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i ESTABLISHED 1850. 1
f J.H. ESTILL, Editor and Proprietor. (
COLQUITT’S BRIGHT KNIFE
BRYANT, WADE AND DARNELL
SOON TO PERISH.
Gen. P.M.B. Young Recommended for
a Foreign Appointment—Nelms’ Selec
tion Apt to be Announced To-Day—
Bayliss W. Hanna Exonerated from the
Charges Against Him and to Go to
Persia.
Washington, June s.—Senator Col
•juitt will try to go home to-morrow. He
had another pleasant Interview with the
President to-day. It is understood that
he recommended Gen. P. M. B. A'oung
very strongly for a foreign appointment,
and that Mr. Young is likely to get it.
Jlr. Colquitt’s main business here was to
secure the appointment of J. IV. Nelms,
*1 Atlanta, for Marshal of the Northern
district in place of Marshal Bryant, who
bas resigned rather than to be suspended.
The determination to appoint Mr. Nelms
will probably be announced to-morrow.
It is expected that Marshal AYade and
District Attorney Darnell, of the South
ern district, will shortly resign rather
than to be suspended.
HANNA’S HONOR UNTARNISHED.
It is stated by well inlormed Indiana
inen that the President, after investiga
tion, is satisfied that the charge made
against Bayliss W. Hanna, Minister to
Persia, of receiving pay for using his in
fluence in favor of an aspirant for a post
office is baseless. Immediately upon the
publication of the fact that such a charge
had been made Democratic and Republi
can politicians and Democratic aud Re
publican newspapers alike hastened to
pronounce it unwarrantable. The investi
gation which has been made has resulted,
it is said, in establishing the fact that
the business transaction out of
which the charge grew was wholly regu
lar. Mr. Hanna has already filed ms
bond and received his commission as
Minister to Persia. It is said tnat his re
quest for an exchange to the Argentine
Republic has been denied, and that he will
soon be ordered to Persia.
The following mail messenger service
change bas been made in Florida: Ferry
Pass and Escambia, Escambia county,
from the Pensacola and Atlantic Rail
road, curtail route to the end at Escam
bia. The following star service has been
discontinued in Florida: Plant City to
Bartow, from July 1,1885.
The report is revived that on July 1
ex-Congressman George Post, of Pennsyl
vania, who was the executive officer of
the Democratic Congressional Committee
last summer, is to be appointed to the
new position of Second Assistant Secre
tary of the Interior.
THE -WHITE HOUSE CONCERNS.
Considerable feeling is manifested that
the President has not yet given the order
for the concerts by the Marine Band in
the White House grounds which have long
been the feature of Saturday afternoons in
summer. Everbody goes to them and all
classes mingle with the utmost freedom.
The music does not begin till 6 o’clock
end lasts only an hour, and many are
found who threaten the dire indignation
of the District if the music is shut oft No
defluite informatien on the sub
ject has yet bee* given, but I
bear it is probable the concerts will
oegin on to-morrow. At the same
time, if the President has a feeling that
he would like greater secjusion for the
grounds he will discover much sympathy
tor that view. Music, laughter and pry
ing eyes do not always charm a man tired
out with work, and though an organ may
delight my next door neighbor, I have a
right to object to its activity before my
house.. The President happens to have a
band instead of an organ, hut who shall
say he has not the right of any private
citizen to “tell the music to move away?”
Hill he’s an uncommonly good natured
citizen, and the concerts are sure to come.
A PERSISTENT GFFICE-SEKXER.
One of the quaintest office-seekers who
has floated down to Washington since
March 4 : William H. Condon, of Chi
cago, who is here after the Italian niis
siou, and who does not propose to leave
tvitnoutit. Condon is a character. His
papers, if spread out. would cover nearly
an acre of ground. When he arrived he
went over to see Secretary Bayard with an
immense book under his am
winch resembled in size and ap
pearance a directory of the
city of Chicago. It was filled with names,
and lie told the Secretary that all of the
gentlemen represented in the book were
backing him for the place. Upon ob
serving wbat he thought was a look ol in
credulity upon Secretary Bayard’# face,
he suggested that he should write to any
of the addresses so as to prove bis state
ment. The Secretary declined, as a mat
ter of course, saying that be had ioo
much business to attend to to waste
time on that kind of work, and
Condon left him in a rather perplexed
frame of mind. His latest scheme is be
liinuing to bear fruit, judging by the re
marks of some of the State Department
Cierks who are obliged to handle his
Papers. He has secured the services of a
regular Board of Canvassers, and the en
bre city of Chicago is being ransacked
Irom cellar to garret for letters and peti
t ons in Condon’s behalf. They hsve
just begun to come in. Every mail
brings scores of letters and petitions,
while Condon floats through the hotel
corridors here night and day, hoping to
pounce upon some unwary statesman and
cet his support, lie is the most persis
tent ami methodical applicant for office
'hsi has yet appeared: but those who are
Unusually well informed upon such luat
ti i's say that he is more liable to be struck
i’V lufttiiiug than to be appointed to sue
' CPU Minister Astor.
A CALL ON CI,E\ ELAND.
!ll <> Charities And Corrections Dele
■ntps I’sjr their Hesperia.
" ashisgton, June s.—The delegates
* 1 the conference of Charities andCorrec
!i"ns to the number of 350 ladies and gen-
caned upon President Cleveland
* 1:30 o’clock to-day und were re
,v<-'d by him in the east room. The
umugatei wre introduced to the Presi-
Hit by Commissioner Edmonds, of the
oistrict. There were no speeches, but
, ® 1 resident took occasion to express to
i '^ ra * of the delegates bis warm Interest
. I retormatory works to which they
jy devoting their time. The reception
’ , r ' 'he delegates took carriages to
, ” 1 'he district jail, aims house and
’'eminent insane asylum.
bri’iiatls's Post master.
! As|, ington. June s.—The President
‘‘* v appointed Richard N. Hall Post-
L. ’’’h l Grenada. M.as., vice M. h.
\ ' ■■■ PM M.
I f'hlragu’s Gamblers.
J Ulio 5. -Not one of the gaiil-
Ijtf house* n pen to-day, and none of
nity could be found iu their ao
haunts. The gamblers cflet tto
that the stoppage is only temper-
CONSUL MACKEY’S TRIAL.
His Mother Sends Him a Rlble and Hla
Father a Colt's Revolver.
Washington, D. C., June 4.—Judge J.
T. Mackey, of this city, fatbvr of United
States Consul Beckford Mackey, at Rio
Grande do Sul, Brazil, received a cable
gram from his son this morning. The
trial of the young man will begin to-day,
and he notifies his lather that Sobrino, the
most eminent lawyer of the province,
has volunteered to defend him. All the
foreign Consuls, 13 in number, will be
present at the trial. Young Mackey is
the only native citizen of the United
States representing the government in a
Portugese speaking country who speaks
the Portugese language.
Judge Mackey said this afternoon: “The
: State Department bas granted my son
i three months’ ieuve of absence, in recog
nition of his services. His mother sent
him a Bible, revised edition. 1 sent him a
pair of Colt’s revolvers ana lOOcartridges,
and cautioned him that while reading his
Bible and saying his prayers he should
not forget to see that his revolvers are
properly loaded.”
'\ ashington, June s. —Judge Mackey,
father of Consul Mackey, has received
the following telegram from Bio Grande
do Sul, Brazil: “Consul Beckford Marker
has been absolved unanimously by a iury.
Ail honorable citizens celebrate the event.
“The Committee of Citizens.”
COLUMBIA’S PENSIONERS.
Agent Wilson Denies That 300 Illegal
Beneficiaries Ever Existed.
Washington, June 5. —Sidney L. Wil
son, Pension Agent for the District of
Columbia, says that the statements that
the names of 200 pensioners of the District
had been dropped from the rolls because
they were not legally entitled to pensions
is an entire misapprehension oi the facts.
Of the 200 above mentioned 181 were pen
sioners who have died since 1882, and
whose names had been taxen from the
rolls. In the official report he says it is
plainly stated when death occurred in
each case and when the last payment was
made. In many instances the govern
ment owes the estates of these pensioners
for the time elapsing between the last
payment and the date of death.
GRANT RESTS WELL.
The Patient to Start for Mt. McGregor
on June 33.
New York, June s.—Dr. Douglas, who
remained at Gen. Grant’s house all night,
was once called to paint the patient’s
throat with cocaine. The night, however,
the doctor said, was a good night in point
of rest, and the General felt unusually
comfortable this morning.
THE TRIP to mt. M’GJtEGOR.
If the present favorable conditions are
maintained Gen. Grant will travel to Mt.
McGregor, Saratoga, Tuesday, June 23.
President Rutter, of the New York Cen
tral aud Hudson River Railroad, has
placed his special car at Gen. Grant’s
disposal for the use of the General and
his family on the trip. The oar will be
attached to the morning •express train
from the Grand Central depot, and will
be run to Saratoga, where a change will
bo necessary because of the road to Mt.
McGregor being a narrow gauge road.
The General will be attended by his
iamily and Dr. Douglas.
SHOT A WOMAN AND HIMSELF.
The Former Dangerously Wounded aud
the Latter Falla a Corpse.
New York, June s.—Benj. Helmken,
a saloon keeper, attempted to murder a
woman with whom he lived this morning.
He resided at No. 2bfi Fourth avenue. At
T o’clock he left his rooms and went out
to a saloon and drank heavily. He re
turned at 9:45 o’clock, and after re
moving his shoes went into the bed
room, where the woman was standing
near the dressing case. Without speak
ing he drew a revolver, and when within
two feet of her fired twice. The first stiot
took effect in ter forehead. She fell and
he put the revolver to his own head and
fired twice, falling dead almost instantly.
The woman was dangerously woundel
and cau hardly recover. It is"now stated
that she was" Helinken’s wife, although
the first reports made her his mistress.
EX-GOV. HALE FAILS.
His Property Attached for Four Times
iU Value—Other Failures.
Bradford, Vt., June 5.—A report i#
current here that ex-Gov. Hale, of New
Hampshire, has failed for a large amount,
and that all his property in Vermont has
been attached for four times its value.
DUN A CO.’S REPORT.
New York, June 6.—The business fail
ures occurring throughout tne country
during the last week, reported to 11. G.
Dun A Co.’s mercantile agency, number
for the United States 11*7, and for Canada
28, a total of 223, Hgainst 208 last week,
and 231* the week previous. The failures
in every section ot the country are com
paratively light except in the Southern
Siat**s, where the number to note,67, is far
in excess of the average.
Wad ley’s Slat ue.
Macon, Ga., June 6. —The workmen
completed the erection *of the Wadley
monument to-dav at 12 o'clock. The box
casing around the statue was removed,
and people were given an opportunity to
view the likeness of the great deceased
railroad king. It created considerable in
terest, and attracted a large number.
Those who knew Mr. Wadley pronounce
it an excellent likeness. It was covered
up wltn white cloth and the unveiling
ceremonies will take place about June 18.
Drowning of a Negro.
Thomasvillk, Ga., June s.—Dave Jen
kina, a good, sternly negro employed at
Ainsworth’s liverv stables, was this morn
ing drowned at Mitchell’s mill |w)nd,
wuere he had taken horse# to wash. A
horse that he was on became restive and
he jumped oil and probably lell under
him. The accident waa witnessed by
several, who could not render assiltance.
Tlic Pulaski Murderers.
Hawkinsvii.lk. Ga., June 6.—John
Trammell and Frank William* have been
arrested for the murder ol William John
son, the aged paralytic, who was found
dead In a creek near his home. Wednes
day. Williams turned Mate’s evldenco
ami confessed killing Johnson for the pur
pose of gelling possession ol his property.
They were committed.
Killed liiiiiM-U’ for Love.
( haiianooga, June 5.--W. H. Kim
brough. professor hi Koliviar Academy,
at .Madisunvllle. committed ail Ida*
yesterday by shooting himself with a
shotgun. Disappointment In a love aflsir
was the causa of the net.
SAVANNAH, SATURDAY, JUNK (i, 1885.
AS EVICTION OF STRIKERS
MANY FAMILIES TURNED INTO
THE STREETS.
The Slade Mill Corporation the Land
lord In the Case—The Typographical
Union 81111 In Seesion—No Chance In
the Great Lock-Out Aisoog the Iron
Workers.
Fall River, Mass., June 5.—A con
stable is serving notices to-day evicting
people from the Slade mill tenements.
The operatives have been out ot work a
long time, and are unable to pay their
rent. The corporation gives 24 hours
notice to quit. Many persons are carry
ing their goods out on their backs,having
no money to pay teams.
THE PRINTERS’ UNION.
New York, June s.—The Typograph
ical convention to-day decided that dur
ing any strike authorized by the execu
tive committee the strikers were to re
ceive $7 per week from the union’* strike
fund. It was also decided Ibal deiegaies
from subordinate unions shall be elected
on the last Saturday of the month of
March. This is to prevent printers vot
ing in one union and then taking their
cards to another union and voting there
also. The Chief ot Organizers was at
j once directed to compile a black list book.
I A three-fourth vote, it was agreed, of
i members in good standing, should bo
■ necessary to change the scale of prices.
! The decisions of President Wit
j ter during the past year were
| sustained. Among other things
he decided that matter may be transferred
I between the offices of an afternoon and
morning uewspsper when thfly are under
the same proprietorship. He also directed
that apprentices should be bound by the
law as it existed when commencing their
service.
Pittsburg, Pa., was selected as the
place for holding the next convention.
The question of an insurance plan was
referred. A resolution was adopted to
the effeot that If there is to be a change In
the office of Public Printer, the President
of the United States be requested to ap
point such person as will be in sympathy
with organized labor. It was agreed that
the Craftsman be adopted as the union’s
official organ.
William Briggs, of Washington, who
has acted as Seoretarv lor a year, was
voted SI,OOO.
The New York delegates thought S7OO
was enough, and Mr. Briggs became
vexed. He said that he would only accept
SBCO and give the balance to the union.
A recommendation of the Federal Trades
Unions, to shorten the working hours to
eight in twenty-four, was referred to local
unions.
To-morrow morning at 9 o’clock 150
delegates and a score of lady friends will
g<> to Philadelphia to inspect the Ledger
office and enjoy the hospitality of G. W.
Childs.
A STRIKE AT AN END.
Cincinnati, June s.— The strike on the
Kentucky Central Railroad is virtually at
an end. It included only brakemen and
freight conductors, aud bas only had the
effect of stopping freight trains. The
commiUeaoCenglneers w ho went tn Rich
mond to confer with General Manager
Smith, ot the Chesapeake and Ohio, which
operates the Kentucky Central, has re
turned with the report that they accept
the 10 per cent, reduction proposed by tne
Chesapeake and Ohio, being satisfied that
the state of business justifies it. They do
this more readily because two years ago
wtien tne engineers asked an advance of
23 cents a day General Manager Smith
granted it and more, by making the ad
vance 48 cents a day. No overtures were
mude in Covington this morning by the
striking freight men, but the freight
officers received orders to receive
freight, and they expect to have trains
moving to-morrow.
GOING INTO TH* COURTS.
At Paris, Ky„ yesterday railroad
men attempted to start an engine
with the help of police, but
were prevented by strikers. To-day
eighteen of the strikers were arrested on
three charges—felony, trespass and con
spiracy—and in default of ball were
locked up. Their trial is set down for to
morrow. Assistant Superintendent Yar
rington, ot the Chesapeake and Ohio Road,
was arrested at the isstauoe of the strik
ers on a charge of carrying concealed
weapons.
A REDUCTION ORDERED.
Pittsburg, Pa., Junes.—O’Neil A Cos.,
one of the leading coal companies operat
ing on the Monongahela river, to-day de
manded a reduction of jsc. per bushel
in the mining rate. The men say that
tbev will not accept a reduction.
'tfiere is no change in the iron strike
situation to-day. The workmen are pre
paring for their annual reunion at Beaver,
Pa., to-morrow, and manufacturers are
quietly waiting for something to turn up.
No more signatures have been
affixed to the scale, and tbe report
that the (,’bartiers Iron and Steel Com
pany bad signed the scale is dented. It
has just been learned that a secret con
ference of manufacturers was held here
yesterday with the object of ascertaining
now many of the workmen are willing to
out loose from the sheet mill men and re
turn to work at the suale wages. Several
manufacturers reported that their men
had signified their willingness to join a
movement of this kind. If enough men
can be secured to start the mills in the
other departments, the sheet mills will be
allowed to remain idle. No definite con
clusion was reached to-day.
A REVIVAL OF BUSINESS.
Lynchburg. V*., June s.—The Iron
and mining Industries of Southwest Vir
ginia, for a very long time idle, are gen
erally resuming operations aud a feeling
of confidence pervades the section. Seven
blast furnaces in Wythe and other coun
ties will go into blast imme
diately. The Altoona coal mines
in Pulaski county, for a long
l ime idle, will be reopened at once, and the
Bertha Zinc Works at the same point,
which have lieen running only one furn
aoe, are preparing to start an increased
number. New mines are being developed
in the Pocahontas com! region and the
output is increasing. Numerous other in
dustries are preparing to resume.
Virginia's Coupon*.
Lynchburg, Va., Juno s.—. Judge
Latham, of the Hustings Court, on peti
tion, will to-morrow award a rule on the
Mate Treasurer and State Auditor to
show cause why s mandamus should not
issue compelling them to receive for
tuxes coupons that have been proven
genuine under the act known us the
‘•coupon killer No. 1,” and-to refund
money paid under protest. This is the
first proceeding of the kind yet acted upon
in any of the Stale court*.
Two Dentils at Plymouth.
Wii.kbsharrk, Pa., .lone ft.—Two
death* from the lever epidemic occurred
at Plymouth. Pa., ox-day. One was that
of a woman whose husband and six cbIL
dren are all iriuk with the fever, some of
whom will probably die.
A BLOW AT RICHMOND.
Considerable Damage Done by a Gale
Which Lasted but Ftfteeu Minutes.
Richmond, Va.,. June 6. —A severe
wind and rain storm of not more than
fifteen minutes’ duration passed over this
city this afternoon, causing considerable
damage. Several houses were unrooled,
trees were stripped of their limbs and
blown down, awnings were torn from
their fastenings and windows were
broken. During the height of the gale an
old two-story briok cooper-shop on Dock
street collapsed, and W. J. Penton and
the proprietor, his 5-year-old son and an
old man named John Harlow, were caught
in the ruins. The three were quickly
rescued from the debris.
WRECKING OF A TRAIN.
Shelbyville, Ind., June s.—Last
night a south-bond height train on the
Jeffersonville. Madison and Indianapolis
Ruilroad ran into a tree blown across the
track by a storm, and the engine aud six
cars wen: badly wrecked. Brakeman
Charles Monroe was instantly killed. The
freight in the cars was destroyed.
rKTKIISBI RC VjSIIKD,
Petersburg, V*,, June r. This city
and neighboring eoun ies were visited
till* alternoon by a violent wind storm,
accompanied by a heavy rain. The iargo
tobacco factory of 8. VV’. Venable A Cos.
was partially unrooled. In different
parts of the citv trees and fences wore
blown down. The storm extended many
miles north and south of Petersburg. The
telegraph wires were blown down.
MERCURY’S MARVELOUS FALL.
New York, June ft.—The people of
New York sufferedan atmospheric change
this afternoon, which for suddenness and
severity has rarely fbeen ’paralleled in
the month of June. At 2:40 o’clock the
mercury stood at 83 degrees, and at 2:48
o’clock a terrific shower came up from the
northwest, together with a small
hurricane, and at 3:80 o’clock the
thermometer registered 72 degrees, a
fall of 11 degrees in 47 minutes. The eold
increased throughout the afternoon, and
this evening at G o’clock 62 degrees were
marked, and there was a raw, penetrat
ing wind astir that brougbtovercoats into
general requisition. At midnight the
mercury stood at 56. The average for the
day was 67against 76Y* last year.
A DEATH AT RICHMOND.
Richmond, Va., Junes, Jlr. xl—No
intelligence has Deen received here up to
midnight of any damage done by this
afternoon’s storm outside of this city and
its immediate vicinity. The frame work
of the steeple of anew colored Roman
Catholic ch’uroh was blown down. The
tin roofing and portions of the covered
spans oi the Richmond and Danville Rail
road bridge here was blown off, carrying
with it all telegraph wires crossing the
river on the bridge. Two chimneys at
Richmond College were tlown down, and !
several large tobacco factories bad nearly j
all the tin roofing stripped from them. A
man at work on the shed on the opposite
side ot the Janie* river was sevferely
crushed by the falling of the shed. The
son of Capt. Pentou, who was hurt to-day
by the collapse of the cooper-shop, died
to-night.
BALTIMORE VISITED.
Baltimore. June 6.—A heavy storm
visited this city this afternoon, and un
roofed many houses, totally demolished
several unfinished buildings, prostrated
trees in tbe parks, and killed one man
with a flying scantling.
SENT TO THE GIBBET BY LOVE.
Two Negroes of New Orleans Pay the
Penalty of Hash Jealousy.
New Orleans, June s.—Foster Chase
and Robert Williams, alias ‘‘Blinky
Bob,” both colored, were hanged within the
walls of the parish prison in this city to
day in the presence of the fifteen wit
nesses allowed by law. Tne crime for
which Chase was executed was the mur
der of hi* cousin, Marie Louise Prevost,
April 6,1834. He was in love with the
girl, and, alter shooting her, he attempted
suicide by shooting himself in the head.
Williams’ crime was the murder of
Charles Deyes on April 27, 1882. Find
ing Deyes in the company of his (Wil
liams’) paramour on the street he stab
bed him to death.
HANGED IN NEW JERSEY.
Hackensack. N. J., June s.—Sanford
Sisco, a colored youth, who brutally mur
dered Abraham Leurnee, a well-known
store keener at Park Ridge, N. J., on the
night oi Dec. 23 last, was executed in the
corridor of the Bergen county jail, at
Hackensack, at 9:13 o’clock this morning,
WILLING TO DIE.
Memphis, June s.—Joe. Clark, colored,
who kll ed Peter Wooten, also colored,
near Bauisbury, was hanged this after
noon at Bolivar, Tsnn. Before going to
the gallows hq made a speech expressing
his willingness to die, and warning others
to avoid hi# fate.
The Homoeopaths.
Bt. Louis, June ft.—Tbe American In
stitute ot Home opathy concluded its ses
•ion to-day snd adjourned to meet next
year at Karatoga, N. Y. The following
officer# have been elected for the ensuing
year:
President —Dr.O.B. Bunnell, of Indiana.
Vice President—Dr. A. T. Sawyer, of
Monroe, Mich.
tiensral Secretary - Dr. Bourghor, of
Pittsburg.
Provisional Secretary- Dr. T. M. Strong,
of Ward'# Island, N. Y.
'treasurer- Dr. Edwin M. Kellogg.
Members of various bureaus on other
working committees wore also appointed.
Cluvorlli# Remanded in Jail.
Richmond, June 5. Oluverlus, con- 1
vlcted of the murder of Lillinn Madison,
was brought to court this morning, and
through his counsel made a motion lor a
nw trial. Judge Atkins postponed the
hearing of the argument on the motion to
Monday, and the prisoner was recom
mitted to jail. He showed no signs of de
presslon, but on the contrary appeared
brighter than for somo tlmo past. There
was a large crowd in and about the court
room, but no disorder w as noticed.
Ward's AmKgnpeaL
New York, Juuo A.—Ferdinand Ward
was again arraigned in court to-day to
plead to another indictment found against
him hy the grand Jury tor -ilesllng secu
rities of the defunct Marina Bank. His
counsel put in a plea of not guilty, with
leave m withdraw the pies aud enter a de
murred The ess,i was set down lor trial
on June 15. and tbe accused waa taken
back to Jail. He will be arraigned on
Monday next to plead to other indict
ments.
I'erjur.v UoiilFsaed.
sax Fk a.m’imco, June >. In the case
of the People sgsinxt .Martha Wilson,
colored, now on trial for perjury in lbs
celebrated Sharon divorce suit. Miss Mat
tie lliaokett, wnu was nt lirsi an iiupia.
tani witness for Miss llill, ami taler for
Senator Sharon, was on the stand to day.
She acknowledge* that she comiuitUai
perjury on behalf of Miss Ui’l.
A STEAL IN A TREASURY.
#IB,OOOTAKEN BY AUFDEMORTE
AT NEW ORLEANS.
Description* of the Fugitive Sent to
Every Part of the World and Ills Cap
ture Expected Sub Treasurer Uerwlg
Responsible for the Money and the
Government Not to Lose.
Washington, June s.— Tbe Secretary
of the Treasury to-day received a telegram
from J. A. Sample, of the United States
Treasurer’s office, who is at present en
gaged in investigating the affairs of the
Assistant Treasurer's office at New Or-
I leans, reporting that the shortage so far
| discovered in the accounts ot the muti
lated currency and United States notes
deposited lor redemption amounts to
! $25,343. It was also reported that redemp-
I tlon clerk J. H. Aufdcmorte, who is sns-
I pected of defalcation, has disappeared,
i and efforts to arrest him have proved un
! successful. In speaking of the defalca
tion to-day. the United Slates Treasurer
id that he proposed to make a
full and complete examination of the
affairs of the sub-Treasury, aud to
that end ha# sent two clerks ol
hi# office, A. R. Quaiffe and H. P. Snyder,
to New Orleans to assist Messrs. Sample
and Henry Croggon. who are now there.
The Treasurer says it is possible that the
total shortage may be increased to $50,000,
and intimates that Aufdemorte is not the
only person concerned in the transaction.
He says that the government llritl suffer
no loss from the defalcation as it is amply
protected by the bond of the Assistant
Treasurer.
$13,000 TAKEN.
New Orleans, June s.—John H. Auf
demorte, lor seventeen years a confidential
clerk in the United States sub-Treasury
in this city, bas absconded with several
thousand dollars of government money.
The exact amount of tbe defalcation has
not vet been ascertained, but It is be
lieved to be more than $13,000. The gov
ernment, however, will lose nothing, as
P.,F. Herwig, sub-Treasurer, will make
the amount good. Mr. Herwig received
a dispatch from Washington this
morning to the effect that the
government had taken the case ol
the absconding redemption clerk
in hand, and that telegrams descriptive of
the man bad been sent to all parts of this
country, Mexico, Canada and Europe, so
that his escape will be almost impossible.
It is believed that Aufdemorte has gone to
Mexico, but it is thought that even his
safe arrival on foreign soil will not save
biin under the existing circumstances,
because, as he has been a defaulter to the
Government of the United States, he can
be apprehended and’returned from any
country.
RAZOR# TO TH El R TIIBOATS.
Horrible Fate of a Family Living Near
141 wardsport, Ind.
Evansville, Ind., June s.— To-day
Fred. Grotegout and his family, living
near Edwardsport, Ind., were found
murdered. Mrs. Grotegout had her throat
cut and was terribly mangled about Uie
face. Fred. Grotegout, the father, died
this afternoon. Ills throat was cut. It is
reported that a daughter was also mur
dered in the same manner. Two women
were heard screaming last evening by
neighbors, but no attention was paid. It
is supposed at Edwardsport that
Grotegout did the killing in a fit of in
sanity and then killed himself.
GROTEGOUT’S IMPROBABLE STORY.
The husband was found bleeding copi
ously, but conscious. He confessed that
he had done the work, but represented
that it was not intentional on his part.
He said that be and bis wife bad a little
quarrel about pigs at dinner, that she
was so abusive that he started toward
her, that in going out ot the door
she fell and struck her head against
a box, almost killing her. lie had a razor
in his hand and bent down to assist her
to rise. She seized bis hand and drew
the razor across her oWn throat, inflicting
a mortal wound. Hbe then told him to
kill himself, and he tried to do so but
failed. He says that he kept trying
all the afternoon, part of the time
with tbe razor, and again by
banging. When bis daughter came borne
be was still engaged in the work of self
destruction, but fell exhausted. She ran
away. The Sheriff arrested him, and,
upon examination, his lhjurleswere found
to be very bad. He was brought to town
and lodged in jail.
RUINED BY EAST LIVING.
An Emhszzler Shout* Roliher and
Finally Convict* Hlinneir.
Milwaukee, June 5.- The junior mem
ber of the firm of W iggenton ,fe Son, com
mission men, complained to the notice
yesterday that he was robbed of SIO,OOO in
cash tbe previous nlgtit. He claimed that
the money was under hi# pillow with a
revolver, and that In the morning he found
the weapon and an empty poeketbook in
hts buck yard, with a note scrawled by
tbe robber that the latter would take good
< are of the money. Wlggenton has now
confessed to the police that he had not
been robbed at all,_ but that he has been
spending bis mon'oy at roller rinks and
for fast living, and had taken this means
to cover up his shortage.
An Exposition Building a J ire,
I’ll iLA Delphi A, June S.—Tbe centen
nial art building in Falrniount I’.irk,
known during the Centennial exhibition
a# Memorial Mull, caught lire this after
noon In the roof, and a good deal of ex
citement resulted, but the Haines were ex
tinguished with hut slight damage.
BURNING OF THE LARGEST DISTILLERV.
Dks 51 oinks. lowa, June ft.- The In
ternational distillery, the largest In the
world, caught file at 2:30 o’clock tfils
morning. One man was badly burned.
Murder and Suicide.
Evansville, Jnd., June 5. At Mud
gett’s station, on the Evansville and In
dianapolis Railroad. John Butcher killed
James H. Minnis. Mlnnis was a quiet
man. Butcher was a tough customer.
They disputed over tin- “rule of the
road,” as their learns met. liutohei stab
bed Minnis. killing him almost instantly.
Butcher tried to escape, but was pursued.
He had two revolvers, and emptied all
the ehanil>cr* except one at bis pursuers,
and then blew out hi# brains with the re
maining load.
Brained Miiiiscll with a Hammer.
Milwaukee, Junes.—The3econd ward
assessor a few days agn found that Peter
Rost, an aged blacksmith, had concealed
s2n.onn for many rears so as not Pi in:
taxed- This so Worried Ihe old man that
.lie commuted suicide last evening by
braining himself with a bsiuuier.
Increased Import Dimes.
Sr. I'ki KP.BBI kg. June s,—The Hessen*
■jer publishes a list of inci eased Import
I do tie* uu various miunrals, and Upon Iron,
I copper, agricultural implements, etc.
IRISH PARLIAMENTARY PLANS.
A Hard Fight to b* Made for Seat* by
tbe NatlonallNta.
New York, June s.—The New York
Tablet, will publish on Sunday next the
following Irish I’arliatnentary pro
gramme: A Dublin correspondent informs
us that Mr. J’arnell will probably serve
in Parliament after the next general
election as member from the London dis
trict, in whioh tbe Irish vote predomin
ates. Justin McCarthy will probably
represent the Irish district in Liverpool,
and J. P. O’Conner Is likely to
he sent to Parliament by the
Glasgow district. Meanwhile Mr.
Parnell is busily engaged with the peo
ple of Ireland selecting candidates for the
various districts. Mr. Biggar. the Red
monds and other members will be can
didates in the north of Ireland and in
other districts which are considered
doubtful. Districts which have an over
whelmlngoroven safe Nationalist majori
ty will lake (or candidate# new men, who
must be called in public life in smise
quenceof the increased national power,
which results Irom the late acts extend
ing the franchise and assigning represen
tation to the districts in lieu of the rot
ten borough system.
THE WHIRLIGIG OF TIME.
It will b exceedingly significatg. i! tho
exiled Irish in London, Liverpool and
Glasgow shall In the whirligig of time
find themselves able to give their brothers
at home the strength necessary to vote in
or vote out an English Minister. Even
the English may see that their mlsgov
ernment of England Is unprofitable a#
well as infamous. The English legislated
to destroy Irish commerce and industry;
why shall the Irish hesitate to destroy
English commerce, and hy frequent,
ministerial changes make insecurity
prevail in the financial, commercial
and manufacturing centres of England?
Surely not because they represent dis
tricts in England or Scotland. An ex
ample has neen given to them by men
who professed to be representatives of
Irish districts while they were killing
Irish business and strangling Irish
liberty.
the cabinet’s discussion.
The Cabinet to-day discussed Irish coer
cion for two hours, but failed to reach an
agreement. Earl Spencer, in an Interview
with Premier Gladstone yesterday, stated
that the Irreducible minimum of
ooerclon he considered indispensable
for governing Ireland. He showed
by his absence from tbe Council
to-day that he was determined that there
should be no compromise. A majority of
the Cabinet support Earl Spencer. Pre
mier Gladstone, anxious that there shall
be no disruption in the luce of the general
election, asked Mr. Chamberlain and Sir
Dilke to accede to Earl Silencer’s full de
mands for one year. The council \> as
adjourned until Tuesday. The excitement
m ministerial circles' over theorfl#i#
Intense. It Is said that Sir Charles Dilke
and Mr. Chamberlain intend to resign.
CASHMEItE’H EA RTHQUAKE.
KlUty-*v*n Killed at Ssrlnsgur—The
Loss ot Life in the Vale Unknown.
London, June s.—An official dispatch
from Serinagur gives the number of killed
aud wounded by the earthquake there on
Sunday' and Monday last as follows:
Killed, 87; wounded, 100. Official reports
have not been received yet from other
points in the Vale of Cashmore affected
by the earthquake shocks, and until these
come to hand the full extent of the ca
lamity cannot bo known.
The unofficial reports of the earthquake
are of such an alarming character a* to
make it more than iikely that tbe earth
quake will prove even more disastron* in
its effects than the first dispatches stated
them to be. Whole cities and towns Id
“The Vale” are spoken of a# destroyed.
The absence of definite news is attributed
i to the demolition of the telegraph Iln. s
: in the general wreck and chaos. In eon-
I seouence the magnitude of the calamity
und the numbers of killed and wounded
are left for the imagination to supply.
ENGL AN D’H POLITIES.
<*rit Difficulties In the IVay ofKeeplnff
the Government Together.
London, June s.—Tbe Pall Mull
Gaze Ate editorially says that It cannot
believe that Sir Dilke and Mr. Chamber
lain will face the odium of causing a dis
ruption of the Cabinet on the eve of a
general election. Earl Spencer will be
content if he gets the powers be urgently
needs for next year. The Homo Rulers
will, however, oppose a one year term of
the crimes act as a measure of coercion,
while the Cousefvatives may coalesce
with the Home Rulers, und oppose
the 101 l as an inadequate and t-Tiiiiorary
makeshift unworthy of the imperial Paf
liainont. Rv accepting tbo compromise
suggested tbeorlsis may be transferred
from the Catenet to the House of Com
mons. Although there Is apprehension of
great difficulty in keeping the party to
gether, it may not be insurmountable.
Consul Rnliif Interviewed.
Berlin, June s.—An interview with
Mr. Kamo, tbe now United Slates Consul,
is putilikind lu toe 'loyblatl. Mr. Kuiuc
says that he lias undertaken the task of
reviving tho commercial relations ot Ger
many and America. “The depression In
trade,” says Consul Kuino, "will soon
convince the American people of tbe ne
cessity lor abandoning their pulley of tbe
past 25 years.” Mr. Kalne believe* that
there would be no difficulty in settling the
points of difference between the two conn-
Hies. He denounced a* a falsehood tho
report thst he wrote in ails German news
paper In Baltimore in disparagement of
Germany.
I’lielps’ Grace of Diction.
London, June o.—The 'J'itnes, In an
editorial article this morning, says that
I nlted States Minister Phelps spoke at
tne Lord Mayor's banquet to the Judges
on Tuesday evening with a grace of diction
und elevation of tone that prove him to lie
tilled lor .Mr. Isiwell'a place a* well soel
ally as officially. He will be the medium
toward* bringing tbo English und Ameri
can Imt-s mid benches togetherJn other
modes than by their partnership iu law
books und axioms.
A Congo Profei lorule.
London, June 6.-The Ume,Ur makes
official announcement, that tho districts
of Mger, In Africa, have been formed into
a British protectorate. This protectprale
HOW pH— the t'UHSI llli<* between the
llrillsh protectorate of Lagos and tbo
western bank ol the Itlo del Key. The
territory <>n both banka ol the Niger,froui
its confluence with the Kiyer Bonne at
Ls Ivoja 1.0 the sou. and also nolb banks
of lbs Bonne to and including I be.
Kir -loliiia Bnicilief Dead.
| London, Junei, sir Julius Usutdict,
1 Hu* mu*iriMti snd oAinpnaer, is dead.
I PRIOR RIO A YEAR, i
l 5 CENTS A COPY. (
ROBERTS TO GO NORTH.
GOVERNOR M’DAMEL BURE TO
GRANT THE PETITION.
The Point on Which the Dsfense Base
TUalr Flea Not Considered Very
Tenable—The Kx-President Recover
ing from the Self-Inflicted VToands on
Hi* Throat.
Atlanta, June 5. —'To-day the counsel
for W. S. Roberts, President of the in
solvent Bank of Augusta, made an appeal
to Gov. McDaniel to suspend his warrant
extraditing Roberts on requisition of tbe
Governor of New York. Mr. Roberts was
indicted in New York for grand larceny,
in hypothecating bonds held by him in
trust. Gov. Hill made a requisition for
him, and Gov. McDaniel Issued an exec
utive warrant for his delivery to the New
York authorities. Mr. Roberts' coun
sel sued out a writ of habeas
corpus in the Stale court, but Judge
Roney decided that he could not
hold Mr. Roberts. They thnn ap
pealed to the United State* Dvs
triet Court, which refused to interfere.
Kromtha District Court an appeal nu
taken Ui Justice Woods, of tho Supreme
Court of the United States, presiding
over the Circuit CouYt at Atlanta. Justice
Woods affirmed the decision of the Dis
trict Court.
THE POINT AT ISSUE.
Tne point now made before the Gov
ernor Is that Roberts has been indicted in
the Georgia courts for embezzlement and
for swindling, and that he should be held
to stand trial here. Ttiese indictments
were found after the indictments In New
York. The argument in the ease con
sumed the entire day. The Governor
withheld his decision., Mr. Roberts
has now nearly recovered from the
wounds in hi* throat, whioh ho
inflicted with suicidal intent. It is not at
all probable that anything will prevent
bis delivery to the New York authorities.
The offense for whioh he was indicted in
New York was hypothecating of bonds of
the South Carolina Railroad which had
been placed in his band* by the Bethle
hem (Pa.) Iron Works for the collection
of interest.
FALL OF A COPING.
Augusta's Death Trap at Last Catches
aud Kills a Victim.
Augusta, June 6.—Several days ago a
piece of stone coping of the Richmond
county court bouse in this city fell from
tbe roof, narrowly missing a member ot
the Legislature, lion. Adolph Brandt, who
was passing by. Admonished by this ac
cident, tho work was commenced this
morning of tearing off the stone coping
from the top of the house, when tbe whole
line of balustrade (ell, killing Prince
Harris, a colored workman, aud demol
ishing the entire front ot the stone bul
cony. The building was erected in 1820,
and was the most imposing ot its time.
ENGLAND'S PARLIAMENT.
Mr. Childers Announces tho Amount of
tho Extra Duty on ftolrlts.
London, Juno 6.—Mr. Childers, Chan
cellor of the Exchequer, announced in the
House of Commons this alternoon, that
the extra duty on spirits had been fixed at
a shilling a gallon. This was a reduc
tion, he said, which would Involve a loss
to the public reveuue of $1,600,000 per an
num. Tne additional duty on beer, tbe
Chancellor said, would be retained until
Mat 31, 1886, and no other chaiigts lu the
budget would be made. The Marquis of
Harllngton, War Minister, In answet to
inquiries, said that thelcoverurnent hoped
that it would be unnecessary to detain
I the Guard# at Alexandria much longer,
hut that it was impossible at present to
t fix a date for their departure.
THE ASGLO-KUHSIAX AGREEMENT.
Premier Gladstone stated that Russia
and England had come to an agreement
concerning the points of difference be
tween them which wpre to ho referred to
arbitration. He also stated that the gov
ernments of the two countries have like
wise agreed upon arbitration, but as the
person chosen for arbitrator has not yet
been formerly asked to accept, be was,
therefore, unable to say further on the
subject now.
Premier flladstono announced the fol
lowing as the order of the government
business in the House:
Second reading of tbe budget on Mon
day next.
Consideration of the Scotch crofters’
bill.
The bill for a renewal of tbe Irish crimes
act, remodeled, Thursday next.
Tbe Introduction and consideration of
an Irish land purchase bill at soon as pos
sible.
Mr.Childers estimated that .C 2,000,000
of the rbcsnt vote of credit of £11,000,000
will he saved.
Mans acre and l>y Black Flags.
Paris, June 6.—A letter from the
Bishop of Tonquin appears in the Toulon
Missions Catholii/ue announcing that tbe
Black Flggs are ravaging the provinces
of Hontay, Hongltda and Tuyenquan, al
though those provinces are occupied by
French troops. The inhabitants arc flee
ing from massacre and have taken refuge
iu the French garrisons. Thirty Chris
tlan villages have been destroyed.
Suing n Doctor.
Montreal, June 5. A citizen named
Gulllntte has brought suit for SIO,OOO
damages against Dr. Horry, city vacci
nator, fur causing the death of bis two
children with Impure lymph. The Doctor
says that the children "died from mcuale*
null that he has a medical certificate to
that effect.
Austrian Elect lona.
Vienna. June 5. The elections for the
Keisobruib were held to-dav. The re
turns show that three German Liberals
and one German Nationalist have beu
elected lu Silesia, throe Liberals ta
Coriuthia, and ten Liberals in other elec
toral districts.
Oxford's Decrees.
London, June 5. Oxford University
will on June 9 confer tlm honorary degree
of D. I>. upon the Bishops of Winchester,
Itutb and Btietol, the Chairmen of the
committees on tbo revised Bible, and Rev.
Phillips Brooke, rector of Trinity church,
Hoton, Mans.
Equal lUghls lyptiiniidcd.
Paris, Juno 5.— 1.a HtpubUqtte EVo*-
eaise. In whal seems lo bo *n inapt reded I.
lorlr.l, *:ty “France demand* that equal
rlglsla if all European powers in Egypt
lie recognized abd secured, so that no
power shall In* able to interfere aUaic."’
Ilustla's Nay).
Sr. Bkiauski nu, June ft. -The uiamw
uvrss ol the navy haw I even
The Admit alt > ha* i-ssied *a orffsi re
quiring that ail men of war shall bo keps
tiillv equipped tor active asrvico.