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LAWYER'S LONG JUMP.

Springs From an Fivator, and Dr«»pa Eigoty

Preferred Death to Becoming a nalic and a Bnrdt-u ou His Family

Mr. Reynolds was well edacated, and has held a number of prominent offices, both United States and state, was lieutenant governor tit the beginning of the war, fought a duel in 1854 with B. Grata Brown, in which Brown was struck in tke knee.

A "BAD" COLORED MAN.

A Kentucky Blood, Guunlng for NsgTees, Gets Killer?. LONDON, Ky., March 30.—At Hazard, Perry county, last Saturday, Green Combs got drunk and concluded to kill a negro. He fired at sevtral, and finally aimed at one Bill Walker, who returned the fire, wounding Combs fatally. The latter expired in a few hours.

GOVERNOR HILL'S DANGER.

Disttiot Attorney Ri Ignway Must be Removed, or the Governor Will be Impeached.

Naw YORK, March MO.—Th^ Mail and Express, tha leidirg Republican evening paper of the city, prints along article elaiming to give the true inwardness of the Brooklyn investigation VLIU:!I ha? been going on for Rome time. Under •be caption "Governor Hill in Peril,'' it says: "The special legislative committee investigating the corruption in the various public departments in Kings county has determined that District Attorney Ridgeway ought to be removed from offioe. The committee considers that Ridgeway's own testimony shows that he willfully violated the law in order to retain the friendship of New York and Kings county gamblers, and that the additional testimony bearing on Ridgeway's case is sufficient to render him liable to successful prosecution. Ridgeway was a prime factor in Hill's canvass during tke gubernatorial campaign. All the facta in Ridgeway's case will be put in form at once for the information of the legislature and the governor. A majority, if not all, of the committee is determined that Hill shall at once decide upon Bidgway's case, and, upon the facts presented, remove him from office. I?.

Governor Hill does not do ao, articles of

impeachment will be drawn up .nd

governor will have to answer before ths This has actually been d-.ter-senate mined upon not only by a majority of j' the committee, but by a majority of the members ef the state senate. Hill "ill have to decide at once between the safety of his official head and his regard for tie eight votes of Kings county in the -next national convention. Judge Green one of the ablest Democrats in the legislature, is said to have already communicated this to the Chemung statesman. Hill wilt probably decide in favor of his own head. The Kings county delegation ia doubtful, anyway. Hugh McLaughlin, tbe boss of the Brooklyn Democrats, is a sphinx. Cleveland has given him hi? man for internal revenue collector. He him his man for inspector of

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man for United States marshal. Looking at these events, Hill may make up his mind to place Ridgeway's head on the political chopper. One thing the com mittee has decnled upon for a certainty, and that is that Ridgeway or Hill wiH have to go''

Br*T« I.ittl Children.

CINCINNATI, March 30.—Fire broke out in sv closet near the stairway in the third story of St. Josephs Children'a Homa in Corryville, this morning, while the janitor was on the lower floor, and while the matron Mid two assistants were at mass. In the third story about twenty children from four to ten years of age were sleeping. One of these wag awakened bv the smoke. 8he roused the otheis ft'nd ths elder children carried the younger ones safely down, the janilOf arriving in time to save the last infant. A prompt response br the fire department saved the building from destruction. In five minutes more the fire would have eut off egress from the dormitory.

Tlelet Ca«ser«n'» Hnbby Wants Damages. LONDON, March SO —Mr. DeBensande, tbe husband of Violet Cameron, has brought suit for libel against the Evening NIWI. The alleged libel consists of an interview published in the New York World and reproduced in the Evening News, imputing various frauds to DeBensande. alleged to have been committed by him while in Eirypt. A full retraction was subsequently published by the News. DeBensande lays damages at 3,000 pounds. The trial ot ths. east tMgan to day.

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A K.entuck.ian Start* Out to Kill Negro and Now He la Dead.

A HORRIBLE SUICIDE

A St. Lolit Lawyer, Feitrlii In«»olij, Jamps from Klerator, and in Killed. 8T. LOUIS,March JO.—The Hon. Thos. C. Reynolds committed »uieide al tb« eustom bouse this afternoon,by plunging down the elevator shaft from the third floor. He fell a dlatance of eighty feet, sad crushed in bis skull. The eause of the rash act was mental derangement euperindticed by hallucinations that he was about to become insane. A few minute) before 2 o'clock he entered the building and sauntered into the United States court room. Several persons met him in the building and be appeared in his u«aal humor. He was seen to leave the United itatos marshal's office, and stepping into the elevator gate passed oat of view, A few minutes later be was brought out of the sub-basem6nt dead. In his pocket was found a letter to his wife stating that two years ago he contracted malaria in Aapiawall and had failed to recover, the disease settling in kis spine. Recently be had been troubled by insomnia and frequent nervousness. Visions irwitod him to Join hit dead friends, and fearing lest he should be a burden to kis wife by becoming a lunatic, having twice before been troubled with dementis, and his estate of $05,000 being in order, unimpaired and productive, he determined to end his life.

AN IMPORTANT MOVEMENT.

Ths Coin mission to Ticket Agents Abolished by Various Bo da. Naw YORK, March 30.—The joint ex ecutive committee of the Trunk line and tke Central Traffic association held an important meeting at Commissioner Fink's office to day. The end sought is nothing less than the complete abolishment of commissions for sale of p&ssenger tickets all over the country to run not onlv as to professions' ticket broker*, but also sa to regular agents who nave tor many years been allowed commissions on the sale of tickets over lines connecting with those in whose employment they have been. The decision was reached unanimonaly, and by such a large number of lines that it is believed it will prove more effective than previous attempts in the same direction, which were put into force only on trunk lines. This abuse, which began mere than thirty five years ago, has grown to such unanimous proportions that it ia estimated that it is now costing the railways of tke United 8tates, directly and indirectly, at the rate of more than $5,000,000 annually, and has to a great extent been the means by which the ticket scalpers have been built up. A circular announcing the fact, issued from the rooms of the Central Traffic association in Chicago, dated to-day, signed by Assistant Commissioner George H. Daniels, and approved G. R. Blanchard, addressed to all ticke agents and ticket sellers throughot the United States and Canada. The circular is signed by authority of many offices of the following roads: Allegheny Valley Baltimore A Ohio Buffalo, New York A Philadelphia Cincinnati & Muskingum Valley Cincinnati, Indianapolis, St. Louis A Chicago Cincinnati, Jackson & Mackinaw Chicago & West Michigan Central Wabash & Michigan Cincinnati, Washington & Baltimore Columbus A Cincinnati Midland Cleveland, Columbus, Cineinnati & Indianapolis Chicago & Atlantic Cleveland, Akron & Columbus Chicago dc Grand Trunk Champaign A Havana Hocking Val ley Chicago, St. Louis A Pittsburg Cincinnati, Hamilton A Dayton Dayton A Ironton Detroit, Lansing A

Northern Indianapolis A St. Louis Indiana, Illinois A Iowa Indi na, Bloom ington A Western Indiana A Illinois Southern: Indianapolis,Decatur & Springfield Jeffersonville, Madison A Indianapolis: Kanawha A Ohio Lake Shore A Michigan Southern Lake Erie A Western Louisville A Nashville Louisvills, Evansville A St. Louis Michigan Central Michigan A Ohio New York, Pennsylvania & Ohio New York, Lake Erie A Western New York, Chicago A St. Louis Ohio A Mississippi Ohio River Ohio A Northwestern Pittsburg A Western Pennsylvania Company Peoria, Decatur A Evansville Pittsburg ALike Erie Pittsburg, Cincinnati A St. Lous Soioto Valley, Saginaw Valley A St. Louis Toledo, Ann Arbor & Northern Michigan Toledo A Ohio Central Terre Haute A Indianapolis (Vnndalia line) Toledo, Peoria A Western Wabash) Wabash, St. Louis A Pacific all lines east of Mississippi river.

The importance of this movement may be estimated when it is understood that the various associations agreeing t. abolish ticket commissions comprise the Central Traffic r.tsooiation, composed of all the important lines east of Chicago ami St. LouiB and west oi he western tflrmini of the truck lines. The lines of the truck iiu:S territory, which includes all linea between Buffalo and -Vheeling, »rd New York, Pbilsdelphii and Baitimcriin the e.ist Southern Passer-ger ossot iation, which comprises all the important lints east of the Mississippi md nonUi of »he Ohio and Potomac New Ktiji' sod association, ^uprising al) irapoiii nt railway lit es ia New England.

Tie agreement is made ruore biuding by another clause providing that neither of ths agreeing companies will act as agent for connecting lines who continue top their agents commission.

»ylT«n1a Pnsaetiger Rattif.

PITTSBURG, Pa., March 30.—The Pennsylvania company, operating lines Wes' of Pittsburg, issued its official circular to-day for its passenger department in conformity with the provisions of the inter-state commerce bill. The circular is the result of different meetings *nd consultations held by the officials the company for two months past. The agents are instructed to restore passenger rates to the full regular tarifi, and to be sure to sell no tickets for less than the specified rates. Al! sub-agents ^ri- to be dischai ged at once. Special reduced rates for all classes of so in in os he re to or

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wan ifacturers, commercial travelers, ti sitrical companies, circuses, base ball i- students, hnnters, fishermen, aboat men, police, members of the hotels, charity, laborers, national ^rs homes, mayors orders and sis:f charity «re abolished. Mileage '.a of every kind, except "ailveriisare withdrawn. Contracts made local newspapers for the year 1887, 'V for advertising and irausporta-

Qowever, will be carried out. Local is to ministers will be continued at •.?. TPts per mile, as will also round 111 .• tickets for thirty days. Tbe circular 5- ited March 30, snd will go into eff.-. April 1. :Brewill be no chango in rates on 'ar commutation tickets. Yet comuicn tickets, however, to particular

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I baggage for each ticket. Passes w::: be issued to employee of the passenger departments of connecting lines but not on account of or to ariV member of their families, only upon the request of an officer connected with tuch department. Particular stress is pl.K-id upon the responsibility that resta upoa agents, who are specially instructed to be careful to follow the letter of the law, a they are individually liable to heavy fine. All lines operated by the Pennsylvania company, theCnicago, St. Louis & Pittsburg railroad company, and the Pittsburg, Cincinnati & St. Louis railroad, sre controlled by this order. It embraces 2,481 miles of road.

NEW YORK, March 30.—Tbe masons, bricklayers, carpenters, plumbers, and other laborers employed in the erection of the extensive additions to the Equitable building, went on a strike to-day. The strike was caused by the employment of two non-anion men to put up electric wires About 2,000 men were working on the building. Four hundred have gone out and the walking dele gates are going through the building, ordering the rest to quit work.

Rtttnored Railroad Accident. ST. Lorrs, March 30 —A rumor is current in theoity that a passenger train on the Iron Mountain railroad went through abridge near Pe Sata, Mo., forty-two miles south of this city early this morning and that many persons were killed and injured. Inquiry at all points develop the fact that railway officials know notning ef tke matter yet!

GENERAL NEWS BIIDCET.

Witness Tells How Haddock, the Sioux City Preacher, Was Killed.

A Well-Ported Democratic Congressman Talks Ab ut the Complaints of rfis Party Friends.

A. Desperado Oaptared in the Par

West—Orphan Aaylnm Investigation.

THE HADDOCK MURDER.

A Wtlum Tells Bow tbe Minister WAS Killed. Sioux CITT, Iowa, March 30.—Kosokiasky resumed hia evidence from yesterday's interruption as follows: Treiber aaid, "there ia wh»re the son of of a. preacher lives I will give you $500 if you will whip nim." Then he aaid he would give $250 if I would whip him. He paid, "When you see Grsnda tell him I will give him $500 to whip Haddock." I told Granda what he said. The witness went on to tell the movements of himself and others on the evening of the murder, and coming to the soene of the murder he said Arensdorf stood on the corner with the other men. "Leader and I were five feet from Arensdorf. I saw a man coming across the street.. Arensdorf said to Granda: "I don't want you drunken Dutchmen around here.' The Rev. Mr. Haddock was ooming across Water street. I saw Arensdorf start out toward the preacher. When in the middle of the street, Arensdorf fired a shot. Haddock raised his hands to his head and fell. Arensdorf stood still a moment and then ran across the bridge followed by Peters, I then started to run and did not see which way the other men ran. Saw Arnsdorf in a beer garden the next Monday after the shooting. ArBSdorf said, 'I gnesss I want to see you.' We went out. He said: 'I think you had better pet out,' I said. 'Why?'he said, 'you saw the shooting, and yon had better get out.' I said I had no money, and he said, 'I will give yon $100, and vou get out.' The second day after Haddock was killed Treibsr same to my house and gave me the money."

Turning Theaa Oat.

WASHINGTON, March 80.—The following is published here: "A Democratic congressman, who keeps himself pretty well posted on national politics, remarked to-day while at the treasury department, that there is now very little ground for Democrats to oomplain that Republican officials are not being turned out of the government servioe fast enough. He says he has given the subject considerable attention and he finds that nearly all of the Republican postmasters have been replaced by Democrats, and that the same can be said of the collectors of customs, collectors of internal revenue and their subordinates, and of nearly all other branches of tho public service. He predict? that before the next presi dentia! election rolls around, there will hardly be a Republican in any important government position.''

A. Deaper.ido Captured.

DENVER, Col, March 30.—It was re ported here last night that Marino Lariba, a notorious outlaw and desperado, and leader of a g*ng who terrorized central New Mexico for six months, hao been killed while resisting arrest near Antelope Springs, seventy miles South of here. The report is confirmed to-day by the arrival of Joaquin Monterea and Carlos Jaconie with the body. They were deputized by Sherifl Chares, of Santa county, to make the arrest, and met Lariba on the mountain while on the lookout for him. When ordered to surrender the outlaw pulled his pistol and Monterea and Jaconie pulled theirs. Monterea got a bullet through his hat, but Larika fell dead at his feet, Bhot through the head. Lariba led the gang that murdered Colonel Chas. Potter, step-son of Governor Vanzant, of Rhode Island, in the Delores mountaias ia 1883, and burned the body after taking several hundred dollars from it.

Htw Postage Stamps.

WASHINGTON, March 30.—The postoffice department officials are having prepared a aeries of new designs of embossed stamps for stamped envelopes of the one, two, four and five cents denom inations. The head of Franklin has been selected for the one cent stamp, and the heads of Washington, Jackson and Grant for the two, four and five cents denominations respectively. The general design of the itew series is uniform on the upper aide, rd following the ov^l shape of the 8.'. tp is the legend,

United 8tates Postage," instead of D. S. Postage," as on the stamp now in use. This new series wil be ready for issue about May 1 Tho border of the one cent adhesive stamp haj been slightly modified to conform to the design of the two cent stamp.

Orphan 4r,]

.vestlgatloB. News. March 30.—For been afloat

Spaclal to the In&l^ RCSHVILLE, Lni., some time rumoia nave

that the manag tt i^t of the orphans' home here, under the charge of Miss Jennie Huddleston, was not what it should be. The grand jury went down deep into its affairs, and have made a very damaging report as to the wav those orphan children have been treated. The worst feature of the whole business is that they have not had sufficient food The commissioner* are in session to-day, and have ordered a thorough investiga tion. This was the first institution of kind in the state.

Killed by a Mexican.

Rio GRANDE CITT, Tex., March 30.— Corporal Beyer and another soldier were approached by four Mexicana on the government reservation at Fort Ringgold on the evening of the 26th. One Mxican opened fire, shooting Boyer just over the heart. He fired again to make su^e of his man, but mi*3ed. The other soldier hastily retreated at the first shot. Three Mexicans were arrested last night on suspicion, and the surviving soldier declares himself able to identify the assassins.

Turk's High Llotnse Bill.

ALBANY, N. Y., March 30 —Governor Hill this afternoon sent a special message to the legislature on the subject of special legislation. The message is believed to be aimed at the high licence bill for New York and Brooklyn recent' ly passtd by the anembly. It is now deemed certain that the governor will veto the bill ahonld tke senate paaa it.

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FLURRY.

Cau«d by a Dem»ad of $3,000 from B. A L. Associations to fay for Legislation. IITBIAHAFOLIS, March 30.—Within the past two or thiee days a matter has come to the attention of reporters illustrative of tbe brazen demands of what is known as the "third bouse," but which is really a lobby incubus that has fastened itself upon the legislation of this state. The case in point grows out of the passage by the last legislature of a bill relieving the building associations from what is called "double taxation." The law in question is known as senate enrolled act No. 217, and it provides that taxes shall onlv be paid upon outstanding shares of stock reported to the assessor as having been issued prior to April 1, less the amount shown to have besn loaned shareholders, as provided by the charters of the several associations. The chief argument used ia the passage of the bill showed that under the old system of assessment the association not only paid upon the aggregate amount of its loans, but the borrower also was assessed, there being in effect a double taxation. This bill went through both houses by a handsome majority, there being so much in its favor, coupled with the additional fact, extremely important to every politician, that it was indorsed by every association in the state, and it is with a general feeling of surprise, not unmixed with indignation and disgust, that many of the associations now hear for the first time that a lobby fund was necessary to insure its passage, and that the work of getting it through was attended with several thousand dollats expenditure. At least this is the claim upon its face, but how much virtue there may be in it, may be seen by what is to follow. That there may have bean some expense incident to drafting the bill, and honestly presenting its merits to the representatives, and in securing the various associations throughout the state to ask their legislative delegates to approve the same, is granted, and whatever was honestly incurred in such legitimate purpose, would probably be paid by the several associations without & murmur. That something more than this was needed is now tho claim, and it is this fact that has caused every association in thie city unusual food for reflection within thepast week. That the merits of the bill were freely admitted upon the floor of the house is shown by a talk which a reporter had with Representative Griffiths, of this county, who was a member of the judiciary committee, and who was in condition to be familiar with its details. That it required undue influence to effect its passage he does not for one moment entertain. Says Mr. Griffiths: "It was fathered upon the floor of the house by Judge Gardiner, of Daviess, and it was the understanding that it was drafted by his law partner. Other earnest champions sere Majors of Shelby and Speaker Sayre,and the latter made but one speech upon the floor of the house during the session, and that was in favor of its passage. No one will hardly dare say that either of_ these gentlemen could be approached with a money consideration." Mr. Griffiths used his influence in its favor, and the opposition was led by Gordon, of Putnam, who jilso opposed it in the committee.

The flurry is created by the demands of several for $3,000 from the different sssociatioas throughout the state, alleging that that amount was used to secure the passage of the law. There are about 150 associations in the elate, which would be $20 from each.

ICE IN LAKE ERIE.

An I Hjsrri-r OutHidr th* Port of CleveU«nd—Vessel* Icr Bound. CLEVELAND, March 30.—The steady north wind that has prevailed for the past week has blown all the ice on tbe lake over to th? south shore. The wind and waves have packed ii in floes which in places are fifteen feet thick, and the snow formed almost an impregnable ice barrier in front of this port for fully three miles out into the lake. This morn ing the City of Cleveland was seen firmly imbedded in a floe and about a mile ahead of her lay the three mssted schooner Venus also stuck fast in the ice. The tags Amcien and American Eagle were immediately dispatched to the vessels' assistance, but about a half mile south of the steamer they aiso Btuck fast. At 9 o'clock thi3 morning the Cleveland was lying with her bow toward the shore and it was feared some accident had happened to her machinery. She left port at day break having thirty passengers ayoard beside 500 tons of freight.

The most anxiety, however, is fel about tbe schooner Venus. She left port 8nnday, loaded with coal, for De troit. Sunday afternoon she encountered a heavy northwest gale and evi dentlv sprang leak, as she put back for Cleveland Monday morning, and her signals indicated that she was in distress Monday she got fastened in the ice floe and her decks were washed all day with ice and slush broken up by a sixteen knot gale. Tuesday morning the hull of the Venus could hardly be seen. Should tbe gale spring up it is feared she would go to the bottom, in which event her crew would, in all probability, be lost, as it would bs impossible for them to reach th9 shore over the ice, and no tug can penetrate the barrier surrounding her.

At noon tho City of Cleveland sue eeeded in breaking through the ioe and steamed away for Detroit. The tugs have also aucceedsd in getting loose.

The Venns is still surrounded by great fields of ice and is badly waterlogged.One of the tugs succeeded in getting within hailing distance of the Venus before re turning to port, and it was learned that her crew had suffered terribly since her departure, and that her pumps were inad eqnate to keep the water out of her hold

Important Appolntmeots Fending, WAseiNeTON, March 30. —The preai dent is devoting a large share of his tentio.i the consideration of appoin ment? s-ill remaining to be made, »cd is understood that pome important up pointments will be mad* soon. The new! appointed Austrian minister, Chevalier Tavern, having arrived in Washington, it ii probable that a minister from this country will soon be appointed in return.

Why ths Daontless Was Defeated. LOKIO*, March 30.—A dispateh to tbe Sportsman from Queenstown says that Captain Samuels, of tbe yacht Dauntless, attributes his defeat by the Coronet to the interference oi Mr. Call, the owner of the Dauntless, who was on board tbe vessel. Captain Samuels and five of his crew have left the Dauntless and will sail for New York to-morrow.

Frank Jamea.

ST. LOUIS, March SO.—A GlobeDemocrat special from Nevada, Mo., says: Frank James left last night with his wife end little boy for Dunison, Tex., where he has offers from thiee different business houses. He was a good citisen while living kere for nearly two yean.

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iTHE CHICAGO DEMOCRACY.

A Oommittea Appointed to Look Around for a Demooratio KOHI.

For tke Children of Jackson Are De«p la the Wilderness of Detpalr.

The Democratic Race for Mayor Going Begging, For No One Will Toacb It.

LOOKING FOR A MOSES.

The Chicago Democracy Appoint* a Cem mittee to Hant a Candidate. CHICAGO, March 80.—The Democratic party of Chicago is still without candidate for mayor, and the leaders are again looking to Carter Harrison, notwithstanding he haa twice accepted and twice declined the nominat-ioti. The nominating committee of fifty, appointed by the second Democratic convention, met this evening and held two lengthy sessions. At the first, after DeWitt C. Oreiger and John 4.. Kina, members of the committee bad declined the proffer of the chief place on the ticket, Congressman Frank Lawlor started a new boom for Mr. Harrison. As the latter was not present, and no one author!red to speak tor him, no action was taken, and H. McAvoy^ wealthy brewer, who was present as one of the committee of fifty, was urged to accept He did not refuse outright, and the committee took it for granted he would accept, notwithstanding his protestations that he did not want tbe office. A recess was taken and in the meantime Mr. McAvoy held a consultation with Mayor Harrison. Though the latter assured him his heartiest support, Mr. McAvoy, after muck hesitHtion, wrote a letter declining, giving the reason that bis business engagements would not permit him to accept. When tbe letter was read to the committee, President Kern, of the Cook County Democracy, advocated adjourning sine die, leaving the Republicans and United Labor party tickett the only ones in the field. Congressman Lawlor protested vigorously, and again champion-

Carter Harrison. Lawyer Harry Reubens followed in the same vein, and then moved the appointment of a committee of five to hunt candidate. The motion was carried with a whoop. To-morrow evening the committee will report the result of the seareh.

A SIBERIAN EXPERIENCE.

Snow Fourteen Feet Deep—People, Cows and Dogs Llviog on Dried Salmon New York Commercial Advertiser.

There is an elderly gentleman in this city who liken lc be interviewed on the ubject of sri'jw. It enables hitn to remark that he sasv snow tnough forty years ago in Kamschatka to last him a ifetime, and thus lead up to a story which does not, for a wonder, altogether bore his interlocutor.

In 1846 he was a seaman on the ship Canada, a vessel employed to collect furs from Siberia, and trade tbem for silks in northern Chinese ports. In the Okhotsk sea the crew were taken with scurvy, and he, with others, was landed, and remained at Petropaulovski for nearly a year.

The snow commenced to fall in October, and it snowed for weeks without stopping. The snow lay from twelve to fourteen feet deep, and helped to keep the dwellings warm. The inhabitants' tunnel led from one house to the other under the snow, which the intense cold froae solid at the surface, so that travelers passed ever the buried vilages without being aware of them, while under the snow the people lived with their dogs and cows, all feeding on dried salmon, which had been caught off the coast by the million and dried in tho summer. The cows and dogs relished the fish aB much as their masters. No snow fell in January: it was too cold.

During hia stay this American citizen occupied a Siberian prison for several days. He waj sent there for failing to bow to the governor, and informing him that Americans were not in the habit of paying reverence to officers, by vray of excuse. However, it was w»rm, and as good a place as any other in which to carry on the chief winter industry of ihe country, killing time till spring.

He met many of the exiles. They had plenty of opportunities to get away, notwithstanding the severity of the discipline, as the seamen were always ready to help ti.em. But nine seemed to care much about escaping.

In May the snow disappeared and the exiled American found an opportunity to get home. He is about the only man in New York who never complains of onr winters.

OIL AND GAS

Andertan in tbe Gas Belt—Oil at Ilnnt. ignton. Special to the Indianapolis Nsws.

ANDERSON, Ind., March 30.—We have got it, that is natural gas. At 12:30 o'elock this morning the drill penetrated a strong vein of gas. The pressure is very great, and .ae well is pronounced by the contractor to be tbe best that he has drilled. The drill penetrated Trenton rock to tbe depth of eight feet. Drilling has been discontinued for tbe present. A meeting of the stockholders will be held to-night to determine whether to diill deeper.

Oil at Huntington.

HTTirrrKOTO*, Ind., March 80.—War ren, an enterprising town in the south part o! Huntington county, struck oil last night at a depth of 978 feet, going twelve or fourteen feet in the Trenton rock. The drilling was stopped and preparations made to shoot the well today. The well is owned by a company of oitizens. The town is wild with enthusiasm.

•arly Closing.

A meeting of tbe Clerks' Association was held last night at Myers Bros.' store. The committee recently appointed reported that they had seen all the leading merchants, who had agreed to close thei) establishments at 7 p. m., Saturdays excepted, and cards annoanc ing this fact, for display in store windows, will be ia sued to-day. An executive oommittee, consisting of Messra. Joe Foley, Wm. •reiner and Wm. Lane jwere appointed

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T.UKSDAY, MARCH 31,1887.

OBITUARY.

Mr. Samuel M. Turner.

The death of Mr. Samuel Turner, yes terday, in Chioago, will cause more than passing comment in this city, his former home. Though it is twenty years since he left Terre Hante for Chicago, where he became one of the most widely known and popular hotel men in the United States, he had not dropped out of the memory and friendships of the associ ates of his younger life, for his relationships and his personalties forbade it. Born in Kentucky, in 1834, he came to this city as a boy, under the charge of his older brother, Mr. James H. Turner, and lived here until 18C7. He was a very prominent figure in the lively young society of this city, more than twenty years ago. It was while he was landlord of the Terre Haute house, then owned by Mr. Chauncey Rose, that he was married to Miss Frances Groverman, a niece of Mis. Frances Blake, of this city, ^oon after his marriage he removed to Chicago and was for a time at the Tremont, afterwards wns with Potter Palp. er, in charge of the Palmer bouse, and was finally associated with Jobn B. Drake, of the Grand Pacific. It was in charge of these great hotels, famous the world over, that he acquired the reputation of being not only a genial and energetic landlord, but as the most remarkable in the country for his wonderful faculty of remembering his guests, no aiter how brief the acquaintance. Five years ago, for the benefit of his health, Mr. Turner, with his wife, tiavelled for a vear in southern Euroupe and as far_ as Egypt, and returned to prosecute his business with accustomed energy. The untimely death, not six months ago, of his wife, who was a woman of many graces *nd accomplishments, no doubt hastened his death.

Mr. Turner's traits were such as to win friends, snd the tributes to his memory show that he was a man of generous impulses and most unselfish liberality. The following extract indicates some of tke characteristics to which he owed his reputation and popularity: '•Turner thirty years ago set himself to the task of memorising faces and names. The first is hard enough in itself when it is remembered that for more than a quarter ot a eentury a procession of several honored has daily passed by Turner's desk, some of the members of which do not return once a year. Bat the mastery of faces even is not to be com pared, as a task, to the memorizing of thousands npon thousands of names. Inrner accomplished both these feats to tnoh a degree that he was the marvel of the thousands of fellow hotel men who were devoting themselves—some of them with eqnal eneigy— to the same task.

Bnt Sam Turner's reputation does not rest altogether on his long catalogue of names and faces. He was for eight years a partner in the Grand Pacific, and in that time drew out nearly $200,000. There has not been a year in the last twenty when he has not had either a gocd-sised interest in a money-making hotel firm or had a big salary. He' practioally has not got a penny ef it left. Where has it gone? Sam Parker, his friend and par!ner, says: "To the thousands of men who have dropped off here in hardlnck." A man behind the counter in a big hotel, especially if he be a partner in the house and connted rich, is the natural mark for all the improvident and unfortunate people who come along. It was not in Turner's heart to press a man warmly by the hand, aak delightedly after his welfare and then—refuse him a little sid. Improvident traveling men, remorseful, par.-aps, and desperate sfter a debauch which may disgrace them, have borrowed part of tho fortune that

Turner has made. Old-time gnests who onoe were rich but who hare suffered reverses, tearful women, fellow hotel men it of place and in very hard luek—all these havo used Turner's earnings. He wat wonderful as a roon»3 -maker, bnt he was altogether too unselfish, too little of a pretender, too much of a generally good fellow to kepp it."

All will not commend his lavish liberality, but with many i: will be a ques ticn if he were net in the end happier, and if he did not get more out ol life and do more- for the world than if he had accumulated a great fortune with no immediate family to inherit.

It willbn a long, long day forp Sam Turner is forgotten by those who koew him and those to whom he opened h:d generous hand, and' for year3 to com reminiscences will often come up of thi famous landlord rnd popular man.

LONGER-LIVED WOMEN.

The Surest Roid to Longevity—Mortality Amoaff Drunkard*. New York Joarml.

In nccordmee with the doctrine of influx, and in accordance with tbe func tions of the brain, we are compelled IO recognize health and longevity as moie closely associated with the higher than the lower faculties, the moral ra her than the aniinu.1 nature, sr.ys the Journal of Man. This is tha reoson that womKu, with a feebler body but a stronger inonii nature, ranks higher in health and longevity thau man. And although from 4 to 16 p«r cent, more males are born women are generally in redomioence, often from 2 to 6 per cent. The researches of the bureau of statistics of Vienna Bhow that about one-third more women than men reach an advanced age. De Verga asserts that of sudden deaths theie are about 100 women to 780 meu. The inevitable inference is that the cultivation cf virtue or religion ia the aureht road to longevity and the indulgence of vice and crime the most certain ruin to the body and soul.

There is a curioua illustration of these principles in the evidence of life insurance compauies in rpfereni* to spi'it drinking and abstinence. T:ie two oldest life insurance companies of England, the General Providence and the United Kingdom, have made records for forty five years which distinguish the total abstainers and the moderate drinkers. Drunkards'bey do not insure at all. The care with which lives are selected for insurance results in a smaller rate of mortality amocg the insured than in tbe entire population. This gain was bnt slight Kuion^ thos? classed as moderate drinkers, for thtir mortality was only 3 per cent less than the average mortality. But among the total abstainers it was 31 per cent, lessThus the proportion of deaths among the moderate drinkers compared to that of total abstainers is as 97 to 09.

RaUroad Men.

Messrs. Needles, Gillette and Bose baum, of Centralis, arrived in the city about 1:30 tbis morn ing, and are stopping at the Terre Haute house. They are here to confer with Terre Haute merchants in regard to the Southwastern r^ilroal, and represent the Chester & Centralis /ailway.

The Travers Fnnersl.

NEW YORK, March 80.—Trinity chapel was crowded to the limit this morning at the funeral of William R. Travers, the genial and widely popular Wall street broker. The gathering included nuny leading citizens and prominent men.

First la the United States.

BOSTON, March 30.—An electrically lighted train, the first io the United States, left here for New York this afternoon.

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4:00 AiM.

A REPORT FROM THE SEA

That a Ship From the Whaling Ground*, With 200 Men, is Lost.

Messenger on the Lake Skort Road Shot by Train Robbers-

L. $325,000 Fire in Detroit—A Texas Town Destroyed—Burned to Death,

REPORTED LOST.

A Steamer, With *00 Men, L-st.

Reported

ST. JOHNS, N. F., March 30.—The

steamer Eagle, from the sealing grounds,

is reported lost with 200 men

SHOT AND ROBBED.

A Lake Sbnre Mesaengrr Assaulted by Train Robbers, and the Safe Probably Rubbed.

UTICA, N. Y., March 30.—"Telegraph Hutt, at Albany, that I have been shot and robbed." These were tbe words uttered by Express Messenger Lake, running on the West Shore train, which arrived in Utica to-night, when he was found iu his car bleeding freely from a wound in the shoulder. While the train was making a run between Clarks Mills and this city, only seven minutes, a party of men boarded it between the baggage and ex press cars, shot the messenger, attempted robbery, but with what retult or how s-riously the man is wounded, could not be lsarned, as only a stop of three minutes was made here and all was confusion.

Big Fire In Detroit.

DETROIT, Mich., March 30.—The large nhoe manufacturing establishment of Piogree & Smith was totally destroyed by fire to-night. The lose is estimated at $325, 000 insurance on stock, $195,000 machinery, $40,000 on the buiiing, $20,000 During tne fire three firemen were buried beneath the walls, and two were seriously, if not fatally injured.

TlmKreult Domestic Troubles. NEW ORLEANS, March 30.—Yesterday ceftr Beulah, Miw., W. T. Lane, member of tbe legislature from B„livar county, shot Charles Yaman several times, from the effects of which Yatnan died three hours later. The shooting troubles.

was the resulf domestic

Tnrxo Children Hurned to Dentil. BROOK HAVEN, Miss., March 30.— Betsy Cook, colored, went to the fields, leaving her tlsree small children to (ake care of the house. Ou her return she found the house in ashes and the three children burned to death.

A Town Destroyed.

VICTORIA, Tex., March 30.—Fire, supposed to be incendiary, destreyed last night about alt that remained of Indonala.

An Kx-Governor Dying in a Masaa chusett-s Prison. Boston Record.

In the hospita', ill with general de biiit-y, ia another famous convict. His name is Moses—ex-Governor Moses, of South Carolina. This old culprit is pretty well broken down physically. He is an object of pity, for if he were set loose to day he would be utterly unable to do anything for himself. He if a man medium height, with hollow cheeks and sunken eyes. The officials say he has a consumptive ten dency. 8ome one tskeJ him few days ago wha* was the causc of the breaking up of his health. He replied that it was the effect of opium, to whiob he hfid been addicted for many years. This may explain the consumption.

Moses is the brightest man intellectually of all the prisoners. He has a wonderful command of language and of th« (nets stored in his brain. He was placed in the hospital because he was unable te work, and spends his time writing and reading. He is now making a translation of a few French novels, whi«W fe' hopps to sell wben he is released.

Tne Snnny Sonth.

LooisvibbE, March 30.—It has been snowing here heavily, and without intermission, since this morning The snow is aiout eleven inches deep and still falling. Trains from the south are delayed.

At 8 p. m. the snow ie still falling, nviog reached the dppth of ten inches. Reports from out in the state show that the full has been general.

Good for Another Term. Chicago .Joornnl. Mr. Cleveland's health, neenrding to Uolonel L^mont, was never better than it is now. He is not as heavy as when he w.-^ot. to Washington, and takes as much exercise as men generally do. It is clear that Dan thinks both of them are good for another term.

Miners Killed.

SCRANTON, Pa., March 30.—An ex plosion of gaa occurred in the Von Stcrch mine of tha Delaware & Hudson Cant.! company this morning. Fire boss Lewis, and Thomas L«-wis and Edward Owe: ", mine's, were killed.

A.lopt thi. .1 wl »1 Kaltb. BITF.M.0, March 30. Patrick Walsh of New York, adopted the Hebrew faith yest?"'»y. WHS eitenmcised last night and was married this morning to Lt-na Levi, a youog Jewess, also of New

York.

Residence Barnrd.

Special to the Express. CHARLESTON*, III., March 30.—The residence of A. F. Schontea, near Hinds horo, was destroyed by fire last night Most of his household goods were de stroyed.

The Weather in Canada.

OTTAWA, Out., March 30.—The ther mometer registered 10s sero this morn ing and there is four or Ive feet of saow on tke ground.

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BLAINE.

•Is Arrival Md Dsputnr* la Thie City Tsttsrday. The train to which the private oar of the Hon. James G. Blaine was attacked backed into tke Union depot about 3:35 yesterday afternoon, more than an konr late. The afternoon was raw and chilly bat not withstanding, several hundred citiaens waited patiently. Mr. Blaine's car was backed to the Chestnut srteet croaaing, the rear end of the car being but short distanoe from where tbe staad stood from which Mr. Blaine spoke in 1884. When tbe car came to a stand tke crowd made a rush for tke rear end, and began to call for Mr. Blaine. In a few minutes Mr. Blaine made his appearance, and received with ekeerm. Tke crowd soon quited down, and Mr. Blaine said:

Gentlemen, I sa glad W eee yea all here. I sat on an entirely private Journey, and I simply desire te aiprsae my thaaka tor Ike courtssy of this reception.

There were more cheers and Mr. Blaine bowed. He directed tke porter to unfasten the iron gate, and he stepped off the car. The crowd rnsked around kim eo that he waa eomdelled to take a stand upon tbe stepe. Standing there he '.hook hands with several hundred. Some of the shakes were quite hearty, •\nd were accompanied with such remarks as "We're with you still," "We ire still for Blaine." General M. D. Manson crowded torward and grasped Mr. Blaine's kand. "How arc yon, general," said Mr. Blaine. "We were in congrcee together—let me see, in 1844." There were intermingled cheers for Blaine and Manson. Quite a number of ladies came forward and were presented.

Mr. Blaine was accompanied by Mias Blaine, and Mr. and Mrs. Stephen B. Elkins and ion. Their car is a handsome ne, and when the party arrived here they were just finishing dinner. Several gentlemen entered the car and were warmly reoeived by Mr. Blaine, indiuapolia Hewe.

He aaid that the trip is one purely of a private nature, and that nnder no circumstances would he consent to disease gjeliticsl matters with a view to publication. "I made np mind te that before 1 left New Yoik" said ke, "and skall make no deviation therefrom." In answer to the question as to whether ke would peak, ka said: "Not a apeeck," and said with emphssis. He also said that ke had been importuned again and again by newspaper man whom he knew, and he had been compelled to deny them interviews.

At St. Lsala,

8T. LOUIS, March 30.—The train tearing James G. Blaine and party waa badly delayed, at did not arrive until about half past nine. The party waa naet at the depot by two or three personal friends, and immediately driven to tke Lindell hotel, where Mr. Blaine waa met by a politically mixed committee of members of tbe Merchants' exchange, who invited him to visit the exekange to-morrow. He accepted the invitation, ind will probably make a brief addrrak Mr. Blaine will remain here two days, but will make no political speeches, and accept no formal hospitilities or attentions from party friends

Mr. Blnlos'a Kuropsao Tour. Nrw YORK, March 30.—The Snn, this evening, ctates that James G. Blaine haa completed all his arrangements for his Suropean tour. He will sail in June, for over a year.

Qnarrallng Indlama.

CHICAGO, March 30.—Ihe Times' Albuquerque, New Mexico, special says: News has been received here of a quarrel between Navajoe and Zenui Indians, at Defimce. From a fight between a INavajoe and a Zenui warrior, tke matter has grown until 500 on each side are arrayed. Unless troops from Wingate, 100 miles away, reach the soene, bloodshed will be inevitable.

At JetKsrsonvlll*.

JMTEBSONVILLB, Ind., March 80.— A. J. Howard, ex-warden, and M. 8. Huette, ex-clerk of the prison south, entered an appearance in the circuit conrt last evening in answer to the civil snita instituted by the state. The grand jury began an inveetigation of ex-Warden Howard this morning.

American Missionaries Attacked. CONSTAHTISOFX.*, March 30. A mob of Greeks last Sunday, attacked, with stones, the residences of American missionaries in Smyrnia. The American ega tion here asked the porte to send a man of war to 8myrina to protect tke missiouariee.

Telegraphic Items.

James Bell's yacht, "The Thistle," of Glasgow, will race for the America's cup with a yacht to be selected by the New York club.

Dakota is voting for pr hibition by counties. It is estimated that only a dozen out of the eighty in the territory ill vote for license.

Supervisor O. M. Bate, of tke town of Gardiner, Ulster cennty, is guilty of forgery and has fled to Canada. Bate has failed for $40,000. He has forged notes and other paper to the amonnt of $15,000.

Stockholders of the old Boston, Hartford A Erie read have brought anit against the New York A New England and C. P. Clark and William T. Hart, ustees of B., H. A E. road, charging conspiracy and the diveraion ef $2,600,000 of bonds.

Dr. McGlynn lectured on "The Croes of the New Crusade," that ia, the Heary George land theories, at tke New York Academy of Music, last nigkt, to a large audience. He said tkat if debarred from preaching the new crusade from the palpit, he would continue to preach it from the platform.

Wm. S. Bartlett, one of the kest-knowa residents of Clinton, N. Y., committed suicide yesterday by hanging in hia barn. His mind had been affected for a long time. His name was associated with numerous railroads and other enterprises. He was a Republican presidential elector in 1884.

Tbe famous Dwight insurance easekae been ended by compromise. Walton Dwight died at Binphampton, N. T., November 15,1878. Policies on his life of from $10,000 to $90,000 each had bees srcured from all the prominent companies, in all amounting to $260,000. All of this but $105,000 had been paid, and that is now settled by the payment of 218,000.

Joeeph Sommers fell from the stepe of his lodging-house in Brooklyn last October, and dislocated his neck. He died at a hospital last nigbt. The case has excited mnch attention among members ot the medical profession. He was completely paralysed, and aargeons attempt* ed to set bis neek. He ssemed to tar move, keeame eonseioas, and ev*a Mfaa forrtecvery.