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National Republican., 1880-04-26
NASlfVILLES CENTENNI.4E.
Grand Demonstration In Honor OF tho An.
niycrsnry.

NASHVILLE. TENN, April 2i.-To-day tho one.
hundredth anniversary Of the foundation of the
city of Nashville first incorporated as u town IN
1850, was celebrated by the most imposing street
pGgeGnts witnessed in this State. The city is
hIl of strangers and houses adjacent TO tho hoiels
have been appropriated for tho accommodation OF
guests. The entire local population nrc in the
streets, and tho city for the time being Is wholly
given up to the enthusiasm of the OCCASION
The festivities were ushered In by II salute of 100
guns from Capitol Hill at sunrise. The display OF
bunting was profusc, and the decorations Of stores
and residences were INDUCED in with great unan-
unity. The principal thorOughiares were spanned
emblems Illustrating tho industrial and intellectual
manifest. The old landmarks shout the historical
spots made memorable 10y encounters with Indians
In carly settlement days were indicated by plo-
cards. The centennial procession was one hour in
passing given point. The military display was
brilliant one Tho turnout of colored orders OF
various societies make pleasing variety The
industrial arts were cmblemGticAlly illustrated
everywhere IN the procession. company of
soldiers in old continental uniform md veterans
OF the Florida and Mexican wars with battle.tOrn
flags, were greeted with cheers all along tho line OF
march. Tho procession halted in Capitol Square
at noon, where an address was delivered by Gov
ernor Marks, followed by an Grafton from Hon.
John NJ Bright on the "Poneers Of Tennessee"
The pr2o centennial ode was read, and also u
sketch Of the history of Nashville. 10 night the
Centennial Industrial ENpostioni IN tho new
building constructed for that purpose VIII be Tor
nlRlly opened with appropriate ceremonies.
National Republican., 1880-04-26
sro R 11S ON TIE PACIFIC coAsr
Railroad Trains Delayed and Telegraphs In
torrupteu,

SAN FRASCsco April 4.-sncO last Tuesday
railroad and telegraph connection has been com.
plotely cut oil between Alta, oil the west side aud
Truckee, on tho east side Of the mountains, ter
rbe storm has prevailed In the interior throughout
tho State IN the valley the rain fall has been al
most constant, Leyees IN many places were carried
away and railroad tracks washed out. Country
roads are rendered impossible and bridges swept
away Al one time the safety Of sacramento,
Marysyie and other valley towns was threatened.
Fortunately, the rain changed into snow on tho
Sierra, preventing the iloOdlng Of The valleys OF
Sacramento and san Joaquin. While the damage
to crops, fences etc. will aggregate considerable
amount, II has been local and partial In nature. In
the mountains over sixteen feet Of snow has fallen
while IN some places on the line OF tho railroad lt
has drited forty feet doep. AvalanChes have swept
down the sides Of mountains, crushing snow-
sheds, burylng tho track and carrying away tele.
graph lines. Near Alta u land slide buried and
tore away the track and ro0d.bed Snow plows,
each driven by ten engines, have been dRshing
through the gathering drifts without cessation, and
hundreds Of men have toiled with shoyels where
p.Ows could not be driven. The storm has now
ceased and tho track Is virtually clear with tho ox.
Ception Of land slido, which Is being removed by
mining hydraulics, During tho storm west.bound
trainJ Including Boston eNCursonists have been
laid up RI Reno and Truckee, and castbound trains
NJ ColtuX and Sacramento, sNone of them We're
caught In the blockade, and passengers have sut
iered no discomfort. The storm has been the
heaviest ana most proraCed ever encountered on
tho limo of tho Central Pacific, but everything now
points TO settled fair weather.
National Republican., 1880-04-26
CABLE SPIRRS.

BEEIiS April 25,--Prnce Bismarck IS GsGn seri-
ously i'll with neuralgia.
BUCHAREST, April pa fire at Fokschany has
left 500 families homeless.
LONDON, April 2d-A Paris dispatch to the Ddtls
Nelus says Sara Bernhard played at Versailles on
sunday.
BERLIN April ga telegram from Breslam re-
ports q boiler explosion at Kolnigsruhe, resulting
In the death ofslX persons.
CORK, April 26.-Ihe Constellation was visited
by thousands of people on sunday, who were al.
lowed to so over the vessel.
PARIS, April 2j In an election at Bosancon to-
day for member Of tho Chamber OF Deputies, n.
BCauquier, the Radical candidate was returned.
Rome, April 2i-Costa, the noted Socialist has
been arrested at Milan, with a woman alleged TO be
u Russian Nihist, whose tNlraltlon Is demanded.
PARIS. April 25--At all the English and Ameri-
can churches to-day an appeal was made for con-
tributiOns 10 the Lady LOyaTds mnd for the relief
Of tine refugees driven nom Bulgarat and East
RUunelia,
National Republican., 1880-04-26
the NEW ESGLAND EDITORS.
A Visit to Mount vernon-Bow Sunday was
Spent.

Tho Massachusetts, Press Association and party,
numbering some scvcuty.lvc persons which arrived
In the city Friday aud took rooms ut the Arling-
ton, have been buSy engaged in seeing the sights
IN ond about Washington. on Saturday thoy Wis
tied Mount Vernon Of all places the most interest
ing to Americans. Every courtesy was extended
to them by Captain Blake, of the CDrcoran, aud
Colonel HOllingswOrth f0irly Outdid himself while
conducting them through the mansion and grounds,
pointing out tho interesting objects. and relating
tortNining character ~ the visitors. They returned
to the city highly pleased with The trip. In tho
evening. by special request OF Mr. CorCOrAn they
visited the CorcOran Art Gallery. They were ro-
coivcd and very agrcGably entertained by Mr. Nc
LeOl the curator Ntr COTcorAn feeling indiSpOscd.
visited several Of Our churches, large party of
them going TO the Fifccnth.street Presbyterian
church; another attended Foundry, whero Prcs
dent Hayes and wife occupied pew: another Wis.
itcl Asbury church. aud iu tho evening quite
largo delegation visited All SOUS Church.
In the afternoon tho entire party proceeded
to Arlington, visit which was OF special
Interest. The party will be received by Presi
dent and Mrs. Hayes this evening ut o'clock,
after which they will be entertained by Congress.
residence. Quite a large number OF prominent
persons called Oh the visitors yesterday, among
whom were Senator Dawes, Representatives LOr-
Ing, Of Massachusetts, Bowman, Rice, Clatlin
and Grape, and W. w. CorcOran, esq. Tho
party will leave Washington at o'clock
ON Tuesday by the Richmond Fredericksburg i
Potomac railroad for Richmond, Va They Will
be received In the City of Hills by u delegation Of
the Richmond press. who Will pay them every at.
tcntion during their stay. The party will return
they Will pay an informal visit to the several de.
parimentS aad In the evening they will be enter.
taincl by Senator Dawes. They will leave Wash.
ingion on Friday morning for New York.
National Republican., 1880-04-26
Horrible Story of Murder Through Drink

PlrTsBURG. PA. April 25.--ThomRs Mccarthy was
attack of dclliiun tremens. He accused himself of
drowning friend MINED Frank Pmknlan. but no
attention was ut first paid to his rawlings, the OIL
GERS thinking they were the result of disordered
brain His story has since been corroborntcd how
ever. by the continued absence of Pinliman, and
the statement of woman living on an old boat,
who says she heard cries of distress, and OH look
Ing out of tho widow she saw two men struggling In
the water. She turned away for a moment and on
looking again saw only one man, who rapidly dis.
appeared up the river bank. Tho body of q man
was found In tho river near whore Mccarthy
claims TO have committed the deed, and the
coroner will hold an inquest to-day pinkman
and Mccarthy left their boarding house together on
Friday evening. 1t Is thought that Mccarthy went
to the river TO commit suicide, and that to save
MIN pinkman went into tho wator, where he was
seized by Mccarthy, who deliberately held him
under until life was extinct,
The coroners jury rendered tho following ver-
dict: That Frank Pinkman came to his death by
drowning, at the hands of Frank Mccarthy, while
the latter was suffering from fit of mania potu.
National Republican., 1880-04-26
Tho Lost Lire.snvIng Grow.

CHICAGO. April 2i.--Tho following are particulars
oftho loss of the lilcsayng crow at Point Aux Bar
quen, Mich "On Thursday night the north
wind drove n vessel, name unknown, on the reefs
at Morrison's Slide, four miles below Huron city.
at o'clock on Friday morning the llo-saving
crew rom Station No. 9 attempted to rescue the
crew of the vessel. When within about "a quarter
Of mile OF tho vessel the ife.boat was swamped.
The men clung 70 the submerged boat, but Chilled
by tho loug exposure md exhausted dropped of
one by one until Captain J. II. Kiah only was left.
He finally drlfted ashore with the boat.
The names Of tho lost are as follows: Robert
Morrison, William Sayrc. Dennis Dugnn, James
Pettenger, Walter IIetherdge and James Mantan.
were the ones who did such gallant service last
season in rescuing the crow aud passengers OF the
propeller Bertschy. which went to pieces neat
G.indstOne City. That rescue was heraldcd as one
of the greatest feats ever performed on tho lakes
National Republican., 1880-04-26
Jnlini,s Lennnnndc.

Whilo Miss Emma Abbott was performing Juliet
during recent stay at MurhecsborO Tenn, an in
Cldent occurred which was not on the bills and did
not tend to demonstrate the eternal fitness ofhEgs.
After one Of thosAets Miss Abbott requested an
aged gentleman Of the colorcd persuasion TO got
her and the other ladies some lemonade 10 which
he returned with the desired beverage, the curtain
had risen upon the next act, but he, nothing
daunted appeared in the wings and was about to
march upon the stage when bloody Tybalt' took
IN the situation, and, giving the Old daley push,
said soto u0cc Get out you id fool you got no
business herel The old man. however was not
he took tho stage in good style oXclaimiug (;
"Dom ladies want dat lenGde, and dey Is a-gWine
to heb Il" The cliccl upon The audience and Miss
Abbott can be betor imagined than described,
National Republican., 1880-04-26
DIR. Ehmuna do Presscnse.
To Me Eailor Of rhe Nallpnd RcpnlNeqn

TO NE Editor OI Ihe National Republican:
The dispatch rom Paris in your issue Of sRtur
dny announcing the NppOulnlentOt OF Roy. Edmund
PrGssense, d, d., the distinguished Protestant d
vine, as secgcLrry to the French Legation pGre will
be hailed with delight bythe,rlands ofl3yImgaliOal
religion not only here, but throughout the cOun.
try, Recognized rs he Is as ono Of the leaders Of
the Evangelical party IN France this apront-
ment, no less than the recent expulsion OF the
Jesults from all the educational institutions Of the
republic, shows that the world does move" DR.
Pressonsc's admirable work, THE Redecmer," q
translation of which is Included among the pubi-
cations of the American Tract Society, has made
him well known to the lovers of pure, devotional
literature We trust the pastors of the city, with
out distinction of sect, VIII unite In some public
expression OF welcome TO their distinguished cONa
JOTdictr on hisGrryal among us, ORTHODOX.
WASHINGTON, April 25.
National Republican., 1880-04-26
The Daslinways.

Tho DashNwAys held their regular meeting at
Talmudgc Hall last night. The meeting was called
to order by the president Bu1d EgGleston, AFTER
which prayer was offered by the chaplain Rev
Mr.. Hutton. The secretary then read the minutes
and tbe pledge. The meeting was then given VI
TO the boys" who delivered short spicy addresses
Of an experience character In the following order
!. G. Coombs, Edward Humphrles, John A. Per
kins. James G. Ice and Watt Addison. Colonel
Meacham introduced Miss E.T. Charles (Emily
Hdwthorn), who delivered an original poem
Charley Nyo wns then loudly called for and re-
spondea In his usual happy style, after which forty
or more signed the p!Cdge Tho Dashaways viii
hold thoir meeting EeNt sunday night IT odd
Fellows Hall, when GGnerUl o. II. Brewster, OF
IumisiMmA viii! Allreas Tho nsslCilLiln.
National Republican., 1880-04-26
A Meeting of Huntington Lot-owner,,

on the line of the Baltimore Il PatOmac railroad
fourteen miles from Washington, was held Satur-
street northwest for tho purpose Of taking steps to
secure q representation Rt tho charter election,
which takes place to-day SIR. 4. NJ. Clupp pre-.
sided and Mr.. j. {. Lang was chosen secretary.
After general discussion Of the future prospects
Of tho new town, the following committee was
chosen to represent the Washington lOt-owners ut
tO-days election, when three town commissioners
will be voted for MoSsrs. ClNpp, lIolizmRn and
Lang, The committee will make report of their
action al u future meeting.
National Republican., 1880-04-26
IOWA ALSO Visited by A CYCLONE.
ohio Delegates to Chicago,

COLUMBUS, ONO, April 2l.-Tho Republicans OF
Franklin county IN convention to-day elected q
solid sherman delegation,
TOLEDO ONO, April 2.-The Lucas county Ro-
publican convention to-day elected Il solid Blaine
delegation 10 The State convention.
CLkyEIASD OHIO, April ei-Tho Cuynhogo
county Republican convention to-day elected
thlrly.hye delegates TO the State convention, OF
thirteen Tor Blaine The convention indogsed
Sherman.
Tho district convention, composed Of county
delegates, elected Mr. Everett and General James
Barnett Sherman mem to the Chicago Convention
and instructed those delegates 70 vote against a
third-tern man, unless II should DO necessary 70
make the nomination unanimous
ClSclSSATI, April 2i--A number Of county CON.
National Republican., 1880-04-26
Murder by n NInninc,

NEW YORK, April 2l.--Charles Denzer, an inmate
OF Wards Island lunHtic Asylum, murdered
Terence Shields, another inmate, yesterday in fit
Of sudden violence. Denzer is q miner, and had
plusteier by trade and was gent to the institution
In 1865. Both men were considered quiet and
harmless, and though Dcnzer had twice attempted
to take his own life he never made any domonstra-
ton of hostility toward the other inmates. Yeser-
day morning Donzer was sent to a closet by the
keeper u get q long and heavy window stick.
Coming out he saw Shields sitting close by reading.
without word of warning, he raised the stick and
struck Shields over the head with It, fraCturlng
his skull from the effects of which the latter died
to-day. Denzer was overpowercd and locked up.
National Republican., 1880-04-26
Tho nIstrIot Investigation.

Tho House District Committee on Saturday con.
ttnucd the investigation Of tho charges preferred
against the Commissioners by Treasurer GNhllan.
Judge Dent said that the Cooley certificate had
been forwarded In tho usual course Of proceedings
u the Treasury. Major Twining stated that the
filing the opinion OF their attorney and the laws
with reference to special assessments, together
with other documents bearing on the question.
some time Il was agreed that any papers which
Treasurer Gil0an desired TO flo might be put in
evidence. The committee then adjourned, and Il
was announced that the investigation was closed
so far as oral tesLimoMy Is concerned.
National Republican., 1880-04-26
Tho Gold Fever I'm aenrrin.

ATLANTA, Ca. April 2i.-The gold fever is spread
brothers, at Nacoochee have takon out 200 PEN
ny-weghtS In nuggets from eighty square feet of
earth at u total expense OF S65. From pocket
thirty inches square they gathered 2l2 penny
weights In small nuggets. Another party TINT has
etruck the same lead took out before they began
TO clean up, q nugget that weighed log penny
weights and several Others not quite so heavy
Great excitement prevails.
National Republican., 1880-04-26

yentions have boen held to elect delegates to the
Republican State convention, in nearly nil Ofwhlch
Presidential preferences were the main issue. Tho
results are as follows Butler county, instructed
for Sherman; Darke, probably for Sherman; Sum
MT four for Blaine and six for the best mani
between Sherman and Blaine; Crawford, Blaine;
Richlond, Sherman Warren, Sherman; Fayot:e,
Shormap; Belmont Sherman; Morrow, for Blaine,
and Ashtobuln unnstructcd
National Republican., 1880-04-26
SUNDAY yIn,vinI.onIsylllc.

LOUISVILLE, KY, April 2j-Today, for the first
time IN years, the sunday law prohibiting labor Of
O'Clock this morning the police visited all places
which were open, including newspaper oficcS and
sentation TO the grand jury. The list includes all
closses--editors, compositors pressmen news boys,
saloon-keepers and hackmen. The law Is very
stringent, allowing no work or business except
household duties to be done.
National Republican., 1880-04-26
Large Arrival of Immirrants.

BALTIMORE, April 25--ThO steamer Strassburg Of
the Baltimore u Bremen line, which arrived this
morning, brought !, ,gl4 cmigrants from Germany,
Austria, Sweden and Norway. This is said to be
largest number of emigrNnlS ever brought across
the Atlantic by one ship single voyage on
arriving they appeared In excellent condition aud
health During the passage seven deaths of IN
fants occurred and two births. This afternoon
they started for the West on four trains over tho
Baltimore G Ohio Railroad, to settle principally In
Minnesota, IoMG, WISCONSIN and Nebraska
National Republican., 1880-04-26
Fnol uost,ng-plnce Found.

The remains of John +, Gllmer who Is romem.
bercd us one Of tho victims Of tho De Kalb. Missis-
sippi tragedy, passed through Hls city last evening
Glity Of citizens Of that town dual resting place
hos been prepared In The FREQ soil Of FREQ state for
WHO paid with his lifo tho penalty ofhls idelty to
the National Government and the principles Of the
RepnbIle0n party.
National Republican., 1880-04-26
Rnllrnnd Accident.

BOSTON, April 25.-An express fresh. train on
the New York New England Railroad from
Boston met with All accident at Blackstone yes
terday. a brake rod gave way and two cars were
thrown bridge forty feet INTO the Blackstone
river, three other ears were ~tumblcd down the
steep embankment, seepers were torn up for some
rods and telegraph poles uprooted No train hands
were injured. The accident delayed the trains,
including the boat train, several hours.
National Republican., 1880-04-26
FIFTY CENTS PER MONTH.

years OF faithful service no loss than hts advonc,
Ing age. taught us to regard him with almost hial
reverence and affection. And we do further ex-
press heartfelt sympathy for his stricken widow
aud relatives trusting that they may have the con-
ISOLATION OF that Saviour to whom he looked for
strength and guidance here, aud also for the rest
that remaineth To the people OF God. And we
direct the publication Of these expressions Of sym
pathY and respect, and that copy thereof, duly
ongrossed, be transmitted to the family Of tho
1pp sal
National Republican., 1880-04-26
Oregon Delegates to Chicago.

Especial D.apatch to The NATIONAL REPUBLICAN.
PoRTLAND, OBn,, April %, 1880
Blaine was the unanimous choice of tho Repub.
lican convention. Ex-senator Mitchell was chosen
delegGte,RtlOrgo by 0cclamstlon. The district
delegates are samuel Hanuuh, John Mccall II. W
Scott o. =. Tompkins and D. C. Ireland. They arc
enthusiastic Blaine men, and with ono exception
stanch friends and supporters Of our above popu.
lar ex-senator A strong state ticket was noml-
mated, which insurGS their success In June and u
large Republican majority In November,
JOHN KELLY,
National Republican., 1880-04-26
A Ounrter-Century,s Service.

NEW YORK, April 25.-General Anson Stager OF
Chicago, has resigned from his position of general
superintendent Of the Western division of the West
srn Union Telegraph Company, to take effect at
ihe close of his twenty-five years of service which
Is just ending He will be succeeded by Colonel
K. c, Clowry, his assistant General Stager will
retain his position in the directory and us vice
president Of the company.
National Republican., 1880-04-26
Tho Goorg!n Delegation to Cbloopo.

Colonel Jack Brown. of Georgia. q delegate to the
Chicago Convention from that State returned to
this city yesterday. He asserts that thirteen of tie
delegates are for Grant certain, and no believes
that more OF them Will vote the same way when
the time comes Tho methods of tho sherman
agents come In for tho very decided denunclation
OF Colonel Brown He Is confident that If he could
have had control OF the same agencies and appli,
Onces as were used to help sherman he could have
secured solid delegation for Colonel Jack Brown
or any other man,
National Republican., 1880-04-26
4 Trntcrnnl YisItntlon.

Columbia Tent, No. 40, \, o, r., was favored
with q lQternal visit Friday evening by tho officers
and members Of Excelsior Tent, No, 1888, N. o. r.,
Of Georgetown, d. O. Tho meeting was very har.
monicus, the visitors being euteItHlnod aud enter.
Tent, was warmly applaulcd, as was also singing
by Brothers kiDg L0YolOce, Williams aud others,
National Republican., 1880-04-26
Selection of Delegate, from Illinois

CHICAGO. April 25.--Six county conventions were
held yesterday Morgan, White, Lawrence and
Massac counties send three Grant delegates each
10 the State convention. Boone county sends five
Blaine delegates headed by General stephen A.
Hurlbut, and Mcnard county sends solid dole
CATION for l3lainc In an important primary cleo
ton IN Mclean county. n Bloomington dispatch
says Blaine is ahead, and all the precincts but one
heard from
National Republican., 1880-04-26
Cron Prospects in the Northwost.

CHICAGO, April 2G.-Cold weather and heavy
soil have prevented seeding in most parts In the
Northwest, and farmers are much behind with
spring work. This seems to DO particularly the
case in Minnesota Reports about winter wheat
are conflicting. In Illinois 1t seems to be In ex.
celent condition, while in Iowa, Minnesota and
Wisconsin II has been seriously damaged during an
open winter aud in some counties wIll be almost
II failure.
National Republican., 1880-04-26
Canadlnn Commercinl Enterprlse.

MONTREAL, April 25.--There Will be three nddl-
tlonal steamship lines from this port this season
The greatest activity prevails at the wharyes labor
is In great demand and there are indications of o
strike for higher wages. Mr. Bentley the Brazilla
onsul-General, states that line of steamers be-
tween Canada and Brazil, touching at the Wes
indies will shortly be inaugurated.
National Republican., 1880-04-26
Sufferers I'm Now JerseY.

FoRKEp RIVER, N. j., April 25.-over 800 fdnli-
lies who have sustained themselves by the picking
and sale of tea berries and whortleberrics nre
placed in destitute circumstances by the dcstruc-
tlon OF that industry by the great forest fires OF
last week. Tho loss in this production in southern
Ocean county alone will aggregate $4,000 for the
National Republican., 1880-04-26
CYolone i'm Illlmois.

Quincy, I'LL. April pa cyclone struck the
north line OF Adams county Friday evening, doing
great damage, and went from west to east. Twenty
houses and barns are known 10 be demolished and
several persons killed and wounded names un
known
CHICAGO, April 25.-Furher reports of last nights
storm show that II extended over the whole north
west with frequent tornndoos and like phenomena
IOWA ALSO VISITED BY A CYCLONE.
A Lorraine (Iowa) cyclone on Friday night de
stroycd everything IN Its path, which was half q
mile in width, Seven houses weTo leyoled to the
ground and number Of outbuildngs destroyed
Several persons were seriously Injured.
Last nights rain and lightning caused In the
aggregate much damage IN Chicago, but only in
small amounts Some half dozen persons We're
Injured by the lightning striking houses,
Rochester, near Springfield, ILL.,, and CarlinvIle
also had severe and destructive wind storms.
National Republican., 1880-04-26
Massachusetts Legislature Adjourned.

DosroN, April 25.-The Legislature adjourned sin,
die yesterday afternoon. Governor Long has signed
every bill and resolution enacted by the LegSla-
tire numbering 262 acts aud sixty-eight resolu-
tinn