Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, October 13, 1878, Page 2

THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SUNDAY. CCTOBER . 1878—SIXTEEN PAGES. < also had chargre of:the Supply Department for the Sick until retieved by Capt. Jack Abbott, of New Orleans, alter which his services were with Col. Hollaud, Chairman of the Relicf Commit- tee. After working some three weeks, Capt. Tucker was tekea down with the fever,and was- confined to his_bed some. twelve days. Good medical aid and careful nursiug saved bis life, and his physicians and the Ooward Associatfon zavised and urged himto zo North fora few days and galn strength. It is some two weeks since the fever entirely left, him, and all hie now needs {5 strength, which he is sure to obtain in the pure, bracing, and healthful atmosphere of Chicago. The Captain, having been in Holly Springs from the beginning of the fever, ui- derstands the situation thoroughly, aud’ can give facts and incidents which will show con- clusively huw great has been the -suffering and death, and to what extent® material aid is now needed, and will be needed for two months to come, in relieving the destitute and MeFall, who was down with the fever in uutry a short distancé from Fulton, is Vi rescried improving. NEW ORLEAXNS. CLEAR AND WARM. New Orrzans; Oct. 12.—The weather isclear Deatbs, 40; cases reported, 203. Total deaths, 3,440; tatal cases, 11,409, APPLICATIONS FOR RELIEF. Applications for relief to the Young Men’s Christian Association, 79; Ilowards, <412 Naurses were sent_to-day to Pearlington, Miss., German City, and Pattersonville. Charles Fisher, assistant chicf operator of the Western Union Telegraph office, 1 down with the fever, 4 needy. With some 200 nurses to pay and iced, SPOTS g and other heavy expenses to meet, the duily EABIS, T demands upou the treasury of the Relief Com- Epecial Dispaich to The Tribune. mittee are very larze, and the fuuds ar¢ nearly exhausted. Unlike New Orleans, Memphis, and Vicksbure, the funds seat to Holly Springs bave been proportionately small, and, while come of the former cities declare they no longer neea funds, Holly Springs, Jatkson, and the other small towns still require aid in their distress. Capt. Tucker will return to Holly Springs and Jackson, Miss.. the last of this week, and any contributions for’ either of these poiuts can be lett with him or* Potter Palmer, and a proper acknowledgement of the same will be duly made. Those interested, who wish to obtain a correct statement of the terrible suffering, destitution, and extent of discase and death at Holty Springs, tbe names of the dead, the bereaved, the sick, and the workers, can sce Capt. Tucker at the Palmer House, where Potter Palmer is zenerously cou- tributing to his comfort and restoration to health erc he returns agaio to the South. Tle says thegtelezraph report whichaoncared a few daysago in some of the paners, refle upon the physicians and several others at Holiy Springs, are untrue; thata more temperate and lard-working corps of physicians could nowhere be founds that the telesraph operator aud ex- press azent attend fathfully to their duties: and that Col. Holland, Clairman of the Reliel Committee, and agent of the Associated L'ress, who has already outlived the members of two, entire relief committees, is always_at his post, and it is 2 grekt wonder how le has been en- abled to endure the strain upon his physical and nervous system ibus tong. Capt. Tucker has in his possession letters from the Reliet Com- mittec_and physicians at Holly Springs to AMurry Nelson, Chairman of the Relief Commit- tee of Chicago, Potter Palmer, aud others, rela- tive to his services while at Holly Springs, and urging his immediate return. A letter reecived last evening from the Relief Committee at Holly Springs says: “Capt. Tucier has-prom- ised to return to us after a few days. \We have PARis, Tenn., Oct. 12.—No new cases of fever and no deaths from that causein the last twenty-four hours. Ilad a slight frost this morning, and to-nicht promises 3 better one. More appearance of business on our strepts to-day than for five weeks. Refuzees are ‘re- toroing to their homes, and some of our physi- . cians fear they come back-too soon. Panis, Tenn., Oct. 12.—Emma_MeNeill, col- ored, reported in a critical condition yesterday, is much better to-day. No deaths or new cases. ‘We have strong hopes that the scourge is over. CAIRO. = BSpectal Disvatch to The Trivune. « ~a Catmo, 11, Oct. 12.—Frost thismorninz mads all happy. It will check the fever inashort time. Patrick O'Laughlan died last night. Bill Bamlin will die. Dr. Waldo may pull through. Three new cases reported to-day. Frost occarred at all points around us, and there is gencral rejoicing. BRIN, TENN. . Kvecial Dispatch to The Trivune. Erix, Tenn., Oct. 12.—Mrs. M. M. Stanfill died this evening. Her husband dicd last Wodnes- dsy. Four new cases to-day. We look for a heavy frost to-night. All the sick doing weli in town. Some critical cases among the refugees. in the country. TANGIPATIOA. B ‘TANGIPANOA, La., Oct. 12.—Six deaths yester- « day. Seventy-cizht of the population are down ‘with the fever; only one physician here. . BATON ROUGE. ‘Batox RouGg, Ga., Oct. 12.—Fifty-seven new cases, with one physiciar to hear from, aud two gmxhslmtepnrwd for the last twenty-four oure. 3 . 1t is evident that unless cold weather comes the disense will pursue its march. As each day rolls by the situation becomes worse. The Howards are compelled to furpish beds and bedding for the numerous poor, who are found Iving three and four together ou the same couch. The number of the sick is so great, and constantly incressing, that the most active efforts have to be mage to farnish the neces- sary attention. Qur physiciavs, aided by good vursing, are accomplishing cg‘uc very best results towards diminishing the deith raie. PATTERSONVILLE. PATTERSONVILLE, Oct. 12.—Mrs. Faony O’Palfrey died this dsy. Two new cases st the utmost confidence in bim, and any representation he may make while North re- srarding our destitute and ncedy condition we cordially indorse, and wish biui to represent us in every way. Our needs will be great for the nést threc months to come. “The eries of orphans and the widows come to our cars e bour. We fcel deeply grateful for all that Chicago has done for us.” CAIRO. - Dr. Rauch, President of the State Board of Health, returned from Cairo yesterday, and said that he found the sitaation i that city bet- ter than he anticipated. Although there were a number of cases of sickness, there were but few that “were well developed, and, thoush the Mownaphaes, | e eatuer was very unfasorable, thd derclopment " of the disease was slow. lie thinks there is but Ricomoc, Oct. 12.—Three deaths yesterday. | jittle, if any, danzer of an cpidemic, in view of BILOXI. the lateness of the season and the indications of Biroxy, Oct. 12.—Six new cases; four deaths. GRAND JUNCTIO! cooler weather. There was undoubtedly a slight frost in Cairo Sunday morning last, and GRAND JoNCTION, Oct. 12.—Five new cases and three deaths. Dr. N. H. Prewert, the most prominent physician of the place, died to-day. . His brother, Dr. T. T. Prewett, is now improv- hf&,‘ ‘Weather chilly with prospects of turning al . this had a tendency to check the prouress of the disease. The atizens have organized a re- liet committec, and everything possible is belng done to prevent the spread of the disease. . FIRES. AT DUBUQUE, TA. a &pectat Dispaten to The Trivune. Drpuque, o, Oct. 12.—A fire originated io the rac-factory of Morris Bros. tins evening and, vefore the .firemen contd conquer the flames, theentire buildine was bureed to the zround. The carriage-factory_of Kuntz & Ca., adjoining, was also_burned. The loss is osti- mated at §20,000, ‘The buildings are situ the corner of White and Fifuh strec! ‘property was insured. e MERIDIAN, MISS, i MERMDIAN, Miss, Oct, 12.—Total. deaths 265 now sick, 7% y & 7% ‘Tonica, Oct. 12.—Yellow-fever among us. Five deaths at Acklen’s yesterday. BAY ST. LOUIS. Bay St.Loms, Oct. 12.—Nine new cases. Two deaths, Y 4 GREENVILLE. : GREENVILLE, Oct. 12.—Ten new cases and two deaths the past twenty-four hours. The «deaths include Dr. Archer. Total deaths, 273. ¥ever spreading through the country. THIBODEAUX. THIBODEAUX, Oct. 12.—Sixtecn new cases and three deaths, 3 <. OSTEL OsTE4, Oct. 12—Niné new cases and five Qeaths, F ° BEECH GROVE. .~ BEECH GROVE, Miss., Oct. 12.—Twenty cases of fever. Fiftcen deaths have occurred. LEBANON CHURCH. LEBANON CHURCH, Oct. 12.—Nine new cases and two deaths the past two days. DRY GROVE. " . DRY GROVE, Oct. 12.—Three new cases; two deaths, GRAND JUNCTION, TENN. - GRAND JUNCTION, Tenn., Oct. 12.—No deaths ‘here to-day. -One new case at_LaGrange; two de]:u.\s. and four new cases. Weather turning colder. - LOUISVILLE, LouisviLLe, K., Oct. 12.—A heavy frost fell ‘There this morning, and another will very likely 0CCUr 10-MOrTOw- i LA FOURCH CROSSING. La Founcn Crossing, Oct. 12.—Joseph {icg;y, ‘telegraph operator, died of yellow fever o-day. - XNEAR BATTLE CREELK. DEeTROIT, Mich., Oct. 12.—A Firee I’ress speeisl: from Battle Creel h., says a- drag store, dwelliug-iouse, millicery-skop, agricuitural building, and_barn were destroyed by firé this morning in Bedford Townshi Total loss, $12,000; small insurance. Origin of "the fire unimown. s AT LEAVENWORTH. S7. Louts, Oct. 12.—A Leavenworth, Kan., Qispatch says the residences of M. D. Flesher, MeNcill Clouzh, and M. D. Staiger, tozether with theif contents, were- destroyed_ by fire this evening. Loss $20,000; insured, $15,000, INVESTIGATING. Proposed Transfer of the Indian Bureau to the War Department. Specict Disatch to The Trivune. Oaama, Neb., Oct. 12.—The Congressional Committee appointed to investizate the advisa- bility and practicability of moving the Indian Affairs into the hands of the War Department, are now in session in this city, and will stay here four or five days, during which they will listen to any siatemests that may be made to them by persons posted on Indian affairs in this part of the country. Theyintend to follow the same programmg here as thiey have previous to their comine. They will visit the leading tribes of Indians, and Wwill endeavor to et at the bottom facts concerning the treatment of the red men- at the hands of the Government, and trv to ascertnin the causes of the frequent outbreaks amone the Indiaus, supposed by outsiders to bewell treated, satis- fied, and contented. The members of the Com- miltee present are, Senator Saunders. of this State, who is Chairman; Senator McCreary and Judge Boone, of Kentucks: Charles E. Hooker, of Mississippi; J. I Stewart, of Minnesota; Charles L. Flannigan, of Washington. Sccretary, The members absent are. Senator Ozleshy, ot 1llinois; the Hon. A. VanVorbes, of Obio; and the Hon. H. A. Seales, of North Carolin Lieut. J. M. Lec. who was ing Military Acent of Spotted Tail from 1877 to last July, testified before the Comn n this evening. He thought it would be a good taing for the In- dian if the transfer of the Indian Bureaun was made to the army, but would not bea good thiug for the officers, who did nos desrie this duty. He detailed instances of thefts and out- ragescommitted on Indiaws by civil Azents. Gen. Crook, who returned from the West this afternoon, vave it as his opinion that the trans- fer would be beneficial to the Indiaus, e be- lieveg, i the change was niade, thai the com- manding officers of Departments should be ca- pable officers for Azents. He believed the Indians could be civilized in five years with MISCELLANEOUS. SOUTHERN ILLINOIS. Special Dispatch (o The Tridune. SPRINGFIELD, 1L, Oct. 12.—The Goveruor re- turned this evening from Anna, Union Couaty. He reports a state of alarm as still existing there regarding the yellow fever. The town is d flooded with refugees from Cairo, and an absurd {ear that some sickness at the Southern Insane Hospital was possibly yellow fever bas led to quarantining the town ngainst the hospital, as well a5 against Cairo. This fact deprived the Governor of the services of the local bavd av his meeting, for it is partly composed of the hospital officers, and other members of the or- sanization will not associate with their quarau- tined comrades. There is, however, at the hos- pital no apprehension of yellow fever. CINCINNATL - CrscinsaTy, Oct. 12—The Health Depart- ment issues notice of a modification of the quarsntine regulations after Ozt. 17, permitting . steamboats and railroad trains freely to cuter the aty without an examinatio, on condition that no sick person, nor any rags or household bedding from the jofected districts shall be transported until after Nov. 10, THE RECORD OF FROST. ‘The Sea-Shore (Miss.) Gazette has the follow- ing statement of the appearance of black frost, {from Oct. 23, 1832, as taken from the plantation- record book kept by the Jute Willisn. G. Deale, of White Hall Piace, Concordia Parish, La., and published in the Coucordia Dielligencer Nov. 15, g mroper facilities and instructions, with suflicient e force to keep them quict. e hoped, hovw- 1838, Oct. 30, crer, the change would mot. be made, as 1835, Nov. 12, the ' duty of Indian Asents was not : Oct. 20, desirable, nor desired by army officers, as it 1837, Oct. 26. was the hardest work a man vould do. 1838, Qci, 22 Gen. Williams, Maj. Evans, and Cat. Burt. 1839, Nor. 6. testified, their statements beingz in effeet cor- 130, Oct. 25, roborative of the ozhers. It was admittedthat Lot the civil Agents, il capable and honest men, 1845, et 58 could control the Tudians if the had tne power 1854, Nov. 14, to enforce authority. 1545, Oct. 12, ———c—— g ILLINOIS PRESBYTERIANS, 1863, Nov. G, 1860, Nov, 23, Black trosts recorded in Memphis: Special Disncich t9 Tne Tribune. BroomixcToy, Ill., Oct. 12.—The sccond day's session of the Synod of the Presbyterian Church of 1llinois was larzels attended to-day, “1867, Oct. 25, 1870, Oct. —, 1808, 30\‘. 2‘:{ Nov. 18, and the proceedings proved to be of a very inter- 1809, Oct. Nor. 15 esting character.. After devotional exercises, a ’ very ablepaper was read by the Rev. Dr. Harsha, CHICAGO. of ‘Decatur, upon “Presbyierial Jurisdiction Over Ministers and Churches.” The Rev. M. R. Lowere read a paper on **Lay Preaching,” ‘which was followed by considerable discusston, iu which a large pumber of ministers partici- . THE RECEIPTS, by the Treasurer of the Citizens' Committee in 2id of the yellow-fever suffercrs yesterday were as follows: Tua ated. iy Mr. Ringland was called . upon to present, to Net proceeds of conr A the Synod the claimsand interestof o Ger- citizens of Archer avenue. b man " theolagical seminary in Dubuque, 24 Io. Hesdld thegreat assembly had the care Lawyers, by John L. Th : > psen of this institution, and already Some huvdred young men bad been educated for the ministry. He spoke of the difficultics under which this semipary was founded and had been sustained, and said there was creat need of an educated German ministry. A number of other committees made reports, and considerable discuseion was indulged in. The following resolution was adopted: Resolted. That the Synod of Iilinois Central do Dereby carnestly recommend the pastors and churches under its care to take early measures to secure in their charches the urganication of 2 wom- an’s Presbyterion Miesionary Society, auxiliary to onr Woman's Board of Missions in the Northwest, After some-other business of minor impor- tance the Synod adjourned to meet on Mouday | at 10 o'clock. Total....... Previously reported, From varions sources ... Grand total. . CAPL 1. C. TGCHER, !:é this eity, who went to Hoily Springs, Miss. “sme Six weeks aco (when the lever first made o lgflbflmw there) to the relief and nid of da\'s grcrs. ,-u:-nred bome day before vester- dar, an 16 now.a guest at the Palmer House, ¥ill be remembered from his letters and Zfiifi“i g;s‘pg;chfigl mem: TRIGGNE he took hars b el for nurses, doctors vl Wpen’his arrival at Holly Sprinf_';, :‘:’:g ..89%,572 ... CRIMINAL RECORD. A Murder ‘and Robbery _Narrfitivé . which Smacks of the Dime i Novel. i How a Bold Burglar Pocketed a Mill- ion of the Bank of England Fuuds, And Murdered an . Assistant Cashier with a Poispned Ring. Blood-Curdling Details of the Recent Horrible Butchery in Hook- . ley, Tex. P A Family of Beautiful Children Murdered and Bumed to Ashes. A QUEER STORY. SAx Fraxcrsco, Cal., Oct. 12.—The report of the arrest of Burgess at Niles, Alameda Coun- ty, Thursday is not fully ercdited in police circles .bere, thongh cvidently somearrest was made in that vicinity for some purpose. For ten days a man calling himselt Henderson, from Scotland Yard, London, bas been ju-and out of the city, making himsclf and bis errand known, which latter, he said, was the arrest of some English crimival; also, several times a man registering himself as Allan Pinkerton, of Chicago, has been seen with Henderson: They asked mo aid from the local oflicers, and pro- cceded about their business by themselves. Following_is & synopsis of the story of the arrest from the Stockton papers: Yesterday Chicf - Detective Henderson, of London, and Charles Pinkerton, brother of, Atlan Pinkerton, detective, of Chicaro, succeed- ed in making the arrest at Niles, Alameda Coun- ty, of Burmess, the burglar who robbed: the Bank of England and killed McWilliams, Assist- ant Casbicr.© Burgess murdered the banker by striking bim on the wrist with a riog in which was a lanee that carried a deadly poison into the veins, producing instant death. Ie then took a. pile of money, consisting of 1,000 sterling notes, the vaiue of which was £250,000. ‘The murder and robbery occurred Aug. 18, 1877, The bur- glar, after the robbery, was tracked by detect- ives through Frauce and Switzerland to Vienna and London, then to New York, and thenee to San ¥rancisco. He then went to China, theuce to Australta and back to'San Francisco. July 3 Lord Beacousfield sent word to Henderson that Burgess had been seen in Australia. Heu- derson followed bim to Australia, but was too late, as Burgess wason his way to San Fran- ciseo. g Maj 28, 1678, the burglar registered at the Baldwin Lotel as “S. O'Neil and wife, of Lon- don.” He then weut to Sacramento and regis- tered at tbe hotel as “Samuel Aunarews, of London.” The detective here lost all track of him for several days, but by chance learned thata woman of the towp had in her possession - curious Russian coin. They found the woman and gbtained the coin and the deseription of the man who had given it to her, but he had left for Stockton, where he remained till Aue. 0. They followed him to Nites, -where he was found with a pair of blankets strappea to bis back and ready to start away. When confrouted by the detective ho said, | Well, old man, you've got me at last,’” and gave bimself up. 1le had but $150 on bhis per- son, but ackvowledged his zuilr, and said that the greater vart of the money was buried ina spot thirty iles out of London. fle was taken to Sacramenty in irons; thence he will go di- rect 1o London. - Burgess .is anoted burglar, 'having been in prison four years_ou_auotber charge. The de- tective traveled 22,000 miles belore he caught bis man. ‘This is the story as given to the Stockton apers by men purporting to be Henderson and inkerton. Alter leaving Stockton ud trace of the men has been found, notwithstanding in- quiries along the Hoe of the railroad and else- where, British Consul McLane Booker, here says he never heard of the rubbery or murder; did not kuow of the arrest, though he had beard of a man_ registering himself as_“Henderson, of Scotland Yard.” The police here think that, if not a boax, it concerns another affair, and this i ves for the purpose of covering A CONFIDENCE GAME. ’ William Pinkerton was questioned last eveuing as to the probabiiity of the above Arxbian-Nizhts tale, and he emphatically pro- nounced the same to be an unmitigated ho got up for some contidence business by a Cali tornia man. *‘In the first place,” said William P., - there never was a burglary committed on the Bank of England. The old lady of Thread- neeale streevmay have suffered occasionally from forgeries, but the forgers were gencrally caugzhit and sent across the sea for, an airing. She never was burglarized, I believe, within the memory of marn. The idea of Col. iHen- derson” waking any arrest. is simply absurd. ~ Col.” Henderson is Chief of the Scotland-Yard force in London. He never leaves his chair, but simply sits_there and di- rects hismen what to do. _As for Pinkerton’s. force having anything to do witn this, it is ut- terly without foundation. Allan Pinkerton is here, Tam here, aud Bob is in New York. There’s no such man as Charles PinKerton' con- nected with the firm or the family. [ bave no uacte of that name. The whole thing,” said Mr. Pinkerton, in conclusion, ‘‘is nothing less than a put-up job by a confidence man in Cali- fornig. ThatI know to e the case.” A FIOME-SICK CONVICT. Srectal Dispaich to The Tribune. PirADELPIIS, Oct. 12.—Charles Langheimer, the prisoner in the Eastern Penitentiary who was iade famous by a sketeh from Dickens’ pencil in his % Américan Notes,” after his re- lease from that institutiob, abouta year azo, concluded that he would go out to Michi; try farming for a change upon his son-in-law’s place. IHis fare there was paid by a benevolent gentleman. Agricuiture did not agree with nim after his thirty odd years of incarceration, off and on, because, about a mouth ago, the Inspectors of the Eastern Penitentiary re- ceived a letter from the septuagenarian asking if the institution would receive him aeain, and would send the wherewith to bring him on. No auswer was returned to him, and it was treated asawhim. Yesterday morning Mayor Stokely's door-bell was rung vigorously, and a amall-sized oid man, whose meaarc features were framed in close cropped gray whiskers and hair, the last surmounted by a Dblie cap, stood before himn end anvounced himself tobe the voted prisoner. He said he had been promised work aud wished the Mayor to' give him s financial hit. He was 0 persistent that he was seot away to the Cen- tral Station in custody. The oflicials were non- plussed what to do with him, and at first thought of sending him to the Iouse of Corree- tion. Finally 2 magistrate made out a commit- meat for Charles Laugheimer, 75 years old, to the County Prison, in” default of 5400 bail, to Ieep the peace. This was done to prevent any further annoyance, “The old fellow has no relatives in this coun- try. He stormed in his cell when the reporters wanted to interview him, and cailed them a pack of people who printed lies about him, and refused to talk. Since his first commitment to the Eastern Peaitentiary in 1840 for five years, which gentence be was serviug out when Dick- ens saw him and alluded to him as “a. dejected, heart-broken criminal, whose life bas been -cruelly torturea out of him by the solitary confinement system,” he hus served about a dozen - ditferent sentences for larceny, and i3 still hale and vigorous. Ile speaks of the Penitentiary as iome, and hercto- fore, as soon as released, would walk boldly into offices and snatch up things in order to bo sent back azain. He professes nowto be averse to re-confinement in the fancifully-paiated cell ln&(bk:h he has been liouized for scveral de- cades. WHISKY’S WORK. R Bpecial Dispalch to The Tribune. GALESBUEG, 11, Oct. 12.—The people of Ma- comb, the county-seat of McDonough County, some thirty miles conth of this city, were startled this morning by the report that a bloody trazedy bad taken place during the night. Upon investigation, the report proved only too tige. Several different accounts have reached this city, from which the following is lesrned: John Comer, of this city, 2 brakeman ou the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Rail- road between here and Anrora, obtained a lay-off. and . weat. to- Macomb, the home of lis paredts, last evening for the pur- pose of seeing’ a young lady to whom he has shown considerable attention “of late. When ke arrived at Macomb his first move was to get well under the influence of liquor. ~As 00D 88 he was discovered gt _the youug lady’s house, her mother: and_prother, whos¢ names your correspondent. could not learn, demanded ihat the intoxicated vouth sbould quit the premises at once. This_enraged Comer, and a T}mrml followed. ‘The brother was struck on the head with a- huge bludgeon, crushing his skull. His death is hourly expected. His mather was badly " beaten, but, it is thought., not dangerously. Comer was arrested and - lodgred in’jail.-. Public feeling runs high. TOE HOCKLEY HORROR. Corresuondence st. Louis Globe-Democrat, HockLzy, Tex., Oct. 1.—The “Hockley hor- ror,” as the Lyuch tragedy and massacre are called, fs still fresh in the miuds of the people of Texas. Geordo W. Lynch, a most respectable, honest, aud honorable citizen—a native of Texss—a Master Mason in good standing—years axo mar- ried a Miss Hargrave, belonging to onc of the most reputable familics of . Céntral Texas.: They lived bappily , together. Her husband built them a quiet and beautiful home in Waller Cotruty, seven miles northwest of Hockley. Besides the father and mother—the latter Thaving died two weeks before_the dark iraredy that ushered her offspring into eternity—the family, now in_their grases, consisted of the foliowing: Miss Garrie Lyoch, s beautiful young girl of 17; Miss Loraine Lynch, her . hundsome youne sister, aged 13 vears; Lodie Lynch; Abigail Lyneh; Jerome Lynch, sged 11 years; China Lynch, Phebe Lynci, and Hayes Lynch. The last-mentioned was the innoceunt babe (3 few weeks o1d) bequeathed by the ten- der wife of Mr. Lynch to.his Kcepiug, and which also perished in_ the ‘conflagration set by the hand of the devilish asspssin. A Globe-Lemocrat correspondent to-day calied upou George . Lyneh, the father of the ill- fated family, who, siuce the affsir, and the more effectually to recover from his wound, has been removed to Hockley, where alone, in the midst of his [riends, his life is not deewed safe from the same infernal demons that sent his innocent children to their grave. When the correspond- cut alluded Lo his lost ones, the unfortunate man burst into tears and wept like a child. Said hie: “They say the bodics of all my chil- dren were recovered from the ruins of my house- but T kuow better; only six bodies were M 1 5 * * “ What became of the other two, and was the body of_ Miss Carrie oue of them?’ T don’t know '3 and Lynch, who I8 a strong man, meutally and physically, averted his zaze, and shed tears azain. Henee the question arises amoog the horrified people of Lexas, if the pody of Miss Carric Lyt bis unfortuuate girl, was not, recovered from the ruins of the burned building, what has become of her? If she was not burned up with the other children, what was her fate? Abduc- tion? The future alone must auswer. Lynch’s story is as follows: After attending to some farm duties, he entered his home about S o’clock. and Iy down to-seek repose fu the midst of his eight motherless children, He ju- tended arising again to feed the baby, who, avith Miss Carric Lynch, occupiea a bed in o corner of the larme hall, aud near the fire- place. Tue other six children lay on beds in the same apartment. - A lamp was dimly burping on the burcau. Lynch says when he_ lay down all the children were asleep, and ‘the last he saw of Mizs Carric she was.slumbering with her face towards the little babe. It was past midnight, and the brifliant stars looked down uponu the shadow that stealthily crept into the doomed home. Lynch was suddenly awakened by the report of apistol and a ball piercing his bosom. His eyes were ovened by the shdck to perceive a dark object bending above him.” No word was spoken. The demon fired again. This time the ball penetrated the breast under the collar- bone. He fell scuseless. How. long he was fn- scnsible he does mot know. The next he re- mctobers be wus making his way out on the verandal, while o sheet of flame licked its red tongue out through the doorway. He was, in o narrow lane in front of his residence, cncoun- tered by two of his Borrified neighbors, Lado and his™ brother-in-law, Hargrave. = Lynch said, “I'm shot twice, and mychildren are all burned up. “Look for them.” “The wounded man was taken to a neightor’s house, that of Mr. Weaver. Just as the two neighbors came up the north wing of the building Wwas fulling in, aud the en- tire structure gofng downbefore the tierce lames that were -wreathigg around the bodies of Lynch’s eight children—everything lie held dear onearth, Next day citizenscollected. Coroner J. M. Pinckney held an inquest. The bodies were dug from the roins,—burned into charred and blackened crisps,—and a verdiet rendered that they had come to their deaths from partics unitnown, and that the children had met foul play. Although parties were suspected, how- ever, nelther the Coroner nor any other oflicial tools any steps to make any arrest.. ‘There was but little investigation, in fact, which tallics with the subsequent course of the Coroner in writting a communication to a local puper de- ferding one of Lynch’s neighbors from current suspicion, which had - fastened upon him. ‘The Coroner scems rather to sees to avert sus- picion than toinvestizate thecrime. Infact, the oflicials of Waller County, nor the pcople of the neizhborhood where the crime was committed, have shown auy disposition to ferret out this o5t damnablecrime. Gov. 1lubbard, howeser, who bas ever shown a disposition to punish crime, has offercd a large reward for the assas- sins, which will in a short time bring them iuv, For a day or two Lynch was unaware of the cer- tainty of the fate of his children, and until one of his friends, sitting by his bedside, said: * George, it is my duty now to teli you that you have not a child on earth I’ 1t has been concluded by some of the best de- tectives that the eighgchildren had cither been kiiled cr rendered insensible before their father was aroused by the shot of the assassin. Their bodies were found in the exact position they oc- cupied when they lay down to sleep. Not one bad even turned over or changed position. Some thivk they were chioroformed, and probably their father, who was only awak- ened from his stupor by the shock of the mur- derer’s bullet. This view is strengthened trom the fact that the neighbors who first arrived heard no ery nor inlant's wail, as the flames formed their fiery winding-soeets. It is argued that bad any of” these innocent victims been alive or uninfluenced by some drug, the iirst shot at their parent would have awakened some oneof them, who woild have made their es- cape. The vietims uttered no screams as they all went down v their fiery death. This it is that gives .this unparalleled tragedy its inex- pressible and thrilling horror. How lous had these. eight beauttinl children been killed before the conflazration was set, and how were they killed? These are.questions that still remain a dreadful and _apparently inserut- able. mystery. To-day & Globe-Democrat cor- respondent rode out to the sceme of the murder, on Spring Creek. Hitchiog his horse to onc of the fine shade trecs in front of the ruived, homestead,—now silent as the fresh zraves filled by its inmates,—the correspondent walled the beautiful yard whose _scorched shrubbery still hearsimarks of the destroying clement, and strode over the blackened and charred ruins. Tt was a sad sight. Here was the exact spot where the burned bones of the beautifut young daughter were picked up; there where the charred skull of one of the smaller children was found. Clews to the perpetrators of this, the most awful trazedy ever enacted in “Texus, have been obtained, nor will it be many weeks before the infernal devils who murdered the elzht innocents wiil be in hands that ¥ill not stickle to send their blackencd souls to hell in the same fiery clement that bissed above the bodies of their helpless victims. TERRITORIAL ITEMS, SaLt LARE, Oct. 12.—The trial of Collett, for complicity in the Aiken murders, is still progressing. There s’ nothing in cvidence to show that Collett did any killing. Tlc cvidence for the defense is that the corpses, although found, conld not be identified, and that Collett Was on 2 mission in Idaho at the time. Forty or fifty men were convicted at Malad, Idako, for cutting timber for the Utah North- ern Railroad on the Bannock Reservation, and sentenced to azgregate fines of about §9,000 and six months’ imorisonment. This action delays the progress of the railroad. Fonr KiNNey, Wyo. T., Oct. 12.—Trabingo ranche, on Crazy Woman Creek, twenty-eight miles vorth of this post, was entered by road- agents, eight in number, last night at § o’clock. Several persons were in- the storc at the time, but no resistance was offered. One United States horse was taken. The store was robbed of cveryihing valuable and carried away on twelve pack animals, > . TORRIBLE. RoOCEINGHAN, N. C., Oct. 8.—A most _ diabol- ical outrage was perpetrated last bight near Grassy Islaud, in Ricmond Couaty, N. C., by which four souls lost their lives. It appears that Miss Mary Hauck bad been living in unlaw- fal intercourse with's man in the neighborhood® " current in connection with the sudden rise in named Anderson Jones, by whom she had four children. A few days. azo she fell out with Jones, and ordered him' not to come to her house any more. This made him very angry, and he threatened veageance. The building that the womau lived in wastupposed to_have been presented to her by the aforesaid Joues. Last nigh:, about 12 o’clock, Miss Ilauck was aroused from sicep by a stifling: smoke. The house was in flames; she rushed nadly out, barely making her escape from the fire, but the four children were cremuted. This morning the woman is almost erazed with grief at the death of herlitile ones. The incendiary is not yet ap- prehended. . HOELD TOR TRIAL. Special Dispatch to The Tridune. Jourzr, IiL, Oct. 12.—The Coroner’s jury-in the case of Georze Crawford, the supposed murdered steersman of the canalboat Rosecrans, wentioned in these dispatches last week, held an adjourned meeting at the Court-Flouse last night. Several witnesses were cxamined, but no important new evidence was elicited. The jury, however, considered the circumstantial evidence sufficiently strong to warrant the arrest of Charles Clark, the Captain of the boat; his wife, and John Keegan, the driver. ‘These per- sons were accordingly arrested at Lockport to- day, by Sheriff Piepenbrinlk, and arc now in the County Jail. ‘The Grand Jury is now in sesslon and will take up the case on Monday next. RETIRED TO CANADA. Special Dispatch to The Tribune. DETROIT, Mich., Oct. 12.—In the habeas cor- pus case of J. W. Donaghue Murphy, arrested [ by Detective Scott, of Chicazo, on a charge of stealing $500 fromn 2 Gernan immigrant in that city, Judge Reilley to-day decided that the ex- tradition papers issued by the Governer of Iili- nois were defective, ana released the prisoner. 1larvey, the Chicago sttorney, asked to have Murphy held to await the arrival of & new war- rant, but the Court decided that it could not take cognizauce of warrants in future, and the tricky criminal was allowed to skip over the river into Canada’ ANGELL. Specta? Dispatch to The Tridune. New. Yors, Oct. 12.—Telegrams received in this city, to-night, from Norfolk, Va., estab- lish the fact that the individual who has been under surveillance In that city for several days, and supposcd to be the defaulting ex-Secretary of the Pullman Palace Car Company, Charles W. Angell, is not that person. Photographs of Angell were received to-day, from officers of the Company in Chicago, and -a comparison between them and the suspected party proved conclusively that a mistake as to nis identity had been made by the Norfolk police officials. THOE KENTUCKY MOONSHINERS. Civcinsaty, 0., Oct. 12.—Deputy Marsials Howell and Cochran are to-day en route to Louisville with cizht Kentucky moonshiners, among them the notorious Isaac Jenkins, who was shot by Howell a few weeks since swhile en- deayoring to escape. ‘The outlaws are imra very destitute conditfon. - The citizens of Maysville. where they were temporarily placed, coutributed d?‘tmng. cte., to relieve their immediate neces- sities. THE MISSOURI TREASURY RING. 8t. Louss, Oct. 12.—The Globe-Democrat’s special says the cascs of State Treasurer Gates ana ex-Treasurer Mercer, indicted at Kansas City a day or two ago for unlawlully receiving profits from deposits of the State funds, came up in the Criminal Court at Independcace to- duy. Botn pleaded not_guilty, and their cases :\‘ml'u set for trial Oct. 23" and Oct.25, respect- vely. GOODNOW. Special Dispatch to The Tribune. ATLANTA, Ga., Oct. 12.—William Goodnow, formerly of Milwankee, for some time Receiver, now General Manager, of the Schoficla Rolling- Mill Company. of Aslanta, it is reported to-day, is a defaulter to the Company, and thus far the examiners have placed it at $18,000. A report will be made Monday or Tuesday. MISSING NEW YORK GIRLS. NEW YoRx, Oct. 12.—Since the discovery on Sept. 15 of the body near Silver Lake, Staten Island, the names of no less than five missing irls hive been discovered through the efforts of the police to solve the mystery. ¢ JAIL DELIVER ROCHESTER, N. Y., Oct. 12.—Twenty or more prisoners escaped from the jail here, by boring through the wall and scaling the mnclosure. The gang includes the worst burglars in the country. CASUALTIES. PRAIRIE FIRES, &pecial Dispateh to The Trivune. S100x CItY, la., Oct. 12.—A Fort Randall, D. T., telegram says hizh winds bave been blowing all day.. The prairies are on fire & few miles | west. Telegraph poles, grain and hay stacks, ranchee, and about everything combustible in the track of the fire, are destroved. A report from the northeastern counties of Nebraska, on the ooposite side of the river, sars terrible prai- ric fires are raging in that section, causing an immense amount of damage to property. TIE OLD COLONY DISASTER. Bostoy, Mass,, Oct. 12.—The namesof a dozen more persons injured, some severely, at the Woltaston disaster, are published. GOLD. ‘What Has Caused the Reccent Advonce in the Price of That Commodity. Spectul Dispatch 1p Tho Tribunz. NEW YORE, Oct. 13.—The gold speculation continued to-day, the price rising to 101}, and remaining at that figure ot che close. The Bulletin says: **The real cause of the stringency of pold and the money market and the advance in goid is, making full allowance for the manipulation of the markets by stock soeculators, that the old 434 ver cent syndieate had yesterday to pay into the Treasury $3.000,000 of gold, whick had been iathe bauks, and to sceure which the Treasury had ueld as collateral alarger amount of United States bonds, and that they had been notified that before the close of the monthva much lareer amount must be scttled for in tne same way. P * Strictly speaking, the seitlement between the Syndicate and the Treasury was completed long ago. Aswe understand it, however, part of tie gold which the Treasury received for the 41 ver cents was permitted to romain in the banks, and therefore in- the mar- ket, the Treasury only requiring it shouid be property sccured. There is no question that authority exists for sucli transaction, and there were stronz considerations of policy affecting the gold and movey markets, and incidentally the sale of <percent bonds, in favor of pursuing this course. The same considera- tions, however, are cqually potent now, and it must be admitted the Treasury has taken an inopportune time to draw into its vaults what hasrested in the bank vaults. The Secrctory clearly bas the power to permit this gold to re- main in the banks until after resumption, or until it is needed, and it is diflicutt to find a_good reason for not exercising that power. If the gold obtained for the $1¢ per cents was to be withdrawn at all it should have been in midsummer or later, atsuch time as foreizn gold is pouring in upou us, or when the Treasury is makivg heavy gold disburse- ments.”” ¥ g The Times says: ** All kinds of rumors were ‘the price of gold. 'The bulls in the share mar- ket claimed the movement was urely artificial, and intended to adversely affect_the price of stecks, while in other quarters it was strongly maintained the rise was due to natural_causes, vromivent among which are the settlenfents now in course of completion between the Syn- dicate and the Treasury for the 43 per cents, and the unfavorable advicesin regard to the financial and commercial situation abroad.” e —g— INSANE. Special Dispatch to The Tribune, DECATUR, Tli., Oct. 12.—A young man named Teter Wyckoff, of this city, became suddenly insane to-day while cating his dinner. He at- tempted to murder his old father with a hatchet, but fortunately was prevented by neizhbors, who were called upon to interfere.” He will be. re~ moved to an asylum as soon as possible. — SUICIDE. Spectal Disvatch (o The Tridune. . Pamis, Tenn., Uct. 12—D. B. Howard, for years a leading merchant bere, died this morn- ing from the effects of arsenic taken, as is sup- posed, while in a fit of temporary insanity. He was universally rezarded asan upright, honest man. - His death could not have beea caused by puginess troubles, as be was in good circum- stancese POLITICAL. Secretary Sherman and the Presi- ' dent on the Cipher Dis- patches. A Comparison in Which Gramercy Square Gets the Worst of It. Senator Blaine Enthusiastically Wel- comed by tue People of Kalamazoe. Acklin's Republican Investigators Give . Him a Clean Bill of Morals, Twe Congressional Districts in West Virginia Still in Doubt. TILDEN’S CIPIER. SECRETARY SHERMAN’S COMMENTS. Special Dispatch to The Tribune, Wasmserox, D. C., Oct. 12.—Secretary Sherman in the course of an interview upon the Tilden cipher dispatches said: * The Demo- crats of the House, some of whom had known me for years, and as it was understood with the approval of Tiiden, falsely assailed me by name in yesolutions on a charge based on 2 pretended letterof mine. There was no abuse too vile, no opprobiumn too severe to heap upon me. When suddenly called before the Potter Committee, and for the first time shown o copy of the pretended letter, I was soundly de- nounced by friend aud foe because I did not swear positively that I did not write such letter, but only that Ihad no recollection of and did not beleive L had written such letter, and when it turned out that I bad written no such letter, and that it was manufactured by ‘others, scarcely a Democratic paper did me the justice so to state. Now . Til- ~den and prominent Democrats are confronted with telegrams written in his own house which, if correctly deciphered, involve a turpitude of the worst type, which Le - neither admits nor denies, while the letter falgely ascribed to me was, even it written by me, at most an indiscre- tion which any Democratic” politician would write without blushing. I sincerely hope it will appear that Tilden nhad nothing to do with the telegrams of December, 1876.” BECRETARY M'CRART said: “The fact that this offer to buy the Electoral vote made by men who had shouted *Reform’ throughout the Presiaential cam- ‘paign, and brought to light at the time when the same guilty parties were engaged in shout- ing ‘Fraud ¥ will, I think, arrest the attention of the people, and leaa to general distrust not only of the persons implicated, but of the polit- ieal party whose leaders, representatives, and favorites they have lonz been. No party ought to survive such conduct ou the par t of its lead~ ers.” TUE PRESIDENT, referring to the wmatter, did not think that the cipher dispatches could bave been sent with the knowledge or approval of Tilden. Ile thought, however, that the fact of their baving originated in his howsehold was very significant, and called for prompt and emphatic disavowal on his part. ‘That prominent Democrats were concerued in the matter, and were cognizant of all thattrans- pired, the Presidenc did ot eutertain the slight- est doubt. In his judgment this fact was established beyond all. question, and proved where theactual fraud existed which has been so freely charzed in connection with the last Presidential clection. MICHIGAN. BLAINE AT KALAMAZOO. Speciat Dispatch 10 The Trivune. KALAMAZOO, Mich., Oct. 12,—The streets have been crowded all day, the occasion being the mass-mectine held here and addréssed by the Hon. J. G. Blaiue, ot Maine, aud the Hon. J. C. | Burrows, the Republican caudidate for Congress from this district. Fully 10,000 people gathered around the speakers’ stand in the court-yand, and gave their undivided attention to the “speeches. Blaine was the favorite at the Cin- cinnati Convention with the masses of this tate, and he was enthusiastically received on the streets. The streets were: garly decorated, and the bands discoursed musicmost of the day. At 2 0'clock the band, at the head of a long procession, composed -of leading citizens, es- corted the speakers from the residence of J. C. Burrows to the stand in the square. Mr. Blaine was fotroduced by the Hon. 1. G. Wells, of Kalamazoo, and given two rounds of hearty cheers. Mr. Dlaine stated that the tinancial question had no right to be considered as a political issue at all. 'The question ivas not now whether we shall resume, but whether we shall destroy the curremncy altogether. He dwelt wupon the folly of the Greenback doctrine .as a practical scheme. He exhnustively and clearly portrayed the history of the zreenback and ‘its status at the present time. He showed that Congress was toe last body of men with whom the regulation ot the curreucy as to amount or value should be intrusted, that a constitutional amcndment providing for a fixed amount per capita would be equally subversive of justice. He touched on the National Banks, compared them with the ofd State banks. and demonstrat- ed their superiority, and further showed that National Banks were no privilezed class, but subject to more exuctions than the ordinary busincss eaterpris: that the non-taxation of bonds was commanded. and _with reason; that the bondholder paid his tax by the acceptance of a low rate of futerest; that the bondholders are not the rich men of the country, but to a large extent the reverse; that specie payments can be resumed soon in this country il the present scheme be allowed to quietly worl itself to completion. Mr. Blaine spoke for two hours, and closed up with an appeal to the 10,000 voters present to send to Congress this year a man who was sound onthecurrency question; that he knew nothing of the other candidates exzcpt their doctrines; that he did know the Republican candidaté, Mr. Burraws; that the country knew him; that he had made himself known at Waslineton in 1873; and the speaker urged the audience to do themselves and their district credit by clecting Mr. Burrows by o huge majority. Mr. Blamne closed in the midst of tremendots applausc, and Mr. Burrows, being loudly called for, responded, aud made a most happy and cloqueut speech as a finafe to the proceedings. He'was loudiy cheered in some of his refc ences to the Greenback doctrine of fiat mone; He claimed that the greenback w: a misnomer for the Fiat party, and the Repub- licans were the genuine greenback party, and closed with a-thrilling appeal to the peopie to stand firm for the credit of the nation. The mecting at the stand closed with the ut- most enthusiasm. The other party leaders grant it has becu a mrand Republican succe A reception to Scoator Blaine was eiven to- night at the residenceol the Hon. J. C. Burrows. WASHINGTON NOTES. MORE GERRYMANDERING. Speciat Dispatch to The Tribune. Wasnmyeros, D. C., Oct. 12.—The Democrats alreadyginnounce it to be their purpose to ger- rymaud®r Indiana, fn expeetation that they will hold the State for an indelinite number of years. The Post this mornivi aunounces that the Dem- ocrats will certainly redistrict the State so as to give the Democratic party five more Conaress- men than is possible under the present distriet- ing, . WEST VIRGINIA. It is not certain that the Democrats have suc- ceeded in clecting all their Congressmen in West Virginia. A private letter received to-day claims that Kenna, Democrat, of the Third District, whose majority 4o yearsago wasover 7,000, has been defeated by Walker, Greenbacker. The Republicans made no nominationin the district. It also appears that in the Second District late returns inerease the vote of the R didate; and there isa bsre -possil official count may show that he has been elected. 5 SAYLER. The report that Sayler seriotsly contemplates contesting the election excites ridicule here. It is pretty well understood and admitted even by the Democrats that he was defeated owing to the defection of the Germa vote, and that thy . vote was largely influenced by the remarkay), able speech delivered by Secretary Schurz, BEN fILL. The statement io Bew Hill’s letter that he has made no recommendation to oflice will be likeiy to cause him much trouble. Rogers, the Preg. dent’s private seeretary, says that ill has mage many recommendations to_ oflice, und that gef. eral persons have been appointed on them, During the spring_of 1ST7 Hill was au almogy daily visitor at the White Iouse, and the pringi.- pal purpose of his visits were to endeavor gy obrain offices. P N i Ilt’!.v.‘fbsln'.l’ 29 enosylvania Republicans say that th of the Ohio Slection s alpeads perceptinte fcct and chat the Legistature of the State is poo almost certain to be Republican. John 6. Thompson, Chr ohn G. Thompson, irman of the Democratic State Committe, telerapbe tops the followiug to this city; *The su\kemnn’; N published iv the Star to the effect Gen. Ewiny. had said that 1, as Chairman cf the Democratie State Committee, tried to defeat hin to get hipy out of Thurman’s way, Is false in every par- ticular, and I don’t “belfieve Gen. Ewing ever made any such statement.” Nevertheless, Gen, Ewing bas few friends lere who do not believs that the original statement was true. It cer- Lalnly proceeded from meinbers of Tom Ewing's own famify at a time when thev were g e sive of bis defeat. ey LOUISIANA. ACKLEN EXONERATED. 3 Nzw ORLEANS, Oct. 12.~The following card comes from the Republican Committes a5 pointed to examine the charges agamst Acklen: New Orbeaxs, Oct. 10.—¥e have caretally 5. amived the documents and afidavits submitted to us by Mir. Acklen m the alleged scduction cage, and it {3 our conclusion that he s innocent of tne cliarge, and we are 2130 convinced that the party who Tately stirred up the matter did it for blace mailiug purposes. Biciact Hans, GEORGE L. Suiri, Itesex C. Dinzuy, 2 A J. Svrugn We concur with the rest of the Commiitee, px. cept to that part charging blzckmail. ™Ve are of the opinton that Smith's motives were revenge, Mounis Mangs, Jack Witazzox. CARD FROM ACKLEN. Mr. Acklen publishes a card to hisrconstitg. cnts in which he says: When I retarned from the North, some weeks ago, Tlearned for the first time of the reviva] of this vile slander. which wa3 cxploded long ago. Befng advised that it might be well to sab- mit the charges i3 a social question to two commit. tees, one compuscd of prominent Republicaus, the other of prominent Demacrats, and to avoid entt. cisms _from my political enemies, this was doge. ‘e report of the Repuolican Committee is befors you. 'The Democratic Comumitiee construcd tpexr power as extendine to & political ga on, and pave their opiniun on that poin, which was not favorable to my continned cand dacy for Congress. Iu the face of the slanders | denied by letter their right to Da¢s upon this fest. ure of the case alone, and requested that they contine their decision to the social oucstion, ang, it any membez of the Committee #hould refose todo that, they might resign and permit others to fil their places. The Committee then declined o letter fo proceed further with the case if conne] eolely to the social question. - He likewise states that the Democratic Com: mittee did not touch upon the social featare of the case. He calls upon his district to appoint a commuittee of twelve, composed of citizens of differcnt parishes, to investigate the case, if they choose to do so. A letter is also publisbed from Mrs. Fanny A, Pallrey, the mother of “the girl, denying that Acklen bad anything to do with ber dauchter's seduction; alzoa letter from W. R. Wrignt re- lating the circumstances of his marriage with Miss Paifrey, saying .cklen had in no manner whatever any connection with the affzir. The Democratic Committee iuvestiativr the Acklin affair say at the outset "Acklin agreed to - abide by their decision as to” the candidacs for Congress. but they advised him to withdraw from the ticket, but now that be refuses to do s0, they decline to take further action in the premises. VERMONT. PROPOSED CONTEST."" MOSNTPELIER, Vi., Oct. that the Congressional s2 s First District, will bé contested by A. M. Dickey, the Democratic cadidate. THE MT. YERNON ORGY. Farther Regarding the Almost Unexampled Drama of Death Enucted In Posey County, Tnd. Special Dispateh to The Tridune. C1NCISNATI, Oct. 12.—The bodies of the fonr negroes who were Iynched at Mt. Vernon fast nizht hung all day loug from the branches of the greatlocust trees in the court-yard, and were looked at with wonder by thousands who came from the surrounding country. At 5 o'clock they were cut down and baried. The town is still in astate of tremendous ex- citement over the affair. But for the four lifc less bodies hanging from trees throuch the day the citizens would bave had difliculty in realizing that such lawless qnd tragic scenes had been enacted the nizht before in the midst of their quiet town, and at the very door of their new temple of justice, so swittly and quictly had the work of the mob been done. From the size of the mob, which could scarcely have been less than three thoiisand strong, it B thought that vearly hall’of the male members of the community must bave been enzagedin, the tragedr. It is, therefore, predicted tdat, nothing will ever be done to bring the partich pants in the crime te justice. Much ceasure i3, heard on all hands at the brutal manver in which old man Harris, who was lying bleedin® and dying in his cell from stots received carly in the day, was butchered by some members-of the mob. His body was uctually cat iuto small pieces by fufuriated men who had gained en- trance tothe jail in advance of their fellows. 1t was rumored on- the strects of thelittle town to-day that the inhabitants of the netto quarters bad sworn that at niehtfalt they would begin an indiseriminate butchery of whites fnre- taliation for the lynching, but there was eviden! no zoorldl foundation for the story. toaize hour this evening everything was quict. and oo serious trouble was feared. ft is believed, how- ever, that tse whole is nut oser. Nearly hall 8 score of persons have lost their lives since the, terribie traredy berran, but some of the nezroes who were enzazed in ravishing the white women Monduy night are at large, and; caught, will probably share the faté of their fello Mount Vernon is a town of about inhabitauts. on the Obid River, and in the extreme southwestern corner of Indiann. It is the county-scat of Poses €ounty. Rapes and lynehing are events with which the community are not aitosether ui- familiar, but nothing cqualing the terrible work of last night ever oceurred there before. LEvANSVILLE, Ind., Oct. 12 —On Moty night eight nerroes entered a house of dk fame at’ Mount Vernon, Ind., occupicd LY three white wirls, displayed pistois, aml compelled them to yield to their desires. O Wednesday four of the supposed culpris were arrested and lodzed in Jail .. 2 o'cdock Thursday morning ~Deput Sherilf O. S. Thumas and other otficers went to the house of Dan Harris, Sr., colored, - in search of Dau Harris, Jr., supposed to beone of the ravishers. On demanding entrance they were refused ; they approached a window, when a shot gun-was pushed out and fircd, instantls Kilfingg Thomas and wounding another officer. All day Thursday the excitement was. ivtense. An armed wob surrounded the jail, thmatgn!n§ vengeance, At S p. m. o band of maske men, 200 strong, took Marris, who fired the hot taat killed 'Thomas, and the other foor: Akuvife was plunged into Harris' breast an the body cut to vicces and thrown ioto the Court-House vault. ‘fhe other four were han2. ‘The eviderce of their guilt scems consincibfs Murris confessed that he fired the shot, but ¢laime not to have known the men were oficers. The excitement is still iutense, and not & negre is to be scen in the town. % TLater particulars of the tragic affair sho that after the five néeroes were locked 2 in the jail, which is very insecure, the mob sur- roundcd it to preveat the prisoners bein® brought to this city for safe-keeping. Hearib® that militia bad been ordered from Evauss ville, the 9:20 o m. train west was stoppeil by the mob a mile this side of Monnt Vernon aud scarched. Fimding no soldiers: the train was_ permitted to pass Of- “The crowd around the jail increased mn propor tions. Toward pizit the telegraph operator ¥4 run out of the office. About 9:30 p. m. about 100 men in lone black masks proceeded $o the - Jjail and took the four prisoners . ireste! T“'T}i day and hung them in the jail-vard, Tn;;l d man, Harris, was_cut to picces ang his thrown down a vault. After perpetrating the horrible deed the mob disoersed, aud the srests are uow deserted. e —— RETIRED. PriLapELrii, Oct. 12.—The Fame surance Company retired from business Policies lelgsumfl. - OBITUARY. 5 7 Oct. 12.—Pobby Swim, &, , divd here this eveniog In