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WEEKLY TELEGRAPll AND MESSENGER.
ESTABLISH^ 1826
■the fire record.
aC REAT MASSACHUSETTS MILL MUCH
A DAMACED.
. week’* Conflagration at Cleveland
U *lmOtt Repoated-An Incond.
Origin Suspectoo A Large
Numberof Disasters,
BdCTOS, September. 22-At 12:80 this
.VAoq fire was discorered oo the roof
J the <hy in * hoase of the M1< j‘ ,le,f ' x
“'“fiery, on Samettlle avenue, Bonier
•m The fire li supposed to have atarted
viUA Th f rom » locomotive on the
railroad. It spread with
y , llC ^^n?rapWity. Ail the outbuilding*
of flames Uelp w.s
"for and quickly arrived
£•* Boston, Cambridge. Arlington
Vedlord. The firemen had a bard
5°ht in prevent the spread of the flames
SmSI* property, which they succeeded
in doing* The buildings deatroycd are the
MsKhing house, the ttmshing rooms, print
Siaf ,, ra«.ssrs£
laaayMsas^sfTi
Kc'sbt were doing a heavy busint-s, run
on full time and carrying a very
Umw» stock. The loss on buildings and
mKhincry is *100,°°°, oml on stocks $23.
WOor lore. The business was founded in
1800, making it the oldeat bleachery m the
“eomAs, Niv„ September 22.-A Are to
ga, canw near destroying the whole
Ait It raged for two hoars and destroy
ed ten buildings the principal one among
them being the Parker House and the
White Pins bank. Loss $70,000
Osairo Farms, Mich., Sept. 22.—A Are
at Sand Lake, twenty miles north of here,
last night burned about a doreu business
ISoeeM the principal street. The fire
mldiaud io O. 8. Bhrker’s hardware
itore°which was .let on Are by lightning.
Ficentin the building where the Are
stirted most of the contents of the build-
saved. L as $25000.
C<*dV»KE, Mich , September 22.—Last
nightatire destroyed about half of the
biu'neu ponion of Bronson, twelve miles
well ol here. Eighteen business bouses,
two dwellings and several atoms were con
sumed. The fire department from here
went to the scene and ehecked the Are.
The fire is supposed to have been Incendi
ary,
lima'Boci,September 22.—Adiapatch
from Lenoke, Ark,, to the Gazelle sayr A
fin which started in Uoodrnm’a store thi-
moralng destroyed »ever«l wooden bal'd-
inn. The lot-re are Ho«s&Sito;»>, $4,000;
a Godrnm. $8.000—insurance $2.) 00; Ven
tral Hotel, $1,S00; Wtn. Goodrura, $1,000
Cuvilasi), September 2L—The scenes
at the great fire two weeks ago were re
pested to-day on a smaller scale The fire
was thought at the time to have originated
by an accident, bnt to-day's occurrence,
lead to tbe belief that It may hare been o'
an Incendiary origin. Tbe fire broke on>
this noon in Monroe Brothers & Co.'a
limber yard*, on the upper flats, and de
stroyed a larce amount of property, in
cluding 2.000,000 feet of lumber. When
the flames were under control a dense
smoke was seen pouring from the inside
of the firm's dry bou-e. There was no fire
Ot side of the building and no wind to
blow sparks from the large fire, and it wa«
undoubtedly the work of incendiaries.
Tbe second fire was extinguished with the
loss of about $3 000
Between 3 and 4 o'clock in tho afternoon.
when tbe fire department were about tog-,
borne, a thick smoke, as If from coal oil
suddenly ponred forth from the Inside of
the drying shed in Browne. Strong <V Co.’s
lumber yard, some distance from the yard
rf>! Hr-,-. ,v Co. Two v.-l-i n l-
looking men were seen watching the lire
at its inception without ottering to give tho
alarm, which strengthens the theory of
arson. When thin last fire broke oat and
it became certain that incendiaries were at
work, word was sent to neighboring towns
for help and engine* can.e from Akron
Paioesvilie. Sandusky, Elyria and Ashta-
bala. At 9 o'clock this evening the tire la
under control and no further danger is ex
pected. Monroe Bros. A Co.’a loss is eotb
mated at $00000; insurance $10,000
Browne, Strong A Co.’s lo*s is entrusted
at Irorn flGO.tOO to $170,000; insurance
•boat the same..
Aiibvit Pair, N. J.. September 2L—A
fire at Aabbary Park this evening cause* J
tba lota of about $30,000. During the firo o
twenty-foot ladder broke, precipitating
three firemen to the ground. Two of the
»en were tevcn-lv injure i. When the
warm was soundeil the Salvation Aron
nuracka was crowded. A panic ensued
women fainted, and n rn-h was made for
the exits, canting several women to be
trampled Opon. The tire Causal much .
fit*vent, as the town hail not been visited
by inch an extensive one since it wa>
foanded. Tbe fire was cau-mm! by an ex-
pkaion of a lamp. At 10 o’clock tho fire
was under control.
Kiw York, September 22.— Zacharias
Bfanj, clothier, 42 > Broome street, has as-
•igned to Moritz Frendenberg. The pref-
ttrocea amount to $23X000. principally on
imall am* nuts.
MACON, FRIDA Y^-jKPTEMBER 26, 1884.
A Shooting Affray.
Unmuk, Kv, hrpirmht-r 21 — Harr*
tfinj.iwell known lawyer ami politician.
* >• -I n:id i.flit .liy V urn,'1
utrt mil morning 1-y Andrew Wepler,
councilman oi lbs Eleven h ward. CU>
was drinking nt.,1 wanted to borrow some
money from Wspltr,whowouliF notion',
him u mncli ns he wanted. Clay then b -
isntoabos. Wepler, ami went out for ■
pistol wilt which to shoot him. On h » re-
Jura Ihejr were both armed nml a rid they
Woplrr firel'a' rid 11i'<" hau’strm k ( lay in
tbe groin and ranged downward in lb*
ttlgb, Cfnyiai grand,on.ilf Henry CIsy.
He*«,oneofthi-An tic voraverts In Hi-
ill-fsled Proteus, and
hoard for Congress fr . Bi
*onndiiviry,la '-1-rmn, though he nniy
’• -r. ,'|, ,-r ititv,* 1,i,si1 ( 11J*.
LoUISTtlAB,Bept.22 -lion, lietirv I
who »u ill It yesterday morning »>y Corn:-
'Urnan Andrew Wilder,died litis morninv.
Bintte Mr. Clay’s death much Indignation
prevails, and there is talk ol lynching
"*pley, who is confined in prison.
A Comet Discovered.
1 S ; if'nli.-r 21. -A cable nn’-*ag*
2®rivs4 this noon at Harvard O ille.nl ob-
*w»Horj from a European a**'>ciaiioD ol
($*MBiy amifiiun es the discovery « f a
bright comet bv I)r, Wolf, of Zurich, on
the 17ih Inst. TUugsst observed at
BtnuburgoaSaturday evening An ob
■mation at the Harvard observatory to
night shows that tbe cornet discovered by
hr. Woll Is,-ire,liar, two minute, in diame
•» and Will ,I, lined, with a nucleus of the
OJOth magnitude. Its p rsition is as fol*
-September 21st, 14 hours 36 min-
uies 30 seconds, Greenwich time; riglrt a«
c «R‘i *n 21 hours 15 minutes 53 Ml
declination 21 degrees V2 minutes
41*7 seconds.
Louiilana Politic*.
Kxh Orlevn*. Heptember 22.—At a
netting today of the regular Republican
fctate committee, a committee was np-
D’-■-'••i io confer with tbe independent or
* * 'v .It!.. Blaine and I/)gan organiz.i
t.onol IiOnisiarra, and prepare an electoral
FICHT WITH Cl'CUS MEN-
On® Man Killed and Many Othors In
jured-Great Excitement.
Atchison. Kah., September 21.—A spec
ial to tbe Champion says: A serious row
occurred between citizens of Barr Oak,
Jewell county, Kansas, and showmen be
longing to Miles Orton’s circus, Friday
night, in wh’ch one man was killed and
several were wounded. A disturbance
was railed by a drunken citizen named El
liott, and a general flaht occurred. Elliott
was arrested and the circus men took their
effects to tbe train. A crowd followed
them.and just as Maior Mann bad re
stored order a man named Evans appeared
at tbe dej>et with a double-barrelled shot*
gun and fired into tbe train. At this mo
ment tbe train pulled out and the circus
men fired a volley into the crowd, killing
John Longnecker, mortally wounding
Mayor Mann and slightly wounding a
boy. Longnecker had not taken part in
the row. He leaves a widow and six
dren.
Orton’s circns is tbe sametbat was in tbe
horrible affair at Greeley, Colorado, some
time ago. was billed to show at Wash
ington yesterday, and tbilberabouta huu
dred Burr Oak people went on a special
train to arrest tbe murderers. Great ex
citement prevails at Burr Oak.
Another special to the Champion from
Washington says sixteen circus men wpre
arrested there yesterday morning by the
sheriff of Jewell county. Io the afternoon
they were taken to Greenleaf by tbe sheriff
of Washington county. At 7 p. m. a hun
dred men arrived there from Burr Oak,
and at last accounts 500 men were at the
depot awaiting developin' ! ^ whiif t
circus was penorming up town. The Burr
Oak people demanded the arrest of Orton
and his son. Tbe crowd was orderly.
ATTEMPTED BANK ROBBERY.
The Attempt ie Diecovered nnd Or.e
Man Killed.
Dinveb, September 23. — Yesterday
morning tbe cashier of tbe First National
Bank of Las Vegas, N. M., became con
vinced th it robbers were tunneling from
an adjoining building to tbe vanlt, and
guards were immediately placed in and
around tbe bank. Those inside observed
the masonry of the vault gradually sinking,
while the robbers beneath worked on igno
rant of their danger. At 1 o’clock a Mex
ican volunteered to go do an to the cellar
and make an investigation. He had taksn
but a few steps down tbe stairs when be
■•aw some one coming np. The Mexican
fired without saying a word, and tbe man
fell dead. His body was brought
out. The watchmen now began tearing
op the floor of the bank and adjoining
building, with the intention of shooting
*he robbers on sight. This work was
found slow, tbe men fearing to jet in
range of those below, who at times secuu-d
rushing from one side t»tbe other. The
dead robber has been recognized as one of
the masons who built tbe vault. The ex
citement under tbe circumstances is in-
tense. ___
SPEAKER CARLISLE’S CONVICTIONS.
He Is Morally Certain of Cleveland’s
Election and Submits 8om* Figures.
Cincinnati, September 19.—Speakei Car-
lialisle this morning, in speaking in a con
versational way about tbe election pros
pects, said: "I don’t think, but am mor
ally certain, that Governor Cleveland will
be our next President.”
Why?” *
I am too busy to go into a minute ex
planation, but will j^ive you the figures
and)on can work out the result. There
ire 63 electoral votes in the tiouth and
Mr. Cleveland will positively secure everv
one of them, no matter how much talk
there Is about West Virginia, Norib Caro
lina. Florida or Louisiana being in doubt
Then be will just as certainl' carry New
York, with its 36 votes. New Jersey, with
9. and Indiana, with 15, making 213 votes,
12 more than are really required. We also
f$*el very sanguine of carrying Connecticut,
Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin, Colorado, Ne
vada, Oregon and California, so that Mr.
Blaine will fall very short of getting
enough votes for success.”
A Gang of Roughs.
Chicago, September 21.—'Tbit afternoon
thirteen roughs from the northern suburbs
'*! the city visited tbe outlying town of
Niles, where certain members of tbe party
had been worsted in a drunken fight last
Sunday. An attempt on tbe part of the
gang to wreak vengear>ce on individuals
who had incurred their enmity led to a dis
turbance bordering on a riot Sofaraa re
port* d only one roan was fatally injured—
Joe Cnlssel. a Niles gardener, who received
a buliei wound producing instant death.
The invaders escaped from Niles In a
wagon. They were pursued a lonadu-
tance by a crowd of infuriated citizens,
headed by the local constabulary, and
llually captured by tbe Lake View police
and lodged in tbe village jail, where it is
frared violence in revenge will be at
tempted.
The Biggest Election Bet on Record.
Oil Cm. September 20.—V. C. Place, of
3andy Lake, near this city, at present
manager cf tbe Pinss Atlas Gold and Sil
ver Mining Company, at Lm Veaas N.
tf„ and Charles M. Shannon of the Hope*
& Shannon copper works, at Clifton, have
made the largest bet on the result of the
Presidential election thus far on record.
Place bet a new mill, recently erected at a
cost Of $40 000 and all the company s
•Mine* end nrnpartv. including the mercan
tile establishment* all valued at $500,000.
sgsinst Hughes A Shannon’s copper prop
erty, valued at $600,000. The necessary
i apera have been made out and placed iu
tbe bandsof a stakeholder pending fh« re
sult of tbe election. Place beta on Blaine
and Shannon on Cleveland.
ANegroLynohvd.
New Obliars September k£ -A special
to the Timet ^Democrat from Hermanville.
Misa, says: A brutal negro named Keifer
broke inu* the residence of W. h ife 8atnr
day night and attempted to outrage hia
.laughter. Theories of the girl brought
other members of tbe family to her aaslst-
nn* e, when the negro fled. He was caught
early yejterday morning and confessed hli
intentions. A large body of men, inHud
ing a number of prominent citizens of the
county, assembled In town about 0 o clock
* t evening, took posiettfon of the pna-
“ iro to a
EMIGRANTS TO CANADA.
Great Frauds Committed by Newcomb
Buchanan & Co, Discovered, and
the Members Depart for Her
Majesty’s Dominions.
id hanged hfr
r tree.
A Youthful Robber.
Boston. September 22.—K twelve year-
old girl of Framingham on Friday packed
a valise with diamonds and negotiable
bonds to the amount of $60,000, belonging
toiler mother, a wealthy lady of this place,
and started for Boston to meet a young
man and elope with him. Mm* wt- arr.-t
ed, however, on Saturday, the valuables re
covered and the girl taken home. Her
name is tiadie Robinson and she Is a
.laughter of C. E. Robinson.
Th* Whlpplna-Post In Delaware.
Wilmington, September 20.—Seven
convicts were whipped at New Castle this
rning. in the presence of 400 people.
• LM....,r.l 1. W 115 r*» u hn
the l
Hons, George L. N
«gistn
regDti
■com to the
w scrutinlze the regis
peremptorily refused,
•teps will be taken t
Which gives the right
when met
alio
Hsndr.i.K-* in
Hand.kki vfll iiwsk to
—n«row.
who took twenty lashes without a mur
An Editor'. Sudden D.ntlt.
Mxxrnia, S-pUmbtr 23.—A telegram
from Daren port, la., .nnonnw th. *od-
,1.11 death there it 2 o'clock this morn in*,
from parelysi. ol the briln, ol Frederick
a Nieholt, editor in chief of the Meupbt.
Atalaxcht. The d'Ceued, accontpuied
Afiluehe. The d’Ceated, MdtnipaBiea
1,. bi. wife anu daughter, left here on the .
15 b tart, on a brief ri.it to bi. former | gn.r.nt,
borne, »t Davenport, and w*» in good
health. He wu idtj-toor year. old.
[TELCORAPHED TO THE ASSOCIATED PEEKS. 1
Louisville, Kr., Leptember 23 —Devei
pmenta this afternoon in the as’
tignment of Ndwcomb, Buchanan &Co.
were of a sensational nature. Heretofore
the assignments oi the company were con
sidered as formal petition! for an exten-
»ion of time in which to take up their pa
per. This lime the assignment made is
general, and Geo. W. Morris is named as
assigne - to make a final disposal of ail
property of the partners for tbe benefit of
creditors. George C. and Andrew Buch
anan left the city Sunday, leaving no clue
to their whereabouts. It was then Ihal
the first intimation of crookedness was
aronsed, and rumors were act afloat.
Humors to-day say that the Ann
has made improper use of the money sent
them by customers to pay the tax on
whisky which they had sold; also, that
they have hypothecated receipts for whis
kies out of bond, which did not represent
tho goods described on tbe face of these
receipts. The rumors first took a tangible
form this evening, when George W. Mor
ris, assignee of the company, resigned and
turned the entire business over to the Fi
delity Trust Company. Tho came, it is
said, ot this step on the part oi Morr.s wu
that he found the afiaira of tbe company
in such a condition as to promise great
trouble in straightening them out
It Is said that the aooonnfa of the firm
are in a nmrli wnr-i- ,,,11,1ition than the
niostdesnondent of the creditors ever sup
posed. Holders of their receipts immedi
ately rushed to tbe collector's office to see
if duplicates had been made, and it is pos-
ilively .staled, lint livthe interna! r, v,mi.
department, that 1,000 bonded warehouse
receipts were discovered which had been
duplicated. When the last arrangement
with the trustees wu made the control of
the business wu placed in the hands of
the firm. There was an advisory commit-
S ' ited, bnt it wu seldom if ever
by the firm. It will, there
fore, be seen that the fir.u had
power to issue duplicate receipts, whether
they did so or not; It is ascertained that
they hare been in the habit oi borrowing
money in Boston. Until outsiders are
heard from it will be impossible to lay
bare the whole story. A gentleman who
lias had Intimate business and personal
relations with both members of tbe firm,
and is in a position to know positively
wli&t he asserts to be true, said to sn As
sociated Press reporter; '-You may safely
say that the indications are that George
and Andrew have joined Payne and Riley
and Eno. and the rest of them in Canada."
The assets of the Buchanans are
immense, but are not imme
diately available. Their liabilitiee
are unknown. Un the first of September
they bad in their warehouse 7U.862 b .rrels
of whisky, some of the very finest quality.
Of this quantity possibly 15,000 barrels
have been removed this month. There
are at leut 67,000 barrels left. It wonld
be hard to estimate the value of these.
Bnchanau would have had neatly 3,000
barrels out of bond between now and next
Saturday. The tax on this quantity of
goods is $08,000. This sum they were un-
In 111 • t. 1,11,1 t:.i> in raid t,j 1, ,v l;<,
the immediate caute oi the assignment.
The banks which bold receipts for the
above mentioned property will see that it
is not confiscated for tax by the govern
ment.
Louisville, September 24.—Later de
velopments in the failure of Newcomb,
Buchanan & Co. were almost the sole
topic of conversation In business circles to
day. This morning the officers ot banks
that bold tbe delnnct firm’s paper have
been quietly looking up matters, to see
how much they havo been canght for, if
(or anything. It Is not unusual to see
these officers visiting warehouses with a
bundle of receipts, for the purpose of com
paring the papers with tbe actual supply.
The counting-rooms of Buchanan & • o.
were closed to the public to day and the
following notice was posted this morning:
The office is closed for the examination of
the books. Kur information call on the Fidel
ity Trust and Hafety Vault Company.
Clerks were busy in the office assisting
in examining ail receipts and books. Laic
this afternoon a reporter saw E. G. Hal
icy, manager of the Fidelity Trust Corn-
puny, who said: “Wo have found some
duplicate warehouse receipt*.’’ On being
asked to whatamonnt he replied: "I am
not prepared to say. but this much 1 can
state: The probabilities are that a great
many will be found. We are not working
on any particular case, bnt are taking
i hem as found. The amount of
work before us is enormous, and it will
require lime to properly attend to it.
There are 75,000 battels of whisky in all in
the warehouses. We will have tucheck off
all the whisky before it can be ascertained
how many duplicates have been issued.
There will be trouble. Thus matters
stand. Undoubted evidence of fraud has
item discovered, but to wbat extent cannot
bo slated yet," •
Buchanan is still missing, and there is
no clue as to his whereabouts. George
U. Buchanan left here Sunday afternoon,
and was seen in Cincinnati in an omnibus.
One theory in regard to the disappearance
of tbe Buchanans is that they have not
cone to Canada, bat to Nisaau, in the Ber
muda Islands. There they have a large
amount of whisky stored, having exported
it there to delay the payment of tax. It
would be impossible fur them to tell this
whisky without molestation.
Speaking oi ibe firm's affairs this after
noon, a gentleman said: "Victor New
comb drew out of ihe Arm shortly alter
the death of hia father. In 1878 an occur-
rence came under my knowledec which
may be of Intereatnow. Henry Vail, pres
ident of the Bank of Commerce of Ni
York, brought a warehouse receipt, IssueJ
by Buchanan, to Newcomb, and told him
the receipt was duplicated. Newcomb, ou
examination, found that such was tbe
cate. The receipt was signed by Andrew
Buchanan. Newcomb confronted Buch
anan with the matter, and the latter bars!
into tears This occurrence wu never
made public, bat I nan vouch tor it.”
Bigamist De Wolfe Declared Insane.
Moxtbial. September 19.—Harold De
Wolfe, son of Dr. De Wolfe, of Near York,
who married Babe Vtning, tbe young
opera singer, while his first wife was alive,
and who was imprisoned hero for debt,
was to-day committed to Ixmguepoint
Lunatic Asylum on the appli'-atlon ol Mr.
lljutrc, an eminent lawyer, who appeared
by direction ot the prisoner’s father. Dr.
Howard Goot, superintendent ot the asy
lum, granted tbe certificate of insanity
upon which the youth wu transferred to
tnc asylum. The tail officials held their
prisoner to be more knave than fool.
Murder by Little Clrlaj
Sr. Lout*, September 21.-Tbe story
from Ottaws, Kan., tnaton Mrndaylast
Carrie and Beetle Waterman, aged 12 and
U years, daughters of James Waterman, a
farmer, tied a rope aronnd the neck of a
half brother, 8 yearn old, dragged him
about and bnt bint with sticks nntil he
wu dead. The pit's stated at the cor
oner's inquest that they hated the child
aud wanted him dead. They were held
for muider.
Buoklen's arnica salve.
The beet salve in the world for cuts,
bruises, sorer, ulcers, salt rheum, fever
sorer, tetter, chapped banda, chilblains,
corns and all akin eruptions and pnaitjve-
tv cures piles or no pay require ■
JO IN BONDS LTOLEN.
A of One of the Trustees Taking
Them from the Safety Deposit Vault.
Boston, September 20.—A man rushed
into police detective headquarters a day
or two ago and exclaimed to the group of
detectives present that $20,000 worth of
bonds had been stolen from his safe in the
Safety Deposit Vault. He said th^t
some time ago Emery D. Fisher, su
perintendent of the Post-office Box Depart
ment. and a Mr. Stevens, dry goods dealer
on Wlnte street were placed in charge of
a largo trust estate belongingt>aMies
Wilson aud her relatives. The securities
were deposited In tbe safety vaults,
and were carefully locked by
the trustees. About three weeks ago both
ot tbe trusieci made an examination of
the funds, aud found everything ail right.
Charles E. Stevens, son of one of the
trustees, also had access to the vault*
f'ome days ago that young man left this
city, but no significance was attached by
the trustees to his departure, aud it was
supposed that he woufd return. 8oon af
terward the trustees made another exami
nation of the property in their charge, and
discovered that some $20,000 in bonds was
missing. Suspicion at once pointed to
young 8tevens. The police soon ascer
tained that $14,000 worth of the bonds had
been left with a Milk street broker,
on which an installment had been paid.
After many inquiries they learned that
young Stevens was the party who took the
bonds. When last beard of he was in
Jersey City. He dabbled in stocks consid
erably, and met with severe losses. ^
warrant is ont for bis arrest.
GENERAL NEWS.
MURDERERS WHO YESTERDAY EXPI
ATED THEIR CRIMES.
A Sensational Attempt at Bank Rob-
oery In New Mexico—Items from
Washington—Business Fail
ures—Accidents, Etc.
THE GRENADIER GUARDS BAND.
Trying to Secure its Service for the New
Orleans Exposition,
London September 20.—Henry F. GUlig.
the financial agent in London of the com
ing Cotton Centennial Exposition at New
Orleans, has had several conferences with
Dan Godfrey, the leader of the celebrated
band of the Grenadier Guards with a view of
engaging him and his musicians for a series
of performances during the continuance
of the exhibition. The authorities of the
War Office say that they are willing to
grant a leave of absence to the members
of tbe band as well as to their chief, and
the men express themselves as being
delighted at the proipect of visiting the
United States. Mr. Godfrey will receive
$3,000 as a personal fee. The cost of the
bandsmen will amount to about $3,000
daily, beside* their traveling and hotel ex
penses. which will be paid by the mana
gers of the exhibition and deducted from
the general fund. This band is certainly
the finest io England, and is probably fa
vorably known in America in connection
with its performances some years ago at
the Boston Jubilee. All Its members are
regularly enlisted men in the British ser
vice, bat their loyalty is so trusted that the
war office grants permission to visit a for
eign land without hesitancy. During the
Boston concerts not one man deserted,
although all knew perfectly well that tbe
moment they landed in America they were
redeved from all obligations to the Briti»b
Crown. Since the opening of the Health
Exhibition Mr. Godfrey’s band has given
daily performances, which have fin no
slight measure added to the srcccss of that
enterprise, and it is hoped that at New Or
leans it will prove an equally great attrac-
tion. _
DELAWARE DEMOCRATS
A Large and Enthusiastic Convention at
Dover—The Resolutions.
Dover, September 23.—There is a large
attendance at tbe Democratic State con
vention. The p’atform adopted pledges
steadfast adherence to the principles and
policy which have guided the Democratic
party of Delaware in its wise, reputable
and economical administration of the gov
ernment for more than a quarter of a cen
tury; declares that in the candidates for
President and Vice-President nominated
by tbe national Democratic convention at
Chicago and the platform of principles
enunciated by said convention, we have a
pledge and guarantee that the success
of (he Democratic party ift the present
canvass will insure reform in the ad
ministration, economy in the ex
penditure of the public money, a reduc
tion in taxation, .prosperity to the
country and happiness to the people of
every section. A re«olution was also
adopted approving of the ratification of
tbe pending amendments to provide for
an Increased representation from New
castle to the General Assembly, and for a
change in tbe udiclal system. Lore was
renominated by acclamation. After se
lecting Presidential electors end the State
committee, tbe convention adjourned.
Epldsmlo Among the Birds.
Indianai*oli8, Heptember 20—The faqt
ot the a'armlug number of deaths of birds,
English sparrows. In this lo*
. has attracted tbe attention
roughout the State, and tbe
opinions of some of these gentlemen as to
the cans* of this strange mortality have
been sought by those interested, bnt yet it
seems there has been no satisfactory solu
tion of this perplexing problem, the gen
tleman diflering quite materially as to the
nature of the disease. Prof. Bonge, of
Cumberland, a well known taxidermist
and ornithologist, gives it as his opinion,
as a result of close observation and careful
diagnosis, that the epidemic now prevail
ing among tbe birds is a sort of malaria)
fever caused by the extremely hot, dry
days and very cool nights within the past
(fix or eight weekB, producing a vitiated
aud miasmatic atmosphere; and further
•ays he he* retieed the symptoms c! tbl*
disease among the birds closely resemble
those of Texas fever in cattle. This dis
appearance of the birds bai been a cause
of alarm to many who see in it indications
of tbe approach of cholera.
Railroad Accident.
Beatleboro, Vt., September 23.—The
downward mixed train on the Bratleboro
and Whitehall railroad met with a seriou-*
accident A freight cat left the track, drag
ging with it four other cars, including one
passenger car, which were precipitated
down a twenty foot embankment Ge
F. Richmond was fatally injured, his
and daughter seriously hurt, Mrs. George
U jstings and Mrs. Donnelly badly bruised
and received iuternal injuries. Jas. Un
derwood had his face bruised, and Melan
Davidson received a severe gash on the
forehead. About fifteen others received
severe injuries.
Boiler Explosion*
Elizabeth, N. J., September 23.—This
evening an upright boiler in Wetler’s
Ebensbubg, Pa., September 23.—Michael
Murray was hanged at 1:25 this afternoon.
He ascended the scaffold with a faltering
step, accompanied by Father Walsh,his
spiritual adviser. He spoke briefly on the
gallows. At the end of his remarks he
surveyed tbe crowd with a wild look, and
seemed for the first time to realize fully
tbe awful fate that awaited him. The
blaokcapwas properly adjusted, and the
sberiil stepped aside and pulled the lever.
His death was almost instantanrous.
Some 200 persons witnessed the execution,
which took place iu the jail yard. Until
this morning Murray had steadily refused
to receive cousolation. but at an early hour
be sent for a Catholic priest, and since
then had been almost constantly engaged
in religious worship. He was an English
man, minus one leg, for which a peg was
substituted. His victim was a young man
who often befriended him, and the crime
was cold-blooded and without provocation.
He shot his friend from the bushes os the
latter passed along the road An effort
was made before the board of pardons last
week to have his sentence commuted to
life imprisonment, on the ground of bis
unsound mental condition, hut tho board
refused his application, as it also had done
to a similar application in behalf of Sar
regarded as one of tbe most secure in the
State. Unobserved by the watchman, he
passed put, since which time he has suc
ceeded in keeping out of the clutches of
the Jaw. A reward of $1,300 is offered for
his apprehension. Like Murray he also
walked on a peg leg.
Indiana, Pa.. September 23.—To-day at
11:30o’clock Joseph Server was hanged for
the murder of his father, on the same
scaled ou which James G. Allison was
executed in February, 1882. Not more than
thirty persons witnessed the execut'on.
Sarver’s neck was broken by the fall. He
was jealous of his father's attention to his
housekeeper, and attempted shoot him as
he sat at the table opposite him. The first
shot missed. The old man ran. followed
by his son, who succeeded in killing bis
father just as he reached a neighbor’s
door. Server then returned Io the house
and shot twice at his housekeeper, badly
wounding but not killing her. Sarvcr was
attended in jail and at the sea Hold by a
Catholic clergyman, whose faith he pro
fessed aud who took charge of his body.
WITH BARE KNUCKLES.
Healy and Conboy Fight Fourteen Rounds
—Healy Declared the Winner.
Dover, N. H.. September 22.-A fight
with bare knuckles between Dennis Healy
of Lawrence and John Conboy, of Man
chester, England, took place this morning
at sunrise in a field near the Maine
Iihe. Conboy was accompanied by tight
friends and Healy by a similar number,
nnd it was agreed that a purse of $100
should be given tbe winner. After n
referee had been agreed upon both men
stripped to the waist nnd fourteen hotly
contested rounds were fought according
to the rules of the London prize ring.
Tbe first, fifth and eleventh were won by
Conboy, and the other eleven by Healy.
In the fourteenth round Conboy had tbe
■ knuckle of the middle finger of the right
band dislocated, and being thus disabled,
tbe tight was awarded to Healy. Both
men were badly punished. It was agreed
that another fight sbould.tak** place .with
in sixty days somewhere within 100 miies
of Dover. _
United States Officers Arrested.
New Orleans, September 24.—United
States Supervisors of Election Louis A.
Adams and George P. Davis, who male an
affidavit against Robert Brewster, State
registrar of voters, for refusing them ad
mittance to the registration office, were in-
■feted by the grand jury for false impris-
iment.
New Orlbaks, September 24.-Davis and
Adams, who were indicted yesterday for
making affidavits against State Registrar
of Voters Brewster, to-day applied to the
United States Circuit Court for a transfer
of their cases to that court. Judge Pardee
granted the transfer and to-day ordered a
*clal session of tbe United States Circuit
irt for tbe eastern district of Louisiana,
commencing on the 10th day of October,
for the trial ol All such cases, civil or crim
inal, and the transaction of such business
as may properly come before it. The
statement made by Brewster yesterday to
agent of the Associated Press, that he
uld cheerfully furnish the United States
supervisors every facility they desire for
scrutinizing and making copies of the reg
Utration, provided the work of his office ii
not impeded thereby, received practical
emphasis to-day, there being twelve super
visors of registration making copies, etc.
Drought In the Ohio Valley.
Wuerunu, September 20. -Tho extend
ed drought is causing very serious loss to
the farmers in this portion of West Vir
ginia, and the neighboring counties of
Pennsylvania and Ohio. With the excep
tion of a few unimportant local showers
no rain has fallen for five weeks, and all
the small streams have either dried up
«uiu«ijr OT have umii tiluHOimcu !uU> n
Miccession of stagnant pools, while tbe
Ohio itself Is lower than for twenty years
past, there Ip ing but eight inches of water
In the channel at this point. Tbe gTcnnd
all the surrounding regions is parched
and dry. and tbe little remaining .vegeta
tion Is almost concealed by the c- ating of
dust blown from tbe brown and bar* pas
ture fields. Water for stock has to be
hauled for miles, and, owing to the neces
sity of feeding, the supply of old corn Is
almost exhausted. Some of the railroads
are also hauling water.
Death of Captain Clark, of Ceneral Shsr-
Idan's Start.
Washington September 22.—Captain W
P. Clark, of the Second Cavalry, and at.
tached to the staff of Lieutenant-General
Sheridan, died this morning. He was dis
tinguished for his service in fighting In
dians, and was one of the best authorities
in the army on tbe Indian sign lar.guag*
He was promoted to first lieutenant July
10. I860, and to captain January 25, 1881.
Among the notable Indian battles In which
Uf act ion or
w , nded. Pri'c 25 cent a per box.
For salt by Lamar Rankin A Lamar.
brewery exploded, tbefiagments being Ca plain Cl ark figured was the(affair of July
thrown through the roof and 900 feet from 17,1879, at Beaver creek, M.T., In which a
the building. The brewery Immediately
took fire and was totally consumed, to
gether with its contents. F. W. Bartel’s
grocery, adjoining, was also burned. The
lost is $25,000. Two men were reported to
have been killed by the explosion, but the
report lacks confirmation.
Struck by Lightning,
Dover, N. H., September 23.—Theodore
Rouleau, aged eighteen, and llortense
Paros, aged sixteen, both French Canadi
ans, while walking home from a ball at
Rochester, N H., last night, were over
taken by a thunderstorm and both struck
by lightning. Rouleau was instantly
killed. Mbs Paros’s hair, one arm and
hand were banly burn, d, and she has lost
her reason, which, It Is feared, will not be
restored. _
Attempted Murder and Suicide.
Cincinnati, O., Kfpteraber 24.—Darwin
N. Gardner, formerly police clerk of the
city, which office he held for nine years,
thu niom'ng frbot his wif* and then shot
. Mf. Gardner U fatally wounded. H
ife is wounded io the tempi**, and w
probably recover. The two were alone
a room at the time, and nobody xcctua
know the inuLve for Uie acL
company of the Second Cavalry and a com
pony of the Flftt Infantry, together with
some eighty Indian scouts—the whole un
der dark’s command—engaged 400 of Bit
ting Bull's warriors, routing them, with
great loss.
Belf-Possssslon of a Suicide.
Prmirao, 6eptember 19.—Ths story ol
a remarkable suicide comes from Reming*
ton, a Uttle town a few miles out on the
HteubenviUe pike. Today a customer
brought a pair of boots to an old shoe
maker named Bentlow to be mended.
Bcntlow sharpened a small knife and in
stead of going to work,said to bis wife: ;, Life
has no charms for me,” and going to an
adjoining room, he cut hia throat from ear
to ear. BcliIow stood in front of a mirror
and coolly watched tbe keen blade run
around his neck. He was sixty veais old,
and for sot it time past believed he was
being pursued by evil-minded fwraons.
Wheat Shipments to th* West.
BcrrALo. N. Y., Beptember 24.—Dealers
intereited have shipped from this city by
rail during the last forty eight hours about
96 000 boiudi of wheat, cod signed to par-
lies in Chicago. It is designed to help out l come i
the short forStplem’.-erdclivMy* W.vhm
A Cry for Cush.
To the People of the United States: The
national Democratic party of the Uniti d
States has pledged iteelf to purify the ad-
ruini-triilion of pul,! ■ itM.iirs from corrup
tion, to mauage the government with econ
omy, to enforce the execution of the laws.
j-Imi •• taxation to tho lowest limit
consistent with just protection to Amerl
can labor and capital and witn the pre
servation of the faith which the nation La-
p.’edged to creditors and pensioners.
The open record of the man whom it ha-
named as its candidate for th** Presidency
..i- : • n i,i i i t.-.i by tm.w-HiwN of ii"’.* -
pendent Republicans, in every Bfate, a* an
abiiolute guarantee that, if he is elected
a'l these pltdg* swill be exactly fulfil.eu’
and that, unde- his administration, good
government will be assured.
To secure these results nil good citizen-
must unite in defeating the Republic i-
candidate for President. His history and
political methods make it certain that hi»
administration would be stained by grots
abuses, by official misconduct and wanton
expenditure of the puolio money, and
would be marked by an increase of taxa
tion, which would blight the honest Indus
try of our people.
Against us, ami sgalnst those honorab'e
Republicans who, for tbe take ot g<wd gov
ernment, have made common cause with
us, notable combinations have hee;i
made.
These are chiefly made up of four
'l.'-M-M.
First—An army of office-holders, who,
bv choice or compulsion, are now giving to
Kct ublican committees, as parts of th»-
campaign fund of that party, moneys paid
to such officers out of the public treasury
for services due to the people of the United
8tates.
Second—Organized bodies of men, who,
having secured by corrupt means the im
position of duties, which are in excess of
•i'.l v.i!i - in U-d for the wants of the gov
ernment and for the protection of Ameri
can labor and capital, and having ihus
- - r1 > ;$ rmo;n wealth, are willing tn
iv iarp.-ly to the Ih-publiran campaign
: .i ' Sr the promi-e of tin* < oi tinnain i
m 1 tin- in 'reuse of such duties, which roii-
• tn -y t«-in of bounties to monopoli.-
nder the false pretense of protection to
\ m« ri< an industry.
Third—A host of unscrupulous contrac
tors and jobbers, who have grown rich
I■ uii!11• plunder, and are ready t-» pay
tithes of what they have acquired in order
•' iv.. d 1 I riik-j of b< mgr tiled to account
fortheovil methods by which their wealth
has been g lined.
b'-urth Corporations which, having
spoiled the public lands bv the aid of cor
rupt agencies in the Republican party, be
lieve they will be compelled to give up
their ill-gotten gains if that party is driven
from power, and are therefore willing to
it in place by giving it u pcrcent.ig.-
of their unrighteous profits.
This committee has not troops of office
holders at its command.
It will not agree to sell the future legis
lation of Congress for money paid now
into .ts party treasury.
It will not promise immunity to thieves.
It Will not contract to uphold any cor
rupt bargain, heretofore made by the Re
publican party with any corperation, for
ail the wealth which such corporation can
Offer.
It appeals to the people against all of
these opponents, thus corruptly banded
together against the friends of good gov
ernment
Tbe number of all these opponents ii
-uia . b I- th* ;r wealth is great, and it will
be unscrupulously U6ed. An active and
vigorous campaign roust be made against
tin m. Tln-ir paid advocates mu-t be met
and dt f* uted in d*:bute upon tin* platform
and in dc-cun.-ion in the newspaper!. Tne
rcanuatiou of all who are opposed to
them must be perfected in every Btate, city
tnd < . :vy in the laiui. Money is needed
to do this nonett work. Your committee,
refusing to adopt the methods by which
the Republican partv fills its treasury,
calls upon all good citizens for toe aid
which it requires.
It invite-, and will welcome, contribu
tions from every honest man who is op*
,"'M'.I to the el*', tion of Jaine-, It. I'.hrnea-
e-i !• N > contr b .tn n will I e »(
counted too small. Wherever h bank,
natik»r, or postal money-order oth- e < un
be found, the means exist for placing at
tbe disposal of the treasurer of this com
mittee, individual or collective contribu
tions in aid of the great cause in which wt
are engaged—or, money may be remitted
'jy mail to Charles J. Canda, treasurer, at
; \Ve*t I'w. n:> fi'iirtb Mm$ *. New York.
When victory Is achieved over tbe un
* ru| . i-iib.nation whu h now en-
deavoring to thrust James G. Blaine into
the presidential office, the recorded list of
'ill'll • • ..tr. r ;t.'r» v' lb 1 -• a roll h Mior
«uch as no other party in tho country has
ever possessed.
Our opponents cannot be saved from dis
aster by lorcing their unwilling candidate
»eak to assemblages of ihe people,
e man who wrote the Fn-hor letter'*
will never be ihe choice of the people for
the Presidency of tho United States
Arthur P. Gorman.
Ch’n Democratic National Committee,
New Yore. Sept. 22. 188-4.
The Remains of the James Can*.
Denver,September 24.—A dispatch to
tbe Timet from Las Vegas, N. M., says
Bob Ford and Dick Liddell, former me m
bers of the James gang in Missouri, have
been ordered by vigilant#a to leave the
•own. The notice is prompted by suspi
cion of their connection with the projected
robbery of the First National Bank by
means of a tunnel. Pearson, the dead rob
her, it is thought, was employed, by others,
who planned the scheme.
Kellogs Nominated.
New Orleans. September 24.—A special
to the Picayune from Flaquemlne says:
The Republican convention of the Third
dhtrict unanimously nominated W. I*.
Kellogg for Congress. They appointed a
campaign committee of Uurty-six mem
bers. ''he convention was harmonious
throughout. _
M. De Lssseos to Visit Panama IS
Paris, September 22.—The Oote Euro*
pienne publishes a dispatch from M. Dt-
Lesseps, d<*ted Chateau La Cbesnaie, as
follows: “I propose to visit Panama asrly
in 1886,to inaugurate a section of the canal
connecting the two oceans,”
The Color of Horses
Daumas's “The Hones of Sahara."
Tha Arabs of Sahara are very particular
as to the color of their horses. White is
the color for princes, but does not stand
heat. The black brings good fortune, but
fears rocky ground. The chestnut is the
most active. If one tells you that he has
seen a horse fly in the air, ask of what
color it was. If be replies “Chestnut,”
btlievi- him. In a combat against
a chestnut you must have a chest
nut The bay is the hardiest
and most sober. If one tells you a horse
has leaped to the bottom of a precipice
without hurting himself, a.skof wnat color
be was, and if tie replies “Bay,” believe
him. Ben Dyab, a renowned chief of the
desert, happening one day to be pursued
by Baad-el-Zenaty. turned to his son
iiiid asked, “Wbat bortes are in the front
of the enemy V" " White.horbe-." replied
the son. ‘It is well let us make for the
sunny side, and they will melt away like
butter.” Sonia time afterward Ben Dyab
again turned to Ills son and said, "What
horses are In the front of the enemy?”
“Black horses,’* cried his son. "Itis well:
let ui make for stony ground, and wesba 1
have nothing to fear; they are tbe negroes
of the Soudan, who cannot walk witnbare
feet upon the flints.” He changed his
course, and the black horses were ?*|.ei*dily
distant < J. A third time Ben Dyab asked.
"And now what hor»es are in toe front «f
tbe enemy?” "Dark chestnuts and dark
bays.” “In that ca«e,” said Ben Dyab.
"strike ont, my children, strikeout, and
give your horses the be*l, for these might
perchance overtake us had we not given
barley to ours all the summer through.”
VOLUVIE LVI1I-NQ.48.
FOREIGN AFFAIRS.
The Siege Raised and Food Plenty—The
Ch jlera Npidemio in Italy Subaid-
ing-'Riots in Western Ire
land—Ceneral Notes.
Lqnoo
that the siege of Kharto
shich bare res
sources are now
zrams. Prepart
a camel corps to
unabated vigor.
Cairo, Heptem
he French cons
eptember 22 - The reports
y official te!**-
def-patch of
lontinne with
ier 22.—A dispatch from
1 at Khartoum basbe n
received, confirming the previous reports
bat the siege of tho city had been raised.
The dispatch further states that the coun-
«ry in the neighborhood of Khartoum is
freed from the rebels and that theobtain-
i! of f-xxi Mipplii's is cum ji.irat i. * fy easy.
Hie French consul was on the point of
darting for Dongola with Colonels Stewart
and Power.
Paris, September 21.—The Francats re
ports tiiat as many as 4,500 of the French
troops in Tonquin are .sick. It asserts
also that the Chinese troops have spread
over the northern portion of the province
of Suamy Yen, in nortowestern Tonquin,
and are levying contributions upon the in
habitants.
Paris, September 21.—The Tempt, while
censuring England's recent action in
regard to the sinking fund, bolds that it
will be better for France to await future
developments rather than to take any pre
mature action in the matter.
Fakir, September 21. It is reported that
the suspension of French operations in
China is due to German mediation. Ad
miral Peyron, minister of marine, has re
fused the requests of both General Briere
Deli-le, in Tonquin, aixi Admiral Courbet,
in China, to recommence warlike opera
ations, with a view to hastening a crisis.
General Briere Delisle I« sanguine of suc
cess, even without reinforcements.
SUFFKP.INO WORKMEN.
Paris. September 24 —The workingmen
• if l.von* have presented an appeal ts
Prime Minister Ferry urging him to open
ihe government ship building yards and to
provide work for starving laborers. The
prime minister replied that lie had no
power in the premises, bnt would ques
tion M. Waldeck Rousseau, minister of
the interior, ft m stated fiat thousands
of workingmen are out of employment,
there aru apprehensions that rioting
may occur.
Brussels, September 23.—'To-day is the
anniversary of the revolution of 1830. The
veterans, according to custom, marched
through the streets of the city and deposi
ted wreaths on the monument of the revo
lution. The populace seized the occasion
to make a grand demonstration against
the government. Immense numbers lined
tbe streets along whieh the procession
passed and cheered the veterans enthusi
astically. At Lite monument one veteran
made a speech and said: "Our ancestors
fought to make Belgium free; who is no
longer so.Belgians are rtiledbyRomanists.”
A dense crowd followed the preocession as
it returned from the monun ent, singing
the ‘ Brabacconne” and Ihe "Marseillais.
Two Republican editor! were arrested and
gendarmes dispersed the crowd, which
collected in front of the office of Is Patrinte.
Tbe police have seized a quantity of Re
publican and Socialist pamphlets.
CHINA.
A PANIC AT SHANGHAI. .
London, September 21.—A dispatch from
"hnnriiai to tii«* Times savn a new com
plication has arisen in the Franco-Cbinese
difficulty. The blocking of the bar at the
mouth of the Woopang river has been or
dered by the < ’hinese authorities, altlioui'h
i pas* ige for t!••• .-hips of neutrals is to be
leit. This action is due to the Chinese dis-
Ixduf in the promises of the French. A
veritable panic prevails in Shanghai, and
merchants of the neutral powers have
the commanders of powers to
tak** some action. The British eon-ul lias
adviM'd the Chinese authorities to obtain
skilled foreign assistance and keep traffic
open. The Russian coni ili have b«en or-
dered to protect French int'Tests whenever
French consu s leave. The ltu-Man fleet
in Chinese waters consists of one ironclad,
three cruisers, two corvettes nr.d six gun
boat!. Three other Ironclads are expected
to arrive. This strength, in view of tbe
Miiallnesi of Russian interests in China,
is considered significant.
NOVA SCOTIA.
DAMAGE 11Y STORM.
Halifax, September 21.—Vi
ing here tbe part coup'e of d.
porta of a
there is no doubt a number of crafts suf
fered damage. The bark Moss Glenn, of
St. Johns, N. B , Captain Morris, arrived
lii^t night, leaking, and with the loss of
"ails, caused by the storm. She was not
making much wutcron her arrival. A
survey will be bold on her to-dav. She
was boned from New York for Dunkirk,
laden with petroleum.
CHINA.
TIIK FIGHT AT KEELUNO,
London, Sq-ptember 21.—Th*-
.aim that in th*- Keelung allair
Cbii
the btl»
acknowledge that the French bom hsTif-
mentof lb* ir fori' was s nv *! d. but they
xay that the French, n.ided by the
Chinese, landed a d«-U'.'hin< nt of sailors
and marines, with «ix guns, and that the
Cnineserepulsed them, captured the guns
*nd i*)ok one prisoner, whom they *>t*d
bold.
ECYPT.
ARD.
Cairo, S-ptembcr 23 —General Lord
Wolseley will rtart up the Nile ou Satur
day without awaiting further arrivals of
troops. A merchant from El Obeid re-
[• irtrf that th*- M;ihdi ha- twenty Krupp
cannon and that 10.000of his 25,000 lollow-
ers are armed with Remington rifles. The
merchant stated also thuttw*nt\ Euro
peans still remained at El Obeid.
GERMANY.
rvrroirr for trance.
Berlin, September 23.—Eati nal Qnzttu
express, s its belief tiiat Germany, Aus-
trea aLd RU'iia will support any step
taken by France in regard to the Egyptian
flnuu. ial question.
BRAZIL.
THE EMrkROB'S narrow escape,
Rio De Janeiro, September 2&—Don*
IV* Iro II. Emperor of Brazil, while
returning from a naval review, had a nar
row escape from drowning. Tbo boat
which he was in capsi/*-u but be was
rescued.
Senator Noam th Insane.
Portland, Or, 8epu*u»u*r 24.—Ex
United States Senator Nesmith has be- jannoinced
Business Failures.
New York, September -‘i. -Hurd*
& Pond, carrying on an extensive ,
ness in the South American and Knp
lUh trade, have been forced to suspend
with $500,(00 liabilities.
Ths Me
London, Sepiem
bondholders have
with the Mexican g
tlement of toe Moxi
Jl. Hm English
• i the agreement
ment for the
New Yo
24 —The
Nathan
been placed in n.$ j u metul
S i-,1 i:$> m* rung.
ro( the New ^