The New York Herald Newspaper, August 26, 1873, Page 5

5 “SARATOGA, ‘The Glory of the Season Slowly ‘but Surely Waning. WISTONS OF DESERTED BANQUET HALLS, ‘The Tribulations of Solid Old Paterfamilias. i CLERICAL VISITORS. Whe Race of Pleasure at the Expense of Health. fA Saratoga Landlord on the “Waters.” Yrhe Influence of a Steeple-Chase Upon Hibernian Nature, HOTELS ON THE YANKEE PLAN. Sapatoca SpRinas, Augost 24, 1878, What with the close of the races, which assuredly }arew large houses” for the time being, the receng goutinuous rain storms and the fast approaching cool weather, the crowd which spent its time, and its. money, here during the past few weeks ia rapidly thinning out. Should this process of dimi- ution continue at its present rate—and there is very reason to believe that it will—before the ex- piration of another fortnight the immense dining* rooms of the larger hotels will bear @he appearance of s0 many “banquet balls deserted.” To be sure but little banqueting, ‘ponsidering the high tarim exacted for a seat at the bles, hag been done within these hotel barns— hese great overgrown patched up buildings—an ‘approach to whose highest rooms by means of an elevator reminds me of a balloon ascension. But ad the feasting has been light the enjoyment guest derives froma struggle to have his order Milled is rare, and amply compensates him for other Arawbacks. ‘THE VISITORS THIS SEASON were much about the same as those who have jome and gone—come full of pleasurable anticipa- ions and departed with as many disappointments— por the past dozen years, There was your solid old jcsthiidies) as fat and as contented as the pigs in which he so largely traded—a Porkopolis merchant, mayhap arepentant drover. He waddled up and ‘own the long balcony of the hotel, and looked at ‘he crowds with speculation leering from his yes. Then he’d stop waddiing, and, sitting lown for @ calculation anda cigar, would wait the proach of the dinner hour. Soon he would ap- ear in the dining room with a heavy weight ofa fe and two daughters, whose chief characteristics Kee thick waists, fearfully pqueezed, and noses ypefully turned up. The old man. was to all in- ‘Yents and purposes a simple escort, who footed and was cut when desirable by his partner id offspring. Orfe cannot fail to notice a good Jmany such fathers, not all pork merchants, either, ring @ stay at Saratoga. The old boys ould resent an insult as quickly as a young idier, yet they are as gentle aa lambs before the bitious females of their flock. Your English -avelle » taking everything in through his gig lamps, strutting about with head thrown so far, ack that lt isa question whether dignity or a bad ell caused his chin to assume such an angle, was ore of a rarity this season than formerly. I jon’t believe there has been a lord of the it water here since the opening, and not ore thanascore of transient high-toned Brit- fore Indeed, I question very much whether toga would sult their ideas of social exclusive- ess a8 well as some other places, for it is after all very democratic—a very American—resort of the tter kind.. Once within the thin walls which di- ide its society from the strange visitor, a perfect eedom and 8 genuine welcome are experienced; r people come here to enjoy themselves, and Youch of that restraint imposed by the laws of so- ‘bial life at home and so prejudicial to real pleasure, thrown aside, to be resumed only when the seats re filled in the railroad cars and the histle sounds “the homestretch.” I have said hat the composition of the visitors was much the jpame as it always has been. This is not altogether worrect, for I believe any one who has been here for fhe past month must have remarked the great wnvAber of clergymen of the Catholic faith who have come and gone. A proprietor of one of the leading potels with whom I had some conversation on the omparative success of this season, from a business ‘point of view, said that he had never seen 80 many CLERGYMEN AT SARATOGA. “Certainly we have never accommodated so any,” said he, “as this summer, Bishop. ‘ood, of Philadelphia, and a number of fhis assistants, have been with us some atime. They seem to enjoy themselves far Wetter than most of the people who come here. They go at it in an easy, quiet way, as though they Mad really come here to recuperate physically. wNow, you know, sir, most people are not benefited y astay here—I mean they are not benefited as ach ag they would be did they only Know how to @oaboutit, They come here for pleasure, and that search for pleasure finally drifts into a grand hur- aah or @ succession of sprees.” % “But these remarks don’t apply to the ladies?” I wentured to put in. “Well, yes, they do, too; that is, to a great ex- ‘ave When she, from her own inclinat E tne nonsense of her moter, goes to 8 solrce ening ? Why, all the peers from here to Jericho jancing and such Waters must be Gig Foe know the watchs — Now if etd is angie cn which a Saratogian cnoet oetay itis the waters. Those waters furnish & eset hig conversation x ‘therou, guored Saratogian ix, ote to the undredth of @ scrupie the constituents of every water tive efficacy of each §] —when it should sbe drunk ‘and when shouldn't; how it fwhat ‘nd t before what it should be taken; what it ‘will do and what it won’t LF} what effect it has (the mineral chaj wet = all the listener pu that the hotel's fuller: then all the ochers poured nt, rp what sort of bealth can a young ee ® ball or something of that sort every blessed wouldn't keep such a girl in order after 80 much Rate ate here 18 anything he can ik about wory other spring is A square-toed, ‘part about this town. He can dilate on the compara- Btould be. drunk ‘aud, how it shoulda’t; after ‘@nd what effect it hasn’t, and so on to the end of drom all the pring, Ore bi has one} is far superior and far older, deeper Sie ereicaae meee ecree” In TF experience—mine! — determined to. cut short mine host in his rs odee Cee EON ets tpng sf ow ’em, stout te pit of my eathe sir, the waters? —— at bell -ond Sir, the spring belon, to this hotel over th gy in other words, it takes the rag ‘the bus to be still more explicit, I have de- Fived more Feat benefit from a glass of your pring wares i gal by bathing in ana swelling mysell “You are right, sir, and I am sure” —— “You'll oblige tne By naming the most prevalent, most opens ioe ny yoo Ae is, what Cases are the physic! d upon w a ana rr iF will surpri 7 \face, guen ar tare pare RiP a ian Mie doce 2 ‘mats an actual aces ain 1 gue: informant a 17 tes tame idea from a failed, however, to ac- von projetsional ands. | “Is rather strange, isn’t it? Here’sa place “where people come to heal up, and the most fre. pg} bo we have arise from an excessive (*orernape, ‘he mixture of the water—the fire the mineral water—brings about this Rerribie e result” I suggested. secon sir, 1am serious,” he replied. ‘It can a = @ fact that the most prevalent com- fe Baratoge, came from strong drink.” wil eave | the solution of this medical conun- drum to some one who has more time and inclina- Mion to stn4y it out than I have, but that **’, state- » At least L ca : HT Ee g i ue Fe Hi ee 28 is roe. which closed on last traction here rSrought viness of the track, broug {7 Kod ee Ne od stherwise aT an hn have atthe me otf Parente Mave furnished the Stat tay Maule eget oe hé & large Rum! apd, . The races bro nt in horse- race—wheth ibe ei) na er it bes Ke runing ne Poe Inat tended Pty as fours the a of shen! to Burale is ex! teak id bee of Celts who epteended theso races interest pate | them dui Tt isn’t ihe aerate su dhatan Irishman should ties ‘there is sweet harmony bet and bounding am ia , Dalking al the up-and-down of the gver the Erg Bi ent eof ane average 23 “Ould a Dare) Eten success in this country, the ‘law ot of, EN oh. give, them the chance th & email measure Stiributable to, hat dad which is yed in a much about the same as @ race ho in life They fo at with o ey owe be eae Ee ah a perfectly Ry app Z & most and the; Rudicrons ame Ea wigs + ores ‘amp, tf clear ani themselves nie balk, the ame 80 clean, so brave @ jump, oy be challenges the ad- Iiration of an do not le yams that. they do nothing ng by bales 4 as Pea it blunders are tiorbuge, This ie- why T think & properiy consti Or ot |- Hare elehimraa wo would turn his back on a 8 up bear- Sten See emene Trane ry to ness @ first class steeplechase, I venture to Bier e of them attended this clase of races than ithe others put together; and, ag for the perieal excitement they they proauced, Inever in_my life a8 many crase inmen, The Hon. Jonn's police force was totally inadequate to preserve a semblance of ir amon, ipsennser aed during Ne steeplechases Gn ht remember an sounsiig., incident which hap- pened during the erst week of the second meeting, Dsl connected with the steeplechase which Duffy, a really noble animal, won so éasily. Very navaraliy the Celtic portion of the visitors ‘‘cot- toned” to Duffy, the name it being an attrac- tive one to them; butin addition to this the horse was well spoken of, looked well and stood high in the pools as a favorite. I happened to run across @ dapper little Irishman who was He bought everything in the i: way of pols that came in his way so lon; C4 ihe he coal peu & piece” of his favorite horse. stretch every quarter cheee before ine race and in- vest a $20 note in French pools, always buying Duffy, He hunted up and down ior takers at any odds on Duffy, and Jo eh @ worrying excite- ment shronghont his bunts, Finally the horses got in position for the chase, a three one, and, alter yer little delay, started, Duffy leading. I managed to sit next my Dufly man, sone countenance fully betokened that he had bet all “the foremost horse would win it,’? Forty. nately for the enjoyment of the peonle in our vi- cinity two policemen were stationed behind my enthusiastic friend, who went to the imoat wonderful contortions when he saw Dufy lead. His hat was only half the time on its proper F peg— | i the rest of the time it waitzed about in the he down, rts Sit down and keep quiet,” said olice m: H fe crazed Du mien nae et ? Howly Moses, luk at hd vat im; see him go ov tpt heage. re’s another a for ye. Du Dlessins pn ye| Arrab, han, be weit over rivlolke &. welocipede! A handed’ ' ‘Will none of ye take me ap? nate what he is. don’t rbite eles Pivewld yer “whist. V: r be’ll aa he 1 Kape yer eye on him win.” So he rattled on, in hananeae te danger of i isvergre te rit ice every Moment, and f grand to his excitemnnt, he ey ean mm the upper Step of the stand down on the quarter cerete aa Dui passed the judges’ stand. was the wildest man in the sate on cr, York for, about @ nalf proud 2, manor his size could well afford to be—Siruce ting about like a victorious tailor. I rrurpoee PS raked in not less then three thousand his betting, and to him the sum aacay eet one. But there is a sequel to this story. Duly a few days after was entered for a hurdle, and my lucky acquaintance was on hand, head and tail up like @ game bantam, and investing a sed pools A hundred clane wild. He's (fo and easil acquired wealth and bets on ashy. su] he must nave invested not only his winnings of the former race, but all he could rake and L peane egy ater er, e last race. ‘The race came off. Duffy, 1 believe, led for @ short tuume, and my credulous Celt was as crazy as be- fore,’ Alas for human hopes! Alas poor wore He came in second, and a sicker-looking man t! fie same enthusiast conldn'e be found On the wr OLD M’DANIEL'S FACE on the last of the races, when his horses were beaten and wealth was squandered, didn’t rise to the dignity of aside show when compared with my friend’s mv He went off the course Inuttering considera! je proianity, and 1G pomething about “chatin’ the Hee horse in the pack out of his desarvin's.”” and his er were ot much alike—they were both steepiechasers, e: alter his own fasion, Those of the camp in: readers who have never been here can easily imagine that the hotels are immense affairs—compact ct lage considering the floors as streets and nents as cottages— of the smaller class assuredly, But there is a cer- fan gn grandeur such as is noticable inspec- je—@ fimsiness that, for a time, de- cives eet & practised eye—ahout the general structure and appointments of the better hotele— the ones which boast an ownership of sepring. The guests of the hotels seem to cia emselves ‘without trying A i) 80, in about this order, as near as 1 can | earn :—The Curendon takes the oreme creme racy, the Congress wealthy of the col status, the Grand Union the political people of the better class (etn Judges of Courts and the like) ) the American (strange misnomer) takes ina nail j class. wandering Irishmen of every ea stg or rather its pate rons, ee ~ There ## @ comical air of solidity withal about the Realthy-i0o knife-awallowers ye spread themselves on its narrow balcon:; os ers ‘talk of Ragin times” and Tammany Hal No other hotel here, however pretent! can boast of so many broad shoulders bony such an amount of fetes, natare among its male guests, and as for the sider Agee are a8 as health can make t, forward and froway as ever. patenp ss up at thts this Total at an at at any boar after eet cere? Jj—eX ce! of course, meal a though gigantic, eure his graceful, figure cools itself on the Balcony: “He fs is generally mistaken for the re rietor of the Fa Fanon a by those. who fail to read stirrer vert grave one tor, really, 4 i draws more costom to the house—frienas irom = bhi and brace of first potteical chums tun a class pipe pers woe. Idon*t think the Feal proprietor ae at there room he takes up on the veranda, oe oe coe he would, deceive the ignorant by pointing to LATHERING MIKE eimen prick, Any ente hash-miller woul ai aoe gist ry a yal pray ned to his fag hee act asa “cay for t! There ts 4 rumor around here nat the Juage 18 on the eee se ax in the a4 anied rm, walks all Lake and ba tack ut it isn’t trace- very ng tt the ‘poorer Y thove. which. do for atthe Tuted of from two three andjs haly 4 vit Yankee Wad enn y are run ages season a boar basis—e@ hotel during school out of it, I have one in my mund’s a eye gi s the eae time, and will call it for tasleet diluted a ae ered aati" rent named pr striet aud po than or else the se wontd ue ames tosarh w hasture as is the hotel. i 28 pours Jadies’ ‘at one — of the and then, presto! change! it is @ hotel (?) during the Oe mol eats ow, thi this bo ee one. the parents cm wae chnaren wid. attend Do-the-boys Hall in winter are the guests of the hotel in Saat versa, It must be pleas- ant, you know, pa paenn se to know that eat fro! we ame from the same tet t Lacy or used last winter. A can leave it’s cantor Silver there the year ron and the old an ayoung members of it can have the benedit of its rans & religio-tem ance lace, and minent among ta faes i a peranee wing Notice :- emne Bigs nal for Samay ls three sound on the Bese eg ho fie after ee - M. bes deduction he guests Toade because of non. - ae "NO quer 1s Eden in the house’ ie er rule. any particular place, fort ae nalcdonen hike inauisutious’ nore which do @ little business in wal hotel tae, A A A with last ‘ta of the e Taok, I bpd Nye oe! any one of.the first cl: eased for room ent time, The priors ea season is is tava ee ine a wel to give the fara 8 treat st by promen | 5 eos ating daar more. old ; more serge, rcmeny | wh and snuppea, and, Decause of this general increasé, more enjoyment experienced all round, A Startling Event and Unusual Sensa- om—Was It. Accident or Suicideilo Crucl Suspicion and a Fatal Resolve. BaRatoas SPRINGS, August 23, 1873. On Saturday Jast a woman threw herself head- foremost from tne fourth story of the north wing of Congress Hall, and, with lightning velocity, descended to the ground beneath. Strange to say, she landed on her feet, but with such tremendous force that she gave one bound and the next in- stant fell heavily on the aide of her body, and there she lay, one mass of fractured and broken bones, bleeding and ingensible, The tragic occur+ rence took place at a time of day when the world of fashion was witnessing the end of a bril- Mant season of horse racing, and the little street behind Congress Hall was entirely deserted. Even the dipper of the Hamilton Spring, almost in front of which the poor woman lay groaning and moaning in an agony of despair, was absent from bis post, And so atleast ten minutes passed by and no assistance came to the dying one. At 1ast some pagser-by caught 4 glimpse of the body and instantly gave the alarm. Immediately there hur- ried to the scene the porters, waiters and clerks of Congress Hall, headed by Mr. Harry South- to, the proprietor, who, without f delay, © Spavered, ‘the réoms on floor of the hotel, ee Gocton. wi was next pty oned, Ata glance he pronounced the case hopel and ox. rise that the woman lived. ars his le waid it would be cruel to sunject her to @ surgl- she must die; ft was only be ey cal operatio ton oF 8 it while, and the. best course was to make iat penile. on earth as tranguil and EXT QUESTION WA’ As the! ‘ayiag ‘woman Was ni yr servant girl—for her at! lye of blood and some time ela} could be as detinite oid SHE? a B belle, but eyen beneath is rtain sometbing Vv er was learned. She was the eYnald of a very old prion. then 6 at the hotel. “Only @ mai Bah! She is not worth noticing,’’ was tne snougie of some, and the local pape! which dail, teem with the gossip fashion, and tell us of satins and diamonds and the like, just gave the afiair a little “stickiul’’ in @ remote Corner Nt their journals, and passea on to more congenial matter. But there were a ane nuuuber of kind ladies, who have daily visited, por woman and endeavored to do what they her critical condition. It was but eeraal that inquiries should have been made as to the cause of the terrible deed. WAS IT ACCIDENTAL OB SUICIDE? One lady, who was unremitting tn her attentions, constantly asked the victim whether her act was preticdiiawen. The woman evaded answering, jut once impatiently whispered, ite) I did want to end Tay life, and ami sorry 1 didn’ “Why you wish to kill eeurselt ” kindly asked the lady. “Oh, den’t ask me; Ican never tell you,” re- plied ine Beis ate and the lady never broached the aubject CRURL SUSPICION, But if some Jenkins had circulate€ among the servant girls and waiters of Saratoga (and their number is not less than that of the Sahionable visitors) he would not have been lon; pee ascertain. ing the true motive that promptes r weak creatare to destroy herself in a manger horrible, It seems that when slie came to the notel, in the capes of maid to the ol thal er ela some of the other girls Lae etl ti tl her relations to her employer were of improper character, The very thought that ner associates should form that oninion of her pierced so keenly her sensitive Nature that she determined upon suicide, The thought probably entered her head as she wag sit- ius yy the window, and the next moment, carry- ing her teat tion into effect, sbe plunged head- long into the al She languished until yesterda: een when death put an end to her awiul su! he was buried a8 privately as possible, end to-day not ent, persons in Saratoga are cognizant of her ath or the © pale | hereof, + tushio She was no! WATERING PLACE NOTES, Vice President Wilson remains at Lynn, Mass,, andis improving in health. Hon. Wilder D,.Foster, Member of Congress from the Fifth district of Michigan, is at the Columbia Hotel, Saratoga. Rev. Dr. Buddington, Health Commissioner Hut- chinson and P, H. Jones and their wives, of Broox- lyn, are at the Twin Mountains House, White Mountains. There are no colored gentlemen at any of the hotels at Saratoga who claim the first table advan- tages awaraed to them by the amendments to the constitution. The Superintendent of the New Jersey Southern Railroad says the season at Long Branch is broken’ and visitors are returning home. He deems it the poorest season Long Branch has experienced for a Bumber of years, The waters of the Minnequa Springs are sald to be efficacious in all diseases of the kidneys, dyspepsia and general debility. They are located on the Northern Central Railroad, about thirty miles north of Williamsport, Pa. The Ocean Wave says if Cape May ever loses its prestige a8 @ fashionable watering place, it will be because it is written down by a lot of Bohemian scribblers who are fustered and deadheaded by the hotel keepers. Southern Summer visitors that accept the situ ation, prefer the Greenbriar White Sulphur Springs of West Virginia, but the unrecon. structed and unrepentant rebels goto the Mont- gomery White Salphur Springs in Old Virginia. The exodus from Saratoga Springs bas com- menced, but many of the sojourners have changed to tourists, and are taking the White Mountains, Lake George, Canada and the thousand islands of the St. Lawrence on tneir route. Aaron Burr Harrison, Dr. William Pierson, Ira Harrison, James E. Smith and Daniel D. Reynolds, belonging to the “Old Heads and Young Hearts Association,” of Orange, N. J., have just returned from @ trip to Niagara Falls, Boston and the White Mountains of New Hampshire. The youngest of the party is over seventy years old, The new United States Hotel, which is in course of construction at Saratoga Springs, will be kept next season by J. M. Marvin & Co, It will contain 1,112 toome, of which 768 are lodgidg rooms; pri- vate parlors, 65; public parlors, 6, With 12 halls on the first Moor, a ladies’ grand parlor, 86x62; gen- tlemen’s parlor, 40x52; grand dining hall, 212x54; grand saloon, 62x40; reception room, 30x52, The Twin Mountains House, in the White Moun- tains of New Hampshire, bas succeeded in captur- ing Rev. Henry Ward Beeeher, and he proves a big card for the establishment, Next season there will be a rush made by watering place hotel pro- prietors for noted individuals. George Francis Train, the Indian chiefs Satanta and Big Tree, who are now in the Texas Penitentiary; Daniel Pratt, Jr., the Great American Traveller ; Jeff Davis, Brigham Young, and whatever remnant of the Mo" docs General Jeff C. Davis leaves unhanged will be sought alter, At the Twin Mountains House, New Hampshire, Henry Ward Beecher, 9 performing bear and & white donkey are the attractions On Tuesday evening, Health Commissioner Hutchinson bantered @ Brooklyn merchant to ride the ass for $250, Mr. Beecher held the merchant's hat while he rode twice around the hotel piazza and weotof over the donkey's head into the dirt, The money ‘was paid over to Mr. Beecher, who devoted it toa subscription to relieve a Baptist minister's farm from @ mortgage. Sundays Mr. Beecher preaches, and week daya plays with the cbicken, the bear and donkey. THE BUILDING HORROR. No More Bodies Under the Ruins=Pat Donohue Found. Captain Washburn, of the Ninth precinct, yester- day morning called upon Coroner Herrman at bis Office, No, 40 East Houston street. and stated that the ruins of the building No. 821 West Eteventh street, which fell on Friday last with oe daisas- ad ‘ed and at oe boy whom it was feared had been tnt aber andl By Rita under the i thd an fit | & to’ town, aud, tax ng a ot ie a wo, and, taki to return home ac’ nig! sees Herrman Will See thet the iaborers employed in mal the pearch are dul paid f for their services, and will look to the to reimburse him for the amount advanced. KILLED BY BAIL, John Sheauph, a German, thirty years of age, on Bunday evening was run over, at the corner of ‘Thirty-aixth street and Third paste he ag by car 62 of the Third avenue | signe po ta kena ie ees I areata ae ently de ind cea pees Will gla on inquest inquest ia the caso Taso. Op Thuppaar HANGING A FIEND. | An Old German, Named J.C. Keller, Condemned and Auecuted Under the Judge Lyneh Code in Kansas. He Was Found Guilty of Six Murders, In- cluding His Two Wives and the Wife and Two Infants of His Nearest Neighbor. Fifteen Hundred People Witness the Execution. (Special correspondence of the Kansas City (Mo.) Times.) La Creng, Kan., August 21, 1873, If old msn Bender had been known to, have had @ brother living tn Eastern Kangas. there could have been little doubt expressed but what J. C. Keller, the German murderer, who was hung here ‘Inst evening by the people of Linn county, was the brother of old Bender, Like him, he could boast of more than one horri- ble. murder, and, like him, he was callous alike to pity, fear and remorse. Now that the excitement of last evening’s tragedy has passed away, and only the body of the executed murderer remains to remind us of the past week’s murder and lynching, it is no diMicult matter to write a clear and concise history of Keller’s diabolism in this section of Kansas, and to trace home to him, besides the four murders of last Sunday night, the death of two other murdered Persons, one his first wife, murdered in childbirth, nd the other a young man, a partner of his, who disappeared at his house very mysteriously, and whom the entire neighborhood suspected to have been murdered and the body concealed by Keller; and although a diligent search wus made for the missing body, nothing was ever heard or seen of it after its disappearance, ‘HOW KELLER KILLED 1118 FIRST WISE, Since the murder of Mrs. Keller and the Boyd family, last Monday night, additional atrocitics committed by this human fiend have been bronght to light, Not long after he made his settlement in Scott township, Linn county, his wife was taken very sick. The physician in attendance asserted that the sickness was caused by ill usage, which Drought on the pains of childbirth. The night be- fore Mra. Keller died ibn de bere instructed Keller to send for him if eller should & feel worge poeta the night. hal was oene from kicks and bruises inflicted by her brutal husband afew aT before. In ‘the, night the Relghbors, living a ie distant, were Liebe by hearing a series of horrible screams and cries of agoi ‘These cries continued oe night and consed "about daylight. When the thbors called on the following morning they 1 found Keller sitting smoking stolid and unconcerned beside his dead wife and chil She had died m childbirth, On che 24 of March inhowing Keller married his wife, who was @ oe sprightly country girl, residing near La AN IRREPRESSIBLE CONFLICT, ‘This second marriage proved no hepales than the first one. The old German and his American wife lived peaceably only for a si ore me, when the ungovernable temper ana brutality of the old man rendered life intolerable jor the girl. In one Of these domestic didicultics old Keller kicked his wife out of doors and threw her clothing gut alter her. She sought refuge and shelter on the foliow- ing day (June 7) with her brother-in-law, Mr. Ed- ward Hope, who resides not Bs) from Keller’s honae. The mere fact that Hope had afforded his wife shelter and protection seemed to give Keller great offence. He stormed and swore and threatened to kill and burn ee the family, and at once filed a buit for a divoi chi Sarah Keller, with ‘sbantommen wife, through her attorney. Colonel James D. Snoddy, filed acounter bill for divorce, on the plea of abuse and desertion, and claiming alimony. This was done on the 4th of the present month. This last act on the part of nis wile wousere ared to rouse ali the fercest passions ‘within the heart of the old villain. He went-nhome and secretly watched an pepeernits, to murder and destroy the woman who had dared to brave his auger and, worse than all, to attempt to obtain his property. There, in his lonely cabin, the scene of two former murders, he plotted and planned the bloody holocaust of last Sunday night. On the evening. in question he was seated tn bis cabin door smoking his little wooden , gloomil, and alone, when @ neighbor named assed the cabin, Im conversation with Keller, pees in. Jormed him that his wife had [ond to stay all Pape with Mrs. Boyd and her two childre! little ga! abin about one mile distant, and that Mr. Boyd had gone over to @ neighbor’s house to stay with @ threshing machine, 60 as to be ready to thresh on Monday morning, Old Keller carsed his rit. & cursed Hope, cursed Boyd and every one who a given his young wife shelter. It was then he lanned me bate waiting till the gloom tf night its shadows o’er the Jonel; faire: oa Keller eect oer his horrible intentions, first ae no a pair of linen overalls to protect nfs ‘alot ig from the spatvering blood, he een his little rasty brown cap over fis eyes, and, with hie axe in his el low started out Les the trae deserted fields, he reached the is easily explained. His tracks us trated. as ly a8 though he had blazed his own tracks ay eath-deaiing axe. The house where the murder was committed was a at Rar. shanty, 14 by 16 feet, one story tover ® cellar; there was one window fa one in gee po one corner fan shanty ras . pposed, fon Oo! the bodies found deter fire, that bot of the women were asieep in this bed when the murderer arrived. The theory of the murder ia explained as follows:;—Keller approached the cabin while the ped inmates were asleep, and had no difficulty ing entrance. , HOW THE SLAUGHTER WAS DONE. irs, Boyd lay upon tiie front side of the bed with ian little four months old infant sleeping happily and innocently arn her left arm; at her feet lay another Cee two years old, sleeping peacefully, Mra, Boyd and next the wall 4: ry ie 7 the aveaithy murderer's wrath—Mrs. Keller. Guided by the heavy breathing of the women the devil incarnate i raised his a: over bis head aud brought it down wi grasping, jorce ae the killing instantly. no doubt SwoKe Mrs. Keller. She spran; up. in d, and, recognizing her. dread a op in the gloom of the cabin, vias terror the door. But the pitiless devi fone Tobe foiled in his vengeancé, The wife had. only reached the door, when down comet deadly axe for a secend time, emashing Mra. and calvering pon hey mall gud a Jeying her iifeless ITER OF THE INNOCENTS. The two mothers were now both silent and dead. Bat yet the cold-hearted devil was not satisiied, cay ttle children now became alarmed and cried in their terror, With another biow the two- gearoid child was killed, and yet the horrible deed ‘was not complete. He next Lgpeoriatine to outrage the persons of the women, as lus undergarments feb proved, after ‘which he set fire to the cabin and started home, leaving the littie bab; injured to die in the Hames, ag no marks o} lence were discovered on ita half burnt body, found next morning. IN HIS TRACKS. ‘The murderer now stealthily went homewards, Reaching 9 sree orslough between the burning sear ng aa he waded into the house and his 07 ioe bpd mega mg se from his person the bloody st His ‘i overalls ie, Brated, he axe he bad left in the ing house, tore the bloody ‘he front of ine shirt, below the som, and the left sleeve, Dates ae 6 Slee soaked in gore, le also tore away, spots of blood upon the bosom... He men Fen nt honey hang his overal ae dry, concealed his shirt, hid his moccasins 10 cellar, and went to bed ‘to sleep, HE DISCOVER About adylight on Monday morning neighbor Hafiey, who resided not far irom the a6 aceue of the trages AY Dp A and, fopking oa gets oe Ee dow, fea Boyd a’ Cs af, rn hi ried ¢ to othe soene of aed stood Bo; abin, He hur: fire, where i tt gaze met with this pic ture Te 6 shanty had re ce down he & thin layer of hot coals and @ layer upon the cellar foor. In the ri Pe hana MORnat Of the cellar, jus just beneath where bed had stood, lay the dies of Se Boyd ve ME, Boyd was found ‘upon her ba bes eas lege | were peony, all con- agro mr wes ‘beaten in, an wyatt 3 iiicined 0 fea avout the alze eae Pape it ‘was all that a the infant of Boyd. The other child ure Kel sumed, seeps 1. the a bees and yee milan elle tay fs eno. nt re she pe sigan the sl tty Man hgig eryiod ib and her legs UNOONCERN OF KELLER. Mr. Haney at ate Maas aroused his n and all bors, {patinosivoiy ponent the henge of ns hated ie aes He was found and cal engaged & Od his Soutary be nnn He sappea: ry little au he ‘ire. He eared See a sceptical ofthe “deat penta "persone Tore ‘ne asked, “How 00 oa70 on know they are ‘ead gles gethaps th ey are sheep “oF the sc feene of the murder, nere, he w we controuted the ace A ‘a8 conironte the exasperated crowd of the loos ok ike a ahegpe’vonens The eeruma ae DO! wavaicne 'y Tout ile, hid behind a jar; ommiood” in ns ‘ed hts moccasins at the cel cellar, and Onished an heserrap breakfast an Pe gee be qi indifferent ie was srrenea or not. The nest accede Mientras? ca Toto SA x cold- A. at once to’la Oygue Yor saty ag the Scott tow! 10- m 3th scott rnBhip pe talking of lyncning him at once. Keller was vroug mnt | ere to La Cys l@ and a pro- nm Mminary examin: ination had and nis trial set for the next termof court. The Tapraerer sent for Colonel J.D. Snoddy, and deeded over to him all his prop- Spe seenen nd control ais sealed the e people ‘on tien re doom of the Mood tal ed ane Seals Be day on Tuesday ay cuaners were hurrying over the prairies west of i 8 Cygne, and on Tuesday night a very I meeting of wbout 1,000 Rroale s met at EI in Grove school house, where a formal discussion of the case was had. ¢ Whole of Scott ed as ye the neigubor: were present, ie grief-atricken Boy: sured of vengeance. A 1ormal vote of ‘the assem: bled multitude decided that all, should & pa toLa Crane, take Keller irom jai! him ne Invitations v. ty ta all the Ie to attend the execution, and Dr. rarer Pas Springs, was elected captain of the muit CAPTURE OF LA CYGNE. About sevén o’ciock next ery! a oe Teached. = ygne of gue be SpprogaD of a body armed men frem the western side Aye ‘Linn meounty, The sherit at once piaced the mi in @ sewing machine. wagon, ana Vx ary coe a young man named Way, bade. hint drive rapidly as to Paols Ww! ite secre Fifteen jutes lat he town was filled with armed. men, who town: from all direc- tions. A freight train Swbteh. ha} had just arrived was seized and closely searched and ‘the town ee picketed. A party,rode ap to a iittie tery he main mireee | used ag @ jail, where She: ton sat homes ewalting their rhe BE SHERIFF te fort's Koller, Mr Sheri!” mid the excited. aaa not here,” replied the Sherif; “he is ‘The crowd rushed into the jail and discovered the flight of the murderer, when they turred their Tage upon Croxton, oon ing their revolvers upon him, They placed ‘the muzziea to nis head and flercely demanded the surrender or a revealment. of the place of bis concealment, The Sherif stub- Borat denied rnp Ege, of of Keller's whereabouts, and, In rei Serpe nee tothe abuse and threats of he mob, dared them to Trenee violence; and, callin; pasa the ot apdsive a nama, told them they ould not dare to use sucl uagerhad they not & mob to back them. id : PUGH? OF SEB MURDERER. Meantime Mr. Ay, With his sullen, manacied prisoner, had made thelr wa; ay across @corn field north of the town. and started in a wagon toward Paola. The ingitives had not proceeded far upon their way berore !t was discovered that the new fron axles of the sewing machine wagon were heatt The tron expanded and the wheels became locked, Way stopped on the prairie and took om ker cosae tecoolthem, The murderer sat. cool ani ently unconcerned at the danger of lag? i knew that avengers were then upon nis trail, and that a cloud of dust upon the far distant hill was caused by the approach of 600 armed He lighted his pipe and talked calm): about his and hig _ chances escape. Mr. Way, inding escape impossible bya straight run, ag the mob Was then fast approaching, bade Keller torun into the bush and lie down, while he would attempt to lead the mob amit from his trail. Keller hobbled down into the ra reas, and Way drove his wagon rapidly over the ll. The advance of the mob soon overtook bim and demanded the whereaboutg of their prey. is Mr. Way refused to impart, wien threate were nr while a dozen revolvers were pointed at his a that if tue prisoner escaped his life should be forfelt, Just at this instant a tag which had been beat! of the mob, the bush, cried out, “Here he is! Wo have ot him!’ and Keller was dragged forth m his lair, He said nothing, did not appear to be at all alarmed, but got into the wagon and was driven back to La Cygne. It was decided to hang hiin at once, but on his request that he be pormisten to make a will in favor of his little girl, e was given in charge of a committee, who took him to the Harland House, where a dinner was or- dered for the party. HE TAKES 11S LAST MEAL. Keller was conducted to the hotel table, where a very good dinner was served him and the lynchers. He ‘ate ravenously of the food before him, and chatted and laughed as unconcernedly as though it was his wedding dinner instead of his last meal on carth. After dinner he was taken.to the office of Mr. D. S. Kelley, where a will was drawn up by Mr. John Bentley, a lawyer of this place, in which he set aside the previous trapsier of his operty to his attorney. Snoddy, and bequeathed Wis Bstate to's daughter’ by his first, wite: During this business determined attempt was made on the part of the authoritics to save tie life of the villain, but the mob quietly resisted all argument and proceeied with their programme, PROCESSION TO THE WOODS, About three o’clock on Wednesday the mob started with their prisoner toward the woods, where, in @ nice, cool, shady grove, about a mile from town, the Court ‘of Judge Lynch was organ- ized, There were about twelve or fiiteen hundred people present. Among se crowd. there were Many ladies, seated in buggies and spring wagons; the children~.were out in swarms; all came to see the hanging, just as a crowd will go to @ picnic. General Charies Bijair, acting Circult Judge, addressed the crowd in about one hour’s very eloquent speech in favor of leav- ing the prisoner's life to the action of the law. ‘The prisoner sat as cool unconcerned as though nothing was about to happen. Mr. Gore, of the La Cygne Journal, endeavored to administer spiritual comlort, but the prisoner refused to pray or to ask forgiveness, He continued to tell es up to the last minute, and laughed when found out in them, Said he did not care about dying. The for- mality of a triai having been gone through, the risoner was asked whether he had mgat to say hor himself, He said “No; but I would like to have another smoke.” THE HANGING, The committee of twelve now reported seven for hanging and three for a legal tr ‘The captain now addredsed the mob:— “Gentlemen, here is cys man;I tarn him over to you. 1 think he ought to have alegal trial; but do a8 you please with Some of you come for- ward and take him.” No one stepped forward until Mr. Boyd, the father and trusband of the dead and mangled vic- tims, walked towaras the stolid old murderer. Six men and boys followed him, and the old man was put into a wagon. He knelt down on a plank, used as a seat, and a handkerclilet was put over his eyes, When ne was asked if he had aught tosay—‘‘Yes,” he replied; *I am not the guilty man. J hope to meet you ail ae world I now goto. I am innocent.” Mr. Boyd now piaced @ commo: rope halter over Keller's Acs Babe Hg — This I do to the man that marde: and children,” @"You ate pi 0, Boyd,” answered Keller; “you have got the wrong man. ‘These were the last words te anxe, The wagon began to move, and Keller, to aid in his own death, gave his last \eap, swinging gently out of the wagon, the rope tightened, bia hands twitched convulsively vty Keiler was slowly strangling 3 death.. The crowd now slowly adjourned, as guierly agif going home from church or a masa meeting. The body hung about forty-five minutes, when the Sheriff rode out and cut itdown. Thus ended one of the miost remarkable tragedies in the history of Kansas. THE HARUGARI. eee mene Festivities at Jones’ Wood Yesterday. Under the auspices of the Grand Lodge of the German Order of the Harugari of the State of New York, a festival was hela at Jones’ Wood yesterday, in which some thirty-seven lodges, located in this city and vicinity, participated, and it 1s estimated that between four and five thousand persons were {0 attendance on the festival grounds during the day. At the opening of the festivities at noon an oration was delivered by the High Grand Barde, Mr. Rosenthal, tbe chief officer of the Order, who reviewed the past careér. of the same. The Order was established twenty- seven years aj and is exclusively Raa age Ay oF Germans. ihe Order ie at pre ese Nt’ CO! ges, located in the States of New Yor! New Sergey, Pennayivania, Oo one 2%, an bering about twenty-five The cap! of the ordel coat Wn aate oo aed and during the past year in this city in aid.of disease: peers sed or the widows an ns ota AB address Was- also delivered by tte oar? oR 9 pumcdiin jenioyed oy the Order. iy en} ticipants in the festivities, an reel dat. dancing Was exercised until ate "a at tha pion the festivities were wound up by a summer ve festival, which was piyenged by freworks. an iilumination. eunia ms Siternoon were varied by, sal cenneiee Liederkranz. The proceeds of the feat wi tears to the charitable fund established by the der. THE PUBLIO PARKS, The Department of Parks announce that if the weather is fine there will be music by the Central Park band, at Washington square, on this (Tues day) afternoon, from five to seven o'clock, The following is the programme :— 1, March, img. ns fy Greig suru a Bias & Ponds, sacar poe ne AROUND “THE HALL Sayings and Doings at the Seat of City Government. The Assistant Aldermen Meet at Lagh>—Thosg New Appeintments—A Lively Time—"Deg- Fighters,” &¢.—The City Gas Con tracte—Judge Fowler’s Pay— The Assesment Inquiry. Tne City Hall was quite lively yesterday, and there was a large attendance of the genus poll- ticlan and men waiting for plums. The majority of the crowd that prevailed about one o’clock bad come to speculate as to what the Board of Assist- ant Aldermen would: do on the subject of Clerk Moloney’s recent removals and appointments among the clerical personnel of the Board. At two o'clock promptly the Board was called to order by President Wade, and: all the members were present except Mr, Linden, Some routine business was transacted, among Which came @ resolution to repeal the ordinance making @ charge for licenses to receive and deliver goods and merchandise across thepsidewalks. It ‘was referred to a committee hav: charge of the subject, of which Assistant Alderman Simonson is chairman. Assistant Alderman THORNELL offered the follow- which thie inchs dp — rntasioners of, the Fire Depart. Savas ener tenet fen Seat ae a 3 riod Work Evga se co Ramee Reaee fa noance, Rglion by Are. hat it ih ttt pk enw eae Siping spine hed cane seestlshibees ot ee . petal ved, Th ‘abet th the es een ent i i ee oes ars ioe et atti ceegimeereninr se eet ates danger of ‘ous Ci storage or use of these @ Then came a little more ase and then “THE BAND BEGAN TO PLAY,’ when Assistant Alderman Clancy offered a resola- tion that the position of Sergeant-at-arms of this Board be declared vacant, and that the Clerk be authorized to fill the same. ‘This was, of course, the test question, and wag adroitly prt out as a “fecler” in the direction of the anti-Moloneyites. Assistant Alderman STRACK moved “as af amendment” that the resolution be laid on ine table, and the etips ‘wag seconded Iike lghtn! by ‘Avststant ‘rman Beyea. On & call of ine ae the motioff # amend was lost by a vote of 10 ON THIS OCCASION Assistant Alderfnan Jerry Murphy was present and his Tammany vote was cast with the “repubs’: in favor of the amendment. The original motion was then put, and lost by @ Vote of 11 to 0, Assistant alderman OLancy moved that the committee to which was referred a paper at the last meeting in reference to an investigation of affaires in e of the bureaus be instructed not to act on said communicatio! (The committee con- sists of Messrs. Simonson, Strack and Brucks.) He said that, in his opimon, this Board was the last remmant of real democracy in our My! and he thoughs the people who had made this Board were entitled to a two-thirds rephecehinyaa on its com- mittees. They were in a large—— Assistant Alderman STRACK—I rise toa Point of order. The gentleman is not speaking to ject He,t is trying to make a political speecn for Assistant Alderman CLanoy—My remarks bird rhaps, too pointed for the (bp ates Mires i appointing ® committee from ‘this body with id o 0 repnbloaA Members and a repyblican chair Mithe President rapped for order: Assistant Alderman STRACK—I call the gentle- to order, mivoalstant Alderman CLancy (to Mr. i Btrack)— WHUCMADE:YOU CHAIRMAN of this Board, that you call me to order? I was about to say, Mr. President, that t ts no more than citizens of New roper that two-thirds of the York, who roll up @ list of 125,000 votes, should be represented on the committees of tis branch of the city government. Ihope this committee will be enjoined from acting until authorized to do 60 by this Board, and I for the yeas and nays. ‘The PRESIDENT—AS this was @ paper merely re- ferred to that committee, with instrugfions to re- port to this Board, I scarcely see the object of the Tesolution. Assistant Alderman eee resolution clearly states, Mr, President, that the committee shall have power to send for pe: and papers to allo Co God dopertments, tion was carried by a vote of 11 109—a vig bine’ for the democrats. communication from the Clerk of the Board ‘was read, inform the Board officially of the Clerk’s action in making the removals, the new appointments and the reductions of salaries, as already announced. Assistant Alderman HgaLy moved wd the com. municat‘on be placed on file. Lost, & vote of 16 to 4, Assistant Aldermen Ooddington "ud Be: che whose sons were mentioned in the documen' being removed, voting in the negative. Assistant ‘Alaerman Fousy moved ‘to adopt the communication. Assistant Alderman Quancy did'nt think it necessary to adop’ FUL “ROAST.! ret Assistant Alderman STRACK said there was a ey ference of opinion on that point, het gd 4 clerk had no power to make these chan; The Clerk had not only made removats and filled the vacancies, but he nad made several new positions. These were nothing more oor than fineaurer reated for young men who were too lo an honest day's work. He understood also some vf nteties who were pat ie these laces were dog policy playera and gam- bers— (sensation) wand he thought ahi Board shonid see to the matter, as beep py Alderman CLancy ¥ colled the gentleman order. Assistant Alderman Stascx—4 hold, Mr. Presi- dent, that the Clerk has no power to make these appointments and changes except under cer- Assistant Alderman CLANCr—Will the legal acu- men of the gentleman designate some place he gets his authority from? Assistant Alderman Sraack moved to lay thé motion on the table. Lost by a vote of 11 to Assistant Alderman CLaXcY moved that the com- munication be received and printed in the minutes, Adopted 11 to® ‘The Board then adjourned. A MATTER OF GAS. Sections 73 and’ 91 of the new charter make the Mayor, the Comptroller and the Commissioner of hishing. te ety with ch gun fr tree ght par. pishi e Cl ui poses, and roviae tions under which contracts shall be warded, The Board. met for the first ume Cree aa by electing the a gee chairm: omptrolier ratated that there were no éx. te oe contracts for supplying the baie a] and then read a fan Gas Compan or the of the barb ay sidenk the various a mgataly statement of the amount ict plied to thi = city, and that gas meters be Bevery gas Jowp in the streets and pa pope ie Board then til noon to-day. jay be pore. saat section 91 that all contracts shali be yee, ‘due notice and publication, on sealed bills ie be ‘owerded | to the low- est Uigosts Now in the city in wh which eh the'mains pA are. 6. com- Lee an 4, and: Wat certain aistricte wo the somewhat dificult w tell how t! can avoid. p it eying pach eon Mi Jun what ahaa athe abe “for. she gus hor an And wnat a chat chance Rg for @ fat contract to farnish turee or thousand gas me’ one for peep enn for.salary and the Comp- pala yesterday, troller is is now at jopeerheads, Ro the (ad on the subject of ti ~ A end ie affair is not jared VComptroler with ge Fower by ‘oe o'clock me: eaten SO to-day, it is ee ES t of the here more ony of th a tae Fire ae No, nae is as Judge Fowler is indeed forbidding make the indebted to the tng event for fa failure to usval revenue returns, supervieore Mecaserty ee ize the specs Nineteenth and Tweuty-eeoond the Chamber, an fi coupinited of the exeagatve and tua COMPTBOLLER'S BEOEIPTS,.. Comptroller Green reports the folowing amount) paid yesterday into the city treasury :—Bureau of committee to exami! Loa arament af arcaments of heir property, and the inv bo cont oO ued tonay from eleven preueaicn a ‘Arrears, arrears of taxes and assessment, rent and inte! 686; Bureau of ate seat and teerest. | ovement H Rel enue, market rents aud ‘pad house $1,121; Hposess of of Wi Ses Tonite and penalties, shal, — $22, oS