliough -1 had his experience, BoutweU had his and

The evidence over, Mr. Hewitt said that with all the evidence put in they had yet failed to meet the witnesses^they would like to have before them extxpt in. a few cases. "Tljere are great trades unions," he said,. "and if representative .•-:. men from these bodies would come the committee would give them every attention. We wish to hear fiom this class, and as 3%t we have not. .We will go to Pittsburg and Chicago id search of them, '«, and on our return to New York will give s, them a further chance of a beaming before we report I do not wish to make up a report until we have seen these gentlemen and have listened to what they have 2' to say for themselves and their fellows."

*'Smoking in Holland," said a traveler. "is so common that it is impossible to tell one person from another in a room full •$. of smokers." "How is any one who happens to be wanted picked out, then?" said a listener, "Oh, in that case a wait- 0'er goes around with a pair of bellows and blows the smoke from before each jr face till he recognizes the person called

for. Fact gentlemen."

If newspapers tell the truth—and they always do—Miss Annie Dickinson is writing six tragedies, fifteen comedies, four farces and seven society dramas —all of which are to be brought-out in Philadelphia early in the fall She would have written more, but her health has been rather poor of late.—Norristown Herald.

ANew York inventor is confident he can produce a machine that will photograph the deck of a ship 5«o miles distant. But what is needed is machine that will pull a tooth from a man 5,000 miles from the operator.—[Danbury News.

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mighty," he said, "made this country to Order, and there is none better on the«? "J face of the^globe, and it should be the $ key to the commerce and wealth of the 1 world."

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Sherman is now at it and the public is i. w: like a dog experimented on and poisoned to death, and now we find it harder to -L pay 4 per cent than we did to pay 6 per cent, a little while ago. Our economies are adjusted on the present volume, and to re re he pa in with financial costiveness.