Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 1, 1881, Page 5

FOREIGN. The Continuation of Reports Showing the Extent of _, the Storm. qho Sitnation in Ireland. Grow- ing Scomingly More Disinrhed. pismarck Has Turned His Coat and Become & Good Catholic, This Oourse Was Nooessary in Order to Get a Majority in the Reichstag, Fitteon Men Executed at Tunis by Order of (en, Aubigny, the Fronch Commander, 4 Couple of Revolutionary Editors Fined at Rome to Mollify the Pope.. ' An Intorosting Resumo of tho Crime for Which Lefroy Was Hanged, ° Tuosday. Wannibal HamlinOhili and Pera—The French Senate~Russian and Aus- ’ trian Troublos. THE BRITISH. DAMAGE ON THE SCOTCH COAST. Dospee, Nov, 80.—On the western islands and on the west coast of Inverness, Ross, and Sutherland over 800 fishing boats were de- stroyed by tha Iate gates, and the note of fishermen were washed away. THE OCEAN STEAMER LESSING, Lonpo, Nov, 50.—Tho,steamship Lessing, from Hamburg for Now York, which was so badly damaged by Monday’s storm that sho yas compelled to put Into Plymouth, had on board aver 800 passengers. She will docle at Plymouth for repairs. One of -her Quar- termasters.was seriously injured, and Is ox- pected to die. DEUSTER DIDN'T DROWN. Congressman Deuster, of Wisconstn, is o passenger in the steamship Lessing. Te STILL THEME, The survivors of tho Calf Rock lighthouse disaster are stlll upon the rock. , TIE STEAMER IRTIINGTON, from Montroal for England, was towed Into Queenstowit. Sho lost her propeller and salls, FREE TRADE. Samuel Moriey, Liberal member of Parlia- ment for Bristol, In addressing his constitu- ents, sail a strong fecling in‘favor of free trade is growing in New York. , SAMUEL MORLEY, in his speech Inst night, sald he could bear testimony to the hearty feeling which per- vaded Amerlen toward England. It any- body, he said, should go, a5 “he did, Into the Western States, they would see the attrac- tions they offered for certnlu classes of the surplus population of Grent Britain. Ho rec- ommented farmers to go thore, THE COLONIAL SECRETARY has sent a message to the Governor of Natal giving the history of Sendall’s past services, mn stating he has long been considered a man Hkely to make n good Colonial Goy- ernor, At Pietermaritzburg the question is being openly discussed whethor Sendall should bo allowed to land except under escort of Brit- ish troops, ‘ ‘A MEAVY LOSS. Livenvoot, Nov. 30.—The Kirkdale corn mills, the Inrgest in the city, burned. \ CULT. Sefior Vicuna, Secretary of the Chilian Legation at Paris, writes stating that the re- latibns between Chill and the United States have not for n moment ceased to be friendly, ‘The dispatch of the Secretary inclosed a fopy of & memorandum from Hurlbut, United States Minister to Peru, to Gen. Lynch, commander of the Chillan forces, a copy of the communication from the Chillan Secretary of Forelgn Affalrs fo Gen. Kilpatrick, and a copy of the teply of the General to the communication. Seflor Vicuna says he ts certain, aftor perusal of the above mentioned documents, that no sensible mind will accept the pos- sibility of an encroaching policy on the part ~of the United States, and that all feeling: of uneasiness arising from that source will bo dlspelled, if : THE PROPOSED RIFLE-MATCIE between membors of British volunteers and {he Ametican National Guird is recolved With much favor, ‘The American team would be welcomed most cordintly, ‘ICOOLIFS IN PERU. The Datly'News says: “The Government has Instructed,tho Admlral on ‘the coast of Peru and her Majesty's Minister at Lima to check, as inutch as possible, the kidnaping tnd shipping of Chinese Coolles to const dort, Wobellove Chill has promised to co- operato fn this matter.” E “TUE IRISH. i NOT LIVING ON PRISON FARE, Dontax, Noy, 3.—The suspects in Kil- halnham Jnil are still living on tha pro- vislons supplied by the Land Lengue, ouTRAGES. qne® tenants on Lord Kenmaro’s’ estate n SMillstreet, County Cork, wore fired at Inst trenlag and wounded in tho legs, ‘Tho ton- Ants bad patd thelr rents. panes cows belonging to & rent-paying play nenr Fearns, County’ Cork, were und tlppod open, ‘This cluss of outrages Waatn increasing, + . ' td Doneratlo has just discharged all the i Ters on lis estate, because he, was un- 8 to discover who battered an entire flock ot sheep to death, UNPAID RENTS IN LIMERICK, can Opposition to rent-paylng is especially Sherif het ag County at Dimeric the writs of eviction agains! ‘ants for rent due, = 4A LADIES LAND LBAQUE. oe aw branch of the Ladies’ Land League ian established ut Buyle, County Ros- hea ‘on, ‘The police attended the opening pang aad took the names of the particl- : HENRY EGAN, i wean of tho Tullaiore Town Commis- eel been released from prison,” i TUMEPHESBIBLE BMITH, opt Cotas Bauti ae eine Gove frulp eng etlon in Ireland has borne good ri nn phase of agrarian crime is less Leagues than the dominlon of tha Land tenner” ut itthe Irish jurles are afrald to Preserve venders {t will be necessary’ to tempore hoety from savagery by adopting ¥ ¢0 R Agrarian oten aie of trial without jury . No HUNTING, jal pbenra bislly probable that a fortnight fey wnting in Ireland will be entirely haanela 1,000,000 be diverted Into other i ‘Ome TH Line: h (OUSAND TaN ANTS Roscommon refuse to pay rent, They de THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1881—TWELVE PAGES . $ claro thoy, will not apply to the Land Court. 2 + PATRICK BROAN = eabled to tho Irish Nutionn! Convention at Chicago, wreing it to support the no-rent polley,. - ; BAYTON hina been rolensed from Jail on condition that ho leaves tho country, AL THK SUSPECTS in Kilmatnham Jail commenced subsisting on prison faro today, B Tuy “rims? Lonnow, Nov. 30.—The ‘inca ina leading articlo today saya: “From the resolution of the Government in regard to the. meeting of Parliament we fnfer Uiat hopes are enter- tained of a rapld change in the aspect of Irish affairs.” UIUITIBI LEAQUES. . Ata mecting of the Land League of Great Britain the Secretary reported hew branches being opened at the avernge rate of a dozen aweck.. Subseriptions are also increasing. GERMANY. TISMANCKH’'S FRANKNESS, Benrtin. Nov. 30.—In the Reichstag today. Bismarck, replying to 2 question of Prof, Virachow, Vrogressist, said: that a proyid- Ing for a Prugsiun representative at the Vat- fean he was gulded by tho intorests of Stata business, Should general Interests assume prominence the appointment of a German representative there was contemplated, ‘Tho time was not opportune to make a statement iu regard to thd negotiations. Prof. Virschow said the Progrossists, when thoy joined the kulturkampf, had hoped Bisiitarek would bo more consistent, and would defnitively borate the schools from clorical iufluence, ‘ Bismarck ductarod the reproach unjustitine bic. . Even if he were really inelned to con- tinue the struggle he would, he sali, be tin- dered by the fact that his former allies had deserted him, and driven, him into the arms of the Centre party. A MENE MERCHANT KILLED BY A PRINCE, ‘The court-nartial on Prince Shayashidse, an oflicer of lussars, for killing a merchant ino rostnurant Inst summer, has begun. ‘Tho Grand Duke and the élite of St. Peters- burg society were present at tho opening, MISMAUCK HAS GONE TO CANOSSA, It is thought Bismarck’s frequent attempts to prove that the Liberal majority !s not the real vole of the country, and his decided coolness toward the Clerlenls shows that the dissolution of the Reichstag is probable. After today’s proccedings in tho Relchstag, doubt is no longer ontertaindd that a Clerical ‘and Conservatiyo coalition has been. con- eluded, 4 FRANCE. REVISION OF THI CONSTITUTION. Loxvos,.Nov. 00.—A dispatch fron Paris says the meaning of the article published in the Tempe relative to the prorogation of the Chamber and the proposal to be submitted by the Government is that the Government will await tho result of tho Senatorial elections before proposing n revision of the constitu. tion, which will consist In giving the Inrgo towns a greater share Iu electing Senators than thoy now have, and in depriving the ‘Sunnte of the power of amending bills appro- printing monoy. ‘Tho Government. will also bring forward the acrutin-de-liste system for the election of Deputies. If this fs adopted ‘by the Congress of the two Jlouses, called to revisu the constitution, it will not have to pass each Chamber separately, TUK “GAULOIS"” announces that Jules Simon las become tts political director, assisted by Barboux, Lamy, and Laverriere, all Clericals. ‘Tho Guutota is oxpected to wage war on Gam- betta. It opposes any modification of the Senate or auti-clorical intolerance, This fs obviously meant os 8 deviaration against the execution of the concordat threatened by Gambetta and tho Minister of Public Wor- ship. . A CANAL, THHOUGI! FRANCE. ‘Tho Council Ganernl of the Scine have adopted a resolution In favor of a project for tho construction of a canal to connect the Atlante Ocean with the Mediterrancan, HANNIBAL TAMLIN, United States Minister to Spaln, today pald sopnrate visits to President Grévy and Gam- betta, both of whom received Hamlin with great cordiality, and. congratulated him upon the part he took in the events leading to the abolition of slavery in tho United States. Thoy also dwelt upon the sympa- thies of France for the United States, and said-thay hoped to sco the friendly rotations between the two sister Republics drawn still closer. DEWLESSEPS, ~ At a meeting the Consultative Commis- ston of the Panama Canal Committes ap- proved the plan for the creation of a tem- porary sheltered port at Colon, at a spot where maritime operations can be carried on atall seasons, From this port, and for as ten kilometres inland, digging ts about to bo commenced with dredges and éxcavators, A second great centre of work will be set up in the middie isthmus on the summit of the Culobra, and, Instly, tha. earth derived from this will serve to form a great bar at Ganl- hoa, which ts to keep back the waters of the | Chagres, TUNIS. «= : FIFTEEN MEN SHOT, Tunis, Nov. 0.—-Fifteen men belonging to Ouled Ayar were shot by order, of Gon, Aubigny. .., FIVE MUNDRED INSURGENTS on the Tripolitan fronticr have submitted to the French, and are now cobperating with Gen, Logerot’s column, ENFIDA, Agents of a Marselllaise company havo gone to Enfida to take,possession. ‘They are accompaniéd by oficials bearing a decree from the Boy ordering the inhabitants to recognize the company as proprictors of tho estate, 4 RUSSIA. 2 IGNATIEEY, Sr, PerEnsuuna, Noy, 30,—Nicolal San- kowsky intended to shoot Gen, Ignatleff, and not Gen, Tdheroylve, at the Ministry of the Interior the 20th Inst. Gen, Ignatlelf liad only Just loft the room where thecommission for mitigating sentences of oxiles was sitting, or ho would have recelyed from Sankowsky a letter requesting an Interview. : res ADSINAL BRESTAKOFF has been appointed President of tho Commit- tee on Naval Construction, succeeding Ad- miral Popcolt, —=>—_- 2 SPAIN. GOVERNMENT ¥INANCES, Manip, Nov, 80,—In the Spanish Senate Selior Dorovil opposed the bill for the con- version of redewuublo stock, ‘Tho Minister of Finance suld the bill would reduce the reveuue by 8,000,000 pusetus, but would di- minish the expenditure by 56,000,000 pesutas, THE SENATE today passed a bill for the conversion of 9 per cent redeemable’ stock, by a yote of 106 AUSTRIA, te ANTIUEWS, Viennd, Nov, 30.—The pollce seized a largo number of proclamations of & secret antl- Semitlo league here. % : A DESPERATE ENCOUNTER took place Monday between the Austrian troops and Insurgents in Dalmatia, ‘Tho Austrians lost twenty then. . —_—— ITALY, {4 TUB TO THE WHALE, + Romy, Nov, 80.—Tho jury {n. the case of Marlo and Cgpricciosi, editor and manager re- spectively of the Lega della Democrazta, on trial for publishing articles Insulting to the Pope, has found the persona guilty. Marlo ‘was sentenced to two'months’ Imprison- ment and to pays fino of 500 francs, and Car pricelosi to threa months’ finprisonment and fine of 1,000 franca, ° THIS CRIMI .OF LEFROY, A COMPLETE Itatohy oF TH HonnILE, THAOLDY UXPLATHD TURSDAY, Speelat Correspondence of ‘The Chicago Tribune. Loxpon, Eng, Nov, 1.—Last suminer the English public were atartled by the oceur- rence of n murder of a most daring and ghastty kind on the railway between London and Brighton. As the facts were brought to Itght, and wher It became apparent that the victim, shut up alone with is morderer in tho close compartment of an Enigiish railway, enrrlage, had melntained a atrugele for dear life throughout fifteen miles of tho Journey, the excitement rose to fever pltell, Once more people were roughly ‘shocked into a perception of the fact that n fate unspeakably more gti than a sudden smash-tp ina collision hovers rountl tho tinstspecting traveler on English rallways. ‘This sensa- tion found a sort of rellef from! the proceud- ings at the Aatdstone Assizes this week. After a trial Insting over flve days, Perey Lefroy Mapleton (or Arthur Lefroy, na he has been more commonty deslenated), aged 21 and deseribed ns a Journalist, has been condenmed to tho galtows for the crimo in question—the murder or Mr. Gotd on the 27th of June last. . As tho due sequel of the trint and sentence, and notwithstanding the efforts that seem abont to be'mnade to get Lefroy reprieved on the ground of Insanity —n theory whieh Dr. Forbes Winslow, after studying hig appearance and demeanor in court, lins come forward to eupport—the miserable youth is almost, certain to be hung, and perhaps before the month fs vut. TUE INCIDENTS of the Brighton Rutlway murder single It outfrom the common runef crimes, Itis all the talk here today, and will long be re- ineinbered In England. Strung into narra- tive, it may alsb bear to be read ata distance, ‘The murdered Mr, Gold was a retired mer- chant Hying at Brighton, and who had come up to London on business on the morning of dune 27, entered the, train at the London Bridge depot on thesame afternoon with the intention of returning home. ‘the unfortu- nate man never reached his destination, but. Inter In thesday his murdered body was found In the fHiddle of a tong tunnel about half. way on tho iédtney.. From tho testimony bortic ,Attho trial by his widow and othors, it should seom that ho was ono of tho least likely persons to mget such a vivlent f{nte. Ho was ably, healthy, and—at tha ngoof 6t—still powerful tuany and a man, also, of the most regular and preciso habita. Although retired trom business, ho retuinod an interest in a bakery at Walworth, Gaouthern district of London, and gyery Mou- day It was bis custom to come to town by tho morning express from Brighton In order to lift the provious week's drawings of this bakery, always roturaing homo again in the afternoon, with generally from £30 to £10 in bis pocket. Mrs. Gold herscif had dividends due to hor at tho end of overy month, and those also her husband collected on his Monduy visits to tho ulty, He traveled on senson tickot, and curried on those poriodlc journeys two pouket- Looks and two purses—ous purse being for gold and tho other for change; also a skull-cap to woenr in tho train, and invariably an umbrella, which tn fair woather ho hung toa book inside his pvergoat. Hut he curried no knife, and bis wite hnd never kuown him to possess a pistol. Sho anw him leave home on this tust occasion in time for tho express, due at London Bridge at ® Batwoen 10 and ii he wus ac tho bakery In Walworth, and LIVTED £38 anda fow shillings from its manner. Atl o'clock hy wus at tho London & Wostininater Bank, and there lotged 438 to ils account. Shortly bofore # ho appeared at tho. Londen Hrlage terminus, and took his rout in the 2 o'clock Brighton express—in the acoond cnrriaga from tho focomotive, and jn the second com- partmont of that carringo, which compurtment Wis n “ frst-cluss smoking.” Just two seconds betoro the train started unothor man appeared ‘Upon the scene, hurrying along tho platforin and looking. through all tho carriage windows ne he went, Thisman was observed to keep on past the flrat-vlass smoking compartment, and then to tire back and enter ft. 18 oficial who oxainined his tickot saw him tako a sent by tho winduw with his back to the locumotivo and nearly opposit to Mr. Gold, who occupled tho middie seat, fac- ing the locomotive. At the trin! this mah was identitied as Lefroy, whose’ carcor up to that joint, and whose prececdings on the morning of t day, aro now to bo told. " LEFROY 18 AN ORPHAN, Dut unfortunately bas female relatives on whom hig fato will fall more cruelly than on him- solf, Not the lonst singular foature of this singular cago is tho fecling of affection which the criminal seems to have inspired In all who bave ever known him, and the character he beara for gentle, winning manoors and roal freatiness of dispusition, Wallington, whero bo ived, is half an hour's Journey from the city by ral, With nuothor young nian jared & room In tho bousu of ‘Mr. and Mrs, Clayton, the Intter of whom is his second cousin. Following ‘No regulnr ucoupntion, he ved in A condition of chroniy impecuniosity, | He, Jadeed, contrib- ‘uted sketches and thoatrical notes to the local Puper, and on the strength of that bus been de- scribed ns A Journalist, Inhls desk at the ollice of the focal paper in siention were found a number of circulars, giving English and Amor- fone press opinions on the works of “Mr, Artbur efroy "s $ but these “opinions” = fur- nish -internal evidence that thoy are all tho production of : one and tho samo pon—"Mr,. Arthur Lefroy'’s" own, Jtappours that there are works of Mr. Arthur Lefroy,” in tho form of sovoral rojected maya- wino stories, and at bly request one of these, on- titlod * Itolemsed in Death," purporting to bo the autoblography of amin immurod thitty yours ina Rugsian prison, 16 now. being published, Lofroy;s tastes lod him into the atirosphure of the theatre, and he seins at various times to have hud achomes In bls bout all tending to establish him in aomo conncation with the staxe; but nothing over cume of them. Impocunlosity. drove bim into dealings with tho pawnbrokers, and to tho cumnmission of shabby frauds; but, baving always tho Claytons to fall back upon, he bud nover ‘knowin real steess of olrcum= stances, When he had pawned most of bisown things he pawoed Ciaytun's traveling bag, aud four plated epuons whiob have not been traced, His Just dobit transaction with tho pawnbroker wason Juno 21,8 weok before tho murdor, On that ae lotta revolver in pledgo far tive abiltinga. On the morning of the murder ho ro- sorted to AN IMPUDENT ARTIFICE toralso the wind, Tho stauoner at Wallington, who had a dill uguinat bi ot 21 and somo utd shillings, rooolved that torulug w note purport- ing to como from Mrs, Cluyton, requesting blm to catl shortly before to tako au order for bookw and stationery. ‘Tho attended at bor house, and while ay the drawing-room be suw’ Lofroy hurriedly leave tho house, Finally, be learned that Mrs. Clayton was ill fn bed, and bad nor sent for him atall, Meanwhilo Jatroy hind bee taken hiniseif to the uiun's store, and had hand- ou the boy loft In churgo a sculed envalupo, with tho remark that it coutained two gover olgne to pay bis bill,and would he bo so food ns tot him buvo the diterence out of the tll, us ho was {nt burry to oxtch the train, . Thie story iurposed on the! boy, and whon shortly his cu ployor arrived and opened the envolupe it wi tound to fontaln tivo spurious soverelens, Cor monty called Hanovorlan medals, together with esting, whivb it is supposed bad been this triok, Lofroy took the train to Leadon, and about ‘11 o'cluck touk.bis-revolver, mentioned sbove, outof pawu. The next th known ot him is bis appearance atthe London Uridgo Depot, bound for Brighton. The dietauce frow Loudon to Brighton is titty miles, and the 3 o'clovk oxpress:covurs tho! distance In an hour and twenty mioutos, Tho only soppaxe fs at Croydon, ton miles from London, Between Croydon and irighton there ure TUURE OR FOUR LONG TUNNELS; consequently the railway carriages are it with Jumpe—not cicctrio lights on tuls line us yet. ‘The first of these tuanols is the Merstham ‘Tune osl, seven mllos from Croydon, and over a mile Ju length. Fittcon miles from the Morsthum ‘Tunnel la the Lileombe ‘Tut ol, tha ono, whlch breed teal ite namo to this remarkable ‘erin. Hoaldes boing it with launps, alt the carrlayes of the train are tn communication with the one gine-drivor and the unread, Indans of unelvotric alurin bell, whlob te over aug of the middle scatsdu cach cowpart+ monte ‘The first-class oowpartinent of an Ene altah railway curriage méy bo describud ase well-upholstored juclosure, ax tect by five, to accommodate six pussengers,-baving ut cach end w door gud window, aud on each sido a row of throv scale. The ongs of these compart mouts, of wulch there ury alwaye four or wore tou curriage, open on tiv aklos of the carriage. Mr. Gold and Lefroy bad, as bus ‘been suid, o compartment to themsoives; in the second-class compartment next fn front of them there wore @ deugglet of Brighton ana ao lito hey tho tirst-clasa compartment next bo- hind them wus witty. Only threo tirst. olasé tickets were -fagsued by that train; twooft these woro issued to Jadiov, and jetroy dollvered up the third to the ticker collector at Preston Park—a station on tho outakirts of Brighton, in the nelyhhorhood of which Mr, Gold lived. In view of the defense sot up at the trlal, that the murder was the work of a third passonger, theso facta are important. L 1 to bellove that betwoon gntydon woy exchange tuo’ place between the two: pusscngere in the first-class amoking" which wus utherwiso thin olviL At Croydon there ware no first-class Pasuong ers for Brighton, Mr.'Gold and Le! | tort by cgmael ves ane the conductor noticed that ir. Gold had thrown a handkerchief over. bis bead, ns lf asieop, Or trying tosleep, Whatever Or ocouduutor, 0b} placed may havo taken place after leaving Croydon, it wag not til tho train had reached Meratham ‘Tunnel that the attack and ‘THE ATRUGOLE NEGAN, JL was thare that tho firat auspicious olroums stants was thken noteot by the druggist and tho boy in the neighboring compartment. Jmmeul- ately befote entering the tunnel the dritwgist heard) four or fys reports at intervais of nbout tive or six seconds. te bey was alarmed by those explosions, and — tho drigutst expluined to tit that they wore prupabiy fay alenala lald on the ratls, The expinuntion was feasible, for, though there twas no fog, the alanis might have been used for an- other reason. Mut they were rauily vldtot shots, and were the slgnnla that sn the next compart+ ment a tifa and deuth struggle was bexun which wua to tunt for the next fftecu miles. In tinlng hig attuck, Lefrov galculnted to bave the body disposed of before the train emerged from tho tunnel. OF tho shots tted only, one tock effect Jn Mr, Gold's body; and the evidence of surgeons isthut this plstol-wouod was Of such a nnture that, while ft would have caused deatheventual- Jy, (t could have produced at the time only a tmhomentury tnsunsibility, Mr. Gold, thore is much redson to believe, was tukun udawarcs, Tn all probanility he was nsicop. As the train opproacbed the tunnel, the murderer drew lis pistol nnd adyanead Mquletly ta within a foat of the head of his unsuepeeting victiin before he putled the trizgor. ‘The buliet entered bee Jow the left ear (showing that the two men still Kept tho relative positions jn which they started) sod todged In tho spine. Ale. Gold, atinued for one mnotent, the next moment sprang up to da- fond himself, disconcerting Lefray, whose hoot. ing beeame wild. His second shot, fred na oMr. Gold wos | recovering — fiimevit, iniased hia herd, and lodged tn the sitsbion ut the back. Mr. Gould, trying to roach the sitrin-bell, was avain twice abot at and miaeor, one bullet striktng close to the bell, ad the other inthe sent under it. Gould thon got bls hands on tho pistol, and, whilo 1t was still iu Le- froy's wraap, succeodad In a DIGGING THE MUZZLE OF IT SEVERAL. TIMES INTO THE TOP OF LEFROY’S HEAD, inilicting a numbor of clroular end sem{-circular scalp wounds. Puny In glee, slekly of nspect— ugh of a wiry bulld and with particularly muscular hands—Letroy would scarcely bavo beun a mateh for Mr. Gold, even with tbat bullct 4n bla spine, had it not been for the knife which: bo now brought into play, Even as it was, tha Dicody taek he had taken {9 hand was almust too much for hin, Eight nfles from Merstium tune hel there Is a stutfon eniled Horley, and close Uy the railroad there are soto cottages. At Horley Str, Gold was still Aghting with his ase susiu for possession of the kollc, and a Mrs. Brown aud her daughters, who were out in front of tho cuttuges tu aed tho express go by, saw {n one of the compartmontstwo men stands lug up strugyling—"larking with thelr arms,’ the youngor woman thought, But Mr. Gold must thon hue been growing weak from Jnss of blood, He left bis fnger-marks 0a Lefroy's throat, but bad not bad thing to throttle him while Lefroy Rent piying tho kuifo with terrible eifect ucrose Gold's face. Ho tried to grasp the knife; tho blado was drawn through bis fingers, put loa them to tho bone, and rendering the left bans useluay, But this In alt probabitt took placo after Mr. Gold had siipped and talien on the Dloud-stulned floor. When bo go fell, then po doubt he grasped the knife, and Lofroy—whosa trousers evei to show that he bud knelt on his victim's bloody body—bad now an easy task to complete bis work. With fourteen knife-wounds in difforent parts, the body of Mr. Gold must buve beon ready to dispose of when Baleombo tunnel was reached. Tho immedinte causo of death wns syncove, due to ahock and loss of blood, Once ja tho tunnol, the murderer made qulok dispaten toget rid of tho deud man before the tratn cmorged Into tho Mbt again. Ho munnged to shove it out on the long wooden step, nud thon to tip ft over, with bis foot prob- abl utethe ling, in falilug tho akull was broken, There wore aome tell-tale articles to bo gut rid of, nore at leisure, and a8 he found breath for the task. A few miles further on tho rod the murdered: muo’s hat was thrown out. Agali a few miles further, another hat—1 low-crowned, hurd fott hat, which fits Lefroy— was found, He hod atiil io’ bls possession, how- ayer, the bizh bat,which he appeared to buve worn that day, and i othor bat came from. Gold's uobrells was also found; but ente puree aud pockotbook, tho skull-cap, tho bandkerchiet, and tho pucket-moncy ho was almost sure to bnye, have not yet been discoy- grad, alnount avry gard of a a le bas been gently scurcbed again and again, Au due timo tho train reached Preston Park, whore the tickela aro taken. re LEFROY VRESENTED HIMBELF TO TIK OFFI- CIAL telling n story of assault and robbery committed upon hintself, collurless, covered with biood, and Ina stato of collapse gonoraily. A chnin baung- Ing out of hly low oboe attracted notice, and a ratiway sorvant, drawing Jt forth before several witnessos, found a gold watch attached to tt, Lefroy clatmed it a8 bis own, and explained that | ho bad placed it thero forsnfuty. It hag since been proved to be Mr, Gold's watch. In tho Superlutondent's room at Brighton Lefroy was sourched, A few shillings, Hanoverian medits, and ® pocketbook, which he sald was privute wus all be had, He was taken to the Town-Lail and there madu a statement; thence to tho hos: pitul and had bis acratches dressed, None of them was atallscrious. ‘Therenfter be wus at- fowed to return howe to Wallington fo chargo‘of a detective, Thls suplont oflicer lott Mr. Ciay~ ton's bouse for a short time, and inthe Interval Lefroy, bavung changed clothes and taken with him a talse aot of mustaches and whiskers, mada his escupe by tho rear of tho house, He leit'his blond-atuined coat on tho hall table, and tn tho pocket of It the private pockotbook. . ‘This con- talued a number of pawn-tickats, which wero the means of accumulating evidence against hin. For ten days or a fortnight thore wus AMUE AND CRY AFTER LEFROY throughout the entire kingdom. Evory-man be- enme for tho time a detective, and hindreds in evory part of tho country, and farfrom the scene of the murder, were froin day to day taken upon suspicion. But Lofroy was Known to have his esonpe was regarded wits Of~ and juet us people were beginning to think he had committed sul- cfdo ho was arrested, on Informanon conveyed to the police, in a sinall Josette kept by a witow In the dense East End of London, where forovera weck ho bud coniined himself toa bedroom, living: sparingly, on bread and choeso, ‘Tho defense raised at the trial was that the mur der was the deed of a third person who had og- cupted the antne compartment. Tho disappear ance of the knito and pistol, Mr. Gold's purse and money, and tha mystory of the third but, was the slonder basis ou which tho theory was based. With tho evidence placed boforn them, tho jury could have found no other verdict than. one of guilty, And it will be atill more difficult for the pubfic'in general to hold Lefroy as an irresponalbte being; but that he ts somewhut of ® psychological phenomenon must be apparent to wih He may have been cognizant of Mr. Gold's habits and movements, and may have do- Hbvrately dogged him to hie seat in the train, but the evidonce makes It highly probablo that ho started out with knifo and revolver to got monoy at all hazards, RANDOLPH. CANADA, Our Ottawa Bureau. Spectat Divvatch to The Chicago Tribune, Orrawa, Nov. 20,—The cold weather has com- polled the Ubaudiur mills to close down for the soasou. The cut this yoar, though not ag largo as anticipated, was auoxtensiye ono, The de- mand throughout tho, soason’for sawn lumber has been juod, ana prices bave not been as Bist Binco 1872 coluparatively speaking. Vory ittle atook will be wintered over hero, A guccossor to Cul, Dennis, Deputy Minister of tho Interior, hus not yet been appointed. 10 names of Survoyor-General Lindsay Russell aud Col, Richardson aro tneationed in connection with tho viicancy. Thore ,ara forty-slx Government savings banks in tho Dominion, of which twenty-cight are in Nova Bvotla, twelve In New Brunswick, threo fo British Columbia, and ono each in Ontario, Manitoba, and Prince Edward laland, ‘Tho latest returns, Just now published, aro for Juno-last, Tho balanco at credit of depusitors on Uistol May wus $0,138,000.W, Deposits dure ing June, $513,023.08; interest secrued, he sakes; whnaraivals during month, $316,014.25; leaving a balance of $0,073,446.24, Tho Post-Oitiee Savings-Bank statement tor Octobur ebows tho bulance at crodit of doposit- orgattho boxinning of tho month was $6.4; 9910; duposits during the month, B80; Ite on i allawad dey uattars mhcsomccounite closed during the month; #117200; TH tho month, $230,07U1; balance, Pa YD, ‘Tho order to stup work at Gallops {tupids, on the Ht, Lawrence, where tha Governmont chaln- tug wus In uso, bas been countermanded by the Gepariaieaty aud work will go on tillice pra- vents, Tho Engl(sh Privy Councl! hae given judge inont in tho cuses of laraons va, Tho Citizens’ Insurance Company: and Parsons vs, the Queen Ingurauce Company, both of whioh wore appeals from the Supreme Court of Canada, Tho Juuges of the Privy Council bolt that tho "act re- Specting uniform condiuons tn policics of tire Snaurauce passed by the Ontario Lexislature is constitutional, and that it does not Interfore with 4 matter of *trude and commerco,”” A bill will be tntruduced at the coming session of Partiumont placing all cofporative and mu- tual benotit societies under the aupervision of the Buperintondent of Insurance, by which many will probably bo weeded out, and such as are trustworthy must curry ob thelr business under auch rules and roqulations of the Insurance Do- partment as will give the publiv confidence In belr stability. ‘The regular life companies aro much displeased at present at auch vowpantes Delay alive to carry ou thelr business, as they fay, illegally, ‘Kteyndiente bas been formed. in, England for the purpose of purchaslog certain railways in Nova. Scotia owned by the Nova Scotian Govern- |} ment. It te sald thata nutoberof prominent’ Enyileh capitalists ara interested in the matter, Atoms of News, | Spectal Duavateh to The Chicago Tribune, Toronto, Noy. 90.—Government Detective Murray, of this city, arrested at Cookstown a young man uamed MoNey on auspicion of bay ing murdered an aged farmer named Thomas Blalght. ‘Pho latter when priying from Barrie home was clubbed t toni desth with an axe band lo, Tho sum scoured’ was $0. Tho oor oner'e investigation was resumed today Wedoosday), Os" clreular bes been tssued from the Eduoas tional Department calling attention to an odi- tion of tho Heruides of Ovid” published in ‘Toronto, several portions of which have beon fotind to Le “especlully objectionable and unfit to be read in the High School, especially consia- coring the number of feinala pupiis who are likely to be instructed in it. The elroular tates that the book le unauthorized and that 1t aboult bo withdrawn. 1 Spectal Dispaten to The Cntrago Tribune, .—The * Marriage Law Re- ‘4 established for she expres Purpdss. of promoting thy act legalizing mar- rlago wit a deceased wife's sister, will enter upon tho next eluction cnmpalgn with every proapect of Buccoss. Mr. Giruurd's biit will be promptly reintroduced, and will certainly he- come tha law of the land. ‘ Alleged Cano of Newspaper Bribery. ‘Spectal Msvatch to The Chicago Tribune MONTREAL, Nov. 00.—Mr. 1. A. Benecal, Sur perintendent of Government Katlways In Que bec, publishes a letter in which bo acknowledges having bimecl? pald Str. Prefontaine $1,000 to Uelbe some newspapors. He leatned, bo sase, that the Opposition members in the Legisiature wero ae dre oppore the (unnel schemy he bad in View of connecting tha Quebec, Montreal, Ottawa & Ocultentul Railway with’ the Kouth Shoro rallways tf they did not hand to certain Ltbornl jouri $1000, He continues: Sr. Prefontaine, whe was then walking up sod down in the lobbies of the House watting for our reply, soon recetvod I J transmitted to himaclf the sum of 810, which be was to have distributed between L'Electeur and L'Unton de St. Myucinthe, aud 1. putd $00 to another of bis friends, so that the sum inight bo trananitted to f4t Patric, Tam Ignurant whether that money reached {ts destination, but I know that theU pposition, with but few exoop- tons, voted for our charter.” ‘Khe Quick in the Placo of the Dead. Gipctat Dispatcn ta The Chicaoo Tribune. * Queurc, Nov,00.—A servant girl in the em- ploy of Mr. Piorra Gouvreau, of this olty, named Josephine Gouvrnau, recently received information from a reliable sourge of tho sud- den death of a younger sister employed in a cot- ton factory at Lawrence, Mugs. She according- ly donned the mourning garb, but what was ber surpriso when on Werlnesday abe receive a let- ter written in the handwriting of the aister = she = supposed = to, sbe end. From the lotter abe learned — that her sister had been ordered by her phyaician to usa ehlorofurm to induce sleep, and, taking an overdose, she hnd been overtaken by 2 sicop so profound that it was thought sbe wns dend, she was accordingly prepared for Surialy aa the rob were horrified by bearing 4 scream from tho collin, it Hately opened and thé young woman taken to the presbytery adjolatng the churub, where under skiliful attention sabe quickly re- covered, and is nowon her way to ber birth- place, Quebec, Interesting Raflway Rumors and Gorse aip. Spectal Dtspateh to The Chteago Tribune, Toronto, Nov, 00.—A rumor lagatning ground that tho Credit Valloy Itoad bas been purchased hy tho Great Western, Railroad mew do not ap- pear to see any reason for such a transaction, although some of tho knowing ones suy Vander- Dilt Is wt the bottom of the scheme. In connec- tion with tha Canada Southern and Ontarlo & Quebeo Houds, howoyer, bo would eyentually contro! a second route from Chicago to the sen vin Montreal, and the general oploton je that he would not tind a vory bitter compotitor, in the syndicate, Tho jatter would probably ‘dud io 1o Northern & Northwestern, with Its branches, 8 paying feeder, ond could atferd to spare tho Credit Valley sv tony as it did nut fall into the bands of the Urand Trunk, Nothing definit has Daca taaenay butitisa rumor current on the atreg St. Andrew's Day. Spectal Disvatch to The Chicago Tribune. Tonoxto, Ount., Nov, 30.—The St. Andrew's Society tavight celebrated the anniversary of thelr patron saint by a grand ball at tho Pavillon of tho Horticultural Gardens. Tho decorations were grand, Auld Scotia's emblem boing partic- ularly conspiouous, Between 400 and 6 couples were presont, Including the Licuteoant-Gov- ernor and Mrs. Rovinson, and the Judges and Rromingnt, barristers, morchunts, and citizens. fhe vostutnes of tho ladles wore vory elegant and coatls. ‘The company was probably tho most brilliant that bas sect assembled on a sim-_ ilar occasion in Toronto, and tho St, Audrow's Society will long have reason to remember It, a FINANCIAL. A Storniy Seasion. Bpectat Dispaten to The Chicago Tribune. Tononto, Noy, 00.—A most exciting meeting of the sharebolders of the Ontario Bank was hold today, Thore was a largo attendance, and agreat deal of Intorcst was taken in tho pro- ceedings. At the commencenicnt of the mect- ing a stormy passage at arms took place be- twoon Mr. David Ginse, of London, and tho Prosident, Bir W. 2. Howland. The former ebarged tho President with baving robbed him, and consequently he objected to the President occupying the cbitir, He olted tho caso of Sir Francls Hincks as Chairman of the tncot- ing of the starcholdcra of tho Consoll- duted Bunk, when ho objected to the Proceedings fur eleven hours In order to pre- vont anything of an adverse characteran bim- self being passed by the meeting. Bir W. P. How. lund contended that he as President of tho bank should preside at tho meshing: and he as- sorted time und aguin that he should do nothing in opposition to tho wishes of tho mocting. After n good deal of wranuting tho Hon. Mr Frasor wie vated: to the chair, and the mecting an organize Proccoded to business. The Presiden! thon = road = his atatoment. which showed that tho bank bed Socurred sorjous losses through advances to manufacturing and lumbering concerns during the late portod of depression through which the country passed, and from which the bank had been unable to realize, The Directors biamed Mr. Fisner, the lute manager, for those fmprudent’ advances, and requested bis resignation. The new manager, Mr. Holland, refused to go on unless tho capital were roduced, aud the Directora had come to the conclusion tu wreito off & por cont. A long, discuasion fol- lowed on the motion of Ald. Halt the crpital stock ns eigyested by tho President's statement, and the mocting adjourned till to- morrow without taking 9 vote, The prococdings throughout wore vory stormy, 5. 2 Bi Tho St, Louls Stecl & Ore Company. 8r, Louts, Mo., Nov. X.—Tho consolidation of the fron manufacturing companies, under tho titlo of tho St. Louis Stecl & Ore Company, fs nl- most perfected. Tho total capital stock Js $5,- 000,000, of which the Pilot Knob Company has beon allotted $472,000 and the Vulcan Company $1,101,000,. In addition’ tho indebtedness of the Vulcan Company, consisting of 7 per cont wo bonds of $1,000,000, due in 1855, bas med Py the coulesved corporation. Tho Grand -T ining Company's estate will be sold under mortgage and purchased by tho trustees, and its rate will be apportioned cupltal of $1,000,000. The capital uot allotted, $1,961,000, will bo retained tn tho treasury, It is sald the Vutoun will be converted Into a steol- rail iniilof a capacity sulliciout to pupply: the Gould syyatera of Southwestern rallruads with ralls at tho very loweat cost, Danford, of Kan: Box. CALDWELL, Kas,, Nov. 30.—Nothing has been dono with Danford yet, Tho action of tho com- mittee sent to Wichita this moruing is awaitod, Indications are that, untess Danford shows up bard monoy to satisfy bis creditors, ho“will caro nothing for banks or bankers ‘before morning. Everything {s quiet, but tho feeling Is deop and the dotermination strong to have the money or bis life. A crowd of armed mon are bere from Hunnewell to take Danford ag svon as the Cald- well fulks got Chrough with bim. Ho ts ina bad box whichever way he turns, Seime of bis ine struments, Tanner ana Denman, bavo given bim away, Thoy wore Invited to do o last night or tako a walk to the timber, and thoy talked out. [t is not thought anything will be done with them or Smith if Danford is killed, but tho creditors may take a noon to wipe out the entire party. Susponaion of a Mutter und Furrler at “ Ottawa, Hh Special Disvatch to The Crteado Tribune, Orrawa, UL, Noy. 30,—The fallure of Hull & Batels, batters and furriers of this city, was 4nnounced this morning. Judgment was ron- Gered agatnst them in the Grundy County Cire cult Court yesterday in favor of W. H. Hull, of Ostawa, for the sum of $1,040, and the Sherif acized goods to the aniount of the claim. An assignment wae then tone to W. W, Tayor for tho benotit of the creditors. Tho total tabilie ties amount to about $15,000, and the asants foot up nearly $10,000, ‘Thu pringlpal croditor, aside from Mr, Hull, le Koith roa. of Chicago, whose claims amount to $2,200, A Fallure at Battle Croek, Mich, Spectat Correspondence af The Chicago Triduns, Batruw Cusex, Mich, Nov. 2.—8, J. Fr Jander’a clothing bouse jn this city has fallod with Mabilitiog about en ae stoak ee ited at about $33 on which Exateln & Co, sud Brook # Welaeror butalo noid a taorsgage of nearly $10,700, in a Very Tight ‘Khree Faliures at Now Orleaus, New Onuwans, Nov, 0-1. Lov! & Co, dry goods, Louls Mayer & Son, tobacco, and 0. B. files & Co., tobacco, bave failed. Assote and abilities yet unknown. nt Purchasers {on soarch of a fret-class plano “would do well to call at the Weber Warerooms, 25) and 252 Wabash avenue, ' CASUALTIES. Au Astonishing eg of Acci- dents on One . Railroad Yeaterday, A Freight and a Cattle Train Piled Up Together. Near Bristol, Pa., Smashing « Passenger Which Had Been Delayed by the First Affair. A Freight Smashes a Passenger on the Opposit Side of the First Wreck, The Third Wreck the Direct Cause of a Fourth Smash-Up for tho Pennsylvania. A Fifth and Sort of Sympathetic Smash- « Up on tho Reading Road, Close By, A Badly Demoralized Roads Svectat Mapatch to The Chicago Tribune, Purtapenruta, Pa. Noy, .0.—The denso fog that has prevalicd during tho past twenty-four hours has been the cause of a most remarkable series of Uisasters on tho Penusyivania iati- rond, Tho first was o collision—an east-bound stock train loaded with cattle froin tho West and & west-bound freight from Now York. Thoaccl- dent ocourrod just this side of Bristol, which 18 twenty-two miles from the West Philadetphia Depot, Tho causc was a broken axle on ono of the cars of the freight train, which threw the curs from tho track just a8 tho stock train was paging. The displaced errs struck the cattle train forward of tho cen- tre, and a terrible amashing and piiiuz up was tho result in no almost incredible short time. The stock train was composed of forty cnrs, nenrly all filled with live beoves, and a terrible sinughtor followed the coflision. Beef, wood, and iron covered both tracks for soveral hune dred feet, and formed a berricr tothe passure of trains which tho most diligent and experienced workers ‘could: not remove for mauy hours. At e first at- tempt to clear the way the mangled form of une of the brakemen of tho freight train was Mfted from the débris. It was Walter Bates, an vid cmployé of the road, who lived in West Philadelphia. He was tendorly carried to tha first shelter, where, upon examinntion, it was found that hls injurics wore such that he caunot live. No one else was injured. The mon on tae two engines escxped without harm, as ench lova- motlve pussed on beyond the reach of the dis- place cars, This delayed alt the trains on tho division from one to four huurs.on accountof the diMlculty {In sending forward trains with Which to Arrange transfers around the wreck. The Southorn express east, duc in New York at 6:50, was delayed two hoursand abalf, and it wus running in two sections between Lawrences and Princeton in the midst of tho fog. . $ At 7 o'clock the second section crushed into tho firat, and made n sud wreck of: the jocomo- tlvo and the sleeper, which was on the rear of tho first section. The passengers in the Pull- man were pretty weil shaken up. HL. A. Mactin- dale,.the fireman, was thrown off. A finger so badly brulsed that it bad tobe amputated, and serious Injuries were inflicted upon the body, pole ag Meyer, the engineer, injured about @ chin, About two hours before that, at Bristol, with- ina very abort Histane of tho scene of tho first accidents n frelgnt-train ran lato the rear of tho Waanington express, which bad been detained about two hours by the necident. Noone was burt, but the prssongers were badly scared, and at 9 in the morning, near the ground of tho third aceldent, at Lawrence, au east-bound cattlo train tried to ct through a weat-bound freight. Three cattle-cars were telescoped, and thirteen: beud killed. Thomas Gallory, a brakeman, had his loft lew swaoahed,and Logincer Harkins waa thrown out and slightly fajured. Nor old the Headuug entirely escape. An empty Passenger troin &net ran into the early way assenrer at Neversink, acriously damaging the locomotive and the rear car of the firat traln. Series of Hatal Acoldonts, Spectat Dispatch to The Chtéago Tribune. Kansas Citr, Mo. Nov. 30.—A sorics of fatal accldenta have occured hore during the past twenty-four hours, the first boing that of a car ponter named E, H. Carter, who last night fell from u five-story building on West Ninth etroct, and who died during the nlebt. The second was that of Brakeman P, Smith, of the Paclfio Company, Smith was’ switching somo freight cars} and caught ble ieft leg in a frog as an engine was backing down upon him, He could not rotoaso himeelf, him bo bent over buckward and allowed bis to be cut off, hoping to savo bis life, Ho was terribly mangled, and uly. ived two bours. Tho lust cuse recurred wbout J o'clock this afternoon at Turo-Hallo, whore somo painters wero at work, Ono of them, samed Henry Decker slipped upon a loose piece of canting auc foil alxty feet, being Instantly killed. A Servant Blown the Gai Asphyxiated. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune Menpora, Ill, Nov. 3—Ascrvant in Mr. E. P. Carpenter's family named Annie Reurdon was found dead in bed this morning. On enter- {ng her room It was found to bo filled with gas which was cscaping from n Jet. Tno evidence given at the Inquest went to show that ‘the girl wae In her bed ut 10 o'clock Inst night, and that the #as was thon turned otf. Jt was presumed that.sbe got up during tho night and lit it, und, boing uniccustomed to gas, blow It out as sho would ncandio, ‘Tho Jury ‘returned a verdict that she dicd from suffocation consequent on an cacape of gas. 1 Out and Is Death of an Old Lady by Drowning. dpectat Dtapatch to The Chicago Tribune, Dunogoy, la, Nov. 34—Mrs. Anolo Duncan, an old lady keeping house for William Nowman, loft the house carly this morulnx before day to take the train for Galena. That was tho last soon of her tit! afternoon, when hur Hfeless body was found floating in a slough near the raltroud depot. It {s supposed thatsho wandered olf the rond Into tho slough and was unable to extricate herself. Smothored Hotween a Wagon and a Haystack. Bpecial THspateh to The Chicago Tribune Lincown, Neb. Nov. X,—A German Jad Mor 15 yoars of age, living near Wagon-Tonguo Crock, about fourtecn wiles northwest of this city, was found duad yestorday evening, crushed between a wagon and a haystack. He was eub- deot to fits, and {t 18 supposed he was taken with one, and, faillng head foromost betwoun tho Wagon and tho bay, was smothered tu death, A Brakoman Killed, a Conductor Ine dured, and Sixteen Oars, Ditched, Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Gueenoautiy, Ind., Nov, 3.—A wost-bound freight traln ou the Indianupolis & St. Louls Noau was wreaked twolve mites west of boro at an carly hour this morning, Sixtoon cars wero ditched, one brakeman, rosidiny at Mattoon, Il., waa killed, and the conduotor, Billy Brown, was foriously injured, The wrock was caused by a broken axio, : Three Men Killed by an Exploston, JACKSONVILLE, Tox,, Noy, U.—A boiler ox- Plosfon at the wilisot Douglass & Sons, at Mud Crook, yesterday, killed threo white men—En- ineer Oliver Wilson and two laborers named ‘Burkell and Billips—and fatelly injured a ool- ored man. Tne mill was blown to atoms. An Accident In Florida, JACKSONVILLE, Flu, Nov. W,—A passouger train on tho Jacksonville, Pensacola & Mobile Rallroad was thrown off tho track at Tablo Hook, near Madison, by cows, Tho locomotive and two cars wero wrecked. The englucor was badly scalded. Tuo froman was badly raanglod, Muanslet's takes Lanoasten, Pa. Nov, 0).—William Knoir and Nathan Groyblll went out to bunt muskrata last Ight. Groybill, mistukiug hls companion for eam nougnt, shot nisin ps ‘Two Mon Burned Fatally, Loxvox, Ont., Noy. 3.—Two men, Hosie and ‘Watson, wore fatally burnod by an explosion at the Victor Ol Works, as iJ ® Burned ‘tn Hija Own Hole, CoLUNnuE, Ga., Nov, W0.—Dr, L. 0. Norwood's residenco at Whiteside, aud bimeself and a cons siderable sum of monsy burned up, Death from Lockjaw, Spectal Dispatch to Tha Chicago Triduns, Mapsuatt, Mich. Nov. 30.—Ferris Houok, of Marengo, while bunting hada sbell explode, A and as tho machine came down upon” ee small plece entarod the,hand, causing 4 from whieh ho died fear, pamipe. tpakiew, peeaeeeeae ed FRAUDULENT INSURANCE. Attempt of Rascals io ittake W. Balad Funeral arid Cheat an Insnrance Come ; pany. ted Burrao, Nov. 90.—The proliminary examtoa- Hon of Urrin C, Thoman, arrested for charged murder, was bogun. It seems Eq G, Buroham causod Bit fifo to be-fdeured for $4,000, aid” shortly aftor a physician named Colton, who had Veen an examining physician In procuring tho inaurance, was called ‘to ‘attend Burnham, and bo wns removed . ta tho house of Thomns, whoro {it was roported ho bad died. Colton signed | cortiocntes + of denth, a funeral was held, add Burnham was! ostensibly burried. Hhortly ator. the grave of the supphsed ‘Hurnbint was found tafapered with, and a watch being kept, parties in the not of removing the Body werd discuverea, Tho body proved to be tbat of an old-man, in whoso stoinnch a quantity of arsonio was tound, anda mordor was 4upposed to have been committed. Hernam Js alive, and supposed to be In Canada, ‘Tho body recovoted t# a cadaver ro~ Jected by the medical college and stoten from the yard whlic awaiting burin| by Thomas and his gang, and buried ns thataft Burnham, but, feuring disclosure, bad heen removed froin the krave, and was qbout boing carricd away when the grave-robbers wero surprised nt tholt work oul fecampedls The case crentos excitement in — PAYNE IN OKLAHOMA. DALLAS, Tex. Nov. 90,—Caph. Payne anda | lorgo following crossed the Red River at tho mouthof tho Little Wichita, in Clay County, Into Oktuboma, uamolested, on Sunday last. * —————— , Buy no holtday present without seelng Dr. Seatt’s benutifat Electric Unalr tnd Flesi Brushes. ‘hey always benefit the Well, and. marvelously cure headaches, neuralgia, dane druff, falling lralr, baldness, rheatnatiem, ote. Price refunded {f not ns ropresehted, Ab drug and fancy store: _——— BUSINESS NOTICES, Twenty years ngo it was modently claimed that Buck & Rayner’s “3! Cologne”? was tho finest uchievement of tha aclence of perfutnery. It has never since boun equaled by, Any othor distillation. Today it fs sold from Maine to Texas. SILKS, WEST END BARGAINS SILKS! CARSON, PIRIE & 60'S, | Madison and Peoria-sts. Attention of purchasers ts calich to the following among many other “Spectaitier” that go to prove that “"it Pays to Trade on the West Side,’ Black Satin de Lyons, all Silk, usual $1.25 quality, for 85c. Black Satin Rhadames, rich quality, 81.50. Black Satin Rbadames, superb goods, 81.75. Black Satin Rhadames, not equaled at $2.50, for 82.00. 60-inch Black Satin Rhadames, exquisitely rich, 39.50. a 60-inch Black Satin Rhadames, equal to any S14 goods, $11.75, Black Satin Brocades, heavy, sightly, new designs, $1.50. Black Lyons Satin Brocades, usual $3.75 quality, $3.00, Very rich extra heavy quality Black Gros Grains (our Specialty in this line), not beaten at $1.75, for 81.32 1-2, Rich Black Cashmere Sublime Gros Grains, two special numbers, $1.75 and $2.00, Colored Marvellleux Serges, a job lot, 500 per yard. Lyons Colored Satin Marveilleux, our own importations, originally $2.00, for $1.75. Brocadss, in elegant designs, to match the above, at-inch very excellent Colored Gros Grains: at $1.25, Leopard Plushes reduced from 86.00 to $4. Ombre Plushes, new shades, reduced to 4. Cloaking Plushes, our own importation,’in Sea! and Black, very cheap, $5.00, $6.00, and $8.00. Moss Plushes,very choice,S12.00 and $14.00, Trimming Plushes; Millinery Plushes, Velvets, Etc.,' IN ALL THE NEW SHADES. CARSON, PIRIE & CO, DRESS GOODS. mnnerinee Chas. Gossage § Co. “Bargains” Dress Goods! To make immediate sale of the following lots, we have marked * them as below: : lie English Suiting - .- English Suiting, extra - 5c Silk and Wool Plaids 3c Ad-in. Camel's Hair, all wool, 50¢ 44-in French Cheviots, all wel, 656. Also 500 pes. 44-in, Dross Goods,, 4 to 7 yds, lengths, marked at Remnant: Prices! Chas. Gossage & Co. Pathe nce natal Dal cece a NC oe asa Board of Trus'sex Craclaad Cemmolary lay rovement Fund, 3 be Public wa ie hacowaate ta. tee (ae dae a ol ng & — Sri dan Raa” gusel eRe PC Ray