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              %mnxn% JsiiMk PITTSTON, PA., FRIDAY, APRIL 17, 1885. j TWO CIHlfc | T»n Ceati fu WDU. NUMBER Bee. I Weakly Established 1880. j THE ST. LOUIS TRAGEDY. OVER A YAWNING ABYSS. SPEEDILY WIPED OUT. SENATORIAL BRIBERY, SHUFFLING GLADSTONE GEN. GRANT AT TABLE. 1BE1JGISUTDRE. A Loaded Sleigh Slide* Down a Two One of Pendleton'* Friends Charged with 1 Belief that the Poetmrs Made a Mle- MAXWELL PROVED TO HAVE SAILED FOR AUSTRALIA. Aspen, CoL, April 17. —Independence, or Hunter's Pass, which crosses the range near here, was the seen* cf a thrilling accident. Four horses attached to a sleigh missed their footing in the narrow defile and fell over an almost perpendicular precipice a distance of 8,000 feet The road winds around the mountain in a serpentine course. Above tower the cliffs for thousands of feet, while the traveler looks below him down the dizzy distance till his brain reels and he feels an almost irresistible impulse to plunge over the precipice down into the yawning abyss below. Several- accidents have happened on this road, and horses and wagons have gone down to destruction. Yesterday a freight team, consisting of four horses hitched to a sleigh, belonging to John Paul Chapman, was coming over the pass bringing a load of flour and eggs. As they were descending 'on this side by some accident the rear pair of bobsleds went off the road, pulling the front sleds after them, which, together with the heavy load of constituted such a weight that the horses could not keep the road, but were jerked off the narrow footing, and sleds and horses £ll went down the fearful declivity, a distance of 9,000 feet. The driver was powerless to render any assistance, and three of the unfortunate h. rsos went down the awful distance with increasing velocity until they reached the valley below. One of the horses miraculously escaped by having his harness caught in a tree on his way down. The three other horses were reduced to pulp. Thousand-Pact Precipice. THE BUFFALO EXPRES8 TOTALLY Columbus, April 17.—The legislative com mittee, appointed to investigate the difficulty between Allen O. Meyer* and Judge Littler on the floor of the house some ton days ago, had Mr. Meyers before them to answer to the charges proforred, that he had applied some opprobrious epithets to the legislature in general* end to Mr. Littler in particular. With regard to tho alleged corruption in the senatorial cor.test Mr. Meyers admitted that he knew of none, so far as other gentlemen were concerned. As for himself he had been approached by a personal friend of Mr. Pendleton, in th? Grand hotel at Cincinnati, and was offered a consideration if be would vote for Mr. Pendleton. Trying tCD Bribe a Itepre*ent»tive. HE RESORTS TO EVASION IN THE Niw York, April 17.—Gen. Grant arose sarly yesterday morning, and the members of the household were more cheerful than on any previous occasion for weeks. take In the Diagnosis. THE HIGH LICENSE BILL DISCUSSED. DESTROYED BY FIRE. HOUSE OF COMMONS. The Anti-Discrimination BUI la tha nate—Tbe l'tillndelpbla Metal » Clubs Hauled over the Coals. *•» Movement* Worn the Time Ha Imtt St. Loulrf — Trying to Pass as a Frenchman—His False ltole Detected. In I*ess thftw Half an Honr the Entire Building Is Gutted—The Front Wall Falls In and Narrowly Misses the Firemen. Some Doubt as to the Heported Occupation of Penjdeh—A Trifle May Precipitate the Conflict—England Want* More Sailor*. While Dr. Douglas was writing the 8:80 p. X. bulletin after consultation yesterday. Gen. Grant walked into the library, passed into the hall and called to Harrison. The servant did not respond, and Gen. Grant, cane in hand, walked downstairs and into the dining room, where the family was at lunch. II arrisbuhu, April 16 — In the Senate, tha ludiciary Committee reported faverably, with itnci dments, tbe Wallace-Lee Antl-LiscriaiiRiii n kid Underground wire kills. Tl.e bill fer the establishment end mainC iiei.cn of a Hone for disabled and indigent wid en of PenneyWania was reported, with Hmei dmeale, from the Appropriation C( muittee.The amendmsatcof the House to tbe ComCrcm.or.al Apportionment bill were soil eonmii red is by 27 Bepublioan votes. The SeaocikIh did not vote. Btttfalo, April 17.—About 5:46 o'clock last evening fire was discovered in the composing room of The Express building on Exchange street, and in an incredibly short space of time the entire room was filled with smoke and flames, which speedily shot through the entrance connecting what is known as the old Express building and the new, and which letuft .into the editorial rooms. By the time the department arrived the second floors of the old and new buildings were a mass of flames, which belched out of the windows and ato their way upwards and downwards with frightful quickness. The adds and chemicals used in the eneraving and etching processes on the floor above which the fire originated, and also on the floor below in the engraving and lithographing establishment of G. H. Dunstan & Co., helped the spread of the fire, and the fire men, while they worked with superhuman effort, realized that they had all they could do to prevent the spread of the fire and kept it in the locality from which it started London, April 17.—Mr. Gladstone's shuffling and evasive manner in replying to various questions regarding the Afghan imbroglio in the house of commons attracted unusual attention. It *as evident that he was making the best of a bad job; that he was nervously afraid of divulging too much, and that he had determined not to taketh C o:i.icrj into his confidence until the completion ot the negotiations might put a bettor face on the affair. The exhibition was painful to his friends and pitiful in the eyes of his enemies. In regard to the surrender of Penjdeh he was unable to deny that the city had virtually beeb ceded to Russia. He took refuge behind two quibbles. One was that no demand bad been made by Russia for the possession of Penjdeh The other was that the statement that the city had been ceded to Russia was unauthorized. St. Loots, April 17.—It has been decided to cell a special grand jury to indict Maxwell for the Sourhern hotel murder. Chief of Police Harrigan prepared a cablegram giving « full description of Maxwell, which ho sent to the American consul at Auckland, New Zealanj, with a request that he should arrest Maxwell should he arrive there on the City of Sydney. Further particulars were received from San Francisco, and now it is positively known that the man who sailed on fee City of Sydney from San Francisco, and who registered as T. C. D'Auquier'is none other than Dr. Maxwell, the murderer of Preller. Each member rose at once with exclama tious of glad surprise. A place was made at the table for the general, and he seated him self. Then calling a servant, the genera?, with, a twinlilo in his eye, sent word to Dr. that the entire family was waiting uu coming to lunch. The doctor camt dowe at onco. Upon being questioned further he said the man who approached him was Benjamin Robinson, a member of the Cuvier club, of Cincinnati, who was a candidate for customs surveyor against Senator Caldwell. Mr. Meyers said Robinson first offered bim 1500, and afterward raised it to $1,000. Mr. Meyers made affidavit to this at the time. The committee thereupon dispatched on officer to Cincinnati to arrest Mr. Robinson and bring him to Columbus for an investigation."I got the best of you," remarked the gen eral, as Dr. Douglas entered the diningroom. Merry chat followed, during which Gen. Grant was helped to cold mutton and macaroni He cut the meat very fine anu ate it. Afterward he returned to his room, using the elevator. Ia tbe douse this moraine, during the bate on the Brown High Liquor License kill, Mr. Dcardea presented a memorial from the Petiiisjlvaaia Club of Philadelphia, asking hn i he bill be passed, that tho small g rogueries be wedned out and much miaerr pre- T r ted. Mr. Mack ia asked Mr. Deardea wb«itar tke Penaeylraaia Club did not have a bar ia their club bouse. It is known that soon after the car on which Messrs. Edgar and Bauman accompanied Maxwell out of this city had reached Halstead, Eon., it was attached to a Santo. Fe train and proceeded on its way to San Francisco, its only occupants being Maxwell and a San Francisco citizen who is a personal friend of Police Capt. Laes, of that city. He had not noticed Maxwell prior to that time, but as they were tho only persons In the car they naturally tell into conversation. Maxwell, while not changing his appearance at all from what it was during the first part of the trip, when he talked with the St. LonMsns attempted in a blundering way to assume a different identity. He said his name was T, C. D'Auquier; that be was a brigadier general in the French Senator Chaffee last evening said that he had come to doubt if tho doctors had properly diagnosed the case of Gen. Grant, and the senator now believed that the discus might not be cancer, but malignant ulceration of tho throat. n, Cincinnati, April 17.—Ben Robinson was found at the Cuvier club by a reporter and said: "I never spoke to Allen O. Meyers in Columbus or any other place on the senatorial question or any other question about money. I don't see how . anybody could think of connecting my name with such a matter. A man would be a d——d fool to think of bribing Allen O. Meyers, who is owned by John McLean." Mr. Robinson was of ths opinion that the matter was sprung with the intention of reflecting on tho Pendleton banquet. This juggling deceived nobody. The undisputed facts that Russia has seized Penjdeh, and that Gen. Komaroff is now administering its government as though ft had belonged to Russia for a century, are more to the point than the question whether Russia has asked for what she has already taken. As to this or that reported detail of the negotiation! boing unauthorized nobody cares whether they are authorized or not. The main question is: "Are they truef' And this question Mr. Gladstone steadfastly refuses to answer. k r Deardea Mid be »u aot authoriMI to k for the club. Ha bad Bin pi j prraentad tieir memorial, a ' Dr. Shrady, when approached on the subject, said he was surprised there should be any question outside as to the diagnosis ot Gen. Grant's case. The physidans had determined the disease was epithelioma, and they knew no cause for changing that belief. Scarcely 20 minutes after the fire started the immense flve-story building was completely gutted. About 6:15 several of the floors, carrying with them the large engraving presses, typfe metal and lithographing stones, fell with a deafening roar, followed by a noise that sounded like the report of a thousand muskets. The front wall was seen to bulge, and orders were issued to extend the fire lines. Only sevenjor eight minuted after this was done several immense volumes of flame of a peculiar yellowish red color puffed up from the seething pit. Immediately after the building was seeu to topple and the top story fell outward with a crash. Fortunately no one was hurt, although several firemen were within deadly proximity and there was not an instant's warning. Mr. Uackia than made an attackoa Philadelphia cluba in geaeral, and the Pecaayt»»n:x in particular. Ha aaid they not oat* nail liquor without liceaae, but they art liernMd gambling housea. Tba (rat 'h'-g tbe members of the Penbaylvania Club «tW to iirt out the red thipa. Mr. Fauace called Mackin te erdar. "My remarks aie na mora out of order than thie memorial," aaid Mackin. "Thaee people lay every evil in Philadelphia to aa reputable people aa belong to the PenMBt- Ttnia Club. 1 gay without fear of tr«tbU * contradiction that there are mea la tk* liquor buaineaa in Philadelphia today wh» are the peara of any beloagiag to that Club." The Browa bill, whieh was beiag eoaaid* ered aa an amsndraest to another rereaue bill, waa defeated, it being the gaaaral epiaioa that it ahould ceaia up aa a separate bill haraafter.RETRIBUTIVE JUSTICE. "An announcement will shortly be made," ■aid an intimate friend of the Grant family to a reporter, "that will surprise the public Gen. Grant is not suffering from cancer, but from a disease that affects the blood. There ii a strong probability that the general will recover. One thing is certain—the physicians in attendance hare never bulletined the fact that recovery was impossible." A Han Lynched by a Mob in Dakota for a Murder. TWICE BLOWN UP. The consensus of opinion is that the government is backing dowii. This was also the general belief Welnasday among those who knew as much then a.? every one knows now about Tuesday's secret conference at the foreign office. army, and that his was $25 per day. When asked what he was doing in this country he said be was on his way to Tonquin, to go on duty there. He had not traveled far In this role, however, when his eagerness to make it At trim betrayed him completely. Althodgh speaking with only a slight French accent to his traveling companion, he made a point of alighting on the platform of most of tbe stations stopped at, and calling out to some bystander: "Vat is sis placet" Finally, at one station he came in contact with a real Frenchman at a cigar stand in one of the stations, and tbe cigar man, discovering at once that the fellow was only a pretender, mode several remarks in French, thoroughly confusing him and forcing from him Engftsh answers, which were" not relevant to the questions. The murderer was very much troubled about this, especially when lib traveling companion twitted him with being a Frenchman without having any PitRRi, D. T., April 17.—A mob of about 25 men came from Harrold and Blunt, and taking James H. Bell, of Harrold, from the Jail hanged him to the flagstaff of tho court house. Bell's offense was the murder of Forest G. Small, a lawyer, formerly of Sterling, IU., on Dec. 4 last. The jailer and his deputy, who slept in the building, were kept in their room. The body hung 15 minutes, at the end of which time the sheriff arrived and cut down the victim, the mob dispering at his approach. When seized Bell cried "Murder" three times before his voice was stifled, and once more when the rope was put over his head. No attempt was made to barm his self-confessed accomplice Bennett, who was in the jail when the mob came through. They came provided with two ropes already prepared, and had not the town been alarmed by telephone messages to every public place, Bennett would undoubtedly have suffered also, but in 20 minutes more than 800 people were on the spot from the hotels. Not ono of the inob has been identified. There is but little denunciation of the lynching, as day by day evidences of other crimes by Bell are discovered, and there is some reason to suspect him of having committed another murder a few months atu-lier. A Nltro-GIy'cerlne Factory Demolished After IlaviiiE ltoen Helmut. Bkadfokd, Pa., April 17.—At Custer City, near here, the nitro-glyeerine manufactory jf the Rock Ulycerine company was a second . imo within a few weeks demolished by an explosion. On March 10, 7,000 pounds of this terrible stuff annihilated two men and sev;ral buildings. The factory was rebuilt and has been completed only a few days. Supt. W. R. Burrows and employe Enos Brown were busy in the engine room and had just left 40 or 50 quarts of newly made compound in tho wash-room in tho opposite corner of the building, about 35 feet distant. Suddenly hey felt a concussion and the next thing they knew they were picking themselves out it the middle of the road 15 feet from where they stood. It seems entirely safe to say that the government is secretly anxious to avert hostilities, even at the cost of concessions which would have appeared intolerable a few weeks ago. In this sense the prospect of peace is hopeful. The danger is that Gen. Komaroff may commit sflftie fresh and imprudent act of (.ggressloa, with or without acknowledged orders. Such an act would evoke a storm of indignation in England which would compel the government, however unwillingly, to declare war with Russia. About 10 p. v. Dr. Newman left the house. He snid that the general was hopeful and buoyant The following bulletin was issued at midnight:The building was occupied on the ground floor by the O'Neill carriage repository, the second floor by G. H. Duns tan & Co., lithographers and engravers, and the three floors above by the editorial rooms of The Express, the bindery and engraving departments, and the job printing rooms of Matthews, Northrop & Co. respectively. The fire was due to the carelessness of the porter who was lighting one of the lamps in tbe composing room. Gen. Grant retired at 6:80 last evening, and since that time has been dozing in his chair, having been occasionally disturbed by coughing and expectoration. He is now quietly sleeping, after having taken his nourishment. His pulse is 70, of good volume and regular; temperature normal. [As rt ported by Judd, Nye * Oei, Broken, Scrsntoo, Pittslon and Wilkea-Barre, over their private wire, enabling them to execute orders instantly. ] NEW YORK STOCK The Sun says editorially to-day: "The improvement in Gen. Grant's condition steadily continues. It is now ascertained that his disease is not cancer, and there is no reason in his physical organization why he should not recover his health entirely." M. Lamar, the special Russian envoy on the Afghan boundary question, still ridicules the idea of war, and evidently knows that he is playing a winning game. It is announced that the government has found it impossible to obtain a sufficient number of able seamen to man the ships ordered to prepare for service. All naval pensioners under the agj of SO at Greenwich and elsewhere are asked to volunteer. James Ross, a printer, in endeavoring to put out the flames, was badly burned, and also nearly suffocated by the smoke. He was rescued with some difficulty. New York, April 17.- 8tools sold to-dnr at tbe New York stock exchange as foUews: Stockt Open Clm'g Stock* Optw Cl—'m ing Bid ina Mid O.ftH.C.. 84 MU Nor. West.. W& 9TM U. L. 4 W. 10«tt 100)3 Nor Westpf 1*IU IStU S-J-Ceatral 89 Sg uTttCT 1^ W. Union M Mich. On.. — StPaul,com 7*ii 7tJC Phil* CfcRod. 1C IS c. P.a*L ss n nyiojlw  KrtaC........ iw liu Canada a..  Mfc BOW N. Y. Oen.. SO SO Tax. pacific 11 10U D. £ R O. 7 tU Union Pac.. 4«g L. « Nash. S1U J. Pac.com K. Island... 1MU 114 N. Pac. pref «MC Dl. Central. Ms W Oen. .Pacific 3iJC 81W Chic. & O.  U.P .ID1V. S3 W O. * O. prof  f an. Pacific C.. B. & Q. 111U 1*1 W Wab.'Pacific BMP M Ct if _ — W Pacific pf NYOABtL  Oreg. Trans. 11 11« W. B. Bd« . 'jO MU Eriejlnd... MH Pac. Mall... MK MH CHICAGO GRAIN AND PROVISIONS, Strange to relate they miraculously escaped death, but A what manner they are unable to explain. The building was a large frame affair, 40 by 20 feet in size, and was knocked into splinters, not a whole board or timber being left about the premises. knowledge of his native tongue. He talked Mr. J. N. Matthews was seated In his editorial room, which is on the second floor, when the fire broke out. He was utterly unconscious of bis danger until his son, who bad heard of the fire from the business office and ran up the stairs through the flame and smoke,' rushed into the room and hastily apprised him. Mr. Matthews came out unscathed, buV his son was badly burned about the hands and neck. So quick was the spread of the flames that the reporters barely had time to clamber out of the window! and drop on to tbe roof of the adjoining building. Fifteen or twenty girls and men had to descend the flre escape, the flames having swept up both flights of stairs. Estimated loss, $250,- 000; insurance, $198,000. FRELINGHUYSEN BETTER. very little from that time formard. He drank •;* a large amount of liquor on the trip, and the gentleman who traveled with him states that hfa complexion was much darker than the description of Maxwell would indicate, and was tinged with a ruddy hue. Otherjrise, however, the description (X Maxwell Atted him completely. He Recovers HI* Consciousness and Takes Burrows was slightly injured about the head, but both he Sad Brown were able to walk home, and are apparently none the worse for their terrible experience. The men themselves state that they heard no noise, but the explosion was quite plainly felt and heard in this city, three and a half miles distant, as well as at Custer, half a mile from the scene of the disaster. The damage will not exceed $1,000. Nourishment. America to Regain Her MereaatUe Su- Nxwark, April 17.—Ex-Secretary Freling. huysen rallied after midnight on Wednesday and drank a glass of milk. Yesterday morning he was at times conscious, and he took more liquid nourishment. His physidans were surprised at his remarkable vitality, for he had been nearly 80 Sours without nourishment of any kind. During the forenoon his friends thought he would come out of the stupor entirely, but their hopes were dashed in the afternoon, when he again became unconscious. He hsd taken so much nourishment, however, that he rested better than at any time for four days. New York and Pennsylvania Synod. Londox, April 17.—A very large, influential and non partisan meeting was held in this city to denounce the government for its neglect of the navy. The new lord mayor presided and the list of speakers included many former naval magnates, the most prominent being the Rt. Hon. William Henry Smith, M. P., ex-first lord of the admiralty, and Sir Edv-ard James Reed, exchief constructor of the navy. Several of the speakers prophesied that America would regain her mercantile marine at the expense of England in the event of a protracted w%r. premacj.. Philadelphia, April 17.—The council of the New York and Pennsylvania Synod of the Reformed Episcopal church resumed its session in Holy Trinity church. The standing committee, composed of Revs. J. Howard Smith, D.D., William Newton, Charles H. Tucker, Dr. Samuel Ashurst, Dr. H. Evans and Mr.'Joseph K. Wheeler, presented a report. Tbe committee on foreign missions, composed of Revs. J. Howard Smith, D.D., and A, M. Morrison, and Mr. Henry Godley and the committee on tenure of church property. comprising Rev. W. T. Sabine, Hon. George W. Savage, and Mr. William A Harmer, also presented reports. Toward the latter part of the trip he exhibited a large, open-faced watch, which was •vidently an old one, but bad no key with which to wind It. Ho tried to wind it by Cuing tbe end of his penknife, but failed, and then endeavored to borrow a watch key from some of the passengers on the train, Reading, Pa., April 17.—The lawlessness which runs wild in the east end of Lancaster xiunty has taken a new turn. Charles Willard owns one of the finest mills in that section. Thieves drove to the place, loaded up their wagons with everything they found of value, and then drove away after setting the building on fire. Neighbors hurried to the scene, but the structure, with nearly all its contents, was destroyed. Loss, $15,000. The mill is not far from the place where Edward Linville was shot and killed, his sister bound and gagged, and several other outrages committed. It is near the foot of the Welsh mountains, which ore infested by the desperate Buzzard gang of outlaws. The citizens are burning to rise in arms and avenge their wrongs. The mountains are covered with almost impenetrable fastnesses, where the thieves are so jure. The citizens are so-incensed that they will allow no prisoner to be taken to jail if captured,~ but will lynch him. Citizens Anxious for a Lynching. representing that he had lost his own. It As received over private wire by Judd, Nye * Oo., Broken, 1st National Bank Building, 8cr*aton. Brown'* Building, Piftaton. and7 Bortfc Franklin Street, Wllkea-Barn. Pa. teems probable that the watch wan one taken from hi* victim, and that be forgot to take the key. When the train was Hearing Niojavu, the point where Han Francisco ptuaengors are transferred from the Atlantic and Pacific to the Southern Pacific, a railroad officer went through according to custom and took the iiaines of the passengers transferred.Another Kecrntt for Canada. New York, April 17.—Augustus Hoexter, manufacturer of linen collars and cuffs at No. 506 Broadway, who made an assignment on April 7, has not been Been by his creditors since that day, and they believe he has gone to Canada. His friends admit that he has left the city and is not in this state, as warrant* of arrest have been obtained against him by creditors. His liabilities will exceed $200,000, and the prospects of the general creditors receiving anything appear to be very slim, as the day before the assignment he confessed judgments to relatives for $53,- 600, which covers all the assets in this city and also at Troy, N. Y., where his factory was located. Since the failure some very singular transactions have come to light. It has been learned that he borrowed all the money he could from friends on various pretexts up to the time of his failure, and it is stated that he has borrowed $285,000 from relatives ostensibly to use in business. Mr. Frelinghuysen was quite comfortable at 10 o'clock in the evening. His son Frederick said that be bad been helped out. of bed at his own request, and he has swallowed liquid nourishment freely. He does not complain of internal pains that troubled him before he lost consciousness. His mind is quite clear, the stupor in which he lay during the past ten days being partially relieved- His improved condition has bad a cheering effect on the family, who had given up all hope of hearing Mr. Frelinghuysen speak again. He may recover his health, but it is very doubtful, and he may have a change for the worse at eny hour. Knowing this, his sons are careful in reporting his condition to the many inquiring friends. Wheat— Opening. Highest....vT7.Tr. Lowest  Closing  l May. Jym»' July. SS 17 MM 3 a h 11% '— * ■ ■ Immense Fluctuation! In Grata Freights. During the session the Rev. J. East burn Brown, of this city, read a paper entitled, "Our mission."- At the conclusion of the reading of the paper an interesting discussion took place, which occti)Died the remainder of the session. Vienna, April 17.—Grain freights from Odessa fluctuate wildly. Quotations jumped from four to ton dollars within six hours. Com*—Opening Highest  Lowest  Closing  English Compliments lor Mary Anderson. The murderer, when asked for his name, became very red, and answered with some hesitation, "T. C. d'Auquier, France." When the transfer was made he exhibited no baggage but a valise, which he himself carried. Soon afterward his ticket was taken up by the conductor. It proved to be ticket No. 83, sold by the St. Louis and San Francisco agapt in this, city on Monday, April U, and signature, Hugh M. Brooks, as the men to w hiom it was This is the ticket described by Mr. Hughes, the San Francisco agent, as having been sold to a man who, be has now reason to believe, was Maxwell. The signature was written by the purchaser in Mr. Hughes' presence The ticket was the only one sold by Mr. Hughes that day for Ban Francisco. London, April 17.-VThe Times says that Irving's return to his theatre implies the departure of Miss Anderson, who will carry home with her the good wishes oT the English public, won by the charm of her personality not less than by hor superb art. It if to be hoped that her absence will be but temporary.Oat»—Opening.. Highest ... Lowest  Closing  Poa*—Opening.. Highest. rrTTTTr. Lowest  Closing  I Ca*d—Opening.. Highest "... Lowest  Closing  8«K ttlgid Tests for Fostofflce Inspectors. Washington, April 17.—Postmaster Genoral Vilas has determined to appoint postoffice inspectors after an examination into the character and attainments of the candidates, which is, perhaps, more rigid than that of the •civil service commission. Each candidate will be furnished with a list of questions which he will be required to answer, and which will furnish complete particulars of his lifo and character. In addition the candidate will be required to pass another examination. He will then receive a temporary appointment only, and at the expiration of the probationary period, if he has provwi satisfactory to the department, he will receive a permanent appointment. 11179 II II TO II N 11 7* 1171U ti as 11 m. 11 711 11 u o n n 11 70 11 70 11 SB It |B 6 85 C87tt7HUTM 6 95 C198 7 7 ltU 6 KB « 71 7 0# T 10 OH IK 7 Of 7 10 The Times also says, in commenting upon Mr._ Irving's return: "Coining dollars must pall on him after a while, and also such fulsome stuff as American criticism, which, nc doubt, he has had too much sense to overvalue."Cam* Down In an Air Ship. PETROLEUM. On.City, April 17, —Opening.. Highest  Lowest  Philadelphia, April 17.—Prof. Wise, the aeronaut, accompanied by several members of the signal service corps stationed here, made another balloon ascension from the Oirard college grounds for the purpose of taking observations of meteorological subjects. The air ship rose about noon, and catching a northwest current sailed oil towards Southern New Jersey. The balloon landed at Williamstown, Gloucester county, N. J., at 2:30 p, M., with a thump, breaking several of the meteorological instruments. ■ Hi 1 ■ w 11 Damaging Work of Ice. Closing. Belleville, Ont., April 17.—The ice in the river Moira moved down stream. It jammed 200 yards from the starting point, and the water rose to a great height, flooding many cellars. It moved again, and the lower bridge, a fine iron structure, was nearly swept away. The water rose so high that the .ice struck the footwalks and handrails; but just as the bridge was being lifted from its piers the ice jammed still leaving the structure in great danger, which was not finally averted until this evening when the pressure wes relieved by a lateral movement of the Ueavy muss. The ice was awept sideways across the streets in Murney Ward, all of which is now deeply flooded and blocked by immense cakes of ice. Many persons in this district are imprisoned in their houses The ower bridge is now safe, but the foot bridge is badly damaged. The total loss is probably not less than $50,000. Responsible for the Tenement House Confessing His Crime After Eleven Tears. Thomaston, Me., April 17.—James S. Lowell, of Lewiston, who, in 1874, was convict*1 of wife murder and sentenced to death, and whose sentence was afterward commuted to imprisonment for life, has made a full confession of his crime to the prison officials. He said he took his wife to ride, and when in a secluded spot a quarrel arose, during which he inadvertently choked her to death. Ho then cut off tho head and hid it under a log at a distance from the body, in order to make identification difficult. Lowell states the circumstances which led to the quarrel, but they are unfit for publication. The body of the victim was not found till two years after the murder, and was then but a skeleton, so that the identification was not absolute. It was generally believed that Mrs. Lowell had run away with a circus, and many have hitherto believed Lowell innocent. Disaster. For stiffness and somets of the muaate and joints of the body, rheumatism, neuralgia —in fact any ache or pain of the body—nothing equals Salvation Oil. Sold by all druggists. Price 26 eta. San Francisco, April 17.—Chief Detective Lees k* discovered that Lennox Maxwell on Sunday last purchased a steerage ticket on the steamer City of Sydney for Auckland, New Zealand, and signed his name as D'Auguier. A cable dispatch will be sunt to Auckland for his arrest, and a letter was sent by the steamer Alameda to Houolulu, so that in the event of his stopping there, that place being a calling port of the City of Sydney, he may be apprehended. The police, however, think that he will change his course at Honolulu and take passage for China or Japan by some sailing vessel, in which case all trace of him will probably be lost. ■It was learned that while be was at the Palace hotel ha was unable to open the trunks he had with him, and sent tor a locksmith, saying he had lost his keys. After the trunks were opened a large quantity of burned papers was found in a grate in the room. These may have been Preller's letters and papers. An important fact discovered is that the baggage checks delivered by Maxwell under his alias of D'Auquier to the Pacific Transfer company, of this city, cor* respond with the numbers isshed at St Louis by the St Louis and San Francisco railroad to Hugh M. Brooks. New York, April 17.—An investigation into the case of Charles A. Buddensiek, the contractor, has been begun by the grand juiV, and several witnesses examined. Then seems to' be no doubt of Buddensiek's indictment for manslaughter in the first degree, if not for murder. Buddensiek, who is now under bonds of $30,000, was in the court oi Oyer and Terminer to watch the examination of his sub-contractor, Franck. The latter's bail was reduced to $10,000, which was forthcoming, and Franck was released. England Fortifying British Colombia. Ottawa, April 17.—The attention of the Imperial government having been called to the defenseless condition of British Columbia in the event of war between England and Russia, the secretary of the navy has ordered two ships of war from the China sens to Victoria for the protectflh of British Columbia and British shipping in the Northern Pacific. It is understood that the Canadian government has also sent a considerable quantity of artillery ammunition to Victoria for the use of the land forces in the event of trouble. . fttmn Fleeing from ■ Gambling Investigation. Wheeling, W. Va., Aprill 17. —Many business houses And tbemsalves short of help, owing to the sudden absence of their bookkeepers and electa. The grand Jury is investigating the gambling business, and hundreds of witnesses have been summoned, including many of the leading men of the city. There is general consternation among saloon ists and society young men who have been playing. Crowds of young man have fled the state. Kxploslve Oil la the Cellar and the Store Trenton, April 17.—Fire was discovered in the cellar of F. ft. Kotzenbach & Co.'* house on StaDj street, which is in the heart of the business portion of the town. The report that there was in the cellar a tank containing 150 gallons of explosive oil spread terror among the assembled crowd. Fortunately the tank was not reached, although the fire resisted a l«alf-dozen streams for three hours. The kws is estimated vt $15,000 and is fully coveren by insurance. Burning. Keeping dp the DaUv Farce. SfrihofhiJ), 111, April 17.—Two Republican members—Whittemore and Unland— whose seats were adjacent to the one occupied by Mr. Sittig moved their desks to another part of the room. Mr. Sittig's desk had been ornamented with a bouquet, which he sent down to the crape-covered desk of the deceased member. In joint assembly the Democrats, on motion of Mr. Crafts, thanked Sittig by q. rising vote for his courtesy in making the pair be did. One hundred and ninety-five members were present, but not a vote was cast. The Sheriff to Call Out the Troops. _ Baseball. Important Cabinet Meeting. Joliet, III., April 17.—The strike in the quarries still continues, except in (our, where he owners have accedod to the demands of the strikers. The others are all idle, and contributions are beincj raised to support the men, who are now pwiceable but determined. Several of the stone men visited the governor to induce him to call out the militia. The governor gave the sheriff ot the county orders, if he needed assistance, to call on the local troops. The sheriff gave notice to the strikers of the fact, sinoe which time no demonstration has been made. At Washington—Providence, 3; Nationals, 2. At Baltimore—Baltimore, #; Boston, 8. At Pittsburg—Pittsburg, 0; Buffalo, 1. At Brooklyn—Brooklyn, 4; Trenton, 0. At New York—New York, 22; Bridgeport, 8. At Philadelphia—Athletics, 8; Philadelphia, 3. At St. Louis—St. Louis Browns (American), 8; St Louis (League), 0. At Columbus—Nashville, 6; Columbus, 2. Washington, April 17.—The members of the cabinet were all present at the week'B meeting and a number of important questions were considered, including the settlement ot the Winnebago, Dakota and the Oklahoma lands, the removal of fences and other obstructions from public lands, and the most important New York appointments. A proclamation was determined upon setting forth the manner in which the Winnebago lands are to be cleared of settlers, and will ba issued at once. The method of enforcing the law against unauthorized invasion of public lands was not fully determined upon. *akiH6 POWDER Captor* of • Uvvfreud Shooter. Philadelphia, April 17.—Isaac Showers, the colored local preacher who on Tuesday last shot and probably fatally wounded his son-in-law, John Green, at Port Richmond, was captured in Camdfcn N.J. H« was committed to prison for a further hau-ing on next Tuesday. Green is still at the Episcopal hospital, where he is gradually growing worse. Boston, April 17.— A Boston detective telegraphed the St. authorities that he had obtained an important clew to the Maxwell-Preller mystery. The nature of the clew docs not appear. Maxwell was pushed for money when he left Boston. He pawned his watch and got H. D. Hedges, a repairer of tricycles and Maxwell's fellow passenger on the Cephalonia, to sell his tricycle. Hedges ■ays that on several occasions Maxwell come to his store under the influence of liquor and talked wildly. . John Boyle O'ltellley to Lecture. Calais, Me., April 17.—John Boyle O'Heilley, of Boston, to whom the English govern ment refused permission to lecture in Canada, will lecture on "UlustrioQs Irishmen of One Century," embracing present men and measures, in this city on May 5. Large excursion parties from all over New Brunswick are expected to attend. Twenty-one Bounds with Small Gloves. New York, April 17.—Dennis Butler and Jim Fell fought 21 rounds according- to the London prise ring rales with small gloves, in Harlem. The first 10 or 12 rounds were pretty hot, both men hitting hard, Fell, however, having the advantage. After that Kutler went down times to avoid punishment, and as be had been warned about this again and again, the referee was justified in ruling him oat, and the fight was given to Fell. The contest was for $300. Fire In a Coal Mill*. Lincoln, 111., April 17.—The LinoolnCoal company's shaft and landing caught fire at 1:50 and was good a mass of flames. Six miners were at the bottom. The fire was caused by the explosion of a torch in the oil oom. Cages were kept running until a few minutes before the wiro cable snapped in two. The imprisoned miners succeeded in making their way to the escape shaft, nearly a mile away, so that net lives were lost, as was at first feared. The fire was extinguished with a loss of about $10,000. Absolutely Pure. I his powder never vanes. 4 marvel ef purity strength and wholexonieoese. Mors mnasaiis I,an the ordinary klnus. and csnncl htf stfdta competition » IUi the nti'ltltuie of low IskAotI ■veljrht. slum or pbuephtte , ovders. Mil o»N-ii can*. R'.y» Baking Powder C o., lot wall ». V The "Jap" Mertn HJi Matck. CONDENSED NEWS. Niw York, April 17.—A large number of the sporting fraternity gathered in Turn hall to witness the wrestling match between Carl Abs, the champion of Germany, and Matsada Sorakichi, the "Jap." The style was Grseco- Roraan, for $250 a side. The first setr-to lasted only four minutes, the German laying the "Jap" fiat on his back in a most unexpected manner. After resting ten minutes the men clinc hed again, and were struggling one hour and 46 minutes during which time no falls were gained. The "Jap" gave up the contest and Carl Abs was declared the victor. It is generally believed in Washington that Register Bruce will soon rotire. The Confederate Relief bazar, which has just closed in Baltimore, netted $26,000. BtrrrALO, April 17.—Late yesterday afternoon Receiver Butler, at the Bankers and Merchants' Telegraph company, telegraphed from New York that be would make a settlement in a few days with the striking operators in this city, and the men have returned to work. V. A M. Employee to be Paid. •60,000 lor a Libel. New York, April.17.—The Gen. Martin T. McMahon says he has not been tendered the New York collectorship. Telegram company has commenced an action against the Gold and Stock Telegraph company, claiming for an alleged ULel C outaincd in a circular issued by the defendants with the object of persuading brokers and others not to use the instruments of the Commercial company. Ex- Senator Conkling has been retained as counsel for the plaintiff. Arbor Day In Pennsylvania. All the Fall River feiills will curtail their product by shutting down for a limited time. WM. GRIFFITH, Harrisburo, April 17.—The celebration of Arbor Day here was not very general or extensive.. A few trees were planted in the public grounds surrounding the capitol, while a small number of private citizens also paid heed to the governor's proclamation. Little if anything was done by the ehools, and the observance as a whole by the capital of the commonwealth was on a very meagre scale. civil zora: Georgia State Bonds In ltomand. The recent sharp advance in grain has caused many bucket shops in all parts of the country to suspend. The Grand Trunk's Otter. Broad St, SURVEYOR fimtn, h. Montgomery, Ala., April 17.—Fred Wolffe, a banker and railroad man of New York, formerly of this place, being the Highest bidder, was awarded $8,500,000 bonds, bearing per cent, interest, Issued by the state of reorgia to retire bonds maturing in 1885 i id 1886. There was active competition for hese bonds, three separate Now York firms DU'ering to take the whole lot at a good minium. Portland, Me., April 17.—It is stated that the Grand Trunk officials have offered to put their shopmen on full time at a ten per cent, reduction in wages instead of working them only four days a week on full pay. The men will probably acoept The moiDt rfe»irkble building LOTI la Went PitMtnn FOR RALB Terk Ave. *rd River Street siafH The government at Washington is taking every precaution against thu introduction of cholera into this country- A North Carolina Cyclone, A llllnd Man Indicted for Mnrd«r. Charlotte, N. C., April 17.—A severe cyclone passed over one section of the state be tween Charlotte and Lumbertou, near Hamlot, blowing down trees, fences aiul houses, •nd doing great damage. No lives Lave been ost as fnr as heard from. Secretary Bayard denies that when he was in the senate he refused to recognise Senator Bruce, or that ho lias ever had a hatred of the colored race. Proposal*. New burg, N. Y., April 17.—Hugh Mo Cann, blind man. Who killed his wife in this city two months ago, by knocking her down and jumping on her, lias hwD indicted for murder in the first degree. Fifty Persons linrned to Deitth. ''i opi**l» will he iec*ived by 81. JanesOharrh fir n Hexton to nerve for ihe fomtnsr Tear All bldD to be bended Id hy the I4'h of this to D. B. 8T1LK8, See * 1 fttaton, Ap.ll t, IMK Improvements in a Rolling Mill. Cairo, April 17. — Fifty persons were burned to death in a conflagrat ion whi- h destroyed several houses in the town of Meleeg, a few miles north of this city. Jouxt, 111., April 17.—The Joliet rolling mills have shut down. They will be closed two months, during which time improved machinery will be put in and general repairs made.' The chief improvement will be the niw automatic bloom and mil rolls, which will enable the company to dispense with a large number of employes a«d greatly cheapen the cost of manufacturing rails. An Insane Man's Fat..I Jump. An attempt was made to blow up a bouse in Baltimore at which ten uou-union glass blowers were boarding. The strikers ale charged with the deed. Ksamltllng the Dolphin, Catawba, N. C., April 1? —When a pass D-iger train was nearing hiro Henry Wien- Wasted. Pantaloon makers wanted. Apply at ant- T. I. HrVAK*. Washington, April 17.—The postmastei general has issued -en order directing that the papers filed (u (Tie department in regard to postmasters sha'l not tje . bovyn to oyt Slitt tlcspt on ills order. ! V . . ~ Not Intended for Outsider*. Washington', April 17.—The board oi naval ofHcers appointed tc inspect the Dolphin, after examining ti e contract for the construction of tho vessel, left Washington tor New York to make s i inspection of the vessel itself. ■enfeVit j.iwiped from the train and was initantly killed. lie was a German, and o etitly went insane, and was being taken •nek to hid old home undnr the care of fasrda. There is much lawleo.ui'si iu Taney and Christian couaties, Missouri, and the people of that SQCfcicii arc much excited over the crimes which have reosntly bj n committed there. W130.000 for Charities. • N*w York, April 17.—The will of the late Mrs. E. D. Morgan has been mado public. I' beqmaths $130,000 to charitable orgauixtv AWMM tflOUn^NA* rim«s«.ri.