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and vet the forgers were undaunted." The
famous. csse of William Weller was evil
dence of how callous such frequent ex-
ecutions had made the criminal population.
Tn the yery room were Weller's corpse lay
In lite omen coffin, aud not an hour after it
had been taken from the ganoWs, MS &C
complies, passed cottnterIen II noses on
the attendants.
THE GOVERNMENT A FORGER.
Then the authorities first began to per-
ceive that the severity OF the criminal code
overleaped itself The press took up the
war, and, after bitter fight, forced Sr
Robert Peel, in 1880, to bring in Dill as
continuing the punishment OF death In
all cases of forgery save of powers OF
attorney In wills. The fight was
not advantageous to England's reputation.
During its progress Mr.. Nichols charged, In
the House of Commons, that the Govern
uient itself had engaged in forgery IN orcer
to depreciste the credit of France and
America; and Mr.. Doubleday openly as
serted that Pitt caused large quantity OF
French sssignats to be forged at Blrming-
ham with ike purpose. Out of very shame
thew were obliged 10 stop hanging ior
crimes they themselves had committed:
From the long list OF frauds on the BANK Oh
England that remain unmehtloneI; VIC
select one wherewith to close our sketch -
the famous Ezcheqtter forgeries OF lo37-42.
Bills of Exchequer arg amsDg the most
popular securities of the realm, sud money
is as readily borrowed upon them
as upon United States bonds to-day
During the five years mentioned, EdWard
franmont Smith, chief clerk OF the Issuing
Department of the Excbequer, with the as
sistsnce of two confedeTates, borrowed and
wasted ON stock speculations upwards OF
s., 900 900 OF forged Exchequer bills. The
method of operation was this: Smith took
the eenuiue blanks of the Department,
forced the signatures, and, with the assist
anee of bis confejerates, negotiated short
time loans on them, at six per cent. contract
ing, as was quite customary, that the lhoi-
yidual bills should be held for redemption.
With the money thus obtained, he would
speculate in stocks, and, If successful,
would take up and destroy the forged secu-
rites; if unsuccessful, would take them up
with money borrowed upon others IKE them'
When the crash of discovery came, up
ward of f400,G00 Of these forged
bills were in circulation. Alter mucn
hesitation, the Department concluded 10
return some 100000 of them. The rea-
son for refusing payment on the others was
startling enou-h. 1t was conclusiVely proved
that their holders, who had lent money to
Smiths confederates upon them, suspected,
if they did not know, that the bills were
forged, but believed that the certainty OF re-
demption was all the greater in conse-
quence.
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DISCOVERIES AT POMPEn.

The Union Ndtiondle, of Naples, gives
an account of some interesting researches
recently made in the ruins of the buried
city: " 10 the porch of a small house two
skeletons were found, one of them being
incontesiibly that os a woman, as it had on
a bracelet in massive gold, of an unusual
form, composed of thick rings soldered to
each other, the whole being fastened by
two pieces of wire of the same metal. The
day after, IN the garden Of the same build
ing, was discovered a small statue, seated,
about two feet high, Of rather uncommon
model. II is in terra Gotta, but of no def
mite type. The head, in fact, is absolutely
that Of Jupiter; the figure is covered with
tunic, having short sleeves which only
cover the upper part of the arms; the legs
and hands are crossed; a cloak falls from
the shoulders and envelopes the lower limbs
the right hand holds papyrus, so that the
belief is it must represent philosopher.
Two days after, however, more import
ant work OF art was found at the bottom
of another garden contiguous TO the one
above mentioned, namely, marble Venus,
measuring, with the base, more than q
yard in height. 1t is in perfect preserva-
ton, as it only wants two fingers of the
right band, but the most remarkable char
acteristic is that it is colored. The excava
tons Of Pompeii and Herculaneum have
produced many other specimens of painted
marble, but the tints have ali more OF less
faded away. In tie present work the hair
is yellow, the eyelashes and eyebrows
black; the chlamys, which from the left,
arm, passing behind the shoulders, descepds
on the legs and covers the lower parts, is
also tinted yellow outside, while the inte-
rior folds show at the edges some traces of
blue and red. The nude parts are white.
The left arm, the hand of which holds the
apple of Paris, rests upon a smaller statue,
the drapsry of which is also tinted yellow
green and black"
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POLITICAL.
St. Louis Southwestern Congress.

= ST. LOUIS, April % The executive and
other committees having in charge the pre-
partitions for the Congressional Convention
10 be held here next month, held another
meeting this afternoon and still further per-
fected arrangements for the event. The
following invitation to be addressed to all
Congressman of the West and South was
agreed upon:
'Sir: You are respectfully and earnestly
invited to attend convention of members
Of both houses of Congress, to be held in
this city commencing on the 18th day of
May, 1873. at which it Is proposed to lay
before you the agricultural, manufacturing
and commercial needs of the West and
South, hoping thereby to secure your CO.
operation in OBJ aiming such national legis-
lation as will insure the improvement of
the present, and the opening up of new
water lines of transportation 10 the sea
board"
1t was also decided to invite President
Grant and the heads of departments of the
Government to be present at the Conven-
ton. The railroad excursion through dis
souri, and Texas to the Gulf of Mexico, in
which all the delegates to this convention
will be invited to participate, will leave
here Friday morning, May Is, all arrange
ments to that end having been made and
the invitations given out.
John MOrgan's Raid.
COLUMBUS, April 23.-In the Senate the
proposition to appropriate $130, coo for pro-
perry destroyed by the Union forces during
the Morgan raid was agreed to: yeas 10,
nays II. The motion to appropriate S430 :
967 for property destroyed by the Rebel
forces during the said raid was also agreed
to: yeas 16, nays Is.
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THE MOROO WAR.
The Indians Still In the Lava Beds.
Only Four Miles from their First
Stronghold.
Gen. GfIIem Finds Them after Three
Days, and Has Them g Ragged

Gen. GiIIern Finds Them after Three
Days, and Has Them Ragged
NEW York, April ga dispatch from
San Francisco says: Gen. Gillem reports to
Gen. Sclo6eld that the Modocs have been
discovered in the Lava Beds, four miles
from their. old stronghold. The Modocs
were compelled to evacuate their frst-hid-
ing place in consequence OF the scarcity CT
water. The Indians are now three miles
from water. Gen, Gillem thinks he now
has the Modocs completely in bis power,
and that there Is now no chance for them
TO escape. He was actively engaged for
three days before this hiding place was dis
covered. Gen. JEFF. G. Davis, the success
orof Gen. Candy, arrived this evening. He
will depart immediately for the Modoc
country. - = tggs
SAN FRANCISCO, April z3-Private Jno.
Walsh, Company G, Of the 18th Infantry,
was killed in the stack of the Modocs on
the pack train on the 2Gth. Private Nolan
was slightly wounded and Maurice Daley
shot in the arm. 81
Oregon Indians Opening She war
7-A Dance.
LATER-No further news tonight of the
Modoc war, is-ss4 ss'sszs' 1Eg1tis - EsF9aN u
A dispatch from Portland tonight says
the Indians on the Upper Columbia, Snake
and Lewis rivers are well posted on Modoc
affairs, indulging extravagsntly in war paint,
war dances and menac:Dg conduct. The
troops of Eastern Oregon will probably pre-
vent or punish any overt act.
The Sonora troops are making vigorous
war against the Apaches from Arizona,
and expect to diminish the number of dep
relations materially.
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wEsTERS CROP REPORTS.

From the st. Louis Democrat, April p.
Our commercial and agricultural columns
have contained frequent paragraphs during
the past month, giving an account of the
condition of the rural regions, and the
prospects, as far as they could be ascer-
tanned, of the coming crops. The outlook
is encouraging, and Notwithstanding the
fact Of winter Of almost unprecedented
length and severity, and a cold, dreary
spring, 1t is probable that the yield Of all
cereals VIII be SO abundant that the great
thoroughfares of transportation will be
taxed to THAR utmost TO bling the harvest
TO this market. The Kansas City Journal
has been making thorough examination
of the Territory in The western part of the
State, and the lands tributary to that city
in Kansas and Iowa. The result is SINH
aarly encouraging, with here and there an
exception. A letter from Lafayette county
states that one-third of its area is sown in
wheat, and that its appearance is much
better than is usua! for this time OF the
year. The same condition Of affairs is
reported from Clinton, Henry, johnson,
Monitsau, jackson and other counties.
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NEW YORK.
The Fisk Murder

NEW YORK, April 23.-Judge Davis to-
day granted the preliminary motion 10 set
aside the allegations of error presented by
the attorneys for Stokes. Argument then
begun on the bill of exceptions. Tremaine
made long argument contending that a
new trial should be granted, and was fol-
lowed by Dos Passes on the same side. 1t
is expected the arguments will be concluded
tomorrow.
Ku.KIux!
Recorder Hackett in the Court of Gener-
al Sessions to-day read a letter received
from an anonymous correspondent threat
eDing himself or some member of his fam
lily with death should be persist in imposing
heavy sentences upon prisoners convicted
Of wat the writer regards light offences
Rough ON Contractors.
In Brooklyn to-day in suit Of Peter Riley
against city to recover fifty five thousand
for extra work under contract with the
park commissioners, Judge Pratt rendered
a decision dismissing the action. The
effect of the ruling is that all public work
done in Brooklyn on direction of the park
commissioners is illegal.
Trades Unions.
The working mems associations have Or
gained an eight hour enforcement league,
composed of two delegates from each Union
injthe State. In meeting last night, w. A.
Garsley, of the Bricklayers' Union, raised
a storm by saying, although he belonged to
a Union he did not believe in the principle,
and the sixty thousand men who walked
the streets in idleness last winter, owed it to
Unions.
A Maniac Mother Murders Her OF.
spring.
This evening Mrs. Annie Henessy, 26'
years of age, and wife of Geo. Henessy, a
respectable shoemaker, during 1T of in
sanity, killed her two children, George,
aged years, and Francis, aged five months.
On returning from work the husband found
the room locked, and after considerable
trouble, gained admission, when he saw
tub standing in the cantre of the room, in
which the bodies of the children were lying.
The mother, who for some time has been
afflicted with arelgious mania, had choked
the children and then roasted the bodies on
the stove. The poor creature twas sent to
the hospital b. the police.
A Wild Goose Chase.
One Allen, of Chicago, is now collecting
documents and searching records prepare
tory to commencing suit to recover possess
ion Of tract of land four miles square, in
Livingston county, New York, on which
Mount Morris has been built. Mr.. Allen
claims TO be a lineal descendant of Eben-
ezer Allen, to whom the land was ceded by
the Indians in trust for bis daughters, and
who improperly disposed of it to Robert
Morris, who in turn sold it to individuals.
The lawyers inform Allen his claim is
good. ID
Doubling the Tax ON Immigrants.
The Assembly to-day passed a bill in
cressing the tax on immigrants one dollar
ad ;itional to that now levied.
AbOlishfng Usury.
ALBANY, April 23.-In the Senate the
bill to repeal the usury law has passed by
II to 6.
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FOREIGN.
A Curious Proposition from japan,
To Max, Christianity the State Re-
ligiOn.
Are the Asiatic Yanks Playing Pos
aHmq

sunni
BERLIN, April 25.-The Japanese Am
bassadors have just returned and have hac
q lengthy conference with an eminent Ger
man professor of jurisprudence, regarding
the rropriety of, endeavoring to establish
christianity as the State religion OF Japan
The Professor earnestly dissuaded them
from the project. The Ambassadors haG
alread- come to regard the change as prob
able, and were favorable to 1t. They list
ened eagerly to the reasons Of the Proies-
scr, who adduced facts from the history Of
christendom to show that this religion can.
not be enforced by governments. he sane
It was only vital when 1t grows amongst
the people and from the people. He coun-
selled the granting Of full religious liberty
as the most desirable course TO pursue. The
Ambassadors expressed satisfaction VIII
his advice. ass - hea. "
The Frankfort Riots.
FRANKFORT, April 23.--The military
guard throughout the city has Eeen greatly
strengthened, but up to this morning, the
riots, in consequence of the advance in the
price Of beer, have not been renewed.
E HAS the EDgIfssa Nebleman Been
Assassfnated2 -
KHARTowN, AFRICA, April 21.-Herald
special-A merchant who has just arrived
here from Gondakova reports that Sir
Samuel Baker and party were at Faloak er,
and all well. He says he was present when
Bakers agent came to the son of the King
Of YOndakoro.
Cable Charges.
LONDON, April 23,-The reason assigned
by the Atlantic Cable companies for in
creasing the tariff to one dollar and half
per word from May LIST, is the limited ia
cilities for transmission, caused by the
breaking of the French cable.
Alexis Big Brother.
The Czarowitz of Russia, and wife, will
visit London in May.
Tichberne.
The celebrated Tichborne case again
came up for trial to-day.
Spain.
MADRID, April 23.-The funeral of the
wife Of President Figueras took. place to-
day. The members of the government,
the foreign ministers and great throng Of
people attended.
Gen. Velarde has resigned the Captain
Generalsmp OF CatalOnls, In consequence OF
the disapproval by the government of the
rigorous measures he hal taken to establish
discipline among the troops.
The permanent committee of the Ma
tional Assembly were in session to-day.
The ministers were present at the meeting,
and hopes are now entertained that an
agreement will be reached between these
two branches of the government.
Gen. Pavia has resigned the captain
generalship of Madrid. Unarmed troops
promenade the streets of the city during the
day. Though trouble of some kind had
been apprehended, all the shops were open.
There was great sssemblage outside of
the hall of Congress, where the permanent
committee was in session, utthere was no
disturbance. The National Guard occupy
a strategetic position and are held in readi-
ness for any emergency.
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THE UNDERWRITERS.
Meeting of National BOard-Annual
Address Of the President.

Meeting Of National BORrd-AnnuaI
Address of the President.
NEW YORK, April 23.-The seventh an
nual convention of the National Board of
Fire Underwriters commenced to-day,
Henry A. Oakley presiding. There was
very full attendance. The President in his
address said the Chicago and Boston fires
had demonstrated that insuringin companies
that charge small competition premiums
was very bad policy. Their premiums on
risks were so low that when heavy losses
came, they were not able to meet them,
and the policyholders suffered. Referring
to the Boston fire he said the total loss was
estimated at $40 100000. On this there was
insurauee massachusetts of $50, 000000;ov-
er Sl5,000,000 in companies in other States,
and over 100000 in companies of other
countries. OF this amount $50, 8T5, 343 had
been paid, which makes $50, 73-100 per
cent. of the entire losses. Regarding rates
he said that after the Chicago fire when it
was found necessary TO advance rates per
cent. on decline of business, the public
met it with good feeling and cheerfully &C
quiesced in the advance.
The President referred TO the new dis
eliminating schedule of rates, varying in
proportion 10 safety from fire, of the prop
erty Insured, and said it had been received
and led 10 excellent results. Statistics In
the address showed total expenditure of
ITO 70 per cent. for 1872, or loss of
63. 20.366 by companies connected with
the business in this country.
Committee Report.
The report of the Committee on Stats
tics showed that there are in this country
49,S44 cotton, paper, Touring and grist
mills, boot and shoe factories, WOODEN mills,
and hardware manufactures; and assuming
that the average amount paid by each for
insurance is 500 per annum, there is in
the aggregate s4,9s4, 400, equal in amount
TO fifteen per cent. Of the insurance pre-
miums collected by all the companies in
1871. The report closed by recommending
an appropriation for the collection of need
ful information for more safely estimating
rates. An announcement was made that
the Safe Superintendents were in full
sympathy with the National Board of
Underwriters. Committees were appointed
and the Board adjourned till tomorrow.
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CHICAGO.
A Quief Suicide.

CHICAGO, April pa singular case Of
suicide occurred here this afternoon. A
man whose name is supposed, from the pa
pers found upon him, to be Christian John
SOD, entered coal Office on West Adam
street and quietly asked The clerk in attend
ance to lend him 3 knife for a moment.
The clerk handed the man his pocket knife,
which he took, and opening one of the
blades drew it rapidly across his throat,
cutting it from ear TO ear, and died almost
inst antlV.
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Locomotives Dirt-Cheap.

ALBANY, N. Y, April 23.-United
States Collector Bailey to-day sold eight 10
como,ives belonging to the New York Cen.
trail and Hudson River Railroad Compa.
MES, zed by him for nOn-payment of tax.
es. they realized $22,7j0, and were
bought By Warren S. Law, Jr., on behalf
of the company. S. T. Fairchild, attorney
for the company, protested against the sale
on the ground that the tax was assessed
against the New York Central Railroad
Company, and therefore could not be col
lected of the New York Central and Hud-
son River Railroad Companies.
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OWINGSVILLE, KY.
Half the Town Burned Up by a Terri.
BILE Fire.

Half the Town Burned Up by a Terri.
BILE Fire.
Special to the Louisville Courier-Journal.
MI. STERLING, KY, April 22.-There
was q terrible fire in Owincsville last night.
1t started in an icehouse, and was sup
posed TO be the work of an incendiary.
About half of the town was destroyed. The
following houses were burned: James
Stone, livery stable; c. 81. Hoon, furniture
dealer and manufacturer; Henry Scott,
saddlel; j. p. Fiedlin, saddler; w. 81.
Dougherty & Co, dry goods; the Bath
county Ne,cs Office; G. w. Barnes, dry
goods; Nesbitt & Gudgells, law Office.
There was no insurance, except on Nesbitt
g. Gudgelis' office. The goods were all
saved in damaged condition, except the
Meas pi hitting Office, which was total loss.
The Ell ire loss'is not yet ascertain ed.
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JUDGE KINGMAN, of the United States
Court for Wyoming Territory. has written
a letter stating that the employment OF Wo-
men as jurors has enabled the courts TO
punish classes of criminals who e conVic-
ton could not else have been obtained. In
murder cases, two or three women on the
Jury, says Judge Kingman, have never fail
ed to find according to the instructions of
the court.
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A Right Loyal welcome.

BROWNSVILLE, April 23.-Secretary o.
War Belknap, Gen. Phil Sheridan and par
ty left Ringgold, 100 miles above here, fol
this place yesterday, and are expected here
tomorrow. The City Council have tender.
ed them the freedom of the city and ap
pointed s committee TO meet and escort
them into the city. Preparations are being
made to extend hearty welcome to these
distinguished persons, without distinction
of parry.
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A Social Event

COLUMBUS, April 23.-The social event
of to-day was the marriage of Herbert R.
Smith, eldest son of B. E. Smith, to Annie
E. Dennison, second daughter OF ex-Gov.
Denuison. Very extensive preparations
had been made for this wedding, but the
sudden death (by suicide) of Lieut.. Eras-
mus DennisoD, a brother of the bride,
changed the programme, and the parties
were quietly married this morning in the
presence of few friends.
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MEMPHIS.
Railway Collision i'm mississippi.

Railway Collision I'm Mississippi.
MEMPHIS, April pa collision between
the passenger trains going north and south
occurred at Byron, nine miles below Jack
son, Miss, on the New Orleans and Jack
son Railroad, Tuesday morning. Fortunate
ly, no one was injured.
A Printers Strike.
The printers IF the country press of
North Alabama have resolved not to work
for any paper Using patent outsides.
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STONINGTON.
he Late Railroad HOrrOr-Was the
Dam Hammered with?

The Late Railroad HOrrOr-Was she
Dam Tempered with?
PROVIDENCE, r. l.. April 23.-The in
vestigation into the Richmond switch disas-
aster closed to-day, after a hearing of three
and half hours. But little new testimony
was ELECTED. The miller, who owns the
mill where the accident occurred, testified
that there had been no unusual rains lately,
and there was nothing different in the flow
ofthe water from former years. On Friday
there was about the same amount of water
10 the poad as usual. He was sure the
dam had been tempered with. The result
of the inquiry will be reported at the May
session of the General Assembly.
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WEALTHY Americans with handsome
daughters whom they are about to take TO
Europe, should know that French law
provides that sons-in-law may claim sup
port from their father-in-law. Paris is fun
of "barons,p very handsome and decidedly
impecunious.
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Cost of Upsetting a Lamp-slss, zoe.

TITUsvLLE, Pa, April pa fire origi
mated at st. Petersburgb, Pa, at 4 O'Clock
this morning by lamp exploding in the
parlor of st, James Hotel, destroyed six
buildings in the business portion of the
town with property amounting to $4,000,
on which there was an insurance of only
$1,000. The hotel was entirely destroyed;
loss $l50,0C0, no insurance. B. Kirley,
sucker rod mandatory, 5000; no in
suraDce. Clark, groceries, $4,000, insured
$1,000. Es
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sIo0. 600 bridge Rurned.

VAUDEVILLE, MASS, April 23.-Over
three-fourths Of the railroad bridge at Ken
dall's mill was destroyed by fire this after
noon. IL is supposed to have caught from
sparks from locomotive. The loss is es-
timated at 100000. All the telegraph lines
ran on the bridge and are destroyed.
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Condensed Telegrauls.

Boston boasts her first game of base ball.
An International Saengerfest on large
scale is booked for Cleveland, o., In June,
Is 4. -
II was rumored in London last evening
that Earl De Ia War; had committed sui
eide.