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Weekly Established in 1828.

STEAMER DISASTER.

Thirteen Lires Lost on a Burning Vessel in the South.

The Bebeooa Everingham on the %r Chattahoochie Biver Entirely pS

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l$y. The Flames Spread so Bipldlf that -•any were Smothered or Bnrned in their Bertha.

Five Laborers Struck bjr an Engine and Killed—The Fire Record Sgss?

for March,

STEAMER BURNED.

El|ht Uvea Lott on the Chattahoochie Biver. 0/F COLUMBUS, Ga., April 3.—The steamer

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Rebecca Everingbam, Captain George Whiteside, burned this morning to the water's edge at Fitzgerald Landing, on the Chattahoochie river, forty miles below this city. The fire began in the stern of the boat, and it is thought from electric lamp sparks. The passengers saved escaped in their night clothes. The following are the lost: Mrs. Aven, of Cuthbert, Ga. Miss Simpson, of Ft. Gaines, Ga. Julia Anderson, chambermaid Richard Coleman, pantryman Adolph Thomas, fireman A. Stephens and Randolph Singer, deckhands Bob Griffith, stevedore.

Three hundred and seven bales of cotton and small miscellaneous freight bnrned. The boat was valued at $24,000 and is a total loss. No insurance.

There were sixteen cabin and nine deck passengers on board. The steamer belonged to the Central line and plied the Chattahoochie river between this city and Appalachicola bay. The passengers who escaped have reached tbis city, some of them severely burned.

A Macon dispatch says of thirty passengers, thirteen are dead and missing.

Part of the crew reached Columbus to-night. They state a strong gale was blowing when the cotton on deck ignited, it is supposed by a spark from a lamp, and the flames spread so rapidly it was impossible to control it, and in a moment reached through to the cabin. The order was given to at once land her on the Georgia side, which was done in two minutes, the passengers jumping from the cabin deck and roof to land. The cabin filled so quickly with smoke and flames the passengers had to escape to the roof in their night clothes. The passengers were all aroused on the first alarm by the officrrs.

W&j, Five Persons Killed. SCRANTON, Penn., April 3.—Seven

Austro-Poianders looking for work were struck by a backing engine. Five were killed, one lost an arm, and one unhurt. The dismembered heads and limbs were scattered over the road for many yards around.

March Fires.

NEW YORK, N. Y., April 3.—The Daily Commercial Bulletin of April 4. gives the details of fires for March, showing an aggregate of $8,250,000 destroyed during tke month. Three million and twenty-five thousand burned up in ten fires. The January, February and March fire record shows $27,250,000, being $3,000,000 more than in the first three months of '83, and at the rate of $109,000,000 for the year.

W .- J", "Wind Storm. LYNCHBURG, Va., April 3.—There

•f \vas a terrific wind storm throughout this section last night. Several houses were blown downin adjoining counties and great destruction caused in the suburbs. Two large tobacco factories were unroofed, trees uprooted and fences torn to pieces.

Paying 11800 for a Wife.

RED WING, Minn., April 3.—A wealthy Scandinavian from Bismarck, D. T., arrived in this city this week, and said he wanted a wife. At the depot he met for the first time a gentleman, to whom he.offered $200 if he would find him a wife on short notice. This friend took him to his own house and introduced him to his daughter. The bargain was quickly consummated, an#, as a guarantee of good faith, the man from Dakota to-day transferred $40,000 worth of Bismarck propeity to his intended bride. The marriage will take place next Saturday.

Methodist Publications.

NEW YORK, H. Y., April 3.—At the Methodist Episcopal conference, to-day, Dr. Hunt, of the Methodist Book Concern, said that during the past four years the Methodist church had paid out $6,455,000 for religious publications, and $3,500,000 for literature that had been supplied for the Methodist Book Concern. Ten years ago 923,000 copies of Methodist papers were disposed of in Sunday schools, and to-day 2,134,000 copies are called for. •••••vr- Cam mack Captured.

DALLAS, Texas, April 3.—Morgan Cammack, the great Texas Pacific cotton swindler who turned state's evidence and was out on bond and who fled after being allowed to visit New Orleans, has been captured at GUamas. Mexico. He has by fleeing forfeited i-j, clemency and will be tried with the other members of the gang. The evidence he furnished will be used against himself.

I, eon at us Broken Down

LOUISVILLE, Ky., April 3.—Leonatus, the winner of last year's Derby, and who was looked upon as the greatest race horse ever sired, has again, and it is now thought that he Will never run another race.

fhllp'i Snit Against George Bliss NEW YORK, N. Y., April 3.—The

suit of Kenward Philp against George Bliss to recover $100,000 damages

for malicious prosecution, growing out the Morey letter, is up before Judge Brown in the supreme court. A reporter asked Mr. Philp if the case would take long in trying. He replied that on the part of the plaintiff it would not take twenty minutes. "By the way," said Mr. Philp, "I see that Mr. Bliss testifies that General Garfield was so pleased with the conduct of the Morey case, that he offered Bliss the Vnited States distinct attorneyship. Mr. Garfield must have been very easily pleased, for all that Mr. Bliss did was to spend $100,000 of government money, and arrest a man, whom the district attorney acquitted six months after with the statement, on file in the records of the supreme court, that there was not a particle of evidence against him." s-r (f. i-

The Wrestling Hatch.

TOLEDO, O., April 3.—A large crowd assembled at the opera house this evening to witness the wrestling match between Dennis Gallagher and Lucien Marc Christol, for $100 a side, GrsecoRoman style, best two in three falls, and Duncan 0. Ross and Andre Christol, one bout each at side hold GrsecoRoman and catch-as-catch-can, for $15 a side. Marc Christol won the first bout in five minutes, Gallagher the second bout, side hold, in jackets in two minutes, Christol the third bout, Grseco-Roman, and the match in four minutes. Christol weighs 130 and Gallagher 174 pounds. In the second match Ross won the first bout, side hold, in three minutes. The second bout was the most exciting contest of the evening. The GrsecoRomap was won by Andre Christol in twelve minutes. The third bout, catch-as-catch-can, and match was won by Ross in six minutes. Andre Christol weighs 155 and Ross 204 pounds.

!%HE BOTTOM OUT.

Further Drop In Wheat With Prospect of Still Lower Price. ...

Immense Transactions Reported—The Panicky Feeling—Failure in ^Baltimore.

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Corn, Oats and the Provision Market Joins in the Tumble.

ANOTHER BAD BREAK.

Prices of Grain and Provisions Way Down in Chicago and New York. CHICAGO, 111., April 3—10:30 a. m.—

The market opened this morning with another bad break in prices, which extended to grain and provisions as well. May wheat opened at 86Jc, rapidly "fell off to 85ic, rallied to 86c, and at this hour is quotably at the lowest prices touched in many years, namely: 85ic for May 86fc for June 87Jc for July.

Corn opened at 533c for May, fell off to 53jc, rallied a trifle and is now quotable at 53|c for May 54jc@56jc for July.

Pork is 40@45c lower lard is 30@40c lower. 11:30 a. m.—The provision market has been in a panicky condition since the opening, but especially since 10:15. Prices for pork have declined nearly a dollar a barrel since the close of yesterday, May being now quoted at $16.55, and June at $16.65. Lard has declined 37}@40c, and is quotable at this hour at $8.62$ for May, and $8'.72£ for June. The rapid decline has had its effect upon the grain markets, and May wheat has Bold down to 84Jc since 11 o'clock, but rose again to 85Jc, and is quotable now at 85c, June 86ic, and July at 87ic. May corn is quotable at 53fc. Oats nave declined J@lc from the close of yesterday.

Noon—Trading is unusually heavy, with a continued downward tendency in prices. May wheat sold down to 84|c and then recovered to 84Jc, at which it is now quoted. June wheat is 86c July, 86$. Corn is quoted at 53Jc for May 53£c for June 55Jc for July. Pork has recovered somewhat and is quotable at $16.60 for May $16.70 for June $16.82J for July. Lard is weaker at $8.55 for May $8.67J for June. 1 p. m.—Wheat olosed a shade firmer at 804 for April. 85c for May, 86| for June, 87fc for July. Corn, 48|c for April, 53ic for May, 54Jc for June, 56Jc for July. Oats. 27£c for April, 32|c for May, 32Jc for June. Pork, $16 724 for May, $16 85 for June, $16 95 for July. Lard, $8 70 for May, $8 80 for June, $8 90 for July.

A LATER REPORT.

CAICAGO, III., April 3.—The closing prices on 'change to-day for wheat are in close vicinity to the lowest ever known for the cereal in this market. Cash wheat to-day was quoted at 79|c, within 6Jc of the lowest figure ever luoted in Chicago. May option sold down to 84Jc, closely approaching the most extreme predictions yet made by the beare in the wheat crowd, namely: That May wheat would yet touch 80c.

To-day's depression is attributed to the fine weather, presaging of good crops, dispiriting foreign advices and light outward movement and incidentally to the great break

which occurred in the provision mar ket. The opening sales of May wheat were at 864c, from which point, with only slight rallies, it fell off to 84ic, then-advanced to 85c and fell off again to 84|c, which marked the close on 'change. Trading was remarkably heavy, great blocks being thrown on the market by the "long" crowd, in many instances when the margin had become exhausted. On the call board sales were 1,310,000 bushels May, closing at 84fc June, 86c July, 86}c. On call sales were 525,000 bushels May declined ic, and June declined fc.

Corn suffered a bad break along with the other cereals. The opening sales were l®ltc under the closing yesterday, then rallied ic, but later sold off |c and rallied about 4c, finally closing lt@l}c under the closing yestordty*

Oats opened }@lc lower, but the market reacted fc from the inside quotations, and late in the session it ruled quiet and steady. May closed at S2i@32ic June, 32J@32$c year, 261c.

Trading in mess pork was unusually brisk, early and during the firat honr trading prices were lowered fully a barrel as compared with the closing prices on 'change yesterday. Later a steadier feeling prevailed and prices rallied 25@30c and ruled steady to the close. Cash closed at$lfl.50@17 00 May, $16.62 [email protected].

Lard was active but lower. Opening sales were made at 20®25c decline, followed by a further redaction of

25@30c later rallied 10@15c and ruled steady. THE REVIEW.

The grain markets on 'change are very nervous but destitute of new or striking features, trade being chiefly between brokers, outside orders both for ""h and future delivery being small, and business largely of a local scalping character. Wheat attracts the most attention and is the only cereal showing any activity to speak of. Provisions are dull with the general feeling very heavy, and, although the statistical situation is strengthened by the reported large falling off in the receipts of the live animals for the past four weeks as compared with the same time last year, and the decrease in weight is reported at 24 pounds per hog, no one seems to want the product.

Wheat is active but the feeling is nervous and although fluctuations ire not severe, they are rapid. Brokers in the export trade say they are without orders and the same condition of things are complained of by those who handle the domestic trade, country orders in particular being very active. In addition crop advices are moBt flattering, but receipts are light, the visible supply shows a liberal decrease, and the weather is exceedingly moist and gloomy. The latter influence render the bears nervous, and although at times there is free selling no disposition is manifested by the shorts to stand on their deals, trades being covered on the slightest change price and the rapid fluctuations are chiefly due to this fact. Considerable trading is being done just now in the way of covering May and selling June and July, which has the effect of materially narrowing the difference between May and the long futures, June at times selling only about lc above May, and July 2c. There has been a sufficient premium on long options over cash prices to make the interest on May at many times equal to 12 per cent, per annum, and while this is so the pressure of large stocks amounts to nothing. There area good many rumors on the floor that Armour, Kent and other strong parties are buying all the May wheat tney can get and selling June and July as a hedge agaiDSt it. In this way they propose to get control of all the cash wheat and be in a position to manipulate the market in May, should there at that time be a good legitimate demand or some crop disaster.

In regard to the outlook, Robert Lindblow savs in a letter to a friend, to-night: "The shipping demand is large, and unless prices advance too much, it will in all probability continue so. St. Louis is higher than New York, and now that Milwaukee has only a little wheat not sold for export, the only good stuff is right here in sight, and prices are lower to-day than ever before, and so are freights. Is it good judgment, under such circumstances, to qell short?"

Corn is tame and the market has a tired look. The general impression prevails that there is a large amount of long stuff held by small operators on the floor and by outsiders, and this feature is regarded with disfavor by the large bulls. Receipts all around us are small, and interior loadings growing smaller, while low grades are nearly up to No. 2 prices. The wet weather also adds to the uneasiness of the bears, as they fear that bad roads will prevent a free movement in the country by farmers. Hence leading operators have more faith in corn than in wheat and think on any break it is a safe purchase.

Provisions are neglected except by packers, who appear to be watching things without doing much business.

Crittenden' & Harvey say to-night: "We see no pronounced tendency in the market either way, but would buy if we did anything."

The Break in New York.-

NEW YORK, N. Y., April 3.—The depression continues, as reflecting that in the west. Prices broke fully l@ljc per bushel, attended with feverishness and excitement, and a fair degree of activity, most marked in May. ,fll

Baltimore Heard From. '-s BALTIMORE, Md., April ,3.—J.Collin

Vincent & Co., grain speculators, have suspended.

Advancing Price of Barbed Wire." CHICAGO, III., April 3.—The meeting

of barbed wire manufacturers here today advanced the price of wire 10 per cent. This is the second advance within sixty days, an advance of half a cent being made in St. Louis recently.

ST. LOUIS, Mo., April 3.—The Age of Steel publishes full particulars respecting the formation of a company to control the manufacture of barbed wire in the United States. The combination embraces nearly all the large barbed wire manufacturers in the. country, and was incorporated under the laws of Illinois last December. -m*

A Defaulting Treasurer Caught. BELLEVILLE, 111., April 3,—Geo. "W.

Seeber, formerly county treasurer, who embezzled $25,000 of the county money, has been arrested and brought back here. The arrest created much excitement. He was captured at Houston, Tex., where he lived under an assumed name. The crime was committed about four years ago.

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NASHVILLE, Tenn., April 3.—The Shiloh excursion leaves at 7 p. m. tomorrow for the Tennessee river, were they take boat for Pittsburg, landing the northern excursion party that leaves Evansville by steamer this evening to join the Nashville party at Jacksonville.

Cincinnati's Bntter Supply. CINCINNATI, O., April 2.—Of twenty

nine samples of butter examined by the district chemiBt, but eleven were really butter few of these were good butter, and few of the other eighteen were good oleomargarine.

Trichiniasis Victims.

LATBOBK, Pa., April 3.—Mrs. Gales and daughter, two of the victims of trichiniasis at Loyalhanna. Pa., died this morning, and the lather and another daughter are not expected to recover.

The Largest S»al Catch on Record. ST. JOHNS, N. F., April 3.—The

steamship Neptune has arrived here with the largest catch on record—41,500 seals, valued at $125,000, taken in twelve days.

Suicided and Cremated.

WATKRVILLE, Md., April 3.—Peter Vigne, a prisoner in the lock-up, set the building on fire and perished in the flames.

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FOREIGN.

Northcote Again Proposes Debate

the Egyptian

JPolicy.

Gladstone Bepliea That the Motives of the Opposition Have Another Meaning.

Gordon Writes That the People the Soadan Are Hot as They Used to Be.

The Great Fire in Paternoster Row—She Captures a Prince— A Scandal Case. 1

HARRASSING GLADSTONE.

An Attempt to Debate the Bgyptlan Poller in Commons. LONDON, April" 3.—In commons

Gladstone replying to Northcote said the time had not yet arrived for sending a peremptory order to Gen. Gordon to withdraw from Khartoum. Gordon was not under orders to remain and could leave any time he felt disposed. Gordon believed himself perfectly safe. Northcote moved the adjournment to discuss the Egyptian policy. He said the honor of England was pledged to insure the safety of Gen. Gordon. Gladstone complained against the opposition for constantly raising debates in regard to Egypt. The motion was mischievous. He believed the object of the opposition was to consume the time of parliament in order to weaken tbe resources of the house'in regard to the franchise bill-

North cote's motion was negatived*

Gordon.

LONDON, April 3.—Reports are current that Gordon has had another reverse. The explorer Schmeinfurlt received a letter from Gordon, who sayB the demeanor of the people is muchchanged since he was last Soudan.

SOAKIM, April 3.—Friendly tribes numbering 2,000 men will attack the rebels Monday.

The London Fire.

LONDON, April 3.—The fire yesterday originated in the printing house of Pardon & Hones, Lovell's court, Paternoster Row. Thence to the famous old "Dolly's chop house Faudel, Philips & Sons, importers of toyB and fancy goods, in Newgate street the large book bindery of Smith Bros., in Ivery Lane and the music publishing house of B. Williams, Paternoster Row, were completely destroyed. The damage is as great as that caused by the Wood street fire. The favorable direction of the wind Alone saved St. Paul's cathedral.

Losses by the fire in Paternoster Row and vicinity are covered by insurance, amounting to £1,250,000.

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Scandal Case.' ••••••.?•••

DUBLIN, April 3.—A scandal case exciting great interest in Ireland is that of a young and newly married lady named Mrs. Gyll, who is charged with throwing oil of vitriol at Solicitor Toomey to protect herself from an alleged indecent assault. The lady's husband is charged with aiding .and abetting her. The cross charge of indecent assault has been made against Toomey. All the parties were committed for trial.

Mr. Newton and the Queen's Levee. LONDON, April 3.—Refering to the

recent announcement in tbe Gazette that the request of the presentation of Mi. and Mrs. Newton, of New York, at the queen's levee, March 2Qth, was withdrawn at the American minister's suggestion. 'Mr. Newton says the withdrawal was due to a private dispute between himself and Lowell. •.

Charles Beade'Very 111.

LONDON, April 3.—Charles Reade, the novelist, who has been passiDg the winter at Carnes, returned to London in very ill health and is said to be rapidly sinking. ::t"$•

'W4- She Caught On. PARIS, April 3.—Miss Goddard, an

American, was married to-dny to Prince Roniatzwski. The register was signed by Morton, United States minister.

Hannibal, Missouri, Inundated. HANNIBAL, Mo., April 3.—The Mis

sissippi river at this point has ieached the highest point for years. All the lower part of the city is comparatively inundated, and people are moving in skiffs from their houses. The back water from the Mississippi has submerged all the lumber yardB along Bear creek, and the value of the lum ber that has floated away will amount to thousands of dollars. Miles of railrQad track are under water, and trains on the St. Louis, Keokuk & Northwestern railway, between Hannibal and Quincy, are abandoned. The water is now about one foot above the line of danger of sixty miles of embankment which protects probably the richest farming district of Illinois, and tears are entertained that the levees, which have been broken by the floods of three seasons, will again give away, in which case the loss of many hun dreds of thousands of dollars will be entailed^

Political.

PBOVIDENCE, R. I., April 3.—The complete vote for Gov. Bourn, Republican, 15,902 Legar, Democrat, 9,599. Scattering, 15.

PHILADELPHIA, Penn., April 3.—The Delaware county Republican convention instructed for Blaine and Lincoln.

NEWPORT, Pa., April 3.—The Republican convention of the Eighteenth congressional district, representing Huntington, Juniata, Fulton, Franklin, Perry and Snyder counties, elected Blaine delegates to the state convention. Credentials were not given the delegates until they signed a written pledge to support Blaine for the presidential nomination. I

Railway Mall Service association COLUMBUS, O., April 3.—The officers

and directors of the United States Railway Mail Service association met to-day. The follow tag persons were present: President M. O. Butrick, of New Haven, Conn. Secretary G.R. Steele, of Decatur, 111. Treasurer

Shawhan, of Cincinnati Directors G. C. Mann, of Chicago S. K. Bandman, of Camp Point, 111., and Jno. Sargent, of Chicago. The main object of the meeting is to make a semiannual report to the secretary and treasurer, and look over the business of the association and consider the propriety of changing certain rules which will be recommended for adop tion at the next annual convention, at Buffalo, New York, the first Tuesday in September* No statement of the condition of the association is furnished. ..v 14*tnciton-Be bbardt.

NEW Yopc, N. Y., April 3.—Mr. Livingston having refused to divulge to the governing committee of the Union Club* his ^reasons for the severe language used to Freddie Gebhardt and having spumed the suggestion of an apology and mutual forgiveness was suspended for three years.

Prisoner* Escape Jail.

AUGUSTA, Ga., April 3.—A special to the Chronicle from Lexington says: Five prisoners escaped jail this forenoon %hen tbe jailor went to give them breakfast. One knocked down with a chair.

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WASHINGTON.

Opposing the Educational Bill in the Senate.

Mr. Bliss Ceatlsnes His Talk Before the Investigating Committee.

SWINGING ABOUND.

The Debate on the BducaUonal Bill Shifts to tne Tariff. WASHINGTON, D. C., April 3.—When

the educational bill was taken up in the senate to-day Senator Pendleton addressed the senate. He said his judgment was clear as to what should be done, but his sympathies and sensibilities were impelling him in another direction. This was a bill to appropriate $10,500,000 for education within the states, the money to be expended through a series of ten years. If $300,000,000 sufficed for the expenses of the government heretofore, additional taxes must be levied to meet this expense. The country has not a dollar except what is contributed in taxes by the people. Referring to a remark of Senator Lamar that liberty was a consummate blessing vouchsafed those who were brave, faithful, courageous and enduring, Senator Pendleton said he agreed with that sentiment, but would say he thought it a dangerous experiment to «eek to make the people of" the south look away from their own self-Teliance, awSy from their willingness to labor and to wait.

Senator Beck said he had at first regarded the bill under consideration as a sentimental proposition which was unlikely to be seriously considered, and said even 'now he had no idea it would meet with approval at the other end of the capitol. I'here was one way which enabled the people in all the states to educate all their children, and that was to reduce the taxation. One purpose of this bill he believed to be to enable the Republican party to enter the coming canvass and oppose the demands of Democrats for a reduction of taxation by pointing to the large amounts necessary to meet the expenses of the government. Senator Beck then entered upon an elaborate argument on tbe tariff in the couse of which, he said he was glad the two parties had squarely shown their colors, the Republicans for protection and the Democrats for tariff for revenue. The so-called Morrison bill had forced the Republicans to avow they opposed any and all reductions, and would permit no relief to overburdened tax payers. That bill had at last developed tue plan of its enemies who now thought themselves entrenched with sufficient safety to warrant them in defying all their ene-

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Talk About Civil Suits in the Star Route Cases. WASHINGTON, D. C., April 3.—Geo.

Bliss testified again to day before the Springer committee. He said he had lost money by being in the Government employ. He understood within a few days preparation would be made to begin civil suits in the star route cases, and Wm. H. Bliss, United States district attorney at St. Louis, WQpld conduct them. He could not account for tbe failure to indict Salsbury perhaps the grand jury was influenced petitions. There were a large number of petitions and it would be extraordinary if among them there were not letters from members of congress. Bliss, continuing, said: "In June the attornev general asked me to see Judge Gresham. He was anxious to prosecute the cases. I saw the postmaster general and had a long talk with him. He said to me he was preparing a detailed statement of the case for the purpose of having suits brought I thought at one time I had a chance to get a civil suit against Dorsey. I made a personal application and asked Brewster to let me take the apers. I found between $100,000 and 200,000 I thought the government could recover. The proposed civil suit against Dorsey failed on account of the sudden death of Bosler." In reference to ex-Senator Kellogg Bliss said: "Cook |is the only man_ who said we must not do anything with Kellogg, as it would injure the Republican majority in the senate. Cook was then government counsel. His statement set me to thinking. Chandler said to me one time: 'Poor Kellogg is in a terrible state of mind he wants me to speak to you. Of course I can only Bay treat him fairly.'"

The Senate Canons.

WASHINGTON, D. C., April 3.— Tbe caucus of Republican senators this morning was not very fully attended. The education bill was the only topic of disenssion, and several amendments proposed by the caucus committee were approved by the caucus. Chief among them were propositions to reduce the aggregate appropriations to between seventy and eighty millions (the bill in its present form calls for $105,000,000) to make the money available only upon requisitions by the states unaer certain restrictions as to accountability, and to require its distribution to counties according to population and illiteracy.

CINCINNATI.

All Quiet on the Ohio—A Berner Juryman Biding. CINCINNATI, O., April 3.—Matters

continue qniet everywhere in the city. Portions of the barricades on Sycamore street near the j&il remain as rallying points in cam of any further attack. The lower portion of the court house will soon be protected by boards to keep out the crowd. The militia on duty, the Seventeenth regiment, patrol the sidewalk all around the court noose and the jail and keep everybody from approaching nearer than the enrb stone. Though almost every building in the vicinity is marked by bullet holes, which ordinarily would attract crowds, sight-seers are comparatively few.

Alfred Hopkins, snother victim of the riots, died to-night This brings the death list up to fifty-one.

CINCINNATI, Ohio, April 3.—The Trades Assembly to-nignt passed a vote of thanks to the members of the veteran regiment of this city who refused to go to the defense of the murderers in the jail, and also commended the members of the Fourth Ohio national guard regiment for refusing to march to the jail Saturday night to take part in the attack on the mob. They also voted to ask the Dayton Assembly to pass a vote of thanks to the members of the Fourth regiment of that city. This action was not taken without opposition from some ef the leading members, but the majority favored it.

COLUHBUS, O., March 3.—The funeral of Private Israel Getz, of the Governor's Guard, killed in the riot at Cincinnati, occurred to-day, with military honors, and a large display. Governor Hoadly and staff attended the services, and marched in the procession.

CINCINNATI, O., April 3.—At a meeting of Socialists held to-night it was expected some action would be taken on the subject of the riots, but the matter was not discussed. It is said they will hold a meeting Sunday next for the purpose of discussing the recent disturbance.

There is no change in the situation about the court house and jail except that the crowds of sight seers become greater during the afternoon and a much more friendly feeling is shown toward the military guard still surrounding those buildings. The soldiers until to-day have been very careful not to venture upon the streets in uniform, and even to-day in some quarfers their presence would be likely to cause bad feeling. But the great mass of citizens condemn tbe hostility to the militia as a class because of mistakes made by a few.

The death of Leo Yogelgesang at Columbus makes fifty dead from the riot

Further details learned about the death of Capt. Desmond tend to show that it was not deliberate murder in his case, but that tie met his death from a shot fired at the troops without being aimed direetly at any one.-. -r

WEDDED TO A CORPSE.

A Maine Woman Marries a Dead Veteran to Secare His Pension. AUGUSTA, Me., April 3.—Samuel B.

Bobbins, born in the little village of Appleton 51 years ago, served in the civil war and received wounds which entitled him to a pension. Last July he began to fail rapidly, and a month ago it was evident he could live only a short time. If he died his pension money would be lost, for his wife was dead and he had no children. In this emergency ft was decided that bride must be obtained for tbe dying soldier. In Rockland was found a woman who was willing to become a wife and widow in quick succession, and February 26 the bans were published. The law requires five days' notice before the marriage. March 2. Robbins fell into a comatose condition, and did not recover his senses before he died, March 4. It is said'that when 'Squire Pease, the pension agent, learned how near dissolution Robbins was, he sent

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ost to Rockland for the but it is said the woman did not arrive until midnight, nine hours after Robbins' death. The story goes that the woman was hurriedly taken to the chamber where Robbins lay dead, and the horrible mockery of a marriage ceremony between the living woman and the co gone through. Some say

Drpse that

Pease's son took the clammy hand of the dead man and placed it in that of the woman, while others say a young man named Fuller performed this repugnant office. At the funeral she waB intioduced as Robbins' wife, and, it is understood, clairnB the pension money. It has caused so much scandal that a legal investigation will be Weld.

ON THE SGAFFOIjD.

Execution of a Negro Boy Murderer at Pittsburg—1Two Brothers Hanged at Reglna.

PITTSBUBG, Penn., April 3.—George, alias "Babe," Jones, a colored boy murderer, convicted of killing John Foster, also colored, was hanged in the county jail yard this morning in the presence of several hundred spectators. The doomed boy met his fate unflinchingly. He slept soundly last night from 9 o'clock until 5 this morning. [The crime for which Jones suffered death was committed April 4, 1882, and was a murder of the moBt.cowardly nature. Foster was standing at the corner of Wood and Water streets, talking to a friend, when Jones quietly slipped up and shot him in the back. Foster lingered three months and then died. Jones fled to Erie, Pa., but was arrested and brought back. At the coroner's inquest Jesse Carter and John Hughes were implicated in the crime, but the latter'was acquitted while Carter was convicted as an accessory, but about ten days ago was respited'for two monthB, Jones having made a confession exonerating him.]

A Double Hanging at Regina. RXGINA, Northwest Territory, April 3.—John and George Stephenson were executed here this morning, at o'clock, for the murder of an old man. John McCarthy, at Troy, on the 14th of June last. The prisoners were accompanied to the scaffold by their spiritual adviser, Deputy Sheriff Gibson, Col. Harchmer and others, including a guard of eight mounted policemen. The prisoners made a full confession of their guilt and acknowledged the justice of the sentence. The punishment, even by the Indian and half-breed population is considered just and will produce a most °°1 utaiy effect.

A Berner Juryman Hiding. ST.Louis, Ma, April 3.—An after-

paper publishes that L. Phillips, one of the Cincinnati jurymen in the Berner murder trial, is hiding at the residence of his mother-in-law, at 718 Market street, this city. He was married to the woman's daughter six months ago, and the couple arrived here last Sunday morning from Cincinnati. Phillips will remain here until the excitement in the Paris of America has blown over. Several attempts were made by reporters to interview him, but his wife refused to let any one see him.

Movement of Bonded Whisky. LOUISVILLE, Ky., April 3.—To-day is

the last day of grace foi the payment of the tax on whisky made in March, 1881. The receipts in the collector's office here amounted to $107,889, not including the collections at two other offices in the district. Exportation permits for the removal of 1,338 barrels of whisky were also granted. Application for abont twice this nnmber of permits has been made.

The Wool Growers' Convention. WASHINGTON, D. C., April 3.—The

date tor the national wool growers' convention, at Chicago, has been changed from May 7th to May 10th, in order that delegates may be present and participate in the proceedings of the national agricultural congress, which will be held in Chicago, May 21st.

A GOOD MEETING.

The Meeting in the Third Ward a Success—Speeches by Reichert and Faris.

The Third ward meeting at the corner of Second and Farrington streets last night was largely attended by enthusiastic Republicans. Capt. Reichert was present, and addressed the crowd. He pledged himself, in the event of his election, to work for the benefit of the tax-payers, and Berve the township to the best of his ability. The captain was assured by many German voters present that he would receive their united ipnort Monday next.

Mr. Geo. Fans was called on, and responded. There was great significance to the township elections. It behooved Republicans to work early and late for the success of the ticket The Hon. Joseph McDonald, chairman of the Democratic state central committee, had addressed several circulars to the party leaders throughout the state, urging on them the great significance of carrying every township possible. Victory now would encourage the party in the elections to come in the near future and in the fall.

The meeting was a success in every way, and shows that the Republican party in the Third ward is in good fighting trim.

IN OTTER CREEK.

ARousing Republican Meeting in that Township tost Night—A Tonng Men's Republican Club Formed.

A large and enthusiastic crowd of Republicans met at the colored school house in Otter Creek township last night. Mr. James Kersey, chairman of the township executive committee, called the meeting to order. The Hon. H. C. Nevitt made a stirring address. Mr. Nicholas Filbeok called the attention of the voters to the necessity of electing their township trustee. Terre Haute was- Bolid, and looked on the Republicans of Otter Creek to do their duty on election day.

A Young Men's Republican Club was formed, forty-one strong, and the following elected officers:

President—Fred Markle. Vice-President—Dr. T. H. McCorkle. Secretary—John W. Sims. Treasurer—W. A. Keudrick. -v. Assistant Treasurer—Chester Niece. The following were chosen recruiting committee: Joseph Roberts, Arthur Deeter, Rufus Stewart, Nat. Markle, Henry Statts, Jos. Strange.

The club will meet again Saturday evening at Ostrander's warehouse. There will be a good report from Otter Creek next Monday.

Oapt. Reicherfs Business Record. In answer to the three questions propounded by the Evening Gazette under the head '•WHAT MAKES A SAKE MAN" upon due investigation we can answer

First—Mr. Reichert has never compounded with his creditors, nor bas he had any cause to do so that he owes no debts which can not be liquidated upon demand.

Second—As administrator of a certain estate in this city he has been eminently successful for the reason that the estate was insolvent when he took charge of the Bame and out of its wreck he saved at least a home for the widow and orphans of the deceased.

Third—We are happy to admit that Mrs. Reichert is the owner of property in this city, but regret that it does not amount to the magnificent sum the Gazette is pleased to give it.

ARTHUR MOURNED AS DEAD

By the Chinese Minister at Washington, and His Suite. Washington Letter.

A very good on the Chinese minister is just now floating about, and as it is rather mirth-provoking, I give it for what it is worth: Mr. Tsao Ju, the minister, is a most deliciously absurd old person, and looks like cod-fish. He knows abontseven words of the English, but has a spicy young secretary, who knows the whole English language, including the cuss words. One dav, not long since, Mr. Ju, stepping out of his front door, saw a printed yellow slip which had been left by tbe nas man lying in the vestibule. Now, yellow paper in China signifies the death of a very distinguished person, so Mr. Tsao, in much agitation, sent for the interpreter. The interpreter had gone to the Theatre Comique, and so the legation was left to wrestle with the gas bill alone. The whole suite was summoned, and it was concluded that the president was defunct and this was the official notice. Mr. Tsao immediately retired to the drawing room with bis suite, had every window shut up, and placing the gas bill upon an effigy of Confucius, he and his snite proceeded to hold a Chinese wake. They howled'in chorus, and they howled separately. The minister "howled for an hour in the bine petticoat he usually wears, and then changed to a* yellow petticoat and howled more vociferously than ever, while he beat his breast and

tore at his queue. An African lad employed about the kitchen, pee^ through the door after he the hullabaluo. and seeing the gas bill and knowing the methods of the Washington gas company, retired, thinking it nothing remarkable that the people should howl over the gas bills of the Washington gas company. A policeman, accompanied by a section of American youth, pounded at the back gate and demanded to know who was being mnrdered by Mr. Tsao Ju. The African lady explained that "Tisn't nuffin'butthe gas bill, an'dat's 'nuff to male folks holler." The policeman, seeing the reasonableness of this, departed. After five hours of bawling, interspersed with tea, fire crackers and Chineee hymns, tbe interpreter returned—and it was found instend of the president being dead, the gas company only demanded about $25 ler $7 worth of gas.

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SOOTHING THE SACRED ELEPHANT.

Music by the Burmese Band, whose Lega are Beautifully Tattooed. New York Ban.

A heap of slices of bread with the centres eaten out lay on a table in one corner of the Oriental room in Madison Square Garden, which has been built for the accommodation of the sacred white elephant, ToungTaloung. They were the remains of ham sandwiches, provided for the ten fullgrown Burmese, one dwarf Burmese, and two baby Burmese, recently landed from the City of Richmond. Grouped about the bread were the thirteen Burmese, and chained by the leg with a gilded chain, out of reach of the bread, was the sacred elephant, which looked longingly at the crusts, and consoled himself by eating a quantity of hay. Highly respectable Burmese never eat the crusts of bread.

The Burmese are the musicians, who will daily play sacred music to Toung Taloung. That is, all but four of them will. The four are the two babies and the two lady Burmese. The ladies are Mah Kin and Mah Hmet. In the Burmese language, Mah means Miss. Mah Kin is the mother of the two babies. In Burmab, no matter how many times a woman marries she is still called Miss and her name never changes. The ladies were dressed in loose gowns of gaudy silk, and wore slippers on their small, stockingless, high-instepped feet. The men wore turbans of red black, and green silk. Most of their names begin with Po. Their legs are beautifully tattooed.

Mr. Hutchinson made the musicians bring out their instruments and give a religious performance. The leader of the Burmese orchestra cracked together two pieces of split bamboo, two of the members blew strange sounds from trumpets of brass and wood, others clanged brass disks like cymbals, and others pounded queer looking drums. The chief performer sat in the centre of a circle of brass plates, which he rapped with two leathertipped sticks. The drums were the most mnaical. the trumpets were the loudest, and the performers made up in energy what was lacking in harmony. For nearly half an hour they worked with great vijror, while the lady Burmese smoked cigars and blew from their mouths great clouds of Bmoke.

The sacred elephanc listened with much attention to the music. His sacred ears swung to and fro. At first his eyes opened wide, seemingly with astonishment, and then they half closed, and he slowly beat time with his trunk and forgot to look after the bread. Twice he sighed, and the curtain at the door flapped to and fro as though moved by a strong wind. Mr. a Hamilton said the elephant sighed at being reminded of his old'home in Burmah, but others thought it was because he could not reach the bread. After the sacred concert the musicians went home to the boarding houses provided for them. Moung Bouk, the dwarf, who is thirty years old and a little over three feet tall, and the women and babies went along.

Then Mr. J. B. Gaylord, who had brought them and Toung Taloung over, told about an interview he had with King Thebaw, of Burmah, in his palace of Mandalay. He said that the interview cost between $20,000 and $25,000. He went through four cannonguarded gates, and then removed his shoes and lay down on a mat. The king and queen were rolled into the audience chamber on a wheeled plat- ,i form, which stopped fifty feet away from him. The king asked him what he thought of Mandalay, and wanted to know about the boundary line between Canada and the United StateB. Then the king and queen were rolled out of the room again. No business was talked of during the interview.

Mr. Barnum gave a private view of the sacred elephant to Mr. Carl Schurz, the Marquis de Lenville, and $ number of missionaries, Oriental travelers, linguists, aTtists, statesmen, and physicians yesterday. The George Washington of showmen denied the allegation of the enemy that his fortynine profane elephants have been treated with any lampblack in order to make the sacred elephant white by compaiison. The Burmese band played and the Bormese ladies smoked cigars. The visitors wrote their opinion of the sacred elephant on slips of paper. & Tickets to the show were then given to them. Mr. Barnum offers $500 to any- $ body who will write a poem which Judges John R. Brady and J. F. Daly and the Rev. Robert Collyer shall decide does full justice to the color and religious character of the new elephant.

More than 10,000 people crowded into Madison Square Garden dnring yesterday afternoon and evening to admire the soft and pink-spotted skin of the handsome sacred elephant and gaze at his eighteen white toe nails and shapely tusks. In addition to the sacred elephant there were new races by men and women, and hippodrome races that impelled the spectators to rise to their feet in a body and cheer with great heartiness.

Lately at a dinner given by some homeopathic doctors in Paris, after the memory of Hahnemann, had been toasted and the health of various celebrities drunk, Alplionse Karr was asked to propose a toast. "Your patients, gentlemen," he said.

Proceedings have been commenced by the Brooklyn commissioners of charities to compel the danghter of Mrs. Sarah Schoonmaker, an elderly lady, to provide for her support. Thedaughter is worth $150,000, and moves in first circles.

Pere Didon says that when be asks.' Germans, "What will yow do when Moltke dies?" they say: "lie hats founded a school which will live." But they find it hard to answer a similar question as to Bismarck.