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SEDALIA WEEKLY BAZOO.
VOLUME 15.
SEDALIA, MO., TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1884.
NUMBER 36.
COURTS OP JUSTICE.
Suit Against the City Lost Frank
Bell Bound Over to the Crim
inal Court Paxton
vs. Gray.
Yesterday furnished scenes of unusual in
terest in the several justices' courts of the
city, the attendance of spectators in each
case being of more than ordinary propor
tions. Different lawyers ponnded and ex
pounded the law. Various witnesses were
duly coaxed or bagered according to usual
precedent ; the justices sat solemnly listing
with due patience to the war of words, and
spectators heard,with more or less interest,
the testimony of witnesses and the speeches
of attorneys.
paxton's pique.
There was fa cloud ot witnesses"
from Georgetown yesterday to testify
in the case wherein Mr. Paxton, of
that place, brought suit against Constable
Gray, of Georgetown, charging him with
making an excessive levy to satisfy a judg
ment. A. jury was summoned, witnesses
sworn, lawyers made their harangues, Jus
tice Riffe presided tranquilly and the re
sult was Gray was assessed $4 and costs of
the suit.
paul's proposal.
Eli Paul resides not far distant from the
city. He owns several cattle, and one of
them, of the masculine persuasion, strolled
into the city's limits one day, '"for some
purpose not known," as stated by the attor
ney for the city. The bovine tramp was
clearly a violator of the city ordinance
against cattle roaming in the limits of this
metropolis. He was seized, impounded,
kept and boarded at the city's expense, and
in due course of time, no owner
appearing to prove property, pay charges
and take him away, he was sold, and the
revenues derived from his sale flowed into
the city's coffers, Later Paul sent his first
epistle to the Romans in authority here,
demanding $75 damages, because, forsooth,
his wandering Taurus had been sold with
out Paul's knowledge or consent. No heed
was paid to this, and Paul sent a second
epistle to the Corinthians in the city hall.
This failing of effect he brought suit against
this commonwealth, but not a cent did he
set of its common or uncommon wealth,
for the suit was decided against
him. The case was tried before a
jury in the court of Justice O'Brien.
FRANK BELL'S CASE.
The preliminary examination of Frank
Bell, the negro who not long ago assaulted
Mr. Clarence Mellor in savage fashion, was
held in the ccurt of Justice Halstead. A
score of colored men were present as inter
ested spectators. After a hearing of the
case Bell was bound over in the sum of
$400 to appear at the next term of the
criminal court to answer to the charge of
felonious assault The same colored men
who went on his first bond, signed the later
and larger bond.
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Eli Perkins" on the Winjar.
Melville Langdon, much better known
as "Eli Perkins," came in from the south
yesterday morning, stayed a few minutes
at the Garrison house, chatting with friends
and then took the train for St Louis. He
was to lecture in that city last evening in
Mercantile Library hall, under the auspi
ces of the Ancient Order of United Work
men, which numbers thirty-three lodges in
St. Louis. Eli has had a successful lecture
tour in the southeast, and from St. Louis
he will march on to the invasion and desola
tion of several towns in the Sucker state,
where Eli hopes to be succored. He has
completed a large book on "Wit and Hu
mor," and canvassers are taking subscnp
Hons rapidly. Ihe world seem3 to wag to
the satisfaction of Eli, and he has now
bright hopes of some day becoming an
obese bondholder.
It will interest the Parsons Sun and
other papers to know that Perkins has re
covered his lost valise, and when he started
for St. Louis it was firmlv clutched in his
red right hand.
Perkins hinted that he had designs on
Sedalia. and might include this place in a
subsequent lecture route,but his face turned
ashy pale, and he at once changed his
mind, wheh he was told in this place
lynching promptly followed acts rof heart-
Jess atrocity.
He paralyzed a brace of Ba-zoologists, by
firing this conundrum and answer at them
just before he got on the train :
What is the difference between your
mother-in-law and a tree ?
The difference is this : A tree has to
leave every spring and your mother-in-law
leaves just when she gels ready.
Excellent School Work.
Friday afternoon the pupils of the
Franklin school, Mrs. M. V. Neel, princi
pal submitted their written examinations,
which are said to have been exceptionally
excellent and praisworthy, showing suc
cessful work on the part of the teachers,
and aptitude and diligence on the part of
the pupils. The examinations were in
spected by Judge Halstead and Mr. James
Brown, who visited the school. Judge
Halstead was asked to address the scholars
which he did in his usual off-hand and ef
fective style. He urged them each and all
to continue in their earnest application to
their studies, and to set their mark high in
the line of mental attainments. He took
occasion to commend them in an earnest
and hearty manner, and said the examina
tions he had looked over were such as any
school might well be proud of. He
praised the principal and other teach
ers, for the splendid results of their work.
His remarks were listened to with the ut
most attention, and evident gratification.
Mr. Brown, also, by request, made an ad
dress, which was a very happy effort, and
he complimented both the teachers and
scholars, on the fine progress made, and the
high reputation the school was fast attaining.
jihlKEKNOW
Whose name will be Dennis if he don't
come to Sedalia to-day?
If it is a fact that Frank Hardcastle has
fallen a victim to Leap year?
If Gray didn't feel blue to see that
fine put down in black and white ?
If Tewksbury Joe should not be ap
pointed insptctor Jof poor bouses for the
state?
If the Osage street reporter found any
thing very horrible in the Boonville poor
house?
If Vic. Shaw didn't "hit the bull's
eye" iu his successful appeal to a jury yes
terday ?
Who will be "manager" and a young
lady "check girl" of a telegraph office in
Sedalia?
If young men who have their wealth
stolen by colored prostitutes deserve much
sympathy?
If you have selected the valentines
comic or sentimental that you intpnd
to send on the 14th ?
What kind of an animal it was that
chased Billie Burnaugh into a hedge
fence while he was out hunting?
Why "Jim" don't go to McClellan's,
and get back his lost love letter, found and
held by a clerk of that establishment?
Where W. J. Sieffard lost his pocket
book, and if under the circumstantes the
police will make any great efforts to recov
er it?
How long the numerous dens of dusky
prostitutes on West Main street, and in
other parts of the city will be tolerated by
the authorities?
If a dude who publicly boasts of hav
ing taken improper liberties with a young
lady, is a fit object to be tolerated in a re
spectable community?
If Attorney Heard will in the good
ness of his heart, and on account of his
mistake, pay Constable Wallace's fine for
contempt of Judge Strother's court?
A POLICEMAN KOBBBD.
The Residence of Officer Jim Gos
sage Entered by Thieves
Yesterday Morning.
Officer Jim Gossage is one of the most
faithful and efficient officers on the force,
and when he awoke yesterday morning he
felt very much mortified to discover that he
had been visited by burglars while he slept,
and robbed of the greater part of his Jan
uary salary, which was contained in his
pants' pocket. When the cop awoke he
found the front window open and his
clothes missing. Upon investigation he
discovered his garments in the yard, but
the sum of S4S, which was among his ef-
iecls when lie retired, was missing.
The officers' watch and other valuables in
the room were not disturbed.
Officer Gossage, who during the past
month has gone off duty at 12 o'clock mid
night, owing to the regular monthly change
made in the force, did not retire until about
2 o'clock yesterday morning, and being
very much fatigued by his long watch slept
very soundly.
Jim says he don't care so much for the
$4S as he does to think that any sneaking
burglar dare enter his house and carry his
clothes off.
A Liberal and Friendly Offer.
New York, Feb. 2. The Hamburg
American Packet company has telegraphed
the secretary of the navy, offering to trans
port to New York without charge the
bodies of Capt. DeLong and party, expect
ed to arrive at Hamburg shortly. The
secretary of the navy has cabled the Unit
ed States minister at St. Petersburg to di
rect the officer in charge of the bodies to
return in the Hamburg steamer, if he has
not already engaged passage by another
line.
Only two entries appeared on the po
liee slate at 12 o'clock last night. A man
by the name of Hughes and William Mc
Donald were found on the streets in a
drunken condition and lugged to the station.
Manitoba's Wants.
Ottowa, Ont., Peb. 2. The Premier of
Manitoba and a member of the commons
of that province have submitted to the
government a memorial of the wants of
their province. They ask, among other
thines. an increased subsidv for the exten
sion of the boundaries of the province
northerly to Hudson's Bav, and that the
rj i . i n
ieaerai government snail equip a vessel to
test the practicability of navigating Hud
son's bay.
Stabbed by His Brother.
Lancaster, Feb. 2. To-day John Nash,
an old gentleman, was fatally stabbed by a
maniac brother. The maniac has been
kept in a room at home Xor a number of
years, in preference to sending him to an
asylum. He escaped this morning and got
hold of a knife, and inflicted several fright
ful wounds upon his brother before he
could be secured.
Suicided.
Geneva, O., Feb. 2. A. C. Steavens, a
prominent citizen of this place, fatally
shot himself this afternoon. The cause was
unfortunate speculations in the grain market.
The Indian School.
Carlisle, Pa., Feb. 2. Sixty-two new
pupils for the Indian training school ar
rived here to-day.
JEFFERSON CITY.
Governor Crittenden Leaves
for New York and Wash
ingtonCapital Notes.
Spcci.il to the Bazoo.
Jefferson
City. Feb. 2.
latter bank.
Washington
Governor Crittenden left yesterday for
the east. He goes first to .New York for
the purpose of counting and inspacting the
loans deposited in the National Bank of
Commerce, of New York, by the bank of
Commerce of St. Louis, as security for
stale funds deposited in the
The Governor will also go to
to attend the Mississippi River Improve
ment Convention to be held in that city
Feb. 5th. Mrs. Crittenden accompanies
him.
The funeral of Mrs. Patience M. Par
sons were conducted by the Rev. Ray Pal
mer, of the first Baptist church of this city,
from the family residence, yesterday. The
funeral was largely attended. The pall
bearers were Judge E. L. Edwards, Judge
W. C. Young Col Bobt. McCulloch, Hon.
H. Clay Ewing, Mr. Jas. Olermayer and
Mr. Ed. Hutchinson.
Baird's minstreis played to a large house
last night.
Dr. John ilatthews,:oi Kansas Uity, is
billed for a lecture on "Magic vs. Spirit
ualism," at the Methodist church on the
evening of the 5th.
Mrs. M. Madden, aged 7S years, died in
this city yesterday at the residence of her
son, Thomas Madden. The remains will be
taken to-day to Muncie, Indiana, for inter
ment. Mr. James E. McHenry, of the Tribune,
returned last night from Kansas City.
Hon. Phil, E. Chappell is in Texas look
ing after business interests.
THE ICE GORGES,
Further Reports from Various
Riyer Points -Damage
Done By The
Break Up.
The Mississippi and Ohio
Rivers Again Open
to Navigation.
to
Monroe County Matters.
Special to the Bazoo.
Paris, Mo., Feb. 2.
Henry Gardner, of Clapper, this county,
charged with outraging his twelve-year
old daughter, had a preliminary examina
tion to-day before Judge Armstrong. He
was held in $800 bonds to await the action
of the grand jury. This is an aggravated
case, and there is considerable excitement
in the vicinity where Gardner lives.
A special term of the Monroe county
circuit court is called for February IS, to
try George Key, charged with stealing a
bunch of hogs, and Frank Barnard,
charged with stealing a gold watch and
chain.
HAPS AND MISHAPS.
The Alliance Horror.
Alliance, O , Feb. 2. "Workmen are busy
this morning clearing the street of debris
from yesterday's explosion and saving
property from the wrecked buildings. The
fire was extinguished last night. .No more
bodies have been found and nobody is miss
ing. No names to be added to the list of
killed and wounded remains. Those
crushed and cremated were encoffined to
day and conveyed to their former homes to
await interment to-morrow.
Alliance has been crowded all day with
people from the surrounding country, at
tracted to see the wreck made by the explo
sion. At the coroner's inquest it was developed
that Mr Orr kept gasoline in an air tight
galvanized iron tank for customers. About
a gallon ran out on the floor, but the fluid
was wiped up by Mr. Orr and he had just
turned to other affairs when the gas gener
ated by the gasoline, ignited. The tank
contained not more than half a
the liquid.
Of the wounded Charles Haden and Jno.
Corey of Duprey & Bedricts' minstrels are
most seriously injured, and they will be
taken to the sisters charity hospital in
Canton.
A circumstance which has excited much
comment is that the Womans Christian
Temperance Union appointed a meeting to
be held in the Orr block yesterday after
noon, but some trifling matter prompted
them to postpone it until Saturday. Had
the ladies met as was first arranjjed, the ca
tastrophe would have been still more ca
lamitous. An offensive odor of burned
flesh is still perceptible about the wreck
suggesting that all the bodies have not been
recovered, but nobody is missed. An eye
witness slates that when the explosion oc
curred the entire building seemed lifted in
to the air and was rent apart, falling back
in a cloud of dusi, scarcely one brick cling
iug to another.
Many Bodies Still on the Colum
bus. Boston, Feb. 2. The Underwriters diver
examining the wreck of the City of Colum
bus makes to the Post some extraordinary
charges of misrepresentation and neglect
on the part ot the divers who have previous
ly reported the results of their investiga.
tions. He asserts the steerage of the
wrecked steamer contains many bodies of
victims of the disaster.
MISSISSIPPI RIVER REOPENED .
St. Louis. Feb. 2. But little more is
be said about Lie running out of the ice
gorge at this point last night. The break
up was a tame affair, and steaiuboatmen
are congratulating themselves to day that
so little damage was done. The additional
causalities reported this morning are the
sinking of two boats, A. J. Baker and
the snag boat, Delver No. 2. It is
rumored two or three barges of Mississippi
Valley Transportation Co , lying on the
Illinois shore more than a mile from the
bridge, were damaged, but this is not veri
fied. The Anchor line haws ordered the
City of Helena, City of Vicksburs, and the
city ol Baton Rouge up from Cairo, and
navigation will be resume 1 at once. The
ice iu the Upper Mississippi is still solid
at Alton and above, but the gorge is broken
in several places in the Missouri river and
that stream will probably be open to Kan
sas cty in a few days. Considerable ice is
floating through the harbor, but not
enough to seriously impede navigation.
The barges of the Mississippi Valley Com
pany referred to above, six in number,
were pushed out on the shore, but
whether seriously damaged is not yet
known. No additional losses are
reported since noon. No estimate of dam
ages have yet been made, except on the A.
J. Baker, which was valued at $12,000 and
insured for $7,500. Captain Clayton, of
the government work at Bushburg, sixteen
miles below the city, came up this morning
and reports the government fleet in the
harbor there, numbering nearly one hun
dred craft of all kinds, unharmed. Capt.
John M. Sears, of the Mississippi river
improvement commission, arrived from
Cairo this morning. He says the govern
ment had a number of barges. The O.
Chester, laden with rock from the peniten
tiary quarries, being in danger where they
lay bad a channel fifteen hundred feet long
aud forty feet wide cut through the ice,
which was six feet thick, and they were
towed to a place of safety by the little
steamer Rob Roy. Three barges, owned by
other parties, lying at Chester, were crushed
in the breakup.
THE ALLEGHENY RISE.
Pittsbursr, Feb. 2. After attaining a
height of twenty-three feet, at six o'clock,
the Allegheny river commenced falling, and
at noon tne marks registered eighteen feet.
The tracks of the Pittsburg & Western road
are still under water, and portions of the
Allegheny submerged, but the danger is
very slight, and all danger is believed to
be over.
POLITICAL POINTS.
Chicago Liquor License.
Chieago, Feb, 23d. The Harper high
license law ; the enactment of which fixes
the minimum license for selling mali
liquors within the limit of the state at
$130 a vear and for selling apiritous liquors
$300, the operation of which the city coun
cil of Chicago have beetl warding on un
necessarily, .will enter into effect in the
barrel of city after April, 1st. In view of the cener-
4 uiibi uuv tuw iuwjui tj v k. bill t w s ti
censes will be used as a cover for the sale
of spiritulous liquors, a sentiment has
been talked up in favot of a uniform $300
license. A canvass of the voting strength
of the council shows twenty-two in favor of
a high uniform license, and fourteen for a
graded license. The mayor favors aggraded
license , but it the council's estimate is cor
rect the ordinance can be adopted over his
possible veto.
How New York Elections are Car
ried. Mew York, Feb. 2. County Clerk Ke
nan informed the legislature's investigating
committee that he had paid $7,540 to Tam
many for the nomination, and paid noth
ing else except incidental campaign ex
penses, which were less than $2,000. He
also testified he had taken the iron clad
oath not to buv votes at election or bribe
any person to refrain from voting.
The Kentucky Senatorsnip.
Louisville, Feb. 2. Interest in the sena
torial contest is at white heat. There is
much talk of Carlisle, and his chance ap
pears better than ever before. Sweeny
thinks Blackburn will win. The caucus
meet again Monday.
More Mennonites for Kansas.
Atchison, Kas. Feb. 2. A colony of
seven hundred Mennonites represented by
three bishops, purchased two townships of
land in this county to-day. Messrs. Brown
and Bigger made the sale and can justly
feel proud ml it. These Mennonites have
been trying Minnesota and Dakota, but
find it too cold up there for successful
agriculture of any kind. Never before in
the history of Hutchinson has the building
boom been so solid as now. Buildings are
going up in every part ot the city,
checked by cold weather.
un-
Not Guilty
Jersey City, Feb. 2. The Jury in the
case of J. D. Harrington, accused of
complicity in the American Legion of hon
or fraud rendered a verdict of not guilty,
to-day.
Our Mexican Communications.
Mexico, Feb. 2. The directors of the
Mexican Central railroad announce that
the road will be completed to the United
States by the middle of March, and open
to through traffic between the 1st and loth
of April.
Wendell Pnillips Dead.
Boston, Feb. 2. Wendell Phillips died
at his residence to-night.
He began to show signs of dissolution at
4:30 this afternoon, and died at 6. He was
conscious up to within an hour of his
death.
Mr. Phillips was ill just one week, but
not until Thursday was his condition con
sidered dangerous by his physicians.
Thursday night he failed rapidly, but on
Friday he rallied slightly, and passed a
fairly comfortable nigbt. This afternoon
his illness took a critical turn and he
gradually failed and passed quietly away
about 6 o'clock, in the presence of his wife
and niece. He was in his seventy-third
year. Arrangements for the funeral are
not yet completed, and it probably will not
be held for several days.
Warehouse Wrecked.
Minneapolis, Minn., Feb. 2. A Tribune
special says : The warehouse attached to
the elevator owned by the Fergus Falls
Flour 3lill company, bursted this eyening,
letting out forty thousand bushels of wheat
which now lies mingled with the wreck of
the elevator. Three box cars were also
wrecked. Nobody was injured, though
several narrow escapes were reported. Loss,
$70,000.
Closing: Lotteries Heavy Damage
Suits.
Chicago. Feb. 2. The grand jury of
j Cook county to-day returned sixty indict
ments against thirty-iour agents of lotteries
and operators of local policy shops. Six
of the indictments were against B. Frank
Moore, as representative of the Louisiana
State Lottery, who was recently convicted
in the February court here, but under an
other form of statute.
The firm of Fowler Bros, to-day began
suit against Peter McGeocb, Daniel
Wells, ir;, and other members of the late
firm of McGeocb, Everiugham & Co.,
claiming $500,000 damages, owing to asser
tions made by that firm against the purity
of the lard plaintiffs were putting upon
the market. Just prior to the collapse of
McGeocb the allegations were made the
subject of a board of trade investigation,
but Fowler Bros desired to have the matter
settled in the courts, as the board of trade
finding was in a measure non-committal.
WRETCHED LONG- ISLAND.
Investigating the Late Mur
ders Another Tragedy
Enacted.
Long Island City, Feb. 2. Selah Sprague
Charles Rugg's last victim, has taken a
relapse, and his attending physicians have
abandoned all hope of his recovery. He
was sufficiently conscious to state that it
was a black man who assaulted him. All
hope of Mrs. Townsend's recovery is aban
doned. -Kuggs will have four murders to
answer for when the court meets in
April. He is strictly watched in the
Queeus county jail, the jail officials fear
ing he may attempt suicide Detectives
have absolute proof that Rugg has com
mitted ten crimes of robberv and violence
within a few years in addition to those ag
itating Long Island during the past three
months.
People in this part of Long Island are
again excited. This time the case is pois
oning, the victims being Thomas Collier
and wife. Detectives are endeavoring to
find the motive and the poisoner.
John Co whey, a brother-in-law of Thos.
Collier, was arrested on suspicion of having
put poison in the pepper. Annie Cowhev,
a sister of John, was also arrested. The
only motive known for the crime was that
they wanted to get possession of their
father's property, which amounted to about
$1,500 The father died mysteriously
some time ago and his body will now be
exhumed.
INDUSTRIAL NOTES.
A Big Strike.
Fall River, Mass., Feb. 2. A large meet
ing of spinners was held here to-night,
over seven hundred being present. It was
voted to strike at ten mills Monday, as fol
lows : Three of the Union mills, one of the
Sagamore mills, one of theTecumseh mills,
one of the Chase mills, one oi the Warn pa
nog mills, one of the Slade mills, and two
of the Borden City mills. The following
resolutions were adopted :
Whereas, In the fice of the improving
markets and the large dividends made in
the year just past, a reduction of wages is
announced; therefore
Resolved, That we resist the reduction
by a strike at ten mills ; also
Resolved, That it should be set forth to
the public that if the corporations were in
earnest in believing a cut down was neces
sary, they should begin with the treasurer,
superintendent aud overseers.
Resolved, That we urge upon the weav
ers in these mills not to use filling made
by the other mills.
Resolved, That we issue an appeal to the
operatives of New England to aid us in
this strike as it is theirs as!well as well as
our own.
Attention is called to the present healthy
condition of the print cloth trade. Some
said they would be willing to submit to a
smaller reduction but that the contemplat
ed reduction was nearly 11 1- per cent, iu
the spinners' and 12 per cent in the weav
ers' wages and was too much. The ten
mills selected for the strike have a total of
3,579 operatives. A long struggle is ex
pected. A Printers' Strike.
Milwaukee, Feb. 2 Twelve men and
three girls, printers on the Evening Wis
consin, struck, the union having abked that
the girls, who are members, receive thirty
three cents per thousand, the same as the
men. The Wisconsin was paying twenty
eight cents to girls on the miscellaneous
patent inside work, but thirty-three cents
when they were called on daily newspaper
work. About half a dozen union men re
mained, as there is a division iu the union
as to the policy of a strike. The paper
comes out as usual.
Preparing to Strike.
Pittsburg, Pa., Feb. 2.-The River Coal
miners of Pittsburg district will meet in
convention next Wednesday, the 6th inst,
to consult the expediency of making a
united demand for an increase1 of rates for
the spring run of mining. A particular
effort will also be made to organize the mi
ners of Kannawha river, so they may
make a concerted action for higher rates,
as the coal they mine competes with the
Pittsburg article.
Lexington Looking Up.
Lexington, Mo., Feb. 2. It was decided
at a meeting held to-day to increase the
capital stock of the Lexington Creamery to
$6,500. This industry with others now" be
ing discussed together with numerous bus
iness and residence buildings to be erected
during the year will add greatly to the
prosperity of Lexington.
Attempted Assassination.
Grand Rapids, Mich, Feb. 2. An un
known assassin this morning attempted to
shoot Rev. Father Joblowoske, pastor of
the Polish Catholic church. As he was
sitting in his study, three shots were fired,
two of which barely missed his head. Cer
tain disaffected members of the church are
suspected as his persecuters.
CRIME.
The Usual Number of Murders,
Thefts and Other Crimes
of the Day.
Another Long Island Tragedy
Rugg is Charged With
Four Murders.
Death From Abortion.
St. Paul, Feb. 2. The morning papers
make quite a sensation over the deatk of
Mrs. E. Alwynde Smith, which occured
yesterday morning. Mr. Smith is a high
ly connected young Englishman, and three
weeks ago married Miss Mattie Maud
Hunkle, of Kansas City. Miss Hunkle was
a prominent society young lady of that
city; aged ninelten years. Yesterday the
newspapers received letters stating that
Mrs. Smith had died from the effects of an
abortion Coroner Quinn states that Mrs.
Smith admitted that she had used instru
ments to procure a miscarriage, but stoutly
denied that her husband had any knowl
edge of her action. The peculiar part of
the affair is that the coroner certified she
died of "heart failure." Smith is a cousin
of Lord Carrington, and nephew of the
Smith's who are the principal owners of
the London tramways, and had made
large investments here, and intended locat
ing in this city. The body of Mrs. Smith
was shipped to Kansas City, but Coroner
Quinn notified the coroner of Kansas City
not to permit the burial until an investiga
tion was made here.
Coroner Rogers awaits further informa
tion from St. Paul pending the interment
of the remains of Mrs. Galwyne Smith.
Unless there are developments in the
meantime, the funeral will occur to-morrow
afteraoon, and the body be placed in a
vault. Mr. Smith was interviewed to
night. He is greatly prostrated, and ve
hemently denies the story of malpractice.
He considers it probably of malicious
origin. Mrs. Smith before her marriage,
though popular among her own circle of
friends here, was not in any sense a society
belle.
They Whipped Him.
Jewett, Texas, Feb. 2. Two deputy
sheriffs arrived here to-day having under
arrest eleven citizens of Robertson and
Limestone counties, charged with severely
whipping a negro on the west border of
Leon county on the night of Jan. 29th.
The accused claim the negro had been cir
culating reports derogatory to them. On
the night in question they went to Mr.
McKensie's house, where the negro was em
employed, took him out to the woods and
administered a sound thrashing. The ne
gro recognized each of the party and made
complaint to the authorities. They all
gave bail for their appearance Feb. lith.
Fired Upon by Strikers.
Boston, Feb. 2. The non-union lasters
returning from work, were fired upon to
day, presumably by the strikers. The
union offers to assist the police to discover
the assailants.
Appealed to Save His Neck.
New York, Feb. 2. An appeal has been
taken in the case of ex-Police Officer Con-
v, sentenced to be hanged Friday next
The appeal serves as astav of execution.
WASHING-TON,
WILL BE RETIRED. t
"Washinston. Feb. 2. General H. E.
V right, chief engineer, will be retired the
bth oi March, it is understood that CoL
John Newton will succeed him. a
MRS. MILLER'S APPLICATION.
Secretary Folger has referred the appli
cation of Mrs. Mary E. Miller for a license
as master of a steamboat to the local in
spector of the New Orleans district, with
instructions to inquire concerning her
qualifications for a position, and if found
competent, to issue her a license.
THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC LANDS.
The house committee on public lands
has decided to report a bill declaring the
forfeiture of the land grants to the Oregon
& California and California & Oregon rail
roads; except such tracts as have been pat
ented The grants to the two roads amount
to 5,000,000 acres, one-tenth of which is
patented. The land is valued at S3 to $4
per acre. The terms of the contracts ex
pired in January, 1S80.
THE LA.BOR CONVENTION.
W. T. Barclay, of Pennsylvania, repre
senting the Coke interest said only about
five per cent, of the Hungarians could read.
Their earnings average $1.25 per day; they
work from two to five days a week, begin
ning work at 10 or 11 a. m., and continuing
until 7 p. m. The Hungarians, Mr. Bar
clay said, were the most filthy members.
Representatives of the labor organizza
tion appeared before the house committee
on labor to-day and argued against the
importation of foreign laborers under son
tract. I. N. Powderly, ex-mayor of Scranton
said he represented the Knights of Labor an
organization, numbering over 500,CMK). This
association desires the eight hour law and
legislation preventing foreigners from pur
chasing large tracts of public lands in this
country, and preventing the importation of
foreigners under contract. He spoke of the
importation of Hungarians, and said they
returned home after saviug comparatively
small sums of money. One family of nine
persons was instanced that lived on $25 a
mouth. Their diet is said to be mush and
water six days, with meat on Sundays. The
Hungarians, he said, were fast becoming as
obnoxious in the east as the Chinese, in
their habits. In some cases as many as
ten lived in a single room. Wm. Leach,
of New Jersey, and E. Bullion, of Ohio,
were questioned regarding the importation
of Belgians to work in the glass factories.
The former said foreigners received 35 per
cent, less wages than Americans.
m Mr. Wade, formerly a druggist of this
city, now engaged in the cattle business at
Cheyenne, reached here yesterday to spend
a few days. He was accompanied by his
wife and by his sister-in-law, Mrs, Chas.
Hunt. 'i
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