Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 15, 1879, Page 2

THE CHICAGO TRIBUNLI: - WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 15 TOO LATE. Sensational Drama of a <" . Terribly Realistic Character. Account of the Hanging of Two Respited Mollie Maguires. Topeated Attempts of the Telo- graph-Messenger to Get into the Jail. The Sheriff's Order to *Silenco That Dreadfal Bell” Secures His Admission, Intensity of the Excitement of the Friends of the Dan- gling Culprits. Strong Inclination to Mob the Sheriff and His Deputies. The Trantio Wifo of Ono of tho Executed Hurls Ourses Liko Leah the Forzaken, THE MAUCH CHUNK AFFAIR. Specicl Disoatcs to The Tridune. Maven Cnusg, Jan, 14.~There was pothing Tackiug at the execution of James McDonnell and Charles 8harpe in the Carbon County Jail to-day that could have addesd dramatic cffect to the Jost scene of the tragedy. In fletion it is often told how a reprieve seut ot the tast mo- ment arrives at the last momeat to save, but in the history of fact thero orc not many such cases, and certalnly o very few In which the reprieve comes just In time to bo too late, Buch was the case in the Carbon County Jall, however, and, with the echoes of the fall of the fatal trap, thero came through the long corridor the sbarp ringing of the Warden’s bell. It was the mes- senger with the respite, but he came too late. Presently he was admitted. No vuo juside sus- veeted his great errand, and the dispatch wus reall by the Sherlf. As he read, sume peoplo locked over his shouldes, and the breathlcss micssengey that earried it from the telegraph oflica vauted out thut It was un order from the Governor to stay the exccution. 'fho informa- tion passed through’ the crowd Jammed fn the narrow corridors In whispers, and for a moment all " was sllent, * until McDounell’s father, who stood ntthe foot of the eallows, controlled himsell sufiictently to ery aloud: t 1s inurder. ‘Chero hang two {nnocent men, and thelr murdertrs ars here o the gowds” * “ Geotlemen,” called out the Sheriff, holding up the dispatch fora moment, *thls is o Aispatch reprieving the two men till Monday, the 20th. It is marked, ‘Re- celyed ot the telegrph offlce at 10:33.' " By this time the man Sbarpe had ceased to move or struggle, and the doctors provounced bim dead nine minutes alter ho fell, ‘' The Stuerif turncd towards the swaylog bodica sod sald: “] ain as sorry ms avy oue. Itls too late to be Lielped. Where ts the undertaker 1 . Atthis voint, the terrible stratn of fecling 4bat bad’ kept the throng silent, was litted, and u'perfect bibel of voices broke out. McDon- neil’s ‘brothers, John aod Danel, stood near each other, “and Peter Sharpe, brother of Charles, jolned them, and together they cried b aloud volee that the exceutfon wasa mur- der, thut the Sherll kuew the repricve was near at nand, und hasteued his wmovemeots for that reasop. . ‘The Sheriff said: *No, £ did not namo the hour to Fatlier Druce, 1 said that when lie was ready tho exceution should go on. e could have stayed with the mon, praylog for thewm, th) 4 o'clock, hud he chosen to do so.”! 1t i not youl blame," shouted McDongell. “Not you; it was the Deputles, the murderers, who held tho dispatch back. 1t's our beait's Lloed they're after. ‘They want it all, and they will bave it “Yes," chimed fu Sharpo’s brother, *¢thero hangs us dacent & lud na auy. Henever thought of duin’ wroog, aud there he is, wurdereds Curscs on them as did it 1" ‘I'hs McDonncells aod Bharpe'had been jolued by quitc & uumber of thelr sympathizers and friends, unud tho nspeet of alfalrs was threaten- mg. ‘The people fu the gallery that runs around the sacond or upper ther of celis looked down upon the excited crowd below, and from that vantage polnt of observation the MeDonuells und Eharpy wero scctt upparcutly about to at- tack tho Shoriil’s Deputy, Father Buuce, the Catholic priest who had directed tha spiritual welfare of the two ey, stepped forward, clad fu cassock, surplice, and stole, and, roising bis hands, said ju a loud and auding volee: * Stand back, men: Bo un can be respousible, 1 am,for the hour two men [pointiug Lo the zallows) vame there. ‘Tho Sherbd oid not hasten the duty ho had to perform, It was L told him the wen wery readv, Stund back, [ nd be silent! 1 hove their souls are in Heay fu sn {nstant the nuise and tumuly were still, und silently the crowd, fucluding the brothers of the dead men, tited out of the corridor und 1oto the street On Monday pight the two men spent the early hours with the priests, Futhers Bunce and Uelnam, und retired to rest about 9 o'Jock, O'Domell leaving word that ut midpjeht b wishel to be culled, for at thut bour hLe would vwray, le 19 o'clock he was awakened by the Bueriff, to whom he said: ** [ feel pretty well.” He then mumbled & prayer, and fu @ (ew wiuntes was usleep. Both men were stirring at 8 in the morning, At 7 o'clock Fathier Buuce come, sud Bharpe's fumily—hts wite and step-duughters—presently Jolued thew, At o’clock Low Muss was salid by Father Buues, aud a9 o'clock Sharpe's ;m::uy buds biw gooa-by and pussed vut of the jutl. As thiey came out ou to thesteps, sobbing und wailing very loud, 8 man passed in at the door whowm Mrs. Starpe evidently thought was Capt. Linden, who, tn commund of the Coal und lron Fullve, performed good service in tho urrest of the Mollics, When shie saw the mau, ber cutire upvearancd underwent o change, Staidlog erect, with eyes tashiue and hard-get Jeutures, ahie ralsed buth bands {n the alr and criedaloud: *Uod’s witherlog curse fall on yese, Cuptain, -You are murderin' my busband. God's curse pe yourst™ ‘fhen sbo fcll on the fco vn the steps, oud moaned und cried piteously, This wns the woman who safd to her husband during the trisl, when be broke lnto tears »t the terrible array or evideuce sgatnst hiwms *¢ You're ho man, or yese wouldu't be s breaks' fu’ Into sobs Jike a baby.. If I Lad yesg atoue, 1’d wake & mav of yese.” - it was twenty winutes uftor 10 wlien,the cell- doure upencd, aud Sbarpe apd MoDousld wers tede out, . Father “Uruned”™ walklng by Sharpg vy mats © Eatier - Helnan . with the Luiry ina¥1r As they movedifrom the cel} - %0 phe st30Md, & distauce of ooly a few ptyppd, tbe pricsts sald prayers, which the wen cepeated ulter then, ek La th: seaflold, tho Sherlff.taéd McDgpoell, wird sald: 1y there ayptiug you wish to say, Juwes SicDonuell, bofore this executlon i pro- ceeded with!" SeDupneil’s white bair had fulles Juto bis eyes o Hitle, uud be threw it tack with u motlos of Lls bead, us be sald: *ALLE have to say, Mr. Sherill, Sbarpe acd 1 have often been together, and 1 know nothing abont-him, only I am {nnocent of this crime, and, as far as I know, he fs the same. 1amina innocent aa a child that istobe born set. Town to all that [ am gullty of, but 1 donot own to anything 1 am not gullty of, and 1 am sotry that I ever left the Cathotte Church to join n secret gociety. That's ail T have to sny." While McDonneil spoke, Sharpe fingered his crucitix mechanically, and, when bis turn camo to speak, he asld, as McDoonell had done, ina clear volce, add referring to s picca of paper as he spoke, *I am going to meet my God, and I declara to him and you that I am as innocent of the murder of George K. Sinlth as the child un- Lorn, I bad no hand, act, or part in his death. I declare to God 1 never had a hand, act, or part in uny murder. Peter Sharpe swore the trath, T ean swearthiat nelther of ualeft the house the night of George K. Bmitl's murder. I am sorry 1 did not live up to the teachings of the Catholle relizion. I toreivenll. 1ask formive- ness of all, and I hope Gad will forgive, aud 1 offer up my death for my sins," ‘Then, turning to McDonuell, and addressing him, Suarpe said: “Bam McDonnell, you'ro as innocent, as far os I kuow, of the munler of George K. Bmith, ns I am, and that is as luno- ceut as the child unborn.'” Had Bharpe token time, ss he might have done, to read his rather lengthy paper, ho would have delayed the drop long euough to bave saved hia e, Tuen all knelt on the platform, and Father Druce lead ta praver, which tho two men repent- cd with iim. ‘Thoy then aroac, and he granted them a plenary lndulgency, and, holding out his hand for thelr crosses, ha sald: * Kiss them first,” and the men pressed them to thelr Hps fervently. 8harpe sald be wanted to speak o few words mote, aud, tho Bherifl consenting, he spoko again: ** 1 waat to say that Ileave my best ree gards to the Sherilf, his wife and sister They have acted decent towarde me since I have been here,” snd MceDonnell's volee, tna tone clear as o bel), satd: 1 say the same.” The wvrlests then kLisged the two men 88 thelr fect were being manacied, and remalned near them 23 the caps were drawn down. Just as McDonnell's eyes wery buing covered, ho caught sight of his Lrothier stanaing neor by, and, tndleating the priest who tacked with a tremor violently, and, a8 le was whispering in bis ear, said, “Uive thls man $5." “1lush!" saldthe pricst, *'yourprayers, now,” and, that instant, the caps were drawn down, and the priests and officers moved from the platform. The Sherlfl teok the trigger rope in his hand and glanced at the two men above. DBoth were standing crect and apparent- Iy withont a tremor of fear, Another fustant oud the bott was drawn and the men fell. Me- Dounncll's peck was broken, but Sharpe died hard, ! ilc drew his legs up till the knees rested al- must arainst bis stomach, and stryck out with them till the seaffold, Armily bullt as it was, aud strong, trembled. When he had done this twice ho was nt- that shook lim ceased ond grew still, the beli i the outer room began to ring flereely, It was a bell with a spring clapper, the the handie of which turned round rapidly, as a rattle 1 sprung, for cxample. The sharp, ringing sound was as I the couvulelons of the dylng men hiad acted on the bell, and started it to ringhug, in sympatly with the last expiring offort of nature tn the sictims dangling on the rope. It was the messenger who brought goud tidings, but cume too late. chilaren In the hall outside, McDonnell's wife snd stood. They bad mnot arrived in time to bid thefr husband and father good-by, aud their cxpressions of grief were heart rend- ng. “ Alns, alaal” cried the wife, * Why did I not sce him once more! Aud now ne's dead, nnd Ahie words that would 'have saved him were un- der the roof whilo ha yet lived.,” . “Oh God! whydlId they not walt? Alack, they are murderers] God knows thiey are.” ‘fhe children—ono o bright-faced, handsome girl of 13 years—raised their volces in cries that vould be heard for a long distance. It waso dismal cry of grict, The family thought that the execution was to take place on the 18th. At the end of thirty minutes the bodies wero lowered und given to their fricnds. McDounell's remains were sent to Lowerstown for fuler- ment, and Blsrpe's to Wonamie, Johin Martin, the manager of the Western Union Telegruph offtes, stutes that be received acsll from Phitadeiphia at 10:07, aud, answer- ing it at ouce, prepared to take ths message. Ilowroto on tho head of the recelving blanks the usual formula, and, with the tirst word he saw It was a reprieve, and called the messenger, The dispatch was from Harrisburg, and had to bo retayea ot Philadeiphis. As soon as the slznature bad been received, the messenser starte] with the messaze. [t did not require moro than a minute to write tho dispatch out, As suon ns the mossengerstarted, the manager started after bl as hard as bo could run up tho liill to the jail, n distance of about half a mile. ‘I'he steps up to the jall-yard, and from the yara to the juill-dvor, were guarded bp Deputies, with instructions to lct no oue pass. The strect be- low was quite blocked . with people. 'Tno mes- scnger ran to the door and rang the bell just about tha time the drop fell, aml aguln shortly after very bhard, My, Mortin scaled tho wall to a window, aud beat upon it to attract attention, but notedy hesrd him. e broke the gloss In his efforts. When the Suerilt hieard the bell rlnglug tiercely, e called out for an oflicer to go nnd silence that disturbonce, thinking that the crowd was clamorfug for ad- wittanew, The ofllcer who went brought 1o the cssenger with the reprieve, which read: Hanuiny Jun, 14—/, M, Roudenbnsh, Sneryf of Carvon County, Mauch Chunk : 1 lave reeplied Mehounelt und Sharoe unthl Monday, the 20th inet, The reprisal will bo forwarded by nest not, and you will suxpend th exocution ot the present warrant on receipt of this telogram, Joux F.Hautuaner, dovernor, In tho city the cxcitement hos been Jutense all the afternoun. At first the Bherlff was con- demued unsparingiv, but reason and fact pus the matter lu a fairer Jight, and the vérdict of the aatizeos Is, ' It could not have been biclped." 16 the Western Assactated Pros, Maven Cuunx, U's, Jan. t—The exceution of Sturpe snd McDonuell, convicted of the wurder of Gearge K. Smith, coal-operator at Audeoreld, on the ulght of Nov, 6, 1863, was expected to be n quiet atfalr, but has proved to be wost exciting, A reprleve from Gov, Hart- runft arrived onc-half minute after tho drop fell,—just thirty secouds too late to save the lives ot the men adjudeed guilty of the murder, 'I'he duomed men slept peacelully lust night. McDonnell, when retiring, usked to be called at midnigbt for prayer, At that hour Sharpe was fust uslvep, Nelther ate breakfust this tnorn- fug. ‘Lhe pricets, Fatliers Brunce and [Heinan, srrived sbout 7 o'clock, snd wuss was sald fn McDouncil's eell, i tus prescoco of o number of relatives. At half-pust 0 the doorsof tho prison were opened 10 those haviug padses, and the corrl- dors were soon well fllled with the crowd, who exawloed the ropes;, and looked on at their belng fixed to tho ascafluld-beams, and otber preparations. ‘The Sheriff bad glven strict orders to bls asslstauts to o ALLOW NO LEVITY, v At 10:25 ths Bherltl knocked on the Joors of tho cells-as & sigusl-that Lv was ready. ~ The mndcmneq men dld Dot appear fur’ gotne time, but when they came forth -they-dld not show | $he least algus of fear,_ 8larpo snd McDonuell, tho pricsts, pollcempn, sud,sherill at once went upon the seaflqld. | ° . After a short service, the Sherifl said: *James MeDouacl), bave you snything to say before I proceed farbhierd't MeDopnell replied, in a firm volce: “Iam as funocehit of the wurder of Bmith as the child tuborn. 1 have already told of the only eriny 1 wus cogoged o [referriug to tho Burus mur- der). 4 am sorry L ever alicnated myselt from the Holy CuthoMc Church. I forciva every- Ay 11 reply to the S8herifl's questiou, Sharpe sald LR WS INNOCENT of the wurder of Smith. 1le sald he bad ie- tended to have read W etatement written fur prieve came. adding greatly to the prevalling excliement. stant, but the news of the exccutlon, in answer and scnt at 10:30, draft. obliged to the Bheell and My, Nalt Aand bis family. They lave shown me every kindouss sud wratle '{ tied my every wish, him by Mr. Boyle, of the Cool Uazetr, but he would not, and asked th: 4 gentteman to be suro to publish ft. The men then were shackled, and the pricsts Kissed them good-by. The Sherlif was about to puton the white caps, when Sharpe rall he wished toleave his thanks with tho Sheriff and the officers of the Jail. McDonnell eaid tho same. Tho men then kissed their crucifixes pessionately and the priests whispered n thelr cors. As the white caps were drawn over thelr heads every ong but the victims loft the ecaffold. The Bherlff took hold of the rope attached to the apring amil awalted the signal from Father Bunce. In o moment n white handkerchief feil from the Intter'a band, and tho Sherif® pulied the drop. The fall was over three feet, and the men came down heavily, McDonnell reemed to die instantly, but Sharpe strugzled violently, THD REPRIEVE was received In Mauch Chunk by telegraph at 10:87, and ths manager of the ofiice rushed to the Jait witn {t. fle rang the bell violently ahout half a minute hefore tne drop fell, and started for the doorkeeper. Mre, McDonnell and her children wers at the door weeplng Toudly, but the doorkeeper did not eeem to un- derstand that that dispateh waa o reorieve. It was from Gov, Hartrauft, and granted a | tho reprieve untit Monday, Thera was a great ex- citement fn the town when tho news of the reprieve was made known, ‘The feicnds of the prisoners took charro of the hodigs, which were put into cofng In the jatl. Tnd8herifl sald he had no {dea the reprieve wonld be granted by the Governor, nor did any of the authorities anticipate such a contingency. TOO LATR, When the Governor's reprieve arrived at the Jall this morning, o seene of intenso excitement occurred, but, although the culprits bhad only been hanginz a few moments, there was nu movement toward autting them down. The telegraph messenzer reached the jall-door be- fore the drop fell, but no heed was tuken to his knocking and ringing, the wife of one of the culprits baving previously been estremely vio- lent outside. When the drop fell the knocking and ringing continued, and the Sheriff sent ont a may to arrest the partdes whom he Imagined to he creating n disturbance. It was then found to be the telegraph messenger | of with a reprieve, A brother of McDonnell, who had been kneel- Ing by the scaflold, urvse and excitedly eharged the Bherlif and bystanders with the murder of his brother. TIHE BXCITEMENT SPAEAD, and the Sherifl appealed to one of the priests, whu exoncrated b from blame. Amidst this exvitement, the reproaches of the maddencd brother of McDoonell and wallings of the bereaved familles outside, the culprits scem to have been forgotten, and thoy remained hanging for thirty minutes after the drop fell. There s no reusonable doubt, how- every that they were both dead when the re- the ravine. wealthy. fieht. State, saloon seene as 10 the murder. nmined to widow of olected. debtednesa. After the bodles were cut down they were placed in coffins and given to thelr familics, whose cries could hoe heard for several blocks, TIE USELE3S REFRIEVE. Hannrisnuro, Pa., dan. 14—Gov. Hartranft, who returned from Washiogton carly this morn. ing, flually agreed toextend the time for theexe- cution of Sharpe and McDouncll to the 20th fn- 1o his telegraph reprieve, put an end to further efforts to save the men. No hopes wero enter- tained for a*floal pardon, and the Governor wotld only graut o repriove for a few days. The Guvernor did not reach his office until a quarter before 10 o'clock this morning. After hearlng the attorncy’s plea for a respite, he declled about 10:80 to grant t. A telegram was then written, filed In the telearaph office at 10:85, Lwen campy TREIN CRIVME. Charles Bharpe aud Jamiea McDonnell were tho brutal nssassins of George K. Smith, o cosl operator ot Audenreld, Schuyikill Cofin-, ty, on the: night' of Nov. 5, 1304, Emith was alain becuuso he uve the United States authoritics Information relativa to tho whurcabouts of persuns who had eviuled the ‘I'io nssassius called at Smith's residenco ot a late bour of thu nlght, and, belog admitted, thoy said a letter was in thelr posscsston which was {ntended for thelr victim, and which they had been instructed to hand to him In person. Tho midnight visitors being jutormed that he had retlred to bed ond could not boe acon, ouo of tha Mollies then wado & motton as if he intended to hand the alleged letter to Mrs, Bmith, Iustead of producing a letter, howover, he drew furth a revolver, which waa discharged. Mrs, Bmith gave & loud shrlck, and her husband, apprebensive that au attack bad been mude uvon his wife, ran down-stairs In his nlght- clothies. While on his way ko was shot dead hy one ot the rufffans. A man named Edward Utrich, who had goue to the house at the re- quest of 8inith, wos shot In tho leg: Attorney, the not zuiity, elfort. IIUNTED DOWN, Saecial Diswatch 10 The Triune. Pirrsnuna, Pa., Jan, 14.~1a May, 1878, a ball was given at the huuso of John Kimple, fu the viclnity of Kitlanolne, Pa. Among those prea. ent was a butcher named Ilarvey Rough, who waua conafderably under the lufluence of liquor, und who made loud boacts that ke could * whip any manin the house,” After a whilo 8 well- known bully, named fark McDonald, camo in, and an altereation arose. MeDonald left the house, and fu a few minutes lLugh was fnduced to go out also. A half<lozen men were standing together when Rough camo out. Before tho latter could dounvthing to protect htmself, It 15 wald Me- Donald sprang upen bimand plunged a butcher- knife iuto Lis abdomen, causing death in fifteen minutes. A worrant was fnmediately fssued for McDonald's wrrest. Hu fled to Ohlo, and then to Kunsus, Last Wednesduy n Deputy- Slarshal from Kittauning left thut pluce for Atcbison County, Kungas, On Saturduy aftece noon Le fouud that McDonald was chopplng wood for « man on Strunger ol wweive miles from Atchison, Stevenson went there audifuund bis mun. MeDonald was ut fiest dispused to deny his fdentity, and Stevenson shrowdly trapped (him by saying fo a surprised tne, *Why, isu't your name MceDon- ald, und dou’t you come from Mulugt” “No |l don't come from Mal rentled McDonald, L eome fram Klstanulng, Peon,® % You wre thu man ' wfter, then,” replied the utlicer, and he proceeded to burleutl nim, McDonald wus taken to Kittunning on the 11 o'clock train this morsivg, RIS futher 3w re- spectable lurimer, THOMAS 'DOWD, 8r, Jouy, N. B,, Jun. 14.—~1homas Dowd was haned at Bt. Andrews, Charlotte County, ut 8:15 tils morufug, for the murdec of Thowes Edward Ward at New River on the 8th of Sco- tember last, die death was instantancous, About slxty persuns were presont, Dowd elept well durlug the rieht, and arose at 6 o'clock, Futher Doslo shortly ufterwurds Jolued bin fn s cell, Dowd ascended the seaf- fold with & tinu step, und suld: **§ am much technical, the e ranged, the U nortl 1 bid the people of Si. Andrews good-by. 1 fecl every kindly fechne to the people of 3t. Andrews. 1 wish you wil’ well—Uod bless you all.” Ilo knelt down with the pricst, who recited tho Le Srofundls, A Jaller then bound the hands aud feet of Dowd and placed the rope sround his neék, adjysted the kuot, and pulled the black can uver his fuce. Dowd then salds *“(lgod-by, Mr. ifall.” The rope was cut, and Dowd was jJerked futo the gir und died withous a strugule. Death stetued to be instantaucous, ‘fen winutes after the rope was cut Dowd was pronvanced dead. THE MAN-BURNERS. 8peciul Disputch fa Tas Tridune, LincoLx, Neb,, Jan. 14.—In a leugthy inter- view held with J. P, Oliver, the leader of the wasu-buruers, to-day, be gave o ramblivg und - couslstent statement of the Lurolug, He deoles uny kuowledge of the parties who did It, but pretends tu sispect it wos doune to puuish | yanktoa cidence of sotne of the empty sheils bearln; of the hammer. spoml exactly with trackg feading to and from the Gracssers! residence, amd the tracks leading {rom the house, from the lenzth of the steps, o by a person runntng. Con- % were evhdently mad tradictory statements wero made b beens looking for them. tho most .of Nashvilte, the Court of Llverty, Independcut Order Jewlsh ordors- Soon after Samucl 1L Ilicks was killed by the Baxter brothers last summer, the Court of Lib- erty, of which fHicks war o member, proceeded to ¢lect n Trusteo to collect and_toke chargo of the endowment ot Foresters, Culien to get the money. in the sum of $50). reated nnd brought back hero. of Achey, Guotly, Merrjek ‘are greatl v MILWAUKEE. Fpectal Dispulch to The Tribune. MiuLwaukaz, Jan. 14.—The Juouary crimlinal term of tho Manlcipal Court opened to-duy, the flrst case taken up betng that of Russell Wheel- cr, charged with the muorder of Theodore B, Henderer nt tha Newhail House in Junc last, Judgo Mallory overruled all of the s entered by the counsel for the defendant on the ground that the records did not sustain them. and for the further reason that the pleas of nof gullty were made by the counszel Instead of the Ou motion of the District- rivoner was then arralgned oo the oriziual informution, and entered o viea of The work of obtainin: lowed, but 18 not yet completed, although seve cral speclal venires have beew exhousted ln the prisoner fu purson, NOL: PROSED. Rueclal Disiwiteh to The Tribune, ANN Annon, Mich., Jan. 11.—Judge Hunting- ton to-day ordered a nol. pros. entered in the casc of The People va,The Rev. David L. Murray and Mamdg E, Johuson, for lewd oud lascivious colabitation, whose arrest sotne weeks alnce was totegraphed Tite TurinuNe, discoutinuing the prosecutlon were purcly WRIT OF ¢ of Bergl orly and LOCAL OUAEBYATION (] i‘.d.l.;l‘ Ilo“ulll 3 udianybultss llllk“‘ . W, Ketchum for long-continued cattle stealing, From his own story there is no doubt that he instigated the horrible affair to revenge his Lrother, Ilo sass hie waa nsleeptwo miles away while the ten were belug tortured to death In Ollve s 40 years old, e has employed balf adozen of the best lawvers in the State, ntd will make a bitter He I8 conjined with three compnanions i cotls in tho Penitentinry, the balance of the wane being scattered tn the strongest cells abyut the > Bpecial Dispatch fo The Tyiduna, Beneivaroy, In. Jan. 14.—In the Weese mur- der trlal to-day eome stroug clrcumstautial evl- dence ngafnst the prisoncr, thonzh nothing vositive, waa clicited, The prineipal facts elie- ited aro s follows: Weese, on the alternoon of the dav on whien (incsser's house was burned and himsel? and wife murdered, In Fort Mndisan, several glasses of beer, and bought and took with hima bottle of wine, enfoon he swas roen going n the direction of the howe of the Gracsser's, leavingthe road and golng acrues theflelds. The report of firc-arms was hieard by neighbora tn the direction of the Uraessers® house before the fire was discovered, and after tho fire o plstol was found nt unmistakable discharged, the impress 's shacs corree After leaving tho When arrested the the priconer EMBEZZLEMENT. Spectal Dispatch to The Tribune, Nasuviune, Tenn,, Jan, 14.—Witnesscs havo gouu before the Grand Jury to procure anin- dictment against Charles bezaling over 8500, Colen was one tiino one prominent Jewish J. Cohen for em- £1,000 duo” tho volun- teered to nceept the position and was In four weeks Colien collected 81,174, and eave 8500 to Mrs. Hicks. he Jost the rest of the money at the zoming ta- ble und speculating in stocks, and, sceing no hope of replaclng It left the city last night. Ho informed his friends that he was ygroing to Chicazo to borrow money trom relatives resid- Ing there, and come back and tnake good hia fn- Ils went to New York and wrobe froin thiere to his bondamen that hie was trylng One hundred and seventy- four dollars werc paid by nitn tos prominent ofticer of tha Order, leaving him still indebted 1t 18 belleyed he will be ar- It 1a charged that INDIANAPOLIS, Bpecial Disvatch tn The Tridune, IxpiaNarouss, Jol, Jan 14.—A Lold rol- bery was comitted to<day, just after noon, on one of tho principal strects, a few doors east of the Post-Oftlee. Three men entered the Jewelry store of Dictrich & Kipp, ana while two of them talked with the senlor partuer, who was atone, und took himn {nto a back room to look after somo work, s third empticd o tray of -four gold watelies, worth 81,500, and do- ‘The $npreme Court will come together next weelk, aod will conslder tho three murder cases and Merrlck. Achey und depressed at thelr condi tiun, but Uuetig continues to act moro llko a fool than a crazy man, which ho s teying to do, fu hope of eacape from the callows. ‘Ihe reasous for IROR NEFUSED, Puinapetenia, Jun, 14.~A writ of error in the Molly Maguire, bus been refused, and the execution will tako place as ar- TIIE COBR I'OISONING.CASE. Nonwictt, Conny dan. 1.—In the Cobb trial today, the taking of testimony clused, and the sumwming up began, the prosceution vpenlog, e — . — THE WEATHER, Orrica op tug Cimer BioNan Orvicen, Wasiinaroy, D, C., Jun, 15—1 & m.—lndica- tions—For ‘Tenncssca and the Oblo Valley cooler, north winds, statfonary or rising barom- eter, cloudy weather, with ratn or snow, For the Upper Mississlppl and Lower Missourf Valleys, vorth and cost winds, stationery or luwer temperature, sising foliowed by fulltog burometer, cloudy weather with ovcastonal snow, For cr Lake regi varinblo winds, lower temperature, rislng barouioter, und partly cloudy weather, For the Lower Lake dimintshing tatlouary or elon, cooler northerly winds, rlaing baroweter, cloudy weather, sud izhe snow. 141018 p.m, ) W and quite was at n where he drank the vrisoner hia, whereabouts on the night of hundkerchifef in the money wus found on_thoe prisoner was wrapped had blood on it, prisoner remarked to lis captors that he had A bottle found in some hushes near the scene of the tragedy corres- ponded with the wine bottle which the prisoner bought in the saloon in the alternvon, A convict from the Penitentlary s to be ex- day, to whom it 1a sand confessed the erline during s imprisonment. which citizens wember of clal pleas t a jury fol- 1878—TWELVE PAGES. = TFOREIGN. Yakoob Khan Expected to Usurp ths Throne of Cabul. Reasserbling of the French Lege islative Chambers at Versailles. Republiean Officers Mostly Elect- ¢d In tho llouse of Deputles. Persons Banished and Journals Suse pended Under the German Bacialist Law, Thousands of Peoplo Sufforing from Want in the Rhodope District. Weekly Review of the English Breadstulfs Markots. ATGHANISTAN. THE 8HERE ALI GRTTING AWAY WITH MUCH v S PLUNDEIL"™ Ry Cabdle to the New York Heratd, Tasnrexp, 'Turkestan, Jan. 1.—An impor. tant alep has been taken by Russin. Gon. Kaufmann bas forwarded an invitation to Bhora All to come on to ‘Tashkend. ‘This loitor of the Covernor-General of Turkestan cannot ronch tho Amoer before the 18th, and the Iatter caunot bo expected horo earlier than the fHth of Febrnary, There is eome doubt whether ho is still waiting at Mazar-I.Sharif. 'Tho Ameer is precedad by nine eloplianta and two thousand horses, carrying his women, troas. ure, and baggage. Bhoro Ali recaives daily roports from his son and ropresentative on {ho throne, Yakoob Klan, On this young acting potentato, if roports fiom credible sources speak truly, English gold fa beginning to exorciso great influence. It s proboble that Yakoob Khan will scon usurp hia fathor's throne, thus vorifying the wild- cat Arabian tales of suddon transition from dungoeon to Durbar, In a letter to tho En- glish Generals, on quitting Cabul, the Amoer stated that he bnd only loft fu the keeping of Yakoob Khan sbout $900, THE AMEER AND 80N, To the Western Ansociated Prems, Loxpoy, Jan. 1f.—A correspondont at Tasbkend telogeaphs, under date Jan. 13, that Gon. Kaufmann bas invited the Ameer to come to Tashkend. The Ameer cnunot nrrivo thero before Fob. 5i, Credible advices indicnto that Yokoob Khan will soon usurp the throne of Cabul, WILL RECUME A VASSAL. Lowpoy, Jun, 14.—~A B8t Potorsburg dis. patch sintes that Shero Al, beforo leaving Cnbu), declared his rondincss to becowe the vassal of the.Czar, Another 8t. Potersburg digpatch states that tho Ameer, in co_nucqunnx of tho ro- fusal of Russia to medinte, has abandoned ns hopeless tho idea of interestiug Enropopu Powens in his causo. " .GLRMANY, TANLIAMENTARY DISCIPLINE. Drnwix, Jad, 14.—The Parliamentary Pan. ishmant’ bill continued tho' chiét. topic of converaation 'fn ‘sl political circles, The opinion of tho foroign press s engerly quoted in comparison with articles in jour- nals here, which seems to yleld the curious result that abrond there is more opposition to the Olancollor’s schomo than in Germany, Many persons hors belleve Bismarck will ultimately succood in carrying the measure with but fow changon, TUE ANTISOCIALIST LAW, Benuy, Jan, 14.—Up to thsond of last year tho total number of {njunctious Issued in accordnnce with tho Anti-Sooialist law was 467, which wore applied to 180 clubs and societies, and fifty.cight perlodical and 210 noun-periodical publications, The number of porsons expelled from the Empire under the snwo law is sixty-two. BRUNSWICK. Loxpox, Jan. 14.—A dispatch from Berlin says it s ereditably reported that the Crown Prince Frederick Willlam has givon assur. ance that Prussia docs not intend to incor- porato the Duchy of Drunswick. It is ru. morod, bowover, that a project exista for making Princa Ienry of Prussla Duko of Brunswick, 'The presont Duke bas con- sented to a bill which will shortly be sub- mitted to tho Diot whereby, if the enccession 18 not sottled i a yoar from Lis death, thoRe- gent shall ba clected from Princely familics in Germany, DENTAL. Benuay, Jao, 14.—~The North German (a- Zelte denies that Germany has complained nt Vienna of the tone of the comments of the Austrian pross on the Reichstag Dlscipline L 0¥ THE RMPEROW'S ORDER. Berewy, Jan, 14,—1t is somi-ofilcially an. nounced that the Parlismentary Discipline Lill was brought forward by direct command of the Emporor Willlam. TRANCE, GUANT, 2ty Cabdle to New York Herald. Pants, Jau, 14,~Thero wus a grand din. ner and reception to-night st the United Blatos Legation in honor of ex-President Grant, Maruhinl MaocMahon .alio gives a grand dinuor and roception in his honor on Thursday, Y AproinmatENTS. 7To the Western Amoclated Pr: Pants, Jan, 14.—"Tho appoiutuacut of Gen. Greslvy s Ministor of War is gazeited. Gen, Borel bas been appointed Commander of the Rouen Army Corps, TUE LEGISLATURE, Vensatires, Jan. 14,—The Chambers re- assemblod to-dny. Tho Deputies re.elccted M. Grovy President alinost unanimously. Three of the Vice-Presidents elected are Re- publicans, and one is & Consorvative. Itis sald the Right intend to follow the policy of abstention in oll jmportant internal ques- tons, . Tho Benate will elect a President to-mor- row, ThoLeft have uominated 3L Martel ngainst M. D'Audiffret Pasquier, MINISTERIAL PROGRAMME, Loxpoy, Jun. 14, —A dispatch from Paris onnounces that the Mioisterial Qeclaration of policy will bo read to thu Chawber of Deputics on Thursday, and the debato theru- on will bogin Monday. - It is certain that the chiof leadera of the Left will not attack the Cabwnet, and its triumph, therefore, nppears cortaln, * STORM. ARRIVAL OF AKOTHER AMERICAN TEMPEST. By Cable to the New York llerald, Loxpoy, Jan, 15.—7The prediction sent by tho Weather Bureau s sbout to bo fully filled. Ouly three days have passed siuce the terntic stormn, which lasted ncarly a week, subsided, and people were covgratu- lating thomselves that the tempests not proved 5o disnstroua s they at first feared, whon anothor forecast came, warning us to look out for another hard blow. Tho cable was dated tho 10th, and predicted the nrrival of the storm on tho British and French consts botween the 13th and 16th, The calculation of the conrso, and the velocily with which the Atorm crossed the ocean, conld not have been more correct, A strong gontherly gale is roported blowing at Holyhaad, nnd tho prospects ars that it will continue, At Pértsmouth the weather is vory thick and gloomy, The wind is commeneing to blow vory hinrd from south sonthwest. The wind is atill moderato at Plymoutl, and a misty rain is falling, —— FOREIGN GRAIN TRADE, WEEKLY REVIEW. Toxvox,Jan. 14.—Thae Mark Lane Lxpress saya: Little or no improvement is visibla at Mark Tnne, where sales have been quita from Linnd to month in their nature and un- alterod curroncies. 'The Atneriean supply is slightly diminished, but tho supplies avail. able for cxport {8 o nnnusually heavy that to nll intouta and purposes America holds the reins of prices, althongh at tho samo time it muat not be forgotten that the wants of the Continent betwoon this and harvest may Ve safoly counted wpon to roliove America of a con- siderable portion of the produce accumnlated both on the Atlantio and Pacifie seabonrds, According to a recently published return the catimato of the stock of wheat in granary in London at the ond of Inst yenr wns 310,808 quarters, showing n defleloncy of nearly 145,000 quarters as compared with tho cor- responding time of 1877, ¥ Tho stocks of maizo and barloy nre more than double what they wore at this timo last year. Oats dacrensed nbont 170,000 quarters, Sales of English whent Inst week awmonuted to 37,400 quarters at 398 Td por qunarter, against 33,472 quarters at 52s 1a per quartor last year, Im- ports into the United Kingdom for week ending Jan, 4 were: Wheat, 709,842 hun. dred woight, and flour, 193,027 hundred weight. GREAT DRITAIN, MINE EXPLOSION, Carprrr, Jan. 14.—An explosion ocenrred in tho Dioas eolliery, in Rioundda Valley,last night, and about sixty porsons are belioved 1o have been killed. - Loxvox, Jan, 1#—2:30 p. m.—The great. cst oxcitemont prevails on Pontypridd and neighborhood, which aro denscly populated districts, It is said that there ave fifty-cight men inthe pit. Tho explosion was very violent, aud it s foared that nouoe of the mon escaped. The bottom of the shaftis tem-' porarily impassabla. can bo made yet, ¥ FAILURES. No attempt nt rescuo Lowooy, Jnn. 14.—Crighton Bros.,, mer-. chants, of Nowenstle-on.Tyno, have failed, Linbilities, £97,500. McKny & Kirkwood, extensiva wholesalo etationers, printers, and publishers, of Glas. gow, have fallod. Liabilitios lnrge. TURKEY, . GONE 10ME, Constanzivorry, Jan, 14.—Horaco May. nard, United Statos Minister to Turkey, :has gona to Amorica on a furlough, SUFFRRING, _Tho British_attaches liavo roturned from |, the Rhodope diatrict; aud roport 40,000 peo. plo thero suffering groatly. SWITZERTAND. WILL SUSPEND, Loxvoy, Jan, 14.—A Goneva dispatch an. nonnges that the Aargan Spinning and Weave ing Cdmpany, ono ‘of the most important cotton concorns in Bwitzerland, in which noveral banks and crodit institntions are intorested, hns resolved to oall a meeting of 1ts shareholdors with n view to dissolution, - PANAMA. . REVOLUTION, © Pavaus, Jan, G.—Tho revolution has cuded in Ponawa by the penceful refiro- ment of Gen. Correoso from the Prosidoucy of the State. J, I Cassorla succeeds bim, ASTRAKIIAN. THE PLAGUE. 81, PrreEnssuna, Juu, 14.—The ofileinl re- port states that thore havo beon 202 cases of plague, of which 210 wero fatal, in the village of Woltinnka up to tho 6th of Jauu- ary. AUSTRIA, MINISTERIAL CHISIS, Loxnoy, Jan, 14,—A dispatch fram Vienna rays that tho definito resignation of tho Austrian Ministry s Iimmluent. SI’AIN. A DENIAL. Maontp, Jan. 14.—Manchal Sorrano lins written to Henor Hagasti donying that ho (Serrnno) has seceded from the Coustitn. tiounlists, and proclaiming his respeet for the preseut fustitutions, ROME, TIIE POPE AND Hls CARDINALS, Toxpox, Jua, 14, —A despatch from Rome states that with one exception all the Cardinals consulted by the Popo upon the subject fa- vored Catholics participating in clections. e —— e KANSAS PACIFIC. 8r. Lous, Jan, .—Judge Foster, of the Unlted 8States Court, iled to-dsy the vpinfon of hiwmself und Justige Millee on s wotlon o pe- mand the case ot Melor, Stuart, aud others against the Kanses Pacific Railway and others, recently argued at Chambers in Washington They uverfule the motion to remand, holdiug the Court has jurisdiction of the main contro- versy at’ all events, and If Mr. Mefer s been removed, 81 18 clalmed, theu thoy can bear und deteriniuo tho entire suit, They hotd atrustee can be removed by thu bondbolders pending suit, Judze Mitter says in his opinlon: + | am not propared to declds now whother, if Muler s Trustee, thecase et procecd as agafost tho ‘T'rustues In the twu miortzuges vaned, and, it It becowes indispensablo to divide that uestlon, It can dowe on u :Iunl decree by dismulssing the case as to them, or dismiss mgalust them as the cass way de- maud, ‘Tho plaintiils can remove all ditticulty on that by dismlssing tucir casc as to thosu trus ud taking such relicf as they may be entitled to sgalust the Kuusay Paciffc Cuompany." . OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS, - ' Livenroot, Jan. 4.~Arrived, stcamer Bul- garlan, from Boston, BosToN, Jun, H.—Arrived, steamship Masds. chusetts, from Liverpoot. 1 i PusLansrrua, Jan, 14.—Arrived, steamships Penusylvunia, from Liverpool; Scots Uray, from Port 8aid; sud Royal Welsh, from Ucenoa. . Nl\iv Youk, Jau. 1d.—Arrived, Eunglaud, Liv- crpool. % o Luxmm! Jan, 14.—Steamships Stats of GnT gha aud Jlinots bave arglved out. i PiuLsbELPUIA, Jav. 1i—Arrived, Penusyl: vaula, from Liverpuol. BOUTUANPTON, Juu. H.—Arived, Oder, from New York. ‘ — . NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION. Mew Youk, Jan. 14.—The Natlonal Rifle As- soclution beld its asuual meeting to-nlzbt wud clected N, P, Stauton, Prestdent, Col. Winzate,, Viee-President, aud the Hon. David W, Jydd, ‘Treasurern, o ORI . Destrugtiye.Blaze in Grand Stregy New' York, Near Broad- way, . S NN Clothing and Fancy Goodg tablishments Effectuaily ¢ Cleaned Out. Loss Estimated at Nearly Twy Millions of Dollars. Bovoral Persons Bolieved to Havy py, ished in the Ruina, IN NEW YORK. NEW Yonx, Jan. 14.—A fire broke out 4 10 o'clock this evening 1n the larae building o tho north alde of Grand strecl, extending fry Broadway to Crosby, occupled on the jop, Naors by Howard, Sanger & Co,notlons, Btdoy tho upper floor by Naumburger, Krauas, Lanerg Couy clothing, The entire butlding is n fane, The firo 1s still baruing Ocreely, ‘Thete fyr, haopo of eaviog any of it, but the flamey bayp not extended to any other stores. Naw Yous, Jan. 14—13 p, m.—The fire lycy spreading rapidly. Tho whole block is in gy, gor. Twao othor bufldings are burning, Fe, arg entertained that tho flames will spreyg “ the south aido of UGrand strect. ANl theayy, blo cngines amd firemen from Harlem uf Brookiyn are nt work. Tho Py, Bank nnd levy DBros'. store nre buralyy Naumburg.r, Krauss & Lauer, maAnulactyrey of clothiug, oceupled the three floors, Ty stock is reported to be worth fully 81,5000, and 1s o total losa. It Is very beavily fnsam; amount not koown, Ioward, Sunger & (y, fancy goods and notion 'dealers, occupled tv, lower floors. Btock® reported to be wom 2500,0005 tnsured for at least $800,000, Egwy Bates & Co., tock worth 8200,000; fngny about €:35,000. The bullding was 1y vroperty of Mcssrs. Brooks, clothiers: way [y fnsured, It I3 worth scvernl bundred thou) dollars. The flre was dlscovered by police offyr about 10 c'elock, who saw o sudden sheet flaine burat through the corner window on fy fourth fluor, Ju o sccotd flames lLurst frg the entire row of windows on tho third Lox, and before tho enginus responded and wen ablo to toke vpositiuns the upper poriy of the bullding wns wrapped In famy Tia vast bullding extends thiough the eniy bluck from Crosby to Broadway on Grand stre, and up Broudway amd Crosby 100 feet, Th fron of clotolers; Edwin Bates & Co., occupld fity feet of tho bullding on the Croshy sy slde. e lalf,an hour nfter the firo started, the fourt floor windows on the Broadway side wero stat. tered hy the preasure from within, wither plostons that resembled the firlug of cannoe, ‘Ihie glasa was ecattered over the street, and slmultancously o great sheet of flamo shot ball Wy ncross the strect. By 11" o’cluele the cntlro bullding was on jmass of flame. The Pacifie Baak, No. 0 Brordway, nnd Levy Bros.' store were nu much domaged. Unce Broadway was reaches, the fire scemed to expend all its frenzy ther. Tt sclzed unon every floor with o sudden sprisg, and the third floor fell in with o crash g crushed ull. upder 1t to otoma. Th heat was intense,c and tho alr fer blocks ° around thick with smole and | fiylng cinders. The pollce formed in lines uud effectinally kept bock the surging crowds of spectators. In the plnces thus clund engines were kept workiug to their utmet power, Amild the roar of the flames explonous were heard ut intervals us oue iloor aud another feilin: . - s . " Desperate cfforts wero, made to save th butlding. Tho marble-front ou Grand st * fuctug the burmug bloek was saved by great e tort, it is ovenpled by Welchman & G, woulens, and Wormser & Kingabury, clothios At midnizht the firo wus apparently unde “control,” ‘but + the damage wns far from beirg oyer. y Nuumburg, . Kraus, Lauer & Co, had a stak of clothing, partly madoupand in processed manufacture, cstimated to Le worth £1,60006! The tup floor was used mainly as u storercon fur cinpty buxes, that fed the flames Jikeava tinder-box, ) The insurance on the stock of this firm s vy henvy but the uwount canuot b aseertaipes ‘Tue tiem was one of the lurgest tn the clty, Howard, Banger & Co, s the leading fany rouds aud notiun bouse of New York, Thar stock 18 varlously estimated st from 500,00 upwards of a miillon. Insurance heavy; fa ol probabilley fully up to the value of the goold consumed, - - Edwin Bates & Co., manufacturing clothlas accupled the three upper floars on the Crosy streot flde. Thelr stock, like that of the uit? tleais inentioned, s a totul loss, ‘Lbe firn Wi on tho eve of remaval Lo a store fn vew bulil {nzs erected vext to the St. Nicholas otel, ot o this end much of the stock liad been packd in cases awulting trausportation. Nn Batea estimated the value of hts propent w tho bullding at not less than §2UA0h on which there fs on insuravce of wore thio £:300,000, pluced mostiy in ana by the Houe iz surance Company. The premium ou F A fell due two days ago, but the polfcy was lowed to lapsu fn view of the noar removal, “Tho bailaing was the property of Hrooks Dros,, vlothicrs, aud was fully fosured. It %2t old and Rlmsy, and wes Jooked upt by {nsurance men as o dongerous K and 1t s said that heavier prewiums tha ordinary were cxacted from nska placed uponit About 11:30 o'clock the Crosby steeet froid tho buildivg snd all the Grand street frontfel fa to withintwenty fcot of Drosaway, withs crash, ‘Tho firenen oud reporters ran for ibdf nd [tis supposed they all escaped. T4 Crosby street front tn fts fall tors awayik tower portlon of the iron bullding on the nort: cast cornor of Croaby and Graud streets, s several persous who stood on the corner wei uot scen after tho crash, A number of firemen aud citizens sct to wok with a will sud dug away the debria at 1813 136 Grand street, whero thu occurrence o place, but up 60 13:80 a. tn, no bodies Lad ey discovered. Later particalara furnished by Mr, Date) lace the value of the stock of Edwin Bates & Co. at betweon $250,000 aud $300,000 sud ¢ total fusurance at about $264,000. At 1 o'clucka firctan was reported killed b falline walls,~Jolin Relliy, No. 17 Engine, 1e auding at 173 Delaucy sirect, Ile leaves 61¢ children, # Threo firemen are miesing. It Is fearcd tbey shared thu fute of thew comrade. Juhy Doran, soother fireian of Englus o auy 17, was dug out of tho debew, ¥ adly {ajured, ~ Reilly's body was wuugled beyond recogultion. . J. {vasy, of, Engine 10, was badly hurtlf * belog struck by bricks from a fulliug wall, ‘I'wo other fremen are missiug, but tbe? (' Bawes could not be ascertalned, \ . Prealdent Kiug, 0f the Baurd of Fire Comalt * siouerd, was slightiy burt by falliog bricks. AT POLONIA, ILL. ~ir . Bpestal DNspatehs €0 The Tribune, _+ Quexoy, 111, Jan, 14.~Tha large barn belooz* Iog to e, . G. Bayuels, near Polools, lulllbfl: county,as tofally dugtroyed by tire Jast vibl The % w-ud mnt’entn wern vuylum st §LLN fusured fu'the Hartford for $2,700, UICAGO, 38 Enuine No. 10 at 8:30 1t evenbix was caused bl a buruing chimney in 164 trome House' No.130° Facitic aveaue, gwued b Meyer Bkrodigiky, ', No damsze. B <" A'Famlly Fight. Mias Eppersou, a young lady who wa the kueo tu 4 ** famnlly tlght 7 {n Hene rl €y, Tenuesse, has just dicd, Her fotiier st wother were Killed tn tho meles Ju questiod nad her sbter wud two brotbers serivusld wouuded A .tlt\jinx@ shot lo Cout