Indiana State Sentinel, Volume 31, Number 5, Indianapolis, Marion County, 7 March 1883 — Page 1

d5? Ii

ft INDIANAPOLIS, WEDNESDAY, lAECH 7, 1883. YOL. XXXI. NO. 5. WHOLE NO. 1564

il ' trW io lif ftif tf

GENERAL NEWS.

OBITUARY.

eath of GoYernor Alex H. Stephens at 2 IT Is Home In Atlanta A Sketch oC His Ufa. l Atlasta, Ga., March 4. Governor Ste

vens' death occurred at 5:30. About 2 o'clock this morning It was evident that he was much weaker and the crisis approachling. The doctors placed a strong mustard plaster on ma wrist and let it remain twenty minutes. 'When it was removed there was not the slightest sisrn of inflammation, show-

'in there was very little vitality left At l2:30 the extremities became cold and clam any, and assumed a purplish hue. As the end, drew near. Governor Stephens was lying on hie buck, his head turned slightly to the right The husky rattle iu his throat :hat had been plainly perceptible earlier in ihe night had ceased entirely. There was no more heavy breathirg and not the slightestlgaäping. At 3:15 the family was called in. After wreathing almost imperceptibly a few minlteshe died without the slightest tremor. I he news of his death created the profoundly sensation, as he was not known to be bo ynear death's door.

To-day the remains were laid in state at the Executive Mansion, and viewed by 20,000 people. This afternoon a'rmectingof citizens was held and addresses delivered by Senator Colquitt, Judge Martin, J. Crawford, Judge Cogan, E, Bleekley, and other prominent Citizens. A Citizens' Committee was appointed to co-operate with the Committee from the Legislature and State House officers in the conduct of the funeral. The remains will lie in State at the Capitol, commencicg tomorrow, until the funeral, Wednesday or Thursday. Colonel John Stephens, nephew of the Governor, said: "I have never known him to speak so little cf death as daring the present illness, or to make eo few arnngetnents for the worst that might come. In all his other attacks he haa been especially careful to impress on me the minutest detail of his wishes an it intentions. In thi3 illness he has not said a single word of any of his desires. This confirms the theory that his illness was exhaustion rather than disease that caused death. It was the mind, not tthe body, that gave way. Governor Stephens made his will some time ago. He leaves $10. WO to the children of his late brother. Judge Stephens, and the rest of the estate, being a few minor bequests, to Lis nephew. Colonel John A: Stephens, "What the estate wiil foot up depends largely on the sale o! his new "History ef the I'nited States." He made abouf $30.000 on Ihe War Between the States." His new loik is selling well. The above bequests of tie estate will probably pay $10,000. Augusta, March 4. The Chronicle says tie death of Governor Stephens is a calamity t the State. All denominations and classes, itrefpective of party are profoundly moved by the death of a statesman, patriot and philanthropist Though dead, he will live aa the most illustrious of Georgians. Hon. Alexander II. Stephens was born In Taliaferro County, GeorgU, February 11, 1S12. He Jraduated at Franklin College. Alberts. Ga., in lsoi, and rat, idly outaioed a large and lucrative practice at Craw lord vine, lie waa elected to me Legislature of Georgia in IS06. aud waa re-elected to five successive teims. In 1812 he was elected to the State Senate, la 1M3, he was elected as a AVhi to Congress, and beld his seat until Is-9. In February. 117. be submitted a 6eries of resolutions In relation to the Mexican War, which afterwards formed the platform of the Whig party, lie opposed the Clayton compromise in 1S4S, and took a lead lnu part In the coEpromlfe of 1550. The passage of the Kansas and Nebraska act ot 1354 In the House of Kepreseutativea waa strongly supported by him as Chairman of the Committee on Territories. After the breaking up of the Whig party he acted with the Democrat. At the close of the Thirtyfifth Congress Mr. Stephens declined to be again a candidate, and on July 2, ISS'J, he made a speech at Augusta, Ga.. announcing his retirement from public life. During the Presidential campaign of i)Q he sustained Douglas and denounced those who advocated the dissolution of the Union In case of Mr. Lincoln's election ; and in November, IstiO, he made a speech before the Legislature of Georgia agaiust secession, on which subject he hal an interesting correspondence wlth;Mr. Lincoln in December. He was nevertheless elected to the frecesslon Convention, which met at Milledgeviiie, January, 16, 1S61, and there spoke and voted against the secession ordinance. He was a member of tte Soutoern Congress which met in Montgomery. Ala., In February, and was elected Vice Preidentot the Confederacy. Ilia public career all through the War of Secession was a prominent one. Although a man of the most delicate physical nature, and at times so weak. In body that he could hardly walk, his mind was most vigorous and his black, eye keen and pieidDjr. lie was so thin and rawboned that when he removed his thick waistcoat at Hampton Roads, where he went during the War to meet President Lincoln aud Mr. Seward la conference, 'Lincoln remarked, when the Vice President of the Confederacy removed his coat: "Well, that is the smallest ear of corn I ever saw to have such a Vg shuck!" When Lee surrendered Mr. Stephens returned to Georgia; was arrested and sent to Fort Warren, In Boaton harbor, but waa soon released on parole. He was elecd to the Senate of the United States In February. MC7, but could not take his teat, as Georgia had not fully been reconstructed. He waa elected to the House of Representa tires Jin and returned continuously until last year, when he waa elected Governor of Georgia by an overwhelming majority on the Democratic ticket. Among the books he wrote is "A Constitutional View of the Late War Between the States: Its Cam, Character, Conduct and Results." Mr. Stephens was never married, but no oil bachelor waa ever of a more genial aud hospitable disposition. He does not leave a large estate: he was always charitable with his means. He educated a number of poor struggling younz men, and never refused to aid in some way a sneering mo or woman who applied to him for relief. For the past tight or ten years he had to be wheeled about in a chair. 1 Convict Labor. A lb akt, N. Y., Feb. 23. At the inquiry into the State Pröon management the foreman of the utove foundry at Sing Sing testified that the convicts do about half a day's werk of honest workmen. If a convict does not finish his allotted task one day the uncompleted portion goes into the celt day's work, and so on until he.performs his proportion of the labor. Two men now working are nnable to perform tasks. The foreman favored paying convicts for over work. The moulder and foundry keeper of Sing SiDg and Auburn said the prison contracts wiped out the hollow ware trade and crip Spied the stove trade. He testified also that fie profits of boots and shoes had fallen off f j per cent, owing to .Prison worfc. I Eis fe'150, IT. Y., Feb. 28 Saperintenlent Baker visited the Prison to-day and informed them who lately revolted Xhattbev could have opportunity to re establish themselves in the confidence of the f Prison affairs. lie advised cheerful com pliance with the regulations, saying it was lor themselves to make a life burdensome or comparatively comfortable. The law rnt them here, and said they should labor. He was warranted in saying the Governor would withhold commutations from insubordinatea. A Biotoas Demonstration. Chicago. Feb. 28. A riotous demon stration, more serious than that reported in theso dispatches as having oocirre-l a few nights ago. was made on the Chlcarri and Ev Cito n Railroad last nigt about mid night. A band of 300 men, well organized, marched up South port avenue to Fol ton avenue. They were equipped with crow bars, jimmies, pickaxes, and ander the direction of chosen leaders proceeded to tear np the track for 500 feet. The rails were .torn op and twisted out ox snape, ana tue

cross-ties and roadbed completely destroyed .... aw a. 1

for that distance. The ponce naa expeewsu the riot but the mob, by a Btrategem, had deceived the officers aa to the time and place. When the latter arrived the rioters formed in line, marched tome distance in an orderly manner and dispersed. No ar rests weie map e. . FLEEING FROM TBE FLOODS. The People Along the bt. Francis River Flocking: to the Hills Towns and Villages Entirely Under Watnr. 8t. Louis, March 4. The latest news from the overflowed country along the lower Mississippi River is that what are known as the Sunk Lands in the 8t Francis River region are entirely submerged and that nearly as far down as Helena there are but a few places above water. The people are living in upper stories of houses when there is more than one story to the house or are floating around on rafts or in boats. Most of them, however, have deserted the country and gone to the highlands back from the river. Several lives are reported lost in this region, but no definite information is given. Five railroad laborers who were lost m the overflow were picked up in a boat a day or two ago in a starving condition, they having been without food nearly a week. All bayous in this region are rising rapidly and a great volume of water is pourin to the southward which will reach Helena about Tuesday. All railroad grading in this section haa been suspended. New Madrid, which is further north, is submerged, there being from two to four feet of water in all streets, and there is scarcely a houie in the town, the lower part of which is not in water. The whole country back of this place as far up as Cairo on the Missouri side and from Heck man south, for over fifty miles, the entire bottom is inundated and much property in way of corn, live stock, fences, etc., was destroyed. No great amount of suffering is reported, however, the people generally being in better condition to meet the circumstances than they were last year. A good many of the people hare left the bottoms and gone to high lands. At Arkansas City the water is still about two feet lower than last year. The backwater in the town is more than a foot higher than in the river, and is running over low spots in the levee back into the river. Nearly all the business houses and residences nave water in them, and buäines is a good deal curtailed. The Little Rock, Mississippi River and Texas Railway is still in operation, and the Superintendent is taking every means to keep the road in working order. A good many women and children have been sent out of town to friendd on the high ground back from the river. Only one case of real destitution has yet beeu reported. The losses of Etock around Arkaneas City are much less than last year. The Bolivar County levees, in Mississippi, are still intact, and it is hoped that section of Lie country will escape the overflow this year. The Roadmaster and two men of the Memphis and Little Rock Railroad were precipitated into the water at Blackfish Bayou Friday night, and as nothing has been heard from them it is feared they were drowned. STEAMBOAT DISASTER. Trie Yazoo Strikes an Obstruction and Sinks Sixteen Passengers and Members of the Crew Lost. New Orlxaks, March 4. News is received that the Steamboat Yazoo, hence last even ing for Bayou Macon and Tinsas, while turning the point last night during a high wind capsized and sink near Red Church. The boat and cargo are a total loss. It is be lieved a number of lives were lo6t. The Times-Democrat Donaldsonville spe cial says: "This morning at 1 o'clock the steamer Yazoo at Bonnet Carre struck an obstruction, supposed to be a log, and com menced to till, She was landed and a small line put out, which parted. The beat sank. The following were picked up by the steamer bt. John from noatinp debris: J. is. Sulli van, Captain; W. B. Foulk, first clerk; R. E. Cooley, pilot; Bill Curtis, barkeeper; J. II. Richardson, Mrs. R. E. Cooley, Miss Daniels, passengers; Alfonse, barber; Grant Miller, third cook, and six roistabouts. It is supposed the balance of the crew went ashore while the line was being made fast." The Captain reports that the following are known to be lost: Lee Carrier, second Clerk; Christ Kerns, first mate; John Franz, carpenter; Dan Lightner, steward; colored chambermaid and eight colored roust abouts. iaasengera lost: Mrs. Lewis Chicago; a seven-months' old child of pilot Cocley; a colored woman, came unknown. The disaster occurred at Gypsy Point, twenty-five miles above the city. The boat was heavily loaded with miscellaneous freight, value unknown. Ihe boat was valued at $7,500; insured in the People's, of New Orleans, and Lureka, of Cincinnati. A SECRET WELL KEPT. The Marriage of Senator Tabor at (it. Louis Kept From the Public for Five Momha. St. Locis, March'4. The secret which will no doubt cause much surprise, not only to those concerned, but to society generally has inst been revealed nere. It is that Sen ator Tabor, of '.Colorado, and Miss Elizabeth McCourt, of Oshkosh, Wis., were privately married on the 30th of last September. The ceremony took place in the law office of Colonel D. P. Dyer, who is an intimate friend of the Senator, and was performed by John M. Young, a Justice of the Peace, and witnested by a brother of Mi?s McCourt, who accompanied her to St. Louis for the purpose. He stated on the authority of Colonel Dyer that the ceremony was kept secret because at that time, altnough Mr. Tabor had been granted a decree of divorce from his first wife, ehe had a suit against him lor alimony, and it was feared the an nouu'ement of- the marriage daring the pending of the snit might complicate mat ters. Mr. Tabor's visit here was ostensibly to attend to eome law busicess, bat it is pretty clear that the meeting was prearrang ed and for tne sole purpose of being married. He returned at once to Denver while his wife went back to her home at Oshkosh. Why this marriage should have taken place when it did, or why there should bf.ve been a second ceremony at V ashington last week unless it was to satisfy the parents of Mrs. Tabor, who are Catholics, Colonel Dyer does not pretend to know. Yardlct of the Grand J nry Wher the Blame Lies. MitWACKit. Wis, Feb. 28. The Grand Jury in the Kewhall disaster brought in final report this afternoon. The document cites that the fire originated at cr near the base of the elevator. A dense, suffocating smoke and heat having no outlet in the ele vator shaft, filled the corridors and made escape impossible. All lives were lost within thirty minutes after the discovery of the fire. They find that the New hall was constructed in as substantial manner as such buildings usually are, and that there was scarcely a hotel in the country as easy of egress as toe xtewnaii. Jne owners had done all that was reasonable for protectioi. and escape in case of accident. They find that Landlord Antisdel was extremely so licitous for the welfare and safety of the guests; that, however, he did cot employ eudcient mea or means to alarm the

moaia tnf will aav In Trennatinn that he

adopted the same precautions as in hotels of like size, ana rcaii attention to me unparalleled rapidity of smoke and flames. He m fault In nnt inntrnrtiniT thft heir as to their duties in case of fire and not giving sumcient attention to me Darroom wwr knowing the habits of the tenant. They find that of all the nein ol tne hotel at tne time of the fire, Linehan, the engineer, at nnra muri a nrorwr exertions to save life: " " W commend the police and firemen and recommend the enlargement of the department. They censure the Coroner for the manner the morgue was kept, and find that the laws reen latin e the modes of egress from build ings are defective. . WANTON WATERS. The Lower Mississippi Rising Rapidly and Great Unoaainesa Felt. St. Lons, March 5. The latest news from the lower Mississippi River is that the water at Helena is rising at the rate of about onehalf an inch an hoar, and it is now thought the highest mark of last year will be reached. The levees still hold, and it is beieved they can and will be able to resist the additional rise. A good deal of uneasiness is felt, however, and preparations are being made for the worst Boats and other floating apparatus are being rapidly constructed, and planters as well as people in the city, are furnishing themselves with means of escape should the levees break. The trestle en the Helena branch of the Iron Mountain Railroad at Lonjville River, thirty miles north of Helena, which a week ago was forty feet above water, is expected to be submerged to-day, and trains are stopped until arrangements can be made to transfer. The men washed off the Memphis and Little Rock Railroad bridge, at Blackfish bayou, reported last night, were rescued. At Arkansas City the water is still rising at the rate of three inches per day; otherwise the situation remains about the same as pre viously reported. Accounts from the section between t nar s Fointand Vicksburi on the Mississippi side of the river, a distance of about 300 miles, are that the reports of damage have been grossly exsggerated. The levees there are fitiu un Broken; no danger is apprehended, and planters are busy plowing and preparing to put in crops. GOLD Discovered in New York State In Paying Quantities Great Excitement. Trot, N. Y., March 5. There is much ex citement in Fulton and Hamilton Counties over the discovery of gold, and considerable numbers are flocking to that section. The Benson Mining Company has made the first "clean-up" ever made by a Gold Mining Company in this State. The amalgam from this "clean-up ' gives about oO of eold. A sample of ten pennyweights and nineteen grains of this amalgam yielded ft ol in pure gold. The metal is of a bright yellow, and more resembles Australian than California gold. The gravel from which this result was obtained was taken from the surface and down to a depth of fifteen feet, and the average yield is about $S 75 per ton. The present cost of mining and muling this gravel is eighty-seven cents per ton, and the null can work fitty ton3 every twenty-four hours. In one day seventy-two tons were worked. Assays of this gravel made by mining experts and chemists all over the country run from twenty-five cents to $73 a ton. The receipt of the product of the mine caused great excitement, and it is now claimed that Noithern New xork gold fields are no longer an experiment. Another mill is almost ready to start up, and four more are ordered and will be in operation early in the spring. The best yard wood can be purchased at the mines for $1.03 per cord, and this is used for fuel at light expense. The Week's Business. Bostow, March 5. The following is the total gross exchanges of the leading Clearing Houses of the United States for the week ended March 3, together with the percentage of increase or decrease as compared with the week ended March 4, 1882:

Per cent cities. Dec In. New York f76S.lS8.161 29.9 Bfton - 70,03.668 .5 ...... Chicago . 55,03,W8 7 SL Louis. 17,611.52 .9 Cincinnatl......... .. 19.2 0,02 1.7 New Orleans... 11.731,002 23.4 Baltimore 15,395,945 ...... .8 Kan Francisco . 12,407,820 9.6 Pittsburg 8.6S2.Ä40 12 5 Louisville 9.715,323 22.7 Milwaukee... . 6,831.000 9.8 Kancss t'ity.......... 5,247,300 .. 81.8 Providence- 4.4f9.400 1.7 Indianapolis. 2,040,360 12.5 Hartford. 2.071.508 ...... 7.1 Cleveland - 1,822,03 21.8 Memphis 1,192 88 . 82.5 Newllaven- 1.231,507 - 1.0 Portland-...,. 82-S.7S5 2.S Columbus.... - 1,062,358 15.9 ...... P?oriAMt 1 1 042, 052 hni 164 Lowell 9b5,464 101.1 Worcester- .- 916,540 ...... 10.1 Syracuse-.... S93.537 5.2 ......

Total f 1.010.1 63,063 211 Outside New York...... 249.974,902 1.5 Notes From Bloomfleld. Special to tne Sentinel: BtooMriiLD, Ind., March 5. On last Frl day, Ed Simons, a young man who lives in Washington Township, went out duck hunt ing in a boat, and through some accidentsl move the hammers of his double-barreled shotgun struck the edge of the boat, dis charging both barrels, which took effect in the left side of his neck, killing him in stantly. Tom Yocum, of Koleen, got into fight on Saturday and was so badly used np that it is not expected he will recover. Borne one threw a four pound weight at him, which struck him on the left jaw, and at present bis neck is so swollen that ic is Impossible for him to swallow. It is feared he will starve to death. The change in this Judicial Circuit, which now takes Greene County from Owen and Morgan and attaches it to Sullivan, also changes our term of Court from the fourth Monday in March to the first Monday in aiay. Damages by the Flood at .Lawrenceburg Cikcikhati, Feb. 27. The Relief Com raittee received upwards of $2.000 to-day The total receipt are $156,000. The Com mittee sent $1,000 to Shawneetown, 111. It is probable the $60,000 appropriated by the City Council will be returned to the treas ury. The Commercial Gazette prints to-morrow a tabulated report of the damages and losses at Lawrencebnrg, Ind., made by the Relief Committee of that city. Mayor Robert? Chairman. It places the total damage to dwellings at 154,000: to twenty-eight factor ies. $00,400; total losses of all kinds, $433.000. The report is approved by A. A. Teller, of the Indianaplois Iloard of Trade, who spent two days examining tue losses. Governor Porter writes to Mr. Halstead that he BDDOrtioned to Lawrencebnre all that he could spare of the State fand, bat it was wholly inadequate to the needs of the people.

WASHINGTON.

SPIRITED CUIXQUT. Merrick and Ingeraoll Have Some Pointed Words In the Star Bonte Trial. WASHiseTox, Feb. 23. In the Star Route trial the cross-examination of Rerdell was continued. A cutting remark by Ingersoll to the witeess caused an angry passage between counsel, during which Mr. Merrick spoke of Ingersoll as a puppy, and Ingersoll, his face red with anger, called Merrick a dirty dog, at the same time involuntarily picking up a heavy inkstand. The Court finally restored order, ana it was greatly shocked and outraged. Mr. Merrick began to explain be bad been pressed beyond endurance, but the Court, interrupting, said the language was inexcusable under any provocation. Mr. Merrick expressed bis sorrow. co man had greater respect for the Court, and he would bow with submission to it The Judge thought that it was due to the Court that the remark be retracted. Mr. Merrick said he would retract by direction of the Court, but hoped Mr. Ingersoll would be asked to retract as well. Mr. Ingereoll said, as far as he was con cerned, he would willingly ignore any re marks, but be wanted it understood mat no man could abuse him without resistance on his part. Said he, I would do it at the day of judgment if I were assailed by God. I would defend myself with my little, puny power. The Court deprecated tbe baa temper dis played by the counsel all along, and, after some T inner explanation, tne auair was amicably settled and the entire passage stricken from the record. Mr. Ingersoll announced he had finished with the witness, and Messrs. Wilson and lenkle asked a few questions concerning Brady, Vaile, and Miner, but nothing of interest was elecited. A long discussion took place upon the attempt of the prosecution to prove Vaile had een forewarned of Rerdell's intended course when he gave him $140. he Court decided to allow the inquiry. The witness Eaid he had two conversations with Vaile on the subject, one of them after December last, in which he told aile that be was in communication with the Govern ment; that he was trying to get out of the case and had spoken to some or the Govern ment employes. aue said be had done well. That if it had net been for the fact that he had been on the stand at the last trial he'wonld Mr. Davidge objected, and the answer was not finished. The withess said the loan was purely a business transaction between Vaile and him self. The witness made a request in the Court room, -explaining his need and his ntention of repaying the loan. The witnees first learned the Government was willing to accept him as a witness on the night when he went to Merrick s house. I bat gentleman bad read from the statutes to show what Rerdell's punishment would be. He had told him he had nothing to expect, except from the mercy of the Court. Bliss explained that tbe Government had been for a long time aware of Rerdell's de sire to appear as a Government witness, in fluenced by regard for bis own personal Earety. ine prosecution bad steamiy refrj3ed to accept his oCer until the night he came to Merrick s house and had given him aireclly to understand he must plead guilty and had no favor to expect. Mr. Merrick r sked the witness his reason for becoming a Government witness. The witness said the first fact was the ar gument of his counsel in the last trial. Ihursday, as If suspecting him, Dorsey came to the Jail and threatened him with those letters acrain. His wife told him of the con dition of bis office, and upon inspection he saw some one had gone through it. Con vinced that he had been deserted and that it was Dorsey's surprise to get him out of the way. he then and there resolved to go over to the Government, and in pursuance of tbat resolve went to see Woodward. Although the witness did not see Brady go into Chamberlain s, be knew he was there from conversations with .Dorsey before and after the meeting. Dorsey caused him to prepare a list of fines and deductions, taking t witn bim to Chamberlain's. Coming out Dorsey told him Brady had gone over the statement of fines and deductions and in structed the witness to prepare applications lor remissions. The Court said the question bad been more far reaching than it had expected and directed the answer to be omitted from the record. Adjourned. DAMAGING TESTIMONY. Brady's Profits In the Star Boat Frauds Rerdell's Letter to Hosier Concerning Doicj'i Hooks. Waehihgtox. March L In the Star Route trial to-day, Mr, Rerdell testified that Dor sey agreed to pay him $10,000 at the end of the contract term, contingent upon his proper conduct of the business and upon the profits of the concern. At the conclu Bion of Rerdell's testimony, James W. Bos ler, of Carlisle, Pa., was called to the stand. His testimony only consisted in the state ment that be bad been unable to find the letters from Dorsey and Rerdell to himsel and did not believe he had ever received such communications. From the testimony given by Western Union officials, it appears that the telegrams from Dorsey to llerdel have been destroyed, under the standing rule requiring the destruction of messages after being kept six montns. Rerdell was recalled and said Dorsey wrote a letter to Bo-der May 13. 172, which the witness copied in the letter book. It first proposed to Bosler to take an interest in the business. Then followed a statement as to how much Dorsey had already paid out. etc It gave the amount paid to T. J, B. as $10,000, amount credited to 8. W. D $10.000. . The profits at that time were $54, 000 and there would be ten or twenty thou sand more to be paid to T. J. B. The second letttr was dated May 22, 1830. It was from Kerdeil to uojier, and is as fellows: May 22. J. W. Bosler, Esq. : Mt Diab Sir Yours of yesterday to hand with enclosure. 500 for Steele to start West, and wfco will so to-night. On last night I was subpenaed to go before the Appropriation Committee to-day at 10 a. m., and to bring all the books and papers relating to tbe Star Mali Koute contracts belonging; to 8. W. Dorsey. I Immediately telegraphed you to that effect asklns: what I should du. I am nowiuit In receipt of your reply, avlag no harm could come of the boeka being mad public. In this we all bere thlDk every oifierent for the following reasons: First, the books would show very large profits and would be used bv the Committee as an additional areu ment tbat all expedited routea should be readvertlscd and relet; second, there are several eu tries Klvinff D. credit for laree caah payments made to John Smith and Samuel Jones; third. I under stand the Committee will try to show he had an Interest In mail routes before lact April. I appeared before the Committee this xnoriing aud got excused until Monday morning, but before dolDg ao I drew up an answer, sfter getting advise ot counsel, tnat could not produce the beoks and papers asked for until I had consulted with Dorsey. This answer I shall band to the Commission on Monday, and endeavor by ever means to delay my examination until I bear from Dorsoy. There ia much more in this than you think, and I would like to hear from you about It. General B. Is very much alarmed, and he and I had a long

conversation to-day, during which he made sev

eral valuable suevesuons. wnlcn I f nail follow. I will not produce tbe books until advised by you or Dorcey to ao so, as 1 snail claim tbat I am his attorney, and aa sucn am not required to di vulge confidential matters. I would be glad to bear from 70a by Monday morniog. very truly, m. k. kebdiix. Mr. Ingersoll asked if it did not astonish the witness when Bosler telegraphed him he saw no harm in showing the books to the Committee, and that, too, after Öorsey had written the letter of May 13, 1879, a statement of the amounts paid and due to "T. J. ' The witness answered it did not, be cause at that time Bosler knew nothing of the manner ot keeping the books, and never saw them, so far as he knew. Miss Alice C. Cushman and Miss Rerdell testified that while Rerdell was in Jail they went to his office and found his papers in cenfusion. John W. Donnelly was the next witness. He copied Dorsey's books for Kerdell in SsO. Recollected the accounts of Dorsey and William Smith and G. Smith. Some of the accounts, notably William Smith, were omitted from tbe copies. Rerdell marked with pencil those entries he wished omitted. Could not remember the exact amount of Smith's account. Believed it was about $30.000. In balancing the books that amount was carried to profit and loss. Two or three accounts were so transferred. Did not remember any entry against Belford, yner, A. M. Gibson, Lilley, McGrew or ''J. B. B." Chas. E. Grubbs, Cashier of the Ebbttt louse, took the stand. Had known Rer dell since the fall of 1879. Between Christmas, 1879 and March, 18S0, his wife and himself hsd copied books, and papers and letters for Rerdell. The books copied contained an account of the expenditures and receipts of the mail route business. He remembered entries under the heads of lerdell, 8. W. and J. W. Dorsey. Steele, Smith, Jones and Jennings. Rerdell said he wanted to send a copy to Dorsey who was then in New York. After the examination of some papers the Court adjourned. THE BONANZA. KINO. Marriage of Senator Tabor at Washingt on A 875.O0O Bridal Present. Wa6HI5(jto5, March 1. Senator Tabor, of Colorado, was married to-night B. McCourt, of Father Chapelli, to Mrs. Elizabeth Oshkosb, Wis., by pastor of St. Matthews. The Pres ident, Senator-elect Bowen, Secretary and Mrs. Teller, Senator and Mrs. Hill, Representative and Mrs. Belford, Senator Sawyers and Senator Chaffee, General Charles Adams, ex-Minister to Bolivia, Hon. Otto Mears and William Bush were among the guests, Mr. and Mrs. Tabor will remain in Washington until the close of the session. They will then proceed to New York for a brief visit and thence go to Colorado. The marriage took place in the private parlors at Wiilard s Hotel, which was magnificently decorated for the occasion, and fan elegant supper was spread in an adjoining room. The presents were numerous and of great value. President Arthur remained an hour after the ceremony and other guests till late in the evening. Among the relatives present vere Maxey Tabor, son of the Senator; the father and mother, two sisters and two brothers of the bride, and Miss Lizzie Mc Court, of Oshkosb, Wis. One of the Senior's presents -to bis brid-wa a diamon . necklace valued at $75,000. Another Defense of Porter. Washington. March 2. Twenty-eip.M pages of the Record of to-day are taken up with the speech of General Bragg, of Wisconsin, In defenie of Fits John Porter. There are seven maps printed to llluktrate the speech, and In tni a respect it la even more complete than General Logan's on tne other Bide. The maps were of large size, and comprise three maps of the Echofleld Board, the Longstreet and Williams map. Pone's map, and oue 00tained Inm a survey by colonel uarsmer, tne Judge Advocate General, and the other a small one, with tbe map of the Government counsel. There is also a double-page letter-press descriptive of the position of both armies, and the composi tion of each by brigades. Tne wnoe thing 18 a very close aud able study of the case. rteslgnation of Treasurer Cilfillan. Washington. March 5. James Gilfillan, Treasurer of the United States, to-day tendered bis resignation to the President through the Secretary of the Treasury, to take eilect on the 1st proximo. Uiiullan has accepted tbe position of Treasurer and Manager ol the JU utuai .trust company ox xew iora, . j rwr a. ä v " I National Kotes. Washington, March 5. The itsue of staa dard silver dollars from the mints tor the week ended March 3, was 143,495: the issue for the corresponding period last year was 137.497. Secretary Folger has almost recovered froaVhis recent illness. He was at the Treasury Department to-day and received a large number of visitors. Second Assistant Postmaster Elder, Su perirtendent Thompson, cf the Railway Mail Service, and Superintendent Slater, of the Railway Adjustment Division, have been designated tbe Commission to frame and submit to the Postmaster General a sys tern for gauging the rates of pay for carrying tbe mails on railroad routes, in accordance with the provisions of the Postofhce bill for the next fiscal year. li. jp . Pntcbard, of this city, has been placed upon the Postal fraud list. An In e pec tor's report shows that he advertised bimseJf as a pension and patent attorney when, in fact, he had been debarred from practice before all Executive Departments. K Heavy Damages-In Jail. Special to the Sentinel: Frakkun, Ind., Feb. 28. In . the Circuit Court to-day Miss Louisa Rodgers recovered $1,341X6 as damages against Wilbur Wells, a newly married man of Hensley Township on a suit of breach of promise and seduc tion. Miss Kodgers is a prepossessing young lady, about eighteen years old, of good family and has always borne a good reputa tion. . The ' bastardy case of Liilie Terhnne vs. Albert Reece, a young married man of this city, was compromised in the Circuit Court to-day, tbe defendant agreeing to pay f 150, one-bait can in band and tbe other in six months. Failing to raise the first install ment or to give bond for the second, he was placed in Jail, where be has ample time lor reflection on tbe cruelty of woman. m A Sensation Tbat Iid Kot Pan Oat. Evakbvillx, Ind.. Feb. 27. The report of a terrible murder about three miles above the city at daylight this morning has reached here. As near as tbe reporter can learn a man by the name of Ld Cooper murdered a family of five persons with an ax on Lern Sansbury s place, which is sur rounded by water. Latef. The reported murder was only putting scrape. Officers went np to the house in tbe bayou and found the negro Cooper and arrested him and brought him to the city, They found Rice, the man supposed to be muruered, np a chimney in tbe bouse Cooper says he went up stairs where Rice was sleeping to get a blanket, and pulled it off of tbe bed where Rice was. Afterward be weht up to get an ax to chop wood, and was met at the head of the stairs by lace who rttused to let him come np. Cooper tried to get past Rice, but Kice shot at bim and in the scuflle which ensued both men were cut badly. The women in the house thought Rice was murdered because they

could not find him, and 6ent a man to the city for the officers. Rice may be dangerously hurt. INVESTIGATING POLK.

Interrogations Submitted the Defaulting Treasurer of Tecneasee With Regard to His f-peculatlona and Proposed Compromise. Nashville, Tenn., March 2. The Legisla. tive Sub-Committee investigating the condition of the Treasury on Mouday proposed to ex-Treasurer Polk fourteen interrogatories, to be answered under oath. The first was an inquiry as to the disposition of the $50,000 in United States bonds. The seventh interro gatory was as to the amount of Tennessee bank notes and bonds with which Polk's attorneys proposed to make good his liability to the State bonded to him, or whit proportion was taken by him as collaterals for the money loaned. The fourteenth interrogatory was as to how he obtained credits with banks by which his Treasury accounts were made to appear correct. The other interrogatories relaie to the disposition of the accumulated funds in the Treasury immediately prior to the vacancy of the office: If he at any time dealt in Rnk of Tennessee note, aud what became of them; whether Le speculated in Memphis or Charleston stock, and who vrere engaged with him in xucli speculations; also, his relations with Victor Newcomb, of New York, and the nature of his transactions with him. Polk, in reply, does not answer the first and fourteenth interrogatories, as to the disposition of the United States bonds and manner of obtaining credits with banks, being advised not to answer by his coaeel, as the questions would involve matters now in litigation in the Criminal and Chancery Courts. In answer to question 7 he says: "In the proposition made to the State through my attorneys, by some relatives and friends, i understand they expected out of the asEets attached by the State and my securities t ) realizs the last payment of $75,000 in a new issue of the Bank of Tennessee, contemplated in said proposition. With that ex ception I had no interest whatever in the bonds or new issue therein ofieretl. I farnished none of it, nor was any of it furnished or to be furnished by anyone oat of any assets or means of mine held by the:n to my knowledge, and no part of said money or bonds was ever taken or held by me or collected for me and loaned to anyone eUe." He says furtner, that he had $4,50) when he It ft Nashville; that Lis kinsmen. Van Polk, Lad no money belongicg to him when Lc went to Mexico; has no property or money or securities held by others m trust for Lim; that he did deal in the new issue of the Dank of Tennessee note?, and probably ;ad at that time ?.'50,000 cf them; had innvested Sla.OOO in the mire in Mexico, which 13 to be paid to him out of the rlrt receipts of the enterprise. Did deal in Memphis and Charleston stocks in iSsl 8Ld 1SS2, and made considerable: mony. bui hid no partners in the speculation. li.d not remember to have at ?r.y time gone into at".ck speculations with Mr. Victor Newcoiu'o. ilay have invested m some btock upon his a--vioc and the same may have gi ven directions. Docs not remember to luve had any pri vv.e transactions with him. Polk further claim that injustice has been done him in tbe Committee's publication of the expeiU' re port, and sayn there was not an investig.V;o:i of his ofKce from the time he took choree down to April, 1S81. that was nol strictly correct and true, and as to those made af: r tbat date as the suits referred to above involve them, he shall not speak. "In con clusion," he siys, "whatever of wrong J143 been done in the management of my effico. am tne responsible one therefor, and I cherish the hope, that sooner or later, if I have wronged the State I rusy be able fo re pay it ail." DEATH ASD li tSTKLCTIOX. Several Persons Killed and Wounded In an levator Fire. Albany, N. Y March 3,At 2 o'clock this morning the watchman at the DnnlaD ek vator aiscoveroa lire in tne sixtn story. By the time it waa extingtiunea ten names baa broken out fiercely on the lourtb floor, and several men were caught on the sixth floor. Gary Benson, the watchman, and Loci J. Miller, clerk of tbe Fir Department, rushed down stairs through tae flames and were badly burned. Firemen t-amt;U AtSlni and John Myers and Jof ech Glllu&n were literally forced to comedown the iron holsiirg cnain outuae tne duuüiuc. a aistanoe ot 100 tee About forty leet from the ground the chain w as covered with ion. and the men slid to the cround with great velocity, more or less severely injured. A string north wind waa blowing, aud the whole department was called out. The fire spread rapidly through the mill and elevator, envelop Ins the whole structure. About 4 o'clock the tipper wal: fell outward, a part falling through Bridget Davis' provision store, adjoin Ine on Broadway, burring several persons under the ruins. Firemen William Carlin and M.chael Sheedan, and Michael McEween, an employe of linage t& uavis, were Kineo. ; James Cameron, bookkeeper of the rame firm, was mi n red inter rally, and probably fatally; James Kelleyhad both lees cruEhed: FiremiLa Ckldthraite. bacx injured. Ihe enure mill and elevator were destrortd The property belonged to the estate f Kobm ! liunlap. The loss on the building is S75.UÜO ; insured lor $32.500. Tbe mill and elevator were occupied by Frank Cnamberlln, whose loss is about $100,000; insured for J110.500. About liJ.Cj: bushels of grain were in the elevator. Tne Im of parties who had grain ctored was about J 1.' J ; . insurance not ascertinpi. Michigan Fleets a Senator. Dktkoit. March 1 Oa the second b&llct for Senator to-dav Palmer received 27, Stockbridge. 20; Willitu, 5; Withey. 10, with 11 scattering. The falling off from candidates previous to the ballot was caused by a move towards Judge Withey, which just now has special significance. Detboit, Mich., March 1. Five votes were taken this evening for Senator. On the fourth a break was made in favorof Palmer, Stockbridge's force dissolving and Palmer's vote going to forty. On the fifth Thomas W. Palmer, of Detroit, received seventy-five votes and was deelared elected. Stout received forty-two Fusion votes, Ferry, twenty. The contest was unprecedented ia the history of the politics of this State; eightyone) votes in all being cast. A Phenomenon. Petirsbcro, Va., March 5. Tbe most remarkable phenomenon ever wituecsed in this vicinity occurred early yesterday morning. An immense ball of fire darted acros tbe heavens, brilliantly illuminating the city. Witnesses to the phenomenon were considerably frightened. Its course was northwest. An explosion was heard shortly after its passage. At Fredrickhburg the explosion was followed by loud detonations and tremors of the earth. The light was very brilliant and of a blue tint all along the route traversed. Persons were awakened by the noise and shocks Fatal Railway Collision. Alkxahpria, Va., March L A railroad accident occurred on tbe Virginia Midland Railroad late last night, in which one man was killed and several more or less injured. Two freight trains, No. CI and an extra, collided on the main line of the road between Bethel Station and Barboursville, completely demolishing bota engines and wrecking the trains. The following is a list of the killed and wounded: Extra trair Albert Han!v. V.tn Villort- Ramnel Bell, con ductor, lightly injured; Thomas Dailey,

fireman, injuries sb'gbt; P. M. Crump, flightly icjured.' Train No. 61 George Kejes. Ej., slightly injureJ; J'.ues Fitzgerald, fireman, injuries sücht; James Staples, conductor, jsmted, injuries alight; Thomas Bwih, of Thoro;ieh are, injured, fciightly. The injuries sustained by Mr. Dsiley are of a serious character, and he ia not expected to survive.

THE CHURCH DEPOSIT FAILURE. Financial Fxtilbit or the Aacustlnlan So c!ety Proposed Relief. Lawrence, Mass., March 1. The Augnstinian fathers made the following financial statement of the Catholic Church s in Lawrence: Liabilities 703, personal accounts, $103,400; interest outstanding to January, 183, $31,900; mortgages, $130,00?: total, $567,300. Assets St, Mary's Church and grounds, $300,003; Tarochia' rcsi iecc?, $53,000; Convent and grounds. $18,000; St. Mary's Schools and grounds, i'0,000; Immaculate Conception Church, $05,000; Immaculate Conception reEiJence, $10,000; Si. Lawrence Church, $50,000; St. .Acgustinian's Chasd. $5.000; Cemeteriep, l'JO.000; total. $5xy;0. This leaves, apparently, a surplus cf $1,700, but as the market value of the assets is much less than their cost there is a deficiency rather than a surplus. The official statement causes a deprecia tion in the Secretary's affairs, in accordianct with the i'acts already given. Most vi th income haj been absorbed by the expense of maintaining clergy, bniidirg, t-chools, etc., which amount to $12.500 annually, and above all by the large sums paid for interest oa deposits aod mortgages, which, beginning with 1854, amount to $ J1,K00. The vr,c;ety proposes to jay annually at leaft $25 (A) on the deposits, and as much more a. tbe endeavors ef members here and eise hf re can obtain. Ita-ksthat depositors fcrbear for the time from enforcing their c'aiivs, und the congregations of various churches cooperate with their pas'.ors iii liquidating every claim. Three more attachment? wre niede on chuich property tc-i.iy by de poy.tois. A CROOKED I OBrORAHOX. The Standard Oil Monopoly Hays Up the Agent of Pennsylvania in the .action to Iscover Taxes, IIareisecr;, Pa., March 1. Governor Pattiscn sent a messase to t je Legislature today stating that "it haa bfen pub'icly asserted bv F. B. Go7ren. a re-pet tib!e aud responsible cit'sen, in the hal! cf the House of Ile;:re30.i!ative?, that one E G. Iitf rion, a person employed by the fjrate on the action to recover certs: a taxe claimed hy the Auditor General to be due by the r-tacdard Oil Company to the Comoonweslta, was pid by the c fiker of jaid Corpcrvion to sjupj'reos the tevlinor.y he had collected ft;d the State thereby was debarred from obtaining its ju?t duts." The mc-spge was aicompatded by papers giving the f ?ct3 in tie possession of i!ie Guv-rui.r core:-rning the charge against Pdttersor, indicting that the latter ws? t-iMpu.'Vrd by ti e Kite and that he was tab-.tqieatiy employed ry the S'anard Oil LVmpr.ny " r.t a fargv profit. Without exprc-sirg an opinion ou the subject, the Governor tit-ems it his dnty to lay before the Legislature the fac;s vvUich he ha been able to acerfaiii b a call upon the Def artmeots. He alto su prists 'hat a Committee of. investigation be appelated by thr Legislature with power to snd Lt persons aid 1 apers in order tbst the truth of the accusation may be delivered a .d that LK.e State may be vindicated 111 its eHjrta to compel corporations to be obedient tj the law. Fatally shot by Unknown Assailauta. Cleveland. O , Feb. 27. Edward Tetter was awakened at 5 o'clock this morning by a knocking at the entrance cf 'Jris htir.sa on Factory street. On opening the dor he was shot in tht !et breast by o:ie of three men outside, all of whom at on cü attacked him with murderous in-t. Tbonfth desperately wounded. Tetter made fuch a vigorous resistance that he sncc: eied in sriz r a revolver which ore of them Cirri-d, tud was about to open fire wht-n the assailants fled. Neither they nor their object is known. Tetter will probably die. His anti-morteni statement has been taken. A lijhemian laborer has bteu aneited 0. tujpiCiO;. ai being one of the jrng. Cleveland's Mysterious Cr tne. Clevxlaüo. Fib. 2S. Edirnrd Vettfr, not Tetter, as firt reported, died tnis r.iurrdng from lbs bullet wound received night IWare laKt at the bauds of his assai'ant", who are s'ill unknown. The man arrestt-d oa suspicion yeiterdiy ii thought n jw juaoceit of his crime. .Another hss been arieited. Vetter c:u!d not tell who the fenilty ones were. He was a brewer at.d Ld some money in the house, which gives c:cdetico to the theory that robbery "vas c ntemplated, bus was frustrated by ettcis vigoroQS defer.se. The Ithode Ialauil Karthqaake. Providence. R. I, Feb. 28 Ar earthquake ihocs at Newport last eveiiv.g was very generally felt, A number of ; ecesof glaia wt re broken in the vicinity t f Meantonome Hill. Houses ft Strut brie ce and on the Idand w'ere badly shaken. At tiie torpedo sfaticn the fheck was to great the others thought the mapvzire hed bluwnnp. The Norwich meteor had been observed by lanie numbers three minutes before the shock csrae. A Terrible Wreck. Palatise, 111., Feb 2i Ihre cars of a Dakofa tram on the Chicago and N nh western Road were ditched mar hre tr nooa to-Jay. One child wss killed about fifty pasiengers wounded. Later avief s&y one was killed and twelve ceraf-ns irjii'f d, none seriously. All resumed tbe j.mrey. A number of them were immit;ranta. Five cars turned over. Cause, a broken rail. Hi Train RbtKr. r?A!f FaANCisco, Cal., Feb. 23 An Elko dispatch E: "May, the would be train robber, was brought here from Halt Lake yesterday. This mornirg the prisoners were brought into Court All plf a i guilty to assault t rob, and aked to be (-uenced. immediately. Mav, JIawley ami Francil were lenti not'd to f urieen vtar-u hi d Earl and Jcksoa to twele yests iu the I'eniteatiary. " A Itrctal Assault. Alton, 111., Feb. 2S. Taesdov ef ernooa John Jones, a farm hand, criminally assnulUxi the ten-yeai-old daughter of a farmer named Saunders, living on Silver Creek. Jones lied, leaving the child almost dead. A pureuing party was organized, and last night he was caught at Kdwardsville, and confessed his, guilt. There is strong talk of lynching. Break in the Levee reared. GBExavTLLK, Miss., March '5. A eerio4 break is reported in. the Fastona Levee, Chicot County, Ark, which will inun lat all plantations outride Lake Chicot, except such as are protected by pr.vate levees, and threatens seriously those in the bed of the. lake.

-!