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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-04
AN ACRIMONIOUS DEBATE IN TIE SENATE

SENATOR low ANXIOUS TO HAVE THE oLEohAH"'-
RINE BILL REPORTED AT oNcE-his MoIioS
LAID on THE TABLE.
TPRoM THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF TIE TRBtNEI
ALBANY, April 3.--The bill prohibiting the sale Ok
manufacture of OleOmargarne aroused an acrlhoh-
Gus debate in the Senate to-day Senator Low ths
chairman of the Committee on Public Health, con-
planned that Senator Daggett, the chairman Oh 'is
committee on Engrossed Bills, did not report ths
BILL which had been engTOssed. lie then moved 'nss
the Committee on Engrossed Bills should be dis
charged from the further custody of the bill Sem
ator Lows words were listened to with astonisb-
ment by the Senate Senator Daggett stated thas
he did not receive the bill until yesterday, and ss
the Senate had been in almost continuous session
since its receipt he had had time TO compare tbo
ongrossed bill with the original bill. senators
Esty. Low, Thomas, and Lansing, then charged ths
Committee on EngrOssed Bills with holding oaeA
the bill Senator Daggett was defended Dy oens-
tors Murphy, Campbell and jacobs IHey argu'u
,bat no chairman of committee ought to be forced
70 report bill until he ready. Senator Dag-
gett said that he should report the bill as soon as
he had performed his duty OF making the comparp'
son. Senator Low said he would lie MS morton
TO discharge the Committee on EhEroSsed p""
from the further care OF the Dill. because Ao ''h-
s;d.rad that the dairy interests of the State were
suffering on account OF the sale OF oeoihais"ti""
Senator Daggett replied that he had no aspirations
IN be 6oyeruOr-an alluslon 10 rumor that Senator
Low is n candidate for Governor. senator Esss
oid that Senator Daggett had stated to him that 10
was withholding the bill because he was ~ai'l"s
for some important evidence against 1t. Senator
Daggett replied that he had been misunderstood; =
there WAS no intention of holding back the oIn
after it was known that it was properly engrolf nG n
Senator Thomas said that Senator Daggett haa IN
sSiteJ the senate. Senator Lansing SAID that oeh-
stor Dagrett was discourteous to the senate ILL
By this time the senators We're gr9auy enoa,. ',.;
Senator Daggett moved that Senator Lows n1s mohpn
me iSid on tue table. Senator'S Ellsworth, veaoer
and Gilbert said that they thought It hsd u no, cssn
proved that the Committee on ~ Scr'
wiIfnIv holding back the bill. The motion OF sen
ator Daggett was then adopted by vote OF - 10 G
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SCARED BY 4 NEGROS TAGARIES.
IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.l

COLUMBIA, s. c., April 3.-John Smith, OF
Georgia. the negro who has beer melting the colored men
OF that State to rise and massacre all the whites and
proprate property has begun flooding South Caro-
lima with confidential circulars addressed TO negroes
urging them to Join in general uprising ami Kill the
whites He says General Grant is raising funds IN
the North and will send army 10 help the negroes.
His statements have great weight with the negroes in
Georgia and the authorities badly frightened. Crcu
lars calling on all negroes to join the uprising have been
received In Union Edgeville Abbeyille ana Beaufort
Counties, and reports from these counties say that the
negroes nut great Smiths promise that each man
snail have a plantation of his own. Stores OF ammuni
ton to Savannah for use in case or trouble
IN Georgia and the military will be ready for service at
apy hour effort is making among the white men 10
organize vigilance committees and 70 capture smith,
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DETAILS OF THE DISASTER.
rGExERAL PRESS DIspATCH.l


COLUMBUS, Ca, April 3.-Tho steamer Rebecca
Everngham, Captain George Whitestde, was
burned to the waters edge at Fitzgerald Landing,
on the Chattahoochee River, forty miles below tins
city, at 4:15 a. nj. to-day. The fire originated IN
the stern of the steamer and it Is thought, from an
electric lamp spark. The passengers who were
saved escaped in their night clothes.
The following is a list of the lost: Mrs. Owen, OF
Cuthbert. Ga; Miss Simpson, of Fort Gaines, Ca;
Julia Anderson, chambermaid; Richard Coleman,
pantryman; Adoph Thomas, fireman; A. Stephens
deck-hand; Bob" Griffith stevodore Randolph
Singer, deok-hand
Three hundred and seven bales Of cotton
and a small miscellaneous freight were
burned. The boat was valued at $4,000 and
is a total loss wit no insurance. There were SIX
teen cabin and nine deck passengers on board Inc
vessel belonged to the Central Line and Piled or
the Chattah0ochee river between this city and
Appalachicoa Bay, on the Gulf coast. The passen-
gers that escaped have reached this city, ana some
Of them are severely burned.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-04
WEAKNESS or TIE CHICAGO MARKETS.
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS STILL FALLING-FAnUREs
EXPECTED.



EXPECTED.
IBY TELEGRAPH To THE TErBUsE.l
CHICAGO, April 3.-Prices Of grain and pro-
visions are tonight than they were last Thursday
when it was thought hat the bottom had dropped out Of
everything when Armour and Kent and Hutchinson
were reported be unloading their holdings and when
all the traders on the floor amazed that only one
nouucement OF failure was made In the terrible break
OF last week May wheat touched sGl2 cents Corn got
down TO 53ai cents for moment Tonight May wheat
s going begging at s4i2 and May at 53i2 The
latter at time to-day sold at 90 CENTS
and May wheat at s4as. On the curb after the close
everybody was talking lower prices for tomorrow. At
the banks It is said that such deposit for margins
has been known for years. The opening was very
exciting Every pitt even the provision PIT, was
crowded. The feeling before $3.50 was very weak
Everything opened just about as was expected
May wheat SO cents May at $50 May lard at
So 20 May pork $17 10. Everything ut the opening
showed heavy decline. There was no recovery during
the day to amount anything. Wheat closed at about
the lowest figures for the session. at 632 May pork
at S16 CO. May lard at IS 65. At times the temper
verged upon panic. The weather was remarkably 1ne
but this Is hardly sufficient explanation for
the days Generalization. There has been fine
weather ever since the first day OF March Then the
cables "bearish," but no more bearish than they
have been for six months. Whoever asked for an
pit For month Tho Impression among the crowd has
been gaining strength that provisions we're TOO high and
they would lose their support some day and drop
with disastrous consequences to some people.
Wheat opened very weak, but 1t is pretty certain
that 1t would have suffered very little Il pork
and lard had not begun to waver. When after
little struggle, the pulls gave way and pork dropped
under $l7 aud lard went the same way, everybody
knew that It AL up with wheat aud corn for The
nonce There was exceptional trading. Brokers' who
often helping Armour were in the pit aud
vigorously selling, but they may may not have had
Armour for principal There was runor that some OF
tn, wheat recently taken for shipment had been resod
here, but the rumor cut very little figure. The
feeling was so weak the score OF the
distrus about the provision pit that all other influences
were too insignificant TO be noticed There some
remarkable scenes on the call The Volume OF trading
was not large Only 100000 bushels changed hands
Pork dropped nearly dollar q barrel to-day,
lard nearly u cent pound. There are
two entirely different theories as TO the
present slump in provisions One is that Panlntor and
John Cuddhy who presumed TO hold the property or
the bulk OF f. have engineered this break 10 get out
line and TO loosen the market which has be-
came stanan On the other hand the popular theory to-
night is that Cudahy and PlankinOn have decided To
drop their load before the hogs In which have been
Keni back and fattened on this bad corn.
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ENGLAND AND THE SOUDAN.
A REVERSE FOR GORDON REPORTED.

TIE GOVERNMENT NOT INCLINED TO ORDER HIM
FROM NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. RUMoRs ABOUT
osMAN DIGMA
LONDON April 3.-Reports are current that Cen
eral Gordon has had another reverse. The explorer
Schweinfurth has received letter from General
Gordon. in which the latter says that the demeanor
of the people has much changed since he was last
in the Soudap.
DEBATE IN THE COMMONS OUT SHORT
In the House of Commons to-day, Mr.. Gladstone.
replying to Sir Stafford Northoote, said that the
time had not yet arrived for sending peremptory
order to General Gordon to withdraw from Khar-
toum. At the same time General Gordon was not
under orders to remain. He could leave at any
time IL no felt so disposed. General Gordon be-
ieved himself to be perfectly safe.
In the House this evening Sir Stafford Northcote
moved an adjournment to discuss the Governments
Egyptian policy. He said that the honor of Eng
land was tpledged to insure the safety Of General
Gordon.
Mr.. Gladstone complained against the Opposition
for constantly raising debates In regard to Egypt.
The motion of Sir Stafford Northcote, he said, was
mischievous. He believed that the object Of the
Opposition was to consume the time Of Parliament
in order TO weaken the resources Of tho House in
egard to the Franchise bill.
Sir Stafford Northcote's motion was negatived.
THE REPORTS ABOUT osMAN DIsCREDuED.
General Graham discredits tho reports Of the
spies that Osman Digma Is mastering fresh force.
he deems it altogether unlikely that Osman will
attack the friendly tribes.
oBJECTING TO THE NEW EGYPTIAN STAMP DUTIES.
CAIRO, Aprl 3.-1he Consuls from the different
countries oppose the new Egyptian stamp duties
and trade licenses, or any change in the captula-
tons so long as the country remains III the present
unsettled state
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-04
THE STATE CIVIL SERVICE.
BILLS AMENDING THE REFORM LAW.

SENATOR ROBES BILL BRINGING THE POLICE or
CITIES UNDER ITS PRovIsIoNs-sENAToR LAM
SINGS MEASURE EXCEPTING Ex-soLpIgRs AND
SAILORS.
lFRoM THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF TIE IRBUsy.l
ALBANY, April 3.-Singularly enough bile both 10
strengthen and to weaken the civil service reform
law came before the Senate to-day. 1t will be TO
membered that the Assembly recently passed bill
making It mandatory instead of optional with
Mayors to enforce the law In cities, but excepted
the police Of these places from its provisions This
bill has been reported favoraby in the Senate.
The action Of the Assembly in excepting police do
partments was received with dIsapprobation by
civil service reformers. At first it was suggested BY
them that the Senate should amend the Assembly
bill so as to include the police but there was fear
that il the bill was sent back TO the Assembly ~
might be defeated. To avoid this risk aud at the
same time bring the police under the civil service
regulations, Senator Robb to-day introduced
separate bill on the subject This bill provides that
within three months after it becomes law that tho
boards of police in the various cities of the State
shall prescribe regulations for the admission OK
persons to The police force by open competitive ez
aninations. All these regulations are TO be sub
mited for approval to the State Civil Service Cont
mission. The bill states that after such regulations
shall take effect IN any city no person snail DC a
pointed to or promoted in the police force of such
city until he shall have passed examination pur
suant TO said regulations; and all appointments
shall be made from those graded highest as the re-
suits of such competitive examinations, and thefs
shall be period Of probation before any absolute
appointment shall be made" The bill is also IN
tetded to prevent appointments TO the police from
political reasons 1t being provided that mo question
in any examination or proceeding under this aHt
shall call for the expression or disclosure OF any
politcal opinion or affiliations"
The act which will weaken the civil service re-
form law, was reported fay0Iably by the COMMITTEES
on Finance. Ii Is Senator lansins'5 blll, and u
adds to the law, as Section lS the following: HOP,
orably discharged soldiers or sailors of the United
States army or navy, who shall have served IN the
Rebellion of 1861 Shall not be subject to the eXam-
nations prescribed by this act. aud nothing heren
contained shall be construed TO prohlblt any paolo
officer having the power to appoint su0ordlhatrs
from appointing any such bonorably dscha,gei
soldier or sailor 10 any position without hah *,
aminatIons: proyided said olhcer shall be SATISFIED
that said soldier sailor is mentally, morally, ana
physically qualified to perform the duties OF the
position 10 which he applies 10 be appointed"
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SYOT-STORM IN MASSACHUSETTS,.
lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUEE.l

BosTON, April 3.-A snow-stOrm set in here
at 12:4O a. III. Wednesday, and continued until about
O'clock this morning. since which time rain mas
fallen steadily and at times heavily. trine over ten
inches of snow fell but was moist that most Of 1t
soon disappeared from the streets. The storm caught
large feet Of coasting vessels near Highland Light aud
Rose Point Cape Cod Most OF them succeeded in find
ing their way into Provincetown harbor where about
twenty OF them large Some OF the vessels
hound for Boston proceeded under easy sail All arrived
here safely UP TO this afternoon only two vessels had
been reported ashore the cape. One OF them, the
Robert A. Smith. from l:ocxlanl, Ne, for New YORK.
struck on or near Pcaiodll bars, of ProSincetown,
and went 10 pieces The crew was saved. A fishing
schooner from Gloucester went ashore few miles south
Mpllnrct
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-04
ANOTHER PRISON LABOR COMMISSION.

THE ASSEMBLY PASSES A BILL APPoINiiN' ~ ooh'
MISSION AND CALLING FOR A REPORT NEAr
JANUARY.
trpov THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT oF TIE TRibuSfi
ALBANY, April 3.--The Assembly induigee In
So hours, debate to-day over Mr Howes Prison Con-
mission bill The bill simply recrestes the Prison LS'o.
commission and drects It to recommend some metuo"
employing the conylcts in the state prisons anu p
,iores before January I5 1885 The commissioner aP
polnted are Theodore W Dwight, George D. sloa' n"'
nop NJ Aller Darius A. Ogden, Walter A. Thayer' Ihey
are 10 be paid ST. 900 each and are 70 nave 7o'Vo~
NOR, TO expend whle carrying on their inyesusa'on.
Tho insisted that the commission tbs creat
should report before the present legislature yn,.
Th"ir amentmcuts 10 secure this point were All ,oso
& Su tbe Repn ,licans and the bill was passed py
Marty Vote of 81 to 81 Mr. Hustled yoted agsss srn us
R with the Democrats. declaring that the "pSoih I
woud veto the bill. II was his opinion hat ane ,
80 shonld suggest some method OF employing tne ~
vcts or give the superintendent OF Prisons anu us
sunrrintedents of prisons authority 10 doso. A Sn,
80 ofered by Mr. HOoey this effect was voten uosn-
Mr. Hooley predicted that the contract system woua ~
iored n there should not he some substitute pro'uN
for it by the present Legislature.
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THE FIRE IN PATERNosTER ROW.

LOSS, 81. .25O, ,OOO-NARRow ESCAPE FOR ST. PAUL's
CATHEDRAL.
LONDON, April 3.-The losses by the fire in
Paternoser Row and vicinity last night amounting to
81, ,25N 900, were covered by insurance. The tire
started IN the printing house OF Pardon Sons Loves
Court Paonoster Row. From there It quickly extended
to the famous old Dollys Chop House." which de-
stroyed The house OF Fande, Phillips Sons importers
OF TOYS and FANCY goods OF all kinds in Newgate-st the
large bookbndery of Smith Brothers, in Ivy Lane and
the music publishing house OF b. Williams, In Paternoser
Row. were also completely destroyed. The damage is
great that caused by the WOodst fire. The favorable
direction OF the wlEd saved ST. Paups Cathedral 1be
overhead wires bent double by the Intense heat
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-04
NEWS NOTES FROM LONDON.

%
MR. BRIGHT's HEATI-Mr. John Bright IL suffering
from a chill and a slight ngestion of the lungs.
A STEAMER SEARCHED FOR ARMs.-The English steamer
Minerva searched Malaga for arms. The English
COusul protested.
Loss OF LIFE Al SEA-A Danish bark was wrecked of
the shetland Islands In Tuesdays gale Fifteen persons
drowned
FORCED ENGLISH BANK NoTEs.-One Of the first firms
OF money changers In Paris about to be prosecuted for
negotiating forged English bank notes.
An IRISH scANDAI.-A scandal which is exciting
great interest Ireland il that of young, wymar
Tied lady, Mrs Gyl who Is charged with throwing oil
Of vitrOl at Mr. TO0mey solicitor, 10 protect herself
from alleged assault The lady's husband is charged
win aiding and aocttiHg her.
Nix. NEWTON AND Mr.. LOwELL.-ReferTDg to the
recent announcement OF The Ga-e that the request for
the presentation Of Mr. and Mrs. Newton, Of NewYork
at the Queens levee March 20 withdrawn at the
American Minister'S suggestion, Mr. Newton states that
the withdrawal was due a private dispute between
himself and AIR Lowell.
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ESCAPING FROM HIS KEEPER.
QUIET AND EASY DISAPPEARANCE OF w. @. NOR
GAN, AFTER GIVING BAIL IN A FORGERY CASE.
IRY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.

QUIET AND EASY DIsAPPEARANCE OF w. @. NOR
GAN, AFTER GIVING BAIL IN A FORGERY CASE.
IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE
HARTFORD, April 3.-Wm. G.. Morgan, for
erly agent and partner this city of the
OF Putnam & Earle of NewYor, brought before the
Police to-day warrant Issued by States Attorney
Hamersly a charge OF forging note for $4,000 on
october 81 1888 He already under bonds OF $looo
required previous charge, and In the hands of
by Putnam g. Earle With his keeper,
Morgan appeared in court this morning
He was accompanied by Mayor Bulkely and Charles j.
Cole his counsel To the charge Of forging he answered
mot guilty." and Judge Henney fixed his bail at 1000
which was furnished by Mr.. Bulkely. Morgan then
accompanied Mayor Bulkely and Mr.. Cole TO the
street. His keeper followed and stood by on
the sidewalk while the party entered carriage. she1R
Spaulding. who present. Instructed the Keeper 70
keep his man IN sight. The party drove OIL, ana the
keeper followed foot After passing through one or
two streets the carriage disappeaed down Aeyluns Inc
keeper secured cab aud followed Catching sight OF tDe
again, lie followed 1t through various parts OF
the city. AT lsst nc overlook II, opy TO find an empty
hack.
Nothing of Morgan has been since by the po-
lice Mayor Hulkley and blr Cole claim tDat when
he released bail in criminal suit he was out OF
the hands OF the Sheriff Mayor ulkley, while he de
clines sO state MorSan'sfSw whereabouts, says he VIII
ence Is required This afternoon. on the
application OF states Attorney HaneIsy' Judge
St0ddaTd, of the Superior Court, Issued bench
warrant Tor the arrest OF Morgan charge OF forging
$500 The given 10 the police but at mid
night Morgan had not been found.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-04
RESTRICTING CHINESE IMMIGRATION.
TRY TEIFGPAPH To THE TRIBUSEl

OTTAWA, April 3.-The bill prohibiting the
landing OF Chinese 10 British Columbia Is to be carried
Immediately into effect steamship with 800 Cinnamon
is now due from China and In reply TO the Provincial Sec
rotary Premier smyhe teegraphed that under any cir
cumstances the Chinese must not be allowed TO land
sir John Macdonald is undecided 10 what course he
will take as the Dominion Government has the power to
veto the Provincial bill restricting Chinese immigration
1t Il hardly probable although Parliament passed resO
luton restricting Chinese mmis sTauOn tnat the Govern
will take any further action TINS session. in the
meantime until disalOw ed the Provincial bil Is oper
alive The Amagamated Carpenters OF Toronto nave
pctiiOncd Parliament the enactment OF law probib
Hing Chimes mniEratiou.
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THE VESSEL A TOTAL Loss-PAssENGERs FATALLY
INJURED.
lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRTBUNE.i
NEw-ORLEANs, April ga 7imes-Democrat dis
patch from Eufaula, Ala, states that at O'CLOCK
this morning the steamer Rebecca Evernghsm, ply
ing on the Chattahoochee River between Columbus
Ga, Apaachicola, Fla, was burned to thewaters
edge at Fitzgerald's Landing, twenty-eight miles
above Eufaula The boat had on board about thirty
passengers. The FIRE was discovered while the
boat was in midstream, and although promptly
headed for the shore enveloped in flames before
the bank was reached, and number Of the pas
sengers and crew persisted before landing could
be effected. Among those known to be lost are
w. u. Kenney of Eufaula, Mrs. Avant Cuthbert, Of
Georgia, Miss Simpson; of Fort Games SaI ads julia
Adams cclored cham mbermaidl @Dolph% thomas, mas
han Robert Griffin tColOred steyedG%Te i|% sro Si GSi
ing. j. H. Hightower of Eufaula, and two other
white passengers were rescued but were fatally
burned number of other persons were more OF
less seriously burned.
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FRAGMENTS OF CABLE NEWS.

PEsTH pr 3-Herr Schefer, the editor of The Radical,
the Anarchist paper who has been under arrest for some
time cODfesses that he present at the meeting Of
Anarchists in Vienna when tho murders Of Detective
BlOsch and Police COmmissary Kubeck were planned.
The Anarchist Committee has sentenced TO death those
persons who gave the police information duplicating An
In the murder of Herr Escrt the Vienna banker
VIENNA, April 9.The Emperor to-day received schos-
sarks Wife who threw herself at the monarchs feet and
impl0red him spare her husbands lfe The Emperor
promised consider her appeal which is tantamount TO
"a repreVe. EsD
PARIS, April 3.-Miss Goddard American young
lady, was married to-day to Prince POnlatowsk. The
register was signed By Mr.. Morton. the United States
Minister.
PARIS, April 3.-Gounod's Redemption" was pro
duced at Trocadero this evening NJ GOunod conducte
and Nine. Albani and NJ. Faure sang.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-04
THE QUESTION OF WOMAN SUFFRAGE

AZ ADVERSE COMMITTEE REPORT REJECTED nr
THE ASSEMBLY.
lrRoM THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE ''ih0Nli
ALBANY, April 3.-The cause OF woman sur
faae received blow to-day at the hands OF the Judicy
committee of the Assembly Ten OF the eleven nenoels
~ the committee reported that they dsappro'ed o'
conrel1lng the right OF suffrage on women 10 pe sur
thee had been ors that they discovered ,nA' W,
,,,s ,,,, no amended before snch bill could De-
80 Law hut this was trinlng objection
~ - eoker lanes w. Hustled the only member OF me
com,nee who dd object to the Mn appealed 20 sS
tsanbiv NOT 10 accept tue adverse report nc mo.eo
10 lis see and TO send the bill for consideration 70 no
Con,ntee OF the Whole In support OF this mo,on ~.
umsted made a speech In which he gave a ulIIuhk -
aoant OF the exploits OF women In the history o w
world from the dine OF tie queen OF shepa 10 tne
Ihe Assemb, which was moved To Laughter oy W
speech, supported Mr. Husteds mOonby vote OF % !"
"a