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TELEGRAPHIC BREyITIEs.

Philadelpbia, March 28.-The Pennsyl-
vania Railway Company's directors were re-
elected
Pittsburg, Pa, March 2S.-The Interna-
tional Sabbath Observance Conference con-
vened here tonight in the First Presbyterian
church.
San Francisco, March 2S.-Reports from the
interior indicate that the grain crops will be
rather better than the average in nearly all
the counties except those situated in the San
Joaquin valley.
Philadelphia, March 2S.-The receiver
paid the Reading Railroad Company to- day
81 ,602, ,395 of the 81, SIS, ,292 which has he n
living idle since the receipt of the first in
stalnent on deferred bonds
Boston, March 2S-The Zuni Indians to-
day performed their religious rites at the
seashore. They will take 10 their home in
New Mexico some water OF the Atlantic
ocean for use in religious ceremonies.
Charleston, S. c., March 2S-The election
eases which began Monday number twenty.
The number of defendants is ffty-six. All
the defendants in Richland, Sumter, George
ton and Colleton counties, aad three in
Charleston, were commissioners or managers
OF elections.
Dallas, March 2S.-Messrs. Schneider &
Davis have stopped the running OF trains on
the Cbicago, Texas and Mexican railway, to
compel the company TO satisfy their sttsch-
ment suit= Superintendent Oiell and Chief
Engineer Graham left for Chicago to-day, by
order from headquarters.
San Francisco, March 2S.-The Republi-
can State Central Committee sent dispatch
to the President, through the California a
congressional delegation, informing him
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In The Sncnr Districts.

NEW ORLEANS, March 2S.-If the water
recedes in the sugar district within twenty
days enough cane can be saved for seed and
for fair grinding. Appeals for aid continue
to come from all the overfowed districts.
Fifty-fve thousand rations were shipped
to-day for Bouef river, aud $4,000 for West
Feliciana, Concordia and Madison parishes;
also fodder for stock. A second crevasse is
reported at Liveoak Grove, and lumber has
been sent to clese it. The river here ia eight
inches below the high water of 1874.
Arizona crevasse, above Donaldsonville, is
500 feet wide and ten feet deep. No attempt
will be made to close it. Several large
plantations will be submerged and many
small farmers driven out.
A correspondent of the Times Democrat,
writing from Musson, La, says the pro-
tracted contest is over, and the beautiful
Fordache Maringayin and Crosse Tete
country is desoiated by a vast sheet of water
pouring over it from four crevasses. Two
hundred square miles of land, occupied by
1000 people, is covered with water.
Dolly three plantations, Mound, Shady Grove
and Augusta, partially escape. The
nearest highest land is Baton Rouge,
sixteen miles distant, and there is no way to
convey stock to that point except by the lit
tie steamers Uia Plaquemine. The woods
are full of stock wadipg and swimming in
search of food and already they begin
ming to die. There is no suffering yet amorg
the people. but fish and wild game are get
ting scarce and soon there must be a call for
helm
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THE Mississippi declined three inches al
Cairo yesterday, four at ST. Louis, one at
Vicksburg, two at New Orleans, and two at
this point At Pittsburg the Ohio declined
eight inches, at Cincinnati fifty two inches,
and at Louisville thirty-two. At Shreve-
port the Bed river declined seven inches,
aud at LeavenwOrth the Missouri FIVE inches
The heaviest rise reported was at Chat
tanooga, where the Tennessee from local
rains rose twenty-five inches. The Cum
berland at Nashville rose two inches,
and the upper Mississippi one inch
at Keokuk, nine at Dubuque and
four at Davenport All the lower
rivers are declining rapidly, and ii there are
no very heavy rains, or sudden change from
cold to warm weather 10 the mountains, we
may reasonably expect the entire subsidence
OF the flood within the next two weeks.
Then the farmers will need assistance, and it
is to be hoped the merchants will see their
way cleae to extending it.
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THE FIRE RECORD.

LYNCHBURG, Va, March 2S.-The town
Of Grundy has been almost entirely destroyed
by FIRE.
GARDINER, Me-, March 2S.-The paper
mill Of Richards & Co. burned to-day. Loss,
$4,000; insurance, So, 600.
CHICAGO, March ga special dispatch
says that Sunday the business portion Of
Hindsboro, III, was burned. Loss, $4,000;
insurance, $1,000.
SPENCER, IND, March 2S.-A fire yester-
dsy destroyed Conner Il Lafin's dry goods
store and Wiles & Sons drug store. Loss,
$4,000; Insurance, $1,000.
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TlHE high waters of the Mississippi, st. Francis,
l. hlacxhsh, L'Anguille ard White rivers have
not closed the +" Old Reliable ROu.e" to all ATkyB-
and iexss p1ints-the Memphis and Little
Rol Railroad he management of the Mem pnis
and Little KOck Railroad with its keen foresight
anticipating the trouble which such condition OF
affairs would bring about msde such arrange
ments as would prevent stoppage OF trafoc, both
freight ana passenger. hieh fas proven itself a
friend not only of Memphis interests. but Of al
Eastern lines running TO the Mississippi river
shut of at Arkansas City Caro- and ST Louis,
what would AIkaI specially have done hEd II
not been for the arrangements OF this road Not
only Memphis, but tre tributary east would have
been completely closed This speaks 70 commer-
ciaI especially volumes IN II eif This should
be iemem beFed- Her rates have always been eX-
tremely liberal. ana this has indeed DrJTen 70 be
great benefit TO this section While we may de-
plOre the he pessness OF other Inns Working west
from here the action of thi, road dservss especial
prsise. This road claims 10 be friend OF ArEar-
sAs. Truly has she carried Cut her claim Build
ing up as she has done, VIII b years ago we would
have thought an IupoSsibihty, the iI1TneIze lr4D-
utaIy business which flows here daily from tnst
section il gives her the credit which rightly be-
longs to her Merchants should not forget thts
Give her all you can. friend IN need iA Z ifiend
indeed.
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CHALMERs'S CASE,
According TO Latest Indications, AP-
parent,y "a Hopeless One-

WASHINGTON, March 2S.-A careful ex-
animation of the facts and arguments in the
Lynch Chalmers contest leads to the con-
clusion that the Elections Committee will
recommend that all the marked ballots" be
counted for Lynch and Chalmers both, and
that Lynch be given the benefit of all the
votes proved TO have been cast for
him and counted by the inspectors OF
election and properly certified by them to
the county commissioners, and by the latter
rejected. If these recommendations shall be
made the committee, or a majority of it, will
report that Chalmers received 1927 votes
and Lynch 1924 votes-a majority tor
Lynch of 577 votes. Ii, however, the COM
mittee shall exclude certain returns, the
main proof of which is the certificates and
testimony of United States supervisors OF
election, Lynch's majority will be reduc to
245. He claims majority of 1884.
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PRESIDENT ARTHUR
Causing Considerable Dissatisfaction
Among Republican Senators by His
Unnecessary DilatorIness
III Making AppOintments-Bill TO Re.
duce the Internal Revenue
Congressional Proceedings.

WASHINGTON, March 28.-Senste-A bill
| passed TO facilitate the payment Of dividends
! TO creditors Of the Freedmans Bank.
! The resolution to retire Crittenden as z
brigadier-general was reported adversely.
Senator Kellogg will, on Monday next
| call up the bill for the improvement Of the
| Mississippi and Missouri rivers.
The tariff commission bill was debated
till o'clock, when the Senate proceeded t0
consider amendments to the bill under the
five minute rule sfor debate. y number Of
amendments were offered and rejected, and
SO to Is.
The bill provides for a commission of nine
members, TO be appointed by the President
and confirmed by the Senate, who are to re-
ceive as compensation for their services ten
dollars per day when actually employed,
and travelling and other necessary ex-
penses They are to investigate all the
various questions relating to the agricul-
tural commercial, mercantile, manufactur-
ing, mining ard industrial pursuits Of the
United States, so far as the same may be
necessary to establish a judicious tariff, or
the revision Of the existing tariff and the ex
isting system of internal revenue laws, upon
a scale OF Justice to all interests, and is to
report 10 Congress from time to time, and to
make Il final report not later than the first
Monday in January, 1888 Adjourned.
House-The morning hour was dispensed
with, and Mr.. Kelley attempted to call up
the tariff commission bill. Mr.. Bowman
autagonized it with the bill referring pri-
vate claims to the Court of Claims, and Mr.
Manning with the agricultural appropriation
bill. Both measures were rejected, and the
House went into Committee of the Whole.
The tariff commission bill was taken up,
aud Mr.. Kasson addressed the committee in
advocacy of the pending proposition, and
spoke in favor of protective tariff.
Mr.. CARLISLE opposed the civilian commits
sion, speaking at come length. He did not
finish his speech.
Messrs Kasson and Carlisle had COLO
quy on free trade and protection, with an in
terpellation by Mr.. Kelley Pal
The Frelinghuysen-Trescot correspond
ence was submitted, and the secretary of war
informed the House that 100000 more rations
were needed for sufferers by the hood. Ad
iourned.
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uuseat Mr.. Aiken, from the Third district OF
South Carolina.
The subcommittee voted to uaseat Mr..
Finley, in favor OF Contestant Bisbee, of
Florida
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/ protocol had been signed, to furnish the
/ House with copy OF the same, ard also with
I copies Of all correspondence relating thereto
I nos already communicated TO one OF the
! houses Of Congress, has the honor to lay be
I fore the President the following report In
answer to that resolution: Up to the present
time the department of sta'e has received no
information either from Trescott or other
diplomatic representatives OF the United
States, either in Chilli or in Peru,
that any protocol of the character
described by the resolution has been signed
by TrescOtt or by any such diplomatic repre-
sentative As coming, however, withip the
general scope of the resolution, and in order
tina. Congress may have sll possible infor-
nation touching Its negotiation Tor the
restoration Of peace in South America, the
secretary Of state has the honor to submit to
the President, to be laid before the House of
Representatives, if in his judgment such
course be advisable, the substance Of the
telegrams exchanged with Trescott subse-
quent to the date of the last comm ission cor
respondsnce to the branch question, and a
copy Il the question mailed to Trescott OF
the oath ultimo as described in the accom-
psnyiug list Of papers. Respectfully sub
miited,
FRED T. FRELINGHUY YsEN, Secretary.
WAsHISGIoS, March 2s. lsS2.
The papers referred to are copies OF the
correspondence between lrescCl anu the
state department from the time Prescott and
Blaine went TO Chill up to the present date.
The documents are very voluminous, giving
in detail the situation in South America, but
contain nothing of general interest beyond
the fact that Trescott was unable TO obtain
any modification of the terms OF peace be-
tween Chill and Peru owing to the publica-
ton of his instructions from and confidential
telegram to the state department.
Minor Mention.
Commodore ?. Crosby will be rear sd-
7niral.
General Butler positively declines to be-
come counsel for Guiteau.
The President has nominated Isaac D.
McCucheoD, of Michigan, secretary of the
Territory OF Montana.
The Senate Committee on Civil Service
authorized Senator Pendleton to report the
civil-service reform bill as introduced by him
early i'll December
Secretary Hunt admits that the President
informed him that ne would nominate his
successor. The President gives the secretary
the choice Of three positions.
A letter from Railway Commissioner Arm
strong, favoring a vigorous prosecution OF
the suits against the Pacific railroads, was
referred to the attorney general for his
guidance in the conduct OF those cases.
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THE QUAPAw GUARDS,
OF Little Rock, TO Drill at Indianapolis
The West Point Cadetship-

Special to the Appeal.
LITTLE Rock, March 2S.-The examina-
ton OF applicants for West Point cadetship
at Forrest City reported in favor of Paul
J. Sammes, grandson of the late Admiral
Semmes.
The Quapaw Guards have accepted the
invitation to drill at indianapolis in Jnly
next, and are now debating whether or not
to visit Boston. Many prominent citizens
testify their willingness to defray the ex-
pensss of the trip to Boston.
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The New York Star intimates that it has
evidence that Samuel J. Tilden's personal
check for $25, 900 was given to Charles A.
Dina, editor of the New York Sua, on the
day before the appearance in the last named
paper of the shocking editorial in which,
just on the eve of the election, it practically
threw over General Hancock and intimated
that he would be defeated because of the
refusal of the Cincinnati convention to nomi-
nate Mr.. Tilden. The Star is the personal
organ of Boss John Kelly, of Tammany
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THE governor Of Louisiana has offered a
reward of $500 for the arrest of the person
or persons who cut the levee sixteen miles
below Plaquemine on Monday, by which the
inundation of the alluvial lands east of the
river down to Bonnet Care is threatened.
The PicGytrne very properly suggests that
the reward ought to be raised to FIVE times
the amount above stated, either by the
action of TIE governor or by a subscription
list in New Orleans. And it adds that if he
or they are arrested there will be no neces-
sity for following the ordinary process of
law. The villain who could commi; deed
that inhicts such great loss upon hundreds
and even thousands of his fellow-citizens,
brings want, destitution, sickness and even
desth upon innocent and defenseless people,
ought not TO expect any mercy.
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elist, whose Death was recently announced
left some iragmentary notes for long
contemf lated autobiography, which, with the
letters to DIR. Auerbach, of Frankfort
will be used in memoir soon 10 be pub
lished. A social romance in MSS, found
among his papers, AMI called Der MeiSter uno
Seine GesSelyen, is to be suppressed in accord.
ance with The authors dirS ctions.
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NeVeFaI AdditIOnRI EHfIOns WaDted.
ST. LOUIS, March 2S.-Captain Benhsm,
of the United States army, telegraphs Gen
eral Beckwith, from Helena, Ark, that the
$4,000 rations left there by the government
steamer Coal Bluff on Sunday will supply
the people until April 5th, but he says 100,-
600 more should be sent at once, to be fol-
lowed a week later by $4,000 another week
later by 10000, and another week later by
$4,000. This, he and State Agent Mangum
think, will carry the State through.
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THERE was an illustrious gathering of
literary people at the funeral OF Longfellow.
Ralph Waldo Emerson, himself very feeble,
was there; Oliver Wendell Holmes, Louis
Agsssiz, brother of the naturalist Prof.
Charles Elliott Norton, w. d. Howells,
George William Curtis, the venerable Cyrus
A. Barton, Prof. Brownson Alcott, Richard
II. Dana, John G. Whittier, Mrs. Alexander
Agassiz, Prof. Luigi Moni, all the poet.
friends, and several others prominent in
political and literary life. The rest OF the
company comprised the ApPletons, the DAnas
and the Longfe llows, relatives of the deceased.
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DoNIzETTI's posthumous opera, IL Ducd
PAl6a, was received with every possible
mark of approval by the distinguished audi
ence assembled at the Apollo operahouse,
Rome, on Friday last, to witness its first
representation. 1t is a great work, one wer-
thy the great composer. 1t was found last
year in tin box at Milan, and experts have
pronounced il authentic. 1t is written in the
masters usual facile vein, and is said to have
contained the haokneyed air, "Ange 81 pure, u
which subsequently appeared in the Fa-
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WE very much regret to announce that
Senator Ben Hill, OF Georgia, has gone to
Philadelphia to consult physicians there.
The csncerous affection of his mouth from
which he suffers does rot seen TO yield to
treatment, and, while no immediate bad re-
suits are apprehended, it is evident that his
friends are feeling respondent to his pros
poets. Pus has recently been collecting in
the inAamed passage of the mouth and
throat, and another operation may be deemed
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ACCORDING to tine London correspondent
of the New York TT 'r6une, Mr.. Gladstone is
expected to give up the chancellorship of
the exchequer sometime during the year,
and will more than likely be succeeded by
Mr. Goschen. whose accession we are told
will be hailed with delight by the Liberal
party. His moderation would be a counter
poise to the Birmingham school. He is also
the best authority on the Liberal side in
foreign politics. His advice would be OF
TO Lord Granville, who belongs to the old
foreign school. Mr.. Goschen is intimate
with all the leading continental statesmen,
and is held by them in the highest esteem.
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The cotton market yesterday opened ard
closed steady, with light demand; middling
quoted at &C. In New York spot middling
was u 16c, and quiet and steady; futures
closed steady, March 1217@12l9. In New
Orleans spot middling was 12c, and steadier;
futures we're firm, with March nominal. In
Liverpool middling uplands were 6sd, and
Orleans . 13-I6d, and easier; futures closed
firm at s 41-64d for March-April, and 6O-64d
for uzt-Santemher
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VIOLENT HURRICANE
In siderable Damage q
Property-St VeraI Negroes Killed.

New ORLEANS, March 2S.-The Times
Democrats Monroe (La.) special says: "a
violent hurricane swept over this place yes
terday evening. At the Mcclure place six
cabins and portion of the ginhOuse were
blown down. On the Cooper plantation all
the houses, including the dwelling, were de-
stroyed. J. w Scarborough lost his gin
house and two cabins. On the Ludeling
place two cabins were blown to atoms. On
the Oliver plantation all the houses were de-
streyed. The Carpenter plantation lost the
ginhouse and two cabius. Loss. SO, 900
An old colored woman on the Ludeling place
was blown away. The body has not yet
been found. Several negroes are reported
killed y
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THE Rip Van Winkle-like nap INDUCED
in by our State Boarl of Health will be
again rudely disturbed by the intelligence
which reaches US by telegraph from Cincin.
natl, to the effect that forty new cases OF
smallpox had been reported in that city yes
terdsy and FIVE deaths. The pest seems TO
have taken a fresh start and TO be as difficult
to deal with in Cincinnati as it has in Hi
nois, where, despite even heroic measures, it
has fingered all winter.
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CHICAGO March 23-George c. Min, the
hereto Unii arian, who was lately requested
by Unity church 10 resign the paztorats, be-
cause Of extreme liberal views, has entered
the lecture field and will deliver his new
lecture, "The Agnostic Church" in the
Grand Operahouse St. Louis, next Sunday
afternoon. The recent success of this lecture
in Boston, New York and this city has de-
termined him TO make lecture tour
throughout the country, under the manage
ment of VIII j. Davis, Of this city.
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Indinnn rrnin.Mreeker..

WABASH, IND, Mares 2s.-Auother at
tempt was made last night TO wreck fast
train on the Wabash road, near Belden.
A pile of ties was found on the track. The
train was going slow, and the engineer dis
covered the obstruction. 1t is said repeattd d
efforts have been made to wreck trains within
a distance of ten miles in this vicinity, and
the officers Of the road expect to capture the
nIiscreanfs
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Two Men Killed at Kemptos, Ind

LAFAYETTE, March 2S-The Morn 'ng
Journals special from Kempton, Ind, says:
''The boiler of Ed Wesseers heading saw
mill. south of this place, exploded just as
the mill was being started after dinner. Ed
Henry, resident of Sharpsville, Ind, was
blown fifty yards, and died almost instantly.
He leaves wife and two children. G. Smith
son, another employe, was injured beyond
recovery
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BURSTING BOILERS.
A Couple of Explosions by which Seven
Men Lost Their Lives.

CINCINNATI, March 28.-A Gazste special
says that the boiler of the engine OF porta-
BILE saw-mill, belonging to Reuben D+utro
near Corning, Ohio, exploded to-day, killing
one man outright and fatally injuring -four
others. One OF the victims was Deutro
Other names not given.
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The Auti-K Kemy-rammany Democracy

NEW YORK, March 2s.-The Anti Kelly
Tammany Democracy met tonight and re-
solved that the so called Kelly Cornell alli-
auce is such an infamous display of party
treason as to make it eminently advisable
for the Democratic State Central Committee
to be convened, and such measures taken as
will forever assure all loyal Democrats that
hereafter there will be no cowardly recogni-
ton Of or COMPROMISE with John Kelly.
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In the French house of deputies yesterday
the act prohibiting the introduction and sale
of American PORK was repealed, NJ. Achard,
in the course of the detate preceding the
vote, declaring that the reports as to the
prevalence of trichinosis were very much
exaggerated. A careful inspection of pork
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RECEDING RIVERS.
A Slow but Steady Decline Reported
from All the Lower Riyer5-Plaht-
ing Already Commenced.
Effects Of the Break in the FOrdache
LeYee-The Entire Louisiana Sugar
District Under Water.

VIcKsBURG, March 2S.-Ths Yazoo and
Tallahetchie rivers are falling three inches a
day. On the Yazoo, and from Greenwood
down for forty miles most of the plantations
are out of water. The United States and
State officers are busy arrangiog for a fur
ther distribution OF supplies throughout the
overhowed district. Two negroes were
drowned at Forest Home to-day.
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RUSSIA


OPPOSITION TO THE GOVERNMENT.
ST. PETERSBURG, March 2S.-The nihilist
organ urges the continuation of work in OPP
position TO the government.
FIGHTING THEM WITH THEIR OWN WEAPONS
The VII Of the People declares that the
reactionary Holy League has decided even
to use assassination in combating the nj
bilisfs
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NATCHEZ, March 2S.-Sunday and Mon
day about three inches OF rain fell. The
river ID for.y-seven feet eight inches, and
stationary. Vidalia, La, is under water
from three to six feet. Nearly all the resi-
dents have removed to Natchez. Steamboats,
are now sailing over the wagon roads. All
the bottom lands on the Mississippi side as
far as Fort Adams are under water. Great
destitution prevails