Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, October 17, 1881, Page 1

\l‘fl“flfl » THE OMaHA DaILY BEE ELEVENTH YEAR. WASHINCTON. Mahone Arrasted on the Charge of Leaving the District to Fight a Duel, He is faken Before a Judge and Released oa His Own Recognizance. Army and .Navy Officers Pre- sented to the President on Saturday. Probability That the Senate Secretaryship Will be Set- tled This Seesion. 8o Many Persons Visit the Jail the Warden Considers Gui- teau's Life Unsafe. All the Arrangements Per- fected for the Yorktown Celebration. Becretary Blaine and the Visitors Leave To-Day to Attend the Celebration. SENATE National Associated Press. ‘WasHINGTON, October 16.—Morgan offered a resolution to print for the use of the senate, 2,600 copies of the report of the secretary of state just prepared on the cotton goods trade of the world. Morgan eulogized this re- port as the mest important publica- tionZ on this subject that had ever come from the house. Morrill also spoke of the great value of the report which had recently been made by consuls to tho state de- partment on commercial subjects. The resclution was referred to the committee on printing. On motionof Garland, the senate went into executive session. The senate in executive session to- day, confirmed the following nomina- tions: Noah C. McFarland, of Kan- sas, to be commissioner of the general land office. Postmasters—W. C. &K;ncer,Globe, Arizona; George M. ncis, Napa City, Cal.; E. T. Dingsley, Carroll- ton, D. T.; John.). Monk, Watertown, D. T.; E. T. Longley, Traer, Ia.; Jno. N. Miller, Clarinda, Ia.; Albert G. Seigle, Girard, Ill.; James W. Mad- dox, Carlusle, Jll.; Wm. J. Mannice, Cambridge, I1.; Tomas M. King, Parton, 1ll.; James N. Patton, Pana, IIl.; Thomas B. Tait, Knoxville, Ill.; E. Chapman, Great Bend, Kan. q G. C. Wildey, fsalena, Kan.; Simeon Donaldson, Caldwell, Kan.; Francis Bowen, Marion, Kan.; John C. De- gress, Austin, Texas; Henry D. John- son, Houston, Texas; Hen‘v Ryan, Corsicans, Texas; Amos A. Whessen, Wm. Stine, Walla Dallas, Texas; Walla, W. T.. . At 1:15 p. m. the doors were opened and the senate adjourned until Mon- day. MISCELLANEOUS. STANDARD SILVER DOLLARS, ‘WaAsHINGTON, Oct, 16.—During the week the amount of standard silver dollars distributed by the treasury was $5613,000. FIVE PER CENT LOAN OF 1881, Books of the 5 per cent. loan of 1881, continued at 3} per cent., are being closed for the purpose of pre- paring checks for the November 1st dividend. The assistant treasurer at New York has been instructed that should any such loans be included in the weckly purchase, the seller must deposit the.amount of the interest on the bonds from August 12th to Octo- ber 8lst, both days inclusively, as the dividend will be paid to the partics on whose names the bonds stand on the first instance. The bonds purchased will be paid for at ar. Up to noon to-day bonds had heen received at the treasury under the call of October 10th to the amount of §4,271,000. PREPARING A BANKRUPT LAW. The sub committee of the senate judiciary committee, to prepare a bankrupt law, will meet during recess and endeavor to have an act ready for submissior - to the senate. Senators Ingalls, McMillan and Garland com- pose the sub committee. THE YORKTOWN VISITORS, The movements of the French and German guests to-day consisted of o ride to the Soldiers’ home and national fair grounds, in which they were ac- compamied by Secretary Blaine, the French minister, M. Outrey, and the German minister. The city is illu- minated by electric lights to-night in their honor and the visitors are being dined by their friends. The Germans are at Secretary Blaine's, At 10 o'clock on Monday the foreign guests will leave for Yorktown on board the Katskill. The French guests will go on board their own war ship and pro- ceed to Yorktown. Secretary Blaine willll go with the guests on the Kats- kill, THE SECRETARYSHIP, The senate has decided to take a re- cess from Monday next until Friday, and most cf the Senators will goto Yorktown. The republicans will do something about the seeretaryship be- fore adjournment. Senator Garland read a resolution authorizing the chief clerk to perform the duties of secretary as acting secretary until the election of that officer, but it appears that some democrats are opposed to introducing it, and insist on going into the election of a secretary. A demo cratic caucus is called for Monda morning. Apparently a majority will declare in favor of the chief clerk reso lution, on the ground that a demo- cratic secrotary cannot be elected Senator Davis will vote for the resolution, and the republicans are willing that it be adopted. It is thought that the democratic can- didate L. Q. Washington, cannot be elected. ) KELLY UNABLE TO ATTRND. ‘WasniNaroN, October 156.—John Kelly of New York has sent the fol- lowing: New Yorg, October 16.—~Hon. James G. Blaine, Secretary of State, Washington, D. ©.: Having been ahgent irom my oftice since yestorday at 12 m. is the excuse which I offer in not being able to respond to your very great kindnese, inviting me to accom- pany the French and Germat ghests of the government to Yorktown. I regret 1 will not-be able to avail my- solf of the pleasure as I haveimportant business to attend to on Monday next in this city. Jonx KEeLLy. ARRANGEMENTS PERFECTED. Admiral Porter returned from York- town on the Despateh. this morning. He reported that arrangements are being grandly perfected for the na- tional celebration. The Despartch is now at the service of the President and Cabinet for next week. PRESENTED TO THE PRESIDENT, ‘WasHINGTON, October 16.—The of- ficers of the army and navy were of- ficially presented to the President this morning by Secretarics Lincoln and Hunt. SENATOR MAHONE ARRESTED. ‘WasHINGTON, October 16. —Senator Mahone was arrested this eyening about 8 o'clock, upon a warrant sworn out by Colonel Strong, of this dis- trict, charging him with intent to vio- late the district laws in his purpose to leave the city in order to fight a duel with Jubal A, Early, of Virginia. The warrant was placed in the hands of a detective, Captain Vernon, who served it upon Mahone. The senator seemed greatly surprised at the course affairs had taken, but expressed his willing- ness to accompany the officers. }fo was therefore placed ina hack with the ofticers and was driven to Judge Snell's residence, where the party alighted. The judze was found in his private office. He was greatly sur- rised to see a senator of the United States under arrest. Col.‘Strong then stated the reason that influenced him in swearing out the warrant. Senator Mahone said he hadnothought of leay ing the city and theid t he would fightan old manlike Early was absurd. Thejudge thentook Mahone’s personal recognizance that he would not leave the city for the purpose charged in the warrant, and the senator left shortly after for his home. MAHONE LEAVES WASHINGTON. United States Senator Mahone, of Virginia, lett Washington. at 11 o'elock this morning: for, Richmond. Gossip, of course, says that) his ab- sence has something to ‘with* Jubal Early duel; but as_the senator was under a personal bond not to leave for the purpose of engaging in a duel, the gossips are doubtless wrong. He is expected back to-morrow, as he has no pair in the senate. WILL NOT UNSEAT DAVIS. ‘WASHINGTON, October 16. —Senator Pendleton authorizes the statement that the democratic senate caucus, called for to-morrow morning, will take no steps towards attempting to unseat Mr. Davis from the chair by assisting a republican to that high office. The report that such a design was contemplated to-day Could only have been based on the dissatisfaction of some republicans. It is wellknown that some republicans wish some thor- ouga republican president of the sen- ate, and the question has been mooted whether Mr. Davis would now vote for Mr. Anthony to take chair. It is positively asserted, however, that neither of these matters have caucus significance. The repub- licans haying no caucus in view are apparently well enough satisfied with not having a democratic president pro tem. The democrats are not desirous of making public their minority par- ticularly to help the majority out of any scrape some of them may think they are in. The democraticcaucuses will simply consder the ad- visability of the motion that the chief clerk perform the du- ties of secretary of the senate until one is elected. It is understood that Mr, Davis has declared in favor of such a proceeding- The publicans will let the question of secretary rest as far as taking the initiative is con- cerned, until they return from York- town, but will not oppose a demo- cratic resolution as proposed above. The president will send another large batch of appointments to the senate to-morrow. WM. E. CHASDLER, William E. Chandler 18 in town, getting the drift of things, He pre- dicts that every member of Arthur's cabinet will be a practical politician, and be appointed to strengthen the party machinery. Of Garfield's cabi- net, only Blaine, Windom and Kirk- wood were of this class. Hunt, Lin- coln, James and MacVeagh have abso- lutely no value in politics, He thinks none of the old cabinet will be retained permanently. GUITEAU, THE VILLIAN'S LIFE UNSAFE, WasaiNaToN, October 15, —The jail warden reports that he considers Guiteau’s life unsafe so long as the jail continues to have 8o many curious visitors. Almost every day suspicious persons l?' hard to get a look at the assassin, To-day two men visited the jail. One of them rang the bell and asked admission, which was denied. Shortly after daylight Wednesday morning a party was noticed in the neighborhood of the jail. They were warned off the grounda. One of them was scen making a careful sur- vey of the surroundings of the jail, the height of the windows from the ground, ete. Guiteau manages to lesrn of these things and they kuclp him in_constant terror. Mr. Seoville says Guiteau is naturally very timid: o was very nervous while at court but has since become more tranquil because he was not then attacked. Scoville makes OMAHA, MO ) the following statement: ‘‘Guiteau was once a inndmmo and winning man, careful about his dress, He could talk with a stranger fora few minutes and then borrow money from him, where ah old acquaintance could not. I have known him to go into the Palmer house at Chicago three different times in succession and get accommodations, although on each former occation © had been turned out. His woral senso is 8o defective that he thought every such thing was all right His idea was, ‘T haven't money now, but I will have some soon. As a lawyer, I believe he never tried u case in his tife. Finding he could not carry on litigation, he took to collecting. Ho would foliow a man like a hound until he got his money. Any half-witted man could do that. T will bring this all out in the trial. Insanity will, of course, be the strongest point raised in defense. 1f Guiteau is not crazy, he ought to be hung.” ok g Riddleberger's Duecls. National Associated P1ess. Ricumonp, Va., October 16.—H. H. Riddleberger, whose namo last spring at the session ot the United States senate attained notoricty as a candidate for seargent-at-arms of the sonate, to-day fought two duels, one with R. F. Berine, editor of the Richmond Sjate, and the other with Geo. D. Wise, congressman-elect from that district, The duels grew out of the bitterness of the gubernatorial canvass between the funders and re- adjusters, Cameron being the candi- date for the latter and Jno. W. Dumel candidate for the former. Letters purporting te have been written by Mr. Blaine, readjuster candidate for attorney general, to Leigh Wilson, were published by the funders’ organ, bitterly denouncing prominent re- adjusters. The funder organ gave the wildest publicity to these letters with telling effect. The Richnond Whig, the readjust- er'’s paper, denounced the letters as a forgery, and Friday published the con- fession of Wilson, who said they were forgeries, and that his name was pro- cured while he was drunk by Dumel and Wise. This confession was sup plemented by a statement from Rid- dleberger that the confession was gen- uine, and had been swornto. The funding papers then published denials of the confession, and said the denial was a fabrication by Riddleberger, ‘Wilson & Co., and that Riddleberger had paid Wilson to deny that he had wmade the confession. The Richmond State was particularly severe in this denunciation of Riddleberger. Fri- day’s editorial referred to him as a “confidence man, trading in the false mutteri of a drunk- en fellow, ns:nwn out with money, _etc.” In the same edition Wise pablished a card to the .offect, What qccurred after- wards is ‘not precisely known, but Riddleberger was in the city at the time, and a faend of his first waited on Mr. Bevine, editor of The State, who was understood to be responsible for the article denouncing him, and left a challenge to mortal combat from Riddleberger, which Mr. Bevine promptly aoccepted. Shortly there- after Riddleberger dispatched a chal- lenge to Wise. This was also prompt- ly accepted. The first meeting was between Riddleberger and Begine, at 8 o’clock this morning, The duel did not come off. g ELECTRIC BRIEFS National Associated Press. Provipence, R. 1., October 16.— A decision was rendered in the Sprague equity case to-day, ordering the for- mer treasurer of the Quidneck com- pany to make an account, and if any indebtedness is shown, a lien is to be declared. The cases contemplated against General Pryor were continued another week., New Yogg, October 16.—It is an- nounced that Wilson H Gilder, who for the last 10 years was the late Dr. Holland’s assistant in editing Scrib- ner's Monthly, will become the editor of The Century, Richard MecCormick, ex-governor of Arizona, is seriously ill at the Fifth avenue hotel, Haynes & Sargent, wholegale cloth dealers, made an assignment to-day. Liabilities, $150,000. The Jews in this city are agitating the propriety of holding their religious services on the Christian sabbath, in- stead of Saturday CHicavo, October 16.—Oflicial re- ports show 116 deaths from small pox in this city during August, and 18 dur- ing September. Since January, there have been 1, cases reported, and of this 530 proved fatal, L The Iowa Election: Des MoiNes, October 15, —The latest returns indicate that the next house will stand: Republicans 72, democrats 20, greenbackersand fusion 2. The last house stood: Republi- cans 81, democrats 13, greenback 5, independent republicans 1. The next senate will have a gain of b republi- cans that will give a majority of 88 on jomnt ballot aud a loss of 4. Several counties yet to come in are claimed by both sides, but the ofticial result will not change the above more than 2 votes, Dusuque, Ta.,, October 15.—The latest election returns indicates that the legislature will contain 117 repub- licans. Of these 92 will vote for Hon, J. F. Wilson for the United States Btates senate, Secretary Kirkwood will not be a candidate for the long term against Wilson. Tammany’s Choice. Natlonal Associated Pross. New Yorxk, Oct. 15.—~Itis claimed by the representatives of the county democratic faction re-organized by the state convention, that the nomina- tion of John McKeon for district at- torney by Tammany was proof of sharp practice, that McKeon is an enemy of John Kelly, and that he was nominated for the purpose of giving the impression that he was Tammany's choice. Ll : Lots of Vegotables at Charlton Bros., 16th street. NDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 17, 1881, “THE DEATH BLOW. Bladstone Datarmimll to Orush the Land League at Any Cost, Wholesale Arrest of Officers and Members in All Parts of the Island. Dillon, Sexton, Healy and Quion Join Theie Broth- ers at KflmAfiP&m. doa " Soldiers Ordered to, Fire Upon the People at Their Own Discretion. Additional Troops &fd Vessels of War Hurrled A8ross the Channel Indignation at Fighting Pointe- The Orders of thé League Obeyed. 3 National Associsted Press. SOLDIERS OKDERED TO FIRE AT THEIR OWN DISCRETION, New York, October 15.—A cable dispatch from the Land Jeague, room 39, upper Sackville s Dublin, to The Irish World of Nej York, says: “Everything is excite: Indigna- tion is at a boiling Do not be surprised at anything, #%en to cold- blooded murder of the psople. Eagan exposes the plot of Gladstone government to begin oody work on Limerick. The are under orders to fire at their discretion, Eagan has telegraphed Foster that such a damnable dnifi 1l he carried out at great peril. hing short of actual slaughter will preeipitate mat- ters and every effort will be made on the part of the people #@avoid every- thing which ooufi“lfl‘ozd & pretext for such a course on the part of the sol- diery. The people are obeying nobly the proclamation of the Land league to avoid every act and show a fixed determination not to be drawn into any trap.” 0'CONNOR ON THE SITUATION. New York, Oct. 16.—-Mr. 8. F. 0'Connor, M. P., after the announce- ment of the arrost of Messrs. O’Reill, and O'Brien was , said: am not at all surprised. : The British government is driven ta' desperation, and the only hope it of escapin from the d ity in i the fihfi people to desperation also, 80 that the military may be let loose on them; but in this hope the government will find itself deluded. Very. probably the government may rush headlong in its mad career now, and hope that by imprisoning the chiefs of the league the movement will be paralyzed. This is a mistake they will soon discover. Repression, vou must remember, can be continued just for so long a time, and mno longer. A man cannot eat any more than his dinner. The progress of the land league will be affected to the ex- tent of intensifying its power, and bringing the people nearer the goal to which they are marching. By next year, the land league will be invinci- ble. There will then be permanent forces created and welded together by a perfect orgamzation such as Ireland never before witnessed.” “Will your mission to this country be rendercd longer or shorter by the late intelligence?” “Shorter, if any. Such a movement here will be certainly intensified, and I can safely leave to the men at the head of the movement here the charge of furnishing supplies for the other side while I return to the post of duty.” SEXTON AND QUINN ARRESTED, Doy, October 16, —Sexton and Quinn, secretaries of the Land Leaguc, have been arrested and confined, and the excitement is increasing here. Be- fore Healey's arrest the manager of the Land League had dispatched a messenger to prevent him from leav- ing England and warning him not to return here. BECOMING MORE CRITICAL, . Lonvox, October 16.—The cabinct is assuming a more aggrossive attitude every hour, and the situation in Ire- land becomes more critical, ARREST OF IRISH LEADERS. Doprix, Octobdr . 16.—~It becomes hourly more evident that the gover: ment has in view the entire suppres- wion of the land league by the ar- rest and incarceration without ex- amination and trial and for an in- definite length of time of all its prominent leaders. A warrant for the arrest, under the coercion act, of James O'Kelly, home rule member of parliament for Roscommon county, and of Arthur O'Connor, member for Tyrone, were issued this morning. r. O'Kelly was arrested but 0'Con- nor, having secured warning in time, found means to make his escape for the time being and has probably gone either to London or Paris. These re- peated arrests thus far have only ex- asperated the [people and have pro- ducad no good effect whatever. Mr. Wi O'Brien, editor of The United Ireland, the organ of the Land League, was arrested to-day in Dublin, Loxpox, October 16, —P, M, Healy, M. P. for Wexford, for whose arrest under the coercion act & warrant has been issued in England, says that the reports concerning the state of affairs in Ireland are contlicting, The state- ments given out by the government are that the impending suppression of the land league by force carries con- sternation into that bod, What is described in government dispatches as a disorderly mob attended a meeting in Dublin to-day. The palice dis- persed the branches' of the league marching to attend the meeting, The general condition of the population throughout Ireland isreportedin these dispatches as quiet. On the other hand, dispatches from TIrish sources report & more alarmingstate of affairs, Thoey state that Wm. O'Brien, editor of United Ireland, was arrested on entering his office at half-past 8 o'clock this morning. The offense was the publication of an article de- scribing Gladstone as a man who was seized by the devil, and bent on driv- ing the people into open rebellion. l:thou O'Kelly, whose arrest has alrendy been mentioned in these dis- patches, had como ,on from London, and had spent the night in conference with Dillon, Justin McCarthy and Rev. Riglett, and was arrested just as he was going to bed at the Imperial Hotel. This morning Rev. Riglott, administrator of the Cantwell of Tip- perary and Mr. Jordan Walsh, of Tayo, are expedting arrest, FATHRR SHREHY IN PARIS. Dusuiy, October 16, —The arrival of Father Shechy in Paris is announ- ced by telegraph from London, DILLON AGAIN IMPRISONED. Cuicaco, October 16, —The follow- ing cable message from Wm. Dillon, a brother of John. was received this af- ternoon, Dunriy, October 16.—M. E. Stone, editor Daily News, Chicago: John Dillon was arrested thisafternoon and again lodged in jail without a prelimi- nary hearing or charge. (Signed), Wu. DiutoN. BOYCOTTING DECLARED ILLEGAL. Dusriy, October 15.—Boycotting has been declared illegal by a special proclamation, and the airest is threat- ened of all who practiceit. Great in- digr.ation was caused by the partial suspension of business in Cork yes- terday, and the butter market was closed for the first time in one hun- dred years. Parnell's cell is a small boarded apartment, having only a small table and a few common chairs. He will ask the privilege of employ- ment in the carpenter shop, having had experience as an ameteur, and will work with ;0'Halloran, another imprisoned land leaguer. ARMED CONSTABULARY. DusruiN, October 16.—Thero are now 82,000 soldiers and 13,000 armen constabulary under arms in _the coun- try and a peasant war would be a hor- rible sacrifice. Flying columns of cavalry and horse artillery are under orders at large garrison towns and any attempt at insurrection is struck down on the instant, THREATENING LETTERS TO GLADSTONE, Lonpoxw, Oct. 16. —Despite denials it is true that since the arrest of Par- nell, Gladstone and Sir Wm. Vernon Harcourt have been receiving threat- ening letters of a very unusual char- acter. In comsequence of this a mifl gnrol of polico is -maintained ut the ministers. ORDERED TO IRRLAND. LonpoN, Oct. screw armor-plated corvette Penelopa has been ordered from Norwich to Ireland immediately. MORE WARRANTS, LoNpoN, October 16.—-It is re- ported that warrants charging treason and felons have been issued for the arrest of Arthur O'Connor, Mr. Healy and other land leaguers who are evading their capture in England. Mr. O'Connor's whereabouts are un- known but he is supposed to have joined Mr, Eagan in Paris. Mr. Healy is in London waiting for the great demonstration Sunday in Hyde Park. Mr. E Dwyer Gray has post- poned his vlsit to the continent and will 1emain in Dublin to face his threatened arrest. OTHER FOREIGN AFFAIRS. RESIGNATION OF THE FRENCHMINISTRY, Paris, October 16.--The entire cabinet have tendered their resigna- tion to President Grevy, who received them, and immediately sent for Gam- betta and charged him to form a new one, which task he undertook. Allthis was in pursuance of arrangement agreed upen last night. Thursday morning after conferring with his fel- low ministers M. Jules Ferry, Minis- ter of Public Inmstraction, visited Grevy andinformed him that in view of the approaching meeting of the newly elected assembly the cabinet had resolved to request the President to accept their resignations and to ask Gambetta to form anew ministry, which should be perfectly in accord with the new assembly. The presi- dent made feeble protests, but a per- fect understanding was in time ar- rived at, dependent only on Gambet- ta, The counsel Friday was consumed in certain negotiations, and all having at last been arranged in peace their resignations were accepted. Gambetta is now engaged in perfecting the arrangements which have been agreed upon. The foes of Gambetta are disposed to show exult- ation at what has happened. They say that the weakness of man will now be made manifest That then 1t was easy enough for him to advise the assembly to appeal to the people and defy the government when he was without responsibility, but the real test of his abilities and genuine influ- ence with the people is now to come, The air is full of surmises as to the construction of the new Cabinet, but nothing definite is known concerning it. There are predictions that it will bo composed more largely of conserva- tives. On the other hand, there are predictions that Gambetta will sur- round himself with men whoso violence and radicalism will alarm the country. HEAVY GALE, Lonpvox, October 16.—A heavy gale continues in the south- west, amounting to almost a hurri- cane, and there are many lives ro- ported lost, MILITARY CHANGE, Promise is made of a change in the military administration at the Cape in the event of a renewal of hostilities with the Transvaal, which seems probable. It is said that when the change comes General Drury Lowe residences of the cabinet 16.—The double- |} | CRIMINAL CALENDAR. A Packago of Dynamite Placed on the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Track. Arrest at Little Rock of An Eloping Wife and Her Paramour, Capture of a Gang of Counter- feiters in Southern Ken- tucky. New York Banks Hxcited Over the Discovery of Forged Paper. A Orooked Postoffice Olerk Pardoned by President Arthur: Miscellaneous News of a Oriminal Charaocter. National Associated Pross. DYNAMITE ON A RAILROAD TRACK. Srantsvinie, 0., October 16.—A package of dynamite sufficient to blow o train to atoms was_found yesterday on the track of the Baltimore & Ohio road. The placing of the dynamite on the rail is entirely beyond compre- hension, unless it was pute malicieus- ness. At 12:569 the No. 2 passenger on the Baltimore & Ohio would have struck the dynamite and the result may be conjectured. No dynamite is made in this region and the surmise is that some enemy of the road did the work. The Baltimore & Ohio officials are making every effort to ferret out tne matter. The police know nothing. FORGED PAPERS. New York, October 16.—There is much excitement among the -&;g banks over the discovery of §100, or more forged paper afloat. It has been made with the signature of Heustis, Hamilton & Graves, of Fort Wayne, Ind., and had been sold through Hoag & Ludington, dealers in commercial paper at No. 44 Pearl street, this city. How they received it is not known, The genuine paper, in small amounts, had been paid on this account alone. The utterance of NO. 99 Heavy Storms, National Amociated Pross, Ciry or Mexico, October 16.— Torrible storms are raging on the west const of Mexico and are reported to be sweeping along the lower Calitornia coast, doing great damage both at sea and along shore. The storm ap- proaches from a direction. which throatens to make its effects felt along the const possibly as far south as the Isthmus. It may cross the country, although it has thus far been confined to the coast. Dispatches from Mazalatan state that a heavy northwest gale is sweeping along the Guif of Merico. A great number of consters have been washed on shore, and many of them been broken to pieces, with some loes of life. A re- port, which it was impossible to verify, prevailed that the British steamship Columbia had been wrecked, If so, the loss of lifoe will be considerable, and there will be a heavy loss of property. Many telegraph wires have already beon interfered with, andaddi- tional dotails cannot be obtained, The ravest fears aro entertained of the rnsn of life and property of the penin- aula, THE TURF. National Associated Press. ST, JULIEN AFD TRINKETT, New York, October 15.—The trot- ting match between St.Julien and Trin- kett for 85,000 took place at Fleetwood to-day. In the grand stand were Gen. Grant, Robert and David Bonner, August Belmont, Wm. H. Vander- bilt, James R. Keene and Leonard W, Jerome. Hickok drove St Julien and Twiner drove Trinkett. In the first heat Trinkett had the pole. Trinkett had slightly the best of it until they reached the quarter le, when St. Julien went to the f:ont and passed under the wire an easy winner by a length. Time, 2:14}, Iu‘fl\e second heat St. Julien had the pole, and soon showed his supe- riority by coming under the wire win- ner by a'length. Time, 2:17}. In the third heat St. Julien took the lead. Trinkett then showed a wonderful burst of Jspeed. On enter- ing the homestretch a magnificent race took place, St. Julien finally winning the heat and match. Time, 2:16. — — Dre. Hammond and Sims Intor= viewed. Natlonal Associated Pross New York, Oct. 15.—Dr. W. A. Hammond was seen to-day in regard to his being a witness in defense of Guiteau. Dr. Hammond said: T received a letter yesterday from the counsel of Guiteau askingwhether 1 would give the names of prominent men acquainted with lunncy. He did 80 largo an amount of forged paper excites suspicion. Some rumers put the amount at §200,000. FATAL QUARREL. Lrrrsx Roox, October 30, —Walker shot and killed AJec Fields The men quatreled about the division of a drove of ‘cattle they partly owned. AN OLD GRUDGE RENEWED, WasaiNaroN, October 16.—Flor- ence O'Donahuo, aged twenty-one, was shot and killed here this inorning by John J. Noonan, aged twenty-six years, during the removal of an old grudge. A CHICAGO THUG SENTENCED; Jouter, 111, October 16. — John Sul- ivan, the notorious Chicago thug, who has served three terms in the peniten- tiary, was to-day convicted of arson and sentenced to two years for burn- ing two buildings here. COUNTERFEITERS CAPTURED. LouisviLLe, October 16,—Detective Bauer, of the United States secret service, with several nssistants, has been raiding counterfeiters in Tennes- see and southern Kentucky, His principal agsistant was one Joues, who worked himself into the sccrets of the band by buying largely of the bogus money and ostensibly putting it into circulation, 8o far ten of the coun- torfeiters have been arrested, three jailed here and seven in Nashville, The counterfeiters arc strongly organ- ized and have shown fight. They have caused the arrest of Jones on a charge of bnying counterfeit money, brought against him by one of the counterfeiters he had arrested. He is in jail at Paris, Tennessee. GONE TO IDENTIFY THE ROBBERS. CH1CAGo, October 16.— Mra, Allan Fairbank, wife of the Dupage county farmer, who was robbed last Tuesday night by masked men, has gone to St. Louis to identify Henry Meyer, alias Muldoon, arrested in that city and supposed to have been one of the rob- bera, PARDONED, Cuicaco, Oct, 16,—Homer K. An- drews, who was sentenced to the pen- itentiary last spring for robbing the mails while a clerk in the Chicago post office, but who was never com- mitted, was yesterday pardoned by the president. A BMALL HAUL, Cuicaao, Oct. 16, —The residence of Peter D. Platt, corner of Ashland and Thirty-sixth strect, was entered last night by three masked robbers, who bound the iminates and plundered the - premises, socuring $26. They missed a roll of $2,600 in the daugh- ter's work-basket. TO BE HANGED. Lirrie Rocok, Ark., October 16,— Yuswrdn{ the colored murderer of Frank Hall was sentenced to be hanged at this place on the Oth of December next, — The execution will probably take place in the jail yard, AN ELOPING COUPLE CAPTURED, Larrie Rock, October 16, — Yester- day a man and woman, who gave their names a8 W, K. Hall and wife, reached this place from Texas and took rooms at & hotel, To-day thoy were placed under arrest. ‘TI'he woman proved to be the wife of J. B, Stone, o respectable citizen of Sherman, Texas, and had eloped with Hall, who is her husband's nephew. She left their child, & mere infant, It is said that she took a large amount of money belonging to her husband, and other will supersede General Evelyn Wood. articlgs of value, not suggest that he would eall upon me to go to Washington in behalf of tho defense, and he had no right to make the statement before the court that I would be a witness. Iam wil ling to believe that the doctors tending him did what t.haf considered. from a medi al point all that was needed, and even if they did make a. mistake, it is plain that Mr. Garfield must have died sooner or later from the effects of the bullet.” Dr. J. Marion Sims said: “I would' like to give my testimony. I would do all I could to hang him, because he, and he alone, killed Gen. Garfield, If the do ense should desirc my atten- tion I would endeavor to go even at the risk of my health, because I think it the duty of every citizen to do his ujmost toadvance his country, In reference to Guiteau's insanity I be- lieve he is insane, and gives evidence of his insanity in requesting my at- tendance at his trial. There was no physician in the country who could have saved Gen. Ggrfield’s life. I think it possible that Gunn, of Chi- cago, at Ardness, of the same city, may tender their services, but T am mistaken in tho men if they do not injure the assassin more than do him good.” LA LAAT Edwin Booth's Domestie Troubles. National Associated Press, Cuicaco, October 16.—A corres- pondent of The Tribune says, in ref- erence to the trouble between Edwin Booth and his wife, nee Mar McVicker, of this city, that Booth abused, ill treated and neglected his wife. Mnrs, Booth did not, at the be- inning of her sickness, make a will eaving this property to her mother. So far as heard from, she has not yet made a will, save the one in which she devised all her property to her hus- band, including all that her father gave her, and for which the Chicago property was exchanged, - Indications. National Associated Precs. WasmiNaron, October 17.—For up- per lake region: Partly cloudy weath- or and ramn; easterly winds and lower barometer; stationary or higher tem- perature. For the upper Mississippi and lower Missouri valleys: Punry cloudy weather and rain; lower bar- ometer; stationary or higher tempera- ture; east winds, northeast in former and west to south winds in latter. e ey |Death of an Irish Patriot. Natlonul Associated Press, New Yorx, October 156.—Dennis 0’Donovan Rossa, a cousin of the Irish agitator, died Thursday at Blissville, L, I. He was born in Ross, Carberry county, Cork, Ireland, and was 91 years and 7 months of age. He took part in the Irish revo- lution of 1848 and was compelled to flee to this city. He leaues a widow over 90 years of age. A Wise Deacon, “Deacon Wilder, I want you to tell me how you kept yourself and fanuly well the past season, when all the rest of us have been sick so much, and have had the doctors visiting us 80 often,” “Bro. Taylor, the answer is very easy, Iused Hop Bitters in time; kept my family well and saved tho doctor bills, Three dollars’ worth of it kopt us well and able to work all the time. T'll warrant it has cost yeu and the neighbors one to two hundred dollars apiece to keep sk the same time." “Deacon, I'll use your medicine hereafter. oct, 16-nov. 1.