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JhwwwiMnmimiiuwwnOJjMiWaMwiiiUiwiimMiiM i.MIio won tin race" W lint In Hit I ft When Ailnin lived nlnne on eilrlli, A sorrowing recluse, Ills nuly tintlsfiictlnn mil Till: G11IT10 to perns. now ' x Ito In lite Ictor In eiicli linitt '" M liy mil these qucnlliin o'er mill n'rrt .InM rrml Till! CRITIC unit Unit mil. 1 JnLJlrf 21ST YEAR---N0' 6,47 WASHINGTON, SATURDAY EVENING, MAY 1,1889). 1MU0B TWO UK.VT- mwwtxmii ihiiinmywimwufcHi WASHINGTON CRITIC fe 'UK PAYMASTER FOUND HE WAS AT HIS MOTHER'S HOUSE IN NEW YORK CITY. Cunlllellng Stories as to (liu Cattso nf UN Mysterious Temporary Disap pearanceCut II In Ilitmt unit Almost lllcil In Death. A press dispatch from Now York states Hint l'njinnster Jlcnry R. Hmlth or the F.sscx, wliii has been missing for several tbv), liits bron found nl his mother's resi lience In Now York, suffering from the ef fects of a big spree. Ills accounts aboard ship wire fuiiiid til b pcsfcclly straight. Itlssald that trouble with tils wife caused bis temporary departure from lili strict habits of sobriety. llcfore It licramo Known nt llio Nay) De pailment that tho mystery attending tho tlbwppcuianco of Assistant l'njm;ibtor Henry It. Smith of tho Kssox hail been cleared up by his discovery at nliouto tin V eel 1'ourteciitli street, In Nciv York cltv, nn tiidcruas lsiied nt tho Navy Depart ment detaching lilin fiom tills vessel nnd ordering him to scttlo nccoutits. Ihls nctlon Is In tho regular lino of Department proccduie, and was not taken because tiny suspicion attached to Mr. Smith concern ing bin hooka, As soon as tho facts cou nt ctcd wllh tho disappearance become olllclnlly known somo action will betaken, nnd I'll master Smith will havo to niveau iiLLouut of himself. Hu ha always boruo ii good record for sobriety and gentlemanly conduct, so nival ofllccrs say, nnd there Is muth surprise manifested at his peculiar actions, it Is stilted nt tho Navy Depart ment Hint unal regulations will rcqitliu Ilia tuutt martini of Mr. Smith. Iho charges will probably bo "conduct unbecoming an offlccr and a gentleman." It Is thought Hint his accounts nro nil right. Beyond tho .rSCO which ho took away with him tho Pay master Is not known to have any other Oov cimucut money In his possession other than two checks amounting to about $200. The Now York HWii, though, this morning has an cntliely dllTcrcnt account of Fn) master Smith's disappearance. It Passed Assistant Fay master Henry W. Smith, U. S. N., whoso recent mysterious dlsappcnruucc caused no little anxiety, has bceu found. When ho left his ship, tho corvette Ksscx, a week ago 'lhursday, after a three cars' crulso lu Chinese waters, ho wns a pfcturo of health and strength. After lauding at tho battciy In a small boat lie boarded an un-town train and hurried to his mother's houso at No. till West Four- . lecnth street. He hail not seen her for over Ihrtcjcars. Hesoon left herto ntteud to business In connection w Ith the ship, prom. Islug to return tho next day. Ho spent the ulght ot tho Gllscy Houso ami this was tho lest ft en of htin by his acquaintances. Mrs. Smith bccatnoalaiincd when her son failed to ri turn and asked for tho aid of tho po lice In finding hint. Ho had drawn $1,200 due him from tho Government at tho Sub Ttensury tho day of his itrilr.il, and It wis feared that soma accident might hao be fallen him. Advertisements wcro placed In tho newspapers with the result tlcslrod. A carrlago drovo up yesterday morning; atthcdoorof.Mrs. Smith's rosfdenco and In a few seconds two mci wcro standing on the sidewalk. They were Dr. W. It. Chi chester of No. SO West Twenty-sixth street, iiuil l'aj master Smith. The latter had his left arm bandaged and looked as though ho had Just risen from tho grave. His faeo wns frightfully pale and his step feeble. Dr. Chichester almost carried his com panion up tho steps and Into tho house, where ho sank lutoa chair speechless and fell asleep. Dr. Chichester then explained that after Paymaster Smith left tho Ollsoy House rridnymorulng ho stopped at n Sixth nve iiuo icstaur.mt for luncheon, lu leaving the restaurant hu had to pass tluough n possago-way having u glass door. A p irty of gentlemen wcro coming tho other way and pushing against tho door lu an oppo site direction. Something altiactcd tho l'aj master's attention Just then, and being n very powct fttl man, ho pushed with his left hand ogalnst the door, Tkcio was a ciash, and Mr, Smith had thrust his hand thtoiigli the glass door. While turning his head again to see what had happened no quickly pulled his hand back, and in doing so cut It, beret lug several nttcrlcs. Ills left thumb- was almost sliced off tho hand, while a pool of blood was rushing from a terrible gash tin 'the arm. Mr. hmlth pulled out a white silk handkerchief, which somo bystuuders look and tied around his nrm. Ho then lushed up Wost Twenty-sixth street nud Into Dr. Chichester's olllcv. Mr. Smith lost over two quarts of blood. 'I ho phjsl clau floated tho Injuries and put- tho pay master under morphine. Mr. Smith told Dr. Chichester that ho did not cara to go to his homo for fear of causing- his aged mother pain, and asked tho iloctor to ktep him at his house, which was agreed to, Hu i cfuscd to give his name, fearing that his mother might learn of tho nccldent. Had 1,.' been llftccn minutes lunger without medical attendance ho would hao bled to death. .Ho was kept under thelntluence of morphine to pro cut lockjaw, THE COURT RECORD. 1'QUiTr ComtT Justice Cov, Nlchol ton vs. May; dismissal of bill decited. La (robe vs. MeKee; motion to dismiss cause overruled. .McKcnncy vs. MeKeuncy; rcf irtticoto auditor, ortlcrrel. Nleuun vs llreek; rulu ott purchasers rcluruahlo May lit, IbSO. Worthlngton vs. Najlor: testi mony before Charles P. Montgomcty, ox .imlncr, ordered taken. In ro lunacy, 1'niilel Do Gttey nnd Charles A. Darker; writs tie. luuatlco Inqulreudn onlered to Uettc. llejland vs. llradley; Mary D. limit le) appointed guarillau cil litem. Cincvit CouitT, Dl. 1-Chlcf Justice Iltlighnm. Iloltzm.in vs, I'urlcegh; Judg ment by default. Wood 'VS. Wood; (.ecurlty for costs required, etc. Anglo-Amcrleau Insurance Company vs. District of Colum bia; motion to vacato Judgment. Kustwood vh. Grccu, sumo vs. Donelsnn, sams vs. Nelrsan; death of plulntlft suggested; ad ' mluletriitors mado parties, l'aul, iidmlnls ttator, v.. Cooke; Judgment bv default. Agawau National Haul; vs. Wilght; motion for security for costs granted. Glenn, trus tee, vs. Murbury, and National I'.xpress and 'Irausportntlou Company vs. same; motion for security for costs gt anted. W Loft vs. Glover; motion for Judgment gianted; np peal. Thompson vs. Forcpaugli; Judgment nfllrincd. National Hank of ltepubllo vs. IVnrson; gariilshco required to answer. Pedrtek vs. Young; lcavo to Intervene de nied. Kerncr vs. Gibson; leave to otneud declaration granted. Cmcuit CouitT, Div. S Justlco Mont-goinery.- llrumhall vs. Grudj; motion for new Itlal overruled. Hubbard vs. Colo .t Cole; demmrer withdraw n; lenvo to amend. Somcivillo .V Sons vs. Donaldson, same vs. Simian, nnd samo vs. Cuverly; Judgments by default. Campbell P. P. Co. vs. Hucklo; nicllon for new trial. Chimin!. Coiiit .Tustlco llradley. l'aul Morseard and Walter Whceler,lnrccn) ; pliu not guilty. John Stewart and Chuiu Stewart, housc-breaklug; plea, first, guilty, second, not guilty, lilchard Saunders, lnictiiy fwin the person; plen not guilty, Sadie lalmunds, alias Sarah F.vans, larconv ; plra t ot guilty, Charles How en, assault to kill; plea not guilty, 'lhotuas Stogie, as sfitilt to kill; motion for noiv til.it over nilcd, James Waters, lecelvlng stolen goods, iiii.tlon for new dial ovcnulttt. HoKcy Bubcr, murder; ball lUed at A10,(K)0, 1 dHiitd 'lurplu, perjurj; tuotlon for new tiiuloveirulcd. Huretary of Statu Cook Hotter, Nrvv Yoiik. Mnv I. There was a marked Improvciuci.t this morning III the condition nfSeereturv of Stuto Cook, who Is lying 111 nt llio Glbcy Ilouio with puciiuiouli, He Liiu a giHiu mgiii'S rcit. Minister Held Hits Hulled, Nt vv Yoiik, Ma I. Among I ho pasjen pelh on the Fieneli Hue stcamslilp Lu Tlourgtijno were Hon. Whtleltw Held, Minister to I'ihi ec, and Mrs, Held. Mix Mouth tor a I'lmli-t'iirt. V drorco Coir got six mouths In the Police r onit ibis inmnliig for stealing a puvti-csrt cm i- 11, laisuciu. LATE DEPARTMENT HEWS. 'I ho President has Issued n proclnmilluii placing Fort Hssoton (formerly Wuds wotlb), Dakota Territory, tinder tho con tied of tbo Secretary of tho Interior, for disposition nccoidlug to tho provisions of the net for tho disposal of abandoned and useless mllltiuy tescrvntlons. Treasury Department Cliiingm. Mr. C T. Miller of Kentucky, having served a satisfactory probntloniry term of hit months, has .received nn absolute ap pointment io n clerkship of tho $000 classlu the olllro of tho Second Comptroller. Pro motions: .1. ,1, I.lttlo of Wisconsin, from .-.r.O Io JO per illctn; Miss II. It. i'lec of Wist Virginia, fiom S-S10 per annum In $1 pcrtUon; Miss A. I. Ilolco of New York, from 1 to S-l.oO per tllem, and J. W. Itobcrls of Illinois, from n clerkship of class 1 toil per dlctnlu tho olllco of tho Supcivlsltig Aichltcct; Miss Annlo Mcltnn of Iowa, from. n0.) to -!)() In the ofllco of the Sixth Auditor; Miss M. 0. Wllcoxon of Maryland, fiom (000 to n clerkship of class 1 lu tho office of tho Treasurer of tho IJ. S.; Ldgitr llaum of Kentucky, from $?J0 to SPU) In thu olllca of tho (leneral Super intendent of tho Life-Saving Service; .1. W. llutlerof the District of Columbia, from rC0 to ebi6s I, Plrst Auditor's olTlec. VVnr Dcpurt incut Changes. The following War Department changes hnvc been made: Kilns I). Thompson of Virginia ondOrv Wo ,T. Mason of New York, appointed clerks at $1,1)00 In tho Surgeon (lencrnl's Ofllec; Solomon K. Kal.cr, class 1, Surgeon General's Olllce, resigned; Charles 0. Plcisnti, transfencd and jiromotcd from $1,000, olllco Secretary of War, to class 1, r.fllco Adjutant General: tlcorgo W. McMorrls, promoted from class 1 to class '.', Adjutant General's Ofllec; ltajutond 1". Car dclln, promoted from class 1 to class "J Sur geon General' Ofllee; Miss Mnvrlo 11, Stout, promoted from class $1,000 to class 1, Surgeon General's Ofllco; Alfred II. C. j Clement, clttk j.1,000, Surgeon General's Office, transferred to clerk class I, Peuslon Unrcaii, lntcilor Department. Disciplined. I The Nuvy Department has published tho minings oi n naval court-mat tinl, convened alionrd the Tallapooso, at Montevideo, L'tuguay, Vcbrttnry 11, by Hear Admiral GIUIs, for tho trial of Lieutenant William O. Strong for drunkenness vvhllo on duty aboard ship and for neglect of duty anil disobedience of orders while in this condi tion, February 0, Tho accused pleaded guilty and was sentenced to live years' sus pension on half shorn nay, and to bo repri manded In orders. Sccietary Tracy ap proved tho llndlngs of tho court and ad lululstcicd u severo reprimand. Condemning tlio llroolclyn. It Is ptobablo that llio United Stales, stcnmtr DrooUljn. now at New York, will be condemned. She has been placed out of commission and a boa id Is now at work making an examination of her hull and ma chine!) to ascertain vvhclhor she can bo re paired ntu cost. not exceeding twenty per cent, nn thu amount for which she was built, tho limit prescribed by law for ic pnli. Iho Ilrookl) tils quite ati old vessel and has a creditable war record. Her shaft was ricrntly lnokeu vvhllo she was proceed ing to New York fiom Africa. Del nulled from tho Jlronl.lj n. Captain Ilyron Wilson, Lieutenant Com mander 'Iliomns Perry, I.lctitcn mts 11. D. 1'. Heald, W. II. II. Sutherland, Charles. I. Hudecrund F. II. Holmos, Ensigns James A. Iltjogcrwarff and William It. Shoomakcr, Medical Inspector (I. S. Ileardsley, Passed Assistant Knglncer (i. A, Lovcrlng, Assist ant Surgeon O. D, Norton. Chief Ihicluccr S. S. P. Ajrcs, lloatswolns I',, lionsallnnd lohn AVaUh, Carpenter 11. Norlhup, and Sallmak'tr P. II. Vhltohavu been detached fiom tbo Ilrooklyu and placed on walling ojiIcih. I'lnccd on Walling Orders. The following ofllccrs of tho llsscv Just itturiKd from China have been detached frtm tho vessel and placed on walling or dirs: Commander Theodore l'. Jewell, I.lcutenant-Conimandcr Gcorgo A. Hick lull, Lieutenants Charles D. Galloway, llcniyC. Gcarlng-nnd Hums T. Walling, Knslgns Hugh ltodmati and W. II. Hog gatt, Surgeon James A. Hawke, Chief l'.ti glnecr Georgo W. Stivers and Passed As sistant r.uiiiiiceis Do Witt C. Ilodgcrs and John D. Unit on. llio Jtntlug or Unlisted Men. Mujor-Otncial Sehoflcld has Issued a cir cular containing tho icgulatlons governing enlisted men retired from aetlvo scivlce. The icgulatlons provide that eulWcd men may t o retired utter thirty years service. No discharge will bo given n tetlrcd soldier, nud l.o will bo rcgatded us continually lu service on tho retired list. Itatlons will be allowed to all men on tho retired list, and clothing to nil except ordnanco sergeants. l'ostotlUo Department Changes. Ittillf Van llrunt of Now York lias lu signed a clerkship at $1,400, olllco Superin tendent Money-Order System, having been trunsfcrrul to n liko position in Pension Ofllec; Gcorgo W. Shlpman of Tennessee has been jiromotcd In .Money-Order otllce from $l,'J00 to $1,-100. nud J. S. Harrington of Illinois promoted lu same olllco from Sl.COO to M.'JOO. At Work on the Consulntos. It was stated at tho State Depuiluicnt this morning that week after next Secretary lllalnc will login tho consideration of con sular appointments. This matter has been dclujedfor one reason or another for sev eral weeks, nud for tho last week or so by the b century 'hIIIucss. ronstan rerlury. 11,0 Commissioner of Pensions has been ndvlfcd that I!, 1). Wlldu ot New Orleans, Lu., was indicted on thu fid instant, in tho Urllid Slates Court at New Orleans, for rtrjttry In thu pension claim of Charlotto Moore. Clone West. The Secretary of War. General Drum. Coliuiil Harr und Prlvato Secretary Part tldgo left this morning at 8 o'clock for tho Western tour of inspection. General lleuet Is uctlug Secretary In Scctctary l'roctor's absence. Custodian ot Dies nud l'lalos. Jehn P. Williams of Minnesota has been appointed custodian of dies and plates in tho Treasury Department. Men-or-War Heard from, Tho Dolphin arilvcd at Hombay and tho Mohican arrived at Pa) tu to-day. All well. Interior Department Changes, Tho following ofllelul changes hivo been mndo in llio Department ot tho Inte rior: John L, Uooth, uppolutc-d engineer at .M.OtiO. Tension Ofllec Appointments: Unlit Van llrunt, unpointed clerk, $1,100, by transfer from Postolllco. Resignations s Kdivard A. Halloeh of District of Colum bia, clerk, M,W. John A. Mehlhop of Illinois, clerk, tj-l ,'JOO, nud Daulel C. Geutsch of Ohio and George P. Smith ot Kansas, special examiners, $1,100. Piileut Olllco Mrs. II. 1'., L. Lawrence ot Kansas und Miss Kmlly A. Ward of Mis sissippi, transferred to tho Pension Olllco. OtuernlLand Ofllco James J. Spellman of Mississippi, appolutcd timber agent at $1,1100. Nn v nl Outers. Lieutenant Milton K, Helnwilc has bceu ordered to appear befoio the Retiring lion id, Povmaetcr Henry C. Mnchetto has been ordered to tho Iroquois on tho !M Inst. Ccmmundoi Charles J, Train lias been detaebed fiom command ot Iho Constella tion and placed oa waiting orders, l'avmaslcr Henry It. Smith has been de tached from tho Kssexund onlered to sottlo airoujits. It Is considered u matter of cer- mint) tnai no win uu oiougui uruniis court-martial for trial fur absenting him self from his ship without leave, Dr. Ktiupi'ij'it Denial, llnti.ih, May I, Dr, Knuppe, Into Ger man Consul to Samoa, lu tho Samoan Wliltollook refutes the reports In Amort can papers regatdlng the violation of American property In Samoa by Germans, Mar A. Crult'it Will l'llii.l. Tho will of Mary A, Crult filed today lcimsull her properly to Helen Christian, J, W, St. Clair Is usincd as executor. FIRES KYBRYWHKIIB. DIG CONPLAGHATIONS AND LITTLE CONFLAGRATIONS. l'lres In H)o Woods nnd 1'lres In Hip Oil -.Money Invested In lluslness llntei prises Goes Up In Nmoke . Losses mid Insurant p. Hknnimitov, Vr., Mny L .lohn Sholdcti ot Palmer, Mass., has purchased thn Heti nlngton woolen mills here, and will start them up Immediately. The plant Is the llr.rstlu Vermont. It Is understood that tbo putchiise price was 8 per cent, of Hie original cost, which was nearly $1,000,000. Tho mills havo lain Idle over thrto ycirs, the former owners having becomo bank rupt. 1 heir stoppage caused a loss of I,:t00 In this town's population. - TIERCE FOREST FIRES. AVlMiintlii SulIrrliiK for tho Want oT It nl ti and llio Illvms Dry, Wvt-SAf, Wl., .May 4. The dry weather experienced hero for n week past has started up forest fires again, and huge volumes of emoko can bo seen rising lu every illrectlon. Much dimago will icsult It ralu Is not had soon, 'lhc Wisconsin River Is low, and hopes of getting the logs down this spring to tho dif ferent mills aiu about given up. Little work Is being done on tho drive. CANDLES DURHED UP. A Dig I'actnry liiM. I.ouls Ilurncil This Morning. Sr. I.oris, Mo., May ). The soap and caudle factory of Schaefcr llros. it Powell, at Uurlon and Kosciusko streets, this city, was burned at II o'clock this morning. Lots, ..7",000, covered by Insurance. Tho store-houso ot tho company, situated In tho samo block and full of soap-candles stock, etc., was saved after a hard tight with thollamrs. A Tiro ltnrly in (lie Morning CiuiuoTTi:, N, C., Mnv -L Vlro this morning at S o'clock In Shelby, HutkcrTord County, destroy e-d tho two story brick building of Rustic llros. -c Wright, oc cupled by ecvoral business concerns, In cluding tho agency of tho Southern Kx prtss Company. Total loss about 1,000; Insurance, $4,000. A SURPRISE PARTY. Mr. George I'rrneli nud Mls Alberta Ilcuedlet Married. The announcement has been mado of tho marrlago of Mr. George Kujcs French of this city nud Miss Alberta Lewis Hencdlct, tho daughter of tho Ptiblle Printer. Tho Interesting ovmt took place on last Tuesday. On that day Mr. French and .Miss Ilcuedlet went to Haiti more, where they wero quietly mar ried nt Christ Kplscnp.il Church by tho llev. W. i:. Williams. .Mr. Ilcuedlet and Ihe young man's patents orb very well fntlslledwlth tho affair, and freely showered blessings on tho cntiplu when they learned ot the inatrlagc. Mr. French Is a clerk in tho Court of Claims. Hu Is a young man of lino personal appearanco, and has gained qiilto a reputation in lo cal amateur circles. Ho Is tho nephew of tho lato Henry W. Fieneli, who was Assist ant Secretary of tho Ti casury for n number of years, and tho brother-in-law of Daniel Chester French, tho noted sculptor, whoso ".Minute Man" ami other statues huvo at tracted so much attention. ALL OF THEM PUT TWO. Tho henntu IiitLrstiito Coiiimnrco Cum mttteo In Sow Yorlf. Nrvv Youk, May I. All tho United Stales Senators who nro numbers of tho Sei atorlal Interstate Commerce Committee, extcpt Messrs. Wilson of Iowu and Harbour of Vltglnhi, wero present at tbo meeting at tbo Fifth Aveuuo Hotel for tho purposo ot Investigating questlous otcomincico that clt between the railroad people of tho United States and Canada. Shortly before 1 o'clock, nono of the Invited witnesses having put In an appearance, the committee adjourned until 11 o'clock Monday morning. KILLED THE BOY. A Nebraska. J'arium, t'nnhlo to Hud Ills Ilnemy, Kills' Ills S Omviia, Nut., May 4. Two farmets named Zimmerman and Mitchell, living near Kearney, ouarrelcd Thursday, Mitch ell started for Ids house, and Zimmerman, fearing tbat ho bad gone after a weapon, drovo away, leaving Ids eon 11 years old at work. Mitchell re turned witli a hatdiet aud, finding Xlmuicr 'mati gone, struck tho hoy on tho head with tho vu apnu, Indicting n wound from which bo will die. Jtenl J'slato transfers. Jesse D. Glbbs to Louis V. Shoemaker, lots.1 and 1, block 10, Meridian 11111,1-1,-15'J.So. Alien A Prltchett nnd AVIlllatn W. Carter, lotf.0, Minnie tlN, $4,180. Josenli A. Hull to Frank P. Hall, sttblot 'J, sritinro 471, J1.000. Robert 1. Fleming to Mary S. Cljmcr, suhlot h'.l, square I'.I'J. Mury V. Smith to Adello 11. Fioueh, property near Teualljtowu, f."00. A. r. Hatcmen to .Mary O. Cnrr, lot 3, block U7. Mount Pleasant, ifa.O'.fJ.SO. Hi nj. II. Warder to F.miim M. Glllett, sublolsll nnd 12, block II, l.o Droit Park, iin,Wl.(:0. Ihomas'W. Smith to James II. Marr, part of squuro sm, yiu. Oliver P. Doun, part of lot 12, square ;i.'(U4liS.1u. Fdward 11, .McGetrlck to William O, Pond, sttblot 15, square 170, $1,100, I.uigest Issuo ot Stock. The subscription to thu seventh Issuo of stock has been largely taken and exceeds any previous Issuo mado by tho Kqultuhle. This, of course, Indicates llio Interest man ifested In llio advantages und benefits to bo derived from membership lu this Associa tion. All Information concerning the working of tho Association can bo obtained by npplvlug to tho secietury, John Joy L'dson, F.qultabloHulJdlng, 100.1 V n. w. I'nllciilililll Cutlet's Club, Officer Cutler was lined $10 by Judge Miller this morning for clubbing u young man named Hums, whom thuolllcervvasat restlng for an alleged dlsotdcr, Ruins was a gate-tender at Fifth and 1 streets north east for tho 11. k O. llullroid Company und tho trouble occurred on his first night on duty in tho new precinct. Cutler took uu appeal. lllirlilt 1'clmltn tuned. Hurlnl pcrmld have been Issued by tho Health Ofllecr tor the past twenty-four hours as follows: Chatlcs Lustlg, !'J years; Joshua F. Grlflln, IU jenrs; Lydlii Jolly, 7tl vears; William 1'.. Owens, TO years; Ada L, Wntklns, A years; and, colored, Famila Chrlktlun, -17 years; Annlo Crawford, 2.1 y curs; John II. Williams, 23 je.tis. Comliietois Dlselinrgcd by Wholesale VwrviiMso, Imi May 4, All of tho passenger conductors but one cm tbo Chi cago nud Grand Trunk Railroad between Chicago and Port Iltnouwcio discharged jestcrday. Must ot them had been on tho road for many j ears. tlnsueresslul, but 'limy Made Trouble. Woonsockt.t, R, I., May 1. Ow ing to iunbility to open their sure, which burglars tampered with lust night; thu Hluekstone, Mass., Manufacturing Com I an vt as unable to pay off to-day, Marrlago I.lrciucs, (IrorgV Kcjes French and Alberta L, llenrdlct; Andrew (lay and Leila A, Har low, Charlotttsvllle, Va, Tlie HiHrllliiii l'nrllament Open, llio Jamsiiici, May 4. F.mperor Dom Pedro opt ued tho llrazlllau Parliament today. HEW STATES' CONSTITUTIONS. Tim Younger or the Htstriliooil or States (lilting Ilciuty lor lluslaoss. Ni:w Yoiik, May I. A special from Seattle, Washington Territory, to tho World sajs: Iho convention to construct n consti tution for the Stnto ot Washington will meet In Jul) at Oljiuplu, tho Territorial capital. All hut two counties otlhoTor iltory nro Republican, and tho districting will givo tho Republicans Just two-thirds of the members, Democrats being entitled to the lemalndcr under the enabling act. Tho Republican primaries nio now being held. I.lttlo Interest Is taken In tho approaching convention. Iho Woman Suffragists and Prohibitionists aro strong, but will bo unable to get their hobbles Into tho consti tution. Iho t hlcf tnp'c of dlscuKlon Is tho Slalg'lai.ds, und on PugctSoiind, whero the tide flats In Iho haihors havo enormous value, the land grabbers nro working to secure Iho claims they havo staked, and tho opposition lothem Is on tho ground that thn Mato should own tho flats. F.aslcru Washington takes llttlo Interest In Ibis matter nnd her deciding voto may go either way. Probably a conservative con stitution, patterned after that of older Slntcs, will bo submitted. So anxious aro all for Statehood that tho desire Is to frame, a constitution that will meet no optiosltlon. Consequently no radical. Ideas will bo em bodied In It. However dull matters aro now, lively limes arc promised nt tho State election. Several heavy millionaires aro en tered for tho Senatorl il race and tho Northern Pacific Knllrtnd will take n hand. Tho Immigration ot politicians from tho Fast has be-cn very hoavv, and there will bo a big tight for every ofllee. Alretdy tho Republican party Is bidly split over Terri torial appointment mado for tho brief term until November, and Delegate Allen, whoso advice President Harrison followed, la bit terly assailed by scores of Republican papers. No pi Inilplo Is Involved, but tho rapid adviiuto In real estate values his mado men rich and now they jcarufor fame, AT THE WHITE HOUSE. Thn Ohio I'copln Thorn In l'orce, Hut 'J bey Ale Closo-Miiutlicd. Ohlouns predominated nt the White Houso to-day. Slnco tho return of tho President from New York ho has had a ces sation from vvorty by Ohio ofllcc-scckcrs, probably because of tho presence nf Gov ernor loraker nt tho Capital. This ob stacle wub removed, howover, today and tho corridors swarmed with Huckoycs who wanted a word with tho Chief Magistrate. Hon. Charles Foster, alter a turn with the President, gave Prlvato Secretary Hal ford n treat with n lengthy conversation, but be w as not abto to get out of tho White Houso unseen. As the ex-Governor came out ot the room ot tlio prlvato seciu tnry ho almost felt Into tho out sttetched nrms of 'Jougrcssman Urn. lluttcrworth who was convoying u braco of constituents whom ho desired to picsent to tho President. Tho two loaders met and conversed earnestly for a fow min utes and then separated, each Intent upon pursuing a new course In tho future Com missioner L) man Is getting lonesome flock ing nil by himself und wants lialp on tho Civil Servico Commission, At least such was tho object ot his mission to tho White House this afternoon, nud it madonndlf- frieucotn him If ho did havo tubldohls time for mi Interview, Senators Mitchell, Plumb and Ingulls constituted a trio who had a satisfactory talk with tbo President, If their faces could bo taken as an Indica tion. Amontr the other callers wote lienrescu- tatlvcs Pctkins, Uelkuap, F.vans, Calnc, Holmes, Moriill, Caldwell, Morcy and Ihoinpsou, Colonel Douls M, Vox, Iowa; John H. Sniythe, formerly U., S. Minister to Liberia, who presented Mrs. 3. R, Rob erts of Momovl.i, Liberia; William Youug blood, Sherman 8. Rogcis, New York; L, II. Futon, Memphis, Teiin.;,A. M. Illlleu, New Haven, and Judgo llnrrls, Virginia. THE POLICE COURT UNHEALTHY. The Health Ollleor lixiimliicil It and l'oiiml It Insanitary. Iho Health Ofllecr has submitted tho follow lug to Judgo Miller: "lu compliance with your lequcst another Inspection has been undo of tho building occupied as a Police Court. "It Is In nn Insanitary condition, as II has been for jears, tho defects consisting lu lll-veiitilatlou, poor plumbing work, de fective sew criige and dampness, Instead of going Into details I Incloso you a copy of my letter to tlio Coinnilsiloucrs of July 24, leSI, and would say that 1 Hud no reason to chango my opinion as to existing conditions as computed with tho statement given at that time." Thero Is no question that the Pollco Court Is In a very bad condition us to ventilation, etc., and lu need of Immediate attention In this respect. HE RAN AWAY. Admiral rift-ti-r Ilxplaliis Gonoial mil ler's Speech. In his lloslou speech, Wednesday, Gen cinl Hutler, lu eulogizing Fuiragut at New Orlcnns, spoko of "his brave officers all savo one, a high ofl'cer, who tan away." Ihe attention of Admiral Porter was called to General Ilutlcr's speech yesterday. Tho Admiral said: "There wero three ofllccrs who failed to tako their shins past Hi fort who wcro censure tl by Furiagiit lu general orders. One of tho three, a com mander, undoubtedly did behavo badly, and ran away. The others w cro not prop erly censurable, and wcro exonerated by Farragttt when ho understood tho clicum stances, I will not givo you tho name of tbo otlleer who ran away. I have no doubt General Hutler means thu same man I do. 1 never could account for that naval com mander's conduct. Once. In another en gagement, I knew li I in to do a very daring act in cutting a snip out irom iiiuier me enemy's guns, but ou two other occasion ho discredited himself. Ho lost casto with his brother ofllccrs after his misbehavior at New Orleans, but In later yeats partly re gained his standing. I ugreo with General Duller that tho credit for tho capture- of New Orleans Is duo to Furragut." Hall Fixed. At tho request of Campbell Canlngton, counsel, Judgo llradley to-day fixed thu bail In tho case of Doiecy Subei, charged with the murder of James Pujue, December 27, 18VS. .Mr, Carrlngtou stated that ho thought the Government would claim a verdict for no moro than manslaughter. Mr. Lipscomb could not agree that tho i rime was not murder, but suggested that thero was an art of Congress under which ball could bo taken. Judgo llradley llxod tbo amount at $10,000. A Dinner to a Now Minister. A fareiv ell dinner to Thomas I). Itjanot Kuusas, tho new Minister to JIuxIco, given at Welekcr's last night, was attended by Congressmen Cannon, lluttci worth and Thotnpsou, ex-Goveruor Fo-dcr of Ohio, Chief of Postoffleo Inspectors Rathbono, Sixth Auditor Coulter, General Swalu, Major Powell, It. J. Wyuuo and Major Smith ot Cincinnati, Ouo or Our Now Mlnlsturs Hulls. Sir. Fhascisco, May 4, Among the pas sengers on Iho steamship Collma, which colli d for Pnuama vestenlay, was tho lion. ,. II. Mitncr, Minister to thu Central American btatcs. He Is bound for San Joso do Gintetnala. Ills wlfo and family accompanied him. An Intciostliig llxlilbit, Tho llurcau ot Kncravlnir and Printing U nuvv engaged In preparing n collection ot work, executed there, for an cMdblt which will bo sent to the Purls Imposition at a tr) early date. Will ho Ilxpelled, IIciilin, May I. Iho 8chle6vvlg authori ties rcfttso to rescind tho decreo oxpclllug eiituln Gcrman-Aincrlcnustrom tho Islands of Amron aud Fohr. Not Suld Io n Syndicate, Albert Corey deulcs tho report that his brewery nt tho corner of fourth aud K streets norlhcabt, has been eold to an Eng lish, syndicate, THE COPPER MUDDLE. Thn American and Ihigllnli and I'li'lldi I'nrtlcs tlniililn to Agree. RusTox, Mvvc., May L This morning's Itcraldlitn a llircocolunin cable dispatch from Paris on tho falltuoot the copper conference, confirming dispatcher to that effect that have appeared within n da)' or two. The amount of copper held for money advanced to tho svndlenlo amounts tn 17."..- I OOOlons, I to ooo tons of w hleh is lu Paris and tho bulsnco In London. 'Iho Paris holders arc tho Hank of Fruiice, which his 00,000 tons, and Iho Rothschilds, 10,000 tons, Rar ing llrothers aro tho largest Fngllsh holders, llio Itlo Tlnlo L'otnpiity In sist! il lint tho American mines should send only 20 percent, of their copper to Europe, it proposition that Colonel l.lvcr more, representing Iho Calumet and Hecla companies, would not ugreo to. Tho cor respond! nt snvs: 1 ho couferenco has failed to arrive at any agreement, written or verbal, and il lias broken up without fixing thn price. Iho American commltteo has left Purls lu disgust, and Its members will sail from Liverpool to Now York to d ty on theStrvla. Copper will hcicatter bo put On the open lnaikct and sold for what It will bring. At the niei tings nt tho confer ence, which w'cro held dally, threo or four times a day, sixteen gentlemen being picsent. First, iho American coinmlttco, consisting of Colonel I.lvermnre, Messrs. Ilaggln, Lewlelicn, Abbott and Wheeler, anil then the F.uropc.ins, comprising the Soclcto des Mctatix. M. I'.dmond Morcuu and M. Mlehotirt, tho olllelal liquidators; Haron Rothschild, llaron Hlisch, two direc tors of the Hank of France; one director nf tho lliiuqtm do Pails et des Pays Has; .Mr. IloeUch of London, manager of the Itlo Tlnto .Mine; Mr. Mason of Loudon, nf tho Mason and llirry Mine, and Mr. Guthrie of IhatThcr .t Guthcrlc, tnetnl brokers. Finally after days ot profitless discussion nnd some plain talk Colonrl I.lvermorc tire w tin a proposition, which the Hunk of Fianco dlrcctois lccom- mcuilcd for acceptance. Tho proposition wns, In hilcf, that tho selling price ot copper be fixed at four pounds per ton; that a committee ho appointed to determine what proportion of lhc 170,000 tons now In hstid shall ho rcgulatly placed on thn market, aud whit proportion of llic future prodttrt from Amcrieun aud F.nglish owner mines, tho mines ngiteingto curtail their output ac cordingly, this agreement to hold for six months, at tho cud ot which tlnto It could bo'retiowed If It proved satisfactory, tho furllcn concerned to meet again and make what orraugemcuts necessary. This was accepted ami onlered to he engrossed for signatures. Iho Frenchmen desired, when engrossed, the document bo scut to tho Uarlngs lu London to secure tho English signatures. This was agreed to, I and thu meeting dissolved, everybody supposing, ut any rato the Americans, thu matter settled. ThcAmcil cati'comniltteo lcturned to London tonwalt tho'arrlval of thn engrossed agreement. They waited, but tho document did not at rive. Mi. Doetsch of thu lllu Tlnto had re fused to sign and tho Frenchmen refused their signatures If Mr. Doetsch held off, which he did on vat lous pretexts. Finally Colonel Llvcrmoie, who was left lu Paris to represent tho Americans, had a meeting with Doetsch, who Insisted upon tho Rio Tlnto pioposltlou mentioned above nnd ro maiucu onsiiuiitc. A HUNDRED MILLION SHAD. Tliry Will he riucci! In thn Delavvmn Itlvrr ami Later Will bo Malon. Iho United States steamer Fish Hawk, under command of Lleiitcntnt Robot t Plutt, sailed last night from the Nuvy-Yard hcic for thu Delaware River, on a shad hatching cruise. .J.tculcnaut Piatt expects tbat he will be nolo to hatch and distribute lelO.Clxy.CO shad before leaving tho Dela wnic. The appllcutlons received by tbo Fish Commission forshud uro very numer ous nnd come fiom various sections of tho country. All applications nro sent to tho Fish Hawk aud thojoungshadarcdellvcied from that vessel prepared for safo tiunspor tntloti. Colonel -Me Donald, tho Fish Com missioner, proposes to give nn exhibition at Gloucester of tho method of hatching fish and la arranging to eecurc the attendance of pen-ons In Philadelphia luterestid In their urttitelal productions. LOTTA TERRIBLY INJURED. Klin fulls Uhilo .Vttlll and is ITuuhlo to Co On. Eakton, PvMu.v I. I.otta was acting lu "Musette'' at thu Opcra-IIoitso last night when, In pet forming one of her amusing pieces of uctlug, she fell very heavily to tho stugc. The nttdleueo did not for thu mo ment realize that she was Injured, but slio left tho stnge, nnd u few minutes aftcrwanl her stage moingcr, Mr. Father, announced that I.otta was lu great agony from tho ef fects ot the fall, and that Mio could not .appear again, Tho curtain was rung down and tho nudlcnco dispersed. Inquiry later disclosed that I.otta was stilfcilug terribly from Injury to her back, A llrato of Assignments. Nr.vv Yoiik, May 4. Lee, Yeury A Watts, manufacture! s of fine neekweur, at 0.1 and 03 Prlnco btrtet, havo mado a gen eial assignment tu Nathan Aulttnati with out picfcrcnccs. Jones Htos., manufac turers of umbicllus nt HIS Canal street, have made a general assignment to Lewis l'eu.i vtlthout prefcrcuecs. Contlsiiitcd WliMiy. Did Moim's, Iovvv, Ma.v 4, On a March warrant aionstable jtstefdaj bcarebed thu ofllces of the express companies and selred u largo quaintly 01 liquors, moswy wuisi.y, found there. Ihe entire qunutlty was marked C. O, D.,but had been lu the ofllee s tor over six mouths, Against Mr. I'oiepaugh. Chief Justice Hingliflut to-duy udlrmed a Judgment given before u Justice ot the pcuco against Adam Forepaugh for M5 In fuvor of J. (J. Ihompson .t Co. Tho bill wns for advertising lu lbs7 In tho Washing ton Clironhle. Tlio DuniiiiirU's I'lissongen.. Lomios, May I. Iho Hamburg Ameri can steamship Wleland loft tho Azorei for Now York ou April 27 with the passengers of the Dauinatk who had been left thero by tho steamer Missouri. . , a) A Consul's Arrival. Nkvv Yoiik, .May 4, Alfred Cheney, Jr., a United States Coiisul at Aden, unlved hero to-day on tho Anchor Lino steamer India. Indians Alter t:aili Other. A dispatch to tho I'lanctr 1'rfu fiom Fort Custer, Moutnnit, says: "This inoiultig ttCiuwcotuler rode Into tho post and re ported that a party of strange Indians had swept across tho Leghorn Valley In the night, ridding tho Crow Reservation nt n point about sixteen miles south of Custer and near tho old station of tho Wyoming Btngo Company. The raiders diovo off u lot of stock belonglug to tho Crows and es caped Into tha hills. Iho post commander ordered out a detachment composed of twenty men, First United States Cavalry, threo enlisted Crow scouts and Interpre ter!!, under the command of Lieutenant Umber. It Is expected that tho trail will bo found to lead noitli, us thu eoutler reports that various articles thrown away by tho raiders show them to be Asslnlbolnn Sioux, Iho Crows bellcvo them to bo filendsula small party that tabled the reservation last summer, but wcio overtaken by the Ciows and shot to pieces. A (Hunt buu IT.b. One day last week tho lighthouse-keeper at Capo Lookout observed ou thu sand a monster llsh which had been straudod tim ing tho night, Hj tho aid of the life-saving new the llsh was secured, but no one could tell of what species It was, Information of Its capture was sent tu the Smithsonian In stitution, and a description vvus aslted for, llcfore Ibis was received n gentleman reached hero who had seen tho fish, and ex pressed tho opinion tout It wns of tho molarotuuda family, tho common sun fish. vvuen tuo usii nrriveu tins was mumi 10 ue I .1 - 1. .. ll....l Itmi ..n.....l. .....1 la I IUU CUSP. II l-l5Hm wm i,"uiims, Mi... .9 supposed to bo thu largest specimen over I raueht. It will bo ekelctonlicd and placed in the National Museum, YiiA,n,iunYii.KsimiN(i NEWS OF ALL SORTS GATHERED FROM EVERYWHERE. Ilin Work mid I'lny or Gin limy World t'rliiin's Sham In thn Coun try's .News 'llic IIiij'k Doings Cast anil VVrsl. . Huston, May L Concerning the tcports that havo been circulated nbout Trcisurcr 1'cmi nihil of tho Capo Cod Ship Canal Company, whoso statement from Sun Fran cisco Is published to day, Mr. F. I.ockwnod oflhoCan.ll Compiuv sa.vs he knows of nothing lu Fcsseudcn's relations with tho company that would wurrunt unjtlilng Ilko the statement that bus been printed. Mr. Ftssendeu went tnCnllfornla two weeks ago. Fvcrvbody who hid an Inter est tu tho matter know when he went awn). "I don't know anything ot his Indebtedness," suld Mr. Lnckwood, "except that hu Is all straight with the Capo Cod Ship Canal. Ills accounts as treasurer aro all right." Mr. Lockwood thought the talk about Fcsscndep was malicious and Inspired by enemies. Mr. , Thomas J. Marsh, who has had business relations with Mr. lVsscndcu nt liinny vcats standing, said that ho knew that Mr. I l'essendcn was going Io California. He i went out with his wife and daughter some time nga, nnd, leavlugthem there, returned to Sandwich. Two weeks ngo ho went out niraln. Mr. Matsh considered Mr. IVssen ' den a tnauot Integrity. HIS LAST SPREE. A Now Yorker Who Got Drunk unit Fell tltr n House. Ntivv Yoiik, .May 4. -A mm, whose name has since been learned to ho J unlet Muhoiiey. was found dead lato lust night Ivlng In the mlddlo of thosldcwalk on Wc-tt Flttj-flfth street, between blxlh and Sovetith menue!. There was an ugly wound on tho right side of llio forehead and tho hnlrvvns matted with blood. Tho right arm and nnklo wcro broken. Tlio pollco wcro nt first Inclined to believe that the man had been murdered. A rigid Investigation has slnco satisfied them that tlio man's death was due to a fall from the roof of the two story brick building. His hut was found on tlio roof Hits morning. For what pur nose ha went on tho roof no one knows, lie lived at 871 Seventh avenue. It was learned that Jluhoncy wns drunk early last evening and that ho was In tho habit ot sleeping lu a stable that adjoined tho build ing f i oiu which It Is supposed ho fell. A FATAL TAM1LY TIGHT. doll 11 Hums Killed Altnr Heating Ills VVI.'n I-lenillslily. Mimviac, Imi May 1 At Star City, yisterdaj, John Ittifus, u butcher, murder ously assaulted his wife, whoso scicmH brought her brother, Charlct Ithlnehart, to the lescro Just us tlio husband was about to cut her tliro.it. Hitfus attackctl IShltiehart, and was overpowering him, when Mts. Ruins dcilt her husbruda blow with 11 stone, wh'oh enabled P.hiiiehatttn arise. The latter then struck llhliiehurtwith u club, ci lulling put of his head Into u Jelly. Rblueharl lied to I.oganipoit, but wasanevted and lirou;lit baektujall. WITH A JACK-KNIFE, A Husband's Ilorrllilo Way ot Killing his AV ire. Tuov, N. Y., May 4. Early this morning Mis. Samuel Dunn was murdered bv her husband lu Cohoes, wliero they icslded. Tho crime was cnminlltcd with a J.ick-kulfo having a blade about threo Inches long, aud so powerful wet 0 tho blows that tho blado vvus broken, over two Inches of it being found In tho woman's body, After ho hud murdered his wife Dunn walked out before thucjesot tho neighbors, who had heard her screams, went up tho stieet nud got n dtlnk of whisky. Hu wns then arrested. The motive for tho ciliuc was unknown, COLLEGE BOYS FIGHTING. One or Them Cuts tlio Othor's Tounge Out. Li.fOTos, Kv.,Muy 4. Last ovenlngut tho Stuto Collegctho stew aid, Win.llash.aud nsttideut named Harding from Washington County got Into au alienation nbout tho discharge of a servant. Rush struck the student with a club when thu latter drew it knlfo nnd stubbed lilin suven times, ouo cut severing tho tongue. Hush Is nut expected to live. Harding mr.de his escapo and has not yet lvcu arrcstid. lu tho Hands nt 11 Tritstcn, Ca.ntox, Mvt., May 1. Tlio C lutein Mnnufnc luring Company, dolug business at the Stone Mill, aro winding up their nlfalrs, aud the propo'tv Is lu tho bauds ot a trustee. Tbo business wus stuitcd In 1811 by tlio above company, u corporation formed under Connecticut laws, with a capital ot i?fl0O.OCO. Considerable money was expended cm the plant. The business will be eartjid on by a new company, formed tiudcr Maine laws, with an author ized capital of $150,000. Slemiuhtps Arrived. HiibMi'tiiivviiN, May l.--Arrived Saale, fiom New York. Ni.vv Yoiik, May 4, Arilvcd Adriatic, from I.I vci pool. Rostov, Miiv 4. Aiilved steamer Unman, from Liverpool, Sho reports, April 2S, latitude 17.13 north, Ions-Undo 4'.'.5S west, passed ouo lecbeig of moderate sire nnd two smaller ones. (Jli IN-TOWJ,, May 4. Arilvcd, F.trurl.i from New York for Liverpool, making the voyage lu 0 d.i)s LI hours IS mluules. 'two riles lii Two hmiill Tonus. Dis Moi.scs, I v., Mny I. lTro at Yule vesterdn) ilcstiovcil tin dry goods sloioor H. 11, Westley, tlio Implement; hotiso of M. V.Young, nud thu hnrdwnto storo of W. W. Eastwood. Tutul lo-ts, $13,030; lustir nr.co $1,000. iMii.ri.MiUNCiv Iovvv, May I. A lire nt Hnzilton, luwu, jetterday, dcstro)ed the Optru-llouso and the. storo of Oscar Tuttle, n dwelling, barn and other build ings, Los', $1S,U00; Insurance, .10,0JJ. A 1'reiieh .Inurutil'M Protest. Paiii-, Ma.v 1 Tho Juwiml tin M-J,.i' protests against tho Government's decision to remove the French squadron lu tho l.e vnnt, anddiclaics that Italy will toko ad vantage of the move to send her uwu vessels there. Another Calltoriila 'theatrical Dlvnn e. Svn I'liANCl-cei, May 4. Tho actress Ko.e Tlioine has been gianted 11 divorce fiom her husband, F.dvvln Thome, b) thu Divorce Court at Martinez. Mrs, Thoiuo charged her husband with Infidelity. Hcleiiscil to Ti'stiry. Lomion, Ma) 4. Otders havo been for wardidfor the releuso of Messrs. William O'Urleu nud Harrington from jail In order that the) may testily netoro too rumen commission. Too Much New Voik. Secretary Wludom was absent from tho Treasury vestenlay owing to ltidlspicdtlun rrsultlug from his New ork trip. Ho was ixpeettd at his olllco to day, however. Tbo Tenants Must 1'ny. London, M11) 4, Sli Churlos Russell Ins decided In tifeicueo to tho rental dlsplltos on the Vaudeluur estate, that tho tenants shall pay n ) ear's lent to Maich, lb0. 1 tin Chun Ii Will lit Well Represented. Vein-.. Mov I. Tho Panal Nuncio and mct of the members of tho diplomatic corps In Purls will attend n dinner tu bo giviutol'ictuler llraroon Muj IS. I id 111 Not Coleliruto. HfiiI is.May 4, M. Herbttte, tho Ficnch . nr ill I.,, ...,j -.. .... ......v. ..,...-. v..v.. Auibassailor, win uoiceieuinio iiiocciucu idol nunlyeroary of eveuts lu France In 1 17S0. KUROr-LVSTALK. 1'tospects or lliiiirmotis Ihnlgrnllon I'roni lltirnpo Io Tills Country. I.omiiis, .May 4. Advices from Rome slide tliat Shrunr Crlspl, In a conference jestcniay wllliKIng Humbert, threatened In it sign on account of tho opposition made frtm scvcinl sources tu one of his bet plojitts. lie lulleves, with sotno pintmlill fly, that the King has been advised from lliillu In nut an end In the senseless Idea of extending Itillnn occupation lu Ab)s slnla nud tiskcd the monarch If German In lluet.ee was tu be henceforward pitamnunt in llnuii'. Slgnor Crlspl his lull mated that Gineial HuMlsscrn Is lacking lu dash, and the Gciicril hisrequcted to be iillcvid, finuklj stating that ton main lives bnvu nlieiuh Ik en muled lu Hie vulu nttempt to gnlu n foothold lu that eiiuulr), the only portion) Of which nru tenable for white uicn ore at sui h a distance from tho roast as to uinkn safo and tegular com uiunlcntlons Impracticable. The Minister of War, General Hettole Vlnle, also i nines lu fur a hbaru ot tin Ptcmlci's wrath for the same reason. Ollk ers nf the MalT nud Hue who dreul I uu exile to Miissownh nie nltnost iiiullnom at the ptixptrl of sharing llio fate of so I mmy of llnlr comrades who have sue climbed to pestilence In and' around Hint llfth) holo without even seeing nn cnemj, mid It will not be their fault if Slgnor i Crlspl'slenii of olllce Isnotyct shortened by tin fr Inllticui'i', ('oiumirrlil men and Intuit il proprietors arc equally blttei against ' blm, lut Willi less leasou, for ho has dune nil Ihol bo timed to bring nliniil a ieuew.il id tho 1 1 city of eoiuiuereo vvllli Friti"e. IIiu French Chamber does not despair of , breaking up the triple alliance by con . tlntilpg to prnttlcntl) close to Italy the best tunrkit for her productions, nud thus folio t lie country Into virtu il biukriililey. Tlio emigration to the ('lilted Stales and tbu Aigetitltie ltepublli from Italy will bo enormous this your, but Italian economists are not agreed whether to rejohoor gilovo ovct thn depletion of a population which, most of them say, would not bo superfluous If trudo weiu not fettered bv obstructions i placed lu Hie wuy bv tlio State .iiioiuiiiiii.ieiii Lci.c't in itiiint n nn , the Spanish Mlnloltr of 1 01 elgu Affairs, , . I , - , j, ,, f apiiiugiring 101 nie veiicmcni inngitago used in icgaid to King Htimbctl by tho menders of Hie Catholic Congress silting In Madrid. From good authority it is learned that a moderate answer was re turned, to the elfcct that nothing t Iso th in abuse win expected from that source, and that the Italian Government feels Imllf feicnt upon the subject. TORPEDOES MID PRAYER. The Ii- Injudicious MIMinn tho Citiise of n Vol It- go llelugAll Amuck. I.Ai'Wi rrr, Imi , May I. Tho students ... V ,:', .. -... ., . 1 of Pun 110 Inlvcrslty.wlth tho exception 01 1110 juniors, uru up in nrms ueiiosi. wiu faculty. On Wulnesday evening the Juniors gave 11 public entertainment, under the sanction of the fueiilty. Them was tlio usual opposition from the loner class men. Torpedoes and the lesonant bursting of patier bags Interspersed the entertainment A Iiugn torpedo was exploded at Professor O. J. Cralgs' feet while. lie was pronounc ing an Invocation. It cut short llio priyer and spoiled Hit! effect", so far as tho audi ence was concerned, of that pirt ot tho bei.tdlctlon ahead) ulterub Pinfessor Ciulgs' nerves were bully shutli red, nnd, In vliw of Ibis fact, n meeting ot tho fac ulty was called, at which thu sophomores and freshmen wero suspended. Tho slit dints, lu retaliation, met Thursday night and jisti relay aud passed decisive resolu tions. The sophomoies announce their In tention of leaving tho college, unless thu suspensions nro rest Indcd. Other classmen sustain them In their notion, nud, us the membcisor tho fntult) nie determined lit their course, sei loiifctioublc Is apprehended. SHOT I1Y MOONSHINERS. A Itlllll oil llllt It Distiller-, Thill Ite- suited Serloiinty. Rvt.i.H.ii, N. C, .May I. Ilrlscoo 11. llouldlu of C linrlottu County, Va Deputy Colli itnr ot Inttrnal Revenue, In company with Deputy Colliclor Viinderford and Dciuty .Marshal A. II, Temple, vvhllo seal clung for mooiishLiers Thursday neir .Mvutl's Mill, Johnson I ouutv, seventeen milts f uutli of KaliluTi. vvus shot, nerhuns L fatally, b) 11 moonshiner wlioli.nl nlicudy siiiienucreii. nui upon getting iiouiuins back turned luinmeuecd llrlng upon him The Hist shot missed Hniilillu, who, lu turn, llrtd upon his prisoner. The prisoner then II ml n shotgun nl llouldlu. thu load still, lug llouldlu lu the body and making tcril bio wounds. The moonshiner escaped lie foro Houldiu'x cotniudcs rami! to his mslt mite, llouldlu Is a. sou of Judgo Huuldlu of Virginia. Intense indignation prevails over the ulTr.fr. Uriel; llrlter II11111 Asphalt. The ricoinmindntlou of Captain Syinons tbat tlio gutters be paved In part with h ml bitek Ii-steud of giaulto has been apnioved by the Commissioners. Iln says lu Ids let ter that asphalt Ins a tendency to tot when covered with water foi any length or time, nnd that grnnlto blocks, which urn inm ost tl, uro so rough Hint the) prevent the frco pasVago ot wnlir. An Old l.anjer's Death.' HvM.tiit, Mi.., Mil) I.-William II. Me Crlllls, ouo of the most prominent citizens und nhlitit law.vtis of the city, died Inst night, In his TGth year. Ho was a mm of largo wealth, 11 prominent timber owner nnd a leader lu tho Democratic party, but lie revet cared to hold public ofllee. Will .Not Attend tin Opening. Hiiltsi-li, May I. The Ilelglitn Embas sador ut Falls will not attend the opening ot the Exposition. AT THE HOTELS. CiiAimslI ( UWf, I'lillailelplila. Is ut tin Nciirninille T. II. llooev of tho Lainont Opeiu L'oui..iny is reshlerul nt the Harris tloiiio. sivin. W. Sm nt, the noted evangcllit of Atlanta, (In., Is at thu .Meliopolllau. A. M.IIu'niiaiit, I'lileugu, and Nelson I' llnwks,.siiu I'liiiielsin, mo ut Welikei'H. Miss Iiulv, dniisliter of Secretary Truey, will arrive at tbo. Vino this evening from llicoklyu. John 11. 1.ricu nnd fionllr. .1. 1. Park ami Inldi. nnd Mrs. V. T. Muttthewsiind part), evv York, aiu ut the Aran. .loMllill Wiiiti' und 1). K. (innuiil, Man Chester, K , und lldw. Illuliie, L Lester, l'u , ntu nt the Ainerltan lloino. O. 8 II Hinv, Charleston, Va James J l'lterson, lIlliilliiKlon. W Au., mid II. 1.. Vunee, Atchison, Kuu., uro at tho Itaudull. P. Pitkin, Rochester, N. Y.:.IainesNii'ent, Lvansvllle, Intl. ; A. N. lleadlo, lliwegu, N. Y., and Jtrs. '. K. Hush, Cincinnati, iiruut tie Howard llou-io. (,ioi ii: lit vi.nnd .Tinnes Coodinnu, lileh inond;(i. Jtlnlster, New York; 11. G. Patter son, Denver, Col.; .1. I'. Harris, l'liitiult I plila. and V. II Cut Hie. Luulvllle,uio.it the bt. James. W. I.. Cowiim, riuveluiid;AlbertCi)rn-toek, New York; L. II. t'onUaml, I'lilludelphla. Churles 1). lain,;. 1'lltil. Alleli : A. M. Warner, llnclniintl, and 11. II. lleuttm, Loulsvlllo, urn tittbel.bbltt. AiiTiit'u Himiiii. Iloslon: T. Moultrie Vlordcciil, (hdi lesion, S. (.'.. Cluieuco Kuowles. Mhiiitu; W.l'. lloye, Mursh ill, Mo., und l'.T. llllbert und wile, Iltiffulo, me lit the .Mettopolltiiu Hun. NAriiiv 1'utsi., bt. taiiils: (Imilus 1), Iiiiir, Hint, Vlieh il'harliM . Moore. Ashe villi, N i'., It Viistrlakun', Mii-eow, Itussla, Tliomns II West, bt lauds, and W. M. Illeu und wife, New York, uru ut the Aillugton A. P. PiiieiiAiin, Tueoinn, Wushhintoii Tti rltoiy; vir. nud Vlis. J. P. Yuuiit, I'hlliidel phlu.ciorac 1. nrk, Atnslerdnin. N 1 . L. A licuon and wife, California, and W A Johnson. New Yolk, urout tho llanU lloii-o Hon. ID Nnv, Jackson, Atlanta Dr. Levi .Ins. New llusvii: Sllsi VI llllllnn. New t)i leunsiH. It. lliiiluuid, Chlctiuo, Mr. nud Mis t liiirles,! Mi hen, . Ilnvton. tllilo: 11 II l'.ll rt'llunil J. Neale . llliird's Plumb, Non v. oik, nru ut Wm .1. Mani HiDiiklvn; Th.ulileus Mrvil, ri-iirleston H. V . N. I.. Diupei, New Voik .l.M Corn. Ilnstoii; ,ew Hlhiis, t-lin luiuitl, Mrs Janus Mi buy and Mis. I loieui e o'Nell, l'lltsbtiu und O Hutehurd.l s, Consul Hi mlmaa, ureal thu HUncs llou-i A. It Mi tKrii.C'hhaitoillon Dau.ll Lueat, West MrulnlH, Mr unit Mrs. M J O'lionnelt, Jirsi y City O. K 1'lllard, Phllmtclplilii. Ml and Mis A U Ileum tt lilciigos F .1 Taney, llaiigor, Me , J I. Joyce, Oneida, N , and T. 1 tjttlnn, Itoiton. arc at Hie Nutloual. rilimST DAY'S SPORT. CLOSE Or THE SPRING MEETING AT IVY CITY. tbo Mirtlnga riiiauilat .Success Di splln tbo Mlscrnhln Weather Surdity llifrftntrd In thn Slrrptei tuisn Tu lit j "llio I'ntrlt". 'llio fprllig meeting of Hie National Jot key ( lull lias In en it lluauelal siicccsh, ill .lo Ihe misfortunes which have at tended It. 'Ihe Inclement neither of lust with bruuslil Hirrnvv and gloum to Hut lovcisof the spoil, nud It vtns feared thai it would It Impossible to cairy nut the pro gramme, but, happllv. those fears worn iiiiuudle, mid tu-tlnv the largest crowd nf II o muling Is lu ptlendinci Witnessing some rare spoil. The tnek is lu excellent tiiinliiliiii, ninsldcruig the treatment tn whlih It hits bcin stibje'led. Ihe society people turned nut In force to duj to see Hut sliepltehr.se for geiitlenit n Jucks, furnish Itigun iiihllllonailtii'tiitlvc to the ilanu llders to hind their mounts winners The Judges to iln nro (. I., tlgdeu, II. W. t Humous and O. ( (tn en. The timers, Waller limit 7 nnd S. N. Hall. I Irst rai e One mile llelle d'Or, 103; lit birr, 01; Conslgiue, 00 Sctot.d nice Tliree qu.ttters of 11 mlltt. Sotirlre. lo;i; Rustli, li.l: Hinninla, 101, Japhct, lici; Blanche, HI-.': Meade, 101), Sew castle, It'll Tblidraci' One half .1 mile. Constctli Hon, 11,1; Atchlttct, 11.-.; Main Hilly, 112; Fautiiin, 112; t rlian.i, 112; Major Tom, li:.;Ceiiturj, II.V Ftiuitli rate -One and nne-slxtceutli miles, l.o Logos, llf.i; lllggoncl, 107; Hoar, 107. Flflli rme-One mile Refund, KM; Main, 107: Troy, 112, Romp. 112. Mxlh rate Steeplechase Slimrlllr, 1(0; Kuthlicn. 11,0: Shjlotk, 100; Cracks man, 1UI: I.lkrutor, 100; Oiielph, 100: Klllaloe, ICO. Ili'lln d'llr Wins I lie I'lrsl. l.,IIU ,.,, .,,..( ,1, ,I..V...,, ', ,,, ll.tl.. iI'Mx u.1.1 tl... I!rt -,.... t.. tlw.. iu,siu, with Iceberg second, In 1:I0. ' Z. 1 INDIANS ON THE RAID. 'Iliey Silt t esslully ltun on 1 lilrty llvw 1'onles In Montana, Civri.it Srvrios, Mux,, Jltuy L Thuni tiny night llio fcloux liullausfrom Poplar lllver Agency liiviuled the Crow rcverva Hon and stolo Ihlrty-llvo Indian ponies, se cured a good start and trtnwrd tho Yellow stone lino two tulles north of this stutlon, eight or ten hours ahead of 11 baud of III teen CrtiWHthat urn now lu pursuit. Licit tenant Itarbtr, lu command of n company of cavalry fnini Fort Custer, and flvi In 011111 Fiouis i iiieo 1111 1110 11110,1.-1. into. q 1,0 cow bovs north of Iho Yellow stono aro man scouts is iiiso oil me inievcs' trait. aroused. Troops from Fort Magliinls will try tu Intercept tho robbers, aud tha chances uro good for 11 light within twenty foui hours. A DAD YOUNG MAN. A Sueiite 'lb lei sn ttt lies fl'to, mid Shoots nl tin I'oliteinaii. Nl vv Yoiik, May 4.- Shortly before noou to-day .i)oiing mail about 111 .vturs of ugo walktd Into thn Hunk of thu Me tropolis, In Union Square, nnd going tip to Mr. Joseph liner, a Fourteenth sin el piano manufacturer, Miatihcd 1-I20 from Ids hand and lied. Ill) was caught by Pollteineu Maun and Smith and brought back to the bank for Identlll cation. While there ho suddenly tlrow a revolver from his pocl.it nud tired two shots ul Ofllecr Smith, nono ot which took cftict. Ha wns luimrdlatcl) dis armed, liand-culTcd and taken to Pollen Hcadquarleis. riNANCIALAND COMMERCIAL. html, mid Mom) Mmltct. Nl.w iiiik, Mil) 1.-Money closed 2J per cent., tho only ride of the day. l!v cliniigeciosedstc.nl); posted rates, ISi'n ItOJ: actual rate", Is'Jtw Ii7) for sixty days and 4S0(ic,sn for demand. Governments closed Ktcuilv; currency lis, 121 bid; Is coupons, 120 bill; lis do., 101 bid. Pacific Rullio.id bonds closed as follows: Union firsts, 111 to till; do land griuls, 10:1 to 10(1; do. sinking funds, 117 bid; CVn trals 111 to IIP. The stock market was modcratelv active this morning. In the two hours from 10 o'clock tn thu close at noon 122, 100 share vviroeold. Prices were somevv liat Irrcgit lur. At llio opening values wero slightly higher, but they soon weakened cm some, slight selling tn realize. In tho half hour to 11 o'clock there was another rally, hut this wusnenrl) wholl) lo-ton the publication of the bank statement, which shownl 11 de crease In tho resources of J-hOOl,')?.'". Iho statement was looked upon as being very unfavorable nud caused considerable selling. Iho closing wns feverish and prices but. little changed from Frldu)'s. llio o Vorlc Stock Miirltet. Iho lollowingaro tho prices of tho New York and Chicago markets us reported by special wire to 0. T. Havenner Co., (Ill I stieet northwest: 0. I'J.rw O. I2.S0 Can. Foclflc. BO fiSJ Northwest Ciin. South.l KU Kl Omaha 107,,H7i! :iil, .nj Ceil. Puellle. IBIi ."13, do. pfd. ill D. I,. A W...i:feJii:wi, P.M.S S DcL.tIIud.,I!l7 137 Reading 27 F.rle ! 20 213 l(. A.W. PL, 27 u e Ml m; 7)1 Ml 221 Jersey ecu., no. t")i no. put... nj L. A N... ims oij.st. Paul m L. S lO-U )l.,K.,t.T., 121 Mo. Vac 721 10.1 I Tex. Piie... 22 121, Union Pac. 711 W. Union ., 411. Petroleum. I fdilflll '.' Kill Mi SI'. V. 4'., 1H1 N.Y.A.N.K..1 HU N. Y. Cen...,107J N. Pnc i tBI do. pfd.. (fit illi7Am. Cots'dj jrw Atcli .V Top 021 Cld II A Ql !l! Tho Chicago Minimi. Open. Close Open. Clo-ie. VVItrAT. I 1'llItK. Ma) M) I K3 May ...11 I7LII KJ June.... MJ MU Juno ...11 :2J 11 41 Jul) Tbt 77j 'July .... 11 70 II ,V. cons. 'I nun. ' May.... SM :X1J May ' 0 721. (I 721 Juno.... ills till iJiinc... (1725,(1721 July.... 351 tils' IJltiv .... (I SI II S.'l OATS. Muy June.... July.... 221 2.1 2.1 22il (.3 221 Wnslilngtoii block i;xiliauci. Mlsctllaneous llonds W. A (1, It. IL Co., 107; Masonic Hull .Wn, 107; Wash. Matktt Co., 110; Wash. Light Infantry, 1st, 102; Wash. Light Infantry, 2,1, Oil; Wiwh. Gaslight Co., l','l!, Wash. Gus Scrip. 12l(. National Hank Mocks Hank ot Wash., fllO; Hank of Republic, I'd; Metropolitan, 210; Centiul, 210; Second, ISti, Farinore' and SIcchauIes', ICO, Citizens', 120; Colum bia, 131. Railroad Stocks Washington A George town, 2..0, Metropolitan, UO.Columbla, 20,; Cap. A North O st , ;. Insurance Stocks Firemen's, 101; Frank Iln, 41; Metropolitan, 7.1. National I'nlon, 10; Arlington, 170, Con'oran, 00, c'olumbla, 14; German-American, IMt; Potomac, 80 1; Rlggs, b. (las nnd Fltitile Light Stocks Wash ington Gns, Hi, Georgetown Gas, 41; IT. S. Rhctrlc Light lV.. Telcpliouo Stocks Chesapeake A Poto mac, M. Miscellaneous Stocks Washington M ir Let Co., 17: Washington Brick Machine Co., 2.10: National Press Hrlck Co.. i Grout Falls ,Ico Co., ICO; Hull Rim Pana ratua Co., '.W; Real l'.stato Title Insurance Co., 117; National Safo Deposit Co., 2-W; American Gruphoplionu Co., jColumbU Title lusuranto Compuuy, 51. - . A Society Chens. Niw Yiuik, Mnv 4. - number or wriilthv men nnd women perfoiiucd In tut nmutciir elicits Inst evening at the country residence uf James M. nlerbur) , In et cheater Count) There was a largo attend anee of New 1 orl; socletj people to wltue tho novel affair, which patscd olf with great success. y