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ft A" THE OMAHA DAILY BEE ELEVENTH YEAR. OMAHA , SATURDAY IMOUNING , JANtJAin7 21 1882. NO. 182 THE NATIONAL CAPITAL But. OIIB Branch of Legislative Wisdom in Session , And Nothing of Note Trans acted in that Body Ex cept Adjourning. Business in the Star -Route * - trial Still Confined to Proving Bids. Iff _ , A Delegation of Women Who ! - * J Want to Vote Appear Before - fore that Committee ot Hoar's Mlt collnnoonft Note * From the No "P-1 ' tional Capital- * _ CONGRESS. NUonaVABpctatod Press ; NOT IN SESSION. i " WASHINGTON , January 20. The ' senate was not in session to-day , hav ing adjourned yesterday to Monday. rKoa'.nniNGK IN THE HOUSE. After call of the committees , the house W nt into committee of the whole , ,011 the private calendar , Mr. Camp in the chair. The house adjourned at 4:45 : p. tu. t , until Monday next. 1. CAPITAL NOTES. ' ' XitionM Associated Press. ? * " ' WOMAN ! * SUFKKAHE. t % \VASHINOTON , January 20. These- J * Icct committee on woman suflrago to day heard Mrs. Robinson , Mrs. Sh.it- tuck , Mrs. Grager , Mrs. Scarl , Mrs. Colby , Mrs. Saxon and Miss Siman B. Anthony , and thanked them fet thuir presentation of the subject. Mrs. E. 0. Stanton and others will be heard w to-morrow. Till : ,1 EANNETTK. The secretary of the navy has juot received the following telegram from Engineer Melville of the lost steamer Jcannotto dated Irkoufsk , January 19 , 1882 : "Melville , Davunhaucr and eleven men are all well. Mel ville returned to the Arctic onean ; found log , books , instruments and si few records left by UeLons. No ( tidings of the second cutter. Search continued during the winter by Cro sock in command of the * Balun aixl Intkts under the direction of General Tsclireinoiir. Word from the Kalymas . .river states that no boat had arrived ' up'to Novc'mbor'lOth. , Am acquaint ed with the country where DoLong and party are and request orders to remain with two men to renew search in March , and Davenuuuor ; and , nine en.to eturn to the United.States. . . wDavcnhauer'a sight has partially re covered. " TKK BTAR KOOIE CASES. The hearing in the star route cases was resumod. A memorandum which was presented in Gibson's handwriting and giving in substance Cabell's staio ment , wa'i ruled out. The prosecu tion then proved a bundle ot bids bj several witnesses and they were ad ' , - ' N mitted as evidence. A. M. Gibsoi detailed a conversation with Cabel which was to the effect that Cabnl recognised the bonds as of little value and that he had transferred property to Minnix , Donohtio and Dickson. Oi cross examination witness , admit let he never know Caboll to perform contract. The court then adjjurnet till Tuesday to give the defense time ro examine the bids admitted as evi dence. W. A. Kerr , assistant district attor ney ot Philadelphia , is in the city in consultation with Attorney General Ih'owstor in regard to the stir route cases. Kerr is expected to assist in further prosecution. MISCELLANEOUS. L > Thu cabinet mot and discussed routine mattcra. All but Secretary Folgcr were present. It is stated on good authority that Governor Pinchbackvill soon be nominated for surveyor of the port of Now Oilcans. There are 70,000,000 standard sil ver dollars in the trensuiy , and ? ( ! 2- 000,000 in silver certificates outstand ing.William William U. Taylor has been ap pointed gati'jof in the Sixth Kentucky district , and Benjamin .leiinii' ' in. the Tenth Ohio district- One of thu assistant secretaries ol state m authority , for the statement that iniportantdiploniatic nominations would hi ) sent to the senate next week. It is reported that iimoug them will bo that of Alphonsu Tnft , of Ohio , to bit minister to Germany. The national woman's sullVagc con vention closed its fourth annual con volition to-night. The T nuo see Debt COMB. National . \H jiUtcd 1'rem. NASHVILLE , January 20.- The gun- erul impression among lawyers and prominent business men is that the funding act will bo sustained. It is feared by some of the counsel for the complainants ; others firmly believe that thu injunction will bo sustained. It is mere opinion of different mun .with whom your correspondent has conversed. There is no intimation from the court as to what they will do. Whatever the decision is , promi nent low tax men announce their de termination to oppose the funding of the debt under the act. Failing before the supreme court , they will oppose it by other means. There will proba bly bu two or three weeks before a decision is rendered , Ex-Senator National Associated I'runD , _ CiiirAoo , January 20 , The Times' Now York special says : Kx Senator Conkling resents the imputation that bo is permanently outof politics. Just now ho is busy with professional and private afiaira , but it is said he will bo \ > ack from Elba like Napoleon in the cominn autumn. It is positively in serted that the Stalwart politicians who have thu management of his case have already made up their pro- gramme ami that it is to give him the next Republican nomination : is governor of this state. This , it is claimed , will bo an excellent stopping' stone to the national convention in 1884 , and if Mr. Conkling cm carry No York next full his friends think ho will have a political backing which will give him a commanding position thore. - This programme , his enemies say , is likely to moot with severe set backs , particularly if Mr. Arthur takes a t otion lo run for the otlico himself. The High Wntor in Tonnosie * . National Awoclatod 1'rciw NASHVILLE , January 20. The river continues to remain stationary. The waturs pf the Tcnnesseo are over the railroad track at Johnsvillo on the northwestern division of the Nnsh- yillo , Chattanooga and St. l.unia rail way and M. 11. line between Clarksville - villo and Paris , cutting cominnni- - cation by railroad between tins p'lneo and Memphis. Orders have been is sued to discontinue trains on these roads till further orders. A portion of the Mississippi Central was washed up by the waters pf tho. Deer , ' . Fork- near Fnlton , Kentucky. Part of the Memphis and Charleston road is sub. merged. It is still raining , and an other rise is expected. Twelve hun dred hands have been thrown out of employment by the high water. CHATTANOOOA , January 20. Thu rivtr commenced fallim ; last night , and all the up river stations report the same. The damage is very slight in this city. Lumber dealers along the banks , by careful watching , saved all ihoir lumber. There is considera ble loss to farmers along the bottoms. AUJVSTA , Ga. , January 20. Short ly after noon to-day Anderson Jones 'colored was hanged in the jail yard for the murder of young Harolson A. Mcltcan last summer. Ho slept com fortably last night , but wan down hearted this morning. Only priests , olllcials , press reporters and guards were admitted to the hanging. Jones embraced the Catholic religion and said he- was prepared to die and want ed no respite. Ho mnde no confes sion , lie ascended the platform firm ly and when the trap was sprung fell eight feet and died without much pain. ATLANTX , Oa. , January 'M. Ander son Jones ( colored ) was luinged at Augusta to-day for the murder of John G. Harolson at McBcan , Richmond mend county , on the night of Decem- t > er lo , 1879. Harolson kept the vil lage store and on the morning after the night in question ho was. found in bed with his bead split , optui. JOUCK was arrested and twice convicted. The evidence was circumstantial but fctrong. Jones left a written confes sion , which was found after the exe cution , . .Vjtional'At-oclatfd OCJJAK RAPIDS , January 0. A seven story building in-Belloplain , u. few miles west of this city , burned last night. Gore & Parmlee's leas , § 12,000 ; Hollen & Mahalen , § 1SOO ; Dr. Parish , $10,000 ; F. E. Snyder A Co. , 850,000 ; no insurance. EVANRVII.U : , Intl. , January 20. McGrew & Uurtis , grocers , burned out yesterday. Loss , § 18,000 INDIA NAI-OU.S , Ind. , January 20. Wiseman & llobbis' store burned at Prospect. Ind. Loss , § : ! ,000. CINCINNATI , January 20. P. B. CritchoH'a floral store burned out this morning. Loss , $ : J,000 ; insured. CiiAW.OTrn , N. Y. , January 20. The Spencer house burned last night by a fire started by tramps. Loss , § 40,000 ; insurance , $ ! ) ,000. BELLOWS FALLS , Vt. , January 20. The hosiery mills of Gottring & Womer at Springlield were totally de stroyed by fire ty-day. Two dwelling liouses and u store were also burned. Loss , § 4,000 ; insurance , $15,000. Forty hands are thrown out of em ployment. Welcome to the BuUginc- National Associated I'rt'hi. GIIAITON , 111. , January 20. The St. Louis , .lersoyvillo ifc Springfielc "ailroad reached hero last evening anil .he locomotive moved upon thu lasl rail and the last spike was driven amidst the shouts of the people and a twenty minutes whistle from the cn- ne. Uruflui ! ; the s-intherly termi nus of the I oid , Hi.Niin'ri'A Tux. , , January 20. - I'm.1 survey o n-pi of the F.irt Worth Denver road reached hero to-day and proceeded wuM. This line is throu nilui shorter than tliu old snrvoy and lie e iiintry over which it puaieu is nui'h bottof. Tim prospect of secur- \\i \ > this road is good and much inter est in in inifosteil , Bold Robber * , N'ftlionul A .i'i > htc'il I'IVHI. Cioiii.i'io\VN ! : : , January 20.--I''our ' obbors filtered the housu of Jas. Hillor near hero- early last evening and intimidated the family with cock ed revolvers. Mr. Ililler resisted and vas knocked senseless with a h tcliot. I'lioy then ransuckud the lionee , su- iuring § 4,000 , took a bugijy and two loraus and left. A Hearties * Mothur , National AsBOdatcil I'ruau. UUOOKI.VN , Januarj1 20. Mrs , Cniily Russell , wife of a colored ; rocuryinan , on Saturday night took lor two weeks' 'jld child to the police tatipn , saying she had found it in ho street. It has since been diseov- irod that shu is its mother and xho las boun uiTcstcd , A Drover Hold Up tadonal Ai > oclatcil I January 20. This uven- ng u drover named Charles Wood- ord , from Woodsworth , Lake county , 11. , fell in with a now found friend , nd was held up and robbed of § 225 nd SiOO in notes , and badly mmd- agged. OUR LINCOLN LYNX , What Ho Saw in the State Capi tal Yesterday , - * Progress of the Trial of the Union Pacific's " Coua- muniet. " A Well Developed Onee of Small Pox Nenr the State University. The Victim Being a Colored Mat ? , They Close the Colored Oburcb. Mounter Lniid LOIXRHO Mootint null tlin Sinr Ruuto Cnnp > ; Arudt'n Cnno. Hpivltllotlir lice. LINCOLN , Nob. , January 20. Thu littuntion of thu United Status uour was occupied to day in thu trial o Arndt. Witnesses for tlic govern tnent wore examined to the effect thu Arndt had hold various conversation with thorn in which ho threatened to take tvc lifo of Judge Ditiidy. A 0110 tiitio the defendant beoamo vurj much excited and arose in his plac to protest against , the testimony o u. witness and thu runiarks of counsel During the afternoon the dofcndan occupied the witness stand uiu related rnthor consiston story in regard to his troubles witl the Union Pacific Railway Company Ho confessed that lie nt tiiuca bccaiuu very angry when conversing with hi counsel and that he might hare iiuidi threats against Judge Dandy , butliac no intention of currying them int elocution. Cormiximlciicu of Tiir. ItHK. LINCOLN , January 20 The Uni ( < k Status court was called at 10 a. in yesterday. After rho hearing of mo tions by Judge Dundy , Judge Foster of Kansas , occupied the bench , am thu trial of August Arndt was ptxi ceeded with. Untied States Attornoj Lambortson opened the uaso for tli government , staling the substance o the oti'ciiRO charged in , the indictmen and the line of proof to bo presented Mr. Itcdick , of Omahu , appeared fo the defense , and in a very energeti way indicated the principal points in the defense. He made sharp refer onccs to the difficult } ' this dofondan had in procuring counsel in certain cases ho referred to All he appealed to wore either connected with the Union Pacific railway or too brainless to corapro hciul the merits of his case. Wit nesses were then called who testitaec that to them Anidt had made throats that if Judge Dundy did not rule ii his favor ho ( Arndt ) weald shoot him on the spot. A ttornoys called as wit nesses testified that Arndt caino to their offices for the purpose of employ ing them as conned in his case against the Union Pacific railway , but that ho was so abusive of Judge Dundy and scorned to have so poor , cose that they refused to take chnrg of it and expelled him from their of fice. During the afternoon .session of the court the examination of attorney's was continod. They testitied to thu threats made by Arndt in their ollicus. Mr. Shultz testified that ho caine into his oilico and employed him to undertake - take his ( Arndt's ) case against the U. P. railroad. Also that ho ( Arndt ) became very angry and threatened not only Judge Dundy but also the clerk , Watson 1J. Smith. Air. Shultx testified further that Arndt claimed to bo the leader of certain clubs or societies of a communistic character , whoso object was to wrest from the railroad company curtain lands , and also to make an attack upon the ofli cers ot courts and of the uovornniont in general. That t ese ollicors were very corrupt , and the people in very abject slavery , and that the members of the soc'etica ' ile ° iii ( > d the times ripe for an uprising and outbreak with anna. The importance of the case attract ? a largo attendance at thu court. A number of ladies were present , and listened to the testimony of witnesses anil roinuiks of counsel with great interest. The mi'mboni nf Ihu state bar are present , and pay the closest attention to the muttoiH de veloped during the trial , BULL , Siunll Pox nt the Capital. Special to the lice. LINCOLN , Neb. , January 20. There in ono wull-duvoloped raau of Hmnll pox in the city. JMHTICUMKS. LINCOLN , January 20.- Small pox broke out hero to-day , the victim being - ing n colored man named J. Ituxiur , living in the block northeast of the state university. Tliu house occupied by his family has beeu quarantined and the colored church ordered closed by the hoard of health. Montlui ; 8 | > cuil to Tut. UKI ; . LINCOLN , January 20.A big meeting - ing of the land luagiio wan hold to night , at which Mayor Wright presi ded. J. O'JJyrno , of Philadelphia , spoke first and was followed by a number of prominent Irishmen of this city. The Star Roato Gate nt HHcUl [ ! to Tun llrK , LINCOLN , Nob. , JanuaryL'O. Judge Dundy quashed the first indictment in the star route ease on nmno techni cal mistake in the date , but sustained the other two. National AwocUtcd Ptfta. LONDON , January 21.--A dispatch from Cairo says the chamber of depu ties insists on its rights to vote u budget and to control its expendi tures. There is division in the Kug- lisb cabinet on the maintenance of the collective note with Franco. John Linnoll , painter , burn June , 17'J- , died tt-dny. The iprernmoiit of tin- United States of Columbia has sent instruc tions to Don Carlos Ho'niun ' , I'olum. bian minister to Knglftiut , t < roopoii diplomatic relations with S | > ain. ViENN.\,2Janunry 20. It is report ed that the Montenegrins me joining the insurgents in llora-goiiurm and that they have compelled IVnco Ni- kita to lloo from Iho capita On receipt - ceipt of the nbovo now * in -'ils uily the government imniedbt , 1issued \ , an order calling the lint ycur'n reserves - servos lo suppress the revolt. PAIIIK , January 20.- The Paris market has recovered fmm its de pression and is vow rising. * In the closing quotations at thu polite bourse , prices show a recovery , especially In all jjovornmunt stocks , which is a aurw indication that the panic i ? over. Gambotta denies hu contemplated resigning in consequence of his ililli- culty with the assembly anil sajs he is confident of his own succcts. VIENNA , January 20 , A conflict has occurred between the Uer/ugovinian insurgents and a body of Austrian in fantry. Several were killed on both sides. This is the first bloodshed in the insurrection. RO.MK , January 20. The Italian chamber of deputies to-day adopted the electoral reform bill as amended by the senate without discussion. Gun. Garibaldi has so far recovered from bin recent illness as to lie able o > leave Caprcra lor Naples. Mexican Railway Cancomioa , National AnsocifttiMl I'rofw. CITV OK MKXHO , January 20. Sunor Mutias Romero , as reprosuntn- tivo of thu Mexican Southern railway , has boun granted n concussion for the colonization of the country along the road for a distance of fifty miles on either side of the line of ( Jie railroad company. Ho obligates itsulf to set tle liv < i hundred families iinmudiately on thu road already completed and another five hundred to follow in quick succession. Three-fifths of'the ' immigrants are to bo Europeans1 ; or in olhor words thu ccxopany has to , disoriminato against Americans in the settlement of thocolony along.their road to the above ratio. The extent and advan tage of this concession can bo 'easily ' scon when'it is stated that the road , .when completed'will bo 800 miles long , portions of which run' through the richest part of the country. Among the incorporatorti 'of the Mexican Southern railway are Edwin D. Morgan , Jay Goul Perfiridio Diaz , Mafias Romero , rgnullo Mejia and Solon Humphrey , General Grant being president and General Granville - villo M. Dodgu vice-president. The executive committee is Jay Gould , Frank West and llussol Sage. A Canarilor Aground- National Associated 1'rcHS. NEW YOHK , January 20. The Cu- nard steamer Hotlima this morning , coming tiji through thu Narrows , ran aground near the ( [ luii-antino atation to avoid being struclc by the French steamer Chateau Seville , which , hav ing broken her anchor , was floating down against her. The Bothnia's bow is in low water ; iml is in one fathom in the stern , The mails and passengers were transferred in tugs. The porfjo will bo taken oll'in lighters. She is reported as badly slovo for ward. A Wifo' Endeavor. National Associated I'rcsi I'rcsiKy. . , January 20. Mrs. Ellis , wife of thu man who con- 'eased , testified to-day. ' She said she ooked suveral times during the night ) f the murder and found her husband n bed with her each timu. Shu eon- -radiclod his testimony in. several loints. The National Associated 1'rosa. CiiATTANOora , ToniL , January 20. The Tennessee river is now falling icro and above. The danmgo is slit'ht except to farmers on th j rK-or bot- uiiH , Lumbar ileuler. " hero saved all .heir Inmber. Killed liy thn M An oclatc < l l'rcB < . io , Janiniry ' . ' < ) . -N. Jtudloy Hid 10(1. Wilson wcru killed at I'nll nan this morning by being caught in i belt and wound rmmnd the rapidly revolving shaft. Ijynohoil in Ohio. Vation.il AHUOcUtci ! I'ICHK. THIINTON , 0 , January 20. A mob sarly tins morning took John Wagner roni jail and hanged him. Thu pris- , > ner was awaiting trial for the murder1 ) f Dr. Joseph Beggs last November. Indication * . National A oclaUJ I'rcsa. WAHIIINOTON , January 21. For the ewer Missouri valley : Slight snow or rain , followed by partly coldur weather , southerly winds shifting to west and north went. Commuted. N'.tlonal AmoclutuU 1'rcm. NKW Oiti.KA.VH , January 20. ( ! ov. llclCnry commuted tliuHuntencu in thu case ot JamuB Androwa , sentenced to mug in Teneas luiinli , to life inipris- inniunt. New Trial Grautiid. Nationul Aewiclutcil I'riwi. HOLLA , Mo. , January 20 , CJoorKu { oliuiiuan , who was to bo hanged hero o-day , has been grantud a now trial. Clurkcou N. Potter. National Auoclatud 1'ri-M. ALIIANV , January -Ulurkuon N. 'otter was removed to Now Vork to- ay. His condition m atill precarious , THE TIME KILLERS , - Scoville Finishes His Haraiiguo Yesterday Without Any Further Display of Animosity Toward * tbo Stalwarts , OoncludinR With aw Appeal to the Jury to Acquit ( luitenu as a Luuatto. Judge Cox Decides to Allow the Assassin to Deliver His Speech To-dny. Porter , if Ho Fool * Wall , Will "C'hnw Thorn Un" on Monday. * National A-Mrlatotl 1'row. WASIHNOTON , January i ! ( ) . Scovillo resumed , saying ho would contbiohim- sel during to dity to thu examination of the testimony of thoo.xportaagainHt the prisoner. Taking up that of Dr. Hamilton , ho endeavored to show that the witness was strongly inclined against ( luituau ; that his answers to ( nicstions show an intense feeling to make every sentence aid in hanging the prisoner Scovillo proceeded to ehow that Dr Hamilton's assertion that Guiteau's head was symmetrical was incorrect , and claimed adill'oreneo of ! U cubic inches between the two sides of his bead. Dr. Kompster'a diagram of Ciuiteau's huad was no more liku it than a cube. Scoville was continually inter rupted by the prosecution , who objected to this line of ar gument. Scoville ulfcimcd that Hannlton'n testimony corroborated the theory -of the prisoner's insanity. When Suovillo referred to thu state ment that the witness received pay ment for fiia testimonyOnitean inter rupted tlwt there was no money t < pay them and they had bettor stayed at homo. Concerning a disputed debt of Sl.TongainsttJuituau , unearthed bj Corkhill , Ouitean again interrupted , saying that if Corkhill was sued for all hu owud it would keep nil the courts in tbo city buoy. When Scovillo compared ( juitoau's head with Corlc- bill's , Gtiituau said Corkhill had a swelled liend. | Great laughter. ] Corkhiil , correcting alleged inisqu tation of evidence by Scovillu , said : "Don't inturfuro with Mr. Hcoville. I am afraid ho will stop if you do. Don't stop him for heaven's sake. " Several jurors nlopt during Scovillo' * tedious recital of export evidence. After recess , Scovillo said hu would not detain thu jury much longer and argued that they should apply the law maxim that it was better that nine ty-nine men vscapu than that ono innocent nocont man should suffer. If they were uot entirely convinced Guitcau was not guilty by rcbson orMmBoiimt mind , they should give him thu bene fit of the doubt. Scoville said inclosing "If the abolished closing : gallows were ished there would bo more safety for human lifo. Porter would undoubt edly claim that the tact that Guituau refrained trom shooting the president , when ho saw him with his nick wife leaning on hia arm was proof he was not acting under an irrcaistiblo im pulse , but there may have been Hiilli- cient human feeling left in d'liitumi's heart to force him to say the Loid can wait and the great act which God requires of mo can be done at another time. " After Scovillu cloned the discussion ensued regarding thojprisoncr's right to address the jury , Corkhill with drew his objections and ( iiiilvau will occupy the attention of the court to- morrow. Scovillo closed as follows ; "All tliat if required for the faithful administra tion of justice in this case is that you shall have honust hearts , calm , cool huads , and a disposition to do what is right ; but above all , that you have that moral courage , that stability of character awl integrity of purpose that , notwithstanding what may be said , you will do what is just and right between your fellownion and in the sight of God. 1 do not expect you to find for or against thiu dcfundant. I simply auk you to take the facts before yon into calm consid eration , I : isk you to ask yourmilves what will bo thu result of this verdiut as to your position in Hociut.y , ns to whether your frllowincn will ap prove it ( ir not , us lo the result in any way oicept what you bcliuvo in your conscience to bo just and right , that you uliiill not bo influenced by any personal motives , or by any motive oulsidu of a desire to decide thu OIHU : according to the law and thu evidence , and that when yon havu reached a conclusion in your minds according to the magni tude of the case and what has been presented before you , yon will rondir that verdict without fear and without favor and rowaid , and 1 bulievu , gen- tleinen , you will do it. I leave thu case with you , thanking you for your careful attention , ' ' Whun Scoville concluded Corkhill stated , on behalf of the prosecution , ho would withdraw all objections to Guitoau's addressing the jury ; that this trial hud been long and expensive and hu did not desro to givu any op portunity for objection upon which to Und a demand for a trial. lined , with BOIIIO vuhumuncu , main tained thu district attorney hud no right lo attempt to inllneiiuu thu jury by such imputation that they would convict this man. Ho did not hesitate to assume , on the contrary , that they would not convict an undoubted lunatic. If thu dufunsu uakud hu bo allowed to ttpuak it was becausu hu had an undoubted right to hu heard. Thu judge said j find soinu of my brethren have serious doiibtnua to whether thu prisoner in this < msu has not the right to Address Ihu jury. 1 havosomu impressions on thu subject , but 1 didn't ' want to leave a matter of that kind in doubt , or deny thu ac cused any right on u point on which 1 inn not. perfectly clear. 1 shall there fore allow the prisoner to speak. " Gnidwi said it would take about two hours to deliver his speech , As Porter is in poor health it was decided Ouiteau should deliver the speech to-morrow , and adjournment bo taken till .Monday , whou if his health pormitfl , Porter will commence his speech for the prosecution. Court then adjourned , STILL UNSTRETCHED. The Sitpromo Conrt Iiitnrforoi nud Moouojr Got * Anothnr Lonun of Llfo. SHTial | to The lli-c. OniiKN , January ' . ' 0. This was the day assigned for the execution of Michael Mooney , convicted of thu murder "f Joel llinkloy at Franklin about two months ago , The supreme court , however , lun failed to sustain thu smituticu and Mooney was not hunt ; . There is great surprise and in dignationin Franklin over the court's delay in the case , llinkloy was sta tion agent at Krankliti and waa stir prised at nit'lit by two mun , who were after money in storu at the depot. It is thought that ono of tbo burglars put n revolver at Hinldoy'a head to frighten him , and that thu weapon was nccidontly discharged. After the murder thu men ntolo nothing , but im mediately lied. Fatal Aooldout Spivlnl ll ) > ) xitoli I thu lice. OIIIIKN , January 20.A man namud Handy wan thrown from his homo at Franklin to-day and instantly killed. His neck was broken by thu fall. National A KiniMosn , Va , , January i0. ! The otato semite to-day pacsed the bill au thorizing thu consolidation of the Richmond Alloghauy railroad with the Ohio Central and Atlantic and Northwestern railways. The Kiddie- bergur debt bill , which wan nnderdis- cusHion yesterday upon amendment protecting schools and colleges which hold old stntu obligations , was order ed to-day to engrossment , the amend ment having been withdrawn upon ai : understanding that its object wotihi IMS secured in a separate bill. TboMnhona of Mimionri. National ARHiwiutnl Pi'usn. ST. Louis , January 20. J. H. AI - Cullouih ; , editor of the stalwart organ in this city , a day or two ago made overturns to T. T. Crittonton , gover nor of the state , to bucoino the Mahono ofIisspuri. \ . This move lis dictated by a desire to capture the state for the republicans at the next general elec tion. Accident to an ExpreM. National Aaioclatod i'rmi. OWKN SOUND , Oni , , January 20.- - The afternoon express from hero on the T. , G , A B. railway ran oil' the track half a milo out. One passenger , the postal and two baggage cars turned upside down and were ditched. A number of iiassongors were slightly and three ladies and a man seriously injured , Brnkomon Killed. atloinl Associated iT So. Hoi'icroiiT , Pu. , January 20-- Imikuman named Henry Andy WRN killed this morning by the wrecking of a freight train on the Legigh and Snsiuebaniia railroad , just above this plarp. Ton freight cars were also de molished by the accident , which ro- suited from the breaking of an axle. AocJdont on the Northern Pnolflo. Vatlun.il Anjoclatvil I'rveu , Snitir Wooi > , January 20. Thu west bound passenger train on the N'ortlicrn Pacific railroad was ditched his morning and iifteon persons in ured , the conductor and brakuman seriously. No particulara are in yet. St. John tbo Apoitle. Nfttlonal AnMOolatod I'reat , , January 20. An uldrosB on the liiior | trallic and con stitutional prohibition was delivered o-niyht at Horticultural Hull by Gov. St. John , of Kansas , who is lecturing mdor the auspices of the National IVinperaiuic society. Trying to Llbnratn a Tkinl' . L , Out , , January L'O. I'litiio is u ntrong feeling heru against Ihu attempts now lirnii' midu : by Chicago cage L''iuililiirn a'I blacklegs to gut JOIKH , ono ol thu robburs of L'1,000 froin AluiS'amce , contractor , out of the poniUuitinry. Now York Douk Commiiislou Re moved. National AuiDi'Utnl i'riiii. Niiw YOHK , Jiinuary 20.A rumor was circulated Ibis afternoon that thu grand jury had removed the dock commissioners foriimlfuasancom ofllcu , and that indictments will bo presented Monday morning. "Paddy ' Krn'i Second. Nutloiml 1'reti.t Sr. LOUIH , January 20 , Tom Kul- ly , of this city , in responsu to a tulu- gram from Now Orleans to-night , con sented to act asbecond for Ryan in thu Ityiin-Snllivaii fight near New Orleans on February 7th. Soiit Tip for Fiyo Yoam. Na'.lonal A ioviului | t , January 20- Louis Klior , who killed Leo Alerritt in his saloon last month , was found guilty of voluntary inanolatightur and sen tenced to the punitiiiry for five yuarn , Annu Dlfikiimon Uolng Better National Amoclattil l'ri u , ItuciiKKTiiit , N. V , , January 20. Anna Dickinson had unothor largo audience to-night at her second per- formancu of "ilamlot , " which was more Huet'ensf ul tlnui thu firat. DRUNKEN DEADHEADS. Wlio Primarily Oauaofl the Spuytoii Dnyvil Disaster , A. New York Assemblyman Pulled the Oord that Sot tbo Air Brakes. The Railroad Company and \88omblymun Trying to Suppress the Dotnils. Continuation of Testimony B fore the Cororor IUVOH- tgiatinK the Accident. Testimony Showing that Molinn Wont but n Short DUtuuoo , National AworlntcJ 1'n'si. AMIAXY , N. \ . , January 20.--It in reported three assembly mon said they know who pulled the nir-bmko cord on the train previous ( the Spuyton Uiiyvil disaster , which caused the stop. They say it was an ansumbly- ninn who wan very drunk , and while gutting his bni from the small rack ho pulled the cord. They say a quartette in ono of the state rooms indulged in suoh wild rioting that the priest who was killed had frequently exhibited his disgust , while another party , after trying in vain to make a tctnporancn assomblymnn drink , throw the bottle of whisky in 1m chair and told him to take it homo. It is said subpcuuati will bo served on several assembly- mon. Hotb the railroad compauyand assemblymen are anxious to suppress thu deliiilft of thu conduct of thu pas- pcngm-s on the train. NKW VoitK , January 20.--Coroner Merkle continued the investigation of the Spuylon Duyvel catastrophe to day. day.1'Mward Stafford , engineer of the lending engine of the Chicago express , testified some one in the cars must havopulludt.hu cord , putting on the air brakes. When the shook came hu did not think it serious , though the bar connectint ; his migino with the second ono was broken and the train pushed three feet ahead. A. II. Collier , who has chnrgo of the brake equipment , testified after the accident ho examined the brake.1 } , and found them in period order. Other testimony showing Hrakeniari' Meliim only went a short distance from his train was introduced and that when ( ho Tarrytown train blow "down brakes" it was KiO or 170 foot from the express. Miss Mary Daniels , injured in the accident , was bettor to-day , but has- little prospect of recovery. FallarcB for tk W * b Nktlon : > l AwclntcdPress. NRW YOIIK. January 20. There were . .210.-.failures . 'throuBhout ' ihc' United States reported to Bradstreet * during the past week , an increase of 7 over the record of the preceding week , and an increase of 40 over the corresponding week last year. The failures , too , nave boon of much more importance , particularly in the west , south and southwest. In Now York city the failures have been few and of no general importance. The same causes heretofore alluded to have Konorully precipitated the failures. The middle status hadlit , Now England 28 , southern 07 , western 02 , California and territories 10 , Canada 8 , Nearly ono-hulf of thu failnren reported were among grocers and gun- nil traders. Marine Intelligence. Nutlontl AntedateI Press. NKW YOIIK , January 20. Arrived The St. Germain from ilnvru , the Laku Winnipeg from Liverpool. < JIIINNTOWN ) : : , January 20. Sailed The Gunnaniu lor Now York. HA.MiiKitn , January 20. Arrived On the lllth , thu Stralia from Now Yorlc. iM , January 20. Arrived The Schoidam from Now York. LiVKitrooi. , January 20.-Arrived - Thu British King from Nuw York. Sailed -On thu 18th , the Italy for Now York. Railway Miitfnn. National Ah < oi-lati < l I'ICHH. iw : VoitK Jununry 20. The con- | l i-t with HID i.ilink lines is not con sider * don Wall Htreut to-day to bo my iiiuror pr.iclical suttlomuut than it was a wuuk ago. Said a broker ; uauy to hold muutinga , but neb so eany to coino to an agreement , " At railroad hoailouartcrfl this after noon an olli'jial .said hu had not the slightest idea when thu question would hu sutllod. No information could be obtained from Commissioner Fink'H ollleo beyond that which was published in thu morning's papers , Killed by a Grand-Nephew. Kutlonul Associated 1'ros.i. , Ky. , January 20 , Joe lilaud , aged t5 ! , and his maiden sister llotsy Uhind , 81 years , have been liv ing together two miles from Lancas ter Ivy. This evening the sister was found murdered , her neck having boon out twice and her huad crushed with an axe. Her grand-nephew , Win. Austin , was at once arrested on suspicion und from blood found on his clothing it is supposed hu committed the crtmo , hi object boint ; to geta largo amount of monuy kop t by the old people. . . . Dominion Mlulntor H Nituni ] . OTTAWA , Out. , January 20. Jlon. James HotiortSKii , troasurur of the rovince of Quebec , has resigned from the Dominion No Ice , Nation il AuMo'atuil I'ruuu. KiNtisTON , January 20. The schooner Nottio Sherwood is still run ning to Capo Vincent. This is the latest over known in this pore. r"L