Evening Gazette

              J*'., mm "II- Stic -i —mm\ 1 -v AY, JANUARY 8,188b. Httntk ian. I ftWklr KatablUheo m«0 f li ■ '==== ONGRE88MEN RETURNING. Coinage—Republic** Attltnrto Tm- HiNOtON, Jan. 5.—Western members •#** who have returned to Washing'hair holiday raaatlon say tte prosj poor for any anti-silver leRisla♦lie house this session. Many of them J T*U oraia 1 Tea Outa rw W«k • I * A M SOLVED. WILL SENATOR A RAILROAD WAR. FOREIGN AFFAIRS. / LEGISLATIVE CAU0U8E8. (Brer tlMd Men Building nl TnnlD| tf Tracks. HOWILL, Mich., Jan. 5.—There i* likely to be trouble here over the railroad war bD iween the Toledd, Ann Arbor and Jfonheru Michigan, and the Detroit, faming and Northern railroads. There has been a dispute about the right of the former road to cross the 'at er's track in extending its line, and the case was brought into court and appealed. it is now pending an anpeal to the circuit court. A force of 160 Toledo, Ann Arbor and Northern Michigan employed were brought to the point of the projected jroaslng and began work, digging under the Lansing road; they ma lea cut, braced up the track of the Lansing road and con itiuoted the line of the Tol «do road under it The workeri were protected by an armed force, which left when the work was completed. About 500 men were brought on the scene by the Lansing road people and they will proofed to fill up the cut made under their road. There are ISO men on the ground in the interest of the Toledo and Ann Arbor road, and nay be violence before the cut is tilled. The Lansing force is armed, but the Toledo men hare no arins. 'lbe Toledo and Ann Arbor force drove away the force of thfe Lansing road people from the bridge and cut which were ford ly made. The men then cut the telegraph wires of the Detroit, Lansing and Northern road and tore up the track for half it mile on eac'i a de of the cut. The traffic on the road between Genoa and Fowlerville is now interrupted. What the next step will be is a matter of doubt. Sew Turk R«p«Ut«uu ud  NoaluM. MOW HENRY Pi SMITH LOST H» BE HIS OWN SUCCESSORT—PREPARING FOR THE FIGHT. » ENGLAND'S UNDERSTANDING WITH N*W Yowt, Jan. 6.—The Republican legi* atire caucus at Albany nominated the folowing officers: Jam?* W. Husted tor «p-ak Jr, Charles A. Chickerlnf for clerk, E H ralbot for sergeant-at-arma. The followin r, aomina'ioni were also madei For doorkeeper. Michael Malier, of Orange, an armle-s exDoldlor, by acclamation; for fint assistant doorkeeper, John H. Harlow; for second »•;- iktant doorkeeper, Benton 0. Barnes. of Oswego; for stenographer, Emery P. Close, of Brie, by acclamation. The chairman auawnced aa the committee for 1880: Messrs. M inville. Cole Gal agher, Piatt and Bender. E. L. Pit a. president pro tern of senate; John W. Vrooman, clerk; Harrt* A. Cornell, stenographer; J. H. Houck, pv!nC-ipal doorkeeper; Richard C. Duel), poetmuster; Hiram Van Tassel 1, first doorkeeper; Kylvi v ter McMurray, second doorkeeper: Georg? W. Shafty, third doorkeeper; John C. inger, fourth doorkeeper; Eleazer Baldwin, assistant postmaster; James Murray, serg»nnt-at-arms; Dana P. Horton, janitor; Charles Scram, assistant janitor; L. C. Dickinson, first general clerk; D. V. Gibbons, second general clerk; Thomas Harrold. third general clerk; Charles B. Morton, fourth general olerk; George E. Gage, postoffloe messenger; Rev. K. L. Allen, chaplain.LIFE. Was gf cong ton froo oecta art ;lon ia til  (living interviewed their oonstitaents com* back more determined than ever to resist my interference with the "Dollar of the Saddles." TURKEY. I Work IttMkol Down la a Dnakm Brawl ul Skull «Wlaa-A Cl*T*r At of on Contested Beats—The Republican Margin Bather Small for Comfort. The Ohio Legislature Maintaining the Interests of British Bondholders — French Merchants Promised Equal Bights In Theebaw's Late Kingdom. Dtlwttrt VOA-OM Cram Baltimore. Anti-silver members who fear the result of continued coinage of silver say the only thing to do now is to wiit until the exportation of gold t egins in earnest' and let the house learn its error by bitter experience. The question bids fair to lead very soon to *n interesting discu-sion to say the least in the house and one "that will engender bad feeling between the president and sCfme Democratic menu era. Ihe Republicans in the house as a rule are very well disposed towards President Cleveland and are in favor of giving him a fair show. They will, to a treat extent, it is said by some who are in a position to speak for the party, favor liberal appropriations, particularly for the navy and for coast lifimin They are in favor of giving Secretary Whitney all the money he needs to oarry out bis plans for building up the navy, olid they they will not use the argument | hat was advanced against them when in power "that the navy ought to be built, but the present party cannot be trusted to do it" N«w York, Jan. &—A Columbus dispatch to The Sun says: The Democratic house caucus nominated Mr. Cole for sneaker, Mr. Ziegler for speaker pro tern., and the old officers. Gen. Robinson called the house to order and appointed Mr. Matthews, of Gallia county, temporary chairman. As their names were called the mem Ders ranged themselves before the speak er's. de-k to deliver their certificates of election, the oath of offltw being administered by Supreme Court Judge Johnson. Nkw York, Jan. 5.—Henry D Smith was traveling salesman for a large rubber goods Uttttse In Trenton, S. J., and lived with his family at Woodside, LI. Be was found on the sidewalk in front of No. 106 Wast twenty-eighth street, the morning after Christmas, with a fractured skull He died At the New York hospital seven hours after- London, Jan. &—Its representative has gabled to The Boston Globe as follows: The best informed of the evening papers announce that a considerable force of British troops will shortly • i s»pt to Egypt in pursuance of uu uoiicable understanding with the porte, a* re-enforcements to the army now nnder Gen. Stephenson's command The agreement between England and Turkey is said to include carte blanche for England so far as military operations in Egypt are concerned, but also provides for tho unreserved acknowledgment of Turkey s sovereign rights over the country. England thus gains practical benefits, through the good will and co-operation of Turkey, in maintaining the obvious interests of the British bondholders in the khedive's dominions, while conceding to the sultan the nominal prerogative of which be is so jealous. It is also said that the understanding reaches still further, and contemplates aid to Turkey in m tiniaining her authority m Asia, wherever England can use her influence to this end. though actual military support is not definitely promised in ttfe latter respect. France is still chafing at the fact that her lpas of prestige in Asia is contemporaneous with an English gain of Influence in that direction, particularly in connection with ihe ab orption of Burmah as a part of the Indian empire. Though Lord Salisbury's ass irance that French interests in Burmah would be sedulously protected seemed at the moment to allay the apprehensions of the Frenoh cabinet, it now appears that new representations on the subject have been made by the French minister at London, and that the ill-feeling in regard to the matter Is growing more marked as the correspondence between the two governments proceeds. The French companies which had obtained valuable trading concessions from King Theebaw do not Mem disposed to let their magnificent prospeots vanish without making a vigorous struggle for at least partial realization of what they had confidently counted upon achieving, iheir fate is doubtless sealed, however, as the annexation of Burmah is beyond doubt an accomplished and irreversible fact, and even should Lord Salisbury de.ire to guarantee the equal rlgd.s of French traders in that region, the Burmese-Indo-Chinese railway now" being opened, and which of oourse is controlled by British capi at, will be too powerful in defeating the Frenoh enterprises to be overcome by any dipl tm-.tic amenities.ward. He was unconscious from the time M was found until ha died. His gold watch Was gone. When he left home Christmas morning he had $185, bnt only $23 were found C*» hint When brought to the station house before being sent to the hospital. It was believed that he had been murdered and robbed, and the case was given to Inspector Byrnes to dear up. When tbe Hamilton county delegation appeared Mr. Hillis arose and demanded that their certificates ba read. Mr. Washburn offered a protest, which was not read, and then the question was raised that Mr. Hillis had not takeu the oath of office. Gen. Robinson decided thai an he was only the temporary officer, he • was ob.iged to accept tbe certificates as prima facie evidence of election. Mr. Cowgjl) offered a resolution.sotting forth that their certificates were clouded by frauJ, which vms permitted to be read, and ruled out of. order. The mambers were then sworn in, amid loud applause on the Democratic side. Detectives Blevin, Rogers and Dick Connor *lMra detailed. They learned that a young woman named Alice DeForest had been stopping at No. 103 .West Twenty-eighth street The house has a bad reputation. The morning after Smith was found, she left the place and went to live at No. 48 West Twenty-sixth street, lite detectives employed a woman to get into Alice's confidence. Their accomplice learned that she came from Baltimore a few months ago. The Democrats nominated (or speaker William F. Ptaehan; dark, Mortimer a EWrle; John Vaojhan; doorkeeper, John H. Glen eon; flint assistant doorkeeper, Thomas Oallagfaur; stenographer, W. R. Culver. Thoy will favor just as liberal appropriations for these purposes under Whitney as they favored them under Chandler, but could not get them. John C. Eu trek in, the Republican caucus nominee, was elected sieaker of the hou-e, and Mr. O'Neill, Damocrat, president pro tem. of the senate. 8TARVING IRISH FISHERMEN. The Fenate caucus nominated George W Flunkett for president pro tem. of the senate. Ira T. Wales, of tlie Albany Argus, was ohoeen a candidate for cleric. The People Living on Sea Weed and The detective*, accompanied by Inspector Byrnes, secreted themselves in a room In the house of their woman accomplice up town, and, as agre-d, Alioe wan Jnvlted.to call. She waa shown into a room adjoining the detectives', and her new acquaintance gradually drew from her the story of what took place Christmas night at No 103 West Twenty-eighth strMt. She left the house because the landlady had shut the door in the face of her friend "Bobbie." GROUPING THE DEPARTMENTS. The house adopted a resolution referring the election returns on representatives from Hamilton county to the committee on privileges and elections to investigate and report by resolution as early as possible. .The commit we has power to send for persons and paper'. Seed Potatoes. Congressmen Cannot Afford the Expense London, Jan. 5.—A telegram from Mr. Frederick Bussy, the Cable News relief commissioner for the west coast of Ireland, savs tkat all efforts to reach the island of inn sboffin have failed, owing to a violent storm DISASTROUS FLOODS. Washmotok, Jan. 6.—Senator Palmer, of Michigan, a member of the committee on the District of Columbia, says he is in favor of grouping all the executive departments about the White House. In conversation he said: "Let the plan .parried out in relation to the war, state and navy departments be extended to the postofflee, interior Aid treasury. and build a substantial, commodious edifice on a plaza, with a courtyard in the center. Of course, such « plan would cost a great deal of money, but it is no more than the exigencies of the public require, and too much cannot be profitably expended in this manner. If necessary, arrangements could be made i!or running streets across the plaza for the convenience of the public, but in my my opinion all the departments should be together. A great deal of time is wasted now in dlspatohiag public, business because the various departments are" so widely separated, and many congressmen who have to Cerve thair constituents cannot afford the 9xpense of a cab to expedite the . matters brought tlo their attention." of Cab*. ■aw Loff and Mill Property Canted Away Another effort to reach the Islanders will be made, when it is hoped a landing will be effected and the famine-stritffcan fishermen relieved. Inquiries at Cleggan and other points on the mainland opposite Inniaboffia prove that the distress on the island is intense. The potato orop has completely failed, and the season's catch of fish was so insignifioant as to amount to little more than for daily wants. The local (hopkeepers, seeing no prospect of future payment for their wares, have suspended all credit, refusing to trust even those hereto'ore considered well to do. Nearly 600 of the islanders are at present subsisting: on seaweed, what is left of their seed potatoes and a scanty supply of fish. Prompt assistance -an alone prevent starvation. This lact, coupled with the interest which has been awakened by the hope of sp?edy relief, has filled the people on the mainland with enthusiasm, and the attempt to faroe a passage to innisooffln can hardly fail. Bradford, Pa, Jan. &—A special to The Bra from Emporium save: Heavy rains for the past two days and large quanti iee of snow on the timbered hiils have conspired to produce the most violent flood known in many years along the Driftwood and Sinnamahoning creeks- Millions of legs have broken from their fastenings and are going down the swollen rivers at aterriflc rat* It is said the loss to lumberman will epycmcfc C8,000,000. At this place there is ovwr two feet of water in many of the streets. Ail telegraphic communication to the east ia, lost, and trains on the Philadelphia sstd Erie railroad are obliged to fl*g their waf east. Reports from Cameron state that the greater pert of that {dace is under water, and residents are in great fear lest their bouses be swept away. Many residences had t-D be aoated. A million feet ol logs were tern loo-* and swept do#n Hunt's run. Saw mills and dams in various places along the craeka are ranch ezpeeed and in imminent danger of being carried away. The water It wall up in Driftwood, where considerable damage has been done. This is a nirtt of great anxiety and excitement all through the valley. No further idea vt the MMcttabe obtained until daylight The water has risen slowly. On the Tide. The Democratic members from Hamilton county now occupying seats are privileged to appear before the committee ani produce testimony to maintain their right to seats, fhe mo t of the afternoon was sprat in the discussion of the resolution. "I was up stairs when Robbie csme," said sh«( ' 'and After thi door was closed I heard men qusrrslhig on the.stoop. Somebody fell, and Robbie waa hurt'' The Republican members do not claim that an investigation or contest is proposed in the resolution, but an examination of the face of the returns with a view to making a prima facie case against the Democratic members who presented certificates and were sworn in There is a division of opinion as to whether the examination will be deliberate, or whether a report will be made in the next week or two. The only political significance in an early report would be to seat the ten Republican members, if that should be the finding of the committee, and thus increase the Voie which will be cast for Senator Sherman for re-eleotion. At that moment the detectives bant into the room. The woman wag frightened, and told all she knew. It Mams that while ahe lived in Ba'fctmore, Robert 27. Lauchhelmer, a young man of 34, became infatuated with her. His ftufcti, knowing the woman's character. after trying in vain to break up the attachment, practically disowned his son. Alice came to Hew York, Robert followed, and became a drnmmeu for Sell ig man & Mav. On tftiMtais flight, ». orother, mUfid n. Lauci cousin, fe«tt*l a Khi- SaltimftMk Robert wen fbrest % had been D It w dfaootered who thi lady shut the door on the might AC fitey turned to ( (taps, o* which then are man met them. Alice m BoMhot Words followed, the «kaa cilached. They w«4k. ,: M-. At this point of the storj scriptlon « Robert beinj tl+m neat 6*t And arresteC Blal's ooo*rt hall in ~ He was fcfdhfcht to the the woman who had tttotrMgM the story to hetifler said that when he ■Id*walk tie man, who piv was Weeding from a cut from the mouth. He w they concluded to leavr "We did hot take his wi Robert ?-• • "fi|l ybp know that mwttltM afterward P askec ulto, 1 aid not hear of 1\ .Ctl»t was a lte," «ald t, tefMMar. "I found a letter Save in Up pocket, written liyiug th ifc he had bees wa orA repoH of the ioquer -adtiipttitic Robert to keei "fltl afternoon I Accompanied by h(s .uchheimer, and his Hronhelmer, both of to call on Miis De drinking, and when Were the landm. It «ai midC(0 C16wn the, door eight, a thick-eat Raid, half way up and Robert and finally fell to the THE FEVER SCARE. Judging from current expression among the Republican members of the legislature, there appears no reason to do«bt that Senator Sherman will succeed himself regardless of a final decision in the Hamilton county cases. THE MEkLEN CONSPIRACY. Canadian Kssek Declared Loyal. The Boport Hitherto Published Declared Overdrawn, Motion to Q'aash the Warrant for Kellen's Arrest Iseaed in Baltimore. London. Jan. 8.—A grand banquet in honor of Sir John A. Macdonald, the Canadian premier, was given by the members of St George's club, at their olub rooms in 8aville row. There were present as guests a large number of political and society notables and many prominent Americans. Sir John, in replying to the welcoming toast, took occasion to eulogize Canada and the Canadians and to extol the cordial relations existing between the government and people of Canada and those of England and the United bta'.es. He defended the loyalty of the French Canadians to the Dominion government, and declared that they were peaceable, orderly and emirely averse to the seni meats expressed and acts committed by the rabid democracy of France. ' Nkw Vokk, Jan 5.—An Albany paper says: Tke penitentiary authorities say that there hae been but eleven deaths since the Of November, that there are no critical oases now, and that all the patients are doing weU. All fears of an epidemic are over. Baltwobb, Jan. 6.—Mr. W. H. Whyte, counsel for A. L Mellen. tiled with Police Justice Cashmeyer. of the Central station, a motion to quash the warrant for Mellen's arrest, which was issued on Nov. 10 on the oath of Marshal Frey, based on information and be.ief. The motion demands the quashing of t!» writ on the ground "that a proper and reasonable time has elapsed within wh ch the go\ ernor of Massachu etts could have presented to the governor of Maryland the proper legal papers (Or the arrest said extradition of MMlen, but the governor of Mussa chasetts has fulled to do so. and there is not now nor has theDc ever b-en any requisition upon the governor of Maryland for the rendition of Mellen presented to the proper author! ies, and this be is ready to verify." No action was taken on the motion. John Sherman himself, however, is not by any means confident of his re-election. The Republican majority is three only on joint ballot, and as one of the Republican members of the house (Mr. Farrar, of Guensey county) is very sick at bis home in Cambridge, the margin is too close to suit Sherman. He and his friends have, therefore, determined that before the senatorial caucus Lhe Republican majority should bo in creased by unseating the ten Democratic members of the house from Cincinnati. Tue committee on elections is Republioan by a large majority, and it is confidently predicted that the ten defeated Republican candidates in Cincinnati will gei. their sea s in forty-eight hours. Next week a scheme will be worked to make the state senate also Republican. The new attorney general (Republican) will bring proceedings in qao warranto before til* new (Republican) supreme court, and cause the four Democrats from Cincinnati, to show cause why they should not be ousted. A NARROW ESCAPE. fui accurate degiven, the detec- , Mm at Korter ft Twenty-third street, i-oom, confronted by •onfewed, and he ache true. Laucbgot up from the red to be Smith. \n the head and A Sponge Saturated With Chloroform Ot the Sad of a Stick. The Evening Union says: The sensational story told by • New York paper about a fever epidemic iu the Albany penitentiary is greatly exaggerated. The newspaper! of this city have been entirely familiar with the progress of the disease in the institution, which has never been alarming and is now quite under control, bnt for good and sufficient reasons have not seen fit to give them publicity. Perhaps if the board of health had made officially, last week, a simple statement of facts as they are the present ■care would have been avoided. H0KrDLL8vn.LK, -Jan. 8.—George Boatwick, of Pulaski, Pa., waa awakened on Siturday night by feeling something cold touch his face. He threw up hit hand and caught hold of a atick, which waa 1 BatonUy jerkrd back, but without breaking hia bold, BC£D wick sprang out of bed, and, lookiiii out of a window, aaw two mm disappear in the darkness. He struck a light and fated a sponge Faturated with ohlorolorm on the end Of a stick- ft was this coming in contact with his face that had awakened him. A. pane had been skilfully out from the Window, which waa within two feet of thBMad of hia bed. Boetwick had |SU0 in the house, money he had received on Monday. There ia no doubt that an attempt had been made to chloroform and rob him. bat there ia no suspicion aa to who the would-be robbers are. 'as lnaennible, and him where ha lay. itch or money," laid N Confirming the Commission. Smith died In the Inspector Byrnes. Mr. VVhyte, upon being asked the objeotof the motion, said that as the Boston polios fell so well satisfied that Mr. Mellen was in Mexico, he thought it just as well under tlx circumstances to have this Maryland warrant out of the way. He declined to make any further s atement iu regard to the case, out did no. appear to be muoa worried about the condition o. aiiairs. Washington, Jan. 5. — Chief Justice Waite has rendered a decision in the supreme court of tin United States, which involves important railroad interests In Mississippi. The legislature of that s ats, In Maroh 1884, passed an act creating a rai road oommision, conferring upon it power to fix rates of charges to be ma le and collected by the railroads in Mississippi, to prescribe loca.lties for depots, and to make tither regulation C for railroads operated lu the state. The acta of the commisslo 1 were thought to be in violation of the ocmititution of the state, and the matter wen- into 'the state courts, where it was so held. The decision of Chief JusiioeWalte reverse* the decision of the court below and confirm* the acts of the railroad commission. the inspector to i (Tom his brothci /roD Baltimore, etching the papers est on Smith, and - out of the hands Cincinnati, Jan. 5.—The shoe cuttw* went out on a strike at one of the large factories. The men had been ordered by the general executive board of the Knighte of Labor to remain at work at the rates they were reoeiving. This order was obeyed. Thin morning, however, the firm told the men they must work piece-work at the rate stated by the old arbitration bill. The mau refused to comply with the change. The eAou tive committee of Jackson aasemblx waited upon the firm but no settlement wa; arrived at The shoe cutters held a general meeting at Knights of Labor hall for furthei discussion pf the situation. It was decided .0 order the strikers back to their benches Shoe Cotters* Strike. A West Virginia Jail Delivery. Charleston, W. Va., Jin. 5.—Much excitement was caused here by the escape of five prisoners from the county jail. When Dick Wyatt, the night guard, went into the jail to lock the prisoners in their cells, oho of them knocked him down. A general stampede followed. Jailer Bowles attempted to fasten the outer gates, but was knocked down before he could do so. The men wuo escaped are George and Richard Jeffrey, brothers, who kitlel William Douglass; George Bears ley, who killed Henry Moore; Louis Douglass, who killed Tom Teal last Christmas evening, aud Luther Smith, a negro, who was serving a three years' sentence lor grand larceny. A heavy reward has been offered by Sheriff Ewart for their recapture.  A Lawyer Indicted. —. fixed up some tele;r»nn," continued the inspector. "I flint «:»graphea the whole story to Mayhal Fry, rf Baltimore, and then sent the aeooy mes■ges to the brother and cousin, to bring ihim to Few York. They are on their way sen now. If they had not taken the train, Pry would have arrested them. I will have Ihete here In a few hour*. Of coarse, their staty of the killing of Smith will have to be MMpted. They will not be allowed to see fee brother, and unless their stories agree I #111 hold them all. It will clear up one mfsttrlous death anyway." Detect ivei ftlaven and Connor, with the young De Forest wMaam, went to Jersey OUj And awaited the arrfrml of the train from Baltimore. When it came in the %tanan met David Lauchheimer and the e Samuel H. Kronheimer. She went tern to the ferry. According to law ork state extends to tide water mailt Jersey shore, and as soon as the men Abpftxl on the ferryboat they were arrested by Slave a and Connor. T#o men were never more surprised than (hear. 1 hey denounced the woman roundly, MM tried to get ashore. At police headquarters their story was substantially the •ame a* that told by Robert In a fight on the doorstep of No. 10ft West Twenty-eighth street Henry Smith was knocked down or flsll down to the sidewalk and was killed. The tWo men and the woman were held. Blown from aa JSngine by Escaping Steam. Saw Francisco, Jan. 5.—George W. TD ler, leading counael for Parah Aithea H ll in her suit for divorce against the Utte ex- Senator Sharon, waa indicted by the county grand jury for felony. It is charged that Tyler waa a party to a false affidavit, in which a witness named lin Clarke la made toaiythat Sharon had confidentially told her that Misa Hill waa hia wife. Two other persons—James E. Brown and lira. Welle— were recently convicted of the same offense with which Tyler ia charged, and are now serving terms of Ave yean ot the San Queutin state prison. Trier haa been granted a week ia which to file bonds. Fort J Bang, Jan. 4.—Engineer Nathau Bryant of the eastern divis.on of tue Erie road hid a peculiar accident aud a narrower esc pa from death ou Saturday than most raiDroad men expa/ience. his train was thundering along near Goshen when the "pop1, valve blew off and the escaping steam and scalding wate.' flliei tue ca i. Mr. Bryant thought ha could temporarily repair the break, an i ciambareJ out on topbf the cab. As he did so the steam and w£t»Dr struck him in the breast and blew him to the ground, where he rolled down the embankment He was not missed by the tirotnin nor conductor until the train ca ne to a standstill a mile further on. The conductor hurried back and found Mr. Bryant stag gering down the track and partially uncousc ous. He was badly bruised, and the only wonder is that he wa* not killed. A Druggist Sued for a Mistake. IjperLmeutlug With the Snpreme Court. WobcjlSTEb, Jan. 4.—The case of ShlUa!«r against George E. Fairbanks, of this oily, was begun in the superior civil court here. The plaintiff asserts that the lefendant's clerk and agent put up corrosive sublimate ins cad of hydrate of chloral in a prescription, causing her tiusband's death. The testimony indicated that the deceased man was suffering from delirium tremens Dr. Davis was called and went to the drug store and asked verbally for the medicine, which was received and administered. The mistake was soon discovered and antidotes were given. Dr. Davis is quite sure he asked for the proper drug, but thero Is a case on the court docket against him for the same offense. Columbus, Jan. 5,—Dr. Scott is in tbe city, and a conference of Republican! wu held to take into consideration the adviaability of again bringing the Scott law before the supreme court The plan is to have some county treasurer bring rait against some saloonist for violation ot the law during the last half of 1888, and future oases will be decided by local courts according to the decision of thf supreme court on this test case. The supreme court is now Republican, and it Is not unusual for a court to reverse its formfer decisions. There is no assurance that the supreme court will reverse its former ruling, but the experiment is to be tried. Long Strike Bnded. A School House Blown Down. Pittsburg, Jan 5.—Fully 6,000 miners ire at work in the Monongahela river mines, and the greatest strike ever known on the river is at an end. It is estimated that the loss in wages to the miners during the six mouths of idleness will amount to over 11,500,000. The operators have also losC. heavily by the strike, but will not say as to .he amount. There is general sasisfaciion along the river that the strike is over, especially so to tue friends Of the miner.-, who have undergone most trying privations in order that the men might win. Dawson, Pa, Jan. 5.—During the prevalence of a heavy wind storm the roof, gable ends and chimneys of the Tyrone S'hool bouse were blown down. One little child was buried in the dvbria, and when extricated waa found to be aeiloualy injured. Another boy had his ekull fractured and is In a precariona condition. Several other children were more or lees bruised, but none fatally.  A Chicago Belle Smoking Opium. Chile ago, Jan. 5.—A very pretty and elegantly dressed young' woman was arrested in a Chinese laundry while enjoying an opium smoke. At the police station she gave her name as May Heineman, and sai ner lather was a po ice officer. She told the justice that a gentleman taught her to amoks a few weeks ago and that she wanted to tsy it again. There waatno charge against h r, and she waC released. Suosequently It was learned that the name she gave was a flctit.ous one, and that she is the daughter of a prominent and aristocratic family on the south side, the head of which is wed known in church circles. She is thought to be a confirmed user of the drag. ,»-V ' -A Jji' w The Territorial Committed. Jan.C&!—Chairman Harrison has docidod |o cap in extra meeting ol the senate on territories, so as to report tbe Boilqp resolution on Dakota, but to wait uuttflrftMy for the regular meeting of tbe committee. The subject will not, therefore, come up for discussion before the end of the weak. ~ Mr. Wilson, of Iowa, expects to spwk M bis Union Pacific railroad resolution, ap&tbe resolution by Mr. Beck, inquiring whether the secretary of the treasury has conformed to the law upon the subject In liquidating tbe public debt, will also be called up if possible. To be Court Martlaled. Washington, Jan. 5. —The■supreme court of the Untied States rendered a decision in the case of Paymaster General Smith, XT. 8. N., against whom charges of ii regularity in, accounts were preferred. Counsel foi the paymaster gener ii cdfi tended that their client being a disbursing ofljper was a civil officer, therefore not amenable to court martial. The supreme court of the D is trie, of Columbia decided that Gen. Smith was accountable to naval law, and therefoie within the jurisdiction of coiirt martial. The case was appealed, and the decision of the United State* supreme court affirms the decision of the court below. The paymaster general will consequently have to stand trim by court martial New York, Jan. S.—The meeting of the executive committee of the Irish Parliamentary Fund association was largely attend Cd. The reports from collection committees ware very encouraging. The chajrman reported that (3,800 bad been subscribed since the last meeting. It is expected that th' rotal subscriptions to the fund will reach 960,000 before the end of the month. The Parliamentary Fund. Miss Baldwin's Body Found. Camden, Jan. &—The body of Miss Lizzie 0. Baldwid, assistant librarian of the Women's Christian Temperance union, was found in the river at l'renton. Only the family had any notion of her mental condition. Twice last week she made attempts on her life, ijut the master was kept secret Her engagement ring was still on her finger when she was found. Her marriage had ueeu fixed for a near data. Her mentAl derangement proceeded from too do e application to her studies before her recant graduation. Had Bosh for Life. Petirsbobo, Va., Jul A short distance fro n Rocky Mount, a small station on the Wilmington and We.don raiiroad, is a trestle. As the north bound passenger train, Consisting of two baggage cars, two passenger coaches and two sleepers, was approaching the trestle, the engineer discovered the fridge to be on fire and a portion of It alre*d. burned, leaving nothing standing but m rails. 1 he engine at this time was within & lew yardl of the burning bridge, and the engineer knew that it would be utterly u ekws for him to attenipt to stop the train lu so short a distance. He had to decide qtriekly, and he decided to go oVar the 1 as far as possible. Opening the valve ot the iucomoNtag the train rushed over the trestle at the rate of sixty miles an hour, and so great was the ooc cu ts ion made by the Sudden speed of the train that all the lights in the train were extinguished, and the passengers terribly shaken up and frightened. The Striking Boxmakere. Washington, Jan. Governor Zullck, of Arizona, in a special report to the secretary of the Interior shows the financial condition of the territory to be in a bad way, owing to reckless and extravagant legislation on the part of the last territorial legislature. The last assembly increased the uonded indebtedness of the territory f 152,00 j, so that now there is a total debt of $700,000, upon which the territory will have to pay aa annual interest charge of more than *50,000. . Arisona Finances. Chicago. Jan. S —The strike at MmwB Bro,'. box factory is spreading. Tweuty-ftvw men who wonted in the planing mill refused to go to work. They say they have no special grievance of their own, hat their action was based on sympathy with the' striking nailers. Thirty tire non-union nailers went to work in the factory. They were  tested by the striken. Milw Atr*EK, Jan, 5. — Adolph Bcboenleber, age.* 65 year*, a wealthy ex-furniture dealer of'this city, attempted suicide by cutting his throat with a razor, and he is in a dying condition. Bcboenleber was arrested late Saturday night on the charge of crimina lib.il, preferred by Christian Ritter, a lurniture dealer, who brought suit for $10,(10. dumnges. He was released on 19,009 ball. The complaint charges Bchoenleber willhaving circulated slanderous stories detri mental to Bitter's charaacter. Schoenleber came to Milwaukee thirty yean ago, and is worth (100,000. Sued for Libel, He Suieided. Thomas W. Keene's Condition. Washington, Jan. 5.—The Star says: During the holiday recess of oongress. and since the delivery of his speech in favor of silver coinage, Senator Beck has received more letters than any other member of the senate. In fact letters have come to him by hundreds daily, all of them commanding the position he has taken, and urging him to stand firm in support of the silver dollar. Wnile the bulk of these letters have come from the west and south, not a few have been sent frotn the east. Bolstering Beck. Kansas City, Ma, Jan. 6.—Thomas W. Keene, the actor, who was stricken with paralysis, is lying In bed at his hotel attended by able physicians and a host of friends. He is not suffering any pain and insists that he will appear to night His right arm and shou.der are paralysed and faoe drawn to the right He can speak only In whispers. It is probable that he will reoover from this attack, but it Is certain that he will not brittle to resume his profession as soon as be expeois.  A Snow Blockade. KllUI CRT, Ma, Jan. 6.—One of the most severe snowstorms that has occurred in several years has visited Western Kansas, extending as far weet at Colorado and New Mexico, and suit continues. Two trains are reported blockaded at Dodge City, and the telegraph lines are iaterrup ed. A light »now is falling her*, ilia temperature is mild. -  Typhus Fever Prevailing. New York, Jan. 5. —Information has been received by the state board of heal.h that typhoid fever is prevailing to an alarming extent throughout the state, owing mainly to the continued mildness of the winter. If this weather continues much longer grave results ore feared. Localities that have in the past been comparatively »ree of this disease, at this season of th« year, are now reporting many cases. Commissioner Sparks. Wasiusotok, Jan. 5.—The counsel tor the governor and citizens of Oalfornta lied oomplnint in the name of the statfttf California with Secretory fCunar -jr"l|rt "parka for ptrpiitting title to certain lands m b« stiu further contested after grant, con- Urination, lyroval and esrM mmm. The «m|MI of printed matter, and spivs minutely into deMdls. Washington, Jan. 8.—Hon. Perry Belmont will introduce a reeolution authorising the appointment of a committee of nine members to inquire into the execution of the civil service law, and to suggest such modifications and Improvements as may be neces sary. Doctoring Civil Service. CON DEWED NEWS. Washington, Jan. &—Abraham Boynton. of Dakota, a prominent Democrat, has filed with Senator Harris Dn, chairman Of the senate committee on territories, a protest against the revolutionary proceedings in that territory. Protesting Against Dakota. The olgarmabera of New York are on the eve #f a strike, Died of Hydrophobic Mh.W4.ckh, Jan. &—Mr*. Marie l«oht, agrd 67 years, died of hydrophobia hare. She is the fifth person to die frotn UtttCb«- eaa* in this city during th* past two mouths. Knoeb Pratt h*3 given a free library to the city of Baltimore. Fearing an Italian Invasion. Tripoli, Jan. Si—The government, fearing an lvasion by the Italians, has plaoed a large number of torpedoes along the coast One of them escaped from the men having it in charge, and was propelled by it) mechanism out to oea. The wandering to.peio has created great consternation among oariwra Sugar shippers In Cuba ve using English bags instead of. hogsheads as lorm rly, to thedetriment of Ajt&rieau coopers' !o'iv.!jtrits.' Grand Cross of Naval Merit. Washihgtok, Jan- 6.—The secretary of state has just received and forwarded to JUr. Ericsson, the distinguisher inventor, th« £i-and cross of tho order of naval merit, lately conferred on him hf the king ot tyaln. Herr Mendelsohn's Gift. New Your, Jan. fc—For the vicinity ot New York and Philadelphia local rains, followed by colder, clearing weather. During f the evening cold wave, For Weduesdt*— Colder fair weather is ladlmital for Mow Kngjiuui md Um AtlntiQ u.h. Hist**, ». fXfcSL -were is ihe OU-eaiy* Weston walking match a* INN Berlin, Jan. S—In honor of the emperor's jabilee, Herr Mendelsonn, councilor of commerce, has presented to the University of Berlin 150,000 marks for the purpgn q£ fTreading philosophy wh^lirf^fw. Jen'elrj* lost in an express robbery at Ilriiiitftty, jLrk, has been identified in tit- P 'kr: s4«b oi fRowland at OoJesourg i.K, DOto afcerflatttoe tin* * thereto b-iy. He was aipested.