The Somerset Herald
WEDWESPAT.
.March 10. l-0.
EepnMicaii KaiM list
for I'Remdest:
ULYSSES 6. GRANT,
(Subject to the approval of tbe re
publican National Convention.)
REPUBLICAN STATE TICKET.
roa SCPBEME judge:
HENRY GREEK,
Northampton County.
FOR AVIiITOE G EX ERAL:
JOHN A. LEMON,
Blair County.
DrRlxo tbe month of February tbe
Government paid oat $6,000,000 it
pensions. The longer a man lives tbe more
be fiods oat They call getting the
most delegates "forcing" a mane nom
ination nowadays.
At New Orleans tbe weather it
too warm for comfort fl a wers ar in
full bloom, and the orange trees are
fragrant with blossoms.
Evebvtime a new supporter of
Grant announces himself, op pops a
disinterested patriot and bowls: "Do
you mean to lorce Grant upon us ?"
Tucr do qaick work in Russia
The man that tried to kill General
Melikoffon Tuesday 4 ioet. was tried
on tbe next day, and bung on tbe
succeeding one.
The lion Dr. Gilbert De La Ma
tyr was re nominated for re-election
to Coagress by the Greenback Con
vention which met at Shelibyville,
Ind., on Tuesday last.
Garcelon and bis crowd heard
lrom the people of Maine at tbe elec
tons on Tuesday of last week. Iu
every city and district there were
large Republican gains, and in tbe
couuted out sections tbe Fusionists
were buried under heavy majorities.
Kentucky politicians io Washing-
ton say tbattbe Republican Conven
tion which meets on April 14, will
elect Grant delegates to Chicago.
Tbe same is said also of Texas,
five of whose counties bave already
elected delegates.
The improved condition of the bus
iuess of tbe country is 6bown by the
fact that, tbe receipts from customs
which in the month of February
1879 amounted to eleven million dol
lars; this year for tbe tame month
amounted to neatly seventeen mil
lion. Ix Delaware, tlie Democrats are
trying to disfranchise Republican
voters, by refusing to assess tbeta,
and receive payment of their taxes.
Two of tbe assessors of Wilmington,
were arrested last week by tbe U. S
Marshal, for carrying out this new
method of securing Democratic ma
jorities. Hon. Edward McPheuson bag
Vacated the editorial chair of tbe
Philadelphia Pre, lie undertook
to unhorse Senator Cameron, and has
been himself nnhorsed. He has been
made Secretary of the Republican
National Committee, where instead
of fighting Cameron be will bave to
work under bis lead.
"A Missouri German paper hoists
to the masthead the name of lion
Adolph Pantz for President. We
haven't the slightest idea who the
lion. Adolpb Pantz is, or what claims
be bas for tbe first office within tbe
gifts of the American people; but
if
he is really in the field, we respect
fully nominate tbe Hon. Carl Ucburz
for Vice President Tantz and
Schurz will go well together." Lot
ton Post.
A letter from Colombas, O , to
tbe New York Timet insists that
Grant really bas most strength in
that State. Italsa says: "Mr. Va9b
burne's strength in Ohio lies in bis
weakness. lie is not the first choice
ef more man a half dozan men of any
prominence. Tbe Hon. D. G. Ray,
of tbe House of Representatives, from
Cincinnati, is one of bis most ardent
supporters. Mr. Ray is a 6trong
personal friend, and proposes to visit
Mr. Wasbburne soon and talk over
tbe situation very tally. As the sec
ond choice of nearly everybody, Mr.
Wasbborne bas great strength in
this State. Tbe Sherman men will
not object to bim if they fail to get
ibeir owa man. Tbe Blaine men will
support bim in preference to Sher
man, and be certainly will not be
particularly obnoxious to Grant's
supporters.
The outrage which the Democrats
in tbe House of Representatives now
propose to commit, in order to secure
a majority of Slates in that body,
would be incredible, if it were alleged
to be tbe plan of any other tban
those people. They have resolved to
eecore another member from Minne
sota, by throwing oat Wm D. Wasb
burne, of Minneapolis, who represents
the Third District, and admitting
Ignatius Donnelly, wbo was tbe op
posing Democratic candidate, in 1 878.
Wasbburne bad, not a email aaejority,
bat a very large one 3,0 It aad
nobody bat such an adventurer ia
politics as Donnelly would bave
thought of contesting. To unseat
Wasbburne, however, will be to give
tbe Democrats two members of the
House out of three, from Minnesota,
and this will make tbe poiat which
they are striving after, of -capturing
one more. State, and thus obtaining
clear majority of States, it tbe elec
tion of President should be throws
ieto tbe House.
William H. Koontz, Esq , ad
dresses a long letter to the Meyert
dale Commercial for the sole purpose
to far as we are able to judge, of
k-nd. eg tbe might of Lib name to a
cumber of platitudes and assaults
upon tbe editor of tbe Herald which
have already more than once graced
be columns of that delectable sheet
We bave neither space, time nor in
clination to reply folly to this screed,
but we will gratify Mr. Kocntz by
allusions to its most salient points.
Ho commences by asserting that
e 'e very much worried over the
publication of bis famous certificate
signed by 4S persons; that until tbi
controversy occurred we were on
toobt friendly terns, that be bad con
hd-nee in our integrity, and is on our
fficial bond as Collector, but that
e must not pweume that bis friend
fhip will keep- bim silent when we
give a grossly incorrect account of a
public meeting in which he and
others took part, and then follows a
dreary, drizzling re-hash of his former
statement about tbe meetirg, a copy
of our alleged offensive article, ana
a balf aozea paragraphs of argument
io show that we bad do right to
believe Welfley when be admitted
that he packed tbe meeting, and then
asasiuuning finale comes tbe fa
mous certificate with tbe forged Eig
uatures om mined, and a couple of
others substituted in their place.
Now let us say to Mr. Koontz,
that since we bave forced bim from
bebiud tbe bushes where be t-kulked.
our "worriment'' is over. We never
feared bis certificate of 43, nor any
danger it can do us. Men's charac
ters a:e not easily certified away,
and bis carefully prepared document
proves notbiug, except how easily
men can be induced to siga papers ot
any character. Bring himself and
any other of the signers who attempt
ed to certify that the meeting "as
uot aud could not bave been packed
down to the test, and bow soon their
declaration is puncUr J. How does
be or tbey know it wus not packed ?
They may believe so; there may bave
been no outward evidence of it; but
as men who confederate for a secret
purpose do .not proclaim it in ad
vance, how do they know that there
was not one-half tbat meeting there,
with aa object unknown to them
Pish! pish! let Mr. Koontz get a
witness on the stand who will under
take to swear to a thing which he
may believe, but cannot positively
know, and fee bow qu'ck be will
addle bis story when be gets it be
fore a jury. So it will be seen that
ibis wonderful certificate, gotten op
to show what we said was untrue
because its signers did not see it, is a
ouid failure, and no one knows it
beaer than its author. We wanted a
responsible daddy for it, Mr. Koontz
that was all.
But Mr. Koontz alleges that up to
bis controversy be was our friend,
aud is even now on our official bond.
True, be is on our bond, and so are a
balf score of other gentlemen (princi
pally Democrats; who although we
differ with them widely, bave not
deemed it necessary to proclaim that
(act from ibe house tops, nor attempt
o influence us thereby. e deeply
fcel tbe weigh"; of the obligation tbey
have conferred upon cs, and to Mr.
Koontz we attempted to repay it in
part, by procuring tbe appointment
of bis brother to a position which be
for a long time enjoyed, and eventu
ally lost through no fault of his own,
aud in opposition to our wisnes.
But why did we lose this friend of
many years: According io nts own
statement because we "undertook
either mistakenly or purposely to
give in our paper a grossly incorrect
account of a public meeting" in which
be and we participated Did this
frieud of many years call upon us to
inquire if we bad made a mistake in
our statement? did be, as friends
usually do, abk an explanation, or
complain, or remonstrate, or warn
ns tbat we were going wrong r
a bit oi it. Tbe first notice we bad
tbat the article was not approved,
was a violent personal, abortive at
tack upon us ia the Commercial ,
charging us with untruth, signed, "A
Republican
Mr. Koontz is now on his dignity
and bis honor before the public, and
we ask -bim .the question squarely.
Did be or did be not, write, or cause,
or procure to be written, that article?
Be that as it mar. we refused to
discuss the question of veracity with
a man behind the bush, and uttered
tbe universal sentiment among honor
able men, tbat tbe anonymous as
sailant is a coward not to be noticed.
Then followed in reply tbe famous
certificate with the 43 signers, pub
lisbed as asserted in the paper con
taining it, to settle the question of
veracity.
Is'ntit jaBt a little singular tbat if
Mr. Koontz was not the author of
tbe article signed "A Republican"
that he should so promptly step for
ward to take bis place in the contro
versy ? And is'nt it a most striking
proof of tbe value of bis friendship,
tbat be should, without a word of
inquiry, remonstrance, or reproof,
deliberately set about the prepara
tion, sign himself, and personally
procure tbe signatures ot others, and
then publish a certificate intended to
destroy the character of his old lime
friend. How many friends of this
kind would each of our readers like
to possess ?
But we can imagine a much better
cause on tbe part of Mr. Koontz for
tbe severance of our long time friend
ship, and that is tbe humiliating con
sciousness tbat he displayed a w ful
lack of frankness and candor with bis
old tme friend, in regard to tbe
selection of delegates to tbe Harris
burg Convention. For some time
anterior to tbe county meeting it was
understood between us, tbat be, as
usual, would offer as one of tbe dele
gates, if be could so arrange his bust,
ness in court as to be absent. Dur
ing tbe morning preceding tbe coonty
mnetisg we went to bim in tbe coart
room acid taid, as tbe meeting is to
night, it is time that we should know
who will serve as delegates, and yon
must determine wbetker or no you
can go; after some conversation be
said positively be coold not go. He
then suggested CoL Edie; we suggest
ed tbat Mr. Kooser would serve, and
then named Josiah Keller. His re
ply was, there is no better nor
more level beaded Republican in the
coonty than be is, bat be told me be
could not go. To this we answered,
be can probably be persuaded, and
besajiug, tbese three will do first
rate, we left bim.
Jn tbe course of the day we saw
all tbree of these gentlemen stated
oar conversation with Mr. Koontz,
and tbey agreed to serve if elected.
About four o'clock in tbe afternoon,
we again saw bim in Abe vcoart room,
and told him of .the essest of tbe
; three gentlemen named. Tbt-i hp
j said, since 1 saw you last during
tbe noon intermission Mr. J. O
Meyers called on me and most per
sistently insisted tbat I mast go.
Our reply was. this places us in a
very unpleasant position after solicit-
ing the thres peutlcmen earned to
stand sb candidate?; to which be said,
come aud see me tbis evening after
adjournment and we will talk it all
over. After the bell had been rung
for the meeting wo went to b:s ofbee,
found Mr. Ogle and others there,
solicited a private interview, and
found him apparently still undecided
as to his actios. We told bim among
other things, that we understood
Welfley was trying to pack tbe meet
ing with Blaine men for the purpose
of carying a vote of instructions for
that gentleman, that as the party bad
never heretofore instructed its dele
gates, we were opposed to aa inno
vation on custom tbat might return
some day to plague us; that we bad
been told tbt'. Messrs. Edie, Kooser,
and Yutzy aa well as ourselt weald op
pose instructions, aud probably tbe
attempt woult mako trouble. He
concurred in tLa vie-, tbat instruc
tions ought not to be passed ; we
went together to tbe court room ana
in going up tbe stairs we urged bim J
to see Mr. Keller, explain to bim bis
changed views as to being a delegate
and thus relieve us trom our embar
rassing position. On entering the bar
be failed to speak to Mr. Keller on
the subject we think pointedly de
clined to do so. Tbe meeting was
organized, Mr. Keller re-elected
Chairman, and immediately Mr. Ogle
arose and nominated Messrs. Edie
and Kooser as Legislative and Mr.
Koontz as Senatorial delegate.
Let us say just here tbat Edie and
Kooser were outspokenly in favor of
Senator Blaine's nomination, while
Keller' first choice was known to be
General Grant.
Now, much stress has been laid by
Mr. Koontz on tbe fact that plenty of
time elapsed between the nomiuanon
and election ot the delegates to permit j
an amendment to strike out tbe names
uf one or all of these gentlemen and
substitute others. True, but could
we, without stultifying ourself and in
sulting gentlemen we bud personally
solicited to stand, offer such au amend
ment ? Wbile on tbe other band Mr.
Keller would not consent to being
nominated as against Mr. Koontz,
and we believed also tbe meeting
was packed for tbe very purpose of
ecuring three Blaine delegates, and
therefore to offer any amendment was
useless; and tbat more than one per
son present was ready to offer instruc
tions for Blaine in case a Grant dele
gate was elected, we bave since been
credibly informed. Is not tbe f-itua-tion
apparent? Mr. Koontz knew
tbat Mr. Ogl w.'ijld be nominate
bimself.Edie and K. o er; be knew tbat
we were committed to tlie two latter
gentlemen; be probably calculated
upon Ke!leri diniuclination to have
a contest with him, as also upon bis
own strength ia tbe mee.ing, and
thus without apparently taking any
part, be procured the nomination of
three Blaine delegates, and thus dj
prived tbe frieuds of Grant of a rep-1
resentative io the Convention. No
one was opposed to bim as a dele
gate, but bad be not at first refused
to stand, and utter wards ttbil!y-sbtu-
lied about it, tbe opportunity would
bave been presented to press Keuer
or some other Grant man instead cf
either Edie or Kooser, sad thus 8t
least there would bave been fuir play.
Now read our article on the meet
ing which Mr. Koontz hs fumed over
so much, in the light of these revel
ations and manv things therein which
bave been laboriously perverted will
assume a plainer aspect. j
W bv Mr. kviontz has forced tbis
quarrel upon uh unless our preced
iug conjecture be true we know not.
und care as hue ; we make the for
going explanation for the enlighten
ment of our friends, not to bim. e
utterly repudiate and frcoff at his at
tempted censorship over the Herald;
we laugh to scorn bis puerile assault
upon our character, and we decline
to acknowledge bis assumed guardian
ship over the Republican party of the
county.
The attempt to get up the impres
sion tbat tbe Herald either wilfuliy
insulted the Republicans of tbe county
or those that were in tbe late county
meeting, is as absurd as it is baseless.
For twenty years it bas labored for
tbe interests of the party unceasingly.
While others of its advocates annual
ly took tbe stump for a brief cam
paign and then retired to the shades
of private life, its editor bas never
bad tbe harness off bis back. In
senson and out of season he bas
worked for its interests. He has made
foes inside its ranks as well as out, by
his warfare in behalf of its integrity.
He sacrificed tbe emoluments of office
rather than tacitly assent to the here
Bies promulgated by President John
son. He bas labored to keep Dure tbe
methods of the party, and against hos
tility in its ranks offered a year since
in tbe annual meeting and carried, a
resolution that led to tbe revision,
and it is booed, the purification of its
nominating system. Ia ebort, be bas
done everything in his power to bene,
lit and push forward tbe standard of
the party, and now to say that be has
turned upon bis co-workers, or upon
tbe masses of the party of bis pride
and of bis affection, is nothing but
sheer, stupid, malicious folly.
Tbe Herald is not a mere organ
to grind as any man dictates. It has
always held itself ameuable to any
person presumably injured by its
course. Its columns bave always
been open to frank and fair diecus
sions of public or party questions.
It speuks its editor's seutiments fear
lessly and freely. It censures or ap
proves as he believes is right, or best
for party interests. Codtr bis super
vision it bas been built up from a
very small affair, until it is now one
of tbe most largely circulated coonty
journals in Wesleru Pennsylvania,
and wben it ceases to be tborougnly
independent of dictation as it al
ways bas been from any source
whatever, he, or it, or bath will bave
ceased to exist.
Gradually tbe conviction, says the
Chicago Inter-Ocean, is forcing; itseif
upon tbe minis of tbe Republicans
who bave preferred some other can
didate co Grant, that f.fter all he is
the safe man to nominate at Chicago.
Tbis conviction is well explained by
tie Marinette (Wis.) Eagle, which
says ;
James G Blafpi is oar personal
choice. We nave tbe w firmest cor
ner in oar heart for Blaine, tim pjem
ed knight that burled defiance in the
teeth ot tbe rebel brigadiers in Con
gress, and wbc, we believe, would
make a first class President in every
respect. But it is a tact of our histo
ry tbat, as yet, no United States Sen
ator bas been chosen to Bit in the ex
ecutive chair. Seward, Clay, Web
ster, and other illustrious statesmen
bave tried it, but ail failed. Our per
sonal idol we fear will fail too. Bat
tbe silent, inflexible, unflinching,
plain, unassuming Grant, who bas
aosjzf yet failed in anything be has
uodprta&aa, w;l not fail if nominated,
bat will go ia oo ' V'dal wave of
popular feeling ifaat wiif i,eep tbe
last vestige of sectionalism trom otfr
rebel-cursed land.
Fifteen years have elapsed eicce
John Cessna last assumed tbe man
agement of a State campaign, and
the Republicans then carried the
Stato by over 20,000 when the tetci
vote was fifty per cent, lees than it is
now. Since then be bas been an
active politician and an unsparing
partizan at all times. What be does
not know about the management of a
political campaign be cannot learn in
tbis State, and it U more tban likely
tbat some of bis Democratic oppo
nents will be taught a great deal
between now and ibe second Wednes
day in November. Philadelphia
jmerican
The wonderful pother chat is cow
being made over tbe proposition to
re nominate General Grant, while it
may "affright the souls ot timid ad
versaries" is not likely to have mu"b
influence with men old enough to
have beard such political thut-der
heretofore. In 1864 the re-nomination
of President Lincoln was oppos
ed by such giants as Salmon P.
Chase, William H. Seward, Benja
min F. Wade, Charles Sumner,
Henry Winter Davis, Weuduil
Philips and other prominent and
fierce Republicans, and a convention
was held at Cleveland for tbe pur
pose of emphasizing the opposition,
and tbe principal ground of hostility
to Mr. Linccln then, as to Grant now.
J was the alleged fear thvt be would
ass u mo dictatorial control, having
bad a taste of absolute power as Com-mander-in
Chief of the army, under
suspension ot the habeas corpus.
In 1S72 General Grant's re-nomination
was opposed by tbe strongeet
combination of great newspupt-rs
ever made in this country. A bolt
under the lead of such men as Gree
ly, Schurz and others, was organized,
aud a third party Liberal Republi
cans was formed, an alliance was
made with the Democracy Mr
Greely was set up as a candidate for
President C;e saristr, Imperialism,
and an alleged fear of a Dictator,
were tbe campaign cries, and yet
Grant was elected by a tremendous
majority, served bis second term, and
quietly vacated tbe office to Presi.
dent Hayes. Oae would naturally
suppose that two such signal failures
would have discouraged a tbird At
tempt to Ecare the people into aban Joa
ing their favorite candidate, but we
are again being treated to a t-igbt oi
the same old "spooks," compelled to
listen to the same old dreadful warn
ings, and expect to combat fallacies,
tbat repeated teBts have long since
exploded, and as usual the New
York Tribune appears as the ctiefest
of mourners, although its grief is net
quite as boisterous as in 'ormer times.
Front tbe days of Washington doau,
that howl, "fear of a military d;cta-
tor," has done duty, for one or the
other parties of tbe day, and we pre
sume future generations, like this one,
will bave to bear it. History dot 3
not record tbat it ever scared any
body, and we suppose it never will.
Olean, N. Y., March 4 During
the present winter, farmers living iu
sparsely-settled portions of Bradtord
county, Pa , have suffered much loss
by tbe invasions of wolves. The en
croachments of civilization have ren
dered tbem exceedingly sby.yet upon
occasions when rendered desperate
by hunger or seeing no chance tor es
cape, they fight furiously. Tbe ani
mals bave played such havoc among
cattle for the past few months that
tbe inhabitants rose np ia arms and
determined npon a policy of extermi
nation, but thus far tbe attempts
bave met with poor success, as the
animals baffled pursuit. Valentine
White, one of tbe oldest settlers of
Bradford county, resides a tew miles
south of Clermont. He baa cleared
a good sized farm, and is to some ex
tent isolated from hia neighbors.
Around Mr. White's farm is a dense
forest, almost untouched by tbe pio
neers. Bear, deer, and wolf are
abundant, notwithstanding which
they are seldom disturbed by hunters
In the rear of Mr. White's houe u a
huge frame barn, with great cracks,
caused by decaying boards. A few
mornings ago White went out to the
barn to feed hia stock. As he reach
ed tbe barn be heard an unusual
commotion inside. Thinking some
cf tbe animals had broken loose, be
did net open the front door lest tbey
fh old escape, but squeezed bimnelf
through a large aperture left by a
broken board. As soon as be entered
tbe uproar increased, and he saw in
tbe middle of tbe barn floor a heifer
wbich bad torn herself from the stan
chion by main force, and broken one
horn in tbe act. Clinging to her
mozzle was a large grey wolf, w ith
its long, sharp teeth fastened ia the
animal's nose with a bull-dog grip,
wbile another was trying to ham
string tbe poor creature.
Tbe bellowing of tbe heifer, tbe
snarling of tbe wolves, and tbe rat
tling of the loose barn floor made a
deafening racket, and the human in
truder was unnoticed. Tbe cow
shook tbe wolf like a limp rag, and
poueded tbe sides of the stable with
it, but in vain. Old White's anger
at tbe attack on bis stock overmas
tered all feelings of prudeace, and,
seizing a pitchfork, he prepared him
self for an attack. No sooner did the
wolves perceive bim, tban, maddened
by tbe taste of blood, tbey turned
from tbe beifer and attacked bim. As
one ot tne iniunaiea animals sprang
at the old man, be dealt it a migbty
blow with tbe fork, sending it into a
corner. Bat the other animal caught
its teeth in tbe old man's right coat
sleeve, and ia each close quarters
that the weapon was of no avail. Af
ter kicking uselessly at tbe animal,
he grasped its throat with bis left
band and choked the wolf nntil it let
go. Then seizing again the pitch
fork, he dealt a well directed blow,
an broke the leg of one of the ani
mals, waiph then dodged through tbe
hole behind hjtn, find limped off,
fcowljng dismally. The other wolf
held its ground, and whenever an
opportunity was offered sprang at
the old man, now and then fastening
its teeth into bis arms. Though
bleeding profusely. White continued
the Cgbt, and finally, with a well-directed
thrust of tbe pitchfork, sent tbe
tines through tbe animal's heart, kill
ing it almost instantly. The dead
wolf was of large sizd, gaunt with
banger, and witb a shaggy coat of
iigat grey, w bite s domes were
torn into ahreda, and bis face, neck,
and Jjreaet were scarred deeply by
tbe claws of the animal.
It I nil JfnanihlBo.
When we talk of the p-is-ibie dan
ger that tbe Democrats will make
forcible reiptaoce to tbe inaugura
tion of any Republican President next
spring except General Grant, sundn
wiseacres, Republican as well a's
Democratic, eba'sa their beads and
say : "Ab, yea; tbat nil very good
buncombe tor cuuipi u purposes, but
we all know it doa'i amouut to any
thing." Let us see about that.
Tbere is something said ia a very
respectable bock ubont the inability
of the leopard to change his sp3ts ;
and if thsre i3 a ?p;-ckled creature ia
existence whose ra'nrfcs never rub off,
that creature ia the Democratic partv
of tbe Uaiied States. The mtcula
tioas ornament its tidj no, and tho
same old virus rutis ia its blood that
did a quarter of a century ago. What
is its rrc rd ia the iaauijurative bus
iuet, ? In October. 1856, wben there
-eemed to ba sme likelihood tbat
Fremont, would ba elecici. tbe Dem
.craLic Southern Gjveruors held a
secret caucus at Raleigh, X. C , and
resolved that the inauguration of Fre
mont should never take place. This
is bUtory now, but such a statement
then would have been set down aa
tbe wildest cf campaign canards.
Henry A. Wise, Governor of Virgin
ia, afterward boas cd that be was to
nave garrisoned Wasbicgton witb an
armed force of 20,000 men to prevent
tbe inauguration, and yet it would
have been impossible ia tbe fall of
IS.jG to make even the most ultra
Republican Oelieve that any such
move was eeriouly intended.
When Lincoln was on his way to
Washington, in the spring of 18C1,
very fjw men ut the North reI:Zed
to.it there was any danger uf bis not
beitg permitted to eeu:ne the Presi
dentii l Sk-: and yet it Eubsequn ly
Oecame tltor tbat there was a Demo
cratic plot for bis assassination even
then, and l hit he wnld uever bave
been pernntud -to go through the
city ot Baltimore alive if ho had ap
peared there at the time and in tbe
manner he w as expected. Men who
ere iu Wanhiugtorj at the time, and
ho knew tbe ttuiper of the defeated
party, devoutly tbuukud God as for
great danger passed when the inaugu
ration was btif'ely over.'
Frutu tbat time on the Democrats
were cot ia sufficient force at Wash
ington to orgaiiza a reballiou on iu
BUijuraiioo day until the election of
Pretidbnt Have, and then threats
Oegau to bts beard again of forcible
fesimaoee from the vooq-iisbed party
Itdid uot seem possible tht ruas u
able men should contemplate sufli a
move, aod tbe Deiuocm'.ic leaders
DBviug j iued ia ui egreement to
abide tbe deti-ioa of liiet electoral
cotu:uiaion, tl;o danger was happily
averted ; but, looking back at the
matter to-day, id the light of thow
ferocious aud incautious utterances
with which Democratic Congressmen
dit-graced the setsion of last year,
wbo cau doubt thnt the dangor of a
rebellious uprising under their man
agement did really exist ?
Tbe present year, uot yet out of its
first quarter, has witnessed an at
tempi, aud one ihtit was for a time
successful, ton, tu Ciirry out the fv
voriu Democratic u-nioa of bringing
about by force aud usurpation wbu
tbey failed to accjmpiis'j atthe pells;
and this, too, not among the ' briga
diers," but in the stuid and conserv
ative S'ate of Maine lathis case
too, men refused to believe that any
thing so monstrous could be intended
ly political leaders of any stripe, but
they found whea the time came that
msj iri.ies and the laws never yet ap
palled a true Democratic politician
Could anything more impracticable
and preposterous be imagined than
that Garceloa, backed by the rank and
file of his whole party in Maine, Mas
sachusetts, New York, Illinois, and
every where clee, soould ssiza upon
'.he government of a State ou tbe
merest speck aud shadow of right,
and hand it over t a bogus Legisla
ture and a bogus Governor ? If such
comparatively small gime was worta
such a gigantic and shameless effort,
what may not tha same party do to
get fontrol of the government, p.iw
er, patronage, and plunder of the
whole United States? Inter-Ocean.
I.juru Law.
Charleston, S C, Match 2. Oo
Saturday Ids-, u one-armed negro,
named Loniu Kiud;;r, committed an
outrageous assault upon a white wo
man named Bvrd, residing near
George's Statioo, Culieton county,
ab ut 50 miles from tbis city A
hunt was organized and the villain
captured abut 4 o'clock on Suuday
uoruing by a mixed black and white
posse He was taken to the scene
of the outr-ge and identified by bis
vicini A vote of the pjsie was ta
ken, and it was decided uot to lynch
bim, but to allow the law to take its
course. Kindr was then taken to
George's Station and placed in the
Kuard hou.-e under a fctroag puard
Oa Miuday moruing be was sent to
Val'.erb-.ro j-iil, still Ktrongly guard
ed. Oa their w&y to WaLerboro the
guard were overpowered by an armed
force, consisting, it is said, largely of
the relatives of the outraged lady,
and the ptisoner was conveyed to a
secluded spat :a the woods, where Le
was kept uaiil uigbL About G o'clock
lost night he was again confronted
with tbe lady whom he bud outraged
and again identified. He was again
taken id the woods, where prepara
tions were immediately made to bang
him At the last moment he con
fessed the crime, and aUo confessed
to a similar outrage upon, a colored
woman at Newberry six years ago.
Ho further acknowledged the killing
of a colored girl rear Kiog's Tree
last April, aud confessed to four bur
glaries aud innumerable thefts. At
10:30 o'clock be was banged, and af
ter firing a v.jliey of pistol snots into
the body tbe crowd quietly dispers
ed Kinder was a dangerous outlaw,
wbo for over a year bad been the
terror of tbe neighborhoid in wbich
be preyed, and the action of the vig
ilant is heartily iudi-rsed by botb the
whiles and the colored residents of the
vicinity.
Kraal al the Hnma capital.
City of Mexico, March 3 The
grand serenade in honor of General
Grant was magnificent, 350 musicians
participating. Tbe grounds were bril
liantly illuminated. At night the
American colony gave a brilliant
ball to Mr. and Mrs. Foster, wbich
was attended by the diplomatic corps
and most of the led ug men ot every
nationality On tbis occsion a testi
monial, atgued by all the. promiuent
AtDerican'retv'Jenta of the capital,
was presented to Mr Foster, and witb
it a memorial fac-sioj'le of tbe Aztec
calandar-stona wrought in Mexican
silver. A beautiful album was also
presented to Jirs. Foster. Intelli
gence tf the reces-i on of tbe obnox
luus order to raiu MeX'Ciu terri
tory has been received here and
has caused universal good teeliu .
Ii' yon want a good coonty paper,
subscribe for the Herald.
Ml.
I.npiasapji.is, March 5 A terri
fic toruado passed over tbis city last
night. A large number of houses
wetc unroofed, cuitnueyss blowa
dawn, trees uprooted, etc. The Cen
tral A vc-uue Methodist cbureb was
alm-ai eutirt-iy demolished A
dwelling bouse was lifted from its
foundations aud carried five or six
feet. The inmates of the house es
caped with but slight iDj'ury. Two
or three persons were seriously in
jured, but, so far as known, no lives
were lost.
Cleveland, March 5 A terrific
storm accompanied by thunder &od
ligQtnijg, did great damage here tbis
morning. .Many chimueys, sigus aud
trees were blown down, walla topped
over nod several small frame buildings
were wrecked. Tbe Cleveland 1 e
tn!e High School, on Woodward
avenue, was partly unroofed, and a
portiou ot the upper west wail was
torn off. About 70 young ladies
were sleeping in tbe institution, but
none were iojured. The roof of tbe
new brick wire mill of the Cleveland
Rollicg M:ll Company was uplifted
aud one of the walls was thrown in
on the werkuien, killing Jas. Brown
and severely i:juring several otbers.
The gale unroofed the depot at Ox
ford, U , this morning.
Toledo, March 5. During a heavy
storm of wind and rain early this
morning, a chimney of tbe Buckeye
Brewery was blown down, falling on
aid crushing the engine house, in
wbicb Policeman John II ass ell, M
F. Doyle and tbe night watchman of
the bre Aery bad taken refuge. The
former two were killed and tbe latter
severely iojured. Tbe wind did con
siderable damage to roofs, freigbt
sheds, itc , aud prostrated telegraph
lines in all directions.
Cincinnati, March ii A des
patch from New Albany, Ind , to tbe
Commercial says a fire, suoposed to
have been of incendiary origin, broke
out during tbe storm laat bight ia tbe
chemical works aud pot hous of the
De Paur plate-glass manufactory,
bith of which were destroyed L s
between $40,000 and $50,000 ; insur
ance $25 000
Rochester. N. Y., March 5 The
burial casket works of C. E. Cun
ningham t Co., were struck by lisjat
ning lut aignt aud destroyed. Loss
?10.000. Ibe storm was very se
vere.
Louisville, March 5. A violent
storm of wind and rain prevailed
hi-re early this morning. So far as
has bi'en benrd, no damage bas been
done beyond the blowing down of a
few fe.iCes and sigus
Little Rock, Ark, March 5
Heavy raius have fallen during tbe
past week and much damage bas
been dt neat tbe Uot Springs and
elsewhere by the flooding
A Mory of I rlmv anil Hrvrnics.
Parkeiisiiiko, W. Va , March 4
Tbe trul ol William Couklo f r the
attempted murder of Rufus Ralston
aud Cookie's owa family on last
Tbank.giving night, yesterday re
suited in a verdict cf guiity, aud he
tvus sentenced to 4 fears iu the peni
icutiary. Eight years ago Ralston
a wealthy f irmer, succeeded la alien
ating the affections of Conkle's wife.
Conkie, suspecting au improper inti
macy, went West in 1875, s lling all of
bis property, wbile .Mrs. LouKle mov
ed into Ralston's house, whose wife
bad died shortly before. Tbis was
the state of affairs wben Conkie
returned in the fall, and endeavored
wiibout success to get hi3 wife away
from Ralston. It is thought that tbe
trouble turned his bruia. Rilstoa's
house was subsequently mysteriously
burned. He was owner of several
farms, bat by a scries of mi-sfortunes,
one after another went lato ober
bauds, until be was reduced to living
off oue tniull farm. Coukle construe
ted a caunonout of well tobiug, sunk
in a large sinker oil for a breech with
1 inch bore, aud loadiug it with an
iroa ooli, discharged it at tbe bouse
where Ralston with Conkle's tamiiy
was sleeping, tbe bolt teariug its way
just over tbe bed where Ralston slept
passing through and lodging in the
chimney. Rushing from the house
Conkle's own son John discovered
bim draggiug his improvised caanou
from tbe tp-A thirty rods from the
houe.
Wby n I'cnnua Mnpnrvtaur Re-
Washington, March 4 Ia the
executive sessiou if the hen ate to
day the nomination of Geu. McNeil,
as census supervisor for the Eastern
District of Missouri, was rej-cied by
a very decisive vote of 32 nays,
against i yeas. Ibis action was
based uojq au adverse report from
tbe Judiciary Committee, accompan
ied with abatement to tbe effect that
Gea. McNeil, ia tbe year 1802, wbile
in comuiaad of United States troops
at Paluiora, Mo , ordered tbe execa
tion of eleven cttizeus ot that neigh
bjrhood who bad b.-ea arretted, but
not yet tried, oa a general charge ot
'busbbaeking,'; aud executed ten of
iheiu w itbout trial, as a measure of
so called retaliation for the alleged
abJuctiou and supposed murder of a
Lnion mua in tbe same county. -Me
Neil's orders required tbe execution
of these prirtonere-if the missing Un
ionist was not returned within a cer
tain period, und as nothing was
heard from ibe latter, tbe orders were
carried lu'.o en.-ct by McNeil's pro
vost marshal upou tbe designated
day. It was also stated by members
of the Judiciary Committee that the
life of the eleventh prisoner was
spared by the provost marshal upon
an enforced condition that tbe honor
ot tbe farmer's wife should be tbe
price of ber husband's release, and
tbat General NcNeil continued this
saaie provost marshal ia service uu
der him after the disgraceful facts
became known, (ten. Mc-Neil, early
in tbe administration of President
Hayes, was appointed to the position
uf Indiao inspector, and still holds
tbat cttbe.
laradluic tbe ladiaa Terrtlaty.
Kansas Citt, Mo., March 3 In
tense excitement prevailed here last
night in consequence of a statement
that the United States attorney is
directed to read tbe president's
proclamation at the Oklahoma meet
ing at'tbe merchants' exchange to-day.
Last nieht oreDarations were made
a , ,
for the meeting. Speeches were made
by Colonel iijudinor, ex-congressman
Franklin, General Blair, Hon Siduey
Clark aud others.
Companies are organized here, and
there are concerted measures for a
successful raid. The people are
unanimously in favor of Senator
Vest's bjil but they are bound to g-
mti tin icrriti.rr at all bazzards.
- - - -. - j i
i Tr.-imia are xp&ttered alootr the front
ier, but leaders wbo came to Kansas
i City yesterday say tbey can put
2 000 men on the march at three days
notice. There is no tear of blood
shed uuless the President's order is1
modified so as to allow settlers to go
upon the ceded lands.
A i
Tk baltrtal Scandal.
Washings s, March 2 Tbe pa
pers io tbe loug threatened suit tor
seduction aga'nsi Seuator Geo Hill,
of Georgia, wos filed in ihfi District
Supreme Court tbis evening. Tbe
plaintiff is Jessie RavmoLd, a youog
womau of 23. add fLe claims f'utti
the f-euator jlO.OOO damans. Tbe
alleged seduction is said to have been
cummitted at Atlanta, G. la N-i-vember,
1877, and resulted, as alleg
ed, iu the birth ot a child to Miss
Raymond tbe folb-wiog year. The
$10,000 damages claimed in tbe dec
laration cover the items of expease of
ii octor and nurse, aud tbe remainder
is clhiiued as a recompense tor daai
ate to ber eocd name, stie having
previously been, as claimed in tbe
bill, of irreproachable character. Miss
Raymond also claims that she bas
received so tar only $3S towards the
care and support of the child, in
sums ot$5. This is tbe story told ia
tbe legal documents. Tbe plaintiff
is tar trom being attractive in person
al appearance. According to ber
story, she first met Senator Hill in an
Atlanta Hotel, and it was there that
the alleged offense was committed
She says also that various attempts
were made to compromise the case in
a way that would save the Seuator's
reputation. Sbe came to this city a
few months ago, and has been at
tempting to get something in the
way of a settlement from the defend
ant. Mrs. Belva A Lock wood, her
council, says that sbo bas tried to
induce tbe Senator to provide for tbe
woman without the compulsion of
law, and for that reason postponed
the filing of the papers for many
days. Miss Raymond aud ber infaut
are now in tbis citv. Sbe claims l
be ia destitute circumstances and
without friends. Senator Hill as
called upon this evening in reference
to tbe matter, and said be had not
yet received notice of the suit He
bad expected ic, however, as threats
of action bad been made. He pro
uounced tbe whole affair au attempt
at blackmail, and declared bis inten
tion iJ having all parties concerned
in it arrested for conspiracy.
.If r Tllrfea la ! a Candidate.
Washington, March 3 The Post
.t .... . t rl
oi to-morrow win contaia tne uii.iv
ing editorial article :
"Atameetiner of the prominent
friends of Mr. Tilden w hich was held
io New York last Saturday, tbe dec
laration was made by tbat geaUo
man tbat be would without doubt b
a candidate fr the Democratic nomi
nation. Duriug ibe lar-t six month
reports bave reached u from lime to
time, and from iu"st autbeatiu sources,
that Mr. Tilden coutetuplated a vol
untary but decided reuuueia ion of
such honors But we have no rea
son to doubt that whatever might
have been bis intetitioas r purposes,
be i9 now firmly res.ilved ta ask for a
renomiuaMon. It was due to friends
who nrgbt desire t aitach themselves
t o'her candidates iu tbe eventot bis
withdrawal, tbat he should come to
an immediate and positive decision,
and this we are informed on unques
tiouuble authority be bas done. Mr.
Tilden is credited with the possession
ot great political sagacity and al
most unbounded influence in his
party, but we bave no reason to
doubt, on tbe coutrary, tbat unless
he can convince the Cmciuuati Con
vention that he can carry the State
of New York, be can never obtain
tbe nominatiou. He may be able, as
tbe New York Hun, which appears to
be hia veracious mouthpiece, asserts,
to defeat any Democrat nominated
over bim or against his wishes. It
is not possible tbat a convention ot
sensible men will ment and nominate
a man confesedly foredoomed to de
feat. It will of "the bighest import
ance, therefore, for him to immedi
ately put at work tbe agencies wbicb
will bring about a consolidated Dem
ocracy in tbe City and State of New
York"
Twrnty Fve Year an Aatacrat.
St Petersburg. March 2 The
city is gaily decorated, and tbe day
is being observed as a general holi
day in honor of the twenty fifth an
niversary tf the Czar's accession.
At 10 o'clock this mornin? vast
crowds assembled before tbe Winter
Palace. The troops were massed in
tbe central quadrangle of the palace
and immediate vicinity. The pro
gramme of the ceremonies heretofora
given was executed Tbe Czar ap
peared on tbe balcony ot tbe palace,
where be remained twenty minutes
saluting tbe multitude, amid great
enthusiasm:
The Official Mesnemjer publishes a
letter from the Emperor William,
countersigned by Prince Bismarck,
congratulating tbe Cz ir iu term3 of
warm and earnest friendship oo tbe
twenty-fifth anniversary of his acces
sion to tbe throne and on bis escape
from injury by the recent explosion
io the Winter Palace. The Emperor
William expresses bis gratification
tbat the friendship which united their
fathers has been maintained, and bis
confidence that it will continue oa
changed to tbe end of his life.
Tbe decrees erar.ting pardons to
prisoners, remittiuog arrea-s of tax
owing by tie rural population, and
awarding orders of diitiuction have
been published.
All tbe members of the C uoeil of
he Empire, including the Chancellor,
Prince Gortscbakoff, proceeded at
balf past 11 o'cl ck ibis morning to
the Winter Palace and presented a
congratulatory address to the Em
peror. After the Cur bad rr cve-J tbe
congratulations of the enormous
crowd at the palace h drove out io
an open carriage, and was 1 mdly and
continuouly cheered in tbe crowded
streets through wich be passed.
St Petebsblrg, March 2 Even
ing. Up to tbis time no disturbances
whatever have occurred.
Fatal Fire Damp Esplaalao.
Wilkesbarre, March C An ex
plosion in No. 2 shaft, at Naoticke
yesterday, killed James Henry, Ed
tnuod Morgan, Joseph Audernott and
David T. Watkin. John T. Watkins
was serioosl-y injured. Tbe disaster
was caused by a miter leaving tbe
door open, thu breaking tbe air
current Gas accnmulatd and igoit
ed from a naked light carried by tbe
mine boss. Tbe bottom of the shaft
was blown to pieces and tbe cars
mashed. Three men were killed by
the concusion and two by concusion
and barns. Three miners who at
tempted the rescue of the men were
overcome by black damp and were
saved with great difficulty.
BaOaeatvd.
Baltimore, March 2 Michael
Sullivan and Michael Collins, two cf
the crew of tbe sloop Josephine,
were suffocated to death this morn
ing on b -ard the vessel. They went
on ooara late at Digci luiuiicaieu,
and accidentally set tbe sloop on fire'
wbicb was damaged to tbe extent of
about $300 before tbe fire was extinguished.
A Bail rami Rlt.
Cincinnati. March 2 A Toledo
snecial u ibe Enrtuircr states that
rsilresd riot oceurrrtl thfrw this f -
ternnon Tne Toleao, D lph s and : years i f e a harg-d at M-iieo for
Burlington Railroad, Ue-if )js of sr'- - ?io L D Welltuhain Jaunary
ti!;ir icto the city witb itir line, rind 27, 1S70, a&d Joseph Carl a, Ltbau-Mii-frf-dt
d io resehieg a poiiit where i oo, fur kl'liug W. II K'( g last Seo
thy Miami an-1 Eri Cstial is ;rt-r-' tens her Bjio were putl:c rx-rutions
eecied, frou. w heuce it desired to ran a:iu . tended by grea; c -. 1 of peo
a track aloog Canal avenue. Aa or- pie trom tbe surrouud.u,r countrv.
dinanca v''-'iair the ritflit ot way j Notaing of spiMsl note o- curred at
failed io i: Ci'inci), bur, ia de!iat;c-o ! filter lice C!btbi- culprits died
of authority .i iarK'o force of work-j eily.
men heaD ar!v this morning, and i San Francisco, M ireb 5 Cba.
i before qikj'j ;iSed dowi fully f'.-ur
hundred v.rJ Tb people iu :hei
! reuhoorliootl, some ;f vvb.-se d"r -
jarda were eu; ir by tbe road, r.fu
iZt-d, and a; a ?igna;, seorvs o pio !, as nausea to day at btata Cruz,
wouiea and children bur; Iro.n lie It-f; a written statement, asseri
booses, sheds and btrts, ami toofc pos- that he killed Wibiams in self de
session if the track Tte orkai--!i : f-nre, aad hd teen cjuvieted on per
did i.ot iiiiaieI.te!y stop, but. VollvV jjsK(j Ujfimouy.
after volit y of mud. ant and rocks;
compelled tbem to fly. The crowJ, ! Elaady Mara.
swollen to many huudnd-, thea de-i
Htroved t'ie road, tetriug up the rails' Rawlins. W v , March 2 Two
and'bendiog them, aud throwing the ; ufderous affrays occurred here to
ties into tbe ratal A squai of po-! t3-T- .A niaa named Ed Clark, while
lice wan sent to the ceue, bat c o.ld returning home about five o'clock
do notbipg, and tbe rioters retailed ! tb'J niorniog. was shot aad mortally
vicarious possession of the avenue, j landed 7 b' partner. John Lee,
The leader of the raid as a bravnv jfr the trifling offease of trying to
Irishwoman, and bljcdsed
WOCiil
havrt resulted had tbe workmen con
lii ind resistance.
HelllcrrffBi Editor.
St. Lous, Marco 2 Yesterday
afternoon Mr. Hvde, editor of the
iiepuom-an. met ruiuzer, proprietor
f the PoM Dispatch, ou tbe corner of
Fourth and Oliver eireet", aud af.er;
a word or two bad be-n exchanged,
the exact purport, of waicn is net
known, Puli-zer received a stuauiug
blow in ;nu luce hien knocked !T
his eye g!-ses aad scattered his pa
pers. l'uiiiz;r at oj'-e inadi ir evi
dect that be ovned a revolver, but
lot it immediately, 'Le wenpou In-ing
subeeoueutlv picked "to by -Mr
Couab, who bolus it, tV the w n-r.
After a britf grapple hqi' more hi a s
in the face, Pub'Z-i went down upon
tbe sidewulk, Hdt upon bim At
tbis juncture Dr Vaa S'tnidiford, a
well known pbvsieiiaf this ciiy
and one or two other geutlrmeu re-,
uiored Mr lljdef'roui the hodv of
Mr Puli'Z-r, excl-itaiiug somewhat
excitedu, "It, won't d), you krow "
Mr. Hyde expressed him.-elf a-sans
tiid thit their advice Was C'-d, and
allied uwny with a friend Mr
Puliz :t got up and lucked for rU
eye giarsi's, uud tbe lare crowd
which ba 1 gathered dispersed, one
man, as above srattd, takiog l'.ili'Z
er'tt pi.-t-.d wi. h bim
I litllti Allrtnpt ta t.i.l l.rnrra
nri,kn
St. Peter-i Titii. Mrch t (lui
eral M"t;k ;T. Ciiief of ib-a new '.
ecutive C'-tPtn'S-ii.Ti was tired ut by
a ycuug raa i, sid robe asfidi,',
and who t -irf-i taui.cv . but was oo-.
hurt, tbn bullet. pa.vur tnrouru cii
i-ioak. Tci attempt 'vas ui-ido while
tbe G-ueral was al gating fruia I i
arria" io front ft ins residence. A
C.issack iroop-r ins!itly neiz.t tbr
student, who struma' led to fi o a
seconJ shut, but wa.t prevented by a
blow from MalikoiT The fellow is as
bad a mr!;smau as tbe "other NimiI
Ists detailed for services cf a-isa-ina-tion,
as he stood vloav to the carria
door wLilo tin General v-as get'i-ig
ui. Iu ail other parts of the Em
pire the demonstrations a'.teudhig
ibe anuivtrsary of the Cz ir's t -tvat ?
Sfth licccssioa passed o!T witbotuany
disturbances. Tre event was eel
rbrated iu Mi-cow, Cnarc-.fT, War
saw Ti3i-, and other large c:t es on u
scale of creat magaiacence.
tirrtitiun of HrliMlilMaty.
St pETERsnriM, March 5 Viol -dits'iy,
the .Nibitiet who attempted
la shoot Gen. Melikoff on Wednes
day, was brought to-day from the
fortress to tbe place of execution,
strapped id a sitting posture, on a
black vehicle, with bis back to the
horses A olaoard bearing the words
"Stale criminal was attached to his
breast. A company of Co-sacks
formed tbe escort. The scaffjld wm
surrounded by infantry, drawn up in
hollow square. Oa the way to the
-caff -Id, arid after reaching1 it, Melo
oitskv was quite culm, smiling cea-
siouallv. Afer tbe sc-utence bid
been reed Velodittky turned aU
bowed on all sides to the people.
Just before ho was delivered t the
bauginaa he said a few words to the
priest aud kissed the cross. Tne ex
ecution took place ia tbe pret-tice of
an immense cone urse. The bodv
remained hui.iau 20 miautes Thu
police arrested sevea mea iu the
crowd having the apiiearaice of
stuaeu's They were tak-n t tbe
fortress under a stroug escort.
Colored Juror.
Wasiiinutox. Msrch 1 A decis
ion was reuilitd in tbe Supreme
Court i,f the Uu'ted St-ites this after
aoou in the ere of Sirauder, pbin-iiT
iu err, r, vs ih S a'e of West Virgii."
ia. Tb question iuvolved w to-eour-tmi
i jualtty ot the aci ut !!
Wet Virginia Legislature (Us i.t
I S72-.J, chafer 47) excluding col r
eo iizens Trom jurv err ice ia ibat
State. This court holds iht when a
Colored cttiz-n i tried for bis hi ty
a jury f. oia which citizens of his own
race tre by a S a statute expres-dy
excluded he is denied the tqual pro
tection of the law guaranteed by the
i bird clau.-e of the fourteenth amend
meat to C 'Ustiiution, and that lh
State sta'uie deiijing bim such
right is repugnant to ibe said Cou
sti uti ;ial provi.-ion. The jodgiueui
of ibe Supreme Court of Appeal- of
West Virginia is reversed Justice
Strong delivered tbe (pinion, Justice
Field dissenting.
Funeral ol Count Lltia.
Washington, March 4 The
funeral of Ct uni Litto, First Secretary
of tbe Italian Legation, to k plt.ee
to day fro. n S-, Matthew's Cbu'ch
AH of tf e diplomatic corps now ia
Washington, Secretory Evans, a
number i f rlioers of the Army and
Navy, and Seuat r Davis, of Illinois,
were prts-'ut. The remains were
interred in Mount Olivet Cmet ry.
The pall bearers were Sir Edward
Thorut.rj. Urn Blanc, and tbe
French, Mexican, B?lgiun, ana Chil
ian M.ni-ters
Indiana for aUlalae.
Indianapolis, Marca 4. The Iu- rifd !o i9 EE Coon, to whom be
diana Kepub'ican State Commitue bttd be.n engaged for two years,
bas elected the following as delegates jjjtD partjea mre respectably connect
at laee to the Chicago Convention : j e(j
Col. Findiey, Gen. Ben. Harrison,!
D B Kuriiler, and James S Collins, j
Alternate.- Jese J Brown, Tbos. !
H Nelson Srton and D. W. Lion--!
ton Tho uers nal urefre;:ce of the
d legates is f.r Buii, but ihev are I
not insetiMbie to the claims -f Wash-!
burne and Shermaa General satis- j
faction is expressed regarding the
personnel of the delegation. The
delegation is strongly anti-Grant
I
t
Sr Lot is, March 5 Two execu-
ns i-i cttirorer i --k otsce iu this
: ta'.. today. Walker Kilore. i:
; Co'by, wno.-e execution, set for two
wt-ess ago. was detaved on the ec-
' cuar of ibe non-arrival cf necessary
: documents from the Supreme Court,
j "" rawu buu UBS not
- ! -m beea arrested. The wounded
man wm probably die before inora-
ing.
At a l!er hour a saloon keeper
uamed Kuuth was stabbed and io-
j turiv killed by a teamster named
Harrington. Tbey were quarreling
oT(r u liquor bill. Harringtoo gav
himself up aud is now in jail
e
Xf Iroa aad Merl ta.
Harkisblrg, Pa., Mar;h 5. A
charter was granted to-day to toe
U moelUvilie Ooka aad Iroa Com
pany, whose purpose it is to raanutac-
ure irou aad steel in Fayette county.
The cai ital stock is f 1,000,000, divid
d into 20.000 shares. Tbe corpora-
I tors are 27 in number, about
one
half of w bin are residents of Phila
delphia aud Mauch Chcuk Tbe
prominent stockholders are John
Leisennns, of Mauch Chunk, and
John C Buliett, of Pbiladrlphia, each
i,f whom o wus $j0, 000 worth of stock.
A m; n-ity of the corporators own
;!o0.0b0 eai-b The aumiiu. of stock
paid in is ab or $ 1 C, 0 000
Uta. Erady.
Washisutox. March o The sen
ate appropriations c oii'iintee to-day
iu its actiou in ad p'iag the bouse
aj pr.'priiiiou bill for tbe Star service
i.-o iucluded a resolution ef ceoi-ure
of Sec ,ud Asria aut Posttuttster Geu-
I eral B. ad t r viulation of tbe etat-
I oes prontoi: ing expenditures bevoud
au appnpratiou Ibe committee
ere very revere iu their comments
ip ,n this h-rUQiji i o ot authority,
and iu future will bold offi -ers per
sonally re.-p ins'ble tor a violation of
tbe law.
Srrn I a t oiirt.
1'oTTSYii.F.E, Pa., March 3 Alice
ii tl'.iiau, girl eighteen years old,
'mug at Mahonoy City, bi ought aa
u'l'ilia'.iou sail against one Tnomas
.Mvruu, of tne same place. Some
Ueluy occurred ia tbe suit and tbe
girl became despondent. Tbis
ujorniug w ben court opened Alice
rau before the bar calling for Moraa
and saying sbe bad taken an ounce
cf laudanum. She was removed in a
dtiag coaootiou aud now lies uncon
scious. ISujt Jlardrrrd.
Pittstox, Pa., March 4 Waring
Schooley, aged fourteen, son of Jo
?epn Schooley, a prominent citizen,
was found late ibis evening in the
outskirts of iowd ia an uncoudcioas
condition. Ou examination it was
discovered that he bad been shot and
prooably fatally wounded by an un
Knuwn party. Mr. Schooley, tbe
mother dropped dead when the little
victim was carried into tbe house.
Toe people of tbe town are greatly
excited.
Cent in Ntaat la Kcalaeay.
Cincinnati, March C A special
uL-paicn from Slaughierville, Ky.,
to the Gazette says: 1'owu Marshal
Brown ou Mouday last shot Eiward
G.-i'Jen ia the abd ,tueu, from wbicb
ue. died yesterday. GnlT.-a bad just
returned from two years service in
ibe peniteutiary for uu aseauit on a
woman, and had threatened to "get
eveu" wi'b Brovn, wbo had been in
strumental iu his couviciion. He at
tacked Brown wbile druak with tbe
ab jve result
Train r bran a latna Rler
Piuladelpuia, March 3 Tbis
atteruoou au eugiue attached to a
iriu of of empty Coal cars on the
Il couiouil branch of tbe Reading
railroad, while cro-siug tbe SjDujI
adl ou the fulls bridge checked the
sueed tot buddeuly aud caused niue
eeu cars to be throwu iuto the river.
1'oey caa be removed wunout tuuca
damage. Aa employee, B-iJaiuia
Hob, went over with item, but wu9
oiiljt sligQlljf injured
Wrnrral ttraal Hnarld.
Galveston, Texas, Murcb 3 A
di-pa cn tr iu tie City of Mexico
'lateil lbn 2J in-t., says: -'President
D:az gnte a baiquet in bouor of Gen.
Graui lant bight in the oaiional pal
cn All thtf members uf tbe cabiLCt
i ! diplomatic corps, with many o'.h-
r persou-, ere uresent. Ai.er m
banquet a festival took pUct Ice
pi zt was tastefully adorned, illuaiiu
a:ed a d crowded with noted peo
ple "
ran hate of .tfiala- latrrt.
San Fi: vxcisoo, March 3 It is
a-rertaiue I on authority that J. W.
Mat key has purchased from J C.
Fi'od the entire interest .f the Utter
ia niitiing aud milling properties of
the firm ia the Coms'ock mine. Mr.
Muckey declines to make a definite
statement as to the amount the of
consideration, but leaves it to be in
ferred that it is in exess of $5,000,
000. A Prlaaarr Warriod.
Saxdlsket, Onin, March 3.
Brrjamia Kobinson yesterday receiv
ed a sentence to the penitentiary for
6ve years for shooting with intent to
kill. " Ou beinif removed to jil in tbe
nruuDbPO ft f a for friend he was mar-
Dral at rat a by Llcw,at,a-
Colvmbcs. Ohio,
March 4 A
disoau h fr ui tirclevue, V.rio, ay.
"Tne Cintiuoa'i and Maskingom
Vallev raiiroad depot was strock by
lightuing at aa f arly hour ibis morn
iag and the building with its contents
was burned to the grouna. L-oea,
$1,000. Insurance small."