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VOL. VI.
THEY WON'T STICK,
Prices on the Chicago Board Again on
the Down Grade.
A LOSS IN BOTH WHEAT AND CORN
Favorable Crop Reports and Lower
European Markets the Cause.
PROVISIONS SOMEWHAT STRONGER
The Bears Maintain Their Hold on the
New York Stock Market.
CHICAGO*
[Special Telegram to the Globe. J
Chicago, Aug. 9. — On 'change to-day
there was considerable trading in the lead
ing cereals, mainly, however, on specula
tive account, and prices were unsettled
and irregular, closing weak at the inside
figures. Wheat was },£ to % c lower, corn
l}4o lower, oats }^c lower, rye lc higher.
Hog products were steadier. Mess pork
sto 10c better, but lard closed a shade
iower than twenty-four hours ago. Ves
sels were engaged to carry IG.OOO bushels
of wheat, 302.000 bushels of corn, and 40,
--000 bushels of rye. Flour was more ac
tive, and there wa3 more looking about for
shipping and export stock, and at the low
prices now quoted it is thought we will
have an increased movement. The home
trade were buying sparingly of the
winters and better springs, while few were
offered, while thb sales show a heavier
movement to outside. Rye flour was dull.
Bran and all millstuffs were going out
fairly.
For winter wheat the demand was again
very good, and a strong feeling was de
veloped with prices showing a further ad
vance of J.^@lc per bushel. Receipts were
only moderate and all offerings were
taken up quite readily at current quota
tions, chiefly for shipment.
In the wheat put there was a moderate
business in No. 2, and prioes were consid
erably unsettled, fluctuating about J-gc dur
ing the session, and at the close August
was about }£c lower than yesterday,
September about %o lower, and October
}£c lower. The opening sales were at
about yesterday's closing prices,
sold up a trifle, then be
came weak owing to drooping markets
at the east and in Enrope with better
weather in England and broke off %c
But the demand continued free, aad when
it was reported they were having bad har-
vest weather in France became strong and
advanced nearly %c, but near the close
the market became slumpy under very
heavy offerings and fell off sharply, clos
ing weak. The increase of a million bushels
in the visible supply gave the bears confi
dence. However, good parties are buying
at the decline. September closed in the
evening on the curb at $1.03^.
In the corn pit No. 2 was rather unset
tled but generally lower, and at the close
cash No. 2 was about 23^0 lower than it
closed yesterday, August I%c lower, Sep
tember IJ^jC lower, and October lc lower.
Early sales were at nearly the closing
figures of yesterday, but quickly weak
ened, owing to sympathy with the
weaker feeling in wheat, lower New York,
and free sellers. The reported increase in
the visible supply helped the depression.
Under these influences the market soon
fell off lc on August, %c on September
and %c on October, recovered some, but
just at the close became very slumpy, Au
gust declining }4c from the highest point,
September ljgc and October lc, all closing
weak. Car lots of No. 2 were in good de
mand from shippers and closed •at 525.
Engagements were 300,000 bushels and the
rate was }^c higher. The receipts were
heavy but a little smaller than yesterday.
The weather was more favorable for the
growing crops. Lester was a limited buy
er, but the crowd was disposed to pound it.
September closed on the curb at 50}^c..
Oats were more quiet and after a firm
opening was breaking off quite heavily
with the weakness in corn aad
the free selling orders in
oats on promise of a big yield, bringing
about a depressed tone and a lower range .
No. 2 cash was fair sale for new at 27V£c
and old at 28}£c, but very few cars were on
Bale, and the call in the sample market was
sufficiently good to take all that were offer
ed, and at better prices on track or free on
board than could be had in store.
Rye was act ive and higher. Cash shows
on the whole range about lc adyanoe, and
futures ranged l@l%c higher. Shorts
bought freely of cash and August, and
there was some speculative demand for
September and October deliveries. Ship
ping demand reported somewhat less,
still vessel men report considerable inquiry
for freight room. Cash No. 2 sold at 61c
for round lots.
Barley was dull. Speculative
trading is neglected. Operators are
holding off to see what will be done
about changing the rules of inspection.
The cash market rules dull. It is too
early yet for brewers and maltsters to take
hold. A few oars of barley are coming in,
and are offered by sample. They sell
slowly.
There was a fair business reported in
the market for hog products to-day, but
the feeling was somewhat unsettled and
prices fluctuated quite frequently, yet
within a short range. The reoeipts of
hogs were comparatively light, and prioes
ruled higher, which exerted some influence
on the course of the market in a general
way. The receipts of products were small,
while the shipments were liberal, especially
of meats. Foreign advices showed a
stronger feeling in lard, and accompanied
with an advance of 3d. Bacon on the
other hand was dull and 6d lower.
Eastern markets were steadier without
material cange in prices. The shipping
inquiry was only fair and buyers were
rather slow to meet the views of sellers.
At the opening the market was firmer and
prices were slightly advanced on all the
leading descriptions. Later the market
weakened and prices gradually receded to
the inside range, but near the close ruled
steadier again and closed at about the
medium figures of the day.
There was a good business reported in
the market for mess pork, but almost ex
clusively on speculative account. The
offerings were quite liberal and demand
quite active, but chiefly in the near fu
tures. Prices were stronger and s@loc
higher at the opening, but soon declined
10@12i£c. Later the market rallied again,
but broke down to inside figures about the
middle of the session. Toward the close the
market was steadier and closed at about
the medium figures of the day and s@7)£c
higher than the closing figures of yester
day. Shipping demand fair for small lots.
Cash rather quiet.
A moderate demand prevailed for lard
and the offerings were fair. Early in the
day the market was stronger and prices
s@73^c higher per 100 pounds, but this
improvement was lost about the middle
of the session. During the latter part of
the session the market ruled quiet with
little change to r«ote in prioes. Shipping
inquiry rather li^ht. Cash in moderate
demand in a qniot way. The packing com
pany was bullish all day on provisions,
while Armour, Fai rbank and Fowler were
taking a rest.
NEW YORK.
I Special Telegram to the Globe . ]
New Yobk, Aug. 9.— The bears, not satis
fied with their successes yesterday, vigor
ously hammered the market again to-day.
The effect of their attention was most
apparent in Erie and Northern Pacific
preferred. Oregon Transcontinental was
largely dealt in between 71 and 72>£. Den
ver was the leader in activity, and at one
time touched 36^. It is reported as having
earned a trifle over its fixed charges for
the six months ending last June. Boston
was a free seller of Union Pacific. Its
earnings for June decreased $187,000. St.
Paul holds very steady. For the six
months up to Aug. Ist the improvement in
earnings amounts to $1,917,000. Atchison
for the month of July shows a gain of
about $50,000. There was considerable
bearish talk on the Northern Pacific,though
they recovered at the last from the low
figures of the morning. The trading in
the preferred uras quite a feature.
Prioes improved in the final dealings,
and the market had quite a firm appear
ance when the exchange closed. There
were evidences that some of the leading
bears were covering their short pales. Day,
Field & Colburn said : "The market has
been very feverish all day. Oregon fluctu
ated within narrow limits, and the Northern
Pacincs were supported at every sign of
weakness. Some of the leading bears were
quiet coverers of their stocks during the
morning. Reports of further dry goods
failures in New York were circulated, but
were untrue, and we cannot learn of any
that are in danger. After careful inqsiry
among the dry goods and wool trade, we
find the feeling hopeful, and all houses
considered in a sound condition. Gen.
Palmer has resigned from the Denver, and
it is said Cassall will be elected
in his place. A meeting of
the directors was held this afternoon, and
adjourned without electing a president.
Four thousand shareß of Oregon broken
out yesterday were sent to the Gould
brokers. Dreval, Morgan <fc Co. and Vil
lard were heavy buyers and as cheaply as
they could. Much of the selling in this
and the Northern Pacific came from Bos
ton. The Gould brokers have been
buying Union Pacific for the past two
days.
Kiernan says a combination of New
York and Boston capitalists assisted by
Vanderbilt and Gould, Smith, Sage and
Morgan has been formed to put up the
market and twist the shorts. A Boston
correspondent wires that there has been
good buying to-day in their market. The
assured dividend paying grangers are
being quietly picked up. The Gould
stocks have shown a great deal of quiet
strength all day, Earnings of Denver for the
first week in August increased $18,400. The
trasactions in Erie were unusually large.
The market closes with a slight rally all
around, and with a continuance of good
buying in Oregon.
Boody, McClellan <& Co. said to-morrow
it may be Vanderbilts. No one can tell
what a day may bring forth in Wall street
now. for the stock market is unsettled and
totally unreliable. Selling of Denver was
stimulated by an important meeting of
directors. Mr. W. L. Scott came down
from Saratoga to attend the meeting and
it has been believed the dissensions
existing in the management would find
vigorous expression. Friends of Denver
are speaking very confidently of an early
advance in the price of stock. They also
present figures indicating Colorado coal
and iron to be very oheap at current prices.
A pretty careful and correct observer said
to-day: "There i 3 evidently more
than the usual amount of lying being done
in the stock market. One story which has
been freely circulated, which was reiter
ated at some of the clubs last night, was
that a certain company had been recently
borrowers from two millions to three mil
lions in the way of sterling loans for use in
sustaining certain stocks in the markets.
This is not only positively denied by the
bankers through whom the loans are said
to have been negotiated, but there has
been no evidence of any such transactions
in the exchange market. Another instance
is as regards Mr. Gould's position in the
stock market. Some of those whose re
lations are very intimate with him, state
positively that he has been and is yet
short of the Northern Pacincs and 6ome
other stocks, and it is inferred from this
that until he can cover his short sales in
this line he is riding two horses, being a
bull in sustaining Western Union and a
bear in the rest of the market. Per con
tra, it is denied by some who claim to
know that Mr. Gould is short of the North
ern Pacific. Mr. Gould himself, however,
says nothing, and it would not make any
difference if he did."
Ocean Steamships.
New Yobk, Asg. 9. — Arrived: The steam
ships Rhyland from Antwerp, and Rich
land Hill from Glasgow.
New Yobk, Aug. 9 — Arrived: The steam
er City of Rome from Liverpool.
London, Aug. 9. — Arrived out: The
steamers Wisconsin and Switzerland from
New York, and Grecian from Montreal.
Queenstown, Aug. 9.— Arrived: The
steamer Gallia from New York.
Daily
ST. PAUL, MINK, FRIDAY MORNING, AUGUST 10, 1883.
THE OLD WORLD.
THE UPRISING IN SPAIN THOUGHT
l O BE OF GREAT CONSEQUENCE.
The Liverpool Dynamiters Convicted and
Sentenced to Penal Servitude for Life —
The Cholera's Ravages— Continned Ex-
citement in Hungary Over the Jewish
Persecutions— General Continental News.
SPAIN.
Madbid, Aug. 9. — Military precautions
have been adopted here. The officials are
reticent, but they claim the Barcelona in
surgents have been dispersed in the moun
tains by troops and six of them captured.
The province is, they say, tranquil. Lo
grano officials telegraph that five soldiers
who took part in the outbreak at San Do
mingo have surrendered. They declare
that the regiment was deceived and be
lieved it was going to parade when the out
break took place.
Pabis, Aug. 9. — A prominent Spanish
Republican states that the situation in
Spain is very grave. He asserts that sev
eral superior officers of the army are in
favor of a republic, and that an outbreak
in the Republican interest is imminent in
the principal towns, and that the Carlists
are preparing to act in the north.
London, Aug. 9. — A dispatch from Ma
drid says the affair in Barcelona is not
important and merely disturbances among
operatives. Gen. Blanco has entered Ba
dajos with a new garrison to replace the
one which revolted. Martial law has been
declared in all towns where disaffection ex
ists.
GREAT BRITAIN.
London, Aug. 9. — The great national
demonstration which has been arranged
to be held on the estate of Parnell in
Wicklow county, Ireland, Sunday next,
has been suddenly abandoned. It is
stated that the abandonment was in con
sequence of an intimation from the
authorities that the meeting would be sup
pressed.
London, Aug. 9. — The committee of the
house of lords which has been con
sidering the Manchester ship canal bill
have decided to drop the measure for this
season.
London, Aug . 9. — The Canadian minis
ter of finance, Leonard Tilley,
has been entertained at lun
cheon by the United Kingdom alliance, the
Canadian high commission being present,
and at which Wilfred Lawson presided. He
said the colonies were far ahead of the
mother country in the temperance re
form . Sir Leonard Tilley said he thought
the local option which prevails in Canada
should be adopted in England.
The under colonial secretary stated in
the house of commons that the govern
ment had received a telegram from the
governor of Natal, saying that he is in
formed that King Cetewayo is in the
reserved territory. A reliable witness saw
him alive since his reported death in battle
with the insurgents.
Lord Carlingford, president of the coun
cil and minister of agriculture gave au
dience to a deputation asking for the
further restriction of the importation of
cattle. Lord Carlingford replied that the
government was exerting the strictest vig
il.ince to prevent the introduction of con
tagious diseases among cattle, and there
was not the slightest evidence of the re
cent introduction of such diseases from a
foreign country.
Liverpool, Aug. 9. — The jury found the
Irish prisoners guilty and each was sen
tenced to penal servitude for life.
Dublin, Aag. 9. — One hundred paupers
of both sexes have petitioned the guar
dians of the North Dock union to pay
their passage to Canada or the United
States, being unable to get work at home.
London, Aug. 9. — The Parnellite mem
bers of Parliament are discussing the
expediency of sending a delegation to
America in the interest of their cause.
Liverpool, Aug. 9. — In the trial of
Featherstone, Dessy, FlanDigan and Dal
ton, dynamite conspirators, the counsel
for the defense in addressing the jury
maintained there was no evidence te sup
port the charges against Dessy, and even
if true, the most that could be made out
of them was that he was a dupe, rather
than a conspirator.
Sydney, N. S. W., Aug. 9.— The steam
ship Pathan, with Kavanagh, Joseph Han
lan and other informers in the Phoenix
park murder cases, refused permission to
land at Melbourne, have arrived here. The
informers by orders of the home govern
ment have been -transferred to the ' iron
clad Nelson.
□London, 'Aug. 9. — At Brighton to day
the race for the mile selling plate was won
by Leopold de Rothschild Fetterless, Lord
Calthorpe's Vanduara second, Lord Ross
mer's Paesaic third. Five starters, Fetter
less won by two lengths. There was the
same distance between second and third
horses. Betting at the start was seven to
four on Fetterless, five to one against Van.
duara .
HUNGARY.
Pesth, A mg. y.— Thirty-two of the per
sons who took part in the riotous demon
strations here against Joseph Scharf, father
of Moritz Scharf, one of the defendants in
the Nyiregyhaza riet, and other Jews, have
been arrested. Rioting was continued un
til 1 o'clock this morning . The authori
ties, in order to stop the disorders, have
been compelled to place a cordon of troops
around the street where the plundering
of Jewish houses occurred . Moritz Schatf
the boy who was the principal witness for
the prosecution in the recent trial, and
who swore a number of Jews murdered a
young Christian girl in order to procure
her blood for ritual purposes, and who
swore he saw the murder committed, has
confessed to a reporter of the Pesther-
Lloyd newspaper that his testimony was
false.
London, Aug. 9 . —Since the acquittal of
the Jews on trial at Nyerezhyhaza there
have been several cases at Tizzaezlar, where
murder is alleged to have occurred and
which persons opposed to the Jews seek to
attribnte to them.
London, Aug. 9.— Since the acquittal of
the Jews on trial at Nyerezhyhaza, there
have been several cases at Tizzaezlar,
where murder is alleged to have occurred,
which persons opposed to the Jews seek to
attribute to them.
TONQUIN.
London, Aug. 9.— The Times' corres
pondent at Hong Kong says he has been
informed no Chinese troops are either in
Tonquin or on the frontier, but garrisons
in the provinces of Yannan and Kaangse
have been secretly increased. Much grain
and rice is being stored at Canton. The
impression prevails that China is playing
a waiting game which is costing the French
much and the Chinese little.
Admiral Pierre, whose conduct at Tama
tave towards the British consul and others
caused much feeling in England, asks to be
replaced forthwith, owing to the poor con
dition of his health.
MISCELLANEOUS.
London, Aug. 9. — A St. Petersburg dis
patch to the Times says: The coronation
decree granting liberty of worship to dis -
senters only affects about one million of
the so-called registered dissenters. There
are fourteen millions still unrelieved of
their religious disabilities.
Alexandria, A«g. 9. — There were twelve
deaths from cholera here yesterday.
Paris, Aug. 9. — The report that Senor
Zeorilla had gone, to Spain arose through
his quitting his usual residence, fearing
possible expulsion from France.
Naples, Aug. 9. — A scientific commis
sion consisting of Profs. Palmieri, Guiz
zard and Ggioliora will go to Ischia to-day
to study the cause of the recent earth
quake there.
Isohl, Aug. 9. — The emperor of Ger
many left at 3 o'clock this afternoon, and
was accompanied to the railway station by
the emperor of Austria, to whom he bade
an earnest farewell .
St. Petersburg, Aug. 9. — The explosion
m Vornesinsky prospect on Tuesday was
an accident, only of fire works of an ordin
ary character.
Forty-two Krupp cannon 3 and other
material of war from Ruussia has been
landed in Bulgaria.
Rome, Aug. 9. — The pope has appointed
eight bishops for Portugal, two for France,
two for Mexico, one for Columbia, one for
Austria and eight for Italy.
Cairo, Aug. 9. — Floods in Egypt are
feared, owing to the rapid rise of the Nile.
SPORTING.
The Buffalo Driving Park Races.
Buffalo, Aug. 9. — The third days races
of the Buffalo driving park were somewhat
more exciting than their predecessors.
The weather and track were fine, and fully
10,000 people were present. The judges
gave the drivers to understand that any
crookedness would be summarily dealt
with, and the races were therefore not
influenced as much as heretofore in the in
terest of the French pools, being in the
main very square, close and exciting.
But the time was again slow, the best be
ing 2:17^ in the pacing race. The 2:20
class for trotters was not finished, owing
to the darkness. Three heats were trot
ted, Phillis taking the first in 2:18^.
The second heat was very close, and was
awarded to Overman, in 2:19^, while the
third heat was deolared a dead heat in 2:20.
Pools sold in the pacing race, Westmont,
$50; Field, $20. Free for all, St. Julien,
$100; Thome, $15; Field, $15. In the 2:20
class for trotters, Overman, $25; Field, $8.
SUMMARIES.
2:20 Pacing Class, Purse $1,500.
Weetmont 3 1 \ \
Lone Jack j 2 S 2
EddieD 4 4 2 8
Billy 8 8 3 4 4
Time—2:l9, 2:lß>£, 2:17K, 2:18#.
Free for All Horses, Purse $5,000.
St. Julien 2 1 1 1
Edwin Thome l 2 2 2
Fanny W. Thispom 4 8 4 3
Tunket 8 4 3 4
Time— l:l7%, 2:1.8, 2:22, 2;19^.
To-morrow's races include the 2:26 class
free for all pacing, and the 2 :18 class.
Montnouth Park Races,
Monmouth Pabk, N. J., Aug. 9. — Four
thousand persons witnsssed the running
races to-day. Seven furlongs — Duplex
won easily, Jacobus 2d, Strathspey 3d.
Time— l:29.
Optimal stakes, two-year-olds, three
quarters mile — Blossom Ist, Leo 2<J,Thack
eray 3. Time— l:ls^.
Passaic stakes, three-year-olds and up
wards, three-quarters mile — Breezo won,
Eolist 2d, Fatinitza 3d. Time — 1 :15 }.{.
Mile and quarter — Topsy won, Charley
Marks 2d, Glrofla 3d. Time— 2:lo.
Mile and eighth— Flower of Weath Ist,
Marshal 2d, Clara A. 3d. Time— l:s9.
Scud stakes, gentlemen riders, three
quarters mile — Volusion Ist, Antrim 2d,
Corsair 3d. Time — 1:17 1£.
Steeple chase, short course — Won by
Charlemagne, Abraham 2d, Lily Morson
3d. Time— 3:l434'.
Vanitia fell at the third jump, Kate
Cronin, immediately behind, balked and
threw the jockey. No damage done.
The. Saratoga Races.
Saratoga, Aug. 9. — First race, mile —
Won by Ascender, Bonnie Lizzie 2d, Owen
Bowling 3d. Time— l:42%.
Second race, five furlongs, for two-yoar
olds—Won by Burton Lloyd, Daly 2d,
Loftin3d. Time— l:o3;%.
Third race, three-quarter mile — Won by
Glengarine, Dank 2d, Bell Boy 3d. Time
—1:16%.
Handicap steeple chase, about two and
a quarter miles, all ages — Won by Post
guard, Disturbance 2d, Rienzi3d, Time—
The Consolation Races.
New York, Aug. 9. — The consolation
races of the national regatta amateur oars
men took place to-day. The junior single
sculls was wsn by R. H. Bryan. Time,
9:42j*j.| The senior single scull was won by
John P. Buckley in 9:18 14. The eight oared
shell race was won by the Unions, of New
York, in 7:49. The Hilisdale four gave an
exhibition race, doing a mile and a half in
B:23i{.
Base Ball.
At Toledo— Toledo, 10; Bay City, 7.
At Philadelphia— Philadelphia, 7; New
York, 3.
At New York— Metropolitan, 14; Ath
letic, 5.
At Boston — Boston, 1; Providence, 0.
At Detroit — Chicago, 6; Detroit, 3.
At Cleveland — Cleveland, 14; Buffalo, 5.
At St. Louis — St. Louis, 5; Columbus, 4.
At Cincinnati — Cincinnati, 5; Eclipse, 0.
The game was called and ended at the end
of the sixth inning on account of rain.
The Oarsmen.
W atkins, N. V., Aug. 9.— Hanlan, Hos
mer and Courtney have already arrived
here and are in daily practice for the com
ing regatta of August 14th and 15th.
Wallace Ross and Edward Ross, James A.
Ten Eyok and others are expected to-day.
A Strike Tntpen iiug.
PiTTSBURo, Aug. 9.— An extended strike
in the Connellsville coal regions is not im
probable. The Knights of Labor have
lately been organizing the miners of that
district, and operators have oombined to
oppose them. Last Monday several who
were known to be members of the Knights
of Labor, were discharged from Morewood
& McClure's works, and the balance re
fused to work unless those dismissed were
reinstated. This the operators resused to
do, and the works are now idle. It is said
the same action will be taken at all other
large mines.
(Elnbe.
WASHINGTON.
THE RED TAPE INVOLVED IN THE
ABOLITION OF STAMP DUTIES.
Complications 1 i dy to Arise Through
Shipments of Arms to Chiua— The Ante
cedents of Oae ot the Arrested Irish
Conspirators— A Terra Cotta Firm that
Run Afoul of Gen. Meigs.
I Special Telegram to the Globel
Washington, Aug. 9. — The representa
tives of the chapter of Royal Arch Masons
of the District of Columbia left this after
noon by way of the Chesapeake & Ohio
railroad to attend the triennial oonvoca
tion of the grand chapter of the United
States, which meets in Denver, Col., on
Monday next.
CHECK STAMPS.
From the number of inquiries which
daily flood the internal revenue bureau it
would seem that people generally do not
understand the manner in which payments
are to be made for check stamps held
when the law abolishing them went into
effect. There are several millions of
these stamps piled np in
the treasury department awaiting
cancellation, and upwards of fifty girls
are kept busy cancelling them, All claims
for rebate on account of these stamps
have to go through the regular course, and
about four months will pass before pay
ment is made for those received at the
internal revenue office. Upon receipt of a
package of checks they are first counted
and cancelled and the value fixed by the
revenue bureau. The claim is then for
warded to the fifth auditor, who, after
examination, passes it to the first comp
troller. When this officer has rendered his
decision the claim is sent to the warrant
division, where a warrant for the amount
is made out. The warrant passes back to
the first comptroller for approval,
and subsequently to the treas
urer, who forwards a check
to the internal revenae collector, by
whom it is transmitted to the claimant.
Scores of complaints are daily received
from check owners who are unfamiliar
with the red tape.
ABMS FOB CHINA.
The news of the movement of munitions
of war across the Pacific to China, has
caused great excitement among French
men residing in Washington and New
York. The French government has been
aotined of the departure of the arms,
cartridges and tenting materials, and it is
understood in diplomatic circles that the
French men-of-war cruising in Chinese
waters, will be directed to intercept the
steamer, bringing the cargo, if they can be
reached in time. It is possible that the
seizure, should any be attempted, may lead
to complications, but the diplomats of the
state department will be able to grapple
with the situation when the emergency
confronts them. Tha government,
said a state department offi
cial to-night, is concerned in the
protection of the lives and property of its
citizens, but the seizure by France of guns
shipped by an American firm to China,
would give rise to a complex and possibly
a troublesome question.
UNDOUBTEDLY A SPY.
"I have not," said one of the leading
Irish revolutionists in the country, who
knows James McDermott, the alleged Irish
conspirator, intimately in talk with a cor
respondent, "the slightest doubt that Mc-
Dermott is and has been long a spy and
an agent of the English government and
that his arrest is a trick. My acquaintance
with him dates back fourt ben years. He
is a conscienceless soul, and has been sus
pected for three or four years of being an
informer. Three years ago Mitchell Scan
lan the old Fenian leader, notified the
Irish nationalists in New York, to be on
their guard against McDermott, as he was
a treacherous man.
The fellow has been one of the loudest
mouthed praters in the country, and while
he was talking loudest he was trading
with the Irish to sell his oountry. He was
in France during the trial of four Brook
lyn Irishmen,who were given twenty years
in London four weeks ago for conspiracy.
The invincibles had reliable information
that he wished evidence to convict them.
When* McDermott visited Dublin about the
time of the trial, attempts were made to
kill him and he fled to America to escape
assasssnation at the hands of the avengers.
About two weeks ago he was shot at while
in a drinking saloon in Chatham street,
New York, the bullet just grazing his head.
He was regarded with suspicion on every
hand, and on the 25th ult. he set sail
for England to escape the avengers. He
was followed by oue of the invincibles
from Dubbin, and it was one of these who
shot at him through a saloon window on
Chatham street. If he had not fled from
New York he would certainly have been
killed. The British government arrested
him on his arrival at Liverpool to protect
him. It is possible the government may
put him on trial and convict him of con
spiracy, but the proceeding will be a farce.
If the government lacks evidence to con
vict him he will furnish it himself. He is
compelled to resort to this measure to
protect himself, but he is too late. His
treason is already known to the invinci
bles, and he is among the doomed. He
will be sent to join Carey sooner or later.
McDermott is a reckless, daring spirit,
who has forced himself to the front in va
rious church movements, and although
distrusted from the first |he would
not be run down. He gained the seorets
of the leaders that he might betray his
cause and in this has partially succeeded.
He is thoroughly redeemed from virtue
and is well worthy the description of a
moral imbecile. He was a member of
the pope's brigade in Italy and was
knighted by his holiness for bravery in
the battle of Skoletta. He served in that
famous brigade with Col. Coppenger,
Blame's son-in-law, Capt. Keogh, who was
killed with General Custer, Gen. Gleason
and many others who afterwards served
with distinction in the Union army. After
the war he went to the bad and he has
been going from bad to worse ever since.
He was a newspaper reporter in Chicago
and New York, and was in Washington
for several months. He was in the
employ of A. L. Daggett while the latter
was a power in Brooklyn politics, and he
proved useful a* an auxiliary of that
shrewd politician as long as he was well
paid. He always professed the warmest
allegiance for Ireland, and during the
Fenian excitement one or two years ago
he was sent to Chicago to aid Michael
Scanlon, the Fenian leader. It was then
that the latter learned to distrust him and
doubt the sincerity of his blatant procla
mation of patriotism. He has been a
marked man for twelve months, but it is
only since the conviction of the four
Brooklyn Irishmen in London that his as
sociates have had the proof on him.
STBUCK THE WBONQ MAM.
General Meigs, who has charge of the
erection of the new pension office building
in Washington has, during his life, han
dled millions of government money. He
is known to have the clearest of records
and to be as far above bribery as any man
ever was. The President of the Boston
Terra Cotta company did not know the
kind of man General Meigs is, but he does
now. The Boston Terra Cotta company
has a contract for furnishing material of
that character which is used in the new
pension building. The other day there ar
rived in a car load of terra cotta two large
handsome and costly vases. The vases
were taken to General Meigs' residence
about 6 o'clock one evening. General
Meigs was seated on his lawn. As soon as
the wagon stopped and he was told what
it was all about there was some fun. He
finally ordered the presents taken away
and shipped back to Boston at the expense
of the sender. This was done. General
Meigs wrote a note to the president of the
Terra Cotta company which was as warm
as were his remarks when the vases were
hauled to his residence.
Washington, Aug. 9. — Capt, Leonard
Whitney, for many years manager of the
Western Union Telegraph company here,
has been promoted to assistant superin
tendant in recognition of the ability and
zeal with which he conducted the affairs
of the Washington office and the arduous
and faithful services during the strike.
J. D. Clark, chief operator of the Philadel
phia office, succeeds Cept. Whitney as
manager.
TBYING TO INTEBPBET THE LAW .
The treasury department some time ago
appointed a committee to consider the
effect of the seventh section of the tariff
act of 1883, as to whether it intended to
repeal the duties on all coverings of goods
including small boxes that contain them,
such as blacking and cigar boxes, or only
to repeal the duties on outside boxes neces
sary for transportation. The committee
to-day made reports to the treasury de
partment. One recommends that only
outer coverings be exempted from taxa
tion. The other recommended that all
coverings be exempted and duties be as
sessed only on merchandise. It is prob
able the department will refer the question j
to the attorney general for his decision. |
The questions involved are of great inter
est to importers, some favoring taxing all
coverings and others oonfining the charges
to goods alone.
CASUALTIES.
Railroad, Boating and Other Accidents of
a Fatal Nature.]
FATAL ACCIDENT.
Pittsbubo, Aug. 9. — While five employes
of Hussey, Horn & Co*'s shirt manufactur
ing establishment were taking stock in the
warehouse to-day a rack supporting 500
tons of steel gave way, burying Chas. Ash
am and Robert Schernitz under the ruins
and slightly injuring the three others.
Asham was killed instantly, and Schneritz
will probably die.
DBOWNED.
Boston, Aug. 9. — Last evening John
Fisher, aged eighteen, was sailing with two
young ladie3 at Quincy when a flaw of
wind struck the sail and the boom swung
suddenly around, Fisher and one of the
young ladies named Winifred Butler were
swept into the water. Fisher was imme
diately drowned and Miss Butler died soon
after being brought to shore.
AN OPEN SWITCH .
Cincinnati, Aug. 9. — A Canton, 0., spe
cial says: A freight train on the Cleve
land & Lome road ran off an open switch
five mile* sonth of Missollar, wrecked the
train and killed Engineer Graham and
Fireman Wilson. Others were injured
though not fatally.
KILLED BY THE CABS.
Detboit. Aug. 9.— Wiley Randolph, of
Flint, a private of the Flint Blues, now at
the state encampment of militia near
Brighton, was found this morning on the
railroad track near Brighton* cut in two by
the cars. His body was terribly mangled.
SEVEBE STOBMS.
Chicago, Aug. 9. — Specials report severe
storms in Shelby, Cass and Spotawattie
counties, lowa, last night. The growing
crops were levelled to the ground, and
considerable damage was done to other
property. The track of the storm was
nine miles wide.
ALL SAFE.
Chicago, Aug . 9 . — The schooners Nellie
and Annie, reported lost yesterday, arrived
in port this morning.
FISES.
Richmond, Ala., Aug. 9. — A. M. Lyon &
Co.'s tobacco factory, William A. Waldon's
manufactory of tobacco machinery, and
G. P. Howes & Co.'s saw and file works
are burned and other buildings damaged.
Loss about $25,000. Insurance $15,000.
TOBNADO AT DODGE CITY.
Dodge City, Ks., Aug. 9. — The severest
storm ever known in this section struck
this city after midnight. The wind gauge
at the signal office was blown down but
good judges estimate the velocity at nine
ty miles per hour. The roar of the torna
do was deafening almost beyond belief.
Owing to the permanent character of our
buildings but little Damage was done.
The Canadian Fishery Frauds.
Windsor, N. S., Aug. 9. — Prof. Henry
Youle.Hmd publishes three fresh letters
on the fishery frauds, and calls upon Ham
ilton Andrews Hill to supplement the dis
closure of the combination with active as
sistance in publishing a just explanatory
edition of the secret appendix memoran
dum. He, Hind, promises to furnish an
illustrated copy of the document. He also
calls upon Hill to join him in publishing
the secret method by whioh Dr. Young and
Bouohette and Johnson, of Canadian cus
toms department jointly manufactured
United States and Canadian trade returns,
both as to the fisheries and reciprocity.
He also demands a just exposition of the
whole subject as one of international and
national importance.
NO. 222
BIG INJUNS.
They Make a Call on the President, Make a
Few Speeches and Present Him With a
Pony and a Pair of Moccasins.
Ft. Washakie, Aug. 9.— The president
and party have spent the day at Ft. Wash
akie preparatory to setting out upon the
ride to the Yellowstone in the morning.
The 'president, Secretary Lincoln and Gen
eral Sheridan are returning a call which
the officers of he post had made upon
them the previous evening. In accordance'
with the expressed wish of the Shoshone
and Arapahoes' chiefs their people were
afforded an opportunity of calling on the
president at 3in the afternoon. Shortly
before that hour they gathered on the
plains to the number of about 500 war
riors, and mounted on their
handsome ponies they dashed forward in
line for about 1,000 yards at a point near
where the president stood awaiting them.
The column then halted and several chiefs
dismounted, among them Washikie, the
remarkable chief of the Shoshones, from
whom this post takes its name, and Black
Coal, chief of the Arapahoes tribe, which,
within a few years, has been permitted to
share the occupancy of this reservation.
The president thanked his visitors for
calling on him, congratulated them on
their fine appearance, assured them of his
interest in their welfare, and the satis
faction with which he heard of their
exemplary conduct and growing attention
to the practice of industrial pursuits.
His address, which was admirably suited
to the occasion, was interpreted to the
chiefs of the Shoshones by an English
speaking member of their tribe, who
bears the name of Norcutt, and to the Ar
rapahoes by one of their number who has
been educated at Carlisle school, The
chiefs then shouted to their respective
tribes what had been said to them by their
Great Father, and the announcement was
received with demonstrations of applause.
Both Washakie and Black Coal made per
tinent replies. They thanked the president
for favoring them with a visit, avowed
their purpose of living at peace with the
whites and adopting as rapidly as possible
their customs and manners of life. Their
addresses, as interpreted, were full of ex
pressive metaphor and positively eloquent*
The Arapahoe's interpreter found no little
difficulty in making himself understood.
His efforts; were ably by Capt,
Clark of Gen. Sheridan's staff, who has
thoroughly mastered the beautiful and ex^
preßsive sign language, which is the entire
communication of the two tribes, and in
intercourse with the whites fully supplies
the place of speech. Sharp Nose then
brought forth an Indian pony and placing it
into the hands of the president, he present
ed the handsome animal for the use of his
daughter. Gifts of mocassins and leggins
were presented also to members of the
president's party. Then followed a war
dance, in which twenty young Shoshone
warriors took part. Eight beat the drum
and chanted a weird little song for the ex
citing efforts of their fellows. Some of the
dances were nearlynaked,their skin painted
in various colors; others were gaily dressed
in flashy colored costumes, no two of which
were alike. Some were ornamented with
beads, feathers and every sort of Indian
ornaments. The dance afforded much en
tertainment to the party.
Ohio Xiiauor Dealers. -
Toledo, Aug. 9. — About 150 members of
the Ohio Liquor Dealers' Protective asso
ciation met here to-day in response to the
call issued by President Backus to organ
ize for the fall political campaign. In his
opening address the president took occa
sion to arraign the Republican party for
its misdeeds and bitterly denounced the
Scott law. The resolutions of the conven
tion were private. .
OPBRAHOUSB.
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