V0L\XLV1II.IP'lMfti [SEW YORK, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 20, l*ss.?TEN PAGES. PRICE THREE (EATS. Thn ve.scl will /< L1 \f \\'VIJ DUL'CIIU'VT EXCITED FRENCHMEN. HIE SENATE ROUSED RY A SPEECH FROM M. CHALLILMEL-LACOUR AN APPEAL FOR A UNION OF THE KIGTIT ANO Ltrc to save thk country from BOl'LANOKK. Paris, Deo. 1 ?.?In the Sonote to-day during tho debate on the bedfOfe IC Cii;illcmel-Lacour said the present was not tho moment to con? fider French finances, hut the future of France. He condemned tho polio? now pursued in the schools, which, he said, struck at thc root of the traditional principle of parental control. The main cause of existing evils, he declared, was Radicalism, which relentlessly pursued the old founders of the Repuhlic Md gave pt mailes that were impossible to fulfil. France had abandoned the most glorious of monarchies md was uhout to fbll at the feet of the hast ol men. The Cabinet's duty was to chook thc movement towan) the abyss, hut instead of doing tins the Cabinet wa* hastening the move meat, lt \\;is time to return to | policy of good sense. He appeal- id to the Righi to unite with the party of the Left, which was the \x\* holder of order and liberty, and tOfetbel save the country. Jhe speech created a sensation, and at its claw thc Senators ro-e en masse and enthusiastically cheered the orator. M. Iveon Say moved that thc speech be printed and i>ostod in public places throughout thc coun? try, lt was ultimately decided that M. Soy's motion should not be voted on until the next ?lttiUg. lVemier Floqmt remarked that the speech of IL Ci.allenit 1-l.uu our BBighl bo analysed as an act of repental.ee and an act ct good laitli. M. Chaltemel-Laciiur had ugod tuat Fiance should look to the btlfUt lor salvation. S.'veral Senators protested against tin:, remark. M. Fioquet asked for a tow monett*' fonxar ance. Continuing, he said that lie had not so? lo ;t? d thc power, which had boen Inputted DpOB him; hm during oHiee be Ind tried to effect a concentration ol the parties mi iii- Left. The Cabinet's policy bad been *riae and republican. In torming that policy lo- had introduced a pro pond to ec catobliah uugle-membei oonstiUiencieif in order to bc aide te conlinu, the struggle M. Floou 1 at this point suddenly left the tribune llis action caused general astonishment M. N?y warmly approved .u. Challemel'Lucour'i tpeeeh. " He saul he regretted the reply made bj ti. Fioquet, and declared that the 1'renner had not risen to the occasion. A great uproar thereupon ensued. M. lenin defended the police ul tho Ministry and roi.icndid thal the whole evil was caused by the Conservative! refusing u> adhere to the Kcpublic. ML Fioquet announced thal he would, if neces? sary, introduce new legislation to combat tbs Bounngisl danger. 1 he House rose amid great excitement. ? ATROCITIES IN ZANZIBAR. TirE SfLTAN POTTING PRISONERS TO death bakharois tribal wa ru auk in THE I NT KKK) H. London, Dec. 10?A dispatch from Zanzibar says that lo pursuance of the Sultan's arden four natives ?who were awaiting (rial for murder were horribly arid cruelly executed in tho itre^t* of tjie town, their heads cn: off and the bodies loft whore they had fallen, c\ pased and unguarded, un'll tho evenlnc of the day of e.xncutlon. The Sultan ha? abo ordered that twenty four prisoners. Including one woman, who had been sentenced for life, be put to death Id a itnttar nan ner during the next week, a few to bo executed each day. The British Consul has vainly protested Sgateal then atrocities. Tho Sultan has proclaimed that in thc future he will be guided by the Mohammedan law only. Ho has bestowed QM power of capital punish? ment on the local governors, and ha* ordained that their sentences shall not he takjMl to appeal. News hat been resolved ot an outbreak between the Aiusba and Masai tubes. The funner tribe had en? ticed the Ma-at warriors into making a eow-llftlng ex? pedition, and during theil ebaenee the Axushai raided thi' Masai settlement, massacred the old men sod women and children, and seised the young women tor concubines. Thej also carried oil i 1.000 head ol cat tlc. The Masai warrion, returning from the expedi? tion and Anding their homes devastated, lamented for taree days, and then began a wat against Ibe Aroshas, which will probably last Jot three years and result in the devastation of the coui try we.-t bf tho Kilima-NJ aro mountain. LNCEN-LVD AT TUE PRINCE OF WALES THE HKIR TO inK TUKON'E CT.ITH 1SKD FOB BIS TBEATME.NT OF THE HONOR ABLE ABTILLEKV London, I>ec. 10.?The announcement of the dis? bandment of the Honorable Artillery Company has canard a sensation, and the action of tho Prince of Wales, which led to the disorganization of the ancient body, ls unfavorably commented OpOO bv both the press ami th? people. u The Times-' declares that thc company was mated as If lt had mutinied on tlio field of battle. lt -a>- tit.remnant ?tores, field battery, guns and Infantry rites which were In thc company's possession have been withdrawn (nm Its armory and taken to Woolwich. u The St. Janus's Gatetts" says the company's offence consisted In refusing to indors* a proposal of tl e PrUM of Wales to vote MX) poural- for mllltAF' purposes. '?The Globe" characterizes tho treatment of the company as monstrous. "The Pall Mail Gaaette" s?tr the Prince of Wald hat mad- a remarkable blunder, which would be characteristic of an Infatuated Btuart or a pracmatle Bourbon, lt adda Hat if he behsi d ai sovereign i h? has behaved ai captain of this company bli tenure of the throne would be brief. A PROTECTION MOVEMENT IN ENGLAND. Loudon. Dec. 19, Tbs Manch lei Chamber of Commerce, by an overwhelming majority, ha.-- pa ? I ? resolution boidinji ihat all loreign gooda atmflar to thos.- produced ia England ihoaJd pay 'ho pattie ?Sfeortlon ol l ie Imperial and local taxation which T\ev would have paid bad they been manufactured In Groat Britain. A SETTLEMENT BY EX-TRKASURER AXWORTHY. i.otidon, r>cc ii'. Three aetkm brought against ox-tity Tioasain Axworthy, of Cleveland, Ohio, were settled to-day In tie i ohm of Queea'l Hench. The actions arose (rom banking dispute*. With the sane Um of the Court, Axworthy agreed te par?32,000 and surrender his propertg lu America In settlement of las actions, - ? MK. GLADSTONE STARTS I rd: ITALY. London, Dec. 10.-Mr. teamer i mbtia (rom New Torfe, hw) Batarday, and lound 'ci have a number of cartridge* concealed In her di> w, has been Sued two pounds and ten shilling* and costs. ^ TnE int ihh le araks at suaetm. Snaklm, Dec. 10? A troop of cavalry paddled for a distance of foo ming today. 'J hey del noi see any Arabs. The eaQCBl repaired the damage done to their works during tho algal ? AMERICANS 1'LAV BALL AT SI DUET. Sydney, N. K W., Deo. 16.?A (tame of baseball was played hen today bstwsni Ibe Ameriean 'earns. Ibe re*ult was as follows: All Amelita 8; Chicago, ? MK. BRIGHTS - i Bl COLE I'd: LIFE. I/mdon, Das In- Mr. John Brichl ha- rsltted somev what. -? THE WnCEBD i ANAL 00MFAMT. Parh, l>ec. io.-The boodlu-ldei-s of Int Panama Canal Company will hold a meeting oti Jauuary M to discuss the OOurn they shall pursue In view of the company's dlfllcultles. The shareholders have been Invited to sign an agreement to nbMtfbs for lottery bonds on a future IVs tie at 3G0 f ratios', and thousands have already tipned. A tow individuals who made deprecatory re? marks concerning M. de Lesseps Wen roughly handled by tho Crowd around th" offices yesterday. KBMPIB COrSTY (,>IIET AGAiy. NO TRACE FOUND OF THE NKr.RO ASSASSINS AT WAHALAK-THE CHISOLM MASPACBH RF.CALLED. Meridian, Miss., Dec. lfl.-The situation st Wahalak remains unchanged. The BTgron Implicated In the killing of Maury and (ebb and other citizens of Kcmper County have all disappeared, and no mee of them has yet been discovered, although a number of men have been diligently searching for them slnco Sunday morning. The county Is 'inlet,. A rumor obtained circulation yesterday that thors w-as trouble anticipated at Sbaqaalsk, a station some miles garth of Wahalak. Th.i originated fi om a request made to the Sheriff of Roxubee County to send twenty-five mon to that point, aa there tran teats of thc destitu? tion of property boltu.glng to Innocent negroes in thai vicinity. The excitement ls all SVCT, and tho people are anxious to ariest the perpetrators of the tragedy. Lobb and Maury were buriod yesterday, and the wounded are all doing lalrly w. ll. Tbs rumor that several BSgron wen MRSd In or near Wahalak yea terday bj utto.ily without (oiim'aiion. Harrisburg, Penn., Doc. 10 (Special).?Tho most In? terested man in Harrisburg concerning tho race war In K.'tni>ei County, Mississippi, which began on Sund?y, la Dr. II. Clay Chlsolm, son of Judge Chlsolm, who, with his daughter and little eon, was murdcml lu prison by tho Romper County Ku Klux on April 21). L-77. Dr. t hf-olm said today that the two Maury boys who wore shot on Sunday were members of tho Kn Klux parly thal killed hil father. Two years pm ly In 1876?Henry Ma.iry had boen chosen to kill Judge Chlsolm while ihe lattor was making a Re? publican speech, and this fact was told to Dr. chlsolm, then a boy, by Senator dimer, who was himself after? ward killed by the Ku Klu.v Tho lad did not leave Henry Mann's sids all that day, and .Indee Chlsolm was not assassinated. Dr. Chlsolm says the Maury boys have been .since boyhood thc leaden In " nlggei hunting" around thc Wahalak precinct, and that he ha seen more than one srounded negro lbs victim of an election da] shotgun Ind by one ol the Mann-. He predicts, from what he has seen, ihat every negro J ri the vicinity will be killed or forced io Hy tho country. CASH I'OCKl'TKD BY THL LlSDArilli BASKBtrja Chicago, Dec. 10.?Another sensation develop**" lu ibo Lladauer insolvency eas., before Justice Prender? gast In tho County Court io day. Mr. Rosenblatt, a member of the lirm, while in ihe witness ehalr ad mined thai Jual before the failure he had toben ti (Nm UM eaoh drawer. Most of j lii-. he added, rc had In his pocket. The court ordered him to conni lt and ii was found to aggregate 83,300, The winna -a.d ho dW not know what had Noonie of the remaining i*l.TtK). The court then Ordered thal the otter mem ?: of the finn account at once for the money In iheir possession taken from the corpoiate cash at the same time. They did so. Meyer Lindauer had S310; Benjamin Lindauer #1,700, and Kehgman IJndaUfiT *3oo; which, with Rosenblatt's 98.800, made S4,eio Tho court then gave the insolvents personal notice that he would not enter the orders at that tine tor them to emender tho money, but if they srere ens red lt would be a& of this date. Judge Prendergast bavtog refused to onler the money turned over to the receiver, thal tanotJonary being an oncer of the circuit i our' ; ihe attorney for the crediton weal bet.ne Judge Horton, of Oi* latter couti, and made tho same application. Judge Horton entered an order for the Insolvents to show cause why they should not turn over tho money aoid enjoined them from disposing of lt. A .VEtV LABOR 0BGAS1ZAT10S rtAXXED. Philadelphia, Deo. Ht (Special).?in labor circles here lt |a authoritatively staled that Charles H. Luehman, John Jarrett, Robert I). Layton, K. Rob? inson and James Campbell, of Ilttsbiirg, will attempt the formalin!) of a permanent labor organization with " Protection to American Industry" as Ifs ruling Idea. Mr. I.itchman, in referring to the movement, said: "It is not intended that the proposed organ. Ization shall be a partisan ons, but the underlying principle win be to protect tbs best Interests of Industry ami labor. One of the vital elements ol the movement 1 propose ls to show the manufacture! . as well as the men they employ, that tho reciprocal Interests that unite them should matte them Insep arable at ibo pods. A feature of the organization would be ibe keeping alive of those solid principles which combated the adv ante of freo trade lu the late campaign.'' maxy STREET j?jiltF.tr coxDrcTovs poTtnrn Chicago. Dec. lit. 'lhere WM (pille a reign of terror among tho Weal BMe car men leal evenfog, caused by the raids of a gang of pickpockets, About .', o'clock tuc mon boarded a MsdtSOi st, car and at tacked tho oin..] cor, endeavoring to rifle his poekel A nnigli and tumble fight ensued. The coi.doctor succeeded In reaching the bell rope and stopping the i a:, when Loth hN assailant! ian. Ihe conductor and driver punned them and captured both, turning them over to tH*j police. Tho conductor was so ba Hy beaten thai he was compelled to go Dd duty, Late. in the evening another conductor sa assaulted hy 'wo ihugs and severely beaton, but he snci ,n protecting .Ms cash and driving od h*i asset lao ta s. v.iai other conducion bad Ibelr pockets poked oj amounts ranging from .fi; to 810. and one v.a- bcd jp net the Ogden-ava bania, robbed of his srsteh ami money, and badly beaten. WOliX OF TTIU AMERICAS TI'RF COSGREKS. Cincinnati, Doc. 10.?At tho meeting of tho Amer? ican Turf Longress to-day two changes wero made In ihe rules: Ural -Rslaing Ihe -rale four pounds, with the usual allowance for mares, bal none for geldings. Secondly?Requiring ihat sealed bids shall bs deposited In all selling race* within tllteen minutes aficr lin? ne-, which bids shall Ix- opened by Hie presiding Judge, who shall divide thc surplus between the second hone and tho association. Tho association admitted the Overland I'ark (lob and the Kansas eily Club Racing dates were li.ved a* follows for the coming spring meetings of lr.ftii: LoufcsvtUe, Maj 8-lfi M. Louis. Jural-15; Kansas ( Itv. Jone 17 - Chicago, June 89 ,Iu"y -JO; st. Paul, July 23-31 The i ongresg wni meet nant at Louisville, at the call of the president. -?. poMi>i:ni.r rmisixc ms orcaxizatios. Philadelphia. lice, in |6prc|sl). In "The Journal of United Labor." to be issued lo-morrow, T. v. pow : der!) will ay, over his own name. "Since the Ills' i of tho General Assembly, eighteen stat, i bureaus and a National Department of Labor have been established; and to this order, mnei than to ' any other cause, must ibo credit of the agitation which I produced laen rc mis bs gtvesv Rvoa our wont enemies will accord that eredll to thia organisation." ; Mr. 1'owderly calli upon all assemblies to d.s,liss the [ m ? This answer Stirred np Mr. Host's anger, and he threatened Mr. coligan with tho posrer of the senile, adding that he would visit Costigan with his personal veageaee. Then lt wm the supervisor*! ttirn to g"t angry. "The Senate ls all right,' he said, willi much vaks> monee, "but who cares for you? I wouldn't trust you with these papers. If you want to See gear ell photographed look In The World' of November 10. 1*77; in ?The, 'limes' of both December SO, I87B, anil January IO, 1880, and In the same paper of August Host's rage roached a white heat at this, and he lost all control of himself. Ile danced about tbs office shouting ?? Tou're a Har. sir. ?? a Har, ? a liar. Von lie, if you say I was ever Indicted, Von be if you sa} I am a fugitive from Justice. Tou'l I liar, i say a ll it, a liar." " Yon can't frighten me witt, your noise,? roplh'd Costigan. "You are beneath mj notice. A fugitive (rom Justice is gol Ihe kind ol a niau to -car,, me." The e srai much more ol the same -ort on both sides, bul no blows were struck, ffhen bot! i ni-i- v re uul rd ? nd, Besi withdrew hi- I ling tu vlsi I ir's office again ai med sith Injunctions and legal processes ol sufficteni ii lo biiti;; Costigan lo terni-. But up to tho eton ol bualnesi be did nol return. DEFECTIVE WORK ON THE AQUEDUCT. CONTnACTORis TO RR l'AID FOR THE PAUT! MADE GOOD?AWARDS MADE. The contract for Dams Nos. 1 and 2 af Soi' Putnam county, was awarded by Ibe Aqueduct I om missioners ] David R Palen di Co., tbs lowest bidder, at >-:;".7,7.M>. The engineer's estimate ?10,430, while the next lowest bidder was .Ioho McQnade, ni 8414,335. The contract for Section 17 was awarded to R. ?'. Malone. a> 833,040s& Tho engineer's ntlmato wu 827,109 JO. Upon the repOtl Of Ibe deputy chief engineer, the defective work upon Brown, Howard A Co.' Beettona 4 and 5 wn declared to be m far complete! permit the reduction of the amount retained bj 845,000 and 818,000 respectively, and the Controller ?va- requested to make payment of these sinus. The amount* -till retained are 885,000 uimn Section 1 and 88,000 upon .-sm-tion z>. The discovery of further had work a]. Beetloo J. also Drown, Howard d c.'-. wa- reported, and fie nm retained upon this section was increased (rom ?-,000 to *.>.o?mi. The following sums withheld tor bad work upon O'Brien 4 1 lark's contracts wen released, on thc engineer's report of partial completion: On sootioii ti the controler wa ad lo pay 85,000, leaving Plo,otto retained; Section 8, 83,000, leaving 82,800 ed; Beetloo 0, --.,'><>o, leaving 815,000 rel i Section 12, Hem.in i larii. contractor, and section 13, John Brauton d "o., contractors, were reported oomploted, mid tho Controller wa, requested to make payment accordingly. Section 14, ai-o i.runton t i i'-. was reported Clear of bad work, except what can be gnlshed tor 8500. ">n the report of Mr. Howe, chairman of the Finance Committee, 84,000 each wa- aBowed to 3. J. R. Ch aa, .L B. R. Davit and w. r. .shuni,, the experi engineers appointed by tho resolution of March 7. luna, in foll payment ol their tervlces In connection with the Inspection ol the new- Aqueduct After the adjournment Contractor John J. o'Drlen -aid that be thought the amount ol payment allowed i.i- Brm was ratall, considering the tori ihat pl, 000,000 or mon was dm-, including tho retained 10 per cent. ? \s ion): as it is neoes arv to find employment foi so many Inspectors," he continued, "I suppose thej win continue to bold us np Why, they nave onlj cm Inspectors now watching ei^iit masoni on om sections. Bul don't say anything i.i that, plea-,. if yon do they will ha\e n~ polishing tba brieli before pa--me, the work." UFTAIL GROCERS IND GOVERNOR lill! THOSE wu" Bi ii i IQUOR BT Tin, noTTi.i. wini TO ADH COLOR Tu THE IHAUGURATIOST. Alhany. K. Y.. Dee. 18 (Special!. ? An application 1 a- been made by the lytall Grocers1 Association ol New York for permission to take par' lu the parade hon tn honor of Governor Hill on Jtew.JTear'i Da when be I- In be Inaugurated TLu association was persuaded lo lake a likely Interest lu the last political dgn by the argumei tl i high license bill would deprive it members of 'he privilege ol liquor by ihe bottle or case. -n,.. association, i fore, worked! hard bo elect David R mil Governor. lt li i ie- of the weil known facts of tho campaign rn en Mr. nil li ? ? Democrat lc n i- soi ..i Kingston a Den i alic parade of clubs In hts I on ii- Was made decidedly fri-ky and Joyous bj th ? distribution of beer from a wagon In the procession. II ii suspected thal the retail grocers' pan of the ?mn on Kew-Tear'a nay -win ban nu air of exhilaration aboul lt not altogether caused by ibe bracing winter slr of the day. I occasion will chiefly consist ol the regiment! of me Na ional Guard, bul the retail grown wlfl surely attract universal a tcniion and admiration, aa they will be armed with beautiful lock' t pistols, warranted to kill at forty rous li wa, announced to-day also thai Pre Ident Gerri wm, bi i and 1 rea mer Rockwell ? d the il Keeper*' Association, alli wall upon Governor Hill on Friday lo express th- Ideal ol Ibe hotel men on the proposed revision ol the excite lan . CLOSESQ TBSTIM0X1 IX TEE BOTCH C1SK 8 Ulina ni c, i m n>, i. IO (Spei lab. 11 p teatlm nv in the enc against ex Treasurer H. P. Royce for al leged em bo/ /.lenient and fo ? entries 111 the Willi mu,ile Savings Institute wn closed late this eitel noon, .lohii M. Hall will open argUUM ni for the >tate to-morrow and William C. Can will eton for tbs defendant. The teMltnouv to dav ana latorUStlBg Tho defence claimed that then wire DO fal-e entries exe ju those speeifled by Royce himself In bis test) moiiy. Bank Examiner H. c. Noble took lae stand in rebuttal and pointed out suppressed 'ir partial entries iggngatlng 8100.78827, which Kook thoughl was ptolnl] totended tn raver i ibortaan of 880,000. Tho expert accountant, I bartel r Brown, of Hart ford, corroborated Kobte'i itatement. Boyce claimed ihat the shortage wa- accounted tor'by rout i not-s received (rom Ingersoll In New-Yorh after sn penslon, and that fal-e entries wen made t.. cover obi Ingersoll paper which was protest 4. President K. A. Huck. Treasurer t. i". webb and Dtroeton J. M. Alpoagfa and G. C. Martin, of the institute, teattfled that the four in).', i oil note were never accepted bs tho bank nor held a- assets, .v i>. v. eh ler, teller of the in siitiite, ie,ulled that ibe two Botes tor 83.150 and 81,850, -aid by Royce to be unpaid and iai.cn by him in ber return Mis. Hurrst found thal ber husband iud gone out The young lady declined lo s.:y Whether he lial hi any nota 0 BU SSgS tor bia wife, and after tlatly de? clining to give any further Information on tho sub? ject. -!.,? -lammed the door. Since Bania bm been tlekal agent at th* Onnd central Station, he bas been In the hahn of receiving f 1 . women In the evenings, and has (requen ly introduced noe (,f them a- the daughter ol a prominent and wealthy man In tb 1 city. It is Ihougbl that be mad" un of this young "woman's natue to avoid entering Into detalli as tc bli Intimacy with her. The exact amount of bia defalcation uih not be known until ihe auditors have presort ed th-ir report io the cont miler of the oom] any in New-Haven. John H. Marin, who i- on Hauls-, bond, was reported to be ont of town When a reporter called at his house la?t night. A DI STIirrTIVF BLIZZARD IN CANADA. thc PTortM pkvkk;: nv Tin: pacific?the con? ni iCTIOOT Rivi K. Montreal. Dec. in.Hain service In th" pi-ov)nce ls gieoHy delayed by the fail 'if snow. Mondav after noon six farmers started from Booehervttta for this div wit!, wagoa-toadi of produce. They had t., cro? the river on the Ice In the height of the sorm. and as nothing La< been seen of them since their departure from the village, il ls feared they broke through the ice anti wcio drowned. Two brothers, ITugh and Michael Walsh, who arrived exhausted at Carillon last evening, t ll a tei-rihle story of suffering) They wc,,, at tem pt - _- 0, ck,ss with a t.-ain on the Ice to that place from Point Fortuna In the mlddl' of the rivet- tlie hur? ricane overtook them and tho Ice bloke up. The team .va iwepl away, and the;. tbemselVM e,caped death only by jumping upon a large ice tine. Tho remainder of tie night they spent In terrible nanny, drifting on their fia,l support upon the hnipnt tossed river. ? the iee tin,, m Minded 01: a small island, and their -ad plight bein:' 1 m tram the shoie. a boat was put out, and flies wen; rCMUSd. Kopo ts af more lerioui Io -. of nf-- and rt am sip an expected whin the telegraph i- mice more in working order. A dispatch fiom lj ; 1 bec say- that Hu- storm which eeo raging tl Sunday ro?e so a blizzard yntorday, and that Ute wind an-i -now are sweeping 'tie alino-t ib -cried Itnatl with blinding violence, rbc Lhonmghiarei are 1 n- 'dj drifted. au communi? cation I*eui ofl between town and country'- Farmere ion: the lurroundlug districts bere -ay that ih" mails ,a am. i.-t Impassable, and Hit many fences and buildings I i\ ? been blown down. PL John, N. !'... I-c 1!) -The gnow storm of yes tei lay sw thc leveresl for years, but no dan reported in Ute province. The only inconvenience felt ls the partial luspenslon of train service along the northern division of the intercolonial Raliway. At Monstou more Mian a doran trait.s were held beean a of tin- bl ickada -ion: of 1 ampellfon. A snow slide ai Mi tapeiMa covered a ipeetaJ train, bur no one was hurt. A Crew of shovellers dug out 'the train. The ec nain reached bere tesl night ten hours late. 'I he lrain bandi bad a severe experience Hartford, Conn., Dee. lu rho rivoi 1- apparently stationary at 20.7 feet, tho highest point since April. 1--7. [leary Ice tram tbs upper valley ls running ..III tl is cv fran Francisco. Doc. in.?Captains of coasting I'-poj-i the recent storm along thc coast, tnim Cane Mendocino to 1 ipe Flattery, n the wotst In their experience. Several colliers from the N>rth cain" 11 yesterday, nearly a wee], overdue, li 1- feared come of (he heavllj laden coal vessels from i- .-et Bound did not weather the storm, as teven! an i mg overdue. A TRAIN IN A CYCLOICR, Middletown, N. V.. Dec. in A milk fi-afn on the '.'.' Vin;,. Susquehanna and Western Railroad en ciiin'cie! a cyclone yesterdaj morning near New Font d land, N. .1. Aa tho train wm paning, a huge tret am torn up by the poota and came emailing down upon the cn . breaking 1 hp ugh the roof of the ba g ge d ripping off the hood ol the passenger coat N 1 one w,i- hurt, but Conductor torwln had a urns escape, ? ?-. I.KlUCH VALI.KV BRIDGES ALL RIGHI T? tAc r.iitur nf Tht Irihune. Bli : Tho .1 Wilke i^ii-rn rn your paper of to-day that ail the brid ???- on the mw- line of the Lehigh Valley Railroad between Pittsburg and Fairview wen- iwepl swaj or so weakened hs to be i'e is exaggerated. Ins oRtetal report al Mr. H. .- Ooodwtn, general Easton npertntendent, ls a.s follows: "Trains am tunning regularly over the mountain CUt-Ofl to day. A landslide at Mud Cut ? aiiv yesterday mornitig suspended trams rbi that line nulli 1. o'clock yesterday afternoon, at which nice the tracks were cleared and tratbc resumed, boen running without Interruption linos." .1. h.. 1. VHRl Third Vlce-Presldent. Philadelphia, Deo. m. 1888 A "HOODOOED" N/.t;/?/>.s's !:i:vexge. Wichita, Kan.. Dee. 1!?. A rensrksble -lory ls told by a merchant from Klngnan County. "Rn utile vina-- of Fm--, Klngmaa County," be laid, ii'1- a larmer, named Bartlett, with hu family, cow sifting of a son of twenty ona, a daughter of sixteen, and another daughter of eight. The domestic work wa- done by a negro woman who was fnrmorlj a itara Bbs Imagined that she wa- hoodooed. 1 he person ns nested of having place,1 ti,,. tptM on her was the eider daughter of ber anployn, and she uv tm med las) girl of her suspicion. The girl determined to hue some fun ont of ihe old negres-, and hald she a i- determined to keep um apoB np until her victim wa dead, tba Degress ikea commenced to design a h.cm, ,,f ridding benet! ni cu terrible anett. A tow ago she aid tbs girl stare ll lions in lae liol ?? While tl,.- ri I of ii:- fai.ilh Weir lo a DOlgh hoi-, 'inc negnea attaeked the glii, and, tyini lani and foot, ? Hipped .her of all her clothing, beal bet unmercifully, ami anni ed the girl's body with paint, .sbo Usn locked ber stellas up in a nus ami ii tppeand. it was ant until the following narang thal UM gbl was dl-c ivered. Stn- ls now li: a critical condition ll.e segren lias not yet been found.'' OtkSf ai ' 011; i ia] ? that tia aOgrCSS, afiei paint? ing the girl's body, ned her In an old Inplan, built a In about h III heil. ? PIRST TIA IL L'-'.' Ot l lil. 1 iihhi.Y riillad.-lphla. Ins-, lu (BswenB.- The tUakSSlI York town blurted on her aaattnbsssT trial trio down Ihe Rag early this morning st,,. 1, ft 1 ramn?' shipysnl at half-past 7 o'clock. ?id mads the run to Thurlow. return lao to night TEE NEW-JERSEY EX flit ss WAR REVIVED A l'ROPPECT OF LONO LITIGATION OVER THE LATEPT MOVE BV THE UNITED STATES EXTBES* COMPANY. ASbnry Park, SJ, J., I>e<\ 19 (?pecl?l)-The hot fight between the Adams Express Company and tho Cnlted States Express Company: which itsrtcd here last June, has assumed new eoaapSjrsSSSBBJ which may result In a long and spirited 8tru?;le In the courts between these two corporations. The Adams Express Company cnjoyod a monopoly of tho espies bantam throughout tails section ol the coast for upward of thirty years. In May the Central Railroad Company of New-Jersey leaned the right to carry express mat? ter over all Its Unos to the I'nlted States E.xpross Company. This lease covered the Lon*. Uraneh Di? vision and the old Sandy Hook route of Hie Now-Jer soy Soutliern Railway down through Sea Hrlght and Monmouth Beach lo Long Uraneh. and from Rod Batik across tho State to Kay side, on tbo Delaware River, some distance below Philadelphia. This threw -h" Adams Kxpns-, Company off th" Central ti si s running over the New-York and Kong Kranch Railroad. John Hoey, who suecc-ded William BL Dlnsmore as president of the Adams Express Company, at once began oinking arrangements to retain the business for his company. The Tolled States Express Company equipped all Its offices along the coast In good style. Mr. Hoey sent down handsome new wagons and horses for each town, and for tho first time in Hs his? tory Hie roast ha/I first-class e.xpn-s niStoSi Tho Adams Express Company sends Hs packages down the coast on the Pennsylvania Railroad ti allis. The Adana Company still controlled tho express business over both railroad routes between New-York and Phil adclphla. The managers of the United Slates Rxpran Company decided io run fast trains over Bm Central Kallnmd I f New-Jersey and the Now-York and Loni llrarirh Railroad to Red Rank, and thence to Hav .side over ibo New Jersey Southern Railway tracks. A swift iteamer carried the express parcels Bam Bay -ide to Philadelphia. This route was abandoned this week, as lt was found that li took too tong to send express gooi!- by 1Mb a ronni!about way. The Knited Male, Express i om puny now sends Its packages to Philadelphia as ipeclal freight In sealed car- from Now-York. After a car ls lilied lt ls sealed, and ike car ls artaehed to on- of tba fast paaaeUfN trains of the Centra! Rail? road of New-Jersey, reaching Philadelphia by wav of Lound Kmok and Trenton. When tho cars roach their destination they are opened and the packages which came as freight once more become express matter, and as such art; delivered by the wagons of (ho United Mates Express Company. The ?semen! of the Adams Express Company officials ls being anxiously | awaited, as tho latter corporation has the exclusive light to carry express matter over the Round Brook route between New-York and Philadelphia. It is known that tho Adams people have been for several davs hu-ily engaged In arranging their plans so as to prevent tho carriage of the packages of th" United States Company over that route. The tight will bo a warm one and the litigation will be expensive. Down here on ihe coast the sar between the two oompenli - goes merrily on. The charges for pack? ages forwarded between tho coast ton us and Now V'oik aro far below the rates that were In force when the Adams Express Company had exclusive rights here, bo heavily have tho rates been cul. that big dealers can have their goods brought 1 here and delivered by the express- companies (or Icm money thin they used to pay for the frelzht This has resulted In a decided falling off in the freight i-eoelpts of the Now-Vork and Hong Branch Railroad Company, which ls opei-afed by the penn | sylvania Kalin ad and the Lentral Railroad of New I jersey. THE SUIT OVEli CU li I STINE CAMPBELL. TESTIMONY IN THE CAPE OP THE REV-. W. E. CAMPBELL AM) HIS %VIFE. St. Louis, Dec. If) (Speclab.-The contest between the Rev. William R. Campbell, of Boston, and his wife, formerly Miss Scott, of this city, was resumed In the circuit Court this morning. The divorce case ls pending In Boston, and the .SI. Louis b1iu?clo ls for tho po i don oi tbs four-year old child Cn'-lstloe. Mi-s. Robert scott, the mother of Mn. Campbell, toatlSed thal ber daughter almost died of neglect when the little girl was bern. When the was asked why she had i;on" to Boston aboul that limo she replied: '? It was to save my daughter*! Ufo." The attempt of the father to kidnap the child was described, as weil as the manner In which the mother followed aod rescued her little girl. Mrs. Brand, aunt of Mr. Campbell, said In the course of her cxamlna. Hon: " I realized when visiting Mr Campbell's house that something, I knew not what, was crushing the life out of his Wile." Robert Ii. Scott, father of Mrs. Campbell, was the next win "Did Mr. Campbell provide for tho child;" he waa asked. " .Not that I ever heard. " Hbo did provide for it I" - I did." " Did he ever say anything to you about provlslou for Ihe child f" ?? He said he thanked Clod that I was able to 'ake such a heavy burden fiom hts (boulders. He was rory profuse tn thanking dod about lt." ; NORTHWESTER* MILLERS SOT AGREED. ' THE POLICY OF CLOHIN-; FOR A MONTH OPPOSED Minneapolis, Dec. 10 (Spoolali.?Many of tho Mln ' neapolls delegates to th" Milwaukee Millers' CttttfSU tlon arrived In the city to da;-, and they were gen? erally mtlsfied with tho woik accomplished at the ,-. but were di.inclined to talk shoat tho mat. i ter. The least Intimation that a trust had been formed was resented. It was generally agreed that j the action at Milwaukee was binding upon no one, I and must be ratified by the 1- il association bofoie any of tho Minneapolis millers would feel like taking any liena. Bona think that the Pillburys will not go into Ute i the agreement, c. i.. Qreenleaf renarked that in but opinion the local nullera would not all agree to curiall their product In January, charles A. PIUS j bury was not at Milwaukee, and Intimated that his ? linn would not bc hound by any agreement and i wa- not in favor of the shutdown (tolley. It ls | rumored that Mr. lIlLsburv ls long on wheat aol hardly can- to as-ist in depressing the market by shutting down. ! WAjrmra dauaobs tmom ax blbtatbd road. Frank Dodworth, a dancing master at. No, :?:;ii Clinton ave., Brooklyn, will bring a suit against the : Manhattan Borated Railroad Company for #-0,r.00 In behalf of his wife for pei>otial Injuries received 00 account of Bm alleged OSntoaaUSn Sf tho railroad I company or Its agents. Tho papers will be served : on tho comp:ny'- agunta this morning. The coin- ' plaint -els forth that on January 4, 1888, Mr. Dod w< rth's wife. While entering a car on the Slxth-avo. J , line, tripped on a piece of badly worn matting and j fed to ibo door, recoivel-;: leven Injuries, from which I she ha- not yoi recovered a suit was brought by I Mr. Uodwortn some time ago, and I- now In the ; courts, asking mr s}'.". ,ot>t) for lon of myaree, som panionahip, a i 080AM BATVIBLD DISCBlRffBZX Oi?oar ILiitl.ld. who SH SI ISSI Sd mi Tuesday night on s (burge of disorderly conduct, wn 'ak'-ji Ul leSorSSfl Mai ki I Court yesterday morning, dud Justbe md decide! that he must, furnish *5O0 bond* for gool behavior or go to the Island for thirty davis Later In ihe day, however, an order na received at tho Court prison for his gtSshaige, aili lc was allowed lo go. The testimony was to Um effect that llattleld had gone to Alderman Civanairh'* hoinc and on being refused admittance by Mrs. Cavanagh, Insult! 1 beih her iiurl lier aUnghlre and tried to kick in tic- tasman! San, lt wn also ,-aid tba: he reprassaaid himself si Um United Btatn Canal a' snarls lava Ha a bullied in court that h- hat been drinking in thc a tai rason I that he had no o lill i m ,f tte- lYSOtS of tlc" previous evening and ic wai sxtremely mrf) for what BTMd Ile Kild al*.' 'hat I,, tad no BtOOnt SCCa pallon, having Just returned fr.un Baiapa -,-+ WORK OF THE. SaXJMO FVXP. The fsinkli g Fund Commisioners hell s long levdon y^sterdy and thore w?? a full attendance. Tho Dock IVo.ard's plan for sn exterior mreei 176 foot wile on Ihe Ban Kucr. fruin Brand n '" Blgksh itt sud from Bovsa> MOOtb St te Tnlrivfourih-nt, *?? appiavad Thu cost ? i.-d av slO.0O0.0o0. of which S2.OO0.0ih) 1? for tlc aocUoa from BraaoVst to Bighth at The esatr about um nteaertj ot um Chnteh "f thc gsesserer, ai i-.nk.ie- ami Bight] sm -i.. am letded hy um accept, saes of ba Rei in ShackeBsrtrs agieeasni to rein i-Y 1 Taft/ X HliUlLfl'^ |>< A GkWHM IS THE HAMJMORK AND OHIO. ItETIREMF.NT Of SAMCEH BPENCER-sIL'DOE FRICK CASTS TUE VOTC OT THE 'iaxtr RETT INTEREST FOR TUB MW CHIEF. far Tsi,s..K?e-i rn i srr aaam t Rslffmoie. i?.c. i.?.-Ac ord ng to the programms arranged by tho Garrett party. Samuel hp-nrei BgJSjssJ from th" presidency of Ibe llalilmore snd Ohio Rall road to-day and Charles I". Major was placed in that podflnn s' s salary of p-j.-i (W)i) a yoar. U'h?n Judge Frick at the stockholders' annual meeting a* tho repre? sentative 0f the flarreft Interest, appeared, armed Bf i ??nough pnstos to chango the entire complexion of tlie board of directors, and by his vote controlled fh* election, lt was stated In Th" Tribune ihat aban would be a change in the presidency. Mr. ?->p*neer did not even then know that such a move was con? templated. He and Holiort (.srrett were frfondly and lt ls ssld that Mr. (Jarrett was ported ly sathfled with Sanson as his aaieesssn in tlie ansMaasaf. But when lodge William i'rtck. the fa hr tn law of Robort :,Iler nominated Charles V. Mayor for the presidency. Although Mr. Spencer '?vj- not renominated, eight of tho State and city directors voted for him. It ls understood thst Senator Gomea was ono of this number. Tho vote wart, Mayer, 18, Spencer, 8. Mr. Mayer did not volo, and II. IL Pams, a elly director, was not pros< nt. Mr. Frick then offered a resolution fha' the enm mlttoo appointed on Arrll 18, 1888, to make ai In rntlgatton of the financial cordltlon and value of the proper les of Ike company he requested to repoit, and that If the members of the committee still u-matnluf In the hoard had an; doubt about thofr penn li mike a tlnal iv port, the president ta authorised to dil the vacancies In the OonmNtoS. Tho resolution! were adopted, but Hie committee declined to make a rejxirt until |i is completed. Pnsldeut Mayer's first official act was to reappoint the chief clerk and private secretary to the president Mr. Spencer, In an Interview, said: " t'nfll af er the stockholders' meeting on Novom ber If) I was absolutely without Informs)lon as to what the eenpasBtoa of tin* new band would tai There had never be??n any Indications of dissatisfac? tion, so far as I knew, with the management of tho property, and I had no reason to BUSBUS! any Inten? tion to make a change In the gnsfctM > SaSM Casnj after that meeting a member of tho board advised me Of a preference on the part of certain largo stock? holder Interests for Hr. Mayer for the P"- Hon. and Mr. Mayer eunoeojaeatty stated to rn that ta had aassaaasaad to the use of bis name, 'lhesn aanttoaajS esme ot their own accord, and I could not regard 'hJlr state? ments as coming fnmi a board then unorganized. L'uder these circumstances, amt a* no cause* for the desired change were given, I preferred to await luca authoritative expression as ta hoard, or a major.ty of lt, might seo flt |o nuke. It Las aot'd to-day, ex? ercising rights which no one will question, and 1 have now nothing o say on tho subject." Charin* I". Mayer, th-; new presld-nt, la a Baltimore merchant by right of dc-eont Bun Ch ri st I an Mayer, bis grandfather, who was for many years the pitnei pal member of the firm of Mayer & iiraiitz, which did extensive business with the East Indies and F.urope. Mr. Major la a man of action rattv'1 than words. Aa prnhtoal cf the liespatd i oel < anaasfljgs, h.* energy and enterprise built up a karga gan coal trade against many otsstsctoa. Ho ls known a- a pattoal ant In? telligent compiler ot statistics, and bj- retooled to collect and digest the tacts connected wno the s,ift coal traill' of tue country for subnilss-on lo Uoaanas. Foi yean the itatem ni prepared by him served to guide < i ngrase in deai.ng with tba toll leola ojasattoas Of (arl it Ol foreign cms. Wi, i -on va - **o. ll was rc?olved to make the Consolidation Coal lomoany a Maryland enterprise, Mr. Mayer wn ai once coo ?-n president When he came Int i otllce in i-77 th- i -i irade of the company and the ngtoa was in a de? pressed condition, and lt w.is tali ber Complicated by the lahor troubles of that memorable yen Plnee that time, boa ever, under Mr Mayer*! managem m. th ro has been a steady loerea*e in toe output, at 1 ^.th excel.ont ralliiiat taClSti s, which af foid Its own mines and Ikon ol tho i-e?t of tho i Timberland reg-on ample means of reaching the Baltimore and ohio Bailrosn ai piedmont and Cumberland, tho t bcaapeake and ohio Canal and tho Pennsylvania Bailroad, tko company hs- assumed Ita place as the ISTCTSl producer of e L. Keim, president of the Hesdirig i oal and Iron Company, are brothers in law of Mr. Mayer. _ Tho election of Mr. Mayer a* president of the Bal? timore and Ohio Kallioad ls a complete victory for the (Jarrett interests. It ls said b\ Wall .-tte.-t friends of the company that the change win mean a more aggressive policy and the Immediate completion of the line to tho Staten Island terminals. Mr. Mayer bus in i ti associated intimately with tne uatntta tor many years, and he is ono of the executor- ad 'he will of T. Harrison ("Jarrett. When it was contemplated a few years ago to establish a branca of the bankin* house at New York, Mr. Mayer was selected as tho New York manager. A friend of the (Jari-ffs -aid yesterrrav : " Mr. Mayer poaaeaon lute exei nitre ability and will make au excellent president if hi- h-alth ls sufficiently atm ^ to enable him to do the work. The only objection ni Mi Spencer, I understand, was his rack of sympathy with the (Janett Interests. Wheo he was vtol ore-'. dent Booen (Janett merely tolerated bini on account of his ability as , traffic maei.^.*r. Lui there was never the sllgbesf cordiality in their relations." -? THK CHANOK IN TIIK H. AND O. PKKlsIDENCY. lo the Editor of The Tribune. Slr: The retirement of Samuel spencer from the pre-ldency of the Baltimore and Ohio Kaflroad sud tie election of Chark- C. Msver In his stead, whi ti took place at thc meetr.gof the icm I oard ol Din-, tot ; held here to-day. was fully expected. It |, u:ifoitunat? for the Baltimore and Okla Company tb.it Mr. Spsanv was not retained In Its service. [( is gsaenOy thought tba the affairs ot the coaansny aiv lo a crisis, sud that tho vctj best ability and managemeut are r*v quired. Mr. Spencer wis not superseded becau-o of any charge of Ineltlelenev or sjlamai moment none eauM bo ands n sustained. His reputation ls established and recognlz.il as oue of thc ablest and most oflstiBM railroad men in the country. Educated .is a eton en? gineer, he has devoid his WhOtS life lpini youth np to Ho railway service, in every blanch of which be has large experience, TnS Iftlieiiieiit of Air Spencer ls due to the irs'ota tion of the Oarnti inSuean in tho control ami gam agoment of this unfortunate company. While Mr. .-p. teer was at the bead nf the BsBnV mon and Onto, as pe-ident, he brought about thorough and radical changes In Usg ad? ministration In the dlirotion of econ,,;ny and edie .ency. in efeet he anderata i?en CI-. al one blow, redo.I what has boon carried as a tlotiMous surpbn, 106,000,000, Tins and other re? forms in the Slraetton ol elevating the company Bom the rut Into which lt had fallen mviii to have offended the la: g- tototSStS now in com roi of tl.e prop-r'y. Mr. charles I'. Mayer, Ihe new pres d n'. ls without largo railway experience. Ills best frtoada do not claim this (or bim, and the only rtMsou for hts ataeMasl ls that he ls the friend of Iii I (Jarrett Interest sud will carry out the wishes of tho-o owning and totttlOiBng lt. Mr. IBWSJMT euj,i\s, as he well tanftUS, (be ion Hdenoe, pad will and esteem of Hie b-sst bu-l'i -s men of Baltlaoore, and is poputor with rattnad men Iknugboal the country. IXVK8TOI, lialilinoie, Md., Dre. 19. 1--^ | A rUOSl-KU'TS YKAU FOI TIIK M.MXK i IN nt A Ia. Portland. Me , Doc. lil. Ihe annual meeting of the I Maine Central lUlLuad Company wai bald shea %{iaa