Rensselaer Republican, Volume 17, Number 51, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 August 1885 — Page 6

The Republican. RENSSELAER. INDIANA. 6. E. if ' - Publish**.

THE NEWS CONDENSED.

nm EAST. In contrast with the depression and labor troubles at various points, there comes the report from Pottstown, Pa., that Wilis & Lessig have notified their heaters, helpers, rollers, and others working in their mills that their wages will bo increased, the increase in some cases reaching as much as 20 per cent, with the prospect of the mill going on double time and plenty of work.... Three brothers named Truby, of Martih’s Valley, Pa., met with Violent deaths within twelve hours of each other, and the shock so prostrated their mother thit her life is despaired 0f... The skeletons of nine adults and five children, supposed to have been Indians, were unearthed by workmen who were excavating in Dorchester, a Boston suburb. The approaching match between Sullivan and Ryan will be with small gloves to a finish, according to revised Marquis of Queensberry rules, and will take place at some point in the East, as yet unannounced. Both men are in training... .The Hon. DJ. Morrell, ex-President of the Iron and (Steel Association, died at Johnstown, Pa. A FIRE, causing a loss of over SIOO,OOO, broke out on the steamer Colorado, lying off Plum Beach, Long Island. The flames spread to the Minnesota, Susquehanna, Congress, South Carolina, lowa, Lotta Grant, and Fairplay, all with the exception of the last two having formerly belonged to the United States Navy, and they were burned to the water's edge Jhnd sunk. ....Franz Josef Pemetkey, a Prussian, was hanged at Auburn, N. Y.. for the murder of Mrs. Pauline Froitzheim in June,, 1883. He admitted the crime, but claimed that it was done in self-defense, the woman attempting to shoot him because he refused to elopp with her.... A sailor from the ship John Gibson is ill with yellow fever in a Philadelphia hospital. The case is a mild one, and the physicians say there is no cause for alarm. The vivisection of dogs in Bellevue Hospital, New York, is reported to have been going on for some months with the view of a better method of treating eSeme cases of peritonitis. Nearly 100 dogs have been operated upon, and satisfactory . results have beeu obtained. The anti-vivisectionists of New York are much exercised over the course of the hospital physicians... .The imports of general merchandise at New York during the week were valued at $6,012,192, and of drv goods at $2,939,679.

THE WEST.

" TSi bSice of the Fruit Journal at Cobden. Ill:, was entirely destroyed by fire Aug. 17. Mbs. John Imleb was: attacked by a vicious bull near Lima, Ohio, and a young man named John Ilorring stopped to help her. when the animal turned and gored him in the groin, producing a gash from which the entrails protruded. There are but slight hopes of his recovery.... The supposed murderer of Arthur Preller, known as Maxwell, has been fully identified as H. M. Brooks, of Cheshire, England. He now protests his innocence, and say 3 that Preller’s death was caused by an overdose of morphine, which he frequently used to relieve insomnia. This will be Brooks’ defense at his trial.... H. A. Tretz, the absconding agent of the American Express Company and St. Paul Koad at New Albin, lowa, was captured after a chase of over two thousand miles by Route Agent Flynn, and was placed in jail at Wank on, lowa, in default of bail. ... .Eignt men were out fishing in the Illinois River about three miles above Peoria when lightning struck the boat, instantly killing three of the party, (lie names of two of whom are Schofield and Murphy. ....The Oklahoma “boomers” have dispersed in good faith, owing largely, it is said, to President Cleveland's proclamation ordering the cattle syndicates out of Indian Territory. Advices from Minneapolis, Minn., state that “the dullness in the flour market is rendered more intense by the decline in wheat Buyers are few and far between and fight hard for all sorts of concessions before placing the few small orders now received. The Eastern inquiry 7 is rather better, but the figures offered are below the views of millers. The rise in ocean freights has cut off the export demand.”... .From March 1 to date the total number of hogs packed in the We6t amounted to 3,365,000, against 2,825,000 for the same time last year, N, The Maumee Valley Monument Association was organized at Turkey-Foot Bock, twelve miles from Toledo, the site of the battle of Fallen Timbers, in which General Wayne won Ins decisive victory over the Indians of the Northwest. Congress will be asked for an appropriation to mark the historic ground vri’h suitable monuments... .The body of a richly dressed and beautiful girl, about twelve years Old, was found floating in the Ohio River near Louisville. A towel was bound around the head, with the ends drawn through the teeth and fastened into the month. There is no clew to the girl’s identity.

The Northwestern Lumber Dealer's’ Association met at St. Paul, with representatives from lowa,-^"lllinois, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. Investigation revealed the fact that less lumber was left over this season than last, and rates were advanced $1 per 1,060 on all grades Parsofca (Kan.) special: Notwithstanding the many discouraging drawbacks the farmers have experienced this season, the outlook is brightening up a great deal. After careful inquiry and close observation, it is evident the value of the crop at least will equal that of last season... .The net earnings of the St Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba Railroad during the past year were $2,483,552. At the annual meetin, last week, the old officers were reelected. " - \ \ The Current, a literary periodical established in Chicago in 1883 by Edgar L. Wakeman, has suspended publication. Jn Springfield, HI., .L. S. Gardner, a confectioner, was arrested and locked up by Policeman Camp and Gall for beating his wife. He was liberated on paying his fine. . On being released he threatened to kill the policemen on sight. Procuring a revolver he started in search of the officers and on meeting them at onoe opened fire. Gall was e£ot in the right groin, the ball passing into the bowels. Camp was struck just above the heart. He fired in return and dropped dead. Gardiner fell about the same time with three bnllets in bis heart J. B. •‘Walknp, acting Mayor of Emporia, Kan., died from? arsenical poisoning. His wife, to whom he was married but one month ago, was arrested .v««rsuspicion of

having administered the poison, as it was shown that she had recently purchased quantities of arsenic and, strychnine, claiming that they were to be used in cosmetia preparations....“ Maxwell,” in jail at St Louis for the murder of Preller, has not vet been satisfactorily identified as Hugh Brooks, of England. The parents of Brooks say Maxwell’s description does not correspond with that of their boy, and W.'A. Shaw,of Philadelphia, says the same thing.... Dakota now has 415,664 inhabitants,. QT 300 per cent more than in 1880. J£ftims manufactures have increased in the same time to a still greater proportionate extent. ... wag visited by a severe wind and rain storm. Buildings'were unroofed, basements, were flooded, and considerable damage Was done. No lives were 105 t.... Two white passengers and an Indian are reported to have been killed by a wreck on the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad near Powell Station, Arizona... .Three more iron mills in the Mahoning Vaile.y signed the Amalgamated Association scale and started up last week. All the mills in the Valley are now in operation. ’

THE SOUTH.

REPORTS concerning the whole. South, from Virginia to Texas, show that the prospects for the crops and: the outlook for business in that section are remarkably good. Not only is the acreage of the cotton, com, and tobacco crops the largest on record, but the reports are almost unanimous in stating that the yield of thesecrops, as well as the smaller crops,excepting wheat, will greatly exceed the best crops ever before produced. It is also shown that the crops have been made at a lower cost, than in any preceding year, and the liens on crops for money advanced to the farmers is much less than heretofore.... Stimulated by the unprecedented crops, business is already : showing decided improvement, and the prospects throughout the South for fall and winter trade are reported as unusually good. In the organization of railroad and manufacturing enterprises there is great activity, and the outlook for industrial interests is particuly promising.... By a collision on a coal railroad near Charlestown, W. Va., four men were killed and several others injured. A band of disguised men entered the city of Dalton, Ga., and, proceeding to a house of ill-repute, dragged seven occu--pants from their beds and administered fifty lashes to each. They afterward caught Tom Carver, a noted thief, and beat him to . death, winding up by ordering several persons to leave the place immediately, on pain of similar punishment.. The Sheriff of Reeves County, Texas, John Morris by name, while on a spree used his revolver freely. An attempt was made so arrest him, and during the fracas the Sheriff was killed, after having shot one man dead and seriously wounded another. During a severe storm near New Orleans, five men who had sought refuge under a tree .were struck by lightning and instantly killed. A son of one of the victims was fatally injured. The storm was general throughout Southern Louisiana, and inflicted mnch damage upon the rice crop. Considerable loss of rife and property bv lightning is reported from different parts of the country.... Afire at Texarkana, Ark., destroyed the Arlington Hotel, the telephone office, the poutoffice, the Pacific and Southern Express offices, and the Western Union Telegraph office. Two squares on the Arkansas side were also destroyed. The loss is estimated at $150,000. Erasmus J. Shepherd was arrested at Laredo. Tex., charged with complicity with Aufdemprte in the thefts from .the SubTreasury at New Orleans. Thirty-seven hundred dollars of the stolen money was found on his person.

WASHINGTON.

Mr. John H. Oberly, the new Superintendent of Indian Schools, has made a report to the Secretary of the Interior in relation to the condition of Chilocco Indian Industrial School, located in the Indian Territory, and the Haskell Institute, at Lawrence, Ivan. At the Chilocco School the report states there are 176 pupils. They have only two teachers, both young ladies, anil Superintendent Oberly says they are overworked. The male pupils are taught farmwork and the females are taught housework, sewing, cooking, etc. Superintendent Oberly speaks iu the highest terms of the Haskell Institute, where he says the pupils are rapidly acquiring a knowledge of the English language, and are doing as well in their industrial and mechanical graining as in their studies. A gentleman holding confidential relations with the President says his policy regarding Tire Oklahoma lands contemplates their purchase from the Indian tribes interested, and speedy opening 'to settlement. From fifteen to twenty replies are received daily at the State Department from Consuls who were recently requested to furnish information relating to various industries abroad in which American tradesmen are interested. The responses are very satisfacto.y, especially in regard to the suggestions of new markets for the goods of this country. '

POLITICAL.

General Field, of G eorgia, and Samuel Donelson, of Tennessee, Will be candidates for doorkeeper of the next House against Appointment Clerk Higgins, of the Treasury Department In the Idwa Democratic Convention Cedar Rapids, the Fusionists carried the day, and the Greenback nominees for Lieutenant Governor and Superintendent of Public Instruction were placed on the ticket. Charles ,E. Whiting, of Monona County, was nominated for Governor, and \V. F. Brennan, of Muscatine County, for Supreme Judge. The resolutions heartily in<j|kse the administration of President demand the repeal of the prohibitory law and the adoption of a law fixing the liquor license at $250, with power reserved to local authorities to increase the license to SI,OOO within their respective jurisdictions, and denounce the removal of Auditor Brown by Gov. Sherman as “disgraceful and tyrannical.” The Mississippi Democrats, in convention at Jackson, renominated Gov. Lowry by acclamation, and adopted resolutions indorsr ing th® national administration, anil approving Secretary Lamar's appointment to a Cabinet position. Ex-Congressman Follett, of Cincinnati, presided over the Ohio Democratic Convention at Columbus. Governor Hoadly and Lieut. Gov. Warwick were renominated by acclamation, and resolutions were adopted congratulating the country upon the election and inauguration of a Democratic President and Vice President;, indorsing the administration; favoring an amendment to the State constitution authorizing the licensing of the liquor traffic, and expressing regret at the death of Gen. Grant. Elias Doty, of Cedar Rapids, has announced himself to the Greenbackers of lowa as a candidate for Governor. The Qhjo Republican State Central’Committee,

at a meeting last week, selected Judge Wm. T. Spear, of Warren County, as a candidate for the vacancy on the Supreme bench. Bishop Keane,. «f Richmond, Va., has written a letter to the rejected Minister, Keiley, commending him for his cause, and severely condemning his critics .... The Democratic candidate for State Treasurer of Kentucky was elected by a majority, of 67,597 over. Republicans, and- Prohibitionists,

GENERAL.

Peruvian insurgents surprised the Government forces at camp, defeating them iu a battle which lasted five hours. Lieut. Col. Bustamente,. of the regulars, committed suicide during the engagement! The losses onribbth sides were heavy. It i 6 announced that Mr. Vanderbilt has secured control of the New York, Ontario and Western Railroad, and will incorporate" it into the West Shore Central system. Ten thousand English agricultural laborers will be settled in the Northwest Territories if: a suitable point of landcanbe obtained from the Dominion Govern- . ment.... The important announcement comes from Gorralitos, Mexico, that the Mormon colony which recently located there have discovered a silver bonanza in several old mines which they pumped out. The colony was located as an agricultural colony, and the colonists were selected with this view; but a few old miners among them took poorly to agriculture and bought five abandoned mines that were worked over a century ago. After clearing away the debris in the largest mme, and following the dip of the vein, they claim to haye uncovered an immense ledge of very rich ore. Following this vein they estimate nearly five millions of silver already in sight Word has been sent to Utah and a great influx of Mormon miners is anticipated. John H. Longnecker, of Bedford, Pa., was elected President of the National Association of ex-Prisoners of War, in session at Philadelphia. The next convention will meet at Buffalo. Aug. 20, 1886. ~ ;The British vessel Haddingtonshire, bound for Liverpool with a cargo of flour, has been wrecked on the Pacific ‘ coast, 7 forty miles from San Francisco, all on board, except one sailor and a cabin boy, being drowned. The ship and cargo are a total 1055.... A fire at Montreal damaged the Bell Telephone Works and the premises of the Bank Note Company to the extent of SBO,OOO.

There have been 110 deaths from smallpox in Montreal since the epidemic broke out in that city.... Gen. Middleton has recommended that a medal be' struck for the volunteers who took part in tho Northwestern campaign.... An application has been made to (be President of Mexico for the extradition of Aufdemorte, the absconding cashier of the New Orleans SubTreasury, who is under arrest at Monterey. ... .There were 189 failures in the United States reported t) JJradutrcet’s during the week, against 160 in the preceding week, and 176, 179, and 132 in the corresponding weeks of 1884,1883, and 1882, respectively. About 80 per cent, were those of small traders whose capital was less than $5,000. In the principal trades they were as follows; Grocers, 32; general liquors, 15; manufacturers, 15; hardware and implements, 10; books, stationery, etc., 9; tobacco and cigars, 8; hotels and restaurants, 8; shoes. 8; furniture, etc., 7; dry goods, 6; clothing, 5; drugs, 5; produce and provisions, 5; grain and millers, 4; hats, 4; markets, 4; millinery, 3; jewelry, 3; lumber, etc., 3; fancy goods, 3. The diplomatic relations between the United States and Chili have been somewhat strained ever since Mr. Blaine, as Secretary of State, formulated his “South American policy.” Upon the occasion of the recent visit of the South American Trade Commission to Chili it was openly snubbed by the President of that republic, and the prospective demand of the State Department for (he settlement of a claim held against it by a New York firm may, it is thought, lead to an open rupture between the two nations. Secretary Whitney's recent order for the immediate completion of the steel cruisers is believed to have some bearing upon this complication.... The clearing-housV exhibit shows for last week a great improvement both over (he previous week and the corresponding week one year ago.

FOREIGN.

The first person to be arrested in England for violation of the criminal law amendment act is John Coulbertt, of London, who is charged with having abducted, for immoral purposes, a girl under 13 years of age. Coulbertt has been shadowed by detectives for eighteen months ns a dynamiter..., .The recently published statement that 59 per cent, of the European employes in the Congo region have died is confirmed by a member of the international commission.

the Roman Catholics of the world for the 'defense of the church is approved by the Vatican.... It is' reported that Russia, after a topographic survey has decided to abandon her claim to the Zulficar Pass.... The German corvet Augusta, it is reported, went down in a cyclone in the Red Sea, her entire crew of a hundred going to the bottom with the vessel.... Since the outbreak of the cholera epidemic in Spain there have been 156,079 cases and 61,521 deaths from the disease throughout the kingdom The Belgian and french Governments are still negotiating for a compromise on the silver question, both being unwilling to disrupt the Latin Union.

ADDITIONAL NEWS.

There were killing frosts over the greater portions of the Northwest Territory, extending southward to the northern part of Minnesota, on the night of August 24. The temperature fell to 25 degrees at some points.. Adjutant General Drum'has re- ff ceived a t ispatch from the officer commanding in New Mexico saying that the Southern Utes in that Territory were starving: that they had .no supplies, and were unable to procure ar#; and that unless food was immediately secured for them they would go ton the war-path. These are the same Indians that a few weeks ago were* reported to be without food and in a starving condition. Temporary relief was afforded them by drawing on the military stores. Superintending Architect Bell, of the Treasury Department, is charged with illegal and extravagant expenditures in the construction of the new Government building at Kansas City. All payments on account of the work have been suspended by the conftnission which is investigating Mr. Bell's office ...The Register of the Treasury has issued the following order: “To avoid the trouble and delays in the transfer of United States bonds by the successor or legal representatives of holders, nominally or really a fiduciary capacity, this office will hereafter require as a condition precedent to the issue to any trustee,. executor, administrator, .guardian, etc,, that the beneficiary or particular trust represented shall be named in the application and in the assignment of the bond for the purposes proposed. ” The fastest ocean passage on record has been made by the Etruria, which ran from Queenstown to Sandy Hook in six days five hours and thirty-one minutes, making full allowance for the difference in time.... Letters from Dublin, Ireland, bearing date of Aug. 16 reached Chicago Aug. 24 at 9 a. m., taking only eight days, the quickest time on record of the transmission of mail between the two countries.... A new steam dredge, the Beaufort, from Savannah to Greenock, Scotland, was wrecked in a hurricane off the Bermudas. The captain and crew of ten or twelve men are believed to have been lost.

Samudu, an alleged prophet of Islam, at the head of 100,000 men, is fighting pqgan potentates in Central Africa and spreading the faith of Mohammed. Already the power of several rulers has been destroyed and thousands of lives sacrificed. It is believed that Samudu’s operations will have the effect of opening interior sections to American negro missionaries, and that American commerce will also be enhanced thereby M. Nelidoft, the Russian Ambassador to Turkey, has been instructed to keep a careful watch upon Sir Henry Drummond Wolff, the special British Envoy to the Porte. The Czar’s Ministers fear that the representative of “perfidious Albion” will offer the Sultan England’s assistance in again getting possession of Kars, and also the control of Bulgaria, in return for an AngloTurkish alliance. .. .Repub’ican meetings called to protest against the colonial policy of the existing Government were held at many places in Italy on Sunday. At Milan resolutions were passed demanding the recall of the Italian army from Egypt. l _ Boston papers publish an interview with Dr. Dewey, of that city, in which be says that Maxwell, or Brooks, the supposed murderer of Preller, when in Boston asked him to get him a human body, aud that before he left the city he came to. the Doctor and told him confidentially that he had gotten one. Dr. Dewey says that Maxwell seemed to be possessed with the idea of getting hold of o “stiff,” but gave no hint why he wanted on a. The Doctor told him that it wa; impossible in that city. Maxwell then left town for a few weeks, and on his return surprised the Doctor on the street one day by saying that he had gotten a body and wished him to com: 1 , to his room and inspect it. Dr. Dewey says that he did not accept the invitation, but in view pf the developments in St. Louis he now wishes that he had done so. The invitation to see the body was given only two or three days prior to Maxwell’s departure for the West.

THE MARKETS.

NEW YORK. — : — -■ PEEVES 15.50 @6.75 HOGS... 4.75 @5.2? Wheat—No. 1 White 94 @ .96 No. 2Red .92 @ .94 Corn— No. 2 : 53 @ .54 Oats—White .37 & .42 Pork —Mess 10.25 @10.75 CHICAGO. Beeves— Choice to Prime Steers. 5.75 @6.25 Good Shipping 6.00 @ 5.50 Common... -4.00 & 4.50 Hogs.... 4.50 @ 6.00 Flour—Fancy Red Winter Ex.. 5.00 @ 6.25 Prime to Choice Spring. 3.75 @ 4.25 Wheat—No. 2 Spring.:. 81 © .82. Corn—No. 2 45 @ .46 2. .20 @ .27 Rye—No. 2 66 @ .57 Barley—No. 3 .49 @ .51 Butter—Choice Creamery., 18 @ .20 Fine Dairy..; ;. .13 @ .15 Cheese —Full Cream, new 09 @~ .09)$ Light Skimmed 03 @ .04 Eggs—Fresh 10 & .11 Potatoes—New, per brl 1.00 @1.15 Pork—Mess 8.60 @ 9.00 MILWAUKEE. Wheat—No.2 .81 & .82 Corn—No. 2 .45 @ .46 Oats—No. 2 26 @ .27 Rye—No. l 66 @ .56?$ Pork—Mess 8.25 & 8.75 TOLEDO. WHEAT —No. 2 Red 88 & .89H Corn—No. 2 .46 @ .48 OATS-No. 2 26 @ .28 ST. LOUIS. Wheat—No. 2 Red .92 @ .93 Corn—Mixed 42 @ .43 Oats—Mixed.... 23 @ .23?$ Pork —Mess 9.00 @ 8.50 CINCINNATL Wheat—No. 2 Red, New .92 @ .93 Corn—No. 2. .45 @ .46?$ Oats—Mixed » 25 @ .26 Rye—No. 2 Fa 11..,, 56 @ .58 PORK—Mess...,--.<.r..7. 9.00 @9.50 DETROIT. Flour. 6.50 <@ 6.00 Wheat—No. 1 White .86 & .86?$ Corn—No. 2 46 @ .47 Oats—No. 2 White., 36 @ .38 Pork—Mess.... - .10.25 @10.50 Bekf Cattle 4.25 @4.75 INDIANAPOLIS. Wheat—No. 2 Red. 83 @ .89 Corn- Mixed. .40 @ .42 Oats—No. 2 .23 @ .25 EAST LIBERTY Cattle—Best. 5.60 @i. 50 Fair 6.00 @6.60 Common 4.00 @ 4.50 Hogs 4.50 @5.00 Sheep.:;. 4.00 @4.75 BUFFALO. a Cattle. 4.50 @ e.OO Hogs... ..: 4.25 @ 5.00 B_eep 6.00 @ 5.75

DONE BY DYNAMITE.

Terrible Explosion on Board the Pililadelphia and Wilmington Steamer Felton, The Explosive Placed by Some Miscreant Directly In the Read of the Boiler. [Philadelphia telegram.] An explosion occurred on the steamer S. M. Felton just after she had left her dock this morning on her trjp to Wilmington, DeL As she was opposite Pier No. 8, south wharves, the passengers and crew were startled by an explosion which shook the boat from stem to stern, and when the smoke cleared away it was found that the entire forward Dart of the vessel above the water-line had been badly damaged and a number of passengers, injured, some of them severely. The pilot house and the entire upper deck were lifted and fell to the lower deck. The bow presented a scene of complete wreck. Tugs proceeded at once to the injured vessel, and with the assistance of the police tug William S. Stokley, which was lying near by, at once proceeded to remove the injured. The ambulance of the Pennsylvania Hospital soon arrived and* took most of the injured to that institution. The list of woun'ded numbers sixteen, as follows: Jesse Bradley, of Philadelphia, ankle dislocated; J. of Chester, side injured; Geo. Cockaino, of Philadelphia, back and thigh hurt by falling woodwork; Samuel Cooper, of Frankford, hurt about the chest and head; George Erwin, a deck-hand, severely injured in the side; James E. McDonald, a child, of Chester, leg broken; Silas Reed, of Philadelphia, slightly injured; George Mitchell, deck-hand, of Bridgeton, N. J., right hand severely cut and ankle sprained; John McCusker, passenger, injured about the breast; Edward Spear, of Philadelphia, injured internally—it is thought he will die; John Stevenson, of Camden, N. J., slightly injured; Charles Quinlan, of Philadelphia, badly bruised about the body; James Valentine, of Wilmington, Del., engineer of the Felton, cut about the head by flying glass; John L. Vantine, of Chester, Pa., complicated dislocation of ankle; Edward Young, of Wilmington, Del., fireman of the Felton, injured about head aud face; George L. Wilson, the engineer, who was standing on the wharf when the explosion occurred, was thrown backward over a bench, and sustained injuries of the right wrist ThS passengers were mostly women tak-ing-babies for a fresh-air trip on the river. 'Their escape is accounted for by the providential fact that but few of them were in the forward part of the steamer, as the forward canvas awning had not been set, and the sun shining there made the passengers seek cooler spots in the stem of the boat. Edward Young, the fireman, says that when the exp'osion occurred he was carrying only thirty-five-pounds of steam to the square inch. Andrew Linker said to-diy that he inspected the boiler last May and found ifcin good condition. The iron was tested. It is stamped 50,000 pounds, and broke at 56,000 pounds. The indentation in the head of the boiler, however, shows beyond doubt that the explosive - force came from without, and not from within. Capt. Wiley, Mr. Lawrence, Mr. Mershon. and Mr. Linker made a careful examination of the wreck for the purpose of ascertaining the cause of the; explosion. The investigation established the f .ctr that the explosion was caused by dynamite. The explosive had been placed forward, directly iu the head of the boiler. The steamer came up from Wilmington at 8.30, and lay at her wharf until 10 o’clock last night. She lay at Wilmington in charge of Andrew Jones, of Bridgeton, N. J. _He . oould not be communicated with to-day. but Capt. Wiley says that if a stranger Rad boarded or attempted to board the steamer last night the watchman would- have informed him of that fact. While the steamer lay at her w.harf this morning (he passengers came aboard and took chairs on the hurricane deck or aft. -The officers and de-ck-hands were--busy, and no attention was paid to the movements of passengers. Several of them carried baskets, so that a trundle or package might have been carried aboard without attracting attention. The official report made to H. F. Kennedy, Superintendent of the Philadelphia, Wilmington aud Baltimore Railroad Company, under whose sujfervision the steamboat is operated, says: “The head of the boiler was indented and cracked about a foot in length. The explosion is believed to have been caused by a cartridge of some kind placed under the head of the boiler maliciously." Detectives have been put on the case.

Bogus Beer Stamps.

[Washington special! The officials of the Internal Revenue Bureau are working with the Jifficers of the secret service in the investigation of an extensive system of frauds in New York City, So far their nttentien has been particularly directed tc the counterfeit beer stamps. Up to within a few weeks ago there was not the slightest suspicion that anything es a “crooked" Mature was agoing on, but an examination of the receipts of the local internal revenue office showed quite a ftSling off. A more careful examination developed the faot that it was confined exclusively' to the brewers. Then came the discovery that counterfeit beer stamps were in use. Up to date about $14,000 worth have been seized, and the end is not yet. The officials here are very reticent over the affair, and dee ine to give out the particulars for publication. It is learned, however, that they have discovered a conspiracy in which brewers from nearly all the principal cities of the country are concerned. The evidence is now being gathered, and it is understood that at the proper time there will be a series of arrests and seizures which will partake of the most sensational description.

Claiming Everything.

(Houston (Tex.) special.] Three hundred and eighty suits have just been filed in the District Court in this county for the heirs of Mary E. Weatherford, of Tennessee, which embrace 335 acres of land in this city and three blocks on Main street Suits for 27,000 acres of land in Cherokee, Henderson, Rusk, Coryell, Bexar, Medina, Lampasas, and Houston Counties, and $40,000 worth of property in Austin, have also been entered.

ITEMS.

Freckles are growing fashionable. The first Atlantic cable wais laid in 1866. Mane produced $50,000 worth of blueberries this year. Belva A. Lockwood buttons her shoes with a silver hairpin. One of General Santa Anna’s widows is still living in Mexico, and is bright and interesting as ever. She was married at the age of 15. c Thebe Tire 500 persons employed in the United States signal service. '

SHORT $30,000.

The Late John Nichols, Vies President of the Fort Worth City National Bank. [Fort Worth (Tex.) telegram.] A startling rumor spread through this city to-day to the effect that the late John Nichols. Vice President of the City National Bank, whose sudden death occurred last Monday at the bank, was a defaulter to a large amoant. Immediately after his demise the officers of the City National Bank called a meeting of all the other bankers of the city to investigate the affairs of the bank. This committee report that they find the late Vice President Nichols to have been a defaulter to the amount of about $30,000, but the committee consider the bank sound. Nichols was also City Treasurer, but thus far no irregularities in his accounts as such have been discovered. So I far as known to-night (he outside indebtedness of Nicbols on individual notes amounts to but $20,000, although rumors are current that his private indebtedness is much larger. Where the stolen money went is as yet a mystery, as Nichols was a man of frugal habits, and did not drink or gamble. His funeral yesterday was the largest ever witnessed in this city. His body will probably be exhumed in order to settle the question whether er not he suicided.

FEARFUL RIDE TO DEATH.

Four Men Killed and Three Fatally Injured hy the Wrecking of a 8 Coal Train. [Charleston (W. Va.) special.] A fearful accident occurred oa the Cabin Creek Railroad, resulting in the instant death of the following persons: L. S. Qakford, Superintendent of the works here. Thomas Peacock. Amos Mitchell. Joseph Hall. At the same time three other men wereseriously and perhaps fatally injured, among whom were Mr. Thoman, Superintendent of the Coal Valley Coal Company. The men with Mr. Oakford were on a train of cars proceeding to the mines, when six of the cars broke loose, and, running rapidly down the incline, jumped the track, causing the cars to be piled up in a broken mass. There were nine men’on the fugitive cars, four of whom were dead when found, and three others are so badly injured that but little hopes are entertained of tljeir recovery. The other two igen escaped with slight injuries. Mr. Oakford was a native of Scranton. [The Cabin Creek Road is seven miles long, and is used for transportation of coal from the mines to the Chesapeake and Ohio track It is a short distance above Charleston.]

THE DEADLY RATTLESNAKE.

A Rich Planter of. Duncanville, Ga., igRitten, and Dies in Great Agony. ITiiomasville (Ga.) special.) Major J. J. Mash, a capitalist of Thomas County, died at his home in Duncanville-to-day from the effects of a rattlosnake bite received ten hours previous. He was out on his plantation, about a mile and a half from his dwelling, running a line for a ditch. He was accompanied by a little grandson and a colored man. The place was quite rough, and while making his way through the bushes the snake bit him through the ankle. The Major walked to his horse, but when he got there was too sick aud weak jo mount. He was assisted into the saddle, and, by leaning forward and clasping the horse around the neck, ho succeeded in keeping his position while the horse at full speed carried him home. By this time he was unable to walk. Stimulants and other remedies were adminis-tered^and-a ffoetor for. In spite of all efforts he continued to grow worse until death relieved him. His sufferings were intense, but- reason and consciousness remained to the last He was 73 year 3 old.

THE BULLOCK BARONS OBEY.

They Are Disposed to Get Out of Indian Territory as Fast as Possible. [Washington special.l The War Department has received no reply from General Miles to the telegram ordering him to make the necessary preparations for the execution of the President’s proclamation commanding the evacuation of Indian Territory. No reply was, however, expected, as General Miles has amplb force under his direotion and within available distance of theIndian lauds, and is in all respects prepared to forcibly carry out the terms of the proclamation if necessary. From the advices received the Adjutant General does not believe that military interference will ( be required. He is informed that the cattle men scarcely lost »n hour’s time after their conference with the President. It is not expected that the terms of the proclamation as to time will be fully complied with, but at the expiration of the forty days it is thought that the intruders will be found on the march moving out of the Territory as rapidly as they could be ejected by the troops, and in this event, of course, there will be nothing for the soldiers to do.

IRON-WORKERS.

The Outlook More Encouraging. [Pittsburgh special! _ The iron-workers of the Mahoning and Shenandoah Valleys are in good spirits. They look forward to a season of activity among the mills of that section. All the iron firms in Youngstown have signed the Beale except one, and this one is expected to de so at an early day. “The fact that Brown, Bonnell & Co. ran at such a good profit last year,” said a gentleman this morning, “in the face of a declining trade shows conclusively that they can do still bettor this yaar. There is no doubt but that trade is better. Let it not be forgotten that the workmen have accepted a reduction in wages. The manufacturer who says that the prospects are not encouraging makes a statement which the workmen, at lea&t. do not believe.” President Weihe says that nearly all of the mills in the association have signed the scale with Gie exception of those in the Wheeling district. In the latter place the trouble is between the nailers and the manufacturers. When the trouble is settled President Weihe believes that the scale will be signed there without any objection. ■

SPLINTERS.

Secretary Manning is fifty-four years old. Dr. Tanner, the faster, is a! convert to the faith cure. *: Buffalo has a firm under the name of “Irish <k English.”Bret HarTe is forty-six years old. He ■ was born in Albany, N. Y,, in 1539. Max Muller has been oriarad to abahdon all work because of failing health. Grover is the name o's a new postnffice in Cleveland County, North Carolina. , i ■ - . ' * • '