Daily Wabash Express, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 2 December 1882 — Page 1

DORSEY'S STATEMENT.

A Long Story of Ilia Side of the Case. WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.—Stephen \V. Dorsey 1» furnishing the following card for publication:

To THE PUBLIC: During the year and ft lialf of consistent and persistent abuse of me, have carefully refrained from saying a "word In my own defense. The charges made against me were of such character that I thought best to submit each and every one of them to the Judicial lent, that the public might know their truth or falsity. When these charges were first made in March, 1881, I came to this city and Inld all tlie facta before the then prosident, Uencral Garfield, and requested him to select a commission entlroly of Democrats to Investigate each and every charge MacVcagh and Jame* had caused to be spread abroad. 1 told him I would not have counsel appear that I wanted the naked facts put before the commission and would abide by any decision arrived at by my most bitter political enemies. Thereupon Gen. Garfield wrotea mandatory letter to Mr. Jain'esdlrcctlng him to select such a commission with directions to make the most searching and far reaching investigation so far as I was concerned. I took this letter to James at the Arlington hotel, Thursday. James expressed liis approval of the course of tlie president and thought 1 was entitled to have a thorough investigation of all the allegations and he said that on the following day, Friday, he would have the commission organized and be reudy to proceed. 1 wont to the postolllco department Friday at the hour appointed but James sent word that ho was not there. I called on him at his hotel the same evening when lie excused himself for not being ready to proceed, and designated .Saturday us the time he would be. I went to his olilce Baturday, according to agreement, and James sent word he was still absent. 1 visited hlin Saturday night at his hotel ami insisted, tlie charges against me seemed to come from the postollice department and tho olliue of the attorney general, I had aright to ask and I demand* da full, thorough unit complete examination of them that If 1 were guilty of any wrong doing was here to inalce amends. James, tlion, In a cringing and sycophantic manner for which he Is distinguished, said Monday of next wed everything would be In readiness, and could proceed with examination. 1 went again to the postollice departinont Monday, agreeable to the appointment. James had not returned from his till',

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It is a Very Bitter One and Extremely Allopathic.

He Reviews His Connection With the Star Route Cases Prom the First,

Paying Many Compliments Messrs. Mac Veagh, James and Attorney General Brewster

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fur the rourth time at his hotel that evening and Insisted that, the directions of the president should be carried out. I asked him to select If they would serve, live Democratic senators or members of the house of representatives, and submit to them evory word of evidence he had or could get agalns me, and that I would leave my case to tho Judgment or such men without the Introduction of evidence or argument on my behalf. James then said lie would be ready to proceed Tuesday, and on that day at the hour named I went to the postollice department, but there''had been so much quibbling and falsehood that I thought It best on this occasion to ask Col. Robert (!. lngersoll to accompany me. Col. lugcrsoll and I waited at the department for several lvours and Anally James ami Wayne MacVongh made their appearance. MacVeaeh seemed to speak for himself and ail the rest of the government. Ho said they had determined not to allow me to have an Investigation of the charges published against me in the newspapers. Col. Ingersoll asked him vvliv such Investigation should not bo given, and especially In view of the Tact that the president had already ordered it. He asked MacVeagh what reasons could be given the public why the investigation of these alleged crimes was denied when asked for. Mac\ eagh reiilled by saving there were many reasons: that so far as lio knew and so far as tho records of the government at the departments showed nothing whatever of" wrong doing could be shown against Stephen A. Dorsoy, and that reason alone was sutllclent reason why he would decline any Investigation, when there was nothing to InvoMtlimte so fur us ho know, utid, turning toward the writer, he said the presldont had requested him to ask me to present

In writing the whole story of my relations and connection with star route contracts. I replied thai lien, Garfield had a statement In his possession, written In December. l*sn, which explained the whole storv that there was nothing 1 could add to oY take from It. I said further, that while the letter referred to was entirely confidential and rc'Hed to confidential subjects, I will i.t. pleasure in saying to tho president, as I now say to you, that anything therein written may be •Mven to you for examination, and you will find a'eompleto explanation of all the connection 1 ever had with tho Star routes. The nat ore of the letter gives the reason win- I made the statement to Gen. (iartleld. and .vou will see at once the propriety of niv having made such a statement at thai time when you read the letter. The matter to which the letter relates Is purely personal, and all that I shall sav to vou on this startling subject Is as personal as the letter, roferrlug soleIv to myself. Junes and Mac Veagh both Joined in saying to Col. Ingersoll and myself that any communication made by me would be regarded as confidential and considered solely for their own and the president's use, and that if they found, In the course of their investigation, anything that seemed to contradict what wns therein set forth, thev would submit the same to Col. Imrersoll or myself for such explanation as we were able to make. On this pledge of James and MacVeagli I wrote out and gave the president for tlie use of VacVcagli every fact within my knowledge as to the star route mall contracts In which I was in any way concerned. I made this statement from memorv, but with all possible eare.jatid It covered the whole ground of my connection with the mail contracts. Ibis statement was given to the then viceuresident, General Arthur, and senator Coupling bv Geo. C. Gorhnin, and to President Garfield by Col. it. G. Ingersoll, and left with him. I will not repeat the opinion expressed by "President Garfield In veferchce t» this statement, nor what laneua,re he used in denunciation of turcs then enge.ged in what Is called the •'prosecution.'' *en. Onrfield Is dead and w1'1 'I'm ait tii private and fnendiv conversations with me. but Gen.

Arthur Is now president of the Lnitcd States. Senator Conkling is in e« York Citv and Gorham Is editor of the admlnistration pauer in this city, and what I have stated will be verified by each and everv one of them. James and S»ac\ engh pledged their word to Col. Ingerspll and mvself that any statement 1 might m-J^o would he solely for iho president and tho cabinet, but notwithstanding thl. pledge within twenty-four hours after the two men received tho statement, cvorj delective plovtnl l»t I heir depart incuts furnished with a prints copy it wIth Instructions to discover in it. If pollute,

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Col 'ingersoll that tho statement made bv me should be seen only hv tho president and cabinet was a ..rofpssional pledge of one lawyer to another and the honor of a high olllclal ton citizen, and he violated both with characteristic bad faith within iew hours, for a year and a half after this statement

was made, every means that malignity united with power could employ was employed to And a discrepancy, some mistake or some suspicious omission. Pumic funds have been squandered to attain this end, but when the trial came the voluntary statement of mine, acknowledged ana well known, was not produced as evidence against inc. If there had been a word in that statement that malice could have twisted or misconstrued into damaging untruth if there was a thing that the army of witnesses brought here by the government could disprove, how swiftly these prosecutors would have seized and used it to my disadvahtage. That statement was never offered as evidence by the prosecutors, never referred to, and never contradicted. 1 challenge the attorney general, or the person who Is the real attorney general and master in that office, to give this statement of mine to the public or to show lhat any evidence given on the trial, has controverted or disproved one single word in it. I know I stated the truth then to President Garfield, and I know that I will state the truth now, for urged by wilful misrepresentations of prosecutors in this case who have used their position and all the great powers ojt the government to defame me, I propose to state the facts as I know them to be and these prosecutors know them to be, and I I can say in the language or one speaking to the prototype orthese liars, except as to dispositions, "mark how plain a tale shall put blm down." I sav this much in presence of a new trial, and I defy all the power and money of the government to terrorize and bribe Jurors and witnesses, as they did at tbe last trial, to disprove a single statement I have made, or shall mace, in regard to this matter. One charge against me is that I conspired with

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to defraud the United States. Another charge is that I employed as my tools John M. Peck, John W. Dorsey and John It. Miner. It is furtlierchnrged that each of these persons was absolutely under my control, and that none of them had any experience in mail contracts, or knew anything about them. My answer is that Col Peck had been for years largely interested in mall contracts, and that at tho lime of the let-, ting of the mail routes in IK7.«, he was a heavy contractor, as the records of I he department show. Peck determined to make a bid foi a large number of contracts offered in 1878, if he could furnish bonds and certified checks. He requested J. W. Dorsey to Join him in making such proposals. 1 told my brother and Colonel Peck that it would be very embarrassing to me to have them engage in a business of this sort with tlie government while I remained in tho sonate that the charge would be made at once lhat I was interested directly or indirectly in everything they did, and It hought they ought not to "io in the in conof age acting for themselves saw tlt to take adlftcrcntvlew of the matter and tlicy put in a great number of bids.' Tbex. were successful In 184 routes, wlilclr" were awarded to them out of the thousands let. A large proportion of these contracts were given away, without pay, by them by assignment long before the contract term began, to other contractors, who afterwards had them lncreused, as the growth of territory through which they ran Justified. J. W. Dorsey and Co). Peck never received one penny from increase mall scrvlce. They never had a route Increased to the extent of one cent, and they lost almost every dollar tiiey possessed In their efforts to carry out the work they had undertaken. J. Dorsey Is my brother. Col. Peck was my brother-in-law. After they had determined to bid. the ordinary obligations that, attach to such relationship attached to me. After they had failed elsewhere they requested me to aid In securing them bondsmen, and I did everything I knew bow to do in lhat behalf. All of tills I testified to nearly five year ago before a congressional committee, and I take this occasion to say, as I was requested to furnish certified checks, I did according to my best recollection, to the extent of 5-'W,(XW, a fact which seems to have escaped the prosecution in the Dorsey, Peek and Miner contracts. '1 hey also had the bitter personal enmity of every other contractor, for the veao:i they were Intruders on an old and well occupied field. Moreover, they didn't have the asslstance or good will of anybody in postollice department. On tlio contrary, they had the ill will of all those whoconld control or who might have :ilded them in carrying out their contracts. Some time in August Miner was on the point of being declared a falling con tractor, which, of course,, included ..Peclc !flirt Dorsey. Much an act would have thrown them all Into bankruptcy and Involved the bondsmen, whom 1 had SWIIMMI IW tiiein. Miner, in this emergency, having the powers of John M. Pock, who was lying sick in New Mexico, and John \V. Dofsey, wlio was attending to his mall business in Dakota or Montana, transferred to Henry M. Valle, by sub contract, every dollar's worth ot interest that either Peek or John Dorsey had in any mail contracts, leaving Peck and Dorsey without the slightest, right In any mail contracts which stood in their names, and also cutting me wholly out of the money Ihait advanced to Peck,Miner and Dorsev. I made, everv effort in my power to secure repayment- from Peek and Miner, but without success for Iho reason these uenl.lemen believed truthfully the large amounts required to be expended to continue Hie routes thc.v were running absorbed not only all tlie receipts from the government but every dollar they could raise from their private means. Matters drifted along this way until after the expiiation of my term in congress, when I again saw Vaileand Miner and insisted that my account for money advanced must be settled. Having no money to pay, they, proposed to turn over to mo certain mail routes which, during the three years they had to run to repay me and provide for a payment of $10,000 to John M. Peck for his expenditures, and 510,000 to J. W. Dorsey for Ills interest. I had no alternative but to accept tills proposal. I paid Peck and J. W. Dorsey ¥10,000 each, which hardly covered the sum advanced by tliein. I took charge of these routes April tlth, 1879, and continued in charge of them about, one month. During this period wherever 1 thought it was proper and the public wants demanded it, I tried to got the routes increased by ail' proper andlawful moans, as every prudent contractor did under similar circumstances, and I did In that, way get some Increases on four or five small routes. In June, 1S70, I turned this whole mail business over to other hands, and from that day to this 1 have never had anything more to do with It than tho president of the United States lias had. From that time I have never wrltton or read a letter or communication of any kind from Gen. Brady or any other official of the postoffice department. To show my appreciation of the value of these contracts, I gave one half Interest In them to a person who took charge of them for his services. Up to this moment

UC/ UIUI AUU J. IIIVUFTI*" put such embarrassment on me In last days of my service in gress. These gentlemen being and acting for themselves saw nt

I have never received one penny of profit from any of these contracts or from other contracts with the government of the United States.

As to the conspiracy charge it is sufficient to say mv acquaintance with Gen. Brady was limited to official relations and I never, until tho commencement of this case, met him except ii postoffice department.

case, met him except iu his office at the postoffice deportment. There never was a personal letter or communication of any kind passed between us, but two or three times In my life before the trial began, the last time being In April, 1«7!». Miner, 1 had not seen since 1S70 until the tria' Col. Peck is long since dead, and John W. Dorsey wentoutof the mail business in 1S7C. 1 have not seen nor had communication with any of these men for nearly three years.

The card here recapitulates the points made in the above statements and proceeds: Tho attorney general of the United States, who has descended to engage in this trial personally, chiefly, it seems from Ills speech, to heap abuse upon me, wrote a letter a few days since to the -president, made up o' denunciation and epithets, of falsehood and slander, of malice and impotence, in about parts. Brewster has dragged robes of his great office Into

equal the the filth and slime of debauchery so many times that it Is to be expected a person guiltv of such atrocious acts would be guilty of equally Infamous acts In tho administration of tbe office ho holds and dishonors. He occupies a quasi Judicial positron, but In advance of trial and In an official communication to his chief. In language that would disgrace the merest policeeourt shyster, this attorney general of the United Stotes deuouuees the defendants in the star route cases as "banded robbers," "great rascals," ••thieves," Tho proseeiUiug officers, attorncv general and the president of the United States know just as well as I do that my statement given above is absolutely and unqualifiedly true in every respect. Each one of these men knows as I know, that 1 never made a cent out of the star route contracts. Each one of them knows I do that I no more conspired against tlie government of the United Stales than ihey have. Notwithstanding this knowledge. which the record* show, and from which there Is no escape, these people are dailvsending out through the pre.-sthe rilost monstrous falsehood ever utieredby man, until tho people have come to beliove 1 am the head of a great ring which lias beeu robbing the government of millions of dollars. I will pay one thousand dollars for everything lie prosecution can show I ever made out of the treasury of the-United States excepting my salary as a senator.

There is another thing to which I wish to call the attention of the public, and that Is the removal of Marshal Henry, Postmaster Alnger, and Assistant Post­

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master Parker, upon the pretense the marshal had In some way aided me in the selection'of a Jury in my Interest, and that tbe other gentlemen were in some mysterious way implicated. The charge against these gentlemen is also a charge a"ains'me. Sly opinion is the removal o? Alnger and Parker was simply a decoy, the real object beTng the removal of the marshal tnat someone might be procured who would really do for the government what Marshal Henry was efeirged with doing for me. In other words, the removal was made in order that the selection of the next Jury might be absolutely under control of the prosecution. That is to say, "packed." The removals were also made for tlie purpose of terrorizing the entire community to give notice to every government official he had no right to befriend any of the defendants that he had no right to express an opinion, no matter liow honestly entertained, that any of the defendants were innocent, that friendship, gratitude, opinion and manhood must be sacrificed upon the altar of this prosecution and that every official must consider himself a dog readv, willingandanxious to obey the "stcboy" of the attorney general. The removals mean no officials in any department of the government have the right to differ with the department of Justice. Perhaps I might not be Justified in making the charge that the marshal lias been removed to the end that the Jury maybe packed by a more subservient officer, specially selected for that purpose, were it not for the part played by the department of Justice in the last tria'.

All the facts which I have stated as to my connection with the stnr mail service, with much greater detail, were placed In the hands of the president and given to the attorney general early In 18S1. They have never been disputed and they never will be, but still the work of falsehood and defamation will go on to glorify the men in power by crushing those who placed them there. [Signed.] STEPHEN W. DORSET.

PUBLIC DEBT.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.—Following is the November statement of tlie public debt: Interest-bearing debt, bonds at 5 per cent., continued at three and a half per cent .S W,3l7,7UU Four and one-half per cents 250,WW,000 Four per cents 738,IH0,00 Three per cents 2S),SW,7fiO Refunding certificates 4J3,ti50 Navy pension fund 14,000,000 Principal 1,41S,0C«,80U Interest 10,(153,308 Debt ou which interest has cease'd since maturity, principal 9,545,055 Interest 411,409 Debt bearing no interest, old demand and legal tendor 840,740,346 Certificates of deposit 9,815,000 Gold and sliver certificates '10iS,oU-J,:2j0 Fractlonel currency S16,898,548 (less amount estimated lost or destroyed—8,375,934 7,022,614 Principal 472,112,1«0 Unclaimed Union Pacific railway interest 5,830 Total debt, principul 1,899,724,015 Interest 11,100,058 Total 1,910,&M,078 Cash in treasury 287,SOT,173 Debt, less cash in treasury on

December 1,1882 1,022,050,899 November 1,1S82 1,(128,491,042 Decrease during month 5,634,142 Decrease since June 30, 18S2 60,957,561

Current LiabilitiesInterest due and unpaid! 1,044,032 Debt on which interest has ceased 9,516,505 Interest thereon 441,400 Gold and silver certificates 108,504,200.00 U. S. notes held for redemption of certificates of deposit 99.815,000.00 Cash balance available Devember 1,1882 157,S37,476.00

Total i287,8«7,173.00 Available Assets— Cash In treasury 52^7,807,i7?,00 Bonds Issued to Pacific Hallway companies,Interest payable In lawful money— Principal outstanding 01.(123,512.00 Interest accrued and not yet paid I,0!.r),r.s7.t0 interest paid by L"nlteilKtatcg^'JXfcttMite'.W

Interest repaid hyeom-panles— I?v'transportation service ].'i,409,?..0.00 lly cash payments, 5 per cent net earnings ftV, 108.00 Balance of interest paid by

United States .r. .'S,279,032.00

The Gariield Bills.

AYsln.nton. ])(•. l. -Tlie Uarliekl board of audit luis virtually concluded tlie consideration of till claims. The principal difficulty was in regard to tlie claims of physicians so much in excess of the appropriation of $35,000. All allowances were agreed upon, but the amounts will be withheld from the public until finally considered. -Outside of tlie amount especially appropriated for the phvsiciaus, the apportion would more than cover the amount of the other claims.

Tlie Good AVorlc Goes On. WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.—Hannibal L. Norton, urincipal chief clerk of the finance division of the post office department, Y.T.3 removed, to-day, for alleged complicity with star routers.

National Notes.

AYASHINGTON, Dec. 1.—The First National bank of Wilmington, Illinois, was authorized to extend thp corporate existence to December 1st, 1002.

Eighty thousand dollars of the Washington series of gold certificates, denominations of twenty dollars, are now readv for distribution by Treasurer Gilfiflan,

The Jeannelte board reconvened today and began tho examination of seaman Nindernian. He thought tho Jeannette was well fitted out at San -Francisco for the Arctic cruising did not think it would have been possible to release her from tho ice pack, and thought DeLong acted wisely in the management oi the vessel.

The postmaster at La Salle, Indiana, informs tin postmpster general that tlie reason he refused the privileges of the mail to the La Salle county Democrat, was because it contained obscene .matter. The postmaster has been directed to receive the paper, leaving to the district attorney tne question of its offensive character.

Speaker Keifer to-day sent f!»e following telegram to L. "W. Updegraff: "The-death of Hon. John T. LpdegrafF causes the greatest sorrow. The Hag has been placed at half-mast over the hall of the house.. Complete all necessary arrangements for the funeral. The congressional funeral escort will attend Monday." The speaker also telegraphed the following members, requesting them to attend the funeral of Representative Updegraff, of Ohio, which is to take place on Monday next, as a congresssional escort: McKinlev.Townsend, Converse, McClure and Atlierton, of Ohio, Caldwell, of Kentucky, rnd Bavne and Miller, of Pennsylvania.

The bonds surrendered to the United States by the executors of the Lewis will, amounting to $950,000, are not included in the reduction of the public debt for November.

The Garfield foir had the largest attendance, to-day. Fourteen hundred school children were present. The military parade was a special feature of ihe" day. General Sherman and staff reviewed the troops. A competitive drill followed. All the booths and stands about the corridors of the house will be covered to morrow.

The cabinet to day considered without action the case of Jas. Leighton Gilmore, sntenced under the name of Leighton, to be hanged at Deadwood, Dakota, Decembes 15. Hereditary insanity is the plea of friends.

Little hope is entertained to-night of the recovery of Admiral Wyroan, stricken witli paralvsis to-day. "Su'rf

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geon-General Wales and ^orjie'-a Hochler are in constant attendance.

CASUALTIES.

Railroad Accident.

NEW YORK, Dec. 1.—At 7 o'clock this morning the express freight tralji from Harlem for Boston, consisting of twenty cars, on reaching Porf" Chefiter was thrown from the tract by a misplaced swilch. The locomotive was damaged and the tender thrown down an embankment. The freight cars were demolished and the contents of several scattered about in all directions. Engineer Lewis Fow^ ler stuck io bis poBt until the loco-, motive broke down while plowing tber ground. The fireman saved himself by leaping to the foot of the embankment, twenty feet below, and two brakemen who were on top of the cars, also sprang off alighting in the snow thirty feet below.

A SOCKDOLAGER.

The President of the "Western Union to Mr. Garrett, Greeting.

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NEW YOKIC, Dec. 1.—The following letters and accompanying affidavits best explain themselves:

EXKCUTIVE OFFICE OF THE \V. IJ. TELEGRAPH COMPANY, NEW YOKK, Decern her 1,1S82.) To the President of the Com and Mour Exchange, Haiti more, Md.:

DEAR SIH—To-day's papers contain a letter from Mr. Garrett In reply to my recent communication addressed to you. You will now perceive that ho abandons the inference thathegalued his Information from Mr. Pender or the managers of ttie D1 rect Unlted States Cable Co. which it was plainly ills intention to convey in his first statement and puts the responsibility for his charge on an irresponsible receiving cleric in the com pany's employ. He does this on the strength of the statement of Mr. Price, the Baltimore A Ohio Railroad manager in New York, who says he went to the Direct United States Cable office to see Mr. Ward and make the Inquiry of him* and that in the absence of Mr. Ward ho mode his inquiry of the gentleman in the receiving department who gave him the Information in question. Soon as this became known to us Mr. Iluinstone, one of the superlntents of this company, was directed to call on Mr. Price and ascertain from him the name of his informant as Mr. Price had slated In his published affidavit that he was prepared to give the name If desired. He, however, declined to do so. \Ve thereupon Interrogated all the employes or the office, the result of which Interrogation Is best given in the followingaffidavits.

Kespectfully ours,

[Signed] NOUVIXGHKKN, Ties't. City antf county of New York, ss.: Charles K. Merrett, Frank II. Nicholls, John Fleming, Mlcluiei J. O'i.eary, clerks, and James Brown, manager, employed in tlie receiving department, central Cable offices, W Uroadivny, New York, .beingseverally and duly sworn, each for himself, deposed and gays: I am employed in said office and have been so employed since prior to August 1st, 1S82. I have read the statements mentioned in iheletlerof John W.Garrett, ns published in to-day's New York Herald, concerning information said to have be obtained by C. W. Price from the gentlemen in said office as follows: i-uaer itils Instruction from Mr. Stewart I went at tnco tn» «niee or .Mr. Ward, No. 10 ilroadwny, and upon Inquiry was informed that Mr. Ward was not in the city. I then went down stairs into the receivingdepartmcnt, where, at that time and since, ail cablegrams were received and transmitted, and there saw a gentleman with whom 1 was acquainted, and whose name I am ready to give if desired, who at that time was In the servjee of that receiving department. I made of him the inquiry which I had been directed to make, and I was Inforinod bv him that our cables would be sent direct from that.offioc to the cable office without, having to gn through the Western Union main office, at 19o Bioadway. but If the understanding that if these cablegrams should contain anything utl'ecting Hie Western Union in any way it would be the privlsped them, referred to,or

logo of that company to Inspect them. never, on any occasion referred t~ on any other occasion, informed Price, or any one else, thai there was any understanding or mggestlon that the Western Union had, or in any way claimed or exercised the privilege of inspecting cable messages, whether thesame contained anything affecting the Western Union or otherwise. As a matter of fact the Western Union telegraph company has never to my knowledge exercised the rightof inspectionor supervision of the contents of messages, and have never known of any Ojlieer, servant or agent of the Western Union telegraph company or any one else claiming or exerclslne any such right, and I said, John H. Fleming further depose, that I am personally acquainted with said C, W. Price, and have occasionally seen him In said office. I remember having had some casual talk with him about the manner in widen cable messages were transmitted and delivered through said offices, but I never said to him or any one else, at that or any other tinio, any thing of the kind indicated in the remarks from Price's statement, as above quoted, or anything which could bear such a construction as that the Western Union Telegraph Company, or any person connected therewith, had claimed or exercised any privilege of Inspecting or scrutinizing tho contents of cable messages. [Signed.] JANES BROWN, ('. K. MERHITr,

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City and County of New York, ss. Jiwnes Brown, being duly sworn, says aa follows:

Am manager of the Central Cable office at 1(1 Broadway. For several months past, and slnco prior to the tirst day of August, 1SS2, the staff" of receiving clerks in my office has been os follows, viz.: Charles F.. Merrett, Frank H. Nicholls, John H. Fleming and Michael J. O'Leary. These persons and myself receive messages from tho public at said office, and are the only persons now or since the said first day of August employed In tho receiveing department of tnbe office. It Is not a fact that all cable messages received from the other side are sent to the Western Union's main office

from there distributed. On the contrary only a small proportion of the cable messages from the other side are send to the Western Union's main office, these being messages for the up-town offices in New York nnd for parties to which the No. 16 Broadway offlee has no direct wires.

Damages Against Vanderbilt. NEW Yonk, Dec. l.—On the mandate of the Supreme Court of the United states, signed by Chief Justice Waite, the decree signed by Judge Rrown, of the United States Circuit Court, h^s been entered,adjudging tlie ljrms of Ueynolds Co., B. B. and R. Knlglit, and A. &_W. Sprague, to recover from Wm. H. Vanderbilt nnd others and against tlie steamship North Star. SC8,919 for damages resulting from a collision between the North Star and lilla Warlcy.

Army Posts in the West. SALT LARK,Utah. Dec. I.—Gen.Sheridan wili return from leaver to-morrow nnd soon goeaM. It is In contemplation to discontinue the small army posts when practicable atid'coiicentrrte the troops in a few central localities of which Fort Iouglass here is likely to be one. General Howard'returned to Omaha from a tour of inspection to-day.

Died on His Car.

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 1.—Henry ICnight, conductor on a Pullman car,of the Pennsylvania road, died to-day while entering tbe city.

Election Frauds.

RICHMOND, Va. Dec. L.—'F'1® United Sjtates pfs(rlcl attorney has issued a pro­

cess for all pel sans reported to him as having cognizance of election frauds, or whoJjifiTe made snch statements, to attend the session of the gTand Jury of the United States district court, Monday .next. Among the persons summoned are newspaper uien and leading politicians.

THAT "DEAD SHOT.'

Fraynti's Fears That He Would Do Badly Because of Failing Eyesight. CINCINNATI, Dec. 1.—Frank Frayne, who, yesterday, shot and killed Miss Annie Von Behren, of his company, by accident, at the Coliseum theatre, passed a restless and almost frenzied night He refused to retire until late this morning, pacing the floor and giving expression to his uncontrolable grief. The case was called in the police court this morning, and at the request of Frayne's attorney the hearing pras postponed till to-morrow. The attorhey said he was anxious to have {the case disposed of to-morrow, as Mr. Frayne desired to accompany the tody east for interment.

Frayne's Fears.

Chicago special Cincinnati Commercial, in the early days of the play this part, 'was taken by Frank Frayne's wife, who died at her home in this city, several years ago of asthma. Since then, several oher ladies have taken this character, including Mrs. F. M. Bates, who supported Frayne in the piece when in this city last season. Miss Anna Von Behren started out as leading lady iu Frayne's support last season, when the company was under the management of Harry Miner. Be-cause-she refused to take part in a street parade at Philadelphia she was finedSlO, whereupon she indignantly threw up the engagement. This season Frayne started out as his own manager, and he engaged Von Behren as his leading lady. "Of' late Frayne," id Manager Meade, "has endeavored to drop his old piece, probably feelintr that ne is too old- to perform the piece successfully, and lias substituted for it 'Mardo, the Hunter,' a similar piece, minus the powder and ball accompaniments. Miss Von Behren played the leading part very acceptably. Week before last Frayne's company appeared at the Olympic theater, in this city, in 'Mardo, the Hunter.' The business, which was. poor at first, grew worse, and towatjlHlie end of the week, and at my sol&itatiOh, 'Si Slocum' was substituted for fotif performances. At the last performance here, at the Olympic, Frayne fired so low that he shattered tlie top of the crown worn by Miss Von Behren. Nobody noticed it at the tim6, off from the stage, but Miss Von Behren was so frightened that she declared that she never would take the part again. Frayne said before the play was put upon the stage here that he disliked to play it any more, as his eyesight was growing poor, and he wasaYnakl ah accident would happen. I was careful to turn on the sunlight while lie was shooting, so as to give him nil the light possible.

Coroner's Verdict.

C-^r.^ATt,'Dec. 1.—The coroner held an inquest to-day on ihe body of Miss Yon Behren, and found that she died from the effect of a gun shot wound inliietcd lv Frank Fiayne, but that the shot-.was accidental. A dispatch was received from Mrs. Behren, saving,-that She did not hold Frayne eulpatSi^for the shooting, and requestii.»4 i.^ ...MnmiMnv tlio remains to Brooklyn. Members of the company will make tiie attempt to hold together in hope that Frayne will reconsider his determination to quit the stage.

CRIMINAIJ CAXJEXDAII.

file .Nturln Murder Trial.

CHICAGO, lcc. -1.—In the Sturla murder tria! the testimony of medical experts was taken, tending to show a. person may .become insane through brutal treatment and suffering of mind. Two eminent doctors believed the woman was certainly insane.

Suicide Mnuin i" I.onisvllle. LOUISVILI.K, Ky., I'ec. 1.—Christian Heifo, aged 61, a native of Bavaria and a resident here for five years, engaged us a varnisher at Wrampelmeir's furniture factory, hanged hifnself to the bed post between 10 and 12 o'clock today, the cord being common wrapping twine. He had been despondent some time, but this morning was unusually cheerful a short time before the deed was committed. He leaves no family except a brother in business in this city.

Chas" Creed, engine driver of No. 1 of the tire company, made, two attempts at suicide this morning. At the first he cut his throat with a razor. Afterwards he left home and went to the river and threw himself in. He was rescued by Chas. Duvanand taken* to the life savings station. He will probably die. He has been of unsound mind some time. He stopped work last week. He is aged 22 ana has a wife and two children.

An Absconding Agent.

LITTLE ROCK, Dec. 1.—E. L. Newcomb, collecting agent for the Wheeler & Wilson manufacturing company, in this city, has absconded and the books show tfiat he is short, but how much is not yet known.

A Hanging.

CHARLESTON, S. C-, »Dec. 1.—Mose Lockhart (colored) was hanged to-day, at Edgefield, for the murder, last spring, of Mose Blalock, also colored.

Ohio Legislative Bribery. COLUMBUS, Dec. 1. —The bribery cases of Representatives Wright and Black have been re-assigned for December 15th. Watson, the lobbyist, will be tried o,n apo.ther indictment December 15th. Another hearing in the old Watson case has been postponed till January.

Mogest Cleveland.

ALBANY, N. Y., Dec. 1.—Governorelect Cleveland declines the preferred escort of the Burgess corps of this city on the occasion of his inauguration. His letter says: "lam exceedingly desirous that there should be as little ceremony as is possible."

Burned Cotton.

CAIKO, 111., Dec. 1.—At East Cairo this morning two cars of cotton -were totally destroyed by lire while standing on a nide track.

Obituary. i.'

OSWEGO, X. Y., Bee. 1.—Orville Robinson, representative in congress in the forty-fourth and forty-fifth sessions, died" to-day, aged SI.

The Weathcf.

WATERTOWS, N. Y., Dec. IT—A foot of snow fell here las^ night. Tv. -L'- ...

Jlariue.

NEW YORE, Dec. 1.—Arrived: Amerique. Havre Adriatic, Liverpool.

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ENGLISH EFFORTS

In Securing Control of Egypt ian Affairs Proves Yery Snecessful.^

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The Be-organized Army to be Commanded by a General of the tv

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Germany Sars She Doesn't Want Aay More of Our Pork iu Any Shape hatcrcr.

A Highly Entertaining Performance of t"he Harmless French Pastime of Duelling.

Egypt.

LONDON, Dec. 1.—The Egyptian government has appealed to England for officers for tlie Egyptian army. Negotiations are proceeding.

Nubar Pasha arrived at Cairo and was informed that England declines to recognize or sanction his appointment as commander-in-chief of the Egyptian army. It is believed a British general will be sent to Egypt to take command of the force levied by Baker Pasha, as the latter, not holding a commission in the British army, is not competent to assume command over British officers.

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American Pork Abroad. BERLIN, Dec. 1.—The following is the text of the ordinance presented in the Bundesrath yesterday, forbidding the importation of American pork: 1st. Importation from America of pigs, pork, bacon and sausages of all kinds is forbidden. 2nd. The chancellor i? empowered to permit exceptions to the prohibitive rule, subject to necessary measures of control. 3rd. The restrictive ordinance of June 25th, 1880, in respect to the importation of American pork and sausages is abolished. 4tli. Tho present ordinance comes into force thirty days after its promulgation.

The ordinance of June 23rd, 1880, only applied to minced pork and sausages, not to hams.

A French Pastime.

PABIS, Dec. 1.—A duel with swords was fought this morning by Andrieux, late ambassador to Spain, and Laurent, editor of The Paris, newspaper. Tbe latter was slightly wounded. The Paris had accused Andrieux of wearing the dccoration of the legion of honor when in Spain, although' hf had never received that order, and uf subsequently, when liis conduct had attracted attention, begging Grev'y to confer it on him.

Ireland.

LONDON, Dec. 1.—-Wni. Redmond, whom the government intends to prosecute on account of his recent violent speech, is now on the continent. lie is a brother of J. F. Redmond,, the membc-r of parliament. to tho commons, chief secretnrv for Ireland, infouueu frexton that no official reporter had lenotted llealv's speech ut Carlan, but the government had sufficient evidence to sustain his, Healy's prosecution.

Johnson, the attorney general for Ireland, informed ParneU ho was considering which of tlie two statutes to prosecute lleaiy under.

Trevelyan stated that an agent and two policemen were fired at last evening in Castle, Ireland, and that one of the policemen was severely wounded.

DUBLIN, Dec. 1.—Davitt says that not being morally conscious of having broken the law "or leading others to break the law, he should remain in Ireland until Monday, when, if not arrested, he intended to proceed to the North of England to give a series of lectures. If arrested because of his speech at Navan.on the 25th, in which he eulogized the action of the Irish parliamentary party, Davitt said he had decidedly determined not to enter recognizances tor good behavior, but would compel the government to prove his guilt in a court of law, and take the consequences. Davitt added that he would not lecture Sunday, as he had promised, as he was suffering from a severe cold.

Foreign Floods.

PARIS, Dec. 1.—The Seine has risen 6-40 metres above the normal level. Houses at Nogent, Joinville, St. Maur Asniere and Coubevole are being deserted through fear of disasters. The floods in the valleys of the Rhine and Garonne are especially severe. The country between Ghalons, -fiurmarne and Epernay are inundated.

VIENNA, Dec. 1.—The river Theiea and its affluents have overflowed the banks. The Marmaros district is inundated. Several bridges have been damaged and the railway embankments broken down.

Foreign in General.

LONDON, Dec. 1.—At the wool sales to-day 4,700 bales were sold, comprising Port Phillip, Ne\y Zealand and cape. There was increased animation and sales were at hill rates.

The News says it believes France is preparing a specific [domand on England for compensation for lapse of control in Egypt.

PARIS, Dec. 1.—The report of ReCot, reporteYof the budget committee, has been distributed in the chambers. It predicts a deficit of 78,000,000 francs for the current year.

BRI*SSKI3, Dec. 1.—The Peltzer trial continued to-day, being mainly devoted to the examination of the plan of the victim's house, ller governess and household servants testified to her attachment for Arinand l'eltzer.

LONDON, Dec. 1.—The death of the Archbishop of Canterbury is hourly expected. lie is unable to recognize iriends.

CONSTANTIN'OP'.S, Dec. '1.—The following appointments have been made: Ohmed Vefyk Pasha, prime minister Aarifi Pasha, presidnet of council of state Munir Bev, minister of finance and Russia Has'ui Pasha, minister of war-

PABJA, Dec, 1,—Several churches in the department of Mainot Loir were robbed of seven valuable paintings, stolen from the church at Fontonault.

LONDON, Dec. 1.—In the commons this afternoon the Marquis of Harlington, secretary of state, for India, said if

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The mate says he and the captain were standing on the starboard side of the chart room,-when the captain sent him forward to let go theancnor, when the bow of the steamer went dowu with him and the lady. When he rose lie got in tlie boat with some of the crew,'but nothing was seen of the captain or the lady, and he thinks they are lost, as there was little or nothing floating to which they might cling until rescued.

CANSO, Dec. 1.—The total number saved from the wrecked steamer Cedar Grove, is twenty-six, leaving five: Capt Fritz, Miss Farral, the second and third engineers and an unknown still missing. The wreckers were very busy yesterday and a great many small packages were picked up but no bodies. Lloyd's agent arrived to-day and proceeded to Walker's Head to take charge of the wreck.

DECLINED TO ANSWER.

A Land Leaguer In the Netr York Courts. NEW YORK, Dec. 1.—In the criminal libel suit of August Belmont against John Devoy, editor of the Irish Nation, counsel for plaintiff asked Devoy the name of the chief officer of the Irish revolutionary party in America who had appointed him (Devoy) on the committee to recover from Belmont the O'Mahony fund. Devoy declined to answer on the ground that he would be guilty of perjury if he gave the name that his giving it would supply the British government with information highly detrimental to the Irish national party. The Court ruled that Devoy should answer the question, but he repeated his refusal, saving his conscience would not permit him to answer. The proseeution then moved to ..commit Devoy for contempt, and the court reserved its decision until Monday.

The executive council c.i. the New York Land League this evening passed a resolution of confidei»-e in Deyoy. The question of the council and the refusal of Devoy to answer, attracts attention generally of the members of secret societies.

A COMMUNIST COMING.

,!olin Most, tlie Noted European Agitator, on His Way to America. NEW YORK, Nov. 30.—John Most, one of the most advanced thinkers atid combatants of the social revolutionary movement, has this week sailed from London for a tour through A rn '".T revolutionists ol this country,and will speak in the principal cities of the union. He was first tried and convicted for hijjh treason in 1870, at Vienna, Austria, and is the founder of the now threatening movement in that country. Shortly after hiB release he returned to-Germany, and was welcomed bv the people, who, in tlie year 1S77, elected him a delegate to the German diet. Though before this time he had made the acquaintance of about a dozen different prisons in German}' for his political belief, an he was considered by all the most uncompromising of Bismarck's adversaries. While a delegate to the Reichstag lie was prohibited going into the District of Chearnitz, which elected him, to confer with hiaconstituents. Most is the author of several- popular works, among them "Capital and Labor," '"The Social Movements of Ancient Rome," "The Bastile of Ploet/.ensee" (Prussian state prison), "The Middle Classes," "The Social Democracy," etc. After the passage of the antiSocialist laws in Germany he was banished and driven from the country, after which he took refuge in London, where he became editor of tho little sheet "Freiheit," which caused such a great commotion among the European powers that they instructed their ministers at the Court of St. James to do all in their power to have the paper suppressed. After writing an article on the execution of Czar Alexander II., the Freiheit was seized upon and John Most arrested, tried and condemned to sixteen months imprisonment at hard labor. He has only lately been released, and is now on his way to America.

Thurlow Weed's Will.

NKW YORK, Dec. 1.—The wlll'of Thurlow Weed was filed to-day. The estate is valued at from 8500,000 to $700,000. After maleins: a number of minor bequests, tbe remainder of tho property is distributed among his three children and six grandchildren.

Dnructt vs. Clatter.

James Clutter was arraigned before the mayor yesterday morning, on charges preferred by "Fire Chief Burnett. He is charged with interfering with the management of the recent fire at his cooper shop. Mr. Clutter said h« would require a trial by jury, and so an adjournment was taken until a o'clock this morning, when the jury will be on hand.

A Hoojiestou Fraud.

A man who lives at Hoopeston claims that some time ago he waa the victim of highway robbery, in this city, to tlie extent of over $300". The fact is that he lost his money in a poker room. Highway robberies are not committed in Terre TIaute with impunity. There Is no better policc chief or lorce In the state than that of Terre llante.

Tiie COSH Bass of thfl llannocas, Trenton Times. Henry Inkleman, an old sportsman ol Mount ilallv, set a trap in Rancocas creek last week for tlie purpose of catching muskrats. On Wednesday evening last he went to the trap and found therein the end of something that looked like a whit^ ash log. In his effort to raise the trap it required nearly all the strength of both arms. The mystery was explained when he drew out of the water an immenf-e black b&fci two feet long. Its head had been caught in the trap, and with its tail it had made such a commotion in the effort to get

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STONES OF THE SEA.

The Missing Boat from the Cedar Grove Picked dp. BOSTON, Dec. 1.—A dispatch from Halifax states that the schooner Parole was sank yesterday .off Canso, by the steamer Liddisdale. The crew were saved and landed at North Sidney by the Liddisdale. The Parole had picked up the mate's boat with twelve persons aboard from the steamer CedarGrove.

BOSTON, Dec. 1.—The mate of the lost schooner Parole says: "I was on the deck of the Cedar Grove with a lady in one arm and holding on with the" other, when the sea washed the ladv from my grasp."

A Drnnken Dentist's Bad Work. Leavenworth (Kan.) Times. News was received in this city a few dava ago that Prof. Boucbe, the teacher of French, who removed from this city toJSt. Paul, Minn.' some time ago, met with a sad mishap in the latter citv recentlv. It seems he, wishing to Lave a tooth drawn, went to a dentist, who, unfortunately for Prof. Bouche, was drunk. The result was a broken jaw and face badly larcerated. The prolessor was taken to his home, and for three days his life was in danger. Ho has recovered, but will be disfigured for life. The professor was very popular with the educated people of cur city, and all sincerely regret his misfortune.

STOPPING SHORT,

Iron and Steel Mills Closing Down and Throwing Many-Men Into Idleness.

A Number of Business Houses also Stop ia Their Careers—The '*$?£. Tobacco Bnsiuess.

TRADE AND LABOR.

Business Failures.

NEW YOBK, Dec. 1.—The business failures of the last seven days number 148, as reported to R. G. Dun & Co.,of tho Mercantile Agency. Of these, 136 were in the country and twelve in New York city, distributed as follows: Eastern states, 19 Western, 42 Southern, 29 Middle, 22 Pacific coast and territories, 10 Canada, 14, and New York city 12. C. F. Faile, teas Graham & Aitkin, dry goods Kondall Brothers, paper stationery J. H. Adams it Son, Hardware, and Dodge & Sinclair are among the prominent New York city assignments. Very many failures throughout tho country are traceable to stock and oil speculations and the unsettled condition of the iron trade. t»-

Rolling Mills Closing. CHICAGO, 111., Dec. 1.—The NorthBide rolling millB have shut down for want of work, throwing out of eminent 1,800 to 2,000 men. The Southside mills continue running, with no prospects of stopping. President Potter says rails can be made here at per ton cheaper than at the North-side mills, because of labor-saving machinery and many accommodations at the former mills.

JOLIET, Ills., Dec. 1.—Three of tbe departments of the Joliet Steel Co. shut down to-day. The Converter Steel Rail mill and the Merchant Iron mill's great blast furnaces are still going. About 700 men are thrown out

oi employment. Notices were posted depa ments named would be closed till the

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ist of January. No doubt the mills will resume work then provided a satisfactory adjustment of the scale of wages can be made with the men.

The Kendall Failure.

NKW YORK, Dec. 1.—Frank L. Haas, assignee of Hugh F. and pharles B. Kendall, paper stock merchants of this city, who failed last Monday, says tliOj liab||Hj^ 1 be.about. J^D0i°°o

Bogus McBrayer Whisky. LOUISVILLE, v. Dec. 1.—There is a report current that W. H. Mraver, the Anderson county whisky man, will institute legal proceedings against various firms in New York, Philadelphia, Chicago, St. Louis, Cincinnati and other cities which have been for some time past using his brand, McBrayer, on all sorts' of compounded whiskies and representing them to the trade as the genuine Anderson county, Ky., whisky. These suits, if not compromised, will include a number of very extensive firms, and bring forth revelations of a startling character to compounders and consumers of whiskies. The report comes from private parties in Cincinnati, and the proceedings in the courts will likely be first instituted in that citv.

Labor Unions Before Congress. WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.—The convention of labor unions met here nnd completed a permanent organization, with Alexander M. Kenady president, and J. H. O'Brien secretary. A committee of seven will be appointed to represent the workingmen of the United Mates before a congressional committee.

Merging Interests.

CINCINNATI, Dec, 1.—The two stock yard companies located near together in the western part of the city, and doing a competitive busiuess, have merged. The new yards, known as the Cincinnati, go into the old company, the name of the latter^ the United Railroad's Stock yards will be the name of the new organization.

A New Elevator.

LOUISVILLE, Dec. 1.—The Kentucky public elevator, owned and operated by a stock company in this city, and the first of the kind erected here, opened to-day and iB ready to receive grain of all descriptions. The capacity is a half million bushels. There area half dozen other elevators in the city owned by private parties, but this one will issue grain certificates as is the custom in other cities.

A Big Failure.

BUFFALO, Dec. 1.—The store of L. P. W. Arcnd closed to-day and notice was posted on the door that the concern was taking stock. Subsequently it became known A rend had sold out to Clafiin A Co. New York, supposed heaviest creditors. Tt is renorled in financial circles that Arena was indebted to Clallin & Co. about $280,000 and that his other indebtedness would probably amount to f.'.O.OOO. The stock is elaimcd to be valued at S300,000,...

Tobacco.

DANVILLE, Ya., Dec. 1.—There were sold in this market the last two mont'ns 4,435,000 pounds ol leaf tobacco, against 2,5)31,000 pounds tlie same period the last tobacco year.

Burlcleu'K Aruiou Salve.

The BestSalva in the wot Id for Cute, Bruises, Sores. Ulcers, Salt Rbeuiu. Fever Sores, Tetter, Chapped Ilanda, Chilblains, Corns aud nil Skin Eruptions, and positively cures Piles. It is guaranteed to pive jierfcct satisfaction or money refunded. Price 20 cents per box. Sold by Gulick Jc t'o.

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