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Friday. The bill Is now completed, except that
the Committee Is polnp over It In course,
mnklmr revisions which have been sucecsted
slmc thev were passed. Mr. Wood rrprets that
any puldfcliy has been plvcn to the hill, and
claims that ttic mercantile community has been
rendered more uneasy because of publicity.
TUB nfUZIMAN SUOSIDT mix
will be brought before ttic House nt an early
day. Waddell, of the Post-Ofllre Committee,
was Instructed to present it to the House at the
neat tall of the Committee. At that time ho
will m*k« «n mAlntaininff that
comllr between Rrszll ami the United States
requires the establishment of a monthly line of
steamships.
BASOV'S CASK.
The confirmation of W. John Eashv to be Chief
of the Bureau of Construction and Ilopalrs Is
not so certain as hts friends hare thought it
would be. It had been expected that final
action would bo taken to-dav« but tho Senate
Committee on Naval Affairs postponed tbo de
cision.
THE WHISHT BOND BILL.
There is likely to be more opposition In tho
Senate Finance Committee to the bonded
period Whisky kill than there was tn (ho
ways and Means. Senators Beck and Mat
thews this morning made an argument In sup
port of the bill, but the Committee decided not
to vote until Friday.
WANTS A MINT.
The Indiana delegation also made nn argu
ment before the same Committee In favor of a
mint nt Indianapolis, and arc confident that
Congress will locate a mint there. It seems
more probable however, that all that will bo
done at present to Increase the mint facilities
will be to appropriate 1100,000 to place tbo
Louisiana mint In a condition to coin silver.
THE PROMINENT BIDES.
present prospects.
fipeetal DUpaich to The Tribune.
Washington, D. 0., March 20.—The best
judgment that can be formed from opinions ex
pressed by those connected with the Commit
tees having to do with tho tariff, repeal of re
sumption, and sliver bullion certificates Is, that
no one of these measures can bo passed nt tbo
present session. As to tho tariff, the House
Committee will report tho tost of this week, and
ask to recommit. Next week It will begin tho
discussion of tho Intcrnol-Revcnuo bill prepared
by Burchard and Tucker. This Is fifty pages
long, and before It Is finished it will Involve tbo
discussion of tho Income and tobacco tax. All
this must precede final action by the Committee
on tho Tariff bill, and a combined measure can
not In any event bo forced through the House,
tven If It passed at alt
BEFORE THE IST OF JUNE.
One month would bo q very short time to allow
tho Finance Committee of tho Senate for its
consideration when tho Ways and Moans bare
already consumed four months. There are very
fen* who think the Senate can bo kept at work
after the Ist of July on tho Tariff bill.
As to the repeal of tho Resumption act, the
Indications are that It will not command even a
majority vote in the Senate, and In no event
can It secure tbo necessary two tbirds to
carry It over the certain veto. It is
believed that a proposition to take out the date
clause aud Incorporate further machinery to
aid gradual resumption, and such machinery as
should ut tho same time insure a constant ad
vance toward resumption, might have much
strength In tho Senate. But tho decided opin
ion or several Senators who have glvcu much
attention to tho subject Is, that
NO CIIANOR WILL UR UADR
in the law as It now stands.
A» to any further silver legislation looking to
bullion ccrtttlcates and free coinage, there Is a
decided opinion among those consulted that
such measures cannot pass. After tho
attempt In tho ilouso of last Monday
evening, some of the strongest supporters
of these schemes have lost all hope of success.
One of tho members of tho Finance Committee
of long experience said to-day If ho were a
business man he should act upon tho belief that
the Tariff bill would not become a law this ses
sion, that the Resumption act would not bn re*
Scaled, and that no driver Bullion Certificate
111 would pass.
THE SOI/DIEHS’ HOMES.
PAVOUADI.R REPORTS.
Washington, D. C., March 20.—Tho Board
of Managers of tho National Homes for disabled
volunteer soldiers has boon in session tho post
two days at tbo office of tbo Surgeon-General.
There were present Chief-Justice Waite, Qcn.
Butler, Gen. Marllndale, Gov. Frederick Smyth,
of New York, Jtidge 11. L. Bond, of Maryland,
the lion. Lewis B. Uunekel, of Ohio, Gen. J. 8.
N’cgley, of t'cnssylvanlo. and Gen. E. B. Wol
cott, of Wisconsin. Tno Secretary presented
the annual report. It showed that over 8,000
soldiers were cured for during the
year, ns follows: At Central Branch, Davton.
0,, 4,028; at Northwestern Branch, 1,007; at
Eastern Branch, Augusta. Ale., 1,825;
ami at the Southern Branch, Hump
ton, Vo., OM,—being over 1.000 more than
during the year 1870. The total average cost of
keeping each man during tho vearwas 1125,
being *2O less than for tho year 1870, and a sav
ing to the Government of nearly 9100,000.
There has been a decided Improvement In tbo
conduct ami morals of the men, and tbo num
ber of dishonorable discharges were less than
ever before. It appeared that more than 0,000
of the men did nut during tho entire year com
mit a single offense or violate a single rule or
regulation of tho Homes. Tbu Board author
ized improvements looking to an increase of the
ti'.efulneas and elllcluuey of the Homes, and
alter mnking the necessary appropriations, and
doing much other routine business, adjourned,
to bold the next regular meeting at the Eastern
Brunch Home, near Augusta, Ale., ou tbo Cth of
July next.
NOTES AND NEWS.
SMALL TOBACCO-DEALE 119,
facial Dhpalch lo The Tribune.
Washington, D. C., March 20,—Kcproscnta
live O’Neill, accompanied by Messrs. Garrett,
Brewer, and Osmud, a Committee appointed by
the jobbers and dealers in tobacco of Philadel
phia, called on the Commissioner of Internal
Jlevenuu to-day In reference to a circular re
quiring retail dealers lo tobacco to sell from
original packages bearing the ivvoime stamps.
The injustice of this, as represented to tho
Committee, is that there are 13,000 small deal
ers In the City of Philadelphia; that the tobac
co is put up in such largo packages that
must of ttie dealer, cannot afford to buy
a whole package, and that the tobacco
becomes dry and stale before it can be
disposed of by the small dealers; whereas, if
the:' could buy it and sell It (n small quantities,
it would l>u advantageous all round. Tho effect
o( tho circular Is lo oppress tho 13,000 smalt
dealers in Philadelphia and countless others In
other cities, and drive them from tho market,
which cun only bo belli by largo and wealthy
dealers. The Commissioner, while he could
not promise immunity, gave strong intimations
that prosecution would be resorted to tn
cases of transparent evasion of the law.
GEN. WILLIAMSON,
Minister to Central America, arrived here last
night, and was not loujf In confirming the In*
/urination that he had been rejected by the hen*
uic us Collector of New Orleans, lie was at
the btalu Department to-day. and also at the
»> hltc-Huuvc, and drove out with the I'resldcut
this evening. lie may stay in Central America,
nut he cannot be Collector of New Orleans.
WILL DEFEND SCIU'UZ.
hcmitor Matthews will speak to-morrow In
defense of Secretary Sthurx. He baa a latter
which Svhurz had Just received from Montano,
anticipating exactly such an amendment os
blalnc and Sargent hare been supporting, and
showing how it answers every purpose ox the
heavy lumbcr-UeprcUaiors.
~ .. ÜBMOVED.
The I resident has removed "Mr. Beauchamp,
Lous'il at Cologne, who had so much to sav
about his 'hole hart,” and basappointeda very
iwuiwli'iit Ktulleimm, Ucnn-o £, Bullock, la
his place. ’
SCUUHZ’S ACTION SUSTAINED.
Tour DVtUrn AnucUlrJ I‘nn.
li. u., Mimh Jo,_A letter
from Mr. Nolan, Agent of the Interior Depart
ment in Montana, to thu decretory of tho lute
ilor, tujs, nulhwUhstmidlug the statements
that have gone forward from that Territory m
tne Interest ol parties who havo taken Umber
from tho public lauds, cord-wood is now told
at leas rates lUtb ever before in thu history ol
the lurntory. Not a single interest, he writes,
has suffered by the efforts of the Govern
ment to break up the Umber depredations
excepting the Interests of a few nth saw-mill
men who have partly suspended operations, and
It cannot be suceesslully contradicted Uatslnco
the simulations In cordwuod has met with a
cheek by the Imposition of a lax of <1 per turd,
the small dealers have kept up thu supplies
with wood obtained from dry and fallen timber,
which has heretofore been allowed to rutuu the
ground, all persons hitherto disdaining to use
what has proud to be a very useiul material.
Thßist’UY decision,
The Treasury Department having submitted
to tho AUomcv-Gcneral the question whether
the coupons of the United States bonds when
detached and destroyed can bo paid under the
terras of See. 3.002, Revised Statutes, he has do*
elded they cannot.
THE TOLAR EXPEDITION.
The Secretary of the Now has received ft
large number of applications from Command
ers, Captains, and other ntllccrs of a lower rank
In the navy to bo detailed for dutv connected
with the James Gordon ’Dennett Polar Expedi
tion.
DIVIDEND.
Tho Commissioners of thu Freedman's Bank
to-day began the payment of a 10 per cent divi
dend, not having accumulated enough to pay
tho 20 per cent.
COIN-DEFACERS.
Tho ITouso Committee on Coinage, Weights,
and Measures has agreed to report Marsh’s bill
punishing defacers of gold and silver coin.
THE 4 PER CENTS.
Subscriptions to the 4 per cent bonds to-day
foot up SIOO,OUO.
THE RECORD.
SENATE.
Washington, D. C., March 20.—Mr. Wlndom,
from the Committee on Appropriations, re
ported, with amendments, tho Senate bill to
provide for tho deficiency tn tho miscellaneous
fund of thu House. Placed on tho calendar.
Mr. Mitchell Introduced a bill for the protec
tion of homestead settlers on public lands. Re
ferred.
It was ordered that there bo printed for tho
use of tho Finance Committee thu statement
made by tho Secretary of tbo Treasury in re
gard to tho repeal of tbo Specie Resumption
act, and tho tables submitted by him on tho
subject.
Mr. Allison Introduced a bill to repeal tho
Pre-emption laws and provide for tho sale of
Umber on tbo public lands. Referred,
The Senate bill to amend See. 3.404 of (ho
Revised Statutes, relating to tho cultivation of
timber on the public domain, was discussed briefly
and passed—yens, 00; nave. 12.
Messrs. Wlndom. Blaine, and Withers were an-
Jointed a conference committee on the part of the
enate on the Military Academy Appropriation
Mr. Howe anbraltted the following:
/{eeotred, That the President bo requested, If
not Incompatible with tbo public Interest, loin
form the Senate whether w. R. Whitaker, who
recently presided In the Superior Criminal Court
of the Parish of Orleans, was formerly employed
cither In the Internal Revenue Service, or aa
Assistant Treasurer at New Orleans. If so, during
what period of time; whether tn either of said
capacities said Whitaker Is defaulter to tho
United Stvtcs. and to what amount, undcf what
circumstances, whether legal proceedings have
been taken against said Whitaker, either civil or
criminal, and with whst result: whether such
proceedings are still pending, or. If discontinued,
when they were discontinued and by whose direc
tions.
Ordered thst It be printed and lie on the table.
Mr. Howe said that at home and elsewhere he
had been accused of not yielding that cordial sup
pert to the President's policy, and if it would suit
the convenience of the fionato on Monday next lie
would like to take up this resolution and submit
some remarks, by way of excusing himself, so far
ur he was able.
Mr. Hoar, from the Committee on Claims, re
ported favorably tho Senate bill for the relief of
the Richmond Female Institute, of Richmond, Va.
Placed on the calendar.
Mr. Harris, from the same Committee, reported
favorably a bill for the relief of .Tames Pishback.
Collector of Internal Revenue Tenth District of
Illinois. Placed on tho calendar.
At the expiration of the morning hoar consider
ation was resumed of the Pacific Railroad Sinking
Fund bill, and Mr. Mitchell spoke In favor of tuo
bill reported by the Committee on Railroads,
claiming that it was In tho Interest of peace, and it
would terminate tho contest, as It recognized the
fact that a prolongation of tho controversy would
result In loss to the Government.
Mr. Mitchell qnotedat great length from Judicial
decisions as to the power of Congress, and, refer
ring to the clause of the bill of tiie Judiciary Com
mittee declaring what should constitute the net
earnings, said it was Indefensible in law and
opposed to reason. Tills question was now pend
ing In the courts, and Congress had on right to make
any declaration declaring what should constitute net
earnings in advance of any decision, lie argued
that the Government had no sovereignty In the
matter. When tho Government mine a contract
with lu citizens It divested itself of its sover
eignly, and stood upon the same footing as lu cit
izens.
Mr. Thnrman said he did not propose to discuss
tho bill further now, but at the proper tune ho
would endeavor to show the Senate that the bill of
tho Committer on Railroads was a now subsidy to
these companies nearly equal to the bond subsidy
already granted. Ho thought It would bo better to
tbo Government to lose all due from these compa
nies than to give up the right to alter, amend, or
repeal their charters, as the bill of the Railroad
Committee proposed to do.
Mr. Teller took the iloor to apeak upon the bill,
but, before commencing his argument. It was
agreed that the bill should bo laid over until to
morrow, with the understanding that It be unfln*
Ished business after the morning hour.
Tho Senate then resumed consideration of the
Ilonse bill, authorizing the Secretary of the
Treasury to employ temporary clerks, and making
appropriation for the same: also making appropri
ations for detecting trespasses on pnbilc lauds.and
for bringing into markettbo public lands in certain
States fur other purposes, the ponding question
being on an amendment of Mr. Deck to iue amend
ment of thu Committee on Appropriation* forbid
ding any charge for wood or timber cut on public
lands in Teriltorlcs of the United States for use of
actual settlors In the Territories, and not for ex*
port, so as to provide (bat the timber snail not bo
exported from the Territory where it grew.
Air. Heck modified his amendment so as to pro
vide that in the event of timber being so exported
from the Territory it should be liable to seizure by
tbu United Stale* authority wherever found.
Funding discussion, Mr. Coaover, submitted tho
following:
JlttoheU. That tbo President Is hereby requested
to communicate to tho Senate, it not Incompatible
with tho public interest, such Information us tho
Government has received respecting the terms aud
conditions under which the surrender of iheCuoau
insurgents has been maac, together witbsuchotiiur
Information lu bu possession respecting the future
policy of Spain in the Government of tho island of
fie asked for the immediate consideration of the
resolution, hut objection wu mode, and It was
laid over.
Adjourned,
HOUSE.
Mr. Banning offered a resolution calling on the
Secretary ol War fur information as to whether tho
transfer to the Pension Office ol tho medical records
of tho Provost-Marshal General's office would not
facilitate tbe decision of applications tor pensions.
Adopted.
Thu Speaker then proceeded lo call committees
for reports. The pending hill was one reported
from thu Printing Committee, regulating the ad*
verllslngof mad lettings, it provides that notices
■hull he published tn ouo or more papers lo each
Hiate Interested; that proposals for mall lettings
will be received at a certain date; and that all In
formation pertaining thereto can be obtained on
aunllcatlon to the Second-Assistant Postmaster-
General.
Mr. lisle offered an amendment providing that
no sub-lettlng of contracts should be permuted,
■ml whenever such sub-letting did occur the con
tract should be considered as terminated.
Mr. Muncy (Miss.) thought Mr. lisle's amend
ment was a step tn the right direction, and If It
went a little furthertno Department would soon pay
Itsowncipenses. He Instanced tbecase of astcam
boat mall contractor who testtfled this morning
before tho Post-Office Committee. This man had
received four contracts without bide linger the ad
vmtsemeut.and bad sub-let every one of toem, his
(ay from (he Government on one route being
15.U00, ami that winch he paid the actual mail
carrier being only some 815,000. and Ihie was a
specimen of (he way In watch thu people were be
ing robbed in connection with msil contracts.
After further discussion, Mr, Hale’s amendment
was adopted, and the bill sa amended passed.
The House then went into Committee of the
Whole. Mr. Hunton (Va.> In the chair, and ro
•amed consideration of the Deflciency blit. Her
eral Items for the payment of small sums doe for
labor at tbe New York, Portsmouth. anrtLcsguu
Nsvy-Yards having been reached. Mr. Co*
(N. Y.) Inquired where the olsuie lay lor the non
payment of the laborers and mechanics at New
Mr. Foster, member of the Appropriations Com
mittee, replied to Mr. fox, lie confessed himself
hardly able la answer the question why these
laborers bad out been paid before, bat the Com.
mittee prooosed to have them paid now. That
aenllemun (Coxt bad proclaimed to the House a
low days slncu that he was the leader of economy
In the measures which bad passca the (loose He
(Foster) would therefore (el) the renlkman’s
laboring men that bo (Cox) woe as mneb to blame
anyone for tho failure to nay these men before
He had not seen the gentleman's delkluful coun
tenance in the room of the Appropriations Com
mutes urging these claims.
Mr. Cox—(sent a letter there.
Mr. Foster—The geotlemau's colleague (Chit
tenden) did come before (no Committee, and did
plead eloquently for tho laboring men, but ws did
not hear anything from too ueutlewaa (Cox), lie
contents himself with writing a cold letter to the
Committee. Why did he not come before the
Committee and plead for his friends)
Mr. Cox—f was there, but you were not present.
Ur. Foster—lt is a pretty piece of demagogy
for the gentleman to speak to tho galleries sod to
tho JUcvrU to show that no Is at work hero fur tbo
laboring men, but why did be not comu before tbo
Commutes on Appropriations like bis colleague
iCblUvndcoi, and toll us the necessity for waking
these appropriations. Instead of coming before the
House and waking demagogical appeals to the peo
ple of New York) (Laughter. J Why docs he
claim to be the leader of tbs House In economy,
and then corns here and complain of appropriations
not being made)
Mr. Cox—W uen 1 spoke of leading la matters of
economy, 1 referred to cemlu matters only con
nected with pay and back pay. Economy aoc« but
cut down the wages of men honestly earned.
Mr. whitlhome (Chairman of lbs Committee on
Nava) Allslrs), expressed bis belief that it would
be sbown as the result of the investigation now
going oil that the money which was properly due
the mechanics and laborer* tbs Navy.Varda bad
gone to enrich contractors, and be should not be
suiuriMcd if »yme ol lUc.e contractors were among
HIE CHICAGO TRIBUNE.- THURSDAY, MARCH 21, 1878.
the constituents of the gentleman from New York
(Cox).
Mr. Cox—tdo not represent them,
Mr. Whltthornc—The money which was dne to
these laborers and mechanics wan appropriated by
Concres*. but was misused and dlrerted by the last
Administration.
Reference having been made in the conrse of the
discussion to the refusal of an appropriation for
public halloing*, Air. O'Neil] said the people did
not object lo having their moner expended if they
could see what It wav expended for. If it hail
not been for the agitation of the money question
by Congress, many of those who are now out of
employment wonld hare been employed. It would
have been better for the people if Congress had not
been In session at all. Another means of Keeping
np the agitation bad been the attempt of Congress
to revise the tariff. That had done more than
anything else to stop the industries of the country.
It It bad not been for that revision there would
have been millions and hundreds of millions in
vested which now remained uninvested, lie had
always been tn favor of legislation for men who
earned their bread by the sweat of their brow, but
the Democrats were ambitions of getting up the
tariff. A Democratic tariff! (100 save the mark.
Mr. Wright said it was tho cart of wisdom to let
the tariff alone.
Mr. Sarler—The new tariff Increases the revenue.
Mr. Wright replied that tho gentleman did not
know what he was talking about, lie thought that,
if a test vote could be taken, the majority of the
House would vote for tho resolution, declaring It
unwise, inexpedient, and out of place to interfere
with the tariff.
Mr. O’Neill—Do I understand mv colleague to
say, and I nope 1 do, tl\at immediately on tho
Tariff bill coming Into tho House, ho will move to
lay it on tho tablet
Mr. Wright—How can I tell until I know tho sex
of the bantling? It may be such a thing as I want.
- - Mr. O'Niell repeated nis question, to which Mr.
Wright replied that he might hare mndo such re
mark In conversation, and if bo did ho would re
peat it now. «
Mr. Fort offered an amendment making It unlaw
fnl for the Secretary of tho Treasury to destroy,
cancel, or relire any more United thatea Treasury
note*, but Mr. Hewitt (New York) making a point
of order tho amendment was ruled not In order.
After a few unimportant changes the Committee
rose ami reported the bill to the House, and it was
parsed.
The House then proceeded to consider the bill
providing a permanent lonn of government for the
District of Columbia, as In Committee of the
Wnole, Mr. Halo In the chair.
Afier discussion, the matter went over without
action.
Mr. Kills offered the usual resolutions in regard
to the death of the Hon. J. E. Leonard, of Louisi
ana. and gave notice he would call tbem up for ac
tion Saturday, April 0.
Adjourned.
WISCONSIN.
DEMOCRATIC MUDDLE IN MIL
WAUKEE.
fipeetat Dltpateh to The Tribune,
Milwaukee, March 20.—Tbo political cal*
dron Is boiling furiously In this city Just now,
so far ai that nebulous fragment of a political
organization called tbu Democratic party Is con*
corned. The Ore “ that for a space did fall ”hns
recently had new fuel added toll by “ Doss ”
Rletbrook calling UieCltyConrentlon to be held
next Saturday, when the claims of all the aspi
rants (or ofllclal honors will be settled. At this
moment all the ward politicians are (fathered
around the pot that violently bolls and bubbles
all the more as each one stirs the tiro and adds
his “ eye of newt or toe of frog” to tho seething
compound. The muddle Increases day by day,
and cadi complication makes tho outcome moru
and more problematical. Tbo Orcchbuckcrs
that swallowed tbo entire Democratic partv at
Fond du Lac last fall without mastication,
os a * snake swallows a frog, and
which also gobbled the Speakership of
the present Assembly, and dictated the Demo
cratic nomination of Supremo Judge, hare put
a good ticket for city otllccrs In tho field, with
the expectation of having it indorsed by the
Democrats. This ticket Is headed by Mr. Chose,
an old line Democrat, who has twice served as
Mayor, and a wealthy and popular old fogv cit
izen. lie has published a card, in whldi he
agrees to serve free of charge, if elected, and
tlmt wilt save tbo city 92.U00 a year fur two
years. This bait will doubtlcs catch a good
many economical voters, especially us Mr. Chase
is every way competent to till the bill. Their
ticket also contains the name of Joseph Phillips
for Comptroller, ilo 1$ also an ex-Mavur and a
German Catholic: but be Is nut strong with either
the Germans or the Catholics, on account of his
opposition to Sunday dauces and other kinds
of wickedness. But tho ticket will draw, and
the situation la decidedly awkward, because it
will be supported mostly from tho crowd that
used to vote tho Democratic ticket.
Within a day nr two another embarrassment
has arisen to confound and perplex tho Demo
cratic bosses. Tho Honest-Money League that
has just been organized here, composed of some
ot the strongest men In the city, Republicans
and Democrats, nru urging the propriety of
making a nard-moncy, antl-tax-eutlng, untl-
Dumoeratlc ticket, and. if that ts done, no Re
publican nominations will bo made. It Is a
shrewd game, and will bo likely to win, If well
played. Tbo discipline of thu Democratic party
bos entirely disappeared, and Its old soldiers arc
hard or soft money men, Socialists, temperance
agitators (between drinks), Independents, or
anything else that pleases them
best. So to speak, tbo Democratic fugle
men aud grand sachems llnd themselves
entirely surrounded by four divisions of their
enemies, to wit: The Republicans, or Hard-
Money men, the tireenbackcrs, tho Socialists,
and (no Temperance men. With five tickets in
the Held U is not possible for the Democrats lu
succeed. Such on army of tlekct-scratchcrs
would certainly scratch the heads off tbu regu
lars.
Of couno the Democratic leaders ore not In
sensible lo the diUlcultles of tlio situation, ami
are doing alf tboy can to avert the calamity that
threatens them. They will bo forced to out In
nomination some of their very best men, with
the hope that their personal popularity may
hold those who still call themselves Democrats,
nod win biick manv of those who have wandered
fur from the Democratic fold. To this end they
send up the Macedonian cry for Alexander
Mitchell to “come over and help" them.
But the cry is in vain. The man wno refused
to go again lo Congress, or lo take the noniint
tlon for Governor, with the certainty of an elec
tion, would hardly ho uxocetca to consent to
leave his Immense business to perform a serv
ice that Olliers can do quite as well us he. Tho
ticket Jlkclv to be nominated wilt be as pub
lished In ThbTkiuunb sumo days ago, vlt.:
Black, White, Trumpf, and Johnson. Black
ami White certainly form a sharp contrast In
name, as they do in other characteristics,—tho
one being a dark *• complected " Frenchman,
speaking the German language, and the other a
white-faced irishman, with the rich brogue of
his native hug so dean off ills tongue that
some of tho buys from Cork deny tbe purity of
his blood. And Just here 1 must say that one
of the best Jukes of the season is
that published in tub Tbibdnb recently from a
Chicago correspondent who represented Mr.
Block as •• an aristocratic Irishman I" it has
cost Blsck a good deal of money already in the
matter of chain pagne.
1 must also apologise to Mr. D. 11. Johnson
fur having imperiled his chances of a nomina
tion lor Cltv Attorney by saving that he was a
native American. A friend of his, who has
known Mr. Johnson “from tbeatump,” assures
mo that bo was norn (u Canada. 1 liasten to
make tho corre.tlon, because if he falls to get
the nomlnsltounext Saturday tils friends might
•hake thefreory locks at mu and say, a Ye did
it.” Let it “ toko onv other shape but that.*'
With the removal of tbe suspicion that ho was
born under the wgls of the Star-Spangled Ban
ner, and never haviugserved In the Union army,
Mr. Johnson has a lair prospect of running in
on his merits.
AN OLD Final FAILED.
facbil Corrttpondtnee oj The Tribune,
iUntroaD, Wls., March 30.—A*gtx>d deal of
excitement was caused here on Monday morn*
fng hut by the suspension ofJ. 0. Kendall «fe
Co., millers, and wheelock, Dennison & Co.,
dry-goods mercbauU. U Usald that the failure
of the latter Qnu U due to the failure of the
former, and the other fact that Mr. 11. 11.
Whvelock, of thu dry-goods ilrm, ts aJsuono of the
principal partners in the milling business. The
mil) Company’s failure Is supposed to be a bad
one, but »o definite statement of liabilities has
vet been made public. Tue firm of Wheelock,
Dennison & Co. U believed to have available as*
sets lor a very large amount. In which case
the dual loss cannot be very ureal.
The ilrm consists of 11. 11. Wheelock. J. U.
VVheelock, Dwight W. Jackson, and John O.
DeunUun. Thu firm has been doing business
iu Hartford for thirty years, and all Its mem
bers are active, conscientious business men. Iu
addition to their general dry goods and milling
business, they also transacted a private hankinu
business.—there being no bank within twenty
miles of them,—and It Is thought that they
have a large amount of money on deposit be
longing to pour people, and considerable tuoro
iu the shape of loans from farmers and others
iu the vicinity. Everybody supposed the Ilrm
to be rk-h. and Its failure has fallen on the
community like a clap ol thunder out of a
clear sky. What adds to the other embarrass
ments of the concern is tho painful and serious
illuesa of Us chief manager; Mr. illrutu U.
Wheelock.
DECLINES TO HUN FOR JUDGE.
Uptclat iHtpatcA to 7%« TWOeas.
Madison, Wla., March 30.—Ocn. C. R. GDI,
formerly Attorney-General of this State, who
announced himself a few day# ago as an Inde
pendent candidate for Circuit Judge, has with
drawn from tbo held. This will probably leave
the lleid open to Judge Stewart, who but been
upon the Bench for the past twelve years, and
whose ability and integrity arc unquestioned.
CRIMINAL NEWS.
Philadelphia Horrified by the
Confession of a Mur
derer.
Relation of the Manner in Which
Armstrong Was Assassi
nated.
The Poor Victim’s Arm-In-Arm
Walk with the Mon
ster.
Visit of the Murderer to the Bedside
of the Unoomoions Han.
The Frightful Wounds Opened Afresh
In the Absence of Ilio Nurse.
Eleven Jurors Now Secured for
the Waukegan Murder
Trial.
A Tripplo Butchery Exciting the People
Bear Wheeling, W. Vn.
THE CAMDEN CONFESSION
Special Dtipaich to The Tribune.
Piiiladclptiu, March 20.—' The Armstrong
murder, for which three persona had been ar
rested, and which has kept Camden un the
hooks of wonder for two months, is a
mystery no longer, for a confession to
day stamps It us n crime more worthy
of the days of the Barelas. Di Med
lets, and the Council of Ten than of
modern civilization. The miserable tool of
Hunter, who Is now la Jail, has confessed to all
thu details of the terrible allair, which was
planned by Hunter, to get the $'41,000 for which
ho had insured Armstrong’s life. Four
weeks ago Sheriff Daubmaa learned that
two men had gone Into a bcor-sotoon on
the night of the murder, and one had blooay
hands. Ho and Detective Yoder watched all of
Hunter’s employes, and found one, Thomas
Graham, whoso mode of life and appearance
had been greatly changed, lie shadowed him to
no purpose until Monday, when they found
where Hunter bad bought a new hot
for Graham on the night of thu murder. Just
before midnight last night thuy orrosted Gra
ham just os ho was entering his house. Ho
went with them quietly to Camden Jail, where
ho was questioned, but denied everything. The
officers pressed Dim very closely, and gave him
tounderstand they knew* all about his connection
with the murder, and dually ho Jumped upfrom
his scat, and sold: “ Well, lam going to make
a clean breast of Itl” Writing materials were
at uncu secured, and the party sat all night
until 8 o’clock this morning, taking
down the tale of blood as It fell
from the prisoner’s lips. It was then sworn to
without any threats or promises of any kind.
Divested of minor details, it is about as fol
lows: 1 had been uu apprentice and
Journeyman to Hunter for about eight
years. Early In December bo met mo
and asked if 1 knew Armstrong,
and I said X did. He said: “Ho owes mo a lot
ot money, and he has got to be killed.” 1
said: “Docs hoi” And he said: “I will give
you SSOO to do It; and, If you don't do it, you
are no friend of mine.” Ho gave mo $5. I went
to his office again later, and ho gave mo
$2. Also Saturday night before New-Vcar’s I
wool to his house and got $5. New-Year’s Ere
ho came to my house and said: “Take this
hammer. This Is what It has got to ho* done
with. It has got a name on ot *P. W. D.”
meaning F. W. Davis. ' He says, “Then let the
hammer lay. and it will bo blamed on him,” as
Davis owed Armstrong money.”
Graham then went on to allow how Hunter,
with diabolical coolness, planned the murder,
drawing a plan of tho scene, arranging for his
own absence from the city, and Armstrong’s
trip to Camden to see Davis at night. Hunter
saw Graham several more times, and arranged
tho night that Armstrong should go to
Camden, but Graham’s courage failed, and ho
did not go. Next asy Hunter notified him.that
ho would go over himself with Armstrong.
Graham went and ’ bought film a soft bat, and
completed ail arrangements (or the murder.
Graham went round drinking, and at night
went home, got the hammer, and met
Hunter, who hod ou a felt bat, and a hand*
kerchief around his whiskers. The latter mot
Armstrong at his olllcc, and they started (or
Camden ami-ln-unn, Graham following and
going over on the same bout. They took a cur,
and Graham rau along to keep up. Gettlngoff,
they walked up Vino street to a small alley.
Graham's statement continues:
“It was agreed between Hunter and myself
that when Hunter said ’Yes'l was to strike
tho blow, which I did. lluntcrsuld; Milt him,’
and then I struck the blow. Then my courage
fulled, and 1 ran, dropping both hammer and
hatchet. Armstrong ataggard when 1
struck him. I run for a cellar and
lumped down the llrst one, climbed
up u brick wall, came out on Fifth street, and
went home. I left Hunter behind mu, and met
him on tho front part of tho boat. Isold:
’Weill* and ho answered that he had finished
lum. He told me be hud to hunt fur the hatchet
before bo could Una It. After wo reached
the Philadelphia side of the river. bctwoenTnnd
b o’clock, he gave me 25 cents, remarking that
that was all tho change ho had. 1 met Hunter
again next day and ho gave mo $lO. 1 never
saw him ogam.”
Since the statement It has been corroborated
In many particulars, and it Is remembered that
Hunter asked anxiously again and again if
there was anv chance of Armstrong’s recovering
consciousness, and, securing a moment alone
with him, displaced the bandages on his
bead so as to start tho bleeding afresh.
There will bo a hearing to-morrow, and
o close watch is kepi upon Hunter
to prevent the possibility of suicide. Ills coun
sel, domes M. ttcovel, stilt Insists that he will
prove an alibi.
To IU WtiUm Auotialtd Prtte.
Philadelphia, Pa., March 2U.—James Gra
ham, oged 27, single, has been arrested on the
charge of murdering John M. Armstrong, at
Camden, N. J., Jan. 25Isst, and canfessesto tho
crime. Hu was an apprentice under lienja
mlu Hunter, now In prison on the charge,
and says Hunter agreed to pay nlm If bo ac
complished the deed. 11c hud several Inter
views with Hunter, and the oblect of tho mur
der, he says, was to get money from the In
surance companies. Graham has been of dis
solute habits of late. Ills confession is be
lieved by tbo Sheriff, who states that tho pris
oner tells his story with a minuteness which
confirms oil the knowledge in the hands of the
authorities.
There Is great excitement both •hi Camden
and hero over these startling developments.
Thu startling part of Graham’s confession Is
where ho details bow Hunter visited tho house
of the wounded man when ho was at tho point
of death, and,going tojlhu bedside of Armstrong
In tho absence of a lady member of tho family,
pressed the victim’s head and made wounds
uieed fresh again. Graham says that the plot
to murder Armstrong was carefully matured,
and that bo agreed to do tho Jub for $2dU.
James M. ttcuvel, counsel (or Hunter In tbo
Armstrong murder case, stated to-night that
Hunter denies the statement of Graham made
to-day Implicating both of them (u the murder.
Hunter says ho can readily prove an alibi; that
Graham has a bud character, and his statement
should not bo believed us against respectable
witnesses whom he cun produce. The trial will
take place about tbe IStu of May.
DAVISON—UOXIEUTSON'
Special Dispatch to 71s Tribune,
Wackeoav, Lake Co., lIJ., March SO.—The
second day’s proceedings in the Davison trial
began with a situ attendance. The only ladles
present were Mrs. Davison and a friend. Sheriff
Swauborough started out yesterday armed with
a special venire, and instructed to go through
the townships most distant from the scene of
the tragedy and “bring them In.” Some an*
tkipatlons as to bis possible fate were evinced,
for It was surmised that the mud might
prove too deep for the Sheriff,
and that be might never get
homo again. The fruits of his labors turned
up at the opening of court in the shape of a
score ul farmers from liculoo and Warren
Townships, and shortly alter 0 o’clock the
tedious process of examination vm recom
menced. Half a dozen of the possible Jurors
were rejected on various grounds, tlie principal
objection being that they nsd read the newspa
pen.
Yesterdav’s proceedings cloied with three
Jurors, Messrs. Lierom, Kennkk, and Karlmon
accepted by The People, the defense reserving
all rlchls. For some reason Farlmon seemed
unacceptable to Mr. Scarles, eonnicl for the de
fense, and he was challenged peremptorily.
Then the wearisome examination was resumed,
and the few Jurors who reported were soon dis
posed of. Mr. Heed seemed satisfied with elic
iting from them the fact that they were not op
posed to capital punishment In murder cases,
hut the defense was hard to pleAse, and as near
ly every man In the county Is familiar with the
entire facts, and has accepted the newspaper
accounts ns true. U was not difficult
to rule them out. Some of the recruits dis
played a cheerful willingness to enlist, Inex
plicable on any other ground than that they en
tertained a Irlcndlv Interest In somebody con
nected with the case, or saw somewhere In the
future a county warrant for Jurors* fees. These
very ready persons were disposed of by per
emptory challcmres. The first landmark wai
reached when ,1. Hater, of Warren Township,
and Lemuel Short, of Newton, were ac
cepted by both sides, thus making four
Jurors, who were Imm’cdlnlcly sworn.
The religious question came It) ns tuual,
and, In reply to Mr. Scarles, Bator said that he
was n free-thinker, and did not belong to any
church, it appears that the deceased, Robert
son, held somewhat liberal views in regard to
religion, wbila the accused was formerly a mom
of a Methodist church society. The court ad
journed at noun with lour Jurors accepted by
both sides, and throe taken by the prosecution
but not passed on by the defense.
■ At the afternoon session there was on Increas
ed attendance, and the Jurors drawn on the spe
cial venire came In freely, so that the examina
tion was continued right along. Contrary to
the universal expectation, the work of getting a
Jury was not so dUlleult as It hss often proved,
and when the courtadjounicdfortbcdayeleven
Jurors had been accepted and sworn. In addi
tion to those already named, Sherman Trum
bull, Edwin Murray, i. L. Skinner, E. F.
Eddy, Joseph iluycock, Peter Fisher, and
Allen Dixon niaKo up thu Jury,
with one more yet to bo selected. Deputy-
SncrllT Lincoln and Constable Dickinson were
sworn to tako charge of the cloven, and the
court adjourned at 0 o’clock until U a. m.
to-morrow.
A MIGRATION OF JAIL-BIRDS.
SyteUxt Dltpateh to The Tribune,
Jolict, 111., March 20.—A detachment of two
hundred convicts, destined for the Southern
Illinois Penitentiary, were transferred from the
Jolict Prison this evening to a special train of
flro coaches on the Chicago & Alton Railroad,
and started for Chester at 7 o’clock. During
the altcmoon the men were marched In squads
Into the school-room, furnished with now cloth
ing throughout, manacled In couples, and the
Irons securely riveted. Warden McClaugbry
has command of the party, the men being un
der the Immediate supervision of Officers Frank
Murray, James Boland, Henry Wolfcr, Albert
GarvlTi, J. B. Madden, Frank Hopkins, J. Shafer,
and Duncan McDuugal. Jailer Currie, of the
Cook County Jail, and a numberof others,—not
employes of the prison or officers of the law,—
also accompanied the detachment as volunteers.
The operation of dressing and ironing the pris
oners was very tedious. They were first made
to strip, leaving everything behind, even to the
tobacco In their mouths, then given a new suit,
underclothes, cap, coat, vest, pants, stockings,
and shoes, and the shackles were then adjusted.
The dressing was grcotly accelerated by Offi
cer Murray’s long experience In the Clothing
Department, which enabled him, after one
glance ata man to select the clothes that would
lit I Some of the convicts were glad to go. To
others It was like going away from liumu,—tho
best and almost tho only homo thev have ever
known. These latter appreciate the hardships
they must necessarily undergo In the now pris
on. There ore ten or twelve llfctlmcrs In thu
gang, and a number of thirty, twenty, and tif
teen-year men. No man was taken who has
less than one year to servo. Many of them are
desperate criminals, and will Improve every op
portunity to csciDo, or at least to make the
attempt. John Brown, alias “Mike McCoolc,” a
colored Quincy desperado, who has a fourteen
years’scnteuco; Lewis Burgee, a notorious negro
thief; Mike llyau, George Bcolt, James Gal
yern, murderers, are samples ot the most des
perate. Taken In the aggregate, the crowd is
as bad a one as can bo raked together In tho
Stale, and if all are safely lauded at Chester It
will bo creditable to tho vigilance of Wardou
McClaugbry and his subordinates.
LOVE’S LABOR LOST.
Special Dlepateit to The Tribune.
Qoikot, HI., March 20.—Tho affair of tho
Mt. Sterling School Superintendent and one pf
the female teachers In the Mt. Sterling schools,
us telegraphed to Tub Tribune ou Monday
night, Is likely to produce soma interesting
developments. The Superintendent’s name is
Fred A. North, and the lody’s name is Lyon.
It appears that tho parties arrived together in
this city on Friday last, and took dinner ot tho
Tremont House. They then loft, and returned
to thls-clty on Sunday morning. One of the
Hannibal papers of Saturday had a hotel per*
soual, from which It appears thst 11 F.
A. North and wife” were registered at one
of tho Hannibal hotels. These, however, might
not have been tho Mt. Sterling parties. Ou
Sunday, while these persons wcio at the Tre
mont House lu this city, tho Superintendent’s
attentions were so assiduous as to compel tho
lady to seek the protection of the hotel proprie
tor, although Unas not yet appeared that tho
Superintendent had any improper Intentions.
Hu merely persisted In stayipg In her room
more closely than was agreeable. On Monday
morning the lady took the train for the north,
when, as already stated In Tub Tuiuune, the
Superintendent appeared and endeavored to In
duce her toleavc the train. This she refused todu.
Ho then selxed oml carried her out of tho car
by main forcu. Her screams attracted tho
attention of the police, by whom North was
taken to tho Police Court and Hood $25 on com
plaint of the police, tho lady declining to make
complaint, though she was dctaluca at a wit
ness. North orocured the services of an attor
ney, with a view to settling tho matter. Tho
lady's lather, Mr. Lyon, arrived In Quincy last
evening, and to-dav swore a warrant against
North. A Quincy ofllccr went to Mt.Storliagto
day fur tho defendant, who will probablr arrive
hero to-night. Tho affair hut produced* a great
sensation at Mt. Sterling, where the partie
to It have heretofore been held in high esteem.
They belong to tho same church, and have
moved In the drat circles of Mt. Sterling so
ciety. The trial hero U Ukely to reveal some
Interesting particulars.
THREE PERSONS MURDERED.
Special fHnateh to The Tribune,
WllEtLiNd, W. Vo., March 20.—A most hor
rible deed was committed two and a ball miles
from Littleton, near a place called Long-Deer
Uun, a short distance from this city. Tho wife of
George Wallace (alias George Baker) and a child
aged 4 months were fouud In the woods about
one mile from Baker's bouse murdered and hor
ribly mutilated, both of their skulls having
been broken with a blunt Instrument, sup
posedly a club. They were found by John Wal
lace, a brother ot tbo husband. The wife was
lying on her back near a fence-corner, with tbo
child lying across her lap. John Wallace
Immediately gave the alarm, and wont for his
brother, wnu was working about two miles
away. Hu went to the house, and there found
a young lady, 14 years old, a niece of his wife,
named Miss Mary Church, lying on
tho flour dead. with three gashes
In her forehead. Tho young
lady was supposed to have been outraged and
then murdered. Buuire Morris Impaneled u
Jury, and the father ex tho murdered woman had
tbo husband and hla brother arrested on suspi
cion of commuting the murder. Circumstan
tial cvlUpucc Is very clear against John
Wallace of being tbo murderer. The Jury gave
no decision as yet. The citizens got together
and prepared a rope to lynch the parlies, but
were held back to await the action of the jury.
Juhu Wallace is said to have killed a man m
Ohio some time ago. Great threats of lynching
aru talked of. At 12. midnight, a heavy guard
was stationed over the prisoners, and u bowllug
mob was crying t “Lynch I Lynch them I”
WIIIBKV TRIALS.
Special DUpatch to Tho Tribune,
SPBinorißLO, 111., March 30.—1 n the United
States Court to-day was disposed of the last
case connected with the Uristow prosecutions of
the Whisky King. It was the Lebanon St. Clair
Distillery, and Its crooked operations seem to
have been connected with fit. Louis distilleries
found crooked. The proprietor, William Hein*
riebsbofeu, slier “ laying down ” and Implicat
ing tn bis disclosures sx-Collector Btepbanl,
Christian Pfeiffer, MaJ. Uodcman, of St. Louts,
and D. T. Llnegsr, of Cairo, fled to Canada and
thence to JSurope. where he now is. All the
parties were Indicted, but uodeman, whose
testimony, like Heloricnshofcu’s,was looked fur
by the prosecution, did uot appear, and toe cose
of HrilZvr aud titepkaul, tried to-day on the
conspiracy charge, proved a ycfy weak one, ami
defendant* were acquitted by tlio Court. It Is
not probable the cases of IheVo-Ucfondonla wilt
lie tried at nme. unless it be llodomnnV, whom
Out. Thomas Fletcher represents, ami perhaps
not at nil. The criminal suits against Barren!,
the Gnitecr, ami Brmth. the Storekeeper nl the
distillery, also resulted in n verdict of not guilty,
ami suits on their olticinl bonds were decided
adversely to the Government. In the suit on
Ileinrlchshorcn's bond ns distiller, judgment
was entered against the securities f»r*II,TO3.BO.
The distillery has already been sold by the Gov
crnmcnl on proceedings in libel, 1
A DASTAUirs STAG.
fjitelttt /)l*)>ntfh In The Trihnrt.
Mount Vernon, 111., March 20.—A bloody
alTray occurred on Saturday Inst nenr Spring
Garden, twelve miles south of this dty, result
ing probably In the death of Joseph Stringer,
one of the parties involved therein. A num
ber of neighboring farmers bad met together
fora day’s work, winding up with a dnneo nt
night, it being the understanding that nobody
rouhl enjoy the dance wiio had not lent a hand
In the day’s work. In violation of this con
dition, a young man named Jossc Pickett under
took to dance, but was prevented by Joseph
Stringer. A wrangle occurred, when
a brother of the former, William
J. Pickett, took up tlio quarrel in
behalf of Jesse, and finally agreed to settle the
matter by a rough-and-tumble fluht with String
er. The porttca proceeded a short distance from
the house and faced each other, when Stringer,
who seems to have been unarmed, demanded,
that Pickett should be searched. The latter
pulled a plug ol tobacco from his pbeket, de
claring that was the only weapon ho had about
his person, blows with Asia weft then ex
changed, when the parties clinched, in tlio
scuillu Pickett drew o knife and slushed ownv nt
Stringer’s abdomen, inlllttmg a tearful ami
(many suppose) mortal wound. Stringer also
received an ugly cut in the back, both of the
brothers Pickett left the neighborhood after the
dllllculty, and are still at large.
A COW" DRIVING MAK-KIUTR.
Special Dltpalrh to The Tribune.
Bt. Louis, March 20.—Leon Mustek, a sub
urban Constable, Is standing bis trial In tha
Criminal Court on a chance of murder iu the
second degree. Ho Is known as “ the Cow*
Catching Constable,” from the fact that his
principal duties, In tho performance of which ho
Is assisted by a number of deputies, consist In
the Impounding of tho cqws which may bo
caught vagrant In his bailiwick. In Mustek’s
bands the constabulary duties have developed
Into a system of blackmail upon tho many
keepers of cows who live in tho western out*
skirts of tho city, whom ho and Ids deputies
bleed persistently. Several collisions have oc
curred between the people and the Cunstableand
his gang, but their free use of revolvers has
made their name a terror, and they now ply
their occupations unhindered. On the 22d of
July Muslck attempted to remove tho cows of
an old man named Matthew Fellings. Friends
came to Ids support, and between them ana
Mnslck’s gang a slight scrimmage occurred,
during which Fellings’ son Herman began driv
ing tiic cows oir. Mustek saw tills, and tired at
(lie lad and killed him. Mustek’s defense Is
that ho did so in order to enforce tho law; and,
as tills defense has carried him safely through
several charges of assault with Intent to kill. It
is probable It will servo him In goodflkead iu
this more serious case.
A WOMAN TfllKP.
fywlat pi»pntrh to The Tribune.
Boston, March SO.—Thu most noted female
professional thief In tho country, who answers
to tho name of Minnie Watson, was arrested
hero to-day for tho larceny of Jewel* in New
York a short time ago. She came from England
nine years ago, and engaged as a servant. In
1871 she was convicted of tho larceny of Jewel
ry, and served four years in Sing Sing. Soon
after she was released she married, and tho next
heard of her was while employed as a chamber
maid at tho Now York Hotel, lust year, when
she robbed Ilignoid, the actor, and otticr
guests of articles valued at SB,OOO. She went
to Chicago and engaged In tho same capacity at
tho Palmer House, and managed to get SI2,QUO
worth of diamonds into her possession, which
she gave to faor husband and went to St. Louis.
Her husband was caught a few miles out of
Chicago with tho valuables in Ids possession,
and Is now serving time. Some of tho New
York Hotel oroperty was also recovered at this
haul. Thu woman was not again heard from
till her last robborv, and managed to hido away
In a tenement bouse where her last victim re
sided, Tho principal part of the results of her
last two thefts was recovered from her, and
from parties with whom she has traded.
PBADODY, THE FIEND,
ftwelal DUpateh to TKt Tribune.
Boston, March 20.— Copt. Pcqbocly, of tho
bark 0. U. Whitmore, charged with cruelty to
hla second mate, which ended lo his death,'suc
ceeded to-day In ircttlmc his case before tho
United States District Court, uow In session.
Tho Qorcrnmont was not prepared for trial, as
some of tho witnesses are at sea, ana withdrew
the complaint. Peabody was then arretted for
manslaughter, and sent to Jail to await trial at
the May term of the Circuit Court. Ills coun
sel will apply for another writ of habeas corpus,
in order to have tho case disposed of quickly.
If tho United States Commissioner docs not de
cide to send him before tho District Court.
•Indite Lowell will probably (rruut the applica
tion.
“NON-COM ATIHUS.”
Dbadwood, D. T., March 20.—Tho Penning
ton King, Shcrlfl Caldwell, and a posse entered
Custer City from Haywood last night fur tho
purpose of arresting Dr. D. \V, Flick for being
an accomplice to the purluiulng of tho county
records on tho 13th ult. Caldwell, armed with
two six-shooters and a knife, this morning went
to Flick’s house, knocked at the door, and was
politely invited inside by tho Doctor. Ho en
tered, and, before ho could make a movement.
Flick had a revolver at his brad and ordered
him to ttirow up his hands. Caldwell complied
with the demand, when Flick disarmed and scut
him hack to Hayward.
A FOUL DEED.
Special Dhpateh to Tho Trtbuno.
Adrtan, Mich., March 20.—Investigation de
velops the fact that the terrible casualty in
Seneca lost nlorht whereby Mrs. Hurley and two
children were burned to death, was a case of
burglary ami incendiarism. • A box which con
tained $l6O In greenbacks has been found some
distance from the burned house emuty. lu a
bureau drawer where the box was kept were
some sl7 in sliver. The debris at that spot has
been carefully searched, and no trace of mctul
found. The theory Is that Mrs. Hurley was
chloroformed, and the house rubbed, aud then
llrcd.
HAD 1118 POCKET PICKED.
Spicial DUpatcS o T.'io T-.i’june.
Omaha, Neb., March 20.—Two pickpockets
robbed William Qrceno of 1190 In money uml
13.000 In checks, on the Chicago & Bock island
west-bound train at lowa City last night, while
ho was sleeping In a scat.
PAItDONEI) OUT,
Trenton, N. J., March 90.—Josephus Booy,
tho defaulting Treasurer of New Jersey, who
has spent nearly three years in the Stale Prison,
has been pardoned out. Ills term would have
expired May next,
BILLIARDS.
Special iWapotdl to TA* Tribune.
Bt. Louis, March 10.—An Interesting billiard
tournament wMI opeu to-morrow evening at
Mussey's Hall iu this city, which will he par
ticipated In by tho weU-kuowu experts, Slosson,
Cjrlllo Dion, and Schaeffer, and by Tom Galla
gher and McCreary, of this city, Gallagher Is
well known In your dty, and McCrcarv Is tho
first and finest amateur bllllardlst in this city,
probably In this country. Tho games will bo
000 points Up, Gallagher recclylng the Odds of
10 aud McCreary of 30 per cent from the three
yUUors.
VON HILLERN.
Cincinnati, March ya—Mia Berth* Von
ntlleru completed her tuk of Walking UW miles
in twenty-eight hours with seven minutes and
lurijr-two seconds to snare. During the allotted
time her rests aggregated lour hours, Uuy
minutes, and fllty-onc seconds. The lunge.t
rest was one hour, twelve minutes and fifteen
seconds, at the cud of the fiftieth mile.
EXONERATED.
Cincinnati. March 9U.—'Tho case of the Ben
Mr. Gilbert, formerly of Baltimore, charged
with Immoral conduct, has been fully Investl-
Jstvd by the authorities of bis church here, and
ir. Gilbert cxonculud.
HAPWAT'S nETIEDtrs.
From the Don. TlnirlowWccd
INDORSING
Dr. EADWAY'SR. R, R, REMEDIES
After UilapThem fbr Several Tears.
TfawTona, .Taa.e. iß77. 7 T)a*israr listingfor»rr.
eral yrani ttseiiyutir tried e ar*, dmintlmrlr ainV»t
after e*i*rlvncfn* their Mttearr with "uif conadtow*
It 1« no lew a iilesMiro thsn a rtiujr to thanurmi.,!;
Knowledge tho od» nnlaae we have derived from iVm
1 he pills are retorted to si often as occasion reonir?.*
•ml Always with the desired! affect- Tho Itrsif? JlLftS
cannot l>olelcepdcscrn»ed than Ills hf lli naine l(e \vl
lUUULuW’wfctD.
K;.
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IRa
SADffAFS EBADY RELIEF
Caro* tho Worst Pnlna in from One to
Twenty Minutes.
NOT OUSTS HOUR
.Oil hVLBt fAI K. ItKUlUaUnt, .lull. tu -
Tlio Only Pain Remedy
tThstlnstsmfyilopsthomorteicnjclsllna pain* iitm
iiUmciadun. and mrri tonsre<tlon«, wbcili,r of ihl
ansa, Hoinacb. Dowel*, or older gUud*. or orgtut! l*
oao application ‘»*ui,ojr
FRO3I ONE TO TWETTT JIKTCTES,
Neuralgic, or prostrated with dueaM mayiußer.
RADWAFS READY RELIEF
WILL AFFORD INSTANT RASE.
Inflammation of tho Kidneys,
Inflammation of tho Bladder,
Inflammation of tho Bowels,
Congestion ot the Lungs.
Bore Throot, Difficult Breathing.
Palpitation of the Heart,
Hysterics, Group, Diphtheria,
Catarrh, Influence,
Headache, Toothaoho,
Neuralgia, Rheumatism,
Gold Obllli, Ague Chills,
Chilblains, and Prost Bites
The application of tho RRARr RELIEF to them*
orpari* whore Hie palace ciiiflculty exists win iLJj
ease and comfort. * ■ uurj
. Thirty to slaty drops In half a tumbler of water win t B
few moments cure Cramps, Spurns, hour wom-ci.
Heartburn, sick Headache. UUrrht-a, Dyieutcrv L'ulir
Wlndlntholtowcli. and all Internalhaliis! y,Ullu
»lw»y« ttrry a bottle of RADWAT3
RKADs RP.LIKF with them. A few drops In water
winprnventsickncMtirpaiafromchtngtfuf water. I*
It better than French brandy or Hitters as a stimulate,*
EEVEB AND AGUE.
FKVER AND AOUB cured for RO cents. There Is net
a remedial nzent in tail world that will cum Fever *r,J
Atom and all other Malarious, bilious, scarlet. Typhoid
Yellow, and other Fevers (ntilcd by HAPWAVfiVIJ.I s»
so fliitckM ItAHWAYB ItUADY lIELIKF. Fifty cents
per bottle. '
HEALTH! BEAOTY'
Strong and pure Rich Rtood—Tnomnso of Flesh and
we^lu— Clear SUu and beautiful Complexion secure/
DR. RADWAY’S
Sarsaparillian Eesolvent
has made the most sstonlshlmr ettrest so quick. sonpld
are the chanues tlio iHxly iimleraoc* under tbe influents
of ibis truly wonderful toodlcioe, that
Every Day an Increase In Flesh ail
Weight Is Scon and Felt.
TUB CHEAT BLOOD DDEIFIEH,
. Brert drop of tha Sampaftnian Heaetvent oommnna
Cates tnrooKti the Blood. Sweat, Urine, and other ilnldl
and juices of the ayitom. the vigor of life, for tl prepare*
tho waatea of the body with new and aouud material.
Scrofula. ByphUlla, consumption,Glandular Ulteaic.
Ulcera in the Throat, Mourn. Tumors. Nodes In the
Olandaand other nana of the ajratem. HoreKyea. fitrrnn
orqusDUabargcs (ruin the Lara. and the worn furmauf
hitln Hlaoaaoa. fcrupiiona Fever Sore*, bcald Head,
King Worm. Salt fthuum. Erysipelas, Acme. Ularlc
hnoia, Worms In the Utah, Tumors, Canceraln ilia
womb, and all wastes of the life nrlnelplo, are witlfin
the curative range of Ibis wonder of modem chemiairr.
and a few days’ use will prove to any person u»iug Ufur
eujier of these forma of dlaeaae lu potent power tocura
If the patient, dally becoming reduced by the waatei
and decomposition that are continually progreaalnif.
■nccceda In arresting these wastes, nnu repatra thesame
with nuvr material made from healthy blood—end tula
the baraaparllllan will and dura aentre-a cum la err*
tulm for when once this remedy, comutancea Ha work
of purification, andaurceedain diminishing the lon nf
wastes, lia repairs will he rapid, and every day the
ratlent will feel lilmaelf stronger, the food digesting
better, appetite Improving, and fleah and wolgtil la*
creasing. •
Not only does the Parsaparllllaa Reaolyent ever) all
remedial agenta In tho cure of Chronic. Scrofulous,
Constitutional and Bkiadlaeaiea, but It la the oulypce-
Hive cure for
Kidney and Bladder Complaints,
Urinary nod TVomb Diseases. Gravel. Diabetes, Drorey.
Moppago of Water. Incontinence of Urine. Brights
DUesae. Albuminuria, and to all case* where there art
brick-dust deposits, or the water la thick, cloudy. ml»eJ
2! l i , . ,tu . l J? Unc s!. ~,t# mowhitoofan erg. or threads iim
white illk. «*r them la a morbid, dark hllloua appro,
ancq and whlto l<oc.s-dast depoeha, and wben them It S
pricking, burnlpg aeuutloa when pawing water, and
polo la lao small of tbo hack and afoog the Yolua. ,
Tumor of Twolvo Years* Growth
Cured by Eadway’s Eosolvont
Db. lUnwsr-1 have had Ovarian Tumor In tbs
ovaries and bowels. All the doctors said “ them was
no help (or It,” I tried everything Hint was rcroin
mended, butnothing helped me, isaw yopr lleaoiuw
tnd ilipugnt I would try tit bjt ha<> DofaflH(nli. be
cause!had suffered for twelve years. I took six bottles
of tbs Resolvent and one uoxof Itauwsy'alTlla.snd t»}
bottlea of your Ready (toiler j and there la not a algo cf
tumor tone seen or felt, and I feel better, amorter. and
happier than I have for twelve years. The wont mow,
vaa In the loft side of the bowels, over the groin. 1
write this* you fortbebenefli of other*.y o u ran
publish it t you choose. HANNAH t. kNAI'F.
PRICE, - - $1 Per Bottle.
AN IMPORTANT LETTER.
EAwn Abbo*. Mich.. April so. Iff79.— Dn. RadwsT-
Ind8(>! 1 fiaveTwen taking your Itesolvcut, It. Cei
ling ITUs, and also ualng the Ready Relief about o.*a
year for ovarian tumors «u the abdomen, win. n tbS
most eminent phTUolaoa of our Medical College pto*
Dounccd Incurable.
Tin-/ were like knots on a tree. My welrtit wu s?s
pounds when 1 commenced with your remedies, sod
now It la two hundred and u-a pounds. hut they areii-'S
all goes yet. \ have taken twenty-four bottlea oflia
solvent, nlnsof Relief, and twenty-four bottlea or pin*.
Igot the medicines from U. GrcnvllL please scud tuS
yearbook "FslMaadlraeJ'
SIRS. C. KRAPF.
Another Letter from Mrs. C. Kropf.
Da. Raowat—Kind Sir: I take the liberty to sddree
you again, My health i« greatly tini'rorcd by iho um«
jr«ur medicines. Three of site tumor* are enllriij
gone and the fourth la nearly ao. Draper f• gone, health
t till Improving, ami my weight decreaafog very faei. 4
avohada great many callethli autntnerto iauulreof
Sl* a •W‘J yr * ul Tout medicine baa duoe for me. one
from Ohio, one from Canada, threo from Jackauo, tod
quite a number from Ibis place. Youra wllfireai'e'j,
Mltd C KttAl’r.
We are well acquainted wfibUr*. K/anf. fihoUfs
Cltltnable lady, and rcry benevolent. Tha baa been toe
nuena of tolling many bottluaof the Iteaolvent by lb*
drugglatsof Ann Artwr. to peraonaafflicted with inter*
naltumurs. We have heard of aoma wonderful curaf
eflcctcdly It. Vour* re.pcctrully
Ann Arbor, Mick, Aug. is-1979.
DR. RADWAY’S
REGULATING PHIS!
Perfectly tutelcoa. elegantly coated with i«v>et gain*
eaaaa, Headache, Copailpiiuon. (oMlv*n«t*. IpJJf**
Hud, Dyapepala. Dlllouinca*, Bilious refer.
outlpnoftho IJoweU, I’tlea.aAd sU derangemrn«‘«
tho luU-rna) vucera. Warranu.-<l to tlfn'l * !***“'•
ours. Pu-Jf vegetable, containing nw oereury,
grata, o'* di-leterloufdragi.
liroiMcrvatbe following symptoms rcauKlc** foia
Disorder* oMhel)lgi-»U»« organa: t „^ lhl
L'ooitlMLlom Inward lilt*, of (be Bloodm
tbobeadTAvidityof thod'otnachl Namca. Heartburn.
IfitguTof food, futlbcat or weight of tho puma-b.
hour trupiioo*. blukluyi sad mutrrnigs to the iut or
Iho Stomai-hTiiwiminiug of the mad. Hurried *m
HOculi Breathing. Fluttering at tba Heart. I bok'cU
and buffQcatlugwnuuoo when in a lying posture,i«“
neaaof Vlalun. Duu or Web* Uifuw tho bight. >•***
and Dullpaloln iha Head. Ugflcii-Dcy of Pcra.drai hm*
jija'ssrisatdi'su&via&a «"
Ut the (lean
. A few dotes of Itadway's Pills will free ibs»7** p ™
from all the abote-tumed disorder*. Price, Cocenu
pey box. (told by Druggists.
READ FALSE AND TRUE.
Bend one letter *amp to R tOWAT A CO. V* *2
Warrun-ah, Now Sark, litiufiotUoo WCIUI
UlUblunliv’* .