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VOL. V.
UPS AND DOWNS'.;
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The Chicago Grain Markets Not Re
markably Steady Yesterday.
INCREASE FOLLOWED BY A FALL.
.
All the Corrals Sympathizing Willi
Wheat and Corn.
FROYISIONS TOLERABLY STEADY.
The New York Stock Market Stronger
Than for Some Time Fast.
CHICAGO.
[Special Telegram to the Globe.l
Chicago, March The day opened with
a strong.firm feeling prevailing and bettor
prices were realized for grain, but before
the close a reaction occurred that carried
the markets below the opening figures.
Wheat led both movements,and the advance
was induced by largo offerings of wheat
Provisions did not show the strength man
ifested by cereals. Pork was weak, dull,
aud declined under liberal offers to sell.
The decline was all the more remarkable
from the fact that there was no great dis
appointment at the stocks, previously pub
lished estimates being almost the same as
this morning's official report. Lard w:
weak and dull and prices gradually fell
off.
There was a fair degree of activity in
wheat and prices generally ruled higher
though the advance was lost before the
close. The weather. was fine,
bat the European, and Eastern markets
were strong, with early sales a trifle bo
low the closing figures at 1 o'clock yester
day, but tin feeling was strong and demand >
brisk, selling up irregularly one cent from ,
the opening. The advance brought oat
free offerings, under which tho market ;
weakened and l}£c of the improvement
was lost, afterwards changed •■•me, and at
the close March was l^c lower than it
closed at 1 o'clock yesterday, April }..[g\,
lower, and May %c lower. Reports re- j
ceived from some of the chief wheat pro
ducing sections are favorable for a good i
harvest. Spring wheat was in fair demand <
and steady. Winter was in good inquiry, '
but the offerings wore light. '
The flour trade remains in statu quo.
Corn trading was fairly active and the
feeling a little unsettled. Foreign advices |
were of a more favorable tenor. New York 1
was firm aud receipts were a trifle smaller. |
A good speculative demand also existed '
early and the market opened a shade firm- '
er and advanced about }4,0, but this ad- !
vance brought out free speculative offer
ings, influenced somewhat by the weak
ness in provisions, and prices declined % ,
@?4C, fluctuated and finally closed about
';j -' '4c lower than yesterday. No. 2
high mixed in only m (derate demand and
receipts dated last week ranged at 57}£@
5Sc. Receipts dated this week sold at
57$£@58££c. Rejected in good request,
but prices dependent on location.
Oats were activo, and early in the day
strongly advancing to breaking back later,
and for the latter part, of the session some
what below the opening, still closing about
14c above yesterday for all futures. This
market was following close after other
markets, and was quick to change, up or
down, as was shown in corn or wheat. No.
2 was about 424 c for cash early to about
42c lator, but with none offered in store and
the daily arrivals soiling in the sample
market at better than could be had in store
for the same grade. After the board trad
ing less strength was shown, and at the
close of the day oats were where they had
euded yesterday.
There is no trading in rye except in the
cash article. No speculative business is
being done.
Barley shows little sign of life yet. Re
ceivers find it difficult to effect sales even
at shaded prices.
Tha offerings of hog prodoets were quite
liberal, and the demand was moderately
active. The stocks reported showed rather
more product on hand than generally an
ticipated, and the undertone to the market
was weak. Speculators were not inclined
to do much trading, and shippers were fa
vored with few orders, and these were gen
erally limited to figures below the views of
sellers. Prices ruled easier. For
eign advices showed a stronger feeling
in that quarter, and both lard and
bacon were quoted 6d higher. Eastern
markets were without material change.
The receipts of product were fair, and the
shipments quite liberal. The offerings of
pork were free and the demand moderate.
Prices ruled weak and declined 10@20s
and closed steady.
Lard was freely offered for future de
livery and sold off 7%@10c, closing dull.
In the afternoon all markets were weaker,
board quotations of wheat being shaded
34"c on call; corn and oats 1,4 c, while pork
and lard were offered 2)^@sc lower.
The stocks ofjprovisions in Chicago were
posted on 'change to-day and show
300,G71 barrels of pork, 104,034 tierces of
lard, 50,202,919 pounds ®f hams and shoul
ders, 48,057,893 pounds of side cuts, and
13,100,211 pounds of other meats.
vLive hogs are tolerably active; prices
were steady to-day for heavy grades, but a
trifle lower for light. Only 16,000 were
received.
The foreign movement of provisions
has been somewhat stimulated for
the moment by shipments to Germany, to
anticipate the date when the edict of pro
hibition of American meats will go into
effect, three weeks from now. Germany
takes but about 5 per cent, of the meats
exported, and is not sure but she will man
age to continue to receive about as much
a3 heretofore, through other channels. It
would be unfortunate if lard should be
prohibited, as Germany has taken abont 20
per cent, of the export of this article.
The disagreements between the railroads
and the board of trade will probably be
settled in a few days. An agent of one of
the leading lines was on the floor of the ex
change to-day soliciting business, and it is
understood that the line will hereafter fur
nish the board with statistics.
NEW YORK.
[.Special Telegram to the Globe.
New Yobk, March 2.We were treated
to rather a dull and uninteresting market
during the greater part of the day, with
prices on the downward grade in many
stocks. The declines were not serious,
however, but sufficient to check buying
and enable the bears to be a trifle jubilant.
The Northern - Pacifies during the after
noon, cut loose from their surroundings.
The preferred showed much strength, and
advanced to SB%. Delaware & Lacka
wanna as on yesterday led in activity,
though the changes in it were trifling.
About 2:30 orders to buy caused quite a
sharp rally along the whole line. North
western preferred had declared its 2 per
cent, quarterly dividend. The earnings of
the Denver & Rio Grande for fourth weok
of February increased $9,000. The mile
age, it must be rembered, is also greater.
The feeling at the last was quite buoyant.
Good stocks show indications of reaching
higher figures in the near future. Money
loaned at 5 per cent.
STAR ROUTES.
The Lonß-Drawti-Otit Inquiry Still in Pro
gress— Important Testimony Going: to
Confirm That offiteenUl -The Court and
Public Will Take a Root Till Tuesday.
Washington, March 2.—The government
called Chas. H. Hooper to the stand in the
star route trial this morning. Witness ens
bookkeeper for Daunell, Lawson & Co.,
bankers, Now York, and identified the war
rant drawn to the order of John M. Peek
deposited by T. W. Torray, Dorsey'.* book
keeper, to Dorsey's credit on Aug. 19,1850
Bliss pointed out that the warrant had
been drawn on Aug. 10, and bore Peck's
indorsement although the evidence showed,
he was then in New' Mexico.
Wilbur H. Smith and Carl McClellan. '
former employes on the Bismarck <£
Tongue river route gave testimony con-I
cerning the service on that route.
McClellan corroborated tho statement of j
the witness Pennell in many particulars, j
He said Jno. Dorsey told him they expected '
to get- the service increased perhaps in
three months to a tri-weekly, and in three i
months more to a diijj' service. He. ex !
pocted to lose money in the weekly service, ]
but after the expedition and increase, ex- j
pected to realize about $150,000. He said
his brother, Senator Dorsey, was chairman '
of the postoflice committee,' and through
his influence he expected to get the in
crease. He referred to Senator Dorsey
and the second assistant postmaster gen
eral. John Dorsey said it did not
make any difference whether or not
the carriers got through on time; they had
an understanding with the second assistant
postmaster general, and had organized a
ring in Washington, but did not say who
was in the ring. He gathered from the
conversation that they meant John W.
Dorsey, Senator Dorsey and others. Wil
son, in noting an exception to ono of Judge i
Wylio's rulings, offered to prove that the j
employes of the government had agreed I
to secure extra pay for witness, and was to j
receive a consideration therefor.
Isaac Cabell, who had been employed by !
Dorsey in establishing the Bismarck «fc ;
Tongue river route, corroborated tho tesli- J
mony of the preceding witness concerning ;
the conversation with John W. Dorsey.
Witness was subjected to a severe cross- j
examination, but his direct testimony was j
not shaken. Inspector Patrick Woodward I
was next called and stated how and whero !
the officials papers had been kept and idea j
tifiod the petition on the Canon City &, '
Fort McDemrott route that did not bear j
the file mark of the government. Post- ;
master Lounsbery of Bismarck, testified j
that since he left the stand John Dorsey I
told him that he was glad ho had not been '
examined relative to the pro
posed post office on the Little !
Missouri river. That was the only wrong I
that he had done in this whole business.
Witness explained that in December, 1878, j
Jno. Dorsey presented for his signature, a
petition for the establishment of that post- j
office. The petition he refused to sign be
cause there was no settlement there, nor a
necessity for ace at that point. Henkel \
offered to prove Lounsberry had told \
Miner in June 1878, of Reerdel's effort to
establish that postoflice, and that Miner j
told him, as soon as Vaile heard of it, '
that lie had set his foot down upon it !
as one of the "damned foolish j
schemes of Reerdel." The court refused I
to go into the subject. A. E. Boone was j
then recalled, and questioned in relation
to the handwriting of the papers. This
was a monstrous proceeding, and at a late
hour tho witness had reached "38, T" in a
myriad of papers. At this point, Bliss
said at the next session he expected to
complete this work, and with the introduc
tion of ninety-two volumes, showing the
revenues of routes, the government would
close the case, unless something unfore
seen should arise. Ingersoll gave notice
that he would require a day in which
to cross-examine Boone. The court
said it would adjourn the case until Tues
day next, so as to afford an opportunity on
Monday to execute preliminaries incident
upon beginning a new term. Meanwhile
it will be well for the defense to occupy
the intervening time in active preparation
for the presentation of their side of the
case.
Davidge and Ingersoll seemed to regard
the proposed allowance of time as insuffi
cient, but without finally passing upon the
question, the court intimated that further
time would not be allowed. Adjourned
until Tuesday.
The Five Cent Fare Bill Vetoed.
Albany, March 2.—The governor re.
turned to the assembly the bill reducing
the rate of fare on the New York elevated
railroads with a message giving his rea
sons therefor. In his message tho gov
ernor says the stocks and bonds are held
by a large number of citizens, and their
income depends largely upon the fares.
The reduction proposed is a large one,
and it is claimed will permit no dividends
to investors. It is manifestly important
that invested capital be protected, and its
usefulness in the development of enter
prises valuable to the people be recog
nized by conservative conduct on the part
of the state government. He is not satis
fied that reasons exist to reduce the fare on
elevated railroads, and says it is conceded
no examination has been made to that
end. '•'•"■;•";;
The Oyster War.
Fobtbess Monboe, March 2. Gov. Cam
eron and staff and the remainder of the
troops forming the oyster expedition, ar
rived here with five oyster vessel prizes j
and forty men prisoners. I
Bailu
ST. PAUL, SATURDAY MORNING, MARCH 3, 18*3.
WASHINGTON.
A MAN WHO THINKS .MORE OF A
HOUND PUR THAN A SENA
TOR SHIP.
The Provisions of the Tax nnd Tariff BUI as
Reported from the Committee—Senator
Kdmunds Selected as President Pro Tern.
The Congressional Record as a Falsifier
—Gossip from the Department.
1 Special Telegram to the Globe. 1
Washington, March 2.—Kenna, of West
Virginia, who was recently elected senator,
is quite a young man. but he has not al
lowed the honors heaped upon him to turn
his head. He has scarcely been heard to
offer a remark in the house since his elec
tion, though he attends closely and gives
close attention to business. He was com
menting in conversation wi'.h some friends
the other day on his good fortune in polit
ical life. He detailed the various steps by
which he had been promoted since the
close of the war, going to the state legis
lature, to the house, then to the senate.
"It has beeu a groat satisfaction to me, of
course," he said, "and I, of course, am
very grateful tb my friends for it, but I
tell you frankly, gentlemen, that none of
these have given mo so much genuine
pleasure as ths fact that my hound pup
took the premium at the dog show the
other night."
[ Western Associated Press. 1
Washington, March 2.The conference
committee on the tax and tariff bill reached
a complete agreement about 12:30 this
afternoon, and forthwith sent their report
to the government printing office in order
to be able to present it to both booses of
congress in printed form before adjourn
ment to-day. Tho report will recommend
the (option of the senate bill, with very
few changes of genera! importance,except
in tho metal schedule, in which the com
mittee recommend soma increase of
rates, especially in regard to steel.
The changed rates agreed upon under
this heading are as follows: Oa steel val
ued above 4 cents per pound, 45 per
centum ad valarem; on steel valued at not
less than 7 cants and not more thon 11
cents per pound a specific duty of -}£ cents
per pound; and on steel valued above 11
cents per pound a specific duty of 34
cents per pound. On steel rails the con
ference committee reccommended a duty
of $17 per ton; on iron ore 75 cents per
ton, instead of 60 cents, and on pig iron,
three-tenths of a cent per pound; the rata
proposed by tho tariff commission. The
committee makes no change from the
rates proposed by the senate bill for cot
ton ties, wire rods, or for any other
important articles which have
been subjects of controversy in tho metal
schedule. The conference recommends
only ono change in the sugar schedule, an
increase jto two and three-fourth cents per
pound on sugars graded above No. 13, and
not above No. 19, Dutch standard. The
senate fixed this duty at two and one-half
cents per pound. Some minor changes of
classification are made in the cotton schtd
ule, but none of rates. The only change
in the woolen schedule is to impose a duty
of forty-five cents per pound and and 40
per cent, ad valorem upon women's cloaks.
In the glass and jjearthcnwarej schedule
the committee propoie a specific duty of
one cent per pound on glass, bottles, and
transfer printed and painted crockery to
the china clause, thereby increasing the
duty from 50 per cent, ad valorem to 60
per cent.
Tho conference committee recommend
that the provisions of the bill reducing in
ternal revenue taxes on snuff, tobacco and
cigars -hall go into effect May 1 instead of
July 1, as provided in the senate bill.
The prevalent sentiment in the houso
this afternoon, as gathered from conversa
tion with members as to the results of
the tariff conference, is that the bill which
the conference recommended will pass.
The Ohio men and all interested in wool
raising are dissatisfied because the rates
were not raised on raw wool. The repre
sentatives of tho sugar producing and
sugar refining interests arc generally sat
isfied ■■villi the results of the conference.
Tho Pennsylvania men are fairly content,
and prominent Democrats say it will pass.
Of course, (hough, they will generally op
pose it.
THE TELI-EB^nililj CONTEST.
The nomination of Robert Morris to
day as postmaster for Denver, Col., ends
a long and strenuous contest .between the
Hill and Teller factions in favor of the
former's candidate. It is stated at the de
partment that the decision was based upon
the ground that as Denver is Senator Hill's
, home, he is entitled to the appointment.
NOMINATIONS.
Russell Everett, pension agent, Pitts
burg; John Bissell, register of land office,
Kerwin. Kansas; S. Hollister Bodge, regis
ter of land office, Concordia, Kansas; P.
Felix Herwig, United States assistant
treasurer, New Orleans; Geo. Drury, col
lector of internal revenue for the district
of Louisiana; Edward O'Graves, of New
York, chief examiner court service com
mission vice Silas W. Burt, declined; Levi
Morrill, of Indiana, surveyor of customs
of Michigan City, Ind.; Jas. B. Edmonds,
lowa, commissioner of the District of
Columbia; Paul Strobuck, Alabama,
United States marshal southern and mid
dle district of Alabama; E. H. Eggleston,
Ohio, United States attorney for northern
district of Ohio.
Postmasters: A. M. Tucker, Elkhart,
Ind.; Edgar White, Port Huron, Mich.; A.
R. Grew, Logan, la.; Losian F. Hilton,
Blair, Neb.; Robt. Morris, Denver, Col.
J. B. Mains, appointed acting assistant
surgeon marine hospital service, Browns
ville, Tex.
CONVIBMATIONS.
John N. Irwin, Keokuk, la.,
la., governor of Idaho; Martin P.Kennard,
assistant treasurer United States, Boston;
Marcelin R. Ledet, La., United States
consul at Tucson. Registers of land—B.
M. Thomas, Tucson, A. T.; Jos. Jorgens,
Walla Walla, W. T. United States attor
—Elihu Root.southern district of New
Yokr; W. H. De'Witt, territory of ,Montana;
Edmund Waddell, eastern district of
Virginia; F. Coffin, district of Nevada;
A. C. Tate, United States marshal,
eastern district New York; Robt.
J. Fisher, Chicago, examiner in chief of
patent office; surveyor customs, J. N. Ben
edict, district of New York; C. K. Graham,
naval officer, New York; Andrew J. Perry,
appraiser of merchandise, New York;
Merritt Wickham, assistant appraiser of
merchandise, New York. Indian agents—
Geo. S. Davenport, Sac and Fox agency.
la.; Pedro Sanchez, Pueblo, N. M.; Thos.
M. Kirkpatrick, collector of internal rev
enue, 'Eleventh|district of Indiana. Post
masters John M. Bedford, Buffalo,
N. V.; Peter W. Hornback, St. Ignace,
Mich.; Geo. Reed, Peru, Ind.; E. R. West
fall, Bushnell, 111.; Jno. Wood, Joliet, 111.;
G. S. Sonthworth, Woodstock, 111.; Daniel
G. Gale, Washington, Mo.; H. T. Street,
Sonera, Cal.; J. H. Jones, Colusa, Col.; W.
H. Mosley, Liberty, Va.; R. Morris, Den
ver, Col.; W. B. Merchant, New Orleans;
A. B. Croasman, Salem, Oregon.: Lee Clow,
Prescott, Ark.
THE CONGRESSIONAL. BECOBD ABBAIGNED.
The Evening Star says: Does the Con
gressional Record record? If not, what is
the use of printing it under the pretense
that it is the official transcript of the pro
ceedings of congress? There is not a
word in io-day's issue of that publication
to show that there occurred in the houso
of representatives last night that which no
one can fail to pronounce disgraceful in
the extreme. Such was ths unpleasant
truth, yet to read the official pro
ceedings printed in the Record one would
suppose that all the members had behaved
with the utmost dignity and decorum. Its
reports ef the senate proceedings are no
better. A few days ago two members of
that body exchanged opinions the reverse
of • complimentary, but their remarks,
although uttered in a loud and threatening
tone, failed apparently to reach the ears of
the official reporters, as their report gave
not the slightest sign of what occurred. If
it were not for the daily papers, the conn
try would get but an imperfect, and indeed ,
a false- idea vi what actually occurs in con-!
gress. ;•;'■. I
The Republican members of the senate
held a caucus this morning and selected
Mr. Edmunds as candidate for president
pro tern, to succeed Davis. No opposi
tion.
PBOSrECTS THOUGHT TO BE FAVOBAB-E.
There is great diversity of opinion as to
the probable fate of the tax and tariff con
ference report in tho house of representa
tives, to which body it will be submitted
to-morrow morning. Bat the prevalent
expectation among well informed observ
ers is in favor of its adoption. A promi
nent Democratic member from New York
said to-night that many of his party asso
ciates will vote for tho ill regardless of
objections to )no of its provisions, by
reason of their belief that it would be
unwise to defeat a measure the enactment
of which, as they understand it,will reduce
taxation by an amount approximating to
$70,000,000 per annum. It is also said that
the Pennsylvania Democratic representa
tives, led by ex-Speaker Randall, will favor
tiio bill. On the other hand it is said that
five New York Republicans will join a fac
tion of the Pennsylvania delegation in op
posing the bill. A conference
held at a late hoar to-night
in the speaker's room develops
a strong opposition to the conference com
mittee's action concerning duties on wool
and hoop iron, and emphasized the fact
that neither Sherman nor MoKiuley signed
the report. Indiana also brings some re
inforcement to this opposition, but on the
whole, as above intimated, the balance of
probabilities appear to incline towards the
ultimate agreement by tha house with to
nights' action of the senate.
POLKS PECULATIONS.
He is Asked, a Series of Questions as to
How Ho Got Away With. Tennessee's
Cash and Makes Reply— Hopes to
Make Full Restitution—A Cheeky Docu
ment .
NaBhvtl_k, Term., March 2.—The legis
lative eub-committco investigating the
conditio.! of the treasury on Monday pro
-1 posed to wx-Treasurer Polk fourteen inter
rogatories, to be answered under oath.
The first was an inquiry as to the disposi
tion of |50,000 in United States bonds.
The seventh interrogatory was as to the
1 amount of Tennessee bank notes and
bonds with which Polk's attorneys propos
ed to make good his liability to the state,
belonged to him or what proportion tak
en by him as collateralo for
money loaned. The fourteenth interroga
tory was as to how he obtained credits
with the banks by which his treasury ac
counts were made to appear correct. The
others relate to tho disposition of the ac
cumulated funds in the treasury immedi
ately prior to his vacancy of the office; if
he. at any time dealt in Bank of Tennessee
notes, and what became of them; whether
he speculated in Memphis & Charleston
stock, and who were engaged with him
in such speculations: also his
relations with Victor Newcomb, of New
York, and the nature of his transactions
with him, etc. Polk in reply does not an
swer the first and fourteenth interroga
tories as to the disposition of the United
States bonds, and tho manner of obtaining
credit with the banks, being advised not
to answer by his counsel, as the questions
involve matters now in litigation
in the criminal and chancery
courts. In answer to question sev
enth, he says: ''In the proposition
made to the state through my attorneys
by some relatives and friends, I understand
they expected out of the assets attached by
the state, and my securities to realize the
last payment of $75,000 in the new issue
of the Bank of Tennessee contemplated in
said proposition. With that exception I
had no interest whatever in the bonds or
new issue therein,o_ered to furnish none of
it, nor was any of it furnished or to be
furnished by any one out of an assets or
means of mine held by them to my
knowledge, and no part of said money or
bonds was] ever taken or held by me or
collected for me and loaned to any one
else." He says that he had 4,500 when
he left Nashville; that his kinsman, Van
polk, had no money belonging to him
when he went to Mexico, has no property
or money or securities held by others in
trust for him; that he did deal in the
new issue of the Bank of Tennessee
notes and probably had at that time $30,
-000 of them; had invested $45,000 in a
mine in Mexico which is to be paid to
him out of the first receipts of the enter
prise; did deal in Memphis & Charleston
stock in 1881 and 1882, and made consid
erable money, but had no partners in the
speculation, did not remember
having gone into any stock
speculations with Mr. Victor Newcomb;
may have invested in some stock upon his
advice and he may have given directions.
Does not remember to have had any pri
vate transactions with him. Polk further
claims that injustice has been done him in
the committee's publication of the experts
reports, and says there was sot an investi
gation of his office from the time he took
charge down to 1881; that
these were (not strictly cor
rect aad true; as to those made after
that date as the suits referred to above in
volve them, he shall not speak. At the
conclusion he says: "Whatever of wrong
has been done in the management of my
office, I am the responsible one therefor,
and I cherish the hope that sooner or later
if I have wronged the state I may be able
to repay it all."
Wigwam
Roller Skating Rink.
(Blnbe.
THE CRIME RECORD.
A LARGE GRIST OF MISDEEDS IN VA
RIO PARTS OF THE LINO.
'The Suicidal Mania Apparently at Its
Height— Shooting Affrays—Murder
ers Convicted—The Light-Fingered Gen
try—The Murder of Elliott, the Pugilist.
SUICIDE NEAU FABGO. '
I Special Telegram to the Globe.l
Ffcoo, D. T., March 2.—A farmer
named Peter Dahlstrom, residing thirteen
miles south of this city, committed sui
cide by hanging last night. Yesterday he
came to town with a load of wheat, and
imbibed prettyjfreely. Returning home he
beat his wife in a shameful manner, and
to escape further castigation she pretended
death. He went outside and hung himself
to a tree, where he remained till the hired
man came home and cut him down. He
leaves a wife and three children. His wife
is suffering severely from the beating she
received, and may not recover.
THE MUBDEB OF ELLIOTT.
Chicago, March —There is little to
add to the account sent last night of the
» shooting match between Dunn and Elliott,
[ in which the latter was killed and tho for
i mer wounded twice, lt remains an open
] question which fired the first shot. Plaist
jed and others say Dunn fired first, and
\ that Elliott had no pistol. His belief is j
' Dunn had two revolvers and that in the
struggle Elliott got hold of one of them. '
Dunn and friends insist that Elliott fired I
the two shots which hit Dunn before the j
latter fired. Dunn remains under arrest, I
suffering considerably from his wounds. I
The inquest over Elliott's remains will be \
held to-morrow.
WASHINGTON KILLED BY HONESTY.
St. Louis, March 2. —Albert Honesty
shot and instantly killed George Washing
ton between Berliner station and
a French village, six miles out
on tho Louisville & Nashville
railroad this afternoon. Both were colored
farmsrs. Jealousy vis the cause of the
tragedy. After the killing Honesty sur
rendered to Sheriff Belleville. He claims
he acted in self defense.
A LOBBYIST CONVICTED.
Columbus, 0., March The jury in
the case of J. D. Watson, the lobbyist
charged with attempt to bribe Representa
tive Black, of Cleveland, last winter, this
morning returned a verdict of guilty. The
penalty is from three to ten years in the
penitentiary. Sentence was reserved.
SHOT IN A QUABBEL.
Si_ingfield, Mo., March 2.Last night
John P. Conroy, a stone cutter, was shot
dead in a bar-room by Jack Griffin, a
gembler, with whom he had just had some
harsh words. Griffin made good his
escape.
GUILTY OF MUBDEB.
Pabkebsbubg, W. Va., March 2.—Joseph
Paulon, on trial for killing Louis Marquis,
was found guilty of murder in the first de
gree. SUICIDE.
suicide.
Shelbyville, 111., March 2. —Willis
Wright, aged twenty shot himself in
front of his brother's saloon Inst night,and
died this morning. Financial trouble was
the cause.
A sneak thief.
Philadelphia, March 2.—While Jno. S.
Brown, treasurer of the Guarantee Trust
and Safe Deposit company, was in the
office of the president of that corporation,
a sneak thief entered the private apart
ment of the treasurer's office and stole
$70,000 of consolidated 5 per cent, bonds
of the People's Passage Railway company.
The treasurer had just taken the bonds
from a tin box, cut off the March coupons
and laid the bundle on the top of the box, ;
while he stepped into the president's room. i
When he returned-tho bonds were gone,
and the directors of the company, who
were sitting in the president's room, in
formed him they saw a strange man pass
out from behind the railing.
A EOBBEB JAILED.
Newcomebstown,' 0., March 2.Dan
iel Zutavern, under arrest as one of the
robbers who stole $1,100 in specie from
Samuel Bixler, near Boliver, in this county,
waived examination before Justice Sis
terhern at Navarre last evening and was
bound over to the common pleas court for'
§2,600, in default of which he was jailed.
HIS OWN EXECUTIONEB.
San Fbancisco, March Sing Sam,
the Chinese murderer, who was to have
been executed to-day, hanged himself in
his cell this morning during the temporary
absence of the guard.
A VIBGINIA MUBDEB DODGE.
Richmond, Va., March —Barbara Mil
ler confesses that Charles Lee killed her
husband and placed the body on ths track
to make it appear that the man was killed
by a passing train. All colored, and the
widow and Lee in jail.
A FATAL SHOT.
Habtfobd, Conn., March 2.—Walter J.
Hosford, a young man of Thompson
asked Belle Young to marry him. She re
fused, when he then attempted to shoot
her and killed himself.
STAY of EXECUTION.
Utica, N. V., March 2.—A stay of execu
tion was granted in the case of Wm.
Henry Ostrander, the West Camden mur
derer, who was sentenced to be hanged
April 5.
THE bogus LOBD.
Bbockvillk, Ontario, March Henry
Allen, "Lord Cantire," who eloped with an
Ottawa Valley heiress, and brought before
a magistrate on the charge of obtaining
money under false pretenses, was dis
charged.
CBAZED BY FICTION.
New London, March —Lane S. Denni
son, fourteen years of age, killed himself.
The result of dime novel reading.
found guilty. . ,
Canton, 0., March 2.—McMillan has
been found guilty of murder in the first
degree. He shot his wife in the head and
wounded himself slightly.
A MAINE MUBDEB MATTEB.
Bangob, Me., March 2.—The Chad
bourns, father and two sons, Walter and
Wallace, have been in jail a long time,
sentenced to imprisonment for life for the
murder of Alvin T. Watson at Parkinan,
June, 1881. Watson, who was claimed to
be intimate with Walter Chadboum's wife,
was murdered in the night, receiving fifty
two cuts, twenty of them to the hilt and
one fatal. '. Samuel Chadbourn's deaf-mute
son confessed the crime and the bloody
Knife was found in his pocket. Bloody
clothes and a knife belonging to Wallace
Chadbowne was also found and blood on the
old man's hair and whiskers. The mute
was not believed to have committed the
crime alone and he was sent to an asylum
to be educated so that he could tell who
did it, but failing to develop any intelli
gence ho now goes to the insane asylum.
FOUND GUILTY.
Montreal, March 2.—Chabot has been
found guilty of the murder of Ayotte at
Arthabaskaville.
LIQUOB DEALER IN TBOUBLE.
Rutland, Vt., March 2.—John O'Neil, a
liquor dealer of Whitehall, N. V., whose
case under the civil rights bill was adverse
ly decided in the United States district
court yesterday, was to-day found cruilty
of 457 offenses and fined $9,000, with $500
costs anb a month imprisonment—alter
native sentence to be eighty years im
prisonment. O'Neil furnished $10,000 bail
and appealed.
SHOT WHILE ELOPING.
Little Rock, March 2. — Union
county, yesterday, W. Wilson approached
Marshall Parnell's residence, to elope with
his daughter. He was discovered by Par
nell and his sons, and was shot dead. The
parties were arrested.
ANOTHEB SUICIDE.
Sam. L. Wright, of Edgecombe county,
N. C, killed himself to-night in the Tre
mont house.
6TEIKE AND BIOT NEAR ST. LOUIS.
St. Louis, March —Part of a gang
of laborers engaged in loading iron ore on
barges at an ore damp at Sulphur Springs,
twenty-five miles below this city, made a
demand yesterday for increase of wages
and announced that they would not work
until their demand was acceded to, nor al
low anybody else to work
at the old rates. To-day
another gang of men was organized
and went to work, whereupon some half a
dozen ringleaders among the strikers made
an assault upon them with clubs, knives
and pistols, and drove them from the
barges. In the melee several mon we're
badly beaten, but nobody was seriously
hurt. Warrants were sworn out by M. J.
Farley, boss of the gang, for the arrest of
the ringleaders, and a constable is hero to
night looking for them. The
sheriff of ihe county wiill be at
the dump to-morrow, prepared
to preserve peace, and indications now are
that the assailants of to-day will be ar
rested, and the work of loading the barges
will proceed without further trouble. The
barges being loaded belong to Gray's iron
line of Pittsburg. The dump is at a point
on the Iron Mountain road, where ore is
brought from Pilot Knob and Iron Moun
tain, and transhipped on barges for
points on tho Ohio river and elsewhere.
BUSINESS TROUBLES.
Heavy Failures Kecorded—A Large In
crease io Murder During the ■Week-
Heavy Liabilities and Modearte Assets.□
Cleveland, March 2. —F. A. Bales, pres
ident and owner of two-thirds ®f tho stock
of the Cleveland Furnace company, has
returned from Steubenville and denies the
report of the failure. He says six weeks
ago the creditors gave six, nine and twelve
months' extension, since which time the
situation has been unchanged. The lease
of the Steubenville works is not given up,
but the fires have been banked for three
weeks waiting the outcome of the present
condition of trade. He says that if the
market does not improve soon, however,
he will wind up tho company's affairs. If
it improves the works will be put in oper
ation in forty-eight hours.
Chicago, March 2.Jason D. Stone, coal
dealer, to-day confessed judgment in the
supreme court on two notes for $4,645 and
$5,636, respectively, in favor of Josiah L.
Hathaway. Assests and liabilities not yet
known.
Shenandoah, Pa., March —The failure
of C. Holdeman, jewelry, is announced.
Liabilities heavy.
New Yobk, March —Humphrey & Co.,
dealers in hides and leather, have assigned.
No preference. The firm refuse to make
any statement.
The real liabilities of the firm are said
to be between $60,000 and $70,000. It is
believed that the assets will cover the
amount. The firm did a business of over
$1,000,000. Their credit was excellent.
The failure is largely attributed to difficul
ty to negotiate the paper of leather dealers,
i since the failure of Armstrong, some weeks
ago. The house was founded in Albany
I ovor seventy-fivo years ago by a friend of
I Humphrey. J. S. Colgate is a special part
j ncr with $100,000 invested. About $40,000
| of the liabilities consist of notes of the
i firm held by banks in this city and
Boston.
New Yobk, March 2. —The assignment of
Wiley, Wicks & Wing shows preferences of
$97,000. Edward A. Condit, of Orange,
N. J., has been arrested on the charge of
swindling stock brokers. His method was
to order stock, giving worthless checks to
cover margin. If speculation was fortu
nate he collected the profits and took up
the checks. If unsuccessful the broker
lost.
Montreal, March 2. — Marie and
Thib&ult failed; liabilities, $60,000; will
probably pay thirty cents on a dollar.
Dexter, Mo., March 2.—The directors of
the Dexter woolen mills decided to entirely
suspend operations. The corporation
owns three large mills here and employs,
when in full operation about 350 hands.
The principal reason is the high price of
wool.
New Yobk, March 2.—Business failures
the past seven days as reported to R. G.
Dun & Co., number 272, an increase of
forty-two, as compared with last week,
distributed as follows: New England
states, twenty-two; Middle, thirty-six;
Southern, sixty-five; Western, ninety; Pa
cific states and territories, thirteen; Canada
and the British provinces, thitty-six; New
York city, ten.
Butler's Nominees.
Boston, March —The executive coun
cil confirmed the appointment of An
drew J. Hall, as prison commissioner, in
place of Dr.[Chadbourne, deceased. Final
action was deferred on the nomination of
N. A. Plympton, insurance commissioner.
Governor Butler is said to be somewhat
surprised at the opposition of the council
lors to Plympton developed since his visit
to Washington. Two argumants are raised
against him: First— has not the nec
essary business qualifications; second, he
ought to be rejected on account of . his con-
I nection with the management of the
Democratic party. On the other
hand, Plympton is said to be strongly
indorsed by the leading insurance com
panies and a number of influential Repub
lican ; politicians. The nomination has
provoked a struggle in the council,'and it
is understood the : session : was • lively, and
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j the governor left the chamber in a "state
of mind," as a Republican politician "put
it. One Republican said, "if Plympton
confines his political activities to the
simple act of voting he can bo confirmed,
but we do not intend to have the insurance
commissioner converted into a political
machine in this state. The experience of
New York is enough. -
Considering Governor Tattison's Message
Habbisbubg, Pa., March 2.—ln the sen
ate, considering Governor Pattison's mes
sage, Senator Gordon moved a committee
be appointed to investigate the alleged
suppresion of testimony in the Str.ndard
Oil tax suit, by E. G. Patterson. Senator
Emory denied that Patterson refused to
furnish testimony, and declared that he
paid Patterson $6,000 to collect evidence
from the Atlantic to the Pacific against
the Standard Oil company, but when the
case was tried, the greater portion of the
testimony was ruled out by the Dauphin
county clerk, and instead of the state re
covering millions, it recovered a few pal
try thousands. The messsage was then
referred to the judiciary general commit
tee.
Funds For Flood Sufferers.
Cincinnati, 0., March 2. —Murat Hal
stead received a dispatch from James Gor
don Bennett that $1,000 additional had been
sent to each of the following places: New
Richmond, Newport, Kentucky, Lawrence
burg, Aurora, New Albany and Shawnee
town, Illinois. The same sum was held
until a man was found to receive it for
Dayton, Kentucky.
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>> hmesale and Betail Dealer m
Hols Shipper to the Northwest of
Philadelphia and Reading
Anthracite Coal,
And Dealer in all Grades
BITUMINOUS GOAL
Support the only competition to the DEL
RING by sending mo your orders and getting
FULL WEIGHT, CLEAN COAL and PROMPT
DELIVERY.
OFFICE REMOVED—32B Jackson street, un
der Dawson's bank.
Retail Yard—Cor. Fourth and Brail**' 17.
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AMUSEMENTS.
"opera house. ~=
5 NIGHTS— MATINEES.
GRAND OPERA CO.
To-NightThe Famous Love Lyric,
PAUL AND VIRGINIA*
Emma Abbott, Castle, Stoddard and Annandale.
Saturday Matinee—Donizetti's Masterpiece,
Lucia, Bride of Lammermcor.
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Sat. Evening—Emma Abbott's ''Last Roso of
Summer,"
MARTHA.
[a Abbott, Castle, Stoddard and Annandrds.
tuday Matinee— Donizetti's Masterpiece,
;ia, Bride of Lam_aer_acor.
Hvening—Emma Abbott's '\L;: B of
Summer,"
MARTHA.
Monday Gounod's Immortal Opera,
ROMEO AND JULIET.
Emma Abbott and Wm. Castle and Entire Co.
Tuesday—Tho Brilliant Comic Opera,
FRA DIAVOLO.
' Wed. Mat. Grand Operatic Matinee.
Wed. Ev.'g, Emma Abbott's Benefit, Doable Bill
LA SONNAMBULA
And the Great Miserere Seena,
IL TROVATORE. -
Desirable seats to ail parts of the house now
ready at box office. 61*
TURNER HALL.
Grand Concerts Given by the
EMMA ABBOTT
OPERA ORCHESTRA,
j Snnflay Afternoon ana Eyening, larch 4
SOLOISTS:
Mr. Alfred Schellschmidt, Mr. Louis Stelzner,
I riolin; Mr. Arthur Holdt, violincello; Mr. Lords
j Brand, trombone; Mr. J. H. Rosewald, con
ductor.
Admission 25 cents. Concerts begin promptly
at 3 and 8 p. m. 02-68
WOOD'S OPERA BOUSE.
Seventh Street near Jackson.
COL. J. H.WOOD Manager
PD'S OPERA HOUSE.
leventh Street near Jackson.
.WOOD Manager
' 26t_ anOuring tie feet
Matinees, Wednesday and Saturday at 2 p. m.
First production in St. Panl of the
LITTLE REBEL,
In which will be introduced Sp3Ctaltie3 by Olio
Second and last week of the Character Actor,
Author and Comedian,
MR. W. J. THOMPSON,
Supported by MISS EFFIE JOHNS, in the great
Drama, >
FOR A LIFE, OR THE ORPHAN'S TRUST,
Introducing the Lion Dog "Hero." -
March sth, UNCLE_TOM'S_CABIN.
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"STP-NAV.C?.- LEVEE.
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