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WHltKil.iNft, w\ Va. THURSDAY MORNING, .JANUARY 23, I860
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lu.L-e Johuson Delivers# au Ir
retutal»l»* Arsuaent
m B HALF OF JUDGE FLEilNG.
; Fi . With a Dull Thud Cpon the
Republican Camp.
iC iPLETKASD LOGICAL ANALYSIS.
k : - iiirrss that Practically Settles
,/i}ues-. oa Many Points in
±t Paper Should b* Stuck
n the Hat and R#
memiored.
r, *
s aiuj22 Nut sicie the
; lfa e .»*y which saw the tiinmphnnt
...a u E. K-uo* totbetoiWd
<a.r,^c«« "Ail 0t ‘heHoaf«
h^nita scene »« * mow »ote«n or more
ian„*,ve P< .'<•*«-« tta9
.v.e netuuratum of tte tiinhret
.. «f w
e *mm *d
0U.Br.i . « other «;deo»
Ur C+; ^ittewt-nl-Arnw an
B. -.,.1 . - ,aad memhciHoftle
• Carr seconded the ros
. ,p-d/ud .bn 0*1
to be*, end decide
a. b. ..d
a(, HttorofVVeot \ ti-guia. ,
Vi. KSSl'BD
runvil Vl
ft, ft • Col. 9L CUir, nod
u . . r 'o i and Ja-kfOU ap
- mU immediately
,C ', i:toi • .sde-kand Matte
V niameat Nter Mr. Hobbild
40tii>o G< borntil in B>tb sat down
i- the >aa~ - table nod began prepara
tions to take BOl**
Again the gtvel rapped.
StlMC* >«U apoo tbe aaltenca, which
filled every inch of space in tbe boil.
Jotiae J 1 rto« » if’** and begin tbe open
toe *ddr—< in behalf of Jadg* F em ug.
r.very word w - tsntively listened to by
the members and visitors ss the dis to
nmshet urut slowly addressed the Assern
sod paid 0 fitting Ulhote to t«« high
sod solemn barBcter He said that He
.s,u, hctore it to t~e firm eoavi-tioa that
be represents-' sjn-t cause, soi be lu’e.d*
ed to argn* the case as tbe dtgo. y ot the
Assembly and tbe impiruoceoi lbecv>e
demanded.
Alter this brief eroidintn, Jouge Jinn
son inimcdmiely plunge 1 into tbe body -
bta address. He reviewed the tuts in con
aectioo «»tb tbe election in to
wbicb Judge Flemtott and Gen. Goff w*r
candidate* lor Governor Ui the lace oi
tbe retoroa ir.irn this election, Gen. Gi t!
h»d a plurality ot 110. These re'art.
*rre sent to the Secretary of State and bj
turn transmitted to tbe Speaker it tbt
Hun-< In tbe meantime grave charnel
bad been made and
b li t V £ ; X IS DMXiVBRBl'
which impeached the integrity of tbe elec
tion and brnoght tbe retnrna under a
cloud of so-picoa. Judge Fleming in
augurated a contest. All remembered
wed what cccnrred in the joint assembly
all remembered tbe tie just and vitupera
uvs charges wh ,-b ..tew on- oi ihea f,‘
• arreoces Fifty five members of thi
l.enisla'are hell that it *»
tbe duty of toe assembly to open am
publish there'orns; forty-six members belt
that this coolrf not i>e legally done, art
from that da? to this .1 bad been hersldef
all over 'be State that tbe forty six mem
-ns, backed by their party, were trying f
steal tbe Gmrnorship ot We«t Virginia.
Steal, that a the wotd S eal tbe Gar
erooi*bip of W««t V irgiti i. It was a mat
ter of snrpr se that hoc**' men could nn-t
tion tbe conc-tyot men cf mnally nigh
iharact»r who disagreed with them It
was to be aeetttned that when the Scpr-iu*
Court denied tbe eve of Goff vs. W 1
son that tbtae charges would bare
teased. He said then, and be -a d
n«w that it be were a S-uator or a Dele
gate who had appeared in ioint assembly
and sworn be'ore high beav, n to perforc. a
solemn dot? that he would have voted as
tbe tori? s i vuted Wny should i.e say
this? It was becau e tbs scheme ot the
Constitution <•! West Virgins sever con
templated that the Chief Executive of the
State, the man who is to etlotce the Uw
who is to recomu-rd Wgmlaiiiu, who is to
inrict justice aid parden ctiminals,
should take bis sta* on a doubtful
eille, snd then b» raslrd hy » vo'e
of fbe Legislature. T- at w«a tbe new the
Snpremr Court ut rfce Stale lock ti it, and
on this visw ro word of crinct-m ccu.'d be
ottered again*! tbe joint assembly for re
insirg to nnbhsh the r-tnrre. Judge
Jobnsoa then .joo'id fn m tbe detisicn of
tbe Snprtme C; urt in lbs ia*e of Goff vs.
Wilson, -ubsianiially a* rol’ow- —"I- re
quired .i* Im-o ;ii- days under the State
law to mafotc the gnbsrcatonal (Ontest
A change tbs election law so lessened
tbe ms IwtwttQ the elections and
the a.‘*etoh!*ge if the Legis
lators that a contest could
nm tied bsiore the Legislature
nift. if- i gi-!a!ure was then contront
rl s ih • qUftion whstber it was its
.In', i> enber of the claimants
*!*» -d • s th< coatest was decided. If
tber.i.vi ,si tido so it might b<ve
re»i -r-t : placing a man in tbe cbiet • x
v 1 ■- ■ woo was never cboeen there
U' In **i; a , vse lbs person wnold be »Q
:atrr . and no legal foicc could rest with
the i -’j *. acts oi bis admimatratiou ”
> r IS InK LI'
pr»»
nty
. - then coattnned “Now it
hwbwm "1 that this w not law.
(. d that I may never
liu»« when the honesty and mteg
■ oar Hearts are saccesefolly itn
',** . r • Ah Umn as the laws of the land
v ' . •‘s'- ..nmdsof human liberties, most
g . t gea rniiaii; to the d cision
o' tae Cv-trt- '.Ve ptt leoorpelves that the
Nat i , Cooxiitnuoa s the foundation of
•i at.* ini retdoni Vet when tDatao
ost ' iu Washington tells as that that
toa«i >n mean* tots thing or that thing
* *-; smote mast how their heads as the
Mohammedan bow* his head, insahmiseion
heiot* the Be Is ol the Noo^qe; then away
wit:: she :: uio§ that an > ntrage was in
i t«d 0 Ge». Goff; that it ia an outrage
t2»s v Wt eon is still in cffiee; away
* lie. barge we are improper!* here.
* : -1 art is hardened with a doty by the
•*". t v. lity i ime before it on a judicial
tie- . sou tie Coait now in session
lr‘~ * g»ily competent to decide it.
" eat had been laid by the minority
' it Contest Committee, on the fact that
’•“* e “ sirs of the election showed a pin*
r*i • 'ir G*n. Ootf on their lace; that
*** ttsr. hat if every legal appearance
r-,,'t*\rr frandnlent were to be accepted as
c«oc o-:re proof, free governmant would
*** athu g of the p»st.
•V"t * man tn the hall hot wh»t temem
'*r»d the presidential contest of lt>76
Ttei tie retains came in and on
then f;,» was shown a majority foi
fcaamr! J T.lden. l oder a provision
of the Sat’ aal CoMtitatioo, far strongei
tuaj the f ,'cctitn* i03 of Weet \ tr^pnia,
;;r Democrats demanded that Til
he declared elected, but tb«
<Tri: u-pablrcaa party charged
■Md An electoral couimissiot
**■ reared it was givea power to go be.
toe returns. It did wo and Kntber.
f.ird B Hates became PmidtBt of the
lTa ted Sra>«. They were here to-day,
before a siui’Ur tribunal. It was corn
l» -ed of (epic** n'ntlves of every eoooty io
me State Tb«y we>e heret-o discharge h
duty o*i which the safety and prosperity of
the S'ate (leperded, amt *be importance ol
the i*-ne a-< well as the law of tbs land
jnstifled this high tribunal, io going
hark ol the returns in order to x»ceitaia
anil drclar.* tbe troe result of the West Vir
gin election. 1« matters not, jn tbe per
formance of this doty, whether Gen. Goff
or Judge Fleming ehou'd receive the bene
tit Tee ballot roost be kept pore and onr
elections preserved. That is the principle
at stake.
Wnv people sometimes talk aboat tbe
(Met ol this contest. Wby you genti-nun
would pot yocr hands in the State Treas
ary and
TAKKOVT EVERY DOLL A K TO
maintain thin principle. It would not do
to impeach this principle, end it is the
eop'rtue dn’y of tbe people of the State
md thur r»pres«otativcs in tb s tribnoal
,o m i in’am it at every htzrrd.
Judge Jotae -n then reviewed tbe cir
comstancrs nt d-r which the Gubernatorial
cj.nmt*»inn *-a« crta’.ed, and brutly sum
maris.-d its work. It we- impossible for
him lo wade through the 15.000 paged of
tvideme. which b id been ’aken, and he
w«s compelled *s tbe assembly would be
to rely on the reports of the committee
This lommiitee was similar io character to
commission in chancery. It had been ap
point-1 to laves:igate and pronounce upon
the facta. Ia soy court the report of a
maj'riiy ot a l-cal commission is accepted
ami stands as dost, nnltss positive and
vicons error -a shown in it.
Having completed this elaborate and
forcible statement of the case, Judge John
son took op the reports of tbe majority and
miconty ol the committee. In doing so
he tend a high tribute to tbe nuprity re
port ard declared that he ded-d any one
to prcduce a single document which
showed brooder fairness and ampler gra*p
of tbe case than 'his report did. Toe legil
decisions of tbe committee were then
reviewed at great length. The drat
point was God's motion to quash
tbe supplemental notice of contest
because 1! was served after March 12, which
was the cud of tbe time fixed by the orig
inal statute in which to take deposition*.
The report was quoted, showing that the
joint assembly had of its own motion ex
•ended tats time, bat even ii tbe assembly
had no*, taken this action the case wooid
have re named the same Tnestatute dx
irg the time of the conUs*. »ih not man
datory but direetcry, and a fail a re to com
ply witn .ts technical provisions would
not vitiate action in tbe contest. Three
retnm notices served on Fleming by Goff
on January 29, March 8 and May ti were
next taken up. On tbe drst retnm notice
t hi* -tie**fcwr
forcibly poi»tki> oi t
that one specification w*s iliegd, becxnse,
while it stated the unmbsr of votes cast
for Fleming in a precinct whose votes were
challenged, it entirely failed to s*»te 1fce
vote cast for Goff, A secono sptcirication
was illegal on the same just ground,
while the members of the committee were
.summons in quashing the third cpeciti
iuon A fourth specification if this
no- • had been qnasbed by the majority
ihe con,m ttee. They were justified m so
,tou>g Toe btotd pinciples of law and
' tig it demanded it, for which these speciti
I cations v*t np technical violations ot the
I 1*a it was not sbonn that Gen. God had
I s0 «i Cora these violations, or that
1 v;d of aoy kind had b tn committed;
w - return net css of Match 3, and May
Had also been quashed by the commit
ite, • >» pi pritty ot that action conld not
' Se calhd :o question; no new fac-s were
s-tupinthe-e notices, and it was evi
dent that they were tiled at late
; days in the contest, solely in order
j to prevent Judge Fleming from answering
j them or taking depositions in detente ot
■ toe votes a-c-ailed by them. On this point
j Judge Johnson’s argument was r»markab y
, ! clesr and conclo*ive. At this point a re
j ce^a was taken nntil 3:30 p. m.
Immediately on reassembling Judge
| Johnson to< k np the question oi coiope
! tent and atlmi-sible testimony. He qn>
| ted at length from the report and from
various aitbt rities in law in order to show
j that cucnins'autial
EVIDENCE WAS COMPETENT
to prov th - illegality of a vote, or the
1 political cou.pl*moo of a voter. Circnm
ostial evidence wan competent in a case
j of 1 fe and death, there certainly shonld be
n , objection to accepting it in a contest of
i this peculiar character.
If it could not bs proven that a man was
a If-publican or Democrat by his pirty
- '.atiuns or his own statement, bow
. o.d a protf of politics be made in this
irtutry of a tree and secret ballot? How
i could a contest be conducted at ail? These
| qus-lions wire of special importance, be
I cause mneb of the proof in all the cases
\ was of this cbarecler. Horn Republicans
end Democrats on the committee Lad acted
| oa it and
FOUND IT SUFFICIENT.
!lowing this clear and succinct stale
n.sit came a complete analysis of the law
oo rejection of votes, it would be impos.-i
.-.ie to give a synopsis of this porliin of the
"gal argument that would do it justice.
Briefly, forcibly and clearly the distin
guished jurist laid down the principles on
which questions of coc-residence, of un
sennd mind, and of conviction ot felony are
to be determined. This statement of
these principles was abundantly fortified
from quotations from various authorities.
This discussion completed Judge John
son’s argument on the 1-gal aspect of the
case. He then took np the majority re
port and proceeded to show bow the mem
bers of the Committee had applied the
principle* which he had laid down in their
investigations of the charges and counter
chaiges made by Goff and Fleming This
pirt of the address fold with tremendous
force agiiust the minority of the Comroit
t e. The first individual cases, which
were instanced, were lrom Brooke county,
here he showed that C. W. Wallace had
come to Hrocke county in July, 188* four,
months preceding the election. Before
that lime he was not a resident
of the county, he voted the Republican
ticket; yet Mortis and Maxwell voted to
retain his ballot. George Cox was another
victim of Brookeconnty Republic n enter
prise. Ho had been living in Pittsburg,
soiberep rt showed, for two years prior
to November, 1*83, and bad refused to pay
taxes in Brooke county in 18*7; yet be
voted the Republic tn ticket and Maxwell
and Morris fought to retain, his vote.
Smarting under these exposures, Morris
• sad that the minority had changed
their opinion in regard to those men and
were now in favor of rejecting their votes.
Judge Johnson retorted that if the mi
nority had longer time they would change
their opinions in regard to a great many
m ire illegal Republican votes, and there
might be ao need for a contest in the as
I The speaker then
IVSTISI KD HIS BBVUCW
I of these individual cases, selecting a nntu
I her from various counties Among them
were Joseph Dean, of Hancock, who it
was proven was a resident of Pennsyl
vania, and came to Hancock county the
last time in July, and left the next
D ceroter. He voted the Republican
ticket on November 6, yet Morris and
Maxwell valiantly insisted that bis vote
should not be taken from Gen. Goff.
George McDinley in the same county
voted in Pennsylvania; he came to West
Virginia tn May, 1»88, and voted for Goff
in November. He was a Republican and
the minority could not see that his vote
ought to be cast out.
Tois feature of Judge Johnson’s address
was continued at gieat length. He in
stanced cases to show that Democrats on
the committee had frequently voted to re
tain Goff ballots when a strict application
ol the law would certainly have called
tut-ir ejection.
Only one concision could be drawn
from this iumh of facte, and that was
that the majority report had bseo
drawn carefully and conscientiously- The
lairaeee could not be impeached, and the
slightest plurality which could in justice
b<* given to Judge Flemiog was the plural
ity it found and remedied.
The strongest psrt of Judge Johnson’s
address came uexr. He took up the
Rrooke, Braxton, Kanawha, Mercer and
McDowell casts in detail and made the
technical complications in the first two,
and
TUB SHAMEFUL FRAUD
in the others, as clear as the light of the
noon day sun. The Brooke county dis
trict case was the first coneideiex. Here
it appeared that a msjority of the
committee had thrown out the votes
of seventy citizens for voting outside of
rh<-ir districts, the first thing which struck
the observer was the hardship of the case;
yet how could that hardship be avo.dtd,
the cmstitntion and law of the Slate were
explicit. No voter shall cast in his ballot
in any other than the magisterial of which
he is a resident. This proposition had
been approved by the accumulated evi
dence ofveatsand tested hy the experience
of many an electoral cocfliot. It was still
sound law, and the committee could do no
less than apply it impartially in every
case. It appeared from the evidence that
the county Of Brooke had been
divided into magisterial districts, and one
of these was cotermiuions with the rau
nicipal corporation of Wellebarg. Feet
s*reet was the boundary between Wells
burg district and Crass Creek district. Ia
1877 the Circuit Court enlarged the mu
nicipal titles of Wellsburg so as to include
pare of the territory beyond Feet street,
and in Cross Creek district the Cir
cuit Coart hti no power to change the
magistral district lines, and iu fact they
never were changed. Wellsbnrg district
remained <he same; yet the inhabitants of
that part of Cross Creek District, which
bad been ad lei to the town of Wellsburg,
commenced voting in Wtllebnrg district.
The fac's were plain. They were voters in
a district of which they were not residents
and the committee under its oith was
compelled to cast out their ballots.
[Continual on Fourth Page ]
A SWEEPING BROADSIDE.
Democrat a More Thun SitUIU'd With
Judge JulimoD'i Klugiug AddrflM.
Special Telegram to the Register.
Charleston, W. Va , January 22.—
The first gun has been tired in the oratorical
conflict which must precede a settlement of
the gubernatorial contest. It was a sweep
ing broadside, and Democrats here are
more than satisfied with the result. They
feel that Judge Okey Jobnson’e opening of
Judge Fleming’s caee was as strong and
comprehen* ive as it could be made. Every
important point of the contest was re
viewed and the unassailable strength
of the Democratic case made
clearly apparent. It is certain that
Judge Johnson’s arguments have
had stroDu effect. and the Repoblloawe
will have all they can do to counteract
them- *GofF himself was on the door to
day and assisted Hubbard in taking notes.
Both these gentlemen and the Republican
members of the contest committee fre
quently interrnpted Johnson and at
tempted to break the effect of
HIS TELLING BLOWS.
They met with very poor success. Hub
bard even went so far once as to question
the truth of a matter of fact elated by
Jadgo Johnson, but soon discovered that
the Judge was ready to meet at all points,
and that his particular style of argument
was not popular with the assembly.
It is now settled that Goff will epeak.
To a reporter to day he said that Hub
hard would open the Republican argu
ment to-morrow and he, himself, would
close cn Friday. Each will cccopy five
hours. Col. St. Clair will reply to both
of them in an exhaustive aodress on Sit
urday. It was noticeable to-dey that two
or three R-publican members, who are
kcown to be fair men, paid Ihe strictest
attention tothe address of Judge Johnson
and at its conclusion expressed themselves
very favorably concerning it. The fact
cannot be concealed that Gufl feels that
some of his followers are liable to break
away from him This is the real secret of
his determination to make a personal ar
gument. The proofs of fraud
are so OVERWHELMING
that only the strongest kind of force will
be able to krep all the Republican mem
bers in line. The alleged Republican con
ference, which was called to meet in this
place to-day, was probably concocted with
some design of strengthening weak breth
reu in the faith as well as boosting light
weight politicians into fame. The confer
-nee came eff— that is, a few second hand
politicians met ia an np stairs room thi*
evening aod uberaed schemes and plotted
plots As far as one can learn at this hour,
absolutely nothing of importance was
done. Few of the Prominent Republican#
here had anything to do with the affair,
and the “Reorganizers” felt sad and lonely.
SICK STATKVMKN ltKCOVKRING.
All In Their Seat# at the State Capital To
Day.
Special Telegram to the Register.
Charleston, January 22 —The brigade
of sick statesmen ia about wiped out.
Gibson, Pugh, Good and Speaker Woods,
whose cases have been the most serious on
the Democratic side, were all in their seats
to-day. A pair is announced this even
ing betweeo Baxfon ^Rep) of Berkeley,
and Justice (Dem ). of Logan. Both are
called home cn matters of impott
ance The pair iacn all political ques
tion-! until February 10, and will t her .lore
probably cool the whole contest. The
feeling is detp-oing among the Republi
cans hire that Senator Smith, of Haccick,
will not be present dutirg the session.
Smith’s health, it is believed here, will
not withstand the necessary exposure, and
stnee the majority report has so completely
taken the wind out of Goff’s sails, there is
no inclination to insist on bis coming.
Arrival* at Charleston.
Special Telegram to the Register.
Charleston, W. Va., January 22.—
Judge Fleming arrived to-day. E*-SeD»
tor Somerville and 8 Brubaker, ol Wheel
ing, came in tbit evening. Nothing of im
portance was done in either House or Sen
ate to-day. __
New Half-Mile Track.
.Special Ttkgram to the Segirttr.
C.vni/. O., January 22.—Toe Harriscn
County Boanl of Agriculture met yesterday
and elected the following officers: Presi
dent. S C. Dickerson; Vies President, J
L. Harrab; Secretary, E. B McNamee;
Trea-urer. W. 8. Cessna. They decided
lo hold ho next meeting on September
lt!:h to 19:b, and ou the new grounds now
being titled op at a cost of $>10,000, which
will have one of the finest hall-mile rsce
courses in the State. The pnrses to be
offered in free-for-all trotting and pacing
classes will be $500 each, and other classes
accordingly.
for Violating Pension Law*.
Pptetel TtUgran to the Rtgieter.
PABKKRSBfRG, W. Va , January 22.—
John A. Hew, County Clerk of Upahnr
county, is on trial in the United States
Court for violating the pension laws. He
is detended by Oav. Jackson, George W.
Atkinson aod J. V. Blair.
George M. Whitescarvar, of Grafton,
gave bond to-day in the snm ol $25,000 as
Receiver of the Randolph Boom and Lum
ber Company. The property is lo be told
, at public sale in Parkersburg at a date yet
| to be fixed.
HANK PARTISANSHIP.
RhPRSSBMATIVK JACKSON HNSKATBU BY
A RBPUBLICAN VOTB.
8peakar Rsetd'i Rales Work a Oharm—The
Committee Decides That it Will be
Useless to Discuss the
Evidence.
Spinal Telegram to the Htguirr.
Washington, D. C., December 22.—Aa
the Register dispatches have foreshad
owed the Republicans of the House have
simply determined in advance, if they
have the power, to nnseat Democrats
whose seats are contested without any re
gard to right or justice. No better iilns
(ration of their vile partisanship can be
offered than the coarse of the Election
Committee io the Smith-Jackeon case yes
terday.
The committee agreed to take np seria
tim the impeached votes in each case. The
Democrats maintained that they proved
that many illegal votes bad been cast for
Smith, and all they asked was a fair in
vestigation. As Smith claimed that il
legal votes had been cast for Jackson, the
Democrat proposed tbat all the contro
verted votes on both sides be examined.
The R»pnblicars agreed to this and the
Democrats were satisfied in the
knowledge that the Republican at
tempt to debanch West Virginia
in 1883 would be shown np and that Jack
son’s right to his seat would be established
at the meeting this morning. Toe Repub
licans cf the committee rescinded their
action of yesterday and, by a party vote,
adopted a resolution to unseat Jackson.
Since yesterday id nay and Rsed had applied
the party whip They had told Rowell
and other Republicans of the committee
that it was not a question of fairness nor
decency, but simply of increasing the Re
pnblican majority, and that no time
MUST 1IK LOST.
the Republicans of the committee yield-*d
and surrendered their convictions ot right
and their manhood to the dictates of rtek
less partisanship. It is now a qnestion of
Democratic unity and resistance. The
Deuiccrats of theHooiecin only obtain
the smallest right by manfully lighting
for it.
Senator Faulkner to-day introduced bills
to pet sion Marion Farr of the lOtb, aed
Hannah J. Karris, widow of Semuel Bur
ris, of the 13th West Virginia Regiment
He also introduced a bill to pay E IwarJ
Tbeinnann, of Martinsburg, $1,045 for
prooerty takeu during the war.
Representative Pendleton to-day called
upon Secretary Proctor on behalf ofihe is
-nance of ordnance to Linsly Institute. He
had seen S.cretary Tracy, of the Navy, who
was inclined to the opinion that the detail
ot a naval officer for a civilian institution
was all that could be asked. Mr- Pendle
ton ascertained that the Secretary ot War
was Vested with authority to issue stores
and other supplies, and hence his call upon
Proctor. The let ter s aid that the question
bad nu-B raiut.fi haters, hnfc that hr would
examine into it and advise Mr. Pendleton.
Secretary Proctor was very pleasant.
Cephas Kinney, of Cameron, has been
granted an increase of pension.
N. Coll has been appointed postmaster
at Seven Pines, Marion county, vice J. R
Shacer, resigned.
The Stmoau Treaty.
Washington, January 22.—The Sm
ote to-day in secret session resolved to
make public the Samoan treaty (published
last Sunday) negotiated in Berlin last
spring. In transmitting the treaty to the
Senate oa January 6tb, the President
says: “I am pleased to find in this gen
eral act an honorably just and equal set
tlement of the questiors which have arisen
daring the past fjw years between the
three powers having treaty relations with
and right in the Samoan Islands. Secre
tary Blaine’s letter to He President is verv
long. He speaks of tbe instructions given
to the commissionets, saying that they were
told that the United States desired a speedy
and amicable settlement ot the 8amoaD
question; that it maintained ita foil
equality of right in the disposition of these
questions, hut was influenced as
much by an anxious desire to secure to the
people of Samoa the conditions of a healthy,
prosperom and civilized life, and was
hound to protect the interests of its own
citizens, and the President hoped and
believed that the result of concentration
would be to prove that it was not the
wish of aay of the three governments
to subordinate the rights of tbe Samoans
to the exigencies of a grasping commerce,
or to the politic*1 ambition of territorial
extension on the part of any of the treaty
powers. Speaking of the conference the
Secretary says: “The result ia in the
maiu entirely in accord wi'.b the instruc
tions under which the Arneii
eau plenipotentiaries acted. It is
proper to observe that the
matters in respect of which an agreement
seemed most difficult were thb restoration
of the status quo, the formation of a
States government without the prepon
derance of inlluerce on tbe part of any of
the treaty poweis and tbe raising of revenue
for the maintenance of that government.
Nomination* Nearer Home.
Washington, D. 0., January 22.—Tbe
President to day sent to tbe Senate the
following nominations for postmasters:
David Kitlsmiller, Gattyebnrg, Pa ; Alex
ander J. Frick, Donville, P».; Lewis
Seigler, Dabss, Pa ; W. E. Thompson,
McKeisport. Pa.; Win. C R.hinsou, Mo
noogehela City, Pa ; Luther L Hass,
Xorthnmbe rland, Pa ; Dtniel W. Boogu
ner, Ciarksbnrg, W. Va. Withdrawn,
James C. Poatlelthwaile, Somerset, Pa.
MA-qaeradiDg an a Man
PiTTsurBo, Pa., Janna'y 22.— A
woman has just been discovered here tUt
has been masquerading as a man and doing
the work of a laborer for more than a year
past on the Pittsburg, Virginia and
Charleston Railroad. Her name is Margaret
Polinski. It was by accident that her sex
was diecovered yesterday afterday efter
noon, and when confronted by fellow
workmen she confessed that she had been
wearing male attire for twelve years. She
is new about twenty-eight years old.
Killroail Wreck In Iowa.
Nebraska City, Kae., January 22.—
A terrible wreck occurred on the Chicago,
Bnrlingtqp and Quincy road, this morn
ing, near Stanton, la. The west-bonnd
passenger train collided with a freight
train, both of which were running at a
high rate of speed. The engineer of the
passenger train and several passengers
were killed and many wounded. Particu
lars of the wreck cannot be obtained.
The Finest on Karlh.
The Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton
R. R is the inly line mining Pallman's
Perfected Safety Vestibnled Trains, with
Chair, Parlor, Sleeping and Dining Car
service between Cincinnati, Indianapolis
and Chicago, and is the Only Line running
Through Reclining Chair Cars between
Cincinnati, Kecknk and Springfield, 111 ,
and Combination Cbair and Sleeping Car
from Cincinnati to Peoria, III., and tbe
only Direct Lice between Cincinnaii, Day
ton, Lima, Toledo, Detroit, the Lake Re
gions and Canada.
The road is one of the oldest in the State
of Ohio and the only line entering Cincin
nati over twenty-five miles of double track,
and from its past record can more than as
sure its patrons speed, comfort and safely.
Tickets on sale everywhere, and see that
they read 0., H. & D., either in or out of
Cincinnati, Indianapolis, or Toledo.
E O. McCormick,
i General Passenger and Ticket Agent.
McSWEENEY DEAD.
Oblo't Noted l.*wy»r I'aiiet Awe; at 111
Home In Wooster.
Wooster, O , January 22.—Hon. John
McSweeney, the most prominent crimina
lawyer in Ohio, died at his home in tbii
city, at 11 o’clock last night, from sent*
pneumonia.
Mr. McSweeney was b -rn near Kocbee
ter, N. It., about 65 years ago. His par
tnts were from Innesfallen, Ireland, am1
settled in 8tark county, this State, wber
be was an infant. The boy received hii
schooling at the Western Reserve Collegi
and studied law with John Harris in Gin
cisnati. In 1815 be came to this city. Ht
was six feet in height, straight, poweifnl
and bad a rich and melodious voice. Hi
swayed a jury, and with magnetic elo
((icrce made the most hopeless case seem
bright.
Politically, Mr. McSweeney was* I)em
oerst, hut be never sought office. He paic
con-'.durable attention to politic'.
ttERM LADEN AIR.
IIei ith Officers Almnml Over the Spreat
of I.a Grippe.
Chicago, January 22 —The death rati
in this city has reached alarming proper
lions.
With the air filled with frost crystals
and the stinging prairie wind driving thi
thermometer down to ztro, the health efli
ceis looked for a falling off in the daily
number of deaths in the city, hot when i
cime time to cloee their hooks, last even
ing, tbeie lay before them 130 death cer
tificatea.
This was an increaec of 11 over the grea
record of the previous day, and two mon
than were recorded during the fateful day
of last week, when the weather was almost
as fiig d ae that of yesterday. The mortu
aryncird for the past 24 boars excetdi
anythin* of the kind in the winter bistorj
of the Health Office and it bae but out
striking parallel in summer. In 1887 then
were over 100 deaths from sunstroke in out
week.
The death certificates show acmtinn
arce of malignaDt throat and pulmonary
sffjctions. Bronchitis is increasing among
the children, and icflaerzi, which is grow
ing more violent, is sweeping off people at
the rate of twenty a day. There were
sixteen deaths within the p ist twanty-fonr
hoars from iiflnenzt and its complica
tions. This is the record shown by the
death certificates. If to these were added
the grip fatalities reported due to pnen
rnonia, the number of deaths dne fo the
prevailing epidemic for the day would
rfach twenty or more. Nearly one-halt
the deaths recorded yesterday were dne to
throat and long diseases. Pneumonia
killed seventeen perions, bronchitis six
teen, inllnenz i sixteen, and consumption
twelve.
COMING TO A CRICIS.
The rilnt Glass Workeia at mtihurg
Threaten a Strike.
Piitsbi'BO, January 22 —The American
Flint Glass Workers’ A«acciation will
order a strike Friday if the manufacturers
of tliia city and the West do not
stop filling the orders of the Ewtsrn
manufacturers, ns the men say they are
doing. The Eastern workers are on a
strike and the American Association has
already paid cut several thousand dollars
to soppert them in this strike. The man
nfaernrers deny filling snch orders.
Jersey Glass Strike Settled.
Salem, N. J , January 22 —After a long
stmggle lasting five months the glass
blowers’ lockout here has ended, and tires
are now started nnder the famitces. The
adjustment is on a basis of the (50 per cent,
list less ten per cent , aud the allowance
of one apprentice to every 15 journeymen.
FAR-REACHING COLD SNAP.
rue Mercury Take h a Long Tamil?© lu
Central Wisconsin.
Washington, D. 0., Jammy 22.—The
special weather hnlletin sajs: The con
dition of ahnormal'y !o v temperature pre
vailing over the country this morning is
the most extensive of the season. With
•he exception if Eastern Texas, New Mex
ico and Indian Teriitorv, the temperature
over the entire couotry is below the aver
age, the greatest deficiency being in Cen
tral Wisconsin, where the temperatnr6 is
over 20 degrees h.low z.ro, nr more than
3(1 degrees below the mean tor the month
This is only the second time dnring the
mon'h that the temperature over any con
siderable portion of the eastern part of the
country has bsen below normal.
MINERS lTSESSION.
The F.rat S«*p Toward Ama’jtainatlon of
Ills Organisations.
CoLUUBOS, O., Jatu»ry 22.—The first
impntant step looking to the amalgam
ation of the two great micers’ organiza
tions has been taken. Both the Miners
Progressive Union and National District
Assembl 135, K. of L., at their conven
tions today declared in favor of
ona orgairz ition. Not only thie, hnt the
general plan of amalgamation proposed
some time ago was approved. It is likely
that when the joint convention assembles
to morrow the teal opposition to the move
ment will be developed. There are many
of the delegates to hath conventions who do
not understand the proposed form of amal
gamation.
PITH OFTHK NEWS.
Tnt train dispatcher of tbe Central Pa
cific reports favorable wca'ber Mora ay,
and satisfactory progress made at ali points.
A commutation of the d««th sentence of
Mrs. Margaret Diliird, of North Hampton
county, Pa., is recommended by tbe Par
don’s Board. She conspired with he para
mour to murder her husband.
William T. Dav, Ex-Depntv U. S. Mar
shal of Kentucky, suicided, Monday, with
morphine drink and family trouble the
cause.
Tbe newly organized 8 inn of the Ameri
can R-volution held its first meeting in
Cui.'sgo Monday General George Crook
was elected president.
Catarrhial pneumonia bas developed
among cattle at Eden, Pa. Several have
died. . . .
ASchiocton, Wis , postmaster re under
arrest for robbing the mails. _
Steamer Servia arrived in New tone
yesterday from Liverpool.
A four-story social club house in New
Orleans burned yesterday. Lies, $400,
000. Covered by insurance.
Mies Polly Osgood, Ameeburg, Mass ,
centenarian, died Tuesday of icfluerzi.
Thomas Raitey. T.xas’ best known
ranchman, succumbed to tbe grip Taeeday
His ag«d father blew his brains cut bood
after.
Owing to blockaded roads no San 1-ran
ciscj mail bas reached New York since the
10th ini*. The Pittsburg mail yesterday
was two hours, and Boston mail one hour
late. _ __
Con'MBUS, 0., January 1, 1889.
To the Elixir of Date* Co :
Dkar Sirs:—Elixir ot Dates cured me
of habitual emstipation cud dyspepsia. I
recommend it to all my friends.
Very truly yours,
Jos ZlMMRR,
Prop of Hotel St. Claire, Columbus, 0.
Sold in 60 cent bottles by W. W. Irwin,
W. E. Williams, John LaughHn and C
R. Goetxe. J. T. Goodwin A Co. and
Logan A Oo , Wholesale Agento.
I
A GAS EXPLOSION.
A DWELLING H0D8K LIFTED BODILY FROM
ITS FOCHDATION.
qda Perron Killed Instantly end Several
Other* Badly Injured—A Sad Scene
of Confusion.
Pittsburg, January 22 —An explosion
of natural gas about 9:31) o'clock this
morning completely wricked a tbree-story
frame dwelling oa Thirty-eighth near But
ler street, killing one person almost in
stantly and seiiouely injariog eight others,
two of whom may die. Their names are:
Killed—John Slip, aged 38 years. In
jured—Mrs. Theodore Kenger, aged 35
years, badly crushed and burned, will die;
Annie Benjamin ard Katie Rengtr;
her children, aged respectively three,
five and eight years, cut,
burned and bruised, not dangerous; Mrs.
John Slip, aged abont 30 years, slightly
cut and bruised; Annie Slip, her daughter,
dangerously burned, very serious Mrs.
Paul Melcher, aged 60 years, badly cut
and braised, quite seriously; Paul
Melcher, aged 70 years, slightly bruised.
Tbo explosion was caused by a leak in
the cellar. About half-past 9 o’clock Aire.
Itinger efnrUd down into tbs cellar with
a lighted candle. B-fore she reached
the foot of the stairs the g«s ignited and a
terrific explosion followed, which shook
all the buildings in the vicinity. The
bouse was lifted from its foundations ned
blown to pieces. At the time there were
ten persons in the building and all bat one
infant were more or hsi ir jured. Johu
.S ip was the first taken from me rains H«
was frightfully burned and mangled and
nnconsciouo, dying in a few minutes after
bis rescue Mrs. Ringer was buried
in the debris and was eerioaely
burned. Mr. and Mrs. Melcher. the aged
couple, were asleep on the third tlior at
the time and were buried in the ruins.
The old lady’s injuries are ssrious. Au
infant belonging to Mrs. Slip was taken
from the ruins iojared. It was nestling
in its cradle and had not rectivtd a
scratch. Iufoim»tion has j ist been re
ceived to the tffet that Mrs. Ringer's
chi'dren were more seriously injured than
at first repor'ed. They ore all to a critical
condition and may not recover.
THE ADVOCATE OF REFORM.
Ur. Cleveland Sthl Z-alonely Promoting
the Tariff Principle.
NEW Yokk, January 22.—Moriison
Mantord, editor of the Kausss City limes,
who is visiting New York, has had an in
teresting imerview with ex-Preaident
Cleveland. From the a'conut which he
telegraphs his paper to night the following
portions of general interest are taken:
“Mr. Cleveland has iost none of the z-al
for tariff reform which inspired his cele
brated meesage. It is a most gratifying
thing tome, be said, that tin maeses as
well as the leaders rf tin p»rty are taking
hold o( the tariff issue with each
spirit and evident determination to
win. Even now, when there are no elec
tions psndmg, they are dpcnssicg this
qnestion with as ranch earnestness as it in
the heat cf a Presidential campaign My
letters from every part of the country
show tbe depth of the agitation. Whtn the
people think about a thing thoroughly end
dispassionately they do cot fall in*o mis
takes,and they arenow aronsed and making
a personal application to themselves onto!
the effect of nndne taxation. I said to
Mr, Cleveland that tbe Democratic party
was already prepiring for 1892 and look
ing forward to that campaign with ex
pectancy and confidence, and that the sen
timent was virtually nnaoimone that be
should bee nr leadir.
“As to that,” he replied, “it is the
canse, a-d cot personal considerations
that should concern ns. I am so well sit
nated now that if I consulted my own
feelings, I would prefer to lave some cn?
else lake the lead ” “Bat,” said f, “no
one else is thought of among the Democra
tic masses.”
“Men wlfo have elements of leadership
develop rapidly aud it is a long time till
1892,” quietly replied the ex President
“It is rot a matter of tneD hat of princi
ples. It would be a pitty not to carry for
ward the work which has been so grandly
inaugurated, and there ooght to be no bait
nntil the ends aimed at are accom
plished aud the p ople are in tall
possession of tbe benefits and
blessings which an accumulation of rqial
itirs, called into existence by apathy on
one side and self-interest on the other,
have divided them. I rrjoioa in feeling
that the Democratic party is the repository
of the best principles and purposes; that
its ranks teem with the intelligent young
manhood of toe country; that it enjoys a
complete monopoly of every American
po.iry not merely sect ion il nor time-serv
ing ” ___
Done Up !u the Four'll ltnund.
Ban Francisco, January 22.—Mike
Luce, of Philadelphia, and Jimiiy Oar
roll, ol Brooklyn, middle-weights, fought
at the Go’den Gate Olnb tonight fora
purse of $1,200. Luce was knocked out in
the fourth round.
ALONG! THE K1VEK.
Tlie Coining anil doing of SlesinbeatmeD.
The Mark* From Above.
The Ht. Lawrence ib doing service with
one wheel.
The marks at Pittsburg last night were
13 feet 4 inches and falling.
The Orescent and Coal City are on their
way down with tows of coal
The marks on the landing last evening
indicated 19 feet and stationary.
The Nellie Speer h»s been turned over
to her new owner, Oapt. Peter Cinrad, of
Cairo.
Ben Woodward, for several seasons male
ot the Scotia, now holds a like position on
the Rainbow.
Tne fine steamer Aodep, Capi. E B.
Cooper in command, arrived froa Pittf
hnrg yesterday morning and departed for
Cincinnati with a good trip.
The high headed Hudson, Capt. Frank
Ellison in command, Dan Lacey chief
clerk, is the regular packet for Cincinnati
to day, leaving at 7. a. m. The Hadron
is noted for fine passenger arrangements.
Capt. E. P. Chancellor, it is reported,
will build a new fine and fast steamer fir
the Pittebnrg and Cincinnati trade. It is
rnmored that he is negotiating with C«m
Marrion, cfSt. Lani*, for the machinery of
he Montana.
Uncle Sam onght to give beck the big
pile of money he ha? Inked np in his
Treasury belonging to pilots, mates, cap
tains and engineers. It would do the poor
devils it belongs to more gotd in a roiunle
than it wonld do the government in forty
years where it is.—Louisville Courier Jour
The Ye*x> and Tallahatchie liver steam
ers, Kate Bobbins and the Joete Harkins,
collided about thirty-five mile? above
Vicksborg 8-turday. The former was
snnk to her hurricane rooi and ths latter
loet a barge she had in tow. Fonr of the
Robbins’ crew are missing. Kabbios val
ued at $10,00 and insured for $0,000; she
will probably prove a total loss.
"rhus am I doubly armed—mv death and
My bane snd antidote are both before
me"—
Whether to sit alone suffering with cea
Or bay one bottle of Salvation Oil.
LAUNCHED AT BRISTOL TO-DAY
Deacrlp'lon ul the New Torprriu Hoat Jual
Halit for the Uominmat.
Bristol, R I. January 22.—The firsi
of the proposed American fleet of torpedc
boats was launched to-day at the Herre
she ff Csmeany 'e yards.
Tae vestal is denominate! No. 1 in cffi
cial circles of the United States Navy, ami
to the outside world will he known as the
Cashing, receiving its name from Couimo
dore Wtn B Cashing, of the U. 8. Navy,
who blew up the rebel ram Albemarle at
Plymouth, N. G., in 1804.
The steamer is ns complete nad illicitn'
as the most complete knowledge ot such
construction ami an emplo appropriation
could make it. The prime purpose of the
torpedo beat Cashing is to discharge auto
mobile torpedoes, that is, those carrying
tkeir propelling force while traveling at a
high tate of speed. The Cashing wilt also
carry each other other torpedo tabes and
rapid firing gnns, capibie of discharging
twenty shots per minute, as sbali be de
termined after her speed is tested.
Commodore Converse, U 8 N., has had
charge of the plans and construction, aud
the Cushing is a remarkable vessel. Her
length is 138 fret: beam, 13 feet; depth
from deck to keel at the highest point, 111
feei; draught. 4 feet 4 incfcei, loaded
The contract upon which the Cushirg was
built requires a speed of 22 knots per
hour. A boons of $1,500 will be paid the
Herresbcff Company for every quarter of a
krot above 23 knots per hour developed,
and $2 000 for every quarter of a knot
above 24 knots per hour. The Herreehctfs
are of the opinion that alter a few trials
the Cashing will make above 24 knots per
hour, and they wonld not be surprised if
ehe tovered over 20 knots per boor, and
that when loaded. A prediction is also
made that ehe will eclipse the time made
by the Royal Spanish torpedo boat Anete,
which has a spetd of 20 knots per boor.
The Cashing is shown to be a very pow
erful craft. Hir displacement will be 103
townsr maximum horse power, l,600;ratio
of horse power to displacement, 10 to 1.
Its c^al capacity is 3a tons; its coal endur
ance at maximum spud, 400 knots; its coal
endurance at economical speed, 3,000 knots.
The craft is built of steel plalet if a maxi
mum thickness of one-fourth of an inch.
The keel is of flat p'ate; the ram is a steel
forging, extending from the sp9r deck to
three feet along the ketl from the spur ol
the ram, and the stern port is another
etiel forging, The plating is let into steel
forgirg-t, and, viewed from the front of the
boat, appears to lie us sharp as a ecuueter
and as smooth as polished wood.
The anto-mobile totpedo to be used will
have a velocity of forty feet per second,
and wiil be discharged irom the Caching
when she is traveling at the rats of thirty
eight feet per second. The pr< jectiles will
he discharged from the vstsel by an explo
sive charge The bow torpedo tubes are
fourteen feet long, and they are arranged
under the whale hick in a paral.el lire
and idclioe toward the horizon at an angle
of about three degrees. Nothing but the
oinzzlis will be visible.
YOUNG LIFE CONVICT.
V 13-Year-'Hit Hoy kulT. r« for a Two-Kold
Crime.
1)88 Moinks, Ia., January 22—Julgs
Hot, of tbo Clayton District Court, has
passed npin probably the yourgest life
convict evtr sect np in this conntry. liis
lame is John Weetley l'lkine, aud the
offense charge! wai that he murdered his
'ather. He also murdered bis mother at
ihs same tim-i. He was indicted for both
flenses, hot as he pleaded guilty to tb«
Srst the other was not tried. Tbe boy is
onlv 12 years old.
On the night of July 17 be shot his
father with a rfla while be was asleep,
tod se;z:d a club, which lie had plac’d
eon venienlly near, and brat his matter’s
head to a jelly. IIis infant sister, who
was sleeping with his parent*, he caritally
washed and dress'd and took in the buggy
with him and s'arted for his grandfutbi i 'e.
He was stopped on theroal bv neighbors
and when interrogate told a s'ory ol
runnier by unknown parties. He whs not
luiprcted at ll st, but bis picoliarly ctlm
behavior ltd tJ his arrest a wesk afier
He confessed the crime, aud gave as bis
motive that be had de-dud to leave home
and shift for himself, but his parents bad
objected. He pleadtd guilty of mnider
ind was giveu the tab limit of the law.
SKLUK M,Y KN liOUTK.
■ he Wil Travel to New York vl».
IMorar.
Dbnveb, January 2ti.—F. B. Hemp!e,
paaeenger agent of the Union Pacific, at
midnight received a telegram that Nellie
Bly would arrive at Trinidad Thursday
morning. There ehc would take a eptc'al
train over the Uaion Pac.ttc for Council
Bloffavia Deever. At the Biofft rba will
take the Northwestern f or Chicago, and at
the latter place will be turned over to the
Michigan Central f«r New York. This
change of bringing her via. Denver instead
of going G ist on the Hanta Fe from Trini
dad will dilay htr about ten hours.
Thai Final Tribute to II»«U.
Jackson, Kiss, January 22.—Business
at the State Horn e was entirely emdended
today to give place to the com
mittee luving charge of the decora
ting of the hall of the Home of Itepresrut
tative. To-night a vast crowd ie getbered
there to pay their final tribute to the Hon.
Jefferson Davis. Arnoog the decorations
are a heautilol life-siz d portrait of Mr.
Davis, the sworn worn by
him at Roena Vista, the
sword of R>ht. E L-e ami several Confed
erate bit tie tligs. The stars and stripes
are a central featnre of the decorations.
Judge Campbell, of the Saprtme Conrt,
Senator Wilson and R presentalive Sharp
made addresses
Jumped the Track.
Special Telegram to the Knitter.
El.I.KNBOBO, W. Va., Janaary 22.—The
easi-bonnd vestibule i xpress due here at
three, and drawn by engine 711 in chaige
of Engineer Fisnnery, jumped the track
at E'ghteen Turn*!, this morning, badly
disabling the engine and d-layitig trains
several hours. No one was eerioasly in
jured.
Ooo of the Great Trees of Caltrorula
"Offiah,” one of the leg trees of Cali
fornia, is a solid tree measuring 2d feet
through at tha ground, 20 test at 5 feet
above the spreading base, an! 17 feet still
bighir up. It ha« bees estimated that its
weight is about 100 OOO tons, and that It
would make 1 500,000 feet, board measure,
of clear lumber, the branches and top j> 1
ing op 100 tous of wood.
The Pulpit and the stage.
Rev F. M Shront, l’aetnr United Breth
ren Chnrch, Bine Minnd, Kan., says: “1
feel it my duty to tell what wonders Dr.
King’s New Discovery has dote for me.
My Lungs wire badly diseased, and my
psrirhionera thought I could live only a
tew weeks. 1 took five bottles of Dr.
King’s New D'scoyery and am sennd and
well, gaining 26 lbs. in weight.”
Arthur Loye, Manager Lutc's Fanny
Folks Combination, writes: "After a thor
ough trial and convincing evidence, I am
confident Dr. King’s New Discovery for
Consnmption, beats ’em all, and cures
when everything ebe fails. The greatest
kindness I can do my many tbon-and
friends is to nrge them to try it.” Free
trial bottles at Logan A Co.’s Drug Store.
I tegular sizss 50c. and $1.00.
ASTRAY ON THE DEEP
ANGRY 8KAS BRING NO TlblNos OP THH
8TBAMEK BRIN.
Ev Jmm of aa Ocean Disaster—Th» Steamer
Oat Twenty-Five Daji-A Crew c(
Seventy Men and Fifths
Cauiemen Aboard.
London, Jsnnuy 22.—The National
Line ateamer Erio, Csptein Tyson, from
New York for London, bat* now been ont
25 days and there is hardly any donbt in
maritime circle** that airne diseater has
befallen fcer. The fears concerning her
safety have beeu i4r»*atJy aegurente 1 by a
report made by the British e'eamer Creole,
Captain Darling, at Bremen from New
Orleans, which on January 9 eaw a steam
er lifeboat edritt beating the nmr.e Erin.
The C.eole brought the boat alongside and
took from it ten ash oars and a mast and
sail, a life buoy, a steamer bridge and an
awning were also s.en floating near the
III* boat.
The Erin was a bark rigged itou screw
steamer, 4 500 gross tone. Hhe was bmlt
at New Castle in 1804 She was twenty
foor days ont from New Yotk yesterday
and bad not been spoken, She had a deck
load of cattle in pens and a general cargo.
She carried no passengers. She wt s com
manded by Captain Tyson and had a crew
of sixty or eeventy men and abcut fifteen
cattle men. She was one of the swiftest
and staunchest of the older vessels of the
National Lice.
GLADSTONE 0? OUR POLK V.
Th« (ireit S’tieFiuBii l)**rlli •*•» t«* Crltlid
the* MArqula of 8ullitbur)'i Courjr.
’ London, Jacnary 22 —Mr. Gladstone,
speaking at Cheater, declined [to crinciee
the coarse of the Marquis of Salisbury in
the dispate with 1’oitogal until he was
mote folly informed as to the details of the
case. He ennsidered it a duty to avoid
cavillings at the tortign policy of the
government. Inferring to the United
States and the plans for an enlarged navy,
he said that country is still enjoying the
blessings and comforts of a restricted
'rede, and therefore would pay 40 or 50
per cent more to build a mivy that it would
if conUnted to compete ou rqusl terms
with tther nations. But its risontcs are
so great that it ctu afford to pay for the
Ininiy of protection. The worst was that
while America would ede England’s ex
ample tor enlarging her navy, England
will give a similar exciee for further naval
increase. It is a matter cf sorrow to
reflect that the very osUnta
tiens addition to the de
fends of a conu'ry made under a
teal or pretended mcesnity is made an
apo'ogy for an mere, as of the burdens of
tvery other couutry. Under profession ol
au additional security, the policy of gov
ernments thus tended more and more to
jeopiediz: the peace of the world.
THE HANCOCK SHOOT1NM.
The KIIIIdk rl KriiiiiiioDt SOromlrd
lu Mydlrry.
The Hancock County Iiulrpaulrnt ot
yesterday gave tall pirticulars of the un
fortunate shooting slVray at the Shady
Glenn Bchool bouse, in that cou&ty, last
Friday ught, which resulted in the death
of James Keanmont, eon of Dr. O I<.
Beaumont, of New Coraberland. The
shooting occurred about half-past nine
o’clock at night, and the unfortunate vic
tim died at two o’clock Sanday afternoon.
The shooting wan dene by Gtorge Work,
just alter the adjournment of the meeting
of the Literary Society, at the school
house As the smt was fired, ycnrjt
Beaumont cried that be was shot. H<*
waa about to fall, wh-n be was caught by
Home of thoae near and taken inn* the
school ho use, bat w.h lattr removed to
the homo of Janice Wii/ht, where Dr.
Beaumont, hit father, attended him.
Wmk was arretted Saturday and lodged
in jail. He was not-committi), saying he
did not know wbethrr he had dore the
shooting or not. Th.- trugrdy was abrond
ed in a (tooii ileal ol myeUry, which hie
not yet been cUared tp. Bsfore Coroner
Chapman, Mond »y evening, a nntuher of
witnesses wvre examined, hnt little infor
mation of value was elicited. James Bal
entine testified at follow*:
a 1 wan standing just ou aide the echojl
house, leaning on B-uuinont’s shoulder
when he wan shot. I saw George Work
pn'l a revolver and ahoot, or rather
saw the tlifh. B*-»uinont exclaimed,
•I’m abotl’ Thought hs was
only io fan nntii I saw ho waa abont to
fall. We caaght him and anverai nt in
carried him into the tc’iool bouse. Toere
were no words spoken betwtrn B aomont
and Work, and no quarrel that I know of.
It wag the first ana only shot tired at the
time. A few minot*8 al erward several
shots wi re fi ed a considerable distance
away.”
After hearing the evife-.cs the jory re
turned the following verdic’: “That the
deceased came to bis death from a putol in
tue hands of George Work.”
AN IDOL OVKKTURNKD.
The Mi hi of Orlrina Not the 1I> ro n*> She
H aa I’alnti <1.
In a work entilLd La Fin il'un> Isgmlr
M. Lfftixue exhibits docnraen's to prove
that Joan of Arc did not save France
from the English invaders at all, and hie
woik baa attrac'ed much a'lentirn in
Paris ou accoantol the wealth tf historical
document* with which he supports all hi*
statements. The French people had al
ready arcmed themselves to drive out the
English, be says, and neither needed nor
waited for Joan's heavinaent message.
The ci'y of Orleans, arc rdmg to ail chron
iclers, had re poised the English btfore
Joan npi'eared on the scene, and, even
after she bad hren placed in command, ►be
ext rci*td do decisive influence opoa the
fide of battle. The King util’z d her
“hysterical enthusiasm for the pnrpnee ol
inspiring the weaker troop* ” In a word,
M L°signe painte the Maid of Orlean* a*
an emotional, ill-balanced yonr.g woman,
of little practical one for ary pnrpoHe, aud
he i* eefecially bitter against the idea of
her becoming a saint
In* SmM oi .
IduMrtiU.il IjhuIoh Si «
lo nature an well as id poetry the sente
of beinty is stimulated by contrast. Jf
• II women were pretty, bow toon we
.braid cease to admire lovely eyes and
f«ir complexions and the Ihoeatnd charms
wbirb make women in their weakness
ntrorper than men are in tfceir strength;
ifallmea were hardsome, fine feature*
would be disregerded. Ia climates
wbicb have rooutbs rl p-rpetnal
drought and bea*. the blue sky
becomes batefnl, and the ‘no, In
stead of being tbe beet of friends, as in
temp*rite lands, is regatded as an enemy.
An Ksglisbman finds cloudy data de
pressing because they are so frequent in
'his island; his brothers in tropical lands
welcome them because they are so few. In
animal life. too. the same rule holds gcod,
and I question if we .bonld admire the
exquisite shape of a gazelle or a well bred
horse, uid the superb plumage of tbe pea
cock and tbe secretary bird, were it not for
tbe contrast afforded by the rbinccerrs, tbe
hippopotamus and tbe vnltnre.
Dk Bell’s Cough Syrup is fiu* fakir*
tbe place of all tbe old-fashioned tough
remedies. It never fails to relieve the
most violent cold, and for threat disease
it ia invaluable. Price, 25 cents.