Decatur Democrat, Volume 25, Number 37, Decatur, Adams County, 16 December 1881 — Page 1

VOLUME XXV.

An over production of naval cadets is complained of. Speaker Keifek is a great friend of Senator Sherman. A patent noose for hanging people is a recent Invention. All tlie political prisoners of Spain are about to be liberated. No bank has tailed for a week, (.'an it bethat cashiers are reforming. They call’him Judge Guiteau, of Washington, now . "Make ths territories states” is the cry in the far w est. Greece and Rome furnish the topics for most of the holiday books. Judge Porter fairly made Guiteau writhe under his cross-examin-ing scapel. He flayed him alive. The question of presidential disability, and what constitutes it, will be among the first questions taken up by ccngress. On thanksgiving day President Arthur, with Mrs. Secretary Hunt, attended St. Luke’s colored Episcopal church at Washington, If the rabble laugh and applaud at the assassin Guiteau’s mountebank performances, let the court room be cleared. This, at least the judge can do. They must have valuable,dogs in New' York city. Mr. Lorillard oflers SSOO reward merely for the apprehension of the thief that stole his favorite poodle. Judge Blackburn, of Kentucky, recently granted fifty-eight pardons to persons on trial before the courts for conducting a lottery in violation of the law. Ship canals through Cape Cod, Corinth and Panama are already under way, and the Canadians want one to join the Bay of Funday and the St. Lawrence river.

The suprente court of Connecticut has decided that a limited railroad ticket is worthless except for the trip specified. This is the first decision of a high court on this subject. When Bishop Simpson preached the opening sermon of the recent ecumenical Methodist conference he read his text from the little pocket bible that John Wesley carried all his life. The first official appointment of a Thanksgiving day was made by the old Puritans in Massachusetts injl633. The regular annual proclamation by the president of a day for Thanksgiving dates from 1863. In all Europe there are 52 states, 15 languages and 301,700,000 of population. India has 374 states, 23 languages and 252,000,000 of population; yet it is only a British colony governed by a viceroy sent from England. The general committee of church extension of the Methodist church asksofthe Indiana conference $7,500, divided as follows: Indiana, $2,000; north Indiana, $2,000; northwest Indiana, $2,000; southwest Indiana, $1,500. United States Senator Anthony, of Rhode Island, is a great poultry fancier and always sends every United States senator and ex-senator a fat tin key on Thanksgiving day. No wonder he has been twenty-one years in the senate. Not content with rivaling Vanderbilt in railroads, Jay Gould is now excelling him in fast horses. Mr. Gould when in New York can be seen any pleasant afternoon on the Bloomingdale road behind his fast trotter “Joker” and mate, with a record of 2:22.

It is astonishing how the American people misinterpret the annual thanksgiving proclamation of the president and governors to give thanks to Almighty God and to fast and pray. The daily papers of the great cities were filled with announcements that the day would be observed with football, baseball, billiard and rifle matches, turkey shooting, boxing, wrestling, running, club swinging and bicycling contests, horse races, cock fights and dog fights. Instead of fasting and prayer, the day was given .over to feasting, mirth and dancing, things directly opposite to the spirit and letter of the day and the proclamations calling tor its observance.

A young lady with the melodious name of Miss Alice Ilgeufritz recently delivered an address on journalism before the lowa press association, and the papers of that slate are publishing her address in full. Miss Ilgeufritz thinks that a neglect of literary finish is one of the great faults of American newspapers. Instead of dwelling on and polishing up their ideas, men think more of making a speedy and advantageous sale of them. Alice is no doubt pretty, and with a nice little rosebud mouth that those lowa edi tors should have kissed just once for her .mother, but when it pomes to journalism, she is wildly impracticable and womanlike. After talking about the neglect of literary finish, she shows what too much of it will do in the following amuziag passage: “I am thankful for the inconoclastjc •ipsdes which are rooting up old saws hat have become stripped of all sig- ‘ 'J Icanee, like Cleopatra’s needle, by Fw removed from their natural surteerfings.” Alice you are a stunner t

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INDIANA J.C. Beard, of Newtonvllle, for a lifting jack. A. J. Deane, of Indianapolis, for a saw-bundle. Nancy P. Wilkerson, of Terre Haute for a cattle car. R. W. Clendening, of Chili, for a house detacher. A. W. Zimmerman, of Indianapolis for a refrigerator, A telephone exchange is to be established in Wabash. There are fifty paupers in the Gibson county Asylum. W. A. Kearney and J. G. Davis, of Logansport for a car brake. O. W. Tomlinson, of Muncie, for a motor for operating pumps. Hundreds of sheep were drowned by high water in Sullivan county last week. The following Indiana inventors have received letters of patent during the past week. John Walker, of Indianapolis, for a traveling crane; also, for a gear modeling machine. A Mrs. Miller, of Flayd county, while insane, sawed her head nearly oft with a dull butcher knife. E.C. Atkins, of Indianapolis, for an apparatus for polishing saw blades also for a saw tempering apparatus.

Highwaymen “stood up” a young man named Stone Tuesday night, near Wabash, and robbtd him of SB-5. Attorney-General Baidu in gives it as his opinion that a township must pay.for a janitor at each of its school buildings. The 21st annual meeting of the Indiana horticultural society will be held in the city of Muncie. December 20th, 21 and 22d, proximo. A large black wolf that has been feasting on pigs and sheep in the Wabash bottoms opposite Vincunnes was shot and killed a few days ago. A colored woman at Indianapolis confesses to having lylled her child because she would loose her husband’s love ifitiived. She got this idea from a clairvoyant. William B. Smith, son of a wealthy business man of Vincennes,was found guilty of grand larceny by a Pike county jury, with one year in th* penitentiary as the penalty. He has been granted a new trial. One night last week a breachy boar belonging to Frank Ray, near Pleasant Hill, jumped over the fence into a pasture among some fine horses, on which be made an attack, killing one worth $l5O, and injuring another. The reports of small pox at Earlham college are greatly exaggreated. Only two mild cases of varioloid have appeared, and there has been no panic among the students, nor any threaten! d, and the classes have gone on as usual. A specimen lie going the rounds of the papers is the following from the Philadelphia Press: “Wm. H. English has placed a statue of his late wife in his Indianapolis opera house, with those of Terpsichore, Calliope and others of the graces and muses. Fred Bregelman, a demented inmate of the county asylum at Connersville, disappeared almost naked from that institution Tuesday night, and search for him has thus far proved unavailing. It is feared that he has wandered into the Woods and died from exposure. Several years ago a man by the name of Horner came to Wabash from Lancaster, 0., and secured a place as stone-cutter in a marble shop. His wife had wealthy relatives living near Lancaster, one wealthy batchelor uncle, died this week, leaving bis fortune, amounting to $40,000, to Mrs. Horner. The amenities of married life in Vincennes are illustrated by the following advertisement which appeared in one of the papers of that city: “My wife, Maria, has strayed or been stolen. Whoever returns’her will get bis head broken. As to trusting her, anybody can do so if they see fit; for as I never pay my own debts, it’s not likely I’ll pay her’n. Hiram Rudisell and wife, of Greencastle, went to visit their brother-in-law, Daniel Leachman, residing six miles northwest. Rudisell and Leaehman went coon hunting, treed a coon, cut the tree down, and in falling it truck another tree, glancing off and falling on Leachman mashed him almost to a jelly, and killing him instantly, The town of Milroy, so .th of Rushville has a crank of the worst type. He thinks he has been commanded by the Deitv to kill 'Square Root. He says the only thingthathas prevented him from putting into execution this command was a suitable vessel for the ’Squire’s blood. He imagined that his brother-in-law, a Mr. Spurgeon, attempted to poison him and he burned his barn, which was filled with grain. He was taken to the Insane Asylum,

James Webster, of Colfax, was taken to Indianapolis on a charge of violating the pension law. He was taken before Commissioner Milligan and placed under bail of 1,600, The required amount was raised and he was released. Webster’s offence consisted in taking one-half of a pension which he assisted an old woman whose husband was In the Mexican war, in procuring. He made one or two trips outside of the state, and charged the pensioner half the money he collected as his fee. Rescuing an Indianian. To a New York World reporter Mr. Cox said that he was very thankful to reach land after so stormy a passage. The cabin passengers were kept below most of the time and the whole steerage was in tears. During his trip he had seen the sun above the Arctic Circle. Afterwards he had advised a party of American ladies whom he met at Christiania not to miss the sight. Mrs. Joseph Wright, of Indiana, was of the party. They attempted the trip but were wrecked in an Arctic fog and were twelve hours on a barren island in a driving storm before they were rescued. Mr. Cox fears they are not so grateful to him t.f* they might else have been. He Was Right. Whitehall boy, of eight astonished his parents by saying “there was a bushel of fly specks on the window.” “Oh I no,” replied his sister, “there are just four fly ’ specks, and that s all ” There’s where you are mistaken, Sis, for I know anything about measures, I believe that foyr flies pecks make a bushel.” The lad w»s sent ‘o bed without his supper.

THE TRIAL OF GUITEAU. twentieth day. Washington, D. C. Dec. 7.—The prosecution commenced a rebuttal to demolish the theory of insanity as set up by the defense. Guiteau as usual opened up with a speech, in which he saw he was not pleased with the political aspect ( f the ease. He said he objected to the rulings of the court in this case. His speech was, as usual, disjointed and rambling. Gen. W. T. Sherman testified of the manner in which he disposed of the troops after the assassination; he identified a letter written by Guiteau, said he had suspected conspiracy at the time, but concluded the shooting was the act of one man. Dr. B. F. Buckley, of Freeport, testified that he was Guiteau’s family physician. Never said any indications of the slightest mental derangement in him or in Abraham,Guiteau. Mr. Atkins, of the Freeport Republican, confirmed the testimony of the above witness. J. S. Cochrane, a Freepcrt lawyer testified that he had resided in Freeport since 1858, never saw any indications of insanity in the Guiteau family. George W. Oyler, had lived at Freeport since 1848; never saw any indications of insanity in the Guiteau family.

TWENTY FIRST DAY. Washington, D. C. Dec. B.—Mrs. Julia M. Wilson, of Leadville.«Col., testified that prisoner’s father was her uncle; that she had never known any signs of insanity in the family. Mr. and Mrs. Bartlett, of Chicago testified that they had been at Scoville's summer residence at the time prisoner was there and they had never seen anything in him to indicate insanity. Dr. Me. Arthur, pastor of Calvary Baptist church, N. Y., testified that prisoner and his wife at one time had been members of his ehurch, that prisoner was arrested for some difficulty with a hotel. That he had also been guilty of adultery and for these offenses had been exeumunicated from the church. That be had never observed any evidences of insanity in prisoner. TWENTY SECOND DAY. Washington, D. C., Dec. 9.— This was another exciting day in the criminal court. It seems as though the assassin overdid himseli, if possible, in interupting the court and contradicting the witnesses. Dr. McMillan again took the stand and continuing his testimony, said he had never seen any signs of insanity in the prisoner, The cross examination of this witness did not shake his testimony in the least. George Plummer, testified that prisoner had at one time rented desk room of him in Chicago. Hs said he had never seen any signs of insanity in him, took him to be a man of some ability but very vain and conceited. Several other witnesses were called whose testimony was about the same as the above, the prisoner constantly interrupting and insulting them. twenty-third day. Washington, D. C., Dec. 12.—Dr Charles Spitzga, of New York, testified that he had made the study of nervous and mental diseases a specialty for many years, and had testified as an expert some twenty-five times. That he had examined the prisoner the day before and considered him insane. The prosecution found the doctor quite a troublesome witness, and the efforts to t°ar h’s evidence to pieces did not seem to be successful. Guiteau, as usual, constantly interrupted the witness, and the same noisy scenes as have characterized other days in the trial were evident all through the day. CONGRESS.

Washington, D. C. Dec. 5, 1881. SENATE —Formally convened by Senator Davis at noon. Credentials of Senator elect Windom were received and he was duly qualified and entered upon his duties. A large number.of bills were presented amoag which were the following: By Mr, Beck, to retire trade dollars and recoin them into standard dollars; By Mr. Conger, to promote the efficiency of the life saving service; By Mr. Windom, to incorporate the Garfield memorial hospital; By Mr., Logan, to place General U. S. Graui on the retired , list. In the afternoon session Mr. Sherman introduced a bill to provide for the issue of three per cent, bonds. After a discussion regarding the appointment of committees, the senate adjourned. HOUSE—Mr. Adams, clerk of the house called that body to order. Mr. Keifer was elected as speaker. The work of swearing in new’ members was commenced, and all were duly qualified except Chalmers of Mississippi, and Dibbles of South Carolina. All toe Republk.au caucus nominees | for house officers were then elected I an ’sworn iu. A committee was appointed to wait on the president and I notify him of the organisation, and the house adjourned. Washington, D. C., Dec. 9. SENATE —Senate not in session. HOUSE—Mr- Taylor presented a resolution to appoint a committee to audit the expenses attendant on the illness and death of the late president. Mr. Hazleton objected, Mr. Mills, of Texas, appeared and was sworn in. The speaker then appointed •ommittee on mileage and on the death of the pregident, and the house adjourned until Tuesday. Washington, D. C., Dec. 9. SENATE —Senate not in session. HOUSE—Mr. Taylpr presented a resolution to appoint a cpmmittep tc audit the expenses attendant on th* ■ illness and death of the late president Mr. Hazelton objected. Mr. Mills, o. I Texas, appeared and was sworn in. The house then appointed committee |

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on mileage and on the death of thi president, and the house adjourned until Tuesday. TELEGRAPHIC. Pittsburg, December 10.—News of a teirible and shocking holocaust which occurred at Rock Cut, seven miles from this city, this morning about 3 o'clock, by which sixteen persons were burned to death and a large number fatally burned, has been received. The fire occurred in a boarding house in which nearly fifty workmen, employed at Davis Island dam, were boarding. Horrors in Pittsburg follow close upon the heels of each other. Last evening a terrible explosion occurred at the Keystone rolling mills, in the fourteenth ward, but this morning comes another which exceeds in horror anything which has occurred in this vicinity since the horrible destruction of life caused by the collision at Twenty-eighth street. Between 2 and 3 o’clock this morning a frame building located- on the line of the Pittsburg & Lake Erie railroad, some seven miles below the city, was set on fire by the explosion of a lamp, and of forty persons known to be sleeping in it only twenty-four escaped alive, and they w ere all more or less burned, and not one of them succeeded in securing their clot hes, so rapid was the progress of the flames. The others were literally roasted to death without the possibility of an effort being made to rescue them. The building in which the fire occured was a boarding house about thirtyfeet wide and fifty feet in length, and constructed of sixteen feet boards, placed on end. It had a board roof with a very steep pitch. A loft formed by the sloping roof was the place in which the laborers w'ere hu-.dled for the night. In the lower story was the dining room, and in one end of the building was the kitchen. The stairs leading to the loft were little better than a ladder, and were located just at the side of a door leading from the dining room to the kitchen. In the loft bunks were arranged. The only light which penetrated the loft was two openings without a glass, but which were closed at night with sliding doors so as to keep out the chill night air. In this dark loft some for-ty-three men were supposed to have slept last night. At least that number were at supper last evening, and none were reported away when the hour for retiring came. The origin of the fire which wrought such destruction to human life and which caused such agony to those who escaped from the death trap was the upsetting or explosion of s,x kerosene oil lamps. The story as told by an eye witness of the fire was substantially as follows: Between two and three o’clock this morning Mr. McCune, the boarding house keeper, arose and kindled a fire in the kitchen stove. He lifted a lighted lamp on the table near the door leading to the dining room and went tocall ( his wife and the servant girls. While he was gone the explosion occurred and in an instant the dining room was filled with flame. Mr. McCune sueceded in escaping with his wife and the girls, but could not do more than call upon those up stairs to escape for their lives. In another moment the flames had enveloped the stairway, thus cutting off all means of escape for those doomed above, except through the small openings at either end and from these the sliding doors had to be removed. The loft w-as filled with straw and combustible material used in bedding, and it was only those u’ho were nearest to the openings who could make their exit. The occurrences In the rooms baffle description, Twenty-ty-three of the occupants of the loft succeeded in squeezing through the openings, some with their underclothes on fire. The others rushed frantically about the room, first to one end and then the other, their location being known by their cries until the smoke suffocated them, and their voices were stifled. In less time than it takes to tell it, the bui'ding was wrapped in sheets of fire, and the survivors could only writhe in pain and shiver in the frosty air of the early morning. As soon as possible word was sent to other boarding houses along the line of work in progress, and physicians were summoned from the neighborhood and this city. Special engines were sent down the Pittsburg & Lake Erie road, and in the meanwhile the shivering creatures were provided with souh clo hes as could be obtained. The seriously injured were brought to the depot on the south side and thence removed to the west Pennsylvania hospital, while those who were less seriously injured were removed to the hotel of Martin Joyce on Pennsylvania avenue.

The scenes this morning at the site of the ill-fated building were of a sickening character. In a heap in one corner of the ruins were the charred remains of six men who ,iad evidently succumbed to the fiery element while endeavoring to escape through the opening in the roof. Among these was the “ody of Pat Foley, one of the fprempp. From the best sources of information, the following is a list of those who are missing or dead. There are others yet to be added to the list: Patrick Foley, Michael Donahue,Thomas Foster, James Curran, John Reiiey, John Kennedy, Jerry Haulan, John Connors, John Conley and John Dpfty. Among those sent to the hospital are John Connelly, Martin Taffey, Michael Morgan, Michael Leonard, Hugh McKean and William Barr. later particulars.

After the excitement had subsided a list of those known to have been sleeping in the building last night was made out. It wis found that nine men had perished in the flames, as follows: Pat Folay, a Motion boss, aged fifty years, a native of county Y’allday, Ireland, single; Michael Donahue, aged fifty, single; Michael Doyle, aged thirty-eight, single;John Connors, aged thirty, single; Jerry Hanlan. aged thirty-eight, single; James Kerns, aged thirty, single; John Riley, aged fhirty-five single; John Kennedy, aged thirty-eight,sin-gle; Thomas Foster, aged twentyfive, single. None of these have fixed residences. The wounded are as follows: Michael Morgan, of Wooeter, Mass., fearful burns about the head and body, will die; John Connelly, Pittsburg, deep burns on the face and head, caunot recoyer; Martin lAtley, wife and family in Ireland, badly burned about the face and body, will likely die: Michael Leonard, Pittsburg, seriously but not fatally’ burned ; Hugh McCalip, boarding fipuse keener, i burned and trampled upon, recovery ■ probable; Wm. Barr, burned slightly ; Edward Cullen, hurt about the feet, not serious; Matthew Clanev, New York, burned about the feet, not

serious; Montgomery Bush, Washington county, Md., has wife and family there, bruised and trampled, will recover; John Reilly,badly hurt about the feet and painfully burnedwill recover; Hugh Campbell, slightly burned. The coroner’s investigation began this morning at the scene of the disaster, but after several witnesses had been examined theinquest adjourned. The testimony given established the fact that the fire was caused by the explosion ol a lamp. The scene presented about the ruins this afternoon was desolate and sickening. The shanty stood at the opening of the Green Hollow, and nothing remained but three blackened joists and a part of one door. The site of the building was strewn with kitchen and diningroom furniture more than half consumed. Kitchen utensils, shreds of clothing, human banes, and strips of crisp flesh and skulls, the latter being found in different places. In the • north eid quarter of the building on portions of a partially consumed straw bed were the remaim of seven victims piled in.such confusion that presented to the beholder an idea of the horrible agony which must have ensued ere the victims had lost consciousness. This bed was located under one of the openings, and it was evident from the manner in which the remains were found that the original occupants having escaped, others had sought to flee from the opening, but had become hopelessly entangled and suffocated. They were burned to an unrecognizable shape, and when the floor of the loft gave way the charred remains dropped to the ground below. Vienna, December 16.— Further inquiries as the origin of the fire at Ring theatre establish the fact that the persons entrusted with the duties of firemen on the stage ran off affrighted at the first blaze. One even tumbled headlong from the “flies” to the stage floor, and another, who had charge of the gas thinking that an explosion had occurred or would occur, turned off the gas at the meter plunging the theatre into total darkness until it become illuminated with the blaze of the conflagration. The reserve of patroluem lamps placed in the theatre six months before by order of the police had not been lighted on this occasion, and probably had never been lighted after the first month of the order. There was a wire gauze curtain ready to be let down in such a case of emergency, and ft was supposed to be attended to by a special mechanic well drilled in his duties. Had this curtain been lowered it is quite probable that every person in the theatre would have escaped, but either the attendant could not find the a paratus box or he was also seized with a panic. Anyhow, he ran and saved his own life at the expense of 600 or more lives for whom Vienna is mourning to-day. HerrFarster, w-ho built this death trap, styled the Ring theatre, says. “Had this curtain been lowered the fire would not have extended beyond the stage.” On account of the danger of the walls falling, the work of removing the bodies from the ruins has been suspended until supports have been erected.

In the reiehsrath, to-day, Count Tafle, president of the council and minister of the interior, said vigorous measures would betaken against any one proved guilty of culpable negligence. He presented a credit of 4)50,000 for the suflerers which was voted throughout all stages. The government has ordered that two policeman shall go to each theatre an hour before the commencement of the performance to see that all proper precautions have been taken to guard against fire. The report that the number of missing persons is 1,300 is certainly exaggerated. The theat re was only caps ble of holding 1,760, and some portions were empty. At one o’clock this afternoon the staircase on the left side collapsed. Fire broke out again this evening at the corner of iting, close to the theatre ruins, but was quickly subdued. The funeral of the victims will take place Sunday morning. The private interments will commence Sunday with those of Dr. Hoag and his wife. A large grave has been prepared for the burial of the unidentified bodies, which will be maintained for all time at the expense of the municipality. The members of the reiphsrath will take part in the funeral in a body. Solemn services will be held in all the churches Tuesday. The synagogues to-day were all very much crowded. The relief fund now amounts to 50,000 florins. The bourse will be closed Monday. The emperor has ordered all theaters kept clqsed Sunday, Bhiladeluhila. December 12. — Mary and Louisa Means, two old ladies of Greensburg, were murdered in their house, it is supposed with intent to rob. Mollie Maguires are suspected. Nashville, December 12.—A body of masked men forcibly entered the ail at Murfeesboro last night and releasej fpq n confinement Yanep Wilson, charged with having murdered B. F. O'Dam, his father-in-law. fir, Louis, Decemlier 13.—A GlobeDemocrat special {from St. Charles, received very’ late last night, says State Railroad Commissioners Harding and Pratt were there yesterday and made such examiratjops of the wreck <;f the bridge as were possible under the circumstances. General Harding said in an interview that he has an opinion as to the cause of the disaster, and that the commissioners will recommend the railroad company some radical changes, among them the straighteaing of the approaches to the bridge, both of which structures are on sharp curves, and the filling in oi the trestle work with earth. Also that all that part of the bridge be reconstructed and made an strong and safe as new, just put up two years ago, which is believed to be as secure as any bridge cum be made. The general also says that the reports that statements had been made to the commissioners of cracks existing in the upper chord of the broken span , were pntrup. They had never been ' apprised of such a thing, General Harding reached St. Louis last night and added to the above that he and Mr Pratt had decided upon what they would report regarding the disaster and its cause, but would not make it public uutil they had consulted with Mr. Servelyear, the third metnbsf of the board, who is now in the western part of the state. Evidently General Harding thinks the broken span fell because it was not strong enough to support the great weight and strain it had been subjected to and that the third span will follow unless it is rebuilt, but he will not say so publicly at this time. Detroit, Decemker 13.—A double

tragedy occurred at Coldwater at an early hour this morning in a bouse of ill-fame kept by Mrs. Nettie Wheeler, better known as Net Daro. While entertaining some company about 1 o’clock with vulgar songs sung by herself and her girls, her husband called her into the kitchen and remonstrated against any further singing of the sort, when she replied she wouldn’t if he didn’t wish it. He immediately shot her through the breast, when she ran into the parlor and fell dead. The murderer then put three bullets into his own body, which resulted fatally at once. Jealousy is supposed to be the cause. Cincinnati, December 12. — The Gazette’s Dayton, 0., special says: Mason 8. Hamilton shot himself today in an outhouse of a saloon, and when found was insensible, the ball having entered his head near the left eye. The surgeon declared that death was inevitable. He left a letter to the coroner that he took his own life because of ill health and inability longer to enjoy life. He was captain of company H, 11th Indiana cavalry, during the war, and had been county surveyor of Butler county and city solicitor of Hamilton, O. For the past two years he had been an inmate of the soldiers’ home.

Detroit, December 13.—J. W. Dixon, the man arrested on the charge of having murdered William J. Phillips, the drover, in Sanilac county, as telegraphed yesterday, died this morning in jail from the effects of laudanum taken early Monday morning He was delirious most of last night, but divulged nothing and would often repeat the words, “Poor Phillips, he is dead.” The prosecution had collected strong evidence against Dixon. Dixon’s relatives live at Mt. Clemens. He leaves a family. Some years since he was sent to the state prison for forgery. Louisville, December 13.—Duncan C. Ross, the champion wrestler of America, has issued a challenge to Wm. Muldoon for SSOO to SI,OOO a side for a mixed contest, three best in five, Ross agreeing to give Muldoon two alls without contesting. He also challenges any man in the world to a mixed contest for any sum up to SI,OOO. One hundred dollars is now deposited at the Turf exchange as a fortelr. London, December 13.—The Standard, in a leading article on Secretary Blaine’s instructions sent the American minister at Lima, says; It may be absurd, but it is only carrying the Monroe doctrine to its legitimate conplusion to assume that bye and bye we shall see representatives deputed from Washington to control the relations of the emperor of Biazi! with European powers, and the savages of Patagonia invoking the aid of a United States commission to compose their differences. What is the temper of the cabinet at the present moment we can only infer from the growth of the chauvierist sentiment which has confused the discussion of the canal question. As to Peru, it is not wholly, perhaps, a matter of sentiment. It is true Blaine has resigned, and the Americans will have no longer to admire the glowing period in which he has maintained the pretensions of his country, but American diplomacy is uniform. It will be mueh the same whether the dispatches are penned by Frelinghuysen or Blaine. It is not improbable' that President Arthur maj' soon announce that peace is restored, and a new protectorate by the United States established. The Pali Mall Gazette says: The impression created by Mr. Blaine’s dispatch is undoubtedly bad, and it would have been much worse if the author was still entrusted with the direction of the foreign policy of the United States. We feel no apprehension. The attitude Mr. Hurlbut assumed at Lima will be persisted in by the commissioner who superseded him. The American people nave too much to do nearer home than to set up as adjudicator among the South American republics. If any European power were to intervene the circumstances would be altered. A meeting will he held at the Chapter house, Westminster Abbey, today, to consider the subject of creating a fund for a memorial to the late Dean Stanley. The Prince of Wales will move the resolutions, which will be seconded by Lord Granville and supported by Lowell, American minister.

Vienna, De< ember 13.—0 n removing some debris from the ruins of the theatre to-day additional bodies were foung in a good state of preservation. Information received up to 11 o'clock this morning show that fifty persons who were reported missing still survive, but these fifty are counterbalanced by the omission of the names of persons who are really missing. An investigation into the cause of the disaster is being made by the tribunal for criminal offenses apart from that instituted by the police authorities. It is intended to examine all persons whohavecommunicated to the newspapers their experience on the night of the fire. Detroit, December 13.—Lambertus Voskamp was found guilty at Kala mazoo this morning of the murder of Lyman Catly, in O'ttewa county in May last. The trial lasted ever a week, The defense set up the plea of insanity. The jury were out four and a half hours. The verdict gives great satisfaction, as the public are getting rather tired of the insanity plea in murder eases. Voskamp was sen tenced hr the state prison for life, which is the extreme penalty in this state. New York, December 13.—1 tis stated at a meeting of railroad presidents Monday, systems of rates was agreed upon in order to terminate the existing war of the companies. These rates, it is understood, were refused by Vanderbilt, who expressed his willingness to submit the matter to a board of arbitration. Chicago, December 13. —A gang of roughs, of whom Dick Barnes, a butcher, was leader,attacked Andrew Witte on the corner of Thirty-sixth and Halstead streets and knocked him down, pounded and robbed him of some forty dollars. He managed to escape, "nevertheless, from their hands and drawing his revolver gave a fatal shot to Barnes, who is now in the county hospital, Vhunustown, December 13.—John Garman, aged 45, while intoxicated last nliht laid down on the A. A P. R. R. track and went to sleep and was instantly’ killed by a passing train. New York, December 13.—General John H. Martindale, ex-attnrney-general of the state, died at Nice, France. Calias, Me., December 13.—Thg machine shops and other property of the New Brunswick A Canada railway at Bt. Andrews, N. 8., burned. Doss, $ti0,000; insurance light. Mr. Vanderhorst, a wealthy South Carolina rice planter, member of the Society of the Cincinnati, accidentally shot himself while hunting on Kiowah Island.

RELIGION AND SCIENCE. It is asserted by M. Gaiffe that cobalt is much more strongly magnetic than nickel. An international electric exhibition is to be opened at the Crystal Palace, London, in December. Dr. Schlimann has arrived at Constantinople, where he hopes to secure a firman permitting him to make further excavations. From surveys taken in the province of Ufa, Russia, it appears that the former forest area of 17,577,000 acres has now been diminished by more than 3,500,000 acres, and yet the population is only three to the square mile. A Neapolitan gardener, after years of experiment, has produced acamelia with a delicate perfume, and he thinks it probable that these flowers may in the near future be so cultivated as to rival the rose in the fragrance of its odor. Last, year the German wire mills supplied England with 30,000 tons of wire and Russia witli 41,000 tons. France received from Germany from 12,000 to 15,000 tons of steel wire for sofa springs, and America not less then 30,000 from the same source. The Congregational union of England did not, as reported, recommend the revised version to its churches for adoption. It passed a resolution extending thanks to the revisers and congratulating them on the favorable reception the revision had met with by the general public. The French government, it cannot be too generally known, has forbidden the preservation of any articles of food with salicylic acid’. This substance has been proved to be dangerous to health when used in sufficient quantity to preserve the substance treated with it. A bill to repeal the jaw empowering ecclesiastical councils in Sweden to prohibit the preaching of dissenting ministers was carried through one chamber of the Reichstag by a vote of 85 to 64, but rejected in the other by 54 to 25 votes. Dissenters can therefore be imprisoned for preaching contrary to the prohibition. M. de Rosi in Les Mondes states that explosions of fire-damp are always preceded by undulations too feeble to be detected by the human ear. He proposes to establish in proper localities in the coal mines microseismographs and microphones, by means of which the approach of danger may be detected. An influential meeting has been held in Cambridge in behalf of the Old Catholic movement. The Bishop of Ely presided, and the Old Catholic Bishops Herzog and Reinkens were present. Resolutions of sympathy with the cause were passed after addresses by Bishops Reinkens and Her3oz and several members of the university. Prof. Archibald Geikie writes in the Nature giving a general idea of the great geological value of the fossils from the sholes of Liddesdale and Eskdale, on the Scottish border. The more important of them consists of fishes, crustaceans, and arachnids. When the discoveries are fully examined, the conclusions are likely to prove of great importance. A tunnel to join France and Spain by passing under the Pyrenees at some point equal distant from the Bay of Biscay and the Mediterranean is under the consideration of the government of each country. The present routes by Bayonne and Perpignan are too distant for a great portion of the traffic between the north of Spair and the south of France.

Dr. Thomas who has just been deposed from the Methodist ministry, says his congregation contains a very small percentage of members from the Methodist church at Chicago, but consists chiefly of those who had no previous church connection. All the chairs are leased for a year, at from $5 to $25. The pastor receives a salary of $3,000. The Russian vessel the Livadia has not proved a success after all that has been said in her favor. It w’ill be remembered that her appearance bore a very close resemblance to an ordinary vessel placed in a turbot-shaped float. She is now to be taken to pieces, and the material is to be put to some other use. This experiment in naval architecture has been a costly one. The Canada Congregational year book for 1882 states that there are in the provinces 91 Congregational churches, having 51 pastors, with 28 assemblies not churches, and 84 preaching stations. There has been a total average attendance in all Sabbath services of 13,210, and a total under pastoral care of 17,627. The present reported strength is 5,635. The Methodist Freedmen’s aid society reports receipts for the year of $96,141, and an expenditure of the same amount. There is a debt of $lB,138. The society has collected since its organization $910,059. The number of students in all its schools the past year was 3,138. It has six chartered, 11 unchartered, one medical, and three theological institutions. L'Etincelle is the name given to a new petroleum motor invented by MM. Eteve and Lallemont. It is like an ordinary steam engine. A hydrocarbon vapor is injected into the cylinder, and there ignited by a spark from a small dynamo machine. The explosion of the gas drives forward the piston, and the same process at the other end drives it back. The consumption of the petroleum from which the vapor is produced is said to be very small. It Wenlden’t Work. “What makes you walk so straight Johny?” asked a fond mother, the other day, as she saw her son making tracks for the door.

Jonny tvas siient. “Have you a stiff neck, sir?” asked his mother, eyeing him sharply. And Johny. seeing he was cornered replied: “I eannot tell a lie; it is a punkin- j pie that I stole from the shelf hard , by, and I intended’to try to screen it ’ under my jacket and escape your eye, , and to eat it with the boys who lie' In wait on the roadway nigh, with many an anxious sigh for the pie.” At thisiuncture. the pie dropped on the floor and spread like a scandal. Now, gentle reader, do you fancy his mother caught him in her arms, and said she would rather have him steal a thousand insignificant pies, and ruin $75 worth of Axminster carpet than to tell a falsehood ? She reached for a broom and fetched him one in the small of the back that doubled him twice and almost tied him in a bowknot and sent him flying through the door and off the stoop as though he was running for first base. A little later, while rubbing hlm-

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self against a shade-tree, he solemnly murmured to the vagrant winds: “It may be right to go to Hundayschool and tell the truth, but after this I shall travel on the straight lie. Perhaps it’s better to be right than President, bnt I'd rather be rongthau have my back broken in four pieces by a broomstick.’’ FASHION NOTES. Feather turbans hold their own. Loose wristed gloves remain in vogue. Iron rust is a new fashionaole shade of red. Shaded stripes are a feature of the season. Spanish laces grow finer and more elegant. Red plush dresses grow in fashionable favor. Bottle green is the favorite color for riding habits. Dark green cloth is the favorite material for ulsterettes. Red costumes, red jackets and red bats are worn together. Wired collars become none but tall women with Jong necks. The most fashionable trains are long and sharply pointed. Red and white make an admirable combination for evening wear. Red silk pompons on gray and dra» felts are very fashionable.

Rich flower garnitures will be worn withevening toilets. Opera cloaks are made long enough to envelope the whole person. jEsthetic young ladies cling to the small sunflower floral garnitures. Whether bodices are plain, gathered, or plaited is a question of figure Ladies' riding hats are a little lower in the crown than they were last season. Breakfast caps remain much in favor among choice devoties of the toilet. Velvet, plush, moire, and satin all frequently appear in the same costume. The most fashionable flower garnitures for ball dresses are of water lilies. Some large hats have the crown completely surrounded with silk pompons. Peaked or pointed bodices with gathered scarf panier draperies will be much worn. It takes very little of striped novelty goods or plush to renovate a half worn dress. Heavy double box-plaited ruchings adorn the bottom of the skirt of many handsome costumes. Young and slender women prefer low round waists with belts for evening wear. Ulsterettes reaching nearly to the knee, take the place of iong ulsters this season. Pink and crimson are admired combinations in plush millinery and dress confections. Exquisite bridal robes and garnitures are in preparatoin for the winter bridal season. Sealskin sacques with deep borders of rough but fine long-pile furs will be much worn. Jackets of black Jersey cloth with triple collars of red are affected by very young ladies. White bonnets are much worn at theaters, receptions, and for evening visits of ceremony. Full ruffs of black or white lace appear among the latest productions of neck lingerie. Crystal and pearl beads decorate with fine effect pale blue or rose-col-ored evening dresses. Pilgrim gray beaver felt hats, trimmed with large and long red plumes, aoe very fashionable. Full evening dresses are made with close fitting basques, flowing trains, and petticoat fronts. Bodices with very long points back and front, are worn for evening dress by ladies with full figures. Some of the pretiest evening dresses made are of simple wool materials in delicate colors or white. Muffs en suit of plush, lined with satin and trimmed with laee, accompany many suits, cloaks, and bonnets. The finest and most effective evening toilets are in one color, though composed sometimes of two or more materials.

The new tea gowns are in novel and beautiful combinations of satin matveilleuse, plush, moire, lace, and fringes. A new scarf-pin represents a very small boy stealing an egg from "a bird's nest. The boy is a gold one and the egg is a diamond. Rough and ready straw hats are often adorned with rich and delicate laces and handsome ostrich plumes, and are worn upon all occasions except those requiring full dress Many ladies who have fine figures are wearing deep-pointed waists, to which are shirred, plain ungored skirts. No trimming is used except a broad satin ribbon,whice is fastened at the sides of the bodice, carried to the ends of the points in front, and tied in a bow and long ends, which fall over the skirt of the dress. The gracefully draped princess dress is also adopted for the pliable cashmeres, vigognes, and other self-adjust-ing fabrics, which are made to fit the figure v ith the closeness of the curass the fullness beginning just below the hips, and having the effect of the much-admired Maria Antoinette panier drapery. Kentucky has developed a swindling plan with a genuine flavor of the soil. A man with wornout shoes goe» into a store and tries on a new pair; a confederate comes in with a pistol and makes bloodthirsty demonstrations; the man with the new shoes on runs; the the other follows, pistol in hand ; and the shoemaker recovers from his astonishment to mourn. Three hundred boats are constantly dredging for oysters on the Bridgeport natural bed, and on all of Connecticut’s natural beds not less than 2,500 men are constantly catching oysters. Very many more are cultivating them. I The London Times says the lord mayor is determiner! to take active > measures to assist thejproperty defense 1 association, and the government Is determined to allow the mayor per* ■ feet freedom of acti m.