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Special Dispateh to 9'hs CA,eauo 7+,bHu<.
WASHINGTON, D. O., March 25.-Tho state
u,ohth thas the 8ouatoriel excursion to Mcsict
has reference to anuo1htson projects arc tl,t
Widest eaaards. Tha moat prominent perBous
WHO will 60 have been noted for their conels,en,
opposition to all AlIbustoriuE schemes.
ANDY JOHNSON,
tn llta apeoch, attached great Importance to tho
ACTION OF tho Government 10 tho 1nattot ot tie
application Of Gov. urownlow for troops
II Johnson'a administration. OF whtcl, Gen,
dfant AAd knowledge. 1t turns out that John
sohs 1Rcta arc wrong. and shoso facts wero tho
never Applied to 0eu. TAo1nas for sroops, but
@ MGapt. Aoydt the then SorKcaut-at-Arms Of tho
Ienuesaea Lower 1iouse, did. Heydt IL An ot(l-
cor ot tho scnaso here, and has tho original
oooo"ent slloTlng Johnson's peTyosstoa Of faot.
TUE lHrHMUS CANAL.
WARRINGTON, u. G., Aarul 45.-Conla,ander
Lu!l WIltcs from Panama that tho Vicinity Of tue
railroad thers offers the beat location for n, in
ter-ocoanlu canal.
Tns LOUISIANA ,upoEsH1F.
MaEshAl Packard, Mr.. rAtslce. and Col, Fish.
OF New Orleaus, yisited t4o President totlay, Oh
:he subnst Of lis possT to tsRp9nt afs
ana but the probability IL that tho oillco romans
vacant until tAo noxt session OF Congress- as ii
was said Ia executive session that tho IFesldont
nas no power to make all appointments Until that
titno. At tho last hour, ex-senator Pratt. OF Iu-
LLAMA WIS suggested to tue President by the
Commtsee, on tho Judiciary. Tho President
xaa ausuIed that l'ratt would 10 confirmed, but
11ou HsA laid on tho tAble,
hpous KARRAB BoHpR,
heprosontktlons lavo been nlado to tho
Attofne5.Generxl that bonds lAyu t,ssu in.
which tho United atatea baa lasgs trarts Of jspJ.
aud that THIS bonded indebtedness tiscoursces
It la charged that Illegal bouls to
Tho amount OF 5000, 0G0 have boon issued for
countles tn that State which hhyo NJ popu;atiou:
that shaao counties aro Colnatlchu, Harper
ksnSmat', platt, aud Clark, in tho Southwestern
pof4oh o. the sthee; TINT thetouds aro claimed
tha coussrucdon OF bridges, seilooiuo,iyos,
aud Court. Housea3 that these counties xrv OH |
the 1ndian hnntiug. grounds that the counties |
have been unlsHfully organized aud that tho |
ontsto trspsacsion resulting III the issuance Of
sas honda " fraudulent. Il Is kId tbat COM
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WAS In order waa that to tsb1c .Iones' motion ia
take up tl,a motion to reconsider,

VAS In order waa that to tsbio .1ones' motion ia
tato up the motion to zsconsider.
Iia'nes no ruled.
| Connolly-I snnds no Rncli motion, and fn-
tst tl,stt 1t tho motion Ia to la put on nv ro-
aponhibil!ty, 1t be put ~ l made 1t. moved to
lablo both motions.
Hainea-Ilo Chair rejected what was nurplua.
age, and put tho motion Of thu gontlemsn.
| ~. ss. -. ~, suA' '"o ino1'ott he put a. ho
'A*o IT, Ut INV ~ 1H'
nsuai ttylo. rencatlnR bis stato,nnnt asomt
| n1uRnYn.
| 'So,s"a,,r rv,t, ~. f,h.;r RI. 7.
| eol'tu'S-nsn!a soo e'l't 6t@ uo"h anti poftnlk
/ Itnira. I'll. f,1,,,- t.s H..
,t,n, ~ .at. a' '"o noof' ahd Will mol
f.nnro,IsAT,a 1ss.t 1:i'nffr r,ust ,,.,,
rnao" vooa tha fi,air ,r5i, ,nsa 10 aneh 1n.
~ H." fanr f1Iroat n,ctnno.'. mo my nights
UainosMiho Chair can,,ot na,,nt, su,,,
r.ns,. i" i, .iarsmnn, J., III -, Pes'olt etch 70.
, 1875-03-26

Rlreidf blsnaltA ko The CAtcAdo Tribunf.
GnaSp 1IAplDs, March 25.-A largo aud tnlpor
tant association Of citizens Tonight organized .
Tax.l'ayo'n' Association to consider aud dscuss
all natters touching tho rlghss aud Interests oi
slte city. DIP. Clay Psoaident Of tho Nowago
Ra!l,oad. was eectc1 President, e1.Ald. 3. l..
baldwin. Vice. President; ox-All. ". II. poweru,
sectotarr, ps,l A. X. Cary, Treasurer, It rro.
ceedea to buatueas by considering tho smond-
nants to tho city charter now bofvro tho Legss-
lsturo at Lanslog, With ytow to changing aomo
OF them. aud adjourned further nctlon It'll to-
morrow nl8ht. Some prominent c!tlzena want
% dofeat action heretofore bal by tue Common
Council, and tho discussion was hot,
, 1875-03-26
Tho Doug1ns Monument Appr0-
printion also Refused.
Tho Senate Discusses tho General Appro
priation Bill All Day.
Tie Liquor Question Still Being Debated
fn tho Michigan Legislature.
Comments Of Tho New Orleans Press on ihe
La.o Call for an Extra Session.
ILLINOIS,.
HILL IN THE INTEREST or LAnonERs.

BrnlSarlELp, March 25.-The morning hou.
linn iii, Nv ,ro,aa "n1ar a 'y ss~,s',,.
u's.-, ~ '4"aoa-au'ou 4aoaauso'-pl"s'o'o
'aA. "hon tuo nh,ount cinmed " my aoorer'
workman, or mechanic to be due him doos not
bring h,s action ,v a u,,mmona for lin amo,n,
~ 1.I. 80. *,
=. n,n e!a''a."''noue previous no1'ce-oo'ofe
any 'astteo ot lilo Ioaca OF the county Or city,
on which said 1a,,nr hna hoon mr..
formed lin oo,,r.oIor =. .,,sa,,..p., ~
~ ,a;,,.,.. ~ -. .snaSam ~ 7aus'ns4ae!- 1, ','
% commenced within ton dnya httcr tho said
claimant shall baro quit work upon tho premises.
whatever Judgment lie NAV o1,ta,n alu1t ho :,
Inn tl,roo,, +rl,n,.,,, s',.I. :,s.,... -
"sn,ssste sa' "au.aol , eae" s'noun1 10 "ue luz
uon'1ao1o1 or suo'eohtfaetor' or no1 Or any
provision Of this act To th6 contrary notwitf.-
, 1875-03-26
MISSOURI,


Ut. Louis, ilo., March 25.-Diapatchss from
Jefferson City ssy that whatever Of e1c,tcmeu.
or interest o11ated hcro regarding tho missing
7por cont bonds has ceased, tho opinion being
general, particularly among those who arc best
informed. that the missing londa we're burned
bY one OF the Auditing Comnittoe yeara ago, hut
no record waa niuuo Of those destroyed. Tho
registry In tho State Auditors office shows that
tlesa bonds had bec1l redeemed aud Cancelled,
longing to these boude haso heeu presented for
paYlueut.
, 1875-03-26

oxAuA, March 26.--AEs. j. 4. Hansen, the
lady who jumped from tha Uulon pacitio train
night before :last. WAS from Vallejo, CAL. an
route to her mothers 1t Datl Mo, IIer husband
"a Living II Vallejo. Two brothers live IL San
Francisco. and ons In Centrsl City, Col, namod
haTcombe. hha hae not been found, da4pita t4e
search Of tls railroad s1nployss.
, 1875-03-26
AT EAST SAGINAW, MICH,

At EAST SAGINAW, MICH,
snetaaf btspdteh 10 Tn Gn,eaao Trtnune
EAST sAoistw, Mich. March 25.--TAc hotel
property Of Henry Gamble. Of this city, located
On the State road, mica wcst Of tho city, aud
occupied BY i. Alien. waa burned last night.
j.os+, t620U: insurance On tho l1ouse. a9 FIJI !.
on tho furniture, So0U.
H,seat hispatch "a 7he CAsenao Tribune.
EAsr sAa1SAw. aiicl,.. March s5-A uwnljipe
osnsd W DAVID n, Anthony was destroyed by
With their lives. 1.ofa, s2,O0t Insured for
sl'oo0 In tho Homo insurance Company.
, 1875-03-26

Special Dsp1sth to The Cha.aoa Tribune,
FonT WAYSE Ind. March 25.-Lcwis Basil, q
awltchman Oh the 1'ttsourg, Fort Wayne j. Chi
cago Railway WAS crushed tn death while coup-
ling cara this morning, In tho yard in thiR city.
, 1875-03-26

San FnAHcisco, March os.-1t is reported from
Tacoma, Washington Territory, that tie steamer
lluby, croasnE Puget Sound from Seattle to Port
Madison. vent down with all on board in gals.
Illo Ple'rs dramatic tronpo were n1tong kho
passengers. The report lacks confirmation.
, 1875-03-26

----- y FRTHI AEL.
Correspondence u Jhe Chieaoa Tribune
MENDOZA. ILL.,, March ot.--Yostc.day, vhflo
3lrs. Cotn was down IN her co1iar getting eomo-
thing for dinner, her child, q little gtrl Of III
months old, crawtcl 10 tho eido and fell in at,ik
tug Oh its bead and breaksng i.s neck. Life waa
extinct immediately. TIE poor woman Is noatIy
frantic. It mas her only chiu.
, 1875-03-26

S'ttfa! Uspafeh 70 Tht EHicaeo Ttibi.ut,
HAVANA, ILL.,, March 25-0n yeatc1dny AFTER
noon, two mon uamcd ". c. Bryant and Frank
Durgett, we're drowned in Thompsuns Lake,
near llayana, Whilo huuting. the boat thor
rived. 9'f .N
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Ar. EAfoN'a speoch on stato Sovereignty il 10
much OF M automaton that tho newspapers aay
tt apeaks for itself. AL he dooa ia to opcn his
mouth aud lot 1t elida out. It comes back agsin
safe enough. Nobody oleo wants It,
, 1875-03-26

An 1llinofsan named Dfowuoll died st,ddcp,v
In ChattHnooga. Tenu., Wednesday nipAt. whllo
gems fos health. ~ ~~@
, 1875-03-26

~ an analysis Of tho vote will show forty.nlne
..anat. aoMnoefats. t"epty Independents, and ono Re-
n,anne,h tAanry) yotod aye, and that sixty.two
ocr2ta votol no.
Disorder.
>, MesEttt gsye notice that he would entar mo-
lion 70 reconsider.
QIsaln moved to reconsider,
un'a motion. ~ ~'"'~
Aoose, Of Adams, objected that, ~ the Homo
motion could nos now 10 taken up.
:, Atee considerable A!lbussettn8, Hpeaker
nnnes m decided that sha motion OF Jones to tako
W p'aa!as motion to reconslder was in order
a!eiflte moved to proceed 10 vote On tha
motion to take up tho motion to reconsider.
ooanolly moved to table, with tho motion to
t.econslaef tho motion to reconsider tho notfon
to racooatdeE. f3S''oA
CummlnRs made tic point tha. the motion To
reconsider WAe lot before tho House. cans"s
2usaay the o1lr psst Of 0onnollsts motion whinh
, 1875-03-26

STef741 UspacA q TIE Chicago Iriou41t,
EABr 6Aa1HAw. Mich, March 25.-Villiam
Donahuo, an cmploye at Jol,nsou's camp on tho
Chippewa River, Hns inltautly killed yesterday
By u falling tree, which crushed in lis skull.
deceased resided ut Burnt IapidB Ont,
, 1875-03-26

new sonK March 25.-Diotzs lantern factory
ana Dics'nHons tin warehouEes, In C1in stseet,
nave been burned. The loss il eo00, 200.
, 1875-03-26

Cosconn n. H., March 25.-TAe Wuuopisoo-
geo pAi,cr.tni'l 1T Franklin, burned iast hight.
Lcss. 85J,0o9; iuauranco, $4,000.
, 1875-03-26

sEpAL1A, No., March 23.-A fire here oarly
this morning destroyed property worth about
a20, 900. Insurance amslI,
, 1875-03-26

~ f1EH tisEttu I1Ht3.
PRoT1pEscf. Il. l., Aarch 25.-Fontteen ten.
ct"en1-honAcs wore burned in Full liver, 3lass,.
last night. Tho loss ia Si0,00D
, 1875-03-26

KEHWEHEEt 1T,
Srve1al Dlsnateh to Ihs chltags Trfbun..
G4LvA, ILL.,, March 25-A, nro which tloatroyed
the coal SHIFT No. of the Lathrop Coal & Min
ing Co.nrany. broke out In Kewanee, ILL.,, about
o'clock ths morning. Loss, $3,500.
, 1875-03-26


the belief that you live In patriaschal tlnos, a,d
you may thua have multiplied your masriages to
relieve tho lonslinesa OF tho situation. The
Court. therefore, imposes upon you the mtldes,
sontonce permitted by the statute, ono month for
zach wifo."
HOTEL Ann1yALs
r, khtrr.n noMse-J. 4. Lyon New York :. John Raid.
NSlsa Wasae + I'VE. Meea so;a sGn;Snna 2 s',ao To
York: Gen. stont,n.u. Lua Auxeles, Oaliiora}a r.
haN,er, Wisconsin; A. Carswe, Fond du I4aa: lion
T. cslMo.; M; salt !as., Lsts csy T. lsFt Nov yorf
ss*a..s a;<p.ss u lsu5 s:'s It. HsssaRs5 sess
nan nan fs5,s11slsso Z, eY T. Crow: Il. r.us; 4: I'll
Grt.., Cincinnati il: T. Keys Tcs..; i. j, wa;sou..
SSn.an aaa H.. s,mnel psbstsy washtngSa J. i.
Dssa,' T9ss ks.n. p H. :ues4; Il 9a y
4. AnaFsxas Massschass.ts; " Charles perslysi'
sais f. R:.;:1 Ss. fSSss :i
Iork u. 7. nrowu. A;uueapol!s; q, 1, A!dficl
Ms.aa sssSa 9; ,seat' My Xok; D*njania "
Ghuses ] 1io%s 1iastsf.; Sa64s!;,:r u Aea.n ksT Yesk
q 1irsy. poftisal s u. y. Ro.:er. NV iope: seea
y. :. human. p!ttabury Leoustd Z, Curtis. M
1or1 r, A. y 1mn9iopson Il u. Louis. .Gsaaa r1oSs-
Ine.nd Mrst o".nxwooa o5ausG5 > nsoigs.1IFs iS41Ite
New York; Mandelhsu,n, Detroit; Charles U. jIss'
sou. S;x Yoxk: a. k'tst. Gn,.,2: p:ssnlsst Donald Msa
4nl j. Joass, casna.tn,: 4 oSSss,'f;d New xsst
Nshs..i.; !: y. i: Sssrte1. ie oai.Gs: J'1s. !. y.
sssas 9ssas: a. f2sao: Fsi!y r,.jtIpsr.s Il rsS;
lido; W. Roonsy, Man,hestsr, Eus,sua. -
lutuam, connsstlruI St,nnsrs-rhe if,n3 rrsistt
,sa: Ks4,: LIZ fssoxs, xss;f G1: M. H;.so d;
X,fs x .a IL!
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-05-27
HIS EXCELLENCY's wHGsKEY.

THE GREAT BOSTON QUERY: HOW MUCH WITS
KEY DID PRESIDENT, GRANT DRINK AT THE
LEXINGTON AND CONCORD CELEBRATION p
ACTION OF THE STATE TEMPERANCE AL
LANCE
Boston, May %, 1878
The inquiry or how much whiskey General Grant
and his party drank on the occasion or his visit
10 the Concord and Lexington cen.ennisls prom
ises 10 be an Interesting and disturbing question.
At meeting OF the state Temperance Alliance
this afternoon, presided over bY Ex-Governor
Trask, MIR. Fl. d. Cushing stirred up the meeting
bY Offering a resolution 10 tho effect that a CON-
mittee be appointed TO ascertain and report
wnether liquors we're furnished BY the State 70 its
guests on the occasion OF tine Lexington and Con-
cord Centennial Mr.. Cushing explained that his
reason for Offering the resolution was the fact
that the newspapers have published bin. from
the Revere House, giving as ono or the items IN
the entertainment OF ne President aud party
over 500 ior wines and cigars, and thought the
matter ou1ht 10 De inquired into. 7. w. hodges
suggested mat IL might have been found neces-
sary purchase quart OF liquor for bathing pur-
poses, and tue rest Of The money might nave been
Tor cigars. II, however IL was found on InvesIl-
CATION that the wines were used as a beverage,
the state Is under no obligation TO pay Tor them
ana pay could rot be collected for them IN court.
lie wound throw away the moral aspects Ui The
case entirely aud put IL on tins plain, simple
baS's-if he state or Its servants mad encouraged
crime. Mr. CUsnlnR declared that Wnt never the
State CITY mad refused 10 furnish liquors for It's
guests IL mad been raised In the opinion the
guests, and ne called upon Mr.. Hodges to state
GeneI al Sherman's views on the matter.
Mr. Hodges thereup0n satd that when General
Sherman was entertained Oy the city no liquors
were furnished, ana there Is letter In existence
rom General sherman expressive OF ms gratl1ca-
ton at that fact.
Mr. CusnIng resumed his remarks by declaring
that he mad N IRON the Intimate friends, not the
enemies, OF President Grant, that there Is danger
OF Grants falling back into the condition ne was
in precedIng the war. Alter a little more debate
the resolution was adopted, and MessTs II. n.
Gushing, J. ". Hodges ana >. II. Roberts were
constituted the committee.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-05-27
A NEGRO MURDERER.

ST. Louis. Mo-. May "a. 1878
Philip Pfarr, German, living on what Is
known as Sklnker road several miles from this
civ, was murdered about hal-past nine O'Clock
last night by an unknown negro, aud has vile,
VINO was about TO become mother, was raw
ished. 10 appears a negro man, about twenty.
I'VE years old called at Pfarr's house about i've
O'Clock last evening ana asked for work. Mrs..
Pfarr tod him they did not want any help lie
called again about seven O'Clock. after
Mr.. Piarr mad returned from MS labor
In the fields, aud was again told
no help was wanted. About haifpast one O'CLOCK
Plarr and MS family were aroused ~ tue barking
OF their dog IN the yard. Pfarr went out 20 see
wnat was the matter and was met hy the negro
VINO had visited the house IN the evening, VINO
sirucs MIN violent blow on the head, apparently
with some plunt instrument, fracturing us skull
MIS- Plafr VINO followed ner husband 90 ihe door,
was tnen savagely seized ~ tue negro, VINO forced
her 70 give him what money was IN the mousse and
aterward brutally ravisaed her. After toe
negro had ned Mrs, Parr dragged ner In
sensible husband 10 the house and aroused
the nelghbors. Everything possible Was done FOR
him, but ne remained unconscious until noon to-
nav, when he died. Intense excitement prevails
tn the neignborhood, aud twenty mounted police
men have been scouting the wolds ana fields all
day but At last accounts had found no trace OF tne
nendisb murdereT.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-05-27
A RAILROAD LAWSUIT.

one OF the greatest hardshIps 20 travellers on
the New Jersey railroads the refusal OF the com.
panles 10 permit them 10 '1ay overn on their
tickets.
ON Monday last Mr.. George II. Mfgee, OF West
Virginia. but now stopping at Madison, purchased
q ticket from that place TO New YORK. on the way
he stopped over at Newark, ignorant of the rules
of The company. Upon resuming his ride the con.
ductor refused TO accept his ticket and demanded
another one or fare. This Mr.. Magee refused,
wnereupOn ne was forciDy elected from the cars.
lie mas stncc paced the matter In the hands Oi a
LAWYER. ana declares his nrm determination to
night inc company In the courts. He lays his
damages at $1,000.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-05-27
OBITUARY.
Po1Icr JUSTICE rnoMAs D. sHERwoop.

EcAASI 1SpAlCE IdOMAs D. bAEhWpOOs
Police Justice Thomas d. Sherwood died sud
denly on Tuesday night at the GramercY Para
Hotel. He had been III for long time. but haA
seldom failed 10 attend 70 his duties In the Tomra
Court. He was on the bench as late as last Non
day, and at that time hts condition ala not iudi.
cate that death was near him. rly on Tuesday
evening he was overcome, while sitting IN his
room, with violent retchlngs and IN the condition
or suffering which resulted from these distressing
troubles he was found by Justice Kiloreth, who
mad come 10 his room 10 make friendly visit.
Tne latter Justice procured Il physician, who gave
the suffering magistrate nypo lermal injection
OF morphine. After Jnls WIS administered justice
Sherwood rep0sed for several hodrs, but az about
eleven O'Clock was again attacked Dg retchingt
whose action was so violent that when lhey were
over he fell back upon ms plloW aud dled. Tns
attendant physician considers tnat Brighps
disease oil The Kidneys was the immediate cause
OF death. Justice sherwood was about nlty year
OF age ana was native oil New York. He grddu.
ated from Yale College in the class oil 1916, anc
then stnoied for the Bar. Upon his admission ~
practice law ne formed a partnership with M
brother, Mr.. John ID. Sherwood, ana continued "
associate with him ia business until louf or nv
years ago. when he became II partner with the
a Police justice DIV Mayo' Havemeyer in November
1873 ana mas ever discharged his dutles WITH flde
Ivy to the interests OF Justice. Justice sherwood
was q widower.. lie leaves benlnd him three
children, two daughters ana n son.
A meeting OF the Board Of Police Justices was
held Yesterday afternoon, 40 which appropriate
resolutions were passed.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-05-27
ENoIIsH OPINION or THE FRENcH LEoIsLATIyE
ENGLAND AND AMERICA.

BRITISH OPINION OF THE SOCIAL AND POLITICAL
CONDITION or THE PEOPLE OF THE UNITED
STATES.
LONDON, May 27-5 A. n.
Tho Standard commenting on the projects OF
reform submitted OF the meeting OF the American
social science ASSOCIATION In Detroit, says:-
Thinking Americans are compelled 10 acKnowi-
,dsc mat waste, corruption and netilciency pre-
gaf in every branch Of administration and igno-
rance ana personal worthlessnHss predomi-
1aie Ia legislation. They begin to adj
ant sadly tnat the grand experiment
began a century ago is a failure. Remedies must
DC devised quickly II revolution and disaster are
to be averted. 1t is conceded on all sides that uni
versal suffrage, which, however, It IS now impos-
Hlble 10 abolish, Is the root OF the evil.n
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-05-27
AN INCENDIARY FIRE.

RUTLAND, VI, May IS 1878
An incendiary nre was discoveries al three
O'Clock this morning IN an open shed attached to
verder 4 Co.'S brick bakery. IN Centre street
From the she'd the IRE spread 70 q barn. IN which
was stored large quantity Or -four. nut which
was removed and the are IN botn buildings extn.
guisned. the damage done Is about $1,000; fully
insured. The village trustees met this morning
and adopted vigorous measures for inc proven
ton OF these fires, which have become 50 frequcnt
OF late, and offered an additional $500 reward
There Is now 1880 oncred Tor the detection ana
conviction OF the Incendlancs.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-05-27
THE BOSTON DEFAULTER.
MS MOVEMENTS SINCE HIS F1IdHr-Ms Ar
REST AT KEEsEvLLE.

MS MOVEMENTS SINCE HIS FLIoHT-HIs Ar
REST AT KEEsEvILLE.
RUTLAND VT, May 20, 1875.
Abraham Jackson. the deaultIng Boston lawyer,
was IN this vicinity last week. He left Fair
Haven on Monday, the oath INST, for Whitehall,
n. Y. where he took q Lake Champlain boat for
the North. A Boston detective arrived at Fair
Haven on Tuesday and followed him 30
whitehall, but came back aud took the
train for the North, VIA Rutland, hoping
20 overtaKe Jackson. While in Fair Haven he
was perfectly cool, and wnen shown the article In
reference to ms delacatons ne said It was a news
paper scandal, and was false from beginning to
end. lie was Treasurer OF the Scotch Hill quarry
OF Fair Haven, and owned stock IN the com
pany 70 the amount OF about $500. He
also owned some real estate In the
same place. An attachment In favor OF
Joseph ~. Church. OF Boston. for $50, 0O0 was
served on TINS property to-day. Jackson spent
Que DAY IN orwell, IN tins State, looking for
FLOODED stock, and was supposed TO be on ms way
to Canada wnen news Of his arrest was received
this evening.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-05-27
A CONVICT SHOT.
A REVOLT IN NEBRASKA STATE PRISON AND THE
rv.nrp Dyorr1nr-rquvp cnUvrr-w amor

A REVOLT IN NEBRASKA STATE PRISON AND THE
LEADER, DISTINGUISHED CONVICT, SHOT.
LINCOLN, Eeb., May 20, 1875.
Four months ago there was State Prison re-
volt here. To-day the long threatenlngs culmi-
mated in an attempted revolt, In which William
Mcwaters was snot through the neck and killed.
The Warden received information through one
trusty convict that an attempt would be made
yesterday and locked all the prisoners up. II
was then known that there would be assistance
from the outside. To-day tae prisoners wers
put 70 work as usual ana McWaters, while
allowed to TO rom bis work, picked up a stone to
throw at the guard. The guard mad INSTRUCTIONS
10 Gre on the convicts making the east demon
stration, and nred win fatal enect. Other
guards rushed IN with leveled ri1cs, quelling the
mutlny at once. Warden Wyman, Deputy NObes
and Inspector Gould deserve all praise for watch
fulness as three OF tue most noted desperadOcs
IN the West were concerned IN the a1alr. Nc
waters was In Tor twenty.one years; he had mnf-
dered three men. He has wi Q aud two children
living.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-05-27
RAILROAD ACCIDENT.

Yesterday morning the traip which left Spring
Valley on the New York and New Jersey Railway
al We O'Clock, met with an accident about half a
mile rom River Edge station. one side Of the
track sunk with the ties and the otner side rose
up, throwing the locomotive or the track. The
engineer had sufficient presence oi mind to shut
on The steam. Tne locomotive jumped the ties,
dragging the cars after A.. and was greatly dam
ageu. None OF the passengers were injured. but
the trace was 80 obstructcd that travel was de-
aved for three hours. Tue track on this section
o. the railway has been Ter several !ears IN neg.
lected condition.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-05-27
NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

Advices from Panama OF the 10th OF May report
A. follows the United states steamer Canaan
daigua remains at Asplnwau awaiting orders by
cable. II likely she will be ordered to stay there
until the existing political uneasness has sub
sided.
the United states steamer Omaha was al africa,
Peru, on the 2tth Of April, and was ABOUT TO start
on a cruise n0rtnward along tue coast.
the United states steamer Richmond (nagship)
wa Al VALPARAISO ADrtl ~.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-05-27
JOHN MITCHEL'S ELECTION.

JUDICIAL DECISION AGAINST THE IRISH PEOPLE
THE PARLIAMENTARY CASE OF THE DECEASED
PATRIOT.
DUBLIN, May 20, 1875.
The Court or Common Pleas to which the ap-
peal in the case OF the Tpperary election was re-.
ferred, has unanimously decided that the late
John Mitchell was disqualified, and that Mr..
Moore IL entitled to the seat.