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OPENSATURDAY', DEC. 7.
Chua'.o, Din-. 5.^Next to the rcrdirt,^which will soon lie rendered, the most^talked of matter in connection with the^trial now in pnigresa Is-fon- Judge Mr-^Council in the likclilMssI of a confession^by Dan ( oughliu. Last auiiimer, wu U^lu-fon- Uw trial began, Mrs. Coiighliu^was a daily visitor at the jail. At that^time slu- Is-ggisl her husband to tell all he^knew mill by that revelation nave^his life. She implored him for her sake^and the sake of their child to forget him^^self, to east aside all hmggadiM-in, or all^so called br.ive fidelity to bis frienda, and^to save himself, if not for himself alone ut^least for hia wife and child. At that time^Dan Coiighliu did not believe, or profemiitl^not to believe, that he could lie convicted.
Promsome secret source came the^money with which to pay able and vigi^^lant attorneys. Tile man who could not^pay Liveryman Dinnii #J for the use of his^white horse oil the night of May 4 has^Iteen defended for months l^y attorneys^whose daily fees must have exceeded J1UU^mid whose aggrt g ate cost must Is- many^thousands of dollars. Supported by such^financial aid, which has undoubtedly Imh-u^accompanied by assurances that his lil^-^erty would l^e ultimately attained; with^the natural reluctance all men feel against^tnrnitiK informer aetiliK us a brake^against bis feelings and restraining him^when tempted to yield to the tears of his^wife-, is it any wonder that Dan ('oughliu^has thus far defied his fate
Notonly has he reasons for confessing^which the other defendants can not feel,^but it so hup|m'iis thut he is accredited^with being the only one among them who^is in u poaltioM to supply the link Is-twecu^tin- actual murderers ami the instigators^of the crime. All this, however, should^lie (liven a certain discount. In every case^like the one now on trial public gossip^usually selects some one man as a prob^^able informer who will bargain for his^own safety by n-veuling the guilt of those^who have escaped the drug-net of the law.
^f curse State's Attorney Loiigctieekcr^in not declaritiK from the housetops what^terms he will make with Dan Coiighliu.^But intelligent iicople usually arrive at^conclusions which have been predicted^^Ml common sense understanding of^ail attending circumstances. To such it^ap|m^ars that Dan Couirbliu will not ^con^^fess^ until after a verdict against him has^been returned by the Jury MM after the^supreme court has affirmed the verdic t.^At that time, which must necessarily lie u^year hence, he could, by agreement lie-^tween the governor of the state, the state's^attorney, and himself, si cure a commuta^^tion of sentence, provided he can reveal^the whole plot in such a way that bis nar^^ration of its details could be corroborated^by other testimony.
Illthe meantime he will lie likely to^cling to every hope of eiM^u|te without such^a sacrifice. All Irishman, accused of I ic^^ing a party to u semi-political, so-called,^patriotic crime, will not readily court ex^^ecration even after the unwarranted na^^ture of the accusations against the unfor^^tunate victim are clearly established.
Dun('oughliu will hardly confess now.^or next w-cck, or next mouth. He is ac^^credited with the possession of too much^sense to permit himself to lie led like a^lamb to the slaughter provided be can^save himself, but die law is so prolific of^delays that the day when he must face his^fitte can be postponed for a year or more.^I'ntil that tlay comes Dun ('oughliu will^hardly confess.
To-day\V. J. Mines, of the prosecution,^addressed the jury. He Is-gau hi* argu^^ment by arranging the facts to show the^line of tlefciise was organized before the^murder was committed. Then followed a^review of expert testimony as to the blood^stains and the alibi evidence of (CSullivun^mill ('oughliu.
Mr.Hynes proceeded to show the in^^consistency in the alibi evidence, ami^said: ^Allthisasidc.it math1 110 dilb-r-^ellee whether ('oughliu or O'Siillivan^were ever at tin- ('arlsoil cottage ; whether^either of them struck a blow at ('rotiiii;^the charge was conspiracy to murder, ami^that was proved.'* Regarding the testi^^mony in favor of ('oughliu given by his^brother policeman, Mr. Hynes said it was^strange they shouh*. have kept such^knowledge to themselves until they came^upon the witness stand. Hegarding the^man Smith who drove the white horse,^('oughliu not only allowed him to get^away, but dclilicratcly* gave a false de^^scription of him to ('apt. Si lia.n k. If^Smith were innocent he would come for^^ward and tell the truth and vindicate^('oughliu. In reviewing the circumstan^^tial evidence against Kunze, Mr. Hynes^outlined the belief of the prosecution re^^garding that prisoner. He is thought to^have guilty knowledge of the conspiracy,^but to have taken no active part in the^tragedy. Hynes discussed the i|Uestion of^the association of ('oughtm and Kunze^and (PSullivun. Hoggs and Hiirke, as^^ ^alters lending probability to their^connection inthe conspiracy.
Referringto the lonely sit.^nation of the Carlson cottage he said to^connect any one with entering it within u^week of the murder, either licfore or after,^was to connect him with the crime. Con^^cerning the knives found on ^ 'oughliu,^Mr. Hynes expressed the opinion that^('oughliu did not suppose he would tie ar^^rested, und that bis pocket was a safe^place to hide them in. There was. he^said, only one chance in a million that^any man would Is- found carrying two^knives like those of Croniu's. Mr. Hynes^then took up the alibi of Burke and at^length dissected tin- evidence of the- su-^loon keeper who testified in that regard,^drawing the conclusion that it was incon^^sistent and insufficient. Referring to^camp 30. Hynea said: ^ They were ready^to accept the testimony of an English spy,^Le ('.iron, who had Ix-cn a spy for years;^ready to accept the statement that there^were spies, and that Dr. Croiiui was one^of them, according to Dan ('oughliu. Mr.^Hynes insisted that proof showed the ap-^pointmelit of a sex-ret committee, and the^surroundings, he said, show that it was^upiKiiutcd for an illegal pur|s^se. He^pr.s ceded to argue that the fact of the^conspiracy and murder showed the truth^of Croniu's charges against the triangle.
Hlalae Out Attain.
Washimiitos,Deo. 5.^Blaine having^recovered from bis attack of lumbago re^^sumed bis duties to-day.
Offersa Kesolutloa Rrgsnl-^lag Tarlir RrfnnB.^WasiiinuTON, Dec. .V Among the bills^iutr^Mliiccd and referred in the senate to^^day were the following: By Mr. Coke, to^limit the jurisdiction of circuit und dis^^trict courts of the I'nited Stales; by Mr.^Beck, for the retirement of I'nited States^legal tender and national Itatlk notes of^small denominations aniflhe issue of coin^certificates in lieu of gob I and silver cert:,^ticates; also to re|^caI the laws relating to^the sinking fund.
Mr.ViMtrhees oiicrcd n long preamble^and resolution in reference to tariff taxa^^tion, which be asked to have laid upon^the table for the present. It declared ex^^isting turiir taxes on foreign merchandise^sbo.ild lie so revised, re|h al. d or amended^as to provide, first, for the collection of a^sufttf icut amount of revenue to pay the^expenses of the government economically^administered, the principal ami interest^of the public debt as they fall due and^lilierul pensions, hut not a dollar more;^second, for the taxation of all articles of^luxury at the highest practicable rates,^and for the reduction of taxes 011 all nec^^essaries of civilized life to tlic lowest pos^^sible rates consistent with tariff for noth^^ing but revenue; third, for the curtail^^ment ami overthrow as far as itossjhlc of^all iuono|Milies in trade by the enlarge^^ment of the free list to the full extent that^the same may Is- done without impairing^and endangering the MM ssory revenues^of the government, having in view^at all times and under all circum^^stances the lilsral policy of trade^with people in foreign countries and the^establishment of expial and exact justice^amongst our citizens withexi-lusive privil^^eges to none.
Mr.Dhimb offered a resolution which^was agreed to, calling on the secretary of^tilt* treasury for a statement as to whether^eniployiH** in the office of the sub-lreusiiry^at New York have given a security bond^of foreign cor|h^ralion, ami if so, what^reasons o|icrntcd to sc**urc such prefer^^ence for foreign corporations.
Mr.Moody of South Dakota, introduce*!^a bill to prohibit olllccrs and agents of the^government from renuiritig the payment^of special taxes under the internal reveiiue^laws for tin- manufacture or sale of iutox-^icatiug litpiors in states w here such man^^ufacture or sale is prohibited by the state^constitution. This was referred.
Thevice-president having informed the^senate that he would lie absent from the^city two nr throe days next week, Mr. Ill-^galls was elected president pro tcm during^the nliselice of the vice-president.
Washington.Dec. 5. Among the bills^introduced und referred were: My Hale,^for the relief of the sufferers ill the So-^moan disaster; and to regulate immigra^^tion; by S|MMiner, for the protection of^their duties. This hill declares the sii|M-r-^visors of the elections of officers of the^circuit courts of the I'uiled States and^charges them with the enforcement of the^national election and naturalization laws^By Senator Ingalls. to nit! and secure the^commemoration of the four hundredth^anniversary of the discovery of America.^The vice-president having notified the^senate that he would be absent two or^three days next week. Senator Ingalls was^elected as president pro tempore. Ad^^journed until Monday.
Mr.Ingalls' bill to aid and secure the^commemoration of the tooth anniversary^of the discovery ^if America provides for^the appointment by the president of a^c immission consisting of two uicmltcrs^from each state of different |m^litieal affil^^iations, um I one from the territories; the^extension of an invitation to all American^nations and states to participate ami to^powers which lies 1 re to join.
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JEFFERSONDAVIS DEAD
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Virovidcsfor appropriations g\s follows:^'or the purchase of gr^ mm I. $:* ^^,C^^^; for^grading uuil clearing, $t.Kw\(0IOt for budd^^ings of the I'nited Slates. :^;,,^^^I.I^^^; for^incidental cx|ieuses, Jl,iui,u*i; total,*^,,^uon.uui.
Mr.Mitchell introduced a bill providing^that any pMMI or ass.s-iation which for^any reason shall fail to make gissl his^entry to public land ami abandons the^same, slsill have the rii.|it to 111.1l,.* an^^other entry under the land laws.
SecretaryRusk has received a report^from the agricultural expet iuient station^in Southwest Kansas, announcing thai it^has Ikccti demonstrated that the arid lauds^of the west call b ^ made prisluctivc with^^out aid of irrigation. 1!\p*-rimeiits have^proved that desert laud utiirrigated will^produce plentiful supplies of forage^plants, including sorghum and, it is Itc-^lieved wheat, corn ami |M^tutoes w ill grow^^ -^pially as well. The ground was pulver^^ized to make a hod for holding the water^that falls in rain. The surface was cov^^ered, after sowing the (list crop, with^matted straw to keep the loam from blow-^j iug away and with it the MMBtL Sulsi-^1 ipient crops will ro^|uire 110 straw, for lb-^i reason that the matted pnotM will keep the^dry earth from being blown away by tie-^winds.
BIGAMY MOST EXTRAORDINARY.
AYoulh of ik Abandon. His First MnsMHS^and Tuns and Marries Another.
BlTKAl.11,N. Y.. Dec. 5. Cieorge Rcilil^is a Detroit youth 1H years of age, who is^now locked up in this city on the charge^of bigamy. In Deciinlur, 1HKK, be met,^wiKs-d. and won Martha M. Foley, a De^^troit maiden ten years his senior, and^lived with her but a few months when Ml^tired of her mature charms und fled to^this city, where he soon married Lizzie^Schick, a damsel of It;, and went to living^with his fatber-iu-law. Meanwhile Mar^^tha had IsH-ome the mother of twins, who^wept for paternal protection to such ef^^fect that she determined to Mini her youth^^ful spouse and claim him as her own.^Yesterday sin- arrived here und learned^the state of affairs. Reibl was immedi^^ately arrested. His trial will occur lo^^morrow. The twins, ably seconded by^Assemblyman Mutt Kndrcs, will api- u^against him.
KtuinI'ssha Fatally Injur.-.I
LONDON,Dec. ft. A dispatch from Zan^^zibar says that Emiti I'asha has met with^probably a fatal accident. Ileing mar^sighted, he walked out of a window by^mistake ami fell on his bead, fracturing^his skull. He now lies at Klmgumayo 111^a critical condition. All the doctors ex^^cept Stanley's physician declare th.it Ins^injuries will prove fatal. Stanley's phy^^sician is hopeful of saving Emin's life,^but say. tn,it under the most favorub
Newsof the death of Mr. Davis reached^Anaconda at J o'clock this morning. The^Announcement will 1st a surprise to the^country for. although Mr. Davis hail Is-eti^in delicate health, it wa. uiuh rshssl that^his condition hail greatly improved^after his arrival ill New ( Irlealis,^lUstut two weeks ag^. In spite^of the fai t that be was M| years old, there^Was a feeling abroad that he would rally^again, as he had so often rallied from^previous sudden prostration, and that he^migot yet survive mauy years to witness.^Mm if by dispensation of providence, tin^fuller proof us years r^died by of the fail^^ure of all his favored theories.
JctlcrsonDavis was horn 111 Kentucky,^ill HUM. Hceiiterc.l Transylvania college.^Kentucky, when a youth, bill left the^school 111 IM3I to. titer West Point, when*^be was graduated 111 18iS. He d d several^^ars of army service, prmci|^olly^Indian fighting, and, resign^^ing his commission in 1st.',, he^became a cotton planter in MisstaatfMjl^^^ 'I'lie cart er of Mr. Davis in national |s^l-^Ifjics began ill IH4.S, wImui he Is-came a^member of congress, where from the start^!^^ look all active part. When the Mexi-^cSun war bis.Uc out be assumed command^^the First regiment, Mississippi vohlli-^rs, ami hi- saw service at Nlontert-y ami^MMM Yist:i. During four siH'-^cnh-diug years In-was in I he Federal senate^acting during much of the Ml as chair^^man on military alfairs. In IMS he was^appointed secretary of war by I'lesid.-ut^Pierce and the comment was everywhere^eurJeiit that Davis was the real ailimnis-^trntioii.his policy Is-uig aggressive and his^Influence in the direction of imIhiiiM^affairs universally aihuitted to ho com-^mandiiig.
Tin-countrywill never forget the m^--^morable circiimstuuces far too complex^for review at this moment, which prompt^^ed Mr. Davis to resign his scut in con^^gress in February tor March Tj^UB1. The movements of that^eventful year which witnessed the his^^toric conventions held in states of^the south ended in November with the^election of Sir. Davis as president of the^confederate states.
Tlichistory of Mr. Davis' career as^president need Hot here be sketched even^In outline. Tile American citizen keeps^ly tin- historic fact that the^f tlic coiiffdcr-^wsvs ^troeusksl April 1, Itftio. The^tory of Tlte fllgTit of Mr. Dntrls has tier*^haps never Is-en faithfully told. Willi^the MMMM of bis cabinet Ik- went to^Danville, but after the surrender of Lee,^the migratory government pushed on to^(irecnslsiro. North Carolina. I hence it^was a flight by ambulance ami^oil horseback Ic (harlot.-, where^Davis promised to establish the capital of^a government which even then was with^out subjects. When Johnston surren^^dered to s,|iermnu. Davis having lost most^of his following ck-termim-d to make his^way to Forrest s army in Mississippi. Hut^oil the morning of May 10. ami^a short distance from Irwinsville,^dcorgia. the famous capture was made by^Lieutenant Dickinson and ( or|s^ral^Manger, and the head of a collu|Mu-d^revolution was conveyed to Fortress^Monroe. There Jefferson Davis was held^two years, and renders of the Si XNIiMtn^will recall. with the announcement^of his death. the legal wrangling^ami the petty technicalities that shielded^him from a place on the seallolil.
Traitorthat he was, law did not seem^strong enough to reach the arch conspira^^tor. Action was started against him in^the District of Columbia, but it w is dis^^covered that he could not Is- trie I there^Then proceedings were start* il in Yir-^giuia. He was MM tried for treason, al^^though the charge against him was for^carrying on waragaiiist lbs Ciutcd Status,^The rulings at no less distin^^guished a jurist than Salmon I'.^Chase were in his favor, it was dis^^covered that he could be released^oil bad which was placed at jdm.trai and^then catuo tin* rein irkahlc epis.sle 111^American polities that found HofftMM^(ircch-y ami a 110 M9SSdi.tinguisbodttati ^^man and more pronounced abol.tion ist,^(icrrit Smith, at I'eterboro, N. Y., furnish^^ing bad for the defeated eon ,pir-^ator. If the ItTAJIDAMD*M memory^Is faithful in this hasty ^ ketch. I^Cornelius Yamtcrhilt sliaretl I lie risk of^fumi-hing bad .villi the gentlemen^named. Mr. Smith was is-nutcd to Is- im^^mensely Hell. During the war and for^ye ii's before it In* hull MMMj much MM^I ittcrly opposes I to shivery ami the con-^IhlMIIH f than ever Mr. (.r eley^had announced ban -elf to Is*.
Theworld knows what manner of life^Jcllcrsoti Davis has led since his csca|si^from merited death 011 the scoflohl Jt^years ago. In early lib', hi' married the^daughter of (.ciier.il /.aeh Taylor. It was^a runaway affair, although the family re^^lations of Mr. Davis hit* always of the^happiest nature. His home was always^surrounded with the elegancies of life^' although none of the financial returns of^, his later years vcrc pros|s-roils, and his^estate will fall far short of giving him^! rank with the country's rich men.
Within a few days dispatches have^j repcutisj to th ^ country the latest utter-^ances of Mr. Davis on political^! topics. In these he reflects the scli-^! timeiit regarding the sovereign rights^of states, a dis trine so harmless now that^1 no man deems it worth tin- heeding, u^sentiment, however, which MMM cost the^I American I'nion uns|m-ukable sorrow, iin-^counted treasure, tiiiiiieasured bhssl und^irreparable loss; in return for which death^oil tin- gallows however slight tin-^ex piat i. ill ought to have elided ill ll sgra'-e^the I fa of the mall who da d last nig t^am d peaceful sin rounding-, w ho-e u .g-^iii.in were an awful mist, ke, w hi si ^ career^was a crime and whose si pr. ine uioim iii-^were attended by IMi g*I^ tie luiiii.-tiy of^MMBM ritetl no n y.
UNCLESAM'S LAW SUITS.
Attorneytieaeral Miller Muhsalts Ills An^^nual Meport.
Washington. Dee. t. In his auniiul^report Attorney t.eneral Miller says that^j during the yearcivil suits and 14.5ss
criminnlprosecutions were tertninated,^and there are pending _v^.^i^ of the former^and 7.MFJ of the latter class. Mr. Miller^{ recommends that provision Is- made for a^I I'nited States penitentiary and a I'nited^j State, reformatory. Tin- latter is intended^j for till' e^ illflllcmeiit of the milder class of^1 criminals. He also urges tin- establish^^ment of a prison bureau in the depart^^ment of Justice where could Is* gathered,^colhs-tisl and recorded in is-miam-nt form^criminal statistics of the I'nited States.^i lit law business the attorney general^siys: ^Yery soon after the 4th of March^last it was brought to MM attention that at^recent congressionnl elections there were^very numerous ami far-reaching viola^^tions of tin- federal laws relating to^s u b elections. It was charged thai by^the intimidation of votes, by seizing und^destroying ballot I sixes, by tin- substitu^^tion of false ballots, by false returns, ny^tin- bribery of voters and election 0III1
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TheSergeant-at-Arms of the How of^RepresentitiTes Tins Thiol.
andby var.ous other me ins well known to^tiiose engaged in this nefarious business,^popular will was stilled anil falsilusl ami^thi' returns obtained wholly at variance^with what would have been the result of a^fret- a*id fair vote honestly conut^*d. Dis-^atlorneys have MMM instructed to in^^vestigate where tin' department^has bet 11 informed of violations, ami^to prosceiitf every |m*rsou Implicated in^such violations of the federal laws. In a^number of states such prosecutions have^Is-en successful. A large numlM-r of in^^dictments have been returned, and ii|m^ii^some of th. 111 trials have ln*cn had. In a^inimls-r of i-iis'n ^*onv ictittns bave Is'eii^made, some of them n-ci'litly. to^prevent anil cripple these pros^^ecutions by attempts to intimidate^marshals from serving pns-t-ss ami^witnesses from giving testimony, such in^^timidation going to the extent of assassin^^ation. Hut it must not he BMJMMMMl that^hostility to the I'uitiil States courts and^and I nitetl Slates officers is confined to^election matters, tin the contrary, tin'^records of the dc part 1110111 of justice show-^in soma' districts the civ il pr.s-eeduigs tif^these courts and criminal prosecutions^wholly di*a-ouiifcted with the elective^franchise, cannot prttceetl MMM the^lives of necessary witnesses arc in such^danger that it Would he simply inhuman^to enforce their attendance ami^the giving of their testimony. While^evidence is 'abundant, that ill^certain localities no MVMMjMMMI^is so dangerous ns the faithful |s rforni-^atice of duty by I'nited States marshals,^of course such lawlessness cannot Is- tol^^erated.
Theattorney general s|s-aks of ttie im-^IHirtaiiei* of some changes iii the judicial^system which will enable courts ami^cs|Ms:'ially tin- supreme court, to ^MMMM^of accumulated business anil in this con^^nection calls particular intention to tin-^Davis bill which fully was set forth in tin^report of his predecessor in 1HH^. The at^^torney general emlls aMantWau to the fact^that ill view of tin- establishment the past^year of new courts reipn-stilig n large in^^crease in tin- eX|s'llilltun- of money in^payment of witness fees, the estimates for^next year have ls-eu made ill tin- sum of^one million dollars, instead of nine hun^^dred thousand dollars appropriated for^the current year.
Arlil Western l-sntl..
Nr.wViiiik, Dee. 5. Major W*. Howell^read a paper Is'fore tin- chtimls-r of com^^merce this afteriifMin on irrigation ami^(hi- lands of tin- wist, lb- proposed that^all arid lands Is- divided into drainage sec^^tions according to the natural water sin sis;^that irrigation canals and reservoirs ut^each Is- constructed by tin* fs*op|e there^^in, the money to he raised by the issuance^of bonds in a similar manner and that tin-^only part that tin- general government^should take in the matter by tin- (Htssage^of legislation was to regulate the maimer^of procedure ami the distribution of^water.
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Misshortage Katlmsled at Ahui
dredTkiiasi-tl liollsr. Vesler-^day'. legislative Warn^In Congress.
W\siiini.toN.Dec. 5. The speakar^laid Is-fore the house to-day the follow^^ing communication fr.,m J. p. Lettl^mi,^late scrgcant-at-unns of the house di^^rected M the s|^ aker:
I r. gret to report lhat C. E. Si loot*,^late cashier of tin- office of ^ rgr-tmt n^^amis, has departed from this city without^settling his accounts, and I have been^j unable to ascertain his whereabouts, and^ihcrc is a deficiency in the cash of th*^^ office. In view of these cirrum-ttauees, I^resect fully MMM the immifliate invesv^| ligation of my accounts under such actios^j as the house of representatives may tak*
intin- pnmises.^^I Adams, of Illinois, presented ^ resoln-^j lion reciting the above case, anil stating^I that tin- amount of the deficit is estimated^I at $7.'^.i^K. and providing for the appoint^^ment of a select committee hy tin- speaker^to investigate and report. Adopted. Th*^following went ap|^^uiuil: Adams, Stew^^art, of Vermont. Payne, Keed. of Iowa,^dman. Blount and Hemphill.^The s|M-aker also aupolMXMi tlie follow-^ing committee on resolutions: Tlie Speak^^er, MeKinley, Cannon, Carlisle, and Ran^^dall.
(11 accounts: Spisiuer. Boothman,^Kelly, of Kansits. McCord, llaiisls.rougb,^Hayes, Urinn-s, la-^-, and Kerr, of I'eno-^sylv.iliia.
(*irolled fiills: Keruieily, Towns..ml.
ofPennsylvania.More of Now Haiupshir*,^Kihiian ami Williams.
Adjoiiriied^ 1111 ^ 11 Monday.
SIloot's Theft
WASHINOTON, lUf. 5. From pn-seiit ap-^|M-arallces Edward Sileott. cashier of th*^Kcrgfuiil-at-arms of the house of n-pra*^si'iitatives, has sMsV carrying off ITJ.OUO of^funds entrusted to his care.
Sileottwas a trusted employe who cam*^hen- from Ohio. He was appointed by^Lci-dom six years ago. He had gtssl bus^^iness ipi.ihfictitious ami simiii ptstsessed^hiiiiself of tlie unlimited confidence of hi*^sii|M-riors. Last Saturday henotiflisl Le^^^iloni that he was going to New York aud^would Is- back on Sunday. A im-ssag*^was received from him dated New York,^Monday morning, saying that he hail^MMM detailltsl. hilt would return that^night. A similar message reached his^wife in this city. As he did not appear^Tuesday, Laedom was fearful IMI be hast^been overtaken by some ace talent, b-.c^to satisfy bis rising suspicious, began^in vest igut ions. The information t flat^Sileott had drawn his bank balancn.^dcc|M-u^-d these suspicions, anil the ifl^^ip u ry was pursutsl. Thi- eiiorunHjs offlc*^safe could not Is- opened, for the moment,^as Sileott had tin- combination, hut when^entrance was fliiully effected, it wag^found that some ft*^,'^^^ set apart for th*
Allegeds.oi .if
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patchthis morning
Arthurl.orltsiu.
ASan Francisco dis-^aid it was believed^that Arthur W illiams, tin- alleged illegiti^^mate son of Arthur (tormaii. the Hostoii^banker, is nelit-viHl to Is- an ex-Illinois^convict known as ,\l III.ike. ^Saukv San-^gametic.^ flu- record of this criminal at^^Lillet pristtu^shows that he was Isirn at^( larksoii. Miss., in 1*'^7; Is .*^ feet 7 inches^tall, of dark complexion and eyes, and^brown hair, ami walks with a limp, his^hit leg Is-uig shorter than the right.
in prison he eorresponcil w 11 h t me^irhaui. then at Kuisl.-y. Kansas.
WinI.^Arthur
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Notesfrom fnslonl^I iiniioN, Dec. ^.. The men employetl ill^the iiiiimcipal gas works at Manchester,^recently lislgeil notice that they were^als.ut to strike, ami were Its-kill tint.^Non-union men have Is-en engage^!, and^are ft-tl ami hslg.-d in the gas work^. The^ItM-ketl out assumed a menacing atlituile.^I in- supply of gas is not adciiuate at^night, and the city is only half lighted.
Tlienew British ship King Robert, from^(dasgow August .lil, for Sail Francisco, has^ls-eu burned oil Ca|m- Horn.
Kow^^^er s t'lreus.^Coi.t'MHIA, S. ('., D^i-.A terrihh-
tragedyis r*-|M^rteil f rout Kobiusott county,^N. ( '. I III Monthly u circus exhibited at^LiiiulM-rtuti. A crowd of drunken m-gns-s^Is gaii to i|varrt I ami a free light follwwcd.^Pistol*, knives, ilulm ami stones were^brought into use, and a conflict ragetl for^2U minutes. Jack Hunt. Tom ( oilier and^Julius Emhru were killed ami half a dozen^others ilijiirtsl. The iiiiinjured partici^^pants fled ami an- pursued by a sheriffs^MMMM
IllsFire In |wMM
l'liT siu iti., Ihs.-. 5. Shortly Is-fon-msui^the Moiioiiguhclu house ttstk tin- ami was^damaged to the extent of alsMtt fl'n.iu1. It^was one of the oldest ami largest hotels in^the city, is eupviug an entire bl.s k, and^was seven stories high. Two lunched^guests wen-411 the house at the tune and^several had narrow esca|^-s. Most of^them lost almost all Ihcir |s-rsoual effects.^I\i|s-rs fi.id ls-eu drawn for the sale of^MM pro(s-rty at .1 p. m. for #47.*.,U^1.
useof the iHiyiug teller, was intact. Th*^next impiiry was made at tin* treasury de^^partment, where UssIihii was informed^that Sileott hail called there Saturday and^bail drawn about $7J.i^^^. It was |smsihl*^for him to draw this large sum without^exciting comment, as be hail for a long^time ta-cu charged with the tluty of cob^hs-ting money with which the salaries off^n-pn-sc ntatives an- paid. Sileott was^under bonds in the sum of #.^si.mi. This,^is, however, an indemnity bond given to^tin- sergeaiit-at-artiis, ami Ltsslom who is^hlmsslf Is.lldetl ill the sum of #.Ml,l^^), fj*^directly res|Kiiisible for the shortage.^LsedoM says Sileott could have taken^(liiit.tlli just as easily.
Atiiiuifs-r of n-preseiitatives wen- in^tin- habit of keeping imlividual depiMiiM^w th ti e si-rgeant-ut-arm-,ami their lo*^ea*^when ascert.iimsl may swell the sum^total eotisiileralily. 1-iti-r information is
totlfleet that tin- isiymg teller's fumls.
althoughin tie- same safe when- Sileott^kept his money, wen- protoeti-d hy a sep^^arate |ts-k and st^-el d.sir. This may em-^nlnin tln-ir preservation. What com-ern*^the iii lilts rs of the house most deeply |*^whether ill giving signeil e.-rtit'n ales to^the sergeaiit-at-arins, on which he i^b-^laiiied the money from the tn-asury, thi-y^ha*e not n-lea-ssl the government from^liability for their salaries. I Ipiuious on^this point vary.
Sileotteaiin- from Yoiingston, ^ ^., where^he was a men-bant for many years. Mr.^I.edoiu s.ivs he set 1 net I to tiave no more^than an onlimiry man's share of vices^and was tun- of the most economical men^In- ever saw. Persons who knew his habits^do not give him a gissl name. They say^- he was intimate w ith a disreputable wom^^an named Louise l'.irn-tt, whom he had^supported hen- for some time. It is as^^sert, tl that she is now his companion,^i This, however. is o|s-fl t-- question. H*^also had the reputation of playing th*^races steadily ami of lending money to^; Ins associates at the capital to hack horses.^I Sileott leaves a wife anil three children^' ls-hind. Tin- object of Silcott's visit to^i New York Satunlay it is said was for th*^ptsrpos* of collecting fU.UOU from ex-^('olign-ssmall Page of Ohio, w hich^amount he hail loaned out of funds in Ilia^, eusttsly. Among tlie coiign-ssmen who^Man ts-rsoiial ilefsMits an- Kybe of Penu-^sylvatiia, ^5.UIU; J. N. Taylor of Ohio,^^00D; Itontclle of Maine. ft.aU^: Bayen^i of Pennsylvania. $1.01W; Butterworth of^: Ohio,OMOl Herniaiiu of Oregon, Ifc.jOO:^Pickete of North Dakota. RR) Pamell of^Nebraska. JJ.lt^^ and Owen of Indiana,^J'J-VJ.
Mr..Maehsy's Halt Nettled.
London.Dec. 5. The action brought^by Mrs. John W. Mac key against the pro^^prietors of the Manchester A^.rtimiser tor^lils'l in publishing an article charging^that prior to her marriage to Mackay,^Mrs. Ma. kay was a washerw oman in Ne^^vada, was settled to-slay by the ilefetid-^ants a| ologizing for the publication and^paying the costs ami a certain sum of^money to a charitable institution to be se^^lected hy Mrs. Mackay.
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inthe snow during^vailed at Naag. We
ssi,.^w sttiriu.
Five|M-rsoiis |s-rislitsl^the storm which nr**^.t Hungary, last night.^As means of 11.1111111111 ii ation an- re-estale^lishe.l it is learned that destitution ami^loss of life resulting from the fearful
nilitiotistin-iKitient should not Is-movtsl 1 snow storms of the last three tlay* has^for ut least ten days.| Is-en widespn-ad and great.
ANet. Trust I 01 in.-tt.
Pll'iaatui;, Dis-. .'^. A movement is on^f.s.t to form a straw and l^ag |Kits-r trust^for the purpose of restricting the pnsluc-^tion and advancing prices. The bcatl-^tpiarters will probably Is- ill Chicago. If^formed it w ill Is- otic of the gn- itest ill^the eountry. as then- an- over on* thous^^and straw ami bag wrapping paper nulls^in the Lulled Stales.
limitI stone Marry Ha
NkwYkkk, Dee. 5.^Harry Carlton,^alias ^Handsome Harry.^ tlie mnnk-rerof^Policeman Brvnuan, was bunged at lb*
.Toiulsi prison at 7::W this morning. Th*^killiiigis-ciirred on AK-Uiher 3Hth. Carlton^ami some other young toughs got into a
In^w. and w hen Bn-nuan tried to arras*
:tbetu, Carlton shot him down.
