Evening Gazette

              . D ,j ' 10. I8KD.  no • b i»i ..irti- nfc. tf * I *• ) .». , Vaek. Vm] ttlT HM | KIR WTK MEin Tt tWBee, M I. whlek will Fl Tor- A MODERN BORGIA. A DUEL ON A TBA FN TOP. 1H CINE. in. A man Mimed 'Rocky Mountain O'Brien came in. Ha (hook handf with ma aai aaked hos^-JU-. «u feelhiir. O'Brien then left fc.« oIBoa A man whoa* name, I think, is Barker, oama into the office with a knife in ilk hHU L He etrnck at ma and triad to ■tab ma in the cheat, whila I waa sitting. 1 warded off the blow and he made several on the way down. I rau into the street and Barker waa b» ought before me on the aidewalk. 1 recognised him as the man who stabbed me. I was introdnoed to Barker da again and I shot at him. learner was, present whan Barker stabbed ma. Besides those I have named than wenvtsro men in Ruesa's office at the time I was stabbed whom I do not know. REVOLVERS AND RFPKATERS. SMUGGLING L 1 Typical I'lrutiral looking C'nrft C»u« | »o Orlcf—ltUli nuillnn. FuruASkut-iitA - Jru. VD.'-4 .# JI 4«»lrf rom flnyii, with U« n mie Sauto MiimDi i,itia~)d ■n livr stern, enters 1 the riviir. fa.e was Is boilattlu! looking vatael, loaj, narrow, and lettiel low in tue viatJr. Her rakish masts .rave hur tbe appotrnnce of the typical privateer. Tbe raptal i said he carried nothing lint a lot of empty coal oil barrels. Tne revenue offl -en looked uptfn this bark with suspicion. «■ I tiiey boarded the vess.l oS Bead street wharf. TUu captain was ashore, but the ma to met them with so many smiles that t'loirsusplcloni war* about iisarmeCD. However, tbey climbed dowr into t.ie holt At first nothing but coal oil I larrol i could bi found, but as they polled them pai U- t ey suddenly tumbled upon a i' ■'* ■ That fat Baa, wj.« Us* Mm* CU«Jere •• »m nma.ia Wki-hm«*oet ueed to be an iuvalid. but he took to hard act «#w*ik«T, biit «r«W: fw« enfch eyi„p, and now l.e walks rt|tLl »D*!'tile\e«v ihiito•st dudes, atid donlcsre At i3l. " Ttii - "i-Hiit' Tiri rV'o/afhtag aw stopped ly uau.g Bhctld's ExceMor Cmh Bjipp. Wont- ■ease More Interesting Testliaeny at ths Cincinnati Investigation J .1 .i —'— ■ i i . " . ■ WHILE RUNNING AT 30 MILES AN HOUR TWO OF THE HANDS FIGHT. Vfl A DY MA- POISON ADMINISTERED BY A YOUNG GIRL AT A PARTY. Cincinnati, Jul 10.—Before the bo. :n rer investigating committee, U la incjaiiy into the appointment CA deputy by United States .Jiarshal Wright; H. J, Plioe, * contractor, tattifiM that Mi«| Ifc Imu was al AvondSUs a telle away from where the men were at work. Alt went except this man. Alderman Dnffy, of the Eighth ward, gave a graphic description of the tcensa at B preclnpt, to that ward He mid trouble' Began at 0 o'clock, when a colored voter wa3 challenged an I the proposed that lie lxD taken to'.the place claimed as his r eldencc. The colored deputy lnefrshnls jump «f »i|um the curb Into the street, whei'u they formad in line and polled reVciJwirs. Tlwn tho boys of, the w*i\l got antUclbUs. .. The negroes also arme 1 theinsolve» with clula. After a little skirmishing tho hugroea opened fire upon their upiDonents a »1 several were wounded. A charge *■! uuadu on (he ne groar, whoflod. Witness said the negroes early In the m6rning had possession of the palls and voted as 'they pleased. Ha saw whispering between Butts, the supervisor Of election, and tho negroes be'ore the firing began, lie a colored ma.i "walk politely towards a crowd at the polls and when 50 feet away pat I Irs pistol sail lotiisr"^." Barney Wicleri o, Covington,  the sAwwM He txplafSed thatafthtiutjii he had lived in Kentucky eight yea:* lie had always voted here, as his pro)* rly anJ bnsiuess wore here. He stayed about the polls a]l day and did not vote ffcc luse he fear id be would bttcbal'eiiiic niinf iliat would cause trouble. Patrick l'unch, cicv marshal of lit. Sterling, Kv., test that he saw Richard Forman and Samuel WijIi, of ilt. tering here on election day ttsmj as deputy marshals. He was here himself to look for negroes from Kentucky who 'might offer to vote, but found none. James Mernaugh, of Paris, Ky., testitled that he saw a number of government employes of Paris, Ky., here on election Hay. He saw C#oret* deputy marshals rescue a it# m»r from th imjltto. A. O. the«A*D«uth Democrat, testified that ha organized a force of 62 ineu in eight counties of Kentucky al the instance of the Democratic committee to come to Cincinnati and watch for culartd Ken tuck tans who might come here ttt vote. Hie men reported that tliey h: d prevent*)! 27 negroes from votin;. Only one had attempted to vote, and he was not prosecuted. Fer a week before the election .f' was notorious that many negroes were com in*her-- —J! ' DONE IN CONOAESS. ' O'D^pvaa Mm to His »urte* Dnw 4f ttw Qapsts Very. IU from tin An Iatenseiy Dramatie aeeae—Bowie Knives are Used with Terrible Kffect—One of the Participants Probably Dying. mlaste Fatally. tn ifll H pmh tJH Sr ' fw^ K*w You, Jan. ML—About 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon r ilr'jri "'1* tag Islocateif tha (H « ot O'lhmovan Bow awtTbetMted Irishman. * «- . I WiLLSflvills, O., Jan. 10.—East Liverpool, tlvs large -pottery town four miles east of here, was thrown into tha aunt intense excitement over tlie news that an attempt hail been made to poison the members of two families. A reunion of the Van Soesan and tycBone families was held at the house fD( pumel V»u foeeSn, in tfcs western end of aenltaEflaDth toaitliM, Were eiiaiubleJ. \ IliTI while sapper Mi aaueanesd about 10 o'clock. During this meal coffee prepared by Anule Van /oasan, a daughter of abort time after drinking tills  • number at |W»u complained of • fierce burning in tbe throat, and a few minutes af.erwwvd were seized with terrible cramps and fits of vomiting, which continued until 11 of the 14 were prostrated, haying symptoms of mineral poisoning. Lomamu, Ky., Jan. Iff—Two menjare now laid up at their boarding house an Kast Jefferson 1 tree', suffering frem the effects of wounds inflicted with l*»wie kniws fat a duel fought on top of a freight train rami lag at the rate dt SO miles an boar. The names of tfe men are Go rge Jackson Mil James Wilson, conductor anl brak.'man resjvc'ivDh\ on the Lexington division of the L Du:st ii|e and Naahvilfe fallroad. la a few seconds afterward a man covered with Mood tottered tews th» stairs to the hall ii sy and sank on the front stoop, whi)s his blood covered the sidewalk lu a stream. The moat intense excitement at caae took place and crowds fljckad to tha scene. Several officers rushed up, and seeing a few men making toward Chambers street and Off Hall ptoev followed than. One of thjin, a tall man, was captured and brought back to where the dyinr maa was Mug. "B this the matt who »tab bed yfatof asked the ofBc. r. Ti.i'7 fi on I nvn- 99 rasas of assorted liquors tarili iU, 10 barrels of Lrandies, wines •hi f liqior-k 3 c:isks of olive oil, and a large lunatity «fi-ir c aiiJ!til\ Tin SOeaSba of Ivi».r »«rt til J most v». uable part of the uarg D. "flit cnnes contained scores of cnrinualy si.a;DeCl .bottles, noMti bi them busts of famous ac ressjs and trims dftWms. and ntlitTH life-like lica-ls of the sovereigns of Siirope. All of tham were filled with rare and costly cordials end fatuous old liquors. The mate refusjJ to talk, but an interpreter Anally irofc- from hita this faot that the bark started from Valeucfaunss and stopped at severat Mediterranean ports. The captain smuggled tHe jwHr tn-on -a venture, and iatepiied *o dispose q( fhera wherever he cou'd. The vw'uo of the goods is estimated at |l(l,oto: en t the VcMel at 4100,003. She has been si-isjd, anl will be sold. The revequeqlQoers arj hijjUly elated, as half the proceeds goes to thein. Jackson was coining west with hie freight' train when he (ot into a difficulty with lii*: rear brakesnan, Jim Wilson. The row occurred in the caboose over a woman. ThC» uien were about to come to blows wtteu u pruposiiion was made tonight a duel on the top of the caboose with bowie knives, with which both men were armed. No sooner was the proposition made than it was accepted, and, drawing their waapoas; the i men climbed to the top of the car. TheVrtlier • employee on the train gathered lautawl to wltneee the deadly conflict "" Phelan received sis terrible cuts, two in the back, one tn the hack of the neck, OH in the left arm and two in the left breast The doctors sit the hospital are of the opinion that his injuries will prove fatal. Bosaa Jeas see* shortly after Phelan had been removal to the hospital. He appeared greatly astonished at what had occurred. He said he knew nothing of the cause which led to the stabbing of Phelan. and refused to make any statement "Yes, that is tbs man," said the bleeding man, "but, by heavens, if I in going to die, I'll die game, ami there will bjJtwoof as." The 11 who partook of the ooffee were PMIbI Van ||ss«*is wife, AWi*. Henry, Mattie, and D»% their four cfcil.lren; Mrs. Aligns McBtoS, V*kgie, JenMe. lM AWe McBane, and Mrs. Ann Collins, 85 years of age, the mother of Mrs. Van Foasan. The balance of the party, Frank Vau Fossan, Mrs. Urie and her daughter Olle, draak tea instead of coffee, and were not poisoned. With that, and before the bystanderecoald , re alia.) hi* intention*, lie drew a revolver and flred two.ahotain quirk aucoenlon at the man atanding before him. One of the balla took affect in the thigh of hia would-be murderer.Thi» alili further Increaaed the excitement and the neighborhood became wild with all aorta of rumora. The man who waa atabbed proved to be Capt. Tbontaa P. Phelan, of , Knnaaa City, ajwl and Ma aaaailant, room he aaya (tabbed him, gave hia name m Richard Short, of Ml Tenth avenae. An ambulance waa enmmoned and Phelan . waa taken to the Chambers Street hoapitaJ in a dying oondition. H* is slabbed in the neck and breaat and aeveral other places. There ware rumora that be gave away aoma of the aecreta of tlie Fenian organization. A printer named Bmidt, w*o has a composing room on the aame floor, next to ODoaovan Roaaa'a office aald: "I waa standing at my «vork; suddenly 1 htmfjfm Mbe «a Boeaat office, with the upa.tting of a table, followed by loud angry word* and oaraaa. This continued for eon* eeconda when aomething heavy waa thrown against the wall. A man cried oat somatiling that aonnded like "help." bat I am Mtanre wbe*er that was the word or not Than the ddc# was banged open and four mou ran down s*oh trying to push the other e it of his way. Blood was trickling doWft the faoe of the last man. They were half way dam the stairs when the man snth the W trickling down hb faoe jpfln lead of the others. I then rar •°4*d ofWMd the window of our offio yWoi looks oat On Chamben street. The) , r , s — - Barker was arrested while trying to neap*. He was taken to the ftoarth precinct station house after being identiled by Phelan. At the station be gave the name of Richard Short He deaM- all knowlwlae of -the stabbing, but when asked how his kai»4sDaiui clothing had. become h|o4Uy he beMrae silent tad refused to answer further questions. He was looked up Kearney, who accompanied Pbelan to Bosaa's office, is one of the men mentioned by Phelan in the interview published in The Kansas City Journal as h art tig been Implicate I iu the pfota to Mow up tiie steamer Qutvn and the Glasgow railway station. __________ GOV. CLEVELAND ft A BALL. The train »aa whirling along at the rate of 30 milse an hqur b#tw(;CuD. Christianiburg and Eminence when the hian announced themselves read/ fcr the battlk Wttfi their knives raised hljh in the air they rnahed upon esch other njyi cloaod In. Wash went the glit Tins weapSfca Htfktnnd left, through the heavy nuaatng apparel aqfl into the fljsli of the cor.*battant% Blc«U trickled from the knife blades and bespattered the roof of the car. It was apparently a combat to the dCiatb. Still neither man showed signs ot mortal wounding. The train aped along and the engineer kept a close lookout ahead, little dreaming of the terrible fight going on behind him. . -- . Dr. G. P. Ikert was immediately called to the suff rir-g people, who seemed to be in the throws of (isath. Ha at onoe the symptoms of arsenical poisoning, and INDIGNANT DEPOSrrcma Their Money was Accepted After the somiuonU assistance, when everything poesible was done to alleviate the sufferings of the victims.physicians to his Hankers were Iasolveat. Bcratrres, N. Y , Jan. lft —The sheriff has taken possession of tlio j»ro|Dferty of- K H. Mitchell & Co., ex-bankers, liy TictUo pf • levy under numerous attachment*. The Indebtedness of the firm ' will reach a boat C19S.00U, the unU poss by f«.OUO. The sheriff, with appraisers, has bm for severhl days making an inventory of the assets, and as thfl true state pf affairs is made known, f a peojrie grow more and mora Indignant U is found that W. B. Mitchell, on* of the firm, U ind-'bted to it for oVer drafts and notes aggregating about (20,000, moat of It over t*o years standing, r. H. Mitchell was indebted oil a mate of *038 and T. Parson, about 91,00ft Besides thia lib Tompkins had overdrawn between $8,000 aad (9,OCO in baying hope. and It is understood that Mr. Passions was jointly fas tores ted with them. The above la in,addition to tbe preferences to the Albany Couuty bank of *a,UX), which was for a personal indebtu ln aC of W. EL Mitchell, and also In addition to the loss sustained by the failures of Atro Chase one year ago 0( I about 120,000. After that they continued to solicit djpodta an 1 take ia the hard earned money of the farmers and laboring man up to tbe day of their failure. The two worst seemed to be Jennie Mo Bane and her Mule girl, aged » yean. They *»ra t-«inovC d to a neighboring drug store, there the little «ae Mad ill convulsion* The doctors describe the agonies of the victim i as terrible to witness. The warning signal of a low bridge was sounded, and for a few moments the duellists separated and hogged close to the roof of the car. Whia went the train through the bridge. Instantly the,. men were on their feet and at it again. Jackson nfeelved a slash across the breast, a frightful wound, bu' notwithstanding tlw wound, he seemed to light all the hdfder. A Brilliant Gathering In Buffalo—Other Veetlvltlee In View. Ml Buttilo, Jan.. 10.—The Geneeee hooae wu in a blaze of glory laat night, the charity ball undir the patronage of Freeldent-aleot Cleveland being a gread aueseea. There were over M6 panool preaeat and the ptk Ming waaone of the moat faahionable ever Three more of the victims—lira. Collins, the seed graudmother, Henry Collins and K mer Vun Fossan—«r» in • critical condition, nSeriu; terribly, and their deaths are expected before long. The others are dsing as well as conM be expected, although not yet out of dang r. BURDOCK BLOOD BITHSS. •* in ,iU Ictbnffo^ . Witnt i«D, XkP t* A ttriotif vegetable  oemposed ot a okoiee cvmbinauo* of Nature* beet (MMwarrant t It ednt eoertf form of iff tatimig from *  purebtood. mud ■sAiMitf Ai/M AiULaJi nffUtlr jMtS TO ttfolfOFw Tftw WUVWfwF. Suoh is BURDOCK Sk000-*m*8. Sold bg aU druggfete. mho ere'iter. thorfzed by the manufaotuive ten fund the pffoe to ana purchaser mho fs not benefitted by their u*e. pwenfi. »i.tDo. FOSTE*, MLBUIt» & CO, '■CD' Pmp're, iufmto, ». r. seen in Buffalo. The goteraor wis ot files, the center of attention during tike, evening.. He escorted Ibi Rnmeey, of Delaware avenue, to the sapper table. The rooms were filled with flowers snd costly decorations. Theft-1 were two orchestras, hidden behind foliage, and the atmosphere was laden with the perfume of exotics, while the sweet strains of music were wafted tfom the orohestrs. tiowers. Ha rnahed upon bis antagonist with the ferocity of a tiger, and would have buried his bowie to the hilt in Wilson's body had it i»—■D for tha train Just at tliat mmwut flying ap-eund * curve, causing a lurch and She throwing down of-J4cKMi- Ha Mto 'his feet again, froWeVCt, In an instant, wb«n tha train Mas* notdadring to be witnesses to a murder, pnta atofi -te farther proceedings Both men were badly hurt, but the wouad In Jacksou'sbre«pt -is tha roost eeri ous, and is considered dinfereaa * Annie Vaa Fossan, who prepared the aufltse. is strongly sespeoted of being thj coipeM in this attempt tedestrey human lives, lie girl ia suffering from the same symptoms as the others, though leas violently, as she drank very little of the coffee. When seen she was sitting propped in a euaic. She manifested the groateet conoem relative to little Datmie, her baby brother, who is one of -the sufferers. Tue girl is about 19 years of age, of a wild disposition, and bears not the best reputation. She is said to be addicted to the uat of opium, an I has made tM attempts within a few yefcrs to end bar life with laudanum, hut each tiaD4 waMgaoued with the aid of a stomach evening a younger sister gave a | art* to fffa«t schoolmates, when all at* a quantity%( taffy caady, sal men taken violently ill With qpDp*onDi of pofooaing, although poikoninff wasootdroamed of at the OWE i children next day, and it ii said four ot then were also taken sick. These eases, developed nothing serious. Iks Boom KefnsM to (insider the Nawal HU1 at thU Time. Washington, Jau. 10. — Mr. Hutch ips moved tbo poatpgnmunt of the consideration of private busihojs In tho house, in order that the nival appropriation tottt ra'zbt t D discmse 1. Ho was supported by Mr. Randall. who urged the important# «f considering the naval bill, in order that might gut to the senate in time to be considered. The notion was voted down, and a largo number of privet) bills were plaoed on appropriate calendars. were adopted calling on tbt pjeuileat for information about the Congi conference, and for copies of all correspond-, ence ietw«m this goverauent and F ratioin regard W the Wwnlr and Anuricau claims commission since Nov. 23, 1881. This evening Hr. Cleveland will be entertained by Judge and Mrs. James H. Humphrey at their home. On Tuesday evening be will attend a ball given in his honor If Mrs. Harry Hamlin on Delaware avenue. ■■a irfWi *sy»ata«. uw the man with the blood on hla faoe on he iMawalk, pot his hand to h|»l|ip pocket, pull out a revolver and fireat om of the I nenaati ton, aa I did "Did, JJW m O'Donoran ftpaa among "I can't eay that I did." W "Waa Mr. Joyce one of themf "I don't know Win." •'Do you think you oould telllhe twoother men if you enw thamP Ix»«Don, Jan. 10.—Th-» scandals in connection With private insane asylums in Bng- Winslow, hay 1yd to a prosp/ct of a sweeping reform by the government. Sir William Vernon Harcourt, the homo secretary, ix now arranging a scheme fcr the gradual suppression of ail tin private mad house* aad the substitution of government asyiams in which patients able to nay for special attention unl indulgences can be as wall treated as in the beat of tha private institutions. i'" ' : • The i resident-elect has accepted an invitation of lb* Sixty -fifth Mpime.it to dedicate th«if» new ball on Wedneslay next. The fall brigade wtU be prswnt on the occasion and will be reviewed by Gen. Parns*orth. On Thursday evening Mr. Cleveland will attend the ball of Cbe Buffalo Press club, of whlA be ia an houorarv member. .  The Illinois Legidstun. SraisiiKikLD, Jan. 10.—Both houess of the Illinois legislature, without doing mncb businees, adjourned until Moudhy. !fo attempt was made in the house to elect.* permanent speaker, H. M. Haines, as temporary speaker, still holding the fort. Sana tors Softer and Heraly, both of Cook dbunty,"offered Mils to prohibit the letting of convict labor by, contract and to anqol any mah contracts existing. Stealing Human Hair. The senate considered tha Interstate commerce bill. Mr. Wilson's amendment making it unlawful fur railroad* Wd incriminate against localities or indiWdaaf* was mi iiti) to tbe bil;. Amotion to recommit Ihj bji was defeated, 18 to 24. Boston, Jan. 10.—L. C Weill!, nlNmui for Julius Becker, dealer M twwn hair,No. as Howard street, New York, arrived bar* Saturday laat and gava the cbacks (or his trunk, which oontainad *1,000 worth dr hair good* to Armstrong1! transfer express, with instructions uAaka it to tbe tJn»ed States hotel On calling for it Toaaday, tba trunk oould not ba found. Tha hotal man claim* not to have aaan it, find the Araetrong paopla claimed to hare laft it oa tba bote! walk and showed areceipt for it Oflloara were put on tha oaaa, an i two welW known thieves ware aaan carry lag a trunk and bag on Booth ctreet. On being pursued tbay dropped tba articlaa and lied. 'The bat and trunk were found to oontajjn 98,000 worth of the miaaing hair. At K30 a. m. the rendeavous of the thieve* No, 8 Utice Ctreet, waa surrounded, and Mtehaal and Andrew Presley were captured in bed. Part* at Weiill'a trunk were found in tha oaUar, and part in the store. They had MWfred tha trunk from the hotel walk at 11:3* Saturday night Later «WD worth mora of the hair was recovered. Carton's Patent STto . no -'Air Furnace*o A Henuurkeble Discovery Is Ckksga Dovsb, M. H., Jan. li).—The BaIvatio:i Army paradid last nig;|f in apito oi tk. mayor's prohibition. TTn atraotn ware ULed with people. 1 ha city moncil will nut take any Milan in Ike matter until ttomj aw what la dona in Boalon. Capfc Thompaoo aajra will parada no milter what U dout, and thC only potentate from " whom ha* will lak« order* ia Owl. The hall at ibe meeting waD. parked to aattocaUon. "Na" rt * Masee PHoe, of 78 Bayard stra*, waa standing on tba sidewalk. He waa tolling •omaof theorosrd bow tha shooting occurred. A policeman near by heaM tha remarks and took Price to the Oak street station bouse to bold him as » witaeas. The police claim to Bar* a latter from Roaaato the wounded man, tailing him to come on to New to hie C*». that ha had imiwrtant bustaess for him to attend to. I b. lau was asked if he wanted a "'"VW The hewa of the stabbing and shooting spread rapidly and intrairiee ware made on a t el das aa to who Phjan and Short were. Pheian appeared to be known to many run identified with the revolutionary | -E&£aS&&l2?X&f 1 (cation in his paper this weak to the interview in The Kansas City Journal purported to be Ited with Pheian, giving n detailed aooonnt ad tha operations of tha dynar(lterD in England. Threats were made against Roasa'a life and it waa said thait his — Short, it was said, came to this country. with the man wh* in tha stvumer of 18H8, a native of Cork, where ha waa ope of the principal, leaders of theasevauaant directed. By XT Bono ran Koasa. Mrs. Ta« Mtut mother of tha girl, sayt that previoue to the night of the reunion there waa n package of Rough on Rata ia the house, which could not be found after tha gueeta ware taken sick. Dr. Ikert has in hlat%»iirion the coffeepot in Which the fatal Qtak waa prepared, and, upon close examination, discovered traces of arsenic This statomant, I iglBlfc with the story oi rat poieon, leaves little douM but that thai stuff was uaed, aa "Bnagh aa Roto" la known to contain arsenic. If the girl is (nitty bar motive cannot be divined, nnlsss it his, as many think, ahe it mentally unsound. The authorities are very mtleeal. bat it ia thought the girl will lDa Cucaoo, Jan. 14—A gentleman calltd at the Hooker; Wednesday with a solution of the water s apply problem. Be has in tbe last '** day* suuk a Mil la the vicinity ef Fifty-seventh street to a depth of 20 feet,- awl baa discovered what he ealie • natural tunnel, from whloh ha claim* any quantity of perfectly pure lake water oan be pumped. He was not prasssd to elaborate kk theory, but was coa firmed in the belief Mm* the city and surrounding* conn try was practically afloat, by the fftct that a similar tunnel, or water voln, liad beea struck some time since at a distance of 13 miles west of the city. The theorist ynpp*aas*Djnake further testa and report. -j Mr. Vance prflD0M| an amendment m iking it unlawful'tor railroads to charge sina!. shippers higher than iar£ibDabippers, and Mr. Brown moved amend men of Mr. Vunee by •D it that merchant shall sjH a Ihrgfr package or quantity of goods at cant, than b« charges for a smaller of goodi ol like quality, if the goCne have been produced in or transferred from anotner state so as to fall within the power of congrees U regulate inter state commerce;" Be lore Mr. Brown's smile* at lus own Joke had quit disappeared the senate tfkooeaM to l^n -•tefSRHEJo .j *»i nmmn JggE m I W'- ' «D I i ' Jrw# D•'• '!g« ■ Mr *"_TO THE PMUPli • ' Or oil ad Worth Mil* Dollar* an Inch. Loud OH, Jyu. la —'l'be new King of th« London Stock Kxoaange, whiou haa Jo* bean formallj opeurd, cuiuoji cbi fly of a superb octagonal ball In tlie I:alian style ol archiWcfra. Tha walla are of P toii:iu marble and the dome by which the hall I a*ur mounted i* 70 feet in diainjier. The 'ground ou which tiia new extension wa bail* coat $5.26 a squnro inch. Iks Men Who Crossed (be Atlantic la a The Frauds la the Mary 1Dapartment. U«W ■Barb, Us., Jan. 10.—Ko news has been received of Capt. John Trayuor and Priti Federinan. who sailed from St. Johns, N. F„ tor IirSrpaot in the tf-foat dory Harold T. Bibber. They are now out 106 days.. The wife of the captain, who resides In Georgetown, thinks be is lost. It is the general opinion of mariners that both men have perished. Dr. Bibber, 6t this city, for wfcoee son the dory 1* named, is confident that they will succeed in their attempt Cat Isawaft Important Pvlltlaan Mission. New Yoax. Jan. 10.—CoL D. K. Lamont, Ex-Gov. Cleveland'! ptivato secretary, arrived from Washington laat avaoia; and took tha night express for Albany. In answer to aa inquiry regardiag his purpoee in visits Washington ba said: t "In the flrst place I want there to look Bp a beoas for myself and to mahfe inquirlsaaboot changes that will taka plaap at tMr"WhIta Boose after If arch 4 In Ma eecond place I was charged to present to some prominent men in the Democratic party a request from Mr. Cleveland he pouter with him- personally on matters oounected with his cabinet I have ' i nwjpil I rr UstsrtMiwh which will taks place within the next month. 1 am not au-1 thortaed to jflru to the public the namaa of the gentlemen Invited, at thlatiw^." Washington, Jan. la—A sensation was caused in Judge Wylie's court by the ap pearance as a witness in, the aavy' fraul ctses of link* K Jones, oae of thC persons Indicted for Maneattoft with the frauds. The papars in the case 91 Jonas and Webatrr having been *fowpD him, ha (aid that he made the signature of Jones and Webster. Ho was the on V member of the firm. Ha anil that tie did not do any of the service stated in Ih bills, but got the money, and the government received nothing. He commenced t !%• business of presenting false voucher* in 188s: or 188!!. Witness said be received onj-thii-d of the sons collected. ,vt t,t Tha Floor Cava Way While Ihcy lDa*e*d DOvkr, If. EL, Jan. 10..—James D.iley gave m, party at hi* farmhouse in Madbury. Aflat supper, while tha guest* war* dancing la a Urge room an tbe ground floor tbe floor gave way and dropped tbe whole party ol 80 iirto'th* cellar. No one was dangerously hart, although aararal ware badly brattod R. Kennedy, of city, narrowly eianped suffocating, a* ha waa underneath tha real. Tha Isastog M Indian Tsnds. WiMUMlOi, Jan. Id—The seaate committee on Indian affnira, ia lta lavealigation Ifc ft®*t*di5lotor JfTfcli CberSkM Strip Live Stock His ttotimeay favored leasea The oemmittee then bagsa Ike examination of H. Hamilton, another atook dealer, when Benator Iagallt objected to the line of inquiry ha lag pursued, and the committee want lain exjffu tlva ssssinn It waa determined that before mora testimony waa heard Aran* tha etock dealers the accused should baaaketKosMftk, Tha cammittee called apoa Cot. Boudinott late a counsellor in tha Cherokee nation, to charges which brought aboat the investigation. CoL Boadlnot furnished tha commit, tee a ti«t of his witness as. which he aaked to have summoned. The examination of wl» nesees for the prosecution will be begun at the next meeting of the committee. Pitlston andVicbrtH. dim'oiIjwlis ia-T pmm Mit« en* t«»i«^nrMMo7te Ul» *icioitj: k1 Wuto SliT J. W. Coa^xoo, Mm. * JLAwritt, Vm AaMttlOft* : MSMSiSS^'^ Dr. TImo. M. HI ■ilj Ilia—Xii KtWRJHCL gqed tar Betag Mum by PyaasMi Dovsk, N. H.. Jan. 10.—& T. Berry, «ho ia in a critical condition, unable to mows frC¥» injuries received in tip raoankdynamite explosion at the house W Stephen Young, at Strafford, has sued the latter far (10,000 damages, to be tried at the February jerm of the supreme court. Several similar suits will be brought agaiast Young by other* of the injured. Berry can hardly focovsr. l*re£ SUUmaai Ifjlmg. JXmw Ha vim, Job. MX—1'hare appears tc be bi)t little hope of the recovery of Prof. Benjamin Bllltman. Yesterilay be was conlidMil to be ki a **D') preearknu condition, and to-day Ik* report# are to the effect that he la very low. -He la suffering from  which wm caused by heart trouble. IiiD respiration isd.fHcult, and he stiffen m re rely from dyspnoea. m •'" A long interview In Thq Kansas City was laMMlsi by- Pheian lately. It said that In Jane, DM, Cap*. Pheian started on a voyage to Ireland. Hie abeenoe was made noUoeabU by the fact that during his eojeunrte Ireland Carey, tea informer, alias Powers, waa shot by Patrick CDonnelL Tba leecrl ptlon given of CDooaell tallied almoat identically with that of Capt Pbalan, and for asrvaral dagrs it waa hare that CDoumB wad aa aliaa tor RSel'an, and that the anMlCaWf had been selected to kill Carey. Capk Pholan retarned safe, bat aarrowly sssapid being transported for Ufa. J» the iatarvis w he gavo an accomit of to blow jwt engaged in tbees schemes. Ha also gava away the manner in which the nun ha aba I farose were used. Ptie lan was oaa of tho originators of the skirmishing fund and waa at one time suspected of be lag the famous "Bomber One" mentioned by the Informer Carey in his evidaaaa. Ma hae been aa Irish nationalist all his life and has always baea prominent in Irish revolutionary movements. Short ia taM to be oao Of the Mk- Bua who was driven to America by the ■ asrs the British government aa a spy. - Oa reaching fbe hospital Pbalan t*ff -w#ak from loaa of blood, ahd Coroner Mar'I" was 'turnmonad to take his ante , #*t4in statemdat, D W to .J he usual questions the wounded man said hia name waa Tboaaat Pheian, and that M lived In Btoisas CWy, Ma He then made the followin f statement: Washington, Jan. 10.—A dclegaton of Cfcunauche and Kiowa Iadiaas had an ihterview with CinmisslornT of Indian .Affairs Prlc, in . regard to the lease M grating land* on tbeir respective reservations, to cattle men. The Indian* iwf sn n«sd that's majority of thfir tribes were opposed to leasing their lands, but that tbe cattle tneu, deepiu tbeir protests, had taken possession CDf the lands, and were now on theni. The commissioner said that if he was sure that tue cattle men were on Indian lands without tbe consent of a majority of the Inli ins,, he would see that they were ej;cted, even it fore* should be required to accom|D|f*l 1W A. T. Stewart's Skull Found. New Yoax, Jan. 10.—When Henry Ruseman descended the steps of his residence on Willow street, between First and Second streets, Hoboken. he waa astonished to find oa ana of thai Mips n handle rolled ' ap in a newspaper. He waa not only astonished, but startled, on opening It, to find that ii eontained a human skull, aad attached to it was a label bearing the iasoription: "A. T. Btowart'a skull." Mr. Hasnai took the A Very Respectable Chisage Jury. GUI'. Sharttey, •lii'i"-' U Ketcbm. Wm» PtWMfc ' * a»uC »' W est PiURtou liobmolr i (whom ,Pat«r tterr% Wiikw-SiumL. • ,*D a grpy*****". ■D*#»•&* Drj£ B.^WW^tein!,rl l! M. Bolta. l»m «i ,,-tr' , '» i, KI'^WpBL. ttuwNw Malipwr, .HWiiau. .^niflE - »•—» nti i_C — Chicago, Jan. 10.—The special venire of grand jury in n to Investigate the Eighteenth ward election frauds, which responded in Judge Hoger* court, 1* compoeed ef citiaen* of.prominence in buaiu*** and social circle*, all of whom ara non-partisan. Bight were eicusod for cau**, and another ipecial venire waa ordered to Oil thia number, raturaabla at 8 o'clock. , *•'-* i Unprecedented Weather In Nora Scotia. .Halifax. If. 8.. Jan. 10.—The remarkably mild owtMr thai baa, with but s«v-eral brief exception*, prevailed throughout Nova Ucuua since (be beginning of the winter twioo, has allowed almau all of the chief port* to remain free id ioe, an occurrence which has hardly a preoadaal in the history of the proxiuoe. , : Bode naaarek Waif CubaT Bobtoh, Jan. Ml—A Waahinptou special ! Days: "la diplomatic circles #5e topic of ofavarsattea la taamarck'e daalra to Obtain Cuba and Porto Rioo, aa ooldalat possesions of Oarnieay. It la believed that he iaaV ready negotiating with Spanish officials to find out on what tenna Spain will part with theae islands. Ha la willing to fay any sui» provided they can be peacefully trainferred to his gaverameat. The sabjedt waa alluded to inaidentally in tha anate secret ssarinnL and Benator Miller, of California, promised to obtain from the atate department any information whieh it posaaaaae oa the subject. . ' ■knll to the police station, where It remains. The police believe lkDt some om hft been to frighten lfr. Hunman or play a joke on him. Whe Baltimore Dmy Wrecked. The W«iek"s Baeioees Failure*. N»w OMJtAHS, Jan. Itt—"%4r. Myra Clark* Gai««* died at 11:10 o'clock la*t night at No. ISO Walls itreei. She wai taken sck Dec. «7. her 78th birthday, o! pneumonia and congrestiou of t'aD lungs. She made her will three days ago. but «a too weak to writ*, and tinned it with a cros*. Her son-in-law, J. Y. Christmas, of Wasbington, mm ft* onlr r»lauve greunt, The plucky woman "held out to the last that the would not dte, having too much wortto do in the recovery of her property. Myra Clark* Uainee Dead. Baltmohz, Jan. 10.—The late employe* of the defunct Day have entered suit to recover qjpyql'i *0g*a. The sharif has taken possession of the property of tha paper, POP*, type, etc., on account at an attachmifit obMiirtd by the otoiar of The Day (wilding for UDC|treiDt. ,,-U .,it, New York, Jan. 10L—The business failure* throughout the country during the last seven day* as reported in the mercantile agencies number for the United States 428 and for Canada 88, or a total of tffl, which is fat- in exoess" of any previous chronicle for the same period of time. The inoroaas is largely in the south and west Philadelphia Capital lata OatU* He* York. Riw You, Jul 10 —It 1* reported that a syndicate of Pnilad tlphia capitalists 4ave bought out Jacob Sharp's int nit in the Broadway and KevsnUi Avuqi railroad, have secured oontrul of the "Whitney" Cabl* Hailroad company, are negotiating foe oootroLpf tyaJUw York Cable lUilroud company, ■MMntrftd to gat control of nit Frp^J and spend $2,000,000 or more in pushing the road through. ( ) Washington, Jan. 10.—Senator Voorbaes is tklnlffeg uf writiijj: a monograph on the John Brown raid. He defended the accused men at the triat an 1 cairns to bat* facta never published. Senator Voorheee on John Brown. Wattereoa aad We.*.11 it ' Washington, Jul 1ft—.In an interview rwpecting thj attacks of Mr. Watiereon, Rapriijntalivo Randall Mid he would not ha drawn Into a newapaper controreray. that U Mr. Watterson bad any paraoqal ffriarancx against liim, the proper way would ba tor that gentlemen to maka dlract paraxial application for redraw to htm. Npw OaMteTiS. 10.-The suUcriptioa committa l of tbe expositiou met yesterday afternoon, and organised, Tba were smctofet a late tar at#«MMflHtly had little time to work. What they did, however, gives them great encouragement, and they believe they will have little dtA. c%lty ia raising tbe mane*. neasgancB. Foreign exhiUt* afBytaahinff 4rj Inland, Belgium, anaJamalca, which a few days ago made noabow, now have fine exhlMte The English furniture exhibit if magnificent '■■■*; ** , The Maw Orleans Ixfasltles. - C■) httatoo. II. '• t . _ ffm. li. S»jth, Pitutcn. Jaa Nmah, PiUatoo. Mr. W«t, I»iMitoit. - — . B U. Rto»a, (•) BumZ C*C"C n«nh» «; v GH» VC&&& «*!D•-■• AU Cauead by a Cigarette. Nbw York, Jan. 10 —The first rail on tit* Brooklyn elevated railroad was MtariMm sse. irJUssst.tdE; for some time. The work will 'now be pushed to completion. The cars are being oonatrJcted at Pull ivan, III. The road w ill -nul betw e*a Fulton furry through the city to Williamsburg. Brooklyn's Elevated Koads. CONDENSED NEWS. Uttu BdfX, Ark , Ja% la—At Carter, z riizi wL out posMar to a party of hunters, a buy smoking a cigarette elbowed bis way through the crowd to aae what ,iu going un. A tpark from the cigarette lg»ite4th« powder. Thevjxplonion which followed badly wounded three of the men and burned the oth K A portion jf the building wj» blown to atoina Gen. Wolseley telegraphs that he will reach Khartoum bj the 24. h of January. H 9 :1) .50 A Noi wegian, of Sioughton, W is, poisoned his daughter ami child au'l escaped. Another ll.xkiny Valley Syndicate. Canmuvs, Jui. Id—jAnotber coal »yddicata lias lean forntad lb this city by the consolidation of Ibe Haaday Creak Coal o rapany, the Boaday Crrek Mining company, and other wail intern la oa the Ohio Central road, lie hadqmrlcw wilt ha is Lliii cily. _ .  The roof and dome *f the asjuiuUv chaei- Mr in the Wisconsin oapitol sank eight inches. . In tha matter of his contra™ sD with JtS Davis, Gtaj'Stormaa has prepared another communication. M. K. Church, Plaafcurt T»»wy. iLb- Wa«. Allen. Pittattw,  1D. J. I«vi, iScrnntun, P% R. A. KetMMT.'HttatM, Pi*'1"" JTrai* Wirfe WaatJItMMt, • j. 8 W. Kalluin, Scraou n. ! * v' "P*v#nit»," WimmiP*.. ■ * for catalogue circular and pnoM. WeaiAvM money MfuiWj.m wfH allow a*i» figure wittf a23 PITT8TON 8T0YTS 00. "Onlapt Suuday weaktljare was an Inter; view between layJelf nUfii Isoai editor of Tbe Kansas City Journal published in that paper, a copy of wlicfc,' oontalntng the interview, is no-w in mm M(i pocket, and Raw Yerfc on Jan. & I arrived to-day (Ja*. tfjE«sk-stsj?t "v^xs BeetEwsey; *M X w«D t»- O'Dun- PTpn Roasa's o®oe. Rom was not lau yesterday afjtofngott accepted tha rsaignaUoa of Paymaster Staythe%*W bow recent dla*puearano* from his po(« in D Havsssaall, While on a Christmas spree, attracted s6 much attention. Chicago, Jan. 1ft—The general poasen' pr o# Mm lunalr. Intel eetedte«h« 1" hauges in°t he1'" Pt" ' aM ilCil M-l the paasangar wtm left ovnr. The agreement was taken up ill an by section aid thoroughly considered. Mo Important changee were made.  *-D Fdtar-Boys Drowned While Skating. f mtinu. Fa., Jan.'40.—As ■ numb r of boys were skatiug on a ponl the toe g ive way and four of them wero ilroou» i. Among the victims were two brothers, colored, toys of aiorter at tliq M-rcliaul't hCD- ritsvz'x&'Wf&sss Goal and Iron company's offlcv, and the fourth was a son of Juuvb Kreuse, a yard hand of thdlfetladUpfcia aivl Heading rail* road. All tbe bodies I ave been recovered. A land slide occurred on the- West Shore railroad', near Highland, N. Y,, bv a freight train waadelayiA Moiling HUli Starting Up. Detboit, Jan. 10.—Attar being abut dowi arvural uwnt a tba irou r.»tljug Qiilia al Wy.mdott will start up in a f i» dan, (It iiii employment t) between 9U0 and 400 bten. w ho will Jocent fh«'rednetloa 10 par cent, (H|niiC when the ariil sfant do m. Gen. Has -a says that bis cliargwe against Lieut. are based on fact* which #*re not knowu at tha tints of the Proton court of inquiry. . mt , A Canadian Journal objects to EnglbA interference in th* Nicaragua canal question, be*snsa hi o—* of war Canada would bagwM lb* battle ground. • oAa** °* «jniliJJ'lUia/7i Washington, Jan. 10.—In the Swaim court martial to-day the testimony of Robert L. Do Akers, was ruled out «i the ground af Lis want of belief in tWexistenoe of s Supreme i'oinz. JtesEsiSSrsaass! lt*« by tba earthquake* at Granada and Malaga.