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The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-12-24
FoRTi-EIGHTu CONGRESS.
Senate.

WASHINGTON, d, c., December 23.-.
Mr., Vest offered concurrent resolution
providing that the Congressional record
shall keep an accurate transcript of de-
bate, and that no speech Shall be pub
lishcd which was not spoken in the Sem
ate or House OF Representatives, and that
no changes shall be made except verbal
corrections by the author, and that
speeches retained for correction
Shall be returned in one week,
otherwise to be printed from
the original notes Of the reporters,
Tie stated that In the Forty.siyth Forty.
seventh and Forly-eighth Congresses, $50
speeches were printed which were never
delivered In the House, and 1873 speeches
withheld FOR revision were printed after
adjournment The result was, IN some
cases, Congress had been compelled TO
eXpungc from the record speeches maxi
Ing offensive personal attacks, which In
fact had never been delivered. The rcso.
luton was referred to the Committee ON
Printing.
Mr., Jonas presented protest from the
Commercial Exchanges of New Orleans
against the ratification of the Spanish
treaty,
Mr., Hale called up the House bill max.
ing temporary appropriation for the
Navy with the Senate amendments as of.
iercd by him yesterday. He again ex.
planned that this was substantially the
House bin for the balance of the fiscal
year. The bill was passed, the title being
amended 80 as to read "a bill making adj.
ditonal appropriations for the Naval
service for the fiscal year 1856" 1t will
be sent TO the House for It's action 10.
morrow.
Mr. Morgan, from the Committee on
Public Lands, reported, with amendments
the bill To forfeit lands granted the New
Orleans, Baton Rouge 4 Vicksburg Rail.
road.
AT lilo p. m. the Senate went into exc.
cutive session, and adopted the House
resolution udjournlng until the 9th of
January, only amending II by changing
the date OF adjournment from the 10th to
The Gath (to-morrow). The Senate also,
In executive session, adopted q resolution
Tor an investigation into certain Cherokee
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-12-24
HarZog's ZigZags,

LANCASTER, Pa, December 23.-The
latest phase Of forger IIerzog's rscallly
came to the public carly yesterday after
noon when it leaked out that he had
forged a note for SjOOon his aged mother
now seventy years old, and the owner Of
but small property, The mother vii,
not prosecute, but she has engaged coun
sci TO protect her interest. The Director,
OF the several National banks of the city
met yesterday morning, but are ro,jconI
as 70 their action. Enough is known,
however, to Indicate that they will treat
all the notes as genuine, and fight for
their payment. Interesting developments,
promising an entirely new phase of the
affair, are looked for in the near fpturo
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-12-24
Stephens and Davis.

ROME, GAO December 23.-Wiliam II.
llidcll, who was Alex II. Stephens
private secretary during the war, has
published alctter written by Mr.. Stephens
on June 10, 1854, which shows that there
was no personal hostility existing be-
tween him aud jefferson Davis. He
says he opposed Davis POLITE
cal measures for political reasons
only, and left Richmond suddenly because
of i'll health Hidell says the letter
quoted by General Sherman was written
in a fricnmy vein, in reply to letter
from Senator llerschel V. johnson of
May 3Oth, 1864, and not to one ccnsurng
Stephens. Senator Johnson and Mr.,
Stephens both opposed several political
measures attempted TO be adopted at that
time.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-12-24
a Destructive Shock Of Earth.
quake Felt at New Haven,
Connecticut.
IAe Shock Accompanied By a Destructive
Tidal Wave, Watch Tears Shipping
From Their Anchorage.
Inc Damage sported-Narrow Escapes
luminous Indications of Worse
News to Come.

NEW HAVEN, Conn, December %
i"St night at eleven O'Clock, as Captain
D T. Ihrasher, Superintendent of the
oeaman's Bethel, was preparing to 90
nome, he felt distinct Jar Of the earth,
LOOKING out he saw lamp posts shaking.
Inc shock was more severe than that
experienced here last summer, although
II was comparatively unnoticed, oc.
curing as it did at a late hour. The lar
was also felt at the Central Police Sta
toh' 1t is now believed that there was a
CONFUSION OF the earth in Long Island
SOUND directly off this harbor, or near
ny, LOT at quarter past eleven O'Clock A
uuaI wave, crowned with foam, and fully
cISht lect high, came rolling into the bay
from the SOUTH traversng the entire
iehS'h Ol the harOor, which IS four miles
ionS' III had speed OF about twelve
LiIIes an hour, and moved with an omin-
Gus rushing sound, like the blast of
hurricane, carrying destruction In its
path.
IL was dark and cold and rainy at the
Time, ana light fog, which has been
growing denscr ever since, was forming.
1t Is impossible to ascertain the full eX-
tent OF the damage done. There are 200
vessels in the harbor bound eastward.
Inc llrst one to take the force of the
mysterious wave was the schooner Nellie
Grant, bound from Jersey CITY TO Ports.
mouth, \. H., with coal The wave
struck her with such force as to tear the
WlnIlaNs ou, and part the chains on both
her anchors, sweeping her away to the
north. The Captain hastily rugged sail
enough to keep steerage-way, and picked
his way with difficulty through the fleet to
the inner harbor, where she is now re-
pairing.
Near astern Of the Grant Law the
schooner Onrest, Providence vessel,
bound home from Hoboken with coal.
one OF the vessels crew heard a loud
roaring sound, aud throwing on his
clothes rushed TO the deck. Just as he
dld SO, q wall Of water struck the bow of
the schooner, breaking over her and I'LL
Ing her full OF water From the great
weight OF her load, the vessel did not re-
spond and so literally buried herself.
The Captain was greatly alarmed, and
realized that unless the vessel parted
from her anchors she must sink. The an
chOrS held, and the wave tore away the
matches and burst into the cabin. Tie
vessel began to sink instantly and the
Captain with his wife and four men hasti-
ly got into the yawl boat Just as they
got clear of the vessel she went down In
about four fathoms of water. The crew
lost everything.
Several coal bargcs and other vessels
were either sunk or badly shaken and
damaged.
An ominous find has been made at
Morris Cove, near the eastern most point
of the harbor. 1t was wrecked yawl
boat, quantity of sailors clothing,
spllntered spars and loose rigging, and |
thirty-two matches swept from vessels |
decks by the waves, 1t is now feared |
that other disasters have occurred.
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Sergeant Bates Denies.

BLOOMINGTON, LII, December 23.--
Sergeant Bates, the las bearer was met
to-day by "a Chronicle reporter, and the
question of his abject proycrty rs publish.
ed In the newspapers was asked him.
"No, sir, am not a paupcr by any means,
and the story that sold my sword and
cutlass which carried through the South.
orn States and through England, for one
dollar, Is absurd, have a house full of
valuable presents given to me by the
crowned heads and nobility of Europe,
including one from the Prince of Wales,
which 1t Is said would bring s 900 easily,
as 1t Is studded vita diamonds, cmcmIds
and other precious stones. No. sir, am
not paupcr."
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-12-24
A STOCKMAN'S FOLLY,
He Took In the Town and Was Himself
Taken In,

CHICAGO, ILL, December 23.--John
Grant, of Ewart Station, Ia, arrived at
the stock yards Sunday morning with a
large consignment Of stock. lie was ac-
companied by John Mckay and william
McGuInness. The trio proceeded to do
the town, and at eleven o'clock Sunday
night were seen in saloon, az which
time they were all OF them very drunk.
Grant has not not been seen since, and as
he had about $4,000 in cash. together
with valuable papers, on his person, the
police think he has been fouly dealt with.
Grants companions were found at late
hour last night by the police, but were too
stupidity drunk TO talk, nothing being OBJ
tanned from them save the statement that
they lost Grant some time during the
night.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-12-24

Baltimore, MD, December PC. X
Lord, General Passenger Agent of the
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, sand this
morning his reference to the statement
That meeting of general passenger
agents was to be held in New York this
week for the purpose Of restoring rates
that had no invitation to attend such a
meeting. He had heard nothing of it, and
does not believe such meeting is to be
held. He states that the Baltimore 4
OHIO Railroad was perfectly contented
with the business doing between BaIti.
more and Washington and the West.
There was no truth in the rumor that his
company was anxious now to restore the
rates as 1t W as to cut them some time
400.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-12-24
lNsUnlNG A CORPSE.
Wel-Laid Plan for Swindling Insur.
ance Companies Exposed.


METROPOLIS, LII, December 23.-
About three weeks agoJ. +. Maxwell, ad-
luster for the Bloomington Mutual Life
Insurance Company, arrived in this place
aud began an investigation Of the manage.
ment Of that company's business here.
According 10 Maxwell's statement. SUP.
ported by y large number OF aftidayits, a
syndicate here have engaged systcmatical.
ly IN insuring extremely old persons and
persons known 10 be afflicted with dis
eases which were sure 10 result in speedy
death. On such risks as these they have
procured within the past year about So
900, and had In process Of collection on
deaths that have already occurred s22,-
900.
In many instances people have been in.
surcd entirely without their knowledge,
the application, physicians certificate of
health, etc, all being pure forgerieS. In
one case, that Of very old lady, policy
issued for $4,000 had lapscd because of
non.paymcnt OF the assessment, and find
ing That she WAS about ~ die, a prom.
incnt physician Of the town made
written certificate OF perfect health, upon
which she was renstated by the company
after she was dead. The ring, il is al.
legged have also been working other com.
panIcs, among them the Northwestern of
Bloomington, the Northwestern OF Mil
Waukee, the Douglass Life of Chicago.
and the Perpetual League of Protection,
of Ashley
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-12-24
Trying to Pass Confederate Money.

NEW ORLEANS, La, December 23.-In
Madisonyille, just across Lake Pouchar.
train, William Fleitas rendered a fifty
dollar Confederate note to a small boy in
store in payment for goods aud went
home. The authorities went to recover
the goods, but Fletas barricaded his resi-
dence and made desperate resistance
with pitch fork. A number Of shots
were fired into the building, but he held
the fort twenty-four hours,
On the way to jail Fleitas swore he would
XIII every one engaged in his arrest upon
release. The threats had their effect, and
Sunday night crowd surrounded the
Jail and shot the prisoner 10 death. He
was dangerous and ovcrbearing, and had
shown symptoms Of insanity. He killed
man year ago, but was acquitted.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-12-24
-'771-H-----=---4-----
JEfF. DAVIS DIDN'T
he wouldn't Think of Coeroing a sover-
ei2n State.

WASHINGTON, ID. c., December "a
DE- W. Y ?. Gamctt, who was Jeff.
na'iS' family physician during the war,
IN an interview here, says the charges that
Davis claimed any right to force States
INTO the Confederacy or to take any &C
tlon relating to it, arc entirely unlounded.
anu IN proof OF his assertion, cites the
case OF Kentucky, with which he
says ne Is personally familiar. "The
status OF Kentucky" be said, twas not
wei defined. The people, we knew, were
anxious that he should decide, but the
Legislature had passed no act of scccs-
sion. We knew that the loss Of
the state would be very serious nj
tnls Junciure. General Cooper, Adutant-
General OF our forces, came to me and
Po'HLeu out the necessity of immediate
anu ucclslVe action, 10 save Kentucky to
snc Iohiederacy. He thought all the
FORCES that could be spared should be
hurried INTO the State to drive back the
lahNees, and asked me to breach the
SUBJECT to Davis, and see what
ms views were on this question.
Accordingly, as soon as conveniently
lue conversation alluded to the condition
OF things In Kentucky, and suggested
that something should be done in order
70 give The Governor a chance to bring
the state into the Confcderacy, or, at
ieaSt offer those Of her citizens who
wished IL, an opportunity TO get over into
our ilucs before the Northern army WAS !
allowed to overrun the State"
" In doing anything of that sort, with.
out formal requ St. Mr. Davis an !
swercd, we would be violating the very !
principles OF the rights Of States, con- |
cerning which we are now at war with .
Ihe Federal Government. We must avoid |
even the appearance of anything of the
hlhu, even II 1t costs us the loss of Ken
lucky The States must be left perfectly
Tree TO join the Federal compact or With
draw from 1t as they please That ended
inc matter Gnd Kentucky was left to her
fate"
doctor, did you read Alexander Ste
phcnn letter published the other day ac-
cuslnS Davis OF ambition to make himself .
dlctatorI' your porter asked.
"leS, and can not understand his oh.
Ject IN writing such letter. There was
certainly no truth in the charge, and he
must have known it,"
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-12-24
FROM WASHINGTON.
Lyman Resigns.

WASHINGTON, d. c., December o.
Mr.. II. d. Lyman, Second Assistant
Postmaster General, yesterday rendered
his resignation 10 take effect on the 3lst
inst Postmaster-General Hatton has
written Mr.. Lyman avery complimentary
letter expressing high appreciation of the
ability and fidelity he has displayed as
public officer. AS stated in these dis.
patches several days ago, Mr., Lyman ex-
poets TO take position with the Bell Tel
ephone Company.
Colonel VIM. b. Thompson, General
Superintendent Of the railway mail SER
vice, Will be nominated by the President
TO succeed Mr. Lyman, and 1t is thought
that Mr.. John jameson, Assistant General
Superintendent of the railway mail
service, will succeed Colonel Thompson.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-12-24
=HaHaHzaaHa.aHsa.az
GEORGIA CYCLONE,
Five Houses Demolished and Several
Lives Reported Lost.

MACON, GA, December ga cyclone
passed over this section of the State yes.
terday, demolishlng everything in its path.
About four O'Clock a large funnel.shaped
cloud was seen nearing the city. As it
grew nearer and darker the people be-
came paralyzed with fear. The scene
was one not to be forgotten; men rushed
home from their business, and women
and children shrekcd for help. The city
grew dark and suddenly a report like dis.
tant thunder rent the air. 1t passed
around toward the Southeast and dis.
appeared. Five houses were demolished,
and several lives were reported lost
IN Jones County and other points in
the track of the cyclone. The cloud was
accompanied by hard rain and lightning
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-12-24
Iron and Steel Association.

PHILADELPHIA, PA, December 90. A
meeting OF the Board of Managers Of Aie
American Iron and Steel Association has
been called by the Executive Com.
mittcc to take place at the Office
of the Association on January 9Th,
for the purpose of h,lng the va.
cancy occasIoncd by the resignation Of
Daniel j, MOrele, who mas been presl.
dent since 1870, aud for the purpose Of
taking action upon other matters Of i'm.
portancc. by letter the wishes OF mem.
bers have been aScertalned, and b. r..
Jones, of Pittsburgh will undoubtedly be
chosen President.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-12-24
s.Eas Found Package of Dynamite,

HALIFAX, N. S., December 2S.-On Sat.
urday afternoon man walking along
Dresden Row had occasion to 90 into a
yard, and while there saw package
seemingly hidden. He picked II up and
found that contained dynamite, and car.
rlcd 1t to Detective Power, who says that
The dynamite Is similar 10 that found In
The possession of the dynamters Holmes
aud Brackcn. The arst time they were
here package weighing four pounds,
wrapped Ia a piece Of shirt, was found In
the yard OF the place where tbey had
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-12-24
Nominated by the President

WASHINGTON, ID. c., December ga.
The President sent to the Senate to-day
the nominations of William b. Thomp.
son, of Michigan, to be Second Assistant
Postmaster General; Hiram Lcnoy, to be
Collector OF Customs for the District of
Burlington, n, j.; Commodore Winfield
Scott Schley, to be chief OF the Bureau
OF Equipment and Recruiting for the
Navy Department, with the rank of Com.
modorei william II. Pilkinton, Of Kan
sas, TO be Receiver Of Public Monies at
Waukccny, Kas.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-12-24
SHARP PRACTICE.
A New Way OF Paying an Old Debt-In.
dorsers Taken In,

ST.. Louis, Mo-, December g3,-Tbe
new Lindell Hotel Company, formed in
1872, filed suit to-day against Vincent and
Catharne Marmaduke, Plaintiff claims
that Mrs. Marnmduke executed, some
years ago, Il $4,000 note, which was in.
dorsed ny the company. Owing TO Mrs.
Marmaduke's failure 10 pay up the last Of
the sums due on the note, the LIndell
Hotel property, mortgaged by the terms
OF the note, was ioreclOscd on and sold ON
November 4th. The balance due on the
note was then $ll,lGs, and though the
property Is worth half million, IL was
knocked down to Mrs. Marmaduke's own
bid OF $4,000. Plaintiffs urge that the
Indebtedness was that of the lady named,
that they never received a dollar OF the
money obtained on the note, or owed any,
thing except as cndorsers. They add
that Mrs. Marmaduke, in paying the said
Indebtedness by the purchase of the prop
erty, she did no more than she was in
honor bound to, and that Il is against both
equity ana good conscience that by such
purchase she should deprive plaintiffs of
the property and hold 1t as her own. IL
Is therefore PRAYED that Mrs. Marmaduke
be Invested OF the legal title to the hotel
property now held by her and that the
same be rcconvcycd to plaintiffs.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-12-24
Indicted by the United States Grand
Jury,

WASHINGTON, d. c., December 23.-
Private dispatches received here state
that the United States Grand Jury in
New Orleans has indicted the leading
participants in the Loreauvlle election
killing affair at Iberia Parish, La, which
forms the basis of the contest filed by
WIN. Kellogg against Gay as Repre-.
sentatives from the Third Louisiana Dis.
trict in the next Congress.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-12-24
An Unfounled Rennrt

PlCToN, ONT., December 23.-There is
no truth whatever in the report that John
Lowder, the father of George Lowder,
VINO was hanged here last June, had
made death-bcd confession of the MUIR
der OF Peter Lazer John Lowder has
been sick, is not dead, and has not con-
fessnl
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-12-24

and frequently torturlng him during that
time to make him reveal his supposed as.
sociates. AS he knew nothing, of course
he could reveal nothing, and was at last
released, 80 weak that he died the next
day after being released. The citizens
are very indignant toward the chief, and
serious trouble is anticipated.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-12-24
A Coal Of Tank Explodas.

NEWARK, n j., December 23.--Shortly
after the workmcn quit work AT the I'm
Ion Oil Company's building, Ncptuuc
avenue and Newark Bay last night, one
OF tho small oil tanks exploded, setting
Are In tho bulldinp The danaps IN
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-12-24

i nms wrapped IN a piece Of a shirt exactly
n ine Tue other The place where this
pa a,lS1s was found is not two yards from
Artlllery Park, and not far from the resi-.
uences OF several military officers.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-12-24

90, CALiENrr, MEx., December 49,.
The political chief of this place Is charged
with imprisonipg Esteban Sanchez, q
man Suspected of cou,pltcity With a han6
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-12-24
FOUND DEAD,
Bought Whisky Instead OF Christmas
Supplies and Froge to Death.

"bp'''" "hu Hiohe W bebtn,
ALLENTOWN, ILL.,, December 90
George Carter went to town yesterday
morning to purchase Christmas supplies,
and aiterward went to saloon where
he spent all his money. lie wandered
around at night in a hopeless state of in.
toxication, and this morning was found
lying dead In an alley, having frozen to
death during The night,
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-12-24
The Hooking V9Lsy -.-...T Dad TAX
ing a DoEo IF It's Own
Medicine.
The Lockout Which 1t Inaugurated Cuts
Both Ways-A Cool 100000 Lost
In Single Decision,
And Fat Pooling Arrangement Inter-
dicted BY the Court-Bax er's
Boomerang.

CLEVELAND o., December ga dis
patch last night from the Hooking Valley
region states the Hooking Valley Road
has lost $4,000 due it from the Ohio
Central Road A year or so ago the
Hooking Valley Railroad formed pool
with the Central Ohio on the coal bust.
ness Of the two roads. 1t was designed
TO be mutually advantageous, but the
Hooking was TO be the gamer in the mat
ter. The Hooking Valley strike came on
and the profits Of the Central began TO
grow fast, so much 50, that at the end Of
a year they owed the Hooking Valley a
cool 500, 900 profit under the pooling ar
rangement. This sum was so big that the
receiver OF the Central did not care to as
sumo its payments, and so he referred the
matter 10 Judge Baxter of the United
States District Court for instructions.
A GAMBLING DEBT.
care those the profits you owe the
Hooking Valley under a pooling con.
raclI' asked the Judge.
eyes, SIR said the Receiver.
"Well, then, don't you pay a cent of it.
1t is no better than any other gambling
debt Of which the law can take no cog.
nzance, and don't you enter into any
more pooling arrangements while the
ONO Central is under the jurisdiction of
this Court, and you It's receiver"
This was the view that the Receiver
took also, and when the Hooking officials
renewed their demand, ne refused to pay
a cent. The Hooking people have had
several disastrous bouts with judge Bay
ter, but none SO disastrous as this.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-12-24
TEST YOUR BAKING Pow DER TODAY,
Brands advertised rs absolutely pure
CONTAIN AMMONIA
TIE TEST:

mce can top down on hot stove until heoted then
remove the cover and smell. chemist Viii moi be M,
au'rsd 10 detect the presence OF ammonia.
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