Terre Haute Weekly Gazette, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 31 March 1881 — Page 1

«. BARBAROUS BURGLARS. -i NEW YORK, March 28.—Thomas F. Egan, a printer, living at 108 EaetJFortysecond street, went out with lii wife, last night, leaving their niece, Nellie Cunningham' aged nineteen, alone in the house. Soon after, two burglars, who had gained access to the premises, entered the parlor and when Miss Cunningham screamed one stuffed a handkerchief in her mouth and the other bound her with a clothes-line. Having tied her so she -1 could not move they removed the handkerchief. threatening to kill her if she** made a noise. They ihen demanded information a* to where Mr. Egan's jewelry and money were, but Miss Cunningham refused to tell them, when one of the ruffians struck her in the face. Still exasperated by her refusal to answer their questions, the other burglar stabbed her several times in the arms, face and hands with a jack knife. The young lady became Insensible, wlien|the robbers, tearing they had killed her, fled. Miss Cunningham was fountI in a state ol' insensibility, securely bound, by her uncle and aunt. To-day alio became partly paralyzed and was unable to speak. Later the police arrest,ed John R. Camp, and Miss Cunningham recognized hiiu as one of her assailants.

PIERRE, DAKOTA.

The Doings of a Winter's flood.

Along dispatch from Pierre, Dakota, this afternoon, gives an account of a gorge in the Missouri and the flooding of the town. Sunday the ice broke in a rapidly rising river. It gorged just Wow the town and mountains of ice piled up, The ice was three feet thick. The river rose 4 feet in the first ten minutes and kept on coming up. Then the people mostly lit out for the bluff. Some few remained. The water then rose to the second story o' the houses. Finally some huge blocks of ice pushed over the bank and floated against the houses, crushing them line BO many egg shells. At this the few people remaining in the houses began firing guns and making a commotion for help. This morning the gorge broke ana the water subsided almost as rapid-

JUDICAIL CONVENTION.

The Republican Judicial Convention nominated Circuit Judge for Branch and St. Joseph Counties, this state after a 8 ffdays session and one apjournmcnt for a week. It .was finally decided by the choice by lot last night. Each County was represented by an equal number of delegates and each had a candidate.

***MRS- BEECHER ,LL.^ NEW YORK, March 28.—After he had dismissed his congregation last night, Kev. Henry Ward Beecher stepped down from his pulpit to go to the pew, in which were his wife and two other ladies. Mrs. Beecher was sitting upright and rigid, and when he spoke to Her she was usable to answer- He soon saw that she was in an almost unconscious condition. Thinking the crowded state of the church had Hcauscd her to faint, he stood upon a seat adjoining the pew and asked the congregation to hasten out. The tone of distress in which he spoke created some alarm and surprise, and nearly ail stopped to inquire what was the matter, but he repeated the request and the chureh was soon emptied. In the meantime leveral ladies had tried to revive Mrs. Beecher. Mr. Beecher, with assistance, carried her into the lecture room, and there, though every effort to restore her was made, she grew worse, and presently became entirely unconscious. From the first she was unable to speak. A carriage had been ordered at the first alarm ana she was carried to it and taken home

[Ypsilauti (Mich.) Commercial.] Our representative lately learned the following from Mr. Carl Biegmund, Cor, Congress and Washington streets. My daughter suffered from Rheumatism to such an extent that it crippled her, rendering her unable to walk at all. We consulted many physicians and used all kinds of medicines, but in vain. At last St Jacobs Oil effected the happiest results. It cured my daughter. f.

Pittsburgh Commercial Qasette?flThe Rt. Rev. Bishop Gilmeus, Cleveland, Ohio —Chas. S. Strickland, Esq., 9 Boylston street, Boston, Mass. —Paul

Gymnasium, umcago W Wareing, Esq.. Asst, General Superintendent, New York Post Office—Hon. Thornas L. Barnes, Postmaster, New Stacey Hill, Esq., Mt. A Piano Railroad, Cincii among the myraids who have expcrienced the beneficial effects of that most remarkable remedy, St. Jacobs Oil, and who have testified to its efficacy in unqualified terms.

THIS is Spring, but don't mention please.

FAY.

A Noted Spirit Medium's Manifestations Last Night.

The Opera Houae Crowded Curious Spectators-

The gentleman Jin the white cravat asked that two elderly, prominent citizens be chosen to act as a committee to supervise the mysterious doings and prevent the possibility of fraud. There was 4 painful silence as the cravattcd gentleman waited for thename8. Then some body in one of the front seats named Judge C. F. McNuttand Hon. N. G. Butf. "Buck."—said the lecturer. "Buff."— shouted the man in the front seat. "Buck?—or Buff" yelled the lecturer. "Buff—N. G. Buff" screamed half a dozen of the audience.

••]y asrose ana mm kJ[ojre^jwi Mf, Buff was in the family circle. The somewhat moist two irentlumWi wens nnni*«rt^

MATT 3 IN MICHIGAN.

What is Arson?

DETROIT, March 25.—In Circuit Court for Branch County, this state, yesterday, Judge Shipman rendered a decision on a peculiar question in an arson case. A tnan named Sebring was put on trial for arson, burning the dwelling in which he and his family lived, but which belonged to his wife the statute defines the crime of arson as burning the dwelng of another. The Judge ruled that the owner of the dwelling in this case being Sebring's wife, and he occupying it in common with her, setting fire to the building would not constitute the crime of arson. .{"The accused was discharged. He had been lying in jail a year awaiting trial.

Judge McNuttsat in the balcony and

gentleman wwe^ applauded as they took their seats on tho stfe of the cabinet. Then the gentleman in the white cravat, with some preliminary remarks, led out a short spare lady dressed in immaculate white. The lady was his wife, Mrs. Anna Eva Fay. Several faint rounds of applause went up from the front rows. The committee examined the cabinet and saw nothing that could arouse suspicion. Mr. Fay then produced several strips" of cotton cloth, two feet long and two inches wide, and requested the committee to tic Mrs. Fay in the Cabinet. The cloth was strong and inelastic and when drawn and tied formed tough cord that could not easily be broken or got out of. One of these strips was tied tightly around each of the medium's wrists so as to cut into the flesh and almost impede the circulation. The ends of the strips on one wrist were tied to those on the other, so as to bring the two wrists closely together behind the back. In addition to these precautions the knots were sewed together firmly. Mrs. Fay sat on a camp stool with her back to two rings in a staple ahd was fastened to them her wrists being drawn tightly to the lower ring and tied there by a strip of cloth run through the ring and around the ligature that bound the wrists. Her head was prevented from bending by a strip drawn closely around the neck and tied to the upper staple. Her hands were tied behind her ana to the staple and she did not seem capable of moving half an inch. The committee announced that she was tied securely.

Several musical instruments were then laced in her lap—a guitar, whistles and elis. All was now ready and Mr. Fay closed the curtains so as to conceal the medium from the spectators. The bells were immediately rung. The guitar was intelligently thrummed, the whistle was blown, the lamborme played and then flung: over the cabinet to the audience, laid ifl ^response to a short cry within the curtain was drawn back. There sat the medium with one bell in her mouth and the other instruments scattered all over the floor. The committee hurried forward and found her tied as before. The knots were aa firm as ever, and it is difficult? to believe that she was out of them during the brief lifting of the curtain.

The medium was subjected to a number of other tests. An iron hoop, afoot in diameter, was] laid in her lap and the curtain was again drawn so as to conceal the medium. In two seconds it was drawn back and the ring was found around her neck. Under the same circumstances a water pail was inverted on her head, a goblet of water was plaeed to her lips and drank from, a nail was driven with« hammer into apiece of wood, involving the use of both hands, and images were cut out of paper. Alter each manifestation the committee examined the knots and found them intact Judge McNutt took a seat in the cabinet with the medium. He was blindfolded and the curtain was drawn. The music and kindred manifestations went on and everybody was astonished.

Mrs. Fay also gave several manifestations, among them being what is known as the "Lyman test" In this experiment he was tied in the cabinet in a sitting posture. On a chair beside him was a tin pail, two iron rings and the coat and vest of Mr. N. G. Buff, which that gentleman leaned him very* kindly bu with some

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From Mondays Daily. Mrs. Anna Eva Fay, one of the most noted spirit mediums, gave one of her entertainments at the Opera House last night. Nearly every seat on the first floor was taken and such was also the case in the upper gallery. Among the audience were noticed some of our best known citizens and church members at that! The noble band of spiritualists were out in full force. No ministers were visible.

Two or three tinkles of the bell and up went the curtain. A cabinet stooci revealed in the middle of the stage. After the audienco had sufficiently vented their curiosity on this red cabinet a tall gentleman in a white cravat told the crowd to be quiet and they would see what they would see. He sketched the wonderful achievments of Miss Fay in both hemispheres, and told how she came to give an exhibition before a London scientific society, among whose members were the Duke of Ed inburg and Professors Huxley and Tindall. Mrs. Fay had made a tour of Europe and performed before the Queen, the Royal family, the Czar of Russia, Lord Raleigh and other titled personages.

the rounds of the chair, the handle of the bucket, the arms of the coat and vest and alto through the rings.

In the next experiment a table with the musical apparatus on it was placed in the cabinet. The front curtain was drawn and tacked. Three chairs were placed facing the audience in front of the cur tain. N. G. Buff sat in the center to his right Mrs. Bacchus, herself a skilled experimenter, and to his left sat the medium Thena long curtain whith was attached to the rear of the cabinet was brought forward and tacked around the neck of each of these three persons, concealing all of their bodies except their heads. They had preveouslv joined hands. The lucid explanation of the use of jthe curtain was that it was to keep in the magnetism—the idea being that magnetism is a highly volatile thing which must bo kept curtained and dark to prevent its escape. Well, pretty soon the musical instruments inside began to raise a racket and were thrust out in succession through the aperture in the center ol the curtain. A wooden ring wa& put around Mr. Buff's neck and a guitar was suspended over his shoulder. Apiece of paper being passed in reappeared with the name of George Hare written on it—the theory being that a spirit by that name took advantage of the opportunity thus offered him to demonstrate that he was alive and frisky. Prof. Hare, a Philadelphia Scientist, who was present in the audience stated that he had had a brother of that name who died in 1857.

Mr. McNutt asking to be excused from further serving in the committee, suggested that Mr. Mack take his place. This was done. The final experiment was performed by Mr. Fay, the test being for him after being tied, to get untied. Mr. Mack desired to put a pin in the rope but the experimen ter objected to this. Mr. Mack's interest in the experiment at one subsided. He made the statement that he had seen plenty of persons who could do the same thing. After this experiment the audience was dismissed. t-V 4 1

FOUR DAYS IN THE BRAVE

Special to tlie Indianapolis Journal. CHARLESTON, 111., March 26.—Reliable parties give an account of the burial, a few days ago, of a Mrs. Banks, of Lynchburg, Mason county, 111., while some persons thought they saw evidences of life remaining. The day succeeding the grave was opened and the casket cover removed, when it was seen that the hands which had been tied .together and placed upon *he boKWiv were lying by the side.

hands, closed and lowered the casket and covered up the grave. A few days later friends persuaded the husband to have the remains examined again, which ha did, and again found her hands lying by her side, and, also, her hair disheveled. Still there seemed no signs of life, and the third time the body was covered in the grave. By this time the excitement began to intensify in the community until, on the fourth day after the burial, the body was again exhumed and again the same evidences of exhumed and again the same evidences of protracted life as formerly were plainly observed. The body was taken home, medical aid called, and restorative agencies applied. The last account we have of the case is that the patient is recovering and will probably soon stand before the world a living example of a person who has lainfour days in

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Aa AstiRsst League -i

N*w YORK, March 29.—At the World's mass meeting, held yesterday, in Germania Hall,Brooklyn, to form a permanent organization to prevent the contemplated increase of rent from May, about 600 persons were present, among thetn many Socialists of mere or less prominent type. Mr. Burke said the tenement house population here was worse off than thefpeasaatry of|Ireland. Flarien Paull, a German Socialist, announced himself aa against all payment of rents. Mr. Holler said just rent should include nothing on the capital invested, only the cost of taxes and necessary repair* Other speakers followed, ana finally a suggestion of Franz was adopted, and the name of the organization changed to the anti-Rent League, by a large majority.

DESTRUCTIVE FIRE-

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tance—as who would not object, to use a current phrase, to strip to the buff before a public audience? In a few minutes the eurtain, which had been drawn, was withdrawn and the performer appeared, still tied, but with his right arm through

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THE SENATE.

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Mahone Mounts the Rostrum and De livers a set Speech, 7 -.c •lit 4 ht±m4 I* To a Crowded Senate Chamber and

Overflowing Galleries

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The New York Collectorshlp." Special to the Indianapolis Journal. WASHINGTON, March 27.—While Sen ators Conkling and Piatt preserve a dignified Bilence on the subject of Robertson's nomination as collector of tho port of New York, their friends assert that trouble is brewing between them and the administration. They say that if the nomination is not withdrawn it will be regarded as a challenge to Senator Conkling and his colleague to a combat, in which either they or his administration must go to the wall in the Empire State. On the other hand, the friends of the President assert that the nomination ef Robertson was deliberately made, and that it will not be withdrawn that the President does not propose to be governed by either faction in New York nor in any other State, but that he will act according to the dictates of his best judgment and for the general good of the party.

WHEEL, rstoW. V. March 26.—One of the most destructive fires ever witnessed occurred in this city this morning, burn, ing the furniture factory of G. Mendel & Co. and the County jail. The prisoners were removed. Other buildings burned

A' CLSStoTJCAK's OPINION.—Having had an opportunity to test the excellent qualities of Dr. Boll's Cough Syrup, I hesitate not to say, it is the best remedy I have ever used in my family.—Rev. Wm. Chap man, Pastor M. E. Church, Georgetown D.C.

Tu railroad busines, both freight and passenger, is booming.

WASHINGTON, March 28.—The announcement that Mahone would to-day address the Senate in vindication of his action and in explanation of the principles of the Readjuster party in Virginia had the effect of drawing to the Capitol a large audience. As«arly as 10 o'clock the doors leading to the galleries were surrounded by an impatient crowd and within 10 minutes after they were open every available seat was taken, with the exception of there reserved lor the members of the diplomatic corps. Those were, however, occupied before the hour of the assembling of the Senate. On the floor and in the rear of the Senator's desks were seated a large number of persons, many of them representatives-elect, while in the various corridors those who had the misfortune to arrive late congregtaed and bewailed their ill luck.

The Journal ct Saturday having been read the vice-President laid before the Senate a resolution for the appointment of Senate officers, stating that the Senator from Virginia had the floor.

Mahene premised his speech by expressing regret that he should be com pelled again to interrupt the deliberation of the Senate. "I trust" he said, "that Senators and the country will concede that to this seeming forwardness I am provoked. If I may fail to challenge the generous consideration of those who would appear to have found pleasure without justification in their varied and ungenerous assaults, I do not doubt that shall command the respect of brave and independent spirits, as 1 know I shall among my own people.

I^iftllnot complain at the indiiection method of Sen^oii in tlietf "anusTdnfi""^ me* I must acept that. They comport entirely with their own sense of manly deportment and senatorial dignity, however little they do with my own. Virginia is accustomed to meet the occasions where

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'aith and hoaor was committed. With absolute confidence in my loyalty to her and my devotion to every interest for her people, I will not relax my purpose here to repel every impeachment of the constituents who sent me to this chamber. With clearly defined duties, which they and I comprehend, I was elected to the U. S. Senate to do their will, not to a caucus to do its bidding.

Virginia earned her title of tho "Old Dominion" by the broad and independent action of her own people by the loyalty of her sons by the instinct of independence and without help at the hands of those who would now interfere with her affairs. However feebly I may express that spirit against the gratuitous call and concern for her at the hands of strangers —strangers to her trials, to her sacrifices and to her will—I feel that the spirit of her people inspires me when I scornfully repel for them and for myself the ungenerous attempts to instruct a Virginia Senator as to his duly te them and to himself. Senators should be willing to deal with their constituents. I answer for mine. In the language of another I say "It thou earest I am not peer,

To any Lord of Scotland here: Highland or lowland, far or near, Lord Angus, thou hast lied.

Now permit me to say that Senator can no mere realize my regret thau they can measure my amazement that my colleague, "Johnston," should have felt it incumbent on himself to join the assaulting column in this chamber. He first introduces the question of my political consistency or, if he prefers, inconsistency, and next he would introduce me to the honorable body, not as his colleague, but as arepudiater of public dt obligations. The sense of justice of my fellow senators renders it necessary for me to apologize for noticing my col league's criticism on one hand and! hisperversion on the other. However much he and his cohorts may endeavor by the cheap logic of an attorney to demonstrate what I ought to be, I am by my convictions and my sense of honor what I am. In this particular I have largely the advantage of my colleague, for, if I take him by his record, diminutive as it is, he neither knows what he is or what duty he came here to perform. [Laughter.]

Mahone then proceeded to give an exhaustive history of political and financial history of Virginia for the last decade.

No reply was made by Democrats and after executive session the Senate ad journed.

FINE JERSEYCATTLE.

Yesterday Theodore Hulman, Jr., sold a fine Jersey bull, one year old, to A. Ramsey, cf Kenton Ohio. The price for which it sold was $100. The animal was a thoroughbred, and raised on the farm of Mr. Hulman south of the city1. Mr. Ramsey is a breeder oi fine cattle, and this is the best animal he could find after a long search. This speaks well for Terre Haute.

5-4 RELICS.

NEW YORK, March 28.—The World says "John A., McSorley, a Custom House broker, who has had] charge of all the Custom House business in this city of the Catholic clergy for the last thirty years, and has obtained the clearance of most ot the relics imported into this coun trv in that period, speaking of the cable dispatches published in yesterday's Worldt in regard to spurious relics, he saia he had no idea how traffic in such articles could exist' In the first place the sale or purchase of relics is forbidden by the Church. Clergymen who bought relics would be liable to excommunication. In the second place McSorely said no relic would be accepted or venerated unless its identity was most conclusively established. McSorely gave the following instance to show how relics are trans ferred. About a year ago when the Mother Superior of the Convent of Sister of Mary, at Cincinnati, was in Rome she begged from the General Mother of the Order, a relic that was in the Church of the Order, at Rome. It was granted her after some difficulty and in about three months arrived in New York packed in twb cases, the inner case being sealed. Certificates showing it had been in the Roman Church more than 100 years and tracing its previous history, were sent separately. These papers were examined by McSorely. If any seals on the chest had been found broken an investigation would have been required to show how the break occurred. The examination would have been conducted by the Bishop, who, if the explanation was con sidered satisfactory, would have affixed a new seal. A Bishop alone can break the seals to open the chest."

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THE FLOODS.

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PLATTE VALLKT A VAST SHEET OF WATER —HEAVY LOSS. CHICAGO, March 28.—A dispatch to the Inter-Ocean from Omaha, Nebraska, says: "Platte Valley, about seventy-five miles west of here, is the scene of the most disastrous floods experienced in the history of the Union Pacific railroad. The Platte is abroad and shallow stream, which easily overflows its banks, and all its tributaries are now carrying vast volumes of water and ice into it until it has become a rushing flood, pouring out over the level prairies for miles on either side. The freshet which has done the most damage occurred yesterday, when an inv

Black Hills railroad bridge this side of Lost creek. The water flooded the surrounding country and struck the main line of the Union Pacific, washing out the track and telegraph poles between the Union Pacific bridge, over the Loup and Columbus, about a mile and a half. The damage done will robably reach several hundred thousand ollars, and fears are entertained of the loss of life. When the news of the flood was received at the Union Pacific headqnarters here, warning was telegraphed to the towns below on the Platte. The people took refuge en the roofs of houses. Barns and fences were carried away and all the stock drowned. The |50,000 wagon bridge at Columbus was washed away.

The flood reached Schuyler at 6 o'clock last night, and was a raging torrent at North Baid at 0. The telegraph poles at all these points are down, cutting off communication so that it is impossible to state the loss of property or whether any lives have been lost.

The Union Pacific had just finished the building of a mile and 'a half of new tracks around the washout of Fremont when the new disaster came.

Fears are felt for the Burlington and Missouri bridge at Oreapolis.

OMAHA, March 28.—'The inundation in the Platte valley haa nearly subsided. The bodies of a woman and two children have been found drowned near Schuyler and no doubt a number of others will be recovered in that portion of the valley. Several bridges on the B. and M. railroad have been damaged, and the Union Pacific.overland trains will be run two or three days via the St Joe and Hastings.

This morning there were about 1,800 westbound travelersjon the east side of the river. Some had arrived Thursday last, others Friday aad Saturday, and all were grumbling at the delay and expense. About 200 men claiming to be destitute, formed a procession and marched to the comodious waitingroom of the depot, and demanded that the Union Pacific, whose tickets they had, either forward them or furnish food during their detention. The company conceded them a free dinner, and promised to feed thou until they begun moving trains west. Three hundred meal tickets were issued. There was no violenced, the justice of the demand being at once acknowledged. '/•Si.

The Astley Belt.

NEW YORK, March 29.—The contest for the Astley belt between Weston and Rowell will take place in England, commencing June 20th.

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PERISHING IN SNOWi

How People Have Suffered in MinnQ* sota This Winter-

A Whole Family Frozen to Death*

Mrs. Mollie E. Finch of 431 North 5th, has received a very interesting letter from her uncle, Mr. Cooper, resident at Ridgeway, Minnessota, which she has kindly loaned to the GAZETTE. Of the cold weather he says: There has been much suffering in the western part of our state and in Dakota the past winter but we will not hear of it, through the press of the north west fearing if the facts were known it would retard emigration. I believe in truth the papers should let their readers know the worst and so warn the many poor from facing the terrible blizzards of the north west prairies. You would have been astonished could you have seen the strings of teams last fall on their way to the West many, very many with nothing but one poor span of horses and a wagon full of children. I warned many of them of the regions of the western prairies, but it was useless for they were after cheap lands and were bound to see for themselves. Poor dupes! By this time they have seen, that is, those who are left alive* '.if170 COFFIKS went from Winona in one train for the burial of $ome fevo who have been found frozen to death. The roads are not yet open. There are places on the 8. M, R. R. where not a traiu has reached since last November. talked with an engineer on the S. 5f. Railway who helpea

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and dead family. The train was blockaded with snow drifts and could proceed no further. Looking over the dreary waste of snow he discovered something like a stove pipe piercing the snow drift not far from the track so he and the conductor armed with shekels started for the stove pipe. After digging down to the roof of the house they could hear no sound of life fyithin, so they tore the shingles of and made an opening to get in and there found a man, woman and three ehildren ,.,,

ALL FROZEN STIFF,

plenty of provision but no fuel, and no ftirniture. They had even burned the atoreJqtk floor of the house Tsy dri (be floor, thaJSiu»oi which had gone to warm the poor inmates."

PITH OF THE SPECIALS-

Carefully Distilled From the Special Telegrams.

a 'i- j* DOMESTIC, Sirs. Henry Ward Beecher was greatly improved yesterday.

This afternoon the river began breaking here, and crowds gathered on the banks to see how it would affect the great iron bridge of the Union Pacific Railroad. The ice went crashing with fearful force against the iron piers which stood unshaken and unhurt by its attack.

COUKCIL BLCTFB, March 28.—Owing to serious washout on the Union Pacific railroad at Fremont, Neb,, and elsewhere, that road is placed in a serious predicament, the end of which can not now be foreseen. No Union Pacific trains have arrived here from San Francisco since that time. Ice in the Missouri broke at this point yesterday, and for a time threatened the destruction of the great bridge between Council Bluffs aad Omaha the structure being shaken like a leaf. Floods in the West promise to be still more serious than ever now, with great loss to the railroads and individuals.

Sherwood & Co., of Memphis, manu4 facturersoi wood and jyillow ware, assign ed yesterday.

Hennr Rowland, a jeweler of Albany, New York, has assigned. Liabilities $75,000 assests, $80,000.

The Assembly committee of New York, continues the investigation of counterfeit butter and cheese.

The city of Richmond yesterday brought $502,000 in specie. The Arizona brought $500,000 in geld.

Mrs. Denel, of Iowa City, finished tho thirty-third day of her fast yesterday, and remains in the same condition.

QA laborer named Murphy, of Cairo, III. wnile drunk, laid down in a car of oats, yesterday, and was smothered to death.

Theodore Walters,a German resident of North Lansing, committed suicido on Saturday, by blowing his head off with a shot gun.

Hugh J. Jewett, of New York, declines the presidency of the World Fair Commission. In view of the declination, the executive committee meets to-day.

The manilla and building paper mill of Averill, Russell ft Carpenter, at Minneapolis, caught fire laat night by some unknown cause. A loss of $4,000 sustained. Fully covered by insurance.

The first meeting of the executive committee of the Church Temperance Society of Hew York was held yerterday. The officers elected were Bispop B. B. Smith, Presiding Bishop, president B. T. D» Costa, secretiuy ana R. F. Cutting, treesurer. .,

It is reported that a rebellion 'has broken out at Herat, and that Ayoot gh«n is a prisoner.

Threats have emanated from Geneva, that if Sophia Perowsky is executed the Czar will be assassinated.

Capt. M. Dougal, the Light House Inspector, from Ferndal, Humboldt county, with two others, were drowned off Mendocino light yesterday.,

Bismarck declard in the Reichstag, yesterday, that he would persist in his programme, if not with the help of the, present Parliament, then with the next.

lady at Rome, at a private audince with the Pope, yesterday, warned him that the day and hour were fixed for theassassination of himself and Cardinal 1

The trial of the steamboat inspectors, Jayne aad Matthews, of New York, be, gan yesterday. The District Attorney' inopeningtbe case, reviewed all the circumstances attending the burning of the Seawauhanka, by which fifty persona lost their lives. The disaster was caused by defects in her boilers.