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SINGULAR TRAGEDY.
A Man Murdered at His own Request
Confession of the Murderess.


Confession of the Murderess.
Some days since we gave an account of the
suicide, in house of bad character of one
Daniel E. Heddep, a clerk in the paymaster's
department at Omaha. 1t now turns out that,
at his own request, girl-Cora Clinton-fired
the fatal shot, The following particulars are
from the Omaha Herald of April 49,
Last night about O'clock the woman who
calls herself Cora Clinton, whose name is fresh
in the public mind from her connection with the
late awful tragedy in this city, sent for Captain
butcher, of the police force. He went immedi-
ately in answer to the summons, accompanied
by Lieutenant Frank Schulter, also of the police.
Cora at once entered into conversation with the
two officers.
her own hand; that she wanted to be taken away
from 'this place" Captain butcher gave her
in charge of Lieutenant Shutter, who conducted
her to Jail. The city editor of this paper then
visited the jail. Cora then came out from her
cell, and was told that the reporters were pre-
sent, and that If she had nothing to conceal she
had better relate the circumstances. She was
dressed in plain black was pale, but did not
appear much agitated. Turning to us she said:
she meant Daniel Hedden, and she said, Yes
She continued" said he had taken lauda-
mum and asked me to shoot him. He wanted
that / should save his soul from the sin.
thought that the pistol he had was the one he
usually carried, and that Is o seven barresled re-
volver. intended to kill myself with the nexi
load. After l saw that there was no other load
then l threw down the pistol and ran out.
Cora is, when properly dressed, as she was
last night, fine-looking woman. Her face II
broad and full, and has an intelligent expires
sion. She Is capable of heroism. We asked he
why she sought to take her own life. She re
piled, Because had killed him"
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FROM WASHINGTON.
TBY ASS ,CIArED PREss.l
TO The BUening Telegraph.

BrctustUsly TO The Euening Telegraph
The Mexican Claims Commission.
WASHINGTON, April A.-The regular sessions
of the American and Mexican Joint Commission
were resumed to-day. The term of the COM
mission as fixed by the convention will expire
next February. Advices from Mexico say that
President Juarez Is anxious for an extension of
time, and hence there will be no difficulty In
procuring it, as but few of the many cases have
been settled.
There is no truth in the statement that Presi-
dent Grant will send special envoy to Mexico
to negotiate an additional convention, and there
fore the naming of Caleb Cushing in that connec-
tion is unauthorized. This gentleman, however,
said, some time ago. that if there was any neces-
sity for his services in that behalf he would go
to Mexico, but last week he informed friend
that there now seemed to be no occasion for the
journey.
Government Weather Report.
WAR DEPARTMENT, OFFICE OF THE CHIEF SIGNAL
OFFICER, WASHINGTON, April 2l-10'30 A. M-Sy-
nopsis for the past twenty-four hours The baro-
meter continues low onthe Pacific coast, with brisk
pressure has varied somewhat with tendency TO
rise, with increasing temperature at the Rocky
Mountains stations. Heavy snow Is reported at
Cheyenne The high pressure on Sunday morning,
east OF the Mississippi river still continues and has
extended over the Eastern and Southern States.
Clear weather prevailed very generally on Sunday
throughout this region. The threatening weather
east OF Vermont being broken up on Sunday night,
easterly winds, with light rains, reported this
morning In Southern Mississippi.
cloudy and threatening weather will extend over the
Mississippi valley. Partially cloudy and clear wea.
ther, with fresh Winds will probably be experienced
on the Atlantic coast and lower lakes.
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WAR AMONG THE WOMEN.
eff Women Fight They Ought to Have
the Right to VOte"-HOw the Illinois
Woman Suffrage Association Divided.

eff Women Fight They Ought to Have
the Right to VOte"-HOw the Illinois
Woman Suffrage Association Divided.
From the Chicago Post.
Horace Greeley has been contendng for some
years that women ought not to be permitted to
lay their hands upon that consecrated tmple-
ment of civilization, the ballot, until they have
borne arms. If III. q. had on Tuesday evening
happened into q room 20 by 20 in the Reynolds
block, where was assembled the executive COM
mittee of the Illinois Woman Suffrage Associa-
tion, his skeptlcism on the subject OF woman's
capacity for fighting would have been most
effectually extingushed.
In that room, on that occasion, 1t was demon
strated to the blindest observer that woman can
fght-that she can fight ike Bengal tigress-
and that the scene of her contentious exploits,
when the occasion is woman suffrage, falls little
short of DoTe's Bedlam If her right to vote is
to be measured by her fighting calibre, most of
the women present at No. 81 ought 10 be per-
mitted to cast at least thousand votes next
November. ENa
Nearly all of the committee twenty-five
strong-were present. They apparently came
well drilled and prepared for the contest-fve
men and twenty women; or, to speak more cor
Tectly, twenty women and hye men. The cam
| paign began over the reading of the minutes,
and continued, without cessation, scene OF
| tumult and angry recrimination till after mid
night ending in violent rupture, and seces-
sion of an obvious majority for the formation of
| q rival society.
And such fun as 1t wasI Oushing's Manual
|
indulged in. Men and women stood on the floor
| and contradicted each other In the most ap-
| proved fashion. An officer was charged with
| peculation. From eight to twelve o'clock from
| five to ten comhatants were frequently on the
floor at a time, interrupting each other aud
clamoring to be heard.
| 1t was trying TO the chairman, aud, In truth,
trying to eyerybodyi but few seemed to enjoy
! the trial, as frogs are sometimes said to langh
during the skinning process. For hours the
uproar continued. A policeman In front of the
post Office heard an unusual noise, sprung his
rattle, and called squad of neghboring police
around him. They consulted. Some thought II
was q murder. Another wanted TO turn the
fremen's hose on 1t. But at last they ventured
up the stairs and peeped timidly in. 1t was half
past II, and no heads broken yet. Finally mid
night struck. Thirteen persons were standing
on the new carpet in q paToxysm OF unquencha.
BILE rage, swinging their wearied arms and
screaming al each other with
hoarse voices. The chairman de-
clared the committee adjourned, when
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DIR. DOLLINGER.

Address of the Professors of Munich Uni
versity to the ExcommunicatedT Theolo-
gian-PapaI InfalIibility Strongly De-
nounced.
The case of DR.. Dollinger continues to attract
great interest. Dr. Dollinger receives the sup
port of the Bavarian Minister of Worship, and
the greater number of the Catholic professors of
the Munich University four out of sixty
two-have presented the following address to
him.
In accordance with the other high schools of
Germany we protested, eight months ago,
against the resolutions which the Pope and the
majority of the So called Ecumenical Council
attempted to force upon Catholic Christianity
on July Is, last year. Since then the work of
force inaugurated in Rome has been continued,
and at q time when the German nation con-
quered on the battle-felds the first place among
the nations of the globe, the bishops of the Ger
man nation assumed the task of depressing the
consciences. In the service of unchristian ty
ranny they have brought confusion and distress
into many honest hearts. Their object is to per-
secute the firm believers of their faith and to en-
chain all as much as it is in their power in the
irons of absolutism, which is meant to replace
the functions of reason and right, the traditions
and Holy Scriptures. Whittier will this begin
ming lead? What will become of the Catholic
world and the Fatherand when it is no longer
permitted within the pale of the Church to
unite scientific culture (Beldung), sincerity of
heart, and liberty of conscience with religious
ness? In these times of danger, when ali exte-
rior pillars of support are breaking, it behooves
the high schools to cling to the last and, with
Gods help, unbreakable plank of outraged
truth. Upon you, above ALL reverend sir, have
the eyes of the nation been directed. You have
fulfilled the general expectation; by your declara-
tion of March % you have given pledge of the
salutary development; you have upheld the right
of free scientific examination and inserted a
page of the highest historical Importance in the
annals of the Munich University. You had to
decide between humiliating submission, with
out regard to right and truth, as demanded of
you, and difficult but indispensable duty, and
the struggle, reverend sir. Defend yourself with
the shining shield of science, and may it be a
shield of destruction to all those who corrupt
Christianity. At this crisis of our Christian des-
geous Gratry, SIS God in need of your lie?
(beddrf Cot eurer Luge3), and we and thousands
of true hearts with us answer like you, reve-
rend sir, with clear and decided 'No!"
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the leader of the opposition instantly called
upon the frantic crowd TO meet in the afternoon
at her residence and organize rival State
society. And it was so. The gas was turned
out; the voices gradually ceased; the polio smen
tip-toed away, confounded at the rare perform
ance. To sum up, insults had been freely ex-
changed. old hostilities had been strengthened,
and new animosities had been engendered;
disgraceful scandal had been heaped upon the
cause which the combatants had promised to
promote, and all to decide whether the desk
should go into that corner. If we had time and
room to- day we should write upon this text a
satire upon human life.
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PhiIndelnh,o Cattle Market.

MONDAY, April 24.-The market 70 Beef Cattle
was again dull to-day, and prices favored buyers.
We quote choice at Ssic fair TO good at 795c.; aud
common at 1890. per pound, gross. The receipts
are liberal, reaching 2lS3 head.
The following are the particulars OF the sales-
Heoa.
iG L. & L. Chandler, Lancaster co., 7K@s.
SO owen smith. Western, 6A9S1.
60 A. Christy, Western, I@SA.
Do II. Maynes, Western, 6A@S4.
81 Jas. Christy, Lancaster CO., 1851.
10 John McArale, Western, 6A@8h.
SS p. McFillen Lancaster CO., 7h@SN.
s6 Phi. Hathaway, Lancaster CO., TG@S4.
s5 c. Dengler, Lancaster, CO., TX@SA.
30 b. E, McFillen Lancaster CO., 74aS4.
80 +. S. McFillen, Lancaster CO., TA@S&.
76 Jas. McFillen, Jr., Western, 7M@Sh.
JOG James s. Kirk, Pennsylvania and Ohio, S@sh.
243 Martini Fuller u Co, Western, TGS4.
12S Ullman Bachman, Lancaster CO.. los. Id
80 ID. Smyth Bro Lancaster CO., TA9S.
1l3 Mooney, Miller Co., WesterA, T1S9S.
SO ID. Smyth, Centre CO., 7A@SM.
10 II. Mooney Bro, Buffalo, 7@S.
bS j. Frank Co., Lancaster co., 7A@6.
70 Gus. Schamberg, Lancaster CO., 7@SH.
81 Hope Co., Lancaster CO., 7H(9S11.
80 James Clemson, Lancaster co., 7sSA
So Knox, Lancaster CO., 759@S4
is B. Mfnnich Lancaster co 7@S.
AZ KimOall n Alexander, do, 6160S.
Cows and calves are not much sought after, and
with liberal offerings, prices fell off, We quote
springers at $40 and COWS aud calves at s60a65.
Receipts, 800 head.
In Sheep there is considerable activity at an ad-
vance. Sales OF woolled at 71I9Sc. and clipped OF
6@7c. Receipts, 10, 600 head.
Hogs have been in good request at higher figures,
and the offerings have all been taken up Sales of
1900 head at s750@S for slop and s9@975 per 100
lbs. net for corn-fed the latter for extra.
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ROUMANIA.

Persecution OF Israelites I'm that Country.
Mr.. b. +. Peixotto, of California, the recently
appointed United States Consul at Bucharest,
reached after two mouths stay in Roumania,
with regard TO the persecution of his brother
Israelites in that country. He states that the
persecution, of whose details Somewhat exagger-
rated accounts were transmitted several months
ago, still continues; that 1t is systematic
and is fostered by trade iealousies
and the political chicanery of demago9ues. who
take this cheap method Of obtaining popularity.
The new Constitution declares that no Israelite
can become citizen; and a still later project
introduced into the popular Assembly aims at
excluding all Jews from obtaining contracts for
public works, from residing anywhere but In
the towns, and from enjoying the benefits of
education In their own iaith. MIR. Peixotto has
learned enough since his arrival 10 make him
"dTead to know more"
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LEAP FOR LIBERTY.

Daring Attempted Escape of a Tbief-He
is Shot Twice Before He Surrenders.
The Albany EUening Jonrnal of Saturday
says;-
About II o'clock this morning an affair took
place in the vicinity of the corner of Jefferson
street and Delaware turnpike, which caused
tremendous excitement for time. The facts
are substantially as follows:-Oficer Frank
Weis, of the Police Court squad, armed with
bench warrant, went to arrest Charles Keefe, a
wellknown and desperate character, and an ex-
convict, on charge of grand larceny: The
officer proceeded to the residence of Keefe, No.
2 Delaware turnpike, but the latter seeing him
come, sprang out of a second-story in the rear
on shed, and springing from thence to the
ground, made his way out In Jefferson street.
Weis dropped on his little game, however and
started for the corner of Jefferson, reaching it
just as the fellow emerged from yard and ran
rapidly down the street.
The officer called to him to halt, threatening
to shoot him If he did not. This had no effect
in decreasing the fugitive's speed, however,
and Weis, pulling out his revolver, snapped 1t,
but from some cause it would not go off. The
chase was continued down Jefferson street to
Dove, through Dove, up Elm, round and down
Jefferson again in the same track, until at last
the fugitive ran into house on the Delaware
turnpike, short distance from Jefferson street.
Officer Van Buren was attracted to the scene by
this time, and took up position in front of tn G
house, while Weis passed round to the yard in
the rear, intending to close in on and capture
him if possible without bloodshed.
Weis no sooner reached the yard than he
beheld his man coming out of the back door,
and called to him to halt. Keefe ran into the
house again, and Weis after him. Before the
officer could seize him, however, he made a
desperate rush, sprang out of the front door
past Van Buren,, and started over towards
Madison avenue, at high rate of speed. Var
Buren called to him to halt several times, bu
he still kept on, when the officer, fearing he
would escape, fred two shots after him, bott
taking effect in the leshy part of the right leg
He continued to run for distance of thirty o
forty feet after receiving the wounds before h'
fell. He lay so still and motionless after falling
that it was at first believed he was killed. bu
he soon came to, and was taken in charge b,
the officers, who conveyed him to the Police
Court, when he was committed to jail.
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CLEARED THIS MORNING.
steamer Mayfiower, Fultz, New

Steamer MaynOwer, Fultz, New YORK, ". P. Clyde
4 Co.
Nor ship Protector, Maroni, Antwerp, L. Wester-
gard & Co.
Bark Harriet F. Hussey, Ulmer, Antwerp, Workman
a Co.
Tug Joe johnson, Ingraham, Baltimore, with tow
OF barges, w. p. Clyde Co.
Tug Chesapeake, Merrhew Baltimore, with a tow
OF barges w. T. Clyde Co.
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New York Money and stock Market.

NeW YORK, April 2A-stocks very strong.
Money easy at 6 per cent. Gold i1Ok. b-sOs. 1861.
coupon, llB1<; DO. 1884 do, 1884 40 1886, DO lls<
40. 1850, new. max; do 1851, ll2H DO 1858, ll2z
Canton Co., "a Cumberland preferred, "a; y. \.
Central and Hudson River, lOSk Erie, AZ Read
ing, ll0Z Adams Express. 81; Michigan Censrals
l2sH; Michigan Southern. lilx; Illinois Central.
ls4%; Cleveland ana Pittsburg, l2IA; chicago
and Rock Island, il4A; Pitts5uTg and Fort. wayne
s9z.
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BaItimore Produce Market.

BALTIMORE. April 24-Cotton quiet but strong I;
mic ding upland, 141Ic. low mddling, 13Hc. Flour
fairly active and prices favor buyers on medium and
high grades. Wheat drm, and all grades un-
changed except Ohio and Indiana, which are lower
at lsl toSl 20. corn aui; white and yellow South
at 66@6sc Pork duh at $40. Bacon irm; shoulders,
sAc.; rib sides, 104c. clear rib,i 0%c. HAMS 100
o2mq2LC
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LATEST SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
(Bg Gable.

LONDON, April 24--The steamship Alemania from
New York, touched at Plymouth Saturday evening
(By TeEegrapk.)
BOSTON, April "a. : Arrived, steamship Tarifa
from Liverpool.
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PHILADELPHIA STOCK EXCHANGE SALES,
Reported by De Haven Bro, No. 40 8. Third street.
FIRST BOARn
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FROM NEW E.NGL.AND.
lBY ASSOCIATED PRESS ]

lBY ASSOCIATED PRESS
Exclusively to The EUsning Telegraph.
Death by Lightning.
PROVIDENCE, April 24-The house of Mrs.
Emeline Bullock, in North Reboboth, Massa-
chusetts, was struck by lightning on Saturday
afternoon, and Mrs. Bullock was killed.
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ARRIVED THIS MORNING.

Steamer Salvor, Sharpley, from Richmond via
Norfolk, with mdse. to w. r. Clyde & Co.
Steamer Susan Grumley, from Hartford, with
mdse. TO w. M. Baird Co..
with mdse. to John b. OIL
Steamer A. c. stmers Davis, "a hours from New
York, with mdse. TO w. P. Clyde Co:
Schr o. H. Tolly, Lossley from Jacksonville, with
lumber to Reading railroad 90.
Schr j. II. Stickley. Took, from Savannah, Geo.,
with old rails to Whitney Son. ,-.,.. =, =
with lumber to Patterson Lppincott
Tug Thos. Jefferson, Allen, from Baltimore, with q
Tug g. b. Hutchngs, Harman, from Baltimore
with a tow OF barges to W. r. Clyde Co.
oorrespOndencs NJ The Evening Telegraph
EASTON MoMAHON'S BULLETIN.
NEW YORK OFFICE, April "a. = IL bargcs leave In
tow tonight, for Baltimore, light.
p. McDevitt, with MARBLE and A. McWlliams,
with stone, for Phi raderhia.
lowing barges left in tow at noon to day. eastward
q. v. Houghton Ida j. Bron, L.. bron, l.. ID. OJl-
Inns, Otrsnto, Catharlne Terrence, H. A. Newt9n,
M. e: McKeever, and G. Moran, ali with coal for
The Marion and Royal Arch left with those re-
PHmiDELFHIi BRANcH OFFICE. April %. : The
Major o'Reiy, with coal, for Wilmington leit yes
The Charles French with guano for Baltimore.
and L. d. Janard, with coal. for New YORK. left on
Monday, April A-b A. M.-Barometer, 80 1910;
wind N. (; cool, clear. L. D. u
spectal Despatch TO The EpenirO Telegraph
HAvRK- -DE-GR4cE. April "a. = The following boats
'esS Captain j. B. Kise ana J. B. Hail. with lumber to
1tf Atlantic aud H. NJ Freed, with lumber to Patter-
A0V William Il A. Thompson. with lumber to Watson,
CT G. B. Moore. with lumber and Golden Eagle AMI
Delaware and Hudson, with coal, for New YORK.
o. E. Lyman with lumber TO Trump. Son 4 Co.
Sea Wave, with lumber 10 N0rerOss q Sneet1.
Harry, with oats 70 Thornton bAfnes' ''n'
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Mxssns. WILLIAM PAIETKR a Co.. No. sS 8. Third
atreet report the following Quotatiens:U. g. % OF
iee1 lie a1167 b2Os Of 1862, 3Z3ll8: DO. 1854
ll8x@112z; DO, July, 1851, li2x91iaa<; DO. July
1888, I9Z0l1B; 1010s. lO9A 0lO91; Gold, HOY
0li0x. o. s. Pacinc r. X. Curcy ess lloA9ll5H'
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Along Chapter Of Crime
War Among the Women,
Pittsburg to be Made Clean.

Etc, ETC., ETC.. ETC.. ETC.. Etc
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-08-12
RIVER AAD WEATHER.

The river was stationary at this point
yesterday, with 10 inches on the shoal,.
weather warm, cloudy and rainey.
Everything continues dull about the
levee Very few of our boatmen are in thu
city, and the daily meetings on 'chanQe al
marine headquarters, as IL customary at
this season OF the year has not been the
fashion this year.
Capt John Cartwright. of the Red Re-
venger, is in the city.
The Memphis Avalanche of YESTERDAY
has the following:
Navigation continues troublesome and
difficult. Packets make very irregular
time and sseamboatiug Just nov is precs-
r1ous, hazardous and uncertain. Bars are
changing and cutting out; banks cav;ng
and washing; snags show themselves Ia
unexpected places, and the calling Of the
nver mariner IS extremely trying and
dangerous At this point the river de.
cllnes an IN or more each dav.
Above to Cairo there is scant II feet
In the worst places. Island 80 and Bale
TN are bad, and laden boats have to pan
over there cautiously. Below here aha
foot of President Island and Sop Bar. in
Choctaw Bend, thirty miles below Name
leon, are the worst Neither place has
more than feet scant. Shoe Fiy bar cut
to o and other bars to feet.
There is feet of water In Red river
from Shreveport ont, and fall at the rate OF
three inches per day.
The Great Republic is being repaired
preparatory to engaging ia the fall trade
between st. Louis and New Orleans
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THE COTTON MARKETS.
Columbus, Ga. Aug, o.

Columbus, Ga. Aug. 8.
Cotton-Receipts bales; shipped bale,
for home consumption. No sales. Market
dull; nothing doing. Middlings nominally
17c.
Augusta, Ga, Aug o.
Cotton-There is no change to report in
the market. 1t opened with fair demand
at lie for Liverpool middling, and closed
quiet and weak at the same figure. Sales
81 bales; receipts A bales.
Montgomery, Ala, Aug. 8.
Cotton is selling at 16@I7e in the
Montgomery cotton market, but there is
no demand.
Macon, Ca, Aug. De-
Receipts to-day % bales; sales % bales;
shipped 40 bales. Receipts for the week
ending this evening los bales; sales 81
bales; shipments bales. The market
has been dull and weak all the week clos
ing this evening, and prices have steadily
fallen of, showing a net loss of &c per
pound since the date Of our last review. 1t
closed quiet and dull to-day at Ice for Liv-
erpool middlings.
Boston, Aug. 8.
Cotton quiet; middling 2O4,; sales go
bales; net receipts bales; gross 10;
stock 5000.
Norfolk, Aug. 8.
Cotton-Quiet. Low middlings 17ac;
net receipts % bales, exports coas:wise
20 bales; sales 20 bales; stock 413 bales.
Baltimore, Aug. o.
Cotton dull and lower; middlings 194e;
Net receipts 81 bales; gross "a bales;
exports coastwise % bales; sales 81 bales;
stock 1,127 bales.