Evening Gazette

              £♦ NUMBER 4 86 1 Weekly Batablished 1860 ( P1TTST0N, PA.. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1883. J TWO OKNTi" J Ten Cents per Week A BAD GOVERNOR. PRESIDENTIAL PREFERENCES. A NICK YOUNG MAN. A BOMBSHELL IN LONDON. BEN BU1TERW0RTH. CONDENSED NEWS. Dntch Wtrklitwamen. t i The St. Louis Grand Jury Present A Wee tor m Congressman on Artbara ' Wh*re Is HI* Following? Washington, Not. 8.—A western congressman, whoso opinions, if his name could be mentioned, would command national respect, in, speaking of the presidential outlook in the west, said substantially this: "It is not possible to form any opinion as to the choice of the western states for a presidential candidate. I have not as yet seen the slightest indications of any administrative effort to secure the nomination for President Arthur. I am convinced that he would feel highly complimented if a nomination should come to hiin unsought It is certain that the fame of General Arthur 1b growing in the west, and the growth is remarkable when you remember that the time can be counted in months readily when ho entered upon the presidency, under circumstances which, in some Republican circles, gave him the greatest unpopularity. I think his administration will go down to history as one of the wisest we have known. The common people in the west think very kindly of Arthur. He cannot be said to Lave a following there. I do not see that he has a following here or elsewhere. I should be at a loss to name his intimates here, and a 'kitchen oabinet' he certainly has "not now, however ambitious cer'ain New Yorkers at ono time may have been to become the keepers of the conscience of the king. • .Before leaving home I talked with mj.py farmers, and the very common inquiry with them was: 'Is not Arthur making a good president? There can be-only one answer to that question. He is making a wise administration. He has written no veto which has not received the approval of the people, and he has signed no bill which has received their condensation. I was surprised the other day to hear a member of the Hayes cabinet say this: 'The people are beginning to understand what many in New Yorkhave always known, that General Arthur is one of the wisest and most sagacious of men.' I do not know what the sentiment of the west may bo in the national convention, but I can say that, Without any . movement in the direction of an effort to gain - frienoa for ibo administration, Gen. Arthur has raphily grown in the esteem of our peo- Kxcltement Over the Bzponre or an Snow fell in Baltimore yesterday morning. IZyko" in St. Louis Republican.] The avenue (or tho drive from the Hagna Is one of the most beautiful in the world. Is is lined on either side by tall, stately trees that arch evenly and gracafolly above, and the primeval stretch of forest on either siua is broken only by the white paths cut through it. Along this avenne groups of the picturesque peasants are to be seon in the morning goiug to or returning from the hague. They go in clusters, and men and women tivt rarely seen together. The women seem to do most )f the work. You will gee a Dutch woman drawing a cart full of vegetabloa while her husband walks behind with his bands under his blue blouqe and a pipe in his mouth. You will see women drawing canal boats like mules along the watery highways. Yet they aro a patient, finely developed, strong, and to all outward appearances, a contented race. The women, when fixed up, have a band of metal which clasp* the head on either side, and extends undct* the back hair. Then long pins with bi,; round beads in silver or gilt filagree, aro thrust under those bands at either side of the head, and a flounced cap cover i the wholo. The wooden shoes aro chiefly worn, but of late a faint decoration appear ; upon them in the shape of an imitation row of buttons. The stocking* «:\D usually of thick blue yarn, and tho dresses do not come within two iuches of the ankle. The head is used as much as b;r the negroes of tho south. The women march from the sea-shore to the Hague with basket*! of fish on their hoads stopping energetically along with knitting in their bands or smaller baskets. The men at tho peasant class ai\» taciturn, stolid, strong and evidently contented. Tho Dutchman's pride in his country is intense and his satisfaction is complete. There can be no substitute in his mind for the little country wroeted from tho embrace of the sea, with its arteries of canals and long-armed wind-mills that aro constantly in motion. With a Tendency to Aoquire Other London, Nov. 3.—Tho Duke and Duchess of Connaught left this city for India last night, and the issue of an "extra" of Tho Fall Mall Gazette containing the statement, in leaded columns, that the authorities had been anonymously informed that an atyepipt Would be made to destroy by ezpkaticto the traip on which they were to travel from London to Dover caused a great sensation throughout the city. Alleged Dynamite Plot. General Satisfaction Pelt Over His • Breezy Report. People's Property. Recent Appointment. Frost formed yesterday morning at Baltimore, Petersburg, Va., and Memphis, Tenn. They FlaC_ Sot. Crittenden, ol Missouri, lias been In IjeaguerOTlth Gambler* and Criminals—Abuse ol the HMonlnt Power. Representing Himself aa a medical Student and the Heir to Hllllone He Baallr Finds :Ytfctlme to RetleTe In Him. J Ills Great Popularity Among PolltU elans and Statesmen of all Parties. Some orbit Past Achievement* —Brief Sketch or His Life. Fourteen persons were taken safely from two wrecks by the life saving crew nea* Cleveland, O. Gov. Clevoland, of New York, has issued a proclamation in the interest of purity of the ballot box. Bt. Louis, Ufa, Nov. 8.—The grand jury, after retnn«li%* A nurnber of Indictments, made their report. They excqriate Gov. Cfittesden, and referring to the whole* sale fjaraonfng ot the gamblers by him they say: New York, Nov. 8.—Another picture has been added ro the rogde's gallery at th* police central office. It represents an elegantly dressed young man named Frank Arborn, who is under arrest on a charge of grand larceny. For five years Arborn has mingled in good society in New Yark and other cities. By a remarkably good address and a wonderful assuranoe.ke managed to ingratiate* him-1 self into many wealthy families. He has boarded Jn aristocratic boarding houses, gaining admission by excellent references. He always represented himself ai a college student. Fivo jweeks ago ilie obtained admittance to Miss Helen McNeill's board-, ing house at 183 Fifth avenue. During the spring he had Visited a wealthy gentleman who stopped there, and then made a good impression by his pleasing manners. He said that he was studying at the college of Physicians and Burgeons. Not long after arrival articles of Jewelry and wearing apparel disappeared from the rooms of several of the boarders, and several articles of clothing were taken from Miss McNeill's wardrobe. On Thursday afternoon Capt Williatrs' attention was called to the losses, and he sent Detective Price to investigate. Detective Price suspected Arborn, but the peoplo iu the house •joutod the idea. The detective opened Arbora's trunk and found there a silk basque and a cloak belonging to Miss. McNeill. In addition there Was a bunch of skefrtJOn keys. Arborn was not in the house, and nobody 3eemed to want him arrested. Tho detective got bis description and watched 'the fr»nt door. At dusk Arborn came along and ran up thn stops with a springy gait. l*rice was not sure,of his man, 39 lDe approached and said: "Mr. Atborn, tjiere is a gentleman waiting for you en the' corner." Arborn aSkeCJ which corner, and Price arrested him. The last time that Arborn was arrested in this city was in tie fall of 1S8I, tot complicity in obtaining goods in the preceding August under false pretences from Francis O'Neill, tho shoo dealer of 1170 Broadway; F. M. & W. Ward, men's furnishing goods, of 862 Broadway, and Youman, the New York hotel hatter. His companion Was Manson Pell Helmbald, Hie son ut Henry T. Helmbold, the druggist. Arborn made Helmbold a cat's paw. He met him in Long Brauch, where Arborn, as usufrt, was visiting among wealthy people, and induced him to s'art" cn a tisit to Arborn's uncle, who, he sai.;, liv d on Long Island. Arborn in Long B:uueh said he bad mnch money, and that he would some day be heir to his unclo's millions. When they reached this city Arborn said that he was short of mouey. They stopped at three fashionable boardiug houses, at each of which they had goods sent C. O. D. While the messengers were waiting they left tho houses. On August 19 Helmbold was arrested in a pawn shop, where Arborn sent him to raise money on the stolen goods. Ho was held to the grand jury, but the case never came to trial. Arborn, when arrested several months later, was taken to the diqtribt attorney's office. , Ho was not prosecuted, because the case against young Helm6old had been pigeonholed. Arborn in the latffir jiai-t of 1880 went to Philadelphia, where he mode the acquaintance of a wealthy young lady who was engaged to be married to a younf Philadelphian. Arborn came suddenly bach to this city, where he was followed by the Philadelphian, who searched for him.with a revolver. Ho was arrested, bnt the case fell through. On Aptil 0, 1880, he was arrested on the complaint of a well known French resident of this city for trying to entice his fifteen year old daughter from her home. Arborn met the young lady ifi a fashionable church and obtained a great influence over her. He also escaped punish m nt in this case. The police suspect him of being the man who not long ago victimized Mrs. Weatherby, of 17 East Twenty-sixth street, by bogus lotters of reference and representations regarding his alleged millionaire uncle, Miss McNeill says that she is not anxious to appear against Arborn, but she has been subpoenaed and will have to xive her testimony. Arborn iB twenty-seven years old, and was born at fcjag Harbor. Hu had something to do with the duel between the students of the College of Physicians and Surgeons which did not tako place last The chairman and general manager of the Southeastern railway issued special instructions to the employees of the road to bo en the alert to prevent any attempt to interfere with the train, and devisod elaborate precautionary measures for the safety of tho duke and duchess. Large bodies of police had been summoned for duty at the  street, Charing Cross and London bridge stations, and gangs of plate layers watched the entire railway track to Dover. Washington, Nov. 8.—The appointment and confirmation of Hon. Benjamin Butterworth to the commissionershlp of patents is received with more general satisfaction than any nomination that President Arthcr has lately made. Butterworth is not onlv unusually popular with all members of congress irrespective of party, and other officials with whom he has come in contact, but is personally much liked among the leading families here in the city, and. tho prospect of his continued residence in Washington is cordially welcomed. Tho daughter of Dr. K. C. Huse, eighteen years of age, has mysteriously disappeared from Rockford, 111. residents of Erie, Pa.r*went out duck shooting in a boat last Wednesday and havo not been seen since. "Pardons have been granted by the execu- tive to persons convicted of felonies in the criminal court ■ of this city. Pardons have been granted to many persons convicted ol Fifty cases and five deaths from diphtheria have occurred in the West Boylg. ton, Mass., schools within a week. felonies, not upon doubtful or untruthful tes- timony, cr by partial or prejudiced juries, but ufton their self confession, after advising with counsel of the highest ability. These self confessed felons had, for many yean prior to their conviction for the offenses ol which they were pardoned, openly and defiantly violatefUthe law. Though often catvie tod during that time of misdemeanors, no substantial punishment was ever inflicted upon them. Their persistence in flagrant violations of the law and the demoialising and debasing results of these violation* The government has offered a reward of £600, the Metropolitan and District railway companies a rewaiVt of £600 for the apprehension of the perpetrators of the underground railway outrages. The physicians in attendance upon the persons who were injured by the explosion at the Praod street station ilnd that the tympanic membranes ol the patients are ruptured, which fact can only be attributed to the effects of the detonation of dynamite. Major Majendie, ol the board of trade, continues his inquiry into the cause of the explosions. It is evident that the explosive used was similar to that employed by Dr. Gallagher and liis confederates in the attempt to blow up the local government board offices. The bodies of three littlo Jchildron were found tied up in a sack floating in a mill dam on the Saludo river near Edgefield, S. C. It is an open secret that President Arthur desired and intended to make Mr. Butlterworth postmaster general after tho death of Mr. Howe; but Indiana had a good man for the place as well as strong claims for recognition, and Mr. Grcsham was selected. The office of commissioner of patents is, however, one which should by right rank as high as the postmaster generalship, though it is not CDf a nature to bring it so much under publio notice. There are (nearly five hundred employes under tho commissioner, and the pay roll foots up to nearly {000,000 per annum. It has furthermore attachod to it very grave responsibilities that both sound judgment and the strictest integrity, and one reason of the general satisfaction over Butterworth's appointment lies in the well ltnow n fact that lie possesses these qualities to an exceptional degree. His good, clear common sense is proverbial, and his honor has never been questioned even by his strongest political opponents. Sharpers who tried to cheat a St. Louis bank by means of a forged draft were frustrated and one of their number locked up. The New York grand jury handed in a presentment censuring the excise commissioners for licensing liquor saloons run by ex-convicts and frequented by thieves. coused the legislature to make felonies ol these offenses, which had heretofore been mis demeanors. Under the new law they continue in the same open and defiant coarse; and when brought to justice and forced tc admit their guilt they were unconditionally pardoned by the governor in ttte most unteeming haste, without any consultation on A coroner's jury at Camden, N. J., found that a body floating in tho river was that of a missing lawyer. Subsequently the actual body of said lawyer was fished up. The sophomore and freshmen clauses of the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, at Troy, N. Y., were suspended for fighting and damaging the property of the institute.THE NATIONAL BANKS. his part with the officers of the state, through whose efforts their conviction bad been seD Comptroller KnoxsD Interesting lie- port of Xliuiii. cured. Such action of the govemer is inconsistent with the principles which should regu- , 'Xasiiipigton. Nov. a.—idoraptroller Knoi has prepared a comparative statement showing the resources and liabilities of the national banks on Octobft 2, 1882-88. The number of banlu in operation the second of last mouth was 8,501, an increase of 280 since October 8, 1082. The capital a took Oatober 2d, 1883, was $509,000,000, an increase of $2Cl,000,00c during the year. The increase in surplus is $11,000,000, while the bonk circulation on October 2d, 1882, was $814,712,215, and on October 2d, 1883, was $314,031,575, an increase of only $210,860. The total contraction of national bank notes, including the no tew at insolvent banks and those in voluntary liquidation and which had deposited legal tender notes for the purpose of retiring their circulation is about $10,000,000. The loans have increased from $1,243,000,000 tc $1,303,000,000. The bonds of the United States held for all purposes is $382,000,000, a reduction of $13,000,000 during the year. The amount of specie held by the banks wa» $107,000,000, an increase of $5,000,000 during the year. Of this about $10,000,000 in silvei coin and silver certificates. Individual deposits amounted to $l,049,0o0,000, which waf a falling off of ti e deposits of the previoin year. In his forthcoming annual report the comptroller will urge the importance of providing some means by which the circulation of national banks may be kept up to thi highest amount. The statuettes of the Di Cesnolo collection, said to be altered, were produc ed in court, ill New York, nud further testimony was given for tho plaintiff in M. Feuardent's libel suit. late the granting of pardons, and tends to Behind tho Scenes. [New York Letter in Utica Observer. J bring, into diamante, the administration of justice. We therefore r«ouimend an amendmeat tb the constitution jriiicli shall with' iiinaw from the the powjrto grant reprieves, commutations, and ipardons foi offenses against the common -law s of - tlx state, and vesting the power board ol pardons." Mr. Buyerworth i» of Quaker parentage, John • Linton, who was conspicuous among tlios3 who came to Pennsylvania with Willam Penn, being his ancestor on his mother's side. Butterworth's father came to Ohio from Virginia in 1841, and, until Ben was eighteen years of age, he lived on the tyu-m, with such advantages of education as fanners' children usually had in those days. He studied law in Cincinnati with'Durbin Ward and William M. Ramsey, remaining with them two years and graduating at the Cincinnati Law school His public life began in 1809, when he was appointed assistant United States district attorney under Warner M. Batcman. In 1871 he was nominated for the state senate 'ia: a strong democratic district, and by his great personal popularity nearly overcame his opponent's majority. In 1873 he was nominated for th« state senate by the republicans and elected by eighty-six votes. At the expiration of his term he moved to Hamilton county, and in 1879 was nominated for congress by acclamation by the republican oonvention of the first Ohio district, and, after a long and heated contest, elected. He was renominated by acclamation in 1880 and re-elected, and again in 1882 was renominated, but, owing to the liquor question split among the republicans, was defeated in common with all the rest of the ticket. In March last Mr. Butterworth was appointed by Attorney General Brewster to assist in the trial of the election caseB in South Carolina, and during the summer was selected by the president aa one of the inspectors of the Northern Pacific railroad. Three clerks in the bureau of water register, of New York city, were arrosted on indictments found by the grand jury. They ore accused of being implicated in the watei rent frauds. "These people," said a manager with who:;i I talked between acts about the principals in the cast, "are grand opera misfits. Tliat tenor, at whose efforts the audience is in. clined to snicker, was educated for Italian opera. If he were making to-night as mu.:h of a hit as the soprano is achieving, h-j wouldn't be much happier tiuur ho is now. Why? Because she is undoubtedly saying to herself, 'I ought to be in grand opera instead of here. If I can get so much applauso for my singing in this comic trash, I could do tho same at the Academy of Music.' That's the way with them all. The comic opera people are unhappy because they're not in grand opera, and the comedians invariably aspire to tragedy." Ovor at the biggeet theatre in the Bowery—as to beating capacity the biggest in America— I found last evening a set of actors who ha i good reason to feel professionally oppressed. They were performing "Nobody's Claim," u western border drama, aad from the two stars to the numerous supers all wore subordinated to beasts and the elements. A dog had the climax of one act to iiimcelf in the biting of the villain, a horse commanded tho situation at another fall of the curtain, aud fire distracted all attention from the acting in the crowning episode. Nowhere in tliu play was there much dependence upon tho human voice for producing an exciting ef feet. The orchestra made more noise than the speakers during the thrilling passages, and llrearms beat the mouths of the most vigorous declaimers. It has been demonstrated, however, that the Bowery has appreciation for better dramatic things. Two large theatres have been newly opened this season in that street and its northern extension. Third avenue, making three legitimate honses, and the engagements made by the managers of these places include the eitiro range of dramatic combinations, with no preference for the rude or mechanical. It was long a mistaken conclusion that the east side had an ignorant and vicious population. pie." THE POSTAL UNION. The grand jury returned indictment! against Henry \V. Moore, managing editor, «nd Florence D. Whit®, reporter of Tlx Post Dispatch, under toe- SMtue coftcerm ing the abstraction of court records. It was White who stole the stenographer's notes of the testimony taken before the grand jury,which, when published in ThePosI Dispatch, revealed the existence of a gambling ring. Otbir indictments were alsc found. Joseph H. McEntire, Edward Butlej and Police Commissioners Ca.uth and Lutl being indite ted for conspiracy in having threatened to oust the chief of police if hC did not follow their instructions concerning the raiding of houses of prostitution and gambling dens. Henry A. Newman, the commissioner of labor statistics in this state, is indicted for brokerage in office in connection with the sale of his notaryship. Hugh Brady, a member of the legislature, is indicted for bribery in connection with his securing a job for John Gunn on a patrol wagon. Warren F. McChesuey is indicted for his attempt to secure money from the Saloon Keepers' association in connection with Judge Noonan's decision. Mr. Pickard, who kept a tea store on Fif th street, where prises wore given, is indicted un der the gambling law. All these are felonies, and the indictments will not be mad e public until the arrests are made. SPORTING NOTES. The United States makes an Excel* lent Showing. The fourth game in tbe Philadel phia chess match was won by Mr. Stcinitsi. Wa8IHKQ*ox, Nov. 3.—A comparison of postal statistics made by Superintendent Blackfan of tho foreign mail service shows the relative rank of the principal postal union countries as follows: In number of post offloes the United States ranks first, with 44,512 offices; Great Brit*, in has 14,918; Germany, 11,088; France, 6,158; Japan, 5,001. In respect to the relative population and the number of post offices Switzerland ranks first, having one post office to 035 inhabitants; the United States, one to 1,126; Norway, one to 2,054; Great Britain, one to 2,862. In number of letters conveyed in the mails: Great Britain, 1,220,354,800; the United States, 1,046,107,349; Germany, 563,- 225,700; France, 633,541,373. In number of postal cards convoyed: The United States, 824,556,440; Germany, 153,992,200; Groat Britain, 135,392,000; Austria, 38,031,800. In number of newspapers conveyed in domestic mails the United States is first with 852,180,- 792; Germany, 430,089,800; Frauce, 320,- 188,636; Great Britain, 140,789,100; Italy, 99,509,179. In number of letters despatched in international mails Great Britain ranks first with 46,051,500; Germany, 43,195,- 260; France, 84,368,985; Austria, 83,233,500; and the United States fifth with 22,569,120. In respect to the length of interior land routes other than railway the United States first with 231,306 miles; Russia has 77,804 miles; Germany, 44,702 miles; Spain, 37,202 miles; and Japan, 35,666 miles. In respect to the length of railway routes the United States ranks first with 91,671 miles; Germany has 21,573 miles; France, 16,822 miles; Russia, 14,439 miles. In respcct to the amount of gros3 postal revenue Germany ranks first with 205,324,215 francs; the United States with 194,630,444 francs; Great Britain, 175,- 690,000; France, 162,968,569; Russia, 59,253,- 864. The net postal revenues in 1881 were as follows: Great Britain, 68,523,100 francs; Germany, 29,407,305 francs; France, 19,900,- 440 francs; Spain, 10,071,100 francs. The United States, Russia and Japan show a deficiency.The two match trots were decided at the West Side, New York, dr.ving park. Dr. Zukerfort gave an exhibition of simultaneous chess at tho Manhattan Chess club rooms, New York. Itaska, Clarence, Laura Glass, Ferg Kyle and Joe Mitchell were tho winueri at the Brighton BeaCli races. The steam yacht Dot, of Norfolk, Va., is believed to have foundered in Humpdon Roads during Thursday's storm. The Southdown, Eng., club handi cap was won by Mr. Houldsworth's Spring kell; the Houndear plate was won by Costa, with Mr. Lorillard's Massassoit third. Tbe Kllbourn Case. TbeNewhall House Fire Kecalled. Washington, Nov. 3.—When tho trial ol the suit of Hallett Kllbourn against ex-Sergeant-at-Arms John G. Thompson was resumed before Judge Cox,in tho circuit court, Mr. George W. Phillips, who was, in thC spring of 1840, at the time of the habeai corpus proceedings by which Mr. Kilboun gained his liberty, deputy U. 8. njarsha for the district, was called to the stand foi the defense. He testified to the occurrence! while Mr. Kilbourn was in the marshal's custody. A deputy was placed with Mr. Kilbourn, and remained with him all the time though Mr. Kilbourn was allowed to go back and forth from his houss. Mr. Corkhill having remarked that this was mere nominal custody, Senator Vorhecs observed; "You may call it nominal, but I don't want an; one to control ma in that way, or anybody else who was born free." Milwaukee, Wis., Nov. 8.—Suit has been brought here by Julius A. Chellis, of Racine, against F. A. Chapman for the principal and interest on two promissory notes, one foi $l,20p and another for $500, alleged to have been given by Mi'. Chapman to Miss Elizabeth Chellis in 1882. Miss Chellis lost her life in the Newhall house fire in January last, and had for many years been employed in Mr. Chapman's establishment as head dressmaker. Mr. Chapman says that Miss Chellis at the time of Iwr death probably did hold one or two notes-against him, but that the amount cifllmetl by the plaintiff is not correct. He is willing to pay what his books show was due to the unfortunate lady. Gen. Huen and Sec. Lincoln. Hie Paymaster General's Heport. Washington, Nov. 8.—The order of the secretary of war appointing a court of inquiry in the matter of the Greely relief expedition, has furnished the text for much comment. Geu. Hazen's friends ore specially annoyed at It. One of them said: "If you read between the lines you will see that Lieut. Gailington is a man'of straw, and "that the perrun really aimed at is Qen. Hasen." The relations between the secretary of war and the chief signal officer are somewhat strained, and Gen. Hazen's friends are vary likely to attribute to his superior officer motives which may not actuate him. But it is certain that U*y are of the opinion that the investigation is aimed at him, and they do not feel pleasantly toward the secretary of war on aocount of it Washington, Nov. 8.—Hie secretary of war has received the report of the pay master general of the army for the last fiscal year, from which it appears that the receipts were (15,490,810 far ttw army and the disbursements $13,882,164. Reference is made to the defalcation of Major Wasson, amounting to (6,412, all of which was pud back during the progress of his trial. It is recommended that the act of April, 1874, be repealed, which provides that- no officer detailed for the purpose of inspecting the accounts of disbursing officers of the army shall be in any way connected With the department or corps malting the disbursement. The operation of this law, the paymaster general holds, prohibits the detail ofxitHcers for purposes of inspection who offbeat, qualified to detect any irregularity, and compels the selection of officers whose k:uDwiedge of accounts is in most cases only theoretical. On the subject of paymasters' bonds it is suggested that legislation which has been enacted to remedy this evil in connection with the bonds of collectors of internal revenue and of postmasters be extended to paymasters. New Haven, Nov. 3.—Park street in the vicinity of Newman's corset manufactory was the scene of an incipient Mot Wednesday evening. A number of stitchers quarrelled with some of their companions in another part of the factory a few days ago, aqd on Wednesday evening the stitchers, with upwards of fifty street companions, armed with missiles available in the street, waited for the opposition forces. The superintendent, who was warned of the proposed fight went to stop it and was shot at by a discharged employee named Lennon. With police assistance they were driven away, but several pistol shots were fired by the members of th« gang. Fortunately no one was injured. QnarrelllnK Factory Hands,. TEE CHEAP PBEBS The Cabinet In Session. Washington, Nov. 3-—At the meeting ol the cabiuet Secretary Fi elinghuyseu was the only absentee, and the session was not protracted. The appointment of a surgeon general of the army was debated but no conclusion was reached. Collector Crumbaugli, ol Kentucky, and his recent letter against tht commissioner of internal rovonue, was alsc talked over, and it is undarsto-d that his removal was agreed upon. The JEew York Times and Xewipaper Kvolatloa. [New York Evening Post] The reduction in price of The Daily Tjjmen from 4 cents to 3 cents per copy is the first decided symptom in American journalism oC a movement which had its beginning in the penny press of London a dozen years ago. The abolition of the stamp duty and the cheapening of the cost of white paper made it possible for publishers in Great Britain to sell a newspaper of large size and of a high standard of ability at a price the equivalent of 2 cents in our money. The battle bstweon the high-priced and the low-priced papers in London has been decided, as was lnevitablo if the low-priced ones should survive llio perils of infancy, in favor of the latter. All the high-priced newspapers of London except The Times, have been driven one by one to follow the example of The Daily Telegraph by reducing their price to 1 penny. The Times has held out so far, but at such eost in the way of circulation that it has latterly adopted the expedient of publishing a small sheet, called The Summary, at the price of i» half-penny, in order to meet the intolerablo competition of The Telegraph, Standard, and Daily News. The Summary is a cpndensatiou of the news and editorials of The Times, published at oLie-sixth of the price of The Tiiuat itself; and it remains to be seen whether iu will have the effect intended by Kb inventor* of driving the penny papers out of the field, or whether it will complete the work which the penny press has begun, of driving ThC« Times out of the iield. Such contests aivi always slow in producing their final results It would not be surprising if the result in this caso were a reduction in'the price of Tho Times to 1 penny, and tho suppression of itx subordinate, The Summary. A Lesson to Scandal mongers. New York City Democrats. PrrreBUao, Pa., Nov. 3.—Sarah Agnes Aiken, by her next friend, James Makes, has entered suit against James Weeden and Mary Weeden to reqovBr $5,000 for injured reputation, alleged to have been caused by Mrs. Weeden setting afloat stories reflecting on Mrs. Aiken's character. A similar proceedtrig to recover damages in the same amount was commenced by Coleman Long against Robert Agnew and Margaret Agnew. N*w York, Nov. 3.—The county domocracy held a mass meeting at' the Cooper Union to ratify the state nnd county nominations. Hon. John E. Develin presided, and introduced Mr. Joseph Pulitzer, editor of The New World, who said: "I have been asked to define the issues. The issue of issues was whethor republican plunderers should be kept in power by democratic blunderers. Tlte last tpeech I made in this hall was an appeal for the election of Tilden and Hendricks. . Uey were elected, but were defrauded by republican fraud. The issues of 1876 Were before the people to-day, and the spirit of corruption, bribery and money kings, which brought the defeat of your ticket in 1876, also defeated G«n. Hancock in 1880." The duty cf democrats, he said, was to unite, make a common fight against a common enemy, and turn the republican rascals out. Ex-Senator Ecclesine and others also addressed the meeting. Resolution* were adopted pledging the support of the county democracy to democratic state and oounty nomination!. An Accident, But Not much Damage. Pittsbueo, Pa., Nov. 8.—About 10 o'clock a freight train was passing over that portion of the Pan Handle bridge which is built ovei Carson street when two cars jumped the track. Fortunately the train stopped before the cars were pitched over through the roofs of the houses underneath, but both tracks were blocked for several hours, delaying traffic entirely. Incoming trains from th« west filled tho tracks for over a mile. Victims of the Deep. England and Germany In Soutb Censuring a Railroad Company. Cleveland, O., Nov. 8.—The great storm is abating. No serious damage has been reported in this district, w ith the exception of the stranding of the schooners Miuch and Merrill. That no lives were lost is due to the heroic and skillful work of Captain Goodwin and his life saving cuew, who rescued from those vessels seventeen men, and the wife of Captain Coleman, of the Merrill. They were in imminent peril, and were brought ashore by the aid of ropes fired from a howitzer to the vessels, over which baskets were run back and forth. Africa. Tboy, N. Y., Nov. 3,—The coroner's jury In the case of the falling of the Fort Edward bridge while a Delaware and Hudson passenger train was passing over it—an accident resulting in the death of two persons and the injuring of twenty-seven others—after forty ballots rendered a verdict, charging that the bridge was unsafe and not thoroughly inspected, and censuring the engineering department for negligence, the railroad superintendent for allowing heavy trains to cross at the rate of fifteen miles an hour, and the .chief engineer for permitting the bridge to go without inspection. London, Nov. 3.—A London firm hat sought the protection of the government from German encroachments in South Africa. In 1863 this firm bought a large tract of land in South Africa upon which a large number oi German colonists have located. Having exhausted all other means of recovering their property, the Germans refusing to vacate, the firm seek the interposition of the government, and the matter will probably become the subject of diplomatic correspondence with Germany. Failures During (he Week. | [New York, Nov. 3.—The business failures throughdut the United States and Canada in the last seven days, as reported to R G. Dun & Co., of The Mercantile Agency, numbered 215, as compared with 218 last woek and the week before. The number of failures in Canada continues to be unusually large as also in the western states. In the southern, middle and New England states there is a marked decrease noted. Safe Burglar* Foiled. Madisonville, O., Nov. 8.—An, attempt was made to rob the College Building association of its funds. The treasurer, on coming to his office, found the safe blown open and the sub-treasury box in the yard outside. The papers were scattered about, but fortunately tho funds, amounting to $8,000, bad been taken home by the treasurer for the first time sinco tho association has boon in existence. Milwaukee, Nov. 8.—The northwest gale subsided somewhat on Wednesday night, but the wind was brisk from west northwest Thursday and last night it again veered to ihs npthwest. Heavy Damages Awarded, » Scnarded for Their Humanity. Washington, Nov. 3.—The president has, through the department of state, presented § handsome gold medal to John Kingalion, master of the British bark Eurydioe,#in recognition of his humanity in rescuing two American seamen of the schooner Wildfire, adrift at sea July 8, 1883. He has also presented a similar medal to Corenzo Bonsignor, master of the Italian bark Stella B., for hit humane services in picking up four seamen of the American ship Matchless, adrift at sea July 17, 1883. Pittsburg, Nov. 3.—Tha board of receivers apppointed in the case of the Republic Iron works (limited) against the Pittsburg, McKeesport and Youghiogheny Railroad company have made their report awarding damages iu favor of the plaintiff in the sum of $37,500. The amount of damages claimed for encroachment of the railroad on the plaintiff's premises was $75,000. (jioverne r Butler's Prospects. Boston, Nov. 8—The Globe publishes replies from correspondents all over the state with reference to the outlook for Tuesday's election, the correspondents being instructed to report facta uncoiored. The reports show heavy Butler gains in Suffolk and Essex counties, and uniform Butler gains in Norfolk Plymouth, Hampden and Middlesex counties. Small republican gains are conceded in the remaining counties. According to the reports the republicans are hopelessly beaten, Governor Butler being given • majority anywhere from 12,000 to 30,000. Au Unfortunate Vessel. A dispatch from Sheboygan says Uie galu has not subsided there, and dispatches front other points report the harbor full of vessels. Several schoonors are ashore at different points on the lake. Nkw York, Nov. 8.—The steamship State of Florida, which was in u collision with the schooner Isaac S. Campbell, met with further misadventure yesterday morning, t I appears that she bad not fully complied with the quarantine regulations before coming up the river, and was consequently ordered back to Staten Island for that purpose. After being detained a short time and getting her "clean bill of health," she finally Was enabled to land her passengers at their dock. She is but little dainagpd by the collision, aud it is not expected that she will be detained here beyond her usual length of time. Col. Iiijceraol on C'lvll Bights. Washington, Nov. 3.—Col. Ilobert Ingorsol delivered his second lecture at Lincoln hall, on the recent civil rights decisions of the supreme court, The hali was with an audience of both white and colored residents of the city. The lecture » as mainly a repetition of the one delievered about two weeks ago. The Tliree {*g£Ceiit. Ootids. Washington, Nov. "75.—On October 29 Secretary Folger received from a New York bank a communication stating that a large amount of 3 per cent, bonds embraced in the 123d and 123d calls were accumulating there, and asking if the department would redeem (1,000,000 worth of them at par and interest to the date of presentation. The Secretary replied: "I have to say tliat you may pre sent any of the bonds included in those callt for payment prior to their maturity and they will be redeemed and interest aUowpj thereon up to the date of their presentaD tion." Sec. Fofger'a Retirement Again, Baltimore, Not, 3,—A Herald special from Washington says that is stated 011 high authority that Sec. Folger will retire from the cabinet at an early day. "Chandler is booked for Folger's place and a Pennsylvania man will succeed to Chandler's portfolio. The matter was to have been discussed at the cabinet meeting, but for some reason was not brought up. Till Inspection oi Mississippi Im- The courao of English journalism has been watched with the deepest interest by all publishers of newspapers in America, and tho, conviction has beeu gaining ground that theymust sooner or later follow suit. Tho Kill* took up the same line of battle in New York wheu it began to give Its readers, in condensed but methodical and intelligible shape* all the news of the day, together with careful editorial treatment, for the price of 3 oeuU* Its success forced The Herald a few year* ago to reduce its price from 4 cento to Uiree. Since that time a new crop cf cheap papers has cogie up—the Morning Journal, The Star, and Truth (1 cent), and The World has lowered its price, first to 3 and latterly to 8 cents. The World beit« a member of the Associated Press, was enabled to publish all tho important news of tbe day at a price one third less than that of The Herald, and at one-half the prioechargnl by The Times and The Tribune, It was not, we presume, the competition of Tbe World that decided The Times to its price, but rather the whole concatenation of ciiD eumstauces and the general drift of journalism in England and America. provements. Still Sea re 111 UK for Mary Churchill. St. Louis, Nov. 3.—The senate committer appointed to Inspect the Mississippi river improvements, after taking testimony here, went down the river to examine the work a few miles below. They will then go to Cairo and thence to the mouth of .the river, spending two or three weeks in the inspection and in hearing testimony. They go on thi steamer Gen. Barnard. Indianapolih, Intl., Nov. 3.—The impression is strong that Alary Churcluil is in Indianapolis, and this is strengthened by the receipt at the pout ofljco cf sogje Wail addressed to. her. There W »Q street or number given, bijWbe post ofllco authorities will learn her stopping place if she calls for her letters. lerlom Bsllretl Aeeldent. Detroit, Mich.,Nov. 3.—Near Ypsilanti the accommodation train from the west telescoped three empty box cars left standing by mistake on the Michigan central track. The locomotive and cars were capsized and ruined. Engineer George Wilton and fireman James Eaton stuck to their posts and were both terribly scalded by escaping steam. They were taken to their homes in Jackson in a critical condition. The Pittsburg and Western Lease. Pittsburg, Pa., Nov. 3.—It seems probable the Pittsburg and Western lease will be signed as soon as President Jewett, of the Erie, sufficiently reoovers his health. The terms agreed upon, it is authoritatively It*ted, are more favorable to the lessors than at first contemplated. The Erie people agree to take care of the interest and the floatiug debt until the suffice therefor, then to begin paying dividends on the stock at the rate of one per cent, the first year, two per cent, the second, and increasing annually until six per cent, is reached, providing the earnings justify it. • Denying a False Rumor, Chicago,Nov. 3.—The statement sent from here that the failure of Arnheim, the tailor, involved the house of that name doing business in New York, San Francisco and elsewhere is incorrect. The Chicago Arnheim is a brother of Benjaminn Arnheim, the principal partner of the New York firm, but there is no business connection between the two firms. Labor P0IIIM11 lu Peunoylvauia. Washington, Nov. B.—Gov. Ordway ci Dakota territory has submitted his annual report to Secretary Teller. It is a caustic document and contains a vigorous defensi of the action of the governor in regard tx the recent constitutional convention troublos Ho usesstropg language throughout, and hit report is likely to open anew the faptionp 'war in Dakota. The trouble arising fron the two capitals, Yankton aud Bismarck, ii handled in a refreshing manner. Cot. Oliwsr'l Caustic Report. Will Evans Be Confirmed 1 Pittsburg, Pa., Nov. 3.—One hundred thousand state and judiciary tickets have been put up in that many sealed envelopes, properly stamped and addressed to men throughout Allegheny county by the national labor party's organ in this city. Washington, Nov. 3.—It is rumored that Mr. Evans, collector of internal revenue, will be opposed for confirmation when tha Senate meets. Mr. Evans denies the charges made against him by Collector Crambaugh, but the fact still remains that Evans' opponents have disgusted prominent republican! in the west. Evans was a howling Orant man, and has been a candidate for something or other for fifteen years. The No tor to as Dewey. Boston, Mass., Nov. 3.—C. F. Dewey, alias O. R. Ha i pert, the forger, who arrived from San Francisco in charge of officers, has been thoroughly identified by a clerk of Kidder, Pea body & Co., one of the swindled firms. His counsel offeeed $85,000 to have him let off in San Francisco. There has been attached (10,000 of Dewey's in San Antonia and (40,000 in San Francisco. A Prise Fight on a TrMs, A Wuruluz to Boys. N*w Yowt, Jiov. 8.—On a Lung Island railroad train, a fight occurred between Harry Woodson, the "Black Diamond," and George iloulton, the boxer, in which the lav ter, who seems to have provoked the fight, was three times knocked down and gave up the fight.  Akron, O., Nov. 3.—A young school bvDy named Beasely was instantly killed by the train, on which he was tjtraUnjj a ride, col-1 ding with another freight train on tho New Yorjf Pari Co and Ohio road a'* Kent, O. Liability of Sleeping Oar Companies. Pittsburg, Pa., Nov. 8.—An interesting case was urgusd here in the supreme court involving the extent of the liability of sleeping car companies for the goods of passengers. The suit was brought by a Mr. Gardner against the Pullman Palace Car company to recover (300 tor the loss of a watch and his purse, which were Btolen while he was asleep in one of that company's cars. This is a tost case, being the first time that this question has been raised in the courts of Pennsylvania. Business Embarraeauients. Londonderry,Nov. 3.—When the Orangemen withdrew from the city Thursday night it \yas thought that no further trouble need be oppreheudsd, and the auxiliary polic« were sent back to their respective stations. Yesterday, however, a large number ol Orangemen returned, and the riotous d» mo titrations were renewed. The extra pot lice have beon recalled and will be retained until permanent quiet has been restored. mora Orange Disturbances. A Heavy Failure. Two Big Cranks. New York, Nov. 3.—Simon Lautenbach shirt ujanufactpror of }}5 Franklin street has made an sssignment. showing liubiptiu about (160,000. The assets, however, whicl are not stated, are expected to show a favor able settlement. Chicago, Nov 3.—The Rock JUvor Paper company o£ Chicago and Beloir, Wis., has failed. Executions for $50,000 oro out against them Liabilities will bo very heavy. PiTTSBtma, Pa., Nov. 8.—The Pittsburg Uteel Casting company lias made a successful cast of two largo cranks weighing over 10,000 pounds each. A number of. propellor blades weighing about 8,000 pounds each have also been turned out. This work it intended for ocean steamers and is part of a iKporitr recently received. Lynn, Mass., Nov. 3.—EJen Logan, white working in Theron Blanchard's stitching room, caught her hair in a revolving shaft, and the scalp wqs lifted from the skull froai near tl(e forehead to the base of the boftd. Site also received a severe cut on the baftd. It is thought she will recover. Cauglit lu a Shaft. A bibr was born in a cemeUry at Marshaltown, Iowa, a short timoajrc, hut every wlicro eao bo seen babies lior-ie to the cemelry lDecauso mothers cruelly neglect to procure Dr. Bull's Coufrfy Syrup, a sure cure lor croup, colds and cfiughg. The schedules of A Schwaffi (t Brothers manufacturers of cloth cape, at 100 Soutl F fth avenue, show liabilities of (#7,063 nominal assets (76,988, actual assets (06,980. A Famous Law maker Dead. Zanjksvilijc, O., Nov. 3.—Hon. F P. Pond, Mlthor of tbe funions Ohio Pond liquo;- law, lioil at hia home in VoConnellsviile of cancer of the face.