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The Opelousas courier., 1884-02-09
MATTERS 9.

= The statistics of the Mormon church
presented by Apostle Cannon at the
Mormon conference in Salt Lake CITY:
are worthy the attention OF Congress
and the nation. These statistics show
that the Mormon church is making g
vigorous and determined to COLOMBO
and obtain control Of the Territories OF
Arizona, Idaho and Colorado, in add
ton to Utah. Already the Mormons
claim 1852 members in Arizona, and
about 5000 in Idaho; and eighteen
Mormon missionaries have been set
apart to obtain recruits for colonizing
Colorado, besides sixty-three mission
aries sent to Europe and the Northern
States for general recruiting. The
Mormon church claims 127,294 mem
bers in Utah, which is evidently a
sufficient number to dominate that
Territory for a long time, unless some
unexpected tide of anti-Mormon emf
grafton sets in.
The Opelousas courier., 1884-02-09
BEHIND THE CHIMNEY.
a THANKseIYINa STORY.

can it be? Yes, IL was thirty years
agol Lou Hampstead and I had visit
ed the pantry to see the pies which
had been baked the day before in the
big stone oven.
There's minee, apple, and pump
kinF' said Lou, in a voice full Of relish
And two little turnoyers!" ex-
claimed, quite sure in my own mind
who would eat them.
Then we came back in timeto watch
grandmother as she turned the turkey
before the fire. The fireplace was
built OF great stones, and was so deep
and broad that many a time I had sat
In one corner of it on 4 little stool
watching the logs burn and crumbie
into Goals. But this day theAfire was
too big and hot, and the long crane
held three or four iron pots, all bub-
bling and steaming, ready to cook the
vegetables for dinner. There was a
tin "baker' before the fire, and in that
lay the turkey in a pan, slowly brown
ing, and smelling SO good. we little girls
thought.
Father and mother had gone to
meeting to hear the Thanksgiving ser
mon, and Aunt Ann was busy setting
the table in the akeeping-room."
Lou and I stood by The fire till our
cheeks grew too red and hot tosbear it
any longer, and then we ram off q
play There was a tall chest of
drawers Id the keeping-room, andrin it
was one little square drawer which
had lest it's brass handle. This had a
fascination for us because II was hard
20 open, and because it held odds and
ends. After several trials We got it
open, and rummaged among the butt
IONS and spools and things, till we
came across 4 wooden bal, carved
with q i~ack-knife. and inside it a
second ball partly done.
sOh, how prettyp, ! cried. "May ]
have ii, Aunt Anns9
She looked At the ball and shook her
head
Put It bach, Maidie,. she said.
.YauF grandmother thinks all the
world Of that. Giles began It before
he went to sea-
Esould remember my Uncle Giles, a
tall strong boy Of Seventeen when he
went Ia sea- That was more shan
two years before, and aley had nat
heard from HIM nor Il year. Iknew
grandmother felt anxious about him,
and that tears came into her eyes when
lie was naentioned, but / was 3
thoughtless child. and had not taken i
to heart myself.
ssNhen he comes home he can make
another, j said.
I'D put it right back. Maidie,' saii
Aunt Ann, al she turned away to gel
out the best spoons.
But / thought T would play with i
q little while first, and kept It in N.
hand when we shut the drawer.
Then Lou and ] went up garnet It
hnd the kittens. There they were
little heaps Of fur, asleep in the dastl
sunshine. We reused them up for
froIbs and made them beg and hole
out their paws. Then we wantel
something thsH could ron about, and
put the little carved wooden ball down
Oh the noor, emily meaning to leave
there i minute TIL Lon got aspool ou
Of her pocket.
But the kittens 8 SO full of play
the sprang at it as quick as a flash
and rolled it along the door towards
the board partition, Iran after them
and caught thaHa both, bat ! gznld DO
ind he ball.
gone through tie hole ii th
boards, said Lou, when We hadsearch
Cd behind boxes ana barras in vain.
.Let's 90 around and get it, ! Il
The board partition separated th
HxsH --ne ~~n~lr e.
The Opelousas courier., 1884-02-09

The schools Of Italy contain ever
900 pupils.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-05-02
MINOR MENTION BY WIRE.
Some Little Items of Interest and Some
Items of Little Inferest


NEW YORK, May 1.-The Thetis which is to
be the flagship of the Greeley relief expedi-
ton, took her departure this afternoon at 2
o'clock from the Brooklyn Navy Yard.
BIRMINGHAM, ALA, Iay l.-AbOut twenty
miles south of Birmingham, last Monday
James Smithson, farmer, shot and killed
his father-in-law, named Blankenship.
Smithsen escaped and is still at large.
BALTIMORE, May 1.-The Maryland Pres
bytery south, now in session in this city, to-
day elected the following delegates to the
General Assembly of that church. to be held
at Nicksburg on the 18th inst: Clerical, Rev.
j. A. LeFevre; Rev. r. l.. McMurray, alter
nate; lay elders, VIM. SnOwden as delegate
and Charles Inglis as alternate.
RALEIGH, n. c., May 1.-President A. r.
Andrews, Of the Western North Carolina
Railroad Company, to-day paid $500, 900 to the
State under Its contract for the purchase Of
the States interest in the railroad.
ROLAND, Iowa, May edward Thompson
fatally crushed his wife's skull with an AK
yesterday and then jumped into a well head
first and was drowned.
BARCELONA, May IA man has been ar
rested with four dynamite cartridges in his
possession. He confessed that he intended to
destroy the track OF the Barcelona and Sara
gOssa Railroad.
BERLIN, May 1.-The Committee Of the
Reichstag, TO which the bill prolonging the
special anti-SOcialst law was referred has
thrown out the bill. The committee are
equally divided, ten being in favor The Op-
position consists OF eight Liberals and two u
tram0ntan2s.
Ii Fong Pao, the Chinese Ambassador,
leaves for Paris to-day, where he will reopen
negotiations with Minister Ferry.
PRESQUE ISLAND. NE. Nav I.-TWeDty-
four valuable buildings were burned to-day,
including the post Office. Presque Island Hotel
and stables worth $4,000. The contents of the
post Office were saved. Twelve large stocks
Of dry goods, groceries and hardware were
consumed or greatly damaged. The loss is
$l25.000.
NEW YORK, May There il a profit in
II
and some of the bankers in that city are pro-
posInE 70 their correspondents here 70 do so.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-05-02

doorway the District Attorney said that
he desired to enter a nolle pros. as to Mr.
Price on the Indictment wherein he is
charged with conspiracy with Thomas j.
Brady. This course was taken in fulfill
ment Of a promise that Mr.. Price would
not be prosecuted if he told the truth.
Judge Wylie-'I have no doubt that he
told the truth, and that you are doing
right"
The court then adjourned.
BRADY's CHANCES OF ESCAPE GOOD.
In conversation with a reporter after
the adjournment the District Attorney
declined to express an opinion upon the
question as to whether or not the nolle pros
entered in the Price case would operate
to protect Gen. Brady from prosecution,
but such seemed to be the general i'm
preston among the lawyers. Mr.. Ker
expressed his disgust with the methods of
administering justice in the District. He
said that Mr.. Kellogg was surrounded by
too many influences to be convicted here.
He was sorry that he had not given the
name Of Mr.. Kellogg's friend, referred to
yesterday, who had asked to. have the
dates placed in the indictmeut~. ~
who was it?v queried the reporter.
George Bliss" was the ans Wer.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-05-02
PRICES AGAIN RALLY.
Reports of Bad Weather and Anxiety 4
Shorts to Cover the Causes.

Reports of Bad Weather and Anxiety o
Shorts to Cover the Causes.
CHICAGO, May Unusual strength
was developed in the markets to-day, i'll
the face Of discOuraging advices from for
eign and Eastern points. Throughout the
entire session, however, the feeling was
greatly unsettled, and fluctuations were
very rapid. Deliveries on May contracts
were large, but had generally been placed
and did not have any special effect.
The sharp advance in wheat and corn WAS
attributed partially to bad weather in the
est, 1t being reported as wet and colder.
The shorts" also showed great anxiety to
cover. The opening sales for June wheat
ranged anywhere from 92l99255 &C., but after
the first sales there came a sharp rally and
prices advanced 2ld3c-, July commanding a
large premium over June, and finally closed
l9l1zc. over the closing prices on Change
yesterday. May closed at 92I(d923sc., June
at gl5slG941zc., and July at 951Sc. On the call
the sales were 1906 bushels. June declined
&c. and July declined &c.
Corn was very unsettled and prices were
irregular. The market opened with few sales
at lower prices, quickly became strong under
active buying, prices advancing l5z0I3<c
above inside prices, ,eased,off and closed Ease
higher than the closing on change yes
terdaY. May closed at 535s cents; June at
boz cents and July at 57lS cents. On the call
the sales were 2S0,00O bushels. Nav and June
declined y c., July declined &c.
Oats showed some strength early along with
the other markets, then eased off and closed
shade easier. May closed at 3l1493I5sc.. June
at 33c., and July at 33(6331sc. on the call the
sales were G0,000 bushels. May and July ad-
vanced &C.. and June advanced &c.
Mess pork was only moderately active.
Prices ruled ) cents lower early, then rallied
30G40c., and closed steady. May closed at
Sl7 %, June at $l7 45, and July at $l7 55. On
the call the sales were $3.50 barrels, prices
ruling 3 cents higher.
Lard was active and firmer. Prices ranged
l5G20 points higher. May closed at 55c.,
June at roc, and July at soc. On the call
the sales were $50 tIerces at unchanged prices
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-05-02
IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS.
Congo Affairs-A Minister for scotland
New FOundIand's Fisheries.

LONDON, May In the House Of Com
mons to-day, Lord Edmund Fitzmaurice,
Under Foreign Secretary, stated that the
treaty with Portugal regarding the Congo
would supersede all former arrangements
with native chiefs who had notbeen con-
suited.
John Balfour, Lord Advocate for Scot
land. announced that the government
would shortly introduce bill to create a
Minister for Scotland.
Hon. Anthony Ashley, Under Secretary
for the Colonies, stated that the Anglo
French Commission, appointed to regu-
late the New FOundland fisheries, had
signed an agreement modifying and defin-
ing French rights, subject to the cOnfir-
nation Of the two countries. New Found
land, he said, would be consulted before
the final signature. Two British Com
mSsiOners would proceed to New Found
land to explain the provisions of the
agreement. The government believed
that the agreement would be greatly adj
vantageous to British interests.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-05-02
THE MARCH ON CHICAGO.
GEORGIA'S WHIG REPUBLICANS
WON'T SEND DELEGATES.

NOrcrOss Bolts the Convention on the
Negro Questionable Last of the Re-
publican State Conventions to Choose
Delegates Held Yesterday More
Greenbackers Declare for Butler.
ATLANTA, GA, May 1.-The Whig Re-
publican Convention has been in session
nearly all day. The attendance was
somewhat larger than at the previous
meeting. The body was called to order
at u O'Clock by Gen. Longstreet. On mo-
tion. DR.. Thomas King was elected per-
manent Chairman, with W. L. Clarke
Secretary, and DR.. Autry assistant. The
list of delegates and proxies was enrolled
and various committees were appointed
supOn different subjects. Mr.. NOrcross
submitted a resolution, the object of which
was that white and cOlored Republicans
hold conventions separately, and then
come together upon some definite plan of
action through the medium of Il commit
tee of conference, by which an electoral
ticket and a full list of State House officers
could be put in the field and voted
for. He prefaced the resolution with a
short speech in advocacy of his position.
AT its conclusion letter was read from
A. G. Murray, of Griffin, disappearing of
NOIClOSS duuitSS u6llN6I6O db previous
meeting of the Wing Republicans and dis
tributed over the State. Judge Lawson
Black moved to table the resolution of
Mr.. NOrcross, and a spirited debate fol-
lowed, which was INDUCED in by A. b.
Campbell, James Freeman, Thomas NJ.
Garner, Mr.. NorcToss, and others. DR..
Smith offered as substitute that the
sense Of the new party be announced in
favor of a liberal policy opposed
to the extreme views of both
parties, and that all advocates
of reform, regardless of past party
affiliations, be invited to join, and also
that the party deemed it unwise and IN
eXpedient to elect delegates to any ma
tiOnal convention during the coming cam
paign, and that instead a State OrganIza-
tiOn be perfected to take part in the State
elections. These two resolutions, with
others of less note, finally, after discus
sion, were referred to a committee which,
in due course of time, made a report favor
ing the adoption of Mr.. Smiths resolu-
tion. Further discussion followed until
the body adjourned to meet at 10 O'Clock
30
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-05-02
FITZGERALD TO THE FRONT.
ROwelPs Big Record on the SD Hour
EcIipsed Amid Great Excitement

EclipSed Amid Great Excitement.
NEW YORK, May I.-There was great
excitement in Madison Square Garden
this morning over two events that oc-
CURED. The first took place a few minutes
after o'clock, when Fitzgerald took the
lead of all the pedestrians while Rowell
was resting on his 355th mile. The Otner
happened at 1858, when Fitzgerald beat
all previous records by completing 3S7
miles. The highest score before this on
the SD hour was made by ROwell in 1882.
The distance was 3S6 miles and 1,540
yards. Fitzgerald rested during the night
, hours and 4S minutes and Rowell was
off hours and 36 minutes. Rowell kept
at his old game of dOgging his chief com
petitOT all the morning.
Fitzgerald maintained his wonderful
speed. The score showed Fitzgerald five
miles ahead of Rowell, NOremac being
third man, with $50 miles to his credit.
He trotted along gamely, and was look
ing well at noon. Herty was making laps
more quickly than any Of the pedes-
trians. He is striving for fourth
place, and is i'm excellent form.
He has great staying power and rests
very little. PanchOt hopes to save his
entrance fee. During the ten hours pre-
ceding noon to-day ROwell made fewer
miles than any of his competitors, except
Herty and PanchOt. There We're a few
bets to-day that made Fitzgerald the
favOrite against the field, but only at a
slight premium, whereas ROwell had sold
at two to one on the field when he led
last night. Betting men held off on
ROwell to-day, not seeming to invest in or
against him at this stage OF the game
They seem to be of the opinion that he is
holding to a schedule which will still land
hd Id
tween Herty and .Vint, and Noremac is
quoted at to 4 on either Vint or Herty.
NEW YORK, May >, 1890 A. M.-The
following is the score at midnight:
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-05-02
AFFAIRS IN EGYPT.
The Conference Still Under Cor sidera
tiOn-Intrigping Active.

tiOn-Intrigping Active.
LONDON, May Earl Granville, For
eign Secretary of State, has received the
reply of the French Government to the
English proposal for a conference to dis
cuss Egyptian affairs. 1t is couched in
very friendly terms, and accepts the con-
ference in principle. 1t asks, however.
for a previous exchange of views between
the two governments upon matters evi-
IDENTIFY connected with the financial qles-
ton, which it will therefore be impossible
to treat separately.
A Times correspondent at Cairo saws
that intriguing, especially by the French,
is more active than ever.
The Foreign Office has sent telegram
to Cairo inquiring into the position Of Mr..
Okelly, the correspondent who was re-
Gently reported to have been arrested by
the Egyptian authorities. A reply has
been received denying that Mr.. O'Kelly
was arrested by order of the Egyptian
Government.
The Pau Mall Gazette attacks the
Ddlty AelCS for pretending that Gen. Cor
dOn's mission was confined to rescuing
the Egyptian garrisOns in SOudan, and
prOnOunces it a ''mean excuse to say that
Gen. Gordon must be abandoned, because
he has been using the garrison to defend
huttl OOuLl. L uc gONeTUne0b,' ~ II con-
tinues, ''after taking office with the Mid
lothian mandate, has fought the battles
Of Maiwand, Laingsneck, Majuba, Hill,
Tel el Kebir, Teb and Tamasi, and it
must know that it is impossible to exc
cute the pacific missions without an ap-
peal to the sword"
Replying to Henry LabOuchere, Lord
Edmund said in the House of Commons
to-day that the Egyptian Government had
acted within its powers in preventing
James O'Kelly, the Daily NelcS cores
pOndent, from reaching Ell Mahdi's camp.
Premier Gladstone stated that the
latest advices from KhartOum indicated
that that city was in no military danger.
He was unable to speak in regard to the
termination of Gen. GordOn's mission
until he had received replies to cOmmuni-
cations which the government had ad-
dressed to Gen. Gordon.
DUBLIN, May l. United Ireland says
that the true cause of the detention OfMr.
O'Kelly, correspondent of the London
Daily NetgS, at DOngOla, is thathe aroused
the hostility of Clifford Lloyd, the Egyp-
tian Under Secretary of the Interior, by
articles which he contributed to the BOS-
phOri Egyptian.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-05-02
WIND AND RAIN IN KANSAS.
A New Church and Several Other Build
ings Demolished but No Lives Lost.

A New Church and Several Other Build
ings Demolished, but No Lives Lost.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, May IA special
from Catfreyville, Kansas, says: t'The
most destructive wind storm which has
occurred in this vicinity for ten years Wis
tied this city yesterday afternoon. The
Christian Church, nearly completed, was
entirely demolished and its roof was car
ried upon a dwelling house adjacent,
crushing a portion of the building to
atoms. A woman with a babe was in the
house, and barely escaped. Hedden &
Whites store, Kentner's new house, and
Long a. Co.'s lumber sheds were badly
damaged. Four or five dwellings were
unroofed and several barns were blown
down. The rain fell in torrents during
the storm ,;
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-05-02
ARMED ROBBERS IN A BANK.
The Cashier Killed and the President
Fatally yWOunded-Citizens in Pursuit.

The Cashier Killed and the President
Fatally yWOunded-Citizens in Pursuit.
KANSAS CITY, May IA Harper, Kan
sas, dispatch says GA daring attempt
was made yesterday morning to rob the
Medicine Valley Bank, of Medicine Lodge,
80 miles west of here, in which the
Cashier was killed and the Presi-
dent fatally wounded At 10 O'Clock,
four men armed with Winchester
repeating rifles and reyolvers, rode up
to the bank. Two remained with the
horses while the others entered the build
ing and demanded the money. Mr.. Payne,
the President, and George GOppert, the
Cashier, were at the bank; they refused to
comply, with the result above stated. The
City Marshal then appeared and opened
fire on the men. The citizens
gathered rapidly, and the robbers, seeing
that their game was up, quickly mount
ed and gallOped away without having Sc
cured any booty. Within 10 minutes 80
men were in hot pursuit, and the chances
are that the robbers will be captured and
summarily dealt with. There is no clue
to their identity. Mr.. Goppert was a
prominent business man, while Mr.. Payne
was editor Of the Index and a wealthy
and influential stock man.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-05-02
Maryland for Blaine.

HAGERsTowN, Md, May 1.-The Re-
publican State Convention met here to-
day. DIR. w. II. Perkins, of Washington
county, was temporary and permanent
Chairman. The concluding resolution of
the platform declares Blaine to he the
choice of the Maryland Republicans for
Presidential candidate, but pledges their
support to the Chicago nominee, whoever
he may be. On the first ballot the follow
ing delegates-at-large were chosen: Con-
gresham Hart, B. Holton, State Senator
Hudson, l.. n. Phillips and Col. James
Wallace
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-05-02
ARREST OF A DYNANuTER.
He is Charged with Being One of DalY's
Aecomplices at Birmingham.

He is Charged with Being One of DalY's
Aecomplices at Birmingham.
LONDON, May LIN consequence of
documents found in possession Of James
Eagan, the man who has been under ar
rest at Birmingham for the past three
weeks, charged with completely with
DAILY in the dynamite scheme, William
Mcdonnell, a publican, has been al
rested at his residence in Wednesday,, a
market town, seven miles northwest of
Birmingham, and taken to that city. He
is charged with being a Fenian of District
Centre. Mcdonnell was, brought into
court and charged with treason felony.
He was remanded to Jail. He will be
brought up for trial with Eagan and DAILY.
McDOnnell's tavern at Wednesbury has
been the rendezvous of the Staffordshire
Fenians. Other arrests in that neighbor-
hood are considered imminent.
TORoNTO's DYNAMITE SCARE DEAD.
TORONTO, May Now that the ex-
citement as to the dynamite scare is some
what abated, with the prevailing opinion
that the affair is either the result of a
practical joke or that the cartridges were
placed in the House of Parliament by
some one anxious for position as watch
man, the fact that the wires attached to
the cartridges were lying in such pO-
sition that they could not but have been
seen by people passing, gives color to
these theories. Of course extra guards
have now been placed around the build
ings and also the government house.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-05-02
Daring Rohberv Of NIaiI.-

SAN FRANCISCO, May IA special
from Victoria, B. c., says: 'The astOunG-
ing discovery has been made that the
mails which left Victoria March 81 and "A
for the East and Europe never reached
their destination. Robbery is assigned as
the cause, and it is believed that they
have been taken to some place on the line
of the Western Pacific Road. The pecu-
mary loss will be heavy. Last December
two mails from Canada and England for
Victoria, via the Northern Pacific Rail-
road. were stOleD."
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-05-02
A western union OmcIaI Dead.

NEW YORK, May 1.-George w. Tro-
bue, General Superintendent Ofthe South
ern Division of the Western Union Tele-
graph Company, died at the Coleman
House in this city from brain fever at
O'Clock this morning. He arrived here
from Nashville few days ago. He had
been in poor health for some months, hay-
ing been troubled with insomnia.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-05-02
Base Ball.

WASHINGTON. May 1.-To-day's base
ball games resulted as follows:
At lphia-Philadelph is, Detroits
At Observation-Disclosures 5, MetropOlitans
At Washington-wa washingtons z, Brook
iyns 0
At ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS z, Harrisburgs s.
At Pittsburg-Athletics9 8, Alleehenys =.
At Cincinnati-Columbus 10, Cincinnatis 3.
At the close of the game the general pavilion
gave way, and about y persons were injured,
! fatally.
At Lousville-LOuisvilles 3, TOledOs l.
At Boston-BostOns 5, BuffalOs 3.
At st. LOuis-St. Louis 4, indianapolis 2.
At Trenton, \. J.-TTentOns 4, Actives 3.
At rOviience-PrOVidence ], Clevelandss g.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-05-02
North Carolina Republicans.

RALEIGH, N. c., May There is a full
attendance at the Republican State Con-
vention here to-day. The indications
point to the nomination of York, Liberal,
1Or Governor, and the election of Arthur
delegates to Chicago.
When the convention opened at O'Clock
L. W. Humphrey was chosen permanent
Chairman and John c. Daney Secretary.
Tonight balloting for delegates to Chi
cagO was begun, and j. J. Mott and w.
5. DockerY (white) and Jos. III. Harris
(cOlOred) were elected. They are all for
Arthur. The State ticket will be nOmi-
mated tomorrow.
The Republican Convention in the
Fourth district elected Charles d. Up
church (white) and John Williamson
(colored) delegates to the Chicago Con-
Vention. Both are for Arthur The Re-
publican Convention of the Fifth district
elected Patrick II. Winston and Thomas
B. Keogh delegates to Chicago. Both are
Arthur men,