Democratic Sentinel, Volume 15, Number 12, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 April 1891 — Page 2

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EXCITING ELECTIONS.

EXACT FIGURES ARE HARD TO OBTAIN. Frbb ible Republican Success in Cliicago —Michigan Said to Have Gofoe Republican—Party Lines Not Drawn in Wisconsin Arkansas Is Democratic as , Usual. * THE CHICAGO ELECTION. It Was Very Close, but Re<ulted in Victory for Hempstead Washburne. The contest for the Chicago mayoralty is once more ended, and the figures are as follows: H. Washburne (Rep.), 45.752; Cre-' gier (Dem ), 44,088; Carter Harrison, (Dem.) 40,826; E. Washburn (Citizens' Rep.). 23,276; Morgan (Socialist), 2,095. The election passed quietly, and over 165,000 votes were polled. Above figures ate from the Tribune, and are not claimed to be absolutely correct; but the Times and Herald concede the possibility of Republican success. This has been the most memorable election Chicago ever held. There were those who professed to see in it direct precursing of party success in 1892, and the contest was spirited and acrimonious in the extreme. Never before has there been such a strange array of candidates, and it would puzzle the most astute worker in political figures to tell with any accuracy anything about the relative strength of the two great parties in Chicago. Carter Harrison's vote came largely from all parties. ELECTIONS ELSEWHERE. Reports from Michigan, Wisconsin, Arkansas. Ohio, and Kansas. Judge R. M. Montgomery (Rep.), is elected Supreme Court Justice of Michigan, over Champlin (Dem.), by 3.009 to 5,000 plurality. Judge Montgomery has long been on the bench in Kent County. In Kansas the marked feature was the presence of an unusually large number of women, who voted with as much enthusiasm as the men. No political significance attached to the election. In Kansas City Republicans elected their Mayor. With very few exceptions, all Arkansas cities elected Democratic officials. In Ohio. Republicans made large gains in municipal elections. Cleveland went Republican. In Nebraska, the Australian ballot was used, and high license wins. Republicans championed it. In Wisconsin. S. U. Pinney (Dem. ), the lawyers’ candidate for Supreme Court Justice. was elected over E. H. Ellis (Dem.). candidate of the politicians. Party lines over this office were not drawn. P. T. Barnum Dead. Th? veteran showman, P. T. Rarnum,

mammoth amusement enterprises the world has ever seen. Had Three Wives. Prof. Albert E. Foster, of Sioux Falls. S. D., was arrested on the charge of bigamy. Foster was counted as one of the “four hundred.” His case is a marvel. In Hamilton, Canada, he married Carrie Windom. Two years afterward he married, in Peru, Ind., a Miss Florence. Two years afterward, in Newport, Ky., he married a d aughter of Cephas Knight, a prominent and wealth merchant. Last December he went to Sioux Falls and has been doing all he can to secure wife No. 4. His arrest was caused by the father of No. 3. Senator Edmunds Resigns. After continuous service in the United States Senate since 1866 George F. Edmunds, of Vermont, has tendered his resignation, to take effect Nov. 1. In his letter he states that the Impelling reasons were entirely personal, and that the step has been contemplated by him for some time. Senator Edmunds is a native of Vermont, born in 1828. He entered politics in 1850, and has been a prominent character in the Republican party since its organization. War Among Preacher.*. At Dallas, Texas, the Grand Jury returned two indictments for criminal libel against the Rev. Robert T. Hanks, a noted Baptist divine an<L editor of the Western Baptist. The offense consists in having charged, in his paper, that other divines were of the Teran Baptist and Herald, and notorious liars. The indictments are the outcome of a bitter newspaper war between the Western Baptist and the Texas Baptist and Hi raid.

The Failure Record. At St. Joseph. Mo., the wholesale hardware house of Schultz & Hosea was closed. The embarrassment is attributed to slow collections In the West on account of stringent money. The total assets of the firm are $240,000 and the liabilities 8170.000. The Osborn &. Cheeseman Company, brass manufacturers, at Birmingham, Ala., was put into the hands of a receiver. The liabilities are $350,D00 and the nominal assets 1750,000. Au Incendiary Arrested at Grand Rapid i. At Grand Rapids, Mich., fire destroyed a two-story frame block owned by Van Voorhies, and a tw.>-story house. Loss. $17,501. John Van Kenien was arrested on suspicion of starting the fire. He was a member of a dry-goods firm, and had $2,500 insurance on goods not worth that. Some of the most valuable goods were found secreted 4u a, barn behind the store covered with hay. Governor Fowle Dead. Governor Daniel G. Fowle. of North Carolina, died of heart failure at Raleigh. N. C. Biggest Crops Ever Known. C. M. Rathbun. Kansas Superintendent of the Missouri Pacific, says that crops are the best in the history of the road. Northern Kansas and Southern Nebraska will have the largest yield of wheat ever known. Tbe acreage was never before so large. Farmers are getting ready to try corn as —i g* Harvard Student firowaa<L AMelbert Shaw, of Fishkill, N. Y., a speetude nt at Harvard, was drowned while flvwte* <*■ Charles River. He ran against a JW bad was capsized. • *

has passed to the other world. At his residence in Bridge-', port. Conn., surrounded by his family, he breathed his last peacefully. He was born in Bethel, Conn., July 5, 1810. In 1835 he began his career as a showman, ' and. never once passed in the struggle for supremacy, he became the greatest proprietor of

MERCANTILE REVIEW. Money Continues to Rule Easy, but Collections Are Unsatisfactory. R. G. Dun & Co.'s weekly review of trade says: The actual condition of business does not improve, however houeful lhe anticipations warranted. The interests of property in many forms are for the time affected, and meanwhile the usual demand for money in April settlements has made markets rather close, though speedy relaxation is expected. Nearly all the interior money markets are quiet and comparatively easy. Omaha and Cincinnati note a little closeness, and there is good demand at Chicago and Cleveland. The collections are quite generally slow and unsatisfactory, improvement being noted hardly anywhere, but the state of roads is usually recognized as a prominent cause. The failures for the first quarter in 1891 have been 3,545 in number, against 3,223 last year, and the liabilities $42,167,631, against $37,852,968 in the United States, but more than the entire increase, both in number and liabilities, appears in the Southern States alone. The Eastern and Middle States report fewer failures and smaller liabilities than last year, but the Western States report nearly as much increase. In Canada the number of failures has been 575, against ’635 last year, but the liabilities $6,068,234, against $5,520,349 last year. O'MALLEY GIVES UP. The Notorious Detective Drives to the Court House and Surrenders Himself. At New Orleans, D. C. O'Malley, the notorious detective, who was charged with having attempted to pack the jury in the Hennessy case, and who mysteriously disappeared when the crowd at the Clay statue and at the Parish prison on the memorable 14th of March were howling for his blood, created a sensation by surrendering himself. He drove to the Criminal Court with his attorney. Lionel Adams, and James Barry. ex-Clerk of the Criminal Court, and pave himself up to Chief Deputy Sheriff Arnault. There are three indictments against him. one as accessory to crime of bribing one of the State's jurors in the Hennessy case, one for perjury in a suit in the Court some years ago. and one for njpempting to procure the commissi a olTtne crime at perjury in 1882 in a suit of the State against himself in the Criminal Court.

MEXICO’S CONGRESS MEETS. The Boundary ami Extradition Questions Being Discussed with the United states. President Diaz opened Congress in the City of Mexico. In his speech he said: “A convention with the United States respecting the boundary commission has been ratified by the Senate. Changes are proposed in the extradition treaty with the United States, and will b_‘ brought to the attention of the Washington Government, which is expected to approve them. Jtfany new mining discoveries were being repotted, and smelters were being erected in different sections of the country, so that much of the mineral which was formerly smelted abroad is now being smelted at home. The coinage for the first half of the present fiscal year was $12,680,231.” ELEVEN ITALIANS BURNED. Fearful Result of a Fire in Rochester, Pa.— 8150,000 In Gold Taken from the Ruins. A Rochester, Pa., special says there have been nine bodies found at the fire in a row of tenement houses, and two more were burned. All wete Italians. One hundred and fifty thousand dollars in gold was found in the ruins, supposed to have' belonged to the Italians. An Italian girl, who is the only one of the family saved, who jumped from the second-story, says that there is SSOO more still in the ashes. The conclusion arrived that*tbe Italians became confused and could not find the stairway, which was a narrow one. and to reach it required the opening of two doors in the rear of the building.

TUG SUNK AT CLEVELAND. The Tempest Goes to the Bottom, Carrying Three Men Down. The tug Tempest, owned by the Cleveland Sawmill and Lumber Company, went to the bottom of Lake Erie near the entrance to Cleveland harbor. Howard Loomis engineer; Win. Hughes, fireman; and Harry Hershey, raftsmen, were in the engine-room and went down with the tug. Capt. John Murray and a raftsmen escaped. The tug was towing a raft of logs from the lake shore west of the city, and as she turned to enter the river was caught in the trough of the sea and overturned. She went to the bottom like a stone. SNYDER’S SLAYERS FOUND. One of tlie Tramps Charged with the Crime Confesses. One of the tramps arrested at Goshen, Ind., chargel with the murder of Alexander Snyder has confessed. He says he knows Snyder’s wife In New York, and she told him the old man kept a large amount of money about the house. Acting upon this information, he and his partner came West, with the intention of getting hold of the cash. They awakened the old man, and to quiet him gave him a blow over the head, but did not Intend to kill him. They failed to get the money, and were returning East when arrested. IHE HOG IS A WINNER. Ge" many S lid to Have Decided to Remove the Embargo on American Pork. It is announced that, the German Government has definitely resolved to withdraw the embargo placed upon American pork. It is added, however, that the official notice of this withdrawal will probably be delayed for some time, in view of certain negotiations which are still going on between the German Government and the Government of the United States, through the intermediary of the United States Minister there, the Hon. William Walter Phelps.

CHICKASAWS AKE SATISFIED. Their Council Ratifies the Sale of Their Laud and I ixes Each Indian's Sh ire. The Chickasaw Council has ratified the slic’d! the leased district which was owned by the Chcctaws and Chickasaws jointly, and in which they owned a fourth Interest. Their share of the money will be $747,777. The council almost unanimously agreed that it shall be divided per capita, which will be about SIOO for each Indian. The Choctaw Council meets soon, and will undoubtedly ratify the sale and agree upon a per capita division of tbe money. » Kotten-Egged the Preacher. At Millersburg, Kv.. there has been a great deal of bitterness displayed in church circles over the removal of the Kentucky Wesleyan College to Winchester and some of it found vent' Rev. Mr. Reeves, had just finished an eloquent sermon and was leaving the church when he was greeted with a shower of eggs. The crowd, among whom were a few females, fol owed him to his home. He will probably resign his pulpit. Funeral of an Anarchist. At Pittsburg, Pa., the obsequies of Anarchist Joseph Frick took place. Johann Most delivered the eulogy and took advantage of tbe occasion to make an appeal for anarchy. The dead man was attired in black. A blood-red scarf encircled the

throat and a blood-red rose was pinned to the coat lapel. Around the foot of the bier floated the folds of a carmine anarchist flag. Race Riot at Omaha. At OJhaha, Neb., Jesse Newman, a colored policeman, with two negro waiters, went into the Keystone chop house and ordered 1 dinner. The proprietor refused to'’ serve ! them and Newman attempted to arrest him. | The waiters came to the—rescue and a riot j ensued. Newman was hit in the forehead ’ by a heavy bottle. He pulled a revolver 1 and fired two shots. Ope hit Jimmy O'Neill, ( the prize-fighter, in the right arm. George Matthews, a cook, hit Officer Rowser in the head with a meat cleaver, slitting his nose and probably fatally injuring him. Newman is not dangerously hurt. All are under arrest. Lost on Wall Street, At New York, Frederick L. Helmquist, at one time a member of the firm of Schoff, Fairchild & Co., dealers in woolens, is said to have misapplied funds of the firm aggregating a large amount Exactly what the amount is no one interested tyill say, but it is understood to be in the neighborhood of $55,000. It was feared atone time that the firm would have to go out of business. but that result will probably be averted.

Killed in a Collision. A collision took place two miles east of Hinsdale. N Y., between two freight trains. Fireman Morris and Brakemen Fred Moore and John Conroy were killed. Engineer Curtis was slightly injured. The cause of the wreck was, as near as can be learned, Carelessness on the part of Train No. 88. It left Hinsdale without orders, and had gone but a little way when the collision took place. Murdered on His Farm. The body of William Kellum, a farmer living near Abingdon, 111., was found in a mud-hole on his farm. The jury found that he was killed by some person unknown. A large sum of money had been paid him, and it is thought that robbery was the object of the assault, but this money he left at arbauk in Abingdon. Hastened Death to Avoid Suffering. At Indianapolis, Ind., Mrs. Emma Hoshour, while dying from pneumonia, shot herself. It had been•said by the doctors that she could not live more than half an hour. Wlille temporarily alone the woman leaped to the floor, seized a revolver, and shot herself through the heart, death resulting almost instantly. Cashier Gads.lend’s Fall Was Rapid. At Savannah, Ga., Cashier Gadsdend’s downfall has been a rapid one. Every cent of the SIOO,OOO he embezzled from the bank has been taken since Jan, 1. It was all lost in speculation in cotton. The bank’s depositors are scared, but the bank’s loss is not over $70,000, as his bond was for $30,000, and the surplus is large.

Repu'sed the Mob. A mob of thirty men attacked the jail at Mount Sterling, Ky., in an effort to lynch the two Wiggintons, father and son, charged with poisoning William Ferguson and B. C. Watts on March 5 last. The jailer had been apprised of their coming, and with a guard showed tight. A number of shots were fired, but no one was killed. Navigation Open on Lake Erie. The beacon, flash and land lighthouses at Erie, Pa., have been lighted for the first time this season. The steamer Hadley is en route from foledo with corn, and the steamer Gown, from Kelly’s Island, with stone. The Fedora is loading coal and the Adams is being fitted out. There are 150,000 tons of iron ore on the Pittsburg docks. Found a Man's Bones. A box of human bones created a little sensation at the Illinois Central freight house in Chicago. A box had been in the depot for several days; it began to smell, and on being opened was found to contain human bones. The box was billed to Kilbourn City, Wis., and is probably a skeleton sent by medical students. Lynched in Tennessee. A special from Bryant Station, Tenn., says: Martin, alias “Gub” Mayberry, was found hanging to a cedar tree about one mile north of this place. The jury rendered a verdict of death by the hands of unknown parties. A note was left by the lynchers saying: “This is done for the protection of our wives and daughters.” An Indiana Desperado Captured. William Blacker, a desperado of Greene County, who has been making life a burden to persons residing near Alien’s Chapel, has been safely lodged in Bloomfield (Ind.) jail. Officers surrounded the house and he jumped from a window and ran over the hills. A running fight ensued, but he is now under a strong guard.

Defended His Wife’s Honor. William Turner, living seven miles west of Cotton Plant, Ark., shot and killed Jobe Murphy. The sh oting was the result of jealousy on the part of Turner. He claims that Murphy had been making improper advances toward Mj?s. Turner. May Be Hanged in One Year. At Leavenworth, Kas., David E. Davis, the old man who murdered his aged wife last fall, was sentenced to one year’s confinement in the penitentiary, at the end of which time, if the Governor signs his death warrant, he is to be hanged. Denied His Guilt While Dying. R. H. Hoover, a Chicago drummer, died in jail at Corsicana. Tex. He was under sentence to the penitentiary for two years for theft, but had been granted a pew trial. With his last breath he said: “I am innocent of the charge against me.” Blew His Brains O t. At Anderson, Ind., E. Alexander, a telegraph operator, stepped into Clark’s grocery and asked to see a revolver. After being handed the weapon he placed it just above his ear and fired. The wound is fatal. Alexander was to have been married soon. Kidney Disease Among Cattle. Farmers, milkmen and cattle-raisers of New Haven and Fairfield Countits, Connecticut, are greatly scared on account of a strange disease that is killing cows rapidly. All remedies are valueless. . It seems to be a sort of a kidney disease.

A Girl Burned to Death. A Kansas City special says: Hattie Ford, aged 14, of Lake City, this county, was burned to death. While standing near a stove at her home her dress caught fire. Her little brother, aged 7, the only person in the house at the time, made a heroic effort to save her life and was severly burned. Will Not Come Soon. The treaty between this country and Italy has a clause providing that.-in case of war, merchants on the coast shall have six months, and those in the interior one year, in. which to arrange their business before being molested. Duel with Shotguns. At Maynard, Ark.. Milton Owenby and Tom Kirby, two prominent citizens, settled

lan old feud with shotguns. They met in a store and fired simultaneously, Kirby’s head being blown off, while Owenby was seriously wounded. The former was In 1889 a member of the Arkansas Legislature. Bold Sandbagger at Kansas City. At Kansas City, us Allen H. Rounolr was . returning from church, in company with i two young ladies, he was assaulted by a I colored man and rendered unconscious. ! The ruffian seized one of the young ladies, ! and took her pocketbook and jewelry and I escaped. Rounoir’s wounds are probably fatal. An Actor Declared Insane. A jury declared Wesley H. Benner, an aged actor, insane in the Brooklyn, N. Y., Supreme Court, and a committee will be appointed to take charge of his property. Benner was manager of a theater in California many years ago, and also in Oregon in 1879. y Requisition for Fred Stone. Gov. Fifer, of Illinois, issued a requisition on the Governor of Missouri for Fred Stone, alias Fisher, who is wanted at Carthage. Hancock County, for larceny, and Who is under arrest at St. Louis. Heavy Failure at Kansas City. Joseph Cohn & Co.,’ wholesale clothiers at Kansas City, Mo..madean assignment for the benefit of their creditors. The liabilities of the firm are $200,900, with assets in excess of that amount by about $50,000. Big Lumber Failure in Pennsylvania. At Lancaster, Pa., Edwin Eberman, lumberdealer. made an assignment with liabilities estimated between $200,000 and $300,000. The assets, it is believed, will fully cover the liabilities. Extra Session in Nebraska. The Nebraska Legislature adjourned without having parsed the legislative apportionment, G >v. Boyd says that he will call an extra session for that purpose. A Friendly Chief Dead, At Spokane Falls, Wash., word has been received of the death of Tonasket, chief of the Colville Indians. Tonasket had always teen a warm friend of the whites.

Will Erect Buildings. The Central American Republics of Mexico and San Salvador have indicated their intention to erect buildings of their own at the Columbian Fair. Blaze in a Telephone Exchange. The Albany Telephone Exchange was damaged to the extent of SIOO,OOO by fire, caused by the crossing of wires with the trolley system. Boyd Vetoed the Bill, Governor Boyd of Nebraska has vetoed the bill recently passed by the Legislature of that State fixing the maximum freight rates. Thinks ’Twill Wake Congress. Secretary of War Proctor thinks the Italian incident will wake up Congress to the necessity of better coast defenses and a larger navy. Broken Bank Resumes. The American National Bank of Kansas City, Mo., which failed in January last, resumed business with over $1,725,000 cash in its vaults. -Died Alone. An aged man known as Pap Campbell, who lived a secluded life for ten years, was found dead in his room at Yankton, S. D. Sustains Blaine's Course. Hon. Hamilton Fish, Secretary of State in General Grant’s Cabinet, sustains the course of Mr. Blaine in the Italian dispute. To Take a Southern Trip. The President will leave Washington on April 16, for an extended trip through the Southern and Pacific States. Large Shoe Factory Burned. Whiteman & Keith’s shoe factory at Brockton, Mass., was practically destroyed by fire. Loss, $200,000; mostly insured.

Dying from Trlchiniasis. Five cases of trlchiniasis, the result of eating raw ham, are reported near Platteville, Wis. Three of the patients will die. Signed a Good Bill. Gov. Markham, of California, signed the bill making train-wrecking punishable by death. English Mine Explosion. Ten persons were killed and others injured by an explosion in a coal mine at Staffordshire, England. A Maniac from Grie£ Mrs. Nicely, mother of the two’ men hanged at Somerset, Pa., for murder, has become a maniac. The Kansas Wheat Crop. The wheat acreage of Kansas is 35 per cent, greater than last year, %nd the prospects for a crop are unusually good. Lock-Out at New Orleans. New Orleans planing-mill employes were locked out because they refused to work with non-union men.

THIS MARKETS.

CHICAGO. Cattle—Common to Primes3.2s @ C. 50 Hogs—Shipping Grades 3.00 & 5.50 Sheep 3.00 @ 6.00 Wheat—No. 2 Red 1,04 @ 1.05 Corn—-No. 2 67><i@ .eShi Oats—No. 2 @ .55 Rye—No. 286 @ .88 Butter—Choice Creamery 24 @ .28 Cheese—Full Cream, flats iiu@ A2J4 JEggs—Fresh .16 ~@ .17 Potatoes—Western, per bu. 1.10 @l2O INDIANAPOLIS. Cattle—Shipping 3.50 @ 5.50 Hogs—Choice Light 3.00 @ 5.25 Sheep—Common to Prime 3.00 @5 25 Wheat—No. 2 Red 1.04 @ LOS Corn—No. 1 White 69 @ .71 Oats—No. 2 White 57 ‘SB ST. LOUIS} Cattle 4.00 @ 5.75 Hogs 3.00 @ 5.00 Wheat—No. 2 Red I.o4tJ@ Corn—No. 2 Oats—No. 2 @ -.57 Barley—Minnesota 74 76 CINCINNATI. Cattle 3.00 @ 5.50 Hogs 3.00 @ 5.00 Sheep 3.00 @ 6.00 Wheat—No. 2 Red- .... 1,06 @ 1.07 Corn—No. 273 @ .74 Oats—No. 2 Mixeds7’4@ .58U DETROIT. Cattle 3.00 @ 5.00 Hogs 3.00 @ 4.25 Sheep 3.00g@ 5.25 Wheat—No. 2 Red 1.07 @I.OB Corn—No. 2 Ye110w..J72 @ .73 OaTo—No. 2 Whites 6 @ .57 TOLEDO. Wheat 1.07 @ 1.08 Corn—Cash Oats—No. 2 White .55& Clover seed 4.35 @ 4.45 EAST LIBERTY. Cattle—Common to Prime 4.00 @ 6.00 Hoes—Light 3.25 w 5.50 Sheep—Medium 4.00 @ 6,50 Lambs. 6.C0 @ 7.00 MILWAUKEE. Wheat—No. 2 Spring 1.00 <0 1.02 Corn - No. 370 @ .71 Oats—No. 2 White ss @ .56 Rye—No. 1 88 @ .89 Barley—No. 2 >.78 @ .75 Pork—Mobs 12.50 @12.75 NEW YORK. Cattle 4.00 @ 6.50 Hogs 3.25 @ 5.59 SHEBP 5.00 @ 6.50 Wheat—No. 2 Red. 1.17 @1.19 CORM—No. 2 78 -80 Oats—Mixed Western 58 @ ,61 Butter—Creamery 21 @ *27 Eggs—Western2l @ 22 Pork—N»w Mess 13.75 @ic2s-

BARON FAVA’S HASTE.

HE TRIES TO FORCE UNCLE SAM AND GETS LEFT. Substance or the Correspondence Conducted by secretary Blaine and Italy- a Representatives -Strong Intimation that Fava Has Distorted Messages. Secretary Blaine has furnished to the press the the correspondence with the representatives of the King of Italy. The correspondence consists of two letters—one from Baron Fava to the Secretary of State; the second the renly of the Secretary of Sate, which is addressedcto the Secretary of Legation. The statements of Secretary Blaine, if they are sustained, place the Italian Minister in a very awkward position. The letter of Baron Fava is very curt and peremptory, and betrays to a considerable degree an ignorance of the institutions of this country or a willingness'to Ignore the existing conditions. Two demands are made, both very peremptory in character. They are: That the United States shall guarantee to Italy a speedy trial and conviction of the alleged murderers; that the United States shall recognize the principle of the right of Italy to indemnity for the killing of the Italian subjects. The Italian Minister claims that four of the killed Italians were subjects of the King of Italy. Baron Fava states that the United States refuses to act upon either of these demands, in consequence of which and because his effortshad proved inefficacious, he should leave the United States as soon as possible, leaving the

BARON FAVA.

current business in charge of the Secretary of Legation. Secretary Blaine’s reply is much more courteous, but not less determined. Mr. Blaine is civil enough to state" that Baron Fava’s relations with the State Department for ten years have been marked by courtesy. But Baron Fava forgot his diplomatic manners. His letter read as if it were written in a huff and ihtended to be uncivil. Mr. Blaine directly charges Baron Fava with misrepresentation in.two important particulars. Ip the first .instance, in stating 1 the demands of the government of Italy he has changed the phraseology of the demand of the King as it was reported to the Secretary of State from the cable message by Fava himself. The King of Italy,,according to the cable left with the Secretary of State, insisted on the right of Italy to demand and obtain punishment of the murderers and the indemnity of thp victims as unquestionable. Baron Fava makes the naked demand without qualification or assignment of reason. Moreover, the Secretary of State shows that it would be impossible for the United States, or for any government, to accede to the first demand as to the punishment of the alleged murderers in advance of a trial and a verdict of guilty. Thereupon the Secretary of State gives the Secretary of Legation a lesson in the constitutional law of the United States and of the constitution of Louisiana. Mr. Blaine very curtly says he is unable to see how any Government can give a guarantee that persons accused of crime shall be punished in advance of a jury -trial and a verdict of guilty. The right of trial by jury is granted to the accused both by the Constitution of the United States and by that of the State of Louisiana, and in nearly the same teims. As to the statement of Baron Fava that thd'United States has declined to entertain the second demand as to indemnity; Mr. Blaine flatly ..charges Baron Fava with misrepresentation and raises a question of veracity. Mr. Blaine pertinently adds that he shall regret if Baron Fava has commupicated such a conclusion to the Government of Italy. Mr. Blaine asserts the contrary to be the fact, and says that the United States so far from refusing, has distinctly recognized the principle of indemnity to those Italian subjects who may have been, wronged by the violation of the. treaty of Feb. 2, 1871. Mr. Blaine took occasion to say, however, that the United States has refused to permit herself to be unduly hurried and that while impatience may be natural it does not always secure substantial justice. The letter, to the Secretary of the Italian Legation is of a character which will force the Government of Italy to ascertain from its recent Minister here whether he will rest under the charge of mendacity made against him by the Secretary of State. The fact that Secretary Blaine addessed his last letter to the Marquis Imperialli, Charge d’Affaires, demonstrates that the Government does not regard the rupture of diplomatic 'relations caused by Baron Fava’s recall as complete. Otherwise the communication would have been addressed to the Italian Government direct, or through the medium of,Minister Porter at Romo How the matter is viewed by the Italian Government will be disclosed by the reply that is made to the Secretary’s letter. If the Charge d’Affaires replies as such it will bd an acknowledgment that the Italian Government is still represented in the United States by its legation. But if he announces that he is without authority to reply, it may be taken as an evidence that direct diplomatic relations between the two countries is at an end.

Aphorisms.

Distrust him who talks much of his honesty. Measure your mind’s height by the shadow it casts. Love is like the moon—when it does noCincrease it decreases. Strength of mind is exercise, not rest Lo! as the wind, so is mortal life, A moan, a sigh, a sob, a storm, a strife. Rouses are built to live in. not to look on; therefore let use be preferred before uniformity, except where both can be had.

CHILI’S REVOLUTIONS

PRESIDENT BALM ACEDA’S GOVERNMENT SUFFERS. Bloody and Merciless Fighting—lquiqn®and Tarapaca Almost Annihi ated— Women and Children Slaughtered—Rebels Victorious. A special from Santiago says: During the last ten days President Balmaceda’sGovernment has suffered most terrible blows. The insurrectionists are gaining ground every day, and the fact seems tobe very generally known, despite the vigorous efforts of the War Department, to suppress all news of a nature likely to increase enthusiasm among the friendsof the revolutionists or to dampen the ardor of Balmaceda’s followers. Therevolutionists have now complete control of the northern provinces—a great source of strength to them and a great-, injury to the Government. The first battle of last week was fought on the pampa of Dolores-. The government forces numbered 3,000 and the revolutionists had 5,000 men. Therevolutionists were defeated, but ,it isimpossible to get any details of the engagement. A large number of soldiers have been sent into the northern provinces.to drive out the revolutionists. At. Talcahuano and at Concepcion the government has 5,000 soldiers. These troops were to make a descent on the north >xn provinces, but the plans of the officers have been changed somewhat by the‘desertion of the First Regiment of Infantry, which has to a man gone over to the revolutionists.

Blood flowed in torrents at Iquique and Tarapaca. The revolutionists began a second bombardment of Iquique. Theattack was so sudden that the people h ad-no time to prepare for the murderous fire which was opened on the town. While the Government forces were t well trained their work did little good, as alb their efforts were more than offset by the concerted action of the land and naval forces of the revolutionists. The encampments of Government forces, were completely destroyed. In the city almost every house which was left standing after the first bombardment several weeks ago was destroyed utterly. Late in the afternoon a pitched battle occurred between the land forces, in which some two hundred were killed. When night drew on hostilities jvere suspended, but on the following day the fighting was resumed with greater vigor than ever. Three pitched battles were fought during the day. Late in the afternoon the fighting ceased, for there were few government soldiers left who were able to fight. Colonel Robles escaped with the fragments of his army to the mountains, pursued by the rebels. The government forces were terribly beaten and at night there was left in. Iquique a mass of ruins and piles of dead bodies. The town was totally destroyed and fully twelve hundred people were killed. Just before the bombardment began the consuls of all governments represented at Iquique protested against the brutality'of the revolutionists in commencing a bombardment without giving at least the women and children an opportunity of escaping to a place of safety. But by far the bloodiest and most merciless battle occurred at Tarapaca. The revolutionists attacked the city and the government forces by sea and by land. The firing began early in the morning and continued for several hours, destroying 200 people. When”the firing began the inhabitants made a wild rush for the heights back of the town, but they were stopped by the relentless fire from the land forces. Balmacada's troops fought like tigers and were met by the rebels with equal ferocity. The scenes were frightful. Men fought hand-to-hand conflicts by themselves. They pursued the defenseless , ones into the houses, where many were brutally cut down on both sides. Consecrated ground was not exempt from the ravages of the rebels, for some severe fighting occurred in the churches, where hundreds of women and children were praying for the safety of their husbands and brothers. Soon after the bombardment began several large buildings were discovered to be on fire. Hundreds of people who had taken refuge in their homes were driven from them by the flames, only to be shot down when they sought new places of refuge. The cries and heartrending scenes between mothers and their children seemed to have no effect ■on the soldiers except to stimulate them to new outrages, to more devilish actions. The sight of young mothors trying to protect their little ones added to their thirst for blood. It is said that personal rancor entered largely into the battle. Many old feuds were settled forever at the bombardment of Tarapaca. The town is a total wreck. Every prominent building has been leveled to the ground. The number of dead and wounded cannot, of course, be accurately calculated, but it greatly exceeds 2,000. Many bodies are being taken from burning buildings, and it is believed that many women and children perished in the flames At Gana'' another battle has been fought. Colonel Huarez, the commander of the. government troops, was badly wounded and his troops defeated. About two hundred and fifty were killed in this battle. The last has not been heard from Iquique by any means. The English Consul there says that he proposes to have something to say about the wholesale destruction of property owned by British subjects. He says that inasmuch as President Balmaceda refuses to recognize the revolutionists as belligerents, but persists in treating them one and all as rebels and traitors, he thereby makes his government responsible for all damage Hone to the property of British subjects. The consul has made a formal demand for a full reparation,- and he says, that he will press the claim at once. Valparaiso is now completely fortified,, and the harbor is patrolled by several powerful torpedo boats. The 'forts are supplied with Armstrong guns of the latest pattern, and every approach to the city is commanded by a raking cross fire. The government is determined to save Valparaiso, but the heavy, wellequipped navy of the revolutionists will likely visit the harbor soon, and then there will probably occur a conflict of no mean degree.

Josh Billings' Philosophy.

When a man measures out glory for himself, he aiwus heaps the half bushel. A bile ain’t a very sore thing after all, espeshily when It ,iz on sum other phellow. Pretty much all the philosophy in this world iz kontained in the following bracket—[grin and bear it]. If i had 4 fust rate dogs I would name the best one "Doubtful," and the other B “Useless.”