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RAPHIC. NEW From All Parts of the World. RUSSIA AND ROUMANIA A Dispute Foreshadowing Trouble in the Dobrudseha. meme OF THE PLAGUE. ORIGIN Europe Hastily Quarantining Against the Czar’s Dominions, nT CHANGES FRENCH CABI Gigantic Proportions English Strikes. of the {BY CaBLE 10 THE HERALD.] Lonpon, Feb. 4, 1879. A despatch from Vienna says that the oc- eupation by the Koumanians of a position near Silistria, which they claim as belonging to the Dobrudscha, is a very serious affair. The Roumanians, by an overwhelming dis- play of force, compelled the Russians to abandon Arab Tabia, a fortress on the out- skirts of Silistria, ‘The Roumanian gov- ernment on Saturday received an intimation simultaneously from St. Petersburg and from General Todleben to withdraw imme- diately, but formally refused, and a col- lision is probable. This incident will test the present disposition of the Austrian government, which supports the delimita- tion of the Dobrudscha frontier protested against by Russia. There is good reason to hope that the attitude of Austria will, from an English point of view, leave no ground for criticism or reproach. It is certain Roumania will disavow the action of the General commanding the troops near Silistria, and will refer the matter to the Powers. ‘THE DEADLY PLAGUE. “Whe British Medical Journal publishes the following— The Vienne Medico-Chirurgical Central Blatt, of Janu- ary 24, states the origin of the pestilence in Russia as follows:—A Cossack returning from the war to Wetlianka brought his sweetheart a shawl, which was probably a part of his spoils. The girl wore it two days and sickened, with all the symptoms of the plagne, and died. Dur- ing the following four days the other members of her family sickened and died. The disease spread rapidly, but the local authorities did not pay any attention to it till half the inhabitants of the village had died, and those remaining alive were unable to bury the victims. ‘The epidemic had assumed seri- ous dimensions by the 25th of November, but the government was only informed of it officially on the llth of December. Ton days further time elapsed before any systematic or energetic means were taken for preventing its spreading further. The authorities have since then exerted themselves to the utmost to make up for lost time. As the only way of arresting the disease is to prevent all com- munication between the district where it reigns and others which are healthy, a double cordon is being formed, firstly in the towns and villages, shutting off the streets where the plague reigns from the rest of the place, and sccondly by surrounding the places with troopss#0 that nobody is allowed to pass in or out. Quarantincs are also being instituted on the borders of the infected governments and are strictly watched. ‘he population is said to take an active part in preventing the cross- ing of the sanitary line, which begins at Samyanowska and runs upward on both borders of the Volga to Batagnaska. Four quarantines have been founded in Sarepla, Iwanowka, Otrada and Zaritzin. A great drawback is the want of medical men. The panic in Russia is almost incredible. Every class and station in life have petitioned for the entire cessation of all intercourse, even postal communication, between the rest of Russia and the Volga. Letters sent from Astrakhan and Zaritzin are not received by the per. sons to whom they are addressed. Some people even rofuse to take paper money, fearing the germ of the infection might be communicated through it. It is almost impossible to describe the terror which has taken possession of the people. QUARANTINE AGAINST RUSSIA, The Times’ correspondent at Berlin says that Rus- sian railway cars are no longer admitted to German territory. The export of grain from Poland will suffer severely from this restriction. The Rouma- nian government are discussing the expediency of prohibiting the transit of Russian provisions sent to victual the Balkan army. The Russian Sanitary Commission has proposed. to shut off the Volga line from all intercourse with Western Russia and per- mit communication only under quarantine. The Telegraph's Vienna correspondent = says:—The Gorman Ambassador at St. Petersburg has advised his government that tho plague is spreading rapidly. It has passed the limits where, according to officiay accounts, the last cases were reported. He urges Germany to take immediate and energetic measures to ropel it, An imperial decree has therefore been published establishing strict passport regulations be, tween Russia and Germany after February 10. Every traveller, before entering Germany, must prove that he has not been ina suspected or infected district within twenty days. All clothes and baggage must be disinfected by gaseous sulphuricacid. ‘The Vienna Presse says:--“Austria is about to issue an order for bidding travellers from Russia to cross the frontior unless provided with passes from the sanitary authorities.” The Porte announces that Rus- sian ports will be quarantined against at Turkish ports on the European coast of the Black Sea, The East Roumelian Commission has proposed the same measure along the coast from Kusiendje to Bourgas. Roumania bas decreed @ similar course in the delta of the Danube and on the coast of the Dobrudscha and has issued regulations identical with those put in force by Austrin in regard to trafic and the im- portation of goods across tho Russian frontier.” ‘The Oficial Messenger of St. Petersburg says the Gov- ernor General of Moscow contradicts the reports of the appearance of the plague im a yillage near that city. From Paris it ie reported that special precaw- tions against the plague are being taken at Marseilles and other southern ports, FRENCH PoLrTics, It is expected the Cabinet will be reconstructed to-day with only two or three new members. M. Teiaserenc do Bort will certainly retire. The Temps says besides M. Waddington the following Ministers will remain in offico:—MM. de Mareére, Freycinet and Léon Say, General Grisley and Admiral Pothuan, A dospateh to tho Standard says :—"'The Due d’Aumale, commander of the Seveuth Army corps, is to be _ NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1879.—TRIPLE SHEET. placed on half pay. General Grisley, the present Minister of War, is to succeed the Duc d@’Aumule, and General Farre ig to be Minister of War.” A tele- gram to the News says:——‘‘Lhe opinion gains ground that the Chambers will speedily abandon Versailles for Paris.” Lhe Berlin Post says:—The German gov- ernment hus decided not to send new credentials to the German Ambassador at Paris. It regards its official diplomatic relations with France as not hav- ing been interrupted for a single moment. The Ambassador is accredited to the Republic, not to the President for the time being.” SUNDAY’S ELECTIONS, Additional returns from the supplementary elec- tions on Sunday for members of the Chamber of Deputies have come to hand, M. de Fourtou and Baron Reille, both conservatives, have been re-elected. Count de Mun, conservative, was defeated by M. Maguet, republican, Marquis de la Rochejaquelein, conservative, was defeated by M. Jouffrault, republi- can, M. Fleury, republican, is probably elected, vice Baron Ge Bourgoing, who declined to stand. The returns are not all in yet. MM. Le Royer and Debons, republicans, have been elected for Montmedy and Tarbes respectively. Second ballots are necessary at Uzes and Yssingeaux. GERMANY AND SCHLESWIG. The National Gazette, of Bertin, says it is highly probable that the remarkable attitude of the Danish Court at the Duke of Cumberland’s marriage prompted Germany to ask Austria to abrogate clause 5 of the Treaty of Prague. The National Tidende, of Copenhagen, says the Danish government has re- ceived from Vienna confirmation of the statement that a treaty has been concluded between Germany and Austria abrogating the clause. HARDSHIPS IN AFGHANISTAN, The correspondent of the Civil and Military Gazette of Lahore telegraphs from Khelat-i-Ghilzai, January 25, that supplies there are obtained with great diffi- culty, The arrangements of the commissariat in the rear of the army are ina deplorable state. The commissary officers appear unable to forward stores tothe front. The cavalry and artillery, men and horses, are suffering from want of clothing and food, The people of the country are sulky and inclined to be insolent. All natives suspected of bearing arms in Candahar have been searched, the concealment of arms being punished. Four cle- phants and 103 bullocks have died from cold and star- vation. The forward movements to Ghirisk and Khelat-i-Ghilzai are attributed at Candahar to the scarcity of forage in that neighborhood, The camels there are dying daily in great numbers, the supply of food having arrived too late to save them from the effects of previous starvation. ‘The troops are in good health and spirits, but are beginning to weary of the monotony and hardships of the campaign, and would gladly see it over and return home. A correspondent at Hazarpir telegraphs “All the troops here will march to Khuram on Tuesday.” This probably signifies co-operation with General Stewart's advance from Khelat-i-Ghilzai. ported that Yakoob Khan is actively concentrating the fragments of his army around Cabul. RAIN WANTED IN INDIA. A Calcutta correspondent telegraphs that the failure of the usual winter rains causes some anxiety It is re- | throughout Northern India, Glancing down the columns of the official weather and crop reports for the week ending on the 26th of January I find the same remark, “rain much wanted,” opposite almost every district of the northwest provinces—Oude and the Punjab, Although itis stated ina general sum- mary that there is no reason yet for entertaining ap- prehension of extensive injury to the spring crop, still itis clear that unless rain falls in the next few days the crop will be seriously injured and much distress will result. * GREAT BRITAIN'S LABOR FIGHT. Anotice of ten per cent reduction in wages from the 15th of February has been posted in the Tyne shipbuilding yards, This will affect 6,000 workmen. Of the 142 cotton mills in the Bolton district twenty- three are closed and twenty-eight are working on short time in consequence of the depression in trade. A despatch from Liverpool says the transatlantic steamers can neither be loaded nor discharged on ac- count of the dock laborers’ strike. The steamers an- nounced for New York will, how , sail punctually with or without cargo. Efforts are being made to obtain labor from otherplaces. ‘The masters have warned the men that they are driving trade from Liverpool. THE LA SALETTE MIRACLE. A Paris correspondent says the Bishop of Grenoble denies that the Pope has condemned the miracle st La Salette as an imposture. On the contrary, he authorized the crowning of the Virgin's statue there, as approved by the Congregation of Rites. A de- spatch from Rome says the Osservatore Romano states that the Pope has not yet pronounced judgment re- specting the miracle of La Salette. CABLE NOTES. Albert Grant has filed a petition in bankruptcy.: His liubilities are £681,993. ‘The Porte proposes to fix the interest on the uni- fied debt at 2 1-5 per cent. The military conscription was effected throughout Spain yesterday without any difficulty. ‘The Berlin 7agblatt states that the court martial in the caso of the officers of the iron-clad Grosser Kur- first has resulted in a judgment of acquittal on all essential points. A Dublin correspondent states that three Catholic bishops have hat a conference with the Duke of Marlborough, the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, and informed him that the Catholics were willing to ac- cept any fair compromise on the University educa- tion question, CUBA, TRIUMPH OF THE LIBERAL-CONSERVATIVES IN THE ELECTIONS FOR PROVINCIAL DEPUTIES— GENERAL CAMPOS GOING TO EUROPE—AN AD- DRESS BY THE CITIZENS OF HAVANA, Havana, Feb. 3, 1879, The elections of provincial deputies commenced on Saturday. The liberal-conservatives are reported to have triumphed in Havana and neighborhood. The Gazeta has published a decree giving instruétions in regard to the clections of members of the Spanish Cortes. The province of Havana will elect eight Deputies and three Senators. The interior of the island is reported quiet. The excitement produced at first by the news that Cap- tain General Campos would sail for Spain on the 5th inst. has considerably subsided. The conviction gains ground that the personal conference of General Campos with the Spanish government will result in much benefit to Cuba, A committee composed of liberals and liberal conservatives to-day waited upon General Campos and presented him with an address, in which they promised to support tho Vice Gover- nor General during his (Campos’) absence, and to use their influence to preserve peace at all hazards, and closed by requesting the Captain General to return to Cuba as soon as possible after the transaction of his business in Spain, General Campos replied that he expected to leave Spain on his return about the 10th of March. In the meantime Vice Governor General Figueroa will direct the government of tho island, Sefior Figueroa is a popular official. FRANCE AND AMERICA. A BANQUET TO M, LEON CHOTTRAU IN BOS- TON-—CONGRATULATIONS TO PRESIDENT GREVY. (®¥ TELEORAPH TO THE HERALD.) Boston, Feb. 3, 1879. A banquet was given to-night, in Carl Vassler dining parlors, on Hawley strect, by Nathan Apple- ton to Leon Chotteau, representative of the French committee on the Franco-American treaty of com- merce. There were prosent about thirty gentlemen, representing the commercial interests of the city, and some very excellent speeches were mado both by the French and American representatives. There were present, besides M, Chotteau, the Vice Consul bf France, the German Consul, Collector Beard, John W. Candler, ex-president of the Boston Board of ‘Trade; Curtis Guild, M. P, Ken- nard, George M. Towle and others. The benefits to be derived from the proposed treaty were frocly disenssed, and during the evening the following cablegram was sent to Paris:=- To Jutes Garevy, President of the French Republic :— ‘Thy citizens of epublics assembled at a banquet for tho Franco American treaty of egmmorce, send you cone dd wishes, NATHAN APPL kratulations and good wishes, tone orange The dinner was 4 grand success, and before its close u conimnittee was chosen to call a public moet- ing in Faneuil Hall for the purpose avmmvathy with the #ronch Repabiic. THE CATTLE DISEASE. THE BRITISH PRIVY COUNCIL INVESTIGATE THE SUBJECT OF IMPORTING AMERICAN CATTLE, (BY caBLE TO THE HERALD.) Lospvon, Feb. 3, 1879. The Privy Council has received telegraphic reports from British consuls in the United States replying to inquiries as to what extent pleuro pneumonia exists among cattle there, The replies say that a mild type of the disease obtains in various parts of the United States, but that it is not malignant nor infectious. The cattle received by the stedmer State of Alabama, which reached Liverpool February 1 from Portland, Me., bought in the same market and at the sume time as those which arrived by the steamer Ontario, were sub- jected to very rigid examination, and found to be healthy. ‘They were shipped to London for sale at to-day’s market. Tho agricultural interest hero is endeavoring to induce the Privy Council to schedule the United States as an infected country. ‘The Hert- fordshire Chamber of Agriculture forwarded 2 reso- lution to that effect to the Duke of Richmond ana Gor- don, Lord President of the Council, on Saturday. It will be seen that the report contained in a pur- ported London despatch, printed in some New York papers, that “the British government has issued an order prohibiting for the present the importation of cattle from America,” is without foundation, CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN THE STATE DEPART- MENT AND MINISTER WELSH—NO DISEASE AMONG AMERICAN CATTLE AND NO CAUSE OF ALARM-—EVIDENT MOVEMENT IN FAVOR OF PROPRIELORS OF LANDED ESTATES IN ENGLAND. [FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT. ] WASHINGTON, Feb, 3, The State Department has been in telegraphic com- munication with Minister Welsh since Friday ‘last in regard to a report circulated in Great Britain of the prevalence of pleuro-pueumonis among cattle in the United States. It appears that the British government has been apprehensive tor some time past of the introduction of cattle disease into England through imported cattle. Recently tele- grams were sent by British Consuls in the United States to their home government pretending that pleuro-pneumonia was prevalent bere among cattle, and upon the receipt of these telegrams the British Minister, Sir Edward Thornton, was advised to ob- tain the most reliable data upon. the subject. At the same time our Minister in London, Mr. Welsh, was informed of the apprehension of the British govern- ment and promptly informed Mr, Evarts of the effort Deing made to interdict the importation of American cattle. RESULTS OF INVESTIGATION. Upon the receipt of this information the Sccretary of State caused inquiry to be made as to the actual con- dition of things, and he found no just ground for sus- cting that our cattle were infected with contagious Misease and became satistied that there was nothing whatever affecting our domestic or foreign trade in cat- tle, All that the Secretary of State could find was thatin and about Brooklyn cattle fed on distillery slops were subject to’ lung disease because the animals were deprived of fresh air and at the same time were fed on hot slops, which made them weak. As these cattle are never sold and do not come into cohtact with the cattle exported it was not possible to at- tribute disease to this source. On further inquiry the Secretary of State found that it was reported that some cows in the neigh- borhood of ‘Washington were affected with pleuro- pneumonia, and it was perhaps this fact that had alarmed the British Privy Council. NO DISEASE AMONG, CATTLE. ‘This is all the information the State Department has been able to obtain upon the subject, and tho British Minister has telegraphed his government that there does not appear to be the slightest ground for suspecting the cattle exported from the United States at this time. If the few cows which furnish milk near the seat of government are attlictod, they do not come in contact with exported cattle at any part of the United States, and as the discase they have is not known to be infectious there does not appear to be any cause for alarm. POSSIBILITY OF INTERDICTING AMERICAN CATILE. Nevertheless, the Secretary of State is not so certain that without just ground for suspicion the British overnment may interdict trade in American cattle. fie undersiood the Canadian government had already commenced such a prohibition. All we could do would be to assert the groundiessness of the reports. upon which such orders were % and if a few American cattle were found god on their arrival abroad’ after a yoyage of two weeks it would be no more than hap- pened before since the cattle trade commenced. ‘The cause for alarm lics not in any apprehension of the introduction of infectious disease among the cattle of England, but to protect waning industry among the proprictors of landed estates. AN OFFICIAL DENIAL. ‘The Comwissioner of Agriculture officially denies the existence of pleuro-pneumonis ‘among cattle, ex- cept in a few isolated places, as at Williamsburg and ‘New York and near Washington. The complaint ex- ists in a mild form only and has been prevalent for some months. Ithas engaged his attention as the duties of his office require. VISIT OF A CANADIAN OFFICIAL. Several weeks ago the veterinary surgeon of the Agricultural Department of the Canadian govern- ment visited the suspected localities and also went into Vi ia with the view of as- certaining if disease infected the cattle in that State, Returning to Washington, he «allied upon the Commissioner of riculture and informed him that he believed that the disease did prevail among cattle in the neighborhood of Lynchburg, but that it did not appear to be extend- 3 ‘The Commissioner adds that he has under con- eration a bill to be submitted to the Senate Committee on Agriculture looking to the extermination of the complaint in its present situations. But he has no information of the disease existing in the West, or along any of the routes where cattle are herded in any places whence they are exported, and he looks upon the apprehension of the British authorities at present as groundless. DIKEASE AMONG COWS ONLY. None of the cattle in the suspected localities near Williamsburg are brought imto contact with ex- ported cattle, and the disease so fur is found only among cows kept for domestic use aud for sup- plying milk to the city markets. He does not think Ke is likely to spread westward; but, out of abun- dance of caution, Congress will be asked to make such provision as will enable the Commissioner of Agriculture to stamp it out promptly wherever it may be found. CANADIANS FENCING OUT AMERICAN BEEVES— ‘THEY CLAIM THERE 18 NO DISEASE: NORTH OF THE LAKES—CANADIAN BULLS AND HEIFERS TO STEER CLEAR OF THE PROHIBITION, (BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.) Monrrkab, Feb. 3, 1879, The cattle plague is the leading topic among busi- ness men here, and as there has been a growing trado in that line with English ports much anxiety was the result of the first telegrams announcing the pro- hibition of the shipment to the British Islands of Canadian and American cattle. The feel- ing amounted almost to a panic on Fri- day and Saturday last; but a better feci- ing exists to-day, a number of private cable de- spatches having been received by the leading firms here announcing the passage of Canadian cattle with- out much interference. Thus the prices, which fell so low on Thursday last, have advanced to twenty cents above those asked ten days ago, aud two car loads which were sold to-day went at higher prices than have been realized for two months, CHARACTER AND ORIGIN OF THK DISRASE, The disease has been but little noticed here, and Dr. McEachran, of the Veterinary College, thinks there can be no difficulty about the passage of Cana- dian cattle, while those from*the United Stutes will be excluded. He states the malady to be really plouro- pneumonia, which has heretofore been well known in some parts of the States and which had received special notice in a report of warning from the federal Commissioner of Agriculture at Washington. Tho prevailing opinion here is that the violent snow | storm of the 25th of January had much to do with the scare, as it blocked the roads so that cattle were caught in positions on the railway lings at which they could not be properly cared for, It is thought that the placing of cattle on board of outgoing vessels while they were still chilled by the long journey overland has caused the stringent measures taken by | the British government. 18 LY A FAVOR TO CANADA? But there is another interpretation put upon the action of the British government by some, and this ction has for its aim the exclusion of attle, to the preferment of Canadian cargoes; that it is part of the Dominion’s present policy of protection, The fact that an order in | Council has been passed by the Ottawa government portation of cattle from the United onths from the Ist of February is | followed by the intelligence from the capital that | “communication has becn had with the English gov- | ernment on the su pt, 80 as to prevent any inte ference with shipments of cattle from ra | ports.” Thus can the inference be readily drawn that Canadian cattle are in little danger. Dr, McEachran was in Ottawa on Friday in connection with the qovernment’s action, and it is learned that most rigid | Measures will be taken to enforce the above order iu | Council. EFFECT ON FREIGH TS. The effect upon the steamship lines is scarcely felt, if their agents here are to be believed. There was a little inconvenience upon the of the first | alarming telegrams, but these they contend have | passed away. Should the above assumption of favor * j to him, to Canadian cattle prove as well founded as many here believe it to be, freights are certain to rise and steamship lines running out of Halifax will certainly miecrease their business. NOT KNOWN TO CANADIAN OFFICIALS. As to the characteristics of the disease so little is known of it hore that the civie meat inspector, when interviewed on the subject, said it was entirely new He believed it to be a foot disease. EACH CARGO INSPECTED, Thompson, Murray & Co., of the Canada Shipping Company, received 4 cablegram to-day stating that the cattle shipped by the State of Alabama passed in- speetion, each cargo being inspected and passed on 3 merits, ACTION OF THE DOMINION GOVERNMENT. Orrawa, Ont., Feb. 3, 1879. An order in Council has been passed prohibiting the importation of cattle from the United States for three months from the lst of February. Communication has been had with the English goverument so as to prevent any interference with shipments of cattle from Canadian ports. AMERICAN CATTLE ALLOWED TO LAND. PHILADELPHIA, Pa., Feb, 3, 1879, A private cable despatch received here this morn- ing says three shipments of cattle have arrived at Liverpool since the Ontario's cargo arrived and have been permitted to land, San Francisco, Cal., Feb. 3, 1879, Adespatch from Walla Walla states that a warrant has been issued by a justice of the peace of Yakema county, Washington ‘erritory, for the arrest of Chief Moses for giving aid to and concealing a Uma- tilla Indian who was known to have committed a murder. ‘The Sheriff attempted to serve the war- rant, but Indian Agent Wilbur, of the Yakema Reser- vation, refused to deliver Moses, saying that he had received orders from the authorities at Washington and the prosecuting attorney of the Territory to hold im. A FIGHT WIT H MOONSHINERS. , Feb, 3, 1879. Information has just been received here of a fight in Patrick county between a party of revenue officials and illicit distillers. Deputy United States Marshal Lamkin, with a posse of five men, made a raid on the illicit distillery of W. D. Lineberry, in the mountains of Patrick county, neag the North Carolina line, last ‘Thursday, and captured a large quantity of mash, beer and ‘distilling apparatus, which was found in charge of a negro, ‘These things were immediately destroyed, and the oflicers were leaving when they wore attacked by a party of six mountaineers, com mauded by Lineberry. Fire way opened by the mo shiners and returned by the officers. ‘Then each party took to trees for shelter, and the fight was kept up | for one hour, in Indian fashion, the Marshal's parc being armed only with pistols, sud their ammunition running short, while the moonshiners were well armed with Spencer rifles. The officers finally re: treated and seut here for reinforcements. Deputy Marshal Lewis, with ten men, left here to-day to assist Marshal Lamkin. ‘Two of the distillers were shot, but being carried off by friends it is not known whether they were killed or simply wounded. ‘Two of the Marshal's posse were slightly wounded. AN OLD LADY NEARLY KILLED BY THE ORDI- NANCE OF BAPTISM. [BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.) Reavine, Pa., Feb. 3, 1879. Anarrow escape trom death by being baptized in an icy river took place near West Palmyra, Lebanon county, yesterday. Mrs, Martin Bowman, an aged invalid, expressed a desire to be baptized. When told that the water was frozen she demanded that the ice should be broken, which was done. Ske was carried to the river bank in a rocking chair, accompanied by her husband, childron and a number of friends. The Rev. Mr. Hertzle conducted the Baptist ceremonial by immersing the penitent three times. When she was raised the third time she resembled a corpse. She was carried to the shore and everybody thought her dead, A frightful sceuie followed. The husband rolied in the snow in his bitter anguish, and the air was loud with lamentation. She was carried into a house near by, where she revived, but is now lying at the point of death. SHOT HIMSELF. (Bx TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.} Macoy, Ga., Feb., 3, 1879, This morning, at one o’clock, W. A. Whittle, one of tne first young gentlemen of this place, blew his brains out, Circumstances indicate that in endeay- oring to put his pistol into a drawer on bh man- tol was accidentally dischared. A verdict of acci- dental shooting was found by the Coroner's jury. SHOCKING MURDER. A MAN KILLS HIS WIFE IN A DRUNKEN QUARBEL, Baiwerrorr, Conn., Feb, 3, 1879. About four o'clock yesterday afternoon word was brought to the police station that John McAuliff, living in Hubbell Block, on Middle street, bad a quarrel with his wife and had beaten her badly. Sergeant Pratt and Officer Daily at once went to the house and found Mrs. McAuliff, who was about forty-five years of age, lying insen- sible in 2 pool of blood in her bedroom with a deep cut over the left temple, which had bled freely, and from which the blood was still flowing. The woman lived but a short time after the officer arrived. The family living on the floor above heard a quarrel between Mrs. McAuliff and her husband about noon, but thought little of it, as the noise lasted only a few moments, and they had often heard then wrangle before. Soon after this, the little eleven-year-ola son of McAuliffe came up stairs und asked them to go down and help his mother. In answer to their questions Mrs. McAuliffe said her hus- band had steuck her a blow and that she had lain there since. Soon after the officers arrived McAuliffe came in from a saloon near by, and he was at once arrested, offering no resistance, When told that he had killed his wife he said he didn’t care a damn, and was glad if he had, and would willingly spend the money necessary to ‘pay her funeral expenses, | She had always nm a trouble to him. Subse- quently he denied that he had struck her. A Coroner’s inquest was held to-day, The jury heard the evidence of the child, the neighboring women and the officer who arrested McAuliffe, and adjourned to Tuesday morning. Drs. Hubbard and Cumming made a post-mortem examination, and found that death was caused by bleeding, an artery having been severed, PURSUED BY REMORSE. (BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.) Nasuvitte, Tenn., Feb, 3, 1879. George Edward Schooley, the returned express robber, says that the reason he came back to Nash- ville was because he was tired of living the life through which he had been passing during the Jast two years. His mind had been continually tortured with the thought that at some unexpected moment he would be grabbed by an officer and hurried off to jail. The fearful delirium that some one was at all times and everywhere shadowing him, phantom- like, was more than he had beon able to patiently bear, and to rid himself of the horribie nightmare he had determined to return to Nashville, submit his case to the Court, implore the mercy of the jury, and if he were sent to the Penitentiary he was willing to go there and serve out his term. “Anything was pref- erable to a wild, roving life, the only aim of which was to keep out of the clutches of the law. He wants a speedy trial. HOWITZER TARGET PRACTICE. (BY-TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.) Asxavouts, Md., ‘The first class of cadet midshipmen practised to- day, shooting with three-inch rifled howitzers. The target was placed in the Severn, 1,500 yards from the Naval Academy, from which the howitzers were fired. Commander A, Mahan and Licutenants William H, Parker, J, W. Miller and Duncan Kennedy directed the practice. About sixty rounds were fired, and most of the shots were excellent, while every one would haye struck an ordinary ship’ had it have been the target LITERARY LOAN EXHIBITION. Prrenene, Pa., Feb, 3, 1879, ‘Tho Pittsburg Literary Loan Exhibition was opened this evening at Library Hall, the rooms being crowded. The opening address was made by John H, Ricketson. The display of works of art, in- cluding books and textile fabrics, which has been in course of preparation for several weeks, ts pro- nounced by com tent judges to excel any similar exhibition heretofore held in this country. All in- dications point to financial as well as artistic suc- cess, The pi are to be devoted to the benefit of the Young Men's Mercantile Library. RAILROAD ELECTION, Provence, R. 1., Feb. 3, 1879. The annual meeting of the stockholders of the Providence and Worcester Railroad was held to-day, and the following board of directors was elected William 8. Slater, Panl Whitin, Gideon L. Spencer, E. B, Stoddard, Lyman A. Cook, Estus Lamb, John Cc. Whitin, hans J A te, Phillips, M. B. J. Goddard, Amos D, Lockwood, Prederick Grinnell, Joseph E. Davis, John Dean, in place of Henry Chapin, deceased, and Oscar J, Rathbun in place of Johu RK. Cale, who declined & re-election. THE REWARD OF FRIENDSHIP. A TYPO FALLS HEIR TO SEVEN HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS—SINGULAR STORY OF THE MYSTERIOUS AND DISSIPATED AN- ‘TOINE. [BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.) New Haves, Conn., Feb. 3, 1879. A strange story has just come to light in this city. ‘Ten years ago # dark skinned young man came to Port Jefferson, L. I, who seemed to be some- thing different from a common wanderer. He had a winning speech and manner, but a sad face, and although given to drink seemed desirous of esrning an honest liveli- hood, He had learned to set type, and obtained a situation as compositor in the office of the Julepen- dent Press at a salary of $6 per week. LOVE FOR A DUSKY MAIDEN. ‘There seemed a settled melancholy about him, and to kind friends who evinced a desire to learn his his- tory he imparted the information that his name was Antoine Mercer, and that he had come from the island of St. Thomas, There he had been in the service of a wealthy uncle, the owner of vast estates, who expressed the intention of making him his heir, But in an unlucky moment he fell in love with a beautiful mulatto girl, whose charms capti- vated him, and he had pledged to her his heart's ten- derest affections, The attachment of Antoine for the dusky beauty became known to the uncle, and in anger he forbade. his nephew to pursue the matter any further. DRIVEN FROM HOME. 4 in his love affair, the stern and inexor- le drove his nephew from his doors, and since that time he had been a wanderer, almost broken in spirit aud in a strange land. He roved from place to pl and had at _last reached the sequestered spot on Long Island where this narrative finds him, But his propensity tor drink overcame his resolution, and it soon be- came understood that he was drinking again, for he came to his work frequently in a state of intoxica- tion. The kind employer who had given him work bore with him until he felt that forbearance had ceased to be a virtue, and efter many useless remon- strances discharged Antoine. ‘A FRIEND Af this time there was we lishment a stripling of fitt. tress, without money and wi to his young companion to afford him succor. young friend appealed to his parents and they took the stranger in and housed him and fed him, His young friend, now Mr, John E, Skinner, of No. 17 Ward strcet, in this city, wes warmly seconded in his efforts in behalf of. the stranger by his mother, who was touched by the appearance of the stranger and the story of his life, toid with a puthos and dent honesty which carried it home to her heart. But Antoine beh: so badly that at lust he was sent uway as incorrigible. The wanderer carried away with him the best suit of clothes belonging'to Mr. Skinner, Sr. Days, weeks, months, years rolled away, and no tidings of Antoine came, and his name was almost forgotten, Three or four years after Antoine's depatture they split up an old trunk which he had left with them containing a pile of letters, which were burned to get them out of the way. NEED, ing in the same estab- utoine, in his dis- ut a home. appealed ‘The BREAD ON THE WATERS. Recently a paper came to Mr. Skinner with o murked article trom the home of his wife, Patchogue, L. I. It was copicd from a West India paper, and announced that Antoine Mercer, of St. Thomas, had died and left his large fortune, amounting to $750,000 in American money, to his old friend, John E, Skinner, whoghad be- triended him at Port Jefferson, L. L, as a mark of re- gard and appreciation of his kind acts toward him. ‘Lhe first’ two years’ interest of the money was to be devoted to the benefit ot Mercer's town, then the principal to his friend Skinner. The article stated that Mercer's inoney fell to him from a deceased uncle. Mr. Skin- ner is taking steps to secure what seems to bea splendid fortune and has written to the American Consul at St. Thomas. Mr. Skinner is a compositor in the office of the Journal and Courier, of this city, and continues work as usual. FOUR MILLIONS FOR RIOTS. [BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.) Hannisaune, Pa, Feb. 3, 1879. Inthe House of Representatives of Pennsylvania to-night a bill was introduced appropriating $4,(09,000' for the payment of losses of prop- erty occasioned by the -riots in July, 1877. The bill provides for the appointment of a commission of three persons by the Gov- ernor, who shall fix tho amount -of the’ losses by a thorough examination. No person who assisted or participated in riots will be entitled to any com- pensation for losses. All claims must be presented and the investigation coucluded before November 1, 1s79. ‘The bill was introduced by Speaker Long, of Alle- gheny, which county would have to meet nearly all the _osses sustained, provided the State should not assume them. Great efforts will be made to have the bill passed, or one embracing similar features. The Pennsylvania Railroad Company, which was the principal loser by the riots, is expected to throw its powerful influence in favor of the measure. VIRGINIA'S DEBT. RicamonD, Feb. 3, 1879. ‘The joint finance committees of the General Asscm- bly to-day considered a proposition submitted by the representatives of creditors. A majority of the two committees addressed a letter to the representa- tives of bondholders now in this city asking them, if it was consistent with their views, to confer with their principals, so as to secure au extension of the time fixed in the proposed bili at oot ig wee for which three per cent interest is to be paid; to which they returned a favorable roply, and’ have already telegraphed to that effect. It this moditicatio: Bee cured the bill will probably be reported to the Gen- eral Assembly with a favorable recommendation. The joint committees had another mecting to- night, and without further action adjourned subject to the call of the chairman. PRICES FOR COAL. Purtapetruta, Feb, 3, 1879. The Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Com- pany have issued the following circular of prices of coal for line and city trade for the month of Feb- ruary :— Lump and steamboat, $2 for white ash at Schuylkill Haven; broken, $2 for white and red ash and Shamo- kin; $2 20 for Lorberry and %2 30 for Lyken's Valley; egg, $2.16 for white ash and Shamokin; $2 20 for red ash, $2 40 for Lorberry and $2 45 for Lyken's Valley; stove and small stove, #225 for white ash and Shamokin, $2 30 for red ash, $2 40 for Lorberry and $2 45 for Lyken’s Valley; chestnut, $2 tor white and red ash, Shamokin and Lorberry aud $2 25 for Lyken’s Valley; pea, $1 for red and white gah, Lorberry and Shamokin, $1 25 for Lyken's Val- ey. CHEERING BUSIN SS PROSPECTS. N.Y., Feb. 3, 1879. The Hudson River Furniture Manufacturing Company at Cohoes resumed work to-day, em- ploying fifty men with a payroll of $2,000 per month. Fuller, Warren a Co.'s stove works resumed to-day, employing 20) men, and Bussey, McLeod & Co.'s stove works will resume on Thursday, employing the same number. Burdent's water mill, which has been idle for three years owing to the removal of the works to a more advantageous location, started this morning. Other mills are un- able to fill their orders. A Holly steam heating company is being formed here, with a capital of $150,000, and work is to be begun early in the spring. Businces prospects for 1879 are very encouraging. MIDNIGHT WEATHER REPOR'. War Derant Orrick or THE CineK Sic Wasttnoton, Feb, 4—1 Indicalinns, For the South Atluntic and Gulf States, Tennessee and the Ohio Valley, slightly warmer, southerly to westerly winds, stationary or slowly falling barom- eter and partly cloudy weather, except light rains in the Southwest. erICER, AM.) For New England and the Middle States, westerly | to southerly winds, slightly warier, partly clondy weather, and in the northern portions, light snow; a temporary rive in barometer on the New England coast, aud slight changes in barometer in the Middle | States. For the Pacific const regions, generally clear weather, except possibly light rain in Oregon. ‘The Upper Ohio River will fall slowly. ‘The Lower Ohio will rise. Be THR WEATHER YESTERDAY, ‘Tho following record will show the changes in the temperature for the past twenty-four hours, in com- parison with the corresponding date of last year, as indicated by the thermometer at Huduut's pharmacy, No. 218 Broadway :— 1378. 1879. a at uu a 12 M.... . 30, Average temperature yesterday us sees OOK Average tomperature for corresponding date last | 7 THE BARRON PERPLEXITY. A STATEMENT FROM THE WIDOW ASKING FOR 4 SUSPENSION OF JUDGMENY. Baxcon, Me.,.Feb, 3, 1879, Mrs. Barron, widow of the late treasurer of the Dexter Savings Bank, in a brief letter to tho Whig and Courier, asks a suspension of public judgment while desiring the most thorough and impartial investigation. She says, contrary to the usual procedure, the theory seems to have been advanced that her late husband was a defaulter and committed suicide, and thit the facts are yet ing hunted for to sustain heory, She asks public to consider his ch: the commun- ity where he lived and has been actively in busic ness, having transactions, perhaps. with more dividuals than any person in ,the town, au asks one of that number to bring any aceus n of intentional fraud on his part. She be- will acknowledge that rather than wrong another he would himself suffer. All that has thas tar been advanced are Unsubstantial rmmors which the community Wil never believe. She eloses by saying: —[f Mr. Barron was a detaulter he must be shown as such to his cxecutor and bondsmen, gud let us wait for evidenc THE WEATHERSFIELD MURD=R. Boston, Muss., Feb. 3, 1879. ‘A special despatch from Tiblow, Kan., dated Febs ruary 2, says:—An investigation which has been going on here the past two days in connection with the Weathersfield (V¥t.) murder case, for which Henry Gravelin is condemned, has proved astounding, Farmer who on De= comber 1 wrote Albert ueerning John Jacobs, which letter Sheriff Amsden had twenty-six days without investigation, maises an affidavit which proves a former resident of Windsor county to be White's murderer, Since the Journal published Farmer Kern's letter there have arrived here letters from the Farmers’ Mutual Insurance Com- any, of Montpelier. Preston and Amsden Pees arrived here. The letters and sflidavits of Jacobs and his clothes, &c., haye been secured, On Monday steps will bo initiated. to secure his ar. rest. He evidently is not far distant and is well known in Windsor county as a dangerous character. todly stated betore suddenly leaving Ver- T can clear Gravelin with three words.’ DEATH FROM LOCKJAW. (BY TELEGRAPH To THE HERALD.] Easton, Pa., Feb. 3, 1879, About two weeks ago a young lady named Alica Clymer, residing at this place, lad two decayed teeth removed. Nothing serious was thought of the oper- ation until yesterday, when she commenced sufferin, from lockjaw. She died about noon to-day in g: agony. NORDENSKJOLD DANGER, BELIEF THAT IT IS EXAGGERATED—INTERESTs ING DETAILS FROM A WHALING CAPTAIN. William H. Dall, of the United States Coast Survey, has written to the Evening Pust concerning the poste tion of Professor Nordenskjild's Aretic ship, claims ing that the danger has been greatly exaggerated, and expresses the opinion that the party, and probe ably the vessel also, will come out in the spring all right, and that the most adventurous journey since Stanley’s will be brought to a happy conclusion, Mr. Dall also furnishes the following letter from Captain Herendeen, giving further details Saw Francisco, Jan. 21, 1879. ‘Dean Sm—I would say the report of the natives im regard toa vessel in the Arctic, called by them » Russian man-of-war, is thi barks Thomas Pope and Norman were in Plover Bay about the mid- le of October. While there they were told by the natives that there was a (as they called her) Russian man-of-war in the ice in the Are They did not describe her as being disabled at ali, only that she was so beset by ice that her further progress was ime peled, and this is all that any one knows abont it. This report evidently comes from the north through the native traders coming south by the great Kohuchin River, as the head waters of that are not far distant from Plover Bay, as Lhave been in- formed by the natives at that place. Now the deer men (chukchis) and intertraders could easily make that distance in a short time. It is the universal opinion among whalemen that this ship is at some point near the mainland about south of Wrangell Land, as this is the point where they would most likely be blockaded by the ice. I was informed by several of the masters that they were near Cape Serdze this year, some of them within ten miles, and no ice or very little scattering ice in sight, and there is no doubt Nordenskjild’s: position is net far from 4 line drawn from the south end of Wrangell Land to the main, It ix the opinion of all that there will be no difficulty of their getting through the winter in safety, even should they lose their ship, which is doubtful, if she is a well fortified or weil strengthened ship, as I am informed she is. ‘The ship Citizen, of New Bedford, was wrecked to the westward of Cape Serdze in 1852, and lost everys thing, but the natives cared for them and got them all through the winter in good condition; and m doubt is entertained among whalemen that the Vega will come out all right. This ship being reported by the natives indicates that she was near the land, as they couid not have seen her but a short distance, and they would en. deavor to get in shore and make some shelter, ag they will undoubtedly be able to do. Charlie Chanfeldt is at Plover Bay, and if there ia any further news from Nordenskjold'a vessel going north in the spring touching at Plover Bay (as tha traders and whalers do) will get news of the Vega, and she will probably be reported on the arrival the first traders from the north about the last August, 1879. E. P. HERENDEEN, HOTEL ARRIVALS. John W. Garrett, president of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company; J. Tillinghast, president of the Canada Southern Railway Company, and ex-Gov- ernor William B. Washburn, of Massachusetts, are at the Windsor. Ex-Governor Alexander H. Rice and Moses Kimball, of Massachusetts, are at the Fifth Avenue. Judge Amasa J. Parker, of Albany, is at the Brevoort. State Prison Superintendent Louis D, Pilsbury, of Albany, is at the Sturtevant. Daniel Chadwick, government director of the Union Pacifia Railroad, is at the St. Nicholas. Ex-Congressman F, A. Pike, of Maine, is at the Metropolitan. General 5. C. Armstrong, of Virginia, is at the Union Square, Lieutenant Edward A. Ficld, United States Navy, is at the Astor. Judge James Baker, of St. Louis, is ag the Park Avenue. MAILS FOR EUROPE, The steamship Scythia, for Queenstown and Liven pool, and France, for Havre, will sail from this port on Wednesday. The mails for Europe will close at the Post Office at half-past twelve, and for France direct at half-pas¢ one P. M. The New York Henatp—Edition for Europe—will, be ready at haif-past eight o'clock in the morning. Single copies, in wrappers for mailing, six cents. SCHORUS HAS COM. hy is the order of th i AML that is ro the sore lungs to or Houenoexa rable at CRITTENTON S ey. and ts, Pike's Tootaacié Drovs eure in DIGEST YOUR FooD — » healthy. 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