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6 THE JEANNETTE. (Continual from the Third Page,) known record among the higher latitudes of both hemispheres. TUB BBlGtt SMITH. ANOTIIEII VESSEL. London, Dec. 2L—The Times says: “ In formation lias been received from Tromsoo, Norway, which augurs well for the success of the Leigh Smith’s voyage. Tlio Captain of a Norwegian whaler reports that July a ho saw the Elra steaming southward, having seen the Same vessel previously, Juno 80, at Maldtshskln Straits, at tho edgo of tbo Ice.” MATRIMONIAL. Hooloj—llnrlburt. Miss Orneo E. Ilooloy, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. 11. M. Ilooloy, was married ntfl o’clock Inst evening by Archbishop Fcohnn to Mr. Kob ert Fuller llnrlburt, of Minneapolis, at the resi dence of her parents, No. 479 Dearborn avenue. Tho parlors were decorated very handsomely with flowers, tho principal piece being tho mon ogram 1111 over tho mantel. Tho bride, who Is 1 n very handsome young lady, wore a while satin Urban, tho front of which was embroidered with ponrl bends, and tho court-train embroidered with Egyptian lilies and trimmed with lace, tho had on a roll adorned with white roses, and her ornaments wore diamonds. Among thoso iwho congratulated tho young cutiplo 'were Mr. and Mrs. Egbert Jamieson, Mr. and Mrs. U A. Hotfoot, Mrs. Gen. Mulligan and daughters, Mr. and Mrs. Strout. Mrs. 11.1). Col* via and Mlssi Colvin, Mrs. Shields, Air. and Mrs. OCorgo C. Milo, Mr. and Mrs. Ur. Itoo, Hobart lino, Miss Kao. Archbishop Feohan, Mr. and Mrs. James Darrell, Mr. Kirkwood. Miss Marlon Faxon. Mr. Will Eaton, Mr. Walter Meadow croft. Mr. Hurry Faxon, Miss Jennie Heberts, Mrs. Heberts, Mr, and .Mrs. Willis Dice,Mr. and Mrs. MoDennld, Miss Addle Daniels, Mr. E. W. Hunter, Mr. and Mrs. John Alston, Dr. UohorC Hunter, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Clarence Faxon, Miss Bessie Conley and Mr. Steele, Miss llnrlburt and Mr. Jackson of Minneapolis. Thoro wore a largo number of vary beautiful pres ents, too most conspicuous being thoso: Gold watch and chain. Mr. and Mrs. Ilooloy; handsome screen, Mr. and Mrs. Uurllmrt; coffee ■ not, Miss Tussle Conley: jewel case. Mrs. Hobart Hunter: opera-glass, John Ilooloy Jr.: dressing case, Mrs. 8. Qulnlln; silver ton sot, Mr. and Mrs. Egbert Jamieson; dozen silver spoons, Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Hotfoot; crystal fruit not, Mr. and Mrs. Jehu Alston; silver fruit dish. Miss Bnrah Shields: silver cbnmboi* lamp, Walter Mendnworoft; pcnii-bandlod carving not and dinner and tea knives, Mr. and Mrs. W. i). .lack son Jr.: screen, Misses Mulligan: clock, Mrs. H. A. Sanger; toilet sot. Miss Mamlo Ilooloy. After tho wedding supper, which was furnished by Eokardt, tho guests nnld ••good-by" and “good luck*' to Mr. and Mrs. llurlburl. who loft ntO o’clock for Milwaukee on tholr way to Minne apolis, whore they will reside. • Mr. ISdsar S. Foote (and Min Flora Flagg, at IKogora Park, Tbo beautiful residence of Mr. and Mrs. Dr. L. 11. Thomas, at floffcrs.Park, wns last evening the scone of a quiet but elegant wedding, tho con tracting parties being tboirdaughlor, Miss Flora Flagg, and Sir, Edgar 8. Foote, bookkeeper for X,. li. Thomas, of this city, manufacturer of Inks etc. Tbo itin*. Ur. Ilcuilngwny, of Evanston, ofllclntcd. The bride; u petite and pretty bru net, was attired in a white brocaded satin robe, elaborately embroidered, and diamond orna ments. Among the presents, .which were nu merous and la excellent time, wore a sealskin clonk and but from “father and mothers'* a pair of Etruscan gold bracelets,from the bridegroom; n'n elegantly bound-volume of “Homes ami Haunts of Our Older Poets," from Mr.aud.Mrs. W.P. Footo,Detroit; silver plckle-foclc and but tbr-knlfo, from Mr. and Mrs. Norton, Goshen, Ind.s pnirtof vnses, from Mr. nnd Mra.Art)mr Hoffman; siver card-receiver, from Mr. ami Mrs. P. W, Thomas, Heading, Mich.; c-nsc of silver dut-plcks, from Air. and Mrs. J. P. Easter; sliver Jewel-case, from Mr. and Mrs. J. it Hplcor; crystal Inkstand, from Mr. and Mrs. J. F, Hunnowols; opera-glass, from Mr. W, H. Parker, Cievolnnd;_pnlnted pink satin toilet-sot, from Mr. nod Mrs. E. \V. Kelly, •Hillsdale, Mich.; Cnlt* of gold cups and saucers, from Mr. and Mrs. . J. Mosher, Hillsdale, Mlc)i.;lnn ebony and gilt easel, from. Mr. nnd Mrs. W. O. Hoffman; geld eurrlmrs. from Miss Alice Ilankln. Cleveland; bead lambrequin, from Miss Carrie Strong, Heading, Midi.: clock, from Miss Ida Ulco: crys tal ami silver clock, from Alfred B. Hutchinson: bookcase, from “ Brother Hurt’’; an elegant easy-ebnlr, from “Sister Georglo"; a generous sum of money, from 8. T, Lnnphoar nnd from J.H. Aotisdulo. Tho happy couple will spend the holidays la the East. Wngtlln mid GratiotlatlMattovllle, Wli ( Special DUvalth to The Chttaoo Tribune. Oamsna, 111., Dec. 21.—'Tho wcddlngof fitato’s- Attorney W. W. Wagdln, of this city,. and ! Miss fiuo I’. Gratiot, ilaugbior of Col. E. FI. Gratiot, or IMattavillo, which' took ulaoo today 'i|t tbo latter city, furnished a fitting climax to tbo ua usually largo number of notable matrimonial events that have occurred In this section during tbo latter part of tbe present year. Tbo core* raony took pluoo at tbo Episcopal Cburcb, and was performed by tbo Rov. Mr. Puiford, Rector, In tbo -presence of a select company of tbo Irlonds of tbo Gratiot family, Including tbe elite of PlattovlUa and *OOIOOO. The bride was attended by her sister, Miss Julia Gratiot, and ftßsi Jessie Eastman, of Pliutovllle, and tbo groom by Messrs. John Dowling, of Dubuque, and aL. Gratiot, brother of tbo bride. Tbo ushers were Messrs. Lyun I. Harris, of Galena, and George H. Gratiot, of fit. Louis. An elegant reception occurred at tbo house Immediately following;tbo ceremony, ana lasted until 3 o’clock p. m., when tbo wedding party, accom panied by the Galena guests, took train for tbo latter city la a special cor furnished by 6u pcrlntcndeut Trull, of tbe Chicago & Northwest* orn Road. «Mr. ana Mrs. Wagdln depart this evening for Chicago, New York,-bod Washlng ton. Among tbo number of guests present from abroad was Mrs. E. 11. Wasbburoo, of Cbl* engo, aunt of tbo bride. Friends bestowed nu merous and elegant testimonials of esteem and. alToction in tbo way of sllverand other presorts. ROBBING THE MASONS. Capture of a Thiel While lu tho Act of Despoiling a Masonic Tempi© In Clu« climatl. . Special DUMtch to The Chicago Tribune, Cincinnati,Doc. 21.—11. Williams, In chargo of tbo Masonic Temple, reported nt Hammond fitreot Btudon this morning that bo bad reason to bollovo that there was a burglarious Intruder in tbu snored apartments of tbe Masons. LlouL Johnston and fionrt. Thornton responded to tbo case and made a thorough search of tbo mys terious promises, moving about In un awe struck. stylo among tbo yawning cof fins,' grinning Jkelotons, : and oagod goats. -Their search was rewarded, for in ono of tbo small apartments they found a dolllor of tbo sacred temple. Hu had swallowed tbe contents of several bottles of Masunlo wine, and bad nicked Up a silver spoon and several other articles. As tbo nitlccraworo taking him down stairs ne dropped something, which bis captors picked up and found to bn two keys and an ‘•outsider." On Third street bo throw a bunch of keys In a convenient nsb-bnrrcl. They wore Idcmuled ns tbo property of tbe Tyler of tbo Temple. At the station bo gave tbo name of Henry Volmor. SUICIDAL. A Despondent Jeweler of Cleveland. - £t*c<al DUpateh (0 The CMeaoo 'iYlhunfc Clkvi.and, 0., Doc, 21.—A Jeweler' named William Klod committed suicide to-day., Hu bydbeen a bard drinker of Into years. Not be ing able to sloop tbe past few nights, bo became despondent. Ho went borne tbls forenoon and told bis wife ho was going to klllblmsoif. She obtained un ounce of laudanum to enable him tuslsep, and be took the whole dose, deceiving her by saying some bad boon spilled, lie died ibis evening. Kidd was 53 years of ago, and leaves 11 wife and ono son. He wus a member of several societies, and fur tblrty-tlve years bas been tbo leading jeweler boro. Temporary Insanity* fijwclal Dltpalch (0 The Chicago Trthurt*. RoomsßTcit', Minn-, Doe. 81.—Charles Lenten In u lit of temporary insanity banged himself in bis burn. - Tbo Coroner rendered a verdict In ac cordance with tbu above facts. Mr.’ Lenton leave*, a largo family, aud was highly respected. CONSEQUENCES OF DEFALCATION, aysetal DupaUh to 3Y« CAtcojo iVlbun*. Indianapolis, Ind., Doc. Si.—Tbo annual mooting of the United States Hallway Mall Horv* 100 Mutual Benefit Association Is in session In tbls city today. AIV Uvo districts except tbo Xitfbtb aro represented, and over fifty delegates art) present. Uurluir the year tbo association lias aufiereu tbo loss of $17,600 by tbo detulea* Honor two of Its ulHcors, and the question was under consideration until nearly midnight bow to make up tbls deficiency, rcsulUmflu an In* crease of tbo assessment upon old members from (2 to fO per month. steamship (tews. Qubewowk, Deo. El.—Arrived, the British Crown, from Philadelphia. • . Queenstown, Dee. El.—Arrived, the Fsrthla, from New Yoijn Tha only cure for corns. 11. H. Frederick 4 Co.‘s curvailue. 23 cents. Fuller 4 Fuller, Si Market Itreet. ; NEW YORK. Defalcation of Frederick A. ' Palmer, Auditor of New ark, N. J. In Fear of Discovery Ho Makes a Voluntary State ment, ’ His Shortage Will Amount to Over One Hundred Thou sand Dollars. He Saves the Bother pf Arrest fcy Putting Himself in Jail. Belief that. Ho Has Been in Collusion with Other Partiosr Byrne, of "Dramatic News" Fame, Again in the Clutches of the law. Prospective Largo Shipments of Dressed Beef in Refrigerator Cars from Texas. Marriage of the Vonorahlo George G. Sickles and Mrs, Mary S. Sawyer, . Hie Honeekeeper. BBBAXiCATION. THE AUOITOII OF NEW AUK, S. .1. Bp«laf iJUpatfA to Tht Chicago SWAimt* New Yoinc, Doc. St.—The excitement caused by the revelation of the enormous de falcation of Oscar L. Baldwin, nnd the con sequent wreck of the Mechanics’ National, of Newark, has scarcely died away before the citizens of Now Jersey’s metropolis nro treated to, another sensation of n similar character, • nnd Newark now bids fair to win the unenviable distinction of be ing a city of defaulters. Frederick A. Palmer, City Auditor of Accounts, wns committed today to the Essex County Jail, at the request of his own counsel, approved by himself, mid on Ills own confession that ho *had embezzled In the neighborhood 0f.5125,000 from the city funds within the Inst throe years. Mr. Palmer has boon drinking very heavily for the past few days, and when ho took his usual sent in his oflico in the city hall at 10 o’clock this morning ho showed the clTccts of TOO LIHERAL POTATIONS, but beyond this nothing unusual was no ticed by his dorks. Ho wrote two short let tors, one of which ho addressed to Mayor Fiedler, and which afterward proved to bo his resignation ot the positionX>C Auditor of the City ot Newark, and the other to 1 Aid. Thebernth, Chairman of tho Finance Committee, of the board. Intrusts ing these to a messenger with orders to de liver them as,speedily ns possible, ho put on his overcoat, ami, .’telling Mr. E. L. Dicker son, his assistant, that ho was going out, left >tho office. Ho , wont directly to the oflico of. his counsel, William B. Guild Jr., and told him that ho had om bozzlod'tho money of tho city nnd lost it In Wall street. An export, he said, wns going through the accounts of tho different de partments, and, ns -soon. ns ■ho reached tho Auditor’s office, the frauds wore suite TO ItK DISCOVERED. lie had concluded, therefore, to make a clean breastof tlio matter atdnro, and lie wanted advice os how to act from Mr. Gulld. -Pnlmev was in a terrible condition from the effects of whisky and chloral, of which ho has taken largo doses to quiet his ‘ nerves, and Mr. Guild, fearing that ho might try to make away with himself, advised him to go otoncoto tbo County Jail and surrender himself. Tills advise seemed to ho in no* cordanco with the man's -own views, and, In company • with ' the lawyer, lie wont to . the jail. ■. They reached tbe jail shortly after 11 o'clock, and wore mot by Deputy Warden Johnson, to whom Palmer repeated ids statement that Im had embezzled a largo sum of money, ami requested that a magistrate bo sent for. Justice Mills was summoned, and, after tbo usual formalities, PALMER WAS DULY COMMITTED to await the action of the grand jury, which is now in session. - Tbo news of this re markable action of the Auditor spread rapidly throughout. Newark, and tho city was almost ns excited os It was during the first few days, after tho revelation of Baldwin's rascality. Palmer, as Auditor of Accounts, did nut have tbe handling of a cent of the city’s money. His duty was simply to Approve the. accounts of tho city, and settlements . were made through the Controller's and Treasurer’s offices. It is n mystery how Palmer could defraud the city pf so largo an nhiount as he claims to have squandered in speculations, unless lie acted in collusion with other oUluore, or Ims been guilty of forging warrants.. Not a few of tho friends of ftdther' 'declare bold ly that the inmr'ns, crazy, and time the defalcation only exists in .his disordered brain. The letter to (be\Chairman of tbe finance Committee making THE CONFESSION is a remarkable document. It was the last thing written by Palmer before tmrrouderluft himself, and is us follows; CiTVAuDtTOu’aOmog, Dec. 21,1M1.—1 have embezzled largo amount* ot city funds. ( Uuvo surrendered myself Into the hands uf the of ficers of the law, and am now lodged Id tbo county Jail. Those, frauds' wero committed mainly In tbo years 1870, 1880, and. 1881, and amount to wsum probably of $125,000. That tbe ends of Justice may bo speedily miubnti, 1 hope for tbo imtaculato examination, of these years, tbat, with tbo bid of myoWcoas* Blstnut, enough Items may bo found to soeura my sentence, I deslro to say very emphatically that tbso frauds have been com mitted without tbo aid, knowledge, cotmlvnncu, or assistance of any person whatever. It is use less for mo to speak of my ruined life, uf tbo stain on all wbu know mu. 1 expect only exact Justice, but ask that It may soon bo reached. . F, A. FALUKU. Palmer told hU wlfo and her sister or tho defalcation on Tuesday night, tuul said to thorn: “ 1 would imvo abut injself long ago, but I could ’not boar to add Umt disgrace to Uiu bunion which X have already castuu my family,” -. >lllß, PALMER was startled by the nows, but advised hnr husband to make a confession at oneo. The city olhclnls wore one and nil struck with amazement whoa the nows of Palmer's eon* fesslou was made public, and flie .Mayor, Controller, CUy Counsel, and nil Uio dorks In the. departments ngroo iiiistntmg that they cannot understand how'l’almer was able to umbezzlu any o( dm city bunds. Tlio city accounts In all the departments, from WO to Um present time, aru now being oxamlnud by Mr. iialden, an expert, lie said today that ho imd not os yet discovered any defalcation,und the Idea of lludlug one In the Auditor's utlleu had never enterud his head. Ue remembered, however, that Palmer hud displayed u great deal of reluct ance In furnishing certain books ho required In his Investigations,” The expert says that hi COUI'AJUMO Tins AUUITOU’B JIALAKCK SHEETS he found that the sheet (ov 1870 made the to taUiahllitles of the city &MW,'.£i.ud and tho assets £0,030,258.21, leaving a deficiency of £2,41)2,000.02, wlillu the report of iwo showed the UohUltto to ho $0,703,110.17 THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: THURSDAY, DECEMBER ?2, 188H*-TWELVE PAGES nml Uiq ossotfl $7,8(12,401.70, leaving n de ficiency of 9830,101.47. Those assets, how ever, excluded a valuation of city property Hot accounted for In 1870 of 91,007,057.81, and, this being taken Into account, the city really feu behind during the year 1880 9048,783.00. This, .Mr. Bidden enld. had surprised him exceedingly, hut that, while ho rolt that It Indicated something wrong, ho had not yet sunicluntly investigated the financial affairs of the city to give any ex planation of II. 1 riIRDRIUCK A. PALMER is 48 years of ago. Purine tho Rebellion ho served ns a clerk in tho Quartermaster's De partment under the late (ion. Burnside. In 1871 the Controller’s Department had just boon created, and ho was appointed Chief Clerk, lie developed Into a fine finan cier, and devised what was considered tho hostsv.stnm of managlng'tho city accounts over devised In Nnwark. In 187(1 ho was ap pointed Auditor of thoolty accounts, and, at tho expiration of his term of ofilco la 1870. was reappointed for three years more, ills salary was 93,250 a year, and it was supposed Hint ho lived within it. Like Oscar L. Baldwin, tho defaulting Cashier of tho Merchanlcs’ National Bank, lie was looked upon by tho entire communi ty as the soul of honor and integrity, and to liavo whispered a word of suspicion against Fred rainier would have been regarded os slander until today. Ho was a communicant of Trinity Church, and occupied a pow ad joining that of Baldwin. FOROKRY. To (As Wottm Anoclattd Fret i. Newark, N. J., Dec. 31.—Tim Mayor has Information that the embezzlement has been done by the forgery of tlio imuios of promi nent citizens, nml lie said bo believed there find been collusion. Tim ex pert accountant stated that tbo frauds, were probably in tlio, assessment accounts, and a resolution was adopted di recting him to investigate tho Auditor’s ac count* ns soon its possible. Aid- O’Codnor said Chief Clerk llall, of the Controller’s Department, bad been living beyond his menus. City Treasurer Wlnans acknowl edged holoancd money boiimgmg.toltlio city, THAT MAN BYRNE. INDICTED FOtl F.MPEZZLKMENT. Special Diepateh to The CM"iga aVlbtme. New Yonic« Dec. 21.—The mnn Byrne, who used to edit that malodorous sheet, the Vranuttlo Kcwh, aiut,who wns looked upon ns a pariah of journnllsin, Is once more In trouble. lie fell out with his former asso ciates of the Truth, nnd wns compelled to leave that paper, but was followed by a Ne mesis in the shape of Josh Hart, who.clntmcd that Byrne had been guilty of appropriating moneys that did not belong to him. On this 6 round Hart swore • vengeance, nnd, ns ;yrno had already been Indicted for libel in New Jersey, whore they have a sutnumry and oitectlvo method of dealing with crim inals, Hart determined to make it a little warm for Byrne hero also, and thus kept him mindful of the fact thai ho was not torgot- Um. Hart laid the matter before the grand Jury, and today that body found nu indict ment for embezzlement against Byrne, There is, therefore, a prospect of some more of Byrne's dirty linen being aired In the court-room. " xtiTmb h AItOR SHIPMENTS •OP 11KEP FROM TEXAS. Bptelal Jjilspateh to The Chicago Tribune. New York, Doc. 21.—Tho Superintendent of tho New York Produce Exchange today received a telegraphic dispatch from San An tonio, Tox., stating that 20,000 pounds of beef will bo sent In refrigerator-cars from that city to New York between tho present date and Ist of January next The beef will be shipped from ’this port- to Franco, whore there is a groat demand for beef, on account of existing prejudice against American pork. It is stated that Immense orders from Franco for beef have been received by New York dealers. VENEtIAULE T/OVBIW. The wedding of the venerable George Q. Sickles and Mrs. Mar)' Sheridan Sawyer oc curred today, as sot fort!; in these dispatches Inst night. Tho novelty of tho affair drew a largo and miscellaneous crowd to the church where tho ceremony was performed., Gen. DauioVE. Sickles was not present; but his daughter, Mrs. Carlton, occupied a pew In church. B. J. TIETIEN ENJOINED. To (be Wttiem Auoelated J’rru. it; «IIV AMWWtI- 4 . New Tome, Dcc.'Jl.—JudgeHlatcliford to day continued the Injunction restraining Samuel J. Tlltlon from soiling certain stocks lit whlch.lt is claimed W. I* WetmoreJiad ah interest. . , SURRENDER OP A MUJIDKIIEIt. Policeman Fitzpatrick, who shot ami killed Ollicor Norton, surrendered himself to In spector Byrnes this morning. ■ Ilia PEES DEMANDED. Application lias been made In behalf of E; D. Sheriff, Connor, aiuTKoIUy (or SBI,OOO Wclugo on a Judgment recovered against am M. Tweed lor $0,600,000. QEOUQB St. PULLMAN lias the following dispatch 'from tbe Mon treal Su perln tom tent of tbo Pullman Palace- Cur Company with reference to tbo reported seizure of Palace cars at Montreal: “Cars iiave not been seized* nor interfered with. Setae office records have been seized, but counsel advise that the proceedings are. Ille gal. A demand has been made for tbo re turn of tbe papers, which tbe officers have promised to deliver today." UANQUBX IN BROOKLYN OP TUB NEW EN- GLAND SOCIETY. , Two hundred and eighty-eight covers wore laid tonight at the banquet of the Now En gland Society, Brooklyn. The first toast of the evening, proposed by ■ President Silllmnn, was: “Gen. Grant—Whether General. President, or private citi zen, honored and loved by tbo people." Gen. Grant's reply was brief, stnfc tug that he proposed.to divide the seven min utes nlloted him among the representatives of New England. Henry Wiml Beecher, Clmuncoy M. Uopow, and Horace Porter wore among the speakers. KLEVATKI> UAIJ.UOADS. Judge Blatohford denied the application for the Injunction restraining tho elevated railroad compauiesVconsolldntlon. JEFF'S MILLIONS. Particulars of tho Whole Flatter from Men Who Ought to Kuow'All About If, . Washington, D. G., Doo. 21.—A correspondent today questioned Representative Ronguu, of Texas, about tbe Joe Johnston-Jcff Davis affair, In wbleb It Is alleged.. Johnston obarged that Davis made off at tb© ond of tho Rebellion with thqcoln reserve of the collapsed- Confederacy. Itoogun was Postmaster-General ot tbo Confed eracy, and was also Its last Secretary of tbo Treasury. After tho evacuation of Richmond, and nftor Davis and bis Cabinet bad loft Char lotte, N.O.,Trcnbolui, Secretary of tboTrcasury, bcoumo so ill that -bo had to resign and leave. Davis Immediately appointed Reagan as Tron holm’s successor, Reagan says: *• Tbo obaVgo, If It was really .made against Davis, Is absurd and unfounded. For tbo last several yours of K> existence tbo Confederate fitates did not have at any time os much as 13,500,000 00)11 la this country. All tbo coin wo got was In ex change for cotton, ana kept In Europe, and drawn upon for supplies. At Washington, Go., when It was evident tbe collapse hud come, tho monuy-vhests were opened, and tbo major portion of tbo coin distributed pro rata among tbo Confedoruto troops tboro. J-bolluvo each man mid ollioer got |IU. Tbat Is wbut Oon. Dlb roll rays, and no was tboro. Tbo amount ot money • tboro belonging to the Confederate fitates was about SBB,OOO h» gold coin, $3A,000 in silver coin, and #3B,WX) |n silver bullion in tbo form of brloks. 1 don’t know how much was paid out to tbe sol diers, but Dlbroll thinks It was about #IOO,OOO. 1 hardly think It was that uniub. Tho silver bricks were put by the Quartermaster lu an old ware house, and were subsequently found and taken by United States troops. A sum of money, I don’t know bow much, was put la tbe bands of two naval officers, who wore directed to go to Nassau and reach Europe with It. They failed, were captured, and tbu Government got the money. That Is the manner lu which |(he coin of tbo Confederacy wont. Mr. Davis got none of It." fioualur Williams, of Ken tucky, who commanded the remnant of a division of cavalry and was at Washington, da., with his men when DavlV Cabluct disbanded, corroborates Reagan’s account, and says: .»• I got flu of tbo money, tbo saiuo amount each private was allowed. Tbo soldiers knew tbe chests contained money, ana one day tboy made a raid on them. Intending to take tbo money and divide It. I made u speech to thorn, advising (bom to let tbu mono/ alone, and they respected my advice. Tbo'money wus hauled awoy froiu Georgia in wagous. but after a day or two was brought baok. and.,in my presence, divided umoug the soldiers. The Story aa ftelatcd by a Former Lteu« tenant In the llebel Army* Indianapolis, Iml., Deo. El.—The Journal will publish totaoKovir a i«ug(bylm«Yi9ff with a 1 gentleman of tnls city, who was a Lieutenant in tho Confederate army, In reference to tbo largtx amount of money Jeff Davis Is alleged to have, taken from tho Confederacy when tbo sent of, government was temporarily at Charlotte, N. C. The gentleman was wbb Jeff Davis at that place, and says there was a largo amount of gold and silver la boxes sent there from Uichtnond and other places, guarded by but n few men. A portion of tho money was dls*. trlbufed among tho oUlcers, ho receiving for his share $35. Everything was in terrible confu sion, and anybody emiid have gotten sumo of It, but the greater portion was taken away with Davis when ho loft across the country. Ito does hot think Davis gut tho nfouejvuut It was taken by a marauding party or by dishonest officers, lie Is also of opinion that Gen. Joe Johnston was Incorrectly reported, and does but. l*dlovo he would accuse Davis or taking It, but does dot know what became of the money. THE FIRE RECORD. Destruction of Nevcra! Locomotives in u Itoiind-llonse nt HI. I’anl. Apretal DUvateh to I7w Chicane IWAune. St. Paul, Minn., Doc. 21.—About 12:10 this afternoon hro was discovered In tbo roof of tbo BuPnul, Minneapolis & Manitoba .round-house, Situated an tho Short-Line track, 100 foot below tbo Mississippi street bridge nt HL Paul. Tho fiames spread rapidly, and, as tho employes wore all at dinner, only one of tbo nine engines which were in tho stalls was run out. Tho other eight wore destroyed. An alarm was sent to Bt. Paul, and tbo steamers responded In short or-, dor, and succeeded in saving about sixty foot onopposit cads of the building. Tho round houso wns on old ono, and practically worthless. The eight engines burned wore Nos. 85,40, 53,71. 40, and CO of tbo Manitoba Hoad, and II and 83 of tho Northern Pacific. The ono saved was G 1 of tho Manitoba. Tho Northern Paolflo engines were both now,having boon received from the East early last week. The destruction of en gines was hastened by tno coal In the tenders taking tiro. Tho llnmes caused n rapid accu mulation of steam, and (ho fears of an explosion scattered the large crowd which hud assembled. Several cords of wood and n number of freight earn In front of tbo round-house were saved.. Tho toss Is covered by tho blanket Insurance policies on nil tho property of tho companies. Bavorai of tho striking hollornmkers ware about tho premises, and ono of them remarked, " This will bo laid to us." This would bo uujuat. how ever, as the flro originated la tbo roof, and, no doubt, caught from a spark from one of tho locomotives. A Close Call for Hudson, Wls, Sptaai DUvateH to The Chteaoo avttmna, ' Br. Paul, Minn., Doc.Sl.-AHudson special to tho Vlontcr-Pma says.' "At a llttlo after 10 o'clock tonight lira broke out In T. F. Mora’ photograph gallery, nonr tho corner of. Third and Locust streets, and In n very fair minutes tho whole building was enveloped. Tho llamcs rapidly spread to tbo' adjoining . buildings, and for n time It looked ns though tho whole row of wooden structures would bo consumed before the consuming elements could bo brought un dor subjection. It was nearly ton minutes be* fore a stream of water reached there, by which time tbo buildings of Hurry Hoard, WJ Crowes, and J. J. 8. Moffatt, and tbo sugar factory of John Noah wore one rod sheet of llamcs, while the stores of Messrs. Htrootor, Hutch, L. Heard & Co., and tho markets or Johnston and Coon were only rescued by tho herculean efforts of tho watcrpall brigade. • Tbo elements woro bold In ebcok on Nuali’* factory, and tbo bettor portion of tho Motfutt building was soon .after rescued, so that tbo losses wore counnod to the Hoard and Crowes buildings. As-near ns the loss can bo ascer tained at this hour It will bo as follows: On buildings, <1,000; on stock burned and damaged, <J,tOO; Insurance, <I,OOO. It was ono uf tho closest calls Hudson has had slnno 1872 for a great contlngrnuon, as there would have boon no preventing It sweeping tho town hud It once crossed tho street. An Expensive Barbor-Sliop Blaze. At 7:48 o'clock yesterday morning tiro was dis covered In Eden’s bath-rooms, under (ho Trc mont House, and tho. department was called. Although tbo llto Itsott'was of but trilling Im portance, the damage to mirrors and other ex pensive furnishings Is estimated nt <1,500. There Uatt Insurance of <1,600 In tho Hontaiou’s Flro & Marino and <2,000 In tho Firemen's of Phila delphia, Cause of tiro not known. At Battle Creek, Midi,, Loss, <1,300, Insured, Special Dltpateh to TM Chicago 7VU>un«* * „ Battle Creek, Mlob., Deo. 21.—. An Incendiary sot fire to the furniture warehouse of Huak & Hoyt last night. Doforo extinguished tho tiro destroyed about $1,200 worth of furniture. Tho loss Is fully covered by Insurance. This Is tho 80aop(| Incendiary llra'tlds week. At Galesburg, 111., Loss <3,000, Insur ance <I,BOO, • . Special Diimtch to The Chicago ZVUuns, Galesburg, HI., too. 2L—A flro broke out last nlgbljn the largo frame building on West and Bcoond streets, and used for tbo manufacturing ■ of pop by J.ll. Innoss. Loss, <II,OOO. Tbo building was Insnrod for <BOO lu tbo Queen, I#oudon, and the contents <I,OOO. A Dunlins mine* Makarov Plane, Pa., Doe. Sl.—Stanton col* Ucrylson flro from an explosion of sulphur Efforts are making to extinguish tbo Homes. Meantime 100 employes will bo out of work. QBITUARY, Last Tributes of Respect to tttoLato Jus- flco miller. Tbo obsequies over tbo remains of tho late Justice 4lmmund Miller took plnco yesterday morning at the residence of tbo deceased's brother, No. 103 North Carpenter street, in the presence of a largo gathering ot mourning rela tives and friends.' Tbo services nt tho house woro under tho charge of Btnlr Lodge, A. F, and A*M., of which tbo deceased was a member. Tbo services were conducted by the Kev. Charles B. Koernor, of Wicker Park Lutheran Church, what delivered an eloquent and Im pressive funeral oration, In which he eulogized tbo many Christian traits of tho departed and oghortod tbo sorrowing 'throng about him to prepare for tbo tlmo that must come when they, too, would bo called from this world Into tbo presence of tbolr Lord'and Creator. Tho re mains wore Inclosed In a black velvet-covered casket, mounted with silver-barred bundles. Tho tloral offerings consisted of n large pillow bear ing tbo Inscription “A. M.,"'given by tbo West Blue Justices and a number of lawyers; an anchor, by Capt. Louis Johnson: ■ and a Masonic emblem, “square and compass/* by 11. H. Paul son. After the exercises the remains wore con voyed by carriages to tbo Northwestern depot, and thence to Hosoblll Cemetery, whore tboy woro iutorred with Masonic ceremonies con ducted by Past Master 0. U, Matson; of Blair Lodgu No. 01. Tbo followiug gentlemen acted as null-bearers: Ancient Order of United Workmen—B. A. Hanlon, William Frloso, Fred Loddlng. Joseph Uulubrodt, Charles Peterson, Charles Ulco, John Huddor:- Blair Lodge No. til— Lieut. Labhutn. Jonas Anderson, Cunt. Gunder son, ox-Ald. Gunderson, Capt. Johnson, and Peter Anderson. - I'uueral of (bo l*t(o Charles ll* Crowell, of tlio Board of 'JTratlo* Tbo funeral of Charles 11. Crowell took place yesterday morning at 10 o’clock ut (be residence of bis inotbor, No. 11)03 Michigan avenue,‘ tbo Uov. Charles Q. Trusdoll conducting tbo surv- Ice. Among tbo numerous friends In attend* anooi those from tbo Hoard of Trade, jbf which bo was a mombor, woro represented In gcoaly numbers, and the tloral offerings in memory of tbo departed we/o unusually bundsomo—uHilout butelotjuunt token of the nigh esteem In which the ducossod was bold by bis Intimate friends. Among (bam woro tbo following highly urnnto pieces? “Gates Alnr,"from Hoard of Trade gen* tlomont plltowiand anohor. from Mamma, Cuba, and Jennie Weadoll, friends In Vienna; broken column, from Mr. and Mrs.- Aaron tibubarc and R, V, and Maurice WondoUt star and orescent, from Jonulu Anderson: anohor, from Mrs. 11. V. Hcmls: nlllow, trom J. V. Iloss: basket from John MoKIUIn; pillow, from Mrs. llotlmun; wreatb, from Mrs. 0.0. Truoadalu. LYDIAN ART-GALLERY RECEPTION. An Informal recaption was bold last evening at the Lydian Art Gallery, which, fconslderlog tbo groat Inclemency of tUo weather and tbo fact that no regular IqvUaUodi wore Issued, tbo only announcement being a notice In tbo dally papers, was a gratifying success la point of at tondunoa. A goodly number of ladles and gen tlemen, among them many Chicago artists, braved tbo heavy rain, and spent the evening most pleasantly in social converso and In look ing ut the many Interesting pictures displayed In the gallery. The chief object of. iuterost was tbo work of Miss Sarah I*. Dodioiij tbo “.Deb orah," of which a description baa already ap peared in Tub Tiunung. Tbo painting was much admired as a composition of extraordi nary power. It will remain on view for several weeks. Among the truest* present hm evening were tbo following: Miss 11. A. Andress. Mrs. Alary Wright, Mrs. A. L. DUinohard, Mrs. llrom ley. sir. Lewis, Mr. Uartcuu, Mr. L. It llroiuluy, Mrs. 15.13. Hill, Mr. M. H. Dickson, Mr. Voss. Alex Schilling. Uaulol Koto, Frank llrowu, Mrs. Bparks, C. P.llemn, George 11.(Jay, Air. Atwater, It H. Ilmgdon, T. M. Feneiy, W. A. Cooper, Frank Wheaton, W. B. Galu Jr., Cuurles Good helm, I’rof.Clumeut Totedoux, 11. Chetaln, Mr. Blussoo, Charles Uaudonald, John EUlngsou, . MUs Gibson. A pleasant episode of the evening was the presentation to Airs. Cadwcll of a beautiful baiiut«(UQwera hy bw «rtis( itlviwj. " WANTED FOR MURDER.” Arrest of DJO Hugh Nelson on a Warrant from Bal \ tlmore. the Crime the< Beanlt of an Opera* tion Forbidden by the Statute.' Dr. Hugh Nelson, Into of ItflUftnoro, Mil., was arrested In thki city last dfgbt by Detective George A. Hartman, upon-a. requisition from tbo GoTornorof Maryland,’and was placed In tbo County Jail to await the* arrival of an officer who sbuli take hlmybaok to Baltimore to answer to cm indictment found against him for tho nU/rdur, , through malpractice, of a Miss lUawdjo, an aristocratic young woman from Savannah,' On. Tbo story at tached to thu~ case Is, so far os n reporter for «lS;rtffpor was nblo to obtain It, to the effect that tflo young woman aforesaid hav ing become innnkotfln troubles nt homo which would ultimately result In her eternal disgrace wore tbo facts knowh’Joft her homo in company with n female friend,-god wont to Baltimore, there to procure assistance from some phy sician whoso lovo of .money.was greater than his fear of the law. The two engaged rooms nt Bnmum’s Hotel, a . quiet and se lect family hostelry la tbo “City of Monuments," and so soon ns convenient after their arrival sot about accomplishing tbo object of their visit. In what, way they be came acquainted with tho man who Is now ac cused of tbo crime which resulted In Miss' Blanche's death does not appear. Hut that ho was called upon to accept tbo ofilco of conn dontlnl physician and (tut ho undertook tho■ doubly-dangorous operation appears from tho notion of tho grand Jury at Baltimore tube, to say tho least, a matter of very gravo sus picion. Bhertly after tho orltuo bad been committed, aud while tbo patient watt thought to bo convalescent, Dr. Nelson loft tho city and oamo directly to this point, where It seems bo has. boon since that time—about the middle of October. After his departure an Indictment was found against him, and tho knowledge of that fact led to tbo publi cation In ouo of tho Baltimore papers of too de tails of tho ease, and a groat SOCIAI. SCANDAL AND SENSATION was produced. Tbo aristocratic oonnootlons'.of the unfortunate young woman and tbo wealth and position of tho Bavaamih gentleman, who was said to lie primarily the* cause uf tho en tire affair ■ added' to tho Interest, which tho oxposfi awakened, ana Uultlmoro.as well ns tho more Southern city gossiped freely about iho matter.' And when two weeks ago Miss Blanche Ulod from tho effects of tho treatment she bud rueolvcd, tho wealthy relatives of tbo deceased begun in earnest to ascertain tbo whereabouts uf tbo suspected practitioner. Ho was thought to hnvu made Chicago tho objective point of his flight. Be Jacob Frye, tbo Marahal of Police for tbo City of Haltlrooro, opened cor respondence with Detective Hartman boro, mid tho man was .“located." Two days ago tho dotooUvc received • a telegram from the Marshal' urging Immediate arrest, Nelson was caught by means of a drop-letter, nod last night was taken into custody at tho Washington Hold, corner of Wost-Modlson and Canal streets, and was forthwith lodged la Jail. A reporter saw and conversed with him last night through tho'bars of tho cell-door. He Is a huudsomn, dark-eyed, dark-balrod man with a full black beard and .black hair. Ufs bight scoracu to bo n few Inches less thou 0 foot, and bis physlquo Is compact though not stout. Ho talks with tho unmistak- able ilnltlmoronn accent, and after tbo manner bf a gentleman, Hu answered tbo quos- Uonsput to him without hesitation, after lint' having denied that bo know wberofor ho was locked up. Tbo charge against him was, bo said, for malpractice In tho case of Emma Hum mel, a young woman whom ho bad professionally attended, and hoolaltnod to bavn documentary evidence to prove that tho girl's brother had threatened him with Indictment lu ease bo did not pay him <lllO. Ho denied that he had treated tho ehffo unprofessional!)’, said that there woro no evidences that uny such treatment bad been used, and emphatically declared that ho had loft Baltimore only bocausohoknow how hard It was fur a man in the practice of mndlclno to regain bis standing In tho commu nity, oven after an accusation of criminality brought against him had boon- bountifully proven groundless.. , • Up to this point of the Interview tbo mention of Miss Ulonobo's name had not boon made. When her name yrns mentioned and tho prisoner was told that bo was accused of ■ the crime wblah' led to her ■ death, be was visibly taken unawares. His face turned very cod, and ho hesitated with' some con fusion as to wbut ho should any. . Finally ho explained by Haying time ho did not know anything of tho ease at nil. Ho did nut know Miss Blanche*. had never soon her, but bud board .that a physician, a certain Dr. Worthington, bad gotten himself into trouble In attempting, for a: sufficient pecuniary consideration, to SAVE HER PUGH DISGRACE. It la said that tho Doctor while in Baltimore wasnotlooablofortho oxcclloncoot tho horso llosU behind which bo wns lu tbo habit ot dis porting himself along tbo faabtonnbio drives, and for tbo extreme fashlonabloooss of bis attire. Ills prosuat, appearance. wbllo It docs not disprove, does not substantiate tbo story. His attire is of tbo oboapor order, ana his general appearance that ot a gentleman out of employment, ilobasboon living part of tbo time during bis stay boro with some male Mends who room on Wabash avenue, and an other portion of tbo time with u Seymour street woman, who is (bought la tbo neighborhood in which she lives to bo tbo wife of the man who bus boon her frequent visitor. Tbo Doctor was divorced about onu year ago from bis wife, who Is now In Baltimore. THE 1 MIMIC STAGE. A Delightful Kmortslnmont S| the Residence of Mr. and OTrs, w n. Chandler. A very enjoyable entertainment was given last evening at the beautiful home ofJiK and Mrs. P. It. Chandler, No. IS! Kush street, for the ben efit of tbo Women’s and Cbildron’s Hospital, a wortby charity. -Mr, Chandler has a miniature theatre on the upper floor of his residence, ad mirably suited to tho production of such light entertainments, and a largo and brilliant assem blage of ladles and gentlemen, representing tne lint social circles of tbo city, assembled last evening to witness the performance. Tbo program presented was as follows; Overture, “Tannblluscr , ’..Jobn Hand’s Orchestra Harp Solo Miss Bose Buckingham TABLEAUX VIVARTB. ■ I. 1 , KOUEO AND JIILIBT. Mr. James B. Waller Unmoo.. Moroutlo. William Btun mmia tnurgla Tybalt .......Mr.C. H. Douglas fount Do Paris Mr. William J. Jubnsam Friar Luwrcnoo,.., Mr. J. Uoornu ItuuolJo Juliet Miss Iloilo Qmm I,ady Caimlot ; Miss Melon Swing Nurse Miss Clara Schmidt I Miss Dottle Hamilton Quests of Cnpulot. < Miss Virginia Hamilton . ( Miss Dowthio Ashby Scone first, meeting; scone second, porting; looau third, reunion. ELISABETH AND WAUIB BTOAIIT. Suoon Elisabeth... Miss Linn D. Harrison urioHtuurt...,.: Miss Uoso Uuoklaghara Hannah Konnldy. Miss Clara Boomldt Margaret Kurl.,.. .......Miss Emma Smith I Miss Dottle Hamilton Maids of Honor V Miss Virginia Hamilton I Miss ilowmle Ashby Lord Durlelgb ...Mr. WilliamSturgis Earl Leicester.'.., .'.Mr. William J. Johnston Melville .'... M .Mr. O. H. Douglass i’ago ....Master Kugcnui'iko boons llral—The Encounter, boons second— Tbu Dorttb Wucruui. Boone third—Tbo Lust Consolation. booao fourth—Tbo Execution. . - UI. . *.-■ OTIiKI.LO.' Othello Mr. Henry Guy Carlotoa. logo ......-....7^Mr. Harry W, Walker Cussio .v.Mr. Charles 11, Mltohull lirabmitlo..'......V Mr. Edward May DeadouiOQik... Hattie I*. Bmury Etnella ~UiM Jlolen bwlng . Houno urn— Wodmg. Bcono second—liutlga* lion. 80000 tblrdf^Kaie, laiCrauovluuno,..U(u Hoae Buckingham Tableau M Tbo Uruen Boom ” Tbo tableaux wore very handsomely mounted and Urcwod, and tbo young ladles and gentle* men taking. part acquitted themselves wltb grout credit- ,Tbo tableaux which were moat eutbuslasHcally received, vr<?ro THE U.U<CO*Y h'ceNK, from ♦* Uomoo and Juliet,*b gad tbo execution suone, from “Mario-Stuart!’. Tbo tint two scenes from “Othello" were . presented-us tableaux vtvanis,aud ibe remaludor of thescenes were acted. Mr. Henry Guy Carlotoa. us (Hhtlht, looked tbo part and acted It remarkably well, and Mr. Hurry Walker was an acceptable Ju-ju. Miss Hattie Emery ams pretty and . piquant as fkidemnua, and Mia* Helen Hwing acted L’mslla charmingly. Tbo entertainment was thorough ly enjoyed by those present During the evening a lunch was served by Kinsley, and after tno entertainment on the stage the hall was cleared, and duuouig occupied tbo attention of rha young people until u uto hour. .Theeulerlnluingut will bo repeated this evening, and, us the sale of seats bos been quite large, it Is probable that tbo hospital will rouble quite mum, 'll . Amuupg the ladles and gontlotnen noticed In the uudionce lost evening were Mr. and Airs. Perry 11. Smith/ Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Kimball, Mr. and Airs. Frit Chandler, Miss May lluell, Ur. Warren Salsbury. Mr. Henry Strong, Mrs- Blcurus, Mr. Algson Shirring, Miss Tobin. Miss Stearns. Mr. George Huberts, Mr. Walter Mcad owyroft, Mr. Wjll 1). Eston. Air. Henry White- L epruuuvc, Mr< Brueat Smith. MIM Preston, Mias Strong, Mr. W. 0. D. Grannl*. Miss Stearns, Mr. and Mrs. Cri llol com. and Col. Abner Tartar. ATTEMPTED SUICIDE. Tragle nosiiU of a Disregard of the Lawn of Property. Prank noyco, engineer of the tug B. 8. Alien, attempted suicide yesterday morning by shoot* Ink himself In tbo - loft breast. It wan about 0 o'clock vrbon ho wont aboard the tug, then lying near tbo Air-Lino, Elevator, and after toiling tbo steam, nod tolling James Dwyer to light tbo lamps, bo wont up Into tho pilot-house, A little ( Inter a abet was . board, and upon going to tbs pllot-bouto Dwyer and Copt, Peltor found Ouyoo lying, upon tho floor with a smoking revolver *bjr bis side. Ho was removed to bis boarding-house, i No. 27 Kltmlo street, and attended by Dr.'Mann, who found that tho bullet bad penetrated the breast on the left side, llvo inches below tbo nipple. Pursuant to bis orders, tbo young man was removed to tbo County Hospital, where nt n Into hour ho was still nllvo, though In a precarious condition. The cause of tho attempt at self-destruction, so far ns could be ascertained,' was undoubt edly fear of exposure In a rather ques tionable transaction In wbloh ho bad beon con cerned. Yesterday Joseph Joyce was arrested upon a warrant sworn out before Justice Dray ton by Don M. Uoyoo, Frank's uncle, charging tbo defendant Joyce with compounding n fel ony. Ills claimed that tho would-be suicide stole from Joyce g&J, two rings, and a poukotbook, anti that. Instead or causing tbo arrest of the young follow, Joyce, by- threatening to do so, was enabled to make Boyce give him a watch and chain worth slls and a rubber coat, and, moreover, induced him to promise somo more articles, which bo was to give up yes terday noon. Fearing that Joyoo would prose cute him after nil, tbo young man attempted to tako bis owu life as detailed. . CONTAGIOUS DISEASES. An OutbrcnU or Small-Pox lu IHontl ccllo, In, Spteial DwateJi (a J7U Chicago ZYttune. Dubuque, la,, Deo. 21.—Small-pqx Is said to have made Its appearance in. tho VJllafro of Montlcollo, and citizens aro greatly .alarmed thereat. Tbo cose reported Is very violent. One mooting was held last nlgbt to decido wbat course to tako In tbo matter. No Small-Pox at Springfield, III.; Special VUtateJx t> TM Chicago Wbunu BrntKancpo, 111., Dee. 21.—Tbo re has boon no ease of smiftl-pox In Springfield for two years, and none are known to oxlst boro now, tho quarantine of tho Warden of tbq Joliet Peni tentiary ngniust this city to tho contrary not withstanding. MISSISSIPPI MASSACRE. Some of. llio Bottom Facts Regarding tlio.Ocourrouco—Hour tho Real Truth Was Distorted. ; trosMaototv <p. c.) republican. Meridian, Miss., Dec. 10.—After its usually comprobonslvo stylo, tbo Republican bus fre quently cautioned Its readers against receiving ns tmo tbo reports coming through Democratic sources of tbo Into election riot nt Marion Sta tion, Lauderdale Couuty, Miss., whore a number, of white Domoorats wore kilted by col ored men and itopubllcnos. Morion .Is only five miles, from Meridian, tbo county seat, whore tbo writer, of' this resided' nearly four years, and, being well acquainted with roost of tbo persons named In tbo dispatch In connection with tbo so-called massacre, I have taken great pains to Icurn tbo bottom facts In regard to It, and boro present them os they come to mo through tbo most reliable and trust worthy sources. My Informants, some of them eye-witnesses, embrace every shade of politics: ail live near tbo scone of tbo riot, and agree as to thb main foots. Lauderdale Is bopclosly Domocmtlc, but tbo proolnet of Marlon Station, - when a froo voto and a fair count can bo bud; Is largely Itepub- < llonn, and It is the only Republican proolnet In tbo county; bonce at every election since the organization of tbo petty In tbo State there bus boon “trouble" atMunon. ■ It appears on good Democratic authority that “ trouble " was an ticipated on tbo day of tbo late election. Tbls will bo soon from tbo following: “ Wo encountered a squad of young men of •the city last night who aru Intent upon going to Marlon to tbo oteotlon today. Wo think they mean business i and every ono of tnnm bus a whlto skin, and. wo • boilovo, a white tfourt. They will keep tbo pence there themselves to day, and suo to It that everybody else does. They arc true, and some on elections."—Mercury {ilerUHan, Miss.), Nov. 8, One of those "young men" wbo wont to Marlon on that day, bolus " some on elections," was Moore, foreman ot tbo Mercart/ l 'onioo. Moore has acted as a. bully and general lighting man for tbo Mercury for tbo past eight or nine years, tbo editor himself having no capacity wbatovor for that branch of tbo pro fession, though in Mississippi R la tbo most essential quallfloutlou of an editor. It la a melancholy feature la reviewing this’ matter to learn that Moore escaped with a slight wound. Tbo two tJoagora brutbora spoken of In the dlsoatobos, ono of whom was killed at tbo * polls that day and tbo other mortally wounded, wore young drunken desperadoes, one of thorn but n fow weeks before bo wos killed having murdered n colored man in cold blood, but es caping tbo gallows on the ground of “temporary Itisa olty, superinduced by the use of Intoxicat ing liquor. Harvey, candidate for Assessor, wbo also lived at Meridian, was Ibo only one killed at the polls that day whoso loss the com munity will mourn. Joe Barnett, spoken of In tbo dispatches ns “iunocout old man," and tbo llrat victim of tbo slaughter, was the only Domoprat killed wbo be longed In Marlon or bad any legitimate business there other than that foreshadowed by tho Mercury, Tbls “Innocent old man" (about 40 years of age) was tbo prime mover of the dlt lloulty, as he was first to pay the penalty. Wbcn tbo polls opened at o o'clock In tbo morning, says an oyo-witness, there wore about forty whites and*seventy-live colored men on the ground. Barnett carried a cudgel about two Inches In diameter and three foot Tong, which be used In the most approved Bourbon stylo. As tbo situation ooonmu more alarming tbo colored men middled together, some thirty yards distant from tbo polls. Harnett, and Harvey and these young devils from Meridian' following them up with sticks and pistols In their bands. Aboutitbls time Barnett stopped :up to a col ored wan named ,Gillespie and demaudofUbls ticket. Upon bis refusal to comply wltimhls demand Burnett struck Gillespie with his club, knocking him down. When Gillespie rose from the ground ho slo/.od a brickbat. Then Barnett drew bis pistol and Olllosplo retreated. Botno ono bold Barnett and prevented bint from shoot ing. When Gillespie returned some four or live of nls colored friends and-relatives pothered round him, apart from the body of colored men assembled. While thus awaiting develop ments they vroro confronted by about au equal nmnbor of whites, headed by Burnett and.tbo two Hcngora, when the tight began la earnest, Soagera tiring the tlrst shot. - ONE COLORED MAN—ALEX BROWN— did nearly or quite nil tbo shooting for the col ored aide, when tbo smoke of bflttlo bad cleared tbo poll* wore deserted, and not a col ored man was to bo found on tbo ground, buttbo bloody corpses of tbo J/emlrg’s “young men,” lying hors and there, told too well tbo result of tbo contest. Ed Vmico, im honest, plodding, bard-workmtf Irishmen, who lived some .throo miles from bis voting-place nt Marlon, at onou look refugu with bis two young, boys in bis own bouse. A tow negroes living on Vance’s place, becoming alarmed, wont Into tbo bouse with Vmico for safety, those wbo did tbo shooting at Marlon having ridden off In another direction. Vance, It may bo well to to mention In this con nection, was a loyal man during the War. and bus boon a Uepublloan over since, in con sequence of which bis persecutions have boon dnougb to drive any man to desperation, U was doubtless tbougbt by tbo Democrats that a good opportunity now offered for getting lbs Vances out of tbo way, as tboy wore becom ing quite on important factor la tne politics of the county. Accordingly, tboy rallied iu large numbers, surrouuded Vance's bouse, and de manded tbo surrender of ail within. Thu de mand was not complied with, vanoo being mas ter of-the situation, until tbo Sheriff arrived .with reinforcements from Meridian, at Iwblob time a parley ensued. Mrs. Vmico comma out 1 with a white flag and acting as spokeswoman. Warren, of tbo Sheriff's posse, approached Mrs. Vance in un angry sod threatening manner, with pistol in bond. Just us tbis' lime too eldest of Vance's suns, wbo bad not been engaged in the mOldo at all, riding un from the out side, was shot dead uy tbe Sheriff s posse. Boeing bis brother shot down and bis mother's Ufo being threatened, ' one of tbo young brothers from Inside tbo bouse shot and killed Warren. Vance, It Is supposed, then Jleii from tbe rear of tbo house, followed by tbo colored men wbo wore barricad ed with him, but in doing so a number of tbe latter were shot and killed. ■ VANCE 18 BTILI. SECKETKD IN THE WOODS, and ouo ot bis sons, with eight or ten negroes, are in tbe Meridian Jail. What their fate will bo Is bard to toll ut this time, but it is generally conceded now that Vancabad nothing whatever to do with tbo trouble at Marlon Button. It is Important to state In connection with ibis affair that tbe llcpubtlcans hud no tloketln the Held In Lauderdale County, and gave only a negative support to what is known there ua tbo “Anti- Monopolists.'* Consequently there, would bavu been no unusual inducement for ilo publicans t»i have precipitated a riot on tbs day of tbo election. U la no more than Justice to say that Henderson, tbo Sheriff, bus octed fairly and manfully throughout hi this mutter, and it is doubtless owing to bis Influence that scores of lives have Iwon saved siuuo that fatal day. Sluco tbs above was written 1 have boon fur* nlsluxl with additional Information bearing up on tuts subject. Tbo following Is a copy of an anonymous loiter received In tbs post-olflco at Meridian but a few days ago. To Colored llouto Agents at Meridian Hills: You colored route agents, In view of lbs lute s UvuUo caused by your mb at Mgrlout uro aoU- fled that you must resign ynur positions nt route agents nt onoo or you will bo I 'fnrrllt | 0 so, or And trouble, and dim t you forgot it. 10 . J.M. W. OUGHT WE TO VISIT HIM? A Racial Problohi Disturbing WnsbiMs ton an to n Distinguished Pore ail Diplomat—A Perplexity Without « Precedent, Yet Not Without Parnlhi. DUpateh to fnw Tor* IVorM. ' WAsiiigOTON, D. a. Dec. 10.-Wnshinaim official society (s now being much exorcised in Us mind over n, groat social question which wm probably load to what maf bo called •• an Inter, national episode,” at least ns Interesting as tho Issue raised In Now Vork society some time nun by tbo advent of Milo. Saroh Bernhardt. Tha question In this case Is not, ” Ought wo to visit her?” but,”Ought wo to visit hlmf And M tbs individual directly concerned is no Icssn person than tho now Minister of Omni Britain to tbo United States to whoso arrival tbo gov world of Washington had looked forward as the harbinger of a season of unrivaled festivities at tbo now and handsome bouse of the Legation it may bo easily Imagined that tbo question is fast taking precedence for tbo time at dinner-' tables and boudoirs of tbo gravest polltiuuPsub loots. Tbo facts nrn simple enough. Tito now British Minister, tbo lion, Lionel. Backvlllo-Wcst. is a younger brother of tho present Lord Bnckvlllo and of tbo present Earl Dclawnrr. In virtue of bis descent from Lord Dotawarr, Governor and Captain-General of Virginia, who died In that province in 1018, and to whom Delaware ana tha Delaware Diver owe their name. Sir. West, it wilt ho remembered, was Invited by tho Ponueylvauta Steamship Company to accept n passage to (hit country nil one of the company's steamers and was received with much .effusion ami unthn. slnsm by tho amiable Pbllndolpblaus au uis «r. rival. Ho Is a brother also of the present Countess of Derby and of tho present Duchess . of Bedford. .Few then In England, come of w> nnolont a stock, ahd no man In England is more highly connected, lie Is it man of ability also and has served with credit In the dlatomniio service. Why, then, this question, “Ought wn to visit him? rt Well, any one who will take the trouble to look nt a record of tbo bouse ot Dclu warp In tho EngUshraau'a Ulblo will auo that Mr Lionel BaokvlUo-Wost, born In July, island therefore but a little turned of Al, is a bachelor. And yet It' appears to bo on unquestioned tact that Mr. Huokvllla-Wcat tuts a family of oblldrun, two ot least of whom, it Is under stood, ho wishes should llvo with him; and It Is nn open secret that a lady of American origin, long oonueotod with tbo Spanish Court, was at somo pains, before Mr. Sackvlllo-Wost osmo from tho British Legation at Madrid to this country, to assure her numerous corrcnond onts in this olty that tho connection, now of somo years'date, of tho British Minister with a Spanish actress hart caused much scandal and led to a number of social unpleasantnesses at tho Spanish Capital, notwithstanding tho some what liberal reputation in such matters of the city* which so tang acknowledged tbo sway of tbo regnant Queen Isabella. People who roiactnbur tbo unchallenged despotism wielded over Wash ington by tbo late Tbaddous Slovens may natu rally ask why official society nt Washington should concern itself with too domestic relations of u foreign Minister. Hut it must bo remem bered that Thaddous Stovoua no longer lives, and that Wosblngtmi-sooloty,.on at least two comparatively recent occasions, has taken very decided ground ns to tbo social relations It would maintain with tbo wives of two foreign Ministers concerning whom it was alleged (hat their matrimonial oxporlonoos bad been more romantic than regular; and, nil precedents apart. It must bo admitted that It cannot fall to bo awkward for heads of families to explain to their families how n foreign Minister can beat oaco a bachelor aad tho bead of a family. MINE SUPERSTITIONS. How a Torrlble'Accldcnt Wa* Caused by Whistling Far Bouoath thoHnrtli—Tho Great Burning HHito—Tho Whistle of the Bullet That Caused Hlorgau Pow ell's Death. Correivoiulena PMhultlphia Tlmtt. . LANfIrORD, Do., Doc. 10.—A singular super stition prevails among foroign-born minors la tbo great Pennsylvania coalfields that If miy person .whistles In n mine some disaster Is sure ■to follow, Minora born -In this ■ country do not 'sbaro this superstitious belief to any great ex tent, but In deference to tbo wishes pf foltovr iaborora they never whistle In tbo mines. Sometimes they sing and. bum tbolr plaint ive ballads hundreds- of foot below tbo surfaoo-of tbo oartb, and as a rule minora are cheerful and contented. Tbo superstitious be lieve thata "good luck spirit" lurks In every mlno and that at the sound of whistling It tiles and loaves tbo minora at tbo mercy of the num berless “ spirits of evil." A terrible mine dlsns aster occurred fa 1810 which was caused. It Is claimed, by tbo whistling of ono of tbo minors. Tbo mine was tbo property of tbo-Delaware & -Hudson Canal Company, and wusnot properly supported with strong timbers. This fact was known tomostof tbo minors, and tbo shaft, a mile In length, was to have boon abandoned In a few days. Tbo minora were about to quit work when a reckless person named “Jack lllcbards " suddenly laid down his .pick and startled bis comrades by saying that bo would wblstlo a jig so thoy could dance a farewell la tbo mine. Tbo minora fa vain protested, but Richards laughed at tbolr superstitious Ideas and commenced wbtstlmg. Tbo miners wore preparing to leave tbo plaoo at onco, and tbo moro frightened they became tbo louder and faster Jauk whistled. lu Ido midst of the tune a dull, roaring noise was buani, and every , ebook blanched wltb terror, for they know tbo mine was caving in. “Jack ’ advised them nil to runfor tbolr lives, and ho lon tbo way. Another crush came, masses of falling rook'tbundorad down, and Iboy wore Imprisoned, thosu seventeen men* In a spaoo only forty feet square. Tbo gust of wind that bud rushed through tbo shaft when tbo caving In occurred had extin guished every lamp, and, for a wonder, there was nut a match In tbo party. They cursed Richards heartily, but bo did not respond. Sub sequently bo was found dead, crushed by tbo fallen coal and rooks. Ho was tbo only ono of tbo party wbo was injured in anyway. Tbo Imprisoned men worked as men never worked before, and as thoy woro about giving up all hope of over seeing tbolr friends again n noise was hoard against the cooks and they could bear tbo regular click of tbo “ pick ” of tbo man who were working to rescue them. Presently a ray of light was soon, and in half an hour moro tbo men wero saved.. Tbo body of Richards wos ot trloaftd and taken to bis homo .for burial. Vory*tow of tbo miners attended tbo funeral, believing that the disaster was duo entirely to Richards having driven tbo “good spirit out of tbo mlno with bis lively whistling. Richards bad no relatives In tbo world but a sickly sister, and sba was so prostrated by tbo loss of her brother that shodlod tbo next day, and tbo twoworp burled nt tbo same time. A romo boss .nmned Hoslo was also Imprisoned in too mine and given up for dead. Throe days after the terrible accident ho made his appearance, buggord and pale, lie had dug bis way for an Incredible distance through the dfibrls, without food or water to sustain him. This mine tragedy Is a favorlt topic among tho old minors, was never fall to warn visitors who descend Into lira abaft that thoy must not whistle or taikjoua enough lolrizbtou away tbo “good spirits. Near this plaoo and within a fow stops of tno famous Switchback Railroad is tho great burn ing mlno, which has been oa’-flroslno IK>B. origin of this lire Is accounted for by the super stitious from the fact that a skeptical miner was whistling In the shaft, and hardly had be ceased when tho announcement onrao that tho jnmo was on lire. This mlno has boon Hooded, but tbo tiro cannot bo extinguished and every j tar ft keeps on gnawing Ha way through tho test veins of coal, destroying millions of tons of nu lho“C|Lo 3d ot December, IBT* Morgnn I’owcll a mlno boss, Imagined ho hoard a man vrnlatimg In tbo shaft. Investigation proved that.no ono had been whistling at nil. 'lie was told by tbo miners that ho bad Bud a bad oinoo, and Oiat some trouble would befall him, l * «V,lt huwaa leaving tbo store of Capt. Williamson a* Hummlt Hill, midway liotwoou Lunsford »na Mauch Chunk, ho was shot dead by Molllp M« gulru oMaslas. who. woro -afterwards oupturea by Detective MoParUn and banged at .Mauca Chunk. Tbo miners think It was the whistle « the fatal bullet bo beard that morning- ,A CASE OF MUTINY. Bpttial DUpateh to T7i« CMcago JVifitm*. Nbw Oulianb. La.. Doo.3l.—The British snip llosoluto, from Klo. come lu today lo cb “ ryo the route, the crow having mutinied mm »na«« way with the Captain, Nlohols. The whole paitJ wore arrested and placed In tbo pariah ptiaou., Tb PM IFm um AuoeMUd Prat* , New OuiiKAMB, Lo., noo.'Sl.-Tboorow <it ship Itcaoluto arrived today under arrest* * charge fa mutiny on tbo voyage l»i» Valparaiso, overpowering tbo olllpcrs. tbo Captain Uv Irona, and forebtg the ? f n ° [in . oers to sail for Now Orleans. Tbo Cid»laln m“ aged lo got out of tbo cabin, jumped overuoan* and waa drowned. BREACH-OF-PROMISE SUIT. Ajwctoi PUpotth (a KIU OAtcaao '^>t , ' Kansan Cixv, Mo., Pod. 81.-Today a w°*** tiucal broaoh-of* promise suit was InstUutea » ibis city by ono Mary Bolton, of Chicago, l *“ ai p. L. Bohler, cunouoted with tbo wbtdosalo to nlturo oatttblwbmoat of Atycruolhy, N‘* r “l 4 Orrlsun. Tbo girl, wbo la too l{tt u u tti# farmer living near Chicago, Know Sclupr» a . lust*niuuod city, where he was eugugci ii ii' ness, and say* she was seduced by; blu u»^ f promise of marriage. Over sl6,(*)d property belonging 10 Sobler has been uitao Ministers, lawyers, teachers, and olhort who** occupation gives but little oiorclse, sbom . Carter’s tittle Liver Pills for torpid Uvar•»« _bUlgttJttCM. Oao is a dwo.