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(»FNERAIj NEWS.
Items of Interest Here, There and
Everywhere,
-—A strike among tho employees of the
Wabash Kuilroad was inaugurated at Spring*
Bold. IU.
—Tho profits of tho Montreal carnival after
paying last year’s deflolt of $180 wero only $74.
— 1 The striking carpet weavers of- Philadel
phia indulged in a riot. Tho police charged
and put tho weavers to flight beforo damage
was uono.
—Tho Prohibition party of Rhode Island
mot in convention at Providence, and nom
inated a Btato ticket with George H. Slado for
Governor.
—Mail advices from Nassau, N. P., state
that a dynamite scaro is prevailing, and tho
public buildings arc being carefully guardod
day and night.
—A couple who olopod from St. Louis, Mo.,
wero so conscience stricken whou they camo
to rcalizo their act that thoy committed sui
cide.
Mr. llobert Ponnor, in a letter in reply to
i application from Mr. Elbridge Cushman,
csiaent of tho Plymouth County (Mass.)
Agriouftuial Societv, to let Maud H. trot at that
society’s annual fair, says that Maud 8. cannot
trot for money.
— Five prisoners escaped from tho city jail
at Helena, M. T.
— 1 Tho Massachusetts Btato Senato passed to
do engrossed tho resolution providing for bl-
onniul soesions of the Legislature,
—A Washington dispatch says John T.
Fraelv, tho colored postal clork injured in tho
collision at Four Milo Run, Thursday night, is
dead, making tho seventh life lost from that
accident.
—Frank James, tho noted outlaw, has been
rolea-ed from jail at Boonovillo, Mo., tho chief
witness against him having died.
—At Abbeyfoalo, a villago in Limerick
comity, Ireland, eleven farmers, with their
families, wero evicted for non-payment of rent.
Many policemon wero present, so that all at
tempts at disorder wero prevented.
—It has been decided that the marriago of
Pi incoss Beatrice to Princo Henry of Baiteu-
berg rdiall take place at Whippinghum Church,
on tho Isloof Wight, in July, while the Queen
is at Osborne.
—The Senate passed tho Post Oflloo Appro
priation bill with an amendment embodying
what is known as tho steamship subsidy
clause. Tho amendment was offered by Mr.
Fryo, of Maine, and was adopted by the vote
of republican Senators. The amendment pro
vides for the appropriation of $800,000 for
the transportation of foroign mails, including
transit uomse the Isthmus of Panama, and
authorizing tho Postmastor General to con
tract with tho lowest responsible bidder for the
carriage of bif Jiails at not to exceed fifty
cents a nautical mile on the trip eaoh way ac
tually traveled between terminal points, but
providing that such mails shall bo carried on
American steamships and tho aggregato of
such contracts shall not exceed one-half tho
gum appropriated by the amendment.
—The Massachusetts House debited tho bill
prohibiting tho sale of liquois between the
hours of eh ven o’clock p. m., and six o’clock a.
m., and after all amendments had been re
jected it was put upon its passage. Tho
Speaker declared tho bill defeated.
—Diphtheria is epidemic in many towns and
villages of eastern Connecticut and western
Rhode Island. The disease has made frightful
ravages among tho children of Norwich and
New London, and in tho village of Westerly,
R. I., there are 100 cases.
—A journalist and a physician, both well
known in tho City of Mexico, had a duel with
swords over trouble originating at a masked
ball on Sunday. Tho physician was wounded.
—Tho House adopted an amendment to the
Sundry Civil bill providing that the money ap
propriated to aid in tho New Orleans Exposi
tion shall .bo used, first, in the payment of in
debtedness now outstanding of tho Exposition
which is duo to persons living outside of Lou
isiana, including debts to foreigners or foreign
nations and such aB are duo to States and Ter
ritories; and second, in tho payment of all
premiums awarded by the Exposition.
—Mr. Willis, of Kentuoky, moved to suspend
the rules and put upon its passage a bill appro
priating $5,OOU,0()0 to bo expended under the
direction and with tho approval of the Secre
tary of War for tho continuation aud comple
tion of works designated in the last River aud
Harbor law. After a long debate tho bill was
20886*1—VdO to 88.
SANDERSVILLE, GA., TUESDAY, MARCH 10, 1885.
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NUMBER 40.
THE MERCURY.-'
EnUred u (Mond-elua mnttfr at tM I
dertvlU* PMtofflc*, April tl, IM
SnndewIUe, Washington Coutft fln»
nniLtsmiD BY
A.. J. JER:NTGLA.Ny
fwrurol AM PCBLIMMh
Rnbiorlptlon. ....It.M par Taw
NEWS OF THE DAY.
Eartnm nnd middle Rtntee.
BnUyli C v V -v' ! ' KnnAf '’/.' ie l” lty Pretmnster at
In., a’ i I >““imiltoAsiilcido by shoot-
• .a* A defalcation bad been discovered in
urn accounts.
,°} >n h Su,1Iv “ n . thonotoriou*
! U V S iTought BUit for .livono
brutal treatment. druuko '" 10 » “» d
HiJ.t. h8 T Unlt i. St " tw district court nt Now
M ' , M '‘ ei h ' Charles IVebbaud
of Norwich, pleaded pullly
!n. h M Cba r g0 c »>l«ziding ot the funds oC
National and Slietucket
ks in , thnt of which they
laW a\ nt } wor .° Bei >tcncod to hard
If.mLt . ‘ 8 ato P rison - Tho tw «> Hrst-
j a, . n ®r wof 0 , aonUneed to live years and tho
last-named to four years’ Imprisonment.
w? 1 ??, w ’ ?«»*«»«*, captain of a canal
b^bo£ n .L a l a n, 6 " t?L k >L ier 1 *»* “““.SW 1
IwUS 8 \ ;: 6 "' i or « pier, was annoyeu
ng lllln i ami tired otr Ids
piatol The bullet struck Rati ‘ “
>™« i atrlok Dugan,
nS. nineteen, a laborer on tho pior, causing
Instant dentil. Hubrlght was arrested.
«w T,l, ? N0 weavers and about 200 I’hilndal-
pnia pollCTmcn camo into collision with tho
result that Mvoral of the formor received
nroken heads and seven wore arrested, while
or tho latter a number wero knocked down.
Noremac, a professional po-
uestrinn, has llulshod a long trnmp In Now
York city, having covered f>,100 milog In 100
days on n wuger of *2,'XXI.
. r i | ' K Maino house hus passed a bill chang-
Novetnlm* 1 * ° f **"' gu ’ JI ' nmtor i a ' alactlon to
A ai’EriAi, dispatch from Philadelphia says
iftt notwithstanding thn rrKn.PDlmin/1 »•».
7/ . .7 uoin x n
that notwithstanding the rose-colored re
port of General Grant’s health
port of General Grant’s health recently given
in a medical journal, tho truth Is he is a very
itck inaii, and his death apparently not far
mstant. Tho public have no conception of
the shattered condition of his physical iys-
tam. This docs not agree with the official
roport" of General Grant’s health.
Koiitlt mid West*
Great destitution, arising from drought
and ruined crops, prevails in Gilmer, Braxton
and Calhoun counties, W. Va_, which are
roinote from railroad communication. Cattle
are lieing killed for food and much sickness
exists among the pcoplo.
Prank James, tho noted outlaw, has been
released from jail in Missouri,the chief witness
against Uni having died.
The trial of Joseph C Mackin, William J.
Gallagher, Arthur Gleason and Henry Biehl,
onthem barge of coaspiring to a (Tec t the re
sult of an election for State senator in Chica*
goat the presidential election in November,
resulted in the conviction of Mackin, Gal
lagher and Gleason and tho acquittal ot Biehl.
The trial kistad two weeks and aroused groat
public interest.
The Oregon legislature adjourned without
having elected a United States Senator to
succood Senator Slater. Tho failure was duo
to tho inability of two factions of the Repub
lican members, who are in a majority, to
agree upon a candidate. This for the prosont
leaves Oregon without ono representative in
tho national Senate.
Irving Lano (colored) was hanged at
Greenville, N. C., for the murdor of Moses
Barrett during a quarrel. Tho murderer and
his victim wore farm hands.
State Senator W. C. Montgomery, one
of tho wealthiest and most prominent citi
zens of Southern Indiana, committed suicide
at Gosport. Cause, ill health.
Two passenger trains close together wero
rim into by a freight train near Chebanso,
111., and a fearful crash followed. One
passenger v&i instantly killed, ana eight or
nine others injured more or less severely.
Michigan Democrats nnd Green backer*
have fused on a Stoto ticket, tho principal
nominees being two caudidatos for supreme
court judge.
A strike among the employees of tho Wa
bash railroad was inaugurated at Springflold,
111., and extended to other cities.
Representative Robert Logan, a Re
publican member of tho Illinois legislature,
dropped dead of honrt disease while on his
way to tho houso chamber ut the capitol in
Springfield. It will he remembered the Illi
nois legislature has boon a tie in joint conven
tion, and in consequence of the death of Mr.
LogAti it will be necessary for tho Republi
cans to refrain from voting if they wish to
prevent the election of a Democratic United
States Senator.
Mosk Caton, a farmer living near Smith’s
Mills, Ky., assisted by his sous, hanged his
wife, a widow whom ho had married four
years ago. Hho had refused to doed to him
a tract of land which, slm owned. A posse
attacked tho Caton liou83 aud shot Moso
Caton in the ankle, John Caton through the
lung, and Annie Caton in the stomach.
Wanliliigton*
According to Librarian Si>oiYord’s an-
nual report tho library of Congress contains
644,087 volumes and 185,000 pamphlets, an
incroaso of 31,240 volumes ovor thn provious
year
The findings of the court martial in the case
of Judge Advocate General Hwnim, charged
with conduct unbecoming an officer ana a
g entleman, and with negloct of duty were:
If tho first charge, not guilty, but guilty of
conduct to tho prejudice of good order and
military discipline, in violation of the sixty-
second article of war; of the second charge,
not guilty. Upon these findings tho court
sentenced tho accused “to bo suspended from
rank, duty nnd half pay for the period of
twelve years.” The court’s sentenced was ap
proved by President Arthur.
Lieutenant-Colonel A. P. Morrow,
Sixth cavalry, who was tried by court-mar
tial on tho charge of triplicating his pay ac
counts, has been sentenced to forfeit all
right to advancement in his grade for tho
period of two yenrj, s • that at the end of
that time ho shall Hill bo tho junior lieuten
ant-colonel of cavalry.
The two safes of tho Adams Express com
pany, which weFe in the car that was burned
at the recent railroad collision near Wash
ington wero opened in the ofiieo of the Uni-
tea States treasurer. The charred money
which they contained amounted to more than
$110,0 )0, most of which has boon identified
and will be redeemed.
President Cleveland wrote a reply to a
latter sent him by a number of members of
the outgoing Congress respecting legislation
repealing the coinage of tlio silver dollar. The
President is understood in the letter to havo
expressed himself in favor of such legislation.
The National thentro, the most prominent
place of amusement in Washington, has been
destroyed by fire. The loss ou the building
and contents is put at $150,080.
rorclgn.
Letters of the lato General Gordon from
Khartoum have been made public, and show
that he did not, os was reported, express con-
that he did not, as was reported, express con
fidence in his ability to bold tho city indefi
nitely against the False Prophet’s followers.
Six paupers perished in the destruction by
fire of the poornouse at Wohlen, Switzerland.
During the debate in the British house of
commons ou Sir Stafford Northcote’s motion
of censure against the government for its
Egyptian policy there was a noisy exhibition
of ill feeling. Upon motion of Pi emier Glad
stone Mr. O’Brion, the Irish editor nnd home
rule member, was suspended for a week.
A number ot artillery officers and scien
tists wero testing a new patent fuse at the
Royal School of Gunnery at Sboeburyness,
England, when a t riible explosion occurred.
Three men were killed outright and several
others were fatally wounded. Among the
latter wore somo of tho most prominent offi
cials of the government laboratory at Wool
wich. Tho scone of tho explosion presented
a sickening sight. Somo of the wounded had
their faces carriod away, others had their
legs torn off and men were lving about in
everydiroctiorf - groan ingin their dying ag
onies.
At Abbeyfeale, a village in Limerick coun
ty, Ireland, eleven farmers, with their
families, were evicted for non-payment of
rent.
The marriage of Princess Boatrice, Queen
Victoria’s youngest ^au^luter, to Prince Hen
ry of Battenberg, will take place on the Isle
of Wight in July.
Three more men havo died of wounds re
ceived by tho oxplosion in tho school of gun
nery nt Sboeburyness, England. Six officers
in all, including Colonel Btrongways, the
commandant, and Colonel Lyon, inventor of
tho fuses which were being tried when the
explosion occurred, lost their lives.
THE BRITISH GARRISON AT HAS-
NAIjA repulsed with
HEAVY LOSS.
War Between Russia and England Immi
nent.
Despatches received in London state that
tho garrison of Kassalu, who have been ilo.
fending the place for a year, recently made a
s ortio, but wore repulsed by the Arabs with
a loss of twenty-eight officers and (130 privates
killed.
According to advices from Mnssownh tho
garrison at Knasnln, tho town in the Soudan
next in importance to Khartoum, is reduced
to an effective force of 000 men. Tho town
is clofeely besiegod and tho garrison is short
of ammunition. Tho Egyptian troojw aro
discontented. Tho government at Cairo has
abandoned all hope of rolloving tho town.
The Turin Gazette says that, notwith
standing tho declaration of *Sig. Npucini to
tho contrary, tho conclusion of a treaty lav
tweon Italy and England regarding o|iern-
tions in the Soudun is certain. It says the
Italians will attempt to relievo Kassala as
soon ns tho third Italian contingent arrives
at Mnssowah.
General .Sir Redvors Duller has pointed out
the places between Gnkdul Wells and Korti
suitable for tho establishment of depots lor
water supplies for tho retiring troops. Tim
depots near Korti will, of course, be supplied
thonco, nnd tho othors by camel transports
from Gnkdul. It is reported that
tho Britidi troops will roumm in
tho vicinity of Korti during tho ruimnor and
bo lodged in straw huts. Tho greatest fears
arc entertained concerning tho effects of tho
torrid heat, and the most conservative think
Hint tho mortality among the troops will ho
largo, although perhajH not. ns groat as it
would bo during a continued retreat under
tlio desert sun.
The Arabs undoubtedly are fully awaro of
the existence of numbers of hiddon wells in
tho ihswt, and this knowledge, it is thought,
will enable them, ditpito the destruction of
the public wells by General Hiilier, to follow
and harass tho British with largo forces.
Messengers havo arrived nt Korti from
Omdurman, who report that tho followers of
the Malnli wero much disappointed at the
.‘■mall amount of plunder which they found at
Khartoum. Tho privations of tho rebels
havo boon increased by the addition to their
numbers of the garrison at Khartoum, whom
thoy nro now compelled to support,
Tho rebels do not appear ot all willing
to encounter tho English troops, nnd tho
inahdi .s in constant fear of treachery on tho
part of his chlofs, among whom groat disson-
-ion oxists.
Despatches from Korti stnto that tho in-
tonse neat hus caused a:i outbreak of typhoid
fovor among tho British troops.
CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY.
GEN. GRANT DYING.
Non ate*
On motion of Mr. Plumb tli® Senate re
sumed tho consideration of tho postoffice aj>*
ropriation bill. The Senato retained in
bill (contrary to tho recommendation of the
appropriation committee] the legislativa pro
visions inserted by the House of Representa-
*: fixing tho postage on noWHpa]>era sent
tiv
England** Trouble AVilli IHimIa,
A London dispatch says that it is not
doubted in some circles that war with Rus
sia hangs by a throad. Tho negotiations be
tween Russia and England respecting tho
llusso-Afghan frontier a re so id to have renchod
a very deiicato stago. M. Lessor, the Russian
commissioner, has urged mch swooping de
mand* that England cannot nccopt anything
approaching them, and a complete collapso
of tho delimitation project an I an early
udvaiico of tho Russiau troops toward Ilorut
are ex pee to 1.
Teheran advicos say that Sir Peter Lums-
den, tho British special commmissioner on tho
Afghan frontier question, has reached Gnlr in,
or Girlin. Tho Russians have ad van cod their
pickets south of Puli KhatumtoZulfugar and
renjdeh. A Persian paper says that tho
Ameer of Afghanistan has boon ordered to
havo tho road from Merat to Peshawar by
way of Cabul immediately put in repair to.
facilitate tho inarch of an Indian corps to
occupy Cabul.
F00TLIGHT FLASHES.
IRftRE are not less than 250 tolegrapa offi
ces in New York city.
Next 6onson Emma Novada will hood an
English opora company.
Hans Von Bulow is now making a sue-
:ossful concert tour in Russia.
Congressman W. E. English, of Indiana,
owns an opera houso in Indianapolis.
The Mormon church has more missionaries
than the American board of foreign missions.
“Household Gods,” a jiosthuinous play
by Lord Lytton, has been produced in Lon
don by Mr. Wilson Barrett.
M. Dupont, of Brussels, has just compleUvl
a new operu entitled “Oliver Cromwell,” of
which report spouks highly.
At Washington there aro 100 negroes
worth over $25,000, at least fifty worth $10,-
000 and nearly 1,000 worth $5,000.
Australia has ninety-three species of
snakes, and of tho 1(M varieties in the Uuitod
8tales only twenty-two are venomous.
Mr. Irving’s average receipts in Loudon,
at the Lyceum theatre, aro $8,000per week,
nnd in the United States over $14,000.
Bv a unanimous vote, Walter Damrosch
has been elected to succeed his father as mu
sical director of the New York Symphony so
ciety.
To play upon the violin, the fluto or the
banjo is developing into a craze among the
younger of tho fashionable ludios in Now
York and abroad.
Sir Arthur Sullivan does most of his
writing—musical composition, rather—bo-
tweeu midnight and sunrise, lie selects tLat
time because it is quiet,
Abrams Aurauokp, the Russian basso,
has boon engaged by Walter J. Damrosch for
tho German Opera company. He made his
first appearance in Chicago us the Herald in
“Lohengrin. ”
Mus. Langtry’s failure in London seems
to have been complete and overwhelming,
and the critics aro more generous in express
ing sympathy with Mr. Abbey, her manager,
than merciful to the ambitious star.
Chief Justice Daly, of Now York, has
made tho interesting discovery that tlio first
American thoaire was opened in Now York
December 0, 1732, with a performance of Far-
quhor’s old comedy,* “Tho Recruiting Offi
cer,” which has beou recently revived at
Daly’s theatre.
Dom Pedro, of Brazil, maintains as a part
of his establishment one of tho finest military
bands in tlio world. When tho court is at
Rio this imperial band plays in tho tropic
nights in tho Biuck Horse Square, while tho
dusky Brazilians stroll about the walks or out
ices and drink wino at little tables under tho
palm trees.
The prospects of a uniform musical pitch in
England and Europe have besn considerably
improved by a command of Queen Victor
from the office of publication to regular flub*
scritiers at ono cent a pound; but cut out tho
discrimination against sample copies, making
tho rate mentioned a uniform rate for all
newspapers sent from tlio office of publication
whether samplo copie i or otherwise. Business
wus then suspended for tho ceremonies at
tending tho dedication of the Washington
monument.
Tho navy appropriation bill was discussed.
An aniomfmout appropriating $1,780,000 to
build a stool cruiser was adopted. On mo
tion of Mr. Boutelle, of Maino, an amend
ment was adopted providing for the return
of tho steamer Alert used in tho Oreely relief
expedition with the thanks of this govern
ment, to tho government of Great Britain ;
for tho transfer of tho steamer Boar to tho
treasury department to bo used ns a revonuo
cutter in Alaskan waters, and for tho use of
tho steamer Thetis in 4honavy hb a survey
ing vessel. In this shapetho bill was passed.
... Tho postotllco appropriation bill was noxt
liscussod. On motion of Mr. Brown, tho
Senate retained the Houso provision permit
ting newspaper articles to bo marked with-
imt increase of postage. Tho bill was then
►end a third time and passed without divi
lion. It then wont to tno Houso of Repre
sentatives for concurrence or nonjoncurremt
In tho Senate amendments.
Tho chair laid beforo tho Senate a memori
al from tho legislature of Wisconsin urging
tho placing of Genernl Grant on tho rotired
list of the army....After discussion Mr.
JlftWes* bill was passed authorizing the Presi
dent to negotiate for tho purchase of tho re
maining rights of tho Seminole, Creek, nnd
Chorokco nations of Indians to tho Okla
homa lands....A number of pension bills
wore passed, after which Mr. Cockrell called
up tho House bill already favorably reported
iuw of officers nnd enlisted men of the
army, for loss of privato property destroyed
in tho military service of tho Unite l
States. Mr. Cockroll said that tlio bill would
notoover such tilings ns enrpots, watches,
etc., but only articles doomed useful, neces
sary nnd reasonable ior officers and soldiers
to have when on duty. Ou tho suggestion of
Mr. Shorman tho time for presenting such
claims was limitod to two years; us so
am ndod it was passed.
In debate on tho army appropriation bill
tho scntenco of tho court martial against
Judgo Advo ’ftto General Kwaim whs de
nounced by Messrs. Ingalls, Dawes nnd Hoar,
ami defended by Mr. Halo Mr. Allison rev
ported tho legislative, executive and judicial
appropriation bill, and asked its iinmodi*
ato consideration. Tho bill was taken
up and its reading proceeded with....
— Mr. Morrill reported favorably from the
cominitteo on public buildings ami grounds a
bill to provido for tho erection ot a fire-proof
building in tho city to contain the records,
library and museum of the modical depart
ment of tho* army at a cost not to excocd
$200,000. .
Mr. Hhsrman reported to tho Sonata an
amendment to tho sundry civil bill to pro
vido for tho erection in the District of Colum
bia of a statue to tho memory of General La
fayette ut a cost of $50.0 H)....
Tho naval appropriation bill was reported'to
the Senate. As it camo to the Senate'from
the coinmittoo on appropriations it called for
an aggregate of $17,080,837, whfcli was a not
increase of $L304,’0 ) over the aggregato of
tho House bill nnd an increase of $i,<08,805
over the amount appropriate 1 last year.
Tho navy appropriation bill was passed....
A number of |>onsion bills wero pis-ied....
Mr. Morgan asked unanimous consent to take
up tho bill for tlio relief of I^titia Tyler
Nomple. daughter of the lata President Tyler.
Tho bill would give her a pension of $50 a
month. Tho lady named, Mr. Morgnn said,
is now blind, ami dependent on tho cliaiity
of W. W. Corcoran; in tho oitv of Washington.
Messrs. Riddloborger and Cockrell objected.
Mr. Morgan cited instances of Presidents'
widows uud daughters who had received
pensions. lie thought it would gratify tho
people of the United States to provide for
thfs poor blind lady— a lady who, In her day.
had been the lady of tho White House, ami
had flllod that place with credit to the peopls
of the country. A vote on tho bill resulted:
Was, 11; nays, 17.
lionee*
Mr. McKean, of New Jersey, called up tho
bill appropriating $25,050 for tho impr
Unproved by a command of Queen Victoria,
who has ordered that the pitch to bo adopted
by her privato band shall bo henceforth tlio
so-called diapason normal of France. It will
soon be in order to bogiu agitation for a uni
form standard in this country.
V ... : ITEMS OF NEWS.
There are 1,200 professional wrestlers in
Japan.
The lumber cut of Michigan in 1784 was
4,175,339,210 feet.
A gambling house in Helena, M. T., pays
a license of $3,380.
Fertile land can be purchased in Mexico
at thirty cents an acre.
Ten negro residents of New York city mar
ried white wives last year,
Trere is n widow in Birmingham, Ala ,
thirteen years old, and she attends the public
school.
Mme. Patti occupied a box at Kansas City
one night recently, and for tho first time
board Mile. Nevada sing.
There are nearly 11,000 officers and subor
dinates in tho departments of the New York
city and county government.
England’s navy estimates for 1886 provido
t or the construction of sevpnty-throe new yes
sels, including eleven iron-ciods.
Practical anatomy is taught in somo of
the schools iii New Haven, Conn,, by thedis
section of dead cats and rabbits.
San Jose is the only city in California with
a population exceeding 10,000, that is' not in
debt. There are but five such in the United
States.
It is estimated that ft will cost $400,000 to
repair the damages from dynamite to tho
British house of commons, Westminster hall
meat of Washington’s headquarters at Mor
ristown, but it wus objected to... .On motion
of Mr. ray son, of Illinois, the Senate amend
ments wore concurred in to Houso bill for
feiting tho Texas Pacific land grant....On
motion of Mr, Hopkins, of Pennsylvania,
R?nata amendments wero concurred in to
House bill prohibiting tlio importation of
contract labor — Mr. Perkins, of Kansas,
introduced a bill t » open up the Oklahoma
ljuuls for homestead h' ltlomenfe Tlio sun
dry civil appropriation Dill was reported. It
appropriated $22,201), 177, a reduction of tho
estimate of $10,120,225. A section of tho bill
authorized tho secretary of tlio treasury to
suspend in whole or in part tho coinage of
silver dollars from July 1, 1885, to June 80,
1880.
Mr. Buckner called up the Sonata bill
authorizing tlio Commercial National bank
of Chicago 1 to increase its capital stock to
$2,00),000. In opposing the bill, Mr. Weller,
of Iowu, attacked tlio national bunking
system, declaring that it was tho
duty of every patriot to strike it
a death blow. Tho bill was passed
Discussion on tlio river and harbor bill was
resumed. Mr. Holman offered an amend
ment providing that the money appropriated
for t4ie improvement of the Mississippi river
shall bo expended under tlio direction of the
secretary of war and in accordance with tho
plans approved by him. Alter a short and
noisy discussion the amendment was adopted.
The Speaker laid before tlio Houso a com
munication from the secrotary of tho treas
ury recommending the appropriation of
$25,000 for tlio revenue marine sorvice in
Alaska... .Tho deficiency appropriation bill
was passed with amendments... Another
sceno occurred in tho Houso during debate on
tlio river and harbor bill....Mr. White,
of Kentucky, secured tho floor on a
motion connected with tlio call of tho
Houso. His presence was tho signal for cries
of “louder,” “leave to print,” “vote,” etc.,
and general shouts nnd confusion, wbilo Mr.
Weavor, of Nebraska, iti tho guise of a par
liamentary inquiry, askod whether tho man
with the most mouth was entitled to all tlio
time of the House. 'I hero was an interchange
of remarks between Mr. White and other
members, and a scone of noisy eon-
fusion followed. Finally Mr. Browne, of
Indiana, moved that in the judgment of tho
House language used by Mr. Gibson, of West
Virginia, was unparliamentary and in viola
tion of its rules, and tliat he is subject to the
censure of tlio Houso. Tho motion was tabled
by 132 yeas to 60 nays.
By a vote of 150 nays to 118 yeas the
House decided that it would not discuss tho
amendment in the sundry civil appropriation
IIR .11AY l)IR HITDDRNLY. OH I1R illAY
LIVE SIX MONTHS.
An Incnrnblo Cancer of tlio Throat tlio
('nunc of III* Hnflrt ititf
Recent favorable reports which wore mads
public in Now York regarding General Grant’s
k»alth provo to linve boon Orronoous. The
disensc from which I10 is suffering Is a cancer
at tlio root of the tongue, brought on by ox-
i ess in smoking. Its earliest symptoms wore
developed while the ox-President was at
liong Branch last, summer; and at first he
paid little attention t<» Ibo trouble, thinking
it only a severe cold. An examination made
by Dr. Douglass, a New York specialist in
cancer dfsoases, showed the true nature of
tho trouble, and since then bo hus been almost
continually under the care of physicians.
Tlio house nt No. 3 East Sixty-sixth street,
New York, where General Grant lives, has
boon overrun with visitors anxious to learn
the truth ns to his condition. To a reporter
Colonel Frederick Grant said: “ My father is
a very sick man. There is no use in longer
denying tho faet. Wo havo made ovory ef
fort to keep (ho true facta from tho public,
boettuso wo know that as soon ns It should bo-
como known that ho was dangerously ill,
there would lie hundreds of letters coining in
'with ovefy mail, and this would only excite
him nnd make his euro loss hopeful. The doc
tors who aro attending him nro Dr. Fordyce
Barker, Dr. J. H. Douglas, and Dr. 11. B.
Hands, of this city, and Dr. J, M. Markoc, of
l’hilndolphia.”
Dr. Douglas made tho following statement
to a reporter:
“General Grant D a very sick man. As
soon ns 1 saw his throat ►was confident ns to
tho nature of the disease, but I told him that
it was a dhoaso of an epltho ial character,
I did not enlarge upon its Into nature, as I
lid not want to alarm him. its fatal charuc-
ter 1 was convinced of at the start, and so
mformod the General’s family. I think there
» littlo or no hope of his recovery. His grip
md energy are noarly gone, nnd ho cannot
resist tho oncroachinein of tho diseaso. He
has no desire for food, but forces liimso f to
lake it by his indomitable will. Hnioking
was tho exciting cause of this cancer, though
there have been many contributing causes
since. When ho first camo to me uo had a
severe pain in his left ear. Ho had a laid
tooth Unit I ordered to ho reinovod. Ho af-
orward had a number of other teoth taken
<>ut, that rendered him unable to use his false
tooth, and all his food li.nl to bo prenmo I for
him. lie cats terrapin, chopiKxl meats-
and liquid iiourLbmont, but it is a
petite. Tfio general iiisisie I upon coming to
my office for treatment, ns he snid lie wanted
to got the air. 1 told him I was sorry when
he came Inst Monday, as tho day was raw
ahd chilly. Ho caught a severe cold then
and his symptoms took an alarming clinrnc*
ior. On February 18 1 observed a perfora
tion of a fold of the membramo which con
stitutes the liorder of tho tansillnr cavity,
where the cancer hud oaten through tlio tis
sue. 1 was alarmed, and the next day Drs.
Sands, Markoo, Barker and myself held a
• onsultation. I had been alarmed all the
1 lino that i have been treating th) general;
so this rapid spread of the diseaso did not
surprise mo. Tho cancer is btiil eating
through tho tissue and in time will create
a large hollow sjiaco oxten ling upward
iu tlio roof of tho mouth. If the
cancer wore any where else it could l»e cut out,
if it was confined to tho tongue could bo re
moved. No operation has been performed,
and in all probability there will be‘nono. Tho
18 are just above tlio root of the
w Derations are jusi
longue, on tho soft palate, and are rapidly
extending. Binco the bill for General Grant’s
relief in Congress failed the diseaso has been
making great headway. On February 20, the
day attar tho consultation, a rosy report ap
peared in a modical journal about tlio gen
eral’s case, that con voyodtbo Idea that I10 was
all right uud would soon bo well. Tho gou-
oral’s family saw it and wero elatad, thinking
that it was tho report of the consulting phy
sicians. It was, however, entirely falsa The
mind has a vast effect on the progress of
this disease. Anything that will buoy
up his spirits will prolong his life, ami
if everything was arranged now in
than ho
did two months ago, because the ulceration
has loosened some of tho binding muscles. J to
slopt quite a numlier of hours last night. He
cannot take any alcoholic stimulant because
of its irritating effect. Cocaine relieves his
throat and enables him to sleep. The General
lias boon quite cheerful all along. He ban
pluyed whist every evening with his family.
On Wednesday night ho suffer?,) a great deal
of pain in the rigid oar niu>: Aid not sloop
until near mornlug. Ho was jjisier (luring
Thursday and slept quite well ut night. On
Friday night ho was comfortah'o ana did not
have U10 usual paroxysm in the throat.
“I do not think ho can recover and lmve
not thought so since I first saw him. His
physical exhaustion is very great an 1 in
creasing! though not sufficient to confine him
to bed. Warm flannels arc kept on his bond
to reliovo tho pain, llis face has not chunged
much in appearance, but his body and hands
nro much emneiutod. Ho is gradually grow
ing woakcr and losing flesh. Ho Is imxiou3
and worriod now .and has lost Ms usual cheer
fulness, though his mind flemnins . lear. Ho
delights in his literary work, nnd takes ad
vantage of every moment to work on his
boolc. His death will bo caused by physical
exhaustion. it may come in three months,
or ho iner, but 1 do not believe I10 can live bo-
yond six months. 1 have known similar
cases whero iho patient hus died su Idonly.
oven w hen their condition was comfortable.^
THE 001 Cf AGE OF SILVER.
G'lorelnml’fl Views oil thg Nllver .Coinage.
Shortly bofore his inaugaration Prosldent-
elect Cleveland was written to by’ a.number
of Democratic Congressmen concerning hi 9
views on tho suspension of silver coinage,
Tho following is tho reply addressed by Mr.
Cleveland to tho silver advocates in Con
gress: .
“To tho Hon. A. J. Warner and others, mem
bers of tlio Forty-eighth Congress: ..
“Gentlemen: Tlio letter which t havo
had tho honor to rbcoive from* ^oU invites,
uud; indeed) obliges me to givo expression to
somo grave public necessities, although frt ad-
vanco of the moment when thoy woqjd be-'
come th6 objects of my official caro and
partial * responsibility. Your solicitude
that my judgment shall' * have
' ’ly am
A LIVING BAROMETER.
bqen
carefully and deliberately
formed ifl entirely just and I accept tlio^ sug
gestion in tho sftino friendly spirit in whi
has been mado. It is also fully justified by
tho nature of tho financial crisis which, un
der the operation of tho not of Congress of
February 28, 1878, is now close at hand. By
a compliance with tlie requirements of
that law pH tho vaults of the Federal treas
ury have been and aro hoapod full
of ‘illlvor coins which nro now worth loss than
’eighty-five por cent, of tho gold dollar pro
scribed ns “tho unit of value” *
” in seotion 14
of tho act of February 12, 1873, and which,
with the silver certificates representing such
coin, nro receivable for all public duea
Being thus receivable, while also constantly
increasing in quantity at tho rate of $28,000,-
(KX) a yonr, tt has followed, of necessity,
that the flow of gold into the treasury has
.been steadily diminished. Bilvor and silver
certificates havo displacod and are now dis-
P tAcing gold, nnd tho sum of gold in the
'0 loral treasury now available for tho pay
ment of she gold obligations of tho United
Htutas nnd for the redemption of
tho United States notos called “green
backs,” If 11 >t already encroached
upon, is perilously near such encroachment,
'Jlieso are facts which, ns they do not admit
of diffomico of opinion, call for no argument
1 hay havo been forewarned to us in the
official reports of overy sp^rotary of
tho treasury from 1878 till now. They
nro plainly affirmed in tho last Decem
ber report of tho present secretary
of tho treasury to . the Hpnnkor of tho
present House of Representatives. They ap-
(war in the official documents of this Con
gress, nud In tho records of the New York
clearing-house, of which the treasury is a
member, mid through whith the bulk of the
rccoipts and payments of tho Federal gov
ernment. aud of the country pass.
These being tho fonts of our orosent condi
tion, our danger 11 ml our duty to avorfc that
danger woukiKeem to bo plain. I hope that
you concur with mo and with the grout ma
jority of our fellow-citizens in deeming it
most desirable at the present juncture to
maintain nnd continue in use the mass of our
gold coin ns well as the muss of silver already
coined. This Is possible by a prosont suspen
sion of the purciiaB > and coinage of silver.
1 am not aware that by any other method
ti is possible. It is of momentous importance
to prevent the two metals from parting com
pany; to prevent the increasing displacement
of gold by tho increasing coinage of silver;
to pro von t tho disuso of gold in tho custom
houses of the Unite 1 States in the daily buxi
ne «s of tlio peoplo; to prevent tho ultimate*
expulsion of gohi by silver. Kuril a financial
crisis as these ovontH would certainly precipi
tate w< re it now to follow upon so
long a |«riod of commercial depression,
would Involve the pooplo of every city unu
overy Btato in tho Union iu a prolonged and
disastrous trouble. Tho revival of business
enterprise nnd prosperity so ardently desired
and apparently so near would be hopelessly
poetpoued. Gold would bo withdrawn to iia
hoarding -pin ‘cs nnd un unprecedented con
traction in tho ucluul volume of our currency
would speedily take place. Huddest of all, In
every Vorkshop,mill, factory, store, on overy
ral’road nnd Inrm, tho wages of labor, al
ready depressed, would Buffer still further
depression bv a Healing down of the purchas
ing power of overy so-called dollar paid into
tho hand of toil. From these impending ca
lamities it is surely a most patriotic and
grateful duty of tho representatives of the
people to deliver then?. I um, gentlemen,
with sincere respect, your fellow-citizen,
Grover Cleveland.
LABOR RIOTS-
GORDON’S LETTERS
... . . Blntin
bill authorizing tho secretary of tho treasury • Boy is well treated, but kept in chains. The
F.xtrncff Shotting ifmt He Antici
pated a Cuta«troplie«
Tho English papers havo been publishing
oxtracts from tho telegrams and letters of
General Gordon, written while cooped up in
Khartoum. Ono of these letters, dated De
cember 4, 1884, recounts many incidents of
tho siogo, and has tho following narrativos :
“Once the river rose. AVo (lrovo off tho
Arabs in four lights. Wo fired their towns.
Wo sont two expeditions to Bennaar. We
had a fight on September 4. We wero do-
foafced with heavy loss, our square get
ting always broken. It has been
quiet since. Wo fired 3,000,0U0
rounds in these different fights. Tho Arab
lvrupp guns often hulled our steamers. Wo
havo lost throe steamers and built two. All
tho captives with tho Mabdiaro well.
to suspend in whole or in part the coinage of
silver dollars. Tho amendment was there
upon withdrawn by Mr. Randall... .The for
tification appropriation bill was reported to
the House. It provided for an appropriation
of $955,000.
PERSONAL MENTION.
“Mark Twain” is going to England in May
next to givo readings from liis own works.
Frank Davis, the tallest man in tho Mis
souri legislature, stands saven feet in hiy
stockings.
A house has been engaged at Aix-le-Bains,
France, for occupation by Queen Victoria in
the latter part of April.
Frederick Charles, of Prussia, the fa*
mous ‘‘P.ed Prince,” is the latest royal author
having published his diary in India.
George Augustus Sala, tho English
journalist, thinks Mr. Gladstone lacks the de
cision required in dealing with great crises.
Mu, Tilden’s food is said to bo fruit main-
like out of season is being built at Grey
stone.
The czar of Russia is said to lie growin*
quito gray and to bear on his face ti-
wrinkles of premature old age, induced b ;
worry and anxiety.
Senator Frye is said to be the only Con
gressman who drosses in homespun—that is
to say, his clothes aro mado of goods manu
factured in his own woolen mills at Lewis ton,
Me.
nuns among the captives ostensibly married
tho Greeks in tlio party in order to save
themselves from being compelled lo marry
Arabs. There is a mysterious Frenchman
front Dongola with tho Muhdi. Don’t lot
tho Egyntion soldiers come. Take direct
command of tlio steamers at Metemneh and
turn out tho fellaheen.”
In a loiter to a friend at Cairo, dated Do*
cember 14, General Gordon wrote: “It is all
up with us. I expect a catastrophe within
ten days from the present time. It would not
have been so if our people hud kept me better
informed of their intentions. My adieux to
all.”
The queen has sent an autograph letter to
.Miss Gordon, sister of Genoral Gordon, ex
pressing her majesty’s sympathy with the
lady iu her bereavement by the loss of her
haroio brother.
Month of February*
The last public debt statement shows tho
decrease of tho National debt during tho 1
month of February to bo $3,204,975. Decreaso
of debt sinco Juno 30,1884, $14,126,886.
Cash iu the Treasury $104,466,-557 00
Gold certificates outstanding.. 153,110,220 00
Silver certificates outstanding 141,410,831 00
Certificates of deposit cut-*
standing 30,580,020 CO
Refunding certificates out- g
standing 257,850 00
Legal tan*lore outstanding 81Q,08J,010 00
Fractional currency (nob in
cluding amount estimated
as lost or destroyed. 6,968,306 00
A Philadelphia dispatch says that tho situ-
at ion in tho mill districts of Kensington and
Munayunk is growing serious. At night
there was another riot, more formidable than
tho ones that Have preceded it. Tlio two dis
tricts are far apart. Ono is up tho Delaware
rlvor, and the other up the Bohuylkill. In
both aro thousands of porsous almost on
th* verge of starvation. It has
boen tho hardest winter experienced for
yearn. Tliuso starving unemployed workmen
ftmllly join iu the cry of the .strikers of tho
Wirpot mills, a id nro desperate. Tho long
fctrike of tho weavers of Kensington began in
Novombor. A month later tlio manufactur
ers, finding that the strikers wore determined,
began lo look around for 11011-unioa weavers,
and gradually got lo work again. It is
against those “scabs” that all the fuss if
:ido.
“The main point of attack is tho carpet
mill of Thomas Lcodotn & Co., at Howard
and York streets. Tho two men against
whom the strikers vent their greatest hatred
are Waitor Cameron and Morgan Stevens.
Both were formerly Knights of Labor,
but aro now renegadej, nnd have botn
using their influence to bring weav
ers from Full River, Lowoll and
Providence. Fivo thousand men generally
collect about tlio Leedom mil! at short notice,
but no violenco was attempted until two days
ago, when tho oi>cnit.ivos wero dismissed.
Last night Cameron alone camo out, and was
Hamilton Jay, in n letter from Florid*,
says: “Xlmrs died in a little negro aet- .
tlemeut at tho bend of the river * black
man who had a Bomewhat remarkable
hixtory and who was noted for a physi
cal peculiarity pnzzltng to medical and
Boicutiflo moil. Tho name of thin negro
was Zenith rinknoy. bnt ho went by th*
cognomen oi Unole Zone, and was nearly
eighty years old. Ho was of median*
lioight, very blaok, with prononnoed Af
rican features, and strong and hearty
oven, nt his advanced age.
“Undo Zeno was bora a slave about
1800; ' He grew up with his master’s
family,' and when only 6 yonrsof age was
capturod by the Semiuolo Iudiaus. When
arriving at tho Indian villago be was
turned over to tho Indian children, as
thoir toy and plaything. These little
redskins smused themselves by saturat
ing his mat of wool with water in spots,
and then firing the dry portions with fat
pine splinters. This destroyed tho tol-
Holes in tho burned places. No katr re
appeared, and to his dying day his bead,
with its littlo irregular tufts of gray
wool, resembled a war map moro thar
anything else,
"Zenith came back to civilisation with
Jackson's defeat of tho Indians, went to
Mexico with bis master, was oaptnred,
mode his esoape, and mode his way to or
English vessel lying off the coast,
"Now conu s the strangest part of this
old Afrioan’s history, Whilo tlie vessel
was at Panama he contracted the terrible
Ohagrcs fever, and for weeks and weeks
was raving in the strango, weird land of
delirium. Agnin he was a little boy
tumbling in the dirt of Tennessee; then
surronmlod by ilorco, wild faces, shiver-
.ing iu tho horrid diu of savago warfare;
then toiling io the heat aud gloom of
foreign mines, eating the bitter bread of
uuceusing labor. Good nursing and a
stroug constitution brought him around
agaiii, nnd ho wns once more at his poet,
ooncooling savory messes for the British
sailors. About a week after he returned
to duty ho noticed a small white spot on
the ulnor muscle of his left forest m. It
wub about the size of a pea, and seemed
to move in a hiddon groove. He notioed
that it seemed susceptible to all fluctua
tions oi the weather, and called the Cap
tain's attention to it 'I guess you bare
turned into a barometer/ said that
worthy, and gave the matter no more at
tentiou.
"Ou the vessel was an old sailor, very
fond of tattooing, and having all tire
necessary implements with him. Bor
rowing the Captain’s barometer he pro
ceeded to. make a duplioato on Uuole
Zeno’s arm, marking it out in red ink,
tho whito spot masquerading as the mer
cury iu the bulb. His work was done
iu a masterly. manner, and the result
showed that the negro had Indeed be-
come a hnmau barometer: He foretold
Btorms nnd weather changes with aoen-
racy, tho whito spot moving with aa
much precision, rising and falling with
tho soioutiflo marvel that hung in th*
Captain's cabin.
"Uuole Zone returned to this country
in 1870, and having traoed np some of
his people who wero living in thla
State, built a littlo oabinuear them, and
earned a frugal living by fishing and
doing odd jobs in tho neighborhood.
Ho was quite an oraole among the ne
groes, and took great delight in re
counting to them his wonderful adven
tures, and in exhibiting his tattooed
arm. The negroes wero somewhat afraid
of this, and avoided him on stormy daye,
entertaining a vague heltbf that ho conia
lmve prevented the storm if be so de
sired. His death waswlue to what the
doctor’s politely call alcoholism, and woe
caused by a laudable but injndioions ef
fort on his part to drink up all the
whisky in the countrv, in tho small
space of twenty-four hours. After bis
(tenth the tattooed arm turned a deep
soddon black, and the whito spot sank
iu, leaving a depression into which the
cud of u finger could be placed.’’
mailt Uuinron alum camo out
escorted homo by tho jxilico after
strugRlo. Two departments of the mill
nro affected by tho strike, and aro
being operated by twonty bands. After
Co moron loft tlio mill last night
and was assaulted by tho strikers, those
twenty moil and women derided to remain in
tho building all night. Suppor was accord
ingly furnished thorn by tlio firm, and they
slopt on cots. Thoir breakfast and dinner
wero also served iu tho mill to-day. This
morning Cameron appeared in court against
eight rioters arrested last night, and they
wore all hold for trial.
“Moro trouble was anticipated to-night,and
overy preparation was mado for it. This af
ternoon tho chief of police issued a proclama
tion commanding the rioters to disperse, and
followed it up by sondiug 603 policemon to
surround tho mill. Thoy took possession of
Howard street, leading from tho mill to Cam
eron’s house, a few squares away, and for
a tinn kept back tho immouso mob that
choked every street in the neighborhood. To
ward 5 o’clock a party of men broke into
Howard street, and then like magic the mob
assaulted the long lines of nolicemen. Then
followed a struggle in which tho policemen
charged the rioters with their clubs. Heads
were cut, and blood flowed freely. Two or
three times the assaults were repeated. Five
men wero arrested and sent off in
in a patrol wagon. At about
6 o’clock Cameron came out r •* the mill es
corted by special policemen in rough clothes.
Amid jeers and hoots and threats they pro
ceeded for a short distance, when the police
men were taken for strikers and charged upon
by the polico. Tho rioters took advantage of
the break, and closed in on all sides. A fierce
struggle ensued, in which men were knocked
down and tramped upon in all directions.
..Tho polico finally fought their wav out, and
landed Cameron in his home. Most of the
other ‘scabs’ did noli dare to come out, and
will remain in tho mill to-night. A renewal
of the sfci uggle is looked for.
“There was a riot at Schofield’s mill in
Manayunk to-day. This afternoon an im
mense crowd gathered for un attack .on the
‘scabs,’ hut tho latter wore sont home an
hour earlier thuu usual, and the trouble was
averted for tho day.”
Six Persons Injured.
An accident occurred on the Chariton anil
Indianola branch of tho Chi ago, Burlington
and Quinoy Railroad Saturday ovening. Pas
senger train No. 51, bound for Iudiauola,
lumped the track uud plunged over an em
bankment eight oi ton foot high, resulting iu
tho injury of six persons.. Tlio passenger
coach was completely upset.' tho baggago oar
hurled on its side, but pulled buck un tho
truck and then plunged over the other side.
Mrs. Gordon’* Trctly Pistol*
PERFORATES A TIIAMP S IIAT AND
MAKES HIM DROP A SILVER BUTTER
DISH*
The Head of a Seminary shot Dead
■by a Doctor.
llichter became exasperated aud procured >
pistol. IJe came behind Smith and shot him
iu the back. Smith was able to reach the
street and then died. Richter left
fife house aud proceeded to tho
Cottage hotel, where bo was soon in
formed of tho d«*ath of his victim. The pub
lic excitement af ter tho shooting was intense
mid th” tis of lynching wuro hturd on all
sides, ue, Richter was arrested.
3
Mrs. Archibald Gordon lives in Oastle-
ton, 8. I. On Thursday a tramp
knocked at her door and begged for a
meal. He got plenty to eat in the
kitchen. Mrs. Gordon aud her maid
were alone in tho house. After the
tramp had finished eating he pulled his
chair close to the fire aud stuck his feet
up near tho grate. Mrs. Gordon then
told him to go. Ho picked up a silver
butter dish from tho tabic, put it into
tho pnokot of his ragged coat, and seated
himself again at tho grata, remarking,
with an oath, that Ue would get out
whou ho got ready.
Mrs. Gordon happened to have a
pretty pearl-handled rovolver in the
pantry. The tramp did not see her as
slio took iho weapon from a shelf. She
stopped up behind him and sent a bullet
through both sides of tho crown of Ilia
hat. Tlio bullet flattened itself against
the fireplace and dropped at the feet of
the astonished intruder. His hat was
knocked off by tho foroo of the powder
and fell beside tho bullot. Tho tramp
jumped to bis feet. Ho found Mrs.
Gordon standing near him, and tho muz
zle of her tiny woapon directly on a lino
with his eyes. Mrs. Gordon quietly
said :
“The next shot will go right throngh
your eyo. It might kill you, unless you
put bnok that butter dish and get out
as I told you.’*
Tho tramp did not stay long enough
to piok up his perforated hat. He threw
the butter dish on the table and fled.
The hat hangs outside of Mrs. Gordon’s
back door, where the tramp eon get It if
be wants it.
A Little Falls (N. Y.) dispatch says there
is much excitement throughout the county
over the brutal murder of Professor C. S.
Smith, principal of tho Fairfield seminary,
who was shot and killed by Dr. Richter at
Middlofield. The circumstances are as follows:
Some time ago Dr. Richter separated from
his wife. The latter has f requently requests I
a division of the personal property but Dr.
Richter persistently refused to givo her any
thing. 8ho then determined to recover a
grew out of the attempt
lessor Smith was acting for Mrs. Richter in
tho case, he being married to her niece. About
4 o’clock Professor Smith, accompanied by an
officer, went to Richter’s house. They searohe 1
through the house, Smith identifying to tho
officer the goods which Mrs. Richter daimed.