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CtJimBNT CjOipiENT.
Colonel A. XV. Dawi.ey, n claim
ngpnt said to bo from lowa, dropped
dead of npoploxy In n Turkish bath os
tablhhmcnt nt Washington llio other
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Tub clttrctiD of Tacoina, XV. T., met
recently and resolvcd'to'cxpcl tile Chl
ncso. It wn alleged thnt the latter
werp contrabands from llrltlsh Columbia.
The IslnmU nldng tho coast of Malno
range In slro from one thotujniid to
sixteen thousand ncicr, rtndjoitr hun
dred and two of thorn lina,'bpcn sold
to private Indlvhliiafs slftcc 1788, A
la-go number of thcc Island nro set
tled, having lino farms Upon them;
otlieis nre wooded, and still other aro
barren.
Tun I0.S9O sharp In the Montreal,
Portland & lloston Hallway, belonging
to tho estate of Ilradloy Harlow, paY
vnltio ono 'dollar per share, havo been
old to G. W-Hnnilltnnt of Montreal,
for ono and omfourth cents per share.
A theso share nro n controlling
Interest In tho ro.nl Mr. Hamilton gets
arallroad'for129,N7.
C,ONFiuKN0Rln oconnYlcnmsliltH will
bo still further slrenglhoticd bytho ex
perience of tho Alaska. A' vowel
famous for her swifta'art, siipp'oscd to
bo moro of a nautical, giojhoumt than
n solid Rcndog, which mado-hcr way
recently to port through raging sea
without hor rudder. Is w orthy tho con
lidenco rc;ioed in her.
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At a mcSflng of llio cloak manu
facturers of NowiYnrk tho oilier day n
resolution was adopted In fa or of ad
vancing thu duty oii cloaks from forty
percent, hd vnloniui, and forty-fivo
cents pcrpotind, to fifty per cent and
ixty-I!o cents, and urged tho passage
of the bill Introduced Into Congress by
8. S. Cox, lccenibor8.
Tun nnnual report of Spoffonl, Li
brarian of Congress, was submitted
recently. It fry tho library .contains
CH.C37 olu"mc and 185,000 pamphlets,
an incrcaso of 31,210 volumes oer tho
previous jcar. The Law Library, In
cluded In the nboe statement, con
tains G3,2G5 vofmncs. "Tlio copy-right
olllcc," tho report ay, "still show an
Incrcaso of buslnujn, uotwitlistanding
tho commercial nnd Industrial depres
sion." Tun London fSollcitor't Journal
print the olllclul statistics of tho num
ber of persons tried jrlmlnally in tho
last twenty yours' nsstzw of tho United
Kingdom outsldoof London... Whereas
there wcro nearly twenty thouxnnd In
tho jcar 18CD. only liftuen thousand
Were tried laity ear. Through all the
J cars tho average of couvFctlons Is
nbout the amejercnty-llvu per cent
Tho record show a continual decrcaso
In crlmo.
Vandkhhilt possesses tho only real
memorials of tho 1'lrst Napoleon In
f'ow York a sot of solid gold spoons
and forliri llint witc .i. i.'t.'.I ..i..!
rietl away from tho Tullcrlcs by Jeromo
Honaparte, Tliulr highest vtluo. opart
from their after history, I; found in tho
adornment w hlch graces .their handles.
Thoso aro oinl, and In tho spooas each
contains an cxqulslto mlnloturo of tho
Queens of France-. Tlio handle of fho
forks each display an enameled nilnla
turo of flio Kings of Trnnco ot equally
fixqntsito linisli. They wcro mado by
tho court joweler for tho Kuinroi
Josephine, and wcro only used on statu
occasions at tho Tuilerics.
A VF,itx. sliigulnr nnd fatal discaso
has prevailed 'tho pant few day among
horses and cattle In thu vicinity of
Dudley and South Olive, Xoblo County,
O, . Tho discasd fccinj' fo bo ono nf
fcctlng the kidneys or aplnc.atul nnl
rnuls tnko itvcry stiddeuly oijd dlo
within four hours, of IntonsoViiTurJng.
Nearly nil tho liont; lit ono township
havo erishctl, and tho mnlady seems
to bo spreading. The oatfcsiofjtho dis
PURojva.npt known, but by "sorno It
vnsclaTincd to liato originated by
jiolson of nwcat or Mast cars of corn,
which Is of tho nnturo of ergot, nnd
whoa eaten produce's violent y mptoms.
The Joss reported o far. was eighteen
thousand dollars. , , .
if'tho City of Mcmnlil thorn urn
about twlco as many whHo pcoplo
os colored people, jet tho weekly
rcford. fif mortality almost Inva
riably shows moro deaths of col-
orcq tlian of white persons. Tho
Memphis Appeal say the cause of this
cjcccssjVq' jntirtallty can 0 traced
chiefly to quackery. '.'Ttiv pegrocs grp
naturally uperslfflous, anp beliero
thera.is.mon v(rtuo In cpniiratlonthnn
medicine, and they cling to their super-
,alItlonandccm to learn nothing-by
'tho fottrful mortality among their race.
Thp nygro quacks renp a rich harvest
.on this credulity. They havo a specific
jor every niimejif, anu Knowing noth
ing nbout tho dlseuso their remedy ag
gravate Instead of cuiing."
Tub question of providing In India J
qtmiincu lomitio medical proctltlonors
, to nltcudiipoti native wtfmou In sick
ness has rtepnlly been doalt with In n
resolution of (ho Lieutenant Governor
of Uongnl apropos of tho bequest by
tho lato Mnhnrniil of Stiroomuvn of a.
lao and a half of rupoos toward thut
object. Tho' Importance of tho qutst
Hon eirlsc mainly from tho habits nnd
traditions of thq women of the upper
tloMo, "which prevent thorn from
availing themsehes of tho lorvlce of
nieii ns Inedlcnl advisers. Tho chief
.-Impediments to progress, hitherto Jolt
lit thu matter havo bean want of fund
and tho dlllltnilty o( Introducing a
serious innovation Into thu con?rvV
Htlvo domain pf medical jirnctlco, Tho
Mtthnranl'd munllloont vfccijucs jvlll
permit t tho 08tabllshmutit tf H mifci
liueded hostel for femalo iniujlral. ,tu
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THE WORLD AT MRGE,
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A. Summary of tho Dally Nowo.
COSOIIEMIONAr..
In ths feennto on tho 2tth Mr. Cullom
presented a memorial from tho LcillUfuro
or Illinois urging- img quick hnd satisfac
tory settlement of tho Oklahoma question.
Mr.
iiy unanimous consent ihk bill otic rod lijr
nrjrr.tlatofnrthoptircliasonf the remaining
rta-ht of thri Hcmlnolc, Ciyok unit Chcrokuo
Nations ur Indians lo three land. wa tikcn
lip oild passed, Ponator Cockrell culled up
tlio lloustoblll nil owl j- fntnratily reported
from (ho Committee, on Military Altalrs to
""" " auinonio ino rresiacnt to
com nnd cnltitrd men of tho army, for loss of
private proitcrty drstroyud in the military
service of tho ITnltrd Wales. After some
iHuiinuiuruiu .ciijcinnni or Claims omm-
dbnto tho tiUl pasntsl. Tho Sonnlo Inmnol
on its ninenilincnti to tho .Agricultural Ai
propMntlon 1)111 niM committer of confer
onco wm apnolntvl. In tho llouso tlio
lllrurittidllMrUirblllvrai furthoc comldercd
In Comin'tto of tho Wholo. Niimrrom
amendments woro mudo mid after ducunlnff
t ho IiIII.bII dnr It ni finally reported to
tho IJouso Adjourned.
I- thfc Sonata on tho fcSlh Mr. Allison
st Hted n confci-cnco report on tho Ahnjr
Ap, Trillion hill and fold the conferees
hnd . ted to all differences (ytcopt thnt ro
latluir to court, mnrtinl In tlmo of pence. A
tilt between Senators fojlowod upon tho flnd
logs find sentonco In tho Into Hwnlrn Court
Martial. Mr Alllnou.from thoCommltleo on
AppruiirlatUns reported tho Jirlltive,
i:x-Millvo and Judlslal ApproprlnUon 1,111,
nnd asktl Immedlata consideration Tho
Mil hm taknunnnd Its consideration con
tinued until adjournment In tho Home
tho rulos worn siif ponded nnd tho Dcflcloncy
Appropriation bill taken upland nan.nf.
lliMluvss under the special rulo was then
Iinicocura wnn uniii ino inter ona Harbor
llll I was reached, and from that hour unt.l
inldniRht tho llou'o was a scene or disorder,
confii Ion nnd dilatory motions. Tlio Houso
was forced to an adjournment without
action.
I.f tho Henato on tho 20th the Naval Ap
propriation MM was reported. Senator Hoar
Introduced n Pacific linllroad Fuildjbjr bill
Tlio T-eslslatlro Appropriation bill, after fur
ther debate, was then pasod. Tho 8IU er bill
wns then taken up, and after debate,
laid aside. Senator Van Wj ck offered amend
ments to Senator Hoar's Pacific lUllrcnd
Minding Mil as follows: That no dividends
shall ho declared until the Interest of bonds
hall hae been pnldt that tho consolidation
of ltm oftho I'nion Facino with tho Ksnsas
iim Kriner j-c no snail not uo leiralliedt
that no stocks shall bo considered leeul for
winch no money was paid Kxeoutlio rk-s-aon
In tho Houso tho conference
report on the Army Appropriation bill
was nirrred to. Tho Vost-olllce Appronrla.
tlou Mil, with the Sonato amendments, was
taken (mm the Speaker a tablo ami referred
to tho Commltteo on Appropriations Mr.
llandall mot eil to suspend tho rules so that
tho Sundry fltll ApproprlnUon bill mtitht bo
considered for foil thours, which time should
bo occupied in debato on tho clauses rchitmif
!P the suspension of slltcr coin sue and tho
World- Industrial and Cotton Kxposltlon.
Thfr motion was lost. Then Mr llandall
mouineii his motion soastnmototosuipcnd
iiranireiinii pass tue oiu (with tno silier
clauso stricken out) The motion prevailed
nnd tho two hours' debato pckuii, at tho close
of which tho bill went over and tho Houso
adjourned.
In the Hcnnto on the 27th tho Navnl Ap.
proprlaltou bill was taken up and read. The
Commltteo 011 Public llulldlnir reported
favornldy tho bill maUlnir appropriations for
Hiiumherorpublla tiulldinrs. In which was
Included an Hem arproprlntlnir IW.UU for
W Ichlta, hnu At one o'clock the unfinished
business. Iielnir the Antl-Sllter Colnajro bill,
was laid before the Senate hut was tempo
larily Jald as.do and consideration of the
Nat at bill continued. Tho bill wns slightly
amended nnd passed. Tho bill pro ldlnir for
the sale of tho Sao and Fox Keservntloa In
Kansas and Nebraska passed. A number of
pension bills passed In the House con
sideration or the Sundry CItil bill was ro-
Slums! A motion In strike nut IIia rlnu.ji
tnakluir an appropriation to tho New Orleans
.jiuBiiiuii wu, miu -me uui nnnuy passuii
Tho Senate amendments to tho Lejrlslatlvo
Appropriation bill wvro non-concurrel In
und n coinui'tteo or conferenco apiolnted
Mr Willis moveil to suspend tho rules nnd
put upon Its passage tho bill appropriating
.MHi,(.io, to be expended under the direction
of ino Secrctttr) of w ar, for tho continuation
und completion of tho works deslrnated In
the last Utter nnd Harbor bill Aftrnlebatr
mo motion prcraiieu ara the bill passed. At
the evening- session thlrtjslx pcnMon bills
passed.
O.y the 2Sth the chair laid Ufors tlio Hen.
ate a letter from tho Attorney 0 moral, statins-that
the Deficiency bill as passed by the
iiiiii-T- insiiineienny prnvTiios mr T,w.r.ft
of jiirks in ronnectlou with United Slate
mns. 1 no coniorcuco report on tho Aari
cultural bill was aa-reod to. Mr. Mitchell lu
I rod 11 cod a resolution Initructlnfr the Finance
(.ominll jee 10 preparo n hill to suspend silt cr
coinage The SonateTpassod tho Houso bill
mnklnir appropriations for public bulldlnxs,
nnionir them the (.'AUU appropriation for
tvicnitit. Knu. Tho Sioux City 4. St. Paul
iMiiiu 1 uririiure inn was considered nt lenirlh
when tho House bill donating- tother-tfuy of
Klrwlu, K,i, land for 11 cemetery was
pussed In tho House- n numlier of the
roiiale nraondmenl to the l'ost-olllce bill
were concurred In nnd n commltteo Of con
ferenco appointed on thoso non-concurred
In The Houso in commltteo took? up the
Jort llcntlon Mil, when after about two
hour debato tho Houso adjourned.
I'KHSONAI. ANII l'OLITICAI.
dtonc IIancroft, the historian .and na
tive ot Worcester, Mass., lias signified his
ileslro to present tlii. rtlv n tnnA tt 4in non
lo form an "Anron'and Lucretlnn llauc'roft
Bcholnrshlp Fund," tbej, Income to bo do
voted to the liberal education of some one
scholar from Worcester. -
JoniiK It. IxjoaS, of Whiteside, drojiped
ilenil In the Illinois House on tho 2Jth. lie
w ns sutTerlas frotn heart disease. Ito wns
a HepulJIcan Reresentntlre.
' A ntl-ont from Jfotr York, ilate.1 tho 1st,
stated thnt the condition of General Ornnt
was very serious- Tho trouble was be
lieved to be due to tho cancer which hnd
formed In his mouth, cauijlm; exhaustion
from loss of nppctlto nnd aleeji.
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MINCr.LLANUOCS. 1
A nrts the other murnlng at Norfolk,
Vn., destroyed a wartbouso occunletl hv
Xhvnthmay & Co. and Vnugh.tlarnea &
vo., and 5,009 Imjeof cotton were" burned.
0,-ft of tho 8!anlih ull flguter per-
fonnlna- at Tolticn?Mexlco. was rmmilv
mortally wounded byfa, bull.
An explosion In tho laboratory at Wool
wich Arscnnl, recently, injiirod sseral of
the work people. fl
K.taLANU has refused to-recognlro the
Trench edict raaklns rice contraband of
war It found In vessels bound to.or from
Chinese ports.
Tuk Bprlueer Committee preparl two
rejiorts on the conduct of Mtirsunl Wright
la tho election jt Cincinnati last ItM. Tho
sum of the majority report i ns that
Wright wns a very wicked mau, the um
of thq minority rjport was that lie wasn't.
Tnn violent earthquake shocks 'oc
curred at Temesvar, llunRary, on the 23th
nnd another of less severity next day. No
report oi unniage was received.
Mart of the employes ot the Wabash
linllroad went oat on n strlke'on tha nth
In causequonce of onoHerredilclugwagoy,
nsTAn unnuanooga, Tenq., Charles
lllckey and Frank Hteele. two wealthv
fruit growers, were drowned la Chlcn
niauca. Creek,
Junati Wit.DK, at New York, gave his
decision In the rase of Justus Hctiwab, the
notorious Bocltdlst. Thero were two
charges against the prisoner, the first for
Inciting a riot at a Socialists' ineetlair about
ingnin so, anu tuo seeoad (or resisting
a police ofilcer who tried to arrest blru.
Schwab was held for trial on both cbarces
lu $i,000 ball.
It wns understood that President-elect
Qlevuland was opposed to the further
coinage ot the silver dollar, and that be
thouubt continued coinage would precipi
tate a financial crisis.
An agitation was reported In Osfe.
Dipok and lfnacock Countlr to sepornte
from West Virginia and Incorporate with
1'ennsjlvanla,
TllJ Hoa8 of Goma'ouj rejected Bin
etgfford Nortbcote' motjou of censure on
tho Oladstoue ministry by 902 to W.
News rscelvel from Dliumit, rvunt.
Xkx., uhtr?thV9rdvf trpuWw lirjre bet
existing, Is to the effect that the place wni
bine with United Btntes troops that bad,
without any fuss being made nbout. It,
been (ailed lu to preserve tho peace.
Tin artesian well nt tho County Hospital
In Milwaukee suddenly censed flowing re
cently. It hnd been sunk 2,200 feet deop at
a cost of $7,000, ami gave tWJ galldus of wn,
ter a minute.
The brenk In the wheat market was the
cause of tho failure ot two Ht. Ixmls firms
K. M. Bamuejs fisgans and H. 1V. Lewis
on the 27th.' Th market was report oil very
panicky.
Ar Winchester, Vnjjtue negro .jionjity,
who killed your McFaul at a political
meeting Inst f wns sentenced to bo
hauged May 13,
Tiirttr soldier, .vero 'killed nt Bhoebury
ncss, Eng., by an explosion recently, dur
ing a gunnery experiment, Heveral other
persons were Injured,
FAtM'nK for week ended Fobrif-y SSi
United Htntcs, 23t Cnuadn, fO; totaf,2A1j
compared with a total of 200 the previous
week. The great bulk of the casualties
were In the Western, tJoatlicrn and Taclfler
Btntes. . ' r
The news on tho 27tb thnt nn additional
appropriation for tlie New Orlenh Ex)o.
sitlon par d the House and thn liellef 11, .f
the Senat. ould indorse the action hitd 1
the ctrcct of Increslag the spirit of tho di
rectors to a high degree.
At Dublin Lord Mayor O'Connor, a strong
Nationalist, mado acknowleilginent In rold
and formal terms of the receipts of official
notlco from Karl Hpcncer of tho visit of tho
1'rlnce of Wales.
William J. Favi.khkr has been expelled
from the Chicago llonrd of Trnde on ac
count of irregulnrltles connor ed ttltD the
llonrd of Trade Clearing louse. ?ir.
Fnulkner wns tho first mcruJer expelled
frotn tho Iwnrd for fifteen years.
The Solicitor of tho Treasury recom
mended the acceptance of the oiler to pny
$IO,tUS In compromise of tho Oovernment
claim against tho sureties of John Hall,
formerly United States Marshal of the dis
trict of Pittsburgh.
BENATon Bheiimak reported to tho Sen
ate an amendment to the Bundry Civil hill,
which provides for the erection In the Dis
trict of Columbia, of'a statue to the mem
ory of General Lnfayetto, to cost $tt,000.
Jaueh Meach, Charles Webb and WIN
llam ltoatli, tho NorwcbJ Conn., bank' de
faulters, pleaded guilty. Meach and Webb
were given five year each nd Itolh"four.
The President Issued a cnllfor reconven
ing the Bcnato on the 1th ot'Marcli. '
Thouas J. Mourjir, a Kansas City stock
man, was murdered by footpads, as sup
posed, In New York recently.
TiiriEE men attempted to rob the State
Treasury at Lincoln, Neb., tho other day.
In broad daylight, Detectlvot'ond shotons
of the robbers dead, another wns captured
nnd the third escaped through a window.
It was alleged that tho robWy w a
scheme concocted by the police, ami thnt
the man who escaped tt as la collusion tt Itu
them
TitEcaseof tliobtatu agniust Ihe mur
derers of A. H. Murphy, at New OrJeanr,
resulted In a verdict of guilty against Pat
Ford and rollcemnn John Murphy, and
manslaughter again JuAo Thomas J.
Ford, W. H. CaullleJd and Thomrjt fluck
ley. A STnONO smell of cas was detected on a
Uritlsh steamship nt Ualtlmoro tho other
morning. An investigation retealed that
two men had been lulTocated and two
others mado severely 111. The men be
longed to Hull, Eng.
At attempt wns made to destroy the
dam nt Newcastle, Pa, ttlth djnamlteon
the night of th 1st, by persons who con
sidered it obnoxious. The explosion failed
In Its puriose, but caused considerable
damage to buildings und n general scare.
PosTMAHTEBllnow.N (colored). of Hnrdp
vllle, H, C, was arrested recently, chnrgeil
with falsifying returns to increase bis com
mission. The respite of William Nenl, tho last ot
tho Ashland murderers, created Indigna
tion throughout Kastern Kentucky. There
was hot ouo sentltiieut, nnd that was the
condemnation of Oovernor Knott for grout
ing tho respite.
T. H. TnACT & Co., dealers In dry goods
and general merchandise at Hlmttood, III ,
made au nsilgnmeut recently. Nominal
assets, ?I9,M0I liabilities, SH.OOO.
Iff a suit brought by Mrs. Catherine N.
Ilurnham against Mocy Is Co., of New
York, for falsely arresting her and sub.
jectlug her to the humiliation of a search,
the Jury gave the plaintiff a verdict for
1,000.'
AiiniTioNwi, niHiMTcuns.
Hc.ifiT EcitArrrm, n crayon artist ot
New York, committed sulddo the otht
night.
Tine Missouri Itlvcr was flooding the bot
toms of Yates, Dakota, and an early break
wn anticipate!',.
The Methodist ministers of Boston r&.
cently drafted a letter of deep sympathy
ur ueurroi uyant in uis illness.
WoaK was resnmed at. Centralla. Pa..
" in tno coillerle ot lleclet &. Co.
and Isaac Msy & Co., giving emplojment
to W0 men and boys? The employe ac
cepted a reduction of wages lu both col
lieries. "
Ir was the current Impression In public
circle; that the Cabinet anuounced In the
New York H'ord-Bnyard, Bceretary of
Btnte; Manning, Secretary of Ihe Treasury;
Lamar, Secretary ot the Interior! Knrtl
cott, Secretary of War; Whitney, Secre
tary of tho Noyy; (Inrlond, Attorney
Oeneral, and Vllns, i'ostmaster General
had beeu finally detyrmlnejlbn.
Ass extensive coiiflo.rratiou broke out In
the Albany ft Susquehanna freight house
at Albany, N. Y.,'on the 1st. Forty car
and the premise were rttroyed lots,
about flM,000. Tbo adjolulug anallneand
chemical works, weat bulldlnj, were also
destroyed-loss, JI23.000i Insured fm-Sjtt .
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two.
The publl? debt statement for February
ahowelatotaloftl,eK7,l)181 a decrease
of JlrOM.OTS during the month, ami n de
crease slnco June 30,'IS8I, of JHJ,120SJ, -
The President Issued an order ou the
2d opcnlblg for. settlement the land In
cludod In'theold Winnebago and Hloux or
Crow Crook reservations in Dakota, with
a few township exception.
Captain IIkniiy LownY, Vlco-Vresldent
of the St. I)ul & Mississippi Valley
Transportation Company, an old and
wealthy cllltea nud a well-known river
man of St. Louis, died recently after a
lingering Illness.
Two men acting suspiciously were ar
rested on the 2d ta toe neighborhood ot
Cleveland' house at Albauy, N.Y. They
turned out to b dotecttves and were re
leased. The arrest caused rumor to gt-t
afloat that an attempt bad been wadetb
assassinate the new 'resident.
Tim Hepteton the 2d, had a mticellau.
tu lot of busluw before It, Tb Mills
resolution In the House that the member
hould not participate In the luaUgural
ceremonies, because of an alleged flight by
the coruinlttee havlug char;- &T "arrange
ments, wa,, lost-yea 63, ''nay 18d. Fill
blistering on election ease then tk plefe,
TH Seeretnry of the Lynchburg, Va,,
Tfilwcco Atsoclatlon atameetlnjthepther
day reported the fuilcs.of leaf tobacco for
February t 3,!!0),O( pounds, olie-holf the
nl4 fur the same, month" of (be pttVIou
HIE SWAIM SENTENCE.
lfler Various Attempts to Fit It Cf
Issntrnex In flenrral Rwalin's Cass la JT.
nslly llrarlied Which the Fre.lilmt Ap
proves Cnlonrl Morrow's Rentrnr. ,
yAniiitOTox, Febjuary 5.--Tie jliid
mgsof tho Cntitt Man'lal In tho case of
JihIko Advocate Oencr.d Bnalm and sen
leuco of the court as finally approved by
President Atthur vera made public list
veiling. On the first charge, "conduct unbo.
niiilnjr an ofilcer aiid'frcittleinaii," tho court
,ds General Sttalm not tullty, but guilty
t cnnilncl to tlio prcjiullce of ood ordir
Hid military dlnclptliie. On tlie charge of
"neglect of duty" In faitlnj: to report, tht
fc,ls com crnln'Colonet' Morrpw!' iy to
Miinhs not guilty. " On the flndhiK the
ourt sctilcnced tho accused "to iju os
(entlcil fiOii rank, dut) and lay for three
icnrs," The l'resldciit aflcr cxnnilnlngaud
iislderlng the findings and sentence, re
. timed tho record of proctrilltiirs to the
toiirt with llie following comintiiilcatton:
', r.xr.cBiiVaMAfiiox.KTjIrunry II -Thorec.
iiliii ine tiiretolna; cusrt of Ilrliradler (leu
3rTl)HVIdO SralmJurlfe Adtocate Ocn
sialof the t'nliol Hiates army, Is hcn-h r
urmii to Uie ticneral triiirt Martial btforo
shlch Oroeocdltiirs w.irn hail fnr-reennsulnr.
Itlou as lo tho OudltiKi) upon tho first charxe
inly, and nstoseutenco, neither of which are
lollfiycd to bo couimcnsurato with tho
onciiMM a found by tho court In tho Itrst
nd thlnl spec-mentions under Iho nrst
c ha riro. The attention or the court Is Invited
lotho ncriiifipanrlnir common cutton of the
AttoructMlciierul under date luth Instant,
whoso t lews iiK)ii tho matter submitted for
n consideration havo inj colicurrcuco
Hlirnml) (iiuirrii A. AiiTMfn.
The communication of tho Attorney On
ernl Is a long review of the whole caso and
criticism of the findings of the court, In
t. tilth ho expresses the opinion that General
jtinlm should Into been found guilty of Ilia
first chirifc. The toiut rccoiitcncd uiwn
the return to It of lu findings, and having
reconsidered Its prctlous action, adhered to
Its finding upon tlie first charge, remarking
thereon as follows: The court upon niatura
eonsldcrallon has not found tho accused
Hilly to suclt a degree of wrongful or de
cllfiil conduct ns to Justify a finding of
titillty of conduct unbecoming nn officer and
gentleman, and his tlioreforo respectfully
adhered to It findings upon tho first clitrge,
but returns thu follmtinsr sentence: "Ta be
susietided from rank and duty for ono jcar
witrl forfeiture nt all paj from the same
berloM,,n'mI at thn end of that iwrfod to bo
reduced to tho rrndn of .IuiIl-o Adineate
'Willi tlio rank of Major In the Judge Advo-
cato iietierni uciariiuenl." Tim record of
the proceedings basing been submitted to
tho 1'rtwlilcnt, wis rain retunied to the
eoiut for reasons set forth In the following
endorsement placed thereon:
Kxicutive Mamiio.i. tcbruarySt. llecord
In the followlui t-tf o of lliihadter (k-neral
David O.Hnulm, Jiidfo Adtocntu Gen-ral of
tho I'ulti-d tintes or America, Is hcroby avaln
relumed to tho (lentral I'ourt Mnrtinl bo
fiiiowhlc.il procc-cdliurs have been had forro
con.Wcrnllou of onirlnal flndlnns and sen
tence. It is nppareut from tho terms of tho
annojod sentence, that It was the Intention
if the court lo award punishment or oreater
evenly, and ono Hearlj cominensurulottltb
the onense which the accused has been
found EUdty than was penally ndjudxed In
the or R-Itinl procvedlnKs, aud If the terms of
tboainindcd scntonco wero such as could
bo IcKally curried nut, tho purposo ot tbo
court In that Wjtard would havo been ac
cmnpllshed. The pi-ot Hon that the accused
shall, alter suspension fur the period
of ono year from rank and duty in lbs
offico now held by him, be placed In another
olBeeof lower rank In the department of
which omce now held by him Is part. Is one
Impossible or enforctment by the executive
nlpne Tho office of lower rank can only !
tilled tn tho method pointed out bytho con
atltiitton-niiracly, nomination by tho Presi
dent and confirmation by the benate, and
then only In ense of an ex.stlnir vacancy.
Tho amended section in etlix t creutu an of
Bee nnd Sll It, thus at onco cmbodjlnff lbs
oxcrdsoof UiKislatlio and executive func
tions Ulld tho illiorfttlnir imv.FiiftliAll.nni.
ltlsu necctsur) element of the sentences of
courts martial that the) Shalt, on approval ot
thu nppolnumr imwcr
,e capuble of enforco-
ippr
of ci
muui UJ
tlie ejlreutltft sullllinlv rlianN.il
with thut duty fo much ot the nmeii(ie.l
sentence as rotates to chanxlnr tho accused
frt.lii nnp tifllro tn n,hr l nn. r.r ......
character. At tho terinlnat on or the period
or suspension lndlcall the accused could
only bo put Into the office of a Judge-Advocate
In tho manner hereinbefore IndlcaioJ
and by n new commission which he might
accept or decline, but If thero should bo na
vaoniiar tin could not bo nut Inin ir nt n
ami his prvseut offico should not bo tilled
until alter It should havo been vacated. Tlie
constitutional power of the executive ,n 811
Inn t acaucles can not be restricted to Indi
viduals, nnd while tho slxty-tccond article ot
wur uuthorizea tho court to exercise discre
tion In nwanllnjr punishment, tho discretion
exeroiscd must be at least bounded b tin
posslulllty of tho fcnienco proposed belli
carried Into effect without dewndenco oi
chanco or chango In laws
IBIgifod 1 UintTeii A. AiiTiitm.
'1 he C-ouit thereupon rotoknl Its furmct
sentence and adjudged as follows: ""lo ba
usieiulol from rank and duty for tttelt
irs, and to forfeit ono-halt hU monttily
pay et ery month for thu same pcrlo 1." This
Sentrneo tho I'resldeut nrpiotivl ttlth
the fullo .vliii comments:
KxiciTiva Mtssiov, February i'l The
opinion of thnl'rns'deiit as n proper consc
ouoncoorthetlndliiirs of tho fact made by
the Court .luJho muilu record has ulrady
boon Kit eh, and no further comment will be
tnade upon the mini sentence than to say It
Is diniaii(t(undorftanl (vow a court could
no win-UK io iiatenn oiujer isod nnd re
tained as a petitioner upon the 'J.ny rtnlstcr
t Illlo It expressed!, sonso of liii mictneil
tutierform tho dutr hf bis r-V.nr nnii..
b Ihelmposit'onuf twodlaercnl sentenctt
under which Jie would be deprltrd ior
nianenOyor Ida functions. Thu bleu that
an ofliee like (hat of Judgn Adtocate
(leoeriil should remain vacnut In effect for
twclvM jcar tnendy to into it part of Us
emoluments tolls Incumbent under such cir
cumstances would seem lo tomo fsom Inver
sion of proper relations In publlo offices,
nnd thoso holding them, and Is an Idc, not
ulUtl ta our institutions Wlillo hohbinr
the lowl. now and her, tuforo cxpreu.vl. it
Is deemed to bo for nubile Inlorust that tho
prncecdmss in this caso bo not without r.v
suit, and therefore the procertllnxs. Undines
and seutnnco In tho forejjolnrf case at
IJrlj'ad'er Dcnvral David (1. rtwaim, Judas
Adiucnte Oeneral of tho United btatia
Anny, arn approted aud sentence will be
dub nxyctitt-d
IMjrncM 1 CmsTEn A. AtiTiiun.
Oeneral Swalni inty bo placed on llio re
tlreil list December 'il, teSO. It will be no
ticed that lho sememe of the court as ap
proted by tbo President susend Ulin from
oniru up tn nnd U'jund the date of Ills po.
slhle TC'tlri'inunL Tlie Hal ot (ieueral
irtiilin pi) tho chargo of hatiiigtlolatetl the
sixtieth article, or war in having sold forago
I.-muuI lo hint fur his personal iue, reunited
In an honorable acquittal, Tho President
also approved tlio findings and sentence of
us romi marcai in llio c;n ot Colonel
Jlturow, by tthlch the latter llelird of
all right to &dvaiiceient In hi u'.ude for
tv,o)cs.s.
rassengrr Killed.
Ciiicaoo, III, February 95. A collision
betttecn tuo pawntvr tralus on tho III
Inols Ciutnil 1 tall road occurred near hero
early this morning, Ono man wa killej
and eight or ten wounded, soma of tlinm
tilitily, but none It I thought fatally.
IVfttlr- tasthe New Otletua passeiiger,
bound nosta and was cnubed Into fiom the
ear by a freliht train and the two rear
sleep-! tcro Oetuollshed. Ono liasseuvr
named Mclnuls was Instantly kMloil and
several oilier passenger badly scalded. No
cause (or the accident Is sUted, but It is
nli the danger lUht In roar of the paucii
gcr tutlu baa been allottetl to go out.
-ess . i. i
Amicably Adjusted. "
Ouaua, Jf mi, Fehrdaryi3.-ncpresenta
tlve fivm tho l'rvmotlx) engineer of the
five divisions Of the Union 1'jelHa met In
HhUcltv uwlay, aud roustilled wth the
msiiaaeiaeiii m regaru to jier tllflen-uecs
botttcon tliein, and llio empioes. They
ttL-roinet by ticneral Jfanseer $mf, audr
both ldehslBjrrvldeiitly willlnaWnionevSe
ouielhlmf, an rtnlotblo settlrtufut yta soon
arrived aiv It was agreed tin the olhe.
tlohsWe wctiwis hi tho new rule, should be
rased.nid riuplojea hru, iww ,w ioiwm
I'alile for uie pmim-Mv ibet unini.,.iu-ii
ilwuafe, Rod ra-j wk IndenmHy ahmim
VifrJtaJnrclvliUoouduty, ' ,
THE SILVfR DOLUn.
Jtr. Cler Isnrt's Virwa on Ihe rontlnas
tlou of Hilver tnlnnc.
Af.nAXT, N. Y Fvbruary 28. The fol
lowing I the reply addressed by President
elect Cleveland In the silver coinage adro
cates tn Congress:
To Hon. A J. Wnrner nnd Others, Members
of the Porty-clghth Oomrress:
(jETi.euuxi Tho letter which I havo had
the honor to receive from you Invites, and
Indeed, obllrc mo to giro expression to
somo vrnve nubllo necessities, although In
idranco of the moment when (hey would bo
oomn objects of my official care and partial
responsibility Your solicitude that my
ludirmrnt shot I have been carefully and de
liberately f rrncd Is entirely Jutt, nnd I no
cent tho suaaostion In tho same friendly
spirit In which It has been made It Is also
fully Justified by the nature of tho financial
crisis which, under tho operation of
Ihe act of Comres of February
ls;s,ls now close at hsnd. 11 cnrapliancs,
vlth tho requirements of that law
all the vaul" of the Treasury havo been
and are hrajH-tl full of silver roins, which are
now worth less than o itbtr-flve per cent of
a irold dollar prescribed a the "unit of
tntue" In section H of the act, of Febni
arr 12,1m, and which with silver certificates
representing such coin are receivable lor all
eubboduen lie nir thus rneelvalil.. wtilln
also constantly Increasing- In quantity at the
rniooi ;.'i.iiiinyear, n nas iouoweo-or
rnto of f.'Ui.uoi n year,
noc ssiiy, that thrtllowof uoid Into the treas-
noc ssiiy. that t hollow of irold Lnlo the t
ury hnd been steadily diminished. Blltcr
ami sliver Cerllllcates hat e displace! and are
now (iispiuo n iroin. ani the sum or iroia in
the I cleral 'J real ury now available for the
payment of rold obllxat'on of the I'nlled
ftates and for tho redemption of United
States note railed "ereenhacks." If not al
ready enerosrhed upon. Is perilously near
such encroachment. These facts, while thev
do not admit of difference or opinion, rail
for argument! The hnve been forwarded
lo us lu the nflloial reports of ovrry
lecretary of the Treasury from Is;
till now. Trey aro plainly manned
in the last December report of the
present Secretary to tbo Speaker of tho pres
In, the official docutntnta or this Cnnitress
and In the records of the New York Clearing
House, of which the Treasury Is a member,
and through whtoh the bulk of the receipts
and payments of tho Federal (lovrrument
and country pas Those bclnr the facts of
our present condition, our danrer and our
duty to avert that danger would seem to tie
plain. I hope) ou concur with m6 and with
ihe majority of our fellow cltlicns In deem
ng It most desirable at the present Juncture
to maintain and continue tn use Iho mass of
our rold coin, ns well as the mass of silver
already coined This Is possible by tho pres
ent suspension of purchase nnd colnaire of
silver I urn not an are that by any other
method It Is possible. It Is of mo
mentous Importance to prevent tho
two metals partlna- company! to pre
vent Increasing- tho displacement of
void by tnc-rcasinjr tho coinage of slltcr; to
Ercvcnt Ihe rt'surc of cold In the eustou
nuse of the t'nltrd Elates, In the dally bust
ncss of tho people-, to prevent the tilt mate
o s-mls'nu of pold by sliver, which aOnanolai
crisis theso events would certainly preclpi
late, wi ro It now to follow nn so long a
-lod of commercial depression, would In-
olvo thn pcoplo of otcry city and every
'lata In tho I n on In a prolonged and d
trous trouble Tho rev.val of business,
enlerprlso and prosper ty so ardently de
,'red and nppar-ntly so near would be nore
lesslr postponed. (Sold would bo withdrawn
to It lfbnrdln,r place, and nn unp.-cce-lentcd
contraction In the actual vol
jmo of our currency wou'd speedily tako
pla'co. Thesaddestof alllneterywcrktbop
mill, factory, store nnd on every railroad and
Isrui, the tvasns of lalior alresdy depresse,!
will suffer still trreatcr repression y the
ec-allnx down of the purchasing power of
over su-calieil dollar pu'd into the hand o!
to 1. From these linpcndlmr calamities it It
surely tho mnst patriotic nnd grateful duti
of repre-eutallres or tho people to dtbyei
them. I am. trentlt men, with sincere respect
your fellow ciilxeu, (lioivitn C'Lr.vxunD.
Aldaky, February St. toi.
COT VHAT HE DESERVED.
A Holly Ones Ounuinr Alter Man Wli
llrtped Ills Itestltute I'auilly aud Gets
KIlUil Himself.
OtiAilA, Nsn rebniari- S3. George P.
ent iKiuseor utprcsoniaiites. jncyapi
i,Mnr
Smith was thot four times with a Winches
ter rifle. In the hand ot Wllllun T. Coin-
stock, a Justice of the Peace, fifteen roll
cast of Valentine, Neb. Tlie trouble anno
became Comstock, after complaint had
been filed In Ids ofllce by a neighbor w bo
obtained soma food and clothing forJli.
Smith and family, who were lu destitute
circumstances, from thy County Cotmnls-
tloners. and r-mllli rnnihu; lnlo Ya'aiillna
on Wednesday, aud hearing of the matter
called u Km the Commissioners and asked
explanation, whereupon Smith was made to
sign a note for fifty-six dollar, tho amount
of groceries furnished bis dedltute family.
Duiiiu occama enraged at cumsiocic lor lu
tirfertiig In his family affairs, and svtoie
vengeance, and declared bu would kill Corn
itock. Early jcsteiday morning Smltli,
nnned wltlt a shut put. went gunning for
Coiestock, tlio latter belli; out hunting
Ccer. The to men met nnd a duel en
sued, set era! shuts being exchanged. Com
Hock sent four bullets Into the body of
Smith, killing liiai buillli was a bully,
and uo one laments his dtalh.
TACKU.NG TAC0MA.
The Chliirae O.-nwdltiB- the l'laee Its-
fidveilTIiey JIiul Co.
Ponnsrh Onr,, IVhruary 23. Fot
Si'ino time past great numbers of Chinamen
havo bctn flocking to the city of Taconu,
W, T., and overrunnlcg the plate A large
portion of these Colmtlals ate contrabands
latlng lolated the nwlrlciUni law. oiu.
smugicled ae.tus the bonier from llrltisb
Columbia soil. A mass-meeting ot citizens
ot Taeotna, Just held, proposes taking
active measures against these steady
encroachment of Celestials, Social
pronilntnt speakers addressed the
meeting, f storing limnrdlate, vlgotous
anil Liiincsa ineasuret tojircvelit llieso peo
pta from further crowding. Strong resolu
lions were unanimously adopted, excluding
Chlneso tn ftlture fnm Taeoma, and urging
It to be the dut) r.t all good cllUens to dis
courage, the emplojiiiciit of Chlnsmau In
an; capacity. Acomiulttee wns appointed
and attUiorlteil to carry tutu effect the spirit
of the resolutions, 'the unanimous feel
ing Smoiig the cltlteus Is that the "Chlnor
omit go."
A JIanlso Mnrtlrrsr.
Sita Fk, N. Jf., FcbruaryCS. Jose
Trtijlllo (Ullega, tliu tuau who mtirdered
Mljfua ifantauo and vtlfe nt f.as Norlas,
full iwirtlctilat of whlfli hava been tclo
graihcd, hv met hit deatlu A party ol
twenty men was organized aad (ial legos
liotihc surrounded. Ho wns raptured without
opposition, tiken out and shot. The fellow
had, before l-cliig taken by the lynchers,
slut and killed bU wife and tcn-jearold
diughtrr, and wis about to butcher bit
threc-year-o'd win vtlien cuptiiad. Ther
tectus no doubt but that hi, ttasrr v.
" s e t i
Thcro aro nbout as nianr way of
nronmirjcln deppt ns thero aro cccon
"io wais of prououncine; "crematory,"
"llnanco," etc As a road out of tho
ulillculty wo give tho followiii" sneeus.
Uon: ' bb
It Is but n stcp-oh
l'oitll to tho drfvoh.
Tho way Is quite steep oh
That lead tu tho diopob.
1 sllpiied on a Knipc-vti
Just by tho day lwh.
lu a store niwrtho deo-pot
, I luuitht this staull tea rot.
rcrhsp., to cud tho uiriUllon.
w e U better hencefurth cull it Btttlon,
4aneasttr h'xaminer.
e-Wlien ft Greek Irumlffrant was
searched In Now York reccutly, ho was
found to bo tinned with a woanoa
which i looked, liko a largo It'ory-hamlled
jacknlfo. When oxanilnoil uhtol
hammer was dlooierod on ono el-lo.
Iliu,.hQj)ulkHl up, thrcH o:itntrli
fipr on tho ether sldo. A soon n& ph
pistol wtu, discharged a four-Inch blfda
ran out niady for mo At J' Tribune,
-Whllo
fctnrm ttuvfi
Pjing durin n recent
tho Nntehos (Alls?,l J3n.fi
durina
Vtmncrat. 'cld Khllo Illolitai.-. i.i
li been blind, for Itpeon Veaw. bai
llPrV alirlik andflAKlt, wili,v,l ...! .....
I ' "- --" -v sv-,swit, uuit vuu
FOFIEIQN NEWS.
The r,Atet "cheme In the flnndnn A liate
fnt Hxplnalon The 1'rlnce of W!i" l'ro
poseJ Vltltto Ireland Swllserland Clean.
InR- Out the Anarelirs.
EXOLISII IONl:V ANII YANKKK IXORXUITY
to tub nr.cuK.
TxiNiioy, February 27. Tho Jlrll!b
Oovcrrtment Is actively moving to con
sirtut a pipe lino from Saaklm, on tie
Ited 8ca, to Detbcr, on tho Nile, for sup
plying General Graham's army with
water on Its advance across the desert to
Join WoUeloy. The War Onic after
oa p; consideration, sanctioned the plan
some time ago, and contract for the
pumping engine havo been made with
the house of Henry If! Worthington, of
New York.
A dozen or twenty engines will prob
ibly bo-required ot from 160 to 200 burse
power each. Ily the term of the
coutract, an engine Is to be shipped each
week until Its terms are fnlflllcU. The
Government ha received tdtlccs that the
first one wa dispatched by the Adriatic
la- Utiturday. All tho leadhijf pipo man
it af turcrs of the United Slate have snh
n IttcU estimates for the line to the Gov
ernment, but no far no orders have been
placed hero or abroad. Tlio pipe will be
(our Inche In diameter, the same alzo an
Iho pipes through which oil Is pumped
ihroush Ponnsjlrtula fluids to tbo sea.
board, a longer dlstanco than tbo pro
posed water line.
The contract for the pipe will amount
to nbout $"50,000 There Is a troiu
leellus anions; officials that English man
ifacturer should havo the work. It I a
(UCRtton with some engineers, howcter,
If a portion at least ot ihe contract 1 not
placoil In America, owing to.tho superior
quality of the pipe mado thero. The
plan meet with general approval among
those who bate sludl d tbo working ol
the oil lines In America. Tbo tunc gen
eral plan will be followed (or the water
Hue, and the engines will be duplicates
ot those In use there.
With such a pipe la operation It would
eem that th end of the Bondiu diffi
culty, so far r tbc movement of rein
(orcomcnlA b concerned, ttould be
reached.
Tin: school or oc.xxwtr kxpujsiox.
I.ommjs, February 27. Among those
wbo lost their llvo by the vxploslou ol
the fuse at the lioyal School ol Gunnery
at Suocburyucs, yesterday altcrnoou arc
Coloucl Fox, of .Str-tigewayii, coinmaud
ant ot the school, and Colonel f.von, head
of the Koya! 1tbor.ttory, Woolwich. Jloth
wen had their leg torn from their
bodlrs, and were otherwise rautllttcd.
The exact number of killed Or Injured
by thu explosion ha not been learned.
People llvlug In the vicinity iy the ex
plosion was terrible. Ilulldings for sev
eral squares were sbakon, and some had
tbo window conqtlctciy blown onr nnd
were otherwise lUmigud by tbo concus
sion. For a tlmo great excitement pre
vailed. People ran terror-stricken to lho
streets, aud looked askance a they la rod
at their neighbors. At first It was thought
the dynamiter were again at work, and
had made au attempt to blow up tbo
school. A large- force of police were
soon at the scene, and kept the streets
clear of the crowds. When tho facts were
learned, people went on their way ex
pressing regret at the horrible, accident.
The dead and wounded have been re
moved, and no one cin bo found wbo will
speak with any tlcgree of certainty a to
tho nnmbcr killed or maimed. Tbc
buildings wcro moro or less Injured.
Silor-BUBYNras, February 33. The ex
plosion In the School of Gunnory Thurs
day was-caused by a gunner using too
much force In Inserting a fuse into a cow
kind of shell, with' which experiments
-ncro being made. TUB gunncfa ucad
and arm wcro blown off. Seventeen
officers and men, who were witnessing
the experiment when knocked down,
but several of them escaped even
6llgbt Injory. The surgeons at Hist
expected to sate thu lives ol
Commander Strangwtys and Colonel
Lyon, each ol whom had both leg blown
off, but the shocks and the effect ot tho
amputations subsequently found neccs-t-ary,
proved too much for their strength,
and they expired soon alter tho surgeons
bad finished thslr work. The Iuc
which was being tested was tbo Invention
of Colonel Ljon, who had obtained per
mission to hato tho trials mado at Shoe
buryness rather thsn In the Woolwich
arsenal, because Of their hazardous na
ture. Tiin pmnck's visit to iccrasi,.
Loxdov, Fcbrmry 23. The pro
gramme agreed upon for the Prlnco ol
Wales' .bdt to Ireland Is as follows,
subject, perhaps, to soma slight altera
tions: The Prlnco and Princess expect
to leave for Ireland on tbc 3d of Aprtlj
aflcr staying at Dublin Castle for some
time, they will visit the Hart- I
Kcumoro at Klllarney. aud Will
make a tour of Southern lul&nd,
t Isltlng places ot Interest. Thcro will be
a series of levees and State balls at the
castle during the Prince's stay there. A
military revlow In Phtcnlx Park Is also
projected. It Is expected that festivities
In honor of their royal highnesses will bo
arranged In the various cities, which they
visit.
WHOLESALE JklUtKST OK i.VAnCIIISTS.
Bkbnk, February 27. The whole ot
Switzerland was thrown Into a state ol
scml.panlc at six o'clock this morning by
a tteil-planncd raid on the members ol
tbc Anarchist societies. Wholesale ar
rests were mado In all section of the
country at tlie same moment. Tho plans
of tho police wero so well laid and the
secret of the Intended descent so closely
kept that nearly all tho prisoners
wero taken from their beds. Ten arrests
wcro mado In Heme, and In other cities
nud tottns where anarohlal propaganda
has taken root tho numbers wcro lu about
the same proportion. What course the
Got eminent lutcuda to pursue in the mat
ter ot punishment further than the usual
expulsion lias not been made public, but
a Urm determination to stamp out An
archism, has evidently been reached.
' m
A Yocnc Ilepjrado,
UtX-ovitoTOV, liu, February 87.
Slarttn O'Toole, a veritable Jcse James,
iourtt.cn year li ago, whoso m!ad has
become Homowhat derangod by reading
dime novel and other blood-curdling
torles, was accused yesterday ot tho
thelt of a watctj by a farmer named Kills,
who met hlra oa tbo street and attempted
tor Arrest him, tt hereupon tho youthful
desperado whirled arouud and shot hill,
indicting a serious wound. Tho weapon
usod was plhtol called a "Itangcr," ihe
boy, alter being taken Into custody, de
clared he was proud ot the deed,
Caq Duly TrJt for Ulury.
Ni;w Yon, February 33. Itobert Bon
ner, tho owner ol Maud 8., has written
to tho Vreld,4nt of the Mytuoutb, County
(Mass.) Agricultural society, dccllnlnj
to allow the raaro to trot at the society's
annual fair. Uo ssyu be 1ms declined all
applications to exhibit .Maud S, during
the, comlog soayou, excepting a coMP
tlonal promise wade to Colonel Kdwanls,
President ol the CieveUnd Driving Park
'I stiill," be mt, probably let hor
trot this season on the ground of that
Bseoniathiu,, but eltswr thero or any
Whor else, q lonj; a sha'hi owned by
wt, will tbQ be olIove4 ta rqt for
lOuiey."
' THE CLOTURE nUI.E
tatTn force In the Ilrltlsh Homo of Com
mons, and )'Ilrlrn,n IrLtlt Member, Sus
pended I'orOpen Henaneeofthe Speaker
I Nlormy Scene,
London, February 21. A great tumult
af excitement occurred In the Houso of
Commons tbl afternoon. A motion was
made from the Government benches to
svspend the regular order so that the de
bate ou the censure resdiutton ol the op
position might bo resumed. This was
opposed by tho Irish members, wbo site-
ceded In causing a perfect uproar. Wil
liam O'Brien, mcmbrr: Mallow an-l
to. u or .oi tnc vnwa inlaw, was so noui
In hi dcflancoof tbc ruling" ot the Speak
er that the latter suspended him.
I.OXHOM, February 28. The pretext
for tho opposition by tho Irish member
to the continuance of the debate on the
scnaure resolution In lho Common yes
terday afternoon, was that tha regular
order of the day, namely Mr., Ilcdmond's
motion for an Inquiry Into the Dublin
Castle scandals, ouMiioV to Ve longer
postponed. The disorder which accom
panied the filibustering of tbo Irish mem
bers his seldom bad a parallel In the
tho House. When Hpeaker Peel fonnd
that his repeated calling ot the obstruc
tionist to order wa disregarded, he took
idvantigo of the power conferred upon
him by the cloture rule, and as the only
method ol dcfcr.dlng the House against a
conspiracy among tbo handful ol
'orucititcs, nc peremptorily de
clared the debato on the
pending question closed. Tbl action
wa followed by angry yells and exclama
tions from tho Irish scats. Mr. O'llrlcu
cried out to the Speakcrt "We will re
member this Insult to Ireland." .Mr.
U'llrlcn was thereupon "named" by the
Speaker, that Is, suspended from the
privileges ol tho House for one week.
Mr. U'llrlcn, as he turned to leato the
ball, called outagalnlo too Speakcrt "ThU
I tnc only honor I nave wished to obtain
from jour bands." Tho Jbpcakcr simply
repeated h's Injunction to withdraw
from tbo House. "Certainly! sir," re
torted . Mr. U'Hrlen, and with more
pleasure than t ever hid la entering."
Upon tho withdrawal of Mr. O'llrlcu,
tho House by a tote ot 27 to 10, sus
tained the action of tha Speaker In cic-
slsriug cloturs. Tbc debate on the motion
31 censure against the Government was
then resumed
DURNABY'ts RASHNESS.
The Trne Stnry of llurnaby's Death and tin
llreaUIna of tho HHtlsli Bqanre at Abe
Klen Gordon's Despair Wolseley In
tentions. Lo.siMiX, February 23. Tho dispatches
sent by Mr. Charles Wldtams to the Cen
tral Xei't, describing tho battle ot Abe
Kclaa, ami which were suppressed bt
General Ixird Wolseley, have at las'
reached London, and are published In full
this morning. They contradict tho pre
vailing Impression that General Stewart's
square was broken by the overwhelming
power of numbers. US says that Coloucl
Ilurnnby,wbo commanded the dismounted
cavalry loniumr ouc slab of the soaire
ordered them io make a charge against
an advancing body ot Arabs. Ho was
killed lu leading the charge, and bis men
wcro beaten back alter a desperate cu
couulcr at close quarters. In the
conirnlon resulting from this disastrous
movement, the Arabs easily penetrated
the square, and wore neatly successful
la breaking It to pieces. Tho most dam
aging statement made by Mr. Williams
Is his posltlto assertion that llurnaby
ictcd entirely without authority In order.
ing iitvcnargc.
nOHDON'S DESPAtt.
C.mto, Icbruary 21. A letter from
ucneral Gordon dated December lttb,
addressed to a friend In this city, has
just been received. Gordon said that all
ttas up, aud that bs exported the end In
hbout ten days' time. Ho adds: "It
would have been otherwise bad the Gov
ernment kept me Informed. Adieu all."
WHAT UK TOLD TUB .NATIVE.
KofiTt, February 31. At format re
ception extruded to the nsllvc chiefs yes
terday, General Lord Wolseloy assured
them of bis detcrinluafTon to recapture
Khartoum.
MODERN METHODS.
lluylng- Goods en -Worthless Sight llr-ilti
and 8r lilng TUrm for Cnsh.
New Yor.ic, February 21. A man glv
lng tha uainu of John Smith, rented a
store tn Jersey City about one month ago,
acd soon began to receive quantities ol
inerchaudtsc by freight. A few dayj age
tho ikjIIco received Inqnlrles by mill about
one John Smith tt ho bad obtatuad ship
ments ot good on sight drafts, wUct
had been dishonored. Intcstlptlloc
showed that Smith had at once put Ihe
goods he received In new packages aud
sold them at greatly reduced prices tc
local merchants.
It Is known that hi swindling opera
tions amount to SS0,CO. Among the
linns victimized aro : Philips As Co., 21
to 27 Clinton street, Chicago, for bams.
fr)275i George K. Pfrau, Ho. 170 Main
etrcct, Clncluuatl, whisky, 8113, and a,
rlous canning cutupalnes m Maine and
New York btntes from 8160 to 6200 each
A olerk ol Smith's ytm arrested, bu
Smith baa thus f r evaded the pjllce.
- s .
htill lit IMreii.
Hew Yonic, February 21 Mrs, Dudley,
tho assailant of U'Donoran Itossa, Is still
a prisoner, having thus far oen unable
to procure ball. Mr Butts, ono of net
Counsel, stated to a United Press Tort
cr this morning that he expected topro
cure uau mis aiternoon or to-morrow
Tl
lie saitt the great trouble about
piocnr-
ing ball is the fear that the moment, au.
gain her liberty sbu will (Ice to Kngland,
where sha expects to h lloucjsUcd foi
her attempt on llossa' life.
,,,
'" A forger stun Dotru.
KkyVVmy, Fit., February 31. F.berlo,
tttio committed forgorte In the Eastern
portion ct this State, was. arrested la a
honse In tbo outskirts, where ho had
taken refuge from a storm, lie I now
lodged In jail, .and will bo taken to Jack
sonvllle ou Thursday. He U reticent, re
fusing either to disclose his recant move
ments or his connection with documents
for land In New Mluo aniUcltewherc,
taken from him by the City Marshal, la.
I slating, however, that they aro exyouted
m in uauic. uis rvai name is oeueves
to be Heine
MrVulllvii Witt-it", Divorce.
IJosrrf,JMtBS., Feoruary 31 General
Butler to-day filed a-u sVpfdlcattQB by Mrs-
Annie ButUran for tlvorco from John, w
the ground of cruel aisd abistlva toast
h-nv, -m ..ABd ah, I .HaM.H..J t.-l.,.u .
UI1I,, 4MU KIUaia t,UintlSU aWStMSSV SS,
luuixiostioa. Aisoinr VKOCMtody of kw)
.ten-rooutim-oia uaoy, mi, jr., aad timl
tw.uuv-ai sser neM,-i procrtr Jasvj
Am att-telw.1 to oar tli,4 sapoort ot Ssr
en auo. muk Acoon:4Kiayjaa lltX'
t sat aAdisVlt of llbcllajit, expretudoa er
of taSerlnit iKKUly.lolully at tb tawd oi.
llbeilee, Tie.ConriUs'aeda rAncJol4
order viioini Uw Utitr Ire tslltitfir
jlnjrwUh Hi rrsWrt(rslwllis
rHoa.'tl. lliHjH StHlI,a s
COMMEIeCLVL JAAY.1
Brief Digests of Itcoont
Dcl
olone,
Compiled Fpeclaliy for tlie XhMMit 'lis-
dustrl'i! Gazette, St. Loal Ms,
8ALIJ ANI BKLIVEHT.
An Ohio Arm owning staves In ..Ken
tticky, in tho possession ot an' sffrnt.
sold them to appellant. Tho nirent
havlne; rccoivod from appellant nit or
dor from tho Urm to turn ovor to It tho
staves )n h s etistod, furnished it with
n list of staves whlLli Wcro plied tip Ht
different place, and then bcoanvi It
nrrcnt to retain chariro of them for It,
'J ho court held that this was a snlllclcnt
delivery of tho staves, io vest tht t'tlc
In appellant a against a creditor
claiming under a subsequent attach
ment, nnd that It wit not necesjnry to
rrmovo lho staves from tho places
wlicro they were, thcro bcinj; no such
lslblapoisesston by tho non-rosldent
vendor, n could prtssibly Indicato an
existing or continued right tn him.
Citlen Savings Uank vs. Miller et a!.,
Kentucky Superior Court. u
VAirr.NF.ItSIIIl' DISSOLUTIOX.
Whcro n. partner has retained tho
right to dissolve a partnership at his
pleasure, nnd on a given day orders
tho books to bu balanced for tho pur
poso of nrccrtnin npr tho Interest of
tho retiring partner, but on tlio com
pletion ot that work fails and neglecti
to pay tho sum thus found to io due,
and tho retiring partner remains In
dally attendance, und docs In tho busi
ness of the lirm precisely what ho bad
always dono without remonstmnco or
complaint of tho dissolving partner,
the partnership will bo held to havu
continued until tho latter has aban
doned his position, or ha been driven
from It, or lho former has dono somo
overt act signifying that tho dissolu
tion has already taken place. Oterl vS.
Otcri, Supremo Court, Louisiana.
Tint iiiGirr or way.
Tlio fact.that u railway company has
acquired n'strip of land thlrtyfcetyriihj
neros another radway company's right
of way for a crossing upon which loly)
two track nt tho oxpenso of tho, former,
by mutual agreement und for n'cen der
ntlon agreed upon, will not preclude tho
former from obtaintnj; under tho Kml
ncnt Domain Act nn additional right ot
way ot twenty feet ncros tho Tatter
company's road when rendered neces
sary by tho increased business M tho
former road when thero I no re
striction of such right in tho agreement,
and It matters not that such increased
business Is brought about by Its con
tracts of connection with other rail
road companies! The Chicago ot West--ern
tr-'lana Jlnilwny vs. Illinois Cen
tr' remo Court of Illinois. j,
WILT-
A devltil unto H, a Catholic Bishop,
In his IrditiiHil capacity, all of his
real and pert l property owned by;
h m nt his death. In trust that upon thu
request of a certain congregation ha
would sell tho tame, cither at public or
private sale, and apply the proceed to
tho erection or maintenance, or both,
of an orphan altitu. In a city, under
tho direction of, and a ro pic-ited by
such congregation. Uotd that thiswa-r
not a ilcvfso to n rebgiou corporation,
of real estato, but to an IliI vicinal as n
tmsteo, nnd is not prohibited by any
si a uto or law.o'f this State. II. Gcr
main ct .M, r. 1'. J. UalleS Ct ol.-, Sil
prcmo Court, IIliuoK
juiioment. w
When n husband Is honcstlylndebtetl
to his wifo and other person ho may
lawfully confess a judgment In her
favor, tho effect ot which will ba to se
cure her In preference to his othet
creditors. For nn honest purposo and.
to secure or pay n just debt duo bv him
to his wife, ho may mako a yuI d snlo
or transfer of hi real estate to her w th
llfco effect as to any other of hi credit
ors. Such conveyance, hovrsver,
should bo carefully scrutinized and thut
indebtedness bo cloarlv e.-ttabl sheit
Hcnson vtt. Maxwell, Siiprcme Court,
Pennsj lrauia. i
r.iimfEnsnir. i
Whore a partnonh p had dissolved,
no- notice of tho uissolnt'un bo npr
g.vcn, and a former customer sold
goods to tho partner remaining in busr
ness and such partner slgiccl his own
nnd tho namct of tho rct.ring partner
to a note g ven iu payment . for such
goods. It wa hold that the noto '
bound both imrtners. Iddltifr v.
l'icrson et nl... Supremo Court, In
diana.
COXTKSTEH ELECTION.
A petition for tho contest of tiu flec
tion by ouo to tho offico of Town Clerk,
or other town olllce, should aver that
tho petit 0 ler was an elector of tho
town, or it will bo fatally infective oil J
demurrer. An averment that the con- t
tustantwa A. citircn and to mien t of
tbo town I not Milliclcnt - II, Hluuck
V. E. Pansch, Supremo Court of J.IL
MAiuiibi) woman's ukut.
Whero a debt is created by a married
woman for necessaries aud bs ovideneeil
by a writing, signed by her and hor
husband, tbo law, independent of thu
wlfo's Intention, deelnrcis her real v
tate liable for It payment. Whether ac
quired before or after the debt wa
created. McKeci vs. Lypcrt, Supremo
Court, Kentucky.
YXUK STATEJiritT. , jl
TfMJBjtjrcVaeceins prrmimn, mJr
laisv i.Kiiij'tliii Inn,...) B..1 tsA .. t'
n,.,.
liq aiv3 ftjiflM&ru sAUi jujt I (
rti ,,
( iJ"VMV-a-ma.. JIMW ti)tl mHitfVl
Of lliftm. ItS ---fl,tif Uuih.,1
t ii ai. .ir. . m . .. .
vs.'Cuntonnlal Mutual lnsuranea C, ta
united Mates Uitcnit Court, interJi r
uisinci anssoun.
NKOOTIABI.K Sl'.CUBITirj. '" I I 'j
Purchssers of nogotlable secttrltleivrSM-ii
are not cua-gM with coBstmctlVr' Btn- I
t oa oi tho peudincv o a suit aftotleg W , 1
the title or value of tbo srcmltleni but
In defense oi an action broagbt kf &
a purchasoragtt.'ujt acounty to rsovr M ,
upvn bonds alljgod to havo been lnuod , I'
by It, it Is proper to Vntrcduce evideneo
go iig to show that tho ptiroii'erjr h r
asHgnor ha-lselual notlra of a . ,
pending aBectlng ueh bond heiorv
Iho'r purchaju ,by htm. tieothiod
I'ounty vs. Hill. Supreme Costrt Us u4
Sutes. ( f
OL'A)strM).
o i
i X statute reittirlisst aruardUii to -'
keep hVj wall's tsoiMy ott tasermt oou
, good secutity, to be m?tmfl by tAi H
Coaatr Court. U mauiiutfHv. nust sw
(jUM bMAU VkSaV SMIaA UfHl If i.ir f lU.tluMl
rvm wrfrm ),- w v- .. -r '.wm. ' fj
u-ca .svpruva.1, i nwuvae m jerii ai
such isutwval, I
tb frftirdlsvo, anst if ,), feeeur tkf
. jtiJurJIasi e)ut not xu&r.tM htsamtt hf
snosnas; an tsouso i (wi lauo, or ib'
the scouHty wis jjtKsd w be i Mtf o, b l
rwari iwoatM iitisUoat .
trajbj$T1fliar at vj-h. Trla .
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