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Show NEWS OF THE WORLD. HORRIBLE HURRICANE. San Francisco, 18.-John Birmingham, agent of the California and Mexican Steamship Company has received advices from Mazatlin giving the particulars of a terrible hurricane that visited that part Sept. 29th. The United States consul, E. G. Kelton, Birmingham correspondent says that on the 29th ??, we had a regular hurricane, lasting from noon to sunset. The Sonora was taking coal and had to put to sea with 12 tons. The lighter went ashore and was broken up. The German bark Caroline, with wines and groceries to Pena & Co., had discharged about 50 ton, when she went ashore and is a complete wreck. The American schooner Therese was dragged onto the bar and remained there through the storm. The crew remained on the rigging all night, the sea breaking over the vessel, and washed the decks all away. The Saragossa, moored in the inner harbor receiving cargo, broke loose, and carrying away the wharf, fetched up on the beach; she was got off the next day uninjured. Great damage was done to houses by the hurricane's coming after the powder explosion and the greater part of the houses show signs of falling in. The river rose and it is said 500 lives have been lost in the neighboring towns from the freshets. At Rossaria the water came into the town. ?? mine has 200 feet of water in the main shaft and two feet of mud in the mill. It will take a month to pump out the mines if no accident occurs to the pumps now 50 feet under the water. Three hundred houses of all classes were destroyed. HORRIBLE DETAILS OF A HORRIBLE CRIME. St. Louis, Oct. 19.-Republican's Longview, Texas: The most horrible crime ever committed in this part of Texas was perpetrated last Wednesday near Brickville, by a family named White. A family named Sloan had recently moved into the neighborhood to pick cotton on the farm of a Mr. Hill. A dispute arose between the Sloans and a negro Lum White, because of the accusation by Lum, that the Sloan children had been grubbing peanuts from the hills of Lum's patch. Lum went to the house of Sloan on Tuesday and wanted to whip the children, but was but was prevented by Mrs. Sloan and her daughter, about 15 years, of age. For this he swore vengeance and the next morning, upon the plea that she would show her where some of fine muscatines were, the wife of Lum enticed the girl to a deep ravine, where Lum was in waiting. While his wife held the girl Lum outraged her, and then using his pocket knife cut her bowels open, both lengthwise and crosswise, deliberately cutting off pieces of entrails as they protruded, and, scattering the fragments far and near. He then cut the girl's throat from ear to ear and left her body where found. At the inquest the woman confessed all the details, when a young man named Hart, incensed at this cool recital of fiendish brutality, shot the negro man dead. The wife of Lum and an old negro who lived with them, were started on their way to Carthage, but a crowd of men met the escort took the prisoners and shot them. A DESPERATE APPEAL. Washington, Oct. 19.-Scoville, Guitteau's counsel, furnishes the following: To the public: The trial of Guiteau is fixed for November 7th. There is but short time allowed to make this appeal public, hence will the press please copy it? He attempted to lecture on religious subjects through several northern states. It is believed that there are many people in that connection who can it they will, furnish evidence of his insanity. Will they not do so in the interest of patriotism, justice, humanity and mercy? Patriotism, because if he is hung as a sane man it will be an eternal blot on our history; justice so that it may not be said hereafter that he being denied by heaven the guidance of reason, was put to death contrary to all law, human and divine; humanity and mercy, that should prompt the laying aside of passion and dealing with this case in Christian charity. If any person knows of facts bearing on this question will he not furnish me the information? No one will be called to testify unless it seems to be important to a just defense and fair trial. Please communicate at once with George Scoville, Washington. BAD FOR THE FARMERS. Milwaukee, Oct. 18.-One of R. G. Dun & Co's commercial agency reporters has just returned from an extended tour throughout the northwest, securing positive information relative to the general condition of farmers and country business men; he states that the unprecedented season of rains has done great damage. For over four weeks the farmers have been unable to do usual farm work, and marketing. Grain in stocks is much damaged. Potatoes and roots in the fields are rotting in the mud. Much corn in shocks has ruined, and the outlook is generally bad. He believes the failure of farmers to get their products to market, etc., will prove disastrous to country merchants. He believes the damage to wheat in stocks, and in shocks in the fields is very serious. FIVE DAYS' EXPERIENCE OF TWO AERONAUTS. Chicago, Oct. 22.-A private dispatch from Chippewa Falls, Wis., announces that Prof. King and the Signal Service officer who accompanied him arrived there safely. The balloon descended in the woods and they had been two days in getting out of the wilderness. The following was received, last night: "Chippewa Falls, Wis., We are all safe. Just out of the woods. King, balloonist." Chippewa Falls is situated on the Chippewa River, about 185 miles northeast of Madison. Later advices state that the balloon dropped quite near there, but that King and his companion were lost for five days and suffered greatly. The Daily News learns from Chippewa Falls: Prof. King is now at this place. The balloon landed on Friday night, 65 miles up the river, from the point. The aeronaut were two days in working their way to a human habitation and it was impossible for them to reach a railway or telegraph station until now, owing to the impassability of the roads which is due in a large measure to the unprecedented rains. Chicago, Oct. 22-J. Geo. Hashagan, the Signal Service employee who went up with Prof. King in the balloon, telegraphs to the Daily News. "We feel no disposition, to day, for such a hasty flight from earth as we took last Thursday. If you should see us now, ragged, torn, water soaked, you would surely say we loved civilization and a good table. Five minutes after leaving terra firma (solid earth) we reached an altitude of 4,300 feet, moving southwest. A few moments later we reached an upper current moving slowly west, with Chicago's ?? twinkling lights beneath and apparently far away. We hung there several hours, but at last a puff of air sent us to the Southwest. We were again becalmed over a small town which was judged to be Peoria. We began taking naps. At 5:30 a.m., Friday, we passed over Spring Valley, Wis., startling the natives and having a shot sent after us. Then we hovered about the ?? mounds, some hours, and later were buried in clouds in the upper air, 4,000 feet above the ground. We reached the trees in passing Little Falls, Wis., and scared the inhabitants and animals. At 8 a. m. we passed over Puttam, or some place of a similar name; at 9:40 over ??. At 9:50 we lost sight of the earth in the clouds and passed through heavy rain storms. At 12:45 we reached ??. We spoke to a man at 10:30, and learning that we were about 40 miles from St. Paul, decended [descended] at 2:30 p. m. and were soon lost in a cranberry bog. Our experience was horrible. Knee-deep in water, and every step was full of peril and discomfort. On the fifth day we reached Flambeau River and were safe." INDIGNATION. Chicago, Oct. 20.-About 4,000 persons attended the Irish indignation meeting at McCormick's Hall to night, and many were unable to obtain an entrance. Judge McAlister, of the Criminal Court, presided. Speeches were made by Wm. J. Hynes, Rev. Dr. Thomas, Postmaster Frank Palmer, Congressman Davis, Judge Moran and others. A telegram was received from Senator Logan, expressing the warmest sympathy with Parnell, and declaring his imprisonment an outrage on free discussion. Resolutions were adopted, pledging the Irishmen of Chicago to support the land league, calling on Irish farmers to obey the edicts of Parnell and Dillon. SAVED AT SEA. Liverpool, Oct. 23.-The steamer Palestine, from Boston, picked up, on Friday, off Ballycotton, Ireland, a boat containing seven passengers and four seamen, from the steamer Clan McDuff, foundered on Thursday night, off the Welsh coast, on a voyage to Bombay. Four boats of the Clan McDuff were smashed in launching. The gig and cutters containing 17 persons, were safely launched. Sixteen men of the crew were lost. The steamer landed at [unreadable] the reminder of the passengers and [unreadable] left the vessel in their boats. There is little hope of their safety, owing to the gale at the time the steamer foundered. PARNELL DEFINES HIS PRINCIPLES AND POLICY. New York, Oct. 21-The Herald's Dublin correspondent has interviewed Parnell in Kilmainham jail. He said: "Taken alone, my arrest would not have ?? any change in the policy laid down by the National Convention, as I had been able to perfect the machinery for carrying out that policy, but the subsequent arrests of leading members of the Executive and of the leaders in the country practically deprive us of the power of carrying out the resolutions of the convention, as the details would necessarily have required the greatest care and attention of the different heads of the departments of the Central Executive. These gentlemen being now imprisoned, it is impossible to supply, at a short notice, successors to them, who are capable and experienced enough for the difficult and complicated task of attacking the land act. They, therefore felt obliged completely to abandon that portion of the resolutions of the Convention which directed them to make the test, and instead of a more moderate policy the Executive were ?? to adopt the oft-recommended and bolder one of a general strike against paying rent." Correspondent: "Do you believe that the farmers will take your advice and refuse to pay rent?" Mr. Parnell: "I think that they will to a great extent. We must recollect that fully half of the Irish farmers cannot hope to obtain any benefit from the act, even though it fulfills the expectations of the most sanguine admirers. First, all lease holders who entered into leases previous to 1870, (numbering over 100,000) are not benefitted. Second, we have dairy farmers and other tenants who have entered into ‘consulted holdings' since 1817, who having made no improvements worth mentioning would practically have little interest in their holdings. Third, we have tenants on great estates whose rents are not higher than the standard which would probably be adopted by the Court at a fair rent. Lastly, there are small tenants sunken in arrears to their landlords and in debts to the shopkeepers. "The last class would, I think, obtain laudable reduction of rent from the Court, but they would not reap much benefit, since they would be compelled to sell their new interests in order to pay all these arrears of debts." Correspondent: "You think, therefore, that these tenants will hold out against the landlords?" Mr. Parnell: "Well, the training which the people have had in the past two years, in the modified form of strike against rent has, I hope, prepared them for the greater exertion now required. If the farmers stand firm in this strike for one short year, they must inevitably bring the Government and the landlords to their knees. The fight is nothing more than a question of money and courage, and as Mr. Gladstone intended in any case to dragoon the country, it is just as well that the country should get some adequate results in return, in the shape of free land." Correspondent: "You are accused of having incited the people to acts of intimidation. Do you object to answering the charge?" Mr. Parnell: "The charge is false. I was always very careful to avoid anything which could be constructed into incitement to acts of intimidation or violence. It is somewhat remarkable that according to the warrants the offences charged against me must have been committed in Dublin and must have been contained in the speeches delivered by me at the weekly meeting of the League. The speeches were by far the most moderate of any I have delivered since the commencement of the movement. The programme on which the Government is proceeding seems to be thus, that any advice or recommendation given by me or other members of the movement to the tenants, farmers, or laborers is intimidation. In other words, the way in which they are putting the Coercion Act in force is a most absolute abrogation of the right of the freedom of speech, discussion, and meeting which ever obtained in any country. "In taking this course the Government has practically rendered it impossible for the farmers either to test, or with safety to use the land act. ?? always ?? of those who believed it possible to use the act in such a way as to secure substantial benefits for the agricultural classes of Ireland. I opposed the most extreme League party who desired to reject the act entirely, at the recent convention, but I was firmly convinced that the act could only be used safely in an organized and systematic fashion and that if the farmers were left without organization nor assistance in advance, the result would be as in the case of the act of 1875, a disappointment." A FAILURE. London, Oct. 23.-The meeting in Trafalgar Square to express indignation at Parnell's arrest was a failure, owing to the rain. About one thousand men and boys were present; most of them seemed opposed to the object of the meeting. After considerable hustling a resolution condemning the Government's action was formally declared carried. Washington, Oct 24.-President Arthur sent in the nomination of Edwin D. Morgan, (New York), to be Secretary of the Treasury. This was the only Cabinet nomination sent in, to-day. It was confirmed. A GOVERNMENT FOR ALASKA. New York, Oct. 23.-All of the prominent men interested in Alaska have agreed upon a bill embodying a form of government for the territory, that will be introduced in, and pushed through Congress at the next session. It will provide for a very simple organization with a court of record and an executive. GRANT WANTS NO MORE PRESIDENCY. New York, Oct. 23-The Tribune's Washington special says, General Grant has repeatedly said to his friends recently, that he will never again be a candidate for the Presidency. Friends of ex-governor Morgan say he is likely to accept the Treasury portfolio but add the qualifying clause "at least for a time;" this interpreted by the gossips as indicating a purpose on the part of Morgan to retire after a few months of service and make room for Conkling. ANOTHER LEAGUE SCHEME. London, Oct. 23-A Dublin correspondent says: In order to continue the Land League agitation it has been suggested that the imprisoned leaders who are members of Parliament resign, allowing such time to elapse between the new elections as would allow the League candidates in addressing their constituencies to keep the view of the League constantly before the people. These members would resign to allow the resolution of the "suspects" on their release. SICK FRENCHMEN. Paris, Oct. 23.-The condition of the French troops in Africa is reported worse than ever. The number of sick is increasing. Fresh troops are continually needed to fill the vacancies. The hospitals in Algeria are overflowed. INUNDATION. St. Louis, Oct. 23.-Latest advices from the Say levee are that another break has taken place, 11 miles below Hannibal. The river below the break is now about seven miles wide, dotted here and there with farm houses, many of which are partly submerged, and all deserted. The corn crop on the Say island and in the adjacent bottoms was especially fine owing to the overflow last spring, but it is nearly all lost now and a large part of the wheat and oats completely destroyed. IRREPRESSIBLE IRISH. Dublin, Oct. 23.-Despite the government proclamations there was a large gathering to day, near Couchford a priest presiding. A "no rent" resolution was passed. The Land League had a secret meeting on Saturday, while the police occupied the League room. The meeting determined to prevent the agitation. CABINET CHAOS. Washington, Oct. 23.-The situation regarding the proposed cabinet changes appears to be a little unsettled and it is thought, to night, doubtful if any cabinet nominations will be sent to the senate to morrow. Ex-senator Howe has, it is believed, accepted the position of Attorney General and will be nominated. Ex-governor Morgan has written to President Arthur stating why he thinks he should not accept, but not positively declining. If Governor Morgan declines positively, and this fact, it is thought, must be known to the President by this time, his declination may delay the nomination for the treasury portfolio for several days. MORE ARRESTS. London, Oct. 24.-Several more arrests under the Coercion act, were made in Ireland, to day, including Miss Hobnett of Ballydehole, for persisting in exhibiting a copy of the "No rent" manifesto, in the window of her house. Miss Mabel Wilberforce was found guilty of perjury, to-day, and sentenced to nine months imprisonment at hard labor. |
