Evening Gazette

              f Mining JMPt, Ga-jrttr. NII1HBEK 1598. T *Mkl7 Established 1850. j" PITTSTON, PA., WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 12, '1887. !T\V« cents. Tm tnla a Wciifc. TALE OF A BANK ROBBERY BANKERS TALK OF THS SURPLUS. i INSANE ASYLUM ON FIRE. THE PRESIDENTIAL JOUANEY. CLEANED OUT THE BANK. EVENTS ON THE TURF. Temerday'ii Conn Procecdl i'roinlnent Financiers Give Tl:tlr Views Brief Visits at Virions Cities, and Noth- Racing at Latonta and Jerome Park tad Before IIod, D. L. Rhone, 0Jfj. Oij'hana' Court— John Ding«frald; Report of exaipissr confirmed absolutely. Estate of Martha W. Hutchinson; Audit closed and evidence filed. Estate ot 8amiiel Van Buekirk: Audit partially heard and continued until Saturday, Octoborl5, REVIVING AN OLD STORY OF A CASHIER'S DEATH tN 1878. on the Important Ku1DJ#*t. , riTTSBURG, Oct. 13.—The Amcr.e.ui B inkers' association opened its *uinu:Cl «t (he Grand Opera house here yesterday mornii.gr at 10:30 o'clock. About 200 representnil v, s of the leading flnancial institutions of the ci.ontry were present. Chalrmnn Logon C. JJuney, of New York, called tho association SIX WOMEN ASPHYXIATED OR TRAM- Ing but Enthusiasm. A CONNECTICUT CASHIER SPECU- .IiittoLiR Pauk, N. Y., Oct. 18.—Yesterday's races: First race, fivo furlongs, straight course; Sam Harplr first, fituyvesant second, Rosarium third; time, Second rnce, three-quarters of a mile, for 2-year-f.lds; Cruiser first, Theora second, Fordliin third; time, 1:18. Third race, milo and an eighth; Bradford first, Argosecond,Waukesha third; time, 2:00. Fourth race, mile and threeeighths; Kingston first, Richmond second, L? Logos third; time, 8:26%. Fifth lace, selling, seven-eighths of a mile; Queen Bess first, Nellio U. sepond, l'heodosius third; time, 1:81%. Sixth raoe, welter weights, thrce-qunrtei-s of a milo; King Crab first, George Oyster sccond, Banner Bearer third; time, 1:17. Other Sporting Matters. PLED TO DEATH Omaiia., Oct. 13.—President Cleveland's vlst to this city was most opportune, and more people were onabled to see him during his stay of one hour and a half yesterday than at any other time that could havo boon selected. The grand conclave of th« U!\J formed Knights of Pytlias, of Nebraska, was in session and many thousand# °f the Knights wore in the city. LATED WITH THE FUNDS. Hie Cruel Suspicions Under Which the Murdered Man's Family Suffered Cleared at Last—Facts of the Burglary—A Son A censes Ills Father. Two of the Dead Unrecognisable—Three ton Not Less Than S7B,000, and Possibly 8150,000—Ho Had Apparently I.cd Others Itadly Injured—Origin of tho Conflagration—Heroic Conduct of tho Physicians and Attendants. Ratato of Permeha Culp until October 13. Adjourned. Ai dil crntinucd o order. volved. an Upright Life —Other Concerns In- John J. Knox, ex-comptroller of the Unite I States treasury, delivered an address on I It! surplus and the public debt. M. Knox gave a comprehensive history of the American public debt from tho time of the Revolution to the present and of the present surplus in the treasury. He dwelt at length upon the different theories advanced In congress and out for its redaction. Boriah Wilkins, of Ohio, delivered an address on "How to Avoid the Accumulation of Surplus in the Future." He said the question could no longer be put aside, and that prompt, thorough and heroic measures must be adopted by the fiftieth congress, which anseinbles In December next. After citing various plans that had been suggested, including the distribution of the surplus nmong the states and appropriations for great public works, he said it must be done Cleveland, O., Oct. 13.—Tho northern Ohio Insane asylum, near the southern limits of the city, was the scene of a horror tonight, While 850 of the inmates, in charge of attendants, were dining In the chapel a cry of fire was raised. Stifling smoko swept through the room an instant later and flames shot up all around. There was a stampede, a wild rush of insane people for places of safety. The poor unreasoning creatures shrieked with fear and scrambled for the doors, but became bewildered in the smoke and were worse than helplesp. The brave and cool headed attendants, groping amid the smoke and flames, succeeded  all but six of their charges. These, nil women, were either asphyxiated or trampled to death, and their lifeless bodies wero found upon the floor after the fire bad been subdued. Three others were badly injured. Two of the dead are unrecognisable. Tho names of the others are Mrs. Margaret Pitts, Miss Jennie B. Hall, Miss Eveline Scribner, and Miss Charlotte Knowlton. The injured are Miss Caroline "Knowlton, cousin of Charlotte, perhaps fatally; Miss Mary Ogle and Miss Jane Block. Tho presidential party arrived on timo at 10:50 a, m. and left at 12:25 p. m. No demonstration beyond cheering, the waving of flags, bunting and handkerchiefs was indulged la. The president was not subjected to the indiscriminate hand shaking forced on him elsewhere. Norwich, Conn. Oct. 13.—United States 2*ew York, Oct. 18.—The World today jTiii.shes a twelve column confession of Ctiu-les Francis Stair, ooncerning the murder of Cashier J. W. Barron, of the National Savings bank, at Dexter, Me., on Feb. 23, 1873, and the robbery of the bank. District Attorney Stanton and United States Marshal Bates went to Stafford yesterday and arrested Richard S. Hicks, cashier of the Stafford National bank, for an alleged defalcation of $75,000, said to have been used in personal speculation. Hicks was involved in the recent Hubbard and Farmer matter. Hicks heretofore has borne an unimpeachable character and has been a prominent man of the town. He is 85 years old. Hicks was brought to Norwich yesterday and arraigned before United States Commissioper Tenney. There's method in that man's madness" remarked the Superintendent of an Insane Aey'um ot one of his patients. "How does it show itself?'' questioned the visitor. "Why, he always asks for a bottle of Dr. Bull's Cough Syrup—when he has a cold." "Ah I I see." Tlie robbery and the of Barron "Mcausod a great sensation at the time, and the mystery attending the matter has never been cleared up. Barron was found on the evening of that holiday, lying bleeding and unconscious in the bank vault. The door of the vault was open, but the funds were untouched, and only $200 in money and a $500 bond wero missing from the cash drawer. The story was started that Barron had committed suicide Co avoid exposure of some misconduct towards the bank. This was never proven, bat the family of the dead .man have suffered socially on account of the St. Joseph, Mo., Oct reception to the president and Mrs. Cleveland in this city yesterday is said to have been the warmest and most enthusiastic of any sinoa the tour began. The train reached this city from Omaha at 4:85 p. m., and was welcomed by the ringing of bells, firing of cannon, blowing of whistles, and the shouts of 25,000 people who had assembled at the station. The wildest enthusiasm was shown by the people, and such a time was never seen in this city before. Latcnia, Ky., Oct 18. — Yesterday's erenU: First race, seven-eighths of a mile; Dancing Kid first, Evangelist second, Miss Pulslfcr third; time, 1;32DC. Second race, half a mile; Hector first, Bridge Light second, Sister Euphrasia third; time, 0:53. Third race, mile and five-sixteenths; Cora L. flint, Tam O'Shanter second, Leman third; time, 1:S9. Fourth race, three-quarters of n mile; Florence E. first, Tom Hoed socond, Governor third; time, 1;16}£. Fifth race, mile and a sixteenth; Kirklin first, Jim Diuglass second, Clarion third; time, j;58. Shiloh's Cure will immediately relieve Croup Whooping Cough, and Bronchitis. For sale by J. E. Fleming. In the same building with the Stafford National bank, which had a certified capital and surplus of (335,000, was the Stafford Springs Savings bank, with a capital of about (75,000, The savings bank was a stockholder in the national bank to the amount of about (89,000. Hicks was also secretary and treasurer of the savings bank. He admits using (72,000 for his own private speculation, and it is thought that when the outstanding drafts are returned It will run the figures of his embezzlement up to (15$,000. If this be true the savings bank is ruined, and the majority of the stock of the national bonk will be wiped out, necessitating Its suspension. The books of the bank are in a terrible condition, abounding in falsa entries, so that it is almost impossible from the mass of conflicting figures to extricate a fact "Hackmetack," a lasting and fragrant perfume. Pi ice 25 and 60 cents. For tale by J. E. Flemiug. 1 rgely by a reduction in custom duties. Mr. William P. St John, president of the Mercantile National Bank of New York, followed with a deeply technical paper on' "Possible Emergencies in the Money Market." H N. Kingman, of Chicago, read a piper on "Commercial Paper," and Col. Exalt, of Texas, addressed the convention on the progress of the south and west. The following resolution was adopted: Kansas Crrr, Mo., Oct 18.—Amid the discordant shrieks of dozans of locomotives, the more or less musical notes of several bands, and the cheers of thousands of people, tho members of the presidential party ulighted from their special train at the Union Station last evening. For hours an eager crowd had besieged the station, in the hope of catching a glimpse of the chief magistrate and his accomplished wife. As soon as the train came to a halt, its occupants nliglitod and walked quickly to the carriages unid a deafening din. The vehicles D .-.nod in line, and precoded by the tottisas City Light cavalry and the Flambeau cluli, moved up the bluff to Broadway ni.d tiienCa to the Coates house. AH along the line of march tbo greatest enthusiasm pH'Vailod. Tho sirtewr.lks wore crowded, and tho ovoiflow in tho streets was so great that the cavalry was obliged to fall back close to the carriages. One continuous cry of "Cleveland" filled tho air The president und Mrs. Cleveland rode in a splendid barouche drawn by six gray horses. The president removod his hot as soon as he tock his seat, and both he and Mrs. Cleveland acknowledged the greeting" of the populace with repeated bows and smiles. The account says that a young man named (Charles Francis Stair baa now made a statement that he and hi* lather, David Stair, ■with Oliver Smith, alias Cromwell, a well Scnown criminal, and four men named Andrews, Thompson, Scott and Keely, were the riM&ora of the crime. They had procured imjressions of all the locks in the building when© the bank was located, and took advantage at the holiday, when the building seemed deserted, to gain entrance by false keys. On opening the vault room door David Stair found himself face to face with Barron, who had been in the coal closet, and was roturning with a scuttle in one hand and a shovel in the other. The vault door was unlocked, and the cashier was apparently arranging to count the funds and verify his accounts Stair at once struck him several blows with a slungshot, rendering him unconscious, and then Cromwell came up and helped Stair gag and bind the senseless man. ' The robbers did not dare stay to ransack -.the vault. They took a key from Barron's opened the cash drawer and took ttue loose cash and hurriedly fled. The other members of the gang had been on watch In and near the building, and on learning that (She cashier had seen Stair they decided to flee. Young Stair had waited a few miles away with * wagon. All found their way thither and drove to Solon, Me., where they separated. They did not know that Barron was dead until the next day. Young Stair heard all the details of the robbery from his father and Cromwell. Be believes that some of the gang started the Btory of Barron's defalcation in order to divert suspicion from themselves. Young Stair is under arrest (it Franklin, Mass., where he made the confession. He was traced there by a detective from Maine. It is believed that the others involved will be captured. Clifton, N. J., Oct. 13.—Yesterday's winners at the races were Carrie G., Charley Buracil, Lancaster, Ivanhoo and Edward F. Vail, who was to row Jimmy Ten Eyek a threa mile race at Worcester, Mass., to-mor- row, paid forfeit yesterday. The Are started in the laundry and attendants' quarters, whloh adjoinjthe chapel, and was soon gotten under control. The loss will not be large. But for the heroic conduct of the physioians and attendants tie loss of life must have been very great, and feut for the prompt action of the firemen the flames would certainly have communicated with the great main buildings, which are among the finest in the state. In a private room in Philadelphia early yesterday Jack Uitcholl and Tom Mack, two fenther weights, fought twelve rounds with two ounce gloves. Mack, who is a New York lad, had the best of the fighting after the third round and knocked out Mitchell in the twelfth. Bam Howard was referee. The purso is said to have been f$CQ. Whereas, The failure to agree upon a proper extradition treaty between the United States and Ureat Britain for the return of a class of offenders who seem to be ever found with us, anil Whereas, It has oome to be a matter of course Umt the glass of criminals known under the designation of defaulters and embezzlers hare Immunity from arrest, trial and punishment by reaching the British possessions, where now, in Canada, there are largo numbers residing; National Bank Examiner Forman says: "When I examined the Stafford National bank I discovered that checks had been drawn by R. S. Hicks, treasurer, on the Third National bank of Springfield, Mass., to the amount of f }8,200. I then suspected something decidedly wrong, and upon further investigation, discovered that the oashler had only (300 to hi* credit A Verdict pf Willful Murder. *AKlH6 POWDER Resolved, That the executive committee are requested lo appoint a committee on behaK of the association to represent to our state department tue great tDviU now existing anil to urge the early amendment of our extradition treaties with Great Br.taiu. to that the existing evils may be abated THE' RAILROAD DISASTER AT KOUT. Dublin, Oct. 18.—The coroner's jury in the Mitcliellatown inquest yesterday afternoon rendered a verdict of willful murder againtt Inspector Browning, Bergts. Kir nan, Ryder and Brennan and Constables Gavan and Doran. After the verdict tho coroner issued warrants for tho arrest of Head Constable Browning and the other polloemen found guilty by the jury. The inquiry into the circumstanoes of the killing of John Kin- Bolla near Arklow a fortnight ago resulted in a verdict of murder against Capt, Hamilton, the constables under his charge, and the bailiffs they were escorting. The Olllcials Refuse to Furnish Further Particulars. Kout, Ind., Oct. 18.—It i3 about settled that no one will ever know definitely how many persons perished in the Chicago and A tlnntic horror. The estimates continue to vary from thirty down to ten. The list of dead now includes the following:LetUun of regret were then read from John Sherman, Comptroller Trenholm, Gen. Wnlinr.i T. Sherman, William W. Crapo, 1L JJ» .Oraily, J. 1'roctor Knott, John A. Kas«un, £ii)'l Schurx, Secretary Faircbiltl and otherj. After which the convention adjourned, In tho evening a reception was teiuleieJ tho delegates at the Monangahola house. The exact amount of the deficit con be ascertained when all the checks %tt have been drawn on the New York and Boston banks are presented and abatements rendered by those banks. The total loss to the institution frill be over $100,000, and of this amount the cashier confesses to having taken $73,000. The capital stock of the bank is $200,000 and the surplus $24,000, while the undivided profits amount to over $8,000. Dr. William Perry, wife and daughter, of North Judson, Ind.; Charles Millor, Mrs. Lena Miller; Fred Miller, William Miller, Herman Miller, Minnie Miller, Dundee, Ills.; Bridget Malone, A Lindburg. LADY BRASSEY NO MORE. Absolutely Pure. A Woman of Rare Talent in Many Fields 1'a.ws from the Scene. A large number of false entries appear on the books, consisting of overstatements of amounts due the bank from its New York and Boston correspondents. Opening a New Line. This powder never varies. A marvel of pn Btronnrtta and wholesomeness. More econon than the ordinary kinds, and cannot be sold conpetltlon with the mulU'ude of low test, si weight alum or phosphate powders. Sold C in oanj. Botal Bakuio Powder Co , 10S 1 St. H. T. MR. ROBERT GARRETT RESIGNS. The injured are: Dr. Charles Wright, Mrs. JJ. Ayres, Engineer Dorsey and Fireman Willetts, of this city. None of the injured are in a Eorlous condition, and are doing well. London, Oct. 18.—A cablegram received from Cape Town yesterday announces that Lady Brassey died on Sept. 14, on board her yacht Sunbeam, from fever contracted on the Australian coast. She was buried aA sea. Lockport, N. Y,, Oot. 18. — The New Niagara Central railroad from Suspension Bridge to Thorold, Out., was opened Tuesday, and the first passenger train run over the road. The start yesterday was made from the new Central depot across the cantilever bridge at Suspension Bridgo. The Michigan Central furnished the cars. Be is Simply Carrying Out a ldDng Cher- Kaltimore, Oct. 13.—Robert Garrett's absence from tho finance committee's meeting was i xplalued yesterday when bis resignation was presented to the board of directors at tho monthly meeting. It was a surprise, for to the minds of some of the old directors aud stockholders, who were friendB of John W. Garrett, the idea of the Baltimore and Oi.io railroad existing without a Garrett at the head of it seemed an impossibility. islied Plan. The papers charge It. S. Hicks with having embezzled $60,000, and with having made a false entry showing as due from the National Bank of Redemption of the city of Boston the sum of $66,834.83, whereas the amount thus due on that date was only $5,000. PROGRESS HuNTCNOTOif, Ind., Oet 18.—Testimony before the coroner here as to the horrible collision on the Chicago and Atlantic road, near Kout, began with the deposition of J. B. Parks, conductor of the passenger train. He and the other witnesses examined merely testified to facts which have been already fully published. Lady Brassey was beyond question tfco foremost yachtswoman of hor time. Of medium stature, she carried herself with singular erectness, and both her robust physique and sun browned face bore testimony to a remarkably strong constitution and vigorous health. The cashier was found in the bank at the time of his arrest, and, although he had previously made a straightforward confession of his misdeeds, was apparently somewhat embarrassed. The penalty for such an offense is imprisonment for not leas than five nor more thap ten years. The next term of the United States district court will be held in Hartford on the first day of December next, and if the accused is bound over after the preliminary hearing, the case will go before the grand jury. Trenton, N. J., Oct. IS.—Charles Johnson, alios James Johnson, and William Langtry, alias "Hop Dp" Langtry, who were convicted of participation in the Jersey City postofflce were sentenced yesterday to four years and four months in the state prison and to pay a fine of $1,000, as well as the costs of the prosecution. Mall Bobbers Sentenced. Franklin, Mass., Oct 18.—David L. . Stair was arrested here yesterday for alleged in the Dexter, Me., bank robuberv He was taken to Maine. He has • wonted here as a shoemaker for several -yean. He formerly lived at Med way. Ibis ■not known here where he lived in 1878, when i the crjme -was committed. Lady Brassey was married to Sir Thomas Brassey in 1800. She was an excellent horsewoman and often hunted with the East Sussex bounds. Has eTer been our watchword. We have worked and striven for it morning, noon and night, our reward has been continued The resignation, in which ho stated tuat it had been his fixed intention to withdraw when the time became opportune, was received, und resolutions of regret offered. Chicago, Oct 18.—Tho intense aeeretiveness of the employes of tho Chicago and Atlantic railway regarding the disastrous collision at Kout has elicited much indignant comment in this city. When the first intimation of the catastrophe was received in Chicago application for information was at once made by the representatives of the Associated Press at the general ofilces of the company. The only result obtainable was the statement that no officer of the company was In the city; that no relief of any kind taaclbeen sent from Chicago; and, in short, that no word had been received of any aocident whatever. Quite similar was the course since pursued at the company's headquarters. Whan tbe fluanco committee recommended that no dividend be declared on the $15,000,- 000 common Block of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad, tho other directors wero surprised. Several of thenfc had not expectcd this. The recommendation was promptly adoptee', as was also the authorization of the payment of a semi-annual dividend of 5 p.*r cent, on tho stock of the Washington branch. Mr. Burns will remain the head of tho corporation at the wish of the Morgan syndicate for a month longer, and at the annual meeting Mr. Spencer will be elevated to the presidency. Mr. Garrett was elected a director'to All the vacancy caused by the ieath of Col. J. Spear Nichols. The 5 per sent, dividend on the stock of the Washingion branch does not in any way benellt the stockholders, as all the stock of the Washington branch is owned by the Baltimore and Ohio railroad in Maryland. Besides her "Voyage in the Sunbeam," which gave Lady Brassey her literary reputation, she previously wrote two books for private circulation, "The Flight of the Meteor" and "The Voyage in the Eothen.P Selecting; the Site for an Asylum. PROSPER [KNIGHTS OF LABOR PROCEEDINGS. Nkwburg, N. Y., Oct. 13.—The commissioners appointed to select the locntfou (or the new asylum for insane criminals, provided f«r by an act of thejast legislature, have chosen a farm of 250 acres in the town of Fiahkill. The price agreed upon is (25,000. The buildings are to accommodate 450 persons.  the Blair Educational Bill and the Fight Hour Law. attnm*APOLi9, Oct 13.—When the ninth Thp Vermont Lumber company, of which Hicks was treasurer, with a capital of $10,000, ia also involved to an extent unknown. The latest investigation shows that the bank is practically ruined, having only $11,000 in cash on hand in the vaults. London, Oct 13.—A deputation of unemployed workingmen waited upon Justice Ingham at the Bow street police court yesterday and informed him that they desired to be imprisoned as disturbers of the peace rather than to be compelled to go to the workhouse as paupers. Justice Ingham, after a brief parley with the deputation, said: "You don't deserve compassion. Leave the court." The deputation withdrew and, forming again in procession, marched to the Mansion house accompanied by a strong force of police. The lord mayor refused to receive them and they were forced to retire, shouting their denunciations of turtle fed officials and despotic capitalists. Wanted to lie Imprisoned. ■ daj%«efnion of the general assembly of the Knights tof Labor was opened yesterday morning th» delegates wero treated to a neat Uttle speech from General Master Workman Powderly, who congratulated them upon tho good work so far accomplished, anil expressed his confidence in tbe wisdom and ability of the convention. A lengthy report from the committee on legislation was submitted and token up by sections. The clause pledging the support of the Knights to tbe Blair educational bill and to a measure extending to letter carriers tbe provisions of tbe eight hour law was unanimously adopted. The assembly also gave its seal of approval ttfwfche Foran bill, authorising tbe settlement « of "lands under the homestead law, and al-4 lowing settlers to borrow (500 from (he . government, to be repaid in annual lnstall, ments of $100, the loan to bear 3 per cent, i interest Another report from the same , committee, which was adopted, declared that , all government securities should be printed 1_ _ As season follows season oar stpcl increase in size and we are able plaoe beforo our patrons an cndle variety of everything that is new at season able, and onr command of ieac cash has given us the Hicks was born in Tolland, Conn., and has lived about twenty years in Stafford, which he has aided in building up to its present flourishing condition. He was an influential member of the Episcopal church and was in every sense a public spirited citizen. He has been connected with the bank since 187a. The Stafford Agricultural society, of which ha has been secretary for many years, it is also believed, will be bddly involved. ifXjS Appointment at a Receiver. New York, Oct 18.—A receiver has been appointed for the National Secret Telephone company, which was incorporated in 1882, with an authorized capital of (5,000,000, to oporate the J. Harris Rogers telephone. Avenged Bis Sister's Murder. Ponciiatoula, La., Oct. 18.—On Monday afternoon a negro drowned his wife bocause she refused to live with him any longer. While she was drowning her brother camo upon the scene and fired twenty buckshot into his sister's murderer, who sank with the body of his victim in tbe bottom of the Amite river. Lowell Printers Taking a Best. POWER Lowsll, Mass., Oct 13.—All the compositors on The Morning Mail left the office last night because an outsider was hired to aet up advertisements, A Branch Katlroud to Watertown. Watebtown, Oct. agreement to give all freight and paWager business for the (-pace of ten years to the New York Central Ksilroad company, it it will build a bi aach to this city/has been signed bj nearly every manufacturer and business man iu this place. Tlje only condition is that a h eight tariff no higher than that which they arc now paying shall he charged by tho new rood. Many people here believe the road will be built Those who havo interested themselves in the matter to the extent of circulating tbe agreement say tho Central people are considering the feasibility of building a road from Oneida to Alexandria bay. Suould they do so they will receive, substantial encouragement from this section. FUNNY STORY ABOUT A KEY. Mexican Bandits Killed. Why the Government of the United States Hazleton, Pa., Oct 13.—It was said last night that tbe striking miners were weakening. They are dissatisfied with tbe aid given by the miners' relief committee. It is said that some of Pardee's men have quietly gone to work already. The Miners at Hazloton. St. Louis, Oct. 13.—A dispatch from Brownsville, Tex., tays: Private advices state that the rancheros pursued and caught five of the abducters of Senor Berrera in Stark county and at once killed them. Senor Berrera, it will be remembered, was captuied'by these bandits near his ranch on the Texas side of the river and held eight days, until $1,500 was paid by his family for his reloase. The bandits revealed before being killed the particulars of a plot to capture Mr. Yturna, of this city, one of the most promi* oent merchants and ranch owners of the frontier. Once Suspended Payment. For Thursday, in New Jersey, eat tern New York, eastern Pennsylvania and in New England, partly cloudy to fair, with slight thermal changes. Weather Indications. Washington, Oct. 13.—The quartermaster general's office has been removed from the building on the southeast corner of Pennsylvania avenue and Fifteenth street to the new state, war and navy building. The premises vacated will be changed into a hotel, and to make room for an addition a row of old buildings on Pennsylvania avenue is to be torn down. The row is very, old, though still substantial. It includes No. 1424 Pennsylvania avenue,, and in that building was once the treasury of the United States. There was no surplui then, as thqfp is now, and all the funds of the government were kept in a vault which was locked with a key as large as the key of a bastile. The treasurer lived several miles out in the country, and carried the enormous key with him every evening. One day, owing to inclement weathor or sickness, ho did not come to town. Nobody else could get into the safe, and the government of the United States had to suspend payment until the next morning.  To place bargains within the ro\c] of all. Among onr immense stock o fall goods will be found HIGH1 QUALITY, i according to the highest standard of art, . upon an Improved hand roller press, and that rail government building contracts should be {prefaced with a stipulation that all wages ■should be paid in cash, at least once a month. lFattnto bL'l on lake shipping was approved, otter .a-mgtion to strike out the word "foreljinees" ixovx the measure had been de- THE BULLETIN OF COMMERCE. London, Oct 13.—During the month of August 30,780 deaihs from cholera occurred in the nortliwestoru provinces of India. Victims of Cholera In India. New York Money and Produce Market Quotations. WELL MADE, REXIA1 New York, Oct. 1-4.— Money closed at 4V4 per cent- The highest rate was ft and the lowest ay£. Exchange firm; posted rates, $4.81&4i85lf; actual rates. for sixty days and $4.S4l4.-&4.b6 for demand. Governments Arm; currency Is, 123 bid; 4s, coup., 124ft bkl; 4D*s. do., 103 bid. TELEGRAPHIC NEWS CONDENSED. Ready Made Clothing, tested. — John HTTVard, the well known shortstop of the New York league baseball team, was married to Helen Dauvray, the popular act- The Majority Report Acceptable. Concord, N. H., Oct. 13.—The railroad committee of the senate submitted its report on the Huzen bill yesterday afternoon. Threo senators, Fsench, Richardson and Carr, favored its passage, and two senators, Worcester and Ilollius, favored icdeflniuD postponement. The majority report was accepted, and the bill was ordered by a vote of 19 to 9 to a third reading to-day. The recommepilatjqps in Mr. Powderly's message favoring -p)itule.telepbones and telegraphs, postal savings and the creation of a department of -labor wero concurred in and a resolution was adopted declaring that labor legislation should be pyjhed in the legislatures of every state as woll as in The stock market was feverish during the forenoon on a much smaller business than In the same hours yesterday, and with no important change in prices, except in Jersey Central, which was 1 Vi P-r cent higher on rumors that the receivership would 6oon be terminated. At 19:20 Erie, Canada Southern. Lake Shore, Louisville, New Euglaud, Union Pacific, Heading, St Paul, Western Union and Northwestern were M to 1 per cent, below last night'# prices. The aunouueenieut was then made that the Baltimore and Ohio directors bad passed the usual semi-annual dividend. This was the signal for a raid upon tho whole stock market, and from that time until about 2:20 p. m. there was a general decline of from l to 4}£ P®r cent. In the last half hour of business there was a recovery of about 1 per cent, from the lowest prices, though the recovery was not fully maintained. At the close the market was very active at about the lowest prices of the day for all stocks. Farting with the Deputy Marshal. Buffalo, N. Y., Oct 13.—Gen, Lester B. Faulkner and his counsel, Mr. Bissell, appeared beforo Commissioner FairchilU and United States District Attorney Lock wood, yesterday afternoon, to arrange the matter of Mr. Faulkner's bail. Mrs. Elizabeth J. Faulkner, the defendant's wife, and Mr. William Hamilton, of Dansville, qualified in tbe sum of $20,000 on his bond, and tbe defendant was excused from tho further company of tho deputy marshal. Gen. Faulkner will appear before the grand jury at the next term of the United States district court, to be held at Auburn on Nov. 15. ress. The right of the prcsidont to sign a bill after the adjournment of congress will be tested by a case that will shortly be presented to tbe United States supremo court Hats. Caps and Furnlsl tag Goods, The reported loss of SCO.OO0 from one of the Pacific Express company's oars is contradicted.The Bight of Free Speech. Which will stand the most oritical inspection, and which we will guarantee superior to anything ever before offered in this city. Jkbsxt City, Oct 18.-Ex-Governor Abbett summed up for the Union Hill Anarchists yesterday. He held that tbe Sunday meeting, which was dispersed by police, was lawful. It made no difference whether the people who attended the meeting were Anarchists or not All men havo a right to meet and peaceably discuss public questions. He declared that if a policeman attacked a man without cause, the person attacked had a right to defend himself even to the point of killing the officer. This was not a question of whether Anarchism was right or wrong. It was a question of free speech, and free rpeach was a bulwark of American liberty. The state, war and nnvy department building at Washington will Le finished in January, fifteen years from tho date of its commencement.San Francisco, Oct 13.—A public defense committee composed of leading citizens has been formed to atsist in prosecuting tbo jury bribery cases. John T. Emerson, one of the accused, pleaded guilty yosterday and will be soulencml Monday. The penalty is imprisonment for not more than ton yean. Ex-Senator Creighton, who fled to avoid trial, is still at large. Jury Bribery Cases. San Francisco, Oct ia—For the past four days forest Ores have been raging in Sonoma, Alameda, San Mateo and Santa Cruz counties, all in the vicinity of the Bay of Sau Francisco. Reports from various towns in these counties say the fire ia raping fiercer than ever. In Alameda thirteen miles have been swept clean. Several fine farms have been completely consumed. The ground is covered with carcasses of all kind* of dead animals. In San Mateo several bridges and shingle mills have been levelled to the ground; in Santa Crux two box mills have been destroyed. The fire has swept valuable farms out of existence and thousand' of cords of wood have been consumed. From Sonoma comes the worst report. Tbo flames havetraveled ten miles in the past twenty-four hours and devastated everything in their path Many families have been made homeless. Four Counties Swept by Flajnes. Tho Dublin correspondent of The London Daily Nows states that the government will suppress tho National league within a fortnight.COME AND LOOK US OV Baldwinsviiak, N, Y., Oct 13.—All the people of northwestern Onondaga took part in the dedication of the soldiers and sailors' monument here yesterday afternoon. The monument commemorates tho heroes of three wars who lived in this region. Alter the par rade of tho Grand Army of the Republic posts and clric and military organizations, W. P. yoodelle, of Syracuso, delivered the oration, and the monument was unveiled. The Heroes of Three Wars. A company is being organized in Boston to transport the mails between the poitoffloe and the railroad station by moans of "telpherage," or cars running on elevated cables by electricity. General Markets. Kkw York, Oct If.—FLOUR—Closed weak; winter wheat extra, Minnesota do., $8*4.90; city mill extra. $4.15Q4.35; Ohio extra. $3 a,4.&0. Southern flour quiet, but Arm; common to choice extra, $a.30^»4.90. If you want to save money this fall, we can do it for yon, and the result will bo that yon will Boston, Oct 13.—In the superior court yesterday the case of the Rev. W. T. Davis, charged with a violation of the city ordinance in preaching on the common without a license, was disposed of, the defendant being fined (50 and costs each on four complaints. If no one comes forward to pay his fine tbo defendant will have to remain in jail about a year.  The Crime of Street Preaching. J. Gregory Smith has boon reflected president of the Central Vermont railroad. SmxUij Report. Washington, Oct 18.—Secretary Whit ney, lo hi* forthcoming annual report, will . give an elaborate description of all vessols now being constructed or about to be con. structed for the nary. This will include the five great monitors, the cruisers, gunboats, plans for harbor defense, the armored battle ! -ship and cruiser, the pneumatic dynamite gunboat, and the torpedo boat The total The New Hampshire senate passed a concurrent resolution for adjournment Oct. 24. \V1IBAT—Optious close t steady at a abode oil from the best i prices. Spot lots closed quiet, but Hteody. Spot sales of No. 1 red state at tM.©S8c.: No. 8 da. No. 1 white state. C* c.; ungraded red, 80®83o.; No. 8 red winter. Oct, Sic.; do.. Not., 8l{Hia; do., Dec., C£%e ; No. ■! red winter, cash, 830. GALL AGAIN. The city of Quelita, in Mexico, with a population of over 8,000, was totally destroyed by a fearful storm 'hat swept over the southern coast of that country. » - London, Oct 13.—The Hon. William Annard, agent for Nova Scotia in London and a former resident of that province, died in Sydenham yesterday. Mr. Annaril wus for many years a prominent figure in Nova Scotia politics, having been llrst elected to the house of assembly half a century ago, and from 1877 to 1879 accepted the position of agent general for Canada in London. A Prominent Canadian Dead. HenryGoh Michael Davltt has sailed for Ireland. An Old Soldier and a Printer. CORN—Options closed heavy at the bottom figures. Kpot lots closed quiet Spot solos of Mo. a mixed at fctyfo.; ungraded,  No. 2 mixed, Oct., da, Nov., 6lHc.; do., Dec., 61?£o. J. A. Newsome, the lone  who is charged with several robberies of the stage In Texas, has been captured. Norwich, Conn., Oct 13.—Joshua Barstow, a printer of this city, has been admitted to the Soldiers' home at Augusta, Mo. He Is a rugged looking old fellow, a voteran of the rebellion, but aged and without means. He once worked with Horace Greeley at the case, and be tairoa great pride in reciting stories of the great editor. New York, Oct 13.—The pressmen and feeders employed in DeVinna & Co.'s printing house, where The "Century" and other magazines are published, quit work at noon yesterday and joined the compositors. These new strikers take this step to aid the book and ju'o type setters in their demand to make all printiug offices "card offices." They were followed by others of the same trade last evening. The pressmen in Trow's directory offico and in J. J. Little's publishing house left work, to remain away until all of the oomposi tors' demands are acceded to. The Striking New York Printers. amount appropriatedfbr them is $37,300,000. Th» ships now in process of "building, author- CLOTHING HOUSE. Mr. James Bell, owner of tho Thistle, accompanied by Designer Watson, has suileJ for Scotland. " OATS—Options closed firm and ii&He- higher. Spot lots closed Wo. higher. Spot sales of No 1 white stole at 87 ©88c.; No. H da, 8J©8to.,' No. t mixed, Oct., #s#a; da, Nov., 8ic.; do., Dec.. H.Jtc. ixsd to be built or newly completed, will . make a fleet of over twenty Teasels of modvein type.  New No., 65 North Main Lives Lost In a Gale. At the annual meeting of stockholders of the Western Union Telojjrapb company the old board of directors was re-elccied. lcYK— Neglected; western, 5i^5Tc.; state, 56 & 5tC. Estray. Came »o the premises of the undermined, the 10th Inst., • red and white cow with wl star In the fcrshead and very crooked hoi The owner can obtain her by calling on ma paj Injf damages. MRS. MART TuY, Oregoi Reducing the Tax on Oil. PBOViKCEtowN, Mass., Oct. la—Tho fishing schooner Ethel Swift, arrived from Grand banks, lest two of her crew in dories iu the gule of Aug. 20. She spoko a French fisliing brig from St. Molo, France, which had lost her entire crew except the captain, •the cook and oue boy. TVAECINOTOIf, Oct. 18.—According to ■ dispatch from Mr. Charles Denby, United Stiiles minister at Peking, dated Aug. 15, tho Chinese government has issued a proclamation reducing the tax on kerosene oil at Canton to fifty cents per box from and after July 1,1887. The annual conclave of tlie Knights Templars of New York state has cloned. It was the most succcssful gathering hold in years. London, Oct. IS.—The Times publishes a dispatch from Tientsin, stating that the Chintso government has definitely withdrawn from its agreement with the American syndicate authorising the establishment of a Chinese-Amcrican bank and other ' enterprises, and revoked the concessions granted under it,  A Denial from Pli&Mlelphla In Order. FOHK-Burely steady and demand light; old mess, »14.*6©u.50; new do., LARD—Closed dull and depressed: cash, 80 74; Oct, *0.07; Nov., 18.87; Dev., *0.50; Jan., 5 '--81 ■ The shipwrecked crew of the schooner Happy Home, from Truro, N. 8., has Leon landed at Boston. BUTTER—Firm; western, M©&.'a; state. 1" «27a FIpuo Tuning O a TARKER, of New York, who has «i and tuned pianos In this vicinity for the pi twor.ty yean, visits Pi tuton about onona mon and will attend to any order* left «tC. H Malta Sinner Hewing Machlre Agency, Water St., or th Sinclair House. Be will be here about I «iih nf the month. CHEESE—Steady; state factory, llMQU'lfo western. UHOllWc. Leather Manufactory Damaged. Another cholera patient from tho Atari, has died at Swinburne Island. LshnusDi Reslauran' IlGQS-Quiet, but steady; state, »l®2Sa; western.Nxw Yob*, Oct 13.—It was learned at Cen. Rogor A Pryor's office that J. Randolph Tucker, of Virginia, had finally engaged to assist the general in presenting the case of the Chicago Anarchists befora the -United States supreme gourt To Defend the Anarchists. Woburn, Mass., Oct 13.—Firo last night damaged Maxwell Brothers' leather manufactory to tho extent of (25,000. Inured. El ward Burgess hrs leen iiiven-a corie blancho order to bnili a steam yacl:t for Hugh Cochrane, of Boston. Visitors to Wilkes-Birro I rooi all parts of the surrounding country go to Lohiniun's res tiur&at to eat. They get what the whim of appetite dictates. Even plain food prepsred by Lohmann's cooks ha* a new dolicacy of flavor. No. 139 Bast Market street SUGAR— Raw quiet, but steady; fair redwing, 4 15-ltDc. Refined steady; out loaf and crushed, o^c., cubes, 1)40-: powdered, 0)4c.. granulated, ojfcc.; confectioners' A, a 1-lcc coffee A, standard, Jfca; coffee off A, white extra O, &Ho.; extnk C, 6.4a; C,la. follow, 4*a Damaged to the Extent of (11,000. A. Faraoiif Jockey Dead, London, Got 13.— George Ford ham, the IJIliglifh jockey, is dead. Breadstuff? 'exports duiing Septeinlxv were valued ut $11,0W,132 uguiuot D58 in September, 1880. Pittsfikld, Mass., Oct 13.—File damaged tUo Hinsdale Brothers' woolen mill at Uuudaio last night to the ox tent of 110,000; tnfared. Eitray Dog. Came to the premliw of A. H. Stroh. • found land pup. The owner can obtain the • by eaUlac for it and paying charges.