Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1882-08-24
He went with his state, however, and be-
came 1peniber ofthe lcenfederate senate,
slIeoafne first al eadef of tie onpositian to LET

cally and opposed the secession of Georgia
with Immense vigor.
He went with, his state, however, and be-
came a0lpenibsr ofthe ,cenfederate senate,
sf1eoafne first a leadefof the Opposition to JEFF
terson Davis and afterwards a strong sup
porter. 1t was in the latter capacity that he
participated in the famous debate in which
Yancey, who hadjust RETURNED from an, IN
successful expedition TO ENGLAND, also en-
gagged, and in which Hill gave Yancey the
lie, and then threw an inkstand at him, hit
opposed the reconstruction : acts ID as
humiliation of the south. He
was not, however, thoroughly trusted by
the Georgians on account Off the old leayen
of Whiggery in his ideas, until being elected
to congress in 1875, he made his famous
speeches in debate with Blaine and Others
lie had been a candidate for United States
senator in 1875, when Gordon was elected.
Hills fiery speeches set at rest feeling cur
rent in Georgia that he was not good dem
ocrat, and, was even liable at any tinleito
come out and declare for Grant and the re-
publican cause.
There is'touching Spathos in the dying be-
quest of the late G. K. Warren, the victim
of the Five Forks misunderstanding, that he
should be buried in civilians clothing and
that there should be no military display. i
John e. Bradford, a well-known hotel
manager, and lieutenant in the signal corps
during the war, died at Providence. O IN
Col J. c. Mather of .Watertown, New
York, owner of large tracts of land near
Fort Smelling, Mimi, died on Monday
last.
Election returns from all but five counties
n Kentucky give Henry (Dem.), for appel
late clerk, $4,000 majority.
Z, 4AEseE = g 4
From, FoTeid1s Lands.
Gen. Sir Garnet Wolse1ey, with authority
of the khedive has issued proclamation to
the people of Egypt. representing the sole
object of the British, to restore the authority
Of the ,khediye. 1t says all peaceful inhabitll
ants will be kindly treated, mosques will
be respected and supplies paid for. Gen.
Wellesley adds he S7ilIsbe gIadto feceixe an
chiefs who are disposed to assist in suppress
ing the rebellion. Belief in the hoplessness
ocfthe strtigg eis spreading am org Vie Eggyp-
,Hans. The B6tish eonfniarders at Meks has
received overtures for surrender of an infa1l.
try battalion II it can obtain reasonable
termsi G1M 9d u Il
Since serfdom was abolished in Russia
the gold mines Of Siberia have lost much OF
the value formerly set upon them, tor the
cost of working them has been thereby in.
creased, as was the working of cotton fields
in this country after the war. Between 1926
and 1850 was the period of their greatest
prosperity, in spite of the fact that in more
recent years the number of mines has been
largely augmented. The official estimate Of
the average value of the yearly production
is now 100000 f., but it is believed that
this sum is too high by one-fourth.
A painting lately uncovered in Pompeii
seemed identical in subject with the Judge,
ment of Solomon.E Tn the center is bench
with three judges k1ieeling at their feet, in
am attitnde Of prayers is woman; further
toward the foregrqilnd is a butchers table
preparing To- Kill witffa large knife, while
beside him stands a second woman with ar
Indifferent air. Soldiers and people close
the scene.
A deserter from Arab Pasha's forces gives
a graphic description of the misery prevail
ing in the latter's camp, where the wounded
crawling about in their sufferings unheeded
present sad picture of distress and neglect
Some ofthese poor creatures are said to have
been shot by their comrades to free then
from their agony. Many Egyptians are
compelled against their will to fight.
An English steamer, the Florence, from
Hamburg for Havre, passed through snow
storm which lastedg about ten minutes
streHty miles southwest of Dupge1ess hi tfis
Southern part of England, July "a, at IL
a. m. Thesteamer Menomonie, from Crane
Haven to Chicago, had-a similar experience
last week 80 800 ~ -
Private kilograms received in London say
the troubles in Corea have dominated in a
general instruction and the king and queen
have been assassinated. sTke Japanese Iega,
ton was attacked by natives belonging to
the anti-foreign party and japanese men Of
war have been dispatchedto Seaul riversl {
The agricultural distress in Spain is as.
Stunning alarming proportions. In conse
quence of the poor harvest and want of la.
Dor frequent collisions occur between the
peasantry and police. TIT ri
A correspondent of the Cologne Gazette
expresses the opinion that Russia is. prepar
ing for war with Turkey gbysway of dompe1l
sation for England's occupation Of Egypt.
The meeting of Bonapartists in Paris re.
Gently was attended by 1000 persons. Reso.
lutions were passed favoring the placing o1
Prince Victor Napoieon npdn ths throne. I :
The prince of Wales desired to accompany
the British army now being conveyed to
Egypt, but in Difference to the wishes of the
queen abandoned the project
Cetewayo is to be restored I'd his Kingdom,
and the queen win appoint aoonstitttioha
adviser to keep him p alignment with Brit
ish policy. ~ - ~
For four months-of 1881 the numbersot
Americans Who visited Europe was b28 Ms,