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              » Stoning JUSt ©a|ctt t. * • i ,t C►. * KTTHBEB 1879 I VNklr SrtaWlahed 1880. | PITTSTON, PA.. WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 12. 1887. i rwo OHNTfl Tan Oenta Per Wwk HEBE'S A BOW D'YE DO. in ttMlay, after roll call. No busluess of aDy Idnd was transacted. GROWING SERIOUS. COLLISION IN THE AIR. A NEW SECRETARY. KILLED HIS FRIEND. Rev York Btevsted Trains Come To. How a Stock Trader Paid a Debt with The present state of affairs makes Governor Abbott's chaucee very slim, and Gen. Sewell is very confident of success. Few are willing to venture an opinion on the situation. Dr. Baird is from Washington, N. J., was born at Kn owl ton, Warren county, Oct. 3, 1849, and is a physician. He was educated in the public schools, and recejved an academic course at Belvidere. Ho spent three or four years on the frontier witty tlM Un ted States exploring and surveying expedition. He studied medicine at Beilevue hospital, New York. For two years he was county physician of Warren county, and was chief of the Washington fire commissioners for one year. THE OUTLOOK IN THE COAL HAN- gether with a Crash. THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Bullet*. DLERS' STRIKE, N*w York, Jan. 13.—An accident occurred last evening upon the Sixth avenue elevated railroad at the Fifty-third street station, by which three employes of the road were injured and several hundred passengers were badly shocked. A switch had been left open by o new switchman and a train full of passengers going to Harlem ran into a bdggngo car which lay in the middle traAk. The engine of the baggage car was thrown off tho track, as was also the baggage car, which fell across the rails. AND LABOR BILL St. Louis, Jan. IB.—Robert A. Stoelo, a member of the firm of Hill & Steele, commission merchant* at the Union 8took yards, *aa shot and killed yesterday by Y. R. Uarstellar, a trader about the yards. The men had until now been good friends, and a day or two ago Mr. Steele loaned Mr. Maritellar |1S. The former left hid office this morning to go to the yards, and on the way thither he met his debtor. He Oi-kel that the loan be paid, but Marstellar refused and the men engaged In a quarrel, during which Marstellar drew a revolver and shot the commission merchant three times. Each bullet took effect in the region of the heart and death was almost instantaneous. The New Jeraqy Legislature in an Uproar. A Famine Far Beaching In Its Effects Seems Almost Inevitable—Thousands of Fussed In the Honee by a Large Majority—the Office Is Designed to Aocompusl NeW Treaty with China. A HAND TO HAND BATTLE. Poor People Out of Work and Out of Miscellaneous Notes. Coal. Nkw York, Jan. 12.—The strike of the 8,000 coal handlers In New Jersey has alarmed dealers and consumers alike and both classes fear a coal famine which will increase prices even beyond the high point which they have already reached. There are six coal companies involved in the difficulty —the Philadelphia and Reading, nmrns whose men the trouble first started ; the Delaware and Hudson, the New Jersey Central, the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western, the Lehigh and Wilkosbarre and the Luko Erie and Western. The total lues to these companies, it is said, already amounts to millions of dollars. This they will recover, however, when the deadlock is broken, and the great burden of the loss will ultimately fall on tho public. * Washington, Jan. 12.—The house has passed, yeas 282. nays SO, the bill creating a department of agriculturo and labor. The bill provides that this departmo-f °VH Ni under the control of a secret; / of at.ric.u-ture and labor and an assistant; that tlier# f hall be a division under the charge of a commissioner of labor, who shall hold his office four years and receive a salary of $ff,000, and that it shall be the commissioner's duty to collect information on the subject of labor, its relations to capital, its hours, the rate of wages, its earnings, the cost of production, the means of promoting the prosperity, material and social status of those engaged in labor) and the beat methods of preventing accidents in all places in Indastry. The secretary is empowered to investigate causes of discontent between employers and employes, and that he may invite and hear sworn statements from the parties in oontroversy. Dlaaffeeted Democrats. Labor Mem* bers and Republicans For hours after the accident passengers who rode up town on the road and were Btopped at the scene of the accident crowded the station at that point and clamored fC* trains to take them to Harlem er the return of their money. Two ladies said they had not provided themselves with extra car faro and demanded tickets, which were refused. Edward F. Boyer, Dresidmt of Grammar School No. 8, who rode up town with a parly of friends, said he would make a test case of it He demanded a ticket from the agent aud was refused and then he obtained the names of many people similarly situatod. W. J. T. Hunsden, proprietor and editor of Progress, said: "I will hire a carriage, and the company will have to pay for it if it costs me $5,000." Kakt a Fink Movement on the nemo- A caucus was held last night in the the assembly chamber by the Democrats and continued for two hours. Nothing could be learned of their transactions. The caucus was held with the utmost secrecy and the members were very reticent. Mr. Beckwith, the chairman, refused to say anything. Mc- Donald, the serpeant-at-arms, was clceeted with them. Dr. Baird said, in answer to the question asking for his opinion of the senatorial contest: "You may say that I am a Democrat to the backbone. My people have been Democrats from way back to Jefferson, but men are not so strict to party lines as a* formerly. There have been no pledges made at all, and I honestly cannot venture an opinion." It is feared, however, that the bolt of the Democrats will seriously affect Governor Abbett's success. cra'tlc Caucus—A Fuslen Ticket Blected The murderer is uow in jul. The affair has created- something of a (sensation, both being old, gray-haired men (tod prominent in business circles. and B\7orn In as Oftlcor* of the Houw. A Struggle for Po«e««lon Follow*. In miloh the Polloe are Overpowered and Her Voluble Tonga* Trenton, Jan. 12.—The greatest fight thai the New, Jersey legislature ever experienced took place yesterday iu the State House. Probably nothing in the history of any state ever equaled it. Party prejudice, personal feeling and dislike overpowered all courtesy and good fellowsHlp, and the assembly chamber became the scene of a most disgraceful riot At two distinct times mob law pre -vailed iu the assembly, and on the second occasion order was only restored, after a hand to hand fight, by a hasty adjournment The caucus of the Pemocr»t.io senators was held at the (State Rouse at It o'c lock, andYexulted In its nomination of the following officers: President, J. E. Moou, of Wairen; secretary, K H. Lairc\, of Monmouth; assistant secretary, Dr. Charles Brewer, of Cumber land; Mrgeant-at-arms, John G. Smith, of Hudson. the Fusion Ists Hold the Fort. Chicago, Jan. 12.—Miss Fanny V. Baldwin, claiming to be a niece of the millionaire, "Luoky" Baldwin, of California, has been locked up for the past several days awaiting the action of the court of insane inquiry. Dr. Bemia, with wboee family Miss Baldwin formerly resided, declares that Miss Baldwin is not insane, simply eccentric. She Is a handsome young woman, about 38 or 25 years of age, tall and slender. She is very voluble, and it is while in her talking moods that she betrays her eccentric imaginings. Owing to the scarcity of coal the big refinories of Hnvemeyer & Elder, iu Williamsburg, were shut down yesterday and 800 men were thrown out of»jwork in consequence. Those refineries alone consumed about 200 tons of coal a day, and the lack of fuel will bear very heavily on the men thrown out of work. It is understood that negotiations with the Chinese government, to which allusion was made in the president's message, for such a modification of existing treaties as will prevent the introduction of Chinese coolie labor into this country, have just been brought to a successful termination, and that in a few days an amended treaty covering those points will be cut.mittad to the senate for ratification. The state deportment and the Chinese embassy are much gratified at the satisfactory conclusion reached. CHAINED A PARI8H PRIEST. Novel Method of Preventing an Irish A PUGILISTIC REPORTER "The public will have to pay $10,000,000 for this strike," said a coal dealer, "and if I am not deceived, will yet try in vain to get coal." Unfortunately, too, it will be the poorer people who will be the principal losers, as all who can afford it have laid in a supply for the winter. The far reaching effect of the strike, if a settlement is not concluded soon, can hardly be realized. Dublin, Jan. 12.—At Rossmanagher, County LimericK, a landlord named Desterre attempted to evict a tenant named Frost, who owed him more than £700 for rent. The polloe, followed by a large crowd of people, upon arriving at Frost's house found it barricaded and outside therfront entrance a huge pile of stones. In front of this pile and securely bound to it by was Father Little, the parish priest Eviction. Gould Jut Lying Still. Fights to a Finish With a Boston Saloon St. Loots, Jan. 12.—Jay Gould said to a reporter last night that his trip had no reference to proposed extensions of the Southwest system. "We are just lying still," he said, "to see what the effect of the proposed legislation will be. The interstate oommerce bill, if passed, would seriously injure the business of the west, and we do not care to oonsider any extensions or improvements now. I do Dot know whether it is at all sure of paMage, but the possibility of its passage compels us to restrict our operations." Keepers Borrow, Jail. 13.—J. Austin Fynes, a reporter Oo The Boston Herald, got into a dinput®. on an East Boston ferryboat with '■ Barney" McDonogh, a saloon keeper, over something McDonogh said had been printed in relation to himself. After berating each other for a time quite loudly, Fynes struck McDonogh and the latter retorted by'hitting Fynes. The blows then began to fall with considerable frequency and blood was drawn by both contestants. Then the men clinched and went to the floor together, each getting in a blow on his antagonist whenever and wherever he could. The spectators then tried to stop them, but they were evidently determined to have out then and there and would not be separated. When the boat had finally made the slip McDonogh, who was pretty well used up, sought retirement in a neighboring saloon, while Fynes was so unpresentable that he remained on tha boat and returned to East Boston to obtain a change of clothing, his garments being literally covered ■with blood. Professor P. V. Hay den, founder of the geological survey, has resigned as geologist. The senate bill' granting a pension of $3,000 a year to Mrs. Logan will doubtless encounter some opposition in the housm Chairman Matson, of the pensions committee, is of opinion that the disease or disability which resulted in Gen. Logan's death did not occur while he was in the army. It is Considered certain, however, that it will pan as it came from the sonata without redaction.The Bix companies interested have in times past wholly supplied the consumers of coal in seven states, and in those states there are 18,000,000 people. All of the sound ports, Norwalk, Stratford, Bridgeport, New Haven, Hartford, Now London, Newport, Fall River, Providence, and, in fact, all of the east Atlantic ports are even now suffering either from a lack of coal or paying high prices for it It is only a question of a week at the most when all Now England will, if the strike lasts, bo without a ton of coal. The Republican senator* held their caucul The police surveyed the scene and found that the priest had been chained In snch a manner that entrance to the house could not be,forced without disturbing him. This they were disposed to do, but the crowd threatened to assault the police if they laid bands on the priest and finally became D9 demonstrative that the police drew their batotis and charged upon the people. The priest, still chained to the pile of stones, vehemently denounced the landlord, who had accompanied the police to the house, and Desterre finally agreed to settle the matter )fj allowing Frost to purchase his holding on the basis of eighteen years' rental. nominated: President, Frederick S. Fish, ' TTmut; ttpt-—it R- B. Beading, Huatorden; Militant secretary, A. V. D. Honeymau, '/ Bomerset; eergeant-at-anns, Fuhnnan Richardson, Cape May. As the Republicans hava M majority In the senate they will elect their whole ticket. The Republican assemblymen met in the senate chamber at 11, but adjourned at noon, without nominating any officers. The l«bor joined neither caucus. The Democrats held their caucus in the aeaambly chamber at 11. They overreached themselves by farming a combination of Hudson, Camden and Sussex counties, and three dissatisfied members. Baled, from Warren; Wolvertori and Arnweine, from Hunterdon, after expressing their disnp' proval, left the could not bo persuaded to return. at the Trenton house, at the same hour. The) All Candidate* Hopafnl.'* Charumtoit, W. Va., Jan. 191—The organization of the two branches of the legislature is the all absorbing topic. It is generally conceded that George E. Price will be chosen president of the senate. It seems to be the sentiment of all factions that the senatorial question will not enter into theorganlsation of the respective houses of the legislature. Candidates are numerous, and each is confident of success. A caucus will be held by each party. Mrs. Cleveland's reception from 13 to 1 o'clock was largely attended. During that hour the driveway was well filled with carriages of callers. The moat notable turnout waa tho little Russian droaky of Mr. Gregar, of the Russian delegation. It waa drawn by a beautiful blood bay, with silver mounted harness and trappings. The wheels of the droeky, with silver spokes and rubber tires, attracted considerable attention, as did the driver in Russian costume. When it is considered how the great manufacturing companies who have millions of dollars invested and who employ hundreds of thousands of men will suffer, how they will have to shut down on account of having no coal, and how their employes will be thrown out of work, some idea of (the far reaching effect of the strike of the 8,000 coal handlers may be had. They are not the only people who will suffer. There are 5,000 men eraployed in the transportation of coal between this port and ports on the sound, and they are all thrown out of employment because there is no coal to carry. All the sound tugboat lines engaged in towing ooal bnrges are idle, at a great loss to thair owners. There ale in this port thousands of men who handle coal who-are idle, and in the mining districts of Pennsylvania there are 70,000 coal miners idle because there are no empty cars to be had to remove the ooal already mined. This is a great army of idle men, but it would he nothing compared to the number who will be without work in a few days if the strike is kept up and the great factories are compelled to close their doors. At Weehawken and all the way down tho docks on the Jersey coast to Port Johnson there are thousands of coal barges lying empty, while every available mil* of side track is filled with loaded coal cars, but there are no men to unload the cars, and this city and New England must suffer the consequences." THE MILITIA ORDERED OUT. Troops Hurrying to Newport Haws to Chinamen Seat Baek to Vietorla. Ciiviuro, O., Jan. la.—James P. Mc- Elrath shot himself in the left temple with a revolver and died from tho effects of the wound. He has beon in poor health for some time and despondency is supposed to have caused him to commit the rash act. M5EIralh at the breaking out of the war left the Cleveland police force to take command of Company A, Twenty-third Ohio regiment. He iosu steadily, and when mustered out was serving on the staff of Gen. Hayes, with the rank of major. At the close of the war he became chief of police at 8t Paul, and was afterwards appointed to a position in the secret service by President Grant. He was 58 years of age and unmarried. An Old Soldier's Death. Ihrevent a Kiot- Victoria, B. C., Jan. 18.—A committee appointed at a public meeting at Vancouver, B. O., waited on a number at Chinamen who recently arrived there from this city and requested them to leave, which they did. Their return fare to Victoria was paid by subscriptions received from oitiaens. It is reported that instructions have been received to take proeeeding» against Mayor McLean, of Vancouver, and other citisens implicated in the expulsion.  Richmohd, Jan. 12.— Information has just been received here that the 800 stevedores in the employ of the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad opmpany at Newport News had organized and-refused to permit 800 of the strikers who want to go book to work to recame. The strikers have taken possession at ooe of the large wharves, and hold it now. The Star says: The opponents of the interstate commerce bill in the senate wiH, it Is understood, endeavor to have the report recommitted to the conferees, with instructions to strike out the restrictions against pooling and to make some changes in the long and short haul provisions. These are the provisions most strenuously objected to. It is maintained that the long and short haul clause would result in increasing through rates, instead of reducing local rates at freight, and that to forbid pooling would work great injury to railroad interests. The .friends of the bill will oppose any motion to recommit as a step that would practically defeat the bill, owing to the short time remaining of the session. The caucus Boon adjourned, but reassembled at 2 p. m. without tho disaffected memben. Promptly at 8 o'clook the minority amemblymen presented themselves at the ■doors of the chamber where t he Democratic •cancus was being held and demanded entrance. This was refused, but the doors were forced and the assemblymen, backed by a surging; crowd, pushed into the chamber and Hied It, the galleries being also filled in an instant with an overwhelming mass ol people. All was confusion, and the cries ol Beckwith, for order and to clcar the room were greeted with boots and veils of derision. The spectators applauded and acted in an outrageous manner, urging the minority to stay. When a brief silence was gained Mr. Armstrong, the last speaker of the house, addressed the chair mm Mi-. Chairman of the Democratic caucus jmd demanded by law their right to occupy their seats, as S o'clock was the time of ojjeutng Um legislature. ' At midnight the governor ordered oiit one company of the First Virginia regiment, one from Hampton and one from Lynchburg. The striking stevedores are mostly oolared' They have fired some of the warehouses there, and the town is in great excitement. As yet there has been no bloodshed, but a collision is feared. The Whisky Fool. Pxoria, Ills., Jan IS.—"Buffalo" Miller, president of the whisky pool, has been here several days. He predicts the speedy dissolution of the pool, owing to the impossibility of competing with Kentvok? distillers of bourbon, and at the same time paying the pool thrfee oenta to keep certain houses closed. He expressed the belief that the pool will not last beyond May L Science Before a Jury, The military left here after midnight under command .of Brig. Gen. Anderson, who will have charge of military operations. It is hoped that the timely arrival of the military may prevent bloodshed and daqpaga. Philadelphia, Jan. 14—Testimony was taken by the coroner's jury at the inquest over the Temple theatre fire victims demonstrating the possibility of the fire originating from defective electric wiring. An elaborate display of incandescent eloctrio lamp ligthing was placed before the jury and a number of experiments made to show that defective insulation of the wires would have ignited the wood work through whioU It passed. It was also shown that the heat of the im-andesaont lamp globe whet) the olectricity had been turned on for fifteen minutes was suffieiout to ignite light drapery. Some surprise was expressed here became Senator Cameron did not con tribute to the Mrs. Logan fond. It transpires that Mr. Cameron held a note of Sen. Logan for a considerable sum of money, and that he has canceled the note and sent it to lira. Logan. Over 160 delegates were present when President Robert Beverly called the Farmer*' National congress to ocdar. Mr. Beverly made an extended address and in conclusion Mid: "We believe we can be relieved to* great extent by wise legislation, and we demand and insist that the effort be promptly and earnestly made. We are not to be satisfied with constitutional sermons nor by verbose and deol amatory harangues. We mean business; for without some measure* of relief our business is gone. As a representative body of American agriculturists we must make ourselves clearly understood by American legislators. Schuyler Most Go. SYRAOutf, Jan. 18.—Deoi*lan was banded down in the general term affirming the death sentence of the oourt of pjer and terminer of Otsego county in the case of John M. Sahuyler, who murdered his child by dashing her brains out against a chopping block. Schuyler's lawyers endeavored to prove their client was insane. Raleigh, N. C, Jan. 12.—Mr. John H. Williamson, the colored member in the bonse from Franklin county, introduced the fallowing resolutions: tyonld Mot Indorse Matthews. A coal shipper to New England said: "There is no doubt that there is to be a coal famine. Dealers here in the city who have large stocks on hand, and there are very few of them, are not at all anxious to sell even at Uie large advance in price, but prefer to hold out a few days, when larger prices can be demanded, or it may be that thoy have large contracts to All and are afraid to run out. In Now England the condition of things will be even worse than here. Dealers there have, for some reason which I cannot understand, waited until the first of the year to All their coal yards, and the consequence is that there is not enough coal in New England to supply the demand tor six days, and after that there isno telling wliat will happen. It the strike was to bo settled to-morrow it would take a week before everything would 1hD running smoothly again, and by that time there would be enormous losses and a great deal of Buffering. The effect on the poor will also be terrible. Most of them purchase in small lot* by the pailful from their grocers. These grocers linve put up their prices, and when the limited stock they carry is exhausted there is no way of guessing what the result will be. The :question then comes, "Will they stand itl" That a fifaht between six corporation* and 3,000 men should so seriously af- Whereas, Hi* excellency the president of the United State* recently appointed to the recorderihip of deeds in the District C4 Columbia James C. Matthew*, a colored man of unimpeachable integrity and In every way qualified to discharge the duties of that important office; and Whereas, In this nomination the president has evidenced hi* determination to recognise worth and merit in the vast body of colored voter* in the United State*; therefore be it This was denied by the ohairman, who Mid that the law specified only the day, not Ibe hour of organising; that the Democratic «caucus was not finished, and that they projiusnl to remain until they had finished. He then asked the people to retire, but was only iaugbed at A wordy battle then followed between Armstrong and Nooaan, a Democrat Finally another appeal was made to the people and the house was cleared. The Republicans also retired. Then caine the fun. While the Democrats continued their mucus and were fixing up their ticket, the Bopublicous got together in the speaker'*, room. They secured the disaffected Democrats and the two Labor men, which gave them a majority, and then made up a ticket The following is the ticket elected;—Sjieaker, Or. Baird, of Warren (Dem.); clerk, Joseph Atkinson (Ex-Dem.); assistant clerk, Herbert Potts, of Hudson (Rop.); journal olerk, James O'Brien, of Passaic (Dem.); sergeantat-arms, Terreuce McDonald, of Hudson (Dem.); assistant sergeant-at arms, James Williver (Labor); engrossing clerk, Holt Stockton (Labor); document clerk, Qeorge K Johnson (Hep. and Labor); keeper of ladiea' gallery, William Burgoyne (Labor); keeper of gentlemen's gallery, Frank Mc- Caffrey (Labor). PH.tMW.PHiA, Jan. 18.—A new line of steamships, known as the Ewan Line Steam ship company,-limited, will shortly be started between this port and Cuba. The steamers, one of which has already been launched, aro being built on the Tyne, England, for the company. They will take a general cargo from here and bring iron ore back. A Mew Steamship Line. Opposed to the Mill! In. New Yobk, Jan. 12.—Fully 2,090 j orxc attended a meeting at the Cooijer it of the militia bill now before 000£re* last evening, to protest against ;l;o p McMackiu presided. Speeches lit opposition to the bill was made chairman, CoL Hicliord J. Hinton, 8. E. Scbevitch, Louis F. Post, Edward King and others. A letter whs read from James A. Quinn, District Assembly 40. of the Knights of Labor, opposing the bill. Resolutions protecting against the imssage of the militia bill, and indorsing tho Blair educational bill were adopted. Resolved, By the house, the senate concurring, that the nomination of James C Matthews be most heartily approved and indorsed.Columbus, Jan. 18.—President Huntington, of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway, failed to gain control of the Hoc Icing Valley by bringing about a reerganisation at the annual meeting. John W. Shaw, of New York, was chosen president in place of Stevenson Burke, of Cleveland, and William M. Gi-een was elected vice-president and general manager. Bntlsitss Defeated. Missionary Women. There was some debate, and the resolution was defeated by a vote of 107 to & N*w Haven, Conn,, Jan. 12.—The women's board of foreign missions (Congregational) are holding their annual meeting in this city. About TOO delegates are present, and addresses will be made by some of the most noted of women missionaries and philanthropists. Cincinnati, Jan. la—The conjecture baa been faade that Profeesor B. Schaff, who took morphine in Jail, and died from the effects of the poison, was the person who threw the bomb at the Chicago Hay market riot. This is based on the fact that the professor's friends in jail wars Anarchists, and that two of them say he wrote many of the most incendiary articles in the Chicago Anarchists' organ before the riot. It is thought that he feared that a trial in the police oourt here would reveal his connection with the riot and result in his arrest for that crime. Was He the Bomb ttiswwf Detroit, Jon. 12.—Heury Chamberlain, of Three Oaks, threatens to begin impeachment proceedings against Governor Luce, on the ground that he was a member of the stato lioard of agriculture vrhen elected, the constitution making him thereby ineligible. Governor Lu o has filed his resignation as a member of the board. He says Chamberlain made a threat to him personally, but offered to do nothing if Luce would let him name certain officials. Luce refused to do this, and told Chamberlain to do his worst Threatened with Impeachment. ither Indications. CONDENSED NEWS. Washington, Jan. la—For New England and Middle Atlantic states, westerly winds, slightly warmer, light snow or rain. Alice Oates, the well known opera boutfe and burlesque songstress, died in Philadelphia. She had been :i public singer for nearly twenty years. TRADE BULLETIN. ieet 18,000,000 people is an evidence that there ia something wrong, and it looks very much as if there was trouble ahead. He is a happy man indeed who has a yearly contract for his coal, but the contractor will not Kliare lus happiness. I have several large contracts at about one-half the price that coal is now selling for, and I must keep them up as long as I can; but unless there is some chango ahead it will not be long, and the averago coal dealer is in the same predicament. When we are out of coal and unable to got any, then there will be thousands of large consumers without coal at any price and a general suspensiou will follow, and if I am not mistaken the people will have to take things into their own hands." The people of Sin Francisco are afraid to ride on the street c i s since the explosion of dynamite and the siiattorl'w of a dummy by the strikers. The police of tho city are said to be in sympathy with ami members of the labor organisations engaged in the strike. Hew York Money and Frodnoe Markes Quotations. Charles E. Hill, a member of the legislature and a master in chancery, swore in the uew officers. After being sworn in the majority effected ati entrance to the assembly chamber, and Charles E. Hill escorted the newiy elected speaker, Dr. Baird, to the -chair, then occupied b? Chairman Beckwith, -of the Democratic caucus, which was still in atasion. Dr. Baird took the seat, and then begau an unseemly struggle between Beckwith and Baird. Beckwith tried to eject Baird from the chair, but the new speaker was surrounded by has friends, who maintained him in his position. In the struggle the chair was thrown from the platform and several members eugaged in a fist fight. Three policemen, sent by the governor, tried to quell the disturbance and eject the members, but directed their attention mainly to Terreuce McDonald, the new sergeant-atarms. i hey succeeded hi lifting him from his feet, and were carrying lam towards the door when he was rescued by his friends. Meanwhile the struggle on the platform was going on, but Bpird's iriends prevailed and he kept the chair. In the midst of the riot Armstrong, at the top of his voice, made a motion uD adjourn, wMch was somehow carried to a vote. At this moment the doors Of the room were burst open and the nearly frantic crowd rushed in, and from the mere jpreas of the mob the battle was stopped. During neariy all this turmoil the galleries were tilled with peopls, who cheered the combatants in the arena below. The defeated Democrats, now enraged, began to talk in loud tones, and attempted to renew the conflict, but the Republicans withdrew, followed by large crowds of congratulating Iriends, and the assembly chamber was soon depopulated. Dr. Baird said that the Democrat* thought ' that they could gat on without him in the morning, but found their mistake. Ho was highly elated and received the congratulations Suit poured in upon him joyously. McDonald says that the officers who tried to eject him, Cbe lawfully elected and sworn jMgeant-at-armo, at the demand of toe unsworn minority, will suffer for it The triumphant side are jubilant, and the hotel corridors are thronged with politicians. The house insets to-day, when another lively time la Try-**—1 The senate adjourned until Sp New York, Jan. 11.—Moneyolosed at 3 per oent. The highest rata was S. The lowest rate was 4. Exchange closed higher; posted rates, aotual rates, 4.8SQ4.8t*4 for sixty day* and 4.8tD®4.i8J4 for demand. Governments dosed firm; currency Os, U'#H bid; 4s, coup, bid; 4Mb, do., 11011 bid. Philadelphia, Jan. 13.— After a stormy passage, the British bark Victor, covered with ice, and in command of Capt. Leighton, from Tuspan for New York, put into tho Delaware breakwater. Her crew of fourteen nftn are suffering terribly from the effects of the oold weather, and are almost unfit to handle their veeaeL doming from so warm a climate, the sailer* had not sufficient clothing to keep themselvee warm and their sufferings were intense. Some of them, it is said, had no ooats, while other* were unprovided with underclothing. Sailor* Suffering From Gold. The search of the hovel of tho misers who froce to death in Philadelphia Inst week has resulted in the discovery of wealth nggregat- Ing above 1103,000 in value. Philadelphia, Jan. 12.—Vice-President Frank Thompson, General Manager Pugh and General Freight Traffio Manager Wilson, representing the Pennsylvania; Vice- President King and General Freight Agent Harriott the Baltimore and Ohio; President Newell the Lake Shore and General Manager Quincy, of Lake Erie, were in conference endeavoring to arrange the coke pool percentages. Without arriving at a satisfactory settlement they adjourned Bine die. Coke Pool Percentages. Tliore was no Improvement In the stock market. Transaction* were confined to small lota and prices went gradually lower. The bottom figure* were current at the close for all but very few of the list. Among the exceptions were Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton, Bast Tennessee, Wabash and Manhattan Elevated. The first named stock advanced 17 points on a sale of 1,!D0 shares. The others only made fractional advahces The sales for the day amounted to M0.000 iharea. The use of English steel pens in the military schools of Franoe has been forbidden by General Boulanger. Mrs. Logan will publish Gen. Logan's volume of reminiscences "hod may take to literary work herself. The "Han Killer" is the name given a locomotive an the Central railroad of New Jersey, because of ita having had three victims during the part three weeks. Retailers in New York and Brooklyn hare advanced the price of coal to I7.S0 per ton. Qnwnl Markets. Cincinnati, Jau. 12.—A special to The Evening Post from Indianapolis says: It begins to appear that Porter threatens to draw from Harrison several Labor votes, and some doubt is expressed as to the ability of Harrison to control the caucus. The rank •nd file, however, are interested only in Harrison. The nominee of »he Democratic caucus will not be McDonald, from present observations, although he controls the largest vote. Holrnaq has made some gains. , Indiana Aspirants. Defending a Woman Whs Toted. New You, Jan. ll.-»FLOUR— Closed Heady, but lower, some grade* being off 5® 10a; winter wheat extra, }3.30®5.40; city mill extra, $4.70; Ohio extra, $8 SO® 5.24. Southern flour oioabd steady; common to ohoioe extra, S&.90&6.35. Cincinnati, Jan. la—The Post's special from Nashville. Tenn., says: Balloting for United States senator to succeed Howell E. JactnDo:i commences one wock from now. Messrs. Bate, Marks, House, Rose and Porter are the pronouueed candidates. Bate's supporters think his best chance is in caucus, but there is great opposition to holding a caucus. He will likely lead on the first ballot, with Marks second and House third. There are half a dozen other names mentioned, and it is believed that the balloting will continue several days. The Tennessee Contest. Nxw York, Jan. 12.—The ladies' suffrage committee, Mrs. Kate Palmer Stearns presiding, have pawed resolutions denouncing the attempt to punish Mrs. Lucy & Barber for voting, declaring it illegal and outrageous and pledging their utmost efforts to defend her. Thar* an more oattlo than there U grass a Montana, and the atockmen of the. territory are becoming considerably alarmed for the futnra. The principal born dealer in Montreal has entered an action against the mnuicipal government for $5,000 damage*, for permitting the medical health officer to declare glanders epidemio in the city. WHEAT—Options were only moderately aotive; prices were Irregular, eluding HAMc. lower. Spot lots closed weak and HUhc lower. Spot sales of No. 1 red state at Ma; No. X do. at IWc.; No. C ml winter In elevator at ; No. 8 do. at file., and ungraded red at ; No. si red winter, Jan., 91J4Q-; do. Feb., 98 7-10©#3cD; do. March. «S«(»»4c. OOKN—Options wen dull end weak, and dosing He. lower 3pot tote eland HUHc- lower. Spot Mies of Vo. 1 mixed at and ungraded mixed nt 4r®«J4o.; No. * mixed, Jan., 4?54c. bid; do. Feb., 48e. bid; do. Hay, 60J$o. bid. Nooaijm, A. T., Jan. 12.—Governor Tonus, of Booora, Mexico, is confined to his room with smallpox, and feara are entertained that he may not reopver. The-disease has been very general and fatal in Hermolillo, and much uneasinese prevails there. Smallpox fa Mexico. It ia said in 8t Petersburg that Turkey is trying to persuade Russia to leave to the Emperor William the selection of a prince for the Bulgarian throne and that Russian opinion resents England's cordial reception of the Bulgarian delegates. This leads the London papers to affirm that Russia is trying to force a Franco-German conflict, in order to enable her to carry oat her own eastern plan. Slapped'. His Opponent's Faoe. Little Ruck, Ark., Jan. 12.— After a two days' struggle over the speakership in the lower house, the Arkansas legislature has completed its organization by elocong Hon. John M. Hewitt, of Lee county, speaker. The contest was a hot one, and much bed blood engendered. Shortly before the meeting of the body Mr. Hewitt D lapped the face of Dr. Chrismnn, one of his bitter opponents, in the public room of the Capitol hotel. The Men Won the Fight* OATS -Options were dull and easier, oloaing M/aMv. lower Spot lots closed heavy and ;v- lower. Spot sain of No. 1 white state at and No. # do. at 40^c.; No. 9 mixed, Jan., 86*lc., do Feb., Mffo. KYK- Dull, but Arm; western, 0#®57c.; state, a BAKIJEV Quiet and generally steady. Boston, Jani 12.—A conference between representatives of the striking street railroad horuesliocrs and the contractor resulted in all the demands of the in.3n being granted. The men returned to work. By the new arrangement the doormen will receive $14 per ivtok and foi-emen $15 per- week, of six.days of ten hours each. The agreement was made binding for &ix months. London, Jan. 12.—Joseph and Charlaa •Stui ge, extensive earn merchants and miliars at Birmingham, have summoned a meeting of their creditors and announced tholr Inability to continue business. Their liabilities are estimated at £160,000. Very Heavy Liabilities. Fire at Washington destroyed Professor Bell's library of 6,000 valamn and otherwise damaged his elegant residence. Batavia, N. J., had a $70,000 Are, The Daily News office being among the Idssh. PORK—Dull; new men, $fa®W.60. LARD—Closed dull and heavy; IS.MK, oaah; »«.«xaG. W, Jan.; $#.«8©».oa Feb. : BUTTER—Was in moderate demand and closed steady; state, 18Cjl«8c.; western, MOMo. Dbnvbr, Jan. 1*4—The legislature passed resolutions directing Colorado's senators and requesting her representatives to support the interstate commerce bill. Hon. Alva Adams, the new Democratic governor, was inaugurated in the preeenoe of the legislature and an audieaoe of 4,000 peopla. Colorado's Volee. San Francisco, Jan. 12.—The'striking carmen hare established a line of omnibuses to ran in opposition to the c»ble roads. No fare will be oharged. but passengers who are «D disposed can contribute such amounts as mit them. Striking Carmen Ktus Oaba. American Parliamentary Fund Oswego had an $80,000 blaae. The Mexican International railway, which will shorten the distance between San Antonio, Tex., and the City of Mexico at least tSO miles, Is being constructed at the rate of t mile of track a day. Jimuoit, Jail. 14—The report of Rev. Dr. O'Reilly, treasurer of tbo National Irish league, of the receipts and expenditures for the parliamentary fund during the last five months has been published. It shows that tho balance on haud was (00,430.42, and since than $28,709.64 has been received. Sixty thousand dollaiy have been transmitted Jo the CHEESK-Dull. but Arm; state. 10MOllMCM western Hat, SUOAIt'Raw n:.-iul... but duil; fair rsAnlug, Refined steely, but nlthont special movement; out loaf, tUc.; cm-died. t^o.; cubes, 5 i»-li»a»%-; pe-v.l-r-d. D.«Ke.- granulated, D11 ; mould A. confectioners' KQGS—Nominal. Lord Chief Jostloe Beelgas. San Francisco, Jan. 12.—This city* waa rooked from east to west at 4:08 o'clock yesterday by a shook of earthquake, which BartlMinaka la San Francisco. ▲ big toy firm in Chicago made an assignment It had been tu business thirty-one fears, and its trade approasbrl $600,000 innually, yet its schedule of llahllltln aggregates $iua,m London, Jan. 12.—The Bight Hon. G. A. C. May, lord chief Justloe, queen's bench di▼Mon, Ireland, ha* Mrignad, A. h&S.\ coJYcf A. NtaikdArtl, -»-*®c ; coXUo off A, OJ^c., white extra C, -4 ib-ltfo.; extra 0, #6# C*«.; 0, yellow,