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had been taken from the vault and placed In clear light
The boy seemed of bright and lively disposition. but
appeared little overready TO take cue Tor MS utter
ance from the bent Of those about him. he Immediately
noticed Moser's dishgured nose and spoke OF H.
and In bis childish way he appeared to recog'
nize confidently the elder Of the two as one OF MS
brothers abductors but about the younger was
not az prompt and positive In his identification.
The two boys had accosed by the men on Two OK
three occasions that Walter Ross had reason 10 reco
lect their oountenances and general appearance On
the day OF the abduction both boys were invited oy tne
men to ride in the buggy in which the latter were
seated, and they accepted the invitation. After
proceeding o short distance one Of the men gave
Walter some money TO buy hro-crackers
and he left the buggy get them The men then drove
rapidly away with the younger boy This naturally pro-
duced strong impression on the elder OF the two Doy
and left the faces of the men engraven on his mind.
As soon as body of Mosier exposed to the view
of the boy Walter at the Morgue he exclaimed That is
ono OF the mem tell him by his nose" The recog
milton was the more remarkable from the fact that
whenever Walter had seen Mosier in Philadelphia the
latter had worn pair OF goggles" for the purpose OF
altering his appearance much as possible. walter
was perhaps better witness to identify the two men
than persons who had seen them in German
town. for whenever the men were talk
ing with the boys near their parents
residence. and observed any persons look at them
closely they made haste 10 conceal their faces win
their handkerchefs and turned away as quickly as pos
sble The Identification of Mosier by the boy was grail
tying 10 superintendent wang as confirming the the
ory which he had held so long.
Among the visitors at the Morgue yesterday was B.
W. Holllster Of Rutherfurd, NewJersey, whose mousse
was broken into by burglars night about six weeks
ago. He was awakened by the burGar-alarT, and going
down stairs with revolver he found one OF the burg
lars in room the ground foorwith Lighted match
In his hand. The burglar escaped, Mr. Hollister firing
four shots from his revolver at him without effect
Upon looking Moslers body Mr.. Holister said that
he resembled much the burglar at whom no nred
that night, him in the imperfect light ana ne
was inclined to think that he was the same man.
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FOR I q N.
vIar.baI Raza;ue r.c.pcs rrom pr;s

Marshal Baznine Escapes From Pris On.
PARIS, Aug. 11.-There is great excitement
IN this city consequent of the receipt of intelli
gence that Marshal Bazaine had escaped from
the island of Sainte Marguerite some time dur
ing Saturday night. The details of the escape
are unknown except he effected it with rope
and ladder, and got on vessel bound for Italy.
The night was dark and stormy. The journals
of this city declare tire government will act
promptly and energetically in furnishing all
concerned in his flight.
The following particulars of the escape of
Bazaine from prison are received
he apartments occupied by Marshal Bazaine
opened upon terrace, which was built upon
lofty and precipitous cliff overhangng the sea.
He must have crossed the terrace in the dead of
the night, and, eludng the septinel, gained the
edge of the precipce, thence by meaps of a
knotted rope he descended to the sea. He evil
IDENTIFY slipped during the descent and
tore his hands as the rope was found
stained with blood in several places.
Under the cliff, in hired boat, were Bazine's
wife and cousin. They received him as be
the water and madame taxing the oars herself
rOwed directly to a strange steamer which had
been lying off the island since the previous
evening. They reached the vessel in safety,
were taken on board and the steamer then put
to sea. 1t is thought they have landed a t
Genoa.
Peruvian News.
New YORK. Aug. 1.-The treaty of COM
MERGE is signed between China and Peru per-
hitting the departure of Chinese laborers for
Peru.
The President of Peru has ordered the expul-
sion of all Jesuits.
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EXCURSIONS To-DAY.-To-day the inanufac.
turers and furniture dealers IN this city close
their places of business and 90 on an excursion
to Peaks Island. The committee have pro-
vided excellent music and made arrangements
for good time generally. A chowder will be
served free to all, at the Island.
The Catholic Union go to Long Island on
their first annual excursion. OF course theiI
friends will turn out in large numbers and
accompany them. The following are the
amusements provided forth occasion: Base ball
match between the D;rigos and Mountaneers
for silver cup; football; swinging; sledge
throwing, prize S. gold piece; sack race, prize
So to first, So to second.
For the boat race, prizes $50, 500, $40. The
following entries have been made A. L. Stew
art, Edward McShane, John Frazier r bert
O'Connell, Michael Mccain; Judge, I. Twisg.
Ladies' archery, prize beautiful album
valued at So, Jumping prize, writing desk
valued at $4.
Tub race, cash prize, So to first, So to second
Running match, prize, Webster's unabridged
Dictionary, llu strated, valued at 9S
The Wolfe Tone Association 20 on thei
annual excursion to Lake Sebago. They hv
made arrangements for the enjoyment OF al
who attend. The amusemants for the day ar
as follows:-Blindtold race, prze, gents ALDER
watch guard; foot race, prize, 4 meerschauu
pipe; sack race, prize, gents writing desc
target shooting, prize, gents Smith & Wesson'
| seven shooter; ladies' archery, prize, lad es
work box; boat race for single scull between
Davis, Henry and Stevens: first prize $50
second prize $25 Boats to start immc1iatc
after the arrival of last cars.
There will be a game of base ball in tb
afternoon by two junior clubs; prize, sive
cup.
The evenings amusements will close with
] tub race on the lake.
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MINOR TELEGRAMs.

A middle aged German was found shot
through the heart at East Providence, II. L.,
Monday, and was alive at last accounts. The
whole affair is mystery.
1t has been definitely ascertaned that the
caild found in the possession of woman at
bennington, VT, is not Charlie Ross.
John Btterman of West Stratford, Conn,
was run over by train near East Bridgeport,
yesterday morning. 1t Is supposed that he had
been previously robbed and murdered, and an
inquest is to held
Congressman McCrary of Iowa declines the
A tornado i'll Dixon, ILL.,, did great damage
Monday night.
The schooner Daniel Fray of Camden, N. J
was run down and sunk on the Sound yesterday
morning, by the steamer City of Boston. The
captain, Silas Robinson, was drowned, but the
remainder of the crew were saved.
A lions cage on a car en- route for Saratoga,
struck a bridge near Ballston, N. Y, Monday
night, breaking it and setting the animal at
liberty. He dashed through field, returned,
jumped on car containing horses and at
tempted to seize them through the Stats. A
calf was killed and thrown into II freight car,
when the lion jumped after it aid was caught,
Admiral Cochrane, with the entire British
Pacific squadron, has been ordered to San Jose,
Guatemala, to demand reparation for the fog
ging of Consul Magee.
The U. S. ship Richmond is at Panama.
The commercial depression in Panama con-
tinues and several failures have occurred.
The internal revenue receipts yesterday were
$1S3,043.
There was an earthquake at Valparaiso July
9TH. Little damage was done.
Mary L. Long, well known school teacher
of Greenfield, Mass, hung kerself in her school
room yesterday.
At Hartford, yesterday, the Phladelphias
beat the Hartfords at base ball by score of G
tot.
There was some very fast trotting at Roches
ter, N. Y, yesterday. In the 2.24 class fol
$500, Charles Greene's mare Lulu trotted the
third heat in 2.16a, the fastest third heat ever
trotted
At Utica, N. Y, in the 2 "a class, Goodrich
horse Bodie won the race, beating Smiths
Thomas Jefferson and others, his best time be.
ing 2.2Ia.
| Dispatches from Calcutta announce that TIN
| floods in Scnde are subsiding.
| The Project of Florence has issued decree
| dissolving 36 Republican and international
| societies in that city.
| A call for straight democratic convention
| in Illinois, August 25th, has been issued.
J. w. Lewis uncle of Charlie Ross, telegraphs
| from Bennington, VT, that the child captured
| there is not Charlie Ross.
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BY TELEGRAPH.
MATTERS In MAINE
Meeting of the Executive Council.

Meeting of the Executive Council.
AUGUSTA, Aug. 1.-THE Governor ard
Council commenced session this morning.
The business, to day, has been mostly routine.
Hearings have been had in the pardon cases,
viz, in the case of o. N. w. Robinson of Port
land and r. S. Robinson Of New York, both
sentenced for forgery. This evening hearing
is being had in the case of Frank d. Martin,
sentenced to the Cumberland county Jail for
assault son seaman. / am informed by the
Governor that no decision in either of these
cases will be made at this session. The council
will adjourn this evening or early tomorrow
morning. The Governor has made the follow
ing appointments: Gen. Selden Conner of
Augusta, and N. A. Farwell of Rockand,
Trustees of the Bath Soldiers Orphans
Asylum; S. T. Hinc1s of Bucksport. Trustee
of the Agricultural College, vice Corthel who
declined the appointment; VIM. Wilson of
Hallowell, Inspector of prisons.
Attempted Suicide.
BANGOR, Aug. ia young man named
Henry A. Moore, attempted suicide this noon
by shooting himself. The ball entered the left
side just below the heart. The physicians
think his case doubtful. He has Il wife but no
children. Cause, rum.
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NEW YORK.
Various Matters,

New YORK, Aug. 11.-Judge Pratt has re-
fused an injunction aud a receiver for the ASH
bury Life Insurance Co.
The Express says that John Foleys attempt
TO indct Comptroller Green will be unsuccess-
full.
Rank Robber.
On searching the trunk of the forger Vanceten,
who committed suicide about week ago, q
$1,000 bond of Fondu Loo Railroad was found,
winch, ON enquiry, proved to have been stolen
about ten months ago from the residence of A.
IL. Buxton of Burlington, VT, together with
ten shares of the Northern Transportation Co.,
800 shares of the Cumberland Coal and Iron
Co., 5000 in shares of the Cumberland Coal
ana Mining Co., and plate and jewelry valued
at $4,000, also twenty-five shares of Halem
Bank stock
Immediately after that robbery the residence
OF Judge Reed of Montpelier and Jugde Barber
at st. Adams were robbed of considerable prop
erty by gang of burglars. Inquiries at the
Harlem Bank led to the decision that the divi
dend on stock had been paid to one Cassidy
ALIAS Watson. who was Unidentified by Marcus
T. Saca of IL Broadway this afternoon Off
GERS traced the stolen Harlem bank stock to
Abraham Whipple and Jno w. Devere, both
OF whom were arrested, together with Sacia-
Cassidy is at present it Ludlow street iail on
another charge.
Carpenter Again.
ITHICA, Aug 1.-THE Journal this evening.
contains letter from f. B. Carpenter deny
ing in the strongest terms the insnuatiou of
the New York Sun that he had offered for
$4,000 to have Titou's letter to Dr. Bacon SUP
pressed. Il never offered any letter or docu-
ment of any kind concerning this unhappy
controversy to anybody, or offered to suppress
any letter or document of any kind for any,
body, or for any compensation whatever. in
vite most seorchng investigation into each
and every act of mine in reference to either of
the parties Involved"
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the rumor has it that Tracy was induced to
commune his connection with the case nominal
~. Sherman and members of the committee.
who were present on the occasion, are also said
70 nave been greatly disheartened, but when
the disclosures We're repeated in the committee
IL was resolved that inasmuch as they we're
Son Iieteu 10 carry on the investigation and
mad been appointed by Beecher, they could not
Withdraw until they had concluded their work.
linen came the need of greater care and sagaci-
" IN tne continuance of Mr. Beecher's defence.
Deiore tnis the committee had freely expressed
desire TO have Moulton's full statement Now
a change OF tactics was called for Commune
caIion was had with Moulton and he was arged
ny an me arguments at their command to with
noiu az the statements EXCEPT so much
Tilton's published testimony.
Ihey urged that only those points should be
G0sereu winch already have been made public.
hh's az IL was reported, it was urged, was all
s snae Moulton as gentleman, having the well
lare Oh society at heart, could do. The course
80 serongiy urged upon him by the committee
coincided it, is understood with the tenor of
ADVICE that he had previously received from his
councillor and friend.
Uen: Butler and Moulton were for some time
oouosIui what course to pursue. He had pre-
pared full statement comprising nearly 300
pages of manuscript matter. On Sunday fore.
noon last he was still in doubt. That night,
however, he consented to revise his statement,
although at risk of putting himself at dis
advantage before the public. This exercised
statement was the one read last evening, and
the realization that Beecher has been relieved
from the position in which. from his confess
SION, tne committee saw he was placed, is urg-
ed Today IN the explanation of their jubilant
feeiing It's not, it would appear, from this
That Beecher has been vindicated, but he has
peen saved from still greater ruin thatthreat-
ened him.
The --latest.
Mldnl2ht-Beecher's investigating committee
resumed the session again this evening at "a
Munroe place. Two witnesses were examined
a lady and gentleman, whose names could not
be ascertained. After leaving the committee
room, tney proceeded to 141 State street, which
they entered. A brass plate on the door of the
house bore the name OF Cation. About half an
hour AFTER these witnesses came out, the COM
mlttee adjourned. They were reticient as ever
and could give no idea how much longer the
would last nor the number of
yet to be examined.
MOulton's statement was not given to the
press nor could it be ascertained when it would
be given, Several members of the COMMITTEES
on opinion that it would not be made
public til printed with full report of the COM
nittee. youlton was at his house in Remsen
street all the evening, but refused audience
with every visitor and answered all questions
sent by note with the single replp, 81 cannot
say" through the medium of his servant. 1t
is not known whether Beecher will be before
The committee tomorrow evening.
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The SHOOTING AFFAIR.--Mr. Libby, who is
under arrest for attempting to shoot young
lady, received a good deal of attention yester-
day. He denies doing the deed that he is
charged with, but refuses to give any account
of his whereabouts at the time. He says that
he threatened to shoot the young lady but that
he was only joking at the time. He thinks he
will get out OF the affair all right, as there is
no case against him. His father and mother
are both dead, and he has been living a fast life
of late. He is a fine looking fellow.
The house of Mr.. Rolfe was examined care
fully yesterday, and from the direction of the
bulletit seems that the man who fired The re-
volver must have stood upon the fence instead
of climbing into the tree, as was at first sup
posed From the situation of the tree it would
be impossible for a man to reach the branches
without help, and when there he could not fire
in the direction that the shot was fired. The
rumor, current yesterday, that the Young lady
fred al bad left town is incorrect. 1t was a
friend, who had been visiting the family, who
left
Mr.. Libby told his sister yesterday that it
was rum that did the deed and that lie was not
responsible for it,
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MASSACHUSETTS,
An Ex-MnyOr i'm Jail.

Boston, Aug. 1.-The arrest for debt of
Joseph NJ. Wightman, a Boston ex-Mayor,
attracts some attention. He was one of the
directors OF the Franklin Coal Company of
Lykens Valley, an insolvent organization, and
Ely Byers of Harrisburg recovered judgment
against the company for $l4, S66. Mr.. Wight
man denies that he was director at the time
the execution was issued, and therefore not
liable. He is now in Charles street Jail.
Prohibition.
The friends of prohibition held their second
annual mass convention to-day in the camp
meeting g-ove at birmingham. About five
hundred persons were present, including many
leading advocates of the cause of temperance.
Speeches were made and resolutions adopted.
The unanimous and enthusiastic adoption of
the following resolve indicated spirit in the
meeting toward Lieut.. Gov. Talbot:
Resolved, That in the jud sment of this con-
venton the present Acting Governor of Massa-
chuset:s should be its next Governor.
Mr. Joshua Gill, in a speech endorsing the
movement, said "When the Republican party
dominates another man for Governor this fall,
it goes up Salt River, or if it don't go up Salt
River it will the next Governor Talbot is
master of the situation, and l praise God for
that. / wish we could sing doxology on that.
l tell you accident or providence, or whatever
you please to call it, has given US blessed
chance to show ourselves; and now let us do it
and so through on this question" applause
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MURDERS.

las county, KY, On Sunday, a man named
Hamilton, while attending the Methodist
church, becoming offended at something said,
stood up on bench and hourished pistol.
Thomas Shaw, one of the trustees, succeeded
in pacifyng him and coaxing him out of doors.
When outside Shaw told him the penalty of
the law for the offence, whereupon Hamil ton
shot Shaw through the heart The murderer
was sent to Carlisle, whence, for fear of lynch
ing he was Sc Mt to Lexington.
ST. JOSEPH, Mo-, Aug. II, AT Creton,
Iowa, Sunday night, j. j. Burnett entered the
bedroom of his step-son and cut the latter $
threat from ear to ear. The murderer fled.
The cause of ne act is unknown.
ELMIRA, N. Y, Hug. 11.-During quarrel
about dog at Columbia Cross Roads, yester-
day. man named Hegeman was set upon by
two men named Langwell and Patterson and
literally pounded TO death.
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The Newly-fOunI EidOradO.

New YORK, Aug. 1.-THE Worlds special
from Bismarck, Dakota, says the Tribune
extra contains the following from General Gus
tar's expedition:
The command is in good health and spirits
Two men have been lost since my last report.
Both were privates. One was shot by MEM
Der of his company and the other died of sick
ness. We met with small party Of Sioux on
the 9th, but no fighting has occurred yet.
Since the command struck the Black Hills we
have been prospecting a continuous line through
the most beautiful valley man ever looked upon.
Here, in Gustav Valley. rich gold and silver
mines have been discovered both places and
quartz digging, and this immense section bids
lair to become the Eldorado of America. The
march will be resumed on the 9th of August for
the head waters of the Little Missouri, and
thence TO Fort Lincoln.
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NEW YORK, Aug. 11-EDenn6.-Money at q q
per cent. on call. Sterling Exchange dull at 4S6a g
ls7 for sixty days and 400 q 1921 for demand The
Custom receipts to-day were $3SS,0 Gold closed
1899 after selling at 1901 a 109s the rates paid for
carrying were and per cent; loans were also made
fiat The Assistant Treasurer paid out to-day $SS.-
600 GU account of interest and $4,000 in redemption
of bonds. Engagements tor tomorrow 100000 gold
coin exports of produce for the week s., 35l 553-
Governments firm. State bonds quiet. Railroad
bonds firm. The stock market was weak early in
the day and prices declined a q per cent. with
the chief decline in Ohios, which went off from "a
Oh on rumors that the company would default on
the interest on their bonds due in October. and that
the company were compelled to borrow money in Ju-
y last 10 meet the interest on the bonds then due
The decline the remainder of the list ranged from
! (o per cent. After the second board the market
became steady and afterward firm with par
tia recovery in prices of Ohio and Mississippi selling
up to %. The advance in other shares ranged from
] "a per cent The total transactions were rs 900
shares including 81 800 Lake Shore $500 Union Pa
ciiic II 300 Ohios, 1880 Western Union, 1900 Wab-
ash 1000 Pacific Mail 1900 North Western, 2300 st.
Paul 1000 Rock Island, 1000 New York Central, 900
North Western preferred, 100 Erie; opening and
closing prices-Lake Shore 72s q 72s; New York
Central fOO& a i0Ua; Union Pacific 2es; Wabash 35s
a 355 Pacific Mail i6s q 49, Western Union 745; st.
Paul 3is q 3is
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Prize Fight.

PITTsBuRG, PA, Aug. 1.-THE steamer
Mccormick landed at two o'clock at point on
the Ohio rive. two miles west of Smiths Ferry
on the Virginia side. A fight occurred in maxi
ing the landing.
The pugilists went into the ring at $50 p.
m. Up to four o'clock eight rounds had been
fought. The first was won by Collyer and the
others by Edwards. who knocked Collyer down
on the second round. Collyer responded slowly
$25 on Edwards. In the eleventh round few
exchanges were made when Collyer refused to
continue the fight on the ground that Edwards
had something in his hand. The Judge refused
to allow the claim and ordered the fight TO 90
on. Collyer refused and the Judge withheld
his decision on the claim of Edwards of the
hoht.