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Meeting of the Southern Press Asso-
citation - Dynamiters - The Cuban
Trouble, Etc.

citation - Dynamiters --- The Cuban
Trouble, Etc.
ATLANTA, GA, April 9.-The Southern
Press Association met in this city to-day,
with a fair attendance of the leading
Southern editors. Among other business
transacted, the following resolutions
were adopted:
Resolved, That the measure introduced
into both Houses Of Congress known as
the Copyright bill is designed to recog-
nize property in the contents of newspa-
pers and give that protection to the
property under the law which every
other interest already enjoys, and that it
ought to receive the approval of the law
making power and the Southern Press
Association fully endorse it.
WHEREAS, The tendency towards CEN
tralization of the powers of the govern
ment is giving rise to the schemes for the
increase of the civil list and government
patronage dangerous to the rights of citi-
zens and inconsistent with the principles
of Republican government az established
by our fathers, therefore,
Resolved, That the proposed scheme to
establish government telegraph system
is in effect to place the government in
competition with it's citizens, to threaten
every business interest and to establish
political power, in the control of what,
uuder the constitution, is recognized as
private concern, the power and tyranny of
which nothing less than a revolution
could overthrow.
MADRID, April 9.-News has been re-
ceived here from Cuba that AguerOs
force now numbers two hundred and
twenty-five men. Of these forty three
are either ex-chiefs of the late insurrec-
ton in Cuba or have been otherwise
identified with those movements, and the
balance are escaped slaves, -Four planta-
tions in Cuba have been destroyed in
Cuba by Aguero. 1t is feared that an
other filibustering expedition is now fit
ting out at Turks Island for Cuba This
island is under British dominion.
WASHINGTON, April Six inches of
snow fell last night at Fort Wayne, Ind,
and Dayton, Ohio and seven inches in
the anthracite coal regions in Pennsylva-
mia. 1t began showing in Washington
about a. m. and continued till II a. m.
In Baltimore snow fell until p. M, but
it had all disappeared in Baltimore and
Washington in two hours after the fall
ceased. Direct telegraphic communica-
tion between Washington and New York
was entirely suspended several hours
during the business portion OF the day,
because Of the prostration of every wire
between Baltimore and Philadelphia by
the high wind. Late in the afternoon
communication was re-established but
has since been subject to annoying inter
ruptions and belated business is being
disposed of. The temperature here to-
night is very wintry. High winds with
heavy rains prevail.
GALVESTON, April 10.-A Huntsville
dispatch to the News says that the whole
east side of the public square was de-
stroyed by fire yesterday. Loss, $26, 600,
distributed among twenty persons, with
little or no insurance.
RICHMOND, VA, April 10.-Ex-Gov
ernor Gregory died at his home in
Charles City last night, aged eighty
years. He was the governor of Virginia
in 1S42. He served in the legislature
several terms, and was the United States
district attorney for the eastern district
of Virginia from 1858 to 1860, when he
retired to private life.
ATLANTA, GA, April 1O.-In the Re
publican convention yesterday consider
able time was taken up in discussion over
the contested delegation from Chatham
county, but when it was settled, R. d.
LOCKER, marshal of the southern Georgia
district. was elected permanent chair
man. E. R. Buck, w. a. Pledge, L. w.
Peasants and c. D. Forsythe were the
elected delegation to Chicago from the
State at large. They go uninsfucted,
but are considered as being for Arthur.
a London telegram says that 1t Is re-
ported that an attempt was made last
night to destroy, with dynamite, the
magazine of Fort George, few miles
from Inverness. The marauders when
disturbed made their escape in boats, but
not before the sentry bayonetted one of
them.
lie Monde, the clerical newspaper of
Paris, says that five French missionaries
and thirty Calichists have been massa-
cred at Thanhoa, Tonquin town of
some importance, not far from the coast.
The Alabama State Medical Associa-
tion assembled at Selma, Ala, Wednes-
day and will continue its session until
Saturday.