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WEtXEi-PAY.
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The Committee 03 Elections of the
National House of Representatives
! , J . r ntPBt -
Laa only fetenteea casW eouten
d seat, as far as Leant from, to aci
op a.
. t v - at I'nnrenttcn
ofWifcconein.cn Tuesday or last
. , r.-., f,r rr
week, declared lu rreference for Mr pce u
r,la:nca cttr r.c Pre-!d-ntil ".- I " 5s
J . 'tornej Onera
dida'.e
The State Legifclature bas been in
about seven weeks and b8
session
oily passed finally about three bill,
and" one of them wae the for purpose
of enabling the members to draw
their own pay The Senate is well
advanced with its business, but the
House away behind.
nx-SESAToR Haklas baa written
a letter in which be notes with great
fati-feclion tie wonderful develop
mcat of the freedmen, saying that
during tLc past ten years no other
e (ual number of people anywhere on
the earth's surface bare made such
rapid advancement in knowledge, in
civilization, and rcEaement, and in
the acquisition of tbe means of do-1
ms'tic boppincss and comicrt.
llAMkELETox'bcxpo&ure is bearing
fruit. One Charles Wilson, a New
Hampshire Hemocrat and clerk in
the Treasury Department at Wath
ingten, was imprudent enough to ex-prrf-3
Wm approval of the assassina
tion of President Lincoln. An in-
ve-tigation proving the charge cor-1
rcCt, tLc Secretary gave Wilson rer"iimous!y agreed upon a verdict of "not
mission to return to New Hamp-j jjtvv j,fter .3aiJsCnce of a few mi-
bLire.
National Com-
The Democratic
mittee f it the nomination of candi
dates for President and Vice Presi-,
rfent,bas beta called to meet at St. j
Louis on the 2 Tib dar of June next.i
I
Wbetk-r the crooked whir-ky, for
.rthp rebel
The Democratic Convention c,f
Centre county has instructed its del -
egate to the National Convention to
rge the nomination of Andrew G.
Cartic for A'tae President Alas, j
p,)r "Andy!" Having worn the
highest Lonors of the Republican
party of ih'w State, be Las now fal
len to the low estate of playing bob
o the Dcaiocrstic kite. A renegade
erery principle be once professed,
a powerless, broken politician, be is
an object of pity and contempt, and
will soon pass out of public view and
rememhrance.
It looks as if the Centennial ex
hibition was going to attract a great
many Furopean visitors to this coun
try during the coming summer. Gen.
Norton, of tbe Centennial T.ureau of
Finance; states that every berth on
very steamer to arrive at Philadel
phia from foreign parts, bas been en
gaged from the 1st of May until the
loth of September. Tbe leading
hrcs lrin!r to other cities also ex-
thj. u iuL.. . , -- . 1 irr.iuns thp teleeraais in'roduced ia f-upi ieuientarv nci 10 i. o.iuc uir
Democratic element, for which it is jerset county court cad grand jury, ( U Vi at r-V AI n . f t i-"ftt ! t j!p- rz, U I." lloara of
infamous, was the moving cause f-r , by -tVa t0 Lavc aJ inuiCltatnt i were introduced, and n!s. copies of : Centennial Managers for the Centen
:.. ..!,;.. . tt, ..i.r-n tor l.ol.linfr; found upon ho flimsy a pretext cf , rT,raf..s from the President's dep-js:-!tdal Lxbibition aud to defray tbe ex-
1 Lr r--nrv uvu j r- j . g.
t l .,r.ct;n,. !rui'it. We have no doubt also that 1 tico. : petisi-s thereou
"g'J""""""' 1 iT..: ,Koethn At the cutset Jadro Dillon said! Act nuking an tnp: -utuia
11 1 i Cccirress is elamaginsr the partv. but
pect a largflv increased passenrerl- - - 1
a5;f " ' j do not see Low to Le!p the matter.
- , , j Perhaps it is past help. Parties, like
The Democratic Lard and oft:e?ct C2ep rotten, are worthless."
laoney journals are bnifeing each ttb-' Stbarz is tot so terse, but Le is
cr most vigorously, and tie pr
of the two factions as; 2 :'. ails? ia
their Nattcsal Cclt-;.'.;
to be as probable, .:( r
oil and wafer. Ti C-i.ua uu.
firrr ' "ti .in:: .lt
hiastcrs Ivv
for ytr f ;
ie party v.
it l'r.
(Lari c-.'.kx f D'.s'-rratJC
trDfct,
tl i. Y. Kuril. We are jost a lit
tle af-aid that oar dearly beloved
brethren wril not be in a proper frame
of m'md to kiss and go into the Pres
idential campaign band and band to
gether. .
A eojinEs'POXPEsr writing froai
Marrisburgh conveys the following
inKlligeacc of the sentiment of the
Democracy touching the propriety f
a short session: "The idea of the
members grabbing fifteen bundred
dollars a piece by prolonging tbe ses
nion will be very apt to I regarded
throughout the State as a second edi
tion of the Congressional salary
grab. - I do not know that tho Dem
ocratic members care much. They
admit their saprema?y ia the House
tu be purely accidental, and disavow
any hopes cf carrying the Legisla
ture aext fall. It follows that their
daty to their noble selves, is to get
all they can, as tbey arc not likely to
bare another chance.
An enterprising individual has of
fered the Centennial Board of Fi-
tancc tbe sum of fifty thousand dol
kir ior the privilege of sweeping out
tba exhihiiion buildings, guarantee
ing to pay all hi belp and keep tbe
sixty odd acres of flooring ia the
baildtng perfectly cleaned. Of
conase,"thc bidder expects to cover
expenses, and make a handsome pro
fit, by charging each exhibitor a mod
erate price for keeping bis space clen.
Another important consideration is
tbe money and valuables which will
be gathered from the sweepings, and
which, if -the offer is accepted by the
committee, will become the property
of th Bweepsr.
. Draise the pendency of the Bab
cock trial the air was filled with ru
mors of a disagreement ia the Cabi
aet, and tba press was daily laden
, wiJi allegations that tbe President
, wae going t dismiss Secretary Bris-'
tow beaause of bis vigorous prosccn
a : t . t. 1 t ,
uvu . u wnisaey xmeves, tbe rn-
, morsand tnvenuonsall being prediev
km yu me Baumeu iuci mat uenerai
Babeock was a party to the frauds,
atfd tbat lb Preaidantwaa determin
ed to , prevenPTii8"cobyictioni and
wa therefore quarreling with bis
Secretary of the Treasury, because
Al. I ani na n
he permitted the prucutioa to pro-
' T, ; fl0 doubt tLat a most
cccJ- T1'?-eJa 6 .
i,',.iwn ( :! MVK iiisuv ii w. -
made io urceu
I . ! -
i" " , i pv
tbc thieve s end tbeir tnenos, tney
topiag that if BrL-tow could be firiT-j
' en from ibo Cab net. tbev might
,ea iron. it. , - , their
breach between tscse euioisis y
, incrco iti-i- 1
I eriniM, end so persistently were these , xbt-n, it Mi .tih sJar ? ,
I rumcra iarcslcd aid publULed, tlatji wAll
ortlepuUic almost
J The
persuaded that ticy were true. Toe
t boen exploded by
10TDT v.fiirr .i-.rJiUH I
o-irn bis personal o-uracce, that :
all stories about dlsagrcenitnU bc-
- : tweea the TrctiJent and members of ,
hi. cabinet are unqualifiedly !ale
ANoruEB week gose, and the Pe
mocracy ere no cearc barmonizing
on tbe financial question than at the
open
ing of Congress, three months
since,
Frerr dnr adds to the bitter-1
ncss existing between the Lard and
soft money factions, and i: is with the
greatest difficulty a general row be
tween them is prevented. Thetratht
is that the demagogues controlling j
the party Lave no proper conception j
of the financial question, and are urn
ply osing it as a means of obtaining
"... . A 5 . 1. .1
noli '.leal power. .Mrcoavtatse ieau-
erg j3are destroyed everv chance the!
! party bad for success ia the Fre&i'
! L.mrrr1rt nnil it f." i ' ! Ilf ft lliat-
terof Co surprise to us if their
UCUkiat DLi U(iV, UU
ticntil Convention suoui:i resun m u
split, as tho extniittii on cither side j
will refuse to be gagged. j
The trial of General Babeock was
ended at St. Louis on Thursday last
, bv an aeouittal, the jury having unan-
nutes. TLis was what cverv un-
prejudiced ami fair-minded man an-
t'cipated. There was no cvidenc to !
..n the c targe a?a:nst n,m, auu ,
bave no hesitancy ' a??"l:nPjcUr e t0 tLcj,)rv. AS8o n as the
- "ai -".'
prosecutmg aucrnej cou.u .... u..-,
ed to insult the lnteli.E'eccL'Ot a oom-
;(;Cn. Hancock, tbp court before which
! Le wag tril.J( Wou!d have ordered a
: verdicl 0f a(.,jUjual when the prose-
1 cu,jon baj ended its Kide of the
case. The Satanic press of the coun
try couvicted tic defendant in ad
vance of the trial, and labored inces
santly during its progress to preju
dice the jury and the public against
him. Having signully fai'.ed in their
rascally cflbrts to defeat the ends of
justice by procuring the convicton of
an innocent man, it is the only prty
in the country not gratified by tbc re
sult of the trial.
Caim. S' lu nz and Wm. M. Gros
vetior are two names intimately iden
tified with the Greeley "movement,"
and now they are saying some pretty
plain things about their old all cs.
d'rosvenor is editing a papei he ealls
the and here is Lis opinion of
the Democratic party: " The most
sacaeious Democrats see that the
(conduct of their representatives iu
N-rc'y !- forcible. In Lis last pub-
ii-tlri Utr f his pxper, the M'rst
' .V. i L
;t ii7; .v sp?ciac:e 01
u'-ni.ewo- ev &t!scbo1j than
tt in,-.n - ar'ritT ia the flouse
v 7.,':"".'.:Te,! now eilers can
.v."..''y b fuoi in tbe history of
'rr.k. V.'Lat grcit things were
1 w'fj-a this party should
1 r-.v i: btD'l- even a part of the
power cf ivernractit! And now
the po.-ses-i ja cf this power ia the
House of Representatives bas only
afforded a new opportunity for one
moral overthrow after another, until
tbe best heads of the party curse
their victory iu the year 1871, because
it has only brought their impotence
to light and inspired their antagon
ists with new vitality. And yet we
sec the machine managers bucy at
work, not to carry through the nomi
nation of one of their best men for
President, but that of some one who
entirely represents the want of sub.
stance and principle ia the party, in
order that iu this way they may keep
the o!J concern somehow together."
If their late allies think thus of the
Democracy, who can be angry with
the heat of the denunciation leveled
at the eld bulk by those who have
always de;.id it, and never have
been in its aamp?
Conmeessmex IIinLDtx, cf Illin
ois, who. durimr the Greeley cam
paign, was somewhat tinctured with
"Liberal" proclivities, made a speech
to bis constitueats a few days ago,
in which bo recked the lessons taught
bf Lis experience of the past few
months iu the Confederate Democrat
ic House of Representatives. It is
not strange that Le should have
awakened from Lis false sense of se
curity. Every feature in the exist
ence of the present House shows
confessed supremacy oa the South
ern Democratic side, and cowardly
Bubserricney on tbe Northern. The
South rejected Randall and elected
Kerr. One stood by the nation and
was rejected by its enemies; the
other fought against the nation and
his friends rewarded him. So with
the constitution of the Committee of
the House. Morrison eliminated from
bis record part of bis public life so as
not to offend bis new allies, who do
not besiiate to parade tbeir service in
tbe' rebel cause ; and then appointed
Ilaaibleton as clerk of the leading
commit, of thTHouT a brute and
coward( wbo lu unt
unhappy
child witb tbe name of an asstsain,
and IWd out of U.a charge until an
outraged nuM;
r..: .. - ' ..
ro5.5uau.ju. ioucmntnolrctiden-i u r r- 1
V .tf number of ex-Federal ofiieere, the
tialquesuon.Lesaid: - fury and most of the army officers
"The next Democratic Convention, like here or stationed here.
,th. They are more than one-third, asd p"" IlilXlIllO D U XlVT.
tbc two-thirds rule governs. Xo matter f
iuh.ua they select they will o. bim. fori CrrC3VIFIH TEPIfl ITHDS
.,, ... , , ri,v ,
; .. , ..' . , fe -. riav
. tueir tonus, pnoaiu uiey ""; ( i
. - 1 .-...-.1... ....-I .lltr'til '
Ube terra ot four years of he m,lB i
; tbey .k.t nipnlate tl.e Scpreme :
by iaiD beraa Kjj
! plyinz others, w 10 Min a
! tbi Thirteenth. F ocrteenih and ri rlcer.t
Amendment mere :
-e. they can Ten',!nBger. These
'are ome of the penis of the times, and 11
m t0 kn0-.v it.
These
At-;TjjCt,orifl'.indrurrenry question will
I soTred br tins t onrrc. nn.i uicre u n'
tmmxif mi fforxl "oaoral loci'ation -rn
fl ; i"
Tb:s nao bas fa ay rccorereJ :
pial eyesight, and many more of j
thoe who were blinded to the future
l.v rrclitable ansietv to believe,
good things of tbe rebel element, be
gin
o to
"see men as trees waiK-i
-cc- 1 Jl"
A "ew Hampshire editor ass,
"Will the Democratic voter tLiuk ?'
Xo. He will not. And that's what'
ih matter. Whenever a voter
be-
.nd dct,tca0. b t0 lL;.
fce ccaseg tl Cl)ntiau9 a Detuorraiic
voter
BABCOCK'S TRIAL
Na-.J JJJJfjJ JJ JJJ JURY,
Defendant Xot (Jnilty.
Tlie Verelie-I fcafi.falor to
(lie People.
St. Lot is, Feb. 2 The United
States Circuit Court was not opened
,rolI of jurors wascaiieu. jua,'e i.i
j . 1 r . - .t: .u .
loa reaa me lu.-in
Hons, wbica were
very long, iuci
luding. in various
that in all the propositi.. D3 be had to
make he had the concurrence of b:s
associate oa the beach, Judge Treat.
He explained to the jury the import
ance of the case, and the reasons
which had made it necessary to keep
them so iuso'ated. A high comple
ment was paid to the counsel and the
management of the case ou both sides.
Approaching the issue, Judge Dillon
said: Two main questions arise, one
as to the existence of the conspiracy,
and the oiher as to the connection of
the defendant with it.
The first question required little at
tention as the arguments of counsel
on both tides seemed to accept the ex
istence of tbe conspiricy a3 proven.
The second question, the connection
of the defendaut with the conspiricy,
w as then taken up. The jurors were
cautioned at some length ;to bo on
their guard against the influence cf
popular clamor.
They were also reminded that the
government owed a duty to its citi
zens as well as its revenue, and it lay
in the province of tbe jury to acquit
as well as convict. Tbe pro. ccution
had presented no evidence to show-
that the defendant had ever declared
bis connection with the conspiracy,
or bad written a direct admission of
this connection. The law, however,
did not require this. It was a case of
circumstantial evidence. It was right
for them to consider the .motives of
the defendant.
The government alleged as the on
ly motive that of pecuniary gain.
The evidence e.f Everest, who mail
ed the letter ia which Le thought
Joyce put a $.100 bill, 2nd the evi
dence of Magill, who testified taking
from the letter box a similar letter,
and returning it to Joyce, were con
sidered, and the question of credibili
ty was left to tbe jury. The tele
crams, letters and portions of tie
I resident o deposition, bearing on
the death of Collector Ford and the
appointment of Lis successor 7cre
read. Two questions, the court con
sidered, arose on the successorEbip of
i ord. Tbc first was whether the de
fendent sought to influence the Pres
ident in the successorship, and, sec
ond, whether be did this in the inter
est of the conspiracy, having knowl
edge of the conspiracy.
Judge Piilon then read all she cis
patches of the spring of IS" 4, relat
ing to Joyce's vUit to S:tn Francisco
and Commissioner Doucrlass' permits
to other revenue agents to go out of
their districts.
The charge Laving been read, the
jury retired a few minutes past one
o'clock.
THE YFJIPH T.
Attwcnty-five minutes past three
the jury seat word that they had
agreed upon a verdict, ond they were
immediately Ushered into the court
room. Oa taking their seat the
foreman banded the verdict to the
clerk, who read it as follows: "The
jury find the defendant not guilty."
Some demonstration in favor of the
defendant was made, but it was quick-
jly stopped. There was a general
luna-snaking, nowever, ana Gen.
Babeock crossed over to the jury and
most heartily and feelingly shook tbe
hand of each juryman and thanked
them for their verdict. Tho General
andfriends then left the court-room
and started for their hotel. Oa reach
ing the street the party wa3 heartily
cheered by a gteat crowd congrega
ted in front of tbe Custom House, and
almost everybody seemed well pleas
ed at the result.
TI1E TKESlPEXT ltATlFIEI.
TVAsnixflTox, Feb. 2i. Upon the
reception of telegrams this afternoon
announcing the acquital of Gen. Bab
cock, President Grant, through bis
son Col. Grant, immediately tender
ed to Mrs. Babeock bis sincere con
gratulations, which were followed by
courtesies from great numbers of
friends including members of the
Cabinet. J odges, St nators, members
of the House of Representatives and
many private citizens.
St. Lous, Feb. 21 Gen. Babeock
bas received what can almost be call
ed an ovation since Lis acquital. I
His rooms at the Lindell Hotel werel
crowded with callers Tor several
hours after bis discbarge by the court,
some of the most prominent citizens
heing among those who dropped ia
and ottered their congratulations 03
the result of the trial. Among thoso
present were Gen. Sherman, Gen. i of horses ia Somerset countv, requrr
Uarvcy, Judge Treat. Col. Hatch, of iicir keepers of sttllinns t-'t.t- .
McXee s counsel. Postmaster FiHr
1 I..IJU It ililM liUUiUJ4.
SENATE.
IlAnr.jsKiUu. Pa, Feb. 21..I3TC.
Tb9&.aate met a; L.lf-past seren j
.Lis e;enin
Latta ;a tt
Lieutenant
tenant Oovrrnor
iho Chair. Liu on urs:
rfaiJin? otvu"it'd the eveuic?. after
icb ihe Senile adjourned until l'!
IIOIM.
TLclIouc met at T;30 r
M '
Lucal.;j Afv-lum was resid. Letters,
pCtitioui .memorials, remonstrances,
etc., were read and properly referred,
as i'olluws: i
Petitions of citizens of Bedford
county, rem iDstrdua. against tac re-
peal of tbe law bbrarj
I Mr. Morgan, of Lawrence reti-
tion of citizens of New Castle, ask
i ing the rercul of the tax on trades
, and occupations : also of citizens of
Lawrence county, a-king the modii:
cation of the act of April 24, 1S74,
relating to township auditors.
Various n:ji,ious were made rea
laiiDg daily sef:o:!S of the Hou.-e
hereaf-cr, v. lien, on motion cf Mr.
Ural-im, of Allegheny, tbe House
agreed to meet (hiilv en Tuesdays,
Wfdfiesdays cad Thursdays from
eleven to one o'clock, and from four
to six o'clock afternoons yeas 00,
i nays o.
Mr. Suiitb, of Berks, called up his
j
resolution that hereafter no members
all not speak on any subject
; fT a longer period tbin ten minutes.
Mr. llubn moved to amend by ai-
ding "ut.less by permission of tbe
i House." Agreed to.
I Mr. Smith, of Chester offered the
I following resolution : "That when tbe
jlLiOr-e meets to-morrow, Tuesday,
j the 12, after the reading of the Jour
nal, tbe Clerk read Wa-bingtou's
! farewell address : that tbe House
thereafter adjourn to Wednesday."
Mr. Irwin moved to amend so that
Washington's farewell address shall
be read, but the House refused to ad
joura. 7,'7's :i Firtt H'-adiii'j V number
of bills passed first reading, among
which the f illuwinr were the most
to
provide for an education;. '. lisplay at
the Centennial Lxhibitioi;, to erect a
nu it-able school house or other build
ing for the purpose.
Act fixing the compensation of
county (-Hirers of counties containing
le.-.- than 1-10,009 inhabitants, provid
ing fr the paym nt of a'! fines re
ceived by them into the county treas
ury. AdV-irne-.l.
Ha" si s::v Febuary
1S70.
SEXATE.
The Senate met at 11 A. M., the
Lieutenant Governor iu the ehair.
Ou motion of Mr. Bussy, Wash
ington's, Fart-well Address was read
by the Clerk.
"Mr. Bussy offered a resolution for
printiug.lOfM) copies of the Farewell
Address. Laid over and referred to
the Committee on Finance.
Mr. Bussy also moved that the
Senate do now adjourn, which was
'.o.-t
Tbe following petitions were of
fered. Mr. ilus.-ey -Joint resolution for
tbe relocation aud remarkiug of the
boundary line known as "Masons's
and Dixon's line," between the States
of Pennsylvania and Maryland.
Mr. Lamoa Relieving members
of beneficial societies from individual
liability for lodge indebtedness.
Mr. Burnett Exempting railroad
and other corporations from taxation
of capital stock until a dividend of
six per centum per npnutn shall Lava
been dec. area.
Mr. Bragiius, from citizens of
Men-or county Asking for the pass-ag-e
af an act making the legal rate
of interest six per cent., in the ab
sence of a contract authorizing a
higher rate.
Mr. Yutr.y Petition of 723 citi-
zensof Lui'.ero aud Bradford counties
for the repeal of so much of the game
laws as prohibits the hunting of deer
during the mouth of December.
Mr Jackson I etition 01 citizens
of Armstrong couuty for aa act mak
mg tbe legal rate of interest six per
cent., aLd legalizing contracts at a
higher or lower rate.
Mr. Yutzy llepealiug the act, ap
proved April 8, lsi'i, traosferiag
Somerset county from the Western
District to the Middle District for the
Supreme Court.
Mr. Anderson, of Allegheny, for
the punishniei.t of cracky to ati
nials. Mr. Wood Supplementary act to
the election laws, requiring SheritTa'
proclamations, etc., relative to elec
tions, to be published iu uot more
than two newspapers, ia a brief form,
at regular rates.
Lidh-i il, That, uniill otherwise ur
dcred, the Senate vwil meet at 10:30
A. M. and adjouru at 1:."0 P. M.
Amended bo as to read "Meet at 10
A. M. and adjouru at 1 r. M. ;' which
was agreed to.
Ou motion of Mr. Burnett, tbe
Seuate, in couimeuiTaiicn of the
birthday cf Geoige Washington, ad
journed tmlil 10 a. ?-r. to-murrow.
norsc
The House met at 11 A. M.
Pursuant to the resolution offered
by Mr. Smith, of Chester, last night
Washington's farewell Address was
read to the House by the Chief
Clerk.
Mr Lusk offered the following res
olution, which, after objections on tbc
part of Messrs. Hays, Reigbard
cursor., Man.e, aad ott ers was
adopted :
W itEtiEAs, This is the sjoiveniary
of the birthday of George . Washing
ton, the lather of bis Country, in
tnis tnc cente-uniai vear of its exist
ence ; and
Wheheas, This is to be observed
throughout tbe land as a great na
tional holiday; and
Wjiekeas, Proper respect aad re
gard for this day demand some recog
nition at onr bands; therefore
:e-o!rcd. That the House do now
adjourn, to meet agaiu in session to
morrow morning, at eleven o'clock.
The House then adjourned.-
Harrisburg, Feb. 23, ls7C.
SEXATF.
. The Seuate met at 10 a. m. end
was called, to order by Ihe Lieuten
ant Governor.''"'" '
A number of bills werelntrodcfced:
.Vr. lutzy To impro ve the. breedl
au annual license therefor?
Mr. Cooper Act'conferring upon
Judges cf the Courts of Common
Picas for tbe several counties of the
r l ;t l 1. 1 1 i.f Ai, n I u i r.
important:
. . 1 . , . . . . . : r -
j Stale the power to appoint coniruis
isiouera, with autboritj to take depo
sitions. j Dill od Third Reading Relative
. t cost in criminal esses. A mended
laud laid over? '
. Further supplementary t the act
regulating - elections, providing for
tbe assessors ia boronghs, wards or
i townships divided into two or more
"' ..1 " v " "
j"""", c.u,sl '
The Senate adjourned.
The Iloue met at 11 A M.
B;Ii on Third Keadin? Supple
mentary to an act to provide for the
appointment of a special detective
of tbe Coratnooweahh. IWd fi-
Lmy
Act to regulate the publication of
acc .uuts and fimincial statements of
school Boards Pasned finallr.
Act mboriEiuff appeals in cases of
summary conviction and judga-ent in
suits for a penalty, before a magis
trate or court not of record. Post-
; poned for the present.
Bills on Third leading act to
change tbe place for holding sessions
of tbe Supreme Court for the Middle
District, providing for fitting up and
furui-hing suitable rooms for tbepur
pote. Pasi-ed.
Mr. Hubn read in place an act for
the payment of tbe soldiers of tbe
Naiiona' Guard of Pennsylvania
called out to supprei riots inj tbe
couoties of Schuylkill Luzerne, &e.
Act making appropriation to pro
vide A.r a display of the mineral re
sources ol the State at the Centen
nial. The House resumed consideration
cf
Bills on Third reading Act to au
iberize the appointmtnt of chaplains
for the Senate and House of Repre
sentatives for each regular and ad
journed annual session, and provid
ing for their compensation. Passed.
Act fixing the compensation of
witnesses for the probate of wills.
Passed.
Act in relation to appeals from the
judgment of justices of tbe peace
and aldermen of the Commonwealth
for the woges of manutl labor.
Passed.
Act authorizing the use of unclaim
ed bodies of coaviets and others for
the promotion of tbe medical scienc
es. Amended and laid over.
Act to regulate the practice of den
tistry and protect the people against
empiricism, in relation thereto iu the
State. Pasted.
Adjourned.
Ilarri&burg, Feb.
1;
SEX ATE.
The Senate met at 10 a. m., Lieu
tenant Governor Latta ia the Chair.
A number of reports made from
committees, among which was the
following bill, reported favorably ;
Act regulating tbe compensation of
newspapers for publishing mercantile
appraiser's lists, providing that the
advertising shall be paid by the Aud
itor General.
A joint resolution instructing our
Senators in Congress and requesting
our Representatives to vote for the
bill there pending to reimburse tbe
citizens ot Pennsylvania for losses
sustained by the invasion of 1SC3.
Bills Introduced Mr. L.awrence
To authorize the wardens of the pen
itentiaries of the State to subscribe
for and distribute papers and periodi
cals to the convicts.
Mr. Allen To provide for a uni
form practice in the several coaris of
the tuiunioDweatib.
Act for tho prevention of cruel and
unuessary experiments upon dumb
animals. Defeated and reconsidered.
Act in regard to tbe boundary
monuments on the line between the
States of Pennsylvania and New
York, with an appropriation for the
expenses of the same. Passed.
Act to authorize and empower
county Commissioners to contract
for the purchase, use or control of
bridges erected over rivers, creeks
and rivulets, and for the abolition of
tolls thereon. Passed.
IIOISF..
The House met at II a. m.
The County Salary bill was read
ihe first lime.
Mr. Zerne called up the bill making
an appropriation of $40,000 for tbe
erection of a State building on tbe
Centennial grounds.
The Speaker laid before tbe House
a communication from the Speaker
of the Lower House of 'Parliament
of the Dominion of Canada, announc
ing that he had forwa.ded certain par
liamentary documents transmitted
to Canada by the State Librarian.
Jlills on Second Beading. Act
providing a remedy by mandamus
against supervisors of roads who re
fuse or neglect to open or repair pub
lic roads. Passed.
Act for tbe prevention of horses,
cattle, sheep or 6wine from running
at large in the various townships ot
the Commonwealth. Recommitted
to the Committee ou Agriculture.
Act providing fur tbe making and
repairing of public roads in the dif
ferent townships of this Common
wealth. Recommitted to tbe Com
mittee on Agriculture.
The House adjoureu.
Harrisburg, Feb.
1S7!.
SEXATE.
The Seuate met at 10 A. M., the
Lieutenant Governor in the chair.
JhlU Introduced Mr. Jones An
act to establish the general issue in
actions of raplevio.
Mr. Allen To authorize chattel
mortgages in the State upon lumber,
iron and coal in bulk.
Bills on second reading Act to
provide for the arrest of idle and dis
orderly persons ia cities of the second
class. Amended so as to include
cities of tbe third class, and agreed
to.
Act authorizing amendments to
mechanics liens before judgments.
Act to provide for the submission
to tbc voters cf the Commonwealth
of the proposition for tbe removal - of
tbe Capitol of the btate to the city of
Philadelphia.
Act to protect the people of tbe
Commonwealth against incompetent
practitioners ot medicine, surgery
and obstetrics. Agreed to.
Act to provide for the organization
and regulation of mutual fire insur
ance companies. Postponed for tbe
present. -
UOIKE.
The House met at 10 a. m.
Mr. Reigbard, from the committee
appointed by the House last session
to investigate the affairs of the State
Treasury, submitted a report, which
was read.
' The report and testimony make a
formidable looking document, setting
forth that the loan of $3,200,000 bad
been unconstitutionally diverted from
tbe sinking fund, and that an average
monthly balance bad been retained
for many years in the bands of tbe
State Treasurer of $2,100,000, on
which tbe State bad received no in
terest Tbe committee acknowledge
j that the Treasurer found some justi
, Gcation for the withdrawn! frum tbe
I sinking fund, in an set of tho Legi-
lature of 130, but consider, . sever
tbe'ess, that be should have tlev. d
'the Constitution. There - had aino
been a failure to invest the quarterly
balance for reducing toe Mate debt.
Tbe committee say that if the State
bad received interest on the sum of
$2,100,000, the average amount
which Lr twelve vears bad been in
the Treasury, she would, at Eve per
eeot., Lave obtained $1 2C0.000. Tbe
committee bad eulp'Pi,a;d State
Treasurer Maekey and ex-State
Treasurers McGratb, Kemblo and
Irwin. Of these. Mr. Maekey had
alone appeared but ultimately bad
denied the authority of the commit
tee, and he and tbe remainder of the
gentlemen bad contemptuously disre
garded tbe subpoenas. It now re
mained for tbe House to take such
action necessary. The report was
laid on the table. It was signed by
the Democrats on the committee.
Mr. Bailey, Republican, gave no
lice that be would present a minority
report on the Investigating Commit
tee, based rjpoo the fact that the
present State Treasurer bad really
opeued the records of his office to the
iu7esiigatiou of tbe committee.
BillsTread iu place Mr. Miller
Empowering Courts of Quarter Ses
sions to appoint additional supervi
sors. Mr Roberts For the protection of
farmers and owners of cattle, horses,
sheep and swine along the line of
railroads.
Act 1 r the establishment of in
dustrial schools for destitute and
friendless children.
Act to regulate huckstering and
providing for tbe payment of licenses
for tbe same.
Act to repeal the act regulatiug
the mode of voting at elections'in the
several counties of the State.
Ritxcallty In Srbnylhlll.
Pottsville, February 21. Start
ling disclosures were made this morn
ing ia court. It bas long been
known that township affairs in this
county were conducted with a loose
ness that amounted 10 eulpaLIo neg
ligence, but the enormity of tho
crimes of which certain officers aie
now charged only proved itself to
day when the special auditors ap
pointed to inquire into tho affairs of
the school district and township of
Mahouly presented their reports.
The documents state tho couclusioa
in the miuds of the auditors that tbe
school board and township officers
were engaged in a systematic system
of speculations upon tho taxpayers.
Rich developments of fraud, thievery
and forgery were made, in which the
names of many well kaown politi
cians appear, and at tno couuiusion
of reading of the reports tho Court
ordered the papers to be iued and di
rected the attention of the District
Attorney to the mutter. Mr. MeCool,
one of the auditors, suggested that
the forged orders aud a time book,
showing doubtful manipulations, be
retained. Accordingly the District
Attorney took tho documents, aad
will take such action as the circum
stances will warrant. This promises
a case of official corruption compared
with which- that of the convicted
Commissioners of this county is as
nothing. It is expected that Dis
trict Attorney Kaercher will take
steps tt once "to have the guilty offi
cials apprehended, and there cases
may possibly come before the next
Grand Jury, which meets on the 13th
of nextinoDtb.
A Terrible Acridcut.
A dispatch received last
from St. Petersburg, Clarion
evening
county,
a short distance from Parker City,
gives the following account of a hor
rible occurance:
A catastrophe that bas long been
feared by the people of St. Petersburg
occurred this evening about six
o'clock. The nitro-glycerine maga
zine of the Roberts Torpedo Com
pany, situated in a hollow a short dis
tance northwest of the town, explod
ed with terrific force, shattering the
windows, rocking the buildings and
spreading consternation on every
band. No conjectures were necessa
ry as to tbo nature of the sudden dis
turbance. Everyone seemed t in
stantly comprehend what bad hap
pened, and hundreds rushed to the
scene of tbe disaster. As nearly as
can be ascertained the facts are as
follows : James Barnum, an old em
ployee of tbe Torpedo Company, it
is supposed was engaged in placing
some cans containing about one hun
dred and twenty pounds of glycerme
in the magazine, when it exploded.
Barnum bad just brought the explo
sive in from Edenburg.
'i ho crowds that rushed to the f pot
wetc appalled by the sight that met
their view. Tbe unfortunate Bar
num was torn to fragments, portions
of his body being lodged in the trees
near at hand. Upon a log about
twenty feet from where tbe magazine
stood lay a piece of his left aria and
shoulder together with the heart and
some of the ribs, while equally dis
tant in another direction were found
the lower half of the spinal column
and a portion of the trunk. One of
the horses driven by Barnum was in
statly killed and tho other so Indiy
icjured that it bad to be shot.
Barnum leaves a wife and two
children. A companion who had
come in from Edeaburg with Barnum
left him only a few minutes before
the explosion.
There 13 another magazine about a
quarter of a mile from the one that
blew up, but owing to an interven
ing hill it was not destroyed. Pitts-
liurgh Commercial.
Confession by m ttnnK Cashier.
Sax Francisco, February 2.1.
Mr. Lansing, the Cashier of tbe Kern
Valley Bank, at Baker.-Geld, who was
arrested, has confessed to having
robbed the bank, Bnd disclosed wbere
tbe stolen funds were deposited and
all were recovered
Preparing lor tbe Ceutennlal.
The 100 centennial cars ordered to
be constructed at tbe Aitoona rail
road shops are almost completed
The Mirror gives the following de
scription of them : . On tbe outside
they present an appearance much
similar to an ordinary first class pass
enger car, but there are more win
dows in tbem. Tbe interiors are
very plain. There is no veneering
and the seats are not upholstered, but
are ruado with strips. These cars
are capable of seating about sixty
person?, ten'more than tbe first class
cars. T iose of the employees iu the
shops mentioned who are not at
work oa the centennial cars yesterday
commenced an order for thirty first
class passenger coaches, to cost about
$7,000 eacb. It is also rumored that
an additional order for Cfieon first
class cars bas been received. ' The
employees ia tbe passenger depart
ment commenced working two Lours
over time Lost evening in order to
hasten tbe work. A full force of men
are now and bare been all winter at
work in the lower shops.
AstowUrttmrnt la ElftVlfAl Sfeetlnff.
t At tho revival services in tbe
Methodist Episcopal Church, Mocnt
H..ll .... V.r!riA..Hit7 rAflini? m.
mw,j,uu . . . . ... j r- r
j mate preseuted Limself for prayers.
1 uuiieu aim cat uesi o'j..aw-.j
had been offered in his behalf, be
faro with a countenance radiant
wi. jov. acd, taking the brethren by
i tbe and, shouted, "Glory," "Glory,"
I ti 1' ..-..nlchniun. t.f 1 k aiu-flAnpa
. J 14 .-....UV- J . IUC ........... . .
Imprluafd for Life.
Little Valley, N. Y., Feb. 26.
i In tbe case of Emma Wimple, jointly
indicted with .elson II. Cool tor the
murder of Charles T. Wimple, her
husband, by poison, in March last,
a verdict of guilty of murder in
the second degree was rendered at
midnight last night Tbe prisoner
was sentenced to Sing Sing for life.
Cool was convicted of murder in tbe
first degree during- the last term of
court here, and was respited t
March 3 A further respite is expect
ed, with strong hopes of a commuta
tion to imprisonment for life.
fthotlas Affray.
St. Louis, February 23 A feud
bas existed for some time between J.
N. Hawkins, of the Carrollton (Mo.)
Journal, and A. S. Kierolf, of the
. emovrat, w hich culminated nn Fri
day last in Kierolf shooting Haw
kins four times, once in the face,
twice in the breast and once in the
bowels, indicting wounds from which
he cannot recover.
Dratta of a Prearber.
New York. February 27. To-day
Rev. E. C. Ilougley while engaged
in preaching a sermon in the Mission
Church in Brooklyn fell dead in the
pulpit. He seemed to feel the sick
ness coming on bim and sank back in
bis chair, and before assistance
reached bim be was dead. Tbe phy
sician who was summoned stated
that his death was the result of heart
disease.
Ravage Fight witb Halves.
Jeusey. Cur, Feb. 27. At eleven
o'clock last night two steamboat men
named Ileeney aud Fury, engaged in
a quarrel over the payment for drinks
in a saloon on Essex street. They
drew sheath knives and fought until
both fell exhausted to the floor.
Ileeney received ten stab wounds
obout the bead and boeiy, hnd Fury
was as badly injured. At the city
hospital the surgeon said they would
both die.
Bobbery at Annapolis.
Anx.U'OLIs F-b. 20 Tbe dry
goods store of G. W. White, on Main
street, was robbed at an early hour
this morning aud about $300 worth of
goods stolen. Tbe thieves broke in
the back way, and from the manner
of tbeir operations were no doubt
professional burglars. Preparation
was made by them for a heavy rob
bery, but they were discovered while
oa the way with the first installment
of booty to aboatthey bad iu waiting.
The police gave chase, firing at tbem.
Tbe fire was returned, and Officer
Watkins was shot in the breast.
The thie ves escaped.
Suoir Storm.
Qveuec, February 25. The gale
from the west during the last twenty
tour boors bas badly blockaded the
country roads and railways. Tbe
Levis and Kennebec Railroad has ia
consequence, suspended operations
for the remainder of tbe season. No
trains left for tbe West last night,
and no western mails or passengers
have arrived to-day. Communica
tion by rail with tbe eastward is Iso
cut oft".
lin brock's Acquittal.
The acquittal of Babeock means
that there was not sufficient evidence
agaiost him, and in this verdict tbe
tUHintry, without distinction of party,
will acq uiesce.
Tbe general feeling, without dis
tinction of party, will be one of con
gratulation. We can not but felictiate
the General upon his escape from . a
doom compared with which death
would have been nothing. He is en
titled to the amplest measure of vin
dication. He has gone through a
terrible ordeal, and be brings out of
it Lis honor, his freedom and his
rank. More tbau all, the verdict
vindicates the President. Every
good American will rejoice at this re
sult, for to-day at least, leaving minor
considerations to another time. AVw
York Hfratil.
a verpict that may be confident
ly accetted.
The verdict of acquittal in tbe case
of (Jen. Babeock will be received
with general satisfaction throughout
the country. Not hecaose the Presi
dent or his administration was on
trial, as various injudicious friends of
Gen. Grant assumed, but because it
would have given a serious shock to
our faith in tbe possibility of public
virtue, to find thai a man occupying
so houorable a position as Gen. Bab
eock should have basely betrayed the
implicit trust which was reposed in
him. It was in November last that
the Grand Jury of the United States
District Court for the Eastern Dis
trict of Missouri found an indictment
declariug that Orville E. Babeock
and .John A. Joyce uid conspire,
combine, confederate and agree
among themselves," and wi'h others
who are named, to defraud the
United States Internal Revenue out
of certain portions Cf the whisky
tax.
Two months elapsed between the
lime of finding ihe indictment and
the date of tbe trial, so that the pros
ecution had abundant time to collect
and elaborate all tbe available proofs
tending to show Gen. Babcock's guilt.
The trial itself has occupied fourteen
days, and no portion of the evidence
considered as essential by tbe prose
cution bas been kept back from the
jury. A verdict of not guilty, under
such circumstances is as complete an
exoneration from the charge of con
spiring to defraud the Government as
tbe most ardent friends of Gen. Bab
cock could desire.
If tbe jury that tried Gen. Babeock
bad any prejudices affecting tbe case
at all, they were raueh more likely to
be against than in favor of tbe ac
cused. Their verdict is one therefore,
which may confidently be accepted
by the people, without distinction of
party. A. Y. Times.
The Snow Blecaade.
Concord, N. II., Feb. 25. The
cold weather continues here, and tbe
high wind bas drifted tbe snow bad
ly on all the railroad, and trains are
greatly delayed. The train for Ply
moutb, on the Montreal Railroad,
due at Plymouth at 6 last evening,
arrived at 7 this morning. A train
on the Northern road remained in
tbe snow at Danbury all night, being
pulled out by the down express this
' morning.
MAtcn CncsK, February 22 Ixdiaxola, Iowa. Feb. 21 Two
There was tbe usual large crowd at J families returning from church about
the opeuiag of Conrt yesterday when-. eight mil,iS northwest of this city,
it was uuderstood by the public that j became involved iB a quarrel last
the argument on tbe motion for a new j Satnrday nigbr. George and John
trial in tbe case of Doylo was to be i Howery, brothers, aged respectively
heard. Tbe authorities are taking 19 aud 22 years, were stabbed and
precautions against a rescue or a sur-' iustautiy killed. The-.r f.tner aad
price of any kind since tbe coufes- j James Grw-ro were fatally stabbed,
sioo of Kerrigan. Tbe carriage in Toe attacking partr were Benjamio
which the prisoners go to and from nd Levi Westfslf. Thr-mas DiMard,
the jaii is well guarded, ana tbe ar- Jack Dillard. Frank Battle and
mugcmtun re such that a number Thotna- Flanagan ; all were armed
uf policemen are aUays near by. At j There t been a feud between these
night the prison is strongly guarded j partjes for a long time. Tbe "West
by men who would not give up wiiL-iUli party are in jail awaiting exam-
oUl a s- vere siroggie. a pairoi is on
the streets at ail hours after bed
time. The court, after hearing the evi
dence and considering it, refused to
grant a new trial, and to-day the Dis
trict Attorney moved for sentence.
loyie replied to the question 01 tne hie manner. She had been partial
court as to whether he bad anything I Jy deranged for some time past caus
tosay by remarking. "I don't care !ed . by grief from the death of ber
what you say; you will do what you f child, aud her husband had been cov
like anyway." The Judg. then said j sidering the proprietv of sending her
be would make no protracted remarks, to an insane asvlum bntwasunde
and proceeded to sentence the prison- cided. Finding' herself alone he
er to be hung by the neek until be ! drew a mattress from the bed laid
was dead. Doyle stood still and ex-1 down on it and then set it on' fire
hibited n- si, n of emstion. After j The neighbors seeing the smoke burst
the sentence was pronounced Lis j oner, the door and rushi ; r.,.,n.i
aged mother kissed bim passionately,
and stroked bis hair in a tender,
motherly way. Tbe poor old woman
ala.ost tainted after sho resumed her
seat. Doyle was removed to prison,
wbere he will remain until the sen
tence is executed. He is tbe first
man ever convicted of a capital of -
feuse in Carbon county.
Two Passengers Unrned to Death.
PouoHKEErsiE. Feb. 24 A sleep
ing car on tbe Llarleni Railroad Ex
tension was burned last night, and
Mr Bissell, proprietor of the Sher
man House, of Chicago, and his son
perished in tbo flames. Ten other
passengers are reported as having
been badly burned. Tbe accident
was caused by the car ruhning off a
broken rail aod tbe upsetting of the
car, which then took fire.
Interviews with passengers show
that the terrible, railroad calamity
happened at midnight near Walling
ford, oa the Harlem Extension. The
train was composed of an engiue,
baggage car, one passenger car aod a
Wagouer sleeping car. There were
ten passeBgers in the sleeping car,
which was thrown from be track by
a broken rail, upset, 'oiled down an
embankment aud caught fire. Mr.
Bissell, and son sged seventeen, were
in the center of tbe sleeping car.
He got ont, bot bearing tbe cries of
his son, went back to save bim, and
both were burned to death. Tbeir
charred remains were found. Noue
other of the passengers in the sleep
ing ear were burned, but all were
more or less injured in other whys
A Terrible Death.
Loiisville, February 20 At Le
grange, Ky., at 11 o'clock on Satur
day night, John Fiauegan, an engi
neer on the Short Line railroad, met
with a terrible death. Finuegan was
on a freight train when an axle broke
and precipitated the engine ani cars
down a slight embankment. Finne-
gun was by some means caught fast
bvthe machinery, and held so that
his companions could not release
bim.
Two streams of bot water poured
upon his face and body from a broken
boiler. No relief could be extended
to tbe sufferer, and, after the most
horrible agony, he became uncon
scious, .aod noon died. The skin
from the face and body peeled off be
fore bis own eyes. When a physi
cian from Louisville arrived the suf
ferer was dying, witb bis tongue al
most dropping off from the effects of
the hot water which bad forced itself
into his mouth.
Wlseonsin Rennblleans.
Madison, February 22. The Re
publican platform adopted to-day de
cNres strongly in favor of public
schools, against a third term, in favor
of the maintenance of tbe public
credit. The currency declaration is
as follows: WTe believe in honest
money, that the currency ti tne ca
tion should, as soon as consistent
witb business interests apd safety, be
made equal to gold, and until that
time, should continue as a legal ten
der. The following were elected del
egates to tbe National Convention:
Philetus Sawyer, David Atwood,
Mark. Douglass and James II. Howe.
Mr. Blaine was declared tbeir first
choice for candidate, although they
declined to instruct tbeir delegates.
Fortunate
Eseape of
Bank.
a Pittsbnrt;
Pittsburg, Feb. 24. For some
days past Chief of Police, Hartzell,
bas had police officers endeavoring to
capture some unknown parties en
gaged in a. very skillfully devised
scheme to rob tbe First National
bank, at Twelfth and Carson streets,
south side.
A tunnel ten feet long was discov
ered running from tbeadjoining prop
erty in the direction of the vault of
the bank, about twelve or fourteen
feet remained to be exeavated when
the work cf tbe would-be-robbers was
discovered. The bauk ban removed
its deposits. No c'.uj to the opera
tors. Steamboat Horned
VtcKSBiRU, February 27. The
steamer Mary Belle, owned by J.
Frank icks and Alf. Grissol, took
fire and was burned to the waters
edge this afternoon. Tbe fire oc
curred under or near tbe front steps.
Its origin is unknown. The boat
taking on cotton below the elevator.
Tbe boat and cargo of five or six
thousand bales - of cotton, many
thousand sacks of seed and sundries,
and the baggage of all the passen
gers, numbering about two hundred
in the cabia, are a total loss, No
lives are known to have been lost,
and none were injured. The Mary
Belle was tbe largest steamer on tbe
Mississippi. She was about six
months old and was valued at about
ninety thousand dollars. She was
insured for thirty thousand in Wes
tern offices. The cargo was insured.
Senx oa the War Path.
Sr. Loiis, Feb. 25. A special
from Leavenworth, Kansas, states
that Fort Psnse, on the Yellowstone,
has been aband ned by the garrison.
According to tbe latest advices re
ceived from that point, Col. Brisliin
bud arrived there with a small com
pany of troops, and barely saved tbe
garrison, which was in imminent
danger of being massacred by the
Sioux, wbo were gradually closing
in upon tbe fort The Indians seem
to be grately enraged on acrount ef
tbe escape of their prey, aud it is ex
pected that Col. Brittbin and but
troops will have to fight tbeir way
back to Fort Ellis, jt is evident
that the Indiana are well armed and
capable of doing a great deal of mischief.
A Tract fhufch Parly.
ination.
Cixci.' Xati. Feb. 23 Mrs. Byrns,
wife of Joba Byrns. residing at 14.1
Lynch street, committeed suicide
yesterday afternoon in a tm.sr h,,rr-;.
her almost burnt to a crisp. She lio-
gered ia in euse ai;
o'clock this moruing.
ny until two
Tbe Elite k Hills.
Springfield, D. T., February 24
! Wagoa trains of every description
are constantly passing here boui,d
for the gold fields. Tbe different
parties as they pass along have from
two to twenty-five wagon.-, each
One party camped iu town last night,
and one could see the camp fires of
three other trains on the prairies west
of here. Another Springfield party
will start at noon to-day. consisting
of seven wagons and twenty men.
In this party are some of the best
business men of this town, and they
have better teams and outfits cen-
jerallythany any who have yet left
here 1 be party is jubilant, and
will seethe bills in a few davs.
The Indians.
St. Lot is, February 23 Tbe fol
lowing despatch from Gea. Sheridan
was received at General Sherman's
headquarters to-day : The small
band of citizens of Montana who
settled upon the north branch of the
Yellowstone, opposite the mouth of
the Dir Horn, at a point kuown as
Fort Pease, have been attacked by
Sicuv Indians. All but fourteen
abandoned the Fort; the latter are
besieged. General Terry has order
ed Col. Brisliin, commanding at Fort
Ellis, to go w ithout delay to their re-
i jef
One man has been killed and
two wounJed. Fort Pea.-e is distant
jfrom Fort Ellis about one hundred
and eighty miles.
Rnrilni of n ftteanier.
VicKsiiVRn, February 27. The
steamer Mary Belle owned by G.
Frank Hicks aad Alf. Grissal, took
fire and was burned to tbe water's
edge this afternoon. The boat and
cargo of five or six thousand bales of
cotton, many thousand sacks of seed
and sundries and tho baggage of all
the paseengers, numbering about 200
in tbe cabin, is a total Joss. No lives
are kuowo to have teen lost and none
were injured.
Tbe Mary Bell is the largest steam
er on tbe Mississippi, about six
months obi and valued at about
$00,000. She was insured for $30,000
in western offices. Tbe cargo was
insured.
A Mnrderer Killed-
Savaxxah, February 24. Alos
Bues, a negro, and one of the mur
derers of Mrs. Cochran aod her
daughter, was arrested here on Mon
day and taken to Eden, the scene of
his crimes. Last night, while under
guard in a warehouse at the latter
place, be was shot and instantly kill
ed by an unknown negro, wbo escap
ed. It is supposed that be was kill
ed by one of bis own gang to pre
vent bis making a confession. There
is a prospect of tbe entire gaog cf
desperadoes being captured.
Harder aad Hnlelde.
Cntcuio, February 23 Shortly
after 12 o'clock last oigbt two men,
named George Cameron and Fred.
Schneider, entered a saloon on State
street, and while they were standing
at the bar Cameron, apparently with
out any provocation, drew a revolver
and, holding it to Schneider's bead,
Sred. He then shot himself. Both
men died almost iostaitly. There is
a suspicion that tbe two men bad
prearranged this mode of dying.
Mleeptns; Car Horned.
Memphis, February 23. Early
tbi morning a sleeping car attached
to a train from Louisville took fire
just before reaching Galloway's, and
by tbe time the train could be stop
ped the flames bad gained such kead
way that tbe passengers were barely
able to eseape witb tbeir lives, leav
ing tbeir clothing and light baggage
behind, which, together witb the car,
were entirely consumed. Many of
the passengers, including some ladies,
arrived here en dishabille.
Explosion la a Colliery.
Pottsville, Pa., February 23.
A fatal explosion of sulphur occur
red in King & Co. 's colliery at Llew
ellyn this morning, which killed
Adam Sherman aud fatally injured
John Uarnes. It is thought the sul
phur was ignited by tbe lamps which
the miners were carrying.
Es plosion.
Pittsburgh, February 23. The
nitro elycerioe magazine ef Roberts'
Torpedo Company at St. Petersburg,
Clarion coucty, exploded with ter
rific violence at 6 o'clock, severing
and tearing tbe buildiog to pieces,
and instantly killing James Barnum,
an employe of the Company, woo
was at work in tbe magazine.
Accidental Death.
Omaha, Feb. 24. Robert Camp
bell, of Arizona, accidentally shot
himself at Tekama, Nebraska, oa the
22d. He was standing leaning upon
a shot gun wbich, by some means un
known, was discharged, cptting away
tte forefinger of bis right band and
tbe front part of his neck, severing
the jugular vein. Death was alpios;
instantaneous.
Illicit Distilling la llrU
WAsniNOTo.M, Feb. 21. A recent
raid of internal revenue officers in
Ogtllborpe county (Third district of
Georgia) resulted iu tbe seizure ana
destruction of tea illicit distilleries
and J5.000 gallops of mash and beer.
Tweutj-ooe prisoners, including a
United States Commissioner, were
brought in, all charged with violat
ing tba internal revenue laws.
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