Evening Star Newspaper, March 16, 1887, Page 3

THE RVENING STAR: ay FOR RENT_HOU ISES. SEVEN ROOM BAY-WINDOW BRICK, 2d EDITION. Craven Terrace: #0 180] Qatn.w..6r.. 108 Coun. sve oN ins we ead ‘ice aly, WHOMAS J FISHER & CO. ZOK SALE inch, sew, Bi MBIA ‘Can be seen at ie i LADIES’ DRIv STYLISH tle a 1 kit iriven " be secon on F BW. in anally (key there). A SMALL FARREL HOUSE =a¥ EF: cheap for task. hdddvese “HAEE JOR SALE—ON DY JARS, ONE Fun’. Tai at st va arene. i JR SALE—ON MONTHLY PAYMENTS OF 810. BEAUTIFUL UPRIGHT PIANOS AT REASONABLE PRICES. Come talk exchange with us if your Piano does not suit yor. We take both Pianos and Orzane im exchang? Bru Zivs the largest possible value, aud difference can ‘be paid monthly to suit ‘THE PIANO EXCHANGE WAREROOMS, E LOY FINE CAN rich? antique Clock. mhis 422 9th st 1D PAIR t Kentuck They are half 's carriage Hone: brothers, 15% hands high: stx years old this spring: weleh about 1.100 pounds each” work single aud dou- ble: perfectly gentle and enurely fearless: 9 lady can drive them with entire safety. Harry is & kaited Kentucky saddle horwe, walka, trots, sin and gallops, and cap trot.in harness, im about three Ininutes, Prince has the English saddle gaits, walks, bly trots and wallops-audis a wood trutter su harness. Guth, horses are sound and thoruvarbly accliuated. Also. A four-seated Coupe Rockaway, as good as new, and a set of first-class Double Harness, and for terms inguire at LAS: 4. st nw. COL. KOYAL E. WINITMA: 1407 F st. aw. This splendid family turnout is not being sold for speculation, but beeause the owner is leaving the exty tab 14m w.3t* permit from | Talest Telegrams to The Siar. MET IN EXTRA SESSION. jure Assembles To= ernor’ s call the general assembly of Virginia, met here to-day at noon in extra session, Both houses Promptly organized and a joint committee was appointed to notity the governor that the legisla re Was ready for business. Soon thereafter & message from the executive was received and Tue governor first calls attention to the condi- jon of the public debt and devotes the greater ton 0 reviewing the action : ‘ttiement of the debt appointment of & part of the state to meet a sim- m the partot the bondholders sewhere; the duties of said to be distinctly defined, the a true presentation of ‘nd resourcesof the state, and what- He also suggests ‘a law which he thinks will cover the situ: by ent decision of the Supreme Court ‘on the sainple merchants’ or drummers’ tax. He concludes with the hope that the legislature will be equal to the requirements of the occasion. See ITF WAS MARRIAGE OR DEATH. Dr. Bond Chose Marriage at the Time, But Now He Sceks a Release. Ciscisxatl, March 16.—A singular trial 1s in progress at Lawrenceburg, Ind. Itis a sult by Dr. ‘Mare Bond, of Aurora, Ind., to set SSide the mar- riage ceremony whereby he became the husband in April, 1886, of Miss Jennie Hill, also of Aurora, on the ground that he was forced’ by threats of miur- der ‘to marry. Both parties belong to leading families in Aurora, and the case is attracting much attention. A strong array of legal gentle men {s engaged in the case, among them being Congressman Holman, The’ plaintiff's statement is that Miss Hill accused him of seduction and that her father demanded that he should marry her or take the consequences, Witich meant death. He chose marriige, but never lved with his wife. ‘The case will be in progres some Ume. BAYLES A K fon brought about HT OF LABOR. Excitement Over an Appointment of Mayor Hewitt. ‘New York, March 16.—Considerable excitement | has arisen in political cireles over the appointment of James C. Bayles as president of the board of health, to succeed General Shaler, on the ground JOR SALE CHEAP_ONE VERY FINE SADDLE | mare. by ruat: black poin a: Saddle waits und Ist. Juquite a JOR SALE_HANDSOME Ni . 843 Parl CHERRY, BED and pertectly new. tab Ls. | aI | Duatnese two of three thousand dollars need 1 of this advertisement. Address WIL. JoR SALF—J brier nisl JOR SALE-SAUER KRAUT, SAUER KRAUT. ‘Ten barrels fine Kraut {oF sal ‘CHAS. 3, MAGILZ, 983 B st. JOR SALE-ATTHE FARM OF W. J. THOMPSC Yenleytown, D.C. two Dnely bred Jeraey Bull Calves, {rom reviatered stock. mnid-3e JOR SALE AND EXCHANGE—AT 4 u.w. the nicest variety of Family Carrvaces: Buu: ‘Ladies’ Phetona aud Doctors’ Burien, both sec- Gnd‘hand and new, in the eity. Prices to suit. WA. ¥-GEYER. mah 143m. FOE SALETTEN FINE HOKSES: TWO ELEGANT ach tea pole team Serv flac: to saddle horses, two tine situcle drivers, all_accliniated, youn sud sound. DOWNEY'S stable, 1st, bet, 1th au Teth Sta. mhl?-6i Fei SHE BICYCLES 48 1S AMEIICAN STAR, | $40.48 im. Niesled Silent Hatchet Star, 960: 51 im. it \ew, $75: Victor Iricyele, “8X3. . €0., 1406 New York ave. mh14-3t* ANDSOME BLACK HORSE; FINE. prompt driver. works either single or double; nice buggy horse; sold for want of use. Apply 218 Ist. —_P mn2-Im WOR SALF_A BEAUTIFUL, TRIPLE STRUNG, kun, owner having no furtuer Ria ne btcecs em ROE, BALE MED FEATHERS. 15e. A Pou Be the price; prompt attention to orders by therwine. A SEITZ, G3 H st. meanbo-12 SALE-FORTY HEAD OF HORSES, JUST Cart Horses. “Prices from $75 to $200 ten ue Drivers and twenty suitable for all purposes.” No rea iabie offer refust:L Satusfactory trial i. fan. 311 Db st. nw. JF Qt SALE BED FEATHEES ONLY 15 CENTS A pound. salected, now, clean and iive picked. Alor SEITZ, 724 2d st. nie. zs caves” | DR SALE_HARNESS!! HARNESS?! Lot Second-hand Bugxy and Harness for Upright Piano: sume as new? will be sold at a b iD: jean and dry picked ; better feathers can't be Bs yor Fixtived from. hockingbamn County: tas Tins good OHN SIMMONS, Proprietor. DOC GA! Se Bat pr othorwize ‘promptly delivers ‘atriasce Sale “cheap. Also, few inore Lap Mobes and Horse Covers kaif price ts’ close Out Raduce'! “prices. dumaved Trunks and Bogs BECKER'S, 14a Pena Sslvauia ave eed QO SALE_ENCYCLOPAEDIAS. JAMES PAR | ton, the celebrated historian and bie; Faye “that in every Louse where there is placed a set of A pleton's Cyek it ae ike: Ube whoiefamaly Yocollege.” ‘This work all Volumes can bo ob- FOE SALELONE SLIGHTLY USED ORGAN, TWO seis of reeds, $60: cue (Goctaye Ukickering, $60; | tasy terms. HUGO WORCH & CO, 32. Soumer Piano avency. Vianos to reat. 7th st nw ~ fast PORSSE AT? 4S PHOBEYS REPOSTTORIES, cor. Uti and N. Y_ave, and 1290 ‘2d <High) st. biatiorm wegong aid ucks Of every description and Capacity from 300 10 3,000 pounds: busigess wacors and Daytous inj owe nate, feucy dry goods and Issn. Gry wawous, something entirely new. Commission merchaute and pleasure wawons. I carry a langer stock than all the other devlers together in the city... Terms Frasonable abd ai bottoi prices. ‘26-3m Ol SALE-AY 4 SACKIFICE, ONE FINE-TONED | 7s octave, carved rosewood square Pune, very iz | Can TS WILD & BROS. 7 Me taxed. be seu at Ge 08 | Thsen we a 2u-im* | JOR SALE—FINE LOOKING IRON GRAY HORSE | suitable tor coufe or single carriage, younx, sound. | Kind, sold tor waut of use~ Apply st stable tu rear of 2isiet nw. acapeale Ty JOR SALE —75 CARRIAGES. BUGGIES AxD Spring Wacon-.on monthly payments orcah: aso aud mulk wagons, iny own manutacture. Re- a 19-}ui* CURE” 18 ‘THE | y om earth for Coughs and Colds: | iF drussist does not keep it write to AML BEALMEAR ME'G St Paul st, Baltimore, Md. fecbui* COUNTRY REAL ESTATE SIX ACKES AT BKIGHTWUOD L dings: owe | * a eS worth mor than asked for the whole farais, HJ. DALY, 631 Fst. nw. A beautfal bu:iding site, one-half mile from Chain of 1U seres, at $45 peraere: suitable place for | person us baxtuers in Vaxhington, or for or iruitfaru. I. SYPHERD & CO., a 1007 F st. nw. Fee SMF Abas AND. ertiea. ix Wash ington near stop dail to 8100 jerucre Baez terme ‘Addncas lars D. 8 RYSBIT, Cullewe Station, Ma. mh JOR SALE_20 ACRES. ADJOINING MAKSHALL Broa place, at Goud per are H af BaLTEL & MacGOwAN, mb12-3e* 1008 1010 ¥ st. {0% COUNTRY PROPELTIES CALL FICE Facuine AT OFFICE BAXTER & MacGOWAN, mbiztowpte 1008-1010 F at. uw. Ok SALE Ok EXCHANGE FOR GOOD GIT¥ Yroperty uy late residence in Anacomtm, DeCx Gonbie frame house, mod itupe.: table. fruit ui all Kinde. price ing iP iEe Tate aud Note nw HaSALE— round: 10 feet of 5,000.” edo W: ab Ti ‘S neres fine building site, 25 milex from city, $600. | acres, ron: frame houne, stabling, all kids of = inten, $35,500. ene Tes, unimproved, fine View, “miles from city, -room: frame * house, fruit and flowers, 2 use, fruit and flowers, 2% 5 ‘ras 1j Tootn frame use. stablin, We, larye orchards aud vineyar: of etty, 4 mile from BR. Tact, S-room f: Wo aud 0. i, a2, for § horses | in full v i station. $7.00. house, new, in Fall's Church, ip acres new handsome 7-rvom frame house, in Fall's Church, €5,000. = | Oates. fraue house apd store, 7 rooms, good stable, thew fro; 200. Dullding site, with fine view of city. 259 00. | Wi achen. would suudivide into 4or more bri sites with tise View of city sud iver, niles irom | Sty, 4,00. ‘Allon guod tera 1. H.SYPHERD & Co, 1007 F at. ue. OR SALE—A VALUABLE FARM NEAR mbl-1m FORREST Sree. Bazouss Iu Embrotlery material snd decorations, Aulcolors in bent quality thasel 20c. Condcuet cotton for crocheting, 5c. per bell, Yes Tares bal Ze pes bale irae aunts, 5 ald 10e ber do: New push ornaments, 2.8 phece. Aes Hien Xpritgue fowens toe up. Statupe seit daliew De. 0 ploce. Fancy Usakets ior parlor ornaments at cost. Alsos ery Mock of stamped Linens Fongees, and silk ‘O28 Oth at nL _mbi2 el Lc Lassers Loss Orrice ‘No. 361 Pennsylvania svenue northwest. | before bis appe: |e Humphreys. | in the assembly in the rey j diately passed to a seco that he js a Knight of Labor. "The democratic politiclans are much incensed at the action of rite in vntment. he did not know or les belonged to. It ‘a Knight of Labor iment, he might have asked him if he favored strikes and labormethods of coer- clon. Ht he had favored them the mayor would not “have appointed him. The mayor was much 3 Jes Was Seen and satd that some | Joined the order, but had paid no ayear and nad fallen out of It He opposed strikes. ‘THE CHICAGO BOODLERS. Arraigned in the Criminal Court To- Day. Carcaco, March 16.—The five county officials— Warden Wm. J. MeGarigie, of the county hos- pital; ot the county insane asylum; E engineer of the é rd judge Anthony in the criminal court at ten o'clock morning. I. N. Stiles appeared on behalf of the state that MeGarigle, Varnell and McDonald Spending against them which y charged them with conspiracy to defraud and declared that one tdictment involved compifeity in the embezzlement of 2 sum exceeding $160,000, while other indictments were for smaller smounts. He asked Unat the three defendants should furnish bail in the sum of $10,- 000 on each Indictment, and Uhat The ball of Con- nelly and Driscoll be placed at $5,000 each, Mr. Forrest, for the prisoners, argued that the mie Was ouly to be regarded as a mis. ended that and sta had Unree indicume! acharge ofembez- publle officer it was grade of eriine and To the oifice of the clerk of the criminal court to sehedule their prop ambassador at London, bas recelved from all tae diplomats in London’ and from Prime Minister sali: y expressions of congratulation on the py Tast B—The Opicial Mes- publishes the following: “On Sunday last, o'clock in the inorning, three students Petersburg university ‘were arrested n the Newsky Prospec in thetr possession Vous. The prisoners admitted that. teey be longed toa secret criminal society. The bombs found on them were charged with dynamite. Each bomb was arranged to throw eleven balls, and all these balls were filled with strychnine. The czar THE REFEREE ORDERED TO FILE HIS REPORT OF THE SALE. New Yorx, March 16.—The property of the Bankers and Merchants’ Telecraph Company Was sold over a year ands half agoto Eawards, stokes, on behaif of the United Lines company. ‘The re- feree has not filed the report of the saie, Much Tollowed, brought by the Farmers’ ist company, as trustees of the mort gage on the Bankers’ and Merchants’ property. Judge Patterson, in supreme court chambers to. day, decided that the referee must file hisreport of the Sale within ten days, stating the amount re- ceived by him and the sum unpaid, or to show ‘cause therefore. he Indian government ds to station a force on the frontier in the Pishin district to morally support the Ameer of Afganistan. Sg Cannda’s Fishing Fleet. the tisuerles protection flcet was made to-day, the department of marine and fisheries completing at | riburne, Schooner of den, Lobe used as a cruiser heat summer. This is taken 4s another iudica- Uon of vigorous protection ou the part of the dominion government. gta ees failure of Rubber Merchants, Crsersnatt, March 16.—George F. Belden & Co, rubber dealers, 104 Main street, assigned to Baket ‘They previously filed two chattel on thelr stock, one for $10,000, to the ity National bunk’ of Cincinnall, ind the to Jostab Boden, of New York city, ior Assets and Habllities are supposed to be about equal and to reach $50,000. Been & Co. Succeeded the old firm of Bart & Hickox, Stopping the Morris and Essex Litiga- tien, AN AMICABLE ADJUSTMENT OF THE DIFFICULTIES WITH NEW JERSEY LIKELY. Tre! March 16.—The whole difficulty be- tween the state and the Morris and Essex Kaflway company seems Ukely to be amicably adjusted in consequence of a communication to the ture this morning from the governor transmitting: the correspondence from the company and sub- mitting bases of settles nt. The company pro- pose to pay Into the state treasury the taxes as Tnaily assessed against Une for i885 and 1886, | less aby amount already paid, and suggest the ap- | polntinent of arbitrators to settle all other differ- euces. ‘The proposal is signed by B. G. Clark, dl- | rector, and Bedie, Muirhead and MeGee as coun. | sel. The governor submitted the company’s offer 'y Generai Stockton. ‘The attorney gen- is that the tuterests of the state Would be subserved by Lerminating all tigation between the stave and the corporation on the terms | contained fn their communication, ‘The attorney general goes on W show how tue Morris & Essex company could-carry the case through court after court and occasion Vexatlous litigation that would for years keep the state out of the taxes. ‘Their buses of settlement, he says, included the abandon- ment of their special charter privileges and a prouilse to pay under the general act of 1884, ‘The governor subini:ted a joint resolution drafted by the attorney general, and suggested for the favorable action of the ‘legislature. ‘The resolu- Uon ts to the effect that ali differences between | Ube Morris and Essex road aud the state be sub. | tuitted to two arbitrators, one to be appointed by Ue governor and one by the company, and that ; thetr finding shall be final and binding. Subsequently Mr. Corbin offered tis resolution ular way, and it imme- reading. If the resolu- on is adopted by bot houses, there will be no heed of further action on the bill abrogating the | Morris and Essex charter, | Freight Traffic Resumed, FULLING THE PLACES OF STRIKEKS ON THR NEW YORK, PENNSYLVANIA AXD OUI0. Prrveecns, March 16.—A Chrontele-Telegraph, Youngstown, Ublo, spectal says: Freight trafie is slowly but steadily being resumed on the New York, Pennsyivanix snd Olio raliroad by the off- elals, Who are Of the strike putting ch new men to fill the ‘Three freight trains arrived from ing the night snd started on the re- turn Uip, each having a 1ull complement of loaded carsDurihg the morniag a train ot thirtyloaded cars Was taken out on the Sharon branch to by Trainmaster Donaldson. Several men eharter for a fast sailing , 1 WASHINGTON, D. JUDGE MACARTHUR’S SUCCESSOR Petitions Submitted to the President in Favor of Gen, Payne. To-day District attorney Worthington and Mr. JamesL. Barbour called on the President in the Interest ot Gen. James G. Payne a8 a successor to Judge MacArthur. . Mr. Worthington presented a petition of 172 members of the bar, and Mr. Bar- dour a petition of bankers, brokers and merchants, Setting forth the qualifications of Gen. Payne for the position. ‘The President stated that he would ‘soon take up the and it was his desire to ve the District a good manin place ot Judge ur. Mr. James 8. Edwards said this in re. (kd the judgship that Gen. Payne the indorsement of a large number of the members of the Dar, and he was surprised at the unanimity of the merchants for him. He believed that Gen. Payne’s selection would give more general satis- faction than any other. oe _____ Secretary Whitney at the Navy Yard. Secretary Whitney,accompanied by Commodore Stcard, chief of the bureau of ordnance, visited ‘the Washington navy yard this afternoon to make a personal examination of the changes Proposed by the board of officers appointed for ‘the purpose, rendered necessary by transforming the navy yard into an ordnance foundry. As soon as the has determined what are desirable new buildings needed will be construeted and others changed. fete Sg Imspecting the Vaults, SUSPICIOUS CHARACTERS HANGING AROUND THE ‘TREASURY DEPARTMENT. Several rather suspicious looking men bave been hangingaround the Treasury department lately, and repeatedly applying for passes to ses the Vaults as visitors, ‘They have visited the vaults on several ‘The Treasury ofMicials have got suspicious of ‘and have issued orders noz fo allow them to encer'the ‘vaults again. a DEBENTURES AND DRawsacks.—Among the war- Tants issued by the Treastiry department to-day was one amounting to’ 000 in favor of the collector of customs at New York to pay deben- tures and drawbacks and refund excess of deposits for unascertained duties. z ‘Tae PRAsIDENT received the superintendents of education at the public reception this afternoon. Says Ha Was Swinpugp.—At 2 o'clock to-day Judge MacArthur resumed the ‘consideration of jledge case, mentioned in the first edition. ae ea sean cr eal he had several getg er ledge as to a place ona rail. Toad from: a to Greensboro, x Coy, paid him $2 as part of his fee for putting iim on the road, and Went with him to the Harris house, ce Sledge also nnded that he was to send 300 men to we on the railroad. Witness finding that he had been duped demanded the return of the money, but did not get it. Other testimony Was given, and the court said that he would have to pronounce his sentence—three years in the Albany penitentiary. _ a CHARGED Wrrn AX INDECENT ASSAULT.—Alex- ander Brown, a colored barber, living at No. 738 4th street northwest, wasin the Police Court to- day charged with an indecent assuult on Jeannette Bender, a 14-year-old coared git, who lives in the same house. “Mr, C. Maurice Smith apj tor the defendant and pleaded “not guilty.” Mr. Lavender aj tor the prosecution. The complaining witness testifed that Sunday night cl court too! iis personal fecognizance. ere ———>—___ FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL, Ne ferk Steck Mark: ‘The following ate to B00 Washington Stock Exchange. x r He clted the action } og tn qqlerring changes from yesterday's. gnotations of the New ‘York courts recent triats for | {Pte qvasbington Stock Exchange are noted to-day: offenses stinilar to the ones charged against these | U.S" aie" replated SOOT, 10% Rak WBE. defendants. He would fix the bail in tue amounts | Water “Stocks, Ter’ “1001, asked for by the state, ‘Thesureties then repaired | Water stocks) 7m 1 —_—_——_—_—-_ Raltimore Markets, BAL: by BALTIMORE, Mo., March 16,—Virginia new throce, and arina came back from Gatchina to St. BALTIM( March .—Cott firm Peter-burg yesterday morning, attended the ball | quie — 1% mie A. Wace carly Sa ee given by the Grand Duke Viadimir and returnea | Howard street _ wegiere peRet 2.5083. 10; to Gatchina in the evening.” oy * saber, Soni! Z ‘The Bankers and Werchants. ietvs potent S30 ke tae tao? ee (as ud dlear iib aides pac ‘SaS3g: clear rib Fenned, Say. But fetined, Gh. Cofles lower tio Teal Os. jower-Itio “cargoes: ; {ofa 1OARi4. Sugar Grmior—A wate dp, coy per refined quiet, O4af0. Whisky stecdy 1 2aey” Hreite to Liverpool persteatner dulivestton, #100; four, 180d; araln Syadude ecrinte hoe tae ay barrels; wheat, 17 busts cor: 00.100 buslela, 00 Susbeler 3%e, 100 bushcle” Shipments flour, ‘9 barrels. ‘wheat, 47,600 bushels; corn, 62,300 bushels. “m = Orrawa, Onv., March 16.—Another addition to | ,CHT REMARKABLE *CASR OP SUSPENDED ANIMATION, ‘BUBIAL AND RETURN TO LIFE. Anextraordinarycase of suspended animation occurred in Boston recently. Four brothers named Stainton, one Le reap ghey Stainton of Stetson’s “Mikado” in’ this city. Two weel ago on Monday ten brother, who as lived ia rated, ‘supposed, at one of his brothers CD was ® physician. th. was consumption. insisted that his brother ‘tuneral a genuine case of Tigid and ool the faintest i ‘and fe waa impossible to discover rns of life, ‘There had no and marked weaken. ing of thes and the absence of certain changes: ibares after death led Dr. Stainton to hold the ground which he had taken owas feared that his mind had been affected, and 80 great a pressure Was uy Phat tome have the bod ina wevery six hoara, A BALTIMORE MAX KILLS 4 FELLOW WORKMAN IN THE ‘OLD way. Ee a 2 & Me ed and — ‘wounded aia ata ete teat ‘McQinnis then picked caer an ‘McGinnis Was arrested. C.. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 16, Randall Can Be He-elected Anyhow: | ‘THAT'S WHAT BX-REPRESENTATIVE CURTIN THINKS, Among members of the House of who are still in the city the action of the, tee of the Pennsylvania house of represent in adopting the scheme of re-istricting, which ‘Will place Mr. Randall in a republican distript, 18 & ‘subject of discussion. As a rule, the members ex- press the opinion that Mr. Randall would ve re- elected in spite of the sate (tsndally will Seat ene ‘sgucceed in their districts did not seem to believe that the Tatify the action of the committee. + District Appropriations. ‘A COMPARATIVE STATEMENT. Although several important District appropria- tions failed at the last session of Congress, the District Commissioners themselves very much gratified with the amount of money they have obtained for the fiscal year of 1888. ‘The fol- lowing is an approximate comparative statement of the estimates for District purposes and the ap- Propriations thereon for a perfod of elght, years: fears, jt Apr ‘18s0— 1881— % Isse— iss 5, = 33, 886 Tes Shea Se NG ‘Thus it can be sean that were ree increase, ‘the a] Yet 1888 1000 eer that of 1887, and in that year ‘Was an in- crease of $88,000. agent iad PUES ese Tat age of $4,003,000 which ‘has been present Commissioners, #4 ———»—__= The Case of Ex. ‘Walker. - SENTENCED FOR AN ASSAULT. ‘This afternoon, in the Police Court, Mr. Lavender called to the attention of Judge Snell the case of ex-Policeman Samuel H. Walker, chagged with assaulting a colored man named Petér Farmer, and sald the charge had been changed from assault and battery with intent to kill to a charge of simple assault. * Mr. Closs, for the defendant, said he desired to enter a pies ot “gull ty" for the etscans assaulted man, be said, did not ire to pI the defendant; that he had alt ‘Deen pt by being disinissed from the force, and that he had @ sick child at home. In consi lon of these facts, he would ask that the court accept the plea oe guilty,” oe st sentence by taking his Personal recognizance. nlf, Lavender said he would ask the court to hear e testimony of complaint ness. Farmer testified that on the day charged the de fendant appeared very drunk and witness looked athim. ‘s'he defendant wanted to know at what he was looking at, and witness sald nothing. ‘When witness got some distance from him the de- fendant fired. “Witness heard the ‘but could not tell where it struck. ‘The defendant placed him under arrest, and whileon the way to the sta- = a struck witness on the head with his Mr. Lavender, would not consent to Mr. Cox Proposition to take defendant’s personal: cognizance and the court impoged a fine of $50 or ‘sixty days. eee District Government Affairs, THEY DON'T WANT THE STABLE THERE. Messrs, Siilles and Burns waited upon the Dis- trict Commissioners to-day to inquire it there 13 any possible chance of preventing the location of the government stabie on Canal street at Mary- land'avenue, Commissioner Webb informed them that nothing can be-doue at present and {o Only relief they can obtain w petition Congress eis next session to remove the alleged obstruc- a PLANS FOR SCHOOL BULLDINGS APPROVED. ‘The plan for the new school-house to be erected on the site on 133 street, between C and D streets southwest (a description of which was published tn yesterday's Stan), was to-day approved. by the Commissiouers, as aisp the plans for che additions ‘ the county school buildings. BUILDING PERMITS have been issued by Inspector Entwisle as follows: ELW, Byrne, to erect buck dwelling $5,000, "on Rhode Isiatid avenue, between 14th ‘and 45th streets northwest: E.’A. Shipley, to erect brick house, $2,000, on 11th street, between G street and Pennsylvania avenuesoutheast; Metropolitan Fall- road company, to erect brick stable, $4,500, in rear of2411 P street northwest; B. W. Carpenter, to erect brick store and office, $15,000, on 5th, between F and G streets northwest; H. Harting, to build one story back building on Gales street, near Lin- colh avenue, $175; H. Foster, to bulld twostory brick bay window to 213 Sth street southeasi, MISCELLANEOUS, Geo. L. Benner, of (29 Massachusetts avenue northwest, to-day filed an appitcation asking that the contract forredressing the old curbstones be aWarded to him in case the contract with Gus- tavus Craney 1s annulled. J. W. Chappell, teucher in the Tenleytown school, ‘reports that complaints have been made by members of St. Ann's church, Which adjoins the school, of the nuisance created by the school authorities, and recommends that thelr location be change ‘Transfers of Real Estate, Deeds in fee have been filed as follows: W. F. Snyder to H. Beard et al, pt,116, D & L.'s sub Mt. Pleasant; $1,434.81. Alico M, Ladson et al. to G. Mason, lots 11 and 12, sq. 982; 965. NM. Brady to Margaret Gorman, lot 8 and pts. 7 and 9, Sq. 624, and pl. 20, sq. 677; $—. ‘Tenia Steinberger to John W. Cox, n. 4 27, ‘sq. 977; $3,500. W. 3. Cox to A. ¥. Hilyer lots Ll, bik, 1, 1 16, 18, 20, 24 and and 10, bik. 17;2 and 3'bik. 18;2 and 7 bik. 19; 1. & B.’s sub Pleas- ant Plains; $100. T. K Waggaman to &. R. Mor- coe, pt. 6, Sq. 322; $5,000. “Fannie A. Moore to T. 1, King, sub lots 44 and 45, sq. 4 Carman to Addie 8, Reed, lows 15 ant Columbia Heights; Finch, lots 17 and 2, et. al. to Michael A lo, do. $3,300. D. B. Realy ougnerty, pt. sq. 9068; $1,600. W.-A. Sleppy to John-G, Shelkoph wpe 1020; $284. smith Pettit. et alto Rosalie B MekiheW, sib lots 104 aud 105, 84. 341; $6,720. 0. P. Donn to Anna M. Black, pt. 21, sq: 73; $2,500. A. Dittrich to A. ler, Sub lows 19 and 20, 9q. 8, 475; $4,600. KR. hin{d to Rebecca B. Mor- Tis, sub lot 75, sq. 518; $9,000. C.G. Thorn A. Hayden, pts. 1 and 11, 6q, 5763 1. Warder, lov 14, sq. |. 727; $20,000. C.K. Foster to 8. 34 1, bq. 68; §9,°62.50. Caroline Henry Lewis, ot is, bik. 3, Barry Farm: $300, @. B. Goode to’A. M. ‘McLoclilin and B. W. Perkins, lots 79, 90 and 81, Lanier Heights; . OK. Daffy to Annie K. McArdle, sub lot 69, 9. 193; |. C. Barnard et al,’ to Annie Sherzer, lots, 85 to 37, sq. 507; $1,200. C. V. ha H. Houghton, sub lot 3, sq. 15; $6,800. C. J. Han- non to Mary Eggersteat, sub 36, square 823; $2,875. BH. Warner to E. F. bwire, parts 3 an 4, square 868; $3,074. Sameto Johns. Welde, part 128, do. : $3,074. Same to C. H. Gordon, part 4, do.; $3,074. A. Fisuer to Mathilda Akerblom, sub lot Ge, square 737; $1,200. Same to F. L. Reichert, lots 3b and 31, square 406; $4,000. C.B. Fadely to C. T, Havenner, part Aaron; $6,000. Many of the readers of Tus Stax are taking, ad- Vantage of the remarkably Ifperal offer of Tus WEEKLY Stak (as advertised in another column) to subseribe to one or more of the leading periodicals ere poe A large saving can made in is way. —— A Tax Qugsriow Dgcipgp.—The Anglo-American Insurance coipany Was organized in the month of June, but its stock was not subscribed for until the September following. In January the Com. inissloners entered @ tax against the company of $4125 for that part of the fiscal year from Sep. then next ensuing. Of thisamount tember to July, $1,250 was immediately paid, but on the advice of thelr counsel in the matter, Mr. William A. Meloy, roceedings by certiorari ‘were instituted to test je authority of the District officers. The case Was argued in Cirouit term before Mr. Justice Cox by Hon. A. G. Riddle and H. E. Davis, esq., for the District, and by Mr, Wm. "A. Meloy: against the tax, and on appeal of the District by Mr. Riddle for the District and Mr. Meloy against the validity of the tax. The Cumens perm last ee ue 3 unanimous decisio judgment, Justice Cox, that the action of the ners, was unwarranted by law, and the tax therefore —_. PLEADED QUILTY 70 4 CHARGE OF. ixy.—Frank L. Perry, alias allas Charles Wil ‘the with robbing Samuel D, Jewelry, pleaded guilty in afternoon, to a cl THE BUSSEY BRIDGE DISASTER. ‘The Cause as Learned by an Engineer- ing Journal, New York, March 16.—The Engineering News, ing thoroughly investigated the cause of the Forest Hill disaster, on the Boston and Providenoe Tailroad, will publish the following in regard ta It in this week's issues . be several Tequirements of “We are now ‘than conciust) tw have been more defect ——— ps 1887—WITH SUPPLEMENT. SELECTING SCHOOL ‘SITES. ‘What the District Commissioners Say of the Recommendations ef the Schoe] Boara, 2 ‘The District Commissioners feel considerably ‘Put out by the publication of the proceedings of the school board last night. The committee on School butldings and sites made @ report recom- the new schools, specifically provided for not ry ‘Shall be located. "The publication of their recom- may have the effect, it is said, ofcaus- ing the property holders 1n the localities named to aise their prices, Commissioner Webb said today: “That report 1s simply recommendatory, and does not make tt obligatory upon us to situate the schools im the places mentioned. We have Commissioner Ludlow said: “I have not seen the recommendation St she camamitten 1013 Far oer upon which ft will be necessary for the | ‘sql ‘south of 475, corner and Boundary st ie B. Morris has it of Rudolph nimid for §9,000 bub lot Yay square 518, 16% by 100 on G street, between 4th $4,000 of Cert mn parte’ end 1 Core, ting 45 Dy 100 feet ont street, between Mary. land a fand south B street. ‘Mra Annie. Meardle has Dou nt of O. R. Duffey for $6,100 sub are foare 6 corner 15th Q "doeesne iE Houghton has (eet, Tan ee be en ‘on ween nue and E street northwest, for 5 2, between Hatta Se aeweneh Mee Sick Oe, ts of E. B. Fadely, for $6, “Aaron,” in the county. sateeahead a is carried forward quite rapidly. w in New Yor I the spring trade. ‘4 os ‘The grand jury to-day reported to the Criminal Court the cases of Jesse J. Bright, embezzlement, end Gore Sauter, creed Jarceny as see a of oP si ata ire Occurred in the house of Mr. e1 No. 1 street, about noon to-day,causing Tining —— ‘The Courts. Court IN GENERAL TERM. ‘To-day, Morris agt, Starr; hearing resumed. Cmcuir Court—Judge Cor. Yesterday, United States ag Geo Hill dict sae ee por Sribean without interest. to-day, New England Montreal Insurance com- pany agt. Clarke; trial resumed. * __._Equiry Court—Judge Merrick. Yesterday, McDowell agt. McDowell; bill dis- missed. Towles, administrator, Taylor; plea in thirty aye, overruled with leave to answer 3 divorce granted. Baldwin be Balawin; Haward Balgwis ‘appointed guardian ad item; testimony ordered taken before Examiner ine. ‘Peters agt. Brooks; leave to amend bill. Moxley agt. Dent; sale finally ratified. Chater “age. Blatchford; hearing tn General Term. ordered. Moxley agt. Moxley; dismissal of bill ordered. Murphy agt. Gene 3 exceptions and auditor's: Teport overruled. Cropley agt, Kirk; perpetual Injunction granted. In re Elizabeth ‘Me Sawyer, lunatic; allowance and committce decreed. ‘Trim: rer- bie agt, sadais; sale decreed and A. Gadais and j ‘appointed trustees, McKnight Okiry payment Into registry ordered. ae Potick Court—Judge Snell. To-day, Robert Montgomery, disorderly conduct; $5or 15 days. Wm, Anderson, disturbing the Sal: vation army; do. Albert C. Armstrong, violating hack law; personal recognizance. Charles Green, colored, throwi stones; $5 or 15 days. Lewiz Ludus,’ disorderly conduct; collateral forfeited. Annie Washington, profanity; do. aie Severe Tests for Pittaburg Steel. MANUFACTURERS THREE THINK THE GOVERNMENT PAILED TO ABIDE BY SPECIFICATIONS. A special from Pittsburg says: ‘The first detach- ‘ment of the board of army and navy officers who are to test some of the armor plates which are be- ing made in this city has arrived. ‘The remainder are to arrive within a tew days. ‘There are to be twelve members of this;board and the tests are to be severe. It was charged that the tests were changed after the specifications were issued and the contracts let, and that this has caused consid- erable trouble. "It is further charged that the Primary Inspection which has been going on tor some weeks was not. to the credit of Pittsburg manufacturers. In fact, 1 1s stated that from one mnill not a single plece made 80 far stood the test. ‘The manufacturers say the changing of the tests is the cause. Some have gone so far as to assert that some ‘of the vests are impoasibilities. The Carnegies are making some light armor plates tor fast cruisers, 1018 sald that these plates are of the best ever made in tins country. Henry Phipps ‘Was asked if the tests had not been Aner ‘the contracts were let. He answered: Peainevas men “Is change a lal one?” Sr Banger oer a : forgings and asked as to the dssibility ‘of any ‘His reply Pittsburg manufacturers. Was that it would require an entirely new plant before any manufacturer in the cl pee city could make —————+e+_____ Got There All the Same. From the Fayette (Mo.) Herald. ‘The following marriage ceremony, uniting an estimable colored couple, was performed by “Rev. Berry Bro. Robinson, of the Baptish Church, cullud.” After securing the usual promises from the “young couples what had arosen up before him on that day, a-wishin’ to be ‘nited “in the holy odency of wedlock,” the Rev. Berry, with glasses across his nose, head thrown majestically back €mn as a rock, repeated the following original ver- sion of the Lora’ prayer: “Thy Riogdom come, ‘Thy will be done on earth asit 1s done in heaven: do you so promise me as. tollvetogether in the holy odency of wedlock as Jacob, Isaac and Becky. Give us this day our daily bread as we forgive our debtors, and I now pronounce you man and wife, and lead us not into temptation, and if there be any man_ present what objects why these yo couples shall not be ’nited In the holy odencyot wed- lock let them now forever speak or hold their peace, for Thine 1s the for Thine isthe kingdom and the power and thé A Pathetic Incident at Sea. ‘From the Baltimore Sun. ‘The brief story of the relief of the British ship Baron Blantyre by the steamship Baltimore con- denses enough of incident to furnish Clark Russell, or some other skilitul writer of sea stories the ‘basis for a thrilling narrative. What could be i Ht f ie i ‘thelr arrival of the st would prot aul ce, gent steamship tens ————_.99—____—_— ‘Will Dr. McGiyun Go to Rome? From the New York World, to-day. Dr. MoGiyun recently received a letter from Car- Ang him that his case would be justly dealt with there. Dr. McGlynn spoke of this letter and its contents to several members of the committee of ‘thirty-five who visited hum yesterday, and re- marked that he had not decided what todo. Dr. ere ‘fiends still believe that the cablegram ei Prominent Cat ‘think this hardly ipo aeets cmmnc nasal a against authority ——eee_—_____ An Old Man’s Crime. KILLING HIS WIFE AND THEN COMMITTING SUICIDE. A double tragedy took place Sunday morning in the little town of Huntsville, Mo, An old man named James F. Goodman killed his wife apd afterward committed suicide. Goodman had been three times married. Several children were born of hisearlier marriages, and one son, now ten years old, of the last. To his youngest son Good- iman several days ago deeded “a certain piece of property, the result belng a quarrel between him- Selfand fis wile. ‘Then, on Briday he sold a plece of land, but Mrs. Goodman refused to sign the deed. ‘They quarreled about the matter Savurd: night after they retired, und toward morning bow awoke and the quarrel’ was renewed. Goodman Kicked his wife out or bed and, jumping out, beat her over the head with his Doot until shé was dead. ‘The ten-year-old son wasin the room and witnessed the whole affair. On discovering that the boy was awake Mr. Goodman ordered him to get up and gotoa neighbor, Mr. C: F. Mayo, and ii bim “the devil was in him.” "Mayo returned ‘with the boy and found that Goodman had sev- ered the artery in his left arm with a razor and had then hanged hunseif in the barn. He was dead, though his fect touched the floor. A Shower of Catfivh. Owensboro (Ky.) Dispatch to St. Louis Globe-Democrat. At Rockport, during a shower, Jacob Stein looked out of a window and saw a catfish elght inches long fluttering on the ground, He called out his neighbors and found 240 catfish, from three to eight inches long, all lively and unburt. They were gathered up and many were cooked and eaten. This 1s no “tish story,” but facts. There 4s no accounting for the présence of the sh, except that they were brought there by a shower and dropped. -—_——see______ Spiritualists in Arms. VIGOROUSLY RESENTING A BILL MAKING THEIR SEANCES PENAL. OFFENSES. ‘The Philadelphia Press to-day says: The spirit- ualists are a mild and long-suffering sort of peo- ple, but turn if sufficiently trod upon. There are 2,000 of them jopen and avowed in the city, and they have turned upon Representative Keyser's billto make mediumistic gain a matter of penal offense. In consequence of their turning, old Mr. Vogdes, the nestor of the house, went to Harrisburg on Monday with his pockets fullof protestations ainst the passage of the bill. He had, in the inst place, a memorial signed by the officers of the six spiritualistic societies of the town, and next a re- monstrance by 1,200 peopie, laymen and otherwise, the invasion of religious right contained in the bill. Mr. Vogdes is not the only man concerned in the defeat of the measure. ‘The tenth ward, ex-Sheriff Leed's bailiwick, 1s full of spiritualists, and the chairman of the city com- mittee has half promised himself for the lethal ‘disposition of the measure. ‘The point that the Spiritualists take 48 tat Uhe bill interferes with, their religious exercises, —— DREW Puxsion MONEY APTER Hen Manniacr.— Cuaries L. Roeder, 8 pension ages, tn Now York elty, between June, 1883, and Maren, 1886, paid to Mary McLoughiin pension money on'the death of her husband, William McLoughlin. Mary swore that she was not married when she had been the wife of an old man named Squire Rhoades for a number of years, She and Rhoades were arrested for perjury, and were indicted. Yesterday they p guilty before Benedict in the Uni- oc tates ea clic nee ey ral sn oncom (CuIcago BOODLEES ARRESTED.—W. J. M warden of the Cook (Il) county hospital; H. A” Varnell, warden of the insane asylum; Ed. Mc- Donald, e ‘at the county hospital, and chlet ‘firm of D. Tr. Boyle & Co, ‘plunbers, for ‘Boyle, were found by the grand jury, charging them oo oe is a. brother of Mike McDonald, the well-known politician and gamble Says He Was MARRIED aT A Pistow Poner.—Dr. Ward L. Bond, a prominent young physician, has sued A. Hill dnd others in the circuit court at a , to annul 2 marriage contract ‘Witten. he mode with Miss Jennie Hite about ak Bond alleges that he was girl atthe muzzle of a revolver in act. ‘The defendant, A. Hi wealthiest ‘farmers in Dearborn county. hier Was a belle of La’ ‘The brother, who is said to have held the pistol, is the county superintendent of schools, All thé lead- fg lawyers of southern Indiana, including Judge (olman and Jason B. Broon, are engaged on one ‘side or the other. ‘Tae Sranx Paeers Hose Was Too Swirr— John Moppack, a wealthy old farmer of Delphi, Ind., caused the arrest of Geo. Patty y‘ tor the abduction of his daughter, Delia, a girl of 16. His ‘people had fallen 11 uch to the on, Zentlemarrs, disgust, and on bunday ‘might ‘they planned an elopement, a they drove ‘Mr. Beecher*s Successor. DE. LYMAN ABBOTT SAID TO BE THE CHOICE OP THE OFFICERS OF THR CHURCH. A New York special to the Philadelphia Press SAYS; AU a meeting of the officers of Plymouth church last night the question of a successor to Mr. Beecher was discussed. It was decided that an offer be sent to a prominent Congregational clergyman in this city. Although the name is Withheld trom publication until bis decision 1s announced it is currently.reported that Dr. Lyman EL Avbort isthe tan. br Abbott would bot be seen . A member of the church and a near friend of Mr. Beecher said that the ae pert.anent ait a “2 $6 O— The Denmead Inquest. ‘TRE CORONER'S JURY FIND THAT THE DEATHS WERE FROM NATURAL CAUSES, ‘The coroner's inquest in the Denmead case at New Brunswick, N. J., was conctuded yesterday. Walter Quackenbosh, an undertaker's assistant, testified that when Sam Denmead and John Essler ‘came to inspect the coffins at De Hart's establish- Sam was icul anxious to know tihey"hsd "an embalining ud bodies, and wanted 1o Know how much i Rochester, they started without money to join their brother at Calgury. In order to get away they dressed in maie attire, ‘Their from Rochester to Windom was mate on footand in Dox cars as tramps, They are cared for at Windom. Wd: Byers at Calgary, bas been communicated ——__—_—+e-—______ Missing Over Twenty Years. HOW A LITTLE GIRL LOST HER WAY AND WAS 4 WOMAN ‘WHEN SHE GOT HOME. ‘The New York Herald to-day says: The hap- Piest family in all Williamsburg might be found yesterday at the home of Jacob Feblinger, a shoe- maker, at No. 10 Union avenue, Twenty-two years ago pretty black-eyed, 12-year-old Caroline Feblinger left her parent's house on the corner of ‘8th avenue and 28th street, New York, wherethey then lived. With a bundle of books by a strap and her dinner pail over her arm Soon tne surrounings, Dagan’ to Wook” strange to a the her and sbe became frightened. ‘Tears down ier rosy cheeks and she her little heart would break. found her in this plight and ton, she could not tell where Tinally was sent to Randall's there about five months she tap it remained Brooklyn, set up a8a dressmaker and married. ‘hen she dreained of her parents and consulted a lady who lived in the house with her. ‘They made a search gether, found them, and she is now with father aid mother wo spent $3,000, the savings of a iifetime, in looking : lett her husband. ch ‘The Pict to Kill the Czar. THE ATTEMPT 10 HAVE BEEN MADE ON THE ANNIVER- SARY OF THE DAY HIS PATHER WAS ASBABSIXATED. It ts seml-officially stated in St. Petersburg that on Sunday the police were informed that an at- tempt might be made on the Ife of the czaron that day, 1t being the anniversary of the assassi- nation of his father, and that as a result the po- lice arrested near the imperial palace several per- sons who were discovered holding dynamite bombs in their hands ready to throw them at the czar as he emerged. “a dispaten from St. Petersburg to the London Daily Ne ys: While the czar was returning from'tie requiem services in. the Cathedral of Se Peter and St. Paula bomb attached to a cord was thrown in his direction. ‘The intention was to Ughten the which was connected with the mecuanism and thus explode the bomb, but before 18 could be executed the criminal and & sons have been i i trouble, seemed only to throw a greater cloud of mystery over it. ‘The mind reader practically ran from his wife. Why, nobody—possibly Mr. Bishop Dimself ‘not excepied—knowa, He’ said wi to the Grand Central depot to meet is wires But of doing that he took ‘train for Philadelphia about the Ume that she i a : pocke Phext ‘his heart. On from Plain- A Texan “Hold Up.” THREE MASKED ROBBERS GET $3,000 PROM 4 Rall ROAD DEFOT. es ‘Sunday morning the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe railroad office at Coleman, Texas, was the scene ot a “hold up,” resulting in the loss to the express and railroad companies and employes of over $3,000, James Muse, the express messenger; Henry Brien, the night operator, meee E | Hi i Ld 8, 8 | The Fisherics Dispate. CANADIANS AND THE SEIZED SCHOONERS—PTSUERMEY AND THE BAIT BILL. A Special to the New York Wortd from Halifax, N.S, March 15, says: The case of the setred Port. land schooner ENta M. Doughty, after a score of Postponementa,; was to come up before the ad- miraity court oday, but was again postponed. ‘This vessel was selzed nearly a year ago, and tt ‘Would seem that Lhe Canadian government ts 000 a Dring the case into court. Meanwhile ‘the Hew season has arrived and the government Will undertake to make ft hot for American vesse\t by enforcing their interpretation of Ureaty richi® Canadian Sshermen ask only that Americans be Kept outside the three mile limit, “They do not desire that Americans shall be denied commecial a Mr. Fraser, of Guysbero county, Says at the fshermen of his county lost $20,000 last ‘Season because of the prohibition of the sale of alt to Americans, not to speak of their heavy loss by the retusal of other commercial privileges, The Meu publishes a Newfoundland letter, im Which it ts said that the majority of the fshem men look upon the Whole proceedings as UnTYasoD- able, unjustifiable and uncalled for, and belteve that the passing of a bait bill will ‘prove highly — — cee cee ——y-y infact, It a a rac reentage of the ation of Placentia and Tportune Bay mave we ouner means of subsistence than that of hauling bait {or French and American bankers, and a law prow hibiting ttssale requires nodemonstration to sow that It would be wlterly disregarded and set at de ance by an enraged population. Some £4000 are annually spent in these bays by foreign ashen ‘men in quest of bait, ro. A Mysterious Assault. A YOUNG LADY KNOCKED DOWN IN A NEW YoRE STREET. ‘The police of the west 100th street station, tm New York city, are puzzling over a mysterious assautt Monday evening. Miss Ernestine Schmidt, a handsome young lady, who lives with her futnlly in a brownstone house at 141 west Guth street, 18 the victim ofthe assault. She had been down town Monday afternoon visiting some friends and at 7 ovlock stepped off a Boulevard car at G¥ch street abd the Boulevard. It was dark at the ume, and, af Miss Schmidt had passed down on the boruh Side Of @Bth street on the Way to her home a few =. sbe Was suddenly struck a terribie blow on ‘the right side of her face with some biunt instru- ment. ‘The blow Was so sudden and unexpected that ‘the young lady was knocked down. she tell. her bat and her pocketbook, Which she carried in her hand, were thrown into the gutter. She ‘screamed for help and her assaflant fled. Assist ance came and she Was helped to her home. joue Of her property had been stolen. There was large bruise on herright jaw, which Was swollen and blackened. The skin Was not broken, and the police are under er Eo ‘Uhat Ube blow was ‘Struck With 4 sand club. Noclue to the assailant OF his motive has been obtained. Suicide of a Little Boy. HANGING HIMSELP IN 4 CELLAR WHILE HIS YOUNGER BROTHER WAITED ALONE UPSTAIRS. Georgie and Harry Simon, thirteen and nine years old, were left alone tn the house at 1905 Ger. hart street, Philadeipbia, by their parents Satur day, and Georgie went into the cellar and banged himself without any apparent motive, His mother ‘Ubinks Le was greatly impressed by reading the ne’ accounts of Annie Niblick’s suicide, and thought to. ay without intending to Kil himself, He told Harry to remain upstairs while he went into the cellar to 1x 8 sied. As time passed and he did not return Harry called hun but received no answer, Harry walled in fear and trembiing unUl be saw his father coming down the street, When be ran to him crying, “Papa, papa, come and eee why 3 & fl ait ‘Uhe family, but on Tuesday last had each day read the anew ty. He thus saw Uhe Niblick girl's suicide and often spoke her. | Friday he said to his mother, “wom, a fool that Niblick girl was, I'd rather havea big bat ”” iis mother sald Wo & Teporter, “It all comes of his reading the papers.” ff been for two years a seli-support close! a Partners in the book publishing firm of Charles L, Webster & Co., now belleves that the firm has lost ‘at least $30,000 by the manipulations of the books, by Frank M. Scott, their young bookkeeper, who 4s now in jail in Newark waiting bondsnen who ‘will qualify for $40,000. Mr. Webster dented yes. terday that there Was any Invention of Scott nto the firm, and that the young man was merely regarded 5 a painstaking and thorough Dookkeeper. Mr. Webster said that he learned Uhat Scout operated in Wall street, but he could uot find that he made much money. A bad feat Ure Of the cage Is That an old cash book which was, In Scott's custody three Weeks ago Is now tnissing, and IL ts quite necessary for furcher investigation. ‘One jonable entry of $5,000, which was trans from this book, cannot be explained unless the book is found, and the explanation of other entries depend upon it. ‘Snor By a Buraiax—Early this morning a bur glar broke into ouse of Lyman S. Weeks, & clerk, at 1071 De avenue, Brooklyn. He ete tered through theside lights of the basement door, Weeks heard the noise, and got up and went do into the lower basement, where he fronted the bungiar. A report was heard, and afterward other inmates tound Weeks dead, wilh @ bullet wound in lits right breast. ‘The burglar escaped without being seen. Mr. Weeks, who Was 36 years old, had a wife and several chtidren, AN ARSCONDING TaEASUREK HEARD FRow.—J. A. L, Wilson, who, as treasurer of the Ch and Deleware cana} company, In conjunction with Henry V. Lesley, robbed that’ corporation of over $615,000 and a little more than eight months ago, 18 now in Rio Janeiro. He has been there for several mouths, He has engaged In business, and within a sort time has bern jolned, his wife and several members of his familly. Ax ithe property which he owned has been made Over to the canal company, and as it would be ti- possible to extradite trom Brazil, It 1s not likely Ubat any effort whatever will be’ made to secure ‘his rewurn to Philadelphia. Gov. HILL aNp THR IuIsH LeaGuR.—At the meet. ing in New York last night of the municipal coun- cll of the Irish National league it was reported that Gov, Hill, of New York, and Gov. Delaware, had’ accepied invitations to at a mass mneeting in Cooper Union next Monday night, fo provest against the contemplated policy of e inl id, Senator Ingalls, of Kansas, is also expected to attend. Gov. Hilll Will preside to- ee =. an entertainment to be given by the ’ Manhattan Branch of the League, A Scicipe'’s Teenisik PuvNor.—Nathan Falk, a traveling salesman, Was Monday charged in Den Ver, Col, with the larceny of 3,000 cigars aud Wass held in a bond of $500. ‘The prisoner, in company with Constable Levy, started for the chamber of commerce for the purpose of procuring security. ‘They ascended the stuirw: tue third story when Falk turned around suddenly and said, “Good-bye, Levy,” and threw himself over the bal W the basement floor, seventy feet below. In his terrible fight he struck the balus- — vor yesterday word was passed into Use wheat pit ot erday Word Was pa lo tbe Whe: ‘Chicago that C. T. Howe had bought long on the cereal and had gone to the wall. ‘This rumor was confirmed a few minutes later, and Mr. Howe Dooks until a settlement can be effected. Charies T. Howe has been a member of the board are vat my Wabllites are, DUE as, ‘Utbemembers I have reason. doing business again in a isasmall one and campet tage someer sae emerttiren