! A n .1 ! . . The Somerset Herald! W EI)K hMIA V England and Russia we Mill energetically arming aud preparing f.r var If ncira !a nrf-served. iben r hver since 1 was able to reason tbe heaviest preparetions for war, 0D tbe eul.ject of I'roteeiioa I bave modern times, will count for nothing. ai uncompromising supporter " " " leftbat wise and necessary policy. Tut Government is now PJ"gj Qdeed, I have inherited a profound out new silver dollars for greenbacks jjcrotjon to tbe principal of a Prolec ! tU Sub Treasurvs. tut as tLe i live Tariff, an J all examination and greenback dollars are worth tban tbe silver dollars tbe trade is ii)t brikk The Cincinnati Timtt has shadowy suspicion that the President w ill not favor a Republican canvass To keep that capital proluably era of the South in the coming Congres- ployed is thesecret of national pros- i - uiu, .Jperity. And only by ample protection 1,1 ' e ting the pclicy of conciliation to al together too i-udden and severe a test. The Southern Peraocrati; paters seem to be unanimous on one point. They are mre that the Southern States will control the democratic nomination for PreHdent, and they are already marking out a programs tLat NortLi-ra Democrats must follow We are to bave four ttaie nomin ating conventions in Pennnylvauia this year, in four huceei-sive weeks. Tbe Nationals at Philadelphia, May fc:b : the Republicans at Iiarrisburg, May 15 b; the Democrats at Pitts burgh, May 221, eud tbe Prohibitim ists at Altoopa, May 2!) h. The bill ri eu!ii.g the lUuknipt la w Las D'tt yet passed the Senate, as was iiiiMukcubiy sta'ed la-t wek. ChaLes atid ameudments werenia-Je to h ia the Hnuse, which the Seuate L-i not, aud way no', concur i.i. It in probable now, if it is repeal d, that it will be continued ia operation till Jnuarv 1-t I N a'JticiiM'.ion repeal nf the I) was aa inimene ol tbe imntdiute iikrupt la, there rii-h of iliea'its diirous of availing ihemwlves of its bivefits ia the different Curts thriMiphout the c(.untry, duriti? the last woek It is fiid that nnre canes were entered i:hin the lart few days than for months previous The Republican prets of Ohio is discdrtfing, ia advance of their State Convention in June, the prob able platform to be adopted. Judg ing from tbe expression so far elicit ed, the conclusion arrivtd at will be, a rouing vote against the Hem ;eracy in October, mill be a better endorse ment of Hayes, than a series of milk sop resolutions in the Convention. Ci.. vx has resigned bis posi tion as Secretary of the Common wealth, and on Thur.-.day last was sworn in as Recorder of tbe Ciiy cf Philadelphia, lie then selected V.i City Treasurer, P. A. 15 Widetier as his deputy, and left tbe city to settle up bis other business, preparatory to entering on bis new duties. I'kkslnt indications all point to an investigation of the last Presidential election. The issue of fraud, will give the Democrats all they want to do before the matter is ended. Other States beside Florida and Louisiana to w hich the Democracy desire to confine their iavestigations will have to shew their Lands. If this unsavory mess, is again to be stirred, the Republicans are determined that the investigation shall be thorough end searching. lb touching it is to Lave amem ber of tbe Cabinet of a President elected by the Republican party' declaring that the aforesaid President W(i9 counted in by fraud, that the Democratic candidate was really elected, that be has always believed this to be tbe fact and still believes it. Such is tbe talk of Postmaster General Key to the correspondent of the Poston ITeraUl. Sfcuetaev Sherman Las made a very substantial addition to the stock of coin in tbe Treasury during the past month, the specie available for resumption purposes Laving increas ed nearly twenty millions. Most of this amount conies from the sale of bonds, 'and the total is now over $?0,(00,000' which is en increase dur ing the past twelve months cf more than $:.:,000,000. Resides this, there is a decrees in the demaud for gold from those holding eouponr. A single man took fl(0,(00 in green backs recently, from the Treasury it preference to gold. The New York 7Viv, from rc ports gathered in all sections of the country, estimates this seasons crops as averaging very high. With tbe exception of Colorado, every State beard from reports tbe most brilliant prospects for the yield of every pro duct of tbe soil. Tbe enormous in crease of tbe acreage ot land in w heat and the magnificent yield f that grain in such Slates as Iowa, Kan sas Nebraska, and Minnesota, fur nishes some of the most striking indi cations of tbe pace at which agri cultural development is proceeding in tbe United Slates. Notwithstanding the bitter hos tility of tb Democracy to tLe Phila delphia Recorder bill, and the reckless assertions made by them in relation to it, on its Coal passage ia the Legislature, every member from the city yotcd for it, save one. ColcncI Juay, who was appointed by the Governor, and baa been confirmed by tbe Senate was supported by every paper in that city, notwithstanding tbe feeble pipings of tbe country press. It ia admitted that as a means of securing the proper collection of tbe revenues of tbe city, from those e;lling liquors, this bill will bring thousands of dollars annually into tbe treasury The trouble with the iipmfwmrT v th faM ib.t tn J positive and able a Repuplicea as Colonel Quay was to Gil tbe place, and not one of their own party. 4'ineron itiMl tbe Tariff Senator .1. Don Cameron's view son : ; Ibc Tariff Here vcrv clear! v CXpreSft- cd in a letter io tbe committee of the Chester demonstration AauDi other things be said : Ever since 1 was ablo ia this devotion. And ia this policy I see tbe sure tbe onlv war of b;n efitting our own industries, and se curing steady employment aud just rewards to our workingmen. Labor i ;g tbe natural cajiital cf any country. m lah-.r r an tills nrncnpriir h( fipriir- cd and sustained. All attempts to reduce Protective duties meet with my earue6t hostility; and every iffort to increase that protection will re ceive my Leartiett support." And this is in a nutshell the position of all Pennsylvania Republicans. If Sam Randall were cot now Speaker of a Democratic House the Wood free-trade bill would bave been buried ! betore this, for ia a test vote last Thursday ou'y two Pennsylvania Denioira'ts Uiidges and Clynier bad the courage to break f.o n I'm leadership and fror early adj urn meet so that the measure woul J fall for want of time to coasid ir if Del aware county Ami'riian Hume ', Mr Vern,iiye, President of the Mtrei.u.'.in' IJaLk of this city, gave Generalising a little infortuatiVn which be did uot want. Peiug call ed to tetifiy bef-,re the committee of wb:ca General I-win is a member, the other day, ha was a-ked about the p ossibility of rcsunipliom. lie ealaily replied that resumption w ould be auaiued, aud ibo country would reach great prosperity, if this Coa-grtssw-uuld only nlji.urn, and not assemble ncaiu for three years. To the sensible bunker, it appeared that there was nothiug to hiuo'er tbe res toration of commerce and inauufac turiug to fui! prosjicrity, except the persistent nieadlinir of ubjut three hundred percons, largely charged wish misiijl irniution, who u:ifrtun aulv now happen to be members of Congress. Mr. Ycrmilye did not discourteously say tbat General Ev iug and bin committee had made more fuss aud done more mi: chief than all other members of Congress put together, but Le would not have vioiaieii any f the lea command ments if be had made ii-at observa tion. What this country principally waats is to pet rid cf the present Congress. The thing is a nuisance. hen it assembled, prices fell and stagnation cf business bi-san. Day after day, so long as it is in session, thousands of workmen are turned out of employment, thousands of families are left in w ant, and thousands ol firms quit business because Congress Las made il unprofitable. Tl is leg islative nuisance has not made mis chief so much by what it has done as by what it Lus threatened to do, and the country would b many mil lions richer i! it Lad been cmirily ignorant of the proceedings c f this Congress until bills had been passed. Unfortunately, the misbehaving aud mischievous concern wanted nothing else so much as public attention, and was very wilhug to earn curses by wanton meddling, if it could earn notice in no other way. When the session opened, members felt called upon to take the bread from thous ands of mouths by offering bills As it proceeded, they made il their firi duty to wrangle about personalities and politics to the neglect cf public interests, and their second to -3tarv wcrkmen and bankrupt firms, by ur ging tbe passage of hurtful measures. Self-government would be unirer- sallv condemned as n Iraud and a failure, if it could not be expected to produce something better than this Democratic Coucres3. We bave no desire to put sires? on the partisan aspect of ine case : there arc, unhap pily, knavish and stupid Republicans as well as knavish and stupid Dem ocrats, and every damaging bill thus far Las been either passed or kept alive as a menace to iadustry Ly Republican as w ell as by Democratic votes. Rut when Republicans or ganized the House, and controlled the Senate beyond doubt, and rejk less and rascally members of the par ty were kept in check, and the reck lessness and rascality on tbe Demo cratic side did no mischief and were not feared. Now il has come to pass that the most dangerous elements ia Congress have the best opportunity to control legislation, and any Repub lican members who may be willing to ruin or to dishonor the country, if they can ouly please a constituent, have full license and all the support which can be given by Democratic demagogues and Democratic Com mittees. If this Congress would only go home! Its very presence at Wash ington is a curse. It costs the coun try a few hundred thousands each day for expenses, but that is a mere flea-bite. It costs millions each day by tbe rascally bills which it has pending, aud by the utter uncertain ty as to the financial and industrial future. Any member can earn the lasting gratitude of sensible men who can manage to get this Congress to go home. If a great deal of work is left undone, no matter; we can spare almost any branch of the public ser vice wetter than we can afford to keep this Congress. A'. ". Tnlmnr. Itrnlk f Jtflta flvrriftory. Saratmia, May 1. Hon. Johc Morrisscy died at 7:30 this evening. He had seemed quiet and without any unfavorable symptoiis, until abuut half pa t five, when an unfav orable change occurred and be sank rapidly afterwards. John Mrrl" I anrrKi. j Tuov, N. Y.. May 4 The funeral jef John Morrisscy took place to-day from St. Peter's Church, and was at tended by an immense concourse of people. Tbe entire State Senate, with Lieutenant Gevernor Dorsh eimer and a delegation of Assembly men, were present Bishop McNier ny, of Albany, assisted at tbe relig ious services, which were participa tor ; i. . r i. ' frJ judge of others generally by myself, AM4imiHi. i and endow them with my. tastes I ! will tell your readers whet it is. It "To sum it op, six long years of j is of tho Pennsylvania Silver Piating bed-ridden sickness and suffering, j Company, tbe electroplating estab costing $200 per year, total, $1,200 jlishment. The meneger was a fpupil all of which was stopped by three bottles of Hop Pi iters, taken by my wife. 'ho has done ber own bouse- I work for a year since without tbe o ior s year since ' i ,r . ,1-.. . i i . t.j.. to know it for their dened.'.' "Joii.n Weeks, Puflalo York." New ! I.tlTT I rem Our own Regalnr for. I rnpomlral. Mv Pear II fh ilp. I think , r n n-r.- rjlnmjint in t It.- t witli t j r. ; ally the b?st clement tier bave there, though, I doubt if any of tbe southern people tbiak so. I remained ia tbe northern part of Alabama, about a year, and during that time I never saw a negro beg gar, nor knew of tor one ever de - maailicg charity, except one j:..i ?irl that had no molhpr. and a nam- 1ILLII7 ivzed father. They ere ia the main, boaest, asking nothing for what thev have not worked for aad thev work whenever they bave the chaoee. Of i course, some are idle, but yet they earn a liviocr somcrjow. Ihey are regarded juit like so many muies. except on election days, when they receive profound attention from the candidates who would refuse to speak to thera on the morrow. Tbe touch- stone of your political and social po- "-'--- smoa there is whether youi say "nigcer" or not. If yes. then I you are bail fellows. If you hesi tate, or say "negro'' it is ail up with you. You are then nothing less tbaa a ''low lived, thieving Yankee, or a riff raff," or some other equally ele gant thing. Tbat tbe ncgraes ure intelligent, tbe true-bora southerner will not le lieve, and it goes wouderfully against t-e graia to see them try to got aa education In Yalhertinsothere was a color ed public school, which was well kept and ihe children were bright and seemed to love to study and to know what they did learn. While the white public school was grudgingly kept up five months ia the year, and taught in a sbambliog, miserable way, by a young fellow w ho could scarcely read correctly. lo Huntsvi'lc mere are three col ored schools, one of them beioir a Normal school and another, the Pea body fuad school. I visited tbe nor mal scoool in company wjih the Principal, a lady who Las suffered everything but death itself, oa ac c junt of tbe "abolitionism " She came from near York, and went there as a missionary teacher of the negroes, and for years Las laboied among them with tbe noblest perse vering sacrifice and who ba a school tbat you will hardly find the like of ia many places. The school-house is a brie k two story luildiog, and is well adapted for its purpose. A fine organ stands ia the upper story. I forget the ex act number of scholars, but they ranged in age from ten to tweutv, and ull Lad a brijrht, eager, interest ed lock, that it touched me profound ly. Itwasthe craving hunger for education that bad developed aad intensified in vain longings for gen- atioas. And these children con ceived ia sorrow and bora into slav ery, cow realize thai tiod s door is open, aud they are nil free to drink c f the buberto lorbiddeu fountain of knowledge aud the progress is as tounding until yoa reflect upon the cause. And, oh, what another pitiful sight there was to see there ! Five or six children, w hiter than I am, with Iigbt brown bair, barely curly at all, obliged to take their rank here, and hold it beside the blackest skin cf all, becsur-e white ow nere cf black slaves had wronged thoso poor bounden creatures from generation to generation, and these pretty little girls must btar tbe eter nal stigma. Ia school, seme cf the children read as I have never yet beard chil dren read. Among their voluntary selection, was Tennyson's Dora, Kingsley's Three Fishers, and the Sands of Dee ; and bow exquisitely they were rendered, with real aud comprehending sentiment. One gill, black as she well can be, Las learned Mrs. Prow uing's Mother and Poet, and gives it ell the piercing heart break that was woven in the words. Of tbe more solid studies, I wiil not speak more than to say, that they are well attended to, and will just mention the two songs and chant which they sang. 1 thought, :is I sat with my eyes closed, rnd listen ed, that surely (Jod who fashioned li.ese people so differently from us, that we look down upon them, must have meant them to be Ilis choris ters and to sing perpetual pra'ses, as a compensation for all they suffer Lere on earth. I hardly like to re frain from mentioning the name cf the noble and great hearted woman who is the Principal of this school, but I f'.-ar she would prefer that I did not. There is a young gentleman w ho assists her, but as 1 have uot mentioned the ladies came I feel bound to suppress his also. Suffice it to soy, that tuey bave one of the most orderly and intelligent Schools I ever visited, a success which de pends mostly on the teachers. I am not going to say a word more about the South, cr rather, that portion which I visited. I am away from it now, and never want to retura. I went down there with slightly Democratic proclivities: I have come back into the fold and am wlliujj to be celled the blackest ef all black Republicans if that menus to despise all that I bavo seen cf the Southern chivalry and her glorious institutions. When I left down there tbe season was farther advanced than it is here now, ia Philadelphia, though the winter seemed to be tho severest I ever suffered in my life. I found the voyage from there to heie full of in terest and growing more end more interesting the farther I left Alabama behiud. Chattanooga, was the Grst town of size that we passed and tbat - i r n - . .: t . 1 I is euieny luieresiiuf; irciu uc His torical records ot the w ar. Lookout Mountain lifts up proudly, and the bend of tbe river makes a beautiful picture. Lynchburgb, Ya , was an other stopping place cf interest, but I bad ao lime to stay, or I should Lave enjoyed a ride in that pMce. A view from the bill whereon the town is situated must give a wide scope. From there to Philadelphia il is mostly night riding, and I did not see anything that seemed especially interesting, and at last after a year of wandering opon tbe face of the eartb, I am beck in Philadelphia. I renewed my interest in theatres and every iLing else connected with life here as socn as I came in sight of tbe University buildings; but my health is still 60 ieeoie iroiu a yeajo lever and chilis, that I hav e been about but -it. i i r I lime yet. Cut cbence threw me yesterday in j ue joystorever. Jlow inviting a ta tne way of seeing something which 1 ble ia when set out with an array of has interested iae greatly, and as I of the Great Klkiagtons of Koglend, who made the wonderful Milton Shield, end the famous Helicon vese, that created such a furor at ihe Centennial, and of w hich I w rote you then. Tbe Penn. Silver Plating Co., has tbis establishment end tbeir lab- oretory here at 51 North fih Street, i and it is well wonb a visit. I am ! sure that tbe results be obtain?, ap tk8t iparemly by bo simple means, would nave caused mm io oe nucg, or drowned fjr a magician, bad be lived a hundred years ago. To begin properly, I must just explain things as I saw them, and not attempt to give tbem their scientific names, for if I do I shall get hopelessly confus- . I i . i - :ti .: v. .V.. I k.4 i , . - lei it a;one. or got gojie one eiae vj u .i . a .t . 0J " wr me D" new someiuing. T,br ul TTT, 18 -T Tmi wel1 'f b' lbrec ,WIodt,w.8. nd f uperlalirelj cleaa. At one window, b?hiad a fcreeo, the youn? Iadie3 work, while the men bave the "run i of the place." To tbe riiiht of tbe laboratory oa entering is a sink fitted with sand brushes and hot and cold water and sponges. These arc to wash the articles thoroughly, that no ! t .Jl I P".- ul 'rew rouj ,h!8 PT"t'on they are dipped into a hot bain ot caustic potash, to en tirely kill toe oik matter, and thea into the metalic baths. These cleans ingbaths are tubs arranged tobave a continual stream of water flowing into them. Clos? to these stand tour other baths, having an aisle be tween, end they are all connected by metal rods, sad these connected by wires when an electric current is do sired. Oa a stand near tbe outer door, is placed the elecfie battery, Weston's Dynamic Machine, whiebjis the most powerful one known, and it I is turned by a leather band by steam, and in some meaner, indefinable to m?, by the friction the electricity is engendered, aaujoassad by magnet, in sufficient quantities to make wire red hot by tbe successive shocks. One of these bath3 on tho line f the battery contain! cyanide of cop per, for the copper plating; tbe second, contains an ammoniacal solution o nickle salts, for nickie plating ; the I bird, cyanide of silver for silver pla ting; and the fjurtb, cyanide of (",old, for gold plating. Reyond these to tbe left of tbe room, is a long, narrow counter, whereon are the brushes, etc., for burnishing One of themjbeing made of round disk, of Canton flannel, some two hundred, I should think, futened firmly together. This forme a circular brush, which revolves by steam, and puts a very high polish on the articles. This is all tbe par aphernelia that strikes the eye of the beholder. The goods come to the laboratory from the manufactory in the shape, but made of far baser metals than will presently gild them. Mr. Wil liams took up a steel knife, and after washing it thoroughly, dipped it, by means of a piece of wire iuto the caustic potash, end then rinsed it in clear water. The electric battery was all the while revolving like a cyclone, and storing up electricity by the measure, and then he connected wires to all the rods over the metal baths, thus completing tbe electric circle, and then by the wire dipped it into tbe copper batb. It commenc ed to ferment like a bottle of newly worked soda water, and when be lifted it out it was the loveliest rose colored copper you ever saw. An other rinsing in clear water and then it was dipped into the nickel and in a few minutes all that beauty of rose coloring bad disappeared, and it look ed like silver. Another swish of i ironing water end it went this time into the silvder batb, and came out silrer but white and frosty -looking. It was then carefully wiped, and giv en to tbe polisher. And bow do you suppose that polishing is done? 'Oh, with chamois or some other soft ma terial," you say, but no. It is done with steel implements, somewhat re sembling putty knives, aad the pol ishing consists of pressing flat and causing to firmly adhere, all those minute particles ibat loose gave tbe frosty appearance. A sort of powder is rubbed on oc casionally, and the blunt instrument scrapes dfwa and polishes the newly plated ware. Here in a few minutes was a course steel knife turned into a shining silver oae by the magic in fluence cf chemistry. Of course, this was a simpla operation, and done only to show me the practical work ing of this marvellous invention. Tbe most of tbe burnishing and polishing, is done by young ladies. I conversed with one a few moments. She says ibe work is not unhealthy nor hard, and that presenting as it does every hoar some new and at tractive appearance 6be never wear ies. It makes a callous spot in tbe palm of the Land to hold tLe bur nishing knives, which are of a varie ty of forms for differently formed ar ticles. The bath for the gold plating is generally used hot, while the others are used cold. For this purpose the cold bath is pi iced in a porcelain-lined vessel aad gas burners under this. Of courfe I Lave Lere given but a simple and crude outline of tbe work, for I could not go into a learned dis quisition, and most of people may think it a very simple operation, but when you remember that you must have ibe best knowledge of chemis try, and must adjust all your uncon genial elements with such extreme nicety and precision, tbat each shall blend with tbe other completely and leave no preponderance of anything, and you must understand and control tbat wondeiful and subtle power, electricity, and make it subservient to your desire, you will find that it is ihe study for a life time. I have spoken only of the laborato ry as yet, and said nothing of the beautiful results of that producer of m8gic results, and now I have little space left to say all I would. There are tbe coolest ice pitchers, where tbe white frosted silver seta off to advan tage tbe delicate scrolls, end erabes ques and flowers of polished silver; tbe goblets fit for kings to drink from, in their grace cf form and richness; of table service where artists nave vied with each other in producing lovely designs in flowers and fantas tic curves and scrolls, pickle jars and christening goblets, a jewel casket, lined with pink satin, and knives and forks, fit to eat ambrosia with ! spoons lovely enough to convey ice cream to beauty's month, aad in shcr everything imaginable in tbat line, ana en so cneep met it is really a wonder why economical housewives will waste money on perishable nor- . . celain, wnen tbey can bare silver that will last tbem for years without breaking, ai.d being things of beauty nue, white linen and glistening sil er. now a nungry men s eyes I T win nrt least on tbe pleesent sight, end Lis appetite acquire a fresh in centive, end how much more compla cent is be efter than before a good dinner! Wives could tberi esk for nlimitcd pecket money. Rich people boy fceevy, massive siiver, end then keep it looked op in a bank half the yeer, end use plated ware instead. People of moderate circumstances can afford this plated beautiful, and it is ennobling to ware, wnicn is as durable as it is fill as far as we can. I bave to tbiak Mr. Williams for! bii courtenr.to me in showing me hia . establishment, and giving me an; hniir' nnmiH nlii IT nim : t) be a self made man. lie is so per fect a gentleman, that one falls to tbiaking tbat be must bave bad a very good stock .o commence on and wishing tbat tbere were more like bim. Olive Harper A TerrIHe Cxplla. Mis xeapolis, May 2 At 7 o'clock this evening the city was shaken as by an earthqneke by a terrific explo sion, which was treced to the groups of greet flouring mills in whet is known as the "Platform," just above St. Anthony's Falls, where the en tire flouring district of tbe city is concentrated. The explosion came from tbe greet Washburn mill, from which a column of flame was scene to spout up several hundred feet, fol lowed by a cresh which crushed the immense structure liko en egg shell. Secondary explosions iustanily de stroyed Thompsons and Hoyt and Humboldt mills, and flames immedi ately burst out, communicating to Gelexy Mills end those of Pettit, Robinson & Co., Cabill, Ankeny k Co., L. Day k Sons, Day & Rolls, Buell, Newton A Co., Gorton, Hay ward k Co. The Washburn A. A B. Mills, and lesser structures, down the baok of tho river nearly to the Minneapolis end St., Louis Reilroad shops. The destrnction from tbe shock of tbe explosion extended much further, glass being wrecked for sev eral squares, and buildings shaken throughout the city. At 8:30 tbe fire was raging witbia these limits, and firemen working valiantly to subdue the flames. Tbe immediate theory of the explosion is tbat it took place in the iras generat ed in the Patent Middlings Purifier process. Tbo loss of life is undoubt edly great, but full details ere lacking in the confusion tbat surround tbe scene. First rumors made tbe dead seventy to eighty, but this is not borne out by inquiry. The explosion took place et the hour of chengiog day for night bends, and many of both were undoubtedly in the build ing. Up to ! o'clock the list of Killed and injured, so far a ascertained,, are as follows: lig .Mills, grinders, Charles Ilenning, Fred. Merrill, Clark Wilbur ; oilers, Wm. Leslie, Chris. Kwing; machinists, O. C. Sbie, Walter Savage, Patrick Judd, Ed. Merrill; watchman, Harry Hicks, E. W. Rurbank and one unknown were killed. August Smith was blown out of tbe window, burt, but not killed. Diamond Mill, John Coyer, killed; Galaxy Mill, Joe Mantie, in tho third story, efter tbe wa'l was blown out jumped down into tbe canal aud es caped unburt ; .snub Mill, two men named idstrum and ired. George were killed. Ia Pettit, Robinson A Co.'s mill Dean Day was thrown out of the window and injured. Later investigation confirms the opinion tbat the first estimates of the loss of life were exaggerated. Tbe number of dead is now placed at seventeen. Many thirilling incidents and narrow ' escapes. Daniel Day was blown the whole length of Pettit k Robinson's mill and through tbe rear window and escaped. Oae poor fellow who could not be recoguized had escaped alive from the explosion and as observed crawling through the darting, hungry flames towards tbe track of tbe Min neapolis and St. Louis Road directly in tbe rear cf tbe Washburn Mill He managed to reach the rail, and tbere, evidently became exhausted and fell back iato the raging hell be hind, where bis agonies instantly ended. It now appears most of tbe day force bad gone borne, and only tbe smaller night force remained. Tbe loss to property, is enormous.but the confu sion is too great for intelligent estimate at present. Rough calculation places it at $1,500,000, of which $1,000,000 will fall on the milling interest. Tbe loss throughout the city by breaking of glass, etc., is $10,000. Five mills and a planing mill were destroyed, besides adjoining property, including 8i out of the 197 runs of stone in tbe city. later. St. Pa i-1, Mixx, May 3 Tbe shock of tbe explosion at tbe Wash' burn Mill, in Minneapolis, was plain ly felt here, and the flames were seen, creating intense excitement through out the city. Pieces of charred roof, paper, small timbers end cinders were picked (.p, having baen hurled in tbe air by tbe expl siou and waft ed here, niae miles disiant, by the wind. News of the disaster was re ceived immediately bv telegraph, aad fire-engines were made ready to seed to the sceue, but inability to secure transportation prevented iheir arrival in Minneapolis iu limo to be of use. Tbere were no traiuj to tbat point ef.er tbe news was received, but hundreds of people went up tbo reed, the livery stables being empt ied in en hour. the ItllNS Tbe following is a general sum mary of the situation at tbe scene of tbe fire : The great Washburn flouring mill A, in which tbe explosion occurred, is wholly destroyed. Washburn mill B is intact, except tbe injury to tbe roof from falling - timbers. Thomp son k Hoyt, and Buell, Newton k Co.'s flouring mill, the Washburn planing mill and tbe mill company's elevator are all razed to tbe ground. Across the race, Petit, Robinson A Co.'s flouring mills, tbe wells ere stendiog. Tbe Zenith and Galaxy mills are more or less in ruins. Tbe loss, ia addiiion to tbe mills interest, is about $7',000 on tbe ele vator and $11,000 on wheat About 1,000,000 feet of dry lumber ia Pet tit, Robinson k Co's yard were jPSp destroyed. The two Weshburn rafris were tbe property of f x-Governor C. C. Wesbburo, of Wisconsin. The one in which the explosion occurred was tbe largest flouring mill in tbe country, aad tbe largest but one in the world. It was built in 1370, including forty-one runs cf stone, and was worth $200,000. The destruction is com plete so far as tbe limits above nam ed, and serious within much wider bonnds. It ia hnnpil iha H PAli will lia finflnad t n iha f.inrtaAn in lw I bnrn mill. Tbe following is a total " " M vv fcuw HI U iu fcUU T ttSU- insurance, as stated by the compan ies represented, on tbe mills destroy ed; Humboldt.Bill.Xewten k Co ,$H.- 500; Pettit, Robinson & Co., $08,000; uaiaxy, W. Ankeny, $75,000; Wesh burn mill A, $217,000. The following is a list of the mills destroyed, with the number of runs of stones in each : Washburn A, 41 runs; Gelexy 12 runs; Hennepin or Diamond, G runs; Zenith, f. runs. The Washburn Mill was operated by J.- A. Christian & our bouses with beautiful things Co.; Humboldt, by Ball, Newton & Co.; Hennepin, by Gorton, Hey wood Co ; Galaxy, by Cabill, Ankeny & Co ; Annl, by uy, nomas a. to , and Pettit, Robinson & Co 'a by themselves. In addition t- these j mills there were numerous other i buildings destroyed by fire, including 1 a large elevator and planing mill. j . Toll IhM Uealk Twfc. Minneapolis, May 4. ine num ber of dead is now swelled to eigh teen, tbe names of Jacob Rhodes and John Grandman being added to those sent last night. Tbe bodies of eight of tbe eighteen bave been recovered. Ten more are buried in the debris, of which number eight are ia the ruins of the Washburn Mill, one in tbe ruins of the Zenith, and one in tbe ruins of tbe Hemboldt. Almost every semblance of humanity has b2cn ob literated by toe cruel heat tbat left only tbe charred end blackened trunks in some cases, and in others only a bandful of blackeaed bones which crumble at the touch. Three of the number were identified last nigbt as Clark Wiber. John Dover and E. W. Burbink, watchmen. These and others were identified by such articles as keys, knives, kc. A fifth body is identified by the incidents of the death, ss that of a boy named Jacob Rhodes. It is be whose tragic death was witnessed by tbe crowd on the railroad track, and who was first supposed to be John B oyer. Tbe other remains are believed to be those of Patrick Judd, Cyrus Ewing and Peter Hobberg. A Woman to ba Ilang-rd. New York, May 3 An Atlanta special to tbe Herald says : Kate Southern, w-Lo fatally stab bed ML s Cow-art ia a ball-room in Pickens county, in a fit of jealoasy, a year or tvo ago, was found guilty of murder on Wednesday end sentenced lo be bsoged on June 21. Miss Cow- art danced w ith Mrs. Southern's bus baud, and was killed while at his side. Southern took bis wife's arm, drew bis pistol end forced his way out guarded by relatives. Tbe cou ple retreated to North Carolina, where they were captured three months ago. The trial was intensely exciting. Mrs. Southern had ber baby in ber arms when she was sen tenced. Her busbind's case was cominued. An appeel has been made for stay of sentence. A Bnrglarn4'rlin. NOKHI stown, May 3. About one o'clock this morning a burglar broke into N. D. Alderfer's hotel, at Gra ter's Ford, in this county. A light iu the hotel was observed by Henry Asheufeiter, a near neighbor, who summoned another neighbor named Daniel Landis, and overhauled ihe burglar as be was leaving the build ing. He shot Landis with a pistol, the ball lodgiug within one inch cf tbe heart. Tbe physicians have not been able to extract it Ashenfel'.er felled the burglar with a base ball club, seriously injuring bim. He was captured, and gives bis name as John Kenes. Pottstowx, May 3 Two burglars last night effected an entraace iato the house of D.miel Landis, at Grater Ford, on the Perkiomen railroad. Mr. Landis, while attempting to re sist them, was shot and badly wound ed, the ball passing through his body, one inch above the heart. Both the thieves were fatally wounded, as was als Mr. Harry Ashenfel'.er who was assisting Mr. Landis. Tbe Ilputel Lltreorml fount Washington, May .". Tbe Dm ocrats ere considering every possible phase of the reopening of the electo ral count iu hopes ofhadiig some grounds for success- Tbero is much difference of opinion as to ihe legal questions involved. Randjlph Tuck er, a Virginia Democrat, who is con sidered tbe ablest constitutional law yer in the House, in speak Dg upon tbe question to-night, took the ground tbat Tilden, in not advocating bis claim by presenting himself et tbe capital and taking tbe oatb. abdica ted his right and debarred himself from ell advantages as a contestant, and in no event could he assume the olliee of President, even though he incumbent were deposed. A a inves tigation, be said, might disclose the fact tbat Mr. Hayes was not entiiled to the effiee, in w hich event there would be three modes by which be could be superseded: First, by resig nation; second, by impeachment; third, by writ of qao warracto, as provided by the last section of the Electoral Commission act. Should Mr. Hayes either resign, or be super seded by either cf the other modes, and a vacancy occur, the election of a Presided wouid devolve upon the present House of Reprcf eatatives, ibe Senate having nothing whatever to do in the premisss, except to wit ness the proceedings of the House. He added, in case tbe question should assume this shape, and a vote by States, be taken, as provided by tbe Constitution, tbe Republicans would bave a majority of tbo States, and therefore would elect their President, and in the present attitude of events, and tbe peculiar position in which the Republican party has been plac ed by the relations bstween tbe pres ent Executive and the party leaders, tbe choice would inevitably fall upon General Grant or Senator Blaine. In ibis view ihe Democratic leaders are more opposed tban ever to re opening the case, finding themselves ia a sea cf trouble in tbeir t Sorts to solve this pending political problem. Triple Jnr!r. Kansas City, Mo., May 1. A fonl murder was committed yester day morning at 2 o'clock at 1,400 Grand avenue. The neighborhood was aroused bv the sound of a pistol shot aad flames issuing from the house Afier tbe fire bed been ex tinguished it was found that Theo dore Ilatteobach and wife had been murdered, and their little girl, eight vears' old, knocked insensible eud lying at tbe point of death. Mrs. bid, Uattenbach was fouod on tbo with ber heed crushed in and her limbs burned to a crisp. Mr Hat- tenbaeb was found in tbe kitchen, with a bulJet-hole in his bead and the back of his head crushed in with an ax, which was disovered near the body. The little girl was found out of doors in aa insensible condi tion. Suspicion at first pointed to Uattenbach as tbe murderer, but subsequent developments have stroyed tbe suspicion and ihe murderer ia still unknown. de real Itrreratloa Ijr. GETTVsurna, P, May 1 Ex pensive preparations are being made bere to observe decoration day. The oration will be delivered by General Benjamin F. Butler, whose subject will be, "The private sold'er in the wer for the rebellion. " Mr. Hayes and Postmaster General Key bave accepted invitations and will be present THE EXIIIMTIOX. Formal Opening by President Mac Mahon Imposing Ceremonies. AN AKIt.VY OF UOYAL PKIXCEH Tflpliiaii;nral Ceremonies c?nt Sp?etaele. -1 3U?aifl- Tbe llhlbils mm Incomplete, Kick tm rranlar. bat Paris, May 1 Tbe ceremony cf the opening of tbe Internetionel Ex hibition of 187S took place to-day, wiib great success At 9 o'clock in the morning it was rainy, and it was feared tbat tbe ceremony would bo greatly interfered with, but at tbe rain ceased, and prospects 9:4.i that the day would yet be fine began to At 1L;10 o'clock the clouds appeer. bad broken and tbe sun was shining brilliantly, the weather being rather warm. The ceremony of opening tbe Exhibition began at 2:30 in tbe after noon, at which time it was sbowry, but at 3 o'clock tbe sun was shining brightly. The crowd was immense and enthusiastic, in spite of alterna tions of rain. Throughout tbe pro ceedings cries were everywhere hesrd of "Yive la Repoblique" and ' Yive la France" Among those present were : The Prince of Wales. Don Francois d'Assise, father of the King of Spain. The Due d'Aosta, brother of the King of Italy and ex-King of Spain. Prince Frederick, Crown Prince of Denmark The Prince of Orange, Heir-apparent to tbe Throne of The Netherlands. . Priuce Henry, of Holland. Tbe Marshal, arriving iu ihe State carriage, escorted by bis military household, troops being drawn op all along the route from ibe Kiysce. A processioo was then formed, which marched from ihe grand ar cade to the platform overlooking tLe fountain, and comanding a view if nearly all tbe building aud grounds. THE EXHIBITION FORMALLY (il'ENKP Here M. Trisserene de Bort, Min ister of Commerce, welcomed tbe Marshal in a short speech. President MacMabon said : "I desire to join in tbe sentiments ex pressed by tbe Minister of Commerce. I offer my congratulations upon ibc magnificent result achieved, and of which I am happy to have ibe w hole world as a witness. We bae also tr thank tbe foreign nations for so completely responding to the appeul of France In the name of tbo K-- public, I declare tbe Exhibition opeced." Tbe M rshal subsequently con M. Kran'z, the organ gratulated izer of tbe Exhibiton, on .ha auspic ious opening of the grand enterprise. a sau te fired. One hundred and one guas f.'om the Invalides on Mouut Yalerien on an island in the Seine followed tbe announcement. At the same time two military bands struck up, all the fountains played and soldiers station ed by the tUgstaffs hoisted the flags of all nations on ibe roofs of the two palaces end annexes. The Marshal then reascended to the Trccadero Palace, the processioo reformed be hind bim, and, after completing tbe round cf ihe building, crossed over tbe river to the Champ de Mars. The iroops wire draws up oa or near ihe bridge. The terrace ot the Champs de Mars Palace was occupied by Senators, Deputies, the Council of State, mag istrates, academicians, the military staff and the French Commis.-ioners Entering by tbe central door tbe pro cession went through the rand ves tibule, decorated wiih the cron jewels, Severes porcelain, Gobelin trophies and the Prince of Wales' Indian collection. It then passed through all tbe sections, the Commis sioners of each country greeting it at the door, and next inspected the mili tary school, where ell the exhibition workmen were stationed, and lastly traversed the machinery annexes. Escorts of honor were Eent at 1 o'clock to tbe hotels of the President of the Senate and Chamber of Depu ties, tbe Prince of Wales, the Crown Prince ot Denmark, Prince Amadeus, the Prince of Orange, Prince Hen ry of Holland, and Don Francis d' Assise to conduct them to the ex hibition building. Oa arriving at the Trocade-o, President MacMabon presented to their Royal Highnesses all tbe minis ters, the officials connected with the Exhibition andrfeveral other distin guished personeres. Oa the proces sion being formed the Prince of Orange, the Crown Prince of Den mark, end Prince Amadeus ranged themselves to the right, of Marshal MacMabon, while the Prince of Wales, in the uniform of the Horse Guards, and Prince Henry cf Hol land walked to the l?f of the Presi dent. A MAGNIFICENT SPECTACLE. Tbe spectacle at tbe ceremony was magnificent; perfect order prevailed. Ex (Jtieen Isabella of Spain witness ed tbe ceremony from a gallery occu pied by Madame MacMabon. THE MILITARY PISPLAY. The dazzling facade of the palace oa the Cbamps de Mars was richly ornamented with national emblems, and in every as-igonble space thou sands of spectators was held ia place by lines of infantry. Tbe military display was less imposing lhaa origi nally intended, as ibe Ministers of Agriculture bad decided, on advice of tbe engineersf that ihe recently constructed avenue near the Exposi tion would suffer by tbe passage of cavelry end enillery. Tbe Sixth Bat talion of Chasseurs did the honors ot the Trccadero, saluting each section ef the cortege on arrival. As the Presidential procession, including princes, diplomat) and olber distin guished guests, reached the front ot 1 tbe Palace of tbe Cbamp de Mars ibc scene was ex're-mely picturesque. Tbe State bodies ia grand uniform, Chancellors and Magistrates in tbeir robes, and tbe different bodies of tbe Iosit ute end tbe Legion of Honor, stood iu strong cootrest with the Senetors, Deputies, clergy end minor cfliclaU in tbeir civil costumes. These, with the depuieiiou from the army in full uniform, lew ia with ibe Presidential cortege and moved through tbe East Indian Hall into tbe grand central nave of ibe Palace, passing in rapid review tho various foreign sections and exchanging sal utes with each Commi.sioner who ! stood in front of tbeir respective sec tions. Tbe procosioa then passed iuto tbe Art Galleries, thence into tnerrencn section, wnicn occupies one entire tid of the Palace. After the nsual courtesies, the President and party left by tbe Avenue llapp Gate and returned to tbe Elys?e. A VAST ASSEMBLAllK. The arrangements for witnessing the opening ceremonial by the thou-j sands of guests io tbe galleries of the Trocade.-o Palace were far from per- feet, but this was rather owing to the I limited space aud the difficulties of I .i 1 ' . Ln ... IaaIt nf ra nr me lucauij iuu uuj - j foresight. Every available space in, (the Palace, es well as ibe Un ir.j jfrout and outlying buildings wan! densely crowded, no:itb-uadi:ii j the fact that edmifsion was solely by j j invitation. Shortly before 2 o'clock a .n.i.in tuuueu i ni violent thunder storm ceme up, I a ia aAnuiMn.ikln ww . 0 m flflt ' O among tho spectators, but it but it Used; only a few minutes, aad before tbej arrival of the Pr.-identil piny ibe j tna was shining again biilliantly. ; Afier the formal declaration of ice ' opening end juat as tbe cortege beed j ed by President MacMabon end the Piiuce of Wales, moved from the gallery of the Palace iato the opaa space, where a long line of troops stood at present arms, large drops of rain began to fall, aid umbrellas end overeoets hid for a moment the j gorgeous unif.rms and dr coratbns of ihe Prince and dignitaries forming the procession from tbe vie of the spectators. At ibe American sections squid of sailors from the United States ves sel at Havre were drawn up on ibc left of ihe entrance, com.nended by Ensign Young, cf tbe Constitution Oa tbe right of the. facade, where 30 marines, under Lieutenants Russel and Zeilin. Governor McCormick, the chief Commissioner of the Uni ted States, attended by the A-sistait Commissioners and attaches, stood in front of tbe entrance. President MacMabon was attracted by the bearing of the American sailors, in quired c mcerning tbe service and vessls to w hich they belonged, and expressed gratification at their ap pearance. A Ronanan King Dead. San Fuaxi isi'o, May 2. W. S. O'Brien, of Flood k O'Brien, died to day, afier a lingering ill less. Some years ar;o all the property of the firm was divided, with ibe excep tion of ibe mining slock business, whic'o remains in common, Mr. Flood having ihe management of the de ceased's interest. Tbi arrangement will continue in force for the present, end ibe business will go ou es usuil. Mr. O'Brien's death has been hourly expected for several days. He leaves a willthe conditions of w hich are yet unknown. He was a bachelor, but has a sister, nicco and nephew in this State, end a sifter and niece in Paris or en route. His property is vaguely estimated at from $15,000,- 000 lo $20,000,000, but it is intimated ; that, as usual, rumor Las magnified bis wealth. Tbe career of this great Bonanzi king is pretty famillur t most read ers cf the daily press. He was a na tive of Ireland, who rmigreud to i this country while io his teen, and; dialed out lo California eboui aj score of years ago. Af;er roubiog j i. as a n.iuer with but indifferent j success, be started a whi.-ky saloon i with Flood, with whom he continued i ia partnership until the time cf his; death. The saloon was tic resort tf ! giimblers and of miners, and from I tbem the partners got a litl'e in-iht j iuto the mysteries - cf mining aod stocks. As they made a littlb nioo-j ey they began dabbling in stcck, in- creating tbeir store by lucky v ?o lures, until tte bad a responsible i capital. They then investigated, and took shares io the "Coosolid iti d j Virginia," which at that time was; not regarded wiih great favor. I5j- j ing shrewd operators, tbey took the ri?k, buying up tbe stock a-t fast as j tbey could, until ibey got control cf it. The mine proved a 'bjnaLza," and brought wealth io its owners. Later, a partnership was formed be tween O'Brien, Flood, Fair end Mac key, and tbe quartette look from tbe mines enough of tbe precious metals to put tbeiu in the front rank of tbe richest men of the world. The de ceased bad general charge tf the mines, whilst his partners attended to busiues iu New York and other place. Ha w as upwards cf fifty J years of age, illiterate and keen in busiuess. lie bad several schemes on band for erecting buildings, and otnerwise doing some good wun Cis money in Sao Francisco, when death cut short his plans. Tngboat Exploaloa. Memphis, Tenn , May 1 At 20 minutes p nt nine this morning the tow-boat Warner, from New Orleans to St Loum, with five model barges and with tbe trading boat Koligoa ia tow, exploded her boilers when oppisite tho elevator. Tbe pilot heue was blowa lo a great height and f-ll back upon ibe wreck, while the air was filled with splinters and fragments. Tbe wreck tcck fire in stantly aad the smoke and steam bid the boat from the view of the crowd which soon liued the bluff i aad it was thought all on board had perish ed. The tug Do Soto and two or three skiffs were soon at tbe wreck, end succeeded io saving tbe wounde i. Dixon Kennett, pilot, and William Ridcliffe, engineer, who were asleep at the lime ot the explosion, were lost, aad me fireman wss li erally blown into fragments. Captain Dawson .was lost. Tbe tOit had a total crew cf twenty-five, but owing to tbe e nfusion and hur ry iog off to the hospital of tbe woun ded it is impossible to learn exactly bow mioy were Ijs:. Ia 5 minutes efter tbe explosioa ail the wreck except tbe roof ba l-sunk out of sight end tbe tow of bires was oo fire, but tbe tug De Sno extin guished the fire and landed tbe bar ges on ihe Arkansas shore. All the officers and crew were residents of St. Louis. The noise of tbe explo sion resembled tbe discbarge cf a len- inch colombiad. and shook every building in the city. Although two tf ibe crew stated they noticed Captain Dawsun efier the explosion, it is now certeia be was lost, es no trace of bim has been found since immediately af.er the ex plosion. The Wurner wes owned by tbe Babbage Trensportetien Company and valued at $10,000 hilling Ball Hoeing- for Peaeo. CnicAdci, III, May I General Sheridan this afternoon received a report from General Miles, dated headquarters of the District of the Yell iwstone. Fort Keogh, M T., inftraiiog bim ibat Silling Bull and 144 meu, all head warriors and chiefs, bed sent a half-breed to General Miles ,1a'rln? what k'nd if reici the United States would make with them, and saying tbat t! e Great father wes of course, too rich to expect (be In dians to give up tbeir poor little)pooies, tbeir old guns. General Miles io reply informed Siting Ball that if, be desired to stop b stilines, peace could be i made wbicb would tnd ell trouble betwem the whites end the Indians; thai vhen the Icdiars eive un tbeir ponies and guns tbey will rrcee catile end other property cf greater j velue in peace; end that w hen 'peace is made tbe government will I provid e for them as it deer for all friendly Indians IriM AniBitliaa. A Houston despatch to ibe Si Louis tllnbe-lmoi-nil sevs: Of ail ibe horrible and blood v as sassinations thai f r years disgraced Texas U ths murder cf D.- R p ! Gravson near looi, Anderson cuuuiv r , ,. , , ... -' fair filU far short of tbe real horror . i.r iirif rl tfiA nil"!, t r i . ta. a - . I r -J . . , r 7 u8. larujy ami suoeRing a u airs ever coai niittui in-tiiid Stale. Tb cilU'n aro'ind loni were folly around, and went ia pursuit ol suspected parties. Seven young meu were arrested One if tbe number turned State's ev idence, aud told the whole story in its horrible entirety. His statement is tbat on the uijjfct of the murder tbe other assassin sent word lo him lo meet them erm f ai m ""tec; he .lid not know ; ih.e pa-'POM until the meetiug took plac; hev then informed him it at end have jsomefua. I o reply to tie impii-y tDey saiu iney were going to Dr. Greyson's bouse to kill htm, be de clined to go, but seeing that his own lite wes ei stake, thought best to d so. Haviog called tbe doctor out on pretence that one of ibe wives of the party was sick, they began firing, eud put several bellet-holes in the doctor's body; the victim made but few cries before bis voice was hush ed forever ia the sigut of his wife and family. The most horrible part of tLU midnight tragedy was the murder of Mrs. Grayson, Dr. Grayson's wife. The fiends shot ber through the win dow, and as she lay iu bed, whilst her three little children crouched and bid beneath it. A bullet peuetra'ed the brain of the unfortunate woni!.n. jand she lay a corpse in ibe presence jof her motherless innocents. Such i affairs es this far surpass ibe most ' d jvilish atrocities of ihe Ccni incb'-s. j Anderson county, ibe scene of the murder, is in East Texas, and loni a 'station on tbe international anil i Great Northern Rail way. i - JlardrrmSrraalna. Sra.iNTON, May 1 A brutal as sault was perpetrated jtsterday evening at Donniore boroogb, oa the ouiskirts cf this city , which will eud in murder. A brave miner, name d John Paul, while saving aa old m m from a desperado, was set upn by gang of ruffians and siooed nearly io death in tbe open street. '1'ue. mur derers were John Costello, Trcuns Mcllugh and PeddeUr Langao, who were infuriated w i h di iuk A large crowd of men witcosed the shoekiu, deed, b;t were awe-stricken atd did not interfere, lest they should suffer a similar fate 'Cestiello, who is ibe terror t f tbe tewp, w a beating en old barkeeper, at Dcpuy's Hotel, nam d Laytoo, when Paul, who .was passing by, cume to the rescue The old niaa escaped : but Paul's skull was battered inw itb sti nes, and at the latest; accounts he wasio c invul.-ions. The dector says his case is hopeless Tbe murderer escaped, and though vigororus efforts were made to capture tbem, were not heavd from up to mid night. den. Cameron. The Washington correspondent cf the Philadelphia 77 w sus, under date of May 1 : Ex-Senatcr Simon Cameron wasi oa the fl jor of tbe Seaate to day aud received a perfect ovalion from bis old colleagues. Il was am using to see young Senator Don ba.-king ia the sunshine of his father.' There is not a Senator now ia Congress w ho is personally so popular as the youag Seca'.or's father. Nearly every oae left his seat to welcome the old gen tleman back, ami be was quite overcome with the affectionate greet ings he received. All the pages, dooreep?rs end officers cf tbe Senate a'.-o tl ekjd around tbo old war bi is ! t-cugratulate him ou Ms good locks aud robust health. General Cameron bears bis eighty years with vigor, and seems to enjoy 1 1 fV with as much satisfaction as ever. A Murilsron Diinatl Ktvsr. Lincoln, Neb , May 3 The intel ligence of a wholesale slaughter i tbe western pirt of this State Las just reached this city. Luther IIol brook, Herman Alien, and two broth ers named Sutton, were encamped ou tbe Dismal river trapping end bunt ing. Nothing has been beard from them for two months until to-day, when a letter was received from one Yansickles, who has a ranche twenty sevea miles from the camp oa Dis mal river, statiog that the booy of Holb.-ook aad oae of the Suttoa bovs had been found, with bullet holes through tbeir beads. Tbeir revolvers and guns were near. A mm nain?d Hargraves bad a camp near by, and had quarreled with llolbrook, aad tbrea'ened to leave bis carcass in tbe sandhills. Parties have goue out to the scene of the murder. The Cnnirron-Sbrrnian .npllnl. Cleveland, O , May 4 Tbe bus iness men of Cleveland, at a meeting btld this afternoon, decided to give Secretary Sherman aud General Sherman a rousing welcome on their arrival to attend the Cameron-Sherman wedding. They are expected Tuesday nigbt, by way of Pittsburg, and w ill be met by a delegation at tbe depot. Oa Wednesday tbere will be a reception at tbe Keonard House, ia which members of the Fif teenth Regimei.t Ohio National Guard w ill joio, paying special re spects to General Sherman. Regret at inability to be at the wedding was to-day received from Senator Haxlin. There is no doubt cf Senator Conk ling beiiig here, and Col Fred. Grant and wife rave siguified their inten tion tf teiog present. nr. Iiihj- XoiMinalion Confirmed. Hakbishi Rd, May 1 Tbe nomi nation of Matthew S. J lay, Secreta ry of tbe Commonwealth, to be Re corder of Philadelphia, which wes seut to the Senate last week, was this afternoon confirmed, 33 votes be ing cast in tbe affirmative. Yessrs. Bussey (Dem ), of York, end Torbet (lod.), tf Scboyikill county, voted with ibe Republicans. Tbe" rest of tbe Democrits abstained from voting. Ii is claimed by tbe latter tbat 34 votes were Df cessary to confirm, but tbe Republicans make Ihe point tbat as there is a vacancy caused by Sen ator Nagle's dsatb, 33 are sufficient. Mj Merlons Diaanpearanee. Milwaukee, May 5 Tbe friends of General John M. Bioskly, ex-United States Attorney General, ere greetly tlarmed over bis sudden dis appearance from the city yesterdey morning In bis room were found several letters, eddressed 'o Dr. S teems, Mayor Black aad other par lies in this city, the tenor of which is that le intended to kill himself. He hascf late been brooding a greet dee! over domestic troubles, aod is undoubtedly insane. Dilligent search has been made for bim, but so far w ithout avail.
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