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New-York tribune., 1882-03-06
TIE FLOODS IN THE SOUTHWEST
TIE EXTENT OF THE DIsAsrER-MEAsUREs OF RE-
LIEF PROPOSED.

TIE EXTENT OF THE Observation-Disclosures OF RE-
LIEF PROPOSED.
WASHINGTON, March 5.-Thc War Depart
ment continues receive dispatches from points In the
Southwest in regard to the damages from floods See
retary Lincoln said this afternoon that the losses aud
consequent suffering exceed any estimate yet made
There are urgent calls for greater measure of relief
than be afforded by the appropriation and these de-
mands Of course cannot be fully met. The Senators
and members OF the House from the afflicted states arc
also in receipt OF urgent elegrams calling for an appro
priaton commensurate with the disaster From Little
Rock alone there reports OF 1000 persons
made absolutely destitute and to feed these even
until tbe flood reccdes will require
double the that has been set sside for that state
from the appropriation by Congress Senator Garland
SAYS that the municipalities and corporations OF inc
State are responding literally, but that they are bur
dened by refugees from the flooded districts He also
saws that the present distress is only beginning The
levees are broken in many places that the lpoVer-
he'd communities will be entirely unable to repair them
in time to prevent overflow when the June rise comes IL
ls also feared that under the best circumstances the
ground will be in such condition TO delay planting
until too late for good crop.
At an informal meeting OF the members OF Congress
from the affected States held this morning for consna
tion was resolved to ask for additional appropra-
ton Of 100000. and resolution will probably DC intro
duced In the House to that effect tomorrow. -,.
proposition was also made to ASK i9r IN an approri
tlnn to repair the levecs at To do TINS promptly
and effectively so to he Of service to the people ms
year woud require not less than 81 100000 C"nsner
alton Of this proposition was deferred un dor'ha @ h
meeting Of the members from the river states can Dc
called. which viii he done probably tomorrow. l. ,.
MEMPHIS, March 5-Tbe river at this point is about
stationary hut Will doubtless begin rising again Tonight
as heavy rains have fallen to-day throughout this region
which makes the situation below gloomy In an inter
view tonight Commissioner l.. Y. Manglm. OF Arkansas
said that in the counties Of Mississippi Crittenden lee
Ponsett Cross, Craghead st. Francis. Phllps Desha
ChCot aud Monroe, in Arkansas, lie had in'
formation of about 10000 destitute people
who would have to be fed by the Govern
ment for at forty days These counties do not IN
cIude those bordering the Red River where great
suffering is said to exist Commissioners w. l.. Iemlng
way of Mississippi said that the inhabitants OF Lca
C,oaIoma De Soto, Quitman, Bolivar, Washington
IssaGucna Yazo0 Talahatchec aud Sunfower Counties
i'm his state TO the number Of 5000 In like sut
fcrnr condifin These counties In Mississippi are all
above Vcksburg and there other counties below that
CITY that have suffered by the floods
New-York tribune., 1882-03-06

anthracite furnaces. Commenting the figures given
ahnyc The Rnllelin will saY

Coke II should he stated is used mixture In many
anthracite furnaces Commenting on the figures given
above The Bulletin will say:
An increase Of LITTLE more than per cent in 1891
makes "A poor show ing in comparison with the wonder
ful Increase of 40 per cent In 1SSO But the faire OF
pig iron Industry to maintain In lsSl rate OF III
crease even approx innate to hat OF 1850 IL easily
planned The year 1870 partly spent before our pig
iron tlrcIs awakened to the fact that boom
ia the trade had begun and even after this fact was
fully realized valuable time lost IN making need u
preparations to put idle furnaces IN blast Consequently
the production Of 1870 not mach greater than that
of 1873 any other Of the years OF dcpresSUn But Ill
1880 our best furnaces all in Operation ana were
produc, of that year. In 1881 this activity con-
inlIed except In districts during the second ana
third quarters Of tic year. bur better record than had
been made IN 1880 could hardly be expected from the
fnrnnces that running In that year. so that the III
creased Production OF 1ssl II any would nave To come
mainly from new furnaces. IL was rs we have seen,
about per cent. We had estimated that 1t would be
about 16 per cent.
PC iron was made year in twenty-six States and
Territories California Colorado and Washington Terri
tory producing the metal for the first time The North
Carolina furnaces also produced pig iron for the first
time since 1877. The nrgest increase In tons in
Pennsylvauia. which produced 1866 net tons more
than in 1880 Nearly ali of this increase was in AL
pgheny County But the largest percentage increase
was IN Vir ina, Alabama. Georgia Tennessee, Illinois,
Michigan, Connecticut, Minnesota, ana OregOnthe last
two StnteS, OF course producing Dut Nte pig IRON III
OF 76I furnaces in the United States December 81
1880. there 44G In blast and 255 out OF blast of
ZIG furnaces on December 81 1881, there i57 in
blast and 30 ont OF blast Tho stocks Of pig iron unsod
hands makers or their agents on the 3lst OF De
lJG COS The close of 1850, and il674 tons at
tile close of 1879 III 1881 there were built twenty-five
rev furnaces in the United states. The building of
twenty-three other furnaces was began but not cVn-
plrcd. In the year twelve furnaces were aban-
doned during tue year the prODape c1LSuhp'@o @ Was @
4,9s2,5GJ gross tons an increase OF about 100000
gross tons About Oncthrd of this Increase was uscd in
the production OF BcsSener steel the remainder was
qured to supply the miscellaneous iron and steel works
Of the country.
New-York tribune., 1882-03-06
TINS AND ALGERIA.

TUNIs, March 5.-M. Roustan, the French Minis.
ter, has started for Paris.
The liberation of Taib Bey is expected shortly.
Any diminuton of the French forces in Tunis is
believed to be impossible ut present.
ALGIERs, March GA dispatch from An-Sefra
reports that body of 800 French troops. reconnoi-
tring in "a sOuthery direction. was surprised and
defeated by the insurgents. Fifteen hundred in-
surgents afterward endeavored to bar the passage
of the French. The insurgents were completely
routed leaving 100 killed and wounded. Tho
French lost twelve killed aud wounded.
New-York tribune., 1882-03-06
THE PIG IRON PRODUCT LAST YEAR.

AN INCREASE OF ABOUT PER CENT OVER 1osO-
STATISTICS FROM THE FURNACES.
IFRoM An OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT OF rRI3USE.l
PHILADELPHIA, March 5.-The Bulletin of
the American Iron and Steel Association will publish in
day two full returns Of the production Of pig iron
last year IN the United States. The total production
although little more than per cent greater than In
$780, was less than generally looked for The pro-
duction IN each Of the last three years given below in
net and gross tons "a net ton being 2000 pounds and
gross ton 2,2iO ponds with the number Of net tons
produced with each of the three kinds offucl:
New-York tribune., 1882-03-06
FOREIGN NOTES.

LONDON, Monday. March o, 1882.
Ware Brothers, wine merchants OF this city, have
failed for 100000.
1t is stated that Prince Milan viii shortly be pro
claimed King OF seryi.
dispatch to The Sportsman from Melbourne says:
Laycock and Pearce the oarsmen, have sailed for Eng
land Their object is not stated"
ST. JOHN, y. b. March "a Quebec train due here st
7:3O a. m to-day, did not arrive until $50 p. having
been detained by snow drifts on the northern SEQ
ton Of the Inter-Colonial Railway. train from
ST John for Quebec was caught in q snow
bank near Berry's Mills this morning. -
New-York tribune., 1882-03-06
STILL OPPOSING MIR. BRADLAUGH.

LONDON. March 5.-Tke O6sercer says that it 1
authorized to state that should Mr.. Bradlaugh not
present himself to take the oath on Monday, Sir
Stafford Northcote will call for writ and move
that the House realirm its resolution of February
z, that Mr.. Bradaugh be not permitted to 90
oath. 1t is not expected that Mr. bradlaugh will
present himself before Tuesday.
New-York tribune., 1882-03-06
DEMOCRATS TO MEETAT d BANQUET.

CHICAGO, March 5.-Andrew Jacksons birth
day. March 16 will be celebrated by banquet, to be
given by the Iroquois Club at tho Palmer House.
Many distinguished Democrats have been invited to
be present Senator Lamar Colonel W. +. Villas OF Wis
consin W C. p breckenridge, OF Kentucky Ex-Governor
Palmer Thomas A. Hendricks, General Black, + iIurd. OF
ONO senator PendetOn ex-senator Thurman, exJudge
furd Will sneak on Free Trade" Letters 10 be read
have been received from Ex-Governor Seymour Samuel
J. Iildcu aud Senator Bayard The occasion VIII DC oI
considerable political significance.
New-York tribune., 1882-03-06
AT THE FEDERAL CAPITAL
TOPICS OF NATIONAL INTEREST.

TOPICS OF NATIONAL IN I'I''0''
THE PRESIDENT HAS RECEIVED NO Elk f"oM .N
MR.. CoNKLISG -R REASONS FOX o"N>'i,' >-.. ',l- ~
HOUSE RULEs-DIsCUSsiNd TIE r"or r''i'i0N ~
COMPLETE TWO MONITORS
frend of the President says the latter has
received no communication from ex-senator
Conkling concerning his appointment to the
Supreme Court. Congressman Reed gives some
reasons why the House rules should he modi-
fed. Several members of the House Commit-
fee on Naval Affairs who have recently neeh
inspecting the unfinished monitors express tne
opinion that the Miantonomoh and Monadhoch
should be completed. State Department o,h-
cials say the monthly publication OF consular
reports will require more money than has been
allowed in the appropriation bill.
New-York tribune., 1882-03-06
MISSING ELECTION INSPECTORS.

PHILADELPHIA, March 5.-'rhe Committee Of
One Hundred has discovered frauds which occurred In
the November election in the Fifteenth Division OF the
Twenty-sixth Ward. Warrants were issued for the
arrest of the Judge anil Inspectors OF The division, bus
theyDheyo Ecd. The committee now oRers u reward VI
5000 for tAelr APPREHENSION.
New-York tribune., 1882-03-06
4 RETISED RITUAL FOR FREEM1SONS.

BALTIMORE, March 5.-At the session of the
Sovereign Grand Lodge l. 0. o. f.. held at Cincinnati in
scpiember last committee consisting OF Judge Henry
F. Carey Maryland, Charles NJ Busbee OF North Caro-
lna william II. Uazctt OF Ohio, John T. Jakes of Della
ware. and Joseph ;. Hope OF West virginia, was APP
nojned to revise the ritual Of the work OF the order
Inc revised work viii be ready for the use Oi lodges by
|
New-York tribune., 1882-03-06
SMALLPOX AT NEWPORT.

. NEWPORT, March 5.-Another case Of small
pox was reported to-day. II ia understood that IL
originated at the funeral OF Manuel Defray large
OF people was present. believing the report that
he died from smallpox ~ DO uIfognded
New-York tribune., 1882-03-06
DESTRUCTION OF a CLOTH FACTORY

A fire in the enamelled cloth factory of
Atha x Hughes, in Sussexave., Newark at a. yes
terday destroyed the building with its contents causing
q loss Of abOut =, 900; fully insured.
New-York tribune., 1882-03-06
THE sULTAN'S ADVICE TO EGYPT.

PARIS, March 5.-A telegram from Alexandria says
that Arab Bey. Minister of War; has received
another letter from the Sultan. approving tho
moderation of his conduct and advising him to re-
spect international objections In order 10 avoid
conflict with England and France.
New-York tribune., 1882-03-06
BANK OFFICER ACQUITTED.

PrTERpoRO. y. H., March 5.-lntelligence
las been received here from Manhattan han that vice
President Sawyer Of the Riley County Bank, has been
I,ool ,ot cIty Of the charge preferred against him
TLr PrferhoTo National Bank, through Mr.. Morrison
las collected several loans.
New-York tribune., 1882-03-06
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THE FIRE RECORD.
DESTRUCTION OF A BARN

A barn owned by James RidgcwOOd at
Traysve, town of Northheld, 8. l., destroyed by
fire ON Saturday night with OF its contents caueing
loss of 300. The origin OF the fire unknown
New-York tribune., 1882-03-06
CHARLES HILES BODr FOUND.

JAMESTOWN, n. Y, March o.-lhe Dody OF
Charles Iuu. bookkceper age forty-h'e unhalrlcu'
,, to h., ,i..inp since January l. was found to-day
G., Ch,t,uouo outIet The body was badly decompOsed.
II +, believed that he accidentally Icn Oh INC uhh Ills
brother and sister live In Buffalo.
New-York tribune., 1882-03-06
MONEY WANTED FOR CONSULAR REPORTS.


WASHINGTON, March 5.-It is understood that
much disappointment is felt by officers Of the State
Department and others who are interested in the
collection and dissemination of commercial statls-
tics at the refusal of the House of Representatives.
appropriate the amount asked for by the Secre-
arv of state to defray the expense of publishing and
distributing tho monthly consular reports
The Consular and Diplomatic bill, as
it passed the House yesterday appropriated for inns
purpose only $17,OO0-about one-third OF the
amount required-although three Secretaries OF
state. Messrs Evarts, Blaine and Frelinghuysen,
have successivcly called the attention of Congress
to the Importance of making adequate provision Tor
this part of the Departments work. Letters
have been received by the Department from mer-
chants and boards of trade throughout the country
acknowledging the value and usefulness Of these
publications. and urging their more. frequent issue
and wider distribution but it is said by state De
partment officers that unless Congress apprGpIlat"s
fhe amount asked for by Secretary Frelnghuysiin
(abOut S44 900 il will be impossible 10 Keep up 'he
work at the present standard.
New-York tribune., 1882-03-06
CELEBRATING ENMETS BIRTHDAY.

BosToN, March 5.-The Clan-na-Ga Asso-
citation Of Boston and vicinity celebrated the l02d birth
day OF Robert Emnet At Music Hall Tonight There
large audience Con gressman william T. Robinson, OF
NewYOTk, delivered lecture upon The iish Question
In General and Englls1 IyrannY IN Partleular
New-York tribune., 1882-03-06
THE HUDSON OPEN TO ALBANY.

PorGHKEEPsIE, March 5.-The first tow
Of the season passed north to-day consisting OF three
tr.s hauling fourteen ice-barges The tugs ana blIges
were decorated with hage boIls cin uo" to' 'io"s"
TO Albany without serious Obstruction
New-York tribune., 1882-03-06
4 FARMER SHOT IN 4 QUARREL.

GALVESTON, Tex, March 5.-A dispatch to
The Ners from Waco, says: a quarrel occurred yes
terday ut Shoe Fly twelve miles from here, IN which
Patrick Gallagher shot and morlally wounded ". W.
smith "A farmer"
New-York tribune., 1882-03-06

United States short of twelve months from Tie tim
he received the order. Moreover, II would taie
from twelve to eighteen months to make the arinor
and plate on the monitors and to build the engines
and other machinery for them. At the least there
fore the armament should be fixed upon and pro,
vided beforehand if the iTonclads are to be relied
on in case of war.
New-York tribune., 1882-03-06
FORTY PERSONS KILLED IN A MINE.

LONDON. March GA dispatch to The Daily Ntrs
from Vienna reports that forty persons have been
killed by the falling in of the shaft of mine near
1eplitz.
New-York tribune., 1882-03-06
SrICIDE or i MANUF1CTURER.

CHATHAM. n. Y, March 5.-lsaac SOM, a
rro,ne,, ,uanufacturer here committed suicide this
,,orpu nv cutting his throat with pcnknie Tempo
,1,, AN, rraliun Of the mind was tie cause
New-York tribune., 1882-03-06
CROWDS CHEERING SKO8ELEFF.

ST. PETERSBURG, March 5.-General Skobeleff ar
rived here this morning and was heartily cheered
by large crowds.
New-York tribune., 1882-03-06
THE SENTENCES or THE NIHILIsTs.

ST. PETERSBURG. March 5.-The Official Messenger
publishes the text of tho indictment and sentences
of the Nihiliss recently trial The sentences arc
the same as already reported except that Frolenko.
Tetejerka and the woman Jakimora are also SEN
fenced to death and Trigonia and Lustg are con-
demned to imprisonment for twenty years, and Bar
aniakof and Merknlo TO hard labor in the Siberian
mines for an indefinite period. The Minister of Jus
tice has recommended the Gar to commute Lustigs
sentence to Imprisonment for four years ina fortress
with hard labor.
New-York tribune., 1882-03-06
GENERAL FOREIGN NEWS
GIVING THANKS FOR THE QUEENS ESCAPE.

GIVING THANKS FOR THE QUEENS ESCAPE.
LONDON, March 5.-There were special prayera
AMI THANKSGIVING services in nearly all the
churches and chapels of England to-day with refer
ence TO the Queens escape from the attempt upon
her life. Mr.. Gladstone and Earl Granville were
present at the Chapel Royal st. Jamess Palace. the
preacher being the Bishop of st. Davids. The most
noteworthy services were those held by Dean Brad.
ley at Westminster Abbey. Canon Prothero at the
Chapel Royal Savoy the Bishop Of Rochester at St.
Paul's. Mr.. Spurgeon at the Tabernacle aud DIR.
Parker at the City Temple.
The Press Association understands that the Queen
was in no wav much affected by any message n
by that from President Arthur. .
The radical journals on the continent generaiiy
depl0rc the attempt on the Queens life. A few or
the more extreme type express apprehension tbatt
will be turned to account argument IN favor OF
reaction.
The Daily Ners this morning SAYS: Earl Gran
ville in the House of Lords, and Mr. Gladstone, IN
the House Of Commons Tonight or tomorrow VIII
move an address cOngratnlatlng the queen
on her escape from assassination" .
Special thanksgiving services on account OF the
Qucen's escape were held yesterday in the church
If the British Embassy in Paris, the Dom kircbe OF
Berlin and the English Church at Rome. To
Deum" was chanted in the Russian Chapel In Lon
don.
LONDON, March Especial prayers were offered
in the synagogues and in the Roman Catholic
Cathedral at Kensngton. yesterday for the prcser-
walton of the Queen.
New-York tribune., 1882-03-06
DEATH OF JOHN GILLIG.

BUFFALO, March 5.-John Gillig, brother OF
suddenly here ths evening.
New-York tribune., 1882-03-06
RrSSIAN SYMPATHY FOR HERZEGOYINA.

ST. PETERSBURG, March 5.-Ths Cyril and Metho-
dus Slavonic Society of Odessa, in order to testify
its sympathy with the Krivoscians and Herzego-
vnians has unanimously elected Stojau Koracze-
vics the nsurgent leader an honorary member and
has applied to the Government 70. permission To
organize subscriptions in aid of the refugees in
Montenegro. Generals Gourko and Skobelef also
were elected honorary members.
New-York tribune., 1882-03-06
No1rrTFP FPOM MR.. COYKLING.
Iny reLEGnAru TO THE TRIBuNE.l

W,suIyGToN. March 5.-The President was asked
Tonight by friend whether the report contained
in An alleged Washington dispatch i'll New-forA
newspaper that he had received letter from Mr'
Conklmg declining ;he appointment as Justice was
trne. The President received no communication
whatever from Mr.. Confling, and knows as niue
of his intentions now as he has known at any 'ne'
A general press dispatch says the PreSiueht, "nc"
asked last nj ght if he had heard from ex-senator
Conkling with regard to the iatters nomination. ~
Associate Justice of the United States supreme
Court. replied: There is nothing to tell"
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1882-06-10
A STRANGE HERMIT.

Cincinnati has strange hermit in
Edward Holroyd. lie was cnce q part
in large and handsome dry goods
house, and at that time was public spir
tied, jjovial, and widely known. Tween.
ty years ago he retired suddenly from
business, secluded himself in very
handsome suburban residence, aud has
never since been off the premises. For
months no human being sees him, his
orders to the family who live in the
house being sent out from his room in
writing, and his food being passed in
through a wicket. The building is GO
ing to ruin through neglect, and the
grounds are INTENDED, but neither
through stiuginess nor lack of means as
his property has appreciated 10 $780,
600 in value, and he frequently gives
away money in charity. Ho takes the
daily newspapers, and seems TO keep in
formed as to what is going on in the
world, but will have nothing to do with
it, and lately refused to see enc Of his
former business partners. Many of his
old associates believed he was dead, so
completely had be dropped out of no,
tice, wien a description in the Enquir-
er of Lis manner OF existence called
their attention to him. lie is now so.
The cause OF his seclusion was his wife,
with whom he quarrelled, and who OBJ
tanned divorce, compelling him TO pro.
vide for Ler separate maintenance.
This soured him, aud he vowed to be
done with human beings.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1882-06-10
yIrs. Douglass Tea Cups.
An INSTANCE or HER WONDERFUL TACT
AND WINNING WAYS.

An INSTANCE or HER WONDERFUL TACT
AND WiNNING WAYS.
The legenG.lovers of Washington
have always remembered tie pretty and
graceful ways OF Mrs. Douglas, and
never ceased 10 hold her up as the mod
el of a s,atesmau's wife. Her tact and
umiabil,ty were boundless, and although
when she married the Little Giant she
was very young and much his. junior,
she adapted herself TO the position from
the start so thoroughly that no wife OF
twenty years experience in public HE
could equal her. At one Of her recep-
tions in Washington great, shy, awk-
ward constituent from the most rustic
region of Illinois presented himself III
Mrs. Douglass doorway. sent up there
from the Capitol by the Senator who
had assured him that his wife would 10
delighted to see him. The visitor was
anything but parlor ornament, rude,
unpublished son of the prairie, unusedto
any of the ways of society, but power
in the politics of his home, aRd mao
whose influence could be OF vast assist
ance to Mr.. Douglas. Entering the
room gave him nervous chill, Mrs.
Douglass pretty greeting threw him IN
to u fever, aud her inviting him out 10
the refreshment room completed q case
of palsy. Ignoring his trepidatlop, she
chatted away to him herself, paid no at,
tention to his stammering reiusals, and
poured out the lea into some miracu-
ious little cups of eggshell Scvres.
Grasping the fairy calyx in his fingers
for tie first SIP, the delecate bit Of Sew
res was crushed TO piece and the bot tea
poured in stream over Mrs Douglass
silken train. With gay laugh the Ia
dy said: How brittle they are! just
look at mine" and with mighty effort
she broke another cup between her I'M
gers. Reassured tho constituent drew
his breath and found himself at ease,
while that incompatible hostess talked
to him. asked about his mother, his
wife aud his children, all OF whom she
remembered so well aud called by name.
That man went home TO work Tor, vote
for and swear by Stephen a. Douglas,
aud way back OF his political convictions
lay the pieces of those two broken tea
cups.
Some ladies were discussing the in.
cident at lunch party the other day,
and, said one pretty woman; 81 would
not break my best teacups Tor any con.
stituent in my husbands district" Ont
of the group there was ou'y one who
courageously said: E'd break my wholc
dinner set il it would send my husband
to tho Senate; and buy new ones when
| got to Washington" she shrewdly
added.-.H louis Giobe Demoeroi.