Evening Gazette

              fbcninn JalSk (fcmttr. mmjuui 1168. i Weekly iKtklbkM ilSO j PITTSTON, PA., WEDNESDAY. APRIL21, 1886. 1# * wo ointi Ten ./ml* Far WMk up the valley toward the pond and found the ruin worse as they approached the starting point of the torrent. The scene is one of wild desolation and destruction. The bodies recovered and identified thus tar are: MONTREAL'S FLOOD. THE BULKHEADS WERE OPEN. A REWARD OFFERED. THE JERSEY LYNCHING. A BROKEN DAM THE ICE GORGE GIVE3 WAY AND THE WATER RECEDES. Why the st«a»r Oregon Could Mat la Savad. THE MAYOR OF HACKETT8TOWN Farmer Snedeker Held In Two Tfceaiaad Dalian Ball. Causes a Had Both of Water Through Liverpool, April 01.—The board of trad* investigation of the loss of the Cunard iteamer Oregon waa continued before Wreik Commissioner Rothery. Capt. Philip Cot*• m m 1.1 A —* *" ISSUES A CIRCULAR. Freehold, N. J., April 30.—William Sneieker was arraigned b«ftDre Justice Lawrenoe charged with killing Mingo Jack, the negro who was lynched at Eaton town for aalaulting a young wo(j)an. Constable Roewell, of Ocean port, swore that Snedeker told him and Mrs. Roswell that he (Ulnedeker) and ram Little, a steeplechasJVider, killed Mingo Jack. Mrs. Roswell and her daughter also testified to the conversation, but all three of these witnesses admitted that Bnedeker was drunk at the time. Snedeker was then Bxamined. He said to Judge Lawrence: "If I helped hang Mingo Jack I certainly would not have told about it 1 have said I was glad the nigger was hung, and I am glad yet, but I don't think that drunk or sober I ever said I did the deed.'' Judge Lawrence said he had no option but to hold the prisoner without bail on the charge of murder. Late in the afternoon, however, Judge Scudder, of the supretae court, telegraphed from New Brunswick to admit Snedeker to $2,000 bail, the same as has been done with Dangler, Sickles, Johnson and Liebenthal, who are also charged complicity in the lynching.a Village. A. N. White, wife and two daughters; Theodore King and wife; the wife of Mr. King's son Charles. Other persons in the track of the flood are missing. Mr. White was a veteran and a member of Rockwell post, O. A. R., of Pittsflelil, which will see to hid burial and that of his family. Onr 30,000 People Driven From Hams Suspicion Still Pointing Toward Inmate* of the College—iWIU Governor Abbott Offer a Howard on Behalf of the State?—No Mew Light. SAPID WORK OF DESTRUCTION. and Hauy Without Food—Mile* of ,ier, the commander of the Oregon, testified that the night of March 18 to 14, when the disaster occurred, was frosty and clear. He estimated that in such weather the lights of the steamer would be visble six miles away. There was, however, a brilliant aurora bore alls on the land side of the horizon, which confused the sight and would make it difficult to see the steamer itself at that distance. He denied that the crew or the fireman made a rush for the boats, so as to obstruct the passengers. Capt. Cottier testified that he first tried to beach the vessel, bftt soon saw that the attempt was hopeless. If, however, the bulkheads had been closed he could have sailed the Oregon into New York harbor. Leaving Death and Anguish In Its Travk—-Troes, Houses and Machinery Carried Down by fhe Fast Flowing Brook—Careless Mill Owners to lilame. A Scene of Horror Witnessed. Streets Submftrjred and Heavy Lou of Property Sustained. Charles King, reported dead, is badly injured, but physicians think he will recover. The calamity is clearly the result of carelessness on the part of the owners of the water power, who had been notified of the dam's weakness. It throws a great many hands out of employment and paralyzes East Lee's industry. Besides the property loss of $200,000, it will cost the town $20,000 to repair roads and pay costs. Montreal, April 21.—There has been littlo or no business of any importance transacted tho past two days, citizns generally being absorbed in 4®ntemplating tho calamity that has occurred to the city by the deluge. Hundreds of wholesale and retail houses were closed, being inaccessible except by boats. In Griifintown, where the Irish population is chiefly centered, the number of families whose homes were flooded so that they have had to resort to the upper flats, is 3,4fil). At an average of four to each family, nearly 14,000 parsons wore cooped up, many without food. Hackettstown, N. J., April 21.—The good old community of Hackettstown is still in a daza about the murder of Tillie Smith. The mystery grows deeper wli day and the clews are split up iu f r. - '. r erout direction*. The following proclamation has been placarded by authority of the town council: Lee, Mass., April 21.—The little hamlet of Bast Lee, two miles east of this town, was visited yesterday by a catastropho which will ever remain a dark chapter in its history. A flood burst upon the inhabitants at sunrise, which wrecked three-fourths of the dwellings and mills in the place, took the lives of eleven or more of its people, and did damage roughly estimated at $200,000. The town is situated on a brook, the outlet of Mud pond, which supplies several paper mills with their running power, dams being built all along the stream for four miles. The main pond has an area of about 150 acres and was very deep. The dam which held the water back was thirty feet high and twenty-two feet wide. It was built nine years ago and of late has been considered unsafe; but things were allowed to go along easily, one reason being that the dam was not near any houses, and consequently not under special observation, and people are surprised to find bow little they knew of it or its dangers. They want along in their peaceful way, erecting their houses on the banks of the stream which was eventually to become a path of death, and so the days passed. A few minutes after 5 o'clock a tremendous roaring was heard by early risers at Lee. They at once surmised the cause, and the ringing of the church bells and the blowing of whistles aroused the whole town immediately. It was supposed that Goose pond, a larger body of water than Mud pond, had broken away, in which event the town of Lee would have been in danger. This alarm in Lee awoke the people in East Lee, and they, hearing the crashing and roaring of the water and rocks, although three or four miles away, rushed from their homes— somo half-clad, others almost naked, but all flying for their lives—and they were none too soon. The great mass of water came pouring down the narrow brook, sweeping everything before it, gullying the sides, the '.roads, the meadows, and strewing rocks, •trees, houses, everything conceivable in its wild rush. The path of the torrent varied from 50 to 200 feet in width, and where the Twaters became confined to narrow limits the 'destruction was horrible. A detailed account of the loss of property is impossible, tfor the scene of disaster bailies description. ■Great elm trees are uprooted and lio rods from the places where they grew. A mill wheel twenty feet in diameter lies out in an open lot 300 feet from the brook and two nfiles from its flume Many telegraph poles are broken in two. A huge engine and boiler, weighing several tons, resting twenty feet up the bank, is another evidence of the power of the raging torrent. From the dam the bursting waters flew into • large swamp of fifteen acres, from the end of which led the outlet brook. At this point the descent is abrupt, steep and winding. The brook turns like a snake in the ravine on Ms way to the village three miles away, and it was here that the roaring commenced. On entering the town the first obstacle encountered was a heavy iron* and wooden bridge. Spectators who saw the wave as it advanced *nd (truck this bridge say that it was about .twenty feet high and sixty wide. Jt completely enveloped the bridge .and carried it away. Just below .was the mill of John Bowd, which was completely wrecked. The dam was washed away, land with this added weight the waters rushed •on. A rod further on stood the house of '/Simeon Dowd. Mr. Dowd, a man of 70 years, and rather infirm, had gone out a moment before to feed his chickens. He stepped but ten feet back of his house, but the water caaght him and swept him to eternity. His wile stood paralyzed at the sight, but unable to lift a finger. His body is undoubtedly buried in the debris, which for miles covers the banks of the stream, and searching parties are engaged in looking for it. Mr. Dowd leaves a wife and son. His house was turned upon its side, but the other inmates escaped serious injuries. The saddest incident of the day was the fate of A. N. White, aged 50, his wife aged 45, their daughter Ida, aged 0, and the baby of 4 months. They occupied a house recently purchased with hard earned savings, .and were a happy, contented family, respected by till who knew them. When the foarful avalanche of water struck the house •White and his family had not risen. Their ; home was swept away without a moment's Cwarning, and not a trace of it, even of the foundation stones, remains. The naked body .of the man was found lodged in the crotch Cof a tree two miles from homo. He was ibadly bruised, but died from drowning. The (body of his wife was forced by the swift •current through the window of Garfield's 3»per mill, a fnile below her home, and then •so firmly lodged in the machinery that four anen had a half-hour's work to extricate it. The skull was crushed, both arms broken in several places, the legs broken and cut in afcreds and the eyes mutilated. It was a fearful spectacle, and strong men wept at the sight. Ida White, a pretty child, and much loved by the neighbors, met her death by drowning, but was badly bruised. The body of the infant child has not yet been recovered.HACKETTSTOWN MURDER $1,000 REWARD. On Friday morning, April 9, 18S0, about 8:45 o'clock, the body of Matilda Smith was found on the grounds in the rear of the Centenary Collegiate Jnstitute, she having been assaulted and murdered. One thousand dollars will be paid by the Mayor of the town of Hackettstown for the detecti on and conviction of the person or persons who committed this crime. Chajii.es J. Reese, Mayor. Mr. King was carried to Garfield's paper mill half a mile below, where he chanced to lodge in an apple tree twenty feet high, and was rescued when the waters subsided. He has not an inch of flesh on his body that is not bruised. The two children of the Kings did not leave the house, being too frightened to move. They saw their parents swept to destruction, were appalled by the sight and refrained from venturing outside the door. By some strange providence the house stood the force of the torrent and the children wer® saved. m ' After the effort to beach the vessel was abandoned, all hands were kept busy transferring the passengers to the pilot boat and the other vessel which came to their assistance. Even if he had been able to set the sails, it would still have been impossible to save the Oregon. The number of streets which these persons reside on is twenty-four. All were covered with water on an average of live feat deep. In Point St. Charles and St. Gabriel adjoining, there are 5,503 families, or 22,030 persons, living on twenty-four streets in a similar suffering condition to those in Griffin town. They are principally mechanics and laborers, employed in manufacturing places, all of which are closed by the flood. It takes several hours to go round the inundated districts in boats. I respectfully request any party or parties who may be able to give even the slightest information that may lead to the detection of the person or persons who committed this crime to communicate the same to me immediately and such information will be treated in strict confidence, if so desired. Such evidence will not be used unless sufficient, reliable and truthful information shall thus or otherwise be had to convict the party or parties accused. Mr. Snedeker is a man of means. He owns a valuable estate near Parker's Creek, where the Silver Creek railroad accident occurred in 1881, in which Mr. Garrison wai killed and Gen. Grant badly shaken up. At that time Mr. Snedeker threw open his house for use as a hospital for the wounded and as a resting place for the bodies of the dead. The people think well of him, and no one believes he had any hand in the lynching of the negro. He says Jockey Little loft his (Snedeker's) house to attend the Parkville races, and was to ride yesterday at either the Clifton or the Guttenburg track. ConstablM went to Clifton to arrest Littlo. KILLED BY LIGHTNING. Heavy and Fatal Thunderstorm In the THE CHICAGO SWITCHMEN, Shenandoah, Pa., April 21.—A storm without parallel in the history of this place visited the Mahanoy and Shenandoah valleys with disastrous and fatal results. Rumbling sounds of thunder were heard, heavy clouds accumulated and the quickly gathering darkness caused a general feeling of alarm. For over an hour there was almost incessant thundering, each successive clap sounding louder than the one preceding it Vivid flashing of lightning were followed almost Instantaneously by terrific peals of thunder, shaking the town and surroundings. Rain soon began to fall and came down in torrents, accompanied by large-sized hailstones. When the fury of the storm was at its height an alarm of fire was sounded, and soon flames burst from a large barn owned by Thomas Kershner, at Yate»- ville, an adjoining town, which together with its contents was quickly destroyed. The barn had been struck by lightning. Shenandoah Taller. No Occasion for Calling Out the Militia. In the city proper the principal business streets, with five to ten feet of water covering them, were Commissioner, facing the river; St. Paul, the great wholesale center, where enormous damage has been sustained from the unexpected rise of water; McGill, also wholesale, and which has sufferod severely; Notre Dame, Chaboilez square, Victoria square, where many boot and shoa factories are situated; and Craig street, where most of the English newspapers are published. Tiis mercantile losses are both large and numerous, and probably the exaot amount of damage will never be known. It is variously estimated, however, at from $1,000,000 to $3,000,000. Chicago, April 21.—Governor Oglesby is at the Grand Pacific hotel. He had a private conference with Sheriff Hanchett and the Lake Shore railroad officials on the subject of the Lake Shore switchmen's strike. "I have no anticipation of serious trouble with the strikers," said the governor, after the conference. "Of course, the railroad people want the interference of tho strikers with the new men stopped at once, and to that end they are talking. But I can't say what action will be taken until the necessity arises. It may be necessary to call out the militia. If it does become necessary, I will do it The sheriff has the greater power at his command, and it is his province to maintain the peace in his county, without aid from the state, if possible. He can call on every able-bodied man to assist in maintaining order and could easily muster a force here superior to the entire oommand at state troops." Outsiders' Interference. Chailks J. Reese, Mayor. Hackettstown, N. J., April 19, 1886. Since Frank, the Pinkerton detective, left the case very little has been done apparently in the way of detective work. There is a deep and genuine feeling among the citizens here that the stain of an unpunished murder must not rest upon Hackettstown. Mayor Reese said that he believed Governor Abbett would supplement the reward offered by the local authorities by a proclamation offering at least as much more money in the name of the state. Very few people believe in the theory that Tillie Smith was murdered in Mrs. Stewart'j red barn. The victim was a pure, mildmannered young girl, born and reared in her father's farmhouse, in Sussex county. She was employed as a potato peeler in the kitchen of the big Methodist institute here. Never, save on the night of the murder, was she known to stay out after the doors were locked.at 10 o'clock at night She had been to an entertainment in the main street and returned in company with Charles Munnich, the Port Jarvis shoe drummer, whose acquaintance she made that night Tbe pair were seen to walk towards the institute. One witness says that it was at 10:30 o'clock. Mtginich swore before the coroner's jury that when he left the girl at the front gate of the seminary she looked at her watch and said it was 10:10. The young man was seen In the American hotel, where he stopped, in the neighborhood of 11 o'clock. It is scarcely probable that he would have assaulted and murdered the girl and have dragged her body to where it was found in that short time. Much less likely is it that he could have induced an innoeent girl to climb a fence or make a long detour on a dark night in order to get into a vacant barn. The presence of the girl in this barn is hardly likely in any case. Jt would be hard to convince an ordinary man that anybody could wheedle a virtuous maid into such a place. The motive would have be»u quite apparent to her, and the fact that she apparently defended her honoi1 with all her strength refutes the idea that she assented to improper proposals. All those who saw the body of Tillie as it lay carefully arranged «nd disposed in the rear of the institute grounds seem to believe that the girl was murdered close to the institute building and was carried, not dragged, to where her body was found. The authorities of the Institute seem anxious to avoid the necessary inference. Dr. Whitney, the respected president of the establishment, has expressed his conviction that it was a mistake to release Munnich and his companion Haring, who was with him on the night of the murder. The theory that tramps committed the crime is believed by no one here— :n fact, the whole town considera bly inclines to the belief that Hackettstown still contains the murderer. The next few days may fur_ nish some light. New York, April 31.—There is every probability that the great strike on the Third avenue road will speedily come to an end. Mutual concessions have been made by both sides, and the only point yet to be agreed upon is whether the Third Avenue Railroad company will take back its late employes in a body. The BmIi of Settlement. A few minutes before midday yesterday, a slight movement of ice was visible from the tower of the city hall, and shortly afterwards the entire field, which, for the last six days, has remained steadfast in front of tbe city, moved out The movement became general, and as the huge fields of lake ice forced themselves into the channel opposite Longue Isle, a passage was quickly opened which, by 1 o'clock, had almost cleared the river in front of the city. The water commenced receding with extraordinary rapidity, and in less than an hour the register at the harbor commissioners showed it had fallen eighteen inches below the revetment walL Nun's island once more commenced to reassert itself. The houses on the Lachine road, St Gabriel, on the south side, were again free from water, and the oountry beyond and in the rear of Laprarie was almost free from the inundation. AU along St Lambert shore and extending far back into the fields, the country is white with ice deposited by the water. This is easily discernible as far as Bresseus and on tl)e other side of the Grand Trunk track. The shove which cleared the harbor, appeared to block again just at the head of Boucherville island, and for about half an hour the water rose very rapidly in the vicinity of Longue island. About 2 o'clock the ice moved again and appeared to be clear as far as the other end of Boucherville island in both channels. At midnight the city was free from water, except the sewage and the back water. The scene, where but a few hours ago water was five or six feet deep in houses and streets, is one of desolation. Mud is everywhere so deep that walking or driving is impossible, sidewalks torn up by the water have disappeared down the river, over seven miles of sidewalks being carried away. Following is a fair estimate of the damages: Wholesale dry goods. $300,000 The terms of the proposed settlement are as follows: During the excitement the employes of the Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron company's We6t Shenandoah colliery found tbe dead body of James Manley, employed as driver at the colliery, who had been struok by lightning. 1. That the board of directors of the company shall pass on the question of the continued employment of the eight obnoxious men and on the reinstatement of Bhaugbnessy.Shortly before noon an engine was taken up to Thirty-ninth street to clear the stockyards "Y" of the cars blockaded there. A number of strikers and outsiders, however, pulled the pins and refused to allow the engineers to take the cars out The attempt was abandoned and the engine taken back to the round house. Yardmnster Jones is not disposed to discuss the situation. He persisted in saying that the company would offer no proposition, looking toward a compromise with the striking switchmen. It appears to be the determination of the company to All all the places of the strikers with new men. The strikers' safety committee say that all dfecent men who have come out to go to work on misrepresentation will be taken care of by the union. Much complaint is made by the more conservative of the striker* against the conduct of the outsiders, who are chiefly responsible for frustrating the company's design to clear the blockade on the stockyards "Y." 2. That all the old employes of the company shall be taken back, except those guilty of violence to the company's property or employes. • GOULD SATISFIED. He Expects to Go to Washington to 3. That the question of wages and time and all minor grievances shall be submitted to arbitration. New York, April 21.—Jay Gould said thnt he had not yet received any request from the labor committee to go to Washington, but he expected to be summoned as Mr. Hopkins had been. Mr. Hoxie telegraphed Mr. Gould as follows: "Quiet at all points on the line; public interest in labor troubles is subsiding." Testify. A Standard Oil Fire. Pittsbubo, April 21.—The Standard Oil company's immense "Bear Creek" refinery, located at Coleman station on the Allegheny Valley railroad, seven miles from this city, caught fire at 5:30 o'clock last evening. The telegraph wires, a large section of the Vallay railroad tracks and other adjacent property are completely destroyed. A number of (tills and oil tanks situated on the hillside were burned, their seething contents rushing in torrents into the river. The loss is estimated at (75,000 to $100,000. The company insures its own property. Mr. Gould's assistant told the reporter that Mr. Gould was overwhelmed with letter* of congratulation from people in all stations in life. He had not time to answer them, but felt much pleased at the universal approval of the course he had pursued. Fire and Slaughter at ltangoon. Rangoon, April 21.—The city of Mandalay was set on fire yesterday morning by fifty followers of Myingzaing Prince, who were celebrating the Burmese New Year, which was generally observed by the natives. The fire was started in several places and spread rapidly. Hundreds of houses were burned, including the treasury, the postofflce and other buildings within the palace inelosure. The main buildings of the palace were not injured. At least one-third of the walled elty was destroyed. The British soldiers garrisoning the city pursued the natives beyond the walls and killed many of them. The Knights of Labor Ignored. St. Louis, April 31.—At a meeting of officers and other representatives of the different roads entering St Louis it has  to continue operating their roads mthout the assistance of the strikers and jrithout recognizing the Knights of Labor. The companies operating in East St Louis were, for the most part, willing to raise the wages of the men, but wanted the request to com* from the men themselves. The Diamond Field. At Richmond—Boston, 8; Rochester, 0. At New York—New York, 0; Princeton, 1. At Louisville—Louisville, 2; Cincinnati, 9. At St Louis—St Louis, 11; Pittsburg, 10. J At Philadelphia—Athletics, 7; Brooklyn, 8. At Baltimore—Baltimore, 3; Metropolitan, 10.  The Home of Art. Six of the switchmen of the Belt line in East St Louis were Induced to quit work by the strikers, leaving but three switchmen at work. Berlin, April 21.—The Berlin art exhibition, which opens in May, will include 150 British works. The entire exhibit will comprise 1,000 oil paintings, 200 pictures in water colors, 200 pieoes of sculpture and 190 architectural designs. He tall dry goods. 7*000 Retail grocers Wholesale grocers. 290,000 100,000 A Sad Picture of Suffering. Wholesale farriers. Wholesale hatters 00,000 150,0J0 London, April 21.—Mr. Gladstone cabled his acknowledgment of the resolutions of sympathy and indorsement of his Irish policy adopted by the Quebec assembly on April 16, and also mailed the following letter: "I am deeply gratified by your resolutions. It ia my belief that the people of England, who have a partial responsibility for the old misdeeds of the British government, and the people of Scotland, who have really none, will bath concur in the wise and liberal viewa entertained by the Quebec assembly." Gladstone to the Quebeo Assembly. Ex-Mayor of Chicago liead. Vienna, April 20.—The work of relieving the sufferers from the great fire at Stry is progressing miserably slow. The peasants who have invaded the devastated town continue their plundering unchecked, and the little that was saved from destruction by flre has since been stolen. More than 7,000 people are homeless and camped out in tbe open flelds without food or shelter. A heavy snow storm prevailed throughout last night, and greatly intensified their sufferings. Unless help comes to them more rapidly and in greater abundance than it has'thus far many people must soon die from starvation and cold. . Retail clothiers. Wholesale clothiers. lOO.OUO 304 000 Chicago, April 21.—;Ex-Mayor Julian S. Rumsey is dead. He had been sick for a number of weeks. •Various factories Sugar refineries. 200,000 150.000 Provision dealers. Furniture dealers. 25,1100 25.U0U Warehouse goods In bond Millinery, whole ale Boot and shoe manufacturers. 25,000 2.1,000 2S,00IJ Washington, April 2L—For the middle Atlantic states local rains, with slight changes in temperature, and variable winds are indicated. The Weather. Saloons and liquors. Grand Trunk workshops 20,000 20,(100 Grand 'trunk track aud cars  Central Vermont track and cars. 10.000 5,000 Pennsylvania Mountain Fires, Total .(1,745,000 Tamaqtja, Pa., April 21.—Extensive fires are prevailing on the mountains in this vicinity, and the air is dense with smoke. The line of fire extends ten miles, fr$m the Schuylkill to Summit hilL There is danger that the fires will become as general as those of two years ago, when the whole population had to turn out to fight them. To this should be added at least $100,000 damage, confined to small stock. It will cost $20,000 to repair the streets, while the gas company and electric light company are losers to the amount of $10,000 each. The following telegram has been received: FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. Syracuse, April 21.—The Central New York circuits of the National Trotting association, including Watertown, Binghampton, Cortland, Phoenix and Syracuse, has been organized. Arrangements were made for spring and fall meetings. The first purse for the former will be $1,000 or $2,000 for each of the five tracks. For the fall meeting there will be a purse of $15,000, or $8,000 each. Central New York Turfmen. The Trading Spirit Taking a Long New York, April 2a—Money at 2 per cent Ex. change steady at $4.87D6®4.8jK. Governments firm. Currency 6aD 12? bid; 4s, coup., 126 bid; 4*s, coup., 112*6 bid. Heat. Buffalo, April 21.—The will of tho late Francis W. Tracy, husband of Agnes Ethel, was filed for probate. Mrs. Agnes Ethel Tracy, Warren Bryant and John U. Wayland are named as executrix and executors. The public bequests are as follows: Buffalo Historical society, $10,000; Buffalo Orphan asylum, $10,000; Buffalo General hospital, $20,000; Church Charity foundation, $10,000: Buffalo Fine Arts academy, $20,000; Young Men's association, $1Q,000; Buffalo Catholic institute, $10,000; Home for the Friendless, $10,000, making an aggregate of $100,000. Funds I.eft for Charities. Ottawa, April 20. To his worship, the Mayor of Montreal: Anticipated a Strike. Tho stock market opened firm, and on some baying by the bull pools prices advanced. Toe market then lapsed Into an almost stagnant state, and so continued throughout the morning. At the close prices were not materially changed from those of last night. His excellency has received the following cablegram from the secretary of state for the colonies: I have heard with regret the accounts of the floods iu Montreal. I trust the damage is not so serious as represented. I greatly sympathize with the sufferers. Boston, April 21.—Wiggin and Stevens' New England sand paper factory, at Edgeworth, anticipated a strike for more pay and against the dismissal of two Knights of Labor for alleged drunkenness by discharging forty employes and shutting down. The closing prloes were as follows: W. U. Telegraph — Pel. A Hudson.  Adams Express 145 Del., Lack. AW  U. S. Express 62 Denver  O, C., C. ft 1 4« Erie  New York Central.. .109 Kansas A Texas.... New Jersey Central.. Lake Shore  Illinois Central 138* Lake Erie A West. Ohio Central 1* Morris A Essex  Michigan Central.... 65 Northwest  Northern Pacific.— 25fc Do. pref  Do. pref 57* Ontario A West  Central Pacific 41 Ohio ft Miss  Union Pacific 48Tf Pacific Mall  Missouri Pacific ,.103 Reading  Texas Pacific — Rock Island  Metropolitan L 166 St. Paul  Alton AT. & 33 Wabash  Canada Southern 38 Bur. A Quincy  Chicago A Alton 140 Oregon Trans  Canada Pacific 64 Ore. R*y A Nav  Chen. & Ohio 9* West Shore  New maps of Jersey. .100* .126'6 Granville Long Branch, N. J., April 2L—State Geologist Cook has now completed ten of tho maps of the "Atlas of New Jersey," and the remaining seven will be ready during the next two years. The maps are on a scale of one mile to tho inch, making their dimensions twenty-seven by thirty-seven inches. Will you kindly enable him to answer Lord Granville's questions as to the extent of CONDENSED NEWS. the injury. H. Hreatfield, It transpires that colored lodges of Knights of Labor are being organized in Arkansas. A Wllllamsport Bank Closed, Governor General's Secretary. In answer the following was dispatel ed: Montreal, April 20. His Excellency, the Marquis of Lansdowne, Ottawa: Two shots were fired at sentinels on duty at East St Louis, but no damage was done. WilXJAMSPort, Pa., April 21.—The City National bank of Williamsport has closed its doors. Henry Ward Beecherls son has been nominated to a collectorship on the Pacific coast, and since Beecher expresses himself so uncomplimentary of Democrats .it is said that the son will not be confirmed by the senate. Cart Drivers Want I-ess Work. A statement was displayed 6n the door, which said that an examination of the bank will be made and a statement of its condition published in a few days. Although the damage to property is serious, I am happy to say that the water is receding and the flood is practically over. Montreal thanks her majesty's government for sympathies extended under the circum- Cincinnati, April 21. —Sixty-four cart drivex-s in the employ of Dikmyer, the contractor, have quit work. They have been paid $3.75 par day for sixteen loads, and demanded that fourteen toads shall represent a day's work for the same pay. Mrs. Theodore King, about 44 years of age, was carried from her room and drowned. She leaves two daughters. Mrs. , Charles King, of Housatonic, a relative who was visiting at the house, was also carried •way by the flood, and her body was recov, ered from a mass of debris. Mrs. McCormic, an invalid woman, was .carried out of the house on a mattress. Just as they left the door ths waters burst upon itbem, and lor a moment the two men holding the mattress, the woman, and the baby t'toapud at her breast were whirled away. Fortunately only the edge of the torrent ■truck tka [Arty, and in another second they were high upon a sheltering bank. During it* awful course the torrent utterly wracked half a dozen dwellings, undermined Harrison Oar field's paper mill, swept away John White's carriage shops and badly danaged Decker'B, John Verrao's and Gilmore's paper mills and John McLaughlin's machine The original cause of the bank's trouble is said to be defalcations amounting to about 120,000, together with a number of heavy losses. The stockholders are perfectly responsible, and it is believed that the depositors will be paid in full. Thirteen boycotters of Mrs. Gray's New York bakery have been indicted by the grand jury, and seven of them have been held in $500 bail for trial. stances. H. Beaugrand, Mayor. The relief committee has been busy alleviating suffering by a generous distribution of food. The city council gave $30,000 for this purpose. Advancing Wages to Coke Workers. D. W» Rook, comptroller of Williamsport, Pa., was elected by the Knights of Labor. They now cause his arrest for alleged financial crookedness while secretary of the local assembly. New York, April 20.—FLOUR—Closed dull and unchanged. Minnesota extra, $3.3003.*); o.ty mill extra, $1.650475 for West Indies; Ohio extra, $3.3005. Southern flour closed steady; common to choice extra, $3.2505.2i General Markets. Pittsburg, April 2L—At a meeting of the coke syndicate, in this city, it was agreed to advance the wages of all employes from S to 16D£ per cent. The price of coke will probably be advanced |1.50 per ton. Berlin, April 21.—The operatives ongaged in the various trades of Berlin are holding daily meetings, for the purpose of agitating the question of a general increase of wages. As a rule, the meetings are conducted in an orderly manner when composed entirely of men, but the -"omen's meetings are almost uniformly the scenes of wild disorder, and the police have been i ompelled to disperse a considerable number ol them. Disorderly Women Workers. Deuth Sentences Commuted. WHEAT—Options only Umltedly active, while the tone was weak during the greater part and closed at a decline of about )£a Spot lots closed steady, but easier In some cases. Spot sales of No. 1 red state at $1; No. 2 do. at 92*a; No. 1 white at 95c.; ungraded winter red at 87090; ungraded white at 91c.. and No t red spring at 97Vfc.; No. 2 red winter, May and June* do. July, • CORN—Options were lightly dealt in and prices Irregular, closing weak at a slight decline. Spot lots closed easy and Ji©- lower. Spot sales of ungraded mixed at 44044}tfa; steamer mixed at 45%c., *Qd No. I mixed at 46}{a; No. 2 mixed, May, 4694c.; do. June, 46%c. Fort Smith, Ark., April 31.—The death sentences of five of the eight Indian territory murderers, to have been hanged here on Friday next, have baen commuted to imprisonment for life in the Detroit house of correction. Those commuted are Meredith Crow, who killed a desperado named Cubb Cartney; Robinson Kemp, charged with killing Henry Rich, postmaster at Fort Washita, and He-Wah-Nuckee, Luce Hammond and one Wiley, three half-civilized Cherokees, who murdered a peddler named Owens for a plug of tobacco. N. P. Mahon, a farmer in Henry county, Va_, received a letter, ostensibly from a neighbor, to bring him $50. Mahon, not suspecting anything wrong, started to comply when he was assaulted and robbed. Searchers found his pocket book in the possession of a negro named Moorman. The latter is now in Paradise. Little Rock, Ark., April 31.—Jay Gould has sent a check for $500 to Hampton Williams, the deputy sheriff who was wounded while defending the round house at Argents from an attack of strikers. Gould Pays for a Wound. The Mexican Treaty, Boston school boys struck for longer hours of play, and were soundly flogged, and the strike is over. Stabbed Herself With Seisaoi-s. Washington, April 31.—The senate by a vote of S3 yeas to 2*5 nays refused to ratify the Mexican treaty. The measure is lost, as tho law requires a two-thirds vote, which waa not secured. OATS—Options were strong and closed to Jtfc. higher. Spot lots closed strong and Ha higher. Spot sales of No. 1 white at 48c., and No. 2 do. at 42c.; No. 2 mixed, May, 369£a; da June. 8594c. New York, April 31.—Mrs. Anna Bell, widow of a Confederate officer who was kill i during the war. committed suicide in her room, at ?31 East Twenty-fifth street, on account of her poverty. She was highly eduqated, and had gained her living as governess, but Cjf late had been without a position. I)) killing herself she utood before a mirror, and repeatedly stabbed herself in vital spots, using three pairs of scissors. Cold water in hot flues blew up a boiler at Lebanon, Ky., wrecking a distillery and roasting James Taylor, fireman, and injuring William Colling. Miss Sturgis, whose father's residence .pvsrlooked the frightful rush of the paters C0wcrlbes the scene as simply appulltLg, the c'Stry Atmosphere seeming to be filled with flying bowlders, trees, housetops and all in a whirl of muddy, foaming water. She was fortunate in being able to witness this without becoming a part actor in tho fearful se»ne. Ker father's barns near by were *iTViTrt in the stream, but tile house escaped uaiajwrrtl. Fortunately most of the inhabitant* of tfce valley had sufficient warning of the approaching disaster and fled to tho slopes, along which the torrent was pouring. The flood passe 1 Eut Lee and went down Mia valley, destroying gardens, lawns, fences ud moving smaller buildings, but h*d pot power to utterly wreck largo houses. As joco as tti force was spent the people went RYE—Dull; western, 61068c.; state, 660G7a BARLEY —Nominal PORK—Dull; mess, $9.50010 for old; new meat. *10.50411. Washington, April 31.—The assignments of the new brigadier generals, Ruger and Potter, have been decided upon, and orders will be jsaue4 in C* f°w days assigning them to their new commands. Gon. Ruger will command the department of Dakqta, with headquarters at Fort Suelling, Minn. Ger(. Potter will comnjaijd the department of the Missouri, with headquarters at Fort Leaven. worth. Array Assignments. Mugttle Mitchell's Father Dead. Trot, April 31.—Charles Mitchell, aged 83 years, father of Maggie Mitchell, the acti'ess, is dead. Miss Mitchell will have the body taken to Greenwood for interment Henry Watterson has returned to Louisville from Old Point Comfort, and will •ail for Europe on May 13. LARD—Closed firm but quiet; cash, $d2O0&22}{; Hay, $8,160*17; June. $&£*»& 2 L SUGAR—Dull but firmi fan to good refining, 5}f0 «fc. ... .. The first run of Bessemer steel has been successfully made at Chattanooga, Tenn. BUTTER—Steady and firm; western, 14029a; state, 18080c. Comptroller Trenholm Miss Amelia tforisini, of New York, sister of the coachman's wife, will go to Paris for treatment by Pasteur, for a dog bite. CHEESE—Quiet; state, ltfa; western, 7010a EGOS—-Quiet; state and western, 13c. New York Car Strike. Washington, April 31, —■ Comptroller Trenholm pf the currency has assumed charge of his office and actively entered upon the discharge of his dnties. Lire Sto«ik Market. New York, April 21.—The Third avenus cars stopped running last night, the company not wishing to subject the tired reserve polioe to another sleepless night in protecting their property. The oars ran at intervals all day without serious interruption. cfliflpany is determined not to treat with tstrikers except individually. Rev. A. M Child, Methodist minister of Rome, N. Y., was called home from conference by the death of his wife, and was struck with lightning, and his condition is critical Chicago, April 3Ql—(Jattle—Receipts, 6,200 headi ihlpments, 2,000; market steady; shipping steer* M.2005.90; s took era and feeders, $2.5004.60: cowa, oulls and mixed, $L5004.10; bulk, $2.6003.75; througk rexana, oorn-fed, $4.4004.95. Hogs—Rocelpts, 7,700 lead; shipments 8,800; market active, 10a higher, rough and mixed. $&9u0490t packing and shipping, *4.2004.50; light, $8.7504.30; skips, $308 73. Sheepfcecepts, $2,400 head; ■ hi amenta 1,000; market sWw W*d weak; gjUlrcs, $£30fc*C* Tsxans, $204. President. Crocker Injured. New York, April 31.—Charles Crocker, president of the Southern Pacific railroad, was thrqwq out qf his carriage yastevday afternoon and received Injuries which will, it is feared, prove fataL In Statu Quo. St. Loijis, April 81.-»Tlw stride is still without a single feature ot news. There it not the slightest change in the situation iq favor of either eld*. Fire is raging in the Blue mountains, near Reading. Fears are entertained for the safety of wood choppers nho live in shanties in the WJh.