, 1881-02-25

Manchac at half past three, sweeping
away every building in the place, includ-
ing the depot and telegraph office. No
lives were lost, but the citizens lose every
thing in the way of household effects,
provisions, etc.
The refusal of the house to take up the
apportionment bills is believed by many
observers to indicate quite certainly that
no apportionment measures will get
through the present congress, but the
representative who has it in charge is
confident that it will be passed by the
bOlse next week, and no considerable
opposition is apprehended in the senate
During the week ending the 18th l2O.-
495 standard silver dollars were circulated,
against lbs, 1897 for the corresponding week
of 1880. $4,5l0,000 in gold bullion were
transferred from the New York ASSAY
office to the mint at Philadelphia for COIN
age into eagles and half eagles. This
makes an aggregate of nearly S10,000,000
In gold transferred to the Philadelphia
mint this month.
Bradstreets circular of Feb. llth SAYS:
The probable totai rice crop of Louisiana
will not exceed Two hundred barrel-. The
loss cannot be less than 100000. II is
probable that, owing to the disappoint-
ment of two seasons in succession, the
acreage devoted TO rice will be this year
considerably diminished, though there is
undoubtedly steadily increasing con-
sumptive demand for all domestic rice.
Assay commissioners who have been
engaged in the U. S. mint at Philadelphia
for several days testing the coinage of the
various mints ofthe country, have COM
pleted their work and will report the re-
suit of the test TO the president in a few
days. 1t is understood that certain de-
fects Were discovered in coming executed
at the Carson mint, but that none of such
coin had been put into circulation.
The New York Times SAYS it was ex-
pected by the American commission for
The revision of the New Testament that
the book would be published and ready
for delivery in this country by the present
month, but 1t Is now announced on the
authority of cable dispatch, received by
DIR. Phillip Schof, president the Amer
lean commission, that publication will
not be made for some time.
The steamship Josephine, Capt. Staples,
from Havana to New Orleans. broke up at
5 O'Clock on the 9th on Ship island. The
passengers and crew were all saved after
seven hours floating. The vessel is q
total wreck and nothing can be saved
from her. Tie value OF the steamer was
$20O,OO The storm along the coast was
the severest for years. There is not an
entire wharf or boat house between Mis-,
sissippi City and Biloxy.
In response to inquiries sent from st.
Louis to railroad agents throughout the
interior, wheat crop reports show that SO
far darsage by the late sudden and Sc
we're changes In the weather is yery,
slight and only in few localities. The
acreage is much larger than last year.
The present condition is favorable and
prospects fair to good. Reports from
Illinois are particularly encouraging, and
indicate a large yeild and excellent quail
ity.
A fatal railway accident occurred ten
miles northwest of Pana, Illinois, at Owen
eco, on the Sth inst A construction train
on the Ohio and Mississippi railroad was
backing towards Oweneco to give pass
enger train passage northwest. WoTkmen
on the train had been laying new rails
and taking up old ones, and had flat car
full of iron just in front of the caboose,
into which twenty-five or thirty workmen
Were crowded. The passenger train was
coming at unusual speed in order to make
up lost time and the two c61lided with a
fearful shock. The engine ofthe passen-
ger train tore through the cabbose, push
ing the occupants among the masses of
iron on the flat car, killing three. outright
and seriously injurlng ten others.
The postoffice department was recently
informed of the loss of a sum of money
which was being transported in a regis
tered mail package to Helena, Mon. and
asked if the contractor of the coach route
where the loss occurred was not respon-
slbie for II. The postmaster general rem
dered decision on the subject, in which
he says that the report of the inspector
for this department who made an inyesti-
CATION would indicate that the loss was
and without fault of the con-
tractor, but were it otherwise and it could
be shown that the loss was attributable
to negligence or even fraud of the con.
tractor, it is not perceived that any right
of action would thereby accrue to this
department, nor does the loss of mail
matter without fault on the part of a con-
agreed upon. The facts as presented do
not afford this department the means of
repairing the loss referred to.
The Irish World has the following from
Paris: There was full meeting of the
land league executive committee here to-
day in council to consult as to future ac-
ton. Parnell presided. Arrangements
were made to carry on the work of the
land league. In all eventualities there
will be no flinehing. The organization in
Ireland is well nigh perfect. The people
faith in ridiculous and malicious rumors
in circulation in English papers. and
which may be telegraphed to America,
officers of the league. These
stories are manufactured for tine purpose.
Parnell returns TO parliament to oppose
the passage of the arms bill. From thence
he will proceed to Ireland, Dillon re-
places Davitt. Numerous meetings are
now being held in Ireland to denounce
the conduct of the government and pro-
test against coercion. The government
is committing blunder upon blunder. We
feel confident that coercion when passed
will fall of its end.
PATRICK EGAN, Treasurer.
The southwestern immigration COM
pany, established by the Texas & Pacific,
the International & Great Northern and
Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe railroad COM
panies, joined by the Missouri. Kansas d
Texas, st. Louis, Iron Mountain & South
ern, and the Dallas 4 Wichita compan-
les, have formed a bureau of information
in New York concerning the southwest,
its lands and resources, and are about
opening similar offices in London. In
with the bureaus will be
maintained display of soils, minerals,
agricultural and other productions of the
section represented, SO that all may OBJ