Daily Wabash Express, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 15 December 1885 — Page 2

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KIELEY'S CASE.

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Mr. Bayard Pleads for a Reception tor Him and Then Gets Mad. t, *ift •!Tbo Heroic Attltade Which He

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Submitted to the Senate and Made 4s, Pablle. 'ffunmnTDH, D. C., December 14.

The president, in response to a senate resolution adopted December 9th, transmitted to that bed/ all the papers and correspondence on file relating to the appointment of A. M. Kieley as minister to Italy and his subsequent appointment as minister to Austria. The corre«pondence begins with a letter to Secretary Bayard from Baron Fava, the Italian in in inter resident, dated April 13, 188-3, in which he calls atteation to an editorial in the New York Herald in reference to the alleged utterance of Mr. Kieley, the appointed minister to Italy, in regard to that government, and •ays if the newspaper statement is true it is ft most urgent and regn-table one. Secretary Bayard answend under the same date, making an appointment lose the Italian minister April 16, and saying that not enough is disclosed by his note to the state that the department^ cannot make the editorials of a newspaper in relation to the alleged utteiances confessedly made unofficially some fourteen rears ago of a man selected to represent tne government in a foreign country, the basis of discussion with the minister of that country here. Mr. Bayard continues "Having proffered a gentleman who entertains no other sentiments to the government than those of entire respect and friendship to represent the government of the United States in Italy nothing further devolves (in this government, and believing that Mr. Kieley will prove in all respects agreeable and acceptable a«personal gratitude to the government of Italy. We mnst leave that government to the exercise of its own and sole discretion in receiving him in the same spirit of friendship and respect in which he is

Baron Fava, under the date of April 20, forwards to Secretary Bayard a copy of A telegram received by him from the Italian minister of foieign affairs, the substance of which is that if Mr. Kiely gave utterance to the sentiments ascribed to him, be would not be acceptable to the king, and asking this government to appoint another man to Rome. The next letter in order is one from Mr. Kieley to the President resigning his commission. Secretary Bayard writes Mr. Fava, under the date of April 30 acknowledging the receipt of a copy of the above named telegram and saying "The feeling of your government on the subject has caused an arrestation of Mr. Kieley's movements and he has returned to the President his commission as minister to Italy and the ofcject of the communication of the Italian minister of foreign affairs to you is therefore accomplished."

On May 4th Secretary Bayard informed Baron Sehaeffer, the Austrian minister at Washington, that the president had appointed

Mr. Kieley to suoceed Mr. Fran

cis as minister at Vienna. On May

onwritten law of Amer— awards respect and dell-

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cated to me in respect of the possible reception of Mr, Kieley on the mission of amity and mutual advantage which in the amplest good faith he was selected by this government to perform."

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Baron Sehaeffer handed to Mr. Bayard the fallowing translation of a telegram from Ceunt Kalnoky to himself, dated "May 8th:

We regret the nomination of Mr. Kieley as minister plenipotentiary and envoy extraordinary to the Imperial eonrt and his eudden departure from America, as here too, like in Borne, prevails soruples against this ohoioe. Please direct in the most friendly way the Bttflnt'"" of the American government to the generally existing diplomatic practioe to auk, previously to any nomination of a fordim minister, the consent of the government to which he aooredited. Yoa are therefore requested to earnestly entreat them that the newly-nominated minister may not reach Vienna before our confidential wnt to his nomination has taken place. sition of foreign envoy wedded to a oy a civil Marriage would be untenable anu oven Impossible in Vienna.

In a communication to Mr. Sehaeffer dated May 18th Secretary Bayard says: He question thus raised by your gov-

Wnt involves principles of the and has no preceiacoverable to me in modern times and intercourse between friendly nations. Having submitted the matter to the consideration of the president, I am instructed by him to inform your government through you that the ground upon whioh it is announced that the usual ^ceremonial courtesy and formal respect are to be withheld from the envoy of the United States to your government: that is to say, because his wife is alleged or supposed by your government to entertain a certain religious faith and to be 'a member of a certain religious seot cannot be assented to by. the executive of the government of the American people, but and must be emphatically denied. The supreme law ef the land expressively declares that no religious test shall ever be reouired as a qualification to any office or public trust under the United States, and by the same authority it is declared that congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof. This is is a government of laws, and an authority exercised must find its measure and warrant thereunder. It is not within the power of the president nor of congress, nor of any judicial tribunal in the United Stales to take or even hear testimony, or in any mode to inquire into, or decide upon the religious belief of any official and the proposition to allow this to be done by any foreigu government is necessarily a fortiori inadmissable. To suffer an infraction of this essential principle would lead to a disfranchisement of our citizens bet&use of their religious belief and thus imvair or destroy the most important end wheh our constitution of government was ntended to secure. Keligious liberty is .he chief corner itone of the American sys^m «.f gnernment and provisions for its security are embedded in the wj^ten tharUr and interwoven in tumoral fabru. of its laws. Anything tends ta in\ idea right so essentif^nd sacred, ui ".t carefully guardj against, and I •\u »itistu'd that iy' coantrynien, ever uiL Iful of the .uttering and sacrifices n.cit»ary to obt it, will never consent to Hi impairiq for any reason or under auv pretext whatsoever. In harmony with this .*ssenli»\ law is the almost l|r

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Mr. John M. Francis then United States minister at Vienna on June 17 notified Mr. Bayard that he had been informed that the Austrian foreign office raised objections to receiving Mr. Kieley because Italy had objected to him and not because his wife was a Jewess. The Austrian government also objected to Mr. Kieley's utterances. Mr. Bayard on 1st of Jnne instructed Mr. Francis to again present the request that the objections be withdrawn and then present bis letters of recall and turn over the legislation to his secretary if net relieved by his successor. On August 6th Mr. James Fenner Lee, then secretary of the legation at Vienna, telegraphed to Secretary Bayard that the Austrian government could not receive Mr. Kieley, and asked the United States to appoint another minister. Mr. Bayard, in a formal letter to Mr. Lee, says: 'Prom the correspondence two facts appear. First, that the alleged race and religious faith of the weaded wife of an envoy of the United States is held a cause of his rejection, and further that objections by a third party, a friendly power, are necedsary to be removed in order to allow a proper reception to be extended. These conditionJPSre simply intolerable, and are in the case of the United States not only exhibited by the plain letter and undying spirit of our constitution of government, out are inconsistent with that decent self respect which forbids a nation of sixty millions of freemen to accept the position of a diplomatic dependency of the "friendly power" whose behests appear to have been acquiesced in and carried out by Austria-Hungary in the present instance." Mr. Bayard informs Mr. Lee that the issues thus raised are grave and will be submitted to congress at its next meeting.

TO LIVE RIGHT IS RIGHT.

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TO DIE

The Eer. Henry Ward Bsecher Bevlews Death in His Original Manner. NEW YOBKJ N. Y., December 14.—The death of William H. Vanderbilt furnished a topic for many sermons in this city end Brooklyn yesterday. Henry Ward Beecher said that there were three methods by which men could fulfill the duty of being ready, as enjoined by the text, and these might be palled the foolish, the morbid, and the right. The foolish plan was to ignore the thought of death altogether. "We come into the world ciying with a chorus of groans," he said. "We go out of the world singing, with a chorus of joy, and to die is not half as painful as to be born. Old men die as apples drop from the bough they are ripe therefore they fall. Those that die by violence never know it. Death is not dreadful. A man suffers more through one tooth than in dying with his whole body. Men carry little pills in their stomach with dyspepsia and indigestion, and gulph oceans of hideous medicine, every mouthful of which is worse than dying. Now ann then men die crazy. Now and then men die seeing angels they den't see them. And .now and then men die seeing devils they donH see them. And a physician will tell you that the good and the bad die about alike, and that they as a rule, go out of this life through agate which has oiled hinges. "The morbid consideration of dying is worse than foolish, and to live as if one expected to die to-morrow is the greatest folly in the world. The men that lived only in to day were savages. We are told to live as if we wanted to appear before God. What nonsense! I wouldn't want to appear before God as I am, when just out of bed, or when, under the care of a physician, I had taken an emetic. It is common sense run mad to say this. Waat I mean by being readyito die is being ready to live right, and the man that nas grace te live right need not be troubled but that he will have grace to die right."

GOSSIP ABOUT GOULD.

A Story that Goald and His Broker Had Quarreled. NEW YORK, N. Y., December 14 The Sun of this morning says: -It appears that the publication of the president's meBsaga and Mr. Vanderbilt's will did not furnish sufficient occupation for the Wall street gOBsipmengers, who consequently invented a sensational story about the failure of Washington E. Connor and some serious financial differences which he had with Jay Gould. Of course there was not a word of truth in the whole story, and those who invented it took aduantage of Connor's absence from the city to give it the widest possible circulation. The writer has tne best authority for stating that the relations of Mr. Oould and Mr. Connor have never been better than they are to-day. Mr. Connor has not made any money lately^ but he has not lost any. He did not join the Vanderbilt-Morgan July movement because he did not believe there was sufficient foundation for it, and was thoroughly posted in regard to the attitude of Mr. Gould. Jay Gould long ago made up his mind to quit active speculation. He may change his mind further on, but there is no indication of it at present. He is going about Christmas on a cruise, to be absent several months. His son George is going to take Kis place in different companies concentrated in the Wv tern Union building, jtud it is his father's intention to give hiayeo/^ich work to do that he will not htjr lime to go to Wall street. All the rclPfts to the .contrary notwithstanding, young Gould is not going into partnership either with White,_ Peareall, an anonymous friend of William K. Vanderbilt, or anybody else. Washington E. Connor, on the otner hand, is going into partnership with his brother, and is going to continue business with his present staff of clerks and brokers.

K«pt In a Cistern Until He Paid the Sill* MATTOON, 111., December 14.—A rich man in Westfield, a village southeast of this city, hired a man to clean out his cistern, agreeing to pay $12 for the job. After it was done the rich man seized the laborer's tools, locking them up, and alleged that the cistern leaked. It was really only a ruse to make the workingman take less pay. The latter suphis rage, and induced the rich man to descend into the cistern to examine it. No sooner had he done so than the laborer drew up the ladder and stood guard over the cistern with a club, vowing that the other should not come up until he had paid the bill. The imprisoned man yelled "fire! help!" in lusty lonee, and a crowd of his neinHbora quickly gathered around the clateru. But *hea tney learned the trouble no one would interfere, and thej let him stay until he paid the laborer his hire.

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Cold Btoodvd Harder of an Insane Patient. LEXIXGTON, Ky., December 14.—At the lunatic asylum here yesterday at noon, A. W. Piatt, one of the attendants at the institution shot and killed Jeffrey O. Tyne, en .inmate from Bock Castle county. At once after the killing Piatt disappeared, and is now at large. The cause of the killing is not known. The coroner's inquest developed the fact that

tfce WM not

known to the manage-

and so-pent untii to-day, Mike McGlade. an

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*°6- and Two Children Murdered. ®AI" VTON, Tex., December 14.—A special the News says that Mie.-beit Smith, of Montgomery

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THE

IRELAND'S DAY COMING.

The Comments of the London Press on the Coming Contest in Commons,

Beallzation That Paraell Will Held the Balance of Power tioTernment. v.

Salisbury to Get an Early Test Vote —Will Make ao Alliance With Parnell.

THE PARNELL CRISIS.

Comments of the English Press on the Political Situation. LONDON, December 14.— That Parnellism is the parmount question of the hour abundantly appears from the London press this moroi&g. Lord Salisbury's organ, the Morning Poet, says: "We learn that communications have been" exchanged between the leader of the opposition and the leader of the Irish nationalist party, with a view of arranging a basis for joint action when parliament meets, but that up to the preeent nothing definite has beep settled.

The Daily Telegrape fairly wails through along editorial, which concludes thus: "We are face with this difficulty that to give to Ireland complete right of legislation and police is to abandon to the peasanty 1,600,000 Of Irishmen who are not Parnellites while, on the other hand, nothing but the uncontrolled right to make and execute the laws will satisfy Irish aspirations or conciliate Parnell. Thejsituation is very serious. It is the gravest ever preseated te an English parliament. It is more momentous than many wars, because it is a Gordian knot that can not be cut by the sword. The competition of two great parties for power has brought the empire to this dilemma, and theL onion alone can .save from disintegration."

The Chronicle, as a liberal, indorses the Post's information thus: "Communications have been passing during the past few days between the liberal chiefs and Mr. Parnell for the purpose of having an amendment to the address which would unite the forces of the opposition and t' Irish nationalists against the gov ment. Should the union be eflected should it cause the ministry to be beau on a division, then we understand that Lord Salisbury will dissolve parliament and appeal to the country, on the ground that the present parliament haa no mandate to concede home rule to Ireland."

The Daily News is equally disturbed with the Telegraph. 11 saye: "Mr. Parnell is a maker and unmaker of ministries. Our parliamentary system is at of giro it is overborn by what is practically a foreign dictation. Eighty five members of parliament control more than the remaining 580. Parnell is an arbiter between Gladstone and Salisbury. Gladstone's excess over the conservative vote nearly equals the whole number of Parnell's supporters in the house of commons. Mr. Gladstone is as much the representative of Great Britain as Mr. Parnell is of Ireland, and it is he who is entitled to speak in the name of parliament and the country."

The Times cries: "We make no doubt that the whole Irish question is engaging the attention of the leaders of both parties. Mr. Parnell must perceive, however, that there are still a good many formidable obstacle to the satisfaction of his extreme demands. In the first place, there is the uncertainty of his own position which is by no means so strong as it looks. In the next place, there is the patriotism of Mr. Gladstone and the steadfastness of the liberal party, and in the last resort there are the constituen cies of Great Britain which love their country more than party, which vote freely and independently, and which do not yield to-the dictation of conventions and priests."

The Standard claims: "If to acquiesce in Mr. Parnell's proposals would be suicide, to aim at a compromise would be folly. There is no middle way to choose between that of those who wish to main tain the union and those who are intent on destroying it. The last generation of statesmen were not afraid to grapple with O'Connell and the repeal movement It will be a lasting disgrace if the present generation are unequal to the task of facing Parnell."

Several sermons were delivered yesterday on patriotism as a Christian duty. "The Parnell crisis" is an absorbing theme among the lower classes in the public houses and among the higher in

The Press association states th«t it has been officially informed that the government will take the earliest occasion to learn whether it enjoys the confidence of the house of commons.

The cabinet unanimously refuse to receive or to make overtures for an alliance with the Parnellites. They will meet parliament with the programme of the English reform and land tenure amendment bills.

DE LESSEPS MAD.

The Frenchman is Enraged at the Strictures of American Newspaper*. PARIS, December 14.—M. De Lesseps has juBt received various American newspapers which criticise in harsh terms his Panama Canal. The veteran canal-dig-ger is very indignant, but tries to console himself with the reflection that this abuse of his pet enterprise is prompted only by ealousy. He is especially irritated at the suggestion of a certain Boston paper that the French people will soon tire of supplying cash for the canal, and that then the United States can buy it cheap. M. de Lesseps swears that the company will never sell the canal, even if such an act were possible that, as a matter ol fact, the investors will ultimately receive dividends which will probably equal those of the Sues canal that the French nation will never desert the enterprise and that he will live to sail through the canal himself.

Eastern Roumella's New Government. LONDON, December 14.—This morning's Constantinople advices state that Prince Alexand^f has signified his willingness to recogniae the commissioners sent by the sultan to Phillipopolis for the purpose of reorganixing the new government in Eastern Boum^lia. Mahdi Pasha left for Phillipopolis to-day.

LONDON, December 14.—A Belgrade dispatch announces that typhoid fever and dysentery prevails among troop6 at Pirot.

VIENNA, December 14—Military att&cbee forming the commission to mark the armistice Jliue between the Servian and Bulgarian armies will leave here tomorrow for Nisch. Colonel Kaulbars, the Russian military attache at Vienna, will be president of the commission.

RETSCHCK, December 14.—The Servians are evacuating Widdin district. SOFIA, December 14.—The Bulgarian government has received from the powers a collective note announcing the appointment of a commission to mark an armistice line. It is believed that Prinoe Alexander will refuse to recognize the commission.

A Jlojal Death Anniversary. LONDON, December 14.—The queen and members of the royal family attended memorial service* at the royal residence at Frognore to-day for the late Prince Gonsort. The Prince Consort died December 14,1881.

Eight Hundred Bales of Cetton Burned' LONDON, December 14.—A fire broke out on the British steamer Cymra, at Havre, from New Orleans, while she was lying at her wharf. Eight hundred bales burned.

France Was Allied With Burma*. LONDON, December 14.—The limes this morning confirms the statement that document* were found at Mandalay providing for an offensive and defensive al

liance between France and the Burmese government. The Sacred White Elephant Dead.

LQBTDOH, December 14.—Advices irom Mandalay state that the sacred white elephant is dead. The customary ceremony of keeping the body lying in state for three days was prevented by the British officials awing to sanitary reasons. The funeral was attended by an enormous erowd. The elephant occupied a magnificent palace of its own near King Thebaw's palace. A correspondent of the London Standard, who recently visited the white elephant, says the onlv white about him was in two gmall dirty spots which were nearly imperceptible.

ARTHUR GAINSFORD'S FOLLY.

The Memory of a Wealthy Clnelnnatlan Clouded toy a Italion. CINCINNATI, O., December 14.—The bottom has dropped out ol the Gainsford sensation, the woman in the case having defined her true position and relinquished all to her dead admirer's estate. ]{ay Langdon, known as Mrs. Gainsford, wife of the reputed millionaire carriage manufacturer of Cincinnati, in conversation with a reporter last night, said: "In the first place, then, I want you to say that I have never claimed to be Arthur Gainsford's wife, and I do not claim to be his widow now. I was never married to him, and do not want onedollar of his money and would not take it. When we traveled together he introduced me as his wife, and we passed as man and wife to shield him from embarrassing questions and to avoid gossip. That was all theie was about it. Any report that I have claimed to be his wife and claimed his estate is utterly false, and I never h-d any intention of doing anything of the kind. Even had I been legally married to Him I would not have asked a single cent. I know il rightfully belonged to his sisters, and they should have it." "What about the report that your sojourn in Scotland under the law made you man and wife?" "It is a fact that living together in Scotland as husband and wife made ns so there. We were married in that sense, but I intend to take no advantage af it whatever. I called on Judge Foraker, Mr. Gainsford's attorney, to-day, and turned over to him a bunch of keys belonging to him, among them being the iiey to Gainsford's trunk,, now at the depot awaiting Judge Foraker's orders, and the key to his box in theSafe Deposit company. I told him just what I had done, giving him the minutest description of my movements from the time of

Mr. Gainsford's death to the present. He said I had done just right, and complimented me for being honest and straightforward." "Was Mr. Gainsford very wealthy "No, he was not wealthy at all. There «ill not be a great deal to divide among his sisters. He was not by any means bankrupt, but he was not wealthy. His business is running all the time and is paying. He died simply in good circum8t&B6€8*" "Did he provide for you in any way

"No. He gave me $1,800 before he ied, and I we spent all that in em'f and getting back home, et to Cincinnati. I am

died, balmiug his body and getting back home, get to satisfied he would have provided for me

I am lucky to

had he known the end was BO near. It was his intention to marry me after my eiducation was completed, and bring me back to Cincinnati. I am not the depraved creature I haye been represented to he, and I never wrote letters, especially obscene lettere, to any one in Cincinnati, as has been stated. Reporters are very untruthful.' One of them in New York-had the audacity to want to marry me. He became very tender and said: 'Mre. Gainsford, give me the right to protect and shield you no one will dare to molest you then.' Of course, I paid no attention to him, only it seemed a little queer. Didn't it." "I studied music and German in Vienna and French at Carlsbad. One thing I want to say right here, and th» is I never denied having been in a sport ing house. When I met Arthur he was an elegant and refined gentleman of exquisite taste. Do you think it probable that he would have taken me out of a house, dressed me finely, taken me to Europe with him, and spent large sums of money to educate me unless he cared for me and wanted to marry me?" I would not care for all this newspaper notoriety, as far as I am concerned, it can not injure me, for my pros pects amount to nothing but think what, it is to my parents in Minneapolis and my married sister and relatives who are respectable. I have retaines&j^jp one as an attorney, and shall not do so. I have turned over to Governor Foraker all that belongs to Mr. Gainsford, and I am through with all that is his now, except that I shall always remember him lovingly." {J "What will you do next?" "I leave right away for my home in

Minneapolis with my sister, and after that.I am uncertain what will become of me."

Governor Foraker confirms the woman's statement as to relinquishing claims and turning over the keys.

Bxodas and Colonization. RALEIGH, N. C., December 14.—A remarkable exodus of colored labor is now in progress from several counties along the southern border of the state to Kansas and Arkansas. It is thought that in all between 1,200 and 1,500 persons have thus far left, and this is so great a drain upon the labor of Richmond county that the people are anxious to stop it. No cause is given for the exodus except natural restlessness and the allurements held out by agents. There is no abatement of the rush.

DALLAS, Tex., December 14.—Professor S. H. Wethers, the colored principal of the Dallas public schools, has undertaken a project looking to the colonization of about 2,000 colored families in Brazos county, Texas. The colony is to purchase 100,000 acres of land, and divide the same into fifty-acre farms. He has many applications for farms from southern points.

Alice Harrison's Diamond! Stolen. KANSAS CITT, Mo., December 14.—A little sensation was created at the police station when the actress, Miss Alice Harrison, tripped.in and asked where the chief could be found. It appears that Miss Harrison had really got into "hot water," and missed from her room in the Centropolis hotel a valuable brooch, consisting of a shell-shaped cameo set around with genuine pearls and diamonds, valued at $500. The case was put in the hands of a detective, who succeeded in locating the brooch in the session of the head waiter at the tcopolia, Howard W. Freeman. 11

The Harlem Commons Estate. PITTSBURG, Pa, December 14.—A meeting of the western Pennsylvania claimants to Halem commons, New York, was held at Newcastle, Pennsylva nia, yesterday, and was attended by 150 lineal descendants of Luke Cowert. Walter H. Sbupe, of New York, was present and explained the scheme of the syndicate. It was decided to form a separate organization of the heirs in this section, and a co-operative committee was appointed to represent them in the syndicate meeting in New York and Pittsburg. It was also suggested that the number of shares be reduced to 1,000 at $10 per •haie.

The Sew "Outing" Company. BOSTON, December 14.—A controlling interest in the well-known sporiing magazine, Outing, pablished in the city the two years, has been sold to Ponltney low, a young journalist of New Yark, recently an editorial writer of the New York Herald and formerly the Herald's London correspondent. The magazine will be published in New York, beginning with the February_number. Theodore Roosevelt and Clare Dodge will be associated with Mr. Bigelow in the man

HAUTE, -TU-bSlA Y,

WASHINGTON.

A. Dying Congressman Wbo Horrified People by His •'Grave" Jokes.

Short Sessions in Both Branches of the National Legislature terday.

SOBS of the Bills Introduced In the Senate—A Rebel Heu-•"-•v. ore*

GRAVEYARD JOHES.

The. Blood-Chi I ling Remark A of a Dying Member from Wisconsin. WASHINGTON, D. C., December 14.— Mr. Rankin, the congressman from Wisconsin, who came here arm in arm with deaths appears to be getting better. He has been removed from the Ebbitt house to rooms adjoining the residence of Poetmaster General Vilas, and hopes to be able to attend the sessions of the house regularly after the holidays, if his improvement continues. Although! he is aware that he may drop ofi at any time, Mr. Rankin's spirits are not afiected by that consciousness, and he occasionally indulges in jokes that give his friends the shivers. Despite the warnings of the doctors he came to Washington and insisted on going to the house the day ot the organization, saying he wanted to see a seat was selected for bim that would look well when draped. General Bragg kept wateh for him while the drawing was going on, and Rankin satin a barber's chair in the house cloak room having his hair cut. He told the barber to be particular, as he might not be able to get it cut again before he died and wanted to look as well as possible when he went to live with the angels. Several other remerks of this tenor made the baiber very nervous and he said that he felt as if he had been shaving a ghost. When he was negotiating for his rooms, the lady of the house asked if he wanted them for the session. "Yes," he replied deliberately, "I want them for the session, but I don't propose to bind the exeegtor of my estate £0*pay rent after I am dead. "I'll agree to keep them for the session or as long as I live, but rent stops the day I'm buried."

PROPOSED LEGISLATION.

Some of the Bill* Introduced In the Senate Yesterday. WASHINGTON, D. C., December 14.— The following bills were to-day introdaced in the senate and referren:

By Mr. McPherson, to suspend the coinage of the standard silver dollar. By-Mr. Mahone, to allow a drawback on imported materials used in the manufacture of tocacco and cigars that are exported.

By Mr. Dawes, to regnlate the rates of postage on second-class mail matter. [It provides that the rate en second-class publications deposited in letter carrier offices for delivery by carriers shall be uniform at the rate of one cent a jxmnd.]

By Mr. Vance, to repeal certain provisions of the act of March 3,1875, relative to the purchase of arms for the use of the states. [It repeals so much of the army appropriation bill for the year ended June, 1876, as covered into the treasury, that part of the appropriations made between 1861 and 1865 nnder the act of 1808, as would have been used for the pj^chase of arms to be dis tributed to thtfceveral states that were in rebellion and promises that the secretary of the treasury shall pay to those states respectively the balances due them which remained undrawn in consequence of such proviso of the appropriation bill of 1875 to the end that tha credit lost to the states of Alabama, Florida, North Carolina and South Carolina, under the annulling promise of the said act of March 1,1875, be restored to said states."] ,,C /'By Mr. Beck, to establish Hhe eastern judicial district of Kentucky. [It constitutes into a judicial district the counties of Gallalin, pwen. Scott, Woodford,

Mercer, Boyle, Casey, Russell and Clinton and all counties of the state lying east and northeast of them to be known as the Eastern Judicial district. The remaining counties of the Btate are to constitute the western district

By Mr. Ingalls# (by request) to make' the Lake Borgue outlet to the impr ivement of low water navigation of the Mississippi river from New Orleans to Cairo.

Bills for the erection of public buildings at the following named places were introduced: By Mr. Harrison, at Lafayette, Ind $100,000 by Mr. Beck, at Newport, Ky., $100,000.

ras THE CANNON CASE,

Validity of the Edmunds Anti-Mormon Law Again Sustained. WASHINGTON, D. C., December 14.— The Supreme court to-day affirmed the judgment of the Supreme court of Utah in the case of Angus M. Cannon, plaintiff ia error, against the United States. Cannon was indicted under the Edmunds law for unlawful cohabitation with more than one woman. The defendant objected to the giving of any evidence on the ground that the indictment did not allege that he was a male person, nor that the cohabitation was with the women as wive3. The objection was overruled and a verdict of guilty was returned and the defendant sentenced to pay a fine of $300 and to be imprisoned for six months, and to be further imprisoned till the payment of the fine. Justice Miller dissented from the opinion of the court.

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WASHINGTON, D. C., December 14.— Senator Edmunds to-day presided at meeting of the bar of the United States Supreme court, called to "express their profound soriow of the loss they have sustained in the death of tue $Ion. Richard T. Merrick."

The only addition of importance made to the presidential succession bill is a provision for the repeal of sections numered from 147 to 150, inclusive, of the revised statutes. These provide for special elections in case of a vacancy in the offices of president and vice president The effect of this repeal is to continue the successors to the presidency in office until the next general election.

Thomas G. Morrow, editor of the Washington (D. C.) Gazette,, has been arrested, charged with conspiracy in procuring the appointment of a govern ment clerk. mentclers

Among tha postmasters appointed- today were the following: W. C. Clark, at Paducah, Ky. Erastua P. McKinney, Ltooii, 111. Henry £. Wadgrortfat at LaPorte, Ind., and Joseph Brelsfoid, at Onarga, I1L

American Merchant marine. WASHINGTON, D. C., December 14.— The report of Jar vis Patton, commissioner of navigation, shows the total nnm ber of vessels employed oa the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, including the western rivers, and all inland navigation excepting the northern lakes, on Jnne 30,181 to he 19,123, and their tonnage 2,455,720! Of this number 13,862 were sailing vessels, 4,111 sterm vessels, 256 canal boats and 894 barges. The total number of vessels engaged in the coastwise trade, excluding those engaged in the fisheries and upon the northern lakes and western riven, is 15,918, and &eir tonago 2,001,917- Commissioner Fatten rfvei figures to show that our coasting trade ia the most flourishing branch of the States merchant marine, and says "If we include oar lake and river tonage, is the most formidable coasting fleet: the wqrid, surpassing in point' of tonage the combined maiine navies of any two nations, excluding Great Britaip."

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Indian Depredation filihna WASHINGTON, ©. December 14.— The assistant attorney general has delivered the following opinion ol interact to claimants for Indian depredations

"In order to entitle any claim for Indian depredations to be investigated. in pursuance to the provisions ef the act of March 3, 1885, such claim most have' originated since the revised statutes repealing the threeyears limitation of 1834 went into operation. Or else, if it originated before that -time, it most hare been presented within three years after the commission of the injury which constitutes their basis of said claim.*' There are about 4,000 of these claims, representing about $10,000,000.

CONGRESS.

The Senate and the SocMMloa Bill—A Twenty five Mlnate Bona* Seeaton. WASHINGTON, D. C., December 14.— SENATE Mr. Platt, of Connecticut, presented a joint resolution of the legislature of the state urging congress to pass a presidential succession bill. At the conclusion of the debate which followed, Mr. Hoar, from the committee on privileges and.elections, reported lavorably_ on the hill providing for the presidential succession, and gave notice that he would call it up to-morrow.

The chair also laid before the senate a memorial from the state executive committee appointed by a constitutional convention ol the territory of Dakota, praying for the admission of southern Dakota as a state of the union, and transmitting a draft of a constitution for the approval of congress.

Senator Harrison said he had only awaited the receipt of this memorial in order to introduce a bill providing for the admission of the territory named, and that he would introduce such a bill at an early opportunity.

A resolution offered by Senator Morgan was agreed to, requesting the president, if not incompatible with public interests, to communicate to the senate the leport of an actual instrument's sutvey of a line far a ship railway across the -Isthmus of Teh? untepee, and of any canal or canals designed to connect such ship railway with the Gulf of Mexico or tne Pacific ocean.

On motion of Senator Allison, it was resolved that until the expiration of the Forty-ninth congress the committee on appropriations shall consist of ten members, and the chair appoint Senator Logan as the additional member. Senator Sewell, at his own request, was relieved of the chairmanship of the committee on military affairs, and Senator Logan was by the chair appointed to that pa sition.

Senator Manderaen was, at his own iequest, relieved from service on the committee on military affair*.

Senator Sherman was, at his own request, relieved from service on the committee on privileges and elections and the committee on the library.

Senator Sewall was appointed chairman of the committee on the library and a member of the committee of privileges and elections. Senator Hoar, from the committee on judiciary, reported favorably the bill fixing the salary of United States district judgis at $5,000. The bill was placed on the callendar.

At 1:20 the senate went into executive session, and at 2:20 the senate doors were reopened and a message was reoeived from the president transmitting the Keiley correspondence, recently called for by Mr. Vest's resolution. It was ordered printed and to lie on the table. The senate adjourned at 2:2o p. m.

HOUSE Mr. Morrison, of Illinois, submitted report of the committee on the propoeed revision of rules. It was laid over until to-morrow when Mr. Randall, of Pennsylvania, will submit the views of the minority.

An effort was made to have a call of states for introduction of bills, but the proposition gave rise to debate and to save a controversy the house, at 12:25, adjourned.

HON. B. GRATZ BROWN DEAD.

Missouri's Noted Democratic Statesman Passes Away Very Unexpectedly. ST. LOUIS, December 14.—Ex-Governor B. Grata Brown died at his residence in Eirkwood, Mo., yesterday morning of heart disease after a brief illnesB. He had lately been appointed master in chancery of the United States court, and was engaged op an important railroad case when he was' taken ill. At first it was thought the attack was only a slight one, but yesterday symptoms of heart disease developed, and his condition soon changed for the worse.

Deceased was born at Frankfort, Ky., hi 1826, and wai the son of John Mason Brown, at that time.&' i'etary of state. He WBJ a graduate of me Trannsylvania university, at beilnffton, Ky.' He came to fcjt. Tlonie in 1851, and was part proprietor and editor of the Uisaouri Democrat. He was a strong friand of Benton's, and in 1866 became involved in a quarrel with Hon. Thomas C. Reynold*, ac that time United States district attorney, on acooant of his vigorous pro-Ben ton setiinents, which led to a duel, in which Mr. Brown received a slight wound in the leg, while lieynolds escaped uninjured. He was elected is the legislators as a free soil democrat. He raised a regiment during the late war, and served for a short time in th» Vnfon army. In 18G8 he was elected to the Uuited State senate, and in 1870 he was elected governor. He was a candidate for vice-president on the Greely ticket in 1872, bnt since then haa been entirely out of politios. He leaves a wife and nine ohildren well provided for.]

ST. LOUIS, MO., December 14.—The Bar association held a meeting to take action in relation to the death of the Hon. B. Grata Brown who will be buried to morrow from his home in Kirkwood, twelve miles from this city. Judge Sam uel M. Breckenridge presided and paid a beautiful tribute to the worth and abilities of the deceased. Brief addresses were also made by ex-Governor Thomaf C. Fletcher, Col. D. P. Dyer, ex-Governor Thos. C. Reynolds, General Jen. W. Noble, Ex-Lieutenant Governor £ampbell, and others. A committee was appointed to draft memorial resolutions, to be presented to the various courts. The United States and state courts will close over to-morrow out of respect to the deceased,

General O. A.Smith.

SANTA FE, N. M., December 14.—General Gustavus A. Smith, who commanded the Thirty-fifth regiment of Illinois volunteers, died here Saturday, of Bright's disease. He filled the office of internal revenue collector here for ten yean.

The Burial of Kiel. k: ,•

WINNIPEG, Man., December 14.—The burial of Louis Riel took place this morning at St. Boniface, the French suburb across the Red river from this city. Tha funeral cortege left hia mother's house, at St. Vital, on Red river, about three miles from here, at 9 o'clock, accompanied by a large number of rela tives and half-breed sympathizers. Ar riving at St. Boniface cathedral, requiem mass was celebrated by Father Duipia, aided by the clergy. Archbishop Tache occupied the throne. After masa the bedy remained in the church and waa buried this afternoon.

A New Telegraph Company. NEW- YORK, December 12.—Edward -8. Stokes, Cassins H. Read, Dvight Townsend, Edward Lauterback, O. A. Lochrane and Patrick Calhoun are corperaton of the Southern Telegraph and Cable company, which filed its certificate of incorporation to-day. Its line ia to ran from this city and throughout the Uuited States and Canada.

Charity In Masaacboaetta. Bom ON, Masa., December 14.—An investigation into the treatment of the town paupers at Russell, Mass., by Keeper Cnipman rtveals an infinitely worse state of things than existed at Tewksbury. A number of deaths from starvation were discovered. The selectmen are charged with trying to kill the paupers to get rid of them.

Pleasant Surprise* "i

Saturday night the German Ladies' Aid Society gave Mrs. Fox, corner of Thirteenth and Oak streets, a surprise, the occasion being her birthday anniversary. About severity-five were present, and quite number of fine presents fin received, among which was a handsome tea-eet A sumptuous sop per waa spread.

THAT HIGH SCHOOL.

Few Tacts to Refresh Memory About Its Ineeptioo.

A Sworn Pledge to the Cornell that Only a $10,000 Boilding Would be Erected.

How This was Inoreasod to $30,000 Then $42,000 and More to Gome Yet.

CITY FINANCES.

The Is

Elephant the School Board Shouldering on the People When the erection of a new High school building was first agitated the school board represented itself to be in favor of economy. There was considerable opposition among the people to the Deming site, on the ground that it was too costly, and too far from the center of population. In 1884, the school board communicated with the council, setting forth that the board had beefl notified to remove the Hi^h school from the Normal building. In December they communicated with the council, stating that the Deming site had been selected, and that it would coet $20,000. In regard to the building the communication read: "The board further recommi nds that to accommodate theee pupils to be removed from the Normal building, a building estimated to eoet $10,000 he erected on the above describea ground next year. That such a building will answer the purpose for several yean, until the finance of the city will justify the enlargement thereof. The board fnrther shows that it has no means or money out of which to defray the expense, and therefore asks your humble body: First, That the selection of the above site for the consideration named be approved. Second, The approval of the erection of the building thereon estimated at $10,000. Third, To provide necessary means to defray the above expense." .The report was signed by as. W. Landrum, N. Stein, jr., and J. R. Kendall, board of trustees, and subscribed and sworn to before W. R- Hendrich, notary public. "The report was referred to a special committee. It was called up in May and approved and $30,000 in bonds issued. It will be borne in mind that the school hoard made a sworn statement that the estimated cost of the High school building would be $10,000. In the spring Mr. Landrum's time expired and Mr. Scndder was elected as his succesesor.

In August the school board again communicate with the council, recommending that Mr. Vrydagh's plans be adopted, and setting forth that the estimated cost would bo $35,000. The recommendations were approved.

The step from a $10,000 to. a $35,000 building was quite a long one. On October '6th the board asked for a tem

Tobacco*Marklng Patent Deeist in. LOUISVILLE, Ky., December 14—A special to the Courier-Journal says: The supreme court at Washington has de cided the tobacco case of Miller Wooley and Fincer Brothers against 8. J. Force & Co., to-day, in favor of the defendants. The suit was brought on an alleged infringement on a patent for marking and impressing into plugs of tobacco during manufacture for the pnr pose of identifying the brand to consumers. The supreme court decides that the patent is invalid, thereby enabling all manufacturers .to mark tobacco by thii process.

S The Monmouth Vanh Caflrg. CHICAGO, 111., December 14.—Benj. F. O. Hubbard, formerly cashier of the First National bank of Monmouth, 111., and who is chained with embezzling $120,000 of the bank's funds, testified in his own behalt to day in the United States District court, declariug that be had nut taken any of the bank's fundt. He declared on the Other hand th*t the president and others of the direOtow had overdrawn their accounts, and they were at all times privy to this condition of affairs.

A Beriooa Obarge.

SHOCKING

the

porary loan of $20,000. Their request they at once began to remove them.t was granted, but so far the money has not been forthcoming.

Although the board stated to the council that Mr. Vrydagh's plans would cost $35,000, within a short time they

the estimates, and these contracts do not complete the building. The building stands in an unfinished condition, and the board penniless. An effort was made to secure the $20,000, but failed, the first time in the history of the city that a loan was refused.

The failure to secure a loan of $20,000 should open the eyes ot the taxpayers to the financial condition of the oity. List spring, when the democratic tidal wave bore the democrats .into power, making every branch of the city government democratic, the boast was maiae that city affairs would be conducted with more care and with greater economy. The republican council, after hard work, had the city's affairs in good shape, and when the democrats came into power tbey found everything in order, md the city's credit above par. There was monry ic treasury, and the current taxes were not "There remains no necessity for beginning again the creation of a floating debt," said Mayor Armstrong in his farewell address to the council. MrArmstrong was discussing the financial condition of the city, and congratulating the council and the people that it was in good condition. A republican council waa giving way to the democrats. The retiring council found it an easy matter to borrow $200,000 to fund the floating debt^and pay off bonds drawing a high rate of interest. This money was secured at 5} per cent., and the bofcds sold above par, bringing the interest down to 5}. Heretofore, the city's credit bore no stain. Six months of democratic rule has changed all. The democratic council have already begun the creation of a floating debt, and by .the time the current taxes are again dne, it will reach such large proportions as to take a large slice of the money reoeived to pay it off.

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CINCINNATI, O Deocn.ber 14.—Kate Delany, a pretty working girl, was fonnd by officers last night lying unconscious on the pavement near her home, 304 east Third street. Being revived she said OtBrge 5ones, the son of a next door neigm^or, enticed her into his parent's home, outraged herand attempted to murder her. Jones was arrested and denies the charge. Hie girl is in a dangerous condition.

Cattle in Prairie Creek. A delegation of Prairie Creek farmers wen before the board of commissioners yesterday petitioning for cattle to be allowed to run at large. There are also citisens of the township who object, and the board is in a quandary. Cattle hare not been allowed to run at larga in that township for some time.

Funeral of Mrs. Butz.

The funeral of Mrs, Catherine Bate occurred Sunday afternoon, and was largely attended. The Rev, Geo. R. Pierce, of the Central Presbyterian church, officiated. The interment was at Woodiawn.

Cable Click*.

Sir Hugh Crawford Boll ok is dead* Be served the federal cavalry daring the el*il war in America,

Onde* pressor* from the Havre chamber of oaaaeroa, M. Daatraamaa, the Trench te of commerce, has promised that a MSI to abolish protective datiea on American preserved meats will be introdnoed in the b« of deputies after the 5ew Tear's vacation.

A Rickety Tenement House Many Victims to the Flam LONDON, December 14.—A fire caused a considerable loss of cur red last night at Plymouth. hroke out in a tenement house in street, a narrow thoroughfare slums, devoted to sailors' lodging*] cheap taverns -and tall, rickety men la. Most of the occupants tenements were asleep when thiantic started. Those who were awake, their awakened by the tumult, made and efforts to escape. In most casa lding terror overpowered their reasoi One they escaped from the burning bi nhed only to meet death on the pavemen a man was instantly killed and otralk. beyond recognition by jumping fourth-etory window to tne sidi upon Many of the lodgeia threw and other articles of bedding the crowd and jumped upon them height of forty feet. One child was this way, and several men and had legs and arms.- broken. escapes were crowded with hoi goods and were useless. Many sights were witnessed by the large assembled in the street, hut ho help. One lodger, a young man Bickford, clunjr lo a window sill fc eral minutes with his little sister his arm. If he had been alone he have drooped to the street in comp let uch safety, but the child had swooni waa a dead weight. At last he ha ip of go his hold, but managed to fall ii hia away that the little girl fell on him. Both his legs are broken a spine ia injured. He iB also terribly about the face and hands by the which auirounded him before he fel child is also badly burned, bat wjg^y. oover.

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At the time of the accident th about one hundred miners, labors 1 to boys in the slope. The news sprei [he idly, and the whole population seei havegatheied about the colliery, explosion occurred in No. 2 lift, is located at the extreme end opening of the slope, being feet from the mouth, and thereto ventilation was a difficult problem, gas had ignited in the breast, wtters miner named Coffy was at work, lad ploring party of seme twenty oventered tne slope as soon as the net ind reached the surface. It was soon

ich the D00 the The a ex-

ered that maay had been burnedhas

Since the above was written Martiod. died. Many others are injured his less from flying pieces ot coal and iter Joseph Cleasy is badly burned, ai ad skull is fractured. He cannot live, ras Coffy is seriously burned on the fa Ing arms and is internally hurt. H^Jis

brought to the top naked, his clc eh having been bumai from his body. ht recovery is considered doubtful. olas ray, the driver, had his eye torn from its socket.

Wreck at Sea. rjy

PBOVINCETOWN, Mass., Decembt

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—Captain Fisher, of the Peaked Bar's life station, says tHat. a his lights were found by his patrolme nd night, moving back and forward, in. station. They finally disappeared ed at 2 a. m. wreckage began fioatii ng Some hatches were picked up, als ere ding, cabin furniture and ladies' he apparel. At daylight three masts he seen a mile east of Race, indicatii sh, wreck. The wrecked vessel lies oVhe outer bar, with her deck house and looks like a large ctiial barger. fate of the crew is not known.

Saved From a Wrrek In the Lak POET HURON, Mich., December The wrecking tug Winslow arrived the passengers and Captain McGrei the steamor Oconto. They could within three miles ol the Oconto, count of the ice. The captain and of the crew were rescued by a yawl The Oconta is likely to go to pieces, men were left aboard with the horses cattle.

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General Wallace's XMfl Crawfordarille Journal. General Lew Wallace has retun from Constantinople, where he has for the last two months upon a misajan not known to the general public. It an believed, however, that he went as

Established

The Meeting of the Miners Operators at Pittsburg Te-day.

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The firemen worked heroically eral of them were detailed toe building, which was then a verit nace of fire, and rescue the su These life-savers plunged into th ing flames, followed by the pipem dept playing the hose upon th upon each other. In this way lives were saved. After the fire tinguished, twelve bodies were burned to a crisp. Twelve lodgi still missing.

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GAS EXPLOSION.

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Beriou* Accident 4n a Peansylvanl Uine Yesterday. WHJEESBARRE, Pa., December frightful explosion of gas took pla morning in Mill Creek mine, opera the Delaware & Hudson Coal Co

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Tie Knights of Labor Organisation Tiring' te Settle the Vine Trooble.

The Sale of aNew Iron Patent A Bank Failure—Woolen Mill Resumes Operation,

LABOR NOTES.

"•w A Bank f&ilnr** WOOSTKRJO., December 14.—The Orrville Farmer's bank, a private institution run by prominent citizens of OiTrille and vincinity, suspended on Saturday. It was reported shaky sometime ago, but was rei, ana it ,, WM believed to be solid.

Ids funds of several township and school districts on deposit, and it is reported that the stockholders are so situated that the depositors will lose all. The depositors have consulted lawyers here, but returned to Orrville convinced that their money was gone. The failure is said to have been caused by outside speculation. Definite particulars are not procurable at present.

Sale of a New Iron Patent. PrrrsisrKs, Pa., December 14.—Betija^ min Lauth, sr., the inventor of a procew for making nail plate out of old steel rails, has sold his right to the patent tea syndicate of five eastern firms. Mr. Lauth claims that by the new invention there will be a saving of at least $10 per ton in the manufactured product as oom--lared with the present method of pronation. In consideration of allowing the syndicate the sole right of using the

agent or an attorney for an Americ&e arms company to negotiate or compfjd) negotiations with the sultan for a sale of munitions of war. It te rumc and, in faotyis the general talk on street, that he was succeraful, and a ly result has had plaoed to his bank acco the snug little sum of $30,000, certai ill a very handsome two months' work. it is true, his friends and neighbors join in rejoicing in his good fortune. lies

The Chief Engineer Goes InsaneL^ TROY, N. Y., December 14.—Ch: JY H. Fisher, chief engineer of the ws York Central railroad, has been men

unbalanced for several weeks. The as of Vanderbilt's death drove him in u. violent stage of insanity, and he le been taken to the Poughkeepsie afy^d His case is pronounced incurable, was considered one of the best rail engineers in the country.

The Stranded Troupe.

Mr. Jos. McChesney concluded day morning to release the property Seward troupe. The troupe left o'clock for the north. Prof. Demerl the leading member of the company, return home to Geneva, IlL

ANew Stamp Clerk.

To-day Miss Sue Ball, 8ister proprietors of the Gazette, will tak position of stamp clerk in the int a revenue office. Miss Brown, a relati Colonel McLean, held the position short time, and resigned.

Ao Invitation.

Death of David Taylor's Father The father of Attorney David fay died at Harredsburg, Monroe conn Sunday. He was 83 years olcL Taylor has gone to Harrodsburg.

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School Holidays.

The public schools will close at tx aloe the 24th, and reopen on the 4th January. This gives a vacation of most two weeks' do ioration.

Crime and Caanaltr.

Aeiieoaatote a chnreh ball from fWlVn Ga., and carried it off. Lieutenant Heard waa tried on eharg«^CT murder at Pitteharg, Texas, and aoaaitted

Mi*. Bd Pickett, of Jopiin, Mo., ahot at.. hashaad with a pistol, hot fortnnately mil ted ldm.

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John Webster, ot Shelby, H. C., earn mi eatcide from ohagzin at having vloittad ptepaktise.

In the Louisville city eonrt Saturday th Band and Wbarfmaater Kremar were At aasao.lt and battery npon each other, highest penalty allowed by the law was by Judge Thompson.

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Mr. Lauth will receive $150 per

.ay for one year, and $300 per day for the remaining sixteen years of the life of the patent.

To Settle the Strike.

PmsBUBG, Pa,, December 14,—Grand Msster Workman Powderly, of the Knights of Labor, arrived here to-day to confer with the leaders of the strike ss to wo best method of 'settling the existing difficulties* It is understood th&t &rbi~ tration will be proposed to the operators, but will not be accepted, the latter claiming tiie time for compromising has "Powderly refuses to talk until after the conference with the- district officers ef the Knights of Labor.

Miners awd Operatora'a Conference. PITTSBURG, Pa., December 14.—Tomorrow a maternal conference between the miners and mine operators will be held here. Sepresentatives of both panics will be present from Pennsylvania, OhiOf Indiana, Illinois, Iowa^ West Virginia, Virginia and Tennessee. The object of the conference is to deviseu means for maintaining uniform wages"**'

throughout the country and thereby pre* venting strikes.

Labor Matters.

PROVTDKTCE, K. I., December 14. The strike at the Lippett woolen mill at Woonsocket ended U^day, the old spin-, ners being taken back by the company.

BATTLING WITH WHALES.

Two Marlfre Monsters Slala by a Band of Bww long Islanders, EAST HAMTTON, L. I., December 14.— The coast of Long Island was thrown into great excitement early Saturday morning by the announcement that several whales were spouting southwest from this coast, and about five miles out*. Three boats' crews were quickly recruited'V1 and at 8 o'clock a. m. dashed through the. surf in the chase of the monsters. Ateabout 10:30 o'clock they came up with a bull and a cow whale, and the greatest: fight that ever took place on this coast was immediately begun. •Theboat.com. Branded by Joshua Edwards, dashed after the bull, and Harpooner Gabriel Ed-

S^hales. This morning they iT by thousands of people*.

The bull measured fifty feet, aid the Jt is estimated that tbey will give from 126 to 150 barrels of

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mated that they will net about $5,000.

Doiuiftn B« Eaton Banqattodi BOSTON, Mass., December 14.—At the Parker house Saturday a complimentary banquet was given by the Massachusetts fhe Pon- Gorman B. Eaton, United States civil service commissioner. About^ 160 gentlemen were present The principal speeches were made by Mr. Eaton and J. R. Lowell, the latter warmly endorsing the administration of Mr. Ceveland.

Henry Hoyt Killed.

CHf&Aoo, 111., December 14.—Mr. Henry Hoyt, of the firm of Hoyt Bros., and a well-known citizen of Chicago, was instantly killed at Woodiawn puk 1 «£t evening struck by an «tpres*train. Mr. Hoyt was born in Lily, N. Y., in 1833. He leaves a wife,

bnt no children,

IndianapolJft Car Works Sued. IHDIAKAPOUS, December 14.—Notice was filed in the United States oourt te-day of a suit by the Alabama & Great Southera railway against the Indianapolis Car Works company for $300,000. The ground of the suit is not stated.

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Collector Hanlon has received accepted an invitation to lake char J»y. the first train that pacaee over the #xt bridge across the Ohio at New Albs The bridge will be completed early spring. [or

MILES CITT, Montana, Decernbd4. Judge Coburn, recently suspended ta the federal bench in Montana, denied day -that he had yet been informed^ charges against him.

Tarse Telegrams.

OH at Pittsbnrg, 913^0. General Bobert Toombs ia lying verv

Washington, Qa. Majer Peter C. Pox,

terftnan, is daad. The Galveston Daily Civilian, the oldest i^wmaper in Texas, haa been closed oat sfr ahenff** sale, dying of starvation.

According to the report of the commissioner

the bureau of navigation, oar mercantile "tends second among the nations .of tks world.

Jkostile Apaches, after murdering two men fkt 1 I line Cabco, H. M., were surprised by troops, who wounded several of the infliym, and, it ia thought, killed two.

A secret organisation of miners is said

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wards plunged the deadly weapon into the whale, but failed to strike a vitel'C^t!i|JM part. The whale immediately sank. and~ "j?

part. The whale immediately sank, and afterward, coming up near the boat, started toward it. and striking the boat on the bow, tere a hole in it- A boyw $ named Edwards, son of Joshua' was hurt^ but not seriously. -¥-f.

At the outset it was seen that the fight' would be a long one, as each whale seemed to want to protect the other,*qnd while the fight was going on with the bull theothgr boattjoQnmaxifia^J^V-Jpnathan "Edwards, was having a hard

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KKOXVILLK, Tenn., December MM. Mary McAffy, wife of a prominent fanner, living few miles above this oity.gavebirth to four boys, all of whom w««h sixteen pounds. All are livine id doing well# a

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their nnmber falls at the hands of etixker*. Chief/ostise P. Daly, who baa been eon-: nested with the court of common pleaa

ttew York tor forty-two years, sat for the last time upon the bench of that ooort Saturday. Professor Woodrow, the "evolution" profe nor in tfea Southern Presbyterian Theological seminary et (tohnnbia. refuses to resign, •robeoly be to break o£

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and the nantt will pi tha seminary,