Evening Gazette

              r - " —vr- . - - ■ , . ... .. r -' ' % • / D s.. P) • ;/v _ ilr \m / o»n! - «Di kD tfwi 1* PITTSTON, PA.. 'WEDNESDAY. SEPTEMBER % 1866. I two oim j Te* D Ceuts tfm Wtek, NUMBER 978. ( W«U; KstmblialiM ) A VOODOO DOCTRE88. THE "DOUBLE TRIP." SPORTING NEWS. A POLITE M8GLAR. MAS. WANT IN NEW YORK. UlADSTONE'S HEALTH. Rasing at gfceepshoad Bay aad Chleag* Cricket and Baseball w j t Nxw Tome, Sept i—Hie first ram at Bheepahead Bay was a purs* Tor all #g«s, three-quarters of a mile. Jim Renwick first, Avklon second, Conlcllng third. Tim*,. LIB*. The mutuaU paid *10.901 C*. Tne second race was a sweepstake* over one mile and a furlong. Sutter first, Gleaner second, Eella third. Time, 1:59. The mutuals paid #&0.80. The third raoe was a oonselsttea purse, over three-(juar ter« of a mile. Willie first, Soottish Las* second, Fortnna third. Time, IMX. The mutuals paid $81.10. J. -j The fourth raoe was the Twin City Handicap, over, one mile and a quarter. Bersan first, Bob Cook ssoond, Katrine third. Time, The mutuals paid $31. IS. The fifth raoe was a selling purse of a mile and a furlong. Strathspey first, Whiagig second, Mary Hamilton third. Time, 2:00J£. The mutuals paid 188.75. The fifth event was the Bay Hurdle Raoe, over the full course. Wimbledon first Purltan second, Judge Griffiths third. Time," 8:37. The mutuals paid 118.20. 'he Visits the Tomb of the General at * KlMoHe rtwfc. WOT MUCH IMPROVeWBW HIS TRIP Bar Mleot Died After a Ylsit H«. l'tns In tli« Door. TEXAS TELEGRAPHERS WILL REFUSE ARRE8T OF A BOLD THIEF WHO HAf H»W TOM, Sept. t. —Many persons wore at Gen. grant's tomb la Riverside park waiting to see the widow of Uso. Oram, who was expected to visit her husband's last resting,place. Carriage-afte-twriage. came up Riverside ~'i i "1 nni th« isaspt .Li . were closely scanned by the cnrion-. Oa Atlamta, Sept. i—The whole population of Carlisle is excited over the death of a re*(Rotable ooloreil inaa named Hilyanl Walker, aged 46, Walker had no family except a wife. Since last fall be has been confined to his houss with pulmonary consumption. About a week ago his Increasing illness greatly alarmed bis relatives. After a oonsultatlon, It was decided that the physicians who had been attending him should be dismissed, and a Wltah dootress called in to exercise bar art. TO WORK EXTRA HOUR8. r BEEN DOINQ MILWAUKEE. IN THE SUNBEAM. Doubtful If He will be Able to Take Fart lii-tH4' Coming Elections—Dynamite Explosions Feared—Land Troublos . £■ In Scotland—Blot in Galway. Titer will Mo* MtIIm, bat If They are Discharged will So* th* Western Cnlea—Semewr* bs.iipsjstbjr wllk tM Op*t®torfc ■%fOT«d Liktle Children N^rcpTook TalubleR Belonging to Them—Seven Ksslil »«• Knterert In'One Night 0 an nutm iuimm K»rD. ... :D» j ; »1* *Ai » mn -WD iq oite ««*/i i :,.JtiLWAMjaK,(S*!D ifexksirtat saasM4n aS«Tte» paster eigm: or wb uoia Durparws -w • 6eesion. The series WTi,. tloularly brilliant efforts. One was at the ' residence of Charles Ray, the mfllionaito banker, who wa» called out of bod nud ee■!- pelled to gat out all of hia valuables by a polite ftnaskefl stranger. The robber secured. $1,000 and valuable jewels. The home of George A. At well a rich merchant, was next visited. Mrs. AtweU was ewhktibeif, and at the point of * i*volv* Ws&jthe burglar where the money tmd Valuables in the nouse-itera Kept. With a dark lanWtri In one hand and a revolver in the other, he maintained a presence of mind and an tttr of easy self-possession such as might have, been displayed had he been an invited guest spending an evening at the house of afrlenfl.' He expressed his affection for the children, refusing belonging to them. "I love little children,*! he said, as he politely1' bade his entertainers good night and departed through the frontdoor. On June 21 aifcatfresldencee on the south side ware artend by neans of skeleton keys and considerable property was 1'fllen Tl ward Martin, a worthless ohanacttes, wis' arrested while disposing of some of the stolen property at a south side second-hand store. He said that He had secured thegoods from a man who had entered the sooth aide residences whUe he kept watch oataide, add for his services he was given part of the plunder. He furnished a description of the burglar, who » few days later was arrested in Chicago by Deteotive Hannifin, of this oily. The prisoner proved to; be. Emil Tannenberg. On his person were found four skeleton keys. He is a Milwaukee man, and his parents are well to do. He was locked np In jail, and a friendly prisoner was placed in Win Urn. Tannenberg made a oonfidant of this man, and confessed that be' was the Bay burglar. He told, hia fellow-prisoner, one Schmidt, as he was called, that he had r an important favor to ask of him—a faVor, he said, which mignt secure his freedom. He asked Sehmidt to go tq. a certain plaoe on Fowler itreet, telling Haa that under a platform there be would find a mask and eoips keys, which be begged him to destroy. He confessed to Schmidt that h» was the Atwell burglar, and that tie mask, under the platform where he had hidden it, was the one that he had worn on the night he entered the Atwell residence. He said that Mi partner whom he called Dave Meyer, was the Ray burglar; that they had worked Milwaukee together, and tut; hid the de. tectives who arrested hlsfthnt known it, zstza: nr4£:&,Hfcr * % at the time of his arrest Tannenberg explained lilft anxiety for the destruction df' the made by saying that theelastio had been too long and he had tied a kaofln it so at to cause it to fit tightly 1b the head, a drcvlnaMuieb whWh might-look bad for him were the authorities to obtain possession of the mprik? ' •n.,v«S a» dT" • ' •Tannenbseg'.a •Confession leaked out ami eansta tbesai1* «C the folios. Detectives went to the plaoe by Tannenberg to Schmidt, and. under the platforih ft tounfl the Jp«W*tf,ten skeleton key 8. Toe elantlo in the mask had a knot ta lk This find was nude Monday. Mil Atwell, who has been almost insane Vinos her fearful experieaoe with bar burglar caller, identified the prisoner. Ifce man has opesaMd in Chicago, Detroit Toledo and Cleveland daring the past year. SSTJ^ In front of thHbmtC waTuked: "Has Mrs. ' At nooh Kter part of t&A$tfwd bad departed, in the belief that Mrs. Grant Vr visit until evaoing. Only a few persons, mostly wonaa, were,'roupe 1 In front of the tomb when Mi6ther carriage came into view and was drivea rapidly toward the place. The vehicle was souiewliat shabby, and the few idlers did dot exhibit U«»*D l»fore. The driver was dressed in faded livery, aid it »" "opposed that only another party of ordinary visitors had apfeared, but when the carriage drew nearer the form of Col. WM. Grant was recognised. The carriage stopped in front of the tomb and was immediately surrounded. Tbadooftw* opened by Col. ■mitt He Mdstad his mother to alight la his band he carried a small valise. Mrs. Grant was Ihttffiil in tdaok, with a heavy crepe Veil hanging from her bonnet and concealing her features. She began to throw it back as her son gave bar Us arm, and,Key walked toward the tomb; but. aotfctoc the Inquisitive gaad Of the spectators, she lowered the veil again and walked slowly to toe ttoor of the vault The masons who had been at work putting the flnC«hDng touches to the arch ware at luncheon, seated under the shade of ttoKfreaa, aad two or three park policemen loitered around gossiping with the visitors, whan Mrs. Grant appeared before tfift'resting placb of the general. The fifty spectators diffidpH, the guard stood at "present arms," the park policemen stopped their chatter aal the gentlemen present raised their hate and stood mttfefcoweJ hands while Mrs. Grant passed them. Slie released her ant from that- of her son, ibd taking Md of the irC*C grating, stood gas ing within as tl*Dngh trying to penetrate the three iron arid wood* ooverings of Gen. Grant's body and to look oace mora upon the form of her husband. Her son stood at bar left, featita hand. His mother was oVsrcotne with emotion. Her form trembled. The son noticed her placing his arm about her waist, drew her geotty from the. place and returned to the carriage which awaited them. Thoee present turned , their heads and some women wept in Empathy. Mrs, Sartoris did not accompany her mother and brother' to ber father's grave, but ?as driven to the house in Sixty, first street, where she remained until their returned.'® *«D :JI~ London, Sept a—There are serious doubts and misgivings as to the physical condition Jn wbieh Mr. Gladstone has returoaCUfoni "Ms Norwegian cruise, and the uncertainty as to his.health is haying a very disquieting effect upon his party. The ex-minister is outwardly robust, but his intimate friends assert that his vo ce, although somewhat improved, cannot possibly stand the strain of thj electoral campaign. ¥he Liberal leaders are fawning upon Gladstone, flattering his improved appearance and entreating him to resume command. They wajola and implore altornately-, and use every argument hi their power to perftuule Mr. Gladstona that it is hi i highest duty to reman in the breach. They argue that If he were to desert the parly now the Tories would retain power and reverse the labors of his lifetimo. This is Mr. Gladstone's weakest point., and if he is QQOe convinced that a high polit.cal principle is St stake he may insist upon remaining"* front despite the warnings ■ml commands of Dr. Sir Andrew Clarke. Mr. Michael Davltt's lecture on James Stephens' connection with Irish history, which was delivered in the Rotunda at Dublin on the 25th of last July, produced a net profit of 9850, and this sum was banded over to the Stephens' relief fund,  aid of which the lecture was delivered. Various uncomfortable rumors have been floating about Londo.i lately to the effect that there is soon lo he a rpvivil of the Nrw York, Sept 1—"The Galveston boy • made a mistake when they struck on Sunday night" said a prominent member of the telegraphers' union, l"bot I bear they have returnod to work, withi one or two exceptions. We cannot get any news, it is true, from there excepting through Western Union sources, as the on\y independent line is down, and the manager ot the GaNeston line holds the keys." "What does the onion propose doing in thoai cities not paying for extra work! Will the members striker' This woman—Nan Cryder—tun for some time past been an object of awe to the colored people af the town, whom she hfu convinced of her unnatural powers. Their fears werp augmented by hsr fantastic drees and weird appearance. Her gowns were of gaudy colors and her face was painted. Walker's malady, at the time ot the woman's arrival, had been aggravated by a violent hemorrhage which had utterly prostrated him. He was very weal sMl breathed with difficulty. The first move of the soroereai was to close every aperture of the sick rottm by which air might enter. Shj than left, informing Mrs. Walker that she would proceed to ascertain th) ckist of the affliction. "Not at all. We do no* believe in strikes. Th) company, could starve us out if we did. We shall only refuse to work extra time without extra pay. If wa are ■ discharged we shall bring lawsuits against the company for tffull month's pay, and we could get it in ovary case. Here is a case in point! AL Croslman, of San Antonio, Tex., was summarily discharged for drawing up a petition setting forth the grievances of the Texas fraternity and sending the same to Senator Maxsy, who turned it over to the company. Mr. Creelman sued for a month's salary, and the court decided in his favor. An appeal was taken bv the company, but the higher court (.firmed the decision. It cost the Western Union over $000. That is only a specimen case. There have been scores of others. Now, what weald the company do if, instead of one ease, hundreds ot actions were brought against itt We hare learned to be lawful Remember that" Basing at Cblcaco. * Chicago, Sept 2.—Washington park running races. First race—Three-quarters of a mile. Lycurgus first, Midnight second, Forest third. Time, 1:18. She returned, and after expelling every ono from the sick man's room, was left alone with him for about ten minutes, when she suddenly opened the1 door, called for Mrs. Walker, and then, Without stopping to say a word, ran away as fast as possible. Mrs. Waiter hurried, into the room to find her husband breathing his last He died in Ism than five minutes. Second race—Mil# and a dxtoenth. Walkover for Gold Bar. Third race—Three-quarter* of * mil*. Kirkman first, Jim Gray second, Lucaa third. Thue,l:l#H- Fourth race—Mil* heats. Buchanan won, straight heata, E tSe H. second, Little Pellow third. Time, and 1:45. Fifth raoe—One mile. w'Ua first, Adventurer second, Annie Wuufleecfc third. Time, 1M. C '■ The witch scattered salt in the sick room aud stack plus in thj door in some queer way ani passed a white string around them. Than she tore up the front steps of the house and put more pins under it aud a stick with marks on it, and told Mrs. Walker that the first who came would ha the one that bewitchel her husband. The authorities will investigate the matter at once, and the voodo woman will probably be arrested for murder.Sixth r«c*—Two milei, over eight liurdfcs. Lord Geo first, Aaooli second, Oay third. Ko time.  dynamite outrages buildings simi• especially rife fjiMM tba publication in The Fall MalJ Qasettd, Of An*. 22, of CTDonovan Rossa's letter to Us pals in Havre aad Antwerp, in which be Complained that they had plenty of "oatmeal" and wouldn't use it, mil commanded t&em to "arrange for several simultaneous explosions in England forthwith." The police poohpooh these rurrioM, as usnal, but this time they seem more confident than on some previous occasion}, and ih-jy claim to have certain information which convinces thrm that no dynamite outrages will be attempted until after tie elections are decide J. If the Tories win the police believe that the dynamiert will pause long enough to let lord Salisbury show his hand in regard to hia Irish policy. If the Liberale are returned to power the police "What sal arte# are paid to operators!" "That depend* npon the location. An order hax reoently been issued in Boston by the Western Union that no salaries are to be increased under any circumstances, and that 955 a month must be the highest wages paid to nowoomers; but there are many places where 'they are receiving less than that. I wiU give you an example of the policy of the Western Union. I met a man who had just come In from Ofcden, Utah. That is a repeating station. All news from Baa Francisco and th» Pacific must pass to thr east through that oiBoe and Tice versa. It requires A1 operators. When the man I mentioned went there six months ago he received I ISO a month, working double tricks.' He was gradually reduced until 180 was his salary, for which he had to put in from fifteen to nineteen hours a day. He suffered In health, and was forced to give Bp at all hasards. The company gets men with families to go to Ogden and other remote places, and it keeps them there, as tbey never can get money enough together to leave." Cricket at State* bland. Nrw York, Sept. 9 — In tbe first cricket match between tbe visiting English team an4 the Btaten Island club, at Statfln laland, the English team went to the bat first Piay was began «t 11:30, J. Thornton and T. & Hine-HaycoO* A. tt»' wickets. Hayoock was bowled on by Jfool for 7 runs, and hit place taken by ."W Boiler. X A. Turner was cahght by WUson at wicket. Tbe first inning for the English team ended at l:«ft . The runs for each wicket were: First 17; second, 80; third, 90; fourth, 3; fifth, 87; sixth. 40; seventh, 71; eighth. 78; niath, 8Qi tenth, 87; eleventh, VI. IT), feature of tne gamp was tha fine bowling of Pool and Butler. COST OF GRANT'S FUNERAL. Undertaker Merrltt's Bill Very Much ' bverestlmnted. Nrw York, Sept. 2.— "The cost of Gen. Grant's funeral has been greatly ovestimatoJ," Qjn. Perry said In his office on Governor's IslanL "I have heard it said that the total amount will be 150,000, white I am told that even $10),000 has'been guessed at. The bill for the government's share has l«on sent to me. and by mo lor warded to Washington This bill dooj not include the transportation ot the body of Gen. Grant from Mt McGregor to Mew York, together with the funeral train and the passengers, besides the pilot engine which was ahead of the funeral train. That was a preaeat from the railroad company. Baseball. think some attempt may bj made. "But," an Inspector remarked to your correspondent, "we are ready for them now, and every man that comes monkeying with dynamite around publio building* will get the fate of Cunningham and Burton, or worse." Ihe seed sown in Scotland by Henry George and other land reform agitators ii bearing abundant fruit, and a programme for a big agrarian campaign in that count / D■«« been arranged. ®Tlio first mass meeting of the series will be held to morrow in the open air at Portree, Isle of Skye. The Earl of Carnarvon continues to do everything in hia power to add to the popularity of his reign in Ireland. It is now believed that he has decided to pay Bryan KUmartin IS,600, as compensation for his unjust imprisonment KUmartin was a poor farmer of Arran, who was convicted of an agrarian outrage and sentenoed to aeMkl servitude for life. Alter ha had •erred several years of this sentence, a man named Gaaiey died in Boston alter having confessed on his deathbed, %id with all the solemnity attending a confession to a Catholic priest when the penitent is seeking extreme unction, that he had committed the crime for which Kilmortin wag suffering. The subject was agitated in Parliament, and, under Ihj pi cture exercised l«y the Irish members, Eat! Bpahcer reluctantly liberated the prisoner last September. Earl Spepcer afterward brought forward, as a proof of the ingratitude of the Irish people, the fact that he had not even been thaiiked for this At Ptiilaielphia—Philadelphia, 8; New Tefk, ft At Chicago—Chicago, 8; Buffalo, 4 At New York—Metropolitan, 6; Brooklyn, 7. At St. Louis—St Louis, 3; Detroit, K" ' Jit Providence—Providence, 0; Boston, & At trtiea—Utica, 4; Blnghamptou, a. At Columbus— (Exhibition gsnsw) Cincinnati, 8; Pittsburg, S. "Neither does the bUltndnde the cost of keeping the body of Gen. Grant in state in the city hall in New York nor & Albany. The cost of all the lying in state in New York city, whatever that may be, will be borne by the municipal government. A THIEF IN OFFICE. "What is your opinion of the dOnble trick'—that means, doesn't it, one man filling two men's plaessf Washington, fctept a—The facte regard- SX«2fa*.St£- ler Durham waa the innooant sponger for the man, but who reoom mended him to JCr. Durham is not known. Richard Board, or Kentucky, was appointed CI dark in tho SSTtJdfca'iS rt.n'ffAyf* HX: signed 10 a illj on ID# rout# Mlwout KUaiQ and Deming, U. M. Ha bad Morattd friaads in Harroilsburg that be was to have the place before le got hi. appointment, and [ prominent citizens wrote at once fcr. UmD department setting forth that Board w»«under three faifetnwnts for forge#, awfttd been three times arretted ia Oarfwstftl for getting money under false pretences, once in Texas for robbery, and twice for theft in Kentucky. 1 In some unexplained manner Board got the appointment before these charge* ware investigated. Two weak, afterward Qqnptroller Durham, who was misled into recommending Board's appointment), got • very lireiy letter from a friend is Kwtncky *D- citing Board's criminal record in full. Board'sfatter, who ha man *T high ehar. in trying to keep hi. ug oat of prison. lie letter conehMted with the prediction that Board would steftl somethiag Ufore he ted been in the service a month! The prediction was literally fWflUed. Before the warning note was writtea, Board had rtdton a money order for $10:3. He had been dismissed from the Mr vice IwfuieTbe theft- wa» detected, because of his otter crimes, and was traced to Bt. Louis and there arrested. Sab now in D■ in Haata a waiting trial. "The total amount will be less than $20,- 030. The largest item in the biU is $5,000 for carriage hire. When it is remembered .that New York, Jersey City and Brooklyn were called on io contribute carriages at the usual rates for carriage hire, tliia amount will not be considered large. The bill ie itemized. "Yes, in reply to the last question. As to the double trick,' it is in every way pernicious, end has been largely the oause of all our trouble. The officials saw that the men were willing to work as many hours as they were needed provided they received an equivalent, and they were not long in reducing tue equivalent, compelling the men to work co the company's terms. The system kept good men out of work, and the idlers mere and are a source of weakness." SUICIDE AT NIAGARA. A Kan's Coat Found on the Brink at the rails. *'+■ ! Batavia, N. Y., Sept 3.—Information was received here that a coat which, from the contents of the pockets, was thought to have belonged to Qhaupoey Hough, of Batavla, had been picked up is Prospect park, near the brink of Niagara Vail*, the circumstancee indicating that Mas ofcnser had committed suicide. H*rvey Wetf,' a pros porous farmer living nee* here and who is Hough's uncle, was iwtWsl; and bs want to the Ralls to l«M «m regarding the probable fate of hi* nephew. Hougtt who WSS 24 yea#j old, was engaged ploughing on Mr. Weed's farm. At poon be asked to lay off during the afternoon and came to Batavla, paid several bills and visited a physician whp was treating him for a nervous disorder. He obtained medicine, settled his account with the doctor and later in the  took a traiu for Buffalo Hough *frma retiring disposition, temperate and had aoD cumulated a little money. "It is not bjpKeved," added Gen. Perry, "that the bUl will be questioned or changed at Washington, because it seems a reasonable charge; but do not report my words in the way of commenting on or criticising the bUl." "Do the manager* sympathise with the operators In their demands!" "Many of them do, without doubt. Their salaries, too, bare been reduoed in proportion to thaae of the operators. Hi* pianager at Providence only receives C100 a month. Ha has to procure 115,000 in bonds, which cost him at least $5 a month. Be has to pay out of his own pookst tor all unpaid messages, which amounts sometimes to a considerable sum. At Cleveland the flpmpany has bad much trouble in Ailing the manager's place from the same causes. The same is also true in many other places. You may depend upon it that the managers are with us, but they don't dare to say so." Knoxville, Sept. 2.—The daad body of Edgar Maiues was found a mile above the city in a grove near the river. He had been ■hotinjthe back of the head. Maine* waa aeon just before daybreak in company with another man named Loo Seller! and a woman named Lizzie Hickman. The woman waa captured, and she says gbe left Sellers and Maines together, and shortly after heard a pistol shot To-night Sellers was arreeted. Haines waa murdered far the money he had in his poaD' session. He waa In the employ of Cowan, McClurg & Co., and came home laat night with over $1,000 belonging to the firm. Late last flight he waa with Lee Seller*, and they were drinking together. The two went off together, Maine* having first displayed a l&r f roll of money. Maines waa engaged to ba married in two wee Its. He will be buried in his wedding suit at his home near Athens. It is feared Sellers1 Mnrdered for His Money. LAYINQ THE CORNERSTONE Of the Btateeto the Mumit of (IMS i Am* Perry. I - , ,Y ! Newport, Sept. jl—The ceremony of laying the cornerstone of the statue to the memory of Commodore Oliver Hazard Parry, or Lake Brie fame, was perfotUfcst with all the pomp and ritual of the "Grand Lodge of Masons. The status is now beside the base, and will be placed ta position today. The entire height of (he statue and base is about twenty-tire feet The baa* It of the beet Westerly granite. On one dde i* the simple word "ferry," and on the reverse "kiM the well known sentence, first beard on Late Brie in 1818. "We have met the enemy And tbey are ours." The lower tier of the base is divided into four sections, while the top tier is square and in on* block. The figure of the status itself is vary striking. It rapret ssnts the naval hero aa,fearing J»»t stepped out from the boat that conveyed him from the ship Lawrence to the ship Niagara, standing- batlsas upon the dec* of' (be latter vessel, wtthagraimd hand, giving direction, to the men aloft to so trim the nails a.* to enable him to rup Alongside the enemy. The status is In bronw and weighs about four tons. It *4 situated exactly, opposite the Perry mansion, on Washington sqtjprii which was ths Perry homestead for a great many yeafk. The cereacoBies ware undertaken by tha grand Ibdre of Masons In accordance with a request from Uie statue committee. The Bav. and Worshipful Henry W. Rugf, of Providence, delivered an eloqasart address. Sonuof the articles ptoced hi the cornerstone were quJto ancient. Among them ■«—A Trauata silver coin of 1T97, a United States half cent of 1800, a piecj of Oomaaodore Perry's flagship Lawrence, * United States cent of 1808, an English copper piece of 1807 and a United Stated penny of 1818. "When do yon think tha operators at those places where they do not receive extra pay will make the demand tor Itf 'act or clemency. Kilmartin's parliament- In ths pocket-book found in his coat waa an envelope addreesod to Idas Hattie Goodrich, whose parents live near tha Weeds in this town. The sheet at paper inside, su blank. Hough had formerly paid marked attention to Miss Goodrich, but lately ha has been devoted to another young lady in the vicinity- It is supposed that disappointment and disease has unsettled his mind and that he ooanmlttgd suicide. ary champions retorted that it was not a case for gratitude; that the viceroy's tdrdy and ungracious liberation of the prisoner waf a mere act of justice, or, rather, that it was a scanty reparation for a heinous nil i terrible act of injustice. They have ever since scught to obtain some money compensation for KUmartln, whose little property was wholly swallowed up in the coats of bis defense, and whose family were "sssrspt 9.—Daring a torchlight urocesdon at Galway in honor of Mr. Timothy O'Connor seine of the processionists attacked a detachment of Yorkshire soldiers on garrison duty there. The letter's comrades issued from the barracks and IwIimU, in the ptelee. For four hours the flghtiwged fiercely, dab* and stones being freely used by both sides. Windows were stnasued, and many persons injured. Finally the polipe,(who had been re-enforced, wiU, the aid of the military not angftgel In tha riot, quelled tbe disturbance. "The BL Paul men have already petitioned for the extra, but no notice was token of the petition. Yon may look out for developments on the 15th or 18th. Remember, we shall not strike—we shall only refuse to work extra hours without extra pay, and we shall not be driven into a strike."  will be lynched. Will the 8ealien AeeeptT Terrible Railroad Aeeldeat la Chleaffo. Chicago, Sept 2.—Two Motion men working on the Rock bland railway tracks, near Fitty»flrst street, ware ran over and fostantly killed by a switch engine. The names of the unfortunates were Patrick Huller and Daniel Donovan. _ St. Loom, Sept 8.—Mr. J. A. St John, of this city, has mailed to The Turf, Field and Farm a proposition which is intended to bring together in a grand race all tha leading sc oilers of the oountry. He suggests a sweepstakes of $500 each between Han lan, Courtney, Teenier, Baas and Gaudaur for a race at three miles with a turn on any lake coarse in the country, the winner to take $2,000, the second to save his stake, and the excursion and gate mooey to be divided, three-fifths to the winner, one-fifth to the second and one-fifth to the Jhiad, That proposition, ha thinks, ought to "be favorably received by all the -aenlfcrs nam jd. Mr. St; John saysi "1 hate Miked the matter over with Jake Gaudaur, and we agree that there will not be tune this fall lor as many ludividaal matches aa will ha required to eettle the relative merits of ths leading scullers at the country, and,'desiring to see them all cam together, I determined toulfer to enter Jake lu a sweepstakes against tha whole lot I have named $500 as the entrance, but I am willing to aooept a smaller amount if it will bring about a raoo between the five men named. If Courtney and boss do not care to go in, I au willing to put Gaudaur in "««'»■ and Teenier. All I ask is lake water, and the ressun I do ask that is because I want tha race to take plare on a course where there are no currents, which fey any chance «au oj -Tuie in favor of pqa sculler »■»«* against another. I am not seeking any advantage, my only oLJoot being to avoid a possible disadvantage." Sept  *1 branch of of York met in Rome, ilr, chairman, said that t^MMd tha ten-hour bUJ, tha 'oBaMiui Dad tha hill provfcllnt for a state islatora rafnsed to abide by Wr * "tilt that «5r*SE|»|t» _ this lmpor»nt t»aJi|gpU dent from Um action of asany rf tbaJaglalatuM taiUnc to sustain IB, Pmbllo Drtt lUtomM. Wamibbtoh, Sept. a—The debt statemmt Just'lsaued chowi a decreaeo In the public debt for of ooa Ik total debt now, lew the 140,716,572 net ouh reported In the treesary, U |t,4T8;«%S0'I, and of tale tnvl 81, WO, 17* W» it mmi bearing d6jDt , The treaaury rtktement shows • gold coin, bullion a certificate |§||poi on of thm._a* - month ago, ana a standard silver dollar o&d ■liver certificate balance of (74,6^1,1U,'{ or' fa An*o»t • year *«. The internal revenue receipt* were 18,071,088, against *8,808,807 in Au i&*«^ssyssss*s in Xnguat a year ago. The total receipt* laat month for* 888,084,880, or about M.- SflX" penult in os m Anpiic past were  or about MJC0,000 l«»ptfaan for Augu*, 1884. For the two months of the current fiscal year governmetit receipt*'from dl have fallen off about 88,001*000, compared with the oomnonding months of the previous fiscal year, and expenditure* hy 44,7^0yD.' ' M Unci the pollt ansmbli George Bi labor Mil labur bil printing D of thelegiat Another laborer, Michael Hanky, was somewhat injured at the same time, and Morris Welch was badly cut about the face and head. The engineer explains the disaster by saying that he supposed the men knew the engine was coming toward them, and needed no special warning. Their remains were taken charge of by the police of the town of Lake. That we tioo iaavi membara Jf» jMiit Debate Without Foraker. The engineer of the freight train which tan over the men, and Daniel Harrigan, who had charge of it, are locked up at the t*t« police station. COLUHJTVS, a, Sept a—The Democratic etate exooullv# committee has issued the following aniwer to Dr. Leonard's chal.png?: Colphbp*, O., Sept 1, 1885. To Hon. R. 8. Thompson, Oiairuiau Prohibition State Executive Committee, tneir pledgee *fter elected. TMa ya*r we all fait Mtllllwl from tba toue of the governor's mesaage and his paat nooflMMIunrr labor measure passed wouIds*MUv» 1 bis sanction, and, with tba aims pledged, we had to hope for ore ofournMasuree upon tba shoulders of those who are responsible Hakrisbubo, Pa., Sept 2.—The interstate picnic, which is an annual occurence at WUliams Grove, Cumberland county, was formally opened. There were at least 10.000 people In attendance, and the indications point to an increased attendance daring the remainder of th* week. The exhibition of machinery and farming implements of a* kinds is very large, all the prominent farmers in the eastern, and many in the western, states being represeeteJ. An able address was delivered by Grand Maste- of the State Grange Leonard 8. Rhone, ef Onr turio. John Iforrif, pf The Philadelphia Record, will giro "pecifl attention to antidiscrimination. / Springfield, O. Dear Bit—Your communication asking for a j int debate to be arrange 1 by our respect, ve committees between Governor l.oajly aad Rev. A. P. Leonur.l Las been fi oivil. 8«W,' tbrit G 'Vo-.«)r ii.or.ily In fc| own' C'» "ho cVv pf his leiiom nation Ly i»ir r«.cj:it cDuvciiSicu tt.iuD |iu ui hit h« \ us D■C Jiug to Join in debate viii h Jou.' MB* d.J x'jtt-mvA JttlKB Kowker. Mo fair and exbsuitivd discussion of the issues in this contest can be bad without ail parties being represented. As your ohallenge doe* u«t include the Republican candidate for governor it is respectfully declined. Toledo, 0.v Sept 1.—John S. Kennedy, S&2 Tate reJatiTe to tbeaeomon oonearning the Sullivan- McCaffrey light The re* nit is that toltgnnu have been rant to the itakehoider to com* bera with the original copy of the. article* of agreement, and to Sullivan to *Md a representative. On their errtralW consultation will be held with * tlew to a settlement of the disputed point*. Tate dedlnn to go to Cincinnati. The SulllTmn-McCkJrVejr right. Killed by a Rival Lover. Zmbtlok, Oa., Sept. 8,—While William Alford wai escorting a gtrL fo whom hs was paying attentions, from Mt Olivet church in this county, he was accosted 'by » rival, Riley Merri weather, Who Insisted to being tte girl's escort. iTlfOrd resUMt. wfcen Merriweather struck him twice over the head with, a heavy stick, killing hini instantly, Merriwaatfaor was arresiol by the assembled worshippers, and taken to v M bi —'fto ma' I iK'H to t ubal la Ghsnh KokM. !S» taTta«*«* inm^E^S 3$SS938BflBeB* to appoint (wa. doctor* to taapoot pwuD hM doodad to Mtft to djfcpunt pi.rU of tois city oo certain dara to vaoD einata aU conWi* ■' * T. E. Powell, Chairman. HasUU Bohl, Secretary. Raiwob, N. C., Sept 2.— At Carthage, M ore county, Ben jamiu Cole, white, aged 10, wus sentenced to be htDu»e.t og Sept. SOL 11.s crime was poiaoniq ; biC wile, who was a sutor of Sslioitar of the Di .trioj. James S, Mclvar. Cole was a brutal ma :, with a bad cbaruoter. Last spring he bought a quidlty ol arsenic, saying it wa-t to be used in killing crows. He gave it to his wife, and speeJiiy killed Imt. neu her siouiarh wai examined quantities of areenic were foun t. TLoie was bitter feoling again it Cote, ard the verdict gives general satisfaction. A WlfW poisoner to Hang. Walthak, Mass,, Sept. St. Mary's Catholic church was robbed of $000 worth of property, consisting of six solid silver ohal.ces, gold lined, eqd porticos of the sacrament service. The bulky «easde of solid silver wepo undisturbed, maw are valued at fl,QJO, ■■ ' ' The Stock of Postal Cards Low. r NEWS. Nrw York. Sept. 2.—The Castleton works, oi Albany, has the contract for printing, the new postal cards. The contract calls for 9,Ow,000,000. Only about 1,000,000 par day are being turned out. This alow work promises to cause some emtaraassment the Mew York city poitodice and branches dispose of 175,000 per day. The stock on hand is very low, and much anxiety is fait as to whether new rapi'lie* will arrive in time to promptly Tuoet the demand. Postmaster Pearson t.aid: "I hope tho supply will not give 4nit, but I am a little nervous on that point. Our stock is very low." Dissatisfied Volunteen. The weavers of Norwich, Oontf, are on strike. : '* , Mohtrxal, Sept. a—The conduct of the government in delaying the payment of the balance due to the Ninth battalion la likely to provd very detrimental to the volunteer movement in Quelle*. Many members of the battalion and other city corps openly declare that when their time la jid they and their friend* « they qfr- biM 4 ssthem, will never serve the Dominion aiyugyLrun Hie New York potato crop 1$ almost a failure, "j *• The Grant memorial ftrad in New York is f68,84fl. Of Islstnl |s Aetronoaaers. Pobtow, Sept. a.—In a cable message to Harvard college Dr. Kineger annoaoces the djcovery by rrofeasor Hurt wig, of Strasburg, of a variation of the great  Andromeda. A starlike nucleus has been developed, a change which will be of great interest to astronomer*. Thore were $2,800 deathx. 2,700 births and 748 Sew York during August. . The schooner G us tie Wilsc.\ f run. New York, fbnndered off Hatteras and three of her crew were drowned. '*• w "6u I'unk, n. vD| committed lulcuts After attempAnC'IDelife of hta sweetheart. The Yankee sloop Puritan is ahead ol the cotter Oeqesta & betting, the Englishmen appearing loth to pat up their money. Tom Devi*, a noted gambler and sporting men, wae shot and killed by J. T. Holland, ft Texan, wtah try teg to swindle the lateet out Of 1800. '' 5 enfliT/iT *-**. ta~kto o BanCto», «4;«tot. a-Th. nailar* ai* Tho Mow Ppstmastors. Wabbimotoit, Sept 8.—Of the 18,421 fourth-clan poe to Sices In the United states, about 0,400 uew apjHClutn)«pts liave been made tinea March 4, The greatest number of changed have been mad* in Ohio, 018 appointments. bavin* been mad* In that stete. New York comes njxt with 088, Indiana third with 485, Virginia fourth with 490; Pennsylvania, 410; Missouri, 881; Illinois, Did He Try to Hl|l» Bit WlleT Clinton, la., Sep*. a.-"*-Andrew J. Lindgren, a Swede, was ir rested, charged with attempting to poison his witst who has beec subject to severe sickness at times lately. A preliminary hearing will probably take plaoe, The 'oaten will r»cov«f. The sus pec ted motive for the crime is the Joint W? 01 milla will to gIBvjtetol of CJ|to' * «a* on tap. C *»t /fD •« »f - ! iff A HI* Hrldga Over the St. leeiesisi Smallpox hi Ml River. Montreal, Sept The Canadian IV eiflc radwey be* posppteted surveys for the amotion of an iron bridge 8,300 feet long over the St, Lawrence river, between Lachine and Oaagbnawaga, to niwaeet with a short line to the Athntto coast. The ooat is estimated at *8,600,000. Fall Rtvxr, Mass., Septs.—The mother of the three 6hlldr*n who are sick wiU. smallpon recently returned from a visit M tier tastaafr in Montreal. The patient* hare been removed M the hospital.