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QUALIFICATIONS IN TIE Coal RKatoNs-x
Strlkc AqdtEst "a, Strikers Accounts from m,
coal regions OF Pennsylvania report the situ-
auon as looking more favorable for an early
resumption OF work. 10 is said that the presi-
Gent OF the w. X. A. has resigned giving as a
reason that he did not wish 10 be an obstacle "a
speedy settlement Of the difficulties. There
IL nov another complication, however. A strike
within strike s impending. Each miner bss
achamber in the mines, in the working of
which ne hiree laborer 20 assist him, having
MIN about one-third OF his own wages me
for az increase Of pay, and are orsanixfno sn
association TO negotiate with the owners Tor a
resumption or work, the operators 90 give them
~ the companies terms. The miners Are great.
incenseo AZ this movement. which threaten g
10 break down their long strike, and vOuid re-.
eoit 70 violence AGAINST the lAborers u they dared
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~It IL stated that the Texas Legislature b.
just adopted . common school system for tia
State, in which compulsory education Ia Q prom
inent feature. A terrn Of schooling not less thai
four months in each year 10 required OF /" eli the
scholastic population"
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skfrmishipg of she Erie Canal str,k-

ROCHESTER, May There we're two or three
skirmishes At the canal break this a. m as the
lsborers were assembling tor work Several
arrests we're made, and the prisoners have been
brought 70 this city and lodged in iail
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REV. Mr.. CHrs.Y TO Bs Exyx1Ixn xpo,,
LHk MiNlsTRY.-1be ecclesiastical court. in
me case OF Rev. Charles Edward Cheney. YES.
.e u AZ lineage, pronounced him guilty OF
al the charges and specifications Contained IN
the Presentment, and gave the opinion that a
canonical and ecclesiastical sentence of degra
oatlon from the ministry should be pronounced
q week or more. "
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EX-SENATOR RICHARD YATES is alb nut 70
begin the erection of large and expensive
r-silence in Jacksonville, Ill.
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CAPT. scHENNgR HORN, of the Marine Corps,
has been retired.
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SENIOR ROMERO will shortly resume his for mer
o -ition in this city az ambassador from Mexico.
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GENERAL WALKER. superintendent 6r the
census, who has been absent from the city FOL
several days, returned last night, and was at tn.
Office to-day.
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Ex-Gov. JAMES NJ. ASHLEY, of Montana
has been appointed commissioner to define tn,
boundaries of the Cherokee nation, vice X. j
Corwin, declined.
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Women's Rights in uassaeh,

BoeTox, May 5-The public park bin has been
rejected In the House BY Q vote of 81 TO 81
The billt o allow married women TO sue And Ne
sued IN actions for damages for personal inju-
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short Strike a a

short Strike ~ the Erie Canal Breah.
ROCHESTER, May 6.-The strikers at the erest
canal break have surrendered, and both the
men and teams are 1t work this morning. The
military are still On the ground.
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LHWIeTor, May 5-A heavy northeast storm
commenced yesterday, and continues TO- Sisy. A
few nilee cert Of here the ground 10 covered
with tpcw.
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STONE.
SENECA QUARRIES.

COMPANY
Have on hand and Saw 2 order Platforms, Steps,
Tables Coping, IlsgginG, Trap stun CURLING; also,
Rough Blocks Of ell dimensions. Good sound stone
Masonry Work. Bubble suitable for Cellar Walls,
ksnee Bubble work. CHURCHES, war house, and
other heavy buildings, walls, and all Jobs where
strength and durability sre required.
Omce and yard corner and 19kh streets N. W.
MI % vi. 6m CIV. HAYDEN, Secretary
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Washington News and Gossip.

INTERNAL REvESuB.-The receipts from t1is
ource to-day were s364, 1861.
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Ceai Down IN sptse OF the strike =
INV ioRk, May 5.-Steve coal has fallen 70
Sc per ton.
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THE subscriptions to the new loan to- day were
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INCREASE IN THE CANAL TRADs-The husi
ness upon the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal shows
that what were considered some years ago wild
ana exuavagant calc ulstions of ardent friends
OF the work, are now being realized. There we're
month OF April, just closed, 955 boat. carving
iOo 81 W tons OF coal, POI 90 tons of fire-brct
ly5i2 bushels o potatoes, u. 200 feet OF lumber
ano ie .ons OF sundries. The coal shipments
were y, 550.03 tons IN excess OF thoee on he cor,
responding month Of last wear; and ,e75 Os tons
greater than for the month of Nav last. vhicl,
moved me largest months business IN the his
just Closed rmberlond Ales h0nian.
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THE EVENING STAR.
srBLisHED DAILY, sunday excepted,
N The star Buildings,
CoYuer PenusyIyanfs Nv. and uth %.
BIZ rHn
EVENING STAB NEWSPAPER CssPisi.

TIE STAk II served bY carriers 10 their sob
sorfbsrs In the Ctv and District AZ Ia, CIsrs rKE
WIFI or FoRIY-FOrR CENIs PER MONTH. Copies
% the counter, Two CEy1..
PR'cI FOE MAILING s-rhres Months. q, So:
efI months, IS 90: One Year, os co. NJ rspers
are sent from the Office longer than p.Id ror.
TIE WEEKLY eTAB-pasiis.ssd ON grffsy
nornIns-e1. SO year.
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HON. CALEB Cushing has been appointed
attorney for the United States in claims of
citizens Of this government against Spain, to
De sdIudlcated under arrangements made by
Minister Sickles, February II, 1871.
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Clear and Harmless as Water,


AK Tor this and take no other. The only article
that is perfectly harmless. Warranted 10 restore
Gray Hair remove Bandruf and stop it's falling ONT
Large bottles, containing over half as much more
,Ran any ether H 5o Preparstion, FL Sold by
;; Calvert Ford, 03 Pennsylvania avenue
Chlistiani Bros 18th and streets.
.. W Cropley, no Bridge street. GEORGETOWN.
ID. OIDonnell, 9Th street, Navy Yard
p 2. Kicking, Sd street and Pennsylvania svenue.
X; A. Bacon. AZ end streets, Island.
VIM II; Daw, corner 10th and l. streets.
And ct the Depot, corner Of I'd and sts. NV. ap22
WHISTLES, GINS, ETc.-I am now onerirg At
reduced prices my celebrated brands OF BYE and
BOURBON, "Old Crow" "Bowen, - "Choice Old
Rye" "Roberteon," "Old Family Nectar" No
nongahela, ""f Pine APPLE" The above brands have
best offered in our city, and at figures that cannot
xT TOM GIN" bought by me q auction in View
sss Tsfe can sell EH0n than
Importer OF Wines, LIQUORS. etc.
And Propristo5 Of the Celebrated
NATIVE VINE BITTERS,
mhs'h 1917 Pennsylsania avenue.
THURST0NT IVORY PEARL TOOTH pow.
the best article for cleansing and preser Wing
teeth Sed by all druggists. Price, Is and % cents
stores soiied gloves eQusl to new Sold by all drug
sists and fancy goods dealers Price, 8 cents des-fy
BATCHELOR'B HAIR DYE
This splendid Hair Dye is the best in the world
Harmless, reliable instantaneous, does not contain
nor any ritahe poison to produce paralysis
Sestn; Avoid the Wanted and delusive Preparations
6Sssting virtues they do not possess. The genuine
Intarnished reputation to uphold its iutesrity as
the only perfect Hair Dye-Black or Brown. Sold
sy al Druggists. Applied at l6 Bond street, New
York. fes- II
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ETARY BOUTWELL, returned 20 this CITY
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TIE PRESIDENTS PROCLAMATION, issued yes
terday in accordance with the terms of the ku-
klux or force law, will soon be followed by
proper instructions to United States msrshals
based on the details of the act. The law REQ ures
the proclamation in the first instance then
contemplates the exercise of it, powers through
the civil omcers, sustained BY military force IL
deemed necessary by said officers. Troops can
be used without any reQuisition by the Cover
nor OF State, and will be sent, it e stated, into
North Carolina and Mississippi il the marshals
report that they require them.
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1Hk MASONIC ORDER AND THE Color Ougs.
TioN.-ln 1st3 the Grand Orient of France
granted Masonic charters TO negro lodges in
Louisiana. The Grand Lodge OF that STATE then
ton between bodies under its iurisdictiou
and said Grand Orient. Afterwards the Grand
Lodge OF Virginia took the same action The
Ofand orient OF France issued q circular that n
rs anti Masonic 20 discriminate on account OF
color. HE Grand Master Of Virginia declined
10 receive the communication, on account OF the
now sustains him. So the French M.soos 81
pear TO lie snubbed all around. King William
dlsregsrded their summons: the VerssiIlists
hred on them; and now Virginia ignores them.
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TRANSFERS OF NAVAL CoHsrRuCroRs have
been made as fOllows:-George w. Much,
detached from the Philadelphia navy ward and
ordered to the Washington navy yard Thomas
Z. Webb, detached from the Norfolk VAL yard.
and ordered to the Portsmouth IN. h } yard, in
place OF Jno. w. Easily, detached from that
ID. Pook, detached from the Boston ward, and
ordered to report to the chief OF the Bureau of
Construction for duty.
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a Naval Conn hat Exnecfea

tEksAILLEs, May 5.-St- German has been
taken possession of by the Versailles forces
VINO nave established battery there, with
Seine. A naval combat is expected.
Fort Montrouge and Haute Bruyeres are con-
stantly bombarded by the Versailles batteries
a. Chatillop, but without important results.
Inc communists have occupied the trenches a,
Iillejui'. Fort Ivry replies sharply to the IRE
OF the Versailles batteries. A great movement
H expected upon Neuilly and lie Valojs.
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JEWELL TC RE GOVERNOR or CossECrIcrr
The committee on elections Of the Connect,.ut
legislature yesterday examined the votes in the
oalot-box at Enfield and found enc package
oil votes Tor the democratic ticket which hsd
been called of 90 the tallyman on election dsv
a. containing ninety-sik votes, which really cor,
taii ed but seventy six the seven on the packass
having been called on as a nine. This takes
twenty from the total vote OF FnsliSh I'bs
committee 60 20 New Haven to-day and should
they mo no errors In the count there, the real
stand: English, a. ,l76; Jewel I. i53. scattering
~. AS neither English or Jewell in such case
has majority Of all the votes cast the legisla-
lure Will nave TO choose Governor by ballot
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LONDON, May 5.-Advicee from Buepos Avre,
to April 18th state that the ravages of yellow
fever there are dreadful. The number of death,
had increased to 200 per day.
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Io-oay the Prusslans made Q requisition >. 20,
tne commune Tor Nincennes, which has bee,
occupied by the insurgents for some week.
Tney took all the ammunition, and elected IN,
natlonel guards, conducting them nearly 10 ia,
gates Of the city. " -.
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CHARLES l.. HULsE, ESQ, the republican
nominee for Speaker of the House of Delegates,
has resigned his position as Assistant Assessor
of Internal Revenue for this District, and il is
understood the vacancy will not be filled.
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Property IN oil parts Of the city for sais on /
credit Houses erected for persons owning Grou
and long time notes taken In payment. Reaf KS
paper bought and sold. fe2-
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a sortie OF the COmmunists Repulsed
With Heavy Los.

Last night Operations were disastrous 70 the
Zen Zen muhe- Inc insurgents at Neuilly, Ameins,
Baguesuy, and Vile juf ass lined the q lensixe'
out advancing too far beyond their forts were
almost surrounded nv numbers of Versailles
troops ana criveu back with a heavy loss Op-
posite LevalloTs the Versa lies forces are pre-
Psnhe 10 make an attack. They have nm
masked o battery at Montretout Composed of
marine heavy artillery and commanding Point
du Jour. Auteuil and Passey Auteuil are ri.
oled with shells. The inhabitants are tiyiny
terror stricken. Shells have fallen in the Fsus
boure, the ST. honore, Champs Elysees. and
Of Isey il in flames "'oau
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PARls, May 1.-The Communists sim hold
Fort lssy, and are having it entrenched. Tie
tort continues to ire slowly upon Clapart and
shower OF Irojectiles. Fort yanvres also keen
up slow ire, and is vigorously shelled by the
Nersaillists al ClamaTt and Chatillon, The As
semblists have unmarked a formidable battery
at MoniretI ut, nea- ST. Cloud, which menacas
Auteuil. Point DIN .four apd paoo,,
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B. L. HOOD, long known IN New York, Albany,
and Saratoga, will now sell OF fine STOCK OF IL
rich yDWELBY, WATCHHs and SILVER IN
WARE ct Wholesale value, even By the sinGiej
article. Call and see; IT WILL PAY. Three door
east OF AorrisonS large bookstore, No. ls9 Penn.
ayense. splsI ~
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SIR EDWARD THORNTON, the British Minis
ter, gave dinner at his residence last evening.
which was attended by Governor Cooke, Ear
de Grey, the Argentine minister and lady, j.
Z. Bancroft Davis and Mrs. Davis, Professor
Mon tague Bernard, Miss Harris, Colonel Ratb-
bone and wife, Sir Stafford Northcote, Count
Corti, the italian minister, Hon. LIE Poer
Trench, Sir John Mcdonald and lady and Lord
Tenterden. At the conclusion OF the dinner a
reception was given, which was attended by Il
the members Of the diplomatic corps.
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Ietesrephes Ere Esirely % he EveEino S,ar.
a War Of Mttratlleuses-

PARIS, May 1, Thursday Evening.-Fighting
continues. Mitrsilleuses are greatly used,
almost suPerseding the chassepots. The losses
OF the insurgents are heavy. Fort Issy lie little
better than ruins. Rossel defends his prede-
eessor, Cluseret, and denies that the latter at
tempted TO make his battslOns rise against the
commune. He was the first TO enter Fort Issv
ster me advanced works were captured hy the
Nerssiles troops, and the panic stricken gar
rison deserted the fort.
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JAMES E. CowAN, OF Crawfordsville, Indi-
ana, United States observer sergeant, recently
relieved from duty at Baltimore, Md, for mis-
co nduct, has been reduced and dlshonrabiy dis
charged from the service.
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CINCINNATI.
sunday Diversions in the Gardens.
CINrINNArI. NAV 21.

sunday Diversions in the Gardens.
CINCINNATT, May 81.
The order of Mayor Davis Iorbidding
orchestral music in the gardens and sa.
looms on Sunday evening was not enforced
tonight. The bands appeared as usual,
and Il Is understood tho proprietors will
be placed under arrest tomorrow.
The family of the Rev Henry d. Moore
were all taken sick this evening, and are
supposed 10 have been poisoned. Whether
from newly painted house or some other
cause is not known. They are oil recov-
ering.
John Silver, near Gilleysburg, Mont
gomery county, Ohio, deaf and dumb
young man, lately became so unmanage-
able that his parents, who were alarid of
their lives, summoned Constable Sharrets
and q deputy on Thursday night to make
his arrest a recountre took place, which
finally resulted In the young
man, who by this time had become
orazed, striking the constable on the head
with club, ffacturing his skull and pro.
ducing injuries from which, It is reported,
he has since died.
A special to the Gdzcttc says that the
road bed of the old Cincinnati d Mack
inaw railroad has been sold to the Chcsa
peakc & Ohio Railroad Company.
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THE COAL TROUBLES.
Men Going Armed to their
Work.
The Funerals of David and Jones.
COIlieTies TO Resume TO-day--.GTeai
Rejoicing over the Prospect.
New YoRK, Nav 90

NEW lOHk, May u.
A special from Scranton last night SAYS
that there has been no disturbance today
The laborers employed at Briggs breaker
headed by their employer, NJ w. Scran'
ton, marched in body, armed with rifles
and guarded by soldiers, to the shalt this
morning, and after their days work, re-
turned in the same imposing manner. No
violence was offered them, nor were they
insulted in any way by the thousands Ol
miners who had gathered along the line
Ol march.
The funeral OF David and Jones, killed
in tile riot Wednesday, took place this
afternoon. The endrepopulation of Hyde
Park turned Out, md large delegations
from Bellvllle, Providence, Dunmore, and
Shanty Hill were in attendance. The
prOcessiOntO to the cemetery was one mile
in length, tue entire street being literally
filled with people on foot. A line also
approached the burial place by another
street, and hundreds CAME Hooking over
the fields, The services were conducted
in Welsh, and were very impressive, up.
ward of thousand joining in singing the
closing hymn.
Resumption Is close Ut hand. A meet
ing WINS held to-day In Hyde Park by the
miners Of the Delaware, 1Iackawanna, u
Western. II was voted TO accept the
proposition to resume at O3I cents per
diamond car. A committee was appoint.
cd to wait on representative Of the
company and inform him Of the action
taken. Aller q conference of four hours,
ending at 10 o'clock to-day, arrangements
were made by which all ColliGries of the
ID. Il W. Co. will be started Monday next.
The news rapidly spread throughout
tho city, and cannon are now being fired
in joyous anticipation Of better lines.
There will be meeting OF the Delaware
and Hudson COmpany's men at PrOyi.
denCc tomorrow, and Il is almost certain
that they, too, will aCCept some terms,
and that the resumption will be general
throughout the entire region.
The miners nrC making extraordinary
efforts 10 convict Kearns, who Is alleged
to have fired tho shot that killed one or
both of the miners, Jones and Davis.
Subscriptions are coming in from all
parts to deiray tho expenses of pushing
tho prosecution 10 tic last extremity.
Kearns, who Is now In Jail, will have u
hearing tomorrow. No attempt was
made by the authorities to arrest any Of
the leaders Of the w. b. A., although
warrants arc in the hands Of the officers,
SCRANTON, Pa, May 20
The miners OF the Delaware and IIud.
son Company have decided this morning
to accept the offer of the company. There
Is TO be resumption Of work In all the
mines of the company on Monday The
whole community Is rejoicing in prospect
OF renewed industry and prosperity,
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AMERICAN BAPTIST MISSION.
AIRY SOCIETY.

,, CHICAGO, NAV 90.
The American Baptist Hope Mission
aairy Society assembled this morning in
ERrweE Hall. In the absence of the
President OF the organization. the duties
OF the Presiding olllcer were assumed Inv
lion Wm, Bushnell, of Philadelphia.
The Recording Secretary being absent,
Dr' l., I, Hitchcock was chosen Secreta-
Ty pro TEN, The report ofthe Executive
Board was read, Gmbodying history OF
the Society, From its organization 10 a
date within that period, 733 missionaries
have been commissioned to labor in Iii.
nOis, and $llO53l 10 appropriated for
their support The work OF the Society
is divided into three departments-North.
crn, Southern, and Church Edifice. In
the Northern $50 missionaries were under
appointment when the year commenced,
and sj1 have been commissioned and re-
commissioned. These labor in 2S differ.
cnt States and territories. TwGnty.three
OF the IabOrers are German Baptist min.
ters Twelve OF the missionaries are
Scandinavians. There are also French,
Dutch, Chinese, and Indian missionaries.
Fiily.siX assistants are preaching the
Gospel in other than the English Ian
guage. In the Southern Department
over one hundred missionary laboreB
have been employed during the year.
Several Baptist Churches have been or.
ganilGd In Mexico, all OF whose
members are converts from tho
Catholic faith; 2,7GS Frenchmen have
been instructed by missionary teachers In
the week day schools. The receipts for
this work up to March last was over $685..
600, The funds used In building school
houses, purchasing furniture, support Of
teachers and COlOred students for the min
istry, and freedmen school properties ag-
grcgatcs In valuation over $l3O000. The
report Of the northern departments was
adopted.
The afternoon session was devoted to
discussion Of the report Of the southern
department. An acrimonious feeling was
aroused by the remarks Of several south.
ern delegates regarding slavery.
Rev, DR.. Burroughs, of Richmond, Va,
declared his beliefthat the holding Of Afri-
cans In bondage was not morally wrong.
Rev. Dr. THvner, Of Memphis, assumed
tone OF remark that ELECTED inquiry
whether he meant to say that by holding
the Africans in chains he had raised him
to Gods imagey lie replied that he
thought the negro never sohappy as when
in chains in the South. Kisses and cries
of "Put him out, get down.
Rev. Grimes, (colored) of Boston, replied
to the speakers statements lie said for
over fifty years the blood Of the two races
had been running in his veins without
quarrellng wild applause.l lie was
born In Virginia, and came Of itsvery best
blood. RenewedapplAuse. Indeed they
were talking at the East Of makinga Doc.
tor of Divinity out Of him.
A number Of other delegates pArtlcipA-
ted In the discussion An issue was raised
supersedng the debate on the report,
pending the action ofwhiCh there was an
adjournment until evening.
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CHICAGO.
boy Killed by IA aWatchman..POpular
Indignation.

luulkHullOHs
CHICAGO, May 81.
In this city last evening Henry Murphy,
aged ~ years was killed by man nnmcd
Peter j. Fitzgerald, the latter was acting
rs watchman of building being con.
struCled on Indiana avenue. The boy
asked the watChman to let him have some
mortar which was lying around loose and
Fitzgerald refused, The boy persisted in
his demand and m alteration resulted
Finally Fitzgerald losing all control of his
temper, took upa large piece of mould
ing and flung ii ut Murphy, the latter
was struck by Il missel on the head Just
above the right temple. lie fell without
II groNn and IN ten minutes after the blow
was struch, lie was nIcOrps Fitzgerald
was arrested during the night. There
was great excitement in tho neighbOr.
hood where the crime was committed.
SO great was the Indignation Of the Citi.
2ens against the homicide that had he
been captured Immediately aller the muir.
der, lamp post would most likely have
ended his career.
On North Water street yesterday after.
noon Dennis DOwncy, II notorious rough,
provoked quarrel with some United
States soldiers, and stabbed one Of them
named Mclaughlin in the lell side with
n large ciRsp knife, inilictlng n fatal
wound. DOwney fled, but was arrested
in tlla evening by Officer Kccgan. Dow.
ney attempted TO stab the officer, but was
ioiled in that purpose. Then terrible
wrestling match ensued, the desperate
using all his strength to disable the
officer Finally, after most desperate
resistance, DOwney was overpOwercd,
and, covered with mud and blood, was
conveyed to the station house.