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Morning journal and courier., 1880-02-14
THE WEST.
Tennessee.

A Tornado Houses UnrOofed and
 Freight Cars Lifted Bodily from tn @
 Track.
 NASHVILLE, Feb. 13.-A tornado struck the city at II o'clock last night, accompanied by heavy rain. Great damage was done in differ ent parts of the city and several casualties were reported. The roofs of Rhea's elevator and Burns block were blown away. A brick wall of the new custom house fell with crash from the third story to the cellar. The Mer- chants Exchange was badly damaged. Not less than fifteen dwellings and twenty business houses were partly destroyed. At 11:10 the wind was blowing forty miles an hour. Men were blown down on the street. A man on 6 trsstle bridge was blown from it and broke 8 leg All trains were forced to lay up on ac- count of trees and rails being blown across the track. Rhea t& Sons are the heaviest losers, the unroofing of their elevator expos ing 20. 900 bushels of wheat to the flood of rain. The damage is estimated at fully $1OO, 900. destroyed. The Edgefeld Manufacturing Company's four-story building had two stories carried away. St. Pauls church, (colored) one of the finest churches in the city, is al- most total wreck. Freight cars on the Louisville and Nashville railroad were lifted bodily from the track and precipitated down an adjacent embankment. The damage in the country cannot be approximated. Uncon- frmed reports of several lives being lost have been brought in.
Morning journal and courier., 1880-02-14
MARYLAND.
ParnelI in Baltimore.

BALTIMORE. Feb. 13.-Hon. Chas. Stuart Parnen arrived here at 7:3O this evening from Altoona, Pa., and was received at the depot by g committee consisting of Hon. W. J. O'Brien. J. B. Peet, Rev. J. McDevit, Major Constan- tine and Colonel E. T. Joyce. He was at once driven to the Academy of Music, where an immense audience had congregated. The meeting was presided over by Major Latrobe and fifty vice presidents. Hon. W. Picknsy, white Senator from Maryland, delivered an address of welcome. after which Miss Prudie Cole recited ''Erin's Flag" poem by Rev. Father Ryan. MT. Parneu was introduced amid enthusiastic and continued applause and made an eloquent address, pleading the cause of his suffering country and detailing the ef- feet of the land system upon the impover- ished people. Governor ". T. Hamilton oc- cupied seat on the stage, and among the prominent persons present were United States Senator-elect German, Colonel J. Raine, Gen eral B. B. Tyler, Governor Bowie, General Bradley. T. Johnson and others. The pro- ceeds of the meeting were $1 800, which was handed over to MT. Parnell. After the meet ing MT. Parneu was rendered quiet supper at Barnum's.
Morning journal and courier., 1880-02-14
THE OED WORLD.
Great Britain.

A Fearful CyclOne-The Island of New
 ton to Life and Property.
 LONDON, Feb. 13.-The island of New Cale- donia was visited by fearful cyclonic storm on January 24, which resulted in enormous destruction of property and loss of life. Within the circle of the storm the wind is estimated to have blown at the rate of 100 miles an hour. At Numea, the seat of the government, the sea rose to an almost unpre- cedented height. and the force of the wind was greater than had bsen experienced there for many years. The waves, notwithstand- ing the fact that the harbor was sheltered by several outlying stands, swept the shore and drove several ships which were ly- ing at anchor in the port upon the rocks and wrecked them completely. Houses were un- roofed or blown down altogether, in many cases crushing the inhabitants beneath the ruins. In the Loyalty and other adjacent islands the effect of the cyclone was less pronounced only because there was less to destroy. The course of the storm was southwesterly, and it is supposed to have crossed the whole width of the Pa- cifc, from the direction of the northern coast of South America or Mexico, subsiding before reaching the shores of Australia. Reports from tho interior of New Caledonia speak of great destruction of life and property in the agricultural villages, at the mines, and on the peninsula of Ducos, the penal settlement of France, to which country the island belongs.
Morning journal and courier., 1880-02-14
Forty-Sixth Congress.
WASHINGTON, Feb. l,

WASHINGTON. Feb. 13.
 HoUsE.-On motion of MT. Forney, of Ala bama, the Senate amendments to the Military Academy Appropriation bill were non-con- cured in.
 MT. Frye of Maine, from the Committee on the Interoceanic Canal, reported resolution calling on the Secretary of the Navy for all in- formation and correspondence touching the international canal now in possession of his department and not heretofore published. Adopted.
 Speaker Randall announced that the special order was the consideration of the bill for the relief of General Fitz John Porter. Mir. Bright of Tennessee, raised the ques- tion of consideration against the bill, and the House refused-ayes fl, nays not counted-to consider the bill, and then, at PHO, went into committee on the private calendar.
 The House took up the bill for the relief of Charles Clinton, late assistant treasurer at New Orleans. It was to reimburse him for the loss of $5, 800 stolen from his office. The opposition to the bill was that due diligence was not exercised to protect the money. In the course of the discussion MT. Gibson, who advocated the bill, and MT. Price, who op- posed it, quoted from the laws of Moses, the former to show that as far back as that day the custodian of property was not held ac countable for loss when he exercised due dili- genoe, and the latter to prove the contrary.
 MT. Bntterworth, of Ohio, said that there had been quotations from the law of Moses, but the precept of the law of Moses was to let all payments be made according to the shekel of the sanctuary, coin payment. There was nothing ever said about the greenback. (Laughter.) The party of his friend from Iowa, MT. Weaver, could not approve of the law of Moses.
 MT. Weaver-On the contrary, we endorse Moses. Moses said in the second chapter of Genesis that the gold of Havilah was good. You will notice that he placed it on the lowest grade of perfection. He saw in his prophetic wisdom that even national bank money was better, and that greenbacks were best. Oaughter.)
 On further discussion the bill was by 6 vote of 90 to 62 ordered to be reported favorably to the House. The committee then rose, and shortly after adjourned.
Morning journal and courier., 1880-02-14
mad,son Square Theatre.

The new Madison Square Theatre, New York, just opened, is pronounced by the New York Sun accepted as the most beautiful, novel and wholly interesting house of amuse- ment yet offered to the public of New York. " The Commercial Advertiser says: "For splendor and completeness it is greatly in ex- cess of anything of the kind ever seen on this continent" The Evening Post sayss 'It is 8 monument to the good taste and iberality of it's projector." The Graphic also speaks of it's interior as suggestive of some wealthy art ist's studio, while the Tribune says: ''The surroundings are those of absolute elegance and refinement" The new theatre is indeed worthy of these congratulatory remarks. It will commend itself to the most fastidious taste, and no doubt hundreds of our citizens and their ladies will avail themselves of an early opportunity to visit this new and beauti- full place of amusement. The noted Steele Mackaye is the manager. His name is a host in itself, and for business manager he has Daniel Frohman, man of great experience and value. The beauty of the interior, the admirable arrangements for the comfort of patrons. the beautiful scenery, all combine to place the new Madison Square Theatre at once in high estimation, and under it's able management nothing will be lacking.
Morning journal and courier., 1880-02-14

rates and would thus violate the express provis- ion of theact of 1869, is inconsistent with the claim made upon the Imperial Exohsquer. The measures of the Government are intended only to take effect when the Poor law system proves wholly inadequate, whether it is at the cost of the church fund or of the State"
 A large meeting of unemployed workmen was held at Harold's Gross Green in this city to- day. Deep interest in the speeches was manifested by all present that were made by prominsnt citizens setting forth the causes and facts of the situation, and resolutions were adopted urging the Government not to delay taking action upon the case, stating that the workingmen do not ask anything but work. The meeting was perfectly orderly throughout, and on separating several men expressed to representatives of the press the hope that the public works promised by the ministers would soon be begun and thus enable thousands of able bodied men to gain their bread without the humiliation and disgrace of beggary.
Morning journal and courier., 1880-02-14
Ireland.

The Mansion House Eund-Relief
 Measures in Parliament - Unem.
 plOyed LabOrers Asking for Work.
 DUBLIN, Feb. 13.-At Thursdays meeting of the committee of the Dublin Mansion House fund for Irish relief it was announced that the receipts since the last meeting had been f202, the total of the subscriptions was 957, ,5s4, and the total of the grants to date s27, 600. The sum of e20O had been received from Richard O'Gorman, of New York s1oo from the county of Kent, Ontario, and s2o0 from the town of Perth, Ontario. Several letters were read from different parts of the country containing particulars of the inereas- ing distress.
 The London Times this morning in an arti- cle on last nights debate in the House of Commons closes as follows: "The objection of the Irish members that a charge upon the church fund would really be in aid of the poor
Morning journal and courier., 1880-02-14
NEW ENGLAND.
Now Hampshire.

Meeting of the Republican Committee.
 CONCORD, Feb. 13.-The Republican State Committee of New Hampshire met last even- ing and fixed upon May as the time for hold ing the State convention to elect delegates to the Republican National Convention. Will liam E. Chandler stated that he had secured rooms for the delegates at Chicago. After the business meeting several speakers discussed national topics, but nothing was said to indi- cate the preference of the speakers as to can didates for President. prominent member of the convention said, after the meeting, that four-fifths of the members had not absolutely determined as between Blaine and Grant. There is strong feeling that the delegates should go to Chicago unpledged.
Morning journal and courier., 1880-02-14
TELEaRAPHIC JoTTINGs.

The Russian press sheer at the Emperor Williams speech.
 It is reported that England has joined the Austro-G German peace alliance.
 Herr Lasker, leader of the German Liberal party, will shortly visit the United States.
 The grain merchants of Dublin are about to form league to oppose MT. Plimsoll's pro- posal to abolish the shipment of grain in bulk.
 Mir. Layard, British Ambassador at Con stantinople, was thrown from horse and considerably bruised while out for a ride yes terday.
 A train which left Chillicothe, O., yester- day morning, was let through bridge west of Chillicothe, instantly killing M. Corners, engineer, and Frank Krect, fireman, both of Dayton, O.
 Great satisfaction is expressed in Paris at the conclusion of the convention between France and the United States respecting the claims of French subjects arising out of the late civil war.
 A man named Morris and g confederate were arrested in Kansas City, Mo. yesterday. They are two of the gang of oounterfeiters of which Bilbursch was the leader. Eleven of the gang have now been arrested.
 Herr Baitzenlung was elected president of the Reichstag yesterday by a vote of 154 against 89 for Herr Bennigsen. Herr Franck- enskein, clerical, Herr Holder, National Lib eral, were elected vice presidents.
 William Schoen, the boy of thirteen who killed playmate named Charles Unger at Chicago October 17th with a club, yesterday plead guilty to manslaughter, and was gen. fenced to three years in the Reform School.
 freight train on the Grand Trunk road, managed by green hands, struck on the Grand Rapids and Indiana road at Vicks- burg crossing yesterday morning, wrecking four cars and ditching the Grand Trunk To- comotive. Nobody was seriously injured.
 Thomas Butler, aged 46, who fell into vat of boiling water at Abbott's rolling mill in Baltimore, two weeks ago, while chasing some employees who had blacked his face, died at the Oity Hospital last night. He leaves a wife and six children in South Had ley, Mass.
 Major James Thompson, aged fifty years, graduate of West Point and chief of ar tilIery of General Gordon Granger's staff, one of the first prisoners captured by the confederates at the beginning of the war, and native of New York, died at Newport, Ky, yesterday.
 The jury in the case of Mrs. John Meier hofer and Frank Lammens, who have been on trial at Newark, N. J., for the past two weeks for the murder of the formers hus- band, last evening brought in verdict, af- ter being out 7a hours, finding both guilty of murder in the first degree.
Morning journal and courier., 1880-02-14
New York City News.

NEW YORK, Feb. 13. Comptroller John Kelley, while alighting from 8 moving car at the corner of Third avenue and Eleventh street this morning, slipped on piece of feet and fell heavily against the pavement, dislocating his shoul- der. His injuries, though painful, are not serious.
 In the trial of Rev. Shepherd" oowley to- day the accused was submitted to rigid cross- examination by District Attorney Phelps. He claimed that the children under his protection were properly fed and cared for, and that many of them were in better condition when removed from the Fold by order of the court than they were when they entered. A large crowd was present
 There is considerable excitement among tn c New York elevated railroad companies in
Morning journal and courier., 1880-02-14
What MT. vennor is Trying to Do.

Mir. Vennor, the Canadian weather prophet, writes as follows to the Boston Herald
 Permit me to say that do not attempt to vie with or outdo s'OId Probs," as I am work ing on an entirely different tack. On the prin ciple of recurring periods in the weather, which I am fast reducing to rule, I attempt to prognos- ticate the general behavior of whole seasons, and not the detailed action of the next twenty four hours. The latter can now be effected almost to certainty, but this does not help our agriculturists who want to know whether the approaching autumn is to be early, late, wet or dry; whether the winter is to give us much or little cold and snow; how spring is to act, etc., etc. In the words of the London (Eng.) Times: ''To place forecasts of the weather, even of the general weather of the coming season, on a sound and certain basis, to gain the power of foretelling cold spring, a wet summer, or 8 late harvest, would be to confer an incalculable benefit upon the people of this country, and would throw into utter insignifcance most of the topics of dispute or subjects of compromise which are included under the general denomination of public af fairs.'" This. MT. Editor, is what I am at tempting to do, and, I may add with fair measure of success. HENRY B. VENNoR.
 Montreal, Can, Feb. 9, 1880.
Morning journal and courier., 1880-02-14
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Morning journal and courier., 1880-02-14
Agricultural sOcieties-A TrOsting Cir
 cnif.


 cult.
 A meeting of the representatives of several agricultural societies of Western Connecticut met Thursday at the Atlantic House, Bridge port, at the suggestion of the Fairfield County Society for the purpose of arranging a Vest ern Connecticut Trotting Circuit, in the bene- fits of which all could participate. The Dan- bury, Watertown, Meriden, New Milford, Union Society of Monroe, Huntington and Trumbull and the Fairfield County Society, were all represented and the project was fla vorably considered. The idea is to form trotting circuit, with a fixed season for each of the participating societies, so that dates may not interfere and trotting men may have an opportunity to go from one to the other without losing any time. The meeting was thoroughly harmonious. Another meeting attended by one representative from each so- ciety will be held at some future time to per feet plans and choose an executive committee. J. W. Bacon, Esq. of Danbury, was presi- dent of the meeting, and Moses W. Wilson, of Westport, secretary.
Morning journal and courier., 1880-02-14
City Charter Committee.

The City Charter Committee held meet ing yesterday afternoon in the room adjoin- ing the Aldermen's chamber, and farther con- sidered the resolution of Alderman Baldwin regarding the expediency of reducing the salaries of city officials. No decision was reached, although it was thought that re- duction would be recommended in some cases. The printing of the revised city charter is not yet completed. When it is ready, both boards will be called together to act upon it.
Morning journal and courier., 1880-02-14

consequence of new schedule of wages for conductors and brakemen, which is to take ef- fect the 1st of March. The revised schedule is as follows: Brakemen $1.40 per day when first appointed, $1. 60 after serving six months, $1. 80 after serving eighteen months. Con- ductors will receive on appointment $1. 50 per day, $2 after fifteen months service and $2. 25 after serving twenty-seven months. Great dissatisfaction is expressed among the men and a strike is talked about
Morning journal and courier., 1880-02-14
New York Produce Market.

New York Pr0duce Market.
 NEW YORK, Feb. IS. ooTToN-Dun; Uplands, 1s s-16; Orleans, B 5-1e. FLoURCDull; sales, bbs. State s5.0o@ $6.25 Southern, s5.s50$s.0O. WHEAT-Duu; No. White March, $1.zT@A No do. April, $1 47A No. Winter Red March, $l.47H@ zS1[; No. Winter Red, April, $1.48@49E. O0RN-Dun; Mixed Western, spot, 56S5e; do. futures, 534@5sXc. OATs-Du1; State. 4se5O: western 4705oc. per bushel.
 BEEF-stsady; New plain mess, $1o.5O@s11.00. PORK-Dun sales, = bbls. new mess pork, $11.75 per bbl. LARD-Lower; sales, - fierces; steam rem dered, $7.50.
 BUTTER-Firm; Ohio, 15@2sc. i; State, 2o9s6c. per lb.
 wHIsKEY-Noninal Western, q 1o9l1. SUGAR-Firm. MOLASSES-Steady. PETROLEUM-Dun. RIOE-Steady. OOFFEE-Steady. EREIGHTEEFirm. SPIRITS OF TURPENTINE-Firm at lok. ROSIN-Dull st S1 45@50. TALLOW-Steady at 6K.
Morning journal and courier., 1880-02-14
The AlIen NIurder Trial.

Yesterday morning on the opening of the court at Hartford for the trial of Allen, the alleged murderer of Warden Shipman, the court room was crowded, many ladies being in the auditorium.
 At 9:1O MT. Cole began his argument for the defense and concluded at 1O:3O. He was followed by Mir. Hammersley, who made the closing argument for the State. In the after noon MT. Case made the closing argument for the defense, and the case was then given to the jury.
Morning journal and courier., 1880-02-14
LOCAL NEWS.
Presentation.

On Wednesday evening last large number of the friends of Rev. M. H. Houghton, of the Church of the Messiah, assembled at the parsonage on Orange street to pay parting visit to his sister, Miss Emma l.. Houghton, who leaves in a few days for her home in Maine. AS token of their friendship and remembrance they presented to her very handsome photograph album. It was a very pleasant affair."
Morning journal and courier., 1880-02-14
GAUDEFROY'S Employment Office.

Ss w. SeHTIee
 Surveyor and CiviI.Engineer, No. Conn. Savings Bank Building, o7 S1 QHUROH sTREET
Morning journal and courier., 1880-02-14
The fDarien Canal - Arguments for
 American Control.


 WASHINGTON, Feb. 13.-Gen. WE. .Burrett, of New York, made an argument to-day be- fore the House Select Committee on Inter oceanic Canal in favor of the Nicaragua route above all others, upon the grounds that it would be the most practical and economi- cal to construct. He argued that the United States should take the first step in the work and that the canal when completed should be a monument of the wisdom, enterprise and generous commercial rivalry of the nineteenth century. He said that he was not personally acquainted with the country through which the canal would pass, but drew his concIu- sions-as Photographic engineer-from the various reports which he had read upon the subject.
 General Pile, gentleman familiar with the South American countries, said briefly. on invi- tation of the committee, that it was important that the canal should be under the control of an American company and under the protec- ton of the United States believing that if the control were allowed to rest in the hands of foreigners that vast and valuable trade would be diverted to foreign countries, greatly to the detriment of the commercial interests of the United States.
Morning journal and courier., 1880-02-14
Illinois.
An Elevator RIOwn Down.

CHICAGO, Feb. 13.-Douglass 6 Stuart's elevator, 100 feet high, no by 60 feet in ex- tent, and rented by Manager, Wheeler & Co.,, was blown down yesterday and 123, 1000 bush- els of wheat was spilled on the ground. The mill adjoining was badly damaged. Loss on elevator $9O, 900, on wheat $65, ,O00, on mill $50, 900. There is no insurance covering such an accident.
Morning journal and courier., 1880-02-14
Capital. Notes.
WASHINGTON, Feb. l

WARRINGTON, Feb. 13. The subcommittee appointed by the Sen ate Committee on Territories to consider the subject of opening up the Indian Territory for settlement reported to the full committee to-day a measure providing for the organiza- tion of territorial form of government in that territory with recommendation for pas- sage. The full committee discussed the mat ter for some time, but adjourned without de- cision.