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SATURDAY
PUBLISHED EVKHi
CUItRENT TOPICS
TI...;n...l'riTivtf V.I. I. IS. fif TjOlllNl- I
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ana recently bad a protracted interview
with the President regarding Louisiana
affairs and received tho assurance "IjjYegjjsteni. jrho meeting was pre-
the A'dmlnistratwnVas 0f a meas
tt1 tntnrfnrrinna bv the United States
Courts or otherwise with the action of
courm ur hio ww 'u""
Louisiana anfl'tnat whilqthe President
regrotted tho prosecution of 'Anderson'
and j Wells it would np$ alter .his
course toward the State or the people
of Louisiana.-'"''It was a matter which
involved their h6nor"' arid he trusted
tboir honor:. Mr; ' Ellis' full? Wormed
tho president of tlwi.jtoflditio' of af-
faire in Louisiana jand (corrected what
ho (Ellis) considered'.crrom and mis-
statements of Secretary" Sherman' and
others in regard to tho Boturning Board
trials. ''.'. " " ' .' .
The House Committee on Banking and
Currency havb (Ibthorlzcd" their Chair-
man Mr. Buckner' 'to -report his bill
which proposes to substitute for Nation-
al bank notes a new . description o;
Treasury noteB which shall bo receiv-
able In payment of customs dues
and all claims or demands against
tho United States ; except obligations
made payiiblo in coin . by'; existing
laws and shall bo receivable at par for
4 por cent.' bonds. The Comptroller of
the currency' in an argument against
tho proposed bill urges tho objection
that its enactment would be an infringe-
ment of vested rights and that tho Gov-
ernment has no constitutional power to
take this action in regard to National
banks while their charters continue in
existenco. '"' '
Tue new Topo is Joachim Pecci. He
was chosen on tho third ballot taken
between 10 and 11 o'clock ' on Wednes-
day tho 20th of February. Ho has as-
sumed the titlo of Leo XIII. tie was
tho choice of the moderates who divid-
ed their votes on the first two ballot
between him and Cardinal Franchi.
Previous to the third ballot Cardinal
Franchi prevailed upon his supporters
to give in their adhesion to Cardinal
Pecci which assured his election. The
customary announcement was made to
the public from tho Grand Gallery of
the Vatican Basilica and soon
afterward the new Pope clad in his
Pontifical robos appeared and pro-
nounced the benediction to an assem-
blage of 20000 peoplo. Leo XIII. is an
Italian by birth and is C8 years of age.
Ho was created Cardinal in 1853 and
was the Chamborlain of the lato Pope.
The Indiana Democratic State Con-
vention held on tho 20th was presided
over by ex-Gov. Hendricks. The plat-
form adopted favors the substitution of
Treasury notes for National bank-notes
making greenbacks a full legal-tender
except where the contract speoilically
provides for paymont in coin taxation
of United States notes in common
with other . money tho plac-
ing of our National debt among
our own people the restoration
of the old silver dollar the repeal of the
Resumption act the repeal of the Bank-
runt act. etc. The nominees for State
' ollicors are : John G. Shanklin for Sec
Mahlon D. Manson for
retarv of State.
Auditor Wm. Fleming for Treasurer
Thomas W. Woollen for Attorney-General
and J. II. Smart for School Super-
intendent. The Houso Committeo on Tublic
Lands have agreed to report a bill for-
feiting all land grants to railroad cor-
porations which have failed to fulfill
the conditions upon which such grants
were made. It is estimated
that the bill if passed will
restore to the public domain about 100-
IXK)(HH) aeres of land. Among tho roads
enumerated are the Northern Pacific
Texas Pacific Atlantic and Pacific
Little llock and Fort Smith St. Louis
and Iron Mountain New Orleans
Baton Rouge and Vicksburg and sever-
al others.
An official stntetnent to Congress re-
garding the receut war against the Sioux
shows that the estimated cost of the war
is ?J3125;Ut and the whole number of
persons killed were 16 officers and 267
enlisted men. There were twe officers
and 123 enlisted men wounded.
Official notice has been published
of the withdrawal of all offers of reward
for information as to illicit distillation
in various Southern States as more ef-
lective methods for its suppression in
those localities are now being put into
operation.
1
CirTAl Eai recently had a con-
ierence with the members of the Sen-1
ate and House Committeos on Missis-
sippi Levees at which he explained to
them and others prcscnf his views re-
nnctlnir the deoDouinir of the channel
of the Mississippi River by moans of
his jotty system wlilon no claims woum
be attended with practically the same
rosults which have proven v successful
f tha mnnth of the river. Cantain
1- 1.1.1- t.I.. n.f nlv
ftaUS nOlUS Mint 1110 pjawiu
opens tfj0 ehannel but n the sams time
dispones' with4 the elaborate" hd'oostly
ure of some kind to be submitted
to
Corigregg
1 A itvriENT decision of the Supreme
'Court of IHinoiH that) ho financial "of
ficers of Chicago have no power to bor-
row fiioney in advanco of the collection
of taxes has 'croatod considerable stir
in that City. .' According to the Chiqago
Tribune the municipal expenses for 1878
will be $4000000 while the disposable
revenue will bp only $400000.' To meot
tho emorgoncyjit suggests that 'the public
schools police forco and. similar neccs-
sary'branohes of the city. Government
should be maintained by voluntary con-
tributions. ' Other authorities assert'
however that .there is nothing In the
decision 'in question to prevent the city
from making an assignment ami w v.
tli6 taxes as levied and that. it has. a
perfect right 1 to pledge its revenue as
security for money1 to carry oh its busi-
ness. . The Mayor says that he will
continue to run thq departments and
while large reductions may bo necossary
the municipal organization! will be kept
"p-: :
The National Convention :of the
Greenback Party was teld at Toledo
O.i oh the 22d. : .Representatives were
present from nearly all of the States.
Judge Francis W. Hughes of Pennsyl-
vania presided. No business was trans-
acted except the adoption of a platform.
The organization is to be known here-
after as the National' Party
and a general organization of local as-
sociations is strongly urged. It is de-
manded that all money be issued by the
Government direct and that it be a full
legal tender for all debts ' public and
private ; silver to be placed on the same
footing as gold ; . Congress to regu-
late the volume of currency
fixing a minimum amount por capita ;
the adoption of a graduated income
tax and the taxation of all Government
bonds and money equally with other
property; no more grants of pub-
lic land except to actual
settlers in limited quantities; the
encouragement by the Government of
our agricultural and mineral mechan-
ical manufacturing and commercial re-
sources to the end that labor may be
fully and profitably employed but no
monopolies should be legalized; the
abolishment of all useless oilices ; a re-
duction of the hours of daily labor etc
etc.
Thomas C. Anderson late member
of tho Louisiana Returning Board
was sentenced on the 25th to
two years' imprisonment at hard
labor in the Penitentiary. Pre-
vious to passing sentence in answer to
the usual interrogatory of the Court if
he had any thing to say Anderson said
that he considered his case a cruel per-
secution under the form of law but that
he was in the power of the Court
and ready to receive sentence.
Judge Whitaker answered that the
accused had had a fair trial before an
impartial jury and that the verdict was
fully justified by the evidence lie uien
sentenced Anderson in consequence of
the recommendation of the jury to the
mercy of the Court to the lowest term
under the law two years' hard labor in
the State Penitentiary and costs. A
susponsure appeal was granted returna-
ble on tho following Wednesday.
PEKSONAIi AND POLITICAL.
T. S. Marvin of Dyersvillc Iowa a
well known live-Mock dealer has abscond-
ed leaving behind him debts amounting in
tho aggregate to about $M00U0. .Some of
the securities upon which he borrowed
money are fouud to be forgeries.
The Senate has voted to restore the
franking privilege and it is believed the
House will concur.
Ex-Gov. Wells of Louisiana has pub-
lished a letter containing serious charges
againt the various parties engaged In hi
pnweculion. Th charges are generally de-
nied in toto by the persons accused.
Tue Ohio Prohibitionists held a State
Convention at Columbus on the SIt and
nominated a full State ticket.
The Senate has rejected the nomina-
tion of Williamson to be Collector of Cus-
toms at New Orleans by a vole of 16 yeas to
ST nays.
Edward L. Goopwik City Clerk of
Xew Britain Conn. and formerly of the
Police Court there was arrested on a charge
j of the minppr ristlon of SO.OX while
i Tolice Ork and took poison and died
ITSO!. u known cattle
j Breeder of Springfield Ky. has failed with
' liabilities amounting to about fJotyMi.
The curious case at Foughkeepsic X.
Y. In which Richard P. Morgan sued Mrs.
John H. Hutser for $1084 which he claims
she authorized him to spend for Jier In get-
ting s trosieau for her granddaughter Ells
for her marriage to the ssn of ex-Governor
Bovorldgo of Illinois In 1873; has been de-
cided In Morgan's favor to the amount of
$2139 which Includes Interest. Mrs. Rutzor
claims that hpr property has so greatly de-
preciated that sn enforcement of Judgment
will ruin her.
Lum Bino a prominent Chinoso mor-
chuntef San Francisco and connected with
officials of high rank m his native -countryi
has recently returned from China. He states
that W fhree-or f mir months a Chinese war
vessel with American . olllcers and Chinese
crew will visit thls"c6iinlry bringing as
pasHongers a -.Chineie . Consul and a largo
number qf; VUinese array officers of rank
who will make a tour of observation through
fhn'driltlifru1 ' ' ' "'
. iv "oflinlnl telcirram from' Zanzibar
announocs the death there of MM. Mars and
Cretpel Who were sent by the King of the
Belgians . to explore the interior or inca.
CiApe. Richard M. .WAiiEl a well
known river man and Superintendent of tho
Cincinnati and Louisville iiau wne uom-
partyi died at' Ms home In' Coirtgton Ky
onthol!tbfSBA08.5. ' ;'11
Fol k great-nephews of Goorgo Wash-
ington have BHlted Congress to purchase
from thorn for the Government a large
number of relics of our first President.
They risk $12000. Professor Henry recom-
mends ttife purchase. '"
Cot. John D. Logan the founder of
tho Sun Antonio Herald; Is dead.' ' '
Mrs. Pitman's ashes have boon taken
frnm Tr. T.e Afovne's crematory at Wash-
Ing'ton; Ta. and weigh a little over four
pounds. .They were. sealed in a glass urn
and forwarded t? her husband at Cincin
nati. ...
Mrs. Isabella.. Bekcheu Hooker
made an address before the Senate Commit-
tee on Privileges and Elections on the 22d
on the subject of woman suffrage. A num-
ber of ladies wore present. :
. JosEi-u C. Duncan the defaulting
President of the Pioneer Bank of San Fran-
cisco who some months ago absconded with
nnuln arnhlfl monev. was arrested on the
24th in a house where he had been secreted
for several days subsequent to his return to
the city. ' i
RoifERT H. Morrison of Sturgis
Michi late Grand Treasurer of the Grand
Lodge of Odd Fellows of that State has ab-
Bcondod with tl778 of tho Lodge funds in
his possession. It is believed he has gone
to Europe. : He leaves a wife and two chil
dren. It is supposed his bondsmen are good
for the deficiency.
A Socialist meeting was held in
New V'k City on the 24th at which the red
flag of the Commune was conspicuously dis
played.
H. W. Taylor First Comptroller ot
the Treasury was stricken with paralysis
whilo at his desk in the Department at
Washington on the 25th and died two
hours afterwards. Taylor was appointed by
President Lincoln during tho administration
of Secretary Chase.
LATE NEWS ITEMS.
A shooting affray occurred in the
streets of Bryan Texas on the 19th about 4
o'clock p. m. Four men were engaged
armed with both guns and revolvers and
some 16 shots were fired in all. : One of tho
party Irwin by name was killed ; another
Bush was fatally wounded; and a citizen
and looker on named Morrison was also se-
riously wounded. It was an old quarrel that
was being settled. '
J. J. Moore formerly a postal clerk
on the Union Pacific Railroad was arrested
at Riverside near Fremont Neb. on the
18th charged with stealing a $5000 money
package from the mails in August last. The
money was in Canadian bank bills and an
effort to negotiate them in Chicago a few
days ago by another party led to the ar-
rest. The money was all recovered.
August Schieffer died at South Bend
Intl. a few days ago from eating diseased
pork made up into liverwurst. A portion
of the man's arm.no larger thau a pin-head
on being placed under the microscope re-
vealed four well defined specimens of tri-
china:. Mrs. Sehicfler who also ate of tho
liverwurst is likely to recover but two oth-
ers of the family are thought to bo beyond
hope.
A prospecting party from Bismarck
headed by Pat Rufferty was attacked by In-
dians on Clark's fork about the 1st of Sep-
tember last and six were killed.
J. W. Kover was hanged at Reno
Nev. on the Iftth for the murder of J. N.
Sbarpe near Winncmucca in April 1875.
Christian Reilly alias Reilburger
was shot and killed while endeavoring to
burglarize a house in Chicago on the morn-
ing of the l'.Kb. He was an old offender.
John Gumbinger aged 27 fell in love
with Maggie Leider aged 1? the daughter
of his employer Michael Leider a wealthy
saloon-keeper at 1S08 Market Street St.
Louis. Maggie reciprocated the attachment
but the father became enraged and ordered
John to leave his house. A few days sub-
sequently the lovert went to the Lindell
notet and engaged a room and on
the following morning February 19 they
were discovered dead in bed she with a
bullet-hole over the left ear and he with a
similar one in his right temple. Both were
dressed and he still graped a revolver in
his hand. They were both persons of intel-
ligence and attractive personal appearance.
There seems to be no doubt that the fatal
act was fully premeditated by both he to
first end her existence and then bis own.
The London Time of the 19th savs :
" Tufted States bonds have surprised many
people by advancing instead of falling on
receipt of the news that the Silver bill had
passed In a manner that will Insure its be-
coming a Uw in its present shape."
The Havana ferial Gazrtle says that
all the insurgent leader have given in their
adhesion to the peace conditions. Friends
of the Cuban cause In America deny the
assertion. ff" ..'i j: .
Three moa named England Triplett
and Crawley were killed by the sxploslqn
of a boiler in a steam sawmill pwned by Mi.
Shields two miles from Palmyra Mo. on
the 10th. The mill was entirely demolished.
The Insane Asylum at Winoski She-
boygan County Wis. was totally destroyed
by Are on the night of the 19th and four In-
mates Lucretia Toothaker Mrs. McDonald
August Althrop and Billy Doe an Indian
perished In the flames. ! j ''
Ambrose a negro who was" arrested
upon a charge of beating a whlto boy so that
he dled"was fakSh from the Jail Jt Colum-
bia Texas on the 20th by a mob of masked
men and hanged. """...' J! '
Col. Joseph M. Harks of Lawrence-
burg Ky. was shot three tunes and fatally
wounded by Joseph Fraser on the 21st.
The shooting was the result of a quarrel.
The boiler of the Mound City Flour-
ing Mill" situated east mf Blgolow Holt
County Mo. on the 22d exploded with ter-
rific force entirely demolishing the mill and
instantly killing J. McWIlllams M. Ackley
3. H. Caldwell and Wm. Anderson; and it is
thought fatally Injuring James Dawson.
Doc. Shockey a notorious desperado
charged with tho murder of a mall contract-
or at Lake Charles La. was being taken
from Texas under a Governor's requisition
when be was rescued from . the Sheriff's
posse by a party of several masked men
heavily armod. '' ' " .' ' '
V Lewis Hill alias Henry Williams
was hanged at Isle of Wight Court-house
Va. on the 22d for an outragootis assault
upon a respectable young white Indy of that
county.. . ' '
The revolution in San Domingo con-.
tinues and President B'aes is besieged In
San Domingo City. .... ' ("
A daring express robbery was com-
mitted -at i Allen Station on the
Texas Central Railroad about 25
miles north of Dallas on the night of the
22d. JuBt as the train halted at the station
at 9:30 p. m.five masked and armed men
boarded the express car 'while another
Jumped upon the locomotive and covered
the engineer with . nis revolver.
The express messenger showed fight flrifig
several shots at the robbers and it is be-
lieved wounding one of their number. He
was finally overpowered however' and
covered by the muzzles of two revolvers
was compelled to open his safe from which
the robbers took the money-packages
amounting to about $2500 and rode off.
None of the passengers were molested nor
did they make any show of resistance.
The Jury in the Rand murder case
on trial at Galesburg 111. rendered a ver
dict of guilty of murder in the first degree
the penalty assessed -being Imprison-
ment for life. The prisoner was at
once removed to the Penitentiary at
Jollet on account of threats being freely
made to lynch him by the exasperated citi-
zens of Knox County.
J. W. Barron Treasurer of the Dex-
ter Maine Savings Bank was found lying
senseless in the bank with a rope around
his neck and body and wounded in the
head on the night of the 22d. He died in a
few hours. It is supposed that he refused
to open the safe and was killed In conse-
quence. The robbers secured less than $100.
Charles Hay ward a Bourbon Ind.
photographer on the 23d shot his wife three
times through the body wounding her fa-
tally and then shot himself through the
head causing instant death. They had been
married over a year and It was supposed
lived happily together. They left a young
babe. - i . .'V 1
Three deaths have occurred at Rich-
ford Vt. from the use of poisonous well
water and others are reported hopelessly
ill. One of the dead is AValter D. Estes a
well known lawyer.
An explosion of dyna'mito at Parma
Italy on the 23d killed six and wounded 03
persons.
A double tragedy occurred at Hunts-
ville Ala. on the 23d. K. J. Harrison son
of P. L. Harrison Tax Collector of Madison
County a student of the University of Ala-
bama shot and instantly killed one Ostell.
Harrison was subsequently attacked by Os-
tcll's brother who shot him twice mortally
wounding him. The cause of the trouble is
not stated.
A horrible affair occurred at a wed-
ding at Choctaw Bluffs Ala. a few days ago.
Two men named Smith aud Johnson got to
quarreling over a toast. Johnson was knock-
ed down several times and Smith stabbed
iu the abdomen and the bridegroom was
mortally wounded by a bullet from Smith's
pistol which was intended for Johnson
Smith then leaned against the wall faint
from his wound when Johnson stealthily
approached him and blew his brains out.
At West Point K. Y. on tho 24th
Michael Tobin shot and killed Peter Albers.
Both were enlisted men and Jealousy re-
garding a woman was the cause.
The leading ladies of Jvew York so-
ciety are getting up an entertainment to
be called " Glimpses of the Arabian
Nights" the toilets to be worn in which
will be composed of the richest fabrics
laces and gems from private caskets.
As a sample of the elegance of the cos-
tumes it may be mentioned that the
fair young bride of Schu Gulmolk a
young lady residing on Madison Avenue
will wear a deep rose-colored satin
with an overdress of honiton lace valu-
ed at $5000 while her diamonds will
represent a small fortune; 850000. The
sweet strains of an Oriental mandolin
will be accompanied by a faultless sopra-
no voice. The Moorish arbor in which
the tableaux will be given is to hung
with tropical frmts made in wax. The
' draperies will all be in keeping with the
1 glowing descriptions so familiar to the
' readers of the Arabian Nights.
THE EUROPEAN CRISIS.
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Prince Bismarck has mado a speech in
the Reichstag in Which be said that he did
not believe in a European war as the pow.
ers who opposed Russia would have to u!
sume the responsibility of the legacy left u
Turkey. Germany was In favor of It
toning the assembling of the Conference!
which perhaps .will meet In tho first fori!
night of March. Ho rejected emphat Ically all
suggestions that It should Intervene and
declared that Germany was willing honor
ably to modiate but did not Wish to exer.
else the office of arbiter of Europe. Th
London 27e4iu Jts eommonts. upon Bl(.
marck's speech says that It simply elln.
inatcs Germany from Prussia and th .
sue rests between Russia Austria and $ng.
land. - "
A special dated Constantinople 20th
reports the Czar has telegraphed that th
Russians will occupy Constantinople if the
Turks continue to delay signing the terms
of peace which fnclude the cession of An
menia and the surrender of the Turkish
fleet.
The Grand Duke Nicholas accom-
panicd by a detachment of troop's and Turk-
ish plenipotentiaries on the 24th occupied
St. Stofano about 10 miles west of Constan.
tinoplo on the Sen ot Marmora. Admiral
Commorell commanding a division of the
British fleet remaining at Galllpoll has
placed Ills ships on both sides of the prom
on.tory so that their guns can sweep It
from shore to shore and boats patrol night
ly to prevent the laying of torpedoes" '
A St. Petersburg dispatch of the 25th'
says: The situation has improved' through
an understanding between England and
Russia whereby Russia will not occupy
Gallipoll and England will not land troops
on the shores of the Dardanelles. The ne-
gotiations for peace are making progress.
To hasten them the Grand Duko Nicholas
by an agreement with the Porte has trans
fcrred his headquarters to San Stefana
Adrlanople being too distant.
An Unfortunate Woman.
. A .case has just been decided in New
York that illustrates afresh the ease with
which a sane person may be put perma-'
nently out of the way in an insane asy-
lum. Miss Susafi Dickie was sent to the
Bloomingdale Asylum in 1871 for no
other reason apparently than bocause
she was a rather disagreeable young
person to have' around and there she
might have staid indefinitely but for a
lucky accident. In order to settle her
father's estate it became necessary for
the imprisoned daughter to be legally
represented by somebody and so form-
al proceedings were begun to have
her declared judicially a lunatic. But
unexpectedly the lunacy commission-
ers were not content to hear only
one side of the case and upon having
Susan's case presented it appeared that
she was a sane woman who was simply
"railroaded" into an asylum by her
loving brothers and sisters upon the
certificates of doctors who hardly did
more than glance at her bocause they
didn't like to have her around. Judge
Brady in affirming the justice of her re-
lease makes the very proper sugges-
tions that in all cases there should be a
trial within 30 days after a commitment
for lunacy instead of letting the case go
upon the certificates of any two physi-
cians and that some system of personal
supervision should be devised by which
persons confined as lunatics may be ex-
amined at stated intervals by other per-
sons than those who are accustomed to
regard them as insane and therefore in-
clined to still consider them so. I
Love-making by Telephone.
Mark Twain has a telephone story in
the Atlantic Monthly. A young man in
Maine falls in love with a girl in Cali-
fornia and they say sweet nothings and
finally quarrel through the telephone.
Then:
"Did Alonzo give her up? Not he.
Ho said to himself : 'She will sing that
sweet song when she is sad ; I shall find
her.' So he took his carpetsack and a
portable telephone and shook the snow
of his native city from his arctics and
went forth into the world. Ho wander-
ed far and wide and in many States.
Time and again strangers were astound-
ed to see a wasted pale and woe-worn
man laboriously climb a telegraph-pole
in wintry aud lonely places perch sadly
there an hour with his ear at alittle box
then come sighing down and wander
wearily away. Sometimes they shot st
him as peasants do at aeronauts think-
ing him mad and dangerous. Thus hu
clothes were much shredded by bullet
and his person greviously lacerated.
But he' bore it all patiently.
" In the beginning of his pilgrimag
he used often to sav: 'Ah if I
but hear the Sweet" By-and-By!' B
toward the end of it he. used to shed
tears of anguish and say : 'Ah if I
but hear something else ! 1 "
At last when confined in a New Tor
lunatic asylum he heard the beloved
tones. She is in Honolulu but of cor
they get married by telephone and au
ends happily.
How shall we utilize the Chines?"
asks the California press. We WPP
it never occurred to tbe California"
to petrify tbe Chinese and sell the
tea-store signs.
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