Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-08-13
TELEGRAPHIC.

TELEGRAPHIC.
New York, Aug. lO.-Tbo excite
ment over the Killduff murder Is in.
tense In the eastern district of Brook
lyn, where the deceased was looked
upon az one of the leaders OF the
piasterers union. The i'll feeling be-
tween the members OF the union and
non-society men il very high, and
great anger is manifested towards the
''traitors" as they are designated by
the union men. All day Saturday
large numbers Of masons congrogated
in the neighborhood where Stuck was
committed, and around the station
talking excitedly OF tho murder and
the subject Of working eight or ten
hours. Killduffs special animosity
seems to have been directed against
James Burke, whom no first attacked
when he entered the building. and be
had been heard several days previous
to make threats against him especially.
at meeting Of the members Of the
uu1Vu NAV uVo-OOSkOty LIlcu WtGC
severely condemned for their action,
and resolutions were passed express-
ing profound sorrow at Killdufis
death. The funeral took place yester-
day from Killduffs late residence, and
was attended BY = large number OF
society mon.
John Ewell fatally stabbed his wife
at their residence In Brooklyn. He
alleges ~ q cause Of the act that she
was unfaithful TO him.
New YoRK, Aug. 10-A letter from
Berlin, speaking OF the attempted a.
OF Bismarck by Khullmah,
says tho government has employed
police to ferret out the matter, and In
pursuing their work, they have made
y thorough search Of the houses OF
members Of the Catholic
party. among whom IL Counsellor
Won Keller, Secretary Of the Mey.
ance Catholic Union. and have carried
of papers and documents. aa
Very few Of those prominently con-
nected with the Plymouth Church I'M
yestigation were In the city yesterday.
is expected back on the early
train this forenoon. At three o'clock
this afternoon, Moulton will read Lis
before the investigating
Mr.. Reecher's friends now
say that he was blackmailed in large
amounts for some years, and that
should Mr.. Moulton tell all he knows,
an entirely new phase VIII pc assumed
~ me case: eeverM pnvate CONFER
ences, az wnion prominent gentlemen
81 htooKiyn, MOI puDllcly connecteq
WIN tne inquiry, D9t wy nave asslst-
vlew 20 ~ auyustMens u .ne Wn4ie
matter; y Was stateG yes.eluey ~
Z memDer OF tne coM9itsos tns. aogl-
.on ses p w Ms,.o 49, ssISngly
sgainst beecn M.!;. llis9ns cCunseI, ana
It's 0eileve0 1iiton nlmsslI, we're sev.
eral umes 70 C0mmunlcalon WIN
Mouiton yesleIaay ana Sasoroey:
Mouiton Also nao talK Wltn Steneral
butler yesterday. ~
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FARIs, aug tg1ne ncrman Minis nI,
!, mas lnI0rmeu LUG DsOss0s, Mln-
ister 81 roreiGn AuaiIs tnat uermsuy
INTENDS 10 recognize Inc spanish Kc.
public. ~ 9sda
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MADRID, August l0.-A dispatch
from Barcelona says the inhsDitants
are much alarmed because there are
1900 Carlists marching on the town.
CHICAGO, August 20.-Th Right
Reverend Henry j. Whitehouse,
Bishop of the Diocese of Illinois, died
at his residence In this city at nine o.
clock this morning. s s...,
WAsHINGToN, Aug. 10-The Post
Office Department has under consid-
Grafton case where prominent mani
ufacturer of post Office supplies, who
10 also . publisher Of . postal journal,
sent copies of his paper advertising
his wares to it 10 supposed nearly I'll
the postmasters in the United States
taking the publishers oath, % required
by recent act Of Congress. In. addi.
ton to this he enclosed small circu-
lar, two by four inches. P0stmastcrs
receiving the papers are sending them
to the Department. with the assurance
that they are not anhscrihers. The
penalties are: First, letter postage and
I've dollars fine on each paper con.
tanning . circuisr, and 2 nne OF NIFTY
han bona Jzde Subscribers; and third,
hfty dollars ane Tor eacn onence OF
wearing faisely 20 the list.
The President o. Uruguay mas sent
dispatch TO Presldent Hrant congrat.
Mating him upon the est.ol snment OF
Geographic communication between
Inc Two countries.
NEW YORK, aug. IU-franK Moul-
ION was before the Beecner inves-
!lgatlng committee ABOUT an nour to-
lay. One-haif OF the time WAS con.
'umed IN reading his statement ana
Inc remainder IN cross examination.
MI. Mouiton said TO reporter that
his statement would MAKE ABOUT three.
quarters ofa column, out TINS = not
peneved tolnclude the uocnments SUP.
mitted TO the COMMITTEES. An arrange.
ment was entered into between the
committee and Moulton that the state
ment should NOT % made pubic until
eleven O'CLOCK tomorrow morning
wnen the inlnncnon o. secrecy Wan DC