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THE BLUItSMEM! TIMES. VOL. VI. AT THE CAPITAL. WHAT THE FIFTY-FIRST CON GRESS IS DOING. appointments by president iiarrison— MEASURES OF NATIONAL IMPORTANCE AND ITEMS OF GENERAL INTEREST. On Tuesday the house committee on agriculture reported to the house, with amendments, the Butterworth bill to de fine options and futures and to impose a special tax upon dealers therein, etc. The first and second sections of the bill define the character of transactions known as “futures” and “option” contracts. The third section mentions articles to which the bill applies. They are wheat, corn, oats, cotton, pork and some other farm staples. Section four imposes a special tax of $1,000 upon dealers in options bill, and futures, as defined in the and a tax of live cents per pound and twenty cents per bushel upon articles which are the subject matter of sales un der futures and option contracts. Other sections of the bill provide for carrying the provisions of the act into effect, The ■committee says the bill, in terms, does ■and is intended to, apply to that class of transactions conducted iu the “bucket shops” and “grain pits” of the country, and known as “puts” and “calls,” includ ing the whole range of mere speculative Jt gambling in fictitious farm products. legiti does not affect, injuriously, any mate trader, or dealei; in farm staples. The bill seeks to impose an internal reve nue tax upon these ‘‘dealer” iu grain, cot ton and pork, who, as a rule, never see, open or handle pork or a pound bill, in ol the articles they deal in. The terms, affects transactions for future de livery, which, are innocent in themselves and do no harm to any one, but it is in tended to reach that class of speculator- who only who sell wliat they do not own, sell with no purpose or intent to deliver what they sell; who require little capital iu or stock in trade, and yet who s 11 “bucket shops” of the United States every month more wheat than is grown iu the whole world in a year, thus, in a great measure, destroying trade, driving price mer chants from the field and forcing the of farm products below the cost of pro duction. In the house, on Tuesday, the commit tee on naval affairs called up the bill tc prevent the enlistment of aliens in the naval service of the United States. The bill further provides that aliens now in the service shall not be permitted to re enlist at the expiration of their present term. Mr. McAdoo said that the mea sure had the hearty approval of the sec retary of the navy. Under its provisions the it would be but three years before navy would be manned entirely by Amer ican citizens. Air. Boutelle offered an amendment that the act shall go into ef fect July 1, 1890. This would operate so as not to prevent tlie re enlistment of aliens on United States vessels—adopted. Air. Lind, of Minne sota, offered an amendment providing that enlistment aud service in the navy for five years shall he construed to Ire res idence in the United States for tlie pur pose of securing citizenship—Adopted. adopted permitting An amendment was the enlistment of alivns in' cases of emer gency on foreign stations. Tlie bill was then passed. The senate off Tuesday resumed con sideration of the Montana contested elec tion case, and Mr. Spooner continued his argument ip favor of the right of the re publican claimants—Sanders and Power. There being no quorum present the case was laid aside. The senate then took up the anti-trust bill as reported from the judiciary committee. After considerable discussion the bill was passed—yeas 52. nays 1. In the house, on 'Wednesday, Senate amendments were concurred in to the house vote to admit free of duty articles intended for the St. Louis exposition in 1890, which may be imported from the republic of Mexico Dominion and other American Canada. republics and the of The house then went into a committee ol the whole on the naval appropriation bill. After a lengthy debate, and pending final action, the committee rose and tiie house, at 5 o'clock, adjourned. In the senate, ou Wednesday, Mr. Wil son, of Iowa, offered a resolution, which was agreed to, instructing the committee on interstate commerce to inquire what additional legislation is neceesary in re spect to commutation and excursion tick ets so as to prevent the abuses now exist ing in regard to individuals and locali ties. The house bill appropriating $75, 000 to supply the deficiency occasioned by the defalcation in the office of the late sergeant at-arms of the house, was re ported from the committee on appropria tions without amendment, and passed. The senate then resumed consideration of the Montana contested election case, and Mr.' Pugh continued hi- argument in fa vor of the democratic claimants—Clark and The Maginnis. Thursday into house on went com mittee of the whole. Mr. Butterworth in the chair, on the naval appropriation bill. The bill was favorably reported to the house, but no final action was taken and the house, at 4:45, adjourned. again The Montana election case was taken up in the senate on Thursday. Mr. Call ad dressed the senate in opposition to the report of the majority of the commit tee, declaring the two republican claim- ” ants, 3Iessrs. Sanders and Power, upon the merits of the case to a. eats _ in tlie senate from the State of Montana, held it to be the duty of every senut :or to express his opinion in the matter and to give to the senate and country reasons for that opinioo and judgment. After a lengthy discussion, the senate adjourned without action. NOTES. The ways and mdxns committee is in BLACKSHEAR, GA. THURSDAY, A PR IL II. I MO. receipt of remonstrances against the prop osition to tax Mexican lead ore. The house judiciary committee has or dered a favorable report to be made upon Hundcrsou’s bill to amend the internal revenue laws. Pursuant to tlie opinion expressed at a conference of republican of senators thirteen Satur day night, a committee Tuesday and entered repub lican senators met upon the work of preparing command a silver the bill, il' possible, majority that shall iu sup- Tie port of the the senate. committee of thirteen are charged with the duty of reconciling the demand with views ol ttiose members of n- ma >rity who do not favor free coinage. Representatives McClammy and Mor gan have united iu a minority report in opposition to the compound lard bill re ported by ihe house committee on agri eulture. They argue that as lard is now sold almost entirely in small tin pails, aud it must be apparent that the efftet ob ject of tlie law is to forever destroy the sale of lnrd compounds. The severity and variety of penalties of the bill are in usual and out of proportion compound to the offenses. The report defends lard as composed of the three agricul- seed tural products—lnrd, fat and cotton oil—not at all deleterious to health, but nutritious and wholesome. Therefore, there is no need for legislation on that score. A RAILROAD COMMISSION DEMANDED BY THE FARMERS’ ALLIANCE OF NORTH CAROLINA. The farmers’ alliances of the various counties of the state met at Raleigh, N C., ou Saturday and adopted the follow ing resolution: Whereas, It is the opinion o! the alliance that the agricultura interests of North Carolina would be ad vanced by the creation of a railroad com mission for this state, and also the pas sage of the sub-treasury bill pending iu congress. Therefore, be it Resolved, That we hereby pledge our selves not to give legislature our support who to any is can didate for tlie not known to be in favor of a railroad com mission for North Carolina, nor any can didate for congress who will not pledge himself to exert his best efforts to secure the early enactment of the bill before congress known as the “sub-treasury bill.” A DYING STATESMAN. HON. SAMUEL J. RANDALL SLOWLY PASS ING AWAY. A dispatch of Thursday, from Wash ington says: The coil of death is slowlj but surely tigbtning around tlie form ol that greatest of all democrats, Samuel J. Randall. It is now only his great will power that keeps life and body intact. A less determined nnm would have passed out of life long ere this. But Mr. Ran dall has made the same tenacious aud gal hint fight against death that so often dis tinguished him iu great legislative bat lies. lle lias come out of many lights with victory and honor. This is, how ever, his last. Death and Ins already practi cally won the battle, ere many hours the soul of this great man will have pass ed to another and a brighter shore. A HORRIBLE SIGHT. EIGHTEEN HEADLESS BODIES FOUND PACKED TOGETHER IN A BOX. A special cable from Madrid,Spain,says: A horrible story comes from Morocco. A large box was recently received from the interior of the country at the port of Mazagan, for shipment. It was addressed to a person unknown and was opened, when a ghastly sight was revealed. Closely packed in the box were the bodies of sixteen young women, one man and a negress. All the victims had been decap itated and the heads were missing, The bodies were embalmed and had evidently been a long time in the condition in which they were found. It is believed the slaugh ter was the work of some pasha who had taken vengeance on an unfaithful harem. UNDER WATER. GREENVILLE, MISSISSIPPI AGAIN INUN DATED BY A BROKEN LEVEE. A Greenville, Miss., special of Saturday says: on' The levee which has so long been the great danger of breaking at Cat fish point, near Connallv plantation, in Boliviar county, about twenty miles by land above Greenville, gave way Friday morning and from the latest reports re ceived, the crevasse is from 1,700 to 1.800 feet and increasing. The water reached Greenville about 3 o'clock Sat urday morning. The main business street, i-: now one sheet of water and the wate? ii making its way over the sidewalks into the -tore*. A great many people had to •ate their residences to seek high qunr ■ rs on account of the suddenrise. WHOLESALE DISCHARGE OF THE CONDUCTORS ON THE QUEEN AND CRESCENT RAILWAY. A special from Chattanooga, and Tenn., says: Light Queen Crescent con ductors have been discharged within tlie last w days, thi nc tices simply -fating that their reports are not satisfactory. Among the discharged are Sain Ben ■ •:■ . Newton Ham Mind, two of 0 j,j t conductors of he Queen and q resc( .| system. Rumc are rife th.t the entire force of conductors on the road will be asked to resign, as the “spotters” and two of the Pinkerton detective agen cy have is been doing some secret work, which now beginning to manifest it st If. ALLIANCE NOTES. WHAT THE ORDER AND ITS MEMBERS ARE DOING. ITEMS OF INTEREST TO THE FARM EH, GATnERF.D FROM VARIOUS SECTIONS OK TUE COUNTRY. The Farmers’ Alliance in Osage county, Kansas, are shipping corn to Alabama. * The State Alliance*of Minnesota again resolves that none but farmers shall be. eligible to membership. - Granger, (Omaha, Neb.) * * * who is There is now and then a farmer holding oil fiom the Alliance, to see what the consequences w ill be. If all the farm ers were like these, they would soon see what the consequeuees would be.—Dex ter (Kansas) Free Prats. lu 1870 the farmers owned 70 per cent, of the property in Georgia: now only 24 per cent of the property is held by fann ers. Twenty tiicir years hence, unless a new deal is made, interest in the wealth of the state will be much less. *'* Kansas The Farmers’ Alliance iff threatens to justify its entrance into poli tics by turning Air. John James Ingalls out of the United States Senate. When it has done that the Alliance may count on public approval in anything it may undertake. *** Ga. The Farmers’ Alliance of Jackson, had two meetings during the past week, and resolved to petition members in con gressto vote for the sub-treasury bill, and a petition to that effect was largely sign ed by the people. The Alliance ol Jack sou county lias eschewed politics, and b working iu the interest of the fanners alone. * >;• thousand One hundred iind lifty Run., farmers have signed a petition to the gov amor of that state, asking him to call an extra session of the legislature for the purpose of devising ways and means for extending the time of redemption of farms sold under mortgage, and to pro vide a stay of execution on promissory notes without bond. *** “Remem The Southern Mercury says: her, Alliancemen, tluit your enemies are now at work trying to stir up strife among our membership, attempting to blacken the fair names of your chosen leaders. This is done to divide your forces and cripple your indueuce. Money and corruption go hand in hand when the enemy decides to ruin you. *** The outside men and outside press who are so anxious to advise the Alliance, are generally trying to work some scheme of their own. While thinking of their ad vice, inquire somewhat into their motives. While thinking of their advice and seek ing for their motive, don’t forget that old story of the monkey, the • cat and the chestnuts .—Southern Alliance Farmer. *** The Alliance may be new, and some ol its truest workers may be fresh, to use n common expression. They may have “hay seed in their hair,” but the princi pies upon which the order is founded arc co-existent with mankind,and being based upon eternal justice, are as firm as thr everlasting hills. There is no civilization purer, no future grander than that for which the Farmers’ Alliance is striving. *’* is the Alliance Tho sub-treasury plan will demand plan of relief. Alliancemen of every candidate seeking their support, that he do all in his power to have this bill become a law. No true Allianeemau will vote for a candidate for congress who will not pledge himself to it. While the Alliance are not wanting to make all the laws, they have certain supported, principles which they demand shall lie and candidates may as well be pieparing to do it. * * * The Jackson Patriot, Vernon, i/a., says: “The farmers, as an organization, Not have only every reason to be hopeful. but have they profited financially, educated rnen tally—they have come to lx* upon great public questions and under stand better the issues that effect their interest. While they have been success ful so far, even beyond their utmost san guine expectation, there is a prospect, of still greater success before them. 'I hey should cling closer to the principles with of the order, and guard its interests a jealous cam and lose none of the foothold they have gained. ** Two Opinions. —There are two opin ions held as to what will be best for the agricultural interests of ’he country. One of those opinions is held by the men who are farmers aud who are vitally interest ed in having the farmers become inde pendent, and be elevated mentally, so cially and morally. The other and oppo site opinion is held by that class who be lieve it is to their own interest to have the fanners remain dependent and the absolute slaves of the moneyed cta- The first opinion is held by that class who fol low the divine injunction, “In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread all the days of thy life.” In other words, they live by labor. The second opinion is help by that class who eat bread by th<- sweat of other men’s brows, and live off of la bor and not by labor. Alliancemen will have no trouble in deciding to which opinion they can safely listen, and the suggestions of which class they can safely follow .—Southern Alliance Farmer. HOW HE GOT SOLD. She—I saw gome one to-day whom, I am told, you greatly admire. He—Ah ! np to your old tricks again? “What do vou mean ?” “Why, looting in the, glass,”—Law rence American. CURRENT NEWS. CONDENSED FROM THE TELE GRAPH AND CABLE. things that happen fkom day to day THROUGHOUT THE WORLD, CUI.l.KD FROM VARIOUS SOURCF.S. The Iowa Senate on Thursday defeated the liquor license bill by a vote of 21 to 39. The stockholders of the Chicago World’s Fair Association organized m Chicago on Friday. It is said that Governor Fifer, of Illin ois, will call a special session of the legis luture at once to deal with world’s fait matters, George II. Pell, connected with the wrecking of the Sixth National bank, of New York, was surrendered by one of bis bondsmen Thursday and locked up. Bodies of Turkish troops insulted have Christians pillaged Christian churches and in the province of Cundia, Crete, An inquiry is being made into the outrages. The Mill Owners’ Association of Hum bay lias resolved to close spinning mills eight days every month and weaving mills four days every month for three mouths. Tlie census shows that there are 30,229 Germans in Paris and 35,718 in the lic pertinent of Seine. The Soir says it is time the government stopped the inva sioii of Germans. The will of the late David Davis leaves ids vast property to his wife and family, There are no bequests for charity, to servants, to educational or oilier institn tions, On Thursday, the Pan-American con ference took up and disposed of the union, in ports of the committee on customs adopting the report of the majority, with three dissenting votes. The Manhattan, Kansas, bank closed J . » doom . mi I u.-sday morning, and 1 yosl < ed 1 the following iiot.re: “Close.I Jo). J. Webb, temporary assignee.” No pa.t.c ulars can tinned, The Cuyuga woolen mill, of Auburn N. A., has been placed in the bands ol » receiver, with liabilities amounting to $120,000. and nominal assets to tin - amount of $135,000, estimated to be worth $80,000. It is reported that inquiry into munioi pul finances of Rome, Italy, reveals a stale of Bankruptcy exceeding the worst mili cipations. The government declines further to assist in averting the crush, Numerous failures are expected, Fire broke out in the boiler rooms of the extensive shops of the Lewis & Fow ler Manufacturing company, Brooklyn, N y., Thursday night. The loss is $200,000, largely covered by insurance, qq u , h)iopH ,., ut> i 0 vcl over 400 men. The department of state lias been noti fied by the minister of France that (he French government, on Ihe 4-l.li instant, in order to munitions prevent tho importation int Dnhoney, of arms and of war o declared a blockade of the Dahoney coast. The Emm . relief committee has received . a cable dispatch from Zanzibar stating that a letter has been received from I)r. Peters, dated Kamassu, west ward of Lake Barrings, January 20, in which the doc tor said that lie and Lieutenant Liedmunn were well. A dispatch of Thursday from Fosston, Minn., says: R. G. Hwceton, cashier of the Fosston National hank, lias been ab sent since the 3d, aud an examination of the bank’s books shows that lie lias taken f 0 m $5,009 to $8,000. It. is supposed he has gone to Canada. Mrs. Marv Williams bus recovered in n Chicago court $5,000 from her husband, Aaron S. Williams, against whom she brought suit for slander, claiming $20,000 (] a rnages. Such a case is a very extra ordinary one, and must involve nice points of law, as the parties have not been divorced. A great deal of opposition is mani fested at New York by members of tbs prodace and cotton exchanges against the so-called “Butterworth bill " now be termined fare congress. On Tuesday it was dc to send to Washington a com mittee from the two exchanges to appear before the committee on agriculture. P1QHTINQ BUCKET SHOPS. T*m CHICAGO BOA HD OK TRADE DKTERM INED TO DOWN THEM. . The Chicago board of trade gave an dtoer turn to the screw which it is appiv in-/ to bucket shops in t ie matter of , no tations. It lias been the custom of 1 ary leaders to post fluctuation- of ^raiu am produce in their offices for the suspected eonvei lence of customers. It was that these postings m-: ■ being taken ad antage of by the bucket shops, and on tions -equently this s >urce of no--ib!e T a a was cut oft Monday, and as a eon sequence the bucket : shops arc j quotations lc--.s frequently and less promt it y than they have Mom ; heretofore. 1 in —'Hit is that the bucket shops show sig -I distress. Tin board i -greatly eneour J. an 1 fientirr unanimous n favor of r. cal I :s ia order r cornoli*h tho end A FRUITFUL REVIVAL. CONFESSIONS KY CONVERTS TO TERMINA L* IN EVER A I. DIVORCE CASES. A Portland Episcopal ci gelist eon dueling a revi meeting at Hamilton Madison county, Indiana, requiri con TCI -- rtx to nublielv confe* - ; and made s. The ives of three jxnitent husband* who related their experience now declare they will at once apply for divorce. THE PROGRAMME WtKANGED KOI! THE PAN-AMKRK AN DELE GATES IN THEIR Tltll- SOUTH. A Washington, I). ('., dispatch says : Members of tliu International American conference will start on their proposed Southern lowing tour Friday, April 18th. Fol is the itinerary of the trip: Friday, April 18—Leave Washington, I). C’., via Pennsylvania railroad at 11 p. m. Saturday, April 10—Arrive at Old Point Comfort, Va., 0 a. in. Sunday, April 00—Leave, Old Point Comfort at 11 p. m. Monday, April 21—Arrive at Rich mond, Va., 9 a. in.; leave Richmond at 0 ]). m. Tuesday, April 32- Arrive at Charles ton, S. C., at 9 a. iu. ; leave Charleston 2 a. in. Wednesday, April 29 Arrive at Au gusta, Oa., 0 a. in.; leave Augusta 11 p. m. Thursday, April 24—Arrive at night Atlanta, Gu., 9 a. in.; leave Atlanta 12 Friday, April 35—Arrive night. at Macon, On., 9a. in.; leave Macon 13 Saturday, April 3(1—Arrive at Bruns wick, Gu., 9. a. m. The party will go by steamer to Fernandina, and leave Fcr imndiua, Fla., 0 p. m.; leave Jackson ville, Fla., 7.85 p. in., and arrive at St. Augustine, Fla., 9 p. in. Augustine Sunday, April 27 Leave St. at 11 j). in. Monday, April 28’ Arrive at Tampa, Fla., 7 a. m.; leave Tampa 8 p. m. Tuesday, April 29—Arrive at Pensa cola, Fla., 8 p. in.; leave Pensacola, 12 night. Wednesday, April 30—Arrive Mo at bile, Ala., H a. m.; leave Mobile 12night, Thursday, May 1 Arrive New Orleans, La., 8 a. in. Friday, May 2 Leave New Orleans 12 uiglit. Birmingham, Saturday, May 3 Arrive Ala., 12 noon; leave Birmingham 12 night. 4—Arrive Chattanooga, Sunday, May Tenn., 8 a. in. Monday, May 5 Leave Chattanooga 12 'night. Arrive Nashville Tuesday, May 0 8 a. m. ; leave Nashville 9 p. ill. Wednesday, May 7 Arrive Roanoke, Va., 3 p. in. Thursday, May H I,cave Roanoke 7 a. in.; arrive Natural Bridge Station 8:1.7 a. m. Friday, May 9 - Leave Natural Bridge Station 10 a. m.; arrive Luray, Va., 1 p. m. Saturday, May 10 Leave Luray, Va., 10 a. in., aud arrive Washington, 1). ('., at 2 p. m. A DISASTROUS STORM SWEEPS OVER THE COUNTRY DOING < ON ■ BIUEItAJ1I.I0 DAMAGE. A Chicago dispatch in this says: Recent tho heavy wind storms part of disturbance country have of caused the waters an of unusually Luke Miclu- deep gait. Oll Wednesday a series of tidal waves swept in upon this shore. Vessels wen- curried in shore arid run aground in the mud; those attached to the piers were jerked the from their influences fastenings. felt It seems that same were at other points on the lake. At ltaciue, Wis., the waters seemed to be drawn away from tho shore, lowering the surface very noticeably. Ohio, A special from together Akron, Tuesday says: Two clouds came even ing about two miles northwest of Sharon, Medina county, and then began to re volve in tornado fashion and bear down upon the village, lu ten minutes it had leveled everything in its track, over six miles of farm land, for the width of thirty rods, demolished dozens of buildings, killed one man, fatally injured injured a man and a woman and seriously several others. Forests, in which were trees two feet in diameter, were cut down as if they had been cornstalks. The loss amounts to tens of thousands. News from Pittsburg, Pa., says: West ern Pennsylvania wind and was electric visited by an Wed- unus ual rain, morning. damage storm done, nesday Great was and two lives were lost. At Indiana, Pa., a bolt of Wegley lighting struck the flouring burned. mill of & Wilson, aud it was Loss $15, 000. In Westmoreland county, Pa., great-damage is reported. For two hours the rain fell in torrents, and nearly all the streams overflowed their banks, washing away bridges. At Perm station a num her of families were compelled to vacate high their house* and seek shelter or. h ' : *l : * rjos Vall, v ra,lroi ‘ 1 Ch.r.dge, , northern f terminus, .- bad is was D damaged, A Roanoke, V a., special passed greatest tornado for ...any year over this city Wednesday mg. Th« casthouse at Crozier iron fun. was l blown down .and three laborer* were killed and one was mortallv wounded. The loss to the furnace company is $5,000. Nearly one hundred dwellings in course of erection were demolished. Salem [' ' furnace was blown down, a heavy !o>s being reported, and buildings in that vi cimtywere reduced to ru ins. Los* *><V’ W * SEVEN DROWNED. A raft containing twenty NEGROES is CAPSIZED WITH FATAL RESULTS. In the section of country overflowed by the crevasse at Catfish Point, MLss., last week, a raft containing twenty negroes, the who were trying to escape from floods, was capsized in the mouth of Bogue Pha'iia, the rapid current having carried the frail craft against reached a tree, the Only thirteen of the party shore alive. All were Alabama negroes and not acquainted with such vicissitudes. NO ^ 8 . SOUTHERN NOTES. INTERESTING NEWS FROM ALL POINTS IN TUE SOUTH. □ K.NEHAL PROGRESS AND OCCURRENCES WHICH ARE HAPPENING BELOW MA SON’S AND DIXON'S LINE. A gang of forgers of Italian and Span ish bonds has been captured at Trieste. Tlie Texas Standard Cotton Seed Oil mill, near Galveston, Texas, burned Tuesday night. 11 will prove a complete loss. In the suit, of George B. Mosely vs. Charles A. Culvo, proprietor of the Co lumbia, S. C. Register, for libel, the jury returned a verdict for defendant. The dry kilns of tin* Pratt Lumber company, at Verbena, Alii., burnt Thurs day. Two hundred thousand feet of lumber burned in the kiln. Total loss, $15,000; no insurance. At Yelvington, Ivy., a town of 300 population, a disastrous tire occurred Thursday. T. P. Taylor's tobacco factory and seventeen other buildings, mostly residences, were burned. Loss $(10,000; insurance $30,000. A dispatch from Jackson, Stone’s Miss,, order, says: In pursuance of Governor Adjutant-General William Henry will proceed at once to take distribution charge of of and tho sen to tlie proper tents furnished by tlie general govern ment for the overflow sufferers in Missis sippi. At a meeting of tho board of directors of the New Orleans Cotton exehauge on adopted Tuesday in a series which of resolutions invoke were they earnestly tiie aid of semi tors and representatives in congress from Louisiana toward tlie de feat of tlie Butterworth bill practically delivery. prohibiting (lie sale of articles for future Fire was discovered Wednesday morn ing in the forging department of the United States Rolling Stock company's works at Decatur, Ala. The machine shop, blacksmith shop, moulding room and engine room quickly oauglii nmi were totally destroyed. mid 'Idle loss is about $ 200 , 000 , fully four hundred labor ers are thrown out of employment. David liunnicutt, a railroad contractor, was assassinated at, bis home at lleury Ellen, twelve miles from Birmingham, Ala., TucmIuv night. He hud just fin ished supper ami walked into tlie sitting room when the assassin fired through a window. The. only clew to the assassin is that sometime ago liunnicutt hud a difficulty with a negro who was in hia employ, and that negro is now missing. trade review. run nrSINKHH OUTLOOK, AH REPORTED Bt DUNN A CO. It. G. Dunn & Co.’s review of trade for week ended Friday, says: The first quarter of the year has passed without the financial disturbance which many saw I'cmon to fear, with fewer failures than in the same quarter last year, and smaller liabilities hy twelve per Aent.,with lurger railroad tonugo than in the same quarter of any previous year, and with larger payments than over through bunkers and clearing hou-cs, outside of New York. Foreign trade has been heavier than eve» for the season, and domestic consump tion, while much smaller than usual iu coal, in woolens and heavy winter goods, has been at the maximum in'nearly all other lines. Tlie money market is no longer tlie centre of apprehension. Hates have been about steady at four per cent, on call, and it is calculated that April disbursements have been $20,451,* 801 on $757,083,540 of bonds; $11,- 122,089 on $083,481,740 of stock, and about $0,000,000 by the government. Reports of the boot and shoe and leather industry are nearly all favorable. At Philadelphia, tlie leather trade is un settled, the drug trade fair, aud tobacco more active. Tlie number of failures during the first quarter of 1890 was 8,228, against last year 3,311, with a decided decrease at the east, south and in ths Pacific states, but the increase in ths middle and western states. The aggre gate of liabilities was $37,852,908, against $42,973,510 last year, but in this partic ular there was an increase at south and in middle states -in latter nearly fifty per cent with decrease iu all other section*. Business failures week, occurring throughout United the country for number for Slates 189, Canada 17, total 200, against 243 lust week. WENT TO A DOG SHOW AND CARRIED WITH HIM $43,500 OF TUB BANK’S MONEY. Frederick Kimball, teller of the Peo ple’s Saving bank, in Worcester, Mass., is missing, and with him are $43,500 of the hank’s funds. The hank will lose but $83,500, as the Fidelity and Casualty company, of New York, is on his bond for $10,000. -aying Kimball he disappeared to Bos- last Wednesday, was going ton to a dog show j ;ik i oniin lsoner or j a «>r at wasti hurt on has iu ii d a volume on mar divo-i e in ih • United States, Horn - c i s for ihverc * proceedings simples me er.tr ii i a *i {restive A few o “ext in cruelty,” taken at random, sued will il!i rate this. One woman arul bta ue 1 it—be cause be bus ut off her bang; another cam ■it that her husband never took her A man obtained a divorce 5 his wife pulled him out of I ed i-y whiskers; am ther omp’ain-d with mt hia wife would not walk < ut him • n ia id entered a« evidence on another } >o; nt a tuft of hair marked A. It is s * 'do in that a statis ti “ii work hns so much uudiHiglisd hu mor in it a* tin* Labor Commissioner’a iaU*«t \o5ume.