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of this city, called on President Cleveland today, and presented a memorial earnestly urging him to enforce the Edmunds anti polygamy act. Tbo memorial is signed by over 1.000 clergymen and lnvraen. and the names of some of the most prominent divine s in the country are attached to the document The President said he would give the subject careful attention at an early day. _ Nomination* by the President. Washington. March 26.—The Senate confirmed Daniel McConville, of Ohio, as auditor of the treasury for tho Postoffice Department. The Senate mot at noon, and five minutes later went into executive session. The follow ing nominations wore submitted: Thornes C. Crenshaw, jr., collector of internal revenue for tho district of Georgia. Postmasters—AquilU Jones, sr., Indianapolis; Os bum Shannon, Law reace. Kan.; John Alileham, Topeka, Kan.; N. C. Ridenour, Clarinda, la.; Vincent J. Lane, Wyandotte, Kan.; Mrs. Litzie H. Ficklin, Charleston, 111.: Clairhorne W. Bowman. Yazoo City, Miss. When the doors were reopened, Mr. Sherman’s resolution providing that a committee of two senators be appointed to wait upon the President and inform him that if bo has no further communication to make tho Senate is ready to adjourn, was adopted, and Senators Sherman ami Beck appointed such committed. Adjourned. General ami Personal. Bpcoul to tl Indianapolis Journal. Washington. March 26.—Representatives War 1, Ford and Kleiner started to their homes tonight. T. a Bymer left here for his homo at Evansville, to-day.' At the sale, to-day, of horses belonging to the Department of Justice, Captain Thomas H. McKee, of the Senate document-room, purchased the Attorney-general's carriage horse for Otto A. Kraus, of Kraus Bros., merchants, Ijogansport. Sirs. Vice president Hendricks received at her parlor- at Willard's Hotel, and was assisted by her young cousin. Miss Morgan, Mrs. S. V. Niles, of this city, and Mrs. Ellicott, of Haiti: more. Mrs. Hendricks wore a rich toilet of claret velvet, and earned as a bouquet Mareohal Neil roses. Representative Bynum will not return to Indianapolis until Use first of next week. He has a number of applicants for appointments, which, he say*, he must attend to before leaving. Senator Mabcne has made a report from the .committee ou public buildings and grounds, favoring the substitution of electric for gas lights in the Senate. .Secretary Manning has appointed S. E. Maxon superintendent of construction oi the new pub’ie building at Council Bluffs, la., vice O. J. King, resigned. The Secretary of tho Treasury has accepted '.e offer of Mrs. Fannie Arline McLaughlin to ay $1,4110 in the compromise suit pending gainst her in Chicago. Ex-Secretary Lincoln will go to Chicago tomorrow, to attend the funeral of Gen. Anson Stager. Edward E. Bryant, of Madison, Wig., the new Assistant Attorney-general ot the Postoffice Department, was in consultation to day with Mr. Freeman, the incumbent of the office, in regard to the law business of the department He will not qualify until April 1. The Secretary of the Treasury has prepared a circular letter to collectors of customs requesting information as to the practicability of reducing the expense of collecting the revenue from customs by curtailing 1 the present force of clerks and ther employes. The Commissioner of Internal Revenue has recommended changes in several collection districts, and it is expected the Preidcnt will nominate a number of collectors of internal revenue to morrow or next day. RIBI/S REBELLION. The Leader an Adventurer Who Desires to Force the Government to Buy Ilim Off. Ottawa, March 26 —ln the Commons, this afternoon, Blake asked the government for further information as to affairs in the Northwest, and said he would like to got such full in- *< t raa tion as was due the House with reference to the cause of the troubles, and what action- the government had taken.

Sir John MacDonald said the situation stood very much as before. No information could bo got until to-morrow. The force commanded by Colonel Irvine, and the body at Carlton under Captain Crosier, as soon as they unite. will number 250 men. There are 100 men of the Nineteenth regiment now at Qu’apelie, ready to proceed, if necessary, in tho direction of the Saskatchewan. They can be followed by the remainder of the regiment, 200 men, and half a battery of artillery. He had to day received a dispatch from Lieutenant-governor Dowdney, who had seen a number of Indians on the reserve at Broad View, who were said to be excited nd ready to join Riel. Tho Inmans are indignant at the circution of these report?, and commanded >0 Lieutenant-governor to assure “the great other’ that they remained loyal to her person ::rt government. Sir John said: “YYe are quite .naware of the proximate cause of the the haif•reed movement under ltiel. Riel came into the country, invited by them, some time ago. The government believe ho came for the purpose of extorting money from tho public purse. In fact, the government heard, during last summer, an intimation that if we gave him money ($5,000 was mentioned), ho would depart in peace Os course, the government could not entertain ruch a proposition for a moment, and he has been there exciting the naif-breeds, and attempting to arouse the Indians, telling them the country all belonged to them, and that the white man had no right to it whatever.” Tho Hudson Bay Company’s agent, Mr. Clark, has not been heard from. The company is anxious, feeling sure he w ould send word if he could. Fears are felt that any messenger who may have been sent has fallen in the hands of the rebels. A dispatch to the Hudson Bay Company from Fort Edniunton says the French half breeds are holding secret meetings, and, unless the troublo can be immediately squelched, a general outbreak may be expected. The halfbreeds are threatening. A dispatch from Qu’appelle says Major Orozier, with 215 men, was. nt last accounts, strongly fortified at Fort Carleton, and it is thought his intention is to hold on for the arrival of Colonel Irving, who, with 100 men, left Humboldt at 6.30 p. m. on the 23d, and should arrive at South Branch to-day. Runners from Riel’s camp are out in the different Indian bands, influencing the chiefs to join Rid. Prince Albert is entirely cut off from communication, twelve miles of telegraph line being down and guarded to prevent repairing. As yet there are no reports of blood being shed. Tho settlers are somewhat, excited, but feel sure the government will protect them. Dispatches from various points on the railway say the settlosWe organizing for defense. Two companies, one of cavalry and one of infantry, are at Calgaryy, ready to take the field. Army of the Potomac. New York, March 26.—The annual reunion vs the Society of the Army of the Potomac will take place at Baltimore* Md., on the 6th und 7th of May. The oration will bo delivered by General Calvin E. rratt, associate justice of the New York Supreme Court, and the poem by Major Dewitt C. Sprague, of Washington, D. C. '.’he officers of the society for the current vear re General V. S. Grant, U. S. A, ©resident: '•revet Major general M. J. Mar-Muhou. treasrer; Brigadier general Horatio C. King, recordig secretary, and Brevet Major general George v. Sharpe, corresponding secretary. The man that hath no music in his soul, and is not moved by harmony of sweet sounds, is fit f r treason, stratagems and spoils. The best kind of strategy to ward off disease is to keep on hand tn the family a bottle or' MiShhv’s Herb Bitters. It is an invaluable household medicine, and has cured thousands of the most stubborn ■•uses of drspeps in, indigestion, kidney disease, liver com;, aint and the thousand und one com (•taints that are ever present to strike us down an less wo maintain constant vigilance.

INDIANA AND ILLINOIS NEWS A Former Vincennes Man Arrested in lowa on Charge of Embezzlement An Old Lady Savagely Beaten by Ruffians —Suicide ofa Disappointed Lover—Notes and Gleanings from Exchanges. INDIANA. Arrest of Clarence Jackson, Charged with Embezzling 51.300. Special to tho Indianapolis Journal. Vikosnnks, March 26.—Considerable excitement was occasioned here last night by the arrival here, on a night train, of Sir. Clarence Jackson, charged with embezzling $1,2000f tho funds of the Adatns Express Company. Jackson was tbo local agent of the company here for years, and was detected in the crime aud arrested for the same several months ago. Jackson was under a bond of SSOO for his appearance hero in court, but he suddenly left for parts unknown, ami had not been seen or heard of until his arrival, last night, in the custody of Detective Hale and Mr. Gabe D. Hall, which was a surprise to all his friends and acquaintances. Mr. Gab© D. Hall is the party responsible for his return, although Hall is not a detective. Hall was in lowa, last week, on business of a private nature, and in some way learned that Jackson was employed at a dairy near that place, iu the capacity of a farmhand. Hall drove out to the farm of Mr. Lee, where he saw a man at the barn. As Hall approached the two men recognized each other, and Jackson at once gave up, and made no demonstration whatever. He said he had been leading a life of the worst kind of drudgery, and was glad to get an opportunity to come back to his home and friends. He had beeu working for $5 per month and board, and milking eighteen cows a day. ne had been working for Mr. Lee for about six months. Jackson had been all over the wild West, and for some time was a cowboy on the prairies. He went by several aliases, the last name being Charley Emory. Jacksou expresses confideneo that he will be acquitted. Crimes Against Women. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. Vinornnks, March 26—Last night, about 9 o’clock, Mrs. William Green, who lives at No. 617 Main street, was returning home from the residence of her son, John L. Green, and when near tho residence of Mr. W. M. Tyler, on Busseron street, she heard some ono walking rapidly behind her. Supposing it was a policeman patrolling his beat, she paid little or no attention to tho approaching footsteps. When they cam© nearer, she discovered that two pedestrians, dressed in citizen’s clothes, were behind her. When she failed to see brass buttons she felt some alarm, and was still further frightened when she was seized by tho two men. They both laid hands on her at the same lime. One held her arms down at her side, and tho other tried to trip her with his foot, while with his hands he threw her clothing over her head. Mrs. Green struggled and screamed for assistance, which so incensed her assailants, that they dealt her blow after blow with their fists until her face was skinned and her eyes blackened. Her cries frightened the ruffians, and fearing someone would unexpectedly com© toiler rescue, they beat a hasty retreat, and their fast receding forms could be plainly seen in the moonlight, far down Sixth street The night before a couple of wretches endeavored to outrage two young ladies] in the neighborhood of the M. E. Church, but their cries scared their assailants away. Strike of Yamlalia Brakemeu. Special lo ILe Indianapolis Journal. Tkrbx Haute, March 26—The brakemen on the Loganeport division of the Vandalia struck this morning. The men state their grievances to bo too much work for too little money. Tho company has put several ten-wheel engines on the road, which puil heavy trains, and the employes claim the work is being done with too few men. They demand more wages for the work done with the large engiues. They now receive $1.70 for 11C miles, and want $2. They claim that brakemen receive $1.50 tor seventy two miles on the main line. Six crews, or fifteen or eighteen men, aro off, and others, they say, will go off as soon as they come in. Late in the afternoon a train with ono of the heavy engines was sent out. two conductors taking the places of brakemen. These engines have beoti on this part of the road about a week, and have been used only on through freights. The brakemen have been talking up the strike for several days, but did not make their grievances known to the company. The first notification tho company had was when it was announced, this morning, that the men had quit work. The strikers attempted no violence, but tried to persuade the men who went out with tho train not to do so. Suicide of a Disappointed Lover. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. Rockville, March 26. —William Henry Davis, a farmer, aged about twenty-eight years, committed suicide at Lodi, this county, by leaning against a tree and placing the muzzle of a loaded shotgun against his right lung, and kicking the trigger off with a stick by his foot, the discharge completely destroying the lung. Ho was a resident of Fountain county, and had been paying attentions to a young lady of Lodi, who gave him little or no encouragement. He left a let ter saving ho loved her and she did not love him, ami all would soon bo over. Death of Grafcnsteiu’s Victim. Special to tho Indiauapolia Journal. Vinoknnks, March 26. —Henry Bussraann, the victim of Otto Grafenstcin’s crime of Sunday morning, Feb. 1, died this afternoon, in this city, at 1 o’clock, thus adding ono more murder to the record of this city. Bu3smann’s vitality was wonderful, and he lived nearly two months in the greatest agony. The ball in his back was never found. Grafenstein, the murderer, managed to escape, and will probably not now bo captured. Bussmann will be buried on Saturday. Ho was a young man, unmarried, and leaves some money. Fatal Boiler Kxolotlon. Bpacial t* th Indianapolis Journal. Wauash. March26.—This afternoon the boiler in M. F. Larkin’s saw mill, near Jonesboro, exploded with terrific force, killing instantly a workman named George Miller, of Marion. The engineer, Charles McFarr, was badly sea Med, hnd it is feared that his injuries will result fatally. Pieces of the debris were scattered in All directions, and tho mill is a total wreck. The explosion was caused by a flaw in tho iroa Drowned While In n Fit. ?pedal tft tho ’'ullnnapoHw Journal. GnuarfCAh. J.K, M*rch 28, —Christian Shelt. roler, broth*. •in law o£ George Bicknell, was found dead, this afternoon, in tho woods, two miles north of town. He vras found lying with

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his face in a small stream, where he is supposed to have fallen in an epileptio fit. and been smothered by the mud and water. The deceased was about forty-five years old, and was a bachelor. The Loncka-Lonthain I.lbel Suit. Special to tho Indianapolis Journal. Loo ans pout, March 26. — 1 u the LoucksLouthain slander suit, in which Rev. \Y. E. Loucks asks SIO,OOO from B. F. Louthain, editor of the Pharos, the defendant to-day filed answer to the complaint, entering a plea of justification. The case is set for trial in Carroll county, April 6. Poor-House Burned by an Insane Inmate. Special to the ludianapolts Journal Vincennes, March 26.—'The Pike county poorhouse burned to the ground to-day. An ins? ne inmate, named John Tinsdoie, who set the budding on fire, lost his life. Loss, $3,000; insured for SI,OOO in the Phoenix of Hartford. Death of a Wounded Thief. Special to tho Indianapolis Journal. Logansport, March 26.—James Bridget, who was shot by Elisha McGuire, on Tuesday, while in the act o r stealing timber from the Hamilton farm, north of this city, died to day. McGuire is in jail, charged with murder. The Whipping-Post in Indiana. The Vincennes Commercial ©ontains tho following, which shows how tho law® were enforced in Knox county in 1800. Territory of the United States, Northwest of the River Ohio, Knox County, ss. February Term, 1800. At a Court of General Quarter Session of the Peace, holdea at Vineenness, for and within our Couuty of Knox, Samuel Gregory was Indicted, arraigned and Convicted of Perjury, and the Sentence of the Court is that tho said Samuel Gregory, on or before the Hour of Twelve O’clock of the forenoon on Monday, the 10th Instant, do pay a fine of Fifty Dollars to the Territory; and on failure of said Payment, the Sheriff, Between the hours of Twelve O’clock aforesaid and four O’Cloek in tho afternoon, is to take the said Samuel from the place of Confinement to the Lot on which the Gaol and Court-house lately stood, and there Inflict a Punishment of Twenty-five lashes upon his Bear Back; and after the Punishment is inflicted the Sheriff is to keep the said Samuel in Close and safe Keeping until Tuesday the Eleventh Instant, and between the Hours of Twelve O’clock in the forenoon and four O’Clock in the afternoon the Sheriff is to set the said Samuel One Hour in the Pillory at the same place where the former Punishment is to be inflicted. I do certify that the above and foregoing is a true copy of the Sentence of the Said Court. R. Buntin, Clerk G. Qr. S. K. C. Minor Notes. Urban Gackle, an old resident of LaPorte, is dead. Lasswell’s livery stable, at Monroe Mills, burned. Loss $500; no insurance. C. G. Deßruler has resumed the position of city editor on the Evansville Courier. Captain Israel C. Woodruff will probably be the opposition candidate for mayor of New Albany. Dr. W. T. Stott, president of Franklin College, owing to nervous prostration, has withdrawn from college work for six months William H. 11. Sears, a young farmer near Greenfield, was almost killed by being kicked in the head by a horse. Re received severe bruises, but is now better. The residence of Israel White, seven miles south of Crawfordsville, caught fire from a defective fine and was burned to the ground. Loss not known; no insurance. Rachel Leib. tho little daughter of Butcher Leib. fell into a kettle of hot lard at the home of her father on Charlestown road, near New Albany, and was seriously burned. • The Wabash Times, on Wednesday, came very near ending the woes of that paper. A fire burned out tho press-room, doing considerable damage to the machinery. Loss not known. Wm. J. Hardesty, of Fontanet, Vigo county, wishes the postoffice address of any two members of Company D. One Hundred and Fortyeighth Indiana Volunteers, who will write to him. William Dolliver, who knocked down aud* killed his brothei*-in-lavr. Eachariah Lett&re man. at Medaryville, on Monday night, in selfdefense, breaking his neck, is in the sheriff’s custody. The barn of Chas. W. Murphy, three miles from Brownstown, burned to the ground on Thursday. The flames wore communicated to his residence which was also destroyed. Loss about $4,000; partly insured. Judge Forkner, at Greenfield, gave the Duncan murder case to the jury late yesterday evening. Nearly all of the day was consumed in argument. Large crowds attended the trial, but no excitement was manife? "'d. The residence of Thomas Demass, nine miles east of Monticelio, was consumed by fire while tho family were absent Loss, $1,200; no insurrnce. Also, the residence of Aaron Price, in the same neighborhood. Loss, $900; insurance, $1,050 in the Ohio Farmers’. The clothing ot Miss Sallie Harp, living at Griffin, whilo she was preparing for bed, caught fire, and she jumped into bed and attempted to smother the flames, without success. She then ran to the nearest neighbor, who stripped off tho remnants of her burning clothes. Her arms, face aud back were badly burned, and no hopes aro entertained of her recovery. At Anderson, John Mitchell, alias Jimmy Dunn, alias lledd3 r the Bum, shot Tom Croak, at Paddy Croak’s saloon, on Wednesday night. The ball took effect in the lower lip and ranged back, lodging near tho right ear. The wound is considered dangerous, as the jawbone is badly fractured, lieddy fled immediately after the shooting, and has not yet been arrested. Willie Brinkworth. son of Col. Isaac Brinkworth. of Jeffersotiville, died on Wednesday at the age of eighteen. A few weeks ago, while going to his home back of the government depot, he fell, striking the back of his neck on a crosstie of the J., M. &I. railroad. The fall injured the pneumogastric nerve, and for days thereafter he could not speak. He seemingly recovered after a time, but took a relapse and died An exciting scene took place in court at Terre Haute on Wednesday. 8. C. Joab and his divorced wife, Mrs. Sheets, wore contesting the possession of their child, a little girl. On the custody of the little one being given to the mother, she stepped forward to take it from Joab, when he placed a self-cocking revolver to the woman’s head and attempted to tire. Deputy Sheriff Gritnminger saved a murder by wrenching the weapon from Joab’s hands. The latter was held to "answer for attempt to kill. City Marshal Coburn, of Richmond, attempted to shoot his wife in Lawyer Kittinger’s office, where she had called to consult about bringing a divorce suit against her husbAnd. Entering tho office Coburn drew his revolver, saying; “I will kill you." Kittinger prevented a tragedy by grasping the pistol, the hammer of which’ descended on his fingers, badly lacerating them. The trouble between the Coburns originated teu days ago, when Coburn ariested a married man whom he found m the house of his wife’s sister, who is also married. ILLINOIS. A Hardware Store • Filtered am! Plundered of Firearms and Cutlery. Sporial to the Indianapolis Journal. Marshall, March 26. —The hardware store of Dick Young, of Casey, was broken open by burglars last night and a dozen or more revolvers, about the same number of fine razors and a large number of knives taken, also a small sum of money, which was in the drawer. The whole amount would probably exceed in value $75. It is supposed to have been the work of tramps, as six of these gentry were seen in the place yesterday. Logan Receives 101. SrRTNGFifiLP, 111., March 26.—1n the joint session 104 members answered to roll call Senator Streeter explained that he proposed to take back what he said about voting every day.

McMillan did not vote. On the first ballot Logan received 100 and Washburn 1; on the second ballot Logan received 101; on the third ballot Washburn received Setteg’s vote, aud Logan 100; fourth ballot, LogAn 101. Adjourned. Brief Mention. Kewanes imposes a license of S6OO a year on oiler-skating riuks. The wife of W. A Lipe, pastor of the Lutheran Church at South Dixon, died on Wednesday, of consumption. At Taylorville, Eugene Darner, ffor the murder of Leroy Hunter, has been sent to the penitentary for fourteen years. James Smith, from Clinton, Ky., took a room at the European Hotel, at Carlo, on Monday last, and was found dead in his mom yesterday evening. Mr Charles Finney, of Galesburg, aimed at her husband a revolver she thought unloaded, and, accidentally discharging the weapon, shot him through the heart. The Woodard House, at Pekin, damaged by fire to the amount of $3,500; insured. H. R. Woodard, furniture, damaged $1,000; insured. William Kear, saloon, loses $300; no insurance. Three men, John Skinn. Owen Riley and Lyon Decker, all moulders, at Quincy, are thought to have been drowned. The skiff in which they were having been found floating bottom uppermost. A Lincoln lad, twelve years old, got down his father’s shotgun, dropped some powder into the muzzle, and put a liehted match in after it It didn’t work properly and he peeped into the muzzle of the gun to investigate, the result being that one eye is gone and the other is likely to go.

Henrietta Bubolt and her two sons, Ephraim and John Bubolt, a trio of cattle and stock thieves, who own a valuable farm near Waukegan, were released from the Joliet prison after serving sentences of one year each, and immediately rearrested on a charge of stealing over 100 SheepThey were taken to Wheaton for trial. A freight was wrecked near Ferris, on Wednesday. Prof. Charles P. Crum, of the La Harpe Seminary, was caught beneath the caboose and crushed to death. Tho deceased was a trustee of the Adrian (Mich.) College, and was wellknown throughout the State as a leading worker in the Methodist Church and a bright Mason and Odd-fellow. Delia Gross Lee, formerly of Galena, who was arrested in Chicago for eloping from Rockford with the brother of her husband, was married some years ago to William Hughlette, of Galena, and is the mother of three children by him. Hughlette still lives in Galena with his progeny. It is said the woman married Lee without the formality of a divorce. Mrs. John Gray, of Sterling, on a visit to Hannibal. Mo., lost her speech, about a year ago, by a fall from the platform of a car at the depot in Chicago. While sweeping at the head of a flight of stairs, on Wednesday, she stumbled and fell to the bottom, striking her head and otherwise bruisiug her body. Her husband heard her fall, and as he ran to her assistance, was thunderstruck to hear her exclaim: “Oh, my head is broken!" Then, after a moment’s pause: “My God! have I recovered my power of speech?" She has since been able to talk freely. The case is a puzzle to local physicians. GENERAL FOREIGN NEWS. [Concluded from First Page.] this evening, and shouted, “Down with Van Zandt! Carvalho must resign!" The excitement spread to the Boulevard. The police were obliged to interfere, and several arrests were made. Meanwhile the audience in the theater applauded Van Zandt vigorously. Almost all those present had secured seats in advance. Tie crowd outside eventually dispersed. The hostile demonstration was due to rumors that Carvalho had packed the theater with friends, but official examination of his books disproves the allega* tion. A Plutocrat’s Breakfast. London, March 25.—Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild this morning gave his breakfast, as announced, to one thousand of the unemployed poor of the Middle Southwark slums. During the meal Baron de Rothschild made a speech in behalf of the Princess Louise, who has beeu very zealous in organizing this system of charity. He urged the unemployed workingmen to emigrate to the British possessions beyond the seas, and .he advised each man before he started to buy a copy of the Marquis of Lome’s book upon Canada. A voice from the tables shouted, “Where’s the money?' The question remained unanswered. American Interests in Venezuela. London, March 26.—1n tho Commons Rev. John Kinnear asked whether the Venezuelan government had ceded a large tract of territory in British Guinea to an American named Fitz gerald, who had formed a limited company for the purpose of exploring the country ceded and developing its resources. Anthony Ashley said the question was still in dispute. The company had not entered into possession of the territory, and England had taken steps to prevent the company so doing. Wales’s Coming; Visit to Ireland London, March 26.—Elaborate preparations are making at Kingstown for the reception of the Prince aud Princess of Wales. It is stated that the Lord lieutenant of Ireland will not appear at the reception, lest demonstrations of hostility toward him be construed as referring to tfc.e Prince of Wales, Seventeen Lives Lost. London, March 26.—Advices from Tamatave state that a disastrous hurricane visited the east coast of Madagascar on Feb. 25. The American bark Sarah Hobart, and the French steamers Oise and Argo were wrecked and seventeen persons lost. _ Spanish Colony Attacked by Natives. Madrid, March 26.—Advices from the new Spanish colony on Gold river, on the west coast of Africa, state that the settlement was attacked by natives, who destroyed the trading buildings, killed six Spaniards, and took many into captivity. _ A Protest from England. London, March 26.—1n the Commons, this evening, Mr. Gladstone said England had protested against the Action of France in declaring rice contraband of war. This announcement was greeted with cheers. Failed for £1,000,000. London, March 26.—The Standard says the liabilities of Scaramanga & Cos., merchants, who have failed, amount to £1,000,000. The failure was caused by a decline in wheat last autumn. A Tramp Berniers Valuable Assistance. Charlotte, N. C., Mareh 26—Near Wadesboro, on Tuesday evening, a tramp called at the house of two ladies and asked for lodging. They finally agreed to lock him in a closet. About midnight the ladies were awakened by a negro who had come into their - room. He threatened to kill them if they made an outcry , and demanded money, which one of the ladies said she would get. She then went to the closet and unlocked the door, when the tramp sprang out, pistol in hand. The negro started to run, but the tramp fired, killing him instantly. Shortly after it was discovered that the supposed negro was a white man and neighbor who had blacked his face and invaded the house. Cattle Prospects in the West. Cheyenne, Wy. TANARUS., March 26—The Leader today completes a series of interviews with leading stock-growers of Colorado, Wyoming and Nebraska, gathered here to attend the annual meeting of the Stock-growers’ Association. The parties interviewed represent that over oue million cattle are ranging at widely-separated points. All are agreed that the past winter has been the finest for many years, both for rango and trail cattle. The losses will be below the average, and are estimated variously at from 1 to 5 percent., the larger portion of tho losses being on trail cattle that reached the range late in the season. An endless chain of certificates verify tho excellence of Dr. Bull’s Cough byrup. Price, twenty five cents.

OBITUARY. Death of Gen. An*on Stager, the Famous lSlectrician. Chicago, March 26.— General Anson Stager, who for some time has been suffering from a number of complaints, including Bright's disease, died at 3 o'clock this morning. The funeral will be held in this city on Saturday. Tho remains will be taken to Cleveland for interment, Anson Stager was born in Ontario county, N. Y., in 1825. His father was a manufacturer of edge-tools at Rochester, N. Y. When sixteen Van of age he engaged in printing, under the instruction of henry O'Reilly, who afterward became a pioneer in the building and operating of telegraphs. O’Reilly induced young Stager to follow him into this undeveloped enterprise, and when he had connected Philadelphia with Harrisburg the young man took charge of his first office at Lancaster, on this line, fall of 1846. To him is due the credit of first economizing batteries by charging many wires at the same time from the same source. He also connected long lines, and so saved time and risk of

repetition of messages. While still acting at Cincinnati, the New York & Mississippi Valley Company’s lines, connecting Buffalo, N. Y., with Louisville, Ky., were projected, and Anson Stager was made the first general superintendent thereof, in 1852. In •July of the same year, through the absorption of the New York State Printing Telegraph Company’s lines by the Mississippi Valley Printing Telegraph Company, Gen. Stager’s supervision was extended over that State. Soon after this he was prominent in organizing the various lines and interests leased by and consolidated with the Western Union Telegraph Company, and upon tho organization of that company he became its general superintendent. The extensive and elaborate system of railroad telegraphs in use on all the railroads in the West and Northwest owes its origin to him. On one of Gen. Stager’s many trips in the interests of his company an engine on the Pittsburg, Fort Wayne & Chicago railroad broke down at night, nine miles from an office. Stager cut the wire and by touching the ends telegraphed to Pittsburg and Brighton for another engine. By fixing one end of the line above and the other beneath his tongue, the electric pulsations could be felt, and he thus received reply that another engine would be sent at once. When Sumter was fired on, the Governors of Ohio, Indiana and Illinois took possession of the wires in those States for military purposes, and at once put General Stager in charge of them as - representing themselves. He accompanied General McClellan in his West Virginia tampaign, during which he established the first system of field telegraphs used during the rebellion. When General McClellan was transferred to Washington, he called Mr. Stager to that department to organize the military telegraph. This he accomplished, and remained in charge until November, 1861, when he was commissioned captain and assistant quartermaster, and, by order of the Secretary of War, was appointed chief of the United States military telegraph throughout the country. Subsequently he was commissioned colonel and aide-de-camp, and also placed in charge of the cipher correspondence of the Secretary of War. The crytography used in this correspondence all through the war, which baffled the most persistent efforts of the rebel telegraphers and officers to translate, was in all its details his. Colonel Stager remained in the service until September, 1865, and was brevetted brigadier general for valuable and meritorious services. Folldwing the close of the war, the consolidation of the Southwestern and American Telegraph companies with the Western Union made necessary a reorganization of the latter, and the general superintendency of the consolidated company was offered to. but declined by General Stager. A result was the creation of three grand divisions —the Central, Eastern and Southern, General Stager accepting the superin tendency of the Central, which left him in charge of his old territory, with headquarters at Cleveland. Four years later Cleveland became no longer a central point, and during the summer of 18G9 the headquarters were tranferred to Chicago. After coming to Chicago he became the leading Western representative of the Vanderbilt interests. He founded the Western Electric Manufacturing Company, the largest manufactory of eletric machinery in the United States, >and continued to be its president until Jan. 1. of the present year. General Stager has been prominently identified with the development of the telephone business in Chicago and the Northwest. He also took a prominent part in the introduction of the electric light, and has been the president of the Western Edison Electric Light Company since its formation. Railroads also received a great deal of attention at his hands. General Stager was married Nov. 14, 1847, to Miss Rebecca Sprague, of Buffalo. He lost his wife Nov. 22, 1883. Os his children only three aro living— Mrs. F. S. Gorton, Mrs. Ralph W. Hicks and Miss Ellen Sprague Stager.

DESERTER IRELAND. A Letter Telling Ilow He Was Kidnaped at Clifton and Started for England. New York, March 26.—Mrs. Robert Ireland* who complained at the district attorney’s office, yesterday, that her husband had been kidnaped to Canada by English officials, and was about to be taken to England to be tried as a deserter from her Majesty’s army, to-day showed the letter her husband sent her. The letter is dated “On board steamer, at Halifax,” and tells that when the writer had reached Clifton, on the Canadian shore, whither he went with John Steele, in the belief that he was going to Buffalo, he was confronted by two men, one of whom said, “We want you. young man. you are a deserter from the British army. " Ireland replied: “I am an American citizen.” That does not matter:" replied the other, “you are not in the United States now.” Ireland's money and writing materials were taken from him, and he was removed to Halifax and placed on a steamer, under guard. He could not learn the name of the steamer, but wrote that she had a red smoke stack. He was detained below, and not allowed to sneak to any person except the guard. This individual told the prisoner that there were others like him aboard the vessel. Ireland was warned that if he made any difficulty it would be all the worse for him before the court-martial.

Burial of Assistant Secretary Clarke. Memphis, March 26.— The Appeal’s Holly Springs special says: ‘'Tho remains of E. D. Clarke, late Assistant Secretary of the Interior, reached here last evening in charge of his wife, her mother (Mrs. Kate W. Freeman), Senator E. C. Walthall and Congressman T. C. Catchings. A large crowd of leading citizeus conducted the re mains from the depot to the residence of Mi's. Freeman. The funeral services occurred at 10 o’clock this morning. Rev. J. T. Hargrave, rector of Christ Church, officiated,” Municipal Nominations in St Louis, St. Louis, March 26. —The Democratic city convention, after an all-night session, on the eighteenth ballot nominated David R. Francis, ex-president of the Merchants’ Exchange, as candidate for mayor, and At 9:45 adjourned until to-morrow. The Republican city convention (anti-Filly faction) assembled this morning at 10:30. Win, L. Ewing was renominated for mayor by acclamation. Suicide of an Alleged Embezzler. Wheeling!, W. Va., March 26. —This evening at 11 o'clock the city was shocked by the report of the suicide of Wm. D. Cushing, who had been arrested for embezzlement. He was a young man well thought of in the community, and held the confidence of liis employers. Cushing was taken before a justice at G o’clock this evening, and gave bail for his appearance next Tuesday. He went home and shot himself, and died a short time afterwards. A Commission for Oklahoma. Arkansas City, Kan., March 2a— The Oklahoma boomers have received a telegram from their representatives at Washington to the effect that a commission will be appointed, at oncd, to investigate the legal status of the Okla-

homa lands. General Hatch, who returned to-day from Caldwell, states that he has information that the mor who compose the commission are Senators Ingalls, Dawes and Morgan. He cays be has no doubt the President’s proclamation will be onforeed so far as the boomer* are concerned, but doubts much if the cattle men are driven out of Oklahoma, though they will not be permitted to establish ranches there. He says the government lands will always bo open to grazing. It is not grass that the government is looking out for, but occupancy of lands for settlement without the consent of Congress.

THE FIRE RECORD. More Abont the Burning of Buffalo Mast* Hall—Fears of Further Loss of Life. Buivalo, N. Y., March 26.—The burning of Music Hall and St Louis Church is the topic of general conversation, and it is looked upon as a general public misfortune. To add to the horrors of last night, it was ascertained this morning that George J. Roth, the member of tho fire department who was last seen on St Louis Church, lost his life, his charred remains being found in the debris of the tower. The body was frightfully burned. He leaves a wife and flv* children. It has been ascertained that the water in the building, in order to prevent freezings had been turned off in the basement. Had it been left running tho building would probably have beeu saved. The losses are placed as follows: Music Hall, $200,000; the Orphans’s Society. $5,000; Charles F. Haung’s restaurant, $1,900; German Young Men’s Association, $10,000; Meet-h Bros., $6,000; McCaull Opera Company, $10,000: Frankenstein, janitor, $3,000; St Louis Church building, $100,000; contents of church, $19,000. lusuranco on Music Hall. $85,000; on library, $25,000. The air is full of rumors of missing people, and possibly a good many who were viewing the fire from the sidewalk when tho front wall fell out may be under the ruins. A public fund sos rebuilding will be started soon.

Furniture Warehouse Burned—Firemen Injured. Memphis, March 20.—G. Armstrong & Co.'s furniture house burned to-night. Loss on stock, $25,000; insurance, $15,000. The building was owned by J. D. Lake, and was valued at $12,000; insured for $6,000. It was about 11 o’clock when the fire was got under control. At this time many firemen had entered the building, when suddenly the side and front walls fell with a crash, burying ten men under the ruins. Pat Harvey, Will Carroll, Henry Daly, Mike Fitzmorris, Tom Cox, Mike Cleary, Tom Griffin. Captains James Ryan, John Donohue and John Flood were resouea after hard work, all more or less badly burned and bruised. Tom Cox, it is thought, has received fatal injuries. Penitentiary Cooper-Shop Destroyed, Columbus, 0., March 26.—Fire broke early this morning in Monypeny's coopershops, at the Ohio penitentiary, and the building and contents were entirely consumed. Low on machinery and stock, $12,000 to $15,000; about two-thirds covered by insurance. Seven hundred and fifty thousand cigars, on which the State had an, attachment for SI,OOO, were consumed; insurance on the same. $4,000 The loss on the cigars is $15,000 to $20,000. "x’he-State will lose on the building about SIO,OOO. Oil Mills Burned. Dayton, 0., March 26.—The Ohio Linseed Oil Company’s mills, at Harries Station, about three miles east of Dayton, burned last night, with contents, involving a loss of over $60,000. r* '> The loss on seed is $40,000; on oil, $7,500; on buildings, $20,000; on machinery, not estimated. Tho machinery and seed are covered by insurance. The loss on buildings is $6,000. Searching for Incendiaries. Norwood, 0., March 26.—The house owned by John Burgoin burned to-day. Loss, $5,000. This is the fourth fire within the last two weeks, and the citizens are holding meetings. Several thousand dollars have been offered for the capture of the incendiaries. Blank-Book Factory Damaged. New York, March 26.—Fire this 66 and 68 Duane street, occupied by the National Blank book Company, John T. Diener, manufacturer of envelopes, and Hood & Greef, print* ers, caused a loss of $60,000. Losses by the Burning of Hay dock’s Factory. St. Louis, March 26. —The losses ou Haydock's factory, burned last night, were SIIO,COD on stock; insurance, $20,500: on building; $20,000; insurance, $10,000; insurance on Temper* ance Hail, $7,500.

How a Child Killed Her Cousin. Richmond. Va., March 26.—Mary Cooper, an eight-year-old girl living near Scottsville, has confessed to the murder of her seven year-old cousin, Melville Barret, whose body was found in an out-house a week ago. David Cooper, the boy’s uncle, has been in jail on suspicion of being the murderer. Mary says she killed the boy while chastising him for having eaten an egg that belonged to her. She and her sister made the boy get on a chair and tie a rope to a beam. The girls then tied the rope around his neck, knocked the chair away, aqd while he was hanging Mary struck him on the head with a shovel. This agrees with the story already told by the other girl. The Eastern Nail Kate. i Philadelphia, March 26.—Representative* of the nail mills of Pennsylvania and New Jersey to-day reaffirmed the card price, ){52.30, and that price will prevail iu the Eastern and Middle States. The Polo Club Badly Beaten. In the concluding polo game between the Chi* cago and Indiauapolis clubs, at Port Wayne last night, the latter lost every goal. The club will leave Fort Wayne for home this morning. WO POISONIN THE PASTRY IF EXTRACTS ABE USED. Vanlll&.l.eißun.Ot-nnae, etc., flavor Cakea* Creami,Puddlur(,drc.,a( dellcntely and out* urally • the fruit from which they are mode. FOR STRENGTH AM) TRUE FRUIT FLAVOR THEY STAND ALONE* *>RfcPAED BV THE Price Baking Powder Cos* 9 Chicago, 111. St. Louta, Mo. MAKERS OF Dr. Price’s Cream Baking Powder —and— Dr. Price’s Lupulin Yeast Gems* Meat Day Ho,, Tenet. &OJR, e-a.XJH 33TT 0360000—k WE MAKE BUT ON IS QUAUSS.