The Somerset Herald WEDNESDAY.. .Marsh It. MSO- Eepllicaii national .Met roa ratsiCEST: t ... : , . , -ULYSSES 8. 'GRANT, (SabjecVto' tbe approval of the Re publican National Convention.) REPUBLICAN STATS TICKET. FOB StTBEMZ Jt'POE : HENRY GREEN, Northampton County. fob aumtob-oktebal: JOHN A. LEMON, Blair Coonty. Get. McDowell bes been ordered to concentrate U. S. troops at Sea Francisco to preserve tbe' peace In case Kearney and bis sand lot follow ers become obstreperous. Da. James Kixg, brother, of our former Judge King, and well known as the Surgeon General of tbis State daring tbe late war, died suddenly at bis residence in Pittsburgh en Thurs day morning last.: Col. M. & Qcat who has been much spoken of as a candidate for U. S. Senator to succeed Hon. W. A. Wallace, announces that be is not a candidate fur that position and will not be under any circumstances. It was telegraphed from Washing ton last week thai Hon. A. H. Cof froth was dangerously ill with diph theria. Private advices . since re cti red, state that Mr., Coffroth was suffering from one of bis periodical at tacks of quinsy and is now rapidly convalescing. Hox Simon Camebox was eighty- one vears of are on the 8ib day of rf this month. The venerable gentleman retains bis usual good health, and was the recipient ot many kind messages and letters on his birtbday from friends all over the coaotry. The persistence with which the frienasand foes of Mr. Washburne insist that he is a candidate for Pres ident, bas drawn from that gentle man a letter in which be eayc: "1 can under no circumstances or con ditions become a candidate for Presi dent General Grant is my first, last and only choice." BHsaaaawsHBaajaHi v This Democratic Congress ap pears to be inflexibly determined to do nothing until after the Presiden tial election, and it might aa well adjourn and cease to electioneer at the expense of the country. It is true that the pay of the members runs on whether they do anything or not, but a large earn could be saved that is daily eqaaodered in keeping op the machinery and paying the minor officers. It would be more profitable to the people therefore if they would adjuurn and go home. - .-. ajsMsasweaaavMBM The Supremo Court of the United States has decided the Federal elec tion laws valid and (constitutional. It will be remembered that at the extra eession of Congress the Demo crats attempted to repeal thee lavs on the ground that they were uncon stitutional, and attempted to nullify them by refusing to make an appro priation to pay the deputy Marshals and Supervisors appointed by. virtue of them. Now the attempt is to be made to render tbem Inoperative by confining the appointments to one officer tor each election precinct, and forbidding arrests to bt made on election day. : j- History repeat itself, as will be seen by the. N. Y. Sun which quote from Frank Blair's speech io 18C8 to show what Grant bad in view at tbat time.' On August 4tn, 1868, General Blair laid at Leaven worth: , , i ,u; ; -;. . . "GrMt is ambitions, but he don't "show, it, and I tell ' you if be is "elected President be will set op a "monarchy ' and establish himeelf 'Emperor." .. ... Again at St.- Louie on October Hth,186S. Bleir!said:;: . "A military .despotism would be 'established, and Grant would . never "leare tbe White House alive." The Sun, which is a bitter' Demo cratic paper, publishes these state ments to show wbat foots the Democrats-ware in 1865, eed in so doiag proves that the fools are not all dead yet. Grant was elected, be did not set op t xaonacby or establish a mili tary despotism, and be left the White House alive, and yet we are daily seeing all this rubbish again publish ed in lb papers. , . ,, ... , . ,- Soke discussion was iadaiged in . Congress last week.'-bver '"bill to - prevent office' holders from cbntribut ing to campaign foijds. ,' There is no jostificatJoa lor : faakiog osapoJsory assessment ' aaoa the ihlders of -office, but to attempt to forbid Feder al office holders frem, Totantarily con tributlog to the aopport of their re epective parties is sheer telly.' . To apply suck a rate te persons holding office under the United States, while State, county and , city, officials are required to eabuit . to these assess ments for political patposvs is a glar-1 ing absexdity. 1 Yet bete were irtn ons Democrats gravely arguing' and otinf for tbis bill, when they knew tbat their main dependence for cam paign faads was by assessments apon their office boWing friends in places like New York, Baltimore and other Democratic cities. It must require a Yest amount of Democnucbekq'tre fcr-trrRBt. it lrginia ebouid and a' large- depeudeoce poo the not pull mjuarelj .in tbe tracea. what gallabiiity of the paUic, to play at so , would become of that solid South :o hallow a frame. I necessary to Democratic success ? William H. Kcontz, Esq, hssj some local renown aa a lawyer, and when be has a wittness on the stand intheetern presence of the court, where he is compelled to answer yea or nav to such questions as are asked bim, be can make a case temporarily Kemble and Representative Rombcr wear such aspect as suits him ; but , er and ex Representatives Salter and when the witness is hot awed by the court, and saucily talks back and pro pounds questions p turn, be finds it not quite such plain sailing. Hunt ing a tiger te eid te be capital vpott, but when the tiger hunts jou, , there no ed much f o d in it.-1 ' i ' Mr. Koentx sought a contest with as in our owa arena, and the result not proving satisfactory to bim, be now asks us to change to' his.' We decline. . We have stood on the defensive against bis assaults, , strik ing back when occasion offered for a blow, and we propose to mstutain our position, careless of. whether it suits his views or not. - Moreover the propositions of his own staling (in the ei'Cmnercial) on-' which', be detires to take testimony are as ab surd as they are transparent. ,The 1st is, "Mr. Scull assorted the meet ing was packed and the Republicans of the county were disgraced 7 by it. Forty -eight persons deny this.'. ,' To sustain oar allegation that . the meeting was packed, we alleged that Mr. Welfiey admitted to us, ' Mr Sanner and Mr. Cunningham, tbat be had packed it, and although he alter wards published an explanatory card be, the party in interest, did not deny our' assertion. This satisfied the public that we made no wilfully fake assertion (the point in issue) even ; if the meeting was not packed accord ing to the strict definition of the term. Oa the other band Mr. TCVonti knows be cannot prove a negative, and that bis witnesses cannot swear tbe meet ing was. not packed. i Tbe 2nd proposition does not ra'se a question of fact We did not assert that the signers of the certificate were entrapped into signing it." We said that by signing It they bad been en trapped into certifying to' a thing they could not know. As to tbe 3rd proposition we have the word of . as respectable men as Mr. Koontz himself, tbat he person ally eolicited their signatures t the certificate. The intimation in the -l:h propo sition, that we have not been abused, must strike every reader of the Com tnercial as a wonderful piece of ef frontery. Tbat we did not assault, but did repay the assault of Messrs. Koontz, Kooser and Ogle is patent to all readers of the Hebald. Tbey attempted to affix npon as, what the world over, is held to be tbe most deadly insult one man can - offer another post or publish bim as a falsifier and we would have been aj dastard had we not struck back. , To the 5ih proposition we reply tbat nothing but a diseased imagina tion can pervert our original article into an attack upon tbe meeting. Finally, Mr. Koontz alleges that everything be has done "was done in defence ot the Republican party of tbe County and himself against the unjust attacks of the Herald 7, To this we reply, as we have heretofore dune, that the Republican party cf tbe County bas not been attacked by tbe Hebald, and that' he was not attacked until he voluntarily, forced tbe matter upon us by the publication ot bis famous certificate, to wh'ch by tbe way was forged signatures, for which be as the' ntterei of tbe paper is morally responsible. . , Tax Importance of tbe coming Presidential election, should 'not be allowed to divert the attention of tbe Republicans of this County from their borne interest in the Slate and local elections. Beside the election of a State ticket, there are twenty five Senators and the members of an entire new HoosAof Representatives to be chosen. Tbis new Legislature will have devolved npon it the daty of electing a United States Seoator to succeed Hon. Wm..A- Wallace, w hots term expires on the third of next March, and also of re-districting tbe State for Conr ress and re-adjusting the Senatorial and Representative districts. Ineseare tbe most -im portant duties tbat can be devolved apon a Legislature, in a party .' point of view ; tbey concern every earnest Republican, and tbe utmost care should be takes in the selection : of candidates. Tbere is scarcely a doubt that the next Legislature will be Republican; and ft -follows there fore that a Repabiican U S - Senator will be selected in - plaee of Mr. Wallace. Of -course every Repub lican will leer interested in having or County retained ia Congressional and Secatoriai districts that will as sare Republican representatives, and as tie Senatorial district is now ia the bands of the Beaiacracy.we must rely exclusively oa foe iscecifcersthat we elect this tall, to secure tfcece de sirable -objeca. Our primary elec tion takes place In June, and aoae our ce wly adopted rules we aatici pate that' the nominations .will , be fairly and satisfactorily ; made. We call tbe attention of onr party fnends thus early te tii importance of Scar ing thoroughly fondnd 'oaipetBt Legislative . eaadidate, .iili tbey may discuss tbe matter aaa eottmaae among themselves relative to tt, fee- iore an active canvas is' tommeneed hf tiiose. who are desirous of .procur ing Dosaiaations. - n I : i : , , Ax a aaeeUng of llic Virginia Dem- ooratio State ComavtUe oc irsdues. 1mi- t iMaUri atniwlufla what is known as the "Readjoster's" wing of tbe party, refused to commit , - , - r. - v ' ' ' - Democratic nominee: for the Presi dency, ia taet they gave - notice that as between Grant and Tildea ' they Whet the prostcutiojsf r"cir -opt solicitation," of members of the Leg .islature in connection with the Pitts , burgh riot bill, were called for trial in the Dauphin County Court, at ! Harrisburg lust week. Ex-Treasurer Jfa Tl Crawford entered pleas of guilty in their cases. Mr. Kemble accompanying bis with a statement that he was innocent of the charge of offering mooey to members for tbeir votes. Mr. Petrol pleaded "not goil y," was tried and convicted on ail counts in tbe indictment, and tbe cases against Cristicka Long, Clark. Shoemaker, Smith and Leiseuing were continued until April term. Sentence in the cases when 'pleas . of guilty were entered, and la the caee of Petroff, has been deferred to tbe 2'Jih inst ' TnE Infer-Ocean well says the en emies oi General Grant are constant ly repeating that "he is tbe candi date of the politicians." The New York Tribune bas repeated it over and over, while it is publishing in its columns dui.r- reports, from politi cians in . Peuusvlvania to which tbe Tribune addressed its circular, prov ing'that tbe politicians" of Penusvl vacia are opposstd to bim. It is an important thing to lie consistent!;, when, as tbe case of the Tribune, lying seems to be a necessity. It is announced from Galena, III., that General Gran: will snil Lt home on the 15th. The General will visit Galveetoa and New Orleans, and from the latter city, himself, in com pany with Mrs. Grant and Miss Kit ty Felt, will lake a trip to Denver, at which poipt tbe ladies will sojourn dnring tbe General's contemplated tour through the mining regions of Wyoming and Colorado. It is the intention of tbe party to return to Galena during tbe latter part ot April or the first of May. TnE .Quincy Whig has found a "model woman and model wife." It sajs; "An Indiana man, who is an applicant fur divorce, alleges, among other thing, tbat bis wife, although well knowing bim to be a Democrat, refused to let bim read Democratic papers in bU Louie. The Whig does not think much of tbe female suffrage business, but we are oi tbe opinion that an exception might be judicious ly made iu favcr of tbat Indiana wife." If tbe props were to be taken away from the third-term movement to morrow, it wouldn't be in sight by the 1st ' of June. Xew ' York Tri bune. And if the men who have stood squarely up for the Republican party sioce its organization were to die, it would hardly be worth while for the New Yor Tribune crowd to meet on "the first of June." Inlcr-Ocean. Lancaster onnty, Pennsylvania, thirty yesrs ogo raised tbe largest wheat crop of any county in the Re public. Tbe change made in tbe agriculture of Lancaster by the culti vation of tobacco is remarkable, but shows the facility with which our Pennsylvania farmers can become successful with any crop, to which they seriously turn their attention. Mb. J. K Robinson, bairmnn of the Onio Republicaj Executive Com mittee, telegraphs Secretary Sher man Itn be need have no fears but tbat tbo Ohio delegation to tbe Chi cago Convention will be solid lor his nomination. "" How 1 Jmtgm r trB CuMlm. Frrmt Ua SU Loais Glotx Dtmtcrtl, " Kvery farmer knows tbat the best apple tree in , the orchard is always the one which has . the sticks and stones lying thickest on. tbe ground beneath it, and the rule is one which holds good of political candidates. - ftnrprtaeal Harrisfcarft. Uabuisbcbo, March 8. Tbe riot bribery' cmi came up fur trial at two o'clock to day. Judges Pearson and Henderson on the bench. Messrs Brewster, Mano, Caseidy, Herr, Lambertob, Albright, ' Weiss,' Hall, Jordan and Armstrong, counsel for defence, and Messrs Hollinger (District Attornev), J W. Simonton, Matt. Carpentet. F B Gawen, Jere Black, J. C. McAlarney and George Irwin, counsel for the Common wealth, were all present In the cbm of the Commonwealth vs. Charles B Sal'.er and Jesse R Crawford, charged with corrupt so iicitarioo, pleas of guilty were entered by tbe dufeodanie. : William H. Kemble entered a plea of guilty,, and protested tbat be never did corruptly offer aoy money or thing ot value to either or any of. the persoos named in tbe'UU of indictment Judge Pearson seriously doubted tbe legali ty of tbis form ef plea. The plea was tben withdrawn until te morrow or Wednesday afternoon. - In William F. Roroberger's case a plea cf guilty was entered. Christian Long's ese was contin ued until to morrow morniog on ac- Lcopnt ef tbe sickoess of the defend ant. - ' Subsequently Mr. Herr, counsel for Kemhel, exUeip a plea of "Guilty, bat with the leave pf the Oouri files this protest that this tiling opt to be construed Into aa admission ibatJ tbe defendant did enrropuy offer any money er thing of value te ear one of the persons named in this bill ef indictmen).'" ' - ' The Court accepted this plea, add jKemble'e case was thus disposed of wgtboft tbe asked for delay. The CwBrj then ' adjourned : the esses onttl to-cctyof morning at nine oMocfc. ' . Ep T a Blaralfrer. ' Cincinnati, March 8. Oa Sater. day Andrew Moynibaj, : who was eokfiaed io the Lotransport, Indiana, ?ail or tbe murder of Job a Raymond r' w frw'Ja. 'ber, finding lour doors between him Jacisan, w Brooklyn, last Septem and liberty dosed. bet not locked, quietly made his way out, farefull? closing tbedoors after him. He- h&s , not since been beard from, although a reward of $500 is offered for his body, dead or alive, " M ucb excitomeat prevails, aod the officials are severe. ly - criticized - tor - their negligence which permitted his escape. Caaght la Hip Tall. A few years ago the savans of a country town were much edified by tbe singular spectacle of a snake beM la ful prize by a spider. Tbe snake was small, but tbe spider was smaller, and little by liule, day after day, the cuoning spider knit tbe chains that imprisoned its prey. Toe struggles ot the snake became feebler from day to day, but it was not until after many days tbat he gave cpthe contest and tbe ghost, yielding bis body a lawful prize. The struggles of tbe Democra cy ecmehed in Mr. Tilden's web re minds ns of tbat snake as Mr, TAdea reminds us of the, spidarj only ia ibis case tbe prisoner held out its bauds and legs and asked t J ba shackled. It was a clear case of goini; into vol untary eerviiude. Tbe struggles of tbe Democracy are amusing as well as instructive. Mr. Tildea has now formally anouunced tbat be is prepar ing to puoirh ever Democrat wbu bad anything to do with inventing the Electoral Commission, assuming, of course, that be bad nothing to do with the invention himself. ' ' Tbis case has to bo referred to the domain of politico-natural history. The history of the ' case is remarka- blo.'i How came the' Democracy in tbe web of Mr. Tilden ? There was some Tears ago' a sharp lawyer in New York who was noted chit fir for bis connection with obscure rail war c nterprises, w bicb came to grief so far as the stockholders were concern ed, but which somehow almost al ways increased the fortune of tbe law yer. Taia lawyer seemed to be in tent solely upon buying and selling and getting gain. He was not at first credited with the possession of any other ambition. But in lsGS be was found band in glove wun Mr. William M. Tweed, and one of three or four arbiters of tbe fortunes of tbe New York : Democracy. His first considerabla feat in politics was tbe defrauding of John A Griswold out of tbe vote of New York. The trick was so well done that its author was assigned a high seat in the couueils of the Democratic party. From that time to this be bas owued tbe Demo cratic party as completely as be owns any ot the railroads - be bas wrecked. As a man who could tnrn defeat into victory, be commanded tbe highest rei-pect and unstiuted admiration of Democrats everywhere. He had cunning and he had ambition beyond railway wrecking. bat was more to tbe purpose, he ' bad practically unlimited cash. So, when to save himself from tbe ruin which descend- m a. ea apon nis coparcener xweea do turned State's evidence, and bar gained for the Executive office of of New Yotk, he was met more man half way by bis party. He was elected. Ot all Democrats askto for preferment he was tbe only one who bad tbe funds to qualify himself for tbe f residential candidacy, lie was uomina'.ed because' he bad mouey and bad agreed to spend it freely Bear in mind tbat this man had nev er uttered a word or wifen a line or doue an act tbat revealed a finale statesmanlike quality. Then began a campaign oj tbe high-pressure principle, reinforced by the entire repertory of trick and stock lying, and an election' followed by onblusing fraud and bribery I ueo came the rtihke shift of tbe E tectorial Commission, with every stage of which Mr. Tilden was kepi advieed, and which was shaped by his own suggestions. As a Demo cratic trick, it turned to plague its inventors. And now, with tbe in herent fal. ebood cf the man he de nounces his intention to reckoa with every Democrat who bad anything to with tbe enterprise Tbe fact that be was as deep tn it as Tborman or Bayard is not to have any weight witb this cunning spider who bas tbe Democracy in bis web, and will suck its blood at his leisure. Tbe victim cannot escape. Having sold itself into tlavery, the Democratic party must stand to the bargain. It bas from tbis time until Juue to wiggle in, but when the Convention has done its work it will wngjrle no more. Philadelphia Worth American. tiraot la Hezlr. City of Mexico, March 9 Geo Grant and party arrived at Pacbuca on tbe evening of tbe 4:b, and were received at the residence f Seuor Landes, Director of the Real del Monte Mining Company. The party wont from there to Rosaro and Santa Getrodero mines. The party was sa luted at Porteeula de la Rtbia, wib three cheer by a party of thirty En glishmen. General Grant arrived at Puebla on tbe evening of tbe 9tb, and was saluted by a salvo of artillery. Tbe depot was decorated ad crowd ed with people. Tbe General was met by a government committee and ercorted to the Palace de la Hidalgo General Grant telegraphed Mrs. Grant during bis slay in Puebla that she might . meet him tbere with all belonging to . tbeir party. . General Grant visited tbe Governor of the state at 10 this morning. A grand bull tailing will be given to-morrow Eplrat4as la Taealaa. Mr. Pierre Lorillard, the wealthy and liberal New Yorker, bas been making arrangements to. secure the co-operations of tbe French Govern ment in an expedition for explotug tbe antiquities of Yucatan. Tbe ex pediiion is . to start in ; April, tbe French Government being represent ed by M Cbarnay, tbe scientist and explorer. Tbe person from tbe Um led Slates to co-operate with M Cbarnay bas not . been selected, the deeision being left until after 'bo ar rival of that geutleman in New York The entire cost of tbe exoeditioa will probably amount to 60 000 The French Governmeut wiU provide tbe outfit and pay $9,000 in cash. Tbe account of M Cbaruay's discoveries will be published io the Norlh Amer ican Beviete. The monuments aud objects discovered are to be tne prop erty of France, and be deposited in a vMepsreie department in , the Musee Ijtbt&a&'V-.. ji-r ... ;f ' r ,.. .-. aa7lvaala. - The people of Hawley, Wayne Go., Pa., are greatly elaied over the pur-j efcage, a tew days ago, by Dexter it Lambert, of tbe Bilk firm oi . Dexter, Lambert & Co, of Patterson, N s J-, of a tract ot land along tbe Paopack preek, near Hawley, iocliling tt XVaJtj.npaupa Fails, oa wbicb they purpose ejecting imueiicUify a large wo building, fiy'e hutfared ieot L$ length aaa' sa hand red aad jtiy .feet in wiatb, and three uiorjfo iugn, or tne nranuiacture of aiia. Tbe sew enterprise will give employment to from five hundred to six hundred men. flaal. Little Ro., March 12 Sidney McFaddeu, colored, was haneed at Wasbiogtoo. Ark., to-dari for tbe murder by pouoo of his wife and brother in November, 1879. Affairs la Kaa Fraaeiaea. San Francisco. March 9 A man ifesto has been published, which, al- though unsigned, is understood to be tbe production of a bjdy reprereuting the wealth and business interests of tbe city, including several who" have ore a proiuiueut in times pant iq meas ures hr tbe preservation f ih ,city from tbe deeigua ot i'un Joorderlv and criminal element It attacks no political party, but expresses tbe be lief that the time has now come to draw the line between those who are in favor of la w and order, the riirbU of property, tbe safety and liberty of citizens and i peaceful . prosperity, as against tbose who are for riot, assas sinations, pillage,' anarchy, nnrest and destruction. All agreeiog with tbis organization are invited to join it. Tbe agitation begun for tbe dis couragement ot Cbiuese labor bas de generated into blasphemous threats against ltfo and property, briugiog dishonor upon American civilization. The cuizt!nH have therefore" determ ined ibat the threatened tragedy of general conflagration and unlimited pillage shall not be enacted" in tbeir midst Tbe city wanu peace, and it is the determination ot tne citizens' organization to give it tbat tranquil ity which will assure a renewed pros perity, aud again place it in tbe high way of its graud destiny. Tbe peo ple who nave been drawn into the vortex f treason, to remember tbat tbere are peaceful and legal remedies for public aud private wrongs, aud that no question can be settled by resort to uulawful force; thai, threats or Gra aud dynamite, of hangings and murder furnish no remedy tor griev ances, nor relief for tbe destitute, but ratber tend to paralyze our industries and business, cneck enterprise, and produce tbat stagnation wbicb nlti mutely turns all laborers out' of 'em ployment it closes with an appeal to all good cijzeus to join the organ ization, aud secure a peaceful solu tion of all the quesiious agitating tbe community. During the day about 150 men were engaged in obtaining signatures to the roll of tbe Citizens' Protective Uuion with decided success. To a very considerable exteut, the project find favor with toe business classes. Kearney was interviewed to night relative to tbe vigilance committee. He is defiant He says workiogmen are peaceable and law-abiding; that tbe city is entirely safe io tneir hands, and tbat it is only Chinese employ ers and stock gamblers who threaten to make aoy trouble. He affects to treat the formation of the vigilance committee witb contempt and to be lieve ihey will not dare molest him ; but it is noticeable that he has made a perfect arsenal of bis residence. This morniog he boogi t a Winchester repealing rifle, which be keeps ia his sleeping room. Kearney declares bis intention of keeping up the agttaiiou, and swears thai if violence is used to stop bim, speedy and terribls ven geance will be taken. He says all vigilants will be lieted, denounced as asrasciua aud marked for retribution. Braial Warder. Cincinnati, March 14. The Gazette's special from WaynesVille, Ohio, says a brutal murder was dis covered tbere this evening. Gideon Carson and bis wife have been living the past winter iu an old school bouse iu the outskirts of the village in tbe most abject poverty, intensified by Carson's intemperaace and ill health. He hag been known to be very vio lent in temper wben drunk. At six o'clock to-night a young man who wanted to get Mrs. Carson to do some washing to-morrow, rapped at the door. Getting no response, he enter ed and found tbe room ia utter con fusion. Mrs Carson lay in tbe front part of tbe bed murdered. A portion of her left cheek was entirely cut off, wbicb be afterwards found in a bowl Tbe fatal blow bad apparently been given witb a hatchet Tbe Coroner was called, when it was found Mra Carson was entirely nude, being cov ered with a bed tick, and her husband was lying in a drunken etnpor on the back part of tbe bed. He was taker to jail, where he was roused enough to say he knew bis wife was dead ; tbat she was killed about one o'clock, but said be did not know who did it Carson is between 50 and 60 years of age, and bas been a highly respected man. He was at one time in the dry goods business, and for a long time was a trusted clerk in Haines, Wright Si Co 's store ; Within tbe past few years he has been drinking heavily. a fieerffia Vendetta. Macon, March 13 A terrible tragedy occurred bere tbis afternoon. James Roberta and Sol Roberts, cousins, met on Third street James called S l. aside. Tbey were observ ed to speak excitedly together. Both drew pistols,: when . James stepped back and Sol. followed with his left band extended, saying, ''Djnt! don't! don't!"' James shot at the third word, tbe ball entering S jI's forehead, killing him inxtantly. . James . was arrested on tbe spit by. tbe police As tbe shot was fired Sol endeavored to catch the pistol. The cause was au old family feud. There was no particular quarrel between the two youii if men engaged. In 1853 Jack son Roberts, the father of S !., killed bis own brother, "Gus." He was Tied and seat to tbe penitentiary, but was subsequently pirdoned out After the killing to-day Jackson Rob erts and hi brother William, ancle of James, had a difficulty, drawing pis tols, and were arrested, z Tbis is one of the b o diest aff irs in tbe memory of our; ciiiz-fns. - The Robe rises are brave and desperate . characters, all residents of Jones county and well-to-do farmers. another Bed? Creaaalad at Waihlag ta Peaa'a. --' PiTisBCaoa, Marco 9 Dr Hahn's body arrived at Washington, Pa.; shortly after seven o'clock to night, accsuipauied by Dr.'Happel and &'. Kmffuian, father-in-law of deceased. Tbe body was encased in a plain iron coffin and immediately convey ed to the crematory. It was then placed' in an iron crib and covered 'with a sheet saturated in alum' No err ijces were- c?ia Al 5:u t. x., the body Vis $errie W the retort room by fonr nieu' ' end" epojtiin head foreni6it A flight otjor as $f burning hair pervaded tb riejnitf. io twenty minutes tbe sheet tgefi to expand, tbe bones of tbe feet eoold be seen devoid et flesh, and at tbe end of as hour tbe friende iefi sotj CrtJ. Orders were given to have tbe aefaes Jtrwardefi to 'ew York. - !' Pariaa SIK - Habbisbcbo, Marsh 1$ Applica tion will be made for a pardon ia the cusps ot Kecuhle. SlLer. Perron. Ram-1 berger aud Crawford, aod tbeir conn-. ing they feared certain parties bad eel are now preparing reasons that access to tbe returns. . He was indig will accompany such application. It' nan t at this, and pat tbe question di is thought tbat a special mee jog of recil to bis Council, who stated poa the Board of Pardons will ue called iuvely that no oatside party had seen to consider these eases. the returns. Harriet TragMlj. Gbayson C. H, Va, March 6! A horrible murder wan coratnkted ia I Grayson county Friday night It seems that Henry Kile, a farmer of that county, sometime since began to live illicitly witb bis wife's sister At first the dishonored wife refused to believe tbe minors Sue baj received abjut her nuband, but recently tbe intimacy between tbe guilty pair be came apoarent. Finding ber has- band's paramour enceinte, the wroug ed wife sent a letter to her two broth ers, living iu an adj iniuif countv. asking I hem to come aud take her aud her children away. Her brother-;, John end William Gyun, cauie laie Friday evening, while tue uufaitbful busbaud was abseut from the bouse T i j.i iucy were imuieaiaieiy snowu to a bed room, aud retired for tbe niirbt. intending to leave witb their sister iu the morning About ten o'clock Kite came iu. His wife did not tell bim vi tun linn ui uer oruiners. llv soon went to the chamber of his mis tress, and after he bad been tbere about an hour, she told him of tbe arrival of the two men.' Kite, with out saying a word, a aiied until ev ery body had gone to sleep, and tben be stealthily stole out of the room and went to the woodpile, where he got aa ax, which was oew and keen- bladed. He then creoi in his stock ing feet to the room in which his two broibers-iu-law were sleeping, and aunty opening tue aoor, went id. l be fire was burning dimly, but gave him enough light to complete bis bloody work. Tbe two men were sleeping together on a bed near the window. Kite stood over them and sent tbe ax blade through tbe bead of William, literally splitting tbe skull in halt across from the left ear up under tbe nose. : The whole upper part of the bead fell over tbe side of tbe bed The murdered man gave a gurgling moan, wbicb, witb tbe jar occasioned by the blow,' awakened his brother Just as Kite was raising tbe ax to brain him, the horrified man attempt ed to rise, and bis sudden movement caused Kite to miss his aim, and the blade ot tbe ax came down into the shoulder, siuking deep, and actually dragging tbe arm from the shoulder socket George gave a piercing shriek and jumped from tbe bed. Kite again struck bim as he was run ning to the door tbe second time, laying open his stomach so that tbe intestines fell on tbe floor. Tbe mur derer threw down tbe ax aud fled from the room, being met at the door by the affitigbied household. Tne sight whicn met their gaze when tbey entered lbe room was horrible. One brother lay writhing iu death ag onies upon the floor, which was red with blood, while a portion of tbe bead of another lay ou the floor nnder the bedstead, wbicb contained bis mangled trunk. . Kite fld from the bouse, and has not siuue oeen beard of. He was tracked tor 300 yards by the blood in ado by his shoes. Tbe authorities are on his track. Tbe affair causes tbe wildest excitement Blow a ( Atom. . Indianapolis, March 11 Tbe flax mills f Lebman, Rosenthal &. Co., at Frankfort, lud , exploded at seveu o'clock to-d&y. The mills were entirely destroyed by fire. Ten per sons were killed, amoug tbem Patrick Leahy, tbe fireman, aud Tnomas Croxtun, lbe engineer. The cause of the explosion is uukoown. . At the time of tue explosion all the employes ot tbe mill len io number -were gatbered in the : boiler room, apparently for the purpose of warm lug themselves preparatory to going to work at 1 o'clock The . explosion completely demolished tbe building, shaking the neighboring town, and burling pieces to a distance of three hundred yards. Not one of the men escaped. Wben nelp arrived, Engin eer Claxtoa was the only one alive. He never spoke, and . died in a few minutes. Ouly two men were buried in tbe debris, tbe rest being blown through the walla and horribly mati lated. . Tbe body of .one man was found five hundred feet from tbe bail er room, which stood in the centre of a two-acre space. Tbe bead of a man named Webb was blown entirely off, and tbe others were torn to pieces. In the absence of survivors tbe cause of the explosion remains a mystery. Tbe gauge of tbe boiler was fixed for one hundred pounds, but it has been tbe custom only to carry sixty. ; En gineer Claxton only held tbe position two days. One report says his pred ecessor left because the boiler was unsafe, and tben because an' advance ia wages had been refused. After the explosion tbe mill took fire and was burned to tbe ground. The es timaied loss is $10,000, with possibly $3,000 insurance. Tbe list ot killed is as follows : Patrick Leigham, Thomas Claxton, Joseph Miller, Eli Uelmick, Scott Williams, Patrick Shields, J House bild, Joseph Ei ban berry, M. Webb, aud John Rodger. - . MarraMa'a Plata Stateateata. . Chicaoo, March 12 Tbe foil .w iag letter has been received by U L Scudder, of tbi city : Washington, D. C , March 10. 1880. My Dear Sir Your letter of lbe 7 b insi , in which you express vour etrong dissent from my retiring from the Presidential race, w received. 1 never for a moment contemplated such a course, and the rumor you speak of was no doubt promptly do med. Tbe first public mention ot my caodidacv was ic the inference drawn from my letter to tbe Hon. Mr Has kin, of New York, io wbicb I staled what I wonld seek to do in case of my nomination and election. Since tbat time I have bee a considered by the public as a candidate, and have so regarded myself, with the purp se neither to press any one to support me, nor decline such friendly aid as was offered me. This position 1 in tend to occupy to the end i do not think it necessary for me to be bitter or assail General Grant, Senator Blaine, or any one else ; nor will 1 use my official position to promote my candidacy. 't j ,ta i j - Very truly yonrs, ;,.;'..- John Shbbmak. - : Stmlta'i Teatiaaaay. Avousta, Mx, March 13 Ex Goto raw Gsrcelon was before the tyalf Committee to-day ; and io tbe eoQr&i of tiif testimony said, he took (ha fapts fronj "tie'jConcijy reports "Vfe fears (9 do Wby wags off the testimony of otiers, " J djd nor have a breath of suspicion ot the Coonpil i aai confess to being somewhat guilty of aegleet ia not looking more closely into the matter " For statements he bad made in Mptrblic aad-uriyato te had relied on Council Oa the IJih or"yvelmW!j 1UB UUIIUIMU"JI1WW - the Committee Called onoa bicQ, ay- UcBrallrai'a Tear. City or Mexico, March 10 Gon. Grant returned from tbe Pacbuca miues, and at Orosco took tbe train direct for Puebla. without coming to tbe capital. At Puebla tbe reception was brilliant, and tbe entertainments f re main ained in tbe most elegant s-.yle by be authorities aod by pri vate society, which in Puebla is oo ted for its refioeii bof p'taltties The visit to tbe celebrated pyramids of Cbolula was very interesting. A magnificent bill has been tendered ,U by the authorities to General Gran Qtl k on Monday' afternoon. Holy wee but he will im remain in the c tunirv I ..... - j otuil tben. - He ineud to cail on ibe , r, . . . ., . . route to Saa Antonio and Leadville Oa last Mondav the British residents presented to Col Foster and bis wile testimonials of their regard. ' Tbat to Mr. Foster is a magnificent oil paint ing by Me xico's disiiuguithed artist, Leandro Alvaros Tbat to Mrs. Foster is a beautiful diamond brace let. The Fosters leave witb General Grant, and expect to be in New Or leans about, the 22J. Last night President Tiiaz gave a grand banquet to Mr. a.id Mrs. Foster, who are daily receiving farewell entertainments from those prominent in Mexican so ciety, i The Governor of State at Puebla, attended by his secretary, returned General Grant's visit yesterday. General Grant visited tbe exposition during the evening and expressed himself pleased witb some of tbe ar ticles on exhibition, and on the same evening;, accompanied by his party, he visited tbe Gaerrero Theatre. General Sheridan and several others vii,ed the horticultural town of Cbolula. Meanwhile General Grant and party visited the Casa de Ma ternided, the factory of Senor Rodo and other places. The ladies ot the party afterwards attended a literary entertainment at the exposition build, ing. General Grant ftffced for copies of all tbe speeches made during tbe evening. Tbe party left Puebla tbis morning at 7 o'clock and arrived at 12 o'clock Bole Btabaery. Cheyenne, March 11 A bold ani suecersfu! robbery ot gold bullion oc curred at Sidney, Nebraska, to day, while Union Pacific Express Agent Snyder was at diuner. The amount taiien is variouMlv estimated at from $120 000 to $200,000 An entrance was fleeted through tbe floor of tbe express office. Tbe robbery had ev idently been planned in advance of tbe removal of the treasure coach from the Bluck Hilta Tbe bullion had just beeu transferred by Luke Vonrhees,. . Superintendent of the stage liae, to tbe express agnt, and consisted of b.-icks and bars from dif ferent mills from Lead City and Dead wood Gulch Detectives got on ibe trail of lbe robbers, and later in the day the greater part of tbe tress ore lacsing ouiv 13,UU0, was found at Sidney under a pile of coal near tbe U. P. tracks where tbe trackman bad seen tbe robbers con ceal Something in the afternoon. Ooe of the missing bricks was valued at $3,000 Tbe rest was in bullion. Superintendent Law, at Sidney, has now io active search for tbe rob bers every available man. General G T Clark. General Superintendent of the Pauific road, left Omaha tbis evening in a special train for Sidaey, where he is expected at nine o'clock to-morrow morning Tbe bullion was taken from a truck in the express of fice, which adjoiued tbe telegraph of fice.' Tbe bote in the floor f tbe of fice most have been made by experts, as no on usual noise was heard by the operator who waa in "the- adjoining room during the absence of tbe ex press sgent. Tbe immense weight of the treasure, four hundred and eighty pounds avoirdopois, prevented the robbers from carrying it off, and they were compelled to conceal it at the first , available spot the coal pile. The excitement io Sidaey U at fever heat, many being suspected of com plicity in tbe daring deed. If tbe evidence should prove stroag against some of tbose sospected it is thought tbat Nebraska will be saved tbe ex pense of a trial . Hawley a Btaaiwaatlaa. Washington, March 14 -Tbe First AsrUtaui Secretary of tbe Treasorv, J B Hawley, of Illinois, resigned yesterday. He goes to enter the can vass for Governor of Illinois. S me of his friends say their is more ia his retirement than appears on the sur face; that during bis presence in Chicago be avowed himself a sup porter of General Grant and opposed to bnermao nnder all cirenmstsnces, and therefore he could not remain in tbe department onder the conditions required. Geo. Hawlev will I ave here on the 90.b inst. for Illinois, and will enter fully into the campaign for tbe gov ernorsbip and to secure tbe delega tion I Uoicairo tor Uenwral Oram. Tna OailMk far Wiator Want Chicago, March 13 The Time publishes comprehensive reports from eleven States in tbe northwest con cerning the winter wheat crop, of which tbe following is its analysis: Taken altogether the estimate is a fafe one, tbat tbe increased yield in the eleven States will be about sixty per cent. . It is, however, to betaken into consideration tbat much depends upon the weather for tbe next three weeks. - in nearly evrry local' ty tb dearth of snow is deplored, but should no severe changes occur the witter wheat croo will be a bounteous one' Haw aa I rata Partial m fraalraiea. Elizabeth CiTt.' '5. C -Miss Fipreoc-i Seymark bad arraatred to elope with Jonathan Fry, a young lawyer. Her father got word of the affair last night, and went to Fry's effice, aud shot bim in tbe shoulder A servant informed Misx Seymark of ibe affair, and she fled from her room ia her pigbt clothes, and joined ber lover and in tbis trarb was married before her father discovered ber ab sence., f ellkaST aav. Loirooir, March 11 The St Pe tersburg correspondent of tbt Daily Telegraph saya: , TJndoabtedly, tbe life ot General MeUkotr, chief of tbe Supreme Execo live Commission, was saved by a cbaia shut worn anider his . oniform. if Lea, tbe Tihilir. aaaissary Tied stsy attesapteii to Baaelnitexfisav Keipff on the 3d iW , 6" was- pa ; tbe General's right, ao fb? fefHlft tore a bole ia the tatter's coat, be tween bis ribs and. hip, where pene tration with deadly effect was a cer tainty, had not the protecting mail arrssteJ tbe bullet " . at "j '" awaawaaajwwaaia mum l l I ' " ' si Pbiladelpbia, March 14 Ohas. Cathcart Taylor, city editor of the Timet, died to-day fron the afleeta of a pistol shot discharged, during men tal aberration, by his own hand. ShWAD VER TISEMEST8. JOHN F. DEALER IN Hardware, Iron, Nails, Glass, Paints, OILS, &0- &C. The folio wiotr is a partial list of Planes. Ssws. Hatchets, Hammers, ! smith's Good. 15 -!lo, AnviU, Vic t ... . Hardware, Tab Tree-, Utir &-ddle-, tlamei, isuckle, King, Kifaud Tools. Table Xuivw. anl Forks, Pocke- K'jives. Scissors, Spoons and KiZor. tbe large stck in S-iuernet C.uoty Painter's Good-, a full suck Wbiu arge stca in r-iuernet, o ui Lead. C -l-Ted Paint- f r inside and . Varnish, Turpeouue, Flax-eed Oil. ,U "'d w w " -,a VUfV , -' " hud 0jr 8 "ck uf.? prises verv eiegaui fly ea. unsivu Mill Saw Files of the best quality. all kind.4. NJIOVKLS, lOItKS, SIM II1N, RAKES, Mattocks, Grub Hoes, Picks, Scythes, Soeaibs, Sledges, Manon Hammers, Cast Steel, S'p Ladders. Carriage aud Tire Bolia t t all stzeo. Lo. king Glasses. Wash Board, Clotbes Wriogers, Meal Sives, Door Mats. Baskets, Tubs, Wooden Buckets, Twine, R pe all eiz-s. Hay Pulleys, Butter Prints Mop Sucks, Traps, Steelyards, Meat Cutters and Slufiers, Traces, Cow Chains, Halter Chains, Sboe. Dust and Si-rub Brushes, Horse Bru-hes, Cur ry Combs and Cards, Door L ck-. Hi ogee. Screws, Latches and everything ia the Builders' line. Cap, Lead, Shot, Powder and Safety Fuse, Mfcc, - he fact is, I keep everything that belongs to tbe Hardware trade I deal exclusively in tbis kind of goods aud give my whole attention to it. Per sons who are building, or any one iu need f anything iu my line, will fiod it to their advantage to give me a call I will always give a reasonable credit to responsible persons I thank my old customer for their patrooage, aod hope this season to make many new ones. Don't forget lbe place. o. January 21, '80. BATJR'i: rich I wit Vietarla'a laeiaaa. Santa Fe, Marcn 11 Oi Fb-u- ary 3, Lieutenacta LOn loe and t-irX of I he tilttenlh lutamr in p, mmaiui Ol lite Uiltenm inianiry in Clljmauu of a SCOUlini; party of thirty men it the ninth Cavalrv, struck a btnJ ci i about ibirty hostile Indians iuAui- mo Canon, in the souibeact corner of th Sacramento mjun'aia?. Leu eoa- t Con line, with tw enty men, attack d tbe camp, and, after a brief encouut r drove out the Indians, capturing aud burning their equipage, while Lieu tenant Stark, wun ten men surround ed tbe Iudiaa stock, capmring the entire herd, consisting of sixteen horses and fifteen mules. The scout ing party returned with the captured stock to Furt Siautoa oa tbo 3rd in staat It is suppo-ed tbut ibe Indian belonged to a band ot Victorias. St Paul, Mian , Murcb 1 1. De-spatthe- te.'ieved at military head quarieis say adttaeb ntn tf the Fifth Infantry, witb cptdius Baldwin and Ilamil on, pursued tbe Sioux, who have been coaimittiuit deprdijn-i neart Fort Keogb, aud killed three of them Two Cbeyeuee scouts wer killed. Tne etoleu stock were recov ered. BMlfa by HtKbaay men. Lackawanna Mrcb9 Stephen F Garlo, g"d aooui 40 years, arisnol'ed and bru'.ally beatea by James O'D nuel and Cbarle- II 'e at tbis pUce last night. Garlow re aides in Scott township, Waynecoun y Pa , aud was n his ay bime triD Washington, D C, where be had beei to recieve peueioa money due biai Tbe axsauk wa committed wbiU Garlow was wai'ing to take tbe trait, to Uooesdale, near wbicb place b-live-t. Tbe roughs knew be bad bee to Wa-toi ngtoo, aoi d u0.le expect ed to obtain tbe sum of money be supposed to have in bU possession Tbeir plan was fruatra ed by tbr approach of other parties, and the villians fl-fd. Offijers are now in pursuit Garlow was very badly beaten about tbe bead and breast, bic assailents having jumped upon bim Old haiaier Bays Hmnt . Washington, March 9 Tbere has beea long on lbe statue book-4 a law making only those who have been bonorablv discharged from tbe army of the Uuited States eligible for ap pointment as police officers in tbe Dis trict of Columbia, aod tbe police forca of tbe District is now computed al most exclusively of ex-soldiers. Dem ocratic members of tbe Senate Com mittee on ibe District of Columbia yesterday recommended the passage of the bill abolishing tbis requirement on tbe ground that Union soldiers were getting too old fur policemen, and that it was now so long after tbe war tbat discriminations on this ac count should be abandoned. BlBleCoBweallaaa Held. Columbus, O., Mtrch 11 The R?publica Scats Casual Commi; lee held a meeting here to-day aod agreed to bold tbe State Convention io tbis city April 28. A conference meet ing was held to night, and speeches were made by several prominent men Sr. Louis', March 11, Tne Re publican State Central Committee held to-day, called the State Convention to be held at iiedalia, April 14, for the election of delegates to tbe Cbicago Convention. Tbe Committee wjm re organized by the electiou.ot Chauticey J rilley, lae postmaster cf this city, in place of Gen. Geo. II Shields, Filley is a strong Gram man. Shield, wan for Blaine. Detected la Rabbi as a Pat OIHeo. Pobt Jeans X Y, March 9 ! Wtllia u B trkinan, -ra.il yed to carry ma'L from ibe p si fBc-j to tbe depot in the village, was detected in robbing lbe post. ofScn this morniog Ii rder ti tak tne mttl bgs to ci early train he bas a key to tbo office a-riv ing there before any ot tbn e'erks. The p ftm-iter aud tS -r3 secred tbemselvps ia tb ffi. detected bim in tbe act of stealing and arrested htm Tbe exent of bis ibeft is not knowo. Far mala. Basoob. Me.. March 11 Tbe Republicans of tbe F urth Congres sional district met at tbe City Hall to-day aod nominated deligatea to the atioaal convention at Coicago. Res olutions were adopted instructing tbe delegates to tbe national convention to nse every honorable means to se cure tbe nomination of Janes G. Blaine for President of the Uaited States. 1 Horrible Accl4aat. RBADi.Ni, Siarch V A frigbtfol accident happened to day ito a , boy named William Yeager, employed at the works of tbe,R9adiotr pipe mills. fe wa atcideatiUy throw?' aaint S kfigs ly-wleel, borlpfj arcund at be rate of seventy revolutions par minute and was horribly mangled. His dead body was then hsuled out of the pit. ., Twaal j-faar Pee a Slaraesl. Pjctefsecbcl Mirch 10 A great Sre'ocdured on Monday iat tbe weaving works in Moscow. Tbe entire building wss destroyed. Twen ty four persona were barned to death and twenty-nine injared. KE WAD VER TISSUE YTS. BLYMYER, Goods in Stock: Carpenter's Tools, Adzes. &., Black. CbUel. Planes, w, Fiiex, Hammers, 4?., Sa.ldlerv . . . -. . - iwditv viiut", a iuii viics v nite uteide painting, Paints iu oil, all color. Brui.br - , Japan Dryer, VValuwt &'am-. m ? r Ti P . ? ol.0! L.7,P: '! wn od om' r vinumr, .u uir j auu . r- rs Vjii oawm. Porcelaiu-liued Kettles H.odie- of BLOCK." JOHN F BLYMYEli. IN TOT1CE "l'e palillf re hereby aotiflej Dvt fe) rarrhiv runrj 3. lvi, mjahie tn li-ur n.l W month alter 't In lor ot IS. B. Carr, ea etliuu h.r fcurolred dullara. a I inall wii the navaent n theeume, they having been obtaieii irum Be A BR AM BEAM. IF YOU WAXT RellaMe VmtrBLi Suck, finite FLnwtii hkedw, Krul' or Uroitoieoul Tteiw. ut lxj.uti.iii 'kwarinK 1lat, wru fc their Jiew C'omt.in 1 CnUlouue. ti, JOHS It. & A. JH'RIHM H, IVi SrauhlelJ street, lulFtiariih Fe'". 23 4t eow A DM1N1STRA1 OIl'S NOTCE. tstate of Aaron (. Ktmmel. ileeeiHsl. Letters tl'almlnltrathn on the e.-'rtte ol Aulfn (. kim-jiel, Uto ol HrHhenvtlle Top , Sou er set c-unty !., decease , harlnic tteen iiraniea a SAtnael S. Forney refloin la aul.l Uiwini ip. i, wbm all iersiDH indebteu to aaitl ect.ite are re riuestcd tu make parment, and thoe harln claim? or deinantls will make known ibe rame without delay. SAMl'ELS. F'KNEY. Feb. 25 Admiuiciraior. CUTOR'S NOTICE. L--t.tLeof Jonathan Blttner, late or Northimptcn Tw... Somerset Co Fa., dee'd. Letter" te?Umentrvnn the alvrt enatehartnx leen Kruned to the antlenlafied by the pnwr auinnrtty : notice is hereby aiven to all lerwiui indebted to Paid estate to make immediate p;ty oient, and thoee havinic rlaitnif aa. dnm thefauie to present tbem duly aaihentii-aled tor wttleroent na Saturday, .Uarcb 13th, 18, at the home ol the deceased. JAOOB POORBAVtlH. Feb. 4 L.tCTUt.r. C'oDlllrt Belwa (ha Praleet aaa iiraeral Naeruiaa. A Washington dispatch says : Tte army officers bere are waicbiug wttn interest a curioo c ufl ci which has rinen between the President and Jeueral Sherman Tbr caee bosjuet eeu publisoed iu the geurral ruers. LirU'.euam Gte.-, of the Twentieth infautry, woo itied and convicted for druukenuess ou duty, and aeutenced to be disojissed Tbe Pieeident in dorsed lbe action of the court as f jl lowr: "Tbe sentence in the lurpgoing ca.-e of First Lieutenant Gatex, Twentieth lufantry ii hereby couSrmed, but ia view ot tbe unanimous recommend ion of the court, c ncured iu by tbe vviewing authority, that clemency e shown, it is mitigated to the for- iture ot seventy five dollars per jionih for six months aud a reprimund in general orders. 11 B Haves" The sentence with ibis order tor a reprimand, ws then sent to General Sherman to execute in general order;. Instead of obeying tbe order, how ever, he published one setting forth that he did not deem it a case for a reprimand, tbe following being bis official announcement to the effect; "Tbe General does not deem tbis case worthy of a reprimand from bim self, but only of a simple warning to Lieutenant Gates tbat be now owes bis cemmir-sioo to tbe forbearance of tbe President and had better n ot rit-k it a r ecood time By com mand of General Sherman ." Waae Wraaf. Richmond, Ya., March 14 The community was startled 'bis morning by the public announcement tbat Dr. Luther R Dickinson, editor and pro prietor of the Platters' asd Farm ers Maoazink and a pron i em citi zen of Richmond, bas been eugtiffd for tw years past in a syett'rna'.ic course of forgeries, using forged en dorsements of Jeter A Dickinson, proprietors of tbe Religious Herald, to negotiate notes ot bis own, which he tffered for discount at various banking institutions in this city, r jold to noe brokers. He bas also f r some time used forged etid 'rsements of tbe Rev Dr George B Taylor, Biptist missionary to Rome, Italy, aud Rev Claries TayL r, Prfe--or in Wakef Test C Hege. N. C , both of whom are his brothers in law He left behiud ibefdlowinglefer: I desire to make to my friends a id creditors a "frank . confession uf my -in in fraudulently u-i ig ihe nane aid credit of others iu lbe vain h-p i f ex rioting my i-elf fr--m rcihra.-s-meuts caused by bad mtnagfrni-tit f my affair. C mpelled io flee from my b'-me, U'lerly pniile-s. I solemn ly dec'are ov pu'p we to devote tbe rest of my Ii'e n tbe payment of i idebteduess, and I invoke chari abie judgment and treatment on tbe part or a'l concerned An investigation into ibe fnrget"''"' shows tbey will aggregate f 23,01'D r more PaatOSBea atabbeiry. Assapolis, Md, March 11 Sp cil Agent Wn T Henderson yeeter day arrested Postmaster W. O low, charging bim with the robbery of the postofftce on the morning of March tbe 1st On that day tbe back door of tbe vffice was f mod broken open and tbe effice robbed, it is alleged of $3,000 worth of postage stamp Special Agent Henderson was imme diately put to work, and bi investi gations enrled io tbe ap-e-t of ,Maj r tiigeiow Tbe V-r ', m iinq eence of the matter. Ue was takca to Baltimore yesterday afternoon. Ue has considerable property bere, and many friends. He came here rinrir. rha ar be Dar an ofSer.uf ihe federal army .-He mrrie.d bere aod has a large family Tse ffice was turned over to the b od men; of Major Bigelow, who io torn have put the office in care of Grafton Munroe, Assistent Postmaster.
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