The New York Herald Newspaper, March 27, 1879, Page 7

LATEST CABLE NEWS. Kaufmann Willing to Aban- don the Afghans. HERALD WEATHER SERVICE. Terrible Famine in Upper . Egypt. BULGARIA AND ROUMELIA. Reported Rising in Mace- donia. THE AFGHAN WAR. 18 ENGLAND MASTER OF THE sITUATION?— RUSSIA WILLING TO ALLOW ENGLAND FULL POSSESSION. {Bx CABLE TO THE HERALD.) TASHKEND, Turkestan, March 26—5:35 A. M. ‘We have to all appearances arrived at the so- lution of the Afghan question. General Kauf- mann declared to me to-day, categorically, that as regards any plans that may have been en- tertained by Russia in respect of Afghanistan, they are for the time given up. Afghanistan is totally abandoned to the English, who are free not only to take the passes, but even Herat, if so they please, and without any danger from Russian interference. General Kaufmann is convinced that the Afghans are quite powerless to effect. anything for themselves unaided, and that the ultimate success of the English is only a question of time and money. HERALD WEATHER SERVICE. CONTINUANCE OF BAD WEATHER OVER THE BRITISH ISLAND6--AN UNPRECEDENTED END O¥ MABCH—HUNTING SUSPENDED IN THE NOBTE. i (BY CABLE TO THE RERALD.) be Loxpon, March 26, 1879. The weather continues exceedingly inclement throughont the British Islands, with frequent and heavy showers of snow and sleet. ‘The tem- perature is still very low, which adds consider- ably to the severity of the visitation. Strong gales in bitter squalls cause very high seas around the coast. The weather in Ireland con- tinues very cold, with’ snow in the northern districts. In Scotland, a report from Dundee says the weather is tery s0- vere. Tho wind is from the east- northeast and heavy showers of hail and snow continue to fall. The weather reports from the “midland counties of England state that the ground is covered with snow two inches in depth, and that the whole aspect of the country is that which would be considered forbidding in midwinter. Similar snow storms at the end of March are almost unprecedented in this district. Hunting is again suspended on account of frosts and snow, and the miserable condition of the weather adds cousiderably to the prevailing dis- tress in town and country. Unfortunately, the number of the unemployed must be largely increased by reason of the suspension of many operations in building, fatming and other out- door works. ANOTHER STORM APPROACHING IRELAND, Your prediction of the 22d announcing that “g disturbance will probably arrive on the Brit- ish and French, affecting the Norwegian coasts, between the 25th and 27th, with southeasterly backing to northwesterly gales, and with rain in the southern and snow in the northern dis- tricta,” is about to be fulfilled to the letter. The British Meteorological Office iseued to-day the following warning for the southwest coasts :— “Hoist south cone for southeast gale. Depres- sion off Valentia.” The following special Henan observations were made this evening:— Lisard—Wind fresh, weather very cloudy. Liv- erpool—Wind light, weather hazy, snow falling. &cilly—Southeast gale blowing, very heavy sea running, pressure 29.20 inches. Holyhewl—A moderate cast-sou’east gale is blowing, and the barometer marks 29.66 inches. Plymouth—A strong easterly wind provails and tho sky is overcast. The barometer is 20.48 inches. ———e—___ FAMINE IN UPPER EGYPT. THE KHEDIVE'S PEBTS AND MERCILESS TAX- ATION, [sx caBLe To THE HERALD.) : , Lonpoy, March 26, 1879. Tho correspomient of the London Times, writing from Arment, Upper Egypt, Fobruary 24, gives a hbeartrending account of the condition of the popu- lation of the Nile Valley. Tho scenes doscribed ro- semble thoee in Indis during the recent famine, In some of the villages the people are past help, sitting Reked like wild beasts, eating roots, and suffering with tho endurance of despair. The madness worked on by famine stampe euch s brand on the starving foliabs aa cannot be casily described, Inf one town ‘women and children fought over scraps of bread Like wild animals. The case is believed to be still ‘worso in the inland hamlets, whero the vil- lagers aro said to be starving like dogs. Tho ‘Times, in an oditorial article commenting on the letter of ite correspondent, eays:— Aw RNOLISN CRITICIEN, “This state of affairs is immodiatoly ascrited to lest year’s inundations and tho failuro of the first wheat crop; but the real cause Hes in tho permanent helplessness of the fellah’s condition. He is so morcileasly taxed that he iq forced to live from hand to mouth, and it is impossible for him to make any preparation against the day of temporary noed, whilo he is #0 oppressed with work and so reduced by insaffictont food as to lose all hope and energy and all power of physical or moral resistance. Tho sole and simple cause of their misory is to bo found in their crushing taxation and in the injnatico with which it is extorted from them, And to what fo this duo? Simply to the necessity of meeting the financial demands required by tho oxtravagant ox- penditures of the Khedivo and his government. Matters have now reached such. # pasa that covery Garn of the screw by whieh tho paymant of » coupon NEW YORK HERALD, , THURSDAY; MARCH 27, 1879-TRIPLE SHEET. he Séesad fasten atinaste sotto ot Cinuiedn tie nue, represents another pang of torture inflicted on the unhappy fellahs. There is no reason for think- ing the condition of Egypt desperate. Good government would in a moderate time re- store the country to a fairly prosperous condition, But there is great reason to believe that for the present the English and French creditors must con- sent to forego their full rights. To insist on those rights might prove shortsighted for their own in- terests as well as cruel to the fellahs, and it will be the duty of our government to look to the perma- nent welfaro of the Egyptian people in the first in- stance rather than to the immediate claims of the bondholders,” THE EASTERN QUESTION. BULGARIA AND ROUMELIA—THE OCCUPATION OF EASTERN ROUMELIA--THE GREEK BOUNDARIES." (By CABLE TO HE HERALD.) ? Trnyova, March 26, 1879, In to-day’s sitting of the Assembly, petitions were read praying for the accomplishment of the union of Bulgaria and Roumelia. The petitioners offered to sid the movement with armed foree. A deputy ‘from Rustchuk tendered his resignation as a protest against the.abandonment of the cause of Roumelia. THR OCCUPATION QUESTION DECIDED, ‘The Vienna Political Correspondence says :—""Negotia- tions are making most satisfactory progress be- tween Prussia and England relative to the measures tobe adopted in Roumoelia after the departure of the Russians, but the project of military occupation by neutral Powers has been completely abandoned.’* On the other hand, the correspondent of the Times telegraphs from Berlin to the effect that Count Schonvaloff’s mission bas been successful. The mixed occupation of Roumelia will be carried into effect by English, French, Italien, Austrian and Russian troops. It is truo that France, though ac- quiescing in the idea, has not yet promised a con- tingent, and England is believed to be hesitating on “certain points, but the proposal has been accepted by all the Powers. THE EASTERN ROUMELIAN COMMISSION, A despatch from Philippopolis states that a majority of the International Commission has issued a declaration, stating that in consequence of difficulties created by the authorities of Eastern Rotimelia, and in view of the excited state of the population, it has been found impossible to Sxecute the stipulations of the article of the Treaty of Ber- lin which provides that a European Commission shall be charged, together with the Porte, with the administration of the finances of the Province until the completion of the new organization. The Com- mission draws the attention of the European Cabi- nets to the matter, M, Schmidt, the Director Gen- eral ot the Finances of Eastern Roumelia, who con- templated tendering his resignation, has been re- quested to continue the duties of the office until the Commission is dissolved. THE GREEK BOUNDARY. ‘The Paris correspondent of the Times telegraphs :— “The last offers of Turkey to Greece, though un- acceptable, were more liberal than formerly, and show that Turkey feels her inability to evade the Treaty of Berlin. The Powers know that Greece may at any moment appeal to their mediation, which they cannot refuse, but would gladly avoid, as united action ‘might involve unforeseen contin- gencies; somi-official mediation is therefore prob- able. It is known that all the Powers are not en- tirely favorable to the Greek domands, as for instance the ceasion of Janina. There is good reason to believe that the Porte will be advised to make con- ceasions in Thessaly instead of Janina, and upon the other points, which it refuses. Tho Sultan is perhaps awaiting European pressure to protect him from the reproaches of the Old Turk party." tenireaiice gaara . CABLE NOTES. The Russian Court goes to Livadia on the 18th of April. The Vienna Presse states that 1,000 mon have risen in irsurrection in Macedonia. ‘ A despatch from Pesth to the Daily News announces that the.danger to the flooded district is docreasing. ‘The Times’ Paris despatch says:—“At the invitation of Herr Schliemann, Professor Virschow has started for Troy. The West Russian Landteg’s petition against pro- tection especially applies to duties on coals, wood, iron and grain. M. Léon Say, the French Minister of Finance, has been nominated to the first class of the Order of the Crown of ia, Prince Battenberg has abandoned his scruples relative to the acceptance of the throne of Bulgaria and his election is certain. The latest bulletin from Seville reports that the condition of the Princess Christina, daughter of the Duke of Montpensier, is worse. Lentner, the contractor for raising the iron-clad Grosser Kurfiirst, has completed his preparations, and is only waiting for favorable weather. A despatch from Tirnova to the Standard says 18,000 Roumelian refugees are about to enter Bulgaria and many thousands mow are expected to follow. The Paris correspondent of tho Times says it is understood the whole Episcopate intend to issue a protest against M. Jules Ferry's Education bill. The whole central part of Clumber House, near ‘Worksop, the seat of the Duke of Newcastlo, has been burned, with @ largo number of valuablo pictures and books. . A Paris despatch to the Times says the revival of the.old law of succession, which would place Halim, tho Khedive’s uncle, on the throne of Egypt, is daily gaining ground. A bill has been submitted in the French Chamber of Deputies requiring that capital executions shall bo within the prison walls in the presence of certain prescribed officials. The Times’ Constantinople despatch says the Turk- ish Treasury will not receive any large amount of taxes until May. The money in hand is barely suM- cient for ten days, and no one can say how the gov- ernment can be carried on, Private advices from Mandalay represent that quiet prevails there. The King of Burmuah, since the despatch of reinforcements of British troops, is re- ported to have expressed his willingness to grant any concessions demanded, ‘A Berlin despatch to the Post says:—"The Czar ia expected in Berlia for tho Emperor's golden wed- ding in Juno, It is now admitied that the Em- peror’s fall produced a painful gathering, which, however, isnot as bad as it wae.” Dr. Carver, the American sharpshooter, gave an exhibition of rifle shooting at Wolsh Harp, in Hendon, yesterday. Though tho weather was unfa- vorable, tho Sportsman says, ‘Such consummate skill ‘was nover before displayed in England.” A despatch from Akyab, Farther India, to the Standard reports that the recent firo there, which was accidontal, destroyed the native portion of the town. The loss is estimated at £500,000, Thousands of people have been rendered homeless by the fire. The Standard’s Constantinople correspondent un- dorstands that tho Sultan will send a high official to Livadia, Itissaid he will have a confidential mission, The Porte will shortly issue » circular remonstrating against a mixod occupation of Roumelia, The Times’ Berlin correspondent says:—The Bundesrath aro now privately discussing tho schome of the Tarif Commitsign, I learn from a trust- worthy source that no strictly raw English products will be taxed excopt grain and iron. All manu(ac- tured articles will be subjected to duty,” . A vinw or rrenbu rowrrics, The Paris correspondent of the Times telographs :— One of the most able and unrelenting adversaries of tne present Cabinet, who, from his position on the advanced Left, may almost’ be looked pon as the suocessor of the present Promicr, told mo a few days ajo that the oun Cabinet might last till the endLot tho year. question, howover, is being etirred ba Yaa Ws will involve the Cabinet in pitched This isa bill introduced by M. Berton Boyaaet (radical), member of the Chamber rt Doputies Loaf the Sadne-ct-Lotro, which requites Magistrates to accept reinvostiture by tho gramme ipported im can searcely be doubted that the t reg will poe the bill. The question is, M. tte re to the programme he enunciated before his elevation to the presidency of the Chamber of Depu- ties? Whatever decision the government must do its utmost to defeat the bill, not leave it to be supposed that a simple majority of the Left can ha ern its resolutions, It must, in such a matter, accept -Yotes from any quarter. If it resolves to Oppce, with or without M, Gambetta’s co-operation, it secure the rejection of the bill. THE INTERNATIONAL BOAT RACE. THE HANLAN-HAWDON MATCH—HANLAN’S MIS- HAPs, [BY caBLE TO THE HERALD.) Lonpon, March 26, 1879, The Sportsman says:—‘‘Yesterday Hawdon com- menced active work for his forthcoming match with Hanlan. The weather was very unpropitious for outdoor exercise and the Delaval sculler's work had to be taken on land. A strong and bitterly cold east wind blew all day, and the river was so broken that sculling was impossible. We are sorry to say the climate has affected Hanlan to rather an unfortunate degree, He has canght a bad cold, which has con- fined him to the house four days, and rowing for three or four days yet is athing not to be thought about. Hanlan is also’ troubled with a deep seated boil or carbunkle. on the back of his nock which prevents him from moving his head around and troubles him greatly. He hopes to be all right again in about week; but, no doubt, the periqd of his recovery will depend very much upon the continuance of the east winds, from which the Newcastle district is suffering at pres- ent.” RACING IN ENGLAND, ae LAST DAY OF THE LINCOLN SPRING MEETING— LORD ROSEBERY'S TOUCHET THE WINNER OF THE LINCOLNSHIRE HANDICAP. [BY CABLE TO THE HERALD.) Lonpox, March 26, 1879, ‘This was the last day of the Lincoln spring mect- ing, which opened on Monday. The principal raco of the meeting, that of the Lincoinshire Handicap, took place to-day, and was won by Lord Rosebery’s five-year-old brown horse Touchet. Mr. Brown’s aged bay gelding Mars came in second and Legh’s four-year-old bay colt Sir Joseph third, There were twenty-seven starters, The betting was 5 to 1 against Touchet, 50 to 1 against Mars and 8 to 1 against Sir Joseph. The following is a summary :— ‘Tux Lrxcousume Haxprcar of 1,000 sovs. added to a sweepstakes of 20 sovs. each, 10 forfeit, for threo- year-olds and upward; the winner of any Taco after the weights are genes (January 28, at ten A. M.) to carry 7 Ibs.; of two, or one value 200 soys., 12 Ibs. extra; the second to receive 50 sovs. out of the stakes and the third to save his stake, and the winner to pay 100 sovs. toward expenses: the straight mile ee subs., 33 of whom declared 3 sovs. forfeit) :— rd Rosebery’s br. h. Touchet, by Lord Lyons. ont of Lady Audley, sister to Buccaneer, 5 years old... Pererrrerer ty Mr. Brown's b. g. Mars, by Mandrake out of Queen of Beauty, i Mr. Legh’s b. c. Sir food ais, ‘by Pero Gomez, out of Prosperity, 4 years Old.........scceeeees THE WEXNER, Touchet, br. h. by Lord Lyons, dam Lady Audley, 5S years old, began racing at 2 years old, his first appearance being at the Newmarket spring meeting May 3, in a match for £50, three-quarters of a mile, against Monkshood, each carrying 112 Ibs., which Touchet won by halfa lerigth. His second appear- ance was at the Newmarket second spring meeting, when he ran again with and defeated Monkshood in amatch for £100, 5 furlongs, 140 yards. Touchet’s next appearance was at Ascot, on Tuesday, June 13, in the Maiden Plate, half a mile, when he ran sécond to Blue Riband, who won in a canter. Touchet, however, had seven behind him at the finish. The colt appeared at the same place two days afterward for afother, Maiden Pinte, 5 furlongs, 136 yards, and ran second to Warren Hastings, with Hyperion and 8t. Christophe following. Touchet next made his appearance at Goodwood, July 27, for the Prince of Wales Stgkes, three-quarters of 8 mile, and ran second to Monachus, having Hyndland, Red Gauntlet, Verneuil and; a colt by Parmesan behind him when he passed the judge, ‘on the 20th of Sep- tember, at Ayr, tor the Nursery Plate, three-quarters oe Touchet showed the way to the winning to Mina, Strathdoon, Meta, Cleopatra, James Mossman and a filly by Thormanby, out of Penelope Piotwell; and the uéxt day, atthe same Place, Tn the Juvenile Stakes, half s mile, he ran sec- ond to mn, who won by a hoad, Touchet carrying 196 lbs,; the winner having 114 lbs. only on Cleopatra was third, with 133 lbs. riglia Meg Merriles, 124 lbs.; Mose- and a filly b; Touch and Go, 114 1 ‘Touchet closed his two-year-old campaign at Kelso, October 3, by winning the Berry Moss Stakes, three-quarters of & mile, with 132 Ibs. on his back, having run eight races during the year, in which he scored four wins and four defeats, and in each of the latter he was second, a two-year-old record almost without aparailel, Touchet was not so successful, howover, in either his three or four-year-old torm, as he ran seven races as @ three-year-old, making only one winning, and that was in a match with Post Haste tor £500 and a per of claret, over the Rowley Mile course, at Newmarket, Thursday, October 11. He ran second to Julius Cwsar in the City and Suburban, and started for the y, but was far away at the finish. Touchet was sec- ond to Roy tor Biennial at Ascot, and the day following second to Placida for the Twenty-fourth Triennial Stakes at the same place, Touchet’s last raceas a three-year-old was at the Newmarket Houghton, Oc- tober 23, when he was unplaced in the Free Handicap Sweepstakes, one mile and a quarter and sevent: three yarda, won by Poruic. As @ four-year-old Touchet started nine times and won but once. This was at Aseot, June 15, in the Twenty-fourth Trien- nial Stakes, tor four-year-olds, two miles, He won bys & head, Rylstone second, Norwich third. Touchet un his fourth season on the turf with a win, is the general wish of tho friends of his popu: tere owner, Lord Rosebery, that he may continuo to be first at the finish in ali his future engagements. ARREST OF A DEFAULTER. ‘CHICAGO, TH, March 26, 1879, Richard Morton, of Now York, ex-cashier of tho Atiautic Fire Insurance Company, who left New York last August with a shortage of $40,000 in his accounts with the company and who has since then remained in Canada, appeared on tho streets here to-«lay, and being recognized by a clerk of the Chicago branch of the compahy was taken into cus- tody and is held for requisition. *Ho refuses to talk on the subject. MIDNIGHT WEATHER REPORT. War DxrantwEer, Orrick or Tir C! 6 SIGNAL OFFicen, Wasninerton, wi—l A. M. Indications, For Now England, increasing cloudiness followed by rain, warmer southeasterly winds and falling barometer, generally followed by rising barometer and colder northwest winds. For the Middle Atlantic Stater, cloudy and rainy, followed by clearing weather, southoasterly, shifting to northwest winds, stationary or higher tempora- ture and falling, followed by rising, barometer. For the South Atlantic States, portly cloudy weather, rain areas, followed by clearing woather, southerly, veering to westerly, winds, stationary or higher temperaturo and falling, followed by rising, barometer. Tho Ohio River will riso. Cautionary signals continue at Smithville, Macon, Wilnington, Capo Lookout, Cape Hatteras, Kitty Hawk, Cape Honry, Cape May, Atlantic City, Barne- xat, Sandy Hook, Lewos, New York, Buffalo, Erio, Cleveland, Section Five, Sendusky, Toledo, Detroit, Section Four, Port Huron, Alpena, Grand Haven, Section Three, Chicago, Milwaukee, Seetion One, Escanaba, Marquette and Duluth. THE WEATHER YESTERDAY, ‘The following record will show the changes tn the temperature for the past twenty-four hours, in com- parison with the corresponding date of last year, as indicated by the thermometer at Hudnut's pharmacy, Henatp Building, No. 218 way i— v. 1878, 1879, wo 3:90 P.M. eT a P.M. 4. 3 8 OOP. 3 wo a6 Average temperatare yesterday + 86% Averayo temperature for Inet year.. + 08% ASSASSINATION OF A JUDGE. Thomas Buford Shoots Chief Justice Elliott, of Kentucky, “TRYING HIS CASE” He Attributes His Deed to a Decision Adverse to His Sister. “HE WAS SORRY.” But Talks Coolly About the Crime and | Others He Premeditated. (BY TeELEGnaPH To THE HERALD.| Frawxronr, Ky., March %, 1879, Colonel Thomas Buford, of Henry coynty, and a brother of General Buford, shot and killed Judge John M. Elliott, of the Court of Appeals, at a quarter past one o'clock this afternoon, in front of the ladies’ entrance of the Capitol Hotel, in this city. The weapon used wag a double barrelled shotgun, loated with twelye buckshot in each barrel. Judge Elliott, in company with Judge Thomas Hines, was coming up Ann street when they were met at the steps of the side entrance of the hotel by Byford, who ap- peared eqnipped for hunting. Buford spoke first to Judge. Elliott saying, “Judge, I believe I will go snipe hunting. Won't you go along? To this Judge Elliott replied, “No,” “Well then,” said Buford, “won't you take a drive?” WHY DID HE SHOOT? At this point Judge Hines turned away, and had gone about six feet when the gun was fired and Judge Elliott fell upon the sidewalk without uttering a word, Buford looked down upon him and said “I’m sorry.” He then lifted his head and put his, (Buford’s) hat under it. Judge Hines turned back and tried to raise the body, but found that life was extinct. He thought the shooting was done by acci- dent until Buford spoke to the Deputy Sheriff-and a policeman, who came immediately to the scone. ARREST AND COMMITTAL OF BUFORD. Buford immediately gave up his gun to the police- man, saying as he did so:—‘Be careful with that gun, I put twelve buckshot in it for Pryor.” Ho made no resistance whatever to the officers who ar- rested him, and immediately took him before Esquire Gwynn, who, after a brief examination, com- mitted him to jail. On his way tothe magistrate’s office, or just before he started for it, he handed a letter to the deputy sheriff addressed as follows:— “Whoever may get this note I ask earnestly to de- liver it to the porson to whom it is directed.” Carrot, Hore, March 26, 1879. Whatever may happen to me I desire that m niece, Annie 0. Wallace, shall have everything both in equity and in law that belongs to me. I only ask that my body shall be Inid by my sister, Many F. Buford, whom [loved so well, whose robbery and aesassination I wish to try. “THOMAS BUFORD. AN INQUEST HELD. The body of Judge Elliott was taken to a room in the Capitol Hotel and a coroner's inquest was held. The following verdict was rendered by the jury :— “We, the jury, find that the dead body now before us is that of John M. Elliott, of Boyd county, Ky., who was at the time of his death a Judge of the Court of Appeals, and resident temporarily at Frank- fort, and was killed and murdered in said city on the 26th inst., by being shot through the body by Thomas Buford, with a doublo-barrelled shotgun.” INTERVIEW WITH COLONEL BUFORD. In ten minutes after Mr. Buford was taken to jail the Henan correspondentgalled upon him and held the following interview :— “Have you any objectionsto talking with me upon the subject of the killing of Jydge Elliott ?”” fone if the least. I will tell you all about it.” He then entered intd the particulars of the land suit lately decided against him in the Court of Appeals, entitled Buford, administrator, vs. Guthrie. He went over the whole ground, and said his sister Mary F. Buford, had been robbed and murdered by the decision of the Court of Appeals. I thon asked him to give me the particulars of the killing. TRE STORY OF THE KILLING. “Oh, that is ensily told,” said he. “I made up my mind to kill him. I thought on MondayI would kill both him and Judge Pryor, and took a walk to so if I gould not save Pryor on account of his chil- dren. I finally concluded to do so, Twelve months ago,in March or April, I came to Frankfort deter- mined to kill Judge Pryor and had twenty-four buckshot ins flannel bag for him and somebody else, but I changed my mind.” “Well, why did you change your mind?” “Judge Pryor knew all the particulars of my case. He knew how my sister had been wronged and could have'controlled the decision, but the case was not yot decided and I determined to wait.”” “Tell me about the killing of Judge Elliott.” “1 made up my mind to kill him, not because ho wae the first to decide the case against me, but be- cause he gave me a Judas kiss. Hoe camo to mo after the decision and said, ‘Colonel I did all I could for you.’ Iknew that was a lic.’ I know the profession was against me, HARPING ON HTS LAWSUTT. Hore he went again into the particulars of the case, and, upon being asked to tell about the shooting of Judge Elliott, said:— “My gun was loaded with twelve buckshotin each barrel. I thought this morning I would go snipe hunting. I met Elliott and said to him, ‘Judge, I believe I will go enipe hunting, won't you go along?’ Ho said, ‘No.’ Ithen asked him if he wouldn't ako a drink, and raised my gun and pulled the trigger. It went off clear as a bell. HE WAS SORRY. “Ho fell upon the pavement, and then I waé sorry. Tleaned down and placed my hat under his head. I wished to treat him with as much courtesy as ho had shown in the robbery and assassination of my sister by his decision. It was the most 1gnominious game that rry gun ever killed. I was arrested then, and gave the Sheriff a letter to my niece, Annio P. Wallace. You can soe the letter. 1 simply gave her all my estate in law and equity, and asked to be buried by my sister. I did not intend to kill Judge Hines or Judge Pryor. I killed Elliott to try my case, to show that they could not rob and assassinate with impunity. ‘TO HIS SISTEN's GRAVE. “Last week Iwas down in Henry, and I knpit on my sister's grave and swore to gain this case or die with her, I know what I have dono, I made up my mind, and Iam ready to take the consequences, I had a pistol in my pocket, and I intended to use it it tho shotgun failed, but it did not fail.” PUBLIC FRELING. The announcement of this horrible tragedy putan end to all business in the city. The streets have been crowded with people all the afternoon, and it has been scrionsly apprehended that there will bea riot. The Sheriff has summoned « largo posse of citizens to guard tho jail, and the militia have been notified to be in readiness in caso of an outbreak. Judge Elliott was universally popular, generous and kind-hoarted to fault. His wife was in the hotel, and her distress was heartrending. Hundreds of citizens have called to view the remains. The shot effect in the right side near the lower rib and passed through to the other side. Death was al- mort Instantaneous. ‘The Court of Appeals was ad- journed until April 8, out of respect for the deceased, ‘The burial will probably take place to-morrow after- noon. Govetnor McCreary will have to make an ap- pointment to fill the vacancy upon the Appellate Bench. CAREER OF THE DECEASED. Chief Justice John M. Elliott was born in Scott county, Va., May 16,1820. While quite young he moved with his parents into Kentucky, where he received his educatiqn at the public schools, He adopted law as his ,profession, and was admitted to the Bar and commenced practice in 1843, In 1847 ho was & member of tho State House of Representatives, and in 1853 was chosen by tre democratio party © Hopresontative ; and aS ay 7 to the | atatyvante Congress, He received at this election a vote of 6,257 against 5,376 for the whig candidate, Pierce. He was re-elected to the Thirty-fourth Congress with 7,685 votes, and to the Thirty-fifth with 7,470. His entire term of service in Congress lasted from December 5, 1853, to March 3, 1859. He was also a representative from his State | to the First and Second Confederate Congress. He was subsequently appointed to the office he held at the period of his death. A “FIENDISH “CRIME. A NEGRO TAKEN FROM JAIL AT FORT SCOTT, KANSAS, LYNCHED AND HIS BODY BURNED UP IN THE MARKET SQUARE—CREMATION MADE TERRIBLY REAL: (BY TELEGRAPH To THE HERALD.] Kansas Crry, Mo., March 26, 1879. This evening a fearful affair took place at Fort Scott, Kansas,down on the Kansas City, Fort Scott and Gulf Raitroad, Early in the day Gus Howard, the negro who outraged a twelve-year-old child on Monday, was caught and smuggled into jail. A mob of 1,000 persons surrounded the building, and by dark it numbered 3,000. Shortly after seven o'clock a rush was made with an improvised battering ram at the jail.door, which was smashed in. The jailer was overpowerel and Howard dragged out by the howling mob with # rope around his neck. He was a powerful negro, and on the way to the public square held the rope in his teeth most of the time. and fought and struggled desperately, LYNCHED AND BURNED UP. Arriving at the market squaro, he was hauled toa lamppost and pulled up, writhing, swearing and praying, and held until he was dead. A monster bonfire was then kindled, the body hurled upon it and burned until nothing rerfained, the mob howling about and putting faggots to the fire like demons ‘The scone was horrible, and, occurring after dark, was terribly real and weird. THE POINDEXTER MURDER TRIAL. TESTIMONY OF THE YOUNG LADY WHOSE PRETTY LITTLE FOOT LED TO THE TRAGEDY. + [BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.} » Ricrmonp, Va., March 26, 1879. The trial of John E. Poindexter for the murder of Curtis was resumed this morning. The excite- ment was more intense than at any previous timo since the opening; ‘for it wag understood that Miss Isabella Cottrell, the unwitting and unwilling canse of the tragedy, was to be put on the stand as a witness. The determination so to do seems to have been arrived at very quietly, for it has all along been thought that both sides would seck to escape the mythical onus of calling her to the stand, in obedience to that sense of chivalry in the Virginian mind in any case where a lady is concerned. MISS COTTRELL. A lull succeeded as a lithe and willowy figure, dressed in black, about five feet three inches in height, deeply ‘veiled over a black hat, velvet trimmed, was led in by Attorney General Field and Mr. J.8. Wise, counsel for the defence, and took seat in the witness stand. She removed her veil. There was disclosed a sirongiy marked and not unexpressive face, with flashing liglit brown eyes looking through heavy lashes, and arched over with graceful brows. Her blonde hair curled about her forehead and fell in # loop down her neck. She wore plain gold earrings of oval shape. She had been sworn at the clerk’s desk, and till questioned and requested to tell ‘all sho knew her eyes were modestly cast to the floor; her heavy blue vail rested in her lap. The witness made a good impression on the vast auditory. A brief glance at the pedemental extremity of the young lady showed a foot enclosed in French heeled shoex that in classic outlines and blue blooded diminu- tiveness, shapely contour and high instep, was entirely worthy of the earnest but fatal admiration of the unfortunate Curtis. Her voico was clear, low and sweet, and rang out with mellow distinctness. CURTIS’ ADMIRATION OF A PRETTY Foor. Miss Cottrell related the incidents *con- nected with her first visit .to Ellett, Wings & Crumps’. It was in January; then first saw Curtis; after selecting a pair of shoes he insisted on assisting her to put them on; she re- fused and did it herself; then Curtis wanted to but- ton the shoo, and persisted till she repulsed Curtis’ advancey carrying home » pair of | shocs to try them on the third visit he took uw the pair'of boots she took off and sai “What a pretty little shoe! Certainly you have got a pretty litle foot! How do you manage to walk, anyhow?” witness answered him tartly; sho detailed the attempt of Curtis to rg her in con- Sepia: Ninor/uenstae: ot hee acur wife’ maguank Ieee Mg uc ing wi into her carriage. nn POTSDEXTER ENRAGED. These ee were related by witness to John Poindexter. Mra he was told of Curtie® squeezing her arm he became very angry, but the affair made no special impression on her mind. She related how next day she was told of the shooting, by Thomas Poindexter, at which she was very much surprised. ‘The ,exainination of Miss Cottrell was yery long. Several witnesses were then sworn as to the pris- oner’s good character. Counsel will begin the argu- ment to the jury to-morrow pout af CHARITABLE BEQUESTS. [BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.) New Loxpox, Conn., March 26, 1879, The estate of Asa Otis, who died in this city March 12, inventoried in the probate office to-day, is ap- praised at $1,124,939 58. The will of Mr. Otis makes the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions his residuary legates, and that association is therefore benefited to the extent of $967,639. His other bequests are as follows: Bul School, New London, $10,000: Bacon Academy, Colchester, $10, ; First Ecclesiastical Society, New London, 31 % Board of Commi: stoners for Forcign Missions, $10,000; American Home Missionary Society, $5,000; American Bible Society, $5,000; American Tract Society, $5,000; Yale College Theological Seminary, $25,000; Amherst Col- lege, $25,000. je also bequeathes the sum of $52,000 to individuals, three of whom, daughters of Bishop Movre, Episcopal, of Richmond, Va., receive $5,000 each. Mr. Otis had $600,000 in government bonds; $308,000 in bank ate 9 a 600 in municipal bonds and $83,000 in Fat ilroad bot THE HUBBARD D ELOPEMENT, (BY TELEsRaPH TO THE HERALD.) Harrrorp, Conn., March 26, 1879. Rumors were current on the streets this evening that the cloping daughter of Governor Hubbard and her husband had returned to the city this afternoon. The stories were very generally accepted as true, but less credit was given an additional rumor in cir- culation that negotiations for a recenciliation were in progress. Information from authoritative sources obtained at mlate hour this evening proves that the stories above referred to aro wholly withont foundation. Careful inquiry indicates that they wore based pon nothing better than an idle report that the couple had returned at night by carriage and by an unfrequented route, and were reported by neighbors to ‘be con- cealed in the residence of the bridegroom's arents. Since this | unfortunate affair camo 10 light Governor Hubtfird has abandoned his busi- ness pursuits and confines himself closely to his nce. A distressing feature of the affair is that his wife is completely prostrated with anxiety and jef, and has not left her ‘room for the past threo lays. Sympathy is everywhere expressed for both, and “i + cagloa with the hope that they may have 4 ly felief from the sostety which necessarily results from the absence of the ol test clew as to their daughter's where- abouts, ¢ local papers have studiously refrained from situatn to the occurrence in any and tho flomand for the Hinatp and other New York journals is unprecedented, as from such sources alone can be had any accurate ‘{nformation in denial of the ridicu- lous rumors which are = set in circulation, “PRIZE FIC FIGHT. THE FIGHT BETWEEN JOHN 1. CLARK AND AR- THUR CHAMBERS TO-DAY. (BY TELHGRAPH To THY HERALD.) Ente, Pa., March 26, 1879, ‘The admirers of pugilism may be served with, af appetizing dish to-morrow morning under articles ot agreement signed in Delaware, last January. John H. Clark and Arthur Chambers, both of Philadelphia, met here to-day to fight for the light weight cham- pionship of America and $2,000. The conditions were that the men should weigh 128 pounds or under and that the fighting ground should be Canada, © dors having wou both the toss for locality and place of weighing, he named Long Point as the battle grow and Erie in which to scale, in an obscure hotel, at half-past nine o'clock to-night. Tha men stripped and weighed. Cham- bers was a shade under 128 pounds and Clark about 126 pounds, The latter ix drawn quite fine, but says he is “fit to fight for a man’s life." It was officially announced at this meetin, that Long Point; which the sporting fraternity will remember was the spot where Mortissey and Heenan fought, could not be reached. The ice is yet so thick on the Canadian side of lake Erie an ocean steamer could not make the shore, Then commenced « wrangle which bom os nearly an hour sud a half, Chambers and his ‘or, Billy Edwards, ineisting that as Long Point ‘was inaccessible they nai get, of naming another place in Canada, cl objected and was: willing to fight anywhere in the Stages, on tho poy that as he had but three friends with htm, expected no more at the ring side, he wae efraid | first convenient place. | to take two men a side, together with some member “taining facts ana%proots of Broadway, N. Jeweler, 097 Broadway, N. Y. ‘710 Broadway, N. Y., of 40 ye: Cox, 8th av. and 12th that he would have the worst of it in the matters of the mob. Chambers and Edwards assured him fair play, but John said that assurances of that kind were of but little value. Chambers desired to go to Buffalo on the twenty-five minutes one relock train | to-night and then jump on the Canada Southern road. and fight the Finally Chambers of the press, and fight." Clark immediately assented, and there the matter rests at this hour, eleven o'clock, If they fight, Goss and Edwards will be the reconds of Chambers, antl Harry Hicken and Frank Gormely thé seconds of Clark. ieresTox's, 7 Ot a Pike's Toorn Am Drors cnr: n I minute, SWALLOWING POIs¢ Spurts of putrid mucous from the nos nd upon the ton- y the sides of ‘the nose; crack+ ling sensations in the head, &ec. sils; pains over the eyes or re sizns of eatarrh. The al cx jeep, poisons the lungs and every function of the system. It The breath be te, smell and hearing are viscid secretion of eatarrhal ¢ wallowed whil renders natural breathing impossible. comes a disgusting stench. impaired. Bronchitis, polypnses, deatness, scrofula and consumption are the natural | . 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